“Oh, my Pinkie Sense is telling that the next Death Battle gonna be another Anti-Hero episode.” Pinkie’d body buzzed, wiggled, and shaking.

Wiz: Anti-heroes, walking a mysterious gray line between good and evil.

Boomstick: They do what they want, however they want, when they want.

“How does she keep knowing these before they even happen in the first place?” Twilight frustrated of the Pinkie Sense.

“Just remember, Twilight. Pinkie is being Pinkie and leave as that.” Rarity said as everyone knows to never question Pinkie Pie’s strangeness or else, they might get a major headache.

Wiz: Vegeta, Prince of the Saiyans and rival to Goku.

Boomstick: And Shadow, the Ultimate Life Form and rival to Sonic.

“So, it’s a battle of warriors who are rival to other characters.” Sunset wondered they are like.

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

Vegeta

Wiz: Born a prince to the warrior-like Saiyan race, Vegeta's people were slaughtered by an evil tyrant named Frieza, who molded Vegeta into a deadly, ruthless killer. Over time, however, Frieza's iron grip over him led Vegeta to rebel, ushering Frieza's final defeat with the help of fellow Saiyan Goku. After struggling with adapting to life on Earth, Vegeta eventually became one of the planet's strongest defenders.

“You mean ever Saiyan alive is dead by one guy?” Rainbow Dash gasped.

“Guess that must have led him to work his way until the moment came to rebel.” Rarity said in a serious, detective-like tone.

“At least his people have been avenged, and now he’s a hero. In a way, I guess.” Fluttershy said.

“I wonder if he still calls himself the Prince of Saiyans?” Sunset asked.

Background
Height: 5’3”
Weight: 123 lbs.
Saiyan Prince
Elite Warrior Class
Trained in Martial Arts
Current leader of the Z-Fighters

Boomstick: He even got hitched to Bulma, breaking poor Master Roshi's heart.

“I know I should respect my elders, but ma gut is telling me to watch out for that old man.” Applejack narrowed her eyes on the bald elder as the girls agreed.

Boomstick: Vegeta can move and fly at hypersonic speed, he can survive underwater and in far outer atmospheres for long periods of time. He even has the endurance to survive a nuclear freakin' blast.

“Surviving a nuclear blast, that’s insane!” Twilight shocked.

“Not to mention awesome!” Rainbow Dash impressed.

Wiz: Vegeta can use a natural inner energy called ki to create devastating attacks.

“Huh, inner energy.” Sunset said paying close attention to this.

Ki Attacks
Galick Gun
Bang Beam
Big Bang Attack
Final Shine
Energy Bullet Volley
Final Flash

Boomstick: His trademark attack is a purple laser called the Galick Gun.

“Hey, it’s purple like you, Twilight. Maybe you could do that move one day.” Pinkie awed.

“Pinkie, just because that move, and my skin is purple doesn’t mean any sort of connection.” Twilight denied.

Wiz: His Big Bang Attack unleashes a huge explosion of energy covering a vast distance and can be narrowed to a beam for concentrated accuracy.

Boomstick: He can launch a volley of energy bullets, pounding his foe with dozens of deadly blasts, but his most devastating move is his Final Flash attack, a huge golden beam that can destroy whole planets.

“Whoa, just one move and he can destroy a whole planet. Now that’s what I call gold power.” Rainbow Dash amazed.

“Not to mention dangerous.” Applejack scared a bit.

Wiz: Vegeta's ki is quite versatile and not limited to these four attacks. He is never without a weapon.

“Just like me with my cupcakes!” Pinkie pulled out two trays of cupcakes from out of nowhere.

Boomstick: But wait, there's more!

“More cupcakes!” Pinkie brought out more cupcakes.

“Pinkie, I think you should stop before you fill my house with cupcakes.” Sunset stopped her pink, energetic friend.

“Okay.” Pinkie said.

Super Saiyan
Can Reach Levels 1 and 2
500% Increase per Form
Can be Activated Any Time
Sustained Through Energy
Nearly Indestructible
Level 2 Drains More Energy than Level 1

Wiz: That's right! Vegeta can reach to the legendary status of Super Saiyan, a near indestructible form which increases his power output by 500%.

“Okay, now that is gold power.” Rainbow Dash said, the form being better than the attack.

Boomstick: And he can take this form to the next level for yet another 500% increase. That's a lot of power in math.

“Depending on how strong Vegeta is in his normal form, he very well takes on the world by himself.” Twilight stated.

Wiz: The Super Saiyan form is sustained through Vegeta's remaining energy.

“Meaning the more energy, he uses up, the more likely his transformation will run out sooner.” Flash started to understand that.

“Almost like how we use our own magical energy.” Sunset looked at her orange magical pendant.

Wiz: Also, despite reaching the level of Super Saiyan 4, he was only able to do so with Bulma's Blutz Wave Machine and cannot do so naturally.

Boomstick: And in Death Battle, we don't allow help from spouses.

“That’s a very rude thing to say to a lady.” Rarity scolded.

Wiz: Vegeta is cocky, arrogant, and proud. He seeks to be the best and is willing to fight the best to do so, even allowing his opponents to reach power levels much greater than his own.

“Kind of reminds me of a certain rainbow sports girl.” Applejack looked at Rainbow Dash with a smirk.

“Hey! I’m not cocky, I just like to think of myself as the most Awesomeness girl in the world.” Rainbow Dash proclaimed.

“And I’m sure you are, but you do tend to let things go over your head.” Flash pointed out, making Rainbow Dash pout.

Boomstick: While this has led to him dying twice so far, he's still around somehow kicking ass and being a dick.

“Wait, wait, he died twice?” Flash shocked.

“He probably got brought back to life in his life.” Fluttershy guessed.

“Let just hope he doesn’t let his cockiness get him killed again.” Rainbow Dash said as the others roll their eyes.

“Pot calling the kettle black.” Spike whispered to himself.

Vegeta: I am a Super Saiyan!

(The screen flashes as Vegeta prepares an attack)

Vegeta: And you can burn in Hell!

Shadow

Wiz: Built by Prof. Gerald Robotnik with alien DNA, Shadow the Hedgehog was created to be the Ultimate Life Form.

“A hedgehog? A bright scientist wanted to create a powerful being, and he chose to make it into the form of a hedgehog?” Twilight puzzled.

“I think it’s cute.” Fluttershy said.

“Yeah, if you call cute being edgy-looking.” Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes.

Wiz: Despite being a powerful, living weapon, Shadow's initial purpose was to provide genes capable of curing the deathly ill, specifically, Gerald's granddaughter, Maria. But before Shadow could be shared with the world, tragedy struck.

“What the Apple Fuck! How could they just kill an innocent little girl like that?” Applejack asked angry.

“I bet the government who funded the projected were scared of Shadow’s power and decided to erase him and any trace.” Pinkie guessed rubbing her chin and narrow her eyes.

“Somehow, I think you might be right.” Rarity said.

Boomstick: Then Shadow went crazy and tried to destroy the Earth for revenge, but he ended up saving the day instead. Though people are still getting sick on Earth, so uhh... guess he kinda forgot about that whole living cure thing, huh?

“Maybe he wasn’t informed about that purpose.” Spike said while scratching his ear.

Background
Height: 3’3”
Weight: 77 lbs.
Bio-Engineered Ultimate Lifeform
Nearly Indestructible
Hypersonic Speed
Martial Arts Skills

Wiz: Shadow can move at hypersonic speeds and survive underwater and in space.

“Oh, so this one is a speedster. I sure like to see how fast he is compared to me.” Rainbow Dash excited.

Boomstick: He's even tough enough to survive a fall to the Earth from the moon, and that's one long ass fall.

“Now that’s one big fall.” Flash commented.

Wiz: Well, it wasn't exactly the moon, but Shadow survived a fall of about 200,000 miles. By the time he hit the ground, he was falling at a rate of over 6,000,000 feet per second.

“My goodness, that would mean his body can withstand the force of that speed!” Twilight shocked, using math in her brain.

“I hope he didn’t do a bellyflop.” Pinkie said, knowing how painful those are.

Boomstick: I feel sorry for whatever was around when he landed, some guy just walking along and ... (indistinctly) OH MY GOD!

“I would react like that if I found a humanoid hedgehog that fell from the sky.” Fluttershy stated.

Chaos Force
Chaos Control
Chaos Spear
Chaos Blast
Other Energy-Based Attacks
Can be used to Defend, Heal, Fly, and Warp
Wiz: Right. Shadow possesses a natural link to the Chaos Force, a never-ending pool of unbelievable energy.

“What I would love to give to study that power.” Sunset said.

“Then maybe you could be a sexy, Chaos woman.” Flash flirted.

“Flash, come on.” Sunset chuckled with a gentle punch to the arm.

Boomstick: He can fire several different energy-based projectiles like Chaos Spears and Beams. But his most powerful attack is Chaos Blast, a huge explosion which annihilates everything around him in seconds.

“I wouldn’t want to be one caught in that blast.” Spike said, feeling sad for the poor fools who got hit by the Chaos Blast.

Wiz: He can also manipulate time and space with Chaos Control, though depending on the situation using this technique to its fullest takes time and is impractical in combat.

“Still, manipulating time and space is something amazing like you could go to another dimension or travel in time!” Twilight excited.

“Easy Twilight, remember to breath.” Spike calmed his owner down.

Inhibitor Rings
Restrict Chaos Power
Maintains Precision Control
When Removed, his Power Increase Exponentially
When Removed, his Stamina Drops Quickly

Wiz: Also, Shadow wears two Inhibitor Rings, which restrict his access to the Chaos Force to maintain control. Should he remove them, his power increases immensely, but is somewhat uncontrollable and quickly tires him out.

“Having great power is good if you’re careful with the stamina dropping.” Applejack said.

Boomstick: His chaos power also increases depending on the number of Chaos Emeralds he has, and when he gets seven of them, ha, he goes super.

“Did he just say Super?” Rainbow Dash asked surprise.

“I believe he did.” Rarity surprised as well.

Super Form
1000% Power Increase
Automatic Flight
Unlimited Endurance
Invincible
Duration Based on a Time Limit

Wiz: Super Shadow is the pinnacle of his powers, receiving a 1,000% increase.

Boomstick: He can fly, move near the speed of light, and is totally invincible.

“Just like me with my awesomeness.” Rainbow Dash bragged.

“Or your colorful ego.” Applejack joked earning a serious look from Rainbow Dash.

Wiz: Despite this, Shadow's super form can only last a few minutes.

Boomstick: But, considering his super speed, a short time to him is a long time to his opponents.

“Yeah, they won’t know what hit him.” Flash smirked.

Shadow: That's not all, I'm full of surprises.

“Oh, I love surprises!” Pinkie squealed.

Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set. Let’s end this debate once and for all.

Boomstick: It’s time for a DEATH BATTLE!!!

“Man, both Vegeta and Shadow are awesome in their own way. I can’t choose who I want to route for.” Rainbow Dash tried to decide.

“Maybe you can go for both, there’s nothing wrong with that.” Fluttershy suggested.

Shadow is skating from his hover shoes in a green field. He then stops in front of Vegeta, whose back is turned.

Shadow: There you are! I knew I sensed an extraordinary power around here.

Vegeta: Well that certainly sounds like me.

“Just don’t let it go to your head too much.” Sunset joked.

Vegeta turns around and look down a little seeing Shadow in front of him.

Vegeta: Ummm... who and what are you?

Shadow: I am Shadow the Hedgehog. (Shadow stands at fighting pose) The Ultimate Life Form!

Vegeta: Ultimate Life Form? A weird looking rat, is an Ultimate Life Form? HAHAHAHA! That's a laugh.

“You won’t be laughing like that when you see what he can do.” Fluttershy grinned a little.

“Indeed, prince are supposed to have manner than this.” Rarity mocked.

Vegeta: Word of advice, freak: you're a little on the short side to try to be threatening.

Shadow: Funny, I was going to say the same thing about you.

“Oh no, he didn’t!” Pinkie wagered her finger and head.

Vegeta: You've just sealed your fate, fool.

Shadow launches a kick at Vegeta, but the latter catches the former's feet, kicks him off. Vegeta then charges a blast of purple Ki energy in his hands before blasting it at Shadow.

Vegeta: GALICK GUN, FIRE!!

After being hit by a strong attack, Shadow's still standing from the blast, exhaustingly.

“Man, Vegeta doesn’t hold back even at the start of the fight.” Flash said shock.

“That just shows he doesn’t like wasting time.” Rainbow Dash believed.

Vegeta: Pathetic. Before you die, let me show you a TRUE Ultimate Life Form!

Vegeta powers up immensely, aura surrounding him, and his dark, gravity deifying hair now glowing blonde, becoming the legendary status of Super Saiyan.

Vegeta: Hahaha! Tell me hedgehog, does a lab rat like you experience fear?

Shadow: You have... no idea... WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH! (*he leaps up in mid-air and surrounds himself with all seven Chaos Emeralds*)

“And now, Shadow is going all out too.” Rarity surprised.

“Looks like those will be the battle of the Super Forms.” Pinkie commented.

“Which leaves the question: which one is stronger?” Sunset laid out the question.

Vegeta: What's this?

After he taps into the power of the seven Emeralds, he turns from a black to a yellow lime coloured hedgehog with a bright glow and aura with invincible godlike powers, becoming Super Shadow.

Shadow: Behold the true power I possess!

Vegeta: Wow... what a ripoff--- (*Super Shadow tackles Vegeta*) GAH!!!

“Guess he’s about to make you a ripoff.” Spike joked.

Vegeta gets attacked by Shadow, blocking from a melee receiving from the bio-engineered hedgehog. Afterwards, Shadow side kicks Vegeta, leaving projectiles of Chaos energy after hitting Vegeta seven times, and from hitting by the energy left by Shadow, Vegeta then land crashes at the ground.

“Go Shadow, show how super you are!” Fluttershy cheered.

“Aw, cheering for your crush?” Rainbow Dash teased making the shy girl blush.

Shadow then launches a barrage of his Chaos Spear at Vegeta, but Vegeta jumps up and knees Shadow to the abdomen, kicked him, and then launches a volley of Energy Bullets. But when the smoke clears, Shadow is gone.

Vegeta: Wha-Where did he go?

Shadow: Right behind you.

Vegeta charges a blast of energy at concentrated accuracy, but before he can blast it at Shadow, the latter snaps his finger, teleports the former underwater. Swimming around him are two Cheep Cheeps and a Jawz.

Vegeta: (voiceover) ...The hell? How did I get here? (*annoyed groan*)

“What was the point of doing that?” Flash asked, recalling Vegeta can survive outer space.

“I think Shadow thought he could drown him, somehow.” Sunset shrugged.

Shadow: Hmph. That was easier than I thought. I guess I'm better than-

Vegeta suddenly jumps out of the water, his body full of energy.

Vegeta: Graaah!!!

Shadow: SHIT!

“Oh, I think he’s mad now.” Pinkie said.

Vegeta: Cheap trick, Teleporting me underwater, coward! Cut the act and give up already! You're nothing compared to me!

Shadow snaps his finger again, this time teleports Vegeta to the Earth's moon. In one of the craters was a strange-looking blue duck, in a space helmet.

Vegeta: Goddammit.

“Now Vegeta just became the second being on the moon!” Pinkie commented.

Shadow watches from a distance with a smug thinking he won.

Vegeta: Playtime's over, runt!

Vegeta punches the surface of the moon, pushing it closer to Earth.

“WHAAAAAT?!” Everyone gasped.

Shadow: No! Is he insane!?

“That’s what we’re wondering.” Fluttershy feared.

“Is he really willing to go that far just to win one fight?” Rarity asked freaking out.

“That guy is more cocko than a weasel on coffee trying to ride a machine gun as a surfboard!” Applejack said.

“I wonder how Shadow will deal with that?” Rainbow Dash asked.

Shadow takes off his inhibitor rings and glows bright red.

Shadow: CHAOS... CONTROL!

He teleports the moon back to its place.

Shadow: Yes. I did it!

“Aw yeah, that was awesome!” Rainbow Dash cheered.

“Thank goodness.” Rarity wiped her forehead.

Then suddenly, Vegeta appeared right behind Shadow.

Vegeta: Congrats, furball.

“Whoa, when he did get back on earth?” Sunset asked.

“Must have been when Shadow was about to put the moon back.” Twilight guessed.

Shadow turns around facing his opponent, and he starts powering up his energy.

Shadow: It's time to end this!

Then he begins to glow bright red, charging Chaos Blast.

“Oh boy, here comes the big red gun!” Rainbow Dash excited.

Shadow: Chaos... BLAS-

However, Super Shadow wears off just before the attack can finish.

Shadow: Uh-oh.

“What happened?” Spike asked.

“He still had plenty of time in the transformation, so the rings he took off must have decreased the time limit faster.” Sunset theorized.

“Then that mean its bye-bye, Shadow.” Pinkie said with a tiny tear from her eye.

Vegeta: Sayonara.

Vegeta fires the Final Flash at Shadow, vaporizing the latter into the same shade of his quills, smoke.

“And just like that, he was gone… in a Final Flash.” Pinkie acted like a drama actor.

Boomstick: Oh, somebody call PETA, we're down a hedgehog!

“Not nice, Boomstick.” Fluttershy pouted.

Wiz: With Super Shadow's godly power and invulnerability, the question wasn't if Vegeta could kill Shadow, it was if Vegeta could survive Super Shadow.

“Sounds about right since Shadow was invincible in his Super Form and can continue fighting too.” Sunset pointed out.

Boomstick: But Vegeta's proven time after time he can take one hell of a beating and lasted long enough for Shadow to turn back to normal, giving Vegeta the opening he needed.

“Guess it’s a good thing he is one tough alien man.” Applejack commented.

Wiz: His loudmouth certainly helped him in his past, too.

“I’m not sure about that, but credit is where due, I suppose.” Rarity said.

Boomstick: Looks like Shadow's time was up.

Wiz: The Winner is Vegeta.

“Well, now we know that Pride isn’t always a weakness.” Flash said.

“Yeah, and I learned an important lesson from watching that.” Rainbow Dash mentioned.

“What’s that?” Twilight asked.

“Show them how awesome you are in any challenge!” Rainbow Dash smirked as she points a finger upward.

“Oh boy…” Applejack facepalmed herself.

KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!

Vegeta vs Shadow is always my favorite in Death Battle, and I think that episode has also become Rainbow Dash’s favorite too and may like the color gold as well.

KO comment, favorite, click the thumb up button, and follow through of how this story will go!