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A/N: I didn't make it in time for Hyrule Warriors, but the inspiration was there all the same.
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The Moment No Pony was Waiting For
Season 3
E 5
So they're actually chicks? But where are the breasts?
It's that time again. Distressed damsels will be stripped of their knights to test their individual combat skills against each other.
I'd be willing to help strip them in other ways... if you know what I mean.
Princess Cadance of the Crystal Empire.
And Princess Zelda of Hyrule.
He's B and I'm W, and it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle.
---Death Battle---
Princess Cadance
-Full Name: Mi Amore Cadenza
-Title: The Crystal Princess
-Magic: Restoring pre-existing love; healing spells; levitation; magic beams; shield of hope and love
-Low flight stamina
-Considers a fight with a tatzelwurm and taking care of an ill draconequus exciting
-Ascended from a pegasus pony
"Princess Cadance is fine."
After claiming her title in the Crystal Heart Spell, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza took up some light work including foalsitting the young filly Twilight Sparkle.
Little did they know that the little filly would grow up to be the Princess of the cartoon's subtitle.
Whenever her role takes center stage, it seems that some disaster is threatening Equestria.
Love-sucking horse-bugs, crystal-smoking black horses, and a freaking siphon of a centaur are the most recent. She even had to fight a freaking tatzelwurm of all things! When did this little girl's show become hentai?
Although Cadance was born a pegasus, she has less than average wing stamina.
"To be honest, I'm a little out of practice when it comes to flying."
Do some of those wing-ups that the other magical flying ponies do!
Despite threats overwhelming her on different occasions, she is far from being the helpless pink-dressed damsel in distress for her prince to rescue.
Hell, he needs more rescuing than she does most of the time.
Cadance has a number of spells that help her out when she needs them. Most notably is her unique love magic that acts as a reminder of love that already exists between two ponies. It is also implied that this spell has a slight healing effect to the target.
When she's not blasting at enemies with her stunning magical beams or tossing them aside with levitation, she has a shield made purely out of love and hope. It's perfect for warding off enemies that rely on hatred and fear for several days at a time.
She also has the reflexes to instantly conjure a smaller version of the shield against weaker attacks.
... or a draconequus sneeze.
Evil may rear his ugly head, but that won't be enough to deter The Crystal Princess's optimism.
"And I know just the princess who can stop him."
---Death Battle---
Princess Zelda
-Ruler of Hyrule
-Weapons: Sword, dagger, Light Bow, Light Arrows
-Magic: Minor telekinesis, prophetic dreams, one-way telepathy, healing spells, Farore's Wind (teleport), Nayru's Love (shield), and Din's Fire (pyrokinetic projectiles)
-Bears the Triforce of Wisdom
-Creates faultless disguises; Sheik wields a chain and ninja needles
-Has lost her kingdom several times without actually putting up a fight
Zelda is of Hyrulian descent and ruler of an entire realm.
She grew up being a manipulative b****.
Yes, she has often put a young boy in a green tunic through a number of tasks. But sometimes that's just what she needs to do. Though during her years, she has trained her mind in several forms of magic.
The three goddesses granted her the power to teleport, conjure protective shields, and shoot big balls of fire!
Bearing the Triforce of Wisdom is a testament to her astute mind and increases the power of all her magic.
One of these spells includes turning herself into a ninja that looks like a dude.
Sheik is swift, but loses access to most of Zelda's normal magic, relying instead on a chain whip and pinpoint accurate needles.
While Zelda can carry an impressive sword of royalty, she lacks the skills to do anything beyond flailing it wildly. Instead, her weapon of proficiency is a Light Bow which utilizes her magic to transform ordinary arrows into Light Arrows. They are designed specifically for killing evil.
Usually, she ends up letting Link get the finishing strike against the final boss.
But she's not getting that chance today.
"Now go home, Link!"
---Death Battle---
All right, the combatants are set. Let's settle this debate once and for all.
It's time for a Death Battle!
---Death Battle---
In an unusual start, the computer opens up a game screen. ... Why do you have a video game screen?
Final Destination? No. Smashville? No. Norfair? Tempting, but no. Ah, here we go. Yes.
Uh... okay. The screen transitions to a replica of the Bridge of Eldin. There is a pretty sunset in the distance. Though, we could do without the lens flare trying to blind the audience.
Speaking of which, a blinding and green light shimmers on a spot of the bridge. It reveals Princess Zelda in her typical dressy outfit. On another segment of the bridge, a couple wing flaps precede the landing of the other combatant. She gives a small, polite bow as she prepares to face the elf... human... uh... What's Zelda's race again?
"FIGHT!"
Never mind. The signal is already given. Zelda takes the initiative by launching three bursts of Din's Fire. Cadance responds with a quick flash of her horn. As the balls of fire come within a hoof's distance, they suddenly explode as a semi-sphere of translucent blue energy surrounds Cadance. Her force field is pretty fast and repellant.
Farore's Wind surrounds Zelda as she teleports right within inches of Cadance. Zelda holds her arm back a split second before she slaps the pony right in the face. Naturally, Cadance yelps. Unnaturally, she turns around and delivers a buck to Zelda's face. Zelda bounces backwards along the bridge once before teleporting again. She now stands at her position just before the battle started.
Cadance switches to a volley of magical blasts. Light blue is met with light blue as Nayru's Love creates a diamond shape around Zelda. The beams bounce off the shield with three banging sound effects. The shield fades when Zelda pulls out a bow. Her arrow shines brightly in gold light.
The out-of-shape wings give enough lift for Cadance to take to the skies. Thinking just as quickly, however, Zelda aims her bow up in the direction that the alicorn is heading. Cadance braces for impact as the arrow flies her way... and then proceeds to pass right through her without making any markings. A question mark in a thought bubble briefly appears over her head before she decides to take a dive.
Zelda is knocked back by Cadance's swift landing on her position. Though, she quickly regains her bearings and waves some white light in her hands. A unique twinkling noise follows her motion. In an instant, Zelda is replaced by a masked warrior with a red eye illustration on her chest.
Sheik pulls out a whip and lashes it out in front of her. Cadance immediately puts up her force field. The whip bounces off and around the shield every time it swings. The warrior quickly leaps back and starts tossing needles. They bounce off the princess's force field as well.
In one more handful, the audience gets a twinkle where one of Sheik's fingers holds back by a hundredth of a second. Cadance's shield deflects the needles again... all except for one. The impact of the last needle against her leg causes her to wince. Fifty more needles get tossed her way. Ten of which impale themselves along various points along her body. She has to kneel her head down out of the stinging pain.
The twinkling white lights shine again. Zelda takes Sheik's place and pulls out her bow again. This time, her arrow holds no shine. Distracted, Cadance holds still just long enough for Zelda to fire. The sound effect of a the Brawler's punching bag is heard as the arrow implants itself into the pony's neck. This is immediately followed by Cadance spinning head over hoof before bouncing along the bridge a couple of times.
Cadance twitches a bit before collapsing. Zelda performs a curtsy.
"K.O.!"
---Death Battle---
Hey look! She can do embroidery, too!
Both combatants had counters to each other's offensive spells. Plus, their respective specialty magics were meant for killing evil, not fellow princesses of light.
Zelda had the advantage of experience and disguise powers at her disposal. As Sheik, she has ninja-like precision and speed. It let her find a weak spot and take full advantage of it.
Poor Cadance has been shown to have a great magical defense, but terrible physical defense and low stamina. Zelda's numerous piercing damage attacks were just a little more than she could handle.
At least Cadance got all the points in the end.
The winner is Princess Zelda.
---Death Battle---