Alright, I've been waiting for this one forever!
Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Pinkie Pie...
...Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Fluttershy! Known across the fandom as the mane six, these mares are the protagonists of the show, the Elements of Harmony, and total badasses!
We've seen some of them in fights before, but now that they're in a battle royale rather than a strict one-on-one, it's entirely possible for a previous loser to come out on top. We've redone plenty of our research just in case, got some new information to present, and are ready for the Equestrian Death Battle to end all Equestrian Death Battles.
He's Yah-Shee and I'm Arrell!
And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armour, and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle.
Type: Unicorn
Special talent: Magic
Occupation: Librarian
Element of Magic
Studied under Princess Celestia herself
Knows several spells, but few fighting ones
No combat experience whatsoever
Twilight Sparkle is arguably the main character of the entire show, but has been out of focus quite a bit as of the second season, with her friends getting the spotlight much more than they used to.
We already saw her death at Pinkie's hooves, but now she's once again alive and ready to get back in the fray!
Thanks to a combination of intense studying as a child, being Princess Celestia's personal student, having magic itself as a special talent, and even being the embodiment of the Element of Magic, Twilight's magical powers are unmatched by anypony.
Alicorns aside.
Of course. Twilight lives in a library, and thus always has access to tons of different books. Coupling this with her...nerdiness, she seems to prefer staying inside and studying over social activities, though she does engage in the latter from time to time with her friends.
All she does is stay inside and do a bunch of research? Man, what kind of a moron would do that for a living? Hah!
...Please tell me you saw the irony in that statement.
Huh?
...Forget it.
Already have! Anyway, as you may remember, Twilight has all sorts of spells, ranging from creating impenetrable barriers to firing magical beams that can knock back ponies or other creatures!
However, something that should be noted is that despite her vast knowledge of magic, Twilight has shown no implications of knowing any true battle spells. She does have her magic beams, but they appear to do little more than temporarily stun the opponent, and nothing else is specifically designed to harm or kill.
It'd be pretty one-sided if that were the case. Pop into the battlefield, magically snap a few necks and pop some arteries, and teleport away. Boom! Ultimate K.O.!
Twilight is usually strategic and intelligent, but when she finds herself under too much pressure and too little time, she will become nervous and just charge into battle blindly, hoping for the best. Only through strokes of luck and help from her friends has she survived to this point with this modus operandi.
"Now that we've completed the checklist of things we need to create a checklist, we can make my checklist of the things I have to get done by the end of the day. Ready?"
Type: Earth pony
Special talent: Apple farming
Occupation: Farmer at Sweet Apple Acres
Element of Honesty
Arguably physically strongest of mane six
Cannot tell a lie
Talented in all rodeo fields
As you may remember from our second battle, Applejack is a powerful earth pony farmer with a stubborn streak wider than the apple orchard she works with.
Once she decides she's gonna do something, she'll either do it, or will try until she causes massive damage to Ponyville and ends up knocking herself unconscious from overworking!
That's...oddly specific.
AJ has probably the most limited ways of fighting of the mane six, thanks to being unable to fly, use magic, or operate under Pinkie Pie logic. However, in exchange for this, she's probably actually the strongest of the group in terms of physical capabilities, only really rivalled by Rainbow Dash.
She can shatter solid wood with her hind legs, proving just how powerful she is. She is also skilled in every single rodeo event currently known, placing in everything she competed in at a national rodeo. That is to say, every event there.
Though she's generally the sane one of the group, that doesn't exactly translate perfectly into intelligence. She has trouble with simple mathematical problems and doesn't know what French language is called. ...Though given how this is Equestria where everything has a pony name, we don't exactly know what it's called either.
However, what she lacks in mental capabilities, she makes up for in strength, as we have already stated. She admittedly doesn't have very many unique attributes - likely a result of being the straight mare of the mane six - so there isn't a whole lot we can report about her.
She's rough, tough, Southern, and not very good at strategy. Being limited to the ground and lacking magic is also a huge disadvantage for her in cases like this, and was one of the main reasons she lost to Rainbow Dash previously. But now she's back, and we'll just have to see if she can turn the tide now that there's six fighters rather than two!
"Can't hear ya! Ah'm asleep."
Full name: Pinkamena Diane Pie
Type: Earth pony
Special talent: Cheering up others
Occupation: Baker
Element of Laughter
...okay, really, what else can we put here? SHE'S FREAKING PINKIE PIE.
Pinkamena Diane Pie! She don't give a buck about physics, gravity, logic, reason, or anything for that matter!
Pinkie Pie is a previous DEATH BATTLE: Equestria champion, thanks to her Pinkie Sense, ability to bend physics like a strip of rubber, earth pony strength, and other weird abilities.
I don't care who you are; unless you can somehow hold down this perplexing partying puzzle of a pony for a minimum of five seconds, you're never gonna take her down!
There is a common misconception that even we believed previously that Pinkie's talent is throwing parties. Actually, her talent is slightly more general, instead being cheering up other ponies. Partying is just one of her ways of doing so, and the one shown most often.
Other things we haven't explained very well are her ability to break the fourth wall and her...flat-maned side. Both of which may give you nightmares, depending on the implications of the former and how much you already know of the latter, so strap in tight, kiddies!
While she apparently is not actually aware of the fourth wall according to the show's creators, Pinkie has been known to break it on various occasions. She has spoken directly to the audience and broken through the closing circle that attempts to end an episode. However, when other ponies break the fourth wall in front of her, it seems to leave her confused, proving that she does not actually know what she is doing.
That's right, folks. She's coming inches away from landing in our rooms, and she doesn't even know that she's doing it! Wrap your minds around that one!
Pinkie also has a more...insane side of her, seen only briefly in the show's actual canon. However, for the sake of providing an entertaining battle-
And sucking up to the fans!
...we shall go with what appears to be the fanbase's most common interpretation of her flat-maned side, known as Pinkamena. Arrell, you do this one. I hate it and all references to it.
Gladly, Yah! When her mane goes flat, Pinkie becomes Pinkamena, a psychopathic, sadistic, absolutely evil murderer who likes to capture ponies, cut them up, keep them alive during the process, and bake them into cupcakes at the very end. This has become memetic throughout the fandom, to the point where just about every brony considers it "canon that can't be shown in a children's show". Even mentioning cupcakes near the wrong brony can lead to them getting sick, or even punching you out. That's the gist of it, anyway.
Of course, while we will...very reluctantly...accept this as canon just because everybody does, keep in mind Pinkie is not normally like this, and is usually cheerful, happy-go-lucky, and ditzy. So far, the only thing that has managed to get the best of her aside from herself, is the Cake twins.
"You see, I saw you when you first got here, remember? You were all, 'Hello,' and I was all, (GASP), remember? You see, I never saw you before, and if I never saw you before that means you're new, 'cause I know everypony, and I mean everypony in Ponyville, and if you're new, it means you haven't met anyone yet, and if you haven't met anyone yet, you must not have any friends, and if you don't have any friends you must be lonely, and that made me so sad, and I had an idea, and that's why I went (GASP); I'll just throw a great big, ginormous, super-duper spectacular welcome party and invite everyone in Ponyville. See? And now you have lots and lots of friends!"
CELESTIA DAMMIT, MAKE HER SHUT UP!
Uh...well, we already had a lot of trouble trying to keep our last explanation of Rainbow Dash from sounding like hers from the original Death Battle, but...doing it again? Yeah...we're probably not gonna manage that. So we're just gonna copy-paste the explanation from Applejack VS Rainbow Dash. Enjoy...hopefully!
Type: Pegasus
Special talent: Racing
Occupation: Weather control pony
Element of Loyalty
Tends to get egotistical
Likely the fastest flyer in Equestria
Can control weather
Temporarily replaced by Spike
Rainbow Dash is a pegasus pony who controls the weather around Ponyville. While she is often self-centered, she knows when to stop bragging and start working, especially when one of her friends is in danger.
...Sometimes.
She is almost certainly the fastest pony in all of Equestria, even at just her regular flying speed without any fancy tricks and maneuvers.
She can even go Mach 10 and break the visible light spectrum at the same time!
Yes, the Sonic Rainboom. We'll get into that a little later. Anyway, Rainbow loves flying, speed, racing, and most of all, winning. She hates losing more than just about anything.
And when she does lose, she takes it hard. I mean, really hard.
Thanks to being a pegasus pony, one of Rainbow's many skills is controlling the weather.
She can push around clouds, but that's not all! She can also create rain, lightning, and even tornadoes, all without breaking a bead of sweat! And that's just the stuff all pegasi can do; Rainbow has perfected a number of aerial tricks that give her a big advantage in anything that involves moving!
The most memorable of these tricks would be the famous Sonic Rainboom, in which she breaks the sound barrier and the visible light spectrum simultaneously, reaching Mach 10 speeds and creating a gigantic rainbow trail that gives off a brilliant light.
Rainbow Dash is the only pony in all of Equestria who can pull off this trick that we know of, and she's only gotten better over time. The first time she did it, it was a complete accident, but years later she could force it...though it took a lot of practice and failures.
Now, Rainbow can perform the Sonic Rainboom literally on command, even against gravity.
And when stuff needs to be destroyed, she can weaponize the Sonic Rainboom to create a giant explosion that destroys entire barns!
She also appears to have a bit of combat skill; she has a black belt in karate and fights off Changelings with little effort. Rainbow is usually arrogant, smug, and prideful. However, underneath her brash exterior, she truly cares for her friends and would go to any extent to help them.
Though she probably wouldn't admit it.
"What'd I say? Ten. Seconds. Flat."
Type: Unicorn
Special talent: Fashion
Occupation: Clothing designer
Element of Generosity
Overly dramatic
Knows little or no combat-related spells
Does not whine; she complains
Vain about her appearance
Finally, a pony we haven't seen yet!
Rarity is a unicorn pony with three hobbies: making clothes, finding gems, and being dramatic. She runs the Carousel Boutique and her main dream is to become a famous dressmaker. Despite being a unicorn, she is almost never shown using spells aside from levitation, locating gems, and creating illusions as special effects. She cares far too much about how she looks and seems to have a case of obsessive-compulsive disorder even worse than Twilight's.
...You don't like her, do you?
I'm not done yet. Despite being the Element of Generosity, she is frequently shown being greedy and arrogant, and treats her younger sister Sweetie Belle like the dirt she absolutely despises getting on her precious, oh-so-bucking-important coat.
Yah, you okay?
She's always overly dramatic about every single bucking thing that happens and seems to like putting herself ahead of her friends, picking going to a party with a bunch of Canterlot snobs over attending her best friend's birthday party and then outright lying about it when she gets found out so her friends don't get mad at her when she absolutely deserves it!
Uh, Yah...
All she knows about magic is some trivial, easy stuff like levitation, and this one spell that allows her to find gems, which Twilight can do even better despite not knowing as much about fashion and gems as Rarity thinks she does! I can do both of those and I don't even know where cotton comes from! What the buck makes this selfish, snobby, worthless piece of trash think she's so bucking important to the world?!
YAH, CALM DOWN!
(THUNK)
...Okay, he's asleep now. Eh...well, I guess all that is true, but...Rarity has some good points. She's usually willing to set aside her own needs and wants for her friends when she's not getting sidetracked. She also has a pretty amazing attention to detail. She can read other ponies like a book and figure out what's troubling them, or whether or not they're telling the truth about something. Sure, she usually gets caught up in the moment and stuff, but she's able to hold her own in battle, as shown when she kicked a manticore in the face! Hell yeah! Heh...uh...move on. I'll get Yah up.
"Afraid to get dirty?!"
Type: Pegasus
Special talent: Taking care of animals
Occupation: Animal caretaker
Element of Kindness
Very shy and quiet
Unskilled flyer, except when needed
Her idea of loud is our idea of a whisper
Can use The Stare
...Huh? What'd I miss?
Nothing at all, Yah. Nothing. At. All.
...Okay. So this is Fluttershy, a pegasus pony ostensibly from Cloudsdale like Rainbow Dash. The two appear to have known each other since childhood, meaning they have canonically known each other the longest out of the group of friends.
Fluttershy is quiet, gentle, and - you guessed it - shy. She hates being the center of attention and embarrasses easily, not to mention having more fears than there are background ponies!
Despite her demeanor, Fluttershy has proven to have some forms of fighting. She is decently powerful, being able to take down a giant bear without being harmed. Even though she hates fighting and usually tries to stay away from the action, when the situation calls for it, she's always willing to step up and take down the problem with her number one weapon.
A cannon?!
...No, her eyes.
Aww...
Fluttershy is the only known pony capable of using The Stare, a mysterious power involving her eyes. By making eye contact with other creatures, she can force them to obey her.
She even out-stared a cockatrice! A cockatrice! And keep in mind that a cockatrice's main weapon is also their eyes! Lock eyes with one of those things, and you're dead!
However, even that's not the end of Fluttershy's abilities. She loves caring for animals, which has given her the power to calm down even the biggest, most dangerous creatures known to ponykind, from dragons to giant bears to Cerberus, the guardian of Tartarus. Because of her ability to communicate with these animals, she can essentially command total obedience from them and have them aid her in different situations.
All this coming from a mare who has trouble flying, never speaks louder than a whisper, panics at the slightest provocation, and gets abused by a rabbit.
...Right. When she hasn't been provoked into using The Stare or her other abilities, Fluttershy is likely the weakest of the group. Her gentle, kind nature gets the best of her, and she is unable to do any real harm. Only when the situation truly calls for it can she be a threat.
"You rock! Woo-hoo! ...Did my cheering do that?"
Alright! After all this time, at last, all six of our combatants are set! Let's finally end this debate once and for all!
IT'S TIME FOR THE ULTIMATE DEATH BATTLE ROYALE!
A breeze rolled through a field, rustling the grass and lightly shaking the branches of nearby trees. In this field, six mares were ready to battle.
Twilight had her horn sparkling, ready to cast spells. Applejack was pawing the ground. Pinkie was bouncing obliviously. Rainbow flew in the air, her wings flapping to keep her floating. Rarity simply glared at all of the others. Fluttershy looked ready to run at any moment.
As soon as the battle started, the ponies were in motion. Rainbow was the first to attack, flying straight down at Twilight, the closest to her. However, Twilight noticed this and teleported away at the last second, causing Rainbow to fly into the ground, where Applejack ran up to her for some close combat.
Twilight reappeared behind Fluttershy, who was unsure of what to do. Smirking, Twilight prepared to zap the pegasus with one of her magic beams, but a flying branch hit her and broke her concentration. Turning, she glared at Rarity, who had thrown the branch and was now using her magic to levitate various other projectiles, such as rocks or sticks.
Seeing the two unicorns about to face off, Fluttershy flew away. She saw Rainbow being occupied by Applejack, so as long as she was in the air, she was safe for the time being. The only thing that troubled her was where Pinkie Pie was. Nopony had seen the pony due to being distracted, and now she had seemingly vanished.
Meanwhile, back on the ground, Rarity began her assault on the other unicorn, firing about a dozen things at her. Twilight put up a quick barrier, stopping all of the projectiles. As soon as Rarity ran out, the librarian dropped the barrier and charged at the white mare. Rarity turned to run, but she was too slow, and Twilight stabbed her in the side. With her horn stuck inside Rarity's skin, the purple mare fired one of her magic beams, stunning Rarity greatly and giving Twilight time to shake her off. As soon as the dressmaker was off, Twilight levitated a large rock and slammed it on Rarity's head over and over until she was dead. Twilight then tossed the body into a nearby bush to keep it from getting in the way and turned back to the battle.
She was met with the grinning face of Pinkie Pie.
Startled, the librarian jumped back and put up a quick barrier. However, Pinkie seemed to ignore Twilight, turning and dashing away. Perplexed, Twilight lowered her shield, shrugged, and began to observe Applejack and Rainbow. The two were still tussling on the ground, and one of them would go down soon. Twilight had to plan ways to take down both of them, so she was ready for whichever would win.
The fight between the blue pegasus and orange earth pony was rather even; Applejack was keeping Rainbow on the ground by holding down her wings and pulling her back whenever she managed to get up. However, being pulled so close to Applejack the whole time gave Rainbow plenty of opportunities to fight back, and she was dealing about as much damage as the farmer was dealing to her. The scrap continued until, out of nowhere, Pinkie bounced in and bucked the two mares in the face simultaneously, separating them.
Free of being held down, Rainbow quickly used the skies to her advantage and dive-bombed Applejack, who was still dazed. Pinkie hopped away, dodging the crash-landing that completely obliterated the orange earth pony, leaving her lifeless. Rainbow hopped up and turned to the party pony, choosing her as her next target.
However, before Rainbow could move, Twilight had toppled a tree, separating the pegasus from the earth pony for the time being. Rainbow and Twilight were now on the same side of the giant barrier, and so prepared to take each other down. Rainbow went on the offensive, as usual, while Twilight dodged and tried using her spells to stop the weather pony. Unfortunately, all she could really do was try firing beams or tossing objects, all of which Rainbow skillfully avoided as she flew by, striking Twilight repeatedly.
While this went on, Fluttershy came out from hiding, deciding it was time to get into the battle as well now that two foes were down and two others were distracted. Seeing Pinkie obliviously rolling in the grass, giggling, she decided to use the element of surprise on her partying friend. She attempted to fly down and begin attacking Pinkie before she could fight back, but the earth pony's Pinkie Sense warned her and she dodged the first blow.
Fluttershy, not wanting to be taken out by her friend's crazy antics, quickly decided to use her strongest weapon first: The Stare. Locking eyes with Pinkie, she forced the pony to stay still. For the first time so far, Pinkie began to grow nervous as she found herself unable to move as Fluttershy crept forward, about to attack any moment.
The tree suddenly cracked in half as Rainbow flew through it, barely avoiding a blast of magic from Twilight. The distraction caused Fluttershy to break eye contact, but the power of The Stare still lingered slightly in Pinkie's brain, and she had a hard time moving again. Twilight, coming through the crack in the tree, saw Pinkie having difficulty getting back to normal, and didn't hesitate in launching a volley of magic beams at her, sending her flying back and into a bush, out of sight.
Rainbow got up and Fluttershy focused back on the battle, and the three mares stared each other down, waiting to see which would make the first move. Twilight thought for a second before lightning her horn like she was about to do something, causing Rainbow to fly to the side when nothing was actually after her. Instead, Twilight called up another barrier, trapping the pegasus inside of it. The cyan pony began thrashing about, trying to get out, but the librarian didn't even falter. However, this took her attention off of Fluttershy, who crept behind Twilight, about to launch a sneak attack.
Suddenly, the three ponies felt something odd, and they stopped whatever they were doing. They began to feel cold and scared, despite nothing seeming to trigger this. Twilight subconsciously disabled the magic barrier around Rainbow, and Fluttershy backed away from the unicorn, hiding behind the remains of the giant tree.
Out from the bushes where Pinkie had been blasted came the earth pony herself, but seeming different. Her poofy mane and tail had gone flat. Her entire body had gone slightly gray. Her eyes were glaring and filled with rage. All three ponies shivered at the sight of Pinkamena. Rainbow quickly flew off, leaving Twilight as the only pony that Pinkamena could see.
Before the unicorn could even move to get away, Pinkamena was on her. She screamed in pain as she the pink mare began cutting her up with a sharp stick. Rainbow and Fluttershy turned away, not wanting to watch the horrifying spectacle. Pinkamena didn't notice either of them, as she was too focused on pulling out all of Twilight's various organs and tossing them to the side. Twilight's screams finally faded, and Pinkamena hopped off the body. She was covered in her victim's blood, but it didn't look even half as bad as Twilight herself did.
Turning away from the downed unicorn, Pinkamena looked for her next victim. However, she didn't see Rainbow flying straight down at her until it was too late. The pegasus grabbed the insane earth pony and carried her up into the sky. Pinkamena struggled, but it didn't help at all. As soon as she was high enough, Rainbow dropped Pinkamena, and she fell to the ground below.
Somehow, Pinkamena survived the fall, not even appearing injured. She grabbed her sharp stick and glared at Rainbow as she flew down to try again. At the last second, Pinkamena's Pinkie Sense told her something was behind her, and she dodged to the left. This caused Rainbow to miss and slam into Fluttershy, who was trying to sneak up. The two pegasi tumbled and came to a halt on the ground. Getting up, they glared at each other, but then turned to face Pinkamena, who was charging at them with her makeshift knife still in her mouth.
Rainbow quickly flew away, but Fluttershy stood her ground and used The Stare again, freezing Pinkamena in her tracks. Her stare intensified as she forced Pinkamena to back up, further and further, until the pegasus had her stuck against a tree. The insane earth pony actually began to look worried.
Now that she had her foe where she wanted her, Fluttershy whistled loudly, keeping her eyes on Pinkamena. The whistle didn't seem to do anything at first, but after a moment, a small rabbit hopped into view, glaring at Pinkamena.
The rabbit was followed by dozens of other woodland creatures, all siding with Fluttershy and awaiting her next order.
The meek pegasus stomped her hoof, and the animals shot forward at Pinkamena, who still couldn't move. She let loose a bloodcurdling shriek as the animals attacked, clawing and biting all over her. Blood trickled out from under the mass of animals as they slowly ripped Pinkamena to shreds. The scream suddenly stopped, but the animals kept at it for a few more minutes. Finally, they disbanded and ran off back to where they came from, leaving behind nothing but a bloodstained skeleton and a sharp stick.
Rainbow descended from her hiding place in the sky to face Fluttershy. The two pegasi stared each other down, waiting for one of them to move. Finally, Fluttershy took the initiative and charged forward, but Rainbow easily dodged. She then turned around and slammed a hoof into the back of Fluttershy's head, knocking her to the ground. Turning her head, Rainbow saw Pinkamena's sharp stick lying a short distance away and dashed for it.
When Rainbow picked the makeshift knife up in her muzzle and turned around, Fluttershy was gone. She quickly grew paranoid, gazing around for her shy opponent. Any second, Fluttershy could pop out with The Stare, or direct an animal assault...
CRASH
Or just fall and land on Rainbow's back from above.
The racing pegasus, startled, began to flail wildly, the sharp stick flying out of her mouth. Fluttershy quickly jumped off and dove for the stick, grabbing it with one wing. She bucked Rainbow in the face as hard as she could and ran a few feet away, where her pet rabbit Angel had come out of his home and was watching the battle. She quickly gave him the sharp stick just as Rainbow got back up and charged into her.
The two began to struggle on the ground, but Rainbow seemed to have the advantage. She started whaling on Fluttershy, with the yellow pegasus having trouble fighting back due to the surprise attack. Suddenly, Rainbow cried out in pain as Angel shoved the sharp stick into one of her back legs, and she fell to the side, allowing Fluttershy to stand up.
Using The Stare once more, the animal caretaker held Rainbow in place as she ripped the stick out of her leg. Wrapping her hoof around the bloodstained weapon, she grinned sadistically as she shoved the stick forward, impaling the other pegasus in the throat and letting her drop to the ground.
K.O.
...Damn.
This result was...surprising, to say the least. Let's go down the list from first death to winner and explain why they took the position they did.
Alright! Well, Rarity was down and out first, for some pretty obvious reasons. She can't fly, she doesn't have the extra strength of an earth pony, and the few spells she knows aren't very helpful in battle. Plus, most of her attributes and characteristics wouldn't help her in a fight at all, making her the worst fighter of the mane six.
A decision I approve of completely. Next up, Applejack. While she may be the strongest physically of the group, she doesn't have any other traits that make her a threat. She lacks the flight that Rainbow and Fluttershy have, the magic that Twilight and Rarity have, and the weird abilities that Pinkie Pie has. Sure, she's a better fighter than Rarity, but she's still too low on the meter to win.
This is where things get surprising. Twilight died next, which probably surprised a lot of people. Sure as hell surprised me!
Now, Rarity aside, Twilight has the worst physical strength of the mane six. She may be skilled with magic, but few to none of the spells she knows are actually good for battling. Aside from her magic beams, she'd have to use her spells for things they weren't intended for, and that would require a lot of improvising, which she wouldn't be very good at being a strategist.
And this is the point where we'd expect Fluttershy to die, but nope! Pinkie Pie went down next! She may be virtually unstoppable when in motion, but as soon as she can be pinned down, she's doomed! No chance to bend physics, no opportunity to access hammerspace, and no advantage to being Pinkamena.
She could easily be dispatched as soon as she was still for more than a few seconds. Thanks to Rainbow's speed and Fluttershy's Stare, they could stop her once there weren't any other real distractions, and from there she had no chance of survival.
And then, the epic final battle: Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy! One-sided for Dashie? DENIED!
Evidence shows that Fluttershy, when angered, possesses flight speed and skill equivalent to Rainbow. She also has unnatural strength, help from animal friends, and The Stare. What does Rainbow have? A lack of strategy, a tendency to let her guard down, and - let's be honest here - bad luck.
Both of them being pegasi, they couldn't use flight as an advantage or access magic, so it all came down to pure strength and abilities. Dashie may have her Sonic Rainboom, but Fluttershy can outstare a cockatrice!
The result was especially surprising, and I can already hear fans of the other ponies yelling at us, but it's pure facts, folks. Fluttershy's cons had the smallest impact on her performance, as half of them didn't apply to actual battle and the other half were completely reversed when she got angry.
...I don't even have a pun here. That was awesome!
The winner is Fluttershy.
Next time on DEATH BATTLE: Equestria:
Two OCs, both once human, now find themselves in Equestria as a form they never would have expected. And neither of them are ponies. Both having their own combat experience and previous interactions, how would they fare in a simple battle to the death where the result isn't strictly plot-constructive?
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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).