“Extra couch,” Twilight said, moving a new couch next to the one they already had.

“Check,” Spike said, using a quill to write something on a scroll.

“Snack table,” the young alicorn said as she place the last plate of snacks on the table that was placed near the couches.

“Check,” the young drake said as he checked another item off the list.

“And finally Starlight Glimmer,” the princess of Friendship said, looking towards said mare who was seated in front of the tv. Just now finishing the Pikachu, Blanka battle.

Starlight could only laugh at her friend’s little joke as she watched the credits. After that, Starlight got up and said, “I can’t believe I missed this. It must have been fun to watch this with your friends.”

Starlight looks at the floor in sadness as she felt something wrap around her back. Looking to the side, Starlight saw Twilight hugging her as she said, “Don’t think like that. You’re here now and we can enjoy them together with OUR friends.”

Starlight nods and returns the hug, enjoying the warmth it brought.

Suddenly the door slams open as a raspy tomboyish voice said, “We’re here to see some action.” The two mares turned to see Rainbow Dash and the rest of the girls walking through the door as they made their way into the room.

“Hey, egghead. What’s with the extra couch and snack table?” Rainbow asked, hovering near the table while looking at the extra couch. “I don’t think we need that for just Starlight.”

Twilight chuckles and said, “Not exactly.”

“Did you invite somepony over then?” Applejack said, sitting at the end of the first couch.

“I’m wondering that too, darling. With Spike either sitting next to you or in his beanbag chair, it doesn’t seem like we need an extra couch for one pony. A seat, maybe,” Rarity said, taking a seat next to Applejack.

“We would like to know. If you don’t mind,” Fluttershy said, holding Doomguy Plushie in her hooves.

“Well, you see ….I kinda,” Twilight began to say when a bright light filled the room, causing everyone to close their eyes. When the reopened them, they saw the princesses and Shining Armor standing in front of them.

“Greetings, my little ponies,” Celestia said as everyone in the room bowed to her. “Please, we’re all friends here.”

“What’cha doing here, princess?” Pinkie Pie asked, looking at them curiously. “You here to watch the next battle with us?”

Celestia looked to the side, to see Twilight and Cadance do their dance, and said, “That is correct Pinkie. Twilight sent me yesterday, inviting my sister and I to watch the next battle.”

“And Twilight send us a letter asking us the same thing. We even got Sunburst to baby sit Flurry Heart while we’re here,” Shining said, getting a hug from Twilight. “When we got the letter, we couldn’t say no.”

“Now let us start this battle. I for one would like to see if they’re worthy of being ‘awesome’ as they say,” Luna said, taking a seat on the couch with everyone else doing the same. Twilight levitated the remote in front of her and pressed play.

Interlude
(*Cues: Invader - Jim Johnston*)

(fades...)

(*Cues: Goku vs Superman Theme from ScrewAttack's Death Battle - The Synthetic Orchestra*)

Wiz: Born to dying races and sent to brave new worlds, these two alien saviors are legendary.

The group where getting more and more interested after hearing that.

“So it’s going to be a battle of two outworldly being?” asked an excited Twilight as she wondered what this two would bring to the table in this fight.

“Huh? That’s funny,” said Spike.

“What is?” Cadence asked the young drake.

“Well it’s funny, the first episode of the show was about two people from space and now the first season ends with two people from space,” explained the drake. Causing the main group member to think back and realise that he was right.

“Giggle! Your right Spiky!” said a giggling Pinkie Pie along with everyone else found amusing as well.

Boomstick: And everybody wants to know who would kick whose ass in a fight. And I mean everyone.

“This must've been a very sought after fight for the people that this show was made for.” commented Celestia.

“It just makes it even more thrilling just thinking about who this two fighter are,” added in Luna

Wiz: Goku, the tenacious Super Saiyan...

Boomstick: ...and Superman, the Man of Steel.

“Those are some awesome titles,” Rainbow said as everyone nodded in agreement.

Wiz: To ensure no questions are left unanswered, we will be acknowledging every official resource for both combatants, though the original writings hold precedence. No mistranslations allowed. Also, as he was retconned and rebuilt in 1986, we will be examining the modern Superman.

“Why though?” questioned a confused Shining armor.

Boomstick: Considering Supe's pre-86 could make up new superpowers on the fly and destroy entire solar systems by sneezing, probably a good idea. He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.

“Uh-oh…” muttered Starlight as she saw her friend/slash treacher’s eye start to twitch at the absurd feats of power. ‘She’s not going to have a good time,’ the mare thought as she hoped this episode would not set Twilight off.

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

Title sequence

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Starring:

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Theme music by Blank Robinson Synthetic Orchestra

Written and hosted by Ben Singer and Chad James

Directed by Ben Singer

Goku vs Superman

“This is gonna be awesome~!” sang Rainbow Dash as she dug into her popcorn.

Goku
(*Cues: Dragon Ball - Makafushigi Adventure Instrumental Theme*)

Goku is shown jumping upwards into the air at a stump of wood, then hits it, breaking it into smaller, even pieces of wood. He lands back on the ground while the wood perfectly stacks into a pile.

“That was so cool!” cheered Spike wondering if he could do the same thing.

“That was quite impressive,” complemented Rarity as the rest of the group also applauded after seeing such skill.

Wizard: Kakarot was born to a low-class Saiyan warrior on the planet Vegeta. He narrowly escaped the extinction of his entire race when he was sent to Earth with a single, simple mission…

Boomstick: Destroy everything! Then he conveniently bumped his head and forgot about it all.

“Well that’s relief…” whispered Fluttershy.

“But what kind of barbarians sends children out to kill?” questioned a disgusted Rarity

“A baby should never be put through that,” muttered out Cadence as she imagined someone doing that to Flurry Heart.

Wizard: Dubbed Goku by his adopted grandfather, his life revolves around combat. He cares little for anything else, unless food is involved.

They watch a younger Goku eat a restaurant out of business.

Goku: Can I have another bowl, please?

(*friends/everyone fall over in shock*)

“And I thought Pinkie Pie had an appetite,” muttered a shock Twilight.

“Oooh~! I wonder how many cupcakes he could eat?” asked an excited Pinkie Pie.

“I’d rather not find out,” muttered Spike feeling that it would take all of the cupcakes in ponyville to even get him half-way full.

Background
Full Name: Son Goku
Birth Name: Kakarot
Age: 53 [Body = 45]
Height: 175 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 62 kg / 137 Ibs
Occupation: Radish farmer
Masters: Muten Roshi, Korin, Popo, Kami, North Kai, Old Kai

(*Cues: DB Raging Blast 1&2 - Ultimate Blast Soundtrack*)

Boomstick: At 12 years old, he was trained by Master Roshi in Kame-Sennin Ryu, which pushes a person to superhuman levels.

“Hmmm wonder if the royal guards could go through that type of training?” pondered Shining.

“I think only my brother could handle that kind of physical labor,” commented Applejack.

Training
w/ Grandpa Gohan
Kung-Fu & basic ki training
w/ Roshi [Kame-Sennin Ryu]
Intense labor develops superhuman ability
w/ Korin
Trains endurance & opponent anticipation
w/ Kami & Popo
Senses, meditation, & precision
w/ King Kai Kaio-Ken
Advanced ki training & 10x gravity

Wizard: Complementing his Saiyan biology, Goku’s superhuman strength, speed and senses skyrocketed. He developed numerous fighting techniques including the fast-moving After-Image and the Dragon Throw, his trademark grapple.

“Now those are fighting moves huh AJ?” Rainbow Dash asked her southern friend who only gave her a shrug as an answer.

“I’m pretty comfortable with my fighting style,” said the southern mare.

Fighting Techniques
After-Image (Zanzoken)
Dragon Throw
Mimicry
Rock, Scissors, 'N' Paper (Janken)
Fist Shockwave
Fist of Eight Hands (Hasshu-ken)

Boomstick: At fifteen, he was already so powerful that the only worthy teachers left were gods... and a talking cat, but mostly GODS! He was only a kid and his power level was already enormous!

“Talking cat?” said Fluttershy as she imagine a wise cat teaching her and her Doomguy plushie in the ways of martial arts.

Vegeta/Pinkie Pie: It’s over 9,000!!

Boomstick: Not yet!

“Huh?” everyone said, looking confused at Boomstick’s interruption.

(*video fast-forwards through the Dragon Ball Z series*)

Boomstick: Okay, now it is.

Nappa: What?! 9,000?!

(*Cues: Dragon Ball Z - Main Theme*)

Wizard: FALSE! In the Japanese manga, Goku’s power level at that time was 8,000. But it doesn’t even matter because power levels are absurd. “The entire point of introducing them was to show how unreliable and meaningless they were.” [Kanzenshuu] By relying on power levels, the villains constantly underestimated the heroes. Therefore, using them to judge Goku’s abilities is pointless. Besides, the Daizenshuu says that—

Boomstick/Rainbow Dash: Dai-what now?

“Even I’m confused,” commented Twilight trying to say the word in her head.

Wizard: The Official Dragonball Encyclopedia. It states power levels eventually become immeasurable, not because they are so high they can’t be measured, but because the characters, and hopefully the audience, have realized just how futile these numbers are.

“MY FAVORITE MEME IS A LIE!!!” cried Pinkie Pie in total Despair.

(thank Alphamon_Ouryuken for the joke.)

Raditz: I’m still ten times stronger than you are!

Goku: That may be true, but strength isn’t the only thing that matters.

“Yes will is another factor as well,” said Celestia as she gave goku approving look.

(*Cues: DBZ - The Dragon Theme*)

Wizard: We cannot judge Goku by his power level, nor can we through power scaling, the theory that he can achieve the same feats as lesser Dragon Ball characters. Goku’s abilities are tailored to his personal training and experiences, not to mention anatomy.

Shows Frieza against Super Saiyan Goku, telling that the planet will blow up.

The group shudder when they saw the tyrant for the first time. The cold smile and ruthless look in his eyes put any villain the girls had face to shame.

Frieza: I can breathe in space... and you can’t.

“(gasp!) But space is a vacum!” cried Pinkie Pie.

“Vacuum…” corrected everyone else with a flat tone.

Boomstick: However, Goku does have a knack for mimicking ki techniques.

Wizard: “Ki is metaphysical, made up of things such as vigor, courage and being in one’s true mind.” [Kanzenshuu]

“Sounds like they should be part of the elements,” Rainbow said, imagining a few more elements of harmony.

Boomstick: It’s basically a kind of natural life force energy and is a fundamental component of Daoist medicine and martial arts. Oh, and uh, it’s NOT magic!

“What!? But how can they do all those things without magic!?” yelled a confused Twilight as she tried to rap her head around the concept of someone not using magic to do those things.

Wizard: Dragonball creates a very distinct difference between ki and magic. Ki is dependent on the physical ability of the user.

“So i guess earth ponies could learn it,” said shining armor thinking out loud.

(*Cues: Dragon Ball Z - Battle Theme*)

Wizard: And magic-users like Babidi are clearly using something different. Goku harnesses and manipulates his ki energy—

Boomstick: - into badass lasers and stuff, like ki blasts, energy barriers and the Destructo Disc, which he totally stole from Krillin. The Solar Flare blinds opponents and the Spirit Bomb puts energy from other things into a giant death ball... that takes freaking forever to make.

“Those attacks look powerful,” Cadance said in awe.

“The destructo Disk seems like my kind of attack," said Rarity

“I should try the Solar Flare sometime,” Celestia muttered to herself. Unknown to her, Twilight was writing down these attack to see if they can recreate them later.

Wizard: And energy taken from sentient beings must be voluntary. The Spirit Bomb is fueled by positive energy which is only effective against those filled with negative energy, AKA evil. In the Super Android 13 film, Goku actually absorbs the ki gathered from the Spirit Bomb, becoming one with it, transforming and manipulating the energy himself.

“That attack. We need that attack,” Shining Armor said, imagining it helping them out in the near future.

Ki Attacks
Ki Blast
Destructo Disk (Kienzan)
Solar Flare (Taiyo-ken)
Ki Barrier
Kiai Cannon
Spirit Bomb (Genki Dama)
Dragon Fist

Boomstick: But his two best moves are the Dragon Fist, where he super-charges his punch with a golden ki dragon and the one and only Kamehameha: a giant focused beam which every kid in the world has always wanted to do. Don’t lie, you’ve tried it.

“Woah,” Spike, Rainbow and Shining said in complete awe by the Dragon Fist. But everyone had that same reaction when they saw Goku’s signature attack.

Kamehameha
Means "Turtle Destruction Wave"
Concentrates ki into a single point
Requires some time to charge
Variants
Jet - Propels Goku
Bending - Directed in midair
Super - Planet busting power
Twin Dragon Shot - Releases as spheres
Continuous - Rapid-fire
10x - Max output in Super Saiyan 4
After-effects blasts victim later

Wizard: Goku also uses ki for telekinesis and high-speed flight. He can even sense the power and location of other ki sources and then teleport directly to them with Instant Transmission.

“They can teleport too?” Twilight yelled, trying to comprehend how they can do this without magic.

Boomstick: Which is light speed!

(*Cues: Dragon Ball Z - Prologue & Subtitle II*)

Goku: You dematerialize and travel as a mass of light.

Wizard: Again, false. This is another mistake in translation. According to the original manga, “Instant Transmission is… well… instant.” [Kanzenshuu] Its only flaw is that it requires concentrated focus.

“That’s faster than Rainbow Dash,” Starlight said, amazed at the extent of this technique.

“A lot of things are faster than me now a days,” muttered an annoyed Rainbow Dash.

“Like your boyfriend?” snarked Applejack, which got Rainbow Dash to yet again grab her notebook and start to write something down.

“Ok seriously Dash what is that notebook for,” asked an annoyed Rarity.

“Oh this? It’s just my revenge notebook,” answered Rainbow Dash with a shrug which got some confused looks from the guest and a cold chill going down the main group’s spine.

“Revenge notebook?” asked a nervous Fluttershy.

“Yep! Every time someone teses me about my crush on sonic i write it down and after a while the one who teased me the most will get pranked.” Explained Dash as she gave the group a terrifying grin.

‘Crap baskets,’ everyone else thought.

Goku: (in his mind) It’s no good. I can’t concentrate.

(*Cues: DBZ: Ultimate Tenkaichi - The Warrior*)

Wiz: Also, he can read minds.

“Unicorns can’t do that,” Starlight said, having studied a good number of Twilight’s books.

Boomstick: Wait, what? Is there no limit to this ki thing?

“That's what we would like to know,” commented Cadence, getting a few nods of agreement from the group.

Ki Manipulation
Telekinesis
Flight
Ki Sense
Instant Transmission (Shunkanido)
Telepathy
Mind Reading

Wizard: There is. Goku draws from a finite pool of ki energy. So to increase his power, Goku perfected the art of Kaio-Ken. This amplifies Goku’s ki, multiplying his strength, speed, defense and so on.

“So he needs to be smart with how he uses it,” Rarity said just loud enough for everyone to hear.

“It seems so but this Kaio-Ken looks like it could turn the tides of battle if used correctly,” Luna said, liking the technique.

Boomstick: Only one problem: it puts a giant strain on his body and can even kill him.

Footage from Tree of Might, fighting against Turles.

Goku: Kaio-Ken... TIMES TWENTY!!

“That needs to be used sparingly then,” Applejack said, knowing what it's like to push herself more than she should.

Kaio-Ken
Taught by North King Kai
Multiplies ki and physical power
Too much strain can be fatal
Multiplication amount is controlled
Goku's highests multiplication: 20x

Wizard: But Goku does not have to rely solely on his ki. He wields the Power Pole, “a magical staff which expands and contracts” [Daizenshuu 7].

“And he uses a magical staff?” Twilight said, getting a bit of a headache from this.

“One that extends, Twilight. Didn't we have one like that,Sister?” Luna asked, looking at Celestia.

“I don’t believe so. Maybe we should check the old armory later and see,” Celestia said, thinking of what they could find in there.

Inventory
Power Pole (Nyoi-Bo)
Indestructible
Extends & contracts on command
Limitless reach

Boomstick: When he’s hurt, eating a Senzu bean heals him up and to get around, he rides the Flying Nimbus, a flying cloud which probably tastes like cotton candy.

“Wish I had those beans. Then I wouldn’t have to be in the hospital so much,” Rainbow grunted while crossing her hooves.

“You could avoid it if you stop doing your stunts so close to town,” Applejack said cheekily, getting a glare from her daredevil friend.

“I so want a cloud like that. I could go anywhere and have a snack at the same time,” Pinkie said, imagining all the adventures she could do.

“I doubt it would taste like cotton candy, darling,” Rarity said, trying not to crush Pinkie’s dreams.

Flying Nimbus (Kinto-Un)
Flies at Mach 1.5
Exclusive to people with a pure heart
Senzu Beans
Instantly heals wounds & broken bones
Restores ki
Stored in a belt pouch

(*Cues: DBZ - Goku Super Saiyan Theme*)

Wizard: Still, the Kaio-Ken was Goku’s trump card for some time until a fateful battle with the tyrant Frieza, who pushed Goku past his limits to achieve the legendary form of Super Saiyan.

The group was in awe as they saw Goku turn in the legendary super saiyan form.

“I know we saw this form with vegeta and all but the way goku did it was just way cooler,” commented Shining Armor in awe.

“Truly a form like that deserve being called legendary!” cheered Luna.

Boomstick: There are four different levels of Super Saiyan, each drastically boosting his power.

Wizard: Like the Kaio-Ken, each form does burden his body, though Goku has trained to minimize this.

The group sighed in relief, happy that Goku was able to master the form.

Boomstick: Super Saiyan 3 multiplies the already combined power of Super Saiyan 2 by four, but comes at a horrible price: that hair! Oh, and it pretty much destroys his body while he’s using it, but MY GOD, THE HAIR!

“Good gracious!” gasp out Rarity before fainting.

Applejack rolled her eyes before shaking her drama queen of a friend awake.

Wizard: Fortunately for Goku, the life-sapping Super Saiyan 3 would be trumped by his final transformation: Super Saiyan 4. This form alters his body to better endure the 4000x power increase.

“4000x POWER INCREASE!!!” screamed the group while Twilight started to foam at the mouth and started to twitch violently.

“Twilight!” screamed a worried Starlight. “ Shouldn’t we help her!?” she yelled at the group.

“Meh she’ll be fine.” shrugged Rainbow Dash.

“Just give her a moment to calm down,” added Cadence, showing the young unicorn that Twilight’s behaviour was a normal occurrence to the rest of the group.

Boomstick: Complete with pink fur and eye shadow. Fear the ultimate form!

That got a few chuckles from the group and was even able to calm down Twilight.

Wizard: With each transformation, minus full-power Super Saiyan 1, Goku loses some self-control, becoming more violent and instinct-prone.

Transformations

Great Ape (Ozaru)
Base power x 10

Full Powered Super Saiyan
Base power x 50

Super Saiyan 2
Super Saiyan 1 power x 2

Super Saiyan 3
Super Saiyan 2 power x 4

Super Saiyan 4
Super Saiyan 3 power x 10

(*Cues: DBZ - Super Saiyan 3 Power Up*)

Footage of SS4 Goku facing against one of the Shadow Dragons in GT.

Goku: When I’m at this power level, it’s hard for me to listen to reason. I just lose control.

“Eeep!” squeaked Fluttershy as she hid behind her doomguy Plushie.

“That could lead to some trouble if Goku isn't careful,” commented Celestia with worry in her eyes.

Wizard: Goku’s greatest strength is his tenacity and never-give-up attitude. “He does not fight to defeat others. He fights to defeat himself.” [The Dao of Dragonball] However, this may also be his greatest weakness.

Boomstick: He prefers a fair fight, eager to see his opponent’s maximum potential.

“That’s a bad idea. Letting your opponent power up could lead to one's destruction,” Luna said, shaking her head.

King Kai: He’s about to reach his maximum. This could be your last chance.

Goku: I want him to reach his maximum. I want to fight him when he’s at his best!

“Even I Would rather just finished a bad guy instead of letting him get powered up.” commented Dash, seeing what Goku was doing was stupid.

Wizard: But, when the whole world is at stake, well... hindsight is 20/20.

Boomstick: And although he’s more than tough enough to survive in a vacuum, he clearly needs oxygen, so no breathing in space.

Wizard: Plus, well… Goku’s not very bright. Despite some basic schooling from Roshi, Goku has never had a day of certified formal education in his life. It took him years just to learn how to drive.

Boomstick: But why the hell would Goku need to drive a car?

“They do look fun,” Shining and Spike said, thinking it would be cool to have those cars in town or the empire.

Wizard: Even so, Goku understands his weaknesses. To him, a formal education would just be a waste of time. He is already a genius when it comes to martial arts.

“Might as well stick to your strengths i gauss,” said Spike.

Boomstick: And even if he does get the hell beaten out of him, he improves with every fight.

“Hax! I call hax!” yelled Pinkie Pie.

Weaknesses
Avoids unfair advantages
No formal education
Sometimes too forgiving
Super forms drain energy
Limited amount of ki

Wizard: And that is what Goku is all about. He thrives on becoming stronger and bursting limits and has overcome every obstacle in his way.

The group felt nothing but respect For Goku.

Boomstick: Even marriage.

“Awwwww~!” the group awad as they saw Goku and Chichi’s wedding.

Wizard: Goku might just be the greatest martial artist in fictional history.

The group now sees Frieza bruised and terrified when Goku goes Super Saiyan. The group smiled seeing the once arrogant ruler now terrified.

Frieza: What…. What are you?!

Goku smirked and said: I am the hope of the universe. I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace.

Frieza is trembling even more at Goku's speech which is now giving the group hope and confidence.

Goku: I am protector of the innocent. I am the light in the darkness. I am truth.

The volcano is erupting as if to emphasise his point. Goku then erupts in a golden aura with a determined and fearless look on his face and shouts the final part of his speech to the heavens.

Goku: Ally to good! Nightmare to you!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The group were in awe after seeing the warrior known as goku and were now desperate to see how his opponent would stack up.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Superman

The group watch in horror as a school bus falls in a nearby river as kids panic and begin to drown.

“Someone has to save them!” screamed a panicked Luna and the rest of the group where nearly at the edge of their seats as they saw the children panic and scream.

Mrs. Ross: My son was in the bus.

the bus is then somehow pulled to shore. The one who saved the kids was a young boy who was wet and the look on his face showed hints of fear for what he did as the kids stare at him in both confusion and hints of fear.

“Oh thank Harmony.” sighed Cadance in relief as her husband patted her back soothingly.

“That young boy was truly brave to go out of his way to save them,” Celestia said with nothing but respect in her voice. Getting nods of agreement from the others.

He saw what Clark did.

(*Cues: Smallville Score - Trials*)

Wizard: Kal-El was born to a high-class scientist on the planet Krypton. He narrowly escaped the destruction of his homeworld when his father sent him to Earth with the goal of preserving human life.

The group now see a infant Kal-El be sent away in a small space shuttle before his home planet explodes into dust due to the unstable core.

“So sad…” whimpered a Fluttershy as the rest of the group felt bad for both Goku and Superman.

“It really sucks that these guys both lost their homes at such a young age,” muttered Rainbow Dash.

Boomstick: Well, what a coincidence… except for the whole saving human life thing.

“His father was truly a kind man to wish for his son protect another race of life,” Starlight said with a large amount of respect shining in her eyes.

“I’m just glad that we're not seeing another race of creatures that do nothing but conquer other planets.” said Rarity. Still not liking the fact that the Saiyan race sends infants to kill all life on another planet.

Boomstick: After landing on Earth, he was found and raised by the Kents, who decided to name him Clark. And weren’t they surprised when they found out he was an alien with superpowers.

The group look in awe as they saw a young Clark lift up a truck with no effort at all.

“That boy puts Big Mac’s strength to shame,” said Applejack, as she saw the young child’s godly strength.

“We’ve only seen that kind of strength with fully grown Miniatures,” gasped out Twilight. Completely in awe seeing a child out muscle one of the most physically gifted races in their world.

Wizard: After discovering his true heritage, Clark refused to accept his Kryptonian side. He subconsciously developed mental barriers that blocked him from attaining his full power, which he would work to uncover throughout the rest of his life.

“It must have been hard to accept that you were an alien and not a human,” Starlight said, feeling sorry for the boy. To know you’ve been living a lie your whole life can cause anypony emotional stress.

Background
Alternate Identity: Clark Joseph Kent
Birth Name: Kal-El
Age: 39
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 225 lbs.
Married to Lois Lane
Occupation: Pulitzer Prize winning Investigative Reporter

Boomstick: Stupid power-limiting brain.

Wizard: After graduating college in two years and traveling the world as a secret superhero, Clark moved to the city of Metropolis as an investigative reporter and donned the red and blue to publicly announce his presence as the Superman, defender of truth, justice and the American way!... until he renounced his American citizenship.

“He still protects them. At least he does that,” Spike said with everyone nodding in agreement.

Boomstick: Mild-mannered Clark kept his identity a secret with the brilliant disguise of nerdy glasses and wimpy demeanor...

Superman, as Clark Kent, opens a bottle of champagne, but spills it.

Clark Kent: Oh, I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

Boomstick: ...proving that people only see what they want to believe.

Wizard: Boomstick, that’s surprisingly profound.

“Yes it is,” Cadance said with her aunts and husband looking shocked.

“He does this sometimes,” Twilight said, her eyes wide.

“How can he be smart enough to say things like that, yet sound like a disgusting pig?” Rarity muttered to herself, getting surprised from Boomstick’s explanation.

Boomstick: *burps* Since then, his power’s been pretty inconsistent, mostly due to the writers doing whatever the hell they please.

Rarity hmmped while sticking her nose up.

“Wonder what they mean?” Celestia said, intrigued by the Man of Steel’s powers.

(*Cues: Christopher Drake - All-Star Superman*)

Wizard: Well, there is a legitimate explanation. Superman’s powers are dependent on the ultra-solar rays of the sun. By absorbing yellow or blue sunlight, his power rises; however he cannot absorb sunlight from a red star. So, if “you take away a yellow sun, you slowly take away Superman’s powers.” [Superman Super Site]

Power Source
Solar Radiation
Constant Power Absorption
Healing Factor
Yellow Sunlight increases power (2700x-5500x)
Red Sunlight has no effect (2700x)
Blue Sunlight doubles increase (5500x; adds new abilities)

Boomstick: He’s solar-powered! They call him the world’s first superhero but sounds more like the world’s first hippie to me.

That got some snickers from the less mature members of the group while the rest just rolled their eyes.

Wizard: Now, the intensity of solar radiation disperses the further away it gets from its source, so the closer Superman is to the sun, the more solar radiation he’ll absorb.

“Sounds like your kind of hero dear sister,” teased Luna getting a playful shove from her sister.

Boomstick: So he gathers more power the higher he gets? He IS a hippie.

This brought on more laughter as some of the mature members rolled their eyes but chuckled.

Wizard: In the Justice League series, Our Worlds at War, Superman actually spent fifteen minutes INSIDE the sun. When he resurfaced, he was powerful enough to effortlessly move planets.

“HE DID WHAT?” Twilight asked as her hair began to ruffle up.

“He spent fifteen minutes inside the sun,” Celestia said in a small voice.

“We wouldn’t stand a chance against him,” Rainbow said as everyone shuddered at the thought of fighting Superman.

Boomstick: He can also hear sounds millions of miles away, see through anything but lead, and spot things moving faster than light.

Wizard: He can see at a subatomic level and hear through the vacuum of space… somehow.

At this point Twilight was becoming a twitching mess.

(*Cues: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths - Opening Credits*)

Wizard: He can even see your soul.

Boomstick/everyone: What?!

Wizard: It happened.

Super Sense
Super Hearing
X-Ray Vision (with the exception of lead)
Telescopic Vision
Microscopic Vision
Electro Magnetic Spectrum Vision
Theta Vision (can see a person's aura)

Boomstick: Well, weird abilities aside, Superman can freeze his enemies in ice or create hurricanes just by breathing, and to top it all off, he shoots laser beams from his eyes.

“So cool! I want a laser face too!” cheered Pinkie Pie while the rest of the group was stunned silent from the SMALL list of powers in Superman’s arsenal.

Wizard: His heat vision can be expanded to encompass anything within Superman’s sight and reach temperatures hotter than the sun.

“Hotter than the sun…” muttered everyone, scared at the thought someone could launch an attack of that power with such ease.

Boomstick: He can incinerate entire planets in a staring contest.

“How can somepony have so much power!?” cried Spike in total disbelief.

Wizard: However, “heat vision drains his power faster than any other ability.” [Superman Homepage], especially when he amps it up.

Superman creates a huge beam of heat vision, taking out an army of Doomsday-like creatures.

“... I think i just peed a little,” Squeaked Rainbow dash in fear.

“I think we all did,” muttered Shining Armor.

Wiz: And with precision, heat vision can reach microscopic levels invisible to the human eye.

Powers
Flight
Super Strength
Super Speed
Healing Factor
Super Breath
Arctic Breath
Heat Vision (Maximum Temperature: Unknown; drains solar power quickly)

Superman: Heat vision, focused through your pupils like a scalpel… instant lobotomy.

Superman slaps Manchester Black.

“HA!” laughed everyone.

(*Cues: Superman: The Animated Series - Main Theme*)

Wizard: Superman can vibrate his body fast enough to phase through attacks, even turn invisible. By vibrating to just under light speed, Superman can use the infinite mass punch. This speed causes the relative mass of his fist to increase immensely and hit with the force of a supernova.

At this point Celestia was in the same state as her former student after hearing some of the things superman can do.

“Impossible…” muttered the two was they slowly turn into a twitching mess.

“Ok is that normal?” asked a concern Starlight.

“No but it’s quite fascinating,” answered Luna as she poked her twitching sister with a stick.

Infinite Mass Punch
Acceleration to near light speed creates relativistic mass
Impact equivalent to 10 Octillion Megatons
Uses a lot of energy
Planet busting
Speed force regulates durability if necessary, ensuring survival

Boomstick: Which explodes at a force of 10 octillion megatons! Thanks fact-of-the-day calendar.

Wizard: In comparison, this is the Tsar, the most powerful bomb mankind has ever tested: 50 megatons.

Boomstick: So that punch is like 200 septillion super-nukes. That’s 24 zeroes, bitches!

“Too many ZERO’S!!!” screamed an over dramatic Pinkie Pie.

(*Cues: Superman Doomsday - Main Title*)

Wizard: Superman is not only strong, but a genius with a super-brain that can process information thousands of times faster than an average human. He is capable of strategic fighting, even while traveling eight times the speed of light.

“W-what!?” stuttered out Rainbow Dash.

Genius Intellect
Super Brain
Perfect Photographic Memory
Technological Genius
Master Tactician
Can read & memorize DNA
Taught all remaining Kryptonian knowledge by Jor-El

Boomstick: He’s an expert in disabling opponents through pressure point combat and once fought demons in Valhalla alongside Wonder Woman and Thor… for 1,000 freaking years!

Everyone was stunned at that tidbit of information.

“That is the coolest thing i’ve ever heard… of all time.” muttered out an awe struck Starlight.

Wizard: He’s even learned to protect his mind from telepathic attacks.

Superman: I heard your telepathic shout before, but my mind is protected from anything deeper by a series of psychic blocks.

Manchester Black: Best I’ve seen, too.

Wizard: He also studied two Kryptonian martial arts: Torquasm-Rao and Torquasm-Vo.

Boomstick/Rainbow Dash: Orgasm-what now?

“Oh my!” gasped out fluttershy with redden cheeks.

Wizard: Torquasm-Rao is a hard martial art in which Superman enters the theta state, a real-life phenomenon in which a person becomes extremely receptive to information and instinct. Torquasm-Vo is a mental martial art with which Superman can fight off mind domination and illusions or even counterattack.

“Now that's something i would like to learn,” said Spike. Wondering how strong he’d be if he mastered those skills.

Boomstick: In order to master all his powers, Superman needed to break through his own self-created mental blocks, like how when he was younger, he believed he needed to eat food and breathe oxygen like humans, when he can really just survive on solar energy alone like some weird plant man.

“I think we’ve found your perfect match aunty Celestia,” giggled out Cadence. Getting a few rounds of laughter from the rest of the group even Celestia herself couldn't help but laugh as well.

Wizard: And thanks to some intense training from Mongol II, he managed to tear these barriers down and become the true Superman, capable of amazing feats.

Boomstick: Yeah, like when he obliterated an F5 tornado with a round of applause...

Martial Arts
Pressure Points with Batman
Hand to Hand with Wonder Woman
Boxing with Wildcat
Psychic Barrier with J'onn J'onzz
With Mongol II (worked to uncover full potential)
Torquasm-Rao & Torquasm-Vo (enhances and protects body and mind)

(*Cues: John Williams - Superman Theme*)

Boomstick: Or when he was the filling for a planet sandwich, or held a mini black hole in his hand... oh, or the time he dragged the freaking Earth around. Superman has survived some pretty crazy things. Like when Koldgast hit him with 15 supernovas to the face.

“i-but-HOW!?” screamed Twilight in a fit of frustration.

Koldgast: That was like 15 suns exploding in his face!

Boomstick/Pinkie Pie: I/He just said that!

Wizard: Exaggeration? Maybe, but he has survived other supernovas before. When he takes a hit, his super-dense molecular structure and bio-electric aura protects him and his suit.

“Hmph! Wish I had an aura that protected me and my wonderful dresses from harm,” commented a frustrated Rarity.

“Then ya should've been born in Remnant then!” said Pinkie Pie, completely breaking the fourth wall in the process.

Boomstick: Holy crap, he sounds invincible!

“He truly does,” said a intimidated Luna.

(*Cues: Superman/Batman: Public Enemies - Opening Theme*)

Wizard: Not exactly. His solar energy can be depleted over the course of a battle, if he takes too much damage or remains out of sunlight for too long. This is how the monster Doomsday was able to kill him. Oh, sorry, not kill, put him into a “healing coma”.

Boomstick/Pinkie Pie: (*coughs*) Cop-out!

Wizard: He also has several specific weaknesses, like the famous Kryptonite, radioactive fragments of his homeworld which bring him to his knees. “Any prolonged exposure will eventually kill him.” [Superman Super Site] He also has no special resistance to magical attacks.

“Those seem like major weaknesses,” commented Applejack.

Boomstick: And he always gets all hung up on doing the right thing, even if it makes his life miserable.

Wizard: He does not fight for himself, but to protect others. Even the buildings in Metropolis are more valuable to him than his own life… (Superman punches Captain Marvel to the hospital, the building crumbling down) most of the time. The point is, Superman spends more time defending the city than actually improving his own abilities.

(after they show Superman damaging the city during a fight)

"Wow, reckless much?" commented Rainbow Dash, getting a flat look from Twilight.

"Big talk considering what happens when you're not paying attention while you're flying." deadpanned Twilight with a flat look directed at the blue mare.

“Shots fired!” gasped out Fluttershy.

Rainbow Dash smirked at Twilight "Oh hi pot, my name is kettle, cast any “want-it, need-it" spells lately?" she snarked back. Causing everyone else to stare wide eyed at the the blue mare.

“... gonna need a Senzu for that one,” muttered a wide eyed Pinkie Pie.

(thank Alphamon_Ouryuken for the joke.)

Weaknesses
Reliant on constant solar radiation
Kryptonite (severely weakens muscles, eliminates stored solar power)
Magic (includes enhanced weapons)
Spends more time protecting others than improving skills

Boomstick: But remove all those pesky feelings about saving people and look out!

They see Batman struggling to hang on to a powerful god-like being named Darkseid who effortlessly gets Batman off of him and throws him into the ground.

Darkseid: Can't you see that it's hopeless?

Suddenly, Superman flies towards him and punches him into the wall and grabs his throat.

Superman: That man (Batman) won't quit as long as he can still draw a breath. None of my teammates will. Me? I got a different problem.

Superman starts pummeling Darkseid against a wall which is slowly giving in with each punch. Darkseid is now punched out of the wall and is now outside. He slowly gets up and sees Superman walking towards him.

Superman: I feel like I live in a world made of cardboard. Always taking constant care not to break something. To break someone. Never allowing myself to lose control or someone could die.

Darkseid tries to punch him but Superman blocks it and counters with his own punch which sends him back even further.

Superman: But you can take it, can't you big man? What we have he is a rare opportunity for me to cut loose and show you just how powerful I really am.

Wiz: alright, the combatants are set, let's end this debate once and for all.

Boomstick: It's time for a Death Battttlllleeee!

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On team Goku: Rainbow, Dash Pinkie Pie, Spike, Luna, Fluttershy.

On team Superman: Twilight, Starlight, Rarity, Applejack, Shining Armor, Cadence, Celestia.

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Death Battle
Just an average day in Metropolis.

Man: Look! It's a bird!

Man 2: It's a plane!

What they see is a plane with a damaged wing flying towards them.

Man: It's gonna kill us!

“Well that escalated quickly,” muttered Cadence.

Everyone starts to panic and run away.

Man 3: I hate Mondays!

“So does a certain orange cat,” grinned Pinkie Pie.

Superman flies in, then sees to the plane.

Superman: *humming Superman theme* Don't worry, folks, this looks like a job for Super -- WHOA!

The plane nearly hits a nearby window cleaner.

“Watch it!” hissed out Twilight.

Superman: I got it! I got it!

(*Cues: Earth Music - Dragon Ball Z*)

Then it switches to a news reporter, who talks about Superman's heroics. At the Kame House, Goku's friends are watching it on TV.

News reporter: Earlier today, Superman heroically rescued Metropolis from disaster once again. The man of tomorrow saved a downed airliner which would've crashed-

Krillin: Superman, huh? Wow, he looks really strong.

Vegeta: What, that pretty boy ass clown? Oh please. I could kill him with my eyes closed... even faster than that stupid transforming hedgehog.

“Glad to see the prince hasn't changed one bit,” remarked Luna with an amused look as the rest of the group chuckled at her comment.

Chi-Chi: Just look at him... wearing his underwear on the outside. I bet it chafes...

“I have to agree with her it does look uncomfortable,” muttered Rarity.

Goku: Don't be so sure...

Chi-Chi then looks out a window at Goku, who is outside looking at the water.

(*Cues: Goku & Gohan In The Time Chamber - Dragon Ball Z*)

Goku: I sense him. He's strong... stronger than anyone I've ever fought.

Chi-Chi: Are your serious?

Goku then happily picks up Chi-Chi.

Goku: Finally... someone as strong as me!

Vegeta: (off-screen) SCREW YOU!!!

The group couldn't help but laugh at the Saiyan prince’s outburst.

Goku holds up Chi-Chi while spinning in a circle as the two of them laugh.

“Awwww~!” everyone said as they watched the heartwarming scene.

Master Roshi: I heard he's an alien!

Goku: An alien?

Goku, shocked at the news, accidentally lets go of Chi-Chi, who flies off-screen.

“Bye Chi-Chi~!” sang Pinkie Pie as the rest of the group looked in stunn silence as they saw Goku’s wife fly off screen.

Goku: It's only a matter of time before he destroys the planet!

“Umm Goku buddy I think you might have the wrong idea,” said a nervous Shining armor.

Goku then gears up for battle.

Goku: Nimbus!

Goku then flies off on his Nimbus from his current location to Superman.

(*Cues: Superman: The Movie - Prelude and Main Title March*)

In Metropolis, Superman is standing on top of the Daily Planet when he hears the nimbus coming from a far distance. He then turns and sees Goku riding the Nimbus, who stops and turns to face him.

Goku: Hey there.

Superman: Uh... hello.

Goku: You look pretty strong. Let's fight!

“T-that’s one way to start a fight I guess,” muttered a dumbfounded Starlight.

Superman: Fight? Well, that's not really what I do...

(*Cues: Hand in Hand Fight - Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2*)

Goku then charges up a ki blast and fires it at Superman, who knocks it away. Superman then flies forward, knocking Goku off the Nimbus. Both then land onto the streets below.

Goku: Oh boy! This is gonna to be fun!

Superman: You're insane!

“No… just really likes a good fight,” muttered Rainbow Dash.

FIGHT!

Goku flies forward and punches Superman, then proceeds to go on the offensive, forcing Superman to block his blows until Goku teleports behind him and kicks. Goku then jumps onto the side of a building and flies at Superman, who punches him so hard that he flies through multiple buildings. Superman then flies after him and delivers a fast combo on Goku, knocking him to the ground.

Superman: You're outmatched! Give up!

(*Cues: Goku Battles - Dragon Ball Z*)

Goku then use his Kaio-Ken technique.

Goku: Kaio-Ken!

Superman: Kaio-what? (*grunts*)

“HA! Classic,” laughed Pinkie Pie.

Goku punches Superman into the air, flies after him, kicking him further back, then fires another ki blast, which nearly knocks Superman to the ground. Goku then lands to the ground and fires a large volley of ki blasts at Superman.

Superman: Uh huh.

“It’s kind of intimidating how unimpress he seems with Goku’s attack,” muttered Applejack.

Superman uses his super-speed to evade all of them, then suddenly strikes Goku, stunning him. He then proceeds to deliver a large flurry of blows to the dazed Goku before his final strike sends Goku into a wall, paralyzed.

(*Cues: Superman Returns - Chip Off Old Block*)

Goku: Wha... what? I... I can't move...

Superman: So... you're an alien too, huh?

Goku: What did you do to me?!

Superman: Pressure points. Didn't work at first, but my X-ray and Microscopic vision let me find your body's weak points.

“That’s scary,” whispered Fluttershy.

As Superman continues talking, Goku uses telekinesis to lift up a Senzu upward to his mouth from a pouch full of beans.

“Hey aren't those…?” asked Spike.

“SENZU BEANS!” yelled Pinkie Pie.

Superman: You won't be going anywhere... what is that?!

Goku then eats the Senzu bean, recovering him from his paralysis, then floats as he holds the bag in his hand.

Goku: Ah... Senzu bean! Want one?

Superman: No.

(*Cues: Superman Returns - Drop In The Bucket*)

Superman incinerates the bag with his heat vision.

“Now that was just plain rude,” commented Cadence.

Superman: I'm ending this... now!

Superman flies towards Goku to punch him, but his punched is stopped by Goku's hand as he becomes Super Saiyan.

Superman: What?!

“You're in trouble now blue boy! Cheered Rainbow Dash

Goku then unleashes a massive combo on Superman, eventually side kicks him far back.

Superman: Okay Blondie! What's going on?!

“Big trouble if you don’t finish the fight quickly,” said Celestia.

Goku flies towards Superman, whose attack he anticipates, but when Superman strikes, Goku suddenly disappears. Realizing that Goku was behind him, Superman prepares another punch, but is interrupted by Goku's.

Goku: I... am Son Goku!

Goku punches Superman into the air.

Goku: And I...

Goku flies upward towards Superman.

Goku: ...Am a Super Saiyan!

Goku punches him downward, with Superman crashing back-first into the top of a building. Goku then prepares his Kamehameha Wave.

(*Cues Goku's Super Saiyan theme*)

Goku: Kame... Hame... Haaaaaa!!!

“AWESOME!!!” cheered Rainbow Dash.

Goku's Kamehameha Wave blasts through what turns out to be the LexCorp building, blowing it up. Afterwards, Superman still stands in the rubble unscathed.

“T-that didn’t even leave a scratch on him,” stuttered out Luna in fear.

Superman: Well... this might take a while...

(*Cues: Superman Returns - Kryptonite*)

Suddenly, Superman begins feeling weak, due to a piece of Kryptonite left over from the remains of LexCorp.

“Of all the places for that stuff to be!” groaned out Shining Armor while his wife patted him on the shoulder.

Superman: What? *groans in pain* No... not now...

Goku flies in to attack, but then notices that something is wrong.

Goku: Huh?

Goku then lands to the ground.

Goku: Hey, what are you doing?

“Dying,” whimpered out Fluttershy, feeling bad for the man of steel.

Superman: I... no...

Goku: Is that rock hurting you?

Superman: Kryp... tonite. *groans in pain*

Goku then charges up a ki blast and then proceeds to fire it at the Kryptonite, destroying it.

The group smiled at Goku for giving up an easy win to have a fair fight.

Goku: There. Okay, let's go.

Superman: What... why?

Goku: I wanna beat you at your best. It's no fun if it's not fair.

Superman: Gee, thank...

In the middle of his thanks, Goku kicks Superman into the air.

“HAHAHAHAHA!” laughed most of the group.

Afterwards, Goku and Superman are clashing at super-fast speeds across the entire city. His final strike knocks Superman back and then Goku proceeds to leap forward using two buildings, knocking Superman towards the ground.

(*Cues: DBZ Budokai 3 - Twist Of Fate*)

Goku then charges at Superman on foot, using his After-Image Technique to create illusions of himself, who run in a circle around Superman. Unfazed, Superman walks forward and punches, knocking Goku back. The two then zip across the city, trying to catch each other, until Superman sneaks up on Goku, hitting him with a car.

“Ouch!” winced Applejack.

“I’d say that was game if it wasn't for the fact Goku has faced worst,” commented Starlight.

Superman: Next time, watch your blind spot.

Goku then goes Super Saiyan 2, destroying the car.

Superman: Huh... déjà vu.

Goku fires more ki blasts at Superman, who takes them out by using his heat vision. Both fly past each other as Superman uses his heat vision, managing to hit Goku's back.

“It’s the unstoppable force vs. the immovable object with this two,” muttered Twilight in awe.

(*Cues: Superman Returns - Rough Flight*)

Superman then rips out a lamp post from the ground and hits Goku with it, knocking him into the air. Goku then takes out his power pole and sees the lamp post flying towards him. He swings the pole, knocking the lamp post away, then proceeds to fly towards Superman and unleash a combo on him utilizing it, knocking Superman back.

Superman: That... feels... like...

Goku: Power Pole extend!

Superman is suddenly struck by the expanding power pole, which forces him into the side of a building. Goku then flies at him with a punch, knocking Superman through the building.

Superman: *groans* Magic.

“Go magic!” cheered the magic users in the room.

Goku: The game's not as fun when you're losing, is it?

Superman: Game? You think this is a GAME?! I haven't even begun to play.

“Ok superman is getting scary now,” muttered Spike, not liking how angry the man of steel was getting.

“Oh he just need a party to cheer him up,” suggested Pinkie Pie.

Superman then flies into the air and flies off into the distance. Goku then focuses, anticipating where Superman will fly to, then uses Instant Transmission. (cue Hyperbolic Time Chamber theme) He arrives at a wasteland from the opposite side of the world, where he takes his Power Pole back out, then swings it downward while expanding its size, which hits the flying Superman, knocking him back. Goku then swings his extended Power Pole, which Superman catches with his hand. Superman then slams Goku into the ground with it, then throws the Power Pole far out of the atmosphere. Goku then transforms into Super Saiyan 3.

“Oh dear sweet Celestia! That hair!” scream Rarity as soon as she laid eye’s on Goku’s new look.

“Not the power pole!” criad Twilight, wanting to see more at the unique item.

(*Cues: Buu Is Fighting - Dragon Ball Z*)

Superman: Oh great. Not another...

Superman is interrupted by a punch from Goku, who then delivers a flurry of kicks, and finishes by using his Dragon Throw, grabbing Superman by the legs. He spins, repeatedly knocking Superman into the ground, before throwing him, destroying an entire large rock formation. Superman then flies at Goku on the offensive, with Goku blocking a flurry of punches.

Goku: (thinking) He can even keep up with Super Saiyan 3. What makes him so strong?

“Years of writers doing whatever they want?” suggested Pinkie Pie.

Goku teleports and places his hand on Superman's head, trying to read his mind.

Superman: Attacking my mind, huh?

He knocks Goku back, then strikes him a few times, knocking him into the air, finishing by knocking Goku to the ground, creating a crater. Goku sees Superman about to fly towards him.

Goku: Solar Flare!

The screen goes bright, but Superman is unfazed, holding Goku by the throat.

Superman: My turn...

“Nothing seems to faze him,” whispered a intimidade Celestia. Feeling completely outclass by both fighters.

Superman creates a huge beam of heat vision, intending on ending the fight right there. But then a strange deformity begins occurring around him.

Superman: I've got a bad feeling about this...

The deformity then begins to conclude, ending with the day turning to night and Super Saiyan 4 Goku appearing before him as lightning strikes in the distance.

Superman: Here we go again...

Goku: It's over Superman! No one is stronger than Super Saiyan 4, my ultimate form!

Superman: Ultimate form, huh? About time you ran out of hair styles...

“Snrk! Ok I got to give the big blue boy scout this, that was good one,” snickered Rainbow Dash.

Both begin floating upward, then finally fly towards each other. The two clash at unprecedented speeds before Goku does a two-leg kick, knocking Superman down.

“This is getting crazy,” shouted Luna as she traid her hardest to keep up with the two fighters.

“This puts as my fight with tirake to shame…” muttered Twilight as she now felt like a little filly compared to the two warriors in front of her.

(*Cues: Super Namek Theme - Dragon Ball Z*)

Superman then uses his freeze breath to try to halt Goku in his tracks, but Goku manages to make it through and delivers a few kicks that knock him into the ground. Instantaneously, Goku teleports towards Superman, then places his hand by Superman's face as he fires off a ki blast. Superman then begins to reach his limits.

At this point the group where at the edge of their seats and those like Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash where going through snakes as they kept their full attention on the screen.

(*Cues: Ginyu Transformation Theme - Dragon Ball Z*)

Superman: Don't have much left in me. Have to get above those clouds...

“That’s right! Because of the storm clouds caused by Super Saiyan 4 Superman has been cut off from his power source!” exclaim Twilight.

“That means Goku has a chance!” cheered Spike and Pinkie Pie.

Superman flies upward, intending to leave the planet for the sun. Goku sees this and chases him.

“Go Superman!” shouted Team Superman hoping that the man of steel can get to past the clouds.

Goku: Oh no you don't!

“Nooo! Stop him Goku!” orders Rainbow Dash.

Superman then exits the earth towards the sun as Goku flies upward while preparing a Kamehameha.

Goku: Ka... me... Ha... me... Haaaaaaa!!!

Goku fires his 10x Kamehameha, as Superman turns and fires a huge blast of heat vision towards him. The two beams are at a near-standstill.

“Ha! Superman got’s this!” cheered Cadence.

Goku: Kai…

“... no,” muttered Twilight and Starlight.

Goku: O…

“No,no,no!” growled out Celestia and Shining armor.

Goku: KEEEEN!!!

“NONONONONONO BUUUCK!!!” screamed Luna as the rest of team Superman saw what was going to happen soon.

Goku's Kamehameha Wave then overpowers the heat vision, pushing back Superman into the sun. Goku then reverts back to his normal form, exhausted.

Goku: *breathes heavily* Phew. That's... it. Good... fight.

As Goku prepares to fly back to Earth, he suddenly sense his opponent.

(*Cues: Goku's Spirit Bomb - Dragon Ball Z*)

Goku: *gasp* Wait... he's... there's no way... he's still alive! It's... it's the Sun. He's using the Sun. But I'm... I'm drained.

“Oh no…” whispered Fluttershy as she held her Doomguy Plushie closer.

Goku then raises his hands upward.

Goku: Sun! Lend me your energy!

As Goku is creating a Spirit Bomb, Superman is inside the sun, absorbing its energy. As Superman begins to exit the sun, Goku goes Super Saiyan and absorbs the Spirit Ball's energy.

(*Cues: The Fortress Falls - Smallville*)

Goku then uses this energy to create a large fiery beam of ki energy, which Superman flies towards. With his power near its maximum, Superman flies straight through the beam and slams Goku into the core of the planet. Goku then goes Super Saiyan 4 and flies towards Superman with one last attack.

Goku: Dragon... FIST!

“GO GOKU/SUPERMAN!!!”both teams screamed as they saw the the very planet itself fall apart before this two power houses.

Superman then prepares his infinite mass punch as the two connect. The two opposing forces are so powerful that the entire Earth is obliterated in an instant. Goku shouts as he is destroyed by the Infinite Mass Punch as the screen goes white. Superman is shown floating in space, appearing lifeless. Then thanks to the sun's energy, Superman opens his eyes, having survived.

K.O.!

Superman flies away as Goku's boot is shown floating in space and its being over to next season.

“... this is going to cause some flame wars,” muttered Pinkie Pie.

Results
(*Cues: Superman Theme (Metal Version)*)

Boomstick: It’s over! It’s finally over! We never have to hear about it again!

Wizard: Indeed. Superman may not be as tenacious as Goku, but sometimes, tenacity only prolongs the inevitable.

Boomstick: Superman’s powers insane. He can even patch up holes in reality with just his own static electricity.

“WHAT!?” screamed Twilight as soon as she was able to shake off the shock from the battle.

Wizard: Goku did not understand Superman’s connection to the sun and would not think to teleport him to a red star. Even if he did figure it out, he would run the risk of teleporting him to a blue star, which actually increases Superman’s power.

“Not like supes needed it anyway…” muttered Spike.

Boomstick: And if Goku destroyed the sun, the supernova would blast all the way past Mars and incinerate him.

“There was no real way to win,” muttered Rainbow Dash.

Wizard: So it ultimately comes down to who is stronger, faster and tougher.

STRENGTH

Wizard: The force needed to move an object out of the sun’s orbit by 1% is about one thousand times less than the object’s mass. The Earth weighs in just under 6.6 sextillion tons. This means that Superman is strong enough to move 6.6 quintillion tons.

Boomstick: But since his solar power can rise infinitely, this is nowhere near his maximum strength.

Scientist: You’re lifting 200 quintillion tons. That’s three times your record.

The group could only look in stun silence at the redicuise show of strength.

SPEED

Wizard: While being timed by Max Lord, Superman flew to the sun and back in less than two minutes. That’s 9.4 billion km/h.

“Holy buck,” muttered a Rainbow Dash.

Boomstick: Not to mention he was fighting Wonder Stripper the whole time.

Rarity just gave a frustrated sigh at Boomstick’s nickname for Wonder Women.

Wizard: True, so it’s likely he can go faster. According to Batman, he can fly at least 17 billion km/h.

At this point Rainbow Dash had just decided to accept that she was no longer the fastest.

Boomstick: And nobody argues with Batman!

“Agreed!” Luna quickly Agreed.

DURABILITY

Boomstick: The Man of Steel can survive the impact of multiple supernovas, each with about ten octillion megatons of force.

(*Cues: Yobi Samasa Re Ta Toshi - Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit*)

Wizard: So, Superman’s feats and skills are definitively measured. However, Goku’s are not and are difficult to judge. Not only does Dragonball heavily abuse cinematic time, but Goku’s final adventures in Dragonball GT are incredibly inconsistent due to his untimely transformation into a child.

From the wish from Pilaf from the black-star dragonballs, accidentally turned Goku from an full-grown Saiyan to a Saiyan child.

Goku: Wow, the room got a lot bigger somehow.

“Is there anything this Dragon balls can’t do?” asked Starlight, wondering if this things had a limit.

“Not sounding really inappropriate?” suggested Pinkie Pie.

Wizard: As ki is dependent on the physical body, his child form likely could not handle his own ki, sending his power into flux.

Goku: It can't take it. It's too weak. My older body was more developed.

Boomstick: And obviously, we’re not using future Goku ‘cause that would require a ridiculous amount of assumptions. Not to mention we’d have to use future Superman, who’s pretty much God. So, like Superman, we need to judge Goku in his prime.

“Makes sense,” agreed Twilight.

Wizard: After experimenting with dozens of different theories, we discovered an iron-clad method to finding Goku’s limits, which we call the Gravity Formula, based around his training in increased gravity. Due to his style of training and Saiyan heritage, Goku increases his abilities proportionate to the amount of force he trains under.

King Kai: Saiyans are born with the unique ability to fight anywhere.

“This Saiyans were truly a powerful race,” complemented Luna with a large amount of respect in her eyes.

Wizard: While in base form, Goku could lift just under 40 tons. This is equivalent to 586x normal Earth gravity, which we will use in the Gravity Formula along with the Super Saiyan multipliers to calculate Goku’s maximum potential.

“Oh joy… more math,” muttered Rainbow Dash.

“Oh joy Math!” cheered Twilight as she clapped her hooves in excitement.

STRENGTH

(*Cues: DB Raging Blast 1&2 - Ultimate Blast Soundtrack*)

Boomstick: Multiplying the 40 tons by the Super Saiyan forms means he can lift up to 160,000 tons in Super Saiyan 4, strong enough to pick up a continent... or my ex-wife. Ha ha!

“... dammit Boomstick,” muttered Rarity, getting real sick of his jokes.

SPEED

Boomstick: Right after Goku trained on King Kai’s planet, which has gravity 10x stronger than Earth's, he flew across Snake Way Road as fast as possible to save his friends. It took him 28 hours, impressive since that’s 1,000,000 kilometers long.

“I’ll say!” said an impressed Rainbow Dash.

Wizard: Except it’s filled with curves and Goku flew straight over it, so how far did he actually travel? By comparing Goku’s height to a single spike, we can measure each curve. We can then remove those curves from the overall length. So it turns out that Goku actually flew 307,000 kilometers, nearly 11,000 km/h.

“That shatters every flying record in Equestria history,” muttered Celestia.

Boomstick: To see how fast his base form is at the end of the series, we run the Snake Way number through the gravity formula to find that his top speed clocks in at over 2 1/2 billion km/h, over 2x the speed of light.

DURABILITY

(*Cue: Dangerous Mind - DBZ Ultimate Tenkaichi*)

Wizard: We can determine Goku’s durability through this bomb, which the brilliant Dr. Gero designed to kill Goku at age 25, when his maximum potential was Kaio-Ken x4.

Bulma: That was intended for Goku.

Android 16: It was intended to be a last resort.

“Talk about going out with a bang!” joked Pinkie Pie getting a few groans from her friends.

Boomstick: Scans of the bomb display a TNT measurement of 657. “Bulma says the bomb could destroy the Earth, so this is likely measured in quadrillion megatons, since it takes at least 53 quadrillion megatons of force to destroy the Earth.

Wizard: So in his final form, Goku can survive up to nearly 35 sextillion megatons.

The group was yet again stun by this info.

KI POWER

Boomstick: Goku doesn’t rely solely on his physical abilities. He amplifies his strength and durability with ki.

Wizard: But even though his ki reserves cannot be measured, we can determine his maximum output. See, his ki attacks do not force him backward unless he allows them to.

Boomstick: Even when firing upward at full power, the ground beneath him remains untouched.

Wizard: Therefore, according to physics, his maximum output is at most equal to the amount of force he can withstand.

Boomstick: Luckily, we just calculated that with the Gero bomb.

“My heads starting to hurt” muttered Spike.

CONCLUSION

(*Cues: Smallville Score - A Hall of Heroes*)

Wizard: Alright, now that we’ve determined Goku’s maximum potential, let’s compare it to Superman’s.

STRENGTH – Goku – 160,000 tons (w/o ki) – Superman - >6.6 quintillion tons

SPEED – Goku – 2.5 billion k/ph – Superman - >9.4 billion k/ph

DURABILITY – Goku – 34.7 sextillion MT – Superman - >10 octillion MT

Boomstick: HOLY SHIT! Not even close.

“It’s almost unfair!” shouted Twilight one of the few in the room to understand all the math and science used just now.

Wizard: Now we can keep throwing feats and equations around, but in the end, numbers cannot measure what Goku and Superman are capable of. They are both ultimate heroes, solutions to daunting problems and achievers of the impossible. The difference is at the core of their character. Goku has never been invincible; he has very clear limits and must overcome those limits to solve the problems at hand. That’s the whole point. On the other hand, Superman’s story is not about the fight to become the best, but of an immigrant facing the challenge of home versus heritage. After accepting his alien side, Superman has reached his full potential, which under the endless power of the sun is essentially limitless. In short, “Superman is as strong as he needs to be.” [Superman Homepage] So what happens when you pit a man with the power to break any limits against another who has no limits in the first place? Well, only one has limits to give at all.

“That was quite Deep Wizard,” said Celestia impressed.

Boomstick: Goku just Kaio-can’t keep up with the Man of Steel.

“And Boomstick had to ruin it with a pun,” remarked Luna with a deadpanned look.

Wizard: The winner is Superman.

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“That ….was ….epic,” Rainbow said, after the credits rolled. “Those two were the toughest one we saw,” she said, rising in the air a bit.

“That it was young Rainbow. I dare say that even myself and my sister would have trouble fighting those two,” Luna said, getting off the couch as everyone else made their way towards the glowing box.

“Agreed sister, but I believe we should push those thoughts away and see what this box gave us,” Celestia said, standing in front of the box.

“Yeah, let’s see what cool stuff we got,” Spike cheered from Twilight’s back.

“I would like to know as well. If you don’t mind,” Fluttershy said, hugging Doomguy Plushie as his theme song came on. The royals gave the plushie a strange look as the song came on but shrugged a moment later.

Twilight opened the box, expecting to see toys, comics or even a few gadgets. But all Twilight saw were just a bunch of thin wrapped things inside. Using her magic, Twilight lifted them out and saw that they all had a name on them. Giving each one to their respective owner, everyone looked at them curiously.

“What are these things?” Rarity asked, inspecting her gift carefully.

“Maybe it’s chocolate,” Pinkie said, grinning wildly. She started to rip off the wrapping paper wildly until she saw what it was and started to shake happily. “This is so super mega awesome cool,” she said, bouncing on her hind hooves.

“What is it, Pinkie?” Twilight asked, gazing at her friend curiously.

“Yes, what’s got you in such a happy mood?” Rarity asked, her eyebrow raising from her friend’s strange behavior. Well stranger than her normal behavior.

Pinkie didn’t say anything but turned her thing around to show them. What they saw was a beautiful portrait of Pinkie is firing a happy White Bomberman out of her party cannon while munching on some pizza with Mikey.

“Woah,” the younger members of the group said as the older ones looked impressed with it. Soon everyone was tearing off the wrapping of their respective packages and gazing at what was inside.

“This is ...it’s beautiful,” Rarity said, showing everyone her own portrait. In Rarity’s portrait showed herself making a dress for Wonder Woman as she tried them on while Felicia played with Opal. “I need to find a spot to mount this.”

“I reckon I need to do the same,” Applejack said, showing them the picture of her and Chun Li bucking and kicking apple trees while Mike Haggar catches the apples with two baskets. “I should show the family this.”

“I really like this. It’s really nice,” Fluttershy said, as she look at her portrait of Doomguy is hugging her and his bunny while Pikachu rests on her head.

“Whoa! Check this one out guys!” Spike yelled as he look at his portrait which had Yoshi and him are standing over a beaten, unconscious Shang Tsung, with Spike holding up his grapple-hook triumphantly.

“A lot of thought must of went into this,” said Twilight as she looked at her portrait which had Spider-Man swinging through the city with Twilight and Harry Potter flying next to him.

Shining Armor and Cadence smiled as soon as they saw their portrait which showed The two are standing atop a hill ready to battle, on Shining's side is Master Chief and Link, and on Cadence's side is Samus Aran and Rogue. Shining is wearing Master Chief's armor (minus the helmet) and holding Link's shield, Cadence is wearing Samus Aran's light suit (again, no mask).

“I shall mount this on my wall poste haste!” declared Luna as she stared at her portrait, the portrait had Luna standing on the edge of a building overlooking the city in her Mare-Do-Well outfit (Unmasked). Next to her is Batman, Zelda (as Sheik), and Spawn.

“I agree with you on that idea sister,” said Celestia as her Portrait had her is flying through space with Thor, Superman, and SS4 Goku.

“It seems like Dash like her’s,” laughed Applejack as she saw the blue mare with a goofy smile on her blushing face as look at a portrait of Sonic and her floating above Starscream's destroyed remains in their Super and Rainbow forms. Giving each other a fist/hoof bump. It also had an autograph written on it.

Don't look back,
you've got no regrets,
cause time won't wait for you,
you choose to go your own way.

Sincerely, Sonic the Hedgehog.
PS: Congrats on the win, Dash!
Remember, your story only ends when you stop running!

“Awesome,” whispered a love struck Rainbow Dash as she stared at the portrait.

(thank you Alphamon_Ouryuken for the gift ideas.)

“So what did you get Starlight?” asked Twilight but she did not receive a response. Looking at her friend curiously, Twilight saw Starlight holding some paper in a magical aura while glaring at it. Being the curious mare, Twilight grabbed the paper and saw that it was a written letter for her silent friend.

“Dear, Starlight. I hope you enjoyed the trip I planned for you as it took so long to make those twists and turns just right. That was a little punishment for trying to mess with time so don’t do it again. Have a nice day! With love Deadman,” Twilight said out loud, looking at Starlight nervously. “Are you okay, Starlight? If you want to talk we can….”

Starlight looked up to the sky and screamed. “DEADMAN YOU NO GOOD MOTHER-!!!”

“DEADMAN YOU NO GOOD MOTHER(Twilight:Language!)!!!!!”

Trepp looked up from his book and dryly said, “I’m guessing you have something to do with that.”

Deadman finished taking a drink from a cup in his toes and said, “oh Trepp why would you think that?”

“Oh I don’t know, maybe the sound of someone or something cursing your name?” Trepp asked sarcastically, rolling his eyes. “You really need to get a hobby.”

“Oh come on! Deadman is a completely common name!” whined the fiery chaos god. “Besides I think we should talk about what to do now!” he proclaimed.

“If this is about your idea about the Caboose Canon, then I’m not dealing with those two teams again,” Trepp said angrily, rubbing his arm. “That teal armored chick almost tore your legs off the last time we were there.”

“She never returns my calls ether…” whimpered a sad Deadman.

“If it’s talking to the egotistical pharaoh in that kid’s body then no,” Trepp said, his eyes hardening. “I’m not dealing with a children’s card game again.”

“I miss my buddy Tristan,” commented Deadman.

“And if you’re talking about that headmaster teddy bear and the bitch that gets a despair lady boner then FUCK NO,” Trepp yelled, his eyes twitching. “I’ll kill that bitch If I see her again, no matter how hot she looks.”

“I wonder how my champion is doing ever since i blessed him with ultimate luck?” wondered Deadman.

“Do you mean that ultimate bullshit guy?” Trepp asked, getting a headache just thinking about the white haired Hope freak. “He won half a million from me, the lucky bastard.”

“HA! But no i was thinking before we send the second season of death battle I think we should send a little something to the human world…” said Deadman.

“What do you want to send?” Trepp asked, preparing himself for the next idiotic idea coming from his ….friend’s mouth.

“Well i was thinking of doi-!!” started Deadman but was interrupted by a bright flash of light that blinded the two beings of chaos and out from the light two beings that Trepp and Deadman hope to never run into emerged.

“Their they are! There’s the two culprits,” A creature that looked like a miss match of animal parts put together said, pointing a claw at the two.

“Yes Discord. I knew these two had to be behind this if you weren’t,” A tall fair skinned woman with gold jewerly said, glaring at the two. The woman was wearing a greek dress that looked to be made of rainbows just like her hair and her eyes changed colors every few seconds. This was Harmony.

“To be fair, it was Deadman’s fault,” Trepp said, throwing his fellow chaos god under the bus.

“Wow~! How about you just back up that bus up just to finish the job!” yelled an irate Deadman.

“Oh he doesn’t have to,” Harmony calmy said, cracking her knuckles with a smile on her face. “I’ll be happy to do that. PERSONALLY.”

“Well… Fuck.” the doomed Chaos god muttered.

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CHAPTER END! NEXT TIME HE-MAN VS. LION-O!. Next Chapter: He-man vs. Lion-O. Estimated time remaining: 8 Hours, 34 Minutes