I'd recommend setting the "Formatting" to "Dark" as opposed to "Light". Thank you.
A/N: Randomizing match-ups leads to very one-sided battles. Well, handpicking them does too, but... Shut up!
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~I will burn my bread.~
The Moment No Pony was Waiting For
Season 3
E Side 3
Have I ever told you how much I love the toaster oven?
Music is a very common form of battling in various forms of media nowadays. In honor of the Rainbow Rocks movie, this side battle will focus on two equines in the music industry.
And hey, they're both fan fiction if you stop and think about it.
Adagio Dazzle of the Dazzlings' singing band.
And Firebrand, the recasted Element of Generosity.
He's F and I'm N, and it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle.
---Death Battle---
Adagio Dazzle
-Formerly a siren
-Banished to the Canterlot High dimension by Starswirl the Bearded
-Leader and lead singer of the Dazzlings
-Feeds off the negative energy of ponies/people quarreling and bickering
-Full power grants her abilities of mind control and summoning a sort of spirit version of her original self
-Does not get along well with her co-singers Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk
-Loses all power if her necklace is broken/removed
"You'll have to excuse them. They're idiots."
In another conveniently overlooked section of Equestria's history, three sirens caused trouble and plotted to take control with their hypnotic singing.
Fortunately, Starswirl the Bearded banished them to another plane of existence and weakened their terrible powers.
Unfortunately, that other realm happened to be the same world of Canterlot High. This meant that Twilight had to pull out of high school retirement early and reclaim her position as the ugliest purple toothpick of a person.
Adagio Dazzle gains power through the negative energy of people squabbling, feuding, or otherwise arguing. This power is absorbed by her necklace and makes her suggestive songs even more powerful. It can manifest in manipulating the emotions of others or even extra backup singing "ah"s while her actual backup singers focus on other words.
Give her too much of the green meth negativity and she can completely control the minds of an entire crowd.
However, her mind control has no effect on those that can use the magic of friendship and harmony.
Though, who needs an army of zombie teenagers when your full-powered singing can summon a frigging Scott Pilgrim beast in the form of your sea pony self?!
That necklace acts as the source of her power and immediately leaves her should it ever break.
Shoo be doo, mother *eff*er.
"Let's battle."
Hey! Quit stealing my line!
---Death Battle---
Firebrand
-Red unicorn; blonde mane; a flaming note for a cutie mark
-A talent for music and sound amplification
-Bearer of Generosity
-Is an older brother
-Utilizes his surroundings
-Has Royal Guard training
"Yes! I exercise!"
Firebrand, what a perfect name! It's completely different yet simultaneously the exact same thing.
Wait, are you talking about yourse-?
Anyway, the story begins basically in Friendship is Magic Part 1. However, Twilight Sparkle never met our familiar mane five. Instead, she meets five unique stallion citizens of Ponyville. One of which was Mr. Sunshine here.
Um, technically sunshine would be a mane of blues and pinks, not yellow.
Wait, you're not talking about Cele-?
In any case, Firebrand was found worthy of wielding the Element of Generosity in lieu of Rarity. He has eight years of Royal Guard training under his belt that's given him swordsmanship and the capability of analyzing situations.
Not to mention a really buff figure and muscle tone. He can run on sand at a pace that matches some of the fastest pegasi. But I don't think that includes Rainbow Dash during a full speed Sonic Rainboom.
Aside from basic levitation, Firebrand's magic really comes into play when vocals and music are involved. He can literally play an entire orchestral movement... by himself. Woodwind, percussion, brass and strings... it's the works!
And they told me that a one-man band sounded crappy.
Well, it's ear-splitting at the very least. One of his spells can amplify sound of his voice and his instruments to the point that the sheer vibrations from the sound register as a 5.6 on the Richter Scale.
Holy s**t! That's gotta be like 4000 tons of dynamite almost!
While Firebrand can get hot-tempered and fears water, he cares greatly for his younger siblings and will do what he can and must to show his love as the big brother.
Firebrand: The older, wiser, and all-around better version of Joshscorcher.
You didn't have to put it like that.
"... or maybe I'm taking this way too seriously."
---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---
A bunch of holograms and shadowy figures stand around. It appears that they're trying to resemble an audience. A stage lights up with a couple large speakers on either side. In the center stands an orange-haired villain, smirking mischievously. There's a brief guitar riff off to the side somewhere as a strange bar appears at the top of the viewer's screen. Bold words that read "Get Ready" are lit up like neon lights before vanishing completely.
A few squiggles start sliding along the strange bar from the right as well as some words underneath them. Adagio starts curving her open lips in various ways.
~Oh woah, oh woah, you didn't know that you fell
Oh woah, oh woah~
"Now that you're under our spell."
The holograms start swaying to her lulling voice as the shadows wave their hands to the invisible drum beat. Lights start changing colors as they circle around the stage. They give Adagio a more intimate and creepy aura about her.
~We say, "Jump!" You say, "How high?"
Put your hands up to the sky~
As the drum picks up a quicker pace, some green smoke starts spreading all along the floor of the crowd. A line that resembles liquid funneling travels up into Adagio's red necklace. It glows red. The singing tone and pace start matching the squiggles at the top with more precision.
Meanwhile, the camera turns one hundred eighty degrees at a stage that is currently shaded out. One lone figure stands while several instruments float into a carefully arranged pattern. The bottom of the screen is suddenly lined with four columns. Each one carries a set of notes catered to certain instrumentation.
During a pause in the squiggles up top, the lights turn on and shine on this second stage. All dressed up and ready to go, Firebrand lights up his horn and taps his conductor's wand against a stand. His horn gives off a great glow as flutes start off playing some introductory chords.
Trumpets and other horns suddenly blare in an outstanding oomph of brass sound. Strings join the flutes for another round of the softer chords. There's a long pause. The brass section blasts in with two slightly different notes. Then, the whole piece starts fitting together with the rest of the percussion.
"You want to battle with music that badly?" asks Adagio before whispering, "Let's battle."
"FIGHT!"
Some of Firebrand's instruments go quiet as more squiggles and words cross the top of the screen. The green smoke starts overflowing from Adagio's necklace. Her back sprouts wings as her hair grows out into a longer tail.
~What we have in store
All we want and more
We will break on through
Now it's time to finish you!~
Adagio starts rising into the air as her necklace and eyes glow bright red. Firebrand focuses on observing his opponent carefully as he attempts to keep his rhythm going strong in all sections. But even he opens his mouth wide at what he sees next. As Adagio's red power threatens to block her from the audience's sight, a stream of yellow flies up and takes the form of a large seahorse with gnashing fangs.
It starts floating around as Adagio continues to sing a series of "oh"s and "ah"s. Firebrand's horn glows a little brighter as his magic directs the percussion section a little more drastically. The vibrations seem to be making Adagio uncomfortable. A few more strums of the violins send a flurry of notes that dance around the giant siren-spirit, threatening to strangle it.
However, a concentrated "ah" of fluctuating tones reverberates from its throat and scatter the note-filled rope. It then proceeds to blast its singing into visibly red sound waves that shake and crack some of the stage of the unicorn's setup. Firebrand's horn briefly stops glowing, but that's all the siren needs to push him back as well as black out the entire woodwind column on the bottom of the screen.
The siren-spirit floats up there in triumph. Firebrand breathes heavily, but he doesn't lose the determination in his stare. After a little glowing of magic and a few quick fixes to the plugs, an electric guitar is set up. He reinvigorates his percussion section and magically amplifies his voice.
"My will to fight the knight!"
The siren looks perturbed by the new noise and electric guitar notes. Firebrand repeats the shouted phrase a couple more times. The cymbals crash as the violins add support to the guitar's melody. The additional blast of sound begins to crumble some of the stage that Adagio stands on. The siren-spirit actually looks scared at the number and force of the new sounds and light effects that are bombarding it from every side imaginable.
There's a brief flash of what looks like a spirit made of red spikes and a sword, but it vanishes as quickly as it appears. The siren-spirit burns black from the momentum before shattering to pieces.
~Will to try, I will meet you eye to eye and I'll survive
Dead of night, feel the power, feel the might and I'm alive
My will to survive~
The red jewel against Adagio's neck cracks in several places before shattering from its string completely. Meanwhile, Firebrand's last push earns enough star power to revive the woodwind section for one last round of harmonious notes.
"My will to fight the knight!"
In a daze, Adagio falls off her stage. The crowd of holograms and shadows turn to Firebrand and cheer wildly. The columns of notes and the singing bar swing out of sight.
"Firebrand, you rock!"
---Death Battle---
Nobody says that it's time to battle except for me!
What about B?
What about B?
Well, it was basically a given that being connected to the Element of Generosity prevented Firebrand from being mind-controlled by Adagio's power. A direct confrontation was inevitable.
Adagio's voice is pretty strong, and pulling a giant seahorse out of her *ss is not to be taken lightly.
However, Firebrand's range of musical talents covers a lot more than just his voice. In addition to the earthquake levels of volume, he was able to direct the entire orchestra even after the slight hiccup. His analysis abilities helped him gauge the best times to pull out more prominent beats and chord progression.
In the end, Adagio couldn't help but fall to pieces.
The winner is Firebrand.
---Death Battle---