Deciding to get right back into it, the two hosts sat at their microphones and began to speak.
Next up in line, we've got a matchup that makes pretty much no sense...but that's what you get when you use a random number generator!
Jack Khajiit, Somnambula's chess piece...
...and Abstract the Dark, sole survivor of the Crystallions!
I'm Yah-Shee and he's Arrell, and it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win an Equestrian Death Battle.
Species: Bast (formerly human)
Occupation: Waiter
Wooden right hand containing a hidden blade
Wields an unbreakable sword named Erebus
Trained in combat by Ren-Thel
Likes mangoes
Once a human living on Earth, "Mango" Jack Khajiit was sent to Equestria to take part in the Chessgame of the Gods, being turned into a catlike creature called a bast along the way.
Long story short, he had a lot of bad luck, and eventually started realizing that Equestria isn't all sunshine and puppies! ...you know, like every chess piece eventually learns!
After being captured and accidentally naming himself "Mango Jack", he escaped being sacrificed as a gift to the Gods with the help of an elderly bast named Ren-Thel. Ren took it upon himself to teach Jack how to survive and fight.
...mostly against Jack's will, of course.
After a final encounter with the tribe that imprisoned him, Jack lost his right arm. He was later given a wooden arm as a replacement, which contains a hidden half-foot ivory dagger that he can pull out to fight with, capable of splitting a hair just by weight. Also, having an arm made of solid wood can make for some rather damaging punches...if he can get around the awkwardness of it enough to swing accurately.
And since he's right-handed, he can't use his left arm very well. However, he makes up for this disadvantage with Atheris, a golden snake bracelet that can come to life!
Jack acquired Atheris during a "test" of Ren's to help him face his fear of snakes. After killing a giant snake, he found the bracelet and later learned that he could use Latin words to make it do things, such as come to life and talk. A brief stint where he was nicknamed Nag later, Atheris became rather helpful to Jack, even acting as a grappling hook to let him swing around and travel easier.
He also wields a scimitar, given to him by Ren, named Erebus! It comes with a pure obsidian blade, which is either enchanted or forged exceptionally well, as it never needs to be sharpened - and it's already sharp to begin with, capable of easily destroying almost all armor!
However, while he may be armed, Jack is not used to fighting. His acquaintances tend to have little to no hope in him winning any battles, and without his blades or Atheris, all he can do is dodge until he can get in blows bit by bit. However, he has shown that he possesses at least the ability to battle properly; he managed to fight off a mugger while seriously drunk, broke out of prison after being unfairly arrested, and took down a gigantic diamond dog despite lacking both Erebus and Atheris.
Even though he's still learning how to fight with his new body and lack of limb, Jack can still hold his own! The question, though, is if he can win today, or will he let himself get backed into a corner? Cause knowing him, it could go either way!
"I would go through losing my hand again if this day would just END!"
Species: Alicorn Crystallion
Last remaining Crystallion
Controls darkness and crystals
Drains abilities and magical aura
Pure evil
Ten thousand years ago, the Crystallions lived in the underground caves that ponies mined in, feeding on the darkness within. After reaching the surface, they attempted to claim new lands, only to be fought off by an alliance between the ponies and the minotaurs. The sole survivor, Abstract the Dark, fled to the mines beneath Canterlot, where he waited to become strong enough to return.
So he's a lord of crystals and darkness, and is pure evil...it's like Sombra with actual dialogue!
After his return, he took on and defeated Princesses Celestia and Luna, hid the Elements of Harmony, and gave a few good monologues. He's proven himself to be an overwhelming force thanks to his power over crystals and darkness, capable of manipulating them effortlessly. He can also create storms and form shadows into pony forms to send into battle.
He can also drain his foes' abilities, rather than outright killing them, and can absorb their magical aura to kill them after a while! ...of course, that whole "aura-draining" thing only works on unicorns.
He can also corrupt ponies to turn them into his own minions. However, as no outside help is allowed and the idea is to kill your opponent rather than corrupt them, this ability won't be very useful.
One thing you can definitely say about this guy: he's damn patient!
That's right, Arrell. Abstract waited ten thousand years just to make a single attack, and spends a lot of time planning his actions in advance. However, he isn't very good at improvising or quick thinking...or even strategy for that matter, since he relies more on sheer power and overwhelming his foes to win the day. He once sent his entire army to deal with a different threat while he left himself stupidly undefended.
He prefers making his foes suffer rather than actually killing them, either through torturing them or sucking them dry of power! ...definitely a point onto the "pure evil" list, even if there isn't a lot of references to that in the actual story besides the Elements of Harmony being useless against him.
Furthermore, Abstract is very oblivious to details that usually come back to haunt him. Not to mention his main weakness is...light.
Light?
Well, it has to be strong and concentrated light, but...yeah...light.
...well, let's see if a shadow-controlling alicorn can lose to a cat with a wooden hand.
"Hmph. These 'gods' actually perform within mundane tasks, and find it amusing. If only my emperor were still alive...I shall uphold his will and conquer the world of light, and bring with me shadows and crystal. They shall fail when they try to counter me, and I will become the new emperor. It is time."
Alright, the combatants are set! Let's end this debate once and for all.
IT'S TIME FOR AN EQUESTRIAN DEATH BATTLE!
In the forest, two strange creatures made their way to the designated battlefield. One was a crystal alicorn; the other was a bipedal cat. Both were ready for the fight that would ensue.
Jack drew his sword, but didn't charge. He stayed where he was, keeping an eye on Abstract, waiting for him to make the first move. And he did; with a malicious grin, the Crystallion summoned a shadow pony, sending it off to attack.
The bast was slightly taken off guard by the new foe, but didn't show it. He jumped to the left to dodge the shadow's initial attack, then swung his scimitar and cleaved it neatly in two. He then looked back at Abstract, not letting his eyes stray.
...except now, it was too late, as Abstract had summoned about fifteen more shadow ponies, all of which were stampeding towards Jack.
His eyes widened and he jumped back several times, trying to put as much distance between himself and the swarm as possible so he could think of a way out. He ended up with his back against a tree, and silently cursed his luck. The stampede was right there now, so all he could do was swing his sword to take as many of them down as he could in the short time he had.
It didn't last long. He killed about three shadows before he was tackled by another from the side and sent sprawling across the ground. Quickly, he threw the creature off and jumped to his feet, swinging his blade wildly. He managed to decapitate his assailant, along with two other shadows that tried to join in the dogpile.
Abstract watched with mild amusement as his opponent was slowly appearing overwhelmed. He frowned when Jack managed to sidestep another attack and casually kill yet another shadow, wondering if this foe was as weak as he originally imagined.
The bast continued to dodge and swing, killing these shadow creatures one at a time. Soon, there were only two left, but his constant dodging soon landed him backed up against a tree. He gulped as the two shadows tackled him at once. He tried to swing his sword, but it got knocked out of his grip as he was taken to the ground.
Grunting, he pushed the shadows off and swung his wooden fist, crushing the head of one of them. He quickly repeated this with the other one and stood back up, breathing a little heavily.
Abstract growled and began to fly away. He needed to plan this out further. His shadows were useless.
The bast, however, noticed his intention to escape. "Excitaret." With that word, Jack lifted his left hand, and the seemingly ornamental snake around his wrist flickered to life. One mental command later, it shot out, aiming right for the fleeing alicorn.
The Crystallion grunted as he felt something grab onto his wing. He tried to keep flying away, but with only one wing to pull himself with, he didn't have much success. He started being reeled in. He turned back to see that Jack was on the other end of the line and smirked. Without his sword, the bast wouldn't be able to do much of anything, and it was only a matter of time before the viper let go. Then he'd just have to drain Jack of his abilities and watch him suffer.
Then Jack pulled the end off of his wooden arm. An ivory blade came into view.
Abstract's smirk vanished.
One final tug, and Atheris deposited Abstract at Jack's feet. Using his real arm, the former human grabbed the alicorn by the neck to keep him from escaping. Wasting no more time, he drove his knife into Abstract's chest.
The Crystallion howled in pain before going silent. Just to be sure, Jack pulled the blade out and stuck it back into several other points on his opponent's chest. He finished off with a stab in the throat.
Finally, he dropped the definitely dead alicorn to the ground and put his wooden arm back together. Before he walked away from the scene, he gave a final command to his snake.
"Somnum."
Atheris returned to being wrapped around his wrist and turned inanimate once more, and Jack walked away.
K.O.
...what?
While Abstract may be exceptionally powerful-
WHAT?
...he had his fair share of faults as well. His oblivious nature kept him from realizing the significance of the snake around Jack's wrist, as well as suspecting that his wooden arm may be hiding a weapon. Not to mention that while he can create his own shadow pony minions, they're rather weak and easy for a nimble cat like Jack to dodge.
Plus...it kind of makes sense that Jack's wooden arm wouldn't be much of an issue. Since Abstract prefers fighting by just overwhelming his opponents with his power, he wouldn't get into close combat range unless forced to, so it's not like Jack was missing a good opportunity to punch him!
Jack isn't much of a fighter, but then again, neither is Abstract. Both of them have various flaws, but really, Jack had an easier time thanks to his small arsenal of weapons, while Abstract only had magic that could easily be avoided. And before people start bugging us about why Abstract didn't use his other powers, it's simple: he didn't have time. He underestimated Jack and thought his shadow pony minions could do the job, and when they didn't, he tried to head somewhere safe to plan or feed on darkness to power up. Jack just caught him off guard, pulled him in, and killed him too quickly.
If only Abstract thought to dis-arm his opponent...
The winner is Jack Khajiit.
Next time on the Equestrian Death Battle Tournament:
Seth Disarmonia VS Big Lugnut!
Who will win? Who will die? Find out next time!
How about Discord Whooves (aka Discorded Doctor) vs The Valeyard
Uhm... Do you mind if we include my Stickman army as, say, a security detail? This is a MAJOR crossover spree, so how about it? The stickmen are at your command.
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"Expecting defeat because I never win any competitions or PVP games. Hoping to see a big battle. Defeated in mere moments reflecting my usual success in this sort of matter"
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3045794 Hey, someone had to lose...
3045797 There's a difference between losing fairly and getting outwright obliterated within mere moments with nothing to hang on to...
3045813 That's just how the battle was written. In research, the actual battle was fairly close. There was a point where I was convinced Abstract would win, in fact.
3045816 Well, being extremely experienced in batte and knowing a few tricks, I was atleast expecting a great battle. Heck, I saw potential for the cloud living in him to cause some sort of mini-fight with Jack's bracelet seeing as both seem to be semi-sentient...
3045829 Sorry, this is just what the research pointed to in the end.
3045837 Sure. I don't care that Jack won because I've become so used to losing that I can expect it 87.5% of the time. Heck, congratulations to his owner, but the execution of this chapter was so disappointing that it not only made me depressed, but it angered me tremendously as well.
3045847 I'm sorry, okay? I wanted to just get this chapter out already. I had it sitting there for a good month or two, and when I realized I was so close to finishing it, I just wanted to get it done.
Plus, think of it this way: you were the one who kept bugging me to release the next chapter so we could get to your battle. If you're going to ask for something to happen quickly, take what you get.
3045859 Those were jokes. I was teasing you. I didn't ask for half a tank to fight on the battlefield with while the other tank companies got full battalions of armor.
3045868 Look, stop complaining about the chapter. I gave your character the abilities he had in the actual story. Not my fault that most of them were useless against the opponent that was selected. Just stop arguing about this, please.
3045878 I'm arguing about the way it happened. Bah. Whatever. This happens every time. Congratulations to the author victor. I'm done with this.
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I feel Abstract was too underpowered for this fight, he lost too easily. Either Jack needs a better opponent, or Abstract needs a weaker one.
3045895 Abstract is not underpowered in any way. It's just that his abilities wouldn't work against Jack when following the rules of a Death Battle:
- The arena was selected to give no advantages nor disadvantages by default. So the arena was not dark (to let Abstract feed on darkness and grow stronger) or full of crystals (which he could have manipulated).
- No outside help is allowed, so Abstract could not corrupt other ponies to fight for him. The best he could do was use his shadow pony minions, which aren't very effective.
- Jack is not a unicorn, and so Abstract could not drain his magical aura to kill him.
- Abstract prefers to watch his foes suffer rather than outright killing them, so he went easy on Jack from the start. If not for Jack's hidden blade, Abstract would have begun draining his abilities to cripple him, then slowly killed him over time. Really, that shot of Jack's was his last chance.
3045909
Didn't catch that last one. Thanks for clarifying.
3046075 As true a point as that is, keep in mind that Rainbow Dash is capable of performing a Sonic Rainboom while flying upwards. Therefore, performing one while flying downwards while carrying somepony isn't out of the question. As for hitting at her wings...well, maybe Applejack was too freaked out to think of that? Because honestly, that just didn't occur to me.
Keep it up. These are great. Here's my suggestion and others should support this idea:
Nightmare Moon vs. Queen Chrysalis
Of courssse the battle that skips over mine is on my birthday. What elssse could possibly happen?
I sssuppose it'sss for the bessst. It's better than sssomepony trying to kill me on my birthday...
3046326 Your battle is much closer to being done than you'd think. The battle is being written right now, and after that, all that needs to be done is a bit of information written down.
3046348 You do make good points. Being honest, that particular fight, I didn't put much research into. It was mostly for laughs, and when I think about it, the fight would probably actually end in a tie.
3046371 I don't know if it would be a tie or not. I just think the fight was a little too overly stacked in favor of Pinkie Pie. She could still when against Twilight just not that easily. Then again that would be if you did like Screw Attack did with Super Man vs. Goku, and ignore the fact that in cannon Twilight almost always just learned a spell that solves the problem.
Funny, I was reading this battle hoping Abstract would win, because he would be absolutely nothing against Marr.
Oh? A weakness against light, you say? Any bright light? Well, have a peek under my good friend's hood over here...
3046440 Extremely concentrated sources of light. Not just a simple flash.
Y'know, I know nothing about these characters beyond what you tell about them, so I have no problems with Jack winning. Kinda disappointed the villain didn't win though, but then again, I always root for the villain.
Pinkie wins! Fuck you Twitlight! ...Sorry about that...
Seth is next.
3046479
But it is concentrated. Its incredible potency is what allows for the total petrification of the subject.
3046700 Ohhhhh. Okay then. There's just so much that WASN'T SHOWN HERE() that prevented him from showing the few defences he has against that. (I mean. Come on. Who is stupid enough to know their own weakness and not find a way to protect themselves against it?)
Tundra: I don't know whether to facehoof at Abstract's stupidity or be happy that I'm not the only alicorn that lost in the first round of this tournament.
Shirayuki: Tell you what, you can do the chuckling while I facehoof.
Tundra: Deal.
Shirayuki: Ready? One, two, three.
Tundra:
(end dialogue)
...
I'll be honest. I didn't see that result coming.
Duo vs Sweetie Belle
He has as much magic power as Sweetie Belle but when he gets angered his magic gets doubled to be an even match with Twilight.
My friend made the drawing.
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Pinkie Pie VS Bec (Dog form) from Homestuck.
Both can teleport, and it'd be interesting to see a fight between two entities who'd much rather have a good time than fight to the death.
Plus, Bec can teleport to anywhere in the known universe(s? It's not quite confirmed...), so that'd explain how he'd make his way to Equestria.
3047003 I've seen what Khajiit is capable of. I, most certainly, did see that coming..
after the tournament you have to do a battle with navarone from diaries of a madman
I honestly thought it was one sided as HELL in Abstract's favour, but hey, can't argue with those results.
Heh. I didn't really expect the fight to be that short. Pretty much every one of my thoughts have already been said though...
Anyways, I'm doing a rewrite on Blazing Muzzles. If I make pretty much all the traits the same then would I still be allowed to stay or not? Or would you just use the info that I gave you about half a year ago?
I still don't know where to start.
3047003 That's what happens when ** occurs. Abstract isn't that stupid and although he looks like he doesn't plan in advance, he actually purposely does things to direct others towards him. That's what happens when no one understands your writing. I congratulate Khajit, but I'm still extremely peeved at how this chapter was executed.
3049668 I'll be using information from both sources; original AND rewrite. If something doesn't line up properly, I'll use the rewrite's information over the original's in that case.
3066572 This battle is the fifth tournament battle; it was just skipped temporarily. It IS in correct order, really; it was just PUBLISHED in the wrong order.
3066703 Let's just say that's for the sake of convenience.
3067172 Not sure, but I'm aiming for having it out in anywhere from a couple weeks to a month.
3067431 I can see that taking a while, considering there's 4 stories with Seth in it. Which I did tell you about Dimensional Battle Royale right? Since that is canon with the other stories about Seth. If this seems like too much just tell me.
3068257 Hasn't been written yet. I'm considering just holding off on interactions until the end of the first round, just so battles aren't put on hold because of the interactions not being written.
3069280 I don't think it'll be in the next battle; because of how difficult it can be to make the post-battle interactions, I'm thinking of just stockpiling them and putting them in a single chapter after the first round.
3069290ok then
And the physically handicapped cat wins!
Goldenmoon: You're just happy because it partially justifies your felyne love and those fan cards your making...
Be quiet, you're a WG plains walker with a hate on for B and U, why would you root for this guy?
Golden moon: An excellent point. Go cat go. Yeah.
3122364
Yep...But considering her being an earth pony and that she was able to fall from that tall thing about 5 times in applebuck season and just shakes it of without breaking anything...How ever if RD built up the speed and with that hurricane it would probably break AJ's resistence against damage