//------------------------------// // Battle 13: Nyx VS Fluffle Puff [Ending 1] // Story: Death Battle: Equestria // by RLYoshi //------------------------------// Since the creation of the brony fanbase, original characters of all sorts have dominated the web. From the generic ponysonas to the black-and-red Mary Sues, the variety has been huge. And today, we've got two of the most well-known original characters in the arena, ready to duke it out! Nyx, the filly reincarnation of Nightmare Moon... ...and Fluffle Puff, the mute but crazy living furball! I'm Yah-Shee and he's Arrell, and it's our job to analyze their weapons, armour, and skills to find out who would win an Equestrian Death Battle. Nyx Species: Alicorn Reincarnation of Nightmare Moon Summoned by a cult using Twilight Sparkle's blood Special talent is protecting others Fought and defeated both Celestia and Luna THE ORIGINAL MARY SUE OC! Created in the Everfree Forest by a cult who worshiped Nightmare Moon, Nyx is essentially just that - Nightmare Moon. However, there are a few things that set her apart from the season one premiere's villain. For one thing, Nyx is only a little filly, about the same age as the Cutie Mark Crusaders! Because of this, she focuses a lot less on conquering Equestria and a lot more on just having fun...which eventually turns into conquering Equestria. Being an alicorn, Nyx is capable of both flight and magic. However, after the essence of Nightmare Moon was drained from her by Princess Luna, her magical capabilities were decreased down to that of an ordinary unicorn, taking away a large portion of her power. Since this ended up making Nyx not nearly as powerful as people remember her, we're just gonna ignore that little detail so the fight can be more fair and awesome! As such, Nyx's magical powers will be taken from early on in the story, before her transformation into Nightmare Moon rather than after. This means that Nyx has an extremely high amount of magic power, far beyond that of even the most gifted unicorns. However, since she's only existed for a short while, she hasn't learned many new spells to use. It isn't until she becomes Nightmare Moon - or, as some call her, Nightmare Nyx - that she actually learns a ton more magic spells she can use, like being able to summon lightning bolts or split herself into copies! Overall, while Nyx possess near-infinite magical capacity, she doesn't have many spells as a filly to use in battle...or many situations at all, really. Though she did turn Fluttershy into a tree temporarily, so...that has to count for something. Magic powers aside, being a filly spells out a lot of trouble for Nyx! Makes her physically weak and fragile, not to mention pretty damn gullible! Seriously, when the two fillies who've been bullying you suddenly start acting nice for no reason whatsoever, you don't trust them! This personality does not seem to completely disappear when she becomes Nightmare Moon, however. While she no longer seems as easy to manipulate or as quick to become upset, she also stays moderately pleasant to the point where it's hard to even call her a villain. She walks Nightmare Moon's walk and talks Nightmare Moon's talk, but the amount of mercy she shows to her "enemies" is incredible! Twilight Sparkle infiltrates her hidden castle? Send her to the dungeon and give her first-class treatment! Cutie Mark Crusaders do the same thing and eat her food? Put them in the same dungeon and set them free a couple weeks later! However, when her friends and subjects are at risk, Nightmare Moon does not show this same empathy, as shown when fighting off Everfree Forest creatures attacking Ponyville. In fact, she doesn't even hesitate to brutally slaughter each and every one of them that doesn't just run away. So, yeah...she's got that Mary Sue personality, and those Mary Sue powers! What about the typical Mary Sue weakness of nothing? Actually, I'm glad you brought that up. Nyx, whether as a filly or Nightmare Moon, actually does have quite a few weaknesses. ...really? Aside from her tendency to angst, Nyx-as-Nightmare Moon's loyalty to her friends and subjects - at least, the ones she doesn't consider enemies - has led to her putting herself in constant danger without hesitation in order to protect them. This involved her utilizing her "self-duplication" spell, which has a weakness of its own: while it did allow for at least a couple dozen different Nightmare Moons to roam Ponyville, all connected by a hive mind of sorts, each Nightmare Moon was more susceptible to pain than if there was less of them. And when she calls all the clones back to her to become one again, what happens? She has to deal with every injury all of them got at once! This, capped off with having to fight one more creature, left Nightmare Moon unconscious from her injuries and in desperate need of medical help in the middle of a town full of ponies who had to live under her fearful rule...all of whom, somewhat understandingly, did nothing. It is quite likely she would have died then and there, if not for Twilight stepping in. "You...YOU MONSTERS! SHE JUST SAVED YOU! SAVED YOUR CHILDREN! WHY WON’T YOU HELP?!" Oof. Whether a filly or Nightmare Moon, Nyx seems to function mostly the same. She has incredible magic capabilities, she can be childish, she's extremely protective, and she only really goes with the flow. The only reason she became the villainous Nightmare Moon everypony knew was because Spell Nexus and the other members of his weird cult forced her into it, and everypony already feared her. It's pretty obvious throughout her stint as Equestria's dark ruler that all she wants is to go back to normal. Because that's what she is: a normal filly with a normal life. ...not even close. Yeah, that was sarcasm. "Bad decisions...now that’s the understatement of the millennium. Answer me this: How many bad decisions can a pony make before she is a bad pony?" Fluffle Puff Species: Earth pony Romantic interest of Queen Chrysalis Doesn't speak; communicates through noises Warps reality Omnivorous Dances on rainbows Fluffle Puff is a fanmade earth pony who's basically what Kirby would be if he didn't shave! Surprisingly, that's very accurate. Fluffle Puff's origins are unknown, but it's likely that she's just an ordinary pony who has a few things wrong with her. Like a Rogaine addiction? For one thing, she refuses to speak, instead choosing to communicate through actions, noises, and writing. It's up for debate whether she can't actually speak or if she just doesn't want to, but since she has screamed in the past, it's likely not a problem with her vocal cords. Plus, she can write coherently and understand other ponies, so the possibility of her just not knowing the language is definitely out the window. But getting past that, we should really talk about her most prominent feature and the positive effect it's having on the wallets of shampoo makers all over Equestria! ...do you have these written down or something? All improv, buddy. Of course. Obviously, Fluffle Puff is...well, fluffy. Her fur is big and thick enough that a pony can actually get stuck in it, and as Ditzy Doo demonstrated, a pegasus who gets stuck could pop their wings out and start flying with Fluffle Puff still attached for several seconds. Yet despite having more hair on her body than an Internet forum has posts about Adolf Hitler, she's one of the quickest and most agile ponies out there! Several times over, she's shown off how fast she can move and how far she can jump, and let's just say she could almost outdo Sonic the Hedgehog - both in speed and crazy hairstyles! This speed and agility comes in handy when she's...well...just being Fluffle Puff, I suppose. There's not really a way to describe everything she does in one sentence. Makes Pinkie Pie look normal? That works. Fluffle Puff is constantly cheerful, only sometimes getting annoyed when she feels that she or a friend has been wronged in some way. Her cheerfulness often leads to "playing" with ponies in ways that can irritate or even hurt them, from hugging ponies after eating messy food to pounding everypony in Ponyville with pillows. FROM SPACE! Yes, Fluffle Puff is apparently so intelligent, she can construct a working spaceship out of nothing but pillows, along with a weapon to fire...more pillows. It's unclear exactly how this works, but thankfully, the ability to build things with pillows won't be a deciding factor in this battle. Aww...I wanted to see them making pillow forts! ...come on, that'd be adorable! This intelligence also translates into another, lesser-seen ability; specifically, the ability to keep her mind protected from the influence of others. For example, when Discord attempted to...well..."Discord" her, she was unaffected the first time and needed several rapid-fire attempts for it to actually work. Even then, all that happened was she became a pink version of Nightmare Moon- How ironic! -and smashed Discord's face with a rock before returning to normal, meaning that even if she does get somewhat mind-controlled, she still remains somewhat in command and can go back to normal quickly. Man, I wish I had that sort of power! Able to keep doing what you want even when someone's controlling you...could've saved my marriage! Another trait of hers is her ability to eat just about anything. Aside from typical pony food, she has also eaten paper, crayons, and...wait for it...ham. The cute fluffy pink pony is an omnivore?! Great! So she's fast, doesn't speak, can't be manipulated, has the potential to destroy an entire town with pillows, and she eats meat?! How do we even know she's a good guy? ...let's be honest. Do you look at her and think "evil"? ...eh, not really. "Pbbbth." Alright, the combatants are set! Let's end this debate- And get people to stop asking us to have Nyx in a battle! ...once and for all. IT'S TIME FOR AN EQUESTRIAN DEATH BATTLE! There was no delay. As soon as the scene opened, the two competitors were already waiting in the forest where their battle was set to take place. The young filly looked confidently ready to battle, while the pink ball of fluff seemed to just be staring off into space, her tongue hanging out of her mouth. FIGHT! As soon as the signal was given, Nyx charged forward... ...and proceeded to glomp Fluffle Puff with a gigantic grin on her face. "SO FLUFFYYYYYY!" The earth pony who was the unmoving "victim" of the glomp gasped, suddenly smiling as she realized what was going on. She wrapped a front leg around Nyx, returning the hug as she licked the filly's face like a dog. Giggling, Nyx shuffled out of the hug and climbed onto her new fluffy friend's back, facing forward. "Come on, let's go play!" "Pbbbth," Fluffle Puff replied happily before darting off, the tiny alicorn riding along as they headed out of the arena to have fun. ...FRIENDSHIP? ...uh? Well...didn't expect that. I guess...realistically speaking, considering we just threw an energetic filly and a crazy ball of fluff into the same place, that's sort of what would happen. Agreed. Fluffle Puff is extremely quick to make friends even with ponies she didn't know until two seconds prior, and combining that with the simple fact that Nyx is a filly with enough energy to keep up with the Cutie Mark Crusaders...well...yeah, this is kind of the real result. So now off they go to make pillow forts and play freeze tag, rather than trying to tear each others' guts out...and I don't know if that's good or not! There's a reason we try to overlook some aspects of character personality when we do these battles. In addition to removing any restraints against killing, we also try to remove any possible friendships or relationships the characters have or may form, just because of...well, this sort of thing happening. Good thing we've got the real battle coming soon! Right, Yah? Indeed. Even though what happened here is the true answer to what would happen if Nyx and Fluffle Puff tried to have a fight, we still need to apply typical Equestrian Death Battle rules in order to discover who's stronger. So tune in soon when we make these two have an actual battle! Next time on DEATH BATTLE: Equestria: Yes, what you just saw was the real result of the researched information and is actually what would happen if Nyx met Fluffle Puff, regardless of whether or not both were told to attack one another. But, yeah, we still need to figure out who's tougher. So, next chapter, we'll be removing any possible friendship-forming and figuring out who's truly the more powerful OC pony: Nyx, or Fluffle Puff? Got a suggestion for an Equestrian Death Battle? Post a comment below suggesting matchups, or send me a PM with suggestions in it! You may suggest OC characters, provided they are from a story on this site that is at least somewhat well-known. 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).