Battle 4: Cutie Mark Crusaders Free-For-All
Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle. Together, they make up the Cutie Mark Crusaders, seen by many as the deuteragonists of the show.
They're hyperactive, rambunctious, and alternate between being adorable, annoying, adorably annoying, and annoyingly adorable!
Though they may be the best of friends, how would they fare against each other? Which Crusader stands the best chance at surviving a fight to death against her fellow filly friends?
He's Yah-Shee and I'm Arrell!
And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armour, and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle.
Type: Earth pony
Special talent: Unknown; likely involves construction
Presumably the leader of the CMC
Applejack's younger sister
Wears a pink bow that droops when she is sad
Talks incredibly fast and loud
Master of puppy-dog eyes
Apple Bloom is the first of the three Crusaders, and is widely assumed to be their leader.
She's Applejack's little sister, so she's got a few of her attributes. She's an earth pony, a farmer, and has a stereotypical Southern accent.
...Yes. In addition, she also shares her older sister's stubborn streak. When she decides she wants to do something, she won't rest until she does. However, this is also a weakness of hers, as she decides things that she wants to do without really thinking them through, acting on impulse and using the first idea to come into her head, even if it has obvious flaws.
Since she's an earth pony, Apple Bloom has above average strength...for a filly. Obviously Applejack's stronger due to being older and spending a lot of time bucking trees, but Apple Bloom makes up for what she lacks in power through sheer energy.
Apple Bloom is hyperactive, energetic, and so on, even more so than the other Crusaders. However, she is able to concentrate on one task when she needs to. She has also shown to have great skill in arts, crafts, design, et cetera, and is assumed by many to be her special talent.
Of course, like always, she is totally oblivious.
That's right, Arrell. Apple Bloom tends to miss the point and overlook certain details in her plans, which is usually what leads to her failure in her objectives. Speaking of failure, she seems doomed to never succeed, at least not in the way she plans to. More often than not, if she tries to do something, her attempts will all fail, but in the end the result will ironically end up the same.
I can't even tell if that's good luck or bad luck...
"Aren'tcha gonna stay for brunch?"
Type: Pegasus
Special talent: Unknown; likely involves dancing or her scooter
Idolizes Rainbow Dash
Brash and sometimes arrogant
Master of scooter riding and stunts
Can't actually fly
Talks incredibly fast and loud
She is not a chicken or a dodo, people!
Hey, Yah-Shee! Look! It's a chicken!
That joke got old a long time ago, Arrell. Anyway, Scootaloo is the second of the three Crusaders. She is a lot like Rainbow Dash in many ways: brash, fast, sometimes rude, and gets into arguments quite often.
Of the three Cutie Mark Crusaders, she's probably the one that confuses fans the most. She's the only one whose family is never seen and hasn't had her own episode yet, so a lot of fans have come up with some theories on her. Some make a bit of sense, like her being an orphan, but others...well, let's just say one fic suggests she's the daughter of Princess Celestia herself and leave it at that.
Gladly. It's likely that Scootaloo has a regular family that has just not been shown yet, since there hasn't exactly been a pressing need for them to appear. Family issues aside, Scootaloo has other problems.
She's a pegasus, yet she can't fly since she doesn't bother training her wings! So instead, she just rides a scooter and uses her wings to make it go really fast!
Scootaloo, as her name implies, is a master at scooter riding and stunts. She can pull off all manner of tricks and jumps on her scooter without missing a beat, and she is usually the Crusaders' main method of transportation, riding a scooter while pulling Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle behind her in a wagon.
And despite the extra weight, she still rides like the wind! She must be really tough!
Actually, Arrell, she's much tougher than you'd think. She has been shown to have physical strength that even outmatches the average earth pony, being capable of bucking a bowling ball hard enough that it bounces around a room like a basketball, and not having broken legs to show for it.
What.
However, while she may be strong, she is also often rude. She gets into arguments with the other Crusaders very often, especially Apple Bloom, and is quick to show her distaste for anything she finds "mushy" or "namby-pamby".
Huh...reminds me of anti-bronies.
Despite this, she is a good kid at heart, putting aside her hatred of things such as love to help the other Crusaders try and get together Big Macintosh and Cheerilee on Hearts and Hooves Day. In addition, while Apple Bloom is the leader of the Crusaders, Scootaloo does take command at times whenever she doesn't. However, apparently most of her ideas end up with the trio covered in tree sap, though we don't yet know exactly why.
"These namby-pamby stories aren't getting us any closer to our cutie marks! They're all about 'finding who you really are' and boring stuff like that!"
Type: Unicorn
Special talent: Unknown; likely involves singing
Rarity's younger sister
Does not like danger
Seemingly cannot do magic
Talks incredibly fast and loud
Expansive vocabulary, but not a literal dictionary
A robot...? Nah...
Sweetie Belle is the third and final member of the Crusaders. While she may be Rarity's younger sister, she doesn't act very much like the fashionista at all; despite believing she has talent as a designer, she really doesn't.
And she doesn't carry around the same snobbish attitude either! Instead, she's pretty shy and not that courageous; she balks at the idea of performing for an audience and doesn't like dangerous activities nearly as much as Scootaloo and Apple Bloom.
She tends to be the most down-to-earth of the Crusaders, but while this makes her more sane, it also makes her less brave. She normally doesn't do many physical activities, but she does compete in the Sisterhooves Social and places second, meaning she has at least average physical prowess.
You're probably wondering why her physical condition is important when she's a unicorn and can use magic. Well, here's why: from what we've seen so far, she can't actually use magic. At least, not yet. Don't know why; maybe she just doesn't try it, or maybe she's too young, but either way, we haven't seen her even light her horn up since season one.
Due to this, we will run on the assumption that she actually cannot use magic yet. However, one of her prime skills has nothing to do with magic at all: singing. She has been shown on various occasions to have an excellent singing voice, implying this to be her special talent, but she's too wrapped up trying to be a designer to realize this.
Well, at least she's talented and doesn't know it rather than being horrible at it and thinking she's good. Last thing we need is another Justin Bieber.
Moving on, Sweetie Belle can apparently defy the laws of physics and logic with her cooking, succeeding in liquifying toast and burning juice. As you can probably tell by now, Sweetie Belle is usually a little ditzy, completely missing the point of a lullaby at one point and singing very loudly rather than quietly. However, while she may be an odd sort, she does try her best to be nice and help others out, even if this means doing dangerous things with the other Crusaders.
But will that really help her in a fight to the death?
...Probably not.
"Why does everypony always think I'm gonna sing?"
Alright, the combatants are set! Let's end this debate once and for all!
IT'S TIME FOR A THREE-FIGHTER DEATH BATTLE ROYALE!
Somewhere in the Everfree Forest was a clearing. In this clearing stood three fillies, ready to battle, one of whom was perched on her scooter and ready to move. They waited tensely for the signal to begin.
As soon as the battle started, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle both charged at Scootaloo, who quickly sped away on her scooter. The two crashed into each other and instantly went after each other. They traded blows, mainly involving punching and bucking each other. Eventually, Sweetie Belle rolled to dodge one of Apple Bloom's bucks and stabbed the earth pony in the front leg with her horn.
Apple Bloom yelped in pain as she fell to the ground, and Sweetie Belle stood over her triumphantly. This proved to be a bad idea, however, as Apple Bloom bit down on Sweetie Belle's front leg and pulled, knocking the unicorn filly to the ground as well and giving the young farmer time to stand up, albeit shakily due to her damaged leg. She turned and bucked Sweetie Belle in the face, sending her back into a tree.
Scootaloo suddenly rode back in, crashing into Apple Bloom and sending the latter flying into the same tree as Sweetie Belle. The collision knocked the young unicorn's head back into the tree, cracking her head and snapping her neck, causing her to fall to the ground dead. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo stared each other down, ready for the true battle.
Using her scooter as a weapon, Scootaloo tried to charge Apple Bloom, but the farmer dodged to the side and forced Scootaloo to make a sharp turn to avoid the tree. Since her foe was disoriented, Apple Bloom ran and bucked the orange pegasus, knocking her off her vehicle. The two began to tussle, punching each other and trying to deal the most damage. Eventually, Apple Bloom tried to buck Scootaloo into a tree like she did to Sweetie Belle, but Scootaloo ducked and gave her own buck, sending Apple Bloom flying backwards through two or three trees before finally skidding to a stop. Using this opportunity, Scootaloo hopped back on her scooter.
The flightless pegasus rode up to Apple Bloom and jumped, pulling her scooter into the air with her. Apple Bloom watched as Scootaloo flew through the air, then turned her scooter to face the opposite way and ride off a tree, skidding down back onto the ground and crashing into Apple Bloom. The attack took the earth pony by surprise, leaving her with no time to dodge or counter.
Apple Bloom flew through the air and landed next to a cliff. Peering over the edge, she saw it lead down into a nigh-endless drop, with vines drooping off the sides. Getting an idea, Apple Bloom grabbed one of the vines in her mouth and chucked it at Scootaloo's scotter, grabbing the vehicle's handlebars and pulling it out from under the filly.
Throwing the vine back over the edge, Apple Bloom watched as the scooter went crashing down to the ground below. Turning back to her opponent, the farmer grinned, knowing that Scootaloo now no longer had the item that gave her an advantage, and charged. She delivered a series of punches and bucks to Scootaloo, ending by grabbing the pegasus's tail in her mouth and whipping her head around, releasing the tail and sending Scootaloo flying over the cliff edge as well. Scootaloo tried to fly, but her wings were too weak, and she plummetted out of Apple Bloom's sight.
Apple Bloom smirked, believing she had won. She trotted over to the cliff edge and looked over, expecting to see Scootaloo's splattered body on the ground below.
Instead, she saw the flightless pegasus clinging to one of the vines with her teeth, swinging her body to gain momentum. She then swung her body hard, flinging herself into the air and letting go, landing back on solid ground and kicking Apple Bloom in the face on the way down.
Apple Bloom was too startled to fight back as Scootaloo assaulted her, breaking almost every bone in her body. To finish up, Scootaloo pulled Apple Bloom's hair ribbon off, untied it into a simple string, and wrapped it around Apple Bloom's neck, strangling her. She didn't let go until Apple Bloom stopped breathing entirely and let her slump to the ground.
K.O.
Wow, I've never seen fights between kids get so gruesome!
All three Crusaders had their own advantages and disadvantages, but when it comes to actual battle, some of these traits became either magnified or useless. Sweetie Belle may be a great singer who likes helping others, but that is never useful in battling, and she was easily taken down.
This left Apple Bloom and Scootaloo, the only two real fighters. Apple Bloom may have natural earth pony strength, but it couldn't match up to Scootaloo's unexplained power and fantastic scooter skills!
Even when it looked like Apple Bloom had the advantage since Scootaloo had lost her scooter and was dangling over the ledge, the pegasus still had her expert dancing skills and maneuvering that allowed her to swing back up without missing a beat and finish her foe off in a very ironic way: with Apple Bloom's own hair ribbon.
When it comes to fighting, the other crusaders better just "scoot" over!
The winner is Scootaloo.
Next time on DEATH BATTLE: Equestria:
Two of the most dangerous ponies of the mane cast...for completely different reasons. One is intelligent, powerful, and magical. The other...
...is Pinkie Pie. No other words can truly describe her.
Got a suggestion for a Death Battle? Post a comment below suggesting matchups, or send me a PM with suggestions in it!
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Please do not suggest matchups that have already happened. You may suggest individual characters to appear in matches against a different opponent than one they have fought previously, but suggestions like those are less likely to be used (unless I REALLY like the idea).
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Well, that was exciting. Lol with the ribbon.
You'd best include the Party Cannon in the next.
627344 The ribbon thing was a last minute addition, as the original idea of Scootaloo just tossing Apple Bloom back over the cliff seemed kind of bland.
And the party cannon plays a key role, don't worry.
You're going to write Pinkie Pie in?
Ugh... I wish you really good luck then.
Second only to Discord, she is a pain to write for.
Woohoo! Twilight vs Pinkie! Glad to see my suggestion making it on here.
(don't worry, the story is all in good fun)
As for the CMC-battle, very well done. Although it was kind of hard to read about the fillies brutally murdering each other.
627398 As I said earlier, I prefer to imagine these fights as simulations. Therefore, the real characters are still alive and well.
Murder time fun time!
Teenager Dragons VS Diamond Dogs
YAY! The next Death Battle we will winteese Twilight's evolution into Rapitash and then it will degrade into all-out deathmatch between Psycho Sparkle and Pinkamena Diane Pie!
627531 Nnnope.
AWWW COME ON!
627566 AWWW COME ON!
627566 dude, the upcoming fight of Twilight vs Pinkie: I hope it will be a fight of the season.
so much factors between them two.
627623 It probably won't be the fight of the season in any way, shape, or form. After my research, the fight was more one-sided than a ping-pong game against a tree.
However, there is a fight coming much later that will definitely be intense...
627633 ok maybe not fight of the season, but please do make it intense. make it so intense, pretty please, with Luna on top. also take your time on it, dont rush :D
Well... Twilight's bucked.
627643 I actually already finished writing it, but I'm not publishing until my friend prereads it. And I wasn't really able to make it that intense, unfortunately. It's more comedic.
aww ok. will still read the next chapter because Pinkie.
627394 I disagree. I'd say that the hardest character to write for is Zecora. Hell, in my story I'm avoiding using her so I won't have to write rhymes.
Also, does this mean we'll get to see Rarity vs. Fluttershy?
627767 (shrug) Dunno. Rainbow VS Applejack and Twilight VS Pinkie were suggestions, and were accepted because they would likely be an interesting fight. Fluttershy and Rarity are pretty obviously not fighters; Rarity would have some magic spells and Fluttershy would have The Stare, but that's it. It likely wouldn't be that interesting to read.
That said...you may see that fight indirectly in the future...
Rarity VS. Prince Blueblood
revenge for Rarity
i really thought applebloom was gonna win
aw well good job there Scoots..
627867 I did too actually, before I made the final comparisons. It was really close though.
The bit with AB's ribbon was priceless.
I'm interested in Twilight vs. Pinkie, especially with your tease about it being really one-sided.
Oh yeah, my newest suggestion: Daring Do vs. Shining Armor (you may want to interpret SA's magic as being defensive-focussed, going by his city-covering shield on the show. He could even weaponize his barriers and force fields!)
I KNEW Scootaloo could do it! Second Favorite Filly!
627932 A surprising number of people want Shining Armour in a fight.
the mane six
vs
the mane six from an a cross and arrow
627975 Too bad you're doing Twilight already... I could've suggested Twilight vs. Shining.
627349 You seriously just said that breaking every bone in a filly's body then tossing her off a cliff is too bland?
Sometimes I don't understand this fandom.
628204 I mean it's not as fun an ending as I was hoping for.
I have a suggestion!
Pumpkin Cake Vs. Pound Cake
OYEZ
And Yah-Shee Vs. Arrell!
628283 Knew that was coming sooner or later.
I said it once so imma say it again:
GRIFFIN THE GRIFFIN VS ECHO THE DIAMOND DOG!!!!!
Put Lance Greenfield from the fanfic Living the Dream. The one were he is a pony, not the on were he turned back into a human.
I'm pretty sure we all know how the next fight is going to go, so I'm jjust goinng to ssay it right now. Pinkie wins by frustrating the everliving crap out of Twilight.
But yeah, I'm interested in Twilight vs Shining Armor.
I want to see Griffin the Griffin in a Death Battle, but the problem is, he can kick anypony/body/dragon/whatever's butt.
627524 better: teenage dragons vs. hoops, dumb-bell, and score.
both can fly, and both are bullies just for the sake of it
If scootaloo weren't a Pegasus pony, would she still have won???? (also they need a "i don't know" emote on this site)
another thing is RLYoshi's speed to quality ratio is high. It's good content at a high speed. Sure your not a wizard?
-sighed taber
630186 Actually, in the few weeks before releasing this story where I was simply giving vague progress updates, I had written the first four chapters. So all the chapters you've read so far were pre-written. The fifth chapter is finished, but no others are, so the time to update will likely become longer. Not too long, but not gonna be a daily update anymore.
And if Scootaloo wasn't a pegasus, she probably still would have won. The main thing that made her better than Apple Bloom was her unexplained strength, which she'd still have if she was an earth pony or unicorn (presumably).
>>RLYoshi Gotcha, well Not everyone can be that perfect i guess (referring to your output, not scootaloo)
630581
I was sure Scootaloo was going to win.
WINNER:
LOSER:
LOSER:
627848 I agree.
632095 *brohoof*
633067 Brohoof accepted.
Somehow I knew Sweetie Belle was gonna die first.
636671 If she had magic, she might have lasted at least five seconds longer.
Suggestion: A battle of the antagonists. The MLP villains finally duke it out in a battle to find out who is truly the strongest and most evil.
Night Mare Moon vs Discord
ROYAL FREE FOR ALL!!!!!!
CELESTIA VS CANDACE VS LUNA
"...let's just say one fic suggests she's the daughter of Princess Celestia herself and leave it at that."
Aww, come on! That's a good one!dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/sillyfilly_Scootaloo.png