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Spoiler alert: It’s been a while since I’ve written a chapter with this kind of ending.
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The Moment No Pony Was Waiting For
Season 2
(9)
~All we are saying is give peace a chance.~ John Lennon.
Television has produced and given attention to all kinds of heroes. Some of which have godlike powers.
They didn’t ask to be revered as gods of their worlds, but they ended up being treated as such anyway.
Princess Celestia: raiser of the sun and ruler of Equestria.
Aang: the last Airbender and the Avatar.
I’m W and he’s B and it’s our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle.
---Death Battle---
Celestia
-Alicorn Princess
-Lived over 1000 years
-Can raise the sun and moon
-Magic abilities include levitation, teleportation, conjuration, magic beams, and the fail-safe
-Flight, strength, and the Royal Canterlot tone
-Not invincible
-Has a tendency to appear cheeky and mischievous
-Never seen a parasprite before “The Swarm of the Century”
Celestia reigns as the ruler of Equestria and Princess of a diarchy.
Hulk had enough fun beating the *ess* out of her. So we decided to let her fight someone else.
Her physical form holds longevity spanning longer than the 1000 year banishment of Nightmare Moon. Yet, she’s still as agile and youthful as ever. She is one of the few currently existing ponies that can raise celestial bodies such as the sun and moon.
She’s apparently got a wide variety of magical powers. She can levitate objects, teleport, counter forbidden enchantments, fire golden laser beams, and even shoot some dark magic that’s fueled by hatred that can grow crystal pillars from a smaller crystal.
As an alicorn pony, Celestia has access to all three pony-type abilities. In addition to her unicorn magic, she can also fly with her pegasus wings and shake the ground with her hooves.
All these powers and she’s lived for over a thousand years? Is she immortal?
Not necessarily. When faced with an enemy that holds even more magic, she can be overtaken and subdued. There’s also a chance that strength in numbers of littler enemies, like the parasprites, could overwhelm her.
I don’t buy that she’s powerless. She must be trolling.
Well, she does have a tendency to pull little pranks now and again. Though, this is more attributed to her desire to be treated as an equal rather than a ruler to be feared.
Not to mention, she constantly sends six less powerful ponies to do her work for her. I can see laziness too.
I don’t know, B. Political figures like her probably have a lot of paperwork to deal with off screen.
Like all the official crap for raising a new princess to power?
Exactly.
“~For it's time for you to fulfill your destiny!~”
---Death Battle---
Aang
-Airbender and nomad
-Technically over 112 years old
-Is capable of bending all four elements: Water, Earth, Fire, and Air
-Airbending special techniques include levitation, whirlwinds, tornados, and wind spheres
-Some unusual talents: water octopus, earth armor, the dancing dragon, and Energybending
-Avatar State: gains all the knowledge and bending powers of his previous incarnations
-Prefers peaceful solutions and non-fatal ends
-Carries a staff that doubles as a glider and triples as a snack dispenser
Aang is a monk who was born and raised in the Southern Air Temple. He mostly studied under Gyatso. When Aang learned that he was the Avatar, he was overwhelmed by the responsibility of preventing a war and ran away before fully mastering airbending.
Then he cryogenically froze himself underwater as protection against drowning in a thunderstorm. When he woke up, a hundred years had passed and the Fire Nation had pretty much *eff*ed up everybody else.
With some guidance from his newly found friends, Aang accepted his destiny as the Avatar and set a course to master the Elements of Water, Earth, and Fire to defeat the Fire Lord and end the worldwide war.
This guy’s powers are all over the place. His trademark technique is the air scooter, a sphere made of wind that he can hover on and ride for short distances. He can also shoot gusts of winds, create tornados, and put Superman’s super breath to shame. His airbending also allows him to fly with his glider. Fun fact: the glider contains a compartment filled with nuts.
He can manipulate giant waves of water, create whirlpools, run across water, bend clouds, and lash out with the water whip technique.
He can levitate rocks, shift the earth into huge plateaus, create pseudo armor out of rocks and minerals, and fire off rock projectiles that he’s gathered in a single area.
While he was hesitant to learn firebending after hurting Katara, Aang soon picked up the skill again under training from Zuko. He can now disperse incoming fire blasts, create rings of fire, shoot continuous streams of fire, and perform the Dancing Dragon.
Wait… how is dancing useful in fighting?
Contrary to normal firebending, the motions of the Dancing Dragon form involve several circular techniques that enable the user to dispel enemy attacks rather than wasting energy to overcome or endure them.
Well, when Aang’s not busy dancing like a dragon, he’s also got one more power that other benders don’t have: energybending. He can literally bend the chi energy in his opponent to sever their bending ability.
It is a non-lethal finisher and fits Aang’s nature. He’s never the first one to launch an attack and is always looking for a peaceful solution to problems.
But on the days that he doesn’t let pesky mercy get in the way, look out! When he gets angry enough, his eyes glow white as he gains the incredible Avatar State.
In the Avatar State, Aang gains all the knowledge and bending power of his previous incarnations. Usually, it only lasts as long as one minute. However, after mastering chakra training under Guru Pathik, Aang was able to gain full awareness and control of this state.
Just look at that power in all of those elements! *sniff* It’s so beautiful.
"I wasn't there when the Fire Nation attacked my people. I'm gonna make a difference this time."
---Death Battle---
All right, the combatants are set. Let’s settle this debate once and for all.
This episode was brought to you by Jack Threads. Giving guys another excuse not to get out of their house to shop for clothes. But right now, it’s time for a DEATH BATTLE!
---Death Battle---
At first, the scene is very difficult to see as it is blanketed in darkness. A lone figure spreads its wings and lifts into the air. Slowly the sun begins to rise. The audience can see the brightly colored alicorn raising her hooves up high. Her outline is highlighted by the golden light behind her.
A much different figure glides around. This one circles around to maintain its speed and altitude.
“Wow, that’s impressive!”
The wings’ speed of the alicorn slows slightly as she turns to look in the direction of the voice. After a second, a boy hanging on a glider with blue kite wings passes by.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a firebender capable of moving the sun before,” he continues.
The alicorn smiles at the boy’s slightly mistaken assumption.
“Actually, it’s magic,” she states.
“Oh,” says the boy, “That’s cool too.”
She starts to flutter slowly before eventually standing back on solid ground. The boy starts to circle around a few more times before approaching the ground as well. Some wind pressure slows his descent as he twirls his glider. It more resembles a wooden staff as he stands upright.
“I’m Aang, by the way,” he greets.
“Pleased to make your acquaintance,” she returns, “You can call me Celestia.”
“FIGHT!”
“So, what did you mean when you said magic?” inquires Aang.
“What?” The expression on Celestia’s face shows that she clearly wasn’t expecting that question. “Isn’t that what you used to fly?”
“Oh, that’s not magic,” smirks Aang, “That’s airbending.”
The boy hops while pressing his fists together. After crossing his legs in midair, a small orb made from blowing winds appears underneath his toe. It seems to carry him as he rides it around the grassy field. Celestia watches him intrigued.
“Ah,” she breathes.
Aang stops his horizontal movement just beside the princess. The orb disperses and he plants his feet back on the ground.
“FIGHT!”
“How about you?” Aang asks, “Do you have any cool tricks?”
“Hm,” Celestia pretends to think very hard, “I might know one or two.”
Her horn glows in a bright golden aura. Within a second, she vanishes completely. Another white light flashes and she’s standing behind Aang. He turns around to look. A quick flash cloaks her disappearance. She appears about three yards away. This time, she is standing on one back hoof while the other three appear to be lifted in a dramatic pose. She teleports once more. When she reappears she twirls around in a pirouette.
“Hey, nice dance moves!” claps Aang, “Want to see something the dragons taught me?”
“I said, ‘FIGHT!’”
Several minutes later…
Both boy and alicorn take steps around imaginary semi-circles. Their motions are fluid. The maneuvers consist of low kicks, high fist motions, and double air punches. Aang's dance steps are accentuated by the bursts of fire that flow outward from his motions. While Celestia doesn’t have nearly as much fire flowing, she does seem to move as symmetrically as possible with her dance partner. The two end with his fists just barely touching her fore hooves.
This final step almost reminds the viewers of a certain final step of a fusion technique from another show.
“You know what? Screw it.”
“FRIENDSHIP!”
“Friendship? Again?”
---Death Battle---
What the hell was that crap?
That was the “Dancing Dragon”, a pattern of firebending motions that allows for fluid and free-flowing strikes rather than brute force.
But they didn’t even start fighting each other with it!
It’s difficult to force pacifists into a situation where they’ll willingly fight each other. While Aang and Celestia do carry incredible powers inside, they aren’t the type to release it except in dire circumstances.
*Sigh*. Well, I guess it could’ve been worse. Fu-SION! HA!
This Death Battle is a draw.
---Death Battle---
Next time on Death- Hey, what the…?
*The screen is overtaken by static*
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Next time we’re doing something a little different.
Both claim to be an ordinary, biological pony. But which one of them can prove it?
---Death Battle---