//------------------------------// // Chaos Theory: Revisited // Story: The Moment No Pony was Waiting For (A Death Battle Parody) // by TundraStanza //------------------------------// Please make sure that your "Formatting" is set to "Dark", not "Light". Thank you. A/N: All right, no more fooling around. This time, I'll account the results to research and not some hidden vendetta to destroy Discord over and over again. Properties in this chapter belong to Hasbro, ScrewAttack, and Sega. --- The Moment No Pony was Waiting For Season 3 E 20 Entropy is naturally increasing in the universe, at least according to thermodynamics. What does ultimate power look like? Is it the power to destroy? The power to protect? Or is it being able to get away with d*cking around with allies and enemies like Discord? Or perhaps it's walking the path of an anti-hero like Shadow: The Ultimate Life Form. 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. ---Death Battle--- Discord -Species: ???? -Allegedly a draconequus, a manipulator of chaos -Voice and personality of John de Lancie -Don't bother asking how anything he does makes sense. It just doesn't. -Caused suffering in ponies for an unprecedented amount of time before Celestia and Luna sealed him in stone -Was released twice after one thousand (or more) years -Current friend list: Fluttershy, Twilight Sparkle(?) ~A limerick lyricist "So intense, so sure of yourselves. Ha ha ha! Hilarious!" Here's a miscombobulated creature that needs no introduction, but we're giving him one anyway. Over a thousand years ago, Discord caused suffering for all of the ponies of Equestria. In response, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna took on the desperate task of finding the Tree of Harmony and taking the six Elements of Harmony for their personal use. Unbeknownst to them, however, he had already planned on sending Plunderseeds to attack the Tree of Harmony once those key Elements were removed. Fortunately, whoever was in charge of fertilizing all those years ago made the tree's magic so strong that his destruction plan was postponed until several months after he had given up conquest of the pony land. Somehow, the timid and kind pegasus was the one to set him on the path to good and not evil. That is one overpowered stare. Actually, it wasn't the stare that convinced him to mostly abandon the dark side. It was the slow build-up of an actual friendship and Fluttershy's threat of deserting that friendship with him that convinced him to give light a try. Oh, please. That would never work in real life. I mean, you've ended our friendship seven times and I'm still here being more awesome than you. It was twelve times, and you're an idiot. Yeah, I hate you too, mecha-heart. Anyway, the rest of the ponies that interact with Discord are much more reluctant to trust him... and with good reason. On a whim, his powers can make just about anything happen, even when it's unintentional. He can turn clouds into cotton candy, give apples and animals a steroid treatment, turn ponies from good to evil with just a touch, and change the colors of the background to nonsensical patterns. And that's not counting his power to teleport, fly, put the sun and moon on autopilot, bring inanimate objects to life, conjure objects out of thin air, magically clone himself, mix and match body parts, and making his own clothes from nothing but the magic satchel. However, Discord is not invincible. He can be manipulated and even lost his powers to the magic-stealing Tirek. In other words, he's just as mortal as any other pony. Well, good luck finding a way to kill him. I think he's learned well-enough to not trust the lack of honor between thieves. "I commend you on your escape." "I'm afraid the feeling isn't mutual." *snap* ---Death Battle--- Shadow -Species: Anthro Hedgehog -Created by Dr. Gerald Robotnik and Black Doom 50(?) years ago -Currently voiced by Saix... I mean Kirk Thornton -An embodiment of the Chaos Force -Chaos powers: Chaos Control, Chaos Spear, Chaos Blast, some form of an energy beam -Able to handle a number of motorized vehicles and firearms -Stole one of Tails' Medi-bots -The seven Chaos Emeralds grant him access to Super Shadow "You have no idea who you're up against." Shadow the Hedgehog is a deadly, artificial lifeform. Holy crap! What happened to his arms? What kind of injuries require all that gauze? I'm pretty sure that's training tape, B. It's kind of like what the ninjas use in the Naruto universe to keep the blood pumping through their muscles. Does that answer your question? No! Good, because we're moving on. Between Black Doom's DNA and Dr. Gerald Robotnik's genius, Shadow was eventually given life. Initially meant to provide cells to cure the deathly ill, Shadow quickly forgot about this primary purpose when his childhood friend Maria was fatally wounded. She did what all girls do on their deathbed. Hurl their best friend in a capsule through outer space all the way the Earth. The magic of friendship always makes sense! Your sarcasm is noted. Shadow has a rather unusual skillset for an anthropomorphic hedgehog. Somehow, he learned how to operate and drive all manner of motorized vehicles from motorcycles, to walkers, and even jeeps. Additionally, he can wield alien and military weaponry with little recoil. But his most devastating power comes from within. Though he didn't collect quite as many power rings as Sonic, Shadow is just as much an embodiment of Chaos, if not more. With this Chaos Force, he can fire a number of different energy attacks like spears and beams. His most destructive attack is the red Chaos Blast, which causes a huge explosion of murder and obliteration. He can also bend time and space using Chaos Control which can allow him to either slow down his surroundings, or teleport from one location to another. However, utilizing this power to its fullest requires time and concentration. Other equipment on Shadow's person include his rocket shoes which can let him fly and a Medi-bot he stole from Tails the fox for its slow healing ability. He also wears two inhibitor rings which limit his Chaos power and help him maintain control. Should he remove them, his power grows immeasurably. However, he'll use up stamina quickly and tire out much faster. When he gets all seven of the Chaos Emeralds, he can access a one thousand percent increase in his power in the form of Super Shadow. Sure, it only lasts a few minutes without constantly replenishing himself with rings, but that's plenty of time to dish out the pain. Even without his super form, he can still reach speeds that equal and surpass those of Sonic. Shadow might just be the Ultimate Life Form. "I'm going to show you just how weak you are." ---Death Battle--- All right, the combatants are set. Let's settle this debate once and for all. It's time for a Death Battle... Revisited! ---Death Battle--- The first combatant skates onto the scene with a boost from his shoes. He slides to a halt in the middle of a field. A rather strange creature stands with its back turned to him. "And just who or what are you?" asks the three-foot-three combatant. The creature chuckles. "How many times have I heard that particular question? Oh, I know! Seventy-five thousand, billion, trillion times! Not that anyone's counting." It turns its yellow eyes with red pupils around. "You'll just be Seventy-five thousand, billion, trillion and one." "Your overconfidence will be your weakness," comments the hedgehog. "And your faith in your friends is yours," says the draconequus. "What the hell are you talking about? I'm the only fighter here." "I know, I just couldn't resist the Yu Yu Hakusho Abridged reference of a Star Wars reference." The hedgehog scoffs. "FIGHT!" Discord holds up his paw. With a flick of his wrist, giant playing cards pop in out of nowhere. They seem to slide into the ground itself. Shadow looks down in confusion, until the cards immediately ascend in the order that they were thrown in. The one Shadow is standing on top of is taking him for a lift. But the hedgehog is quick to react and starts hopping down the cards like a series of platforms. Shadow curls up and quickly spins in midair. His homing attack brings him in close to Discord's head. Upon impact, the hedgehog proceeds to let loose a combination of quick kicks and punches. Recoiling, Discord reaches up and snaps his head back into a straighter position. "Why so serious, hedgehog?" The draconequus snaps his claws twice. The ground changes from a grassy field to a checkered quilt pattern. But there's barely any time to admire it as the sun suddenly turns off. A road rolls out like a rug and smacks Shadow backward. It straightens itself out just in time for him to land on top of it. He grunts as he tries to stand. He slips back down on top of the soapy blue surface. Discord is laughing fiercely right at the moment the sun turns back on. Shadow spits to the side before his rocket shoes lift him off the ground. As he hovers, he pulls out a scoped rifle and pulls the trigger. Discord, however, vanishes in a flash of white light. He reappears a few feet away. Shadow aims and fires his gun again, but Discord teleports once more. "Missed me! Woo-hoo-hoo!" Discord taunts as this round of missed shots continues for several more teleports. He teleports right behind Shadow and taps the hedgehog on the head. Shadow's eyes open wide as he suddenly drops his rifle. Discord chuckles maliciously. He did it! He corrupted his opponent and w- Why does it feel like a sword is stabbing through his chest? Confused, Discord looks down... just as a hedgehog in medieval armor kicks him and pulls the sword out with a gush of blood. "Foul beast of the Underworld!" shouts the hedgehog with a gruffer voice. "Today thou shalt be smited and sent back to whence ye came, so sayeth Sir Lancelot: Knight of the Round Table!" ... Discord blinks twice. "Thornton's corrupted voice is Griffith? That makes way too much sense." The self-proclaimed Lancelot quickly rushes forth and slashes with a powerful advance. It's all Discord can do to summon fragile wooden targets that are reduced to splinters with each strike. "You're less intimidating as yourself," states Discord, as he chances in a claw snap. The corrupted layer peels away, allowing Shadow to shake his head from the addled thoughts. He looks up and clenches his fingers into fists. How dare that abomination of animal parts do something like make him feel the needs of honor and protection of innocent villagers? His emotion seems to burn around him as seven different-colored gems start floating around him in a circle. "Enough of this!" exclaims Shadow in fury. His quills shines in a slightly off-white color as energy surges around his body. Discord hums as he scrutinizes Shadow's new colors. "Pretty sure Dragon Ball already did something like that." His smart mouth earns him a lightspeed kick to the face. He flips over backward and snaps again. The entire background changes to the middle of outer space. He then claps his two front limbs together. Although science says that they are much bigger, the stars come in at quite small sizes, but at very quick speeds. They pepper against Super Shadow in the likeness of a Swift attack. However, the hedgehog doesn't seem all that bothered. "Chaos... Control!" Everything around him gets caught in a photo-negative effect and slows to a standstill. He warps over and kicks Discord against the entire draconequus' body. The hedgehog makes a few snaps of his own, impaling his enemy with several yellow spears of Chaos. "Your weakness disgusts me." Shadow flings off the rings on his wrists as a red aura surrounds him. "Chaos... Blast!" A huge explosion erupts and blasts all of the little stars around him. Discord gets caught in the blast, his various limbs separating into space dust. ... As the energy clears, the audience can see Super Shadow gliding around and re-equipping his Inhibitor Rings. "Chaos Control!" Shadow teleports back to the grassy earth just as his super aura fades. He huffs and closes his eyes. "Fine, I'll admit I broke a sweat." "K.O.!" A little medi-bot hovers above him as a green surge of healing energy surrounds him. ---Death Battle--- Whoa, whoa, whoa! I thought this battle wasn't going to be based on personal bias. It isn't. The simple fact is that in a brawl to the death, Shadow would win more often than Discord. But how the hell does the Master of Chaos lose to somebody using his very power's namesake? Ah, but that's where you're mistaken. See, what Discord actually has power over is chaos with a lower-cased "c". With it, he can bend, alter, create, and destroy as he pleases in whatever nonsensical fashion he desires. On the other hand, creatures from Mobius like Sonic and Shadow can tap into capital "C" Chaos. Basically, it's the Force for their universe, keeping balance between the energies of all life. Discord has no power over Mobius' Chaos. Therefore, he could not properly counter Shadow's Chaos powers. Behold the power of proper grammar and spelling. Besides, Discord is a master of manipulation. He takes time to plan his efforts, turn teams against themselves, and can even strip away physical body parts. However, his patience and sense of being god-like in power often causes everyone's favorite draconequus to underestimate the powers that oppose and/or join him. He did not properly account for the magic that would be left in the Tree of Harmony after the Elements were taken from it. He didn't think Twilight and his friends could break free from his corruption, nor did he account for Twilight's own strength rising when surrounded by her friends. Plus, he was helpless to stop Tirek from taking away his power in spite of his supposed ability to make anything happen. Yeah, Shadow isn't exactly the patient type, and most of his powers are specifically designed to murder people. In contrast, Discord doesn't outright kill his enemies. He takes his time toying with them, figuring that they'll either be his eternal play toys, or counting on them destroying themselves to end their suffering. Shadow, however, has little to lose and makes every fraction of a second count. He leaves his time for brooding when he's off the battlefield. Discord just couldn't Chaos Control the fight. The winner is Shadow the Hedgehog. ---Death Battle---