The Moment No Pony was Waiting For (A Death Battle Parody)

by TundraStanza

More Than Meets the Nightmare's Eye

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A/N: A giant robot vs. a pony? Yeah, I don't see how this is one-sided. Do you?
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Maybe I'm crazy. Possibly.

Television has taught me two very important things. One, I want my own giant fighting robot. Two, I want dark, shape-shifting powers.

Both define these next two combatants quite well.

From the G1 Transformers, here's Galvatron.

Then, there's Nightmare Moon from the G4 pony villains.

He's W and I'm B.

And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle.

Galvatron
-"New Emperor of Destruction"
-Third leader of the Decepticon faction (after the years of Megatron and the twenty seconds of Starscream)
-Megatron's reincarnation, with a bit of an identity crisis
-Powerful and intelligent
-Main weapon: particle accelerator cannon
-Can transform into a laser cannon or a laser pistol
-Sanity is questionable; will not hesitate to attack his own Decepticons

Galvatron is madness given form, born from the fires of Unicron. He is one of the least merciful leaders of the Decepticon faction of the Transformers.

Least merciful is right! One of his spare time hobbies is beating up fellow Decepticons. Any Autobot he destroys is just a side benefit for him.

But before he became a harbinger of insanity, he was once the young, charismatic Megatron. Some time ago, he got the idea that the Transformers would rule over an empire spanning the entire universe.

But as with any kids' show, the goodie-two-shoes Optimus Prime and the other Autobots would ensure that he'd never get his way.

That's not to say that he didn't try. Megatron tried just about everything to achieve his goals of power and dominance. However, he was less subtle than an average Mardi Gras.

Whether by way of his own fist or his fusion cannon, he always made sure that his actions stood out for all weaker life forms to see. Then, there's that 9mm semi-automatic pistol form, but come on. Why would you want to become a tiny handgun when you can shoot *eff*ing energy blasts?

Megatron's arrogance was easily his greatest downfall. In a final battle with Optimus Prime, he nearly killed the Autobot leader, but not without taking crippling damage himself.

But then Unicron was like, "Hey! I should totally strip away this guy's sanity and use his parts to make a better, more deadly robot!" And so, Galvatron was born! ... Does that mean Unicron is a woman?

*Ahem!* After his reincarnation, Galvatron returned to the Decepticons to reclaim his leadership, ending Starscream's twenty seconds of crowned rule. He still carries the memories of Megatron, but lacks his initial sanity and patience.

And he wasn't that patient to begin with! In this life, Galvatron went so far as to beat up his subordinates after they were pretty much down for the count.

His bouts of blind rage are only made more deadly by his weaponry. He wields a particle accelerator cannon, which can be adjusted to fire particle beams and even electrochemical energy.

As if that weren't bad enough, he can transform into a futuristic laser-cannon or even a freaking battle tank!

Still, it's too soon to say that he's invincible. Unlike Starscream's spark which is indestructible, Galvatron's spark was dependent on Unicron's mercy, something that's in a very limited supply.

But if you are weak against giant robots, stay the *eff* out of Galvatron's way!

"My power is everything; defeat is absurd!"

Nightmare Moon
-"Mare in the Moon"
-Princess Luna overtaken by the Nightmare entity
-Powerful in magic, flight, and strength
-Main attacks: lightning and magical beams
-Can transform into a cloud similar to smoke and an unknown number of other creatures and objects
-Basic plate armor and helmet
-Sanity is questionable; will not interrupt monologue by the good guys

One thousand years before the Friendship is Magic series takes place, Princess Luna ruled Equestria peacefully alongside her older sister Celestia. But this peace would not last, due to dark feelings of hatred that would drive Luna into the Nightmare. This entity would latch onto and steal her body away, creating the monster known as Nightmare Moon.

As the first villain of a little girl's show, you'd probably think she'd be nothing special. If we were to only go by her plan after showing up, you'd be right.

But underestimate her at your own peril. Though she may not be the strongest villain, she is still a formidable force. She singlehandedly caused mass destruction in the sisters' original castle and almost killed Celestia.

When your only glaring weakness is the power in six jewels of love and tolerance, I guess it's easy to get overconfident.

Since the Nightmare entity overshadows Luna's body, it borrows and pushes the limits of her alicorn abilities. Her magic is strong enough to blast through solid brick. Her strength is enough to crush solid stone.

And her wings are strong enough to... uh... break solid wind?

Heh heh heh.

Shut up, W!

The fear she instills in little ponies is accentuated by her sharp fangs, draconic irises, and midnight blue armor.

And she can combobulate herself into all shapes and sizes like smoke clouds, thorns, disc blades that can cut mountains, and a trio of Shadow pegasuses.

Pegasi.

Tomato, ricotta.

But as with many creatures who reside in darkness, Nightmare Moon has a questionable level of sanity.

Seriously, what person in their right mind stands around doing nothing while their enemies are in the middle of a monologue?

Considering the Nightmare is naturally attracted to feelings of jealousy, there's no telling for sure if Nightmare Moon is gone for good.

"Remember this day little ponies, for it was your last."

All right, the combatants are set. Let's settle this debate once and for all.

It's time for a Death Battle!

The camera pans across the ruins of an old castle. There is a lot of shaking as a large tank rumbles onto the scene. It comes to a halt as it emits a specific pattern of mechanical sounds. Simultaneously, it changes shape into a much larger, bipedal robot.

"And just what are you supposed to be?" asks a woman's voice off screen.

The picture pans left to see some pony standing at the top of a small, old staircase.

At this sight, the robot scoffs. "Would you like a hint?"

"FIGHT!"

Nightmare Moon flaps her large wings and takes to the air. Galvatron holds up a fist. The mounted weapon on his arm charges up. He takes aim and fires a loud shot. The alicorn takes a dive, narrowly avoiding the beam, and flies forward.

She charges up a beam of her own and fires from her horn. He exclaims at the impact her magic has with his leg. As she comes in close, he slams a fist upon her. He punches the ground around her a couple of times before kicking her into the staircase.

"It's over, you flea-ridden horse!" Galvatron yells as he runs forth.

The ground shakes with each of his steps. Nightmare Moon's eyes flutter open. The Transformer jumps up and launches a punch downward. Just before the mechanical fist hits, the pony's state of matter de-solidifies. A cloud of eerie purple smoke floats around before taking on the form of a trio of dark pegasi.

These pegasi rush around quickly, slamming into Galvatron from multiple directions. However, he seems to be getting more annoyed than hurt. He backhands one coming in for a high pass. He then opens fire with his particle beam on the one coming in from below.

The third one grunts in anger as she recollects her two knocked out pieces. She swirls back into her sentient cloud form, even going so far as to perform a taunt with a flowing limb.

"Is that all you've got?" she asks.

"Not even close!" he retorts.

Galvatron's body parts shift around with several whirs. Within a second, he looks more like an overcompensating cannon. The barrel is aimed directly at that cloud as the laser charges up.

Meanwhile, the dark cloud flattens itself out and starts spinning around horizontally. It quickly approaches the laser cannon. She collides with the metal, and keeps on going through. There is a strange buzz saw noise as the spinning cloud goes through the length of the barrel and through the large base itself.

"Gaaaaaah!" Galvatron screams oily murder as his body explodes.

Robot parts scatter everywhere. Nightmare Moon retakes her solid pony form and stands back upon her throne.

"You must have been kidding, right?" she asked mockingly.

"K.O.!"

Aw, *eff*! *Gee* *dee* it! Bob Saggot! How could another robot fighter lose to another pony?!

Well, here's why. Yes, Galvatron is a deadly ruler and a master of his arsenal. However, he is also prone to his own bouts of insanity, often being detrimental to his own cause.

But Nightmare Moon can't even dodge blasts from heroes that gave her two minutes of monologue time to get out of the way.

Maybe so, but the Elements of Harmony have a tendency to restore order, not just shoot to kill straight at the enemy like a normal energy weapon. Additionally, it was shown that in the past, Nightmare's insanity actually helped her become more focused on her enemies, not less like Galvatron. Her combined magic and pure strength in the ambiguous cloud form would be more than enough to cut through anything that stood in her way.

*sigh* I guess. Looks like Galvatron is shape-shifting into a dead robot.

The winner is Nightmare Moon.

Next time on Death Battle...

"It's going to be all right."

Robin brings the thunder!

"Friendship is never easy, but it's always worth fighting for."

Twilight carries the spark!
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