The mane six watches death battle.
Chapter 37: Tigerzord VS Gundam Epyon
Previous Chapter Next Chapter“Alright now that Luna’s back with the changeling nonetheless,” Twilight said, a bit confused at the situation.
“We had to keep this changeling with us until the proper authorities arrive,” Luna said regretfully. “They should be here within the hour.”
“Well I guess we’ll have to deal with this for the time being,” Twilight said, using her magic to levitate the remote to her. “So are you ready for the next episode?”
“You bet Twilight. Giant robot battle,” Spike said, jumping up and down on the couch. He almost fell off if it wasn’t for Shining grabbing him at the last moment before setting him back on the couch.
“Calm down Spike,” Shining said, chuckling a little. “You don’t want to hurt yourself.”
“Sorry but I want to see the next episode,” Spike said, smiling bashfully.
“Same here squirt but there’s one thing I’m curious about,” Rainbow said, floating above the two lazily.
“How to get your own robots?” Fluttershy asked, trying to be helpful. Even Doomguy Plushie looked like it was agreeing with it’s owner with a small flag in it’s hand.
“Well there’s that but what I want to know is what’s an Epyon?” Rainbow asked, getting blank looks from everyone in the room. The whole room was silent for a moment until the ponies in the room heard a faint noise in the distance.
“Mineminemineminemine,” they heard a voice in the far distance coming from outside the window.
“Do you hear that?” Rarity asked her closest friends.
“Yeah, it sounds familiar,” Applejack said, straining to hear the insane mantra coming from who knows where.
“MINEMINEMINEMINEMINEMINE!” the voice was getting louder.
“Now that you mention it,” Twilight said, instantly recognizing the sound.
“Wait is that who I think it is?” Starlight asked, feeling uneasy
“MINE!” the voice screamed before a small crimson blur burst through the same window Twilight had just fixed and slammed into the bound Changeling with enough force to launch him across the room and through the other window, to where the group could see him flying into the sunset. As the changeling traveled farther and farther away from the castle, the would be assassin caused a twinkle in the sky.
Everyone was silent for the briefest of moments before Luna broke the silence and said, “Well that takes care of that.” Looking at her fellow princess, Luna asked, “Who or what is that?”
“That’s Deadman. He’s the one that send us this stuff,” Twilight said, gesturing to the box and TV. “I’m just not sure why he’s here.”
“Yeah, hey Deadman. Why’re you here?” Rainbow said, lounging on the couch.
“I AM HERE FOR THE BATTLING OF ROBOTS!” screamed the mad god.
“Gees, you don’t have to yell,” Applejack said, covering her ears while Fluttershy hides behind her mane. In her hooves, Doomguy Plushie looked as if it was glaring at the god.
“And anyways aren't you a god? Why would you care about two robots fighting?” asked Starlight with a raised brow.
“You fool!” bellowed Deadman with such force, Starlight's mane was blown back. “MAN,WOMEN,CHILD, OR EVEN A GOD MUST RESPECT WHEN TWO TITANS OF STEEL DO COMBAT!” declared the mad god.
“YA!” cried Spike as he gave the fire god a high five.
“Ok? So are we gonna have anymore unexpected guests?” Twilight asked, as if tempting fate herself. The very next moment a grey furred pegasus with a blonde mane came through the destroyed window and worried.
“Oh my gosh Twilight i saw something fly out your window screaming! Is everything ok?” asked none other than Derpy Hooves. She landed in front of the group and started to look around.
“Oh great. Why doesn't the universe just bring somepony else here just to prove me wrong?” Twilight asked in frustration.
“Well i mean if you insist,” muttered Deadman as he prepared to teleport to fulfill her sarcastic request. The very next moment Deadman reappeared with Flash Sentry in his grasp, twitching.
“Wait what? Where am I?” the pegasus yelled hysterically.
“FLASHY!” screamed Derpy, fly towards the pegasus and wrapping her hooves around him.
Deadman gave a quick glance towards the writers and asked, “so… how much hate and downvotes are we looking at?”
(more then we can ever imagined…)
“It’s so good to see you,” Derpy said, nuzzling her stallion’s head with her own.
“Same here, Derpy,” Flash said, blushing up a storm while hugging the mare.
“So Flashy huh?” Twilight said, grinning at the embarrassed stallion. Before Flash could say anything, a loud clapping noise was heard as everyone turned to the mad god.
“Well enough of this lovey dovey stuff! Time for some robot battling!” Yelled Deadman as he used all of his godly power to!... push the play button…. What? I’m not writing him doing something super epic for something mundane, go read a ShinigamiSparda story if you want insane balls to the walls action or play a Platinum game.
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Interlude
(*Cues: Invader - Jim Johnston*)
Wiz: Evil: It has many faces, and sometimes even a good-natured soul may become its unknowing pawn.
"I can understand how that feels…." Luna muttered sadly, Twilight gently placed a hoof on her shoulder and gave her a reassuring smile.
Boomstick: Oh, did you say something? I couldn't hear you over GIANT FIGHTING ROBOTS! Seriously, what's cooler than giant robots? Absolutely nothing.
“Darn right!” Rainbow, Pinkie, Spike, Flash and Derpy cheered. Flash was especially excited as he’d grown up reading a lot of comics with giant robots when he was young, this was a pure nostalgia trip for him.
Wiz: The White Tigerzord, the sixth Thunderzord.
Boomstick: And Epyon, the sixth Gundam.
"Now those are awesome names for those robots!" Rainbow cheered with glee.
“Ya!” Deadman cheered along with the Blue Pegasus, the two then gave eachother a high five while laughing.
Once the two stopped laughing Rainbow Dash then realised what she just did before shooting Deadman a glare. “This doesn't make us friends,” she growled at the Mad God.
He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win... a Death Battle.
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Tigerzord
(*Cues: Power Rangers - Fight (Instrumental)*)
Wiz: Behold the Thunderzords, mighty bestial vehicles with a power and a force like you've never seen before.
“Until you get to later seasons and things just get crazy,” muttered Deadman.
Boomstick: Unless you live in Japan, then that shit's everywhere!
“He's not wrong. Speaking from experience here.” Derpy added.
“You’ve been to Japony?” Starlight asked.
“Yeah, I took a wrong turn at the Crystal Mountains and ended up there...” said derpy with a hint of embarrassment.
“.... how?” asked Twilight.
“Well i was trying to get to my kitchen for a midnight snack,” answered Derpy with an embarrassed blush.
“You ended up at Japony by trying to get to the kitchen?” asked Shining just as confused as his sister.
Derpy just gave everyone a shrug while also sporting a smile, “I’m not a clever mare.”
Wiz: The Thunderzords are piloted by the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, five overbearing and over-emotional humans.
Boomstick: Teenagers…
"That pretty much sounds like that “human” world you visited….” Applejack stated, glancing at Twilight.
"Yeah, but with magic instead of giant robots." Spike smiled.
Deadman hummed in thought before giving an even bigger grin that Twilight saw and gave the chaos god a stern look. “NO.”
Deadman just gave her a flat look. “But…”
“NO! You will not interfere with the lives of my friends in the human world,” Twilight said sternly causing said god to huff in irritation.
Wiz: For over a year, these five heroes defended the Earth from the evil Rita Repulsa and her cronies.
Boomstick: But when her boss, Lord Zedd, showed up and started beating some serious Ranger ass, the team knew they needed some help.
The screen changed to show Lord Zedd in all his villainous glory, with his dark yet vicious appearance and his armor resembling metallic bones.
“Woah. That guy’s just creepy.” Spike shivered as Fluttershy hid behind her Doomguy plushie…. Who was now holding a mini-BFG 9000 for some reason...
“He’s scary…” muttered Derpy in fright but quickly perked up when Flash rubbed her back smoothly.
Wiz: Thus, a giant floating head in a tube and his robot buddy set to work building a new Ranger with a new Zord.
Zordon: I present to you... the White Ranger.
The screen changed to show room getting brighter, suddenly the silhouette of the White Ranger floated downward to the ground. As the light died down, what stood before the team was a young man in a white armored spandex with golden bracelets on his arms and legs, a black armored chestplate with golden shoulder guards, and a helmet with marking in the shape of tiger stripes.
“So… cool…” Rainbow whispered in awe.
“So majestic…” Rarity sighed with stars in her eyes.
White Ranger (as Tommy): Tigerzord!
(*Cues: MMPR - Go Green Ranger Go! (Instrumental)*)
The Tigerzord roars as the screen changed to show the Zord in it’s pure unmatched glory; a massive mech that resembled a giant cat, colored black and white with bits of red, a golden blade-shaped tail, and menacing red eyes.
“THAT IS SO AWESOME!!!” Flash and Rainbow cheered as they watched the Thunder Zord rushed across the battlefield with its pilot on board.
Boomstick: The White Tigerzord is a gigantic weaponized robo-kitty. While cats are clearly inferior to dogs...
“Blasphemy!” Rarity snapped.
“Ah have tah disagree.” Applejack retorted, earning a glare from the fashionista.
Boomstick: ...I might make an exception for this one and take it home.
Wiz: Well, considering after it transforms to warrior mode, the Tigerzord weighs 150 tons and stands nearly fifteen floors tall, I don't think you'll find one in a pet shop window.
Background
The 6th Thunderzord
Height: 152 ft/46.5 m
Weight: 150 tons/136 metric tons
Power: 75,000 Megavolts
Top Speed: 115 mph/185 km/h
Pilot: Tommy Oliver
Power Source: Morphing Grid
(*Cues: Power Rangers - Hope for the World*)
Boomstick: And it's a Transformer?! Awesome!
“I want one.” Flash stated gleefully.
Wiz: The White Tigerzord is powered by the, quote, "White light of goodness", as is its pilot, the heroic leader of the team, Tommy Oliver, the White Ranger.
“WHOOO TOMMY MY MAN!” cheered Deadman freaking out the others of the group from the chaos gods random screaming.
“Wait! You now one of the fighters?” asked Rainbow in shock.
“Oh ya a lot of gods from both sides of chaos and order are fans of Tommy,” Deadman said with a matter of fact tone.
This little tidbit of info surprised the group and they couldn't help but give Tommy a look of respect.
Boomstick: He wasn't always in charge, though. His original powers came from the screeching, migraine-ridden she-witch Rita. Naturally, it was a trick and those powers came packaged with a curse that turned him evil.
Again Luna looked down as she remembered the time the Nightmare tricked her into giving into her anger and becoming Nightmare Moon, but that train of thought was interrupted as she felt a gloved hand rest itself on her head.
She looked up and saw that it was Deadman who was giving her a comforting pat on the head. Smiling, she gave the chaos god a nod before they went back to watching the show.
(i'm using stuff from the MLP Comic for this.)
Wiz: Luckily, Rita doesn't logic much, so the Rangers reversed the spell by destroying a completely unrelated object.
Que Twilight, Shining, and Starlight face hoofing at the stupidity of one Rita Repulsa.
Tommy Oliver Pilot
White Mighty Morphin' Power Ranger
Height: 5'11"/1.8 m
Weight: 214 lbs/97 kg
Weapons: Saba
Length: 20 in/51 cm
Sentient sabre
Can fire lasers & fly independently
Martial arts: Karate, Kenpo, Taekwondo, Judo, Shinkido
Has had 5 different Ranger powers
Boomstick: Tommy wields Saba, a talking saber that shoots lasers and remote controls the Tigerzord.
“A sentient weapon?” Luna mused to herself. “That might prove useful..”
(The Tigerzord trips and falls on its back, still moving its feet as if running.)
White Ranger: Hey! I thought you knew what you were doing!
Saba: I do!
White Ranger: Yeah, you sure could've fooled me.
“....until you want the thing to shut up.” Rainbow added with a chuckle.
(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)
Wiz: And is also... uniquely multilingual.
Saba: That's right. None of you speaks bird. Take me over to the cages. Um... squawk, squawk, tweet, squawk, tweet...
“He just ordered a salad.” Fluttershy blinked.
Boomstick: Everyone that just watched that is now dumber. Our bad.
Starlight groaned. “I felt a few of my brain cells die.”
“I think i just forgot basic math,” muttered Flash rubbing his aching head but a small kiss to his forehead from Derpy made it feel a lot better.
(*Cues: Power Rangers: Dino Thunder - Main Theme (Instrumental)*)
Wiz: In battle, the Tigerzord's tail doubles as a golden tiger sword.
Boomstick: Which can light itself on fire, I assume, by sparking a robo-fart of some sort. See, Wiz? I can science too.
“No. No you can not.” Twilight scowled.
Boomstick: Anyway, the Tigerzord knocks foes off their feet with sonic blasts, temporarily increases agility with hyper speed, and shoots fireballs from its... chest mouth thing.
(The Tigerzord prepares to unleash a fireball.)
White Ranger: White Tiger Thunderbolt! Armed and ready!
It fires, which hits Nimrod.
White Ranger: *laughs*
(*Cues: Power Rangers - Combat (Instrumental)*)
Wiz: The Tigerzord's greatest asset, however, is its ability to mimic the movements of its pilot.
(*Cues: MMPR - White Ranger Tiger Power*)
(The Tigerzord punches and kicks Nimrod, knocking her to the ground.)
Arsenal
Golden Tiger Sword
White Tiger Thunderbolts
Sonic roar
Hyperspeed
Shoulder charge
Pilot mimicry
(*Cues back to Combat*)
Wiz: So it's important to determine how superhuman the White Ranger is, but he doesn't have many measurable feats. Fortunately, all Ranger powers are derived from the same Morphing Grid, a galaxy-spanning energy field which balances all life.
Boomstick: So... the Force.
“Pretty much,” Deadman said with a shrug.
Wiz: Yeah, pretty much. This means all Rangers have comparable powers that we can use to measure Tommy's potential.
Boomstick: The SPD Green Ranger Bridge Carson once lifted and threw a two-ton car at this poor girl, who he guessed was a demon. Luckily, he was right and a PR catastrophe was avoided.
“While i’m glad he was right he still shouldn't have put what could've been an ordinary citizen's life at risk,” said Shining Sternly.
Wiz: The average man can squat-lift about 125 lbs, so this feat makes Power Rangers at least 32 times stronger.
“Wow,” muttered Fluttershy shyly.
Saba: That was most impressive.
“I agree with Saby!” giggled out Pinkie Pie.
Wiz: And we know Rangers also receive a speed boost, so it's reasonable to believe that a morphed Ranger's reaction speed is in the ballpark of 32 times faster than the average person. Thus, the White Ranger can actually react to attacks in about six milliseconds. To compare, in the same given time, a bullet fired from a gun would've only traveled about nine feet. As the Tigerzord mimics the White Ranger in real-time, it must be capable of the same speeds.
“That’s a lot of assumptions if you ask me,” muttered.Applejack.
“There just working with what they got,” countered Rarity causing Applejack to agree with her on that.
Boomstick: I bet he could totally do that knife finger stabby game. Actually, uh, Wiz, put your hand on the table.
Wiz: NO! Not after last time! That poor intern...
“Poor Mr intern,” muttered Derpy and Fluttershy in pity.
Boomstick: I told him not to move!
“Sigh…. Boomstick you idiot,” sighed a frustrated Rarity,
Wiz: Anyway, like that intern, the Tigerzord can't always cut it on its own.
(*Cues: MMPR - Zords (Instrumental)*)
Boomstick: When that happens, Tommy's friends usually come in to save his ass, but even though they won't be able to help him today, Tommy can still call upon his secret weapon.
Wiz: Each Power Ranger has his or her individual Zord, which only they can pilot. However, there have been numerous instances when a Ranger has called upon other Zords. So Tommy can call upon the Lion, Griffin, Unicorn, and Phoenix Thunderzords to create the Mega Tigerzord.
Mega Tigerzord
Height: 207 ft/63 m
Weight: 336 tons/305 metric tons
Energy Ball
Energy Shield
Bladed buckler
Phoenix Strike (Finishing move)
More powerful than the Thunder Megazord
(The Tigerzord transforms into the Mega Tigerzord.)
“OH MY CELESTIA/GOD IT’S SO. FUCKING. COOL!!” Flash, Rainbow, Spike, and Deadman all cheered with glee.
Boomstick: The Mega Tigerzord is a massive monster of a mech. It's got an energy shield, an energy ball attack, and a wicked dropkick. Oh, and its finishing move is literally lighting a giant robo-bird on fire and shooting it through everyone in its path. Obviously, the Mega Tigerzord has never lost a match.
“Oh man Twilight you and me need to come up with a combo Attack like that!” cheered Rainbow Dash as she shook her Lavender Friend around in excitement much to the amusement to the rest of the group.
“(Giggle) Dashie is really adorable when she gets excited like this,” laughed Pinkie Pie.
“Heh, agreed,” said Deadman.
Strength & Feats
Beat Nimrod when Megazord failed
Defeated Cannontop singlehandedly
Stronger than Thunder Megazord
Survived deflected Phoenix Strike
Can lift over 1500 tons
Tommy beat Pursehead one-on-one
Tommy defeated 4 monsters at once
Tommy defeated Goldar in several duels
Wiz: The Mega Tigerzord is so powerful, it's even had that finisher move reflected back at it, survived, and all it did was fall over and look surprised.
“Enduring your own attack?” Rainbow mused to herself. “Either it held back or that thing's super-durable.”
Boomstick: But it's not all firebirds and rainbows. Enough damage can overload the Tigerzord's connection to the Morphing Grid and annihilate it. But don't get me wrong; this is one ass-kicking, Mighty Morphin', fire-birding, flame-swording power kitty! Meow.
Weaknesses
Defeated by Dragonzord in one shot
No backup power supply
Not very agile
Destroyed by Rito Revolto
Tommy's stubborn honor can sometimes lead to mistakes
White Ranger: Saba, are you ready, pal?
Saba: White Ranger, I'm ready when you are.
White Ranger: Alright! Tigerzord! Power up!
(The Tigerzord roars and then turns into warrior mode.)
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The group (minus Deadman who already new about Tommy) agreed that the Tigerzord and it’s pilot Tommy Oliver were both strong and heroic.
“I shall be rooting for the mighty tigerzord and the white ranger!” declared Luna.
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Gundam Epyon
(*Cues: Gundam Attack - Gundam Wing*)
Wiz: In the year 195 A.C., yes, A.C., Earth and its space colonies were on the brink of civil war. Chaos had erupted, governments shattered from within. The only constant were five freedom-fighting mobile suits called Gundams.
The group along with Deadman had to hold back their laughter as soon as they saw Twilight gain a starry look in her eyes as soon as she laid her eyes upon the gundams.
(*Cues: Gundam Wing - Just Communication (Instrumental)*)
Boomstick: Piloted by a bunch of kids who have no idea how to have fun. Seriously, get laid or something.
Wiz: Intrigued, the disgraced commander Treize Khushrenada set about creating his own Gundam.
While most of the ponies were impressed that Treize mad his own Gundam, Shining and Flash’s eyes narrowed when they heard the Disgrace Commander Part.
Boomstick: For sex?
“Oh god…” muttered Rarity, already knowing where this was going.
Wiz: No! For Zechs.
Boomstick: This is getting really confusing.
“Only you Boomstick…” Rarity Growled.
Wiz: Try and keep up. Treize hoped this new non-sexual fighting machine would finally answer the meaning of life and death.
Boomstick: And birth!
Wiz/Rarity: NO!
“You stupid inbred hick!” continued Rarity as she went on a 10 minute rant using language not suitable for this story.
(Treize removes a book from the shelf.)
Treize: I have a guide here that will show you how to live from now on.
“I really wouldn't want any advice from this guy,” muttered Spike. (holy crap i almost forgot he was in this!)
“Agreed Spike,” said Luna in agreement.
(The walls split, revealing Epyon.)
“YES!” cheered Deadman as soon as his eyes landed on the 6th gundam, and while his outburst annoyed most of the group they could understand his enthusiasm once they got a good look at the fearsome meck.
(*Cues: Gundam Wing - Legend of Zero*)
Wiz: And so, the Gundam Epyon was born.
“So cool,” breathed out Flash, Twilight, Shining, Rainbow Dash, and Deadman.
Heero Yuy: Do you think you've built a god or something?
Treize: Maybe I do.
“HAHAHAHAHA!” laughed out Deadman as the rest of the group gave Treize an odd look.
“Kind of arrogant don’t you think?” asked Applejack with a raised Brow.
“I mean Epyon looks cool… but a GOD?” questioned Spike.
Boomstick: Epyon is a fierce force of metal and badassery. Like all Gundams, it's armored with... Gundanium.
Wiz: Yet another stupidly-named fictional metal that happens to be many times stronger and lighter than titanium.
“Well Wiz it is a different world so it stands to reason they would have their own metal,” lectured Twilight.
Boomstick: Standing 57 feet tall and weighing just under ten tons, Epyon is actually quite a bit smaller than your average Japanese giant robot.
“Wow the tigerzord towers over the Little guy,” gasped out Pinkie Pie.
‘Poor thing,” said Fluttershy in a quiet tone.
Wiz: But for what it lacks in size, Epyon compensates with incredible speed. With a max propulsion of nearly 200,000 pounds, Epyon can fly over 250 miles per hour.
“Whistle~ for something so big it can sure take off,” complemented Rainbow Dash.
Boomstick: But manning a Gundam at that speed is rough, and can kill a pilot who hasn't been trained.
The pegasi in the room gave a bod to that little tidbit even ponies like Rainbow Dash needed rigorous training to hone her body to handle the speeds she go’s at a daily bases.
Background
The 6th original Gundam [Wing]
ID: 0S-13MS Gundam Epyon
Height: 57 ft/17.4 m
Weight: 9.4 tons/8.5 metric tons
Max Propulsion: 194,337 lbs/88,150 kg
Pilot: Zechs Merquise
Armor: Gundanium alloy
Powerplant: Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
Wiz: Epyon's pilot is the legendary warrior and Treize's closest friend, Zechs Merquise, the Lightning Count. Commander of the OZ special forces, valedictorian of a prestigious military academy, and sole pilot of the unstable Gundam prototype.
“Ok i have to admit… THIS guy is a soldier,” complemented Shining Armor.
Boomstick: How does the Wizard of Oz come into this now!? Anime seriously confuses me. Well, regardless, Zechs is a true warrior.
(*Cues: Gundam Wing - Treize Kushrenada/The Man Who Makes History*)
Zechs: I am a true soldier.
Boomstick: Oh, look, an echo.
This got a few chuckles from the group.
Zechs Merquise
Code names: Lightning Count, Wind
Age: 20
Height: 6'1"/184 cm
Weight: 168 lbs/76 kg
True identity: Milliardo Peacecraft
Valedictorian of Lake Victoria Military Academy
Ranks: 0Z Colonel, Romefeller Count, White Fang Commander in Chief
Wiz: Despite this, he could not handle the politics of war. After Treize staged a coup which spiraled out of control, Zechs stumbled through the ensuing chaos like a lost pup, always ending up fighting for the wrong cause by complete accident. Whoops.
This caused both Shining Armor and Flash Sentry to facehoof.
Zechs: I don't understand! Why am I still so... spineless?
Boomstick: Oh, I have an awesome giant Gundam that everyone needs to do awesome stuff. Poor me.
Wiz: But PLOT TWIST: Zechs has been hiding a secret identity. He is, in fact, Milliardo Peacecraft, the long-lost heir to the throne of the pacifist Saint Kingdom. Yes, the Peacecrafts literally craft peace.
“Seems like a noble thing for a kingdom to do,” said Luna get a nod from Twilight.
Boomstick: At first, the only one who knew Zech's true identity was his slap-happy admirer, Noin. You'd think a cheerful girlfriend who doesn't have blood on her hands would help Zechs lighten up a bit. But...
“Tragedy struck,” muttered Starlight.
“I hope nothing happens to her,” whimpered out Derpy.
Zechs: Don't go getting too attached or parting will hurt.
Noin: But my soldiers aren't ever going to be killed in battle.
“That's just wishful thinking…” muttered Shining Armor. Remembering how all the men he lost during the changeling invasion and when Tirek attacked Canterlot, but he was brought out of those dark thoughts when he felt his sister Twilight pull him into a hug.
(A black screen says "Exactly 1 minute, 10 seconds later"... then explosions travel across the complex, killing her men, followed by Noin holding one of her men in her arms before he dies.)
Most of the group had a look of pity on their faces all except Deadman who just had a apathetic look etched onto his fiery face, being a god and also being the cause of a few worlds demise throughout the millennia has made him numb to this kind of things.
Boomstick: Damn...he won't be hitting that for a while.
“FUCK YOU BOOMSTICK!” screeched Rarity with a yell so loud you’d think she had just learned the royal Canterlot voice.
(*Cues: Plot, String and Marionette - Gundam Wing*)
Wiz: Despite being a backstabbing, coup-staging terrorist, Treize Khushrenada apparently has some high sense of honor, and this is reflected in Epyon's arsenal.
“At least he has some honor,” Rarity said, huffing a bit. The rest somewhat agreed but decided not to voice their opinions on Treize.
Boomstick: Aside from two tiny vulcan guns, Epyon was designed as a dueling suit, and lacks effective long-range weaponry. But that's okay, 'cause check out this sword!!!!
(Epyon cuts through four robots, two with each swing, separating them from the top halves before they explode.)
“Woah,” Spike, Shining, Rainbow, Flash and Twilight said in stunned awe.
“IT'S SOOOOOO AWESOME,” Deadman said, completely fanboying over the sword.
Boomstick: The Beam Sword is connected directly to Epyon's power source, which means its size and power can be increased on the fly. Epyon also has a durable shield which houses a chain whip called the Heat Rod, that can be superheated to slice through armor.
“Those are some impressive weapons,” Applejack said while whistling. Unknown to the group, Twilight was paying careful attention to the weapons while making a note to recreate them later.
(*Cues: Gundam Wing - Zechs Comes*)
Wiz: But its greatest and most risky weapon is its on-board computer: the EPYON system. A modified Zoning & Emotional Range Omitted System. This directly links with the pilot's brain and aids him by constantly predicting outcomes and strategies in mid-battle. And unlike other zero systems, this modified version shows Zechs's opponent's' face as he's murdering them.
This shock the group (minus Deadman.) why would sompony add a feature that made sompony see the face of the person they killed!?
“Meh i’ve seen worst ways to lose your mind,” Deadman Commented.
Boomstick: Oh, that's right. For the nightmares.
“That’s creepy,” Spike said, feeling a bit unnerved by the image of Zechs killing a soldier. Unknown to him, the rest of the ponies were also creeped out at seeing Zech’s visions.
Wiz: It gets worse. The EPYON system relies on Zechs ignoring all distractions, including his own drive to win. It predicts every possible outcome of the battle at hand and shares them with him. These include the outcomes where he loses, which take the forms of hallucinations. If Zechs can't separate fact from fiction, these hallucinations may become reality.
That seems like a huge gamble to me,” commented Applejack.
Arsenal
Beam Sword
Epyon Claws
Epyon Shield
Heat Rod
Vulcan Guns
Search Eye
Epyon System
Modified ZERO System
Predicts outcomes in mid-battle
Potentially harmful to pilot
Can cause hallucinations
Boomstick: But despite the danger, it's totally worth getting into Epyon's pilot seat, 'cause this giant robot is a born winner. It's capable of holding four other Gundams at once, survive the heart of an exploding space station, and destroyed another giant space station with a single, awesome sword slice. Ha-haa! Gundam powers, away!
“I wish i had Gundam powers…” muttered Deadman in a depressed tone.
“Aren't you a god?” asked Starlight with a look of confusion directed at the chaos god.
“.... I wish i had Gundam powers,” Deadman Stated. Causing Starlight to facehoof at his stupidity.
Strengths & Feats
Held off 4 Gundams at once
Destroyed Barge
Undetectable by most scanners
Survived explosion of Libra station
Gundanium armor is several times stronger than titanium
Zechs defeated Colony 191 in under 1 minute
Wiz: Of course Epyon does have its fair share of weaknesses, and even though Zechs eventually overcame his turn to the dark side, nearly sacrificing his life for the greater good in the process, he never did quite become that perfect soldier he always wanted to be.
weaknesses
Lost dual against Gundam Wing Zero
No powerful ranged weapons
Suspectible to beam cannons
Physically & mentally dangerous to pilot
Epyon System may cause hallucinations & loss of control
Zechs' obsession over Lucrezia Noin
Boomstick: But good news: he did eventually get in Noin's pants. Worth it!
“Of course that's a real victory to you!” huffed a ticked Rarity.
Zechs: Just watch me! I'm gonna live right to the bitter end! I'll live the hard life of a warrior!
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Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set. Let's end this debate once and for all.
Boomstick: It's time for a Death Battle! Robo-style!
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The group, except Deadman, were impressed with Epyon and Zech’s accomplishments. Though they hated Trieze, they felt that Zechs deserved to be called a true soldier.
“Me and the captain are rooting for Epyon,” said Flash.
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Death Battle
In a barren, hill-covered area, the Tigerzord in warrior mode slowly walks across while the White Ranger stands atop it holding Saba, who is controlling the Zord.
“What are they doing Flashy?” asked Derpy as shy took a bite of some popcorn that Deadman made her with his magic.
“Looks like training to me,” answered the orange pegasus.
White Ranger: Alright Saba! Time for a weekly test run!
“See!” flash said with a smile.
Saba: Excellent! Let's test the weapon systems!
White Ranger: Just make sure the safety systems are on.
Just as the White Ranger says this, a blast fires from the Tigerzord's chest as the Zord falls onto its rear.
Saba: Safety systems activated.
“A little too late,” Shining said, shaking his head.
The blast from the Tigerzord continues flying into the distance.
Saba: Um... that will... probably dissipate, right?
“Why do I get a he feeling that's gonna come back to bite him?” muttered Twilight.
(*Cues: To Beauty, to Elegance and to Noble-Mindedness - Gundam Wing*)
Elsewhere in the same area, Zechs is standing. He lets out a breath until Noin flies in inside her mech.
Noin: Zechs... what are you doing down here?
Zechs: Hm... hello Noin. Just brooding over how I nearly destroyed the Earth.
“Wow, emo much?” Applejack said.
“Doesn’t he have anything better to do?” Spike said, looking at the others.
“I guess not,” Starlight said, shrugging.
Noin: That again? You've gotta lighten up, you grump.
“Ya i agree with Noiny you should go out and Party!” cheered the Pink Party Pony (ppp for short).
Zechs lets out another sigh.
“Wow! Way to be a downer…” muttered Rainbow Dash.
Noin: Well... how about we do that thing you're always asking about? You know... that thing that rhymes with your name?
“Giggity,” snickered Deadman while most of the group blushed.
“Oh my,” whispered Fluttershy.
Zechs: What? Really?
Noin: Of course. I think it's finally time.
Just as Noin says this, the blast from the Tigerzord hits her mech, causing critical damage. Noin screams and then the mech explodes.
Everyone, except Deadman, winced at Noin’s death. Rarity was especially sad since they seemed to have their fairy tale ending destroyed by a fireball.
Zechs: Noin? NOOO!!!
“Fucking cocked block big time,” muttered Deadman as he took a sip from a soda… somehow.
It cuts back to the Tigerzord.
Saba: ...eventually...
“Or it could cause a shit storm,” snarked Rainbow Dash.
White Ranger: Huh. I think I'll drive.
The White Ranger jumps into the Tigerzord.
Meanwhile, Zechs, amongst the fiery ruins of Noin's mech, takes out a remote control and presses it. Epyon flies in right behind him and it’s eyes glow.
“I think he’s mad,” Pinkie said, everyone agreeing.
The Tigerzord resumes it walk, this time with the White Ranger piloting it. Suddenly, it stops.
Saba: Warning! Bogey approaching fast! 200 meters!
White Ranger: *groans* Must be one of Zedd's!
Saba: Zero meters!
White Ranger: Huh?
Epyon flies in and strikes the Tigerzord from behind, then lands to the ground.
Zechs: I'LL BREAK YOUR FACE!
“Forget mad, he’s fucking pissed,” Starlight said, feeling sorry for the gundam pilot.
“No fury is greater than a man going through blue balls,” said Deadman sagly.
All males nodded in agreement while the girls rolled their eyes.
White Ranger: Is it just me or do Zedd's goons keep getting smaller and angrier?
“He kinda has a reason to be angrier than bull with a toothache ,” muttered Applejack.
(*Cues: Gundam Wing - When The Dragon Swims Everything Ends*)
FIGHT!
Zechs lets out a roar-like shout as Epyon flies towards the Tigerzord. The Tigerzord blocks the blow, but Epyon flies behind it, striking the Tigerzord from behind with its beam sword. It cuts to the inside of the Tigerzord, with Saba floating alongside the White Ranger.
White Ranger: Whoa! He's quick for a little guy!
“Small, angry, and and blue balling… truly a terrifying combo,” muttered Deadman.
Saba: Stop messing around and start defending!
White Ranger: Right! Time for action!
The Tigerzord starts charging up a move as Epyon flies toward it.
White Ranger: White Tiger Sonic Boom!
The move is successful, as Epyon is blown backward and falls to the ground. It cuts back to the White Ranger, now holding Saba in his hand
White Ranger: Alright Saba, I want the Tigerzord to follow my every move!
“That's still such a cool function for a robot,” cheered Flash.
He lifts Saba over his head, then does two swings. The Tigerzord replicates the two swings to defend against Epyon's beam sword, then swings the sword rapidly, keeping up with Epyon's swings, before the two swords clash. It cuts to Zechs inside of Epyon.
Zechs: You may be skilled... but you're too slow for Epyon!
“You’re too slow!” jeered Rainbow Dash.
As he says this, Epyon flies backward.
White Ranger: How's this! Hyperspeed!
The Tigerzord moves forward at an incredible speed, punching the fleeing Epyon, who then crashes to the ground on its front. The Tigerzord then steps toward it.
“That’s pretty fast for a giant robot,” Rainbow said, impressed by it’s speed.
White Ranger: Time to stamp out some evil!
The Tigerzord moves its foot downward to stomp on Epyon, but Epyon flies out of the way just in time. Epyon fires its vulcan guns at the Tigerzord while it flees, which have almost no effect.
“Oh ya it’s a close corner fighter type,” muttered Shining Armor.
White Ranger: Huh. What, are you playing hard-to-get? Alright then. Go long!
The Tigerzord begins charging an attack.
White Ranger: White Tiger Thunderbolt! Fire!
The bolt fires from the Tigerzord and Epyon activates his shield. While the shield does prevent damage, the blast itself knocks Epyon back. Inside Epyon, the EPYON system beeps and a red light flashes over Zechs.
Zechs: The EPYON system indicates that you've shown your full arsenal.
“Not all of it,” smirked Luna.
The Tigerzord charges up once again.
White Ranger: Fire!
This time, three bolts fire from the Tigerzord. Epyon flies toward the Tigerzord, evading all three bolts. It seems that another bolt manages to hit Epyon, but then Epyon slices at the Tigerzord's legs nearly instantly, damaging them. Epyon then flies upward towards the Tigerzord's head, ready to deliver the final blow.
Zechs: You're finished.
(*Cues: A Whisper Under a Smiling Moon - Gundam Wing*)
Suddenly, the wasteland is shown in a sepia-tone color, as is Epyon, but with the Tigerzord nowhere in sight. Epyon stops what it's doing.
“What’s going on?” Fluttershy asked, feeling confused. She didn’t understand why the environment changed colors.
Zechs: What?
Then a massive shadowed mech appears in the background and moves its arm upward, ready to strike. A gleam appears from the hand.
"Eeep!" squeaked Fluttershy as she hid behind her Doomguy Plushie.
Zechs: What's that?
The mech's arm starts glowing, then its chest charges with electricity. A sound of a bird screech and a lion roar plays, then the mech unleashes its attack as Zechs screams.
Then the wasteland is in color again, back to Epyon and the Tigerzord.
“Must of been the Epyon system showing him a vision,” theorized Twilight.
Saba: Quick Tommy! The circle on its chest! It must be a weak spot!
White Ranger: Right!
The Tigerzord steps back and prepares a punch.
(*Cues: MMPR - White Ranger Tiger Power*)
The Tigerzord’s fist moves with incredible speed, then when the Tigerzord finally hits Epyon, it has no effect.
“.... waa waa~” sang Deadman before busting out into laughter while the rest of the group was looking at Tommy with a blank stare.
Zechs: Hmm... don't get cocky.
White Ranger: What? He didn't explode?
Saba: Well, this defies all logic!
“What logic?” Twilight asked, not getting what Saba meant. “Explain, Saba.”
(*Cues: Gundam Wing - OZ Moblie Suits Approach*)
Epyon flies away from the Tigerzord, then grips its leg with the heat rod. The Tigerzord falls over on its front, knocking the White Ranger and Saba down.
White Ranger: We're grounded!
Saba: Tommy! Call the Zords!
The White Ranger picks up Saba.
White Ranger: You got it!
He holds Saba upward.
White Ranger: I need Thunderzord Power! Now!
“YES!” cheered Luna, feeling like her victory was insured.
(*Cues: MMPR - Zords (Instrumental)*)
The clouds cover the sky as lightning strikes multiple times. All four other Zords appear and then in a flash, the Tigerzord has become the Mega Tigerzord.
Zechs: Oh shit.
“Oh shit indeed,” Shining and Spike said in awe.
“Language, Spike,” Twilight yelled.
“Sorry,” Spike muttered to the lavender princess.
The Mega Tigerzord charges toward Epyon, who tries to block the blow, but is knocked back. Epyon is then grabbed by the Mega Tigerzord, who places it on its feet, flips over, and lands on the ground. Epyon is knocked upward, allowing the Mega Tigerzord to punch it multiple times before knocking it upward even further with an uppercut. The Mega Tigerzord jumps after Epyon and flies above it, then kicks it back to the ground with both its feet. It then puts both of its arms up into the air, charging up an energy ball, then throws it downward. Epyon manages to regain control and avoids crashing into the ground.
“Wombo-Combo!” yelled Deadman.
Zechs: No, not like this!
Epyon turns to face the incoming energy ball and uses the heat rod to block, which successfully stops the attack. The Mega Tigerzord puts its arm up and begins charging up an attack. Zechs then sees the shadowy mech doing the same move, and realizes that it was the move that destroyed him in his hallucination.
“..... uh-oh,” muttered Luna who broke out into a cold sweat as she quickly found out what was about to happen.
Zechs: Here it comes.
The Mega Tigerzord unleashes a giant beam, which Epyon flies out of the way of.
(*Cues: Gundam Wing - White Reflection*)
"Oh what a lovely song," said Rarity as the rest of the group agreed.
Zechs: Routing all power to thrusters!
Epyon flies right behind the Mega Tigerzord by its head.
Zechs: And now to the beam saber!
Epyon takes out its beam saber and charges with energy.
Zechs: For... NOOOIIIN!
White Ranger: UGH! NO!
Saba: SON OF A BIIIIII-
“YEEESSSSSS!” cheered Deadman, Flash, and Shining Armor.
“NOOOOOO!!!” cried out Luna.
After a single slash from the full-powered beam saber, Epyon lands to the ground as the Mega Tigerzord reaches critical condition and overloads its connection to the Morphing Grid. The top half begins to slide off the bottom half, then it explodes as the White Ranger screams. All that remains is the Mega Tigerzord's bottom half.
KO!
Zordon is crying over the death of the White Ranger, the Command Center filling with tears, while Zechs is by Noin's mech crying over her death with a puddle of tears below him.
“Now that's a bittersweet victory…” Starlight said sadly.
Results
(*Cues: Rhythm Eros - Fan Remix of Rhythm Emotion - Gundam Wing*)
Boomstick(and Flash): Ow! My childhood!
“He had a childhood?” Starlight asked, slightly interested.
“It was probably filled with his beer and other juvenile things,” Rarity said in distaste.
Wiz: This was a surprisingly close call. At first glance, The Tigerzord towers over Epyon and is fast enough to keep up with it. Yet Epyon destroyed Barge, a 26,000 foot long space fortress with one sword swing, just one! There's no doubt that a few swings like that were enough to overload Tigerzord's connection to the Morphing Grid.
“One of the coolest feats we’ll ever see,” Flash said, starry eyed with everyone agreeing with him.
Boomstick: I mean, this goofy-looking skeleton dude did it, so I imagine a giant laser sword wielded by a devil robot could do it too.
“That does make sense,” Twilight said, remembering the giant skeleton.
Wiz: Also, Zechs is a far more experienced and properly trained warrior, unlike Tommy, who was drafted in the middle of high school. But the Tigerzord wasn't helpless. Its Mega form even duped the Epyon System for a moment, but unfortunately for our favorite White Ranger, Epyon is an ever-evolving dueling machine.
Boomstick: Stupid future-predicting robot, and its REALLY FUCKING SWEET SWORD! GUNDAMNIT!
“HE'S SO AWESOME,” Deadman yelled, annoying the group of friends.
Wiz: The winner is the Gundam Epyon.
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Boomstick: Next time on Death Battle.
The group sees a muscular man wearing a sleeveless white training gi and wore a red headband facing against a yellow and black clad ninja with two swords on his back and he a pair of soulless white eyes.
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“That was a good episode,” Flash said, getting off the couch with Derpy following him. “Can’t believe Epyon pulled it off though.”
“I know. It was so awesome,” Rainbow said, flying towards the glowing box. “C’mon you slowpokes. I don’t want to miss this.”
“Right behind ya Dash,” Applejack said, following her speedy friend.
“Wait for me, Dashie,” Pinkie said, bouncing towards the box and her friends.
Derpy waited everyone walk towards the box in confusion as they gathered around it. Turning to her stallionfriend, the cross eyed mare asked, “What’re they doing, Flashy?”
“They’re just waiting to get some stuff from the box. C’mon,” Flash said gently as he lead her to the box. Once they reached the box, the glow died down as Twilight used her magic to open the box up and looked inside.
“What’d we get this time, Twi?” Applejack asked, tilting her head to the side.
Twilight looked back at her farmer friend and said, “It looks like we each got a set of gundam models and some power ranger zords.” Her magic pulled out a bunch of models of the main 6 gundams from Gundam Wing and a bunch Tigerzords and Dragozords from the box.
“Gimme gimme gimme,” Pinkie said, grabbing hers. “I’m gonna make them pink. Sandrock looks pretty cool,” she said, putting the model down. “Oh, hey Big Zam,” Pinkie said, holding a box containing a bulky two legged green mech.
“These are so cool,” Spike said, opening the Shenlong model kit. He started to look at the instructions to see how to put it together without messing up.
Twilight set her to the side while looking in the box and said, “ That’s odd.”
“What’s odd, darling?” Rarity asked, tying up her stuff so they can be easily carried later. “Is there something else in there?”
“Wait there's something else? Please tell me it's one of the swords,” Rainbow asked, practically getting in Twilight’s face. With all the cool stuff the others were getting, she wanted something for herself.
“Are there swords in the box, Twilight?” Starlight asked, hopefully. “I think we could use them,” she said, glancing at the mad god in the room.
“No, it's just a package for Flash and Derpy,” the princess of friendship said, levitating as bulky looking wrapped parcel. Twilight then used her magic to place the parcel in front of the pegasus couple. The two looked at the package before they started to tear it open to reveal some bright red and light blue jackets.
“Did we just get clothes?” Flash asked, taking the red jacket and putting it on with Derpy doing the same. Once the two had them on, they looked in the convenient mirror to see how they looked and were surprised.
“Are we wearing Noin’s and Zech’s jackets?” Derpy asked, hovering in the air as she looked at her outfit.
Flash was looking at his from every corner and said, “I’m liking this.”
“I must say, you two pull off the look marvelously,” Rarity said, taking a few notes on the designs.
Before anyone else could say anything, Deadman grabbed Flash and Shining while said, “Alright, I’m just gonna drop him off and then I’m outtie. Now say goodbye Flashy and Shiny.”
“Goodbye Flashy and Shiny,” Everyone said, grinning at the pouting stallion as he and the god just popped out of existence.
“I better go home and check on my little muffin,” Derpy said, walking out the front door and leaving the rest of the group to their own devices. The group just looked at the door before shrugging and turning back to the TV.
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