Rap Battle Voting Game

[Mister_Toon]

They is not alot of activity in the forums (probably because of school) but I think a know of a solution that can help with that dry spell.

I would like create a voting game to help stir some activity. And I think I know just the thing.

Epic Rap Battle Voting Game

Now I know what you’re going to say. “Did you already make a topic on this?”

Short answer: yes. And unfortunately that fell through.

So, I decided to try again.

This game is pretty easy to understand. I’m going to give a rap battle from the web series, Epic Rap Battles of History and others like it. Give you information on the rappers in question, and you vote for who won the battle.

FRIENDLY WARNING: These rap battles may contain language and topics that some may find worrying. Listener discretion is adviced

Let’s Begin.

[Mister_Toon]

Round 1

John Lennon vs. Bill O’Reilly

John Lennon (played by Nice Peter)

John Winston Lennon was born on October 9th, 1940, in Liverpool, England. He was an English musician, actor, singer, and songwriter. He gained worldwide prominence as a member of the Beatles, the most commercially successful and one of the most critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music. The other members were Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. He also formed one of the most celebrated songwriting partnerships of the 20th century with McCartney.

As a teenager, Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze; his first band, the Quarrymen, evolved into the Beatles in 1960. The group fell apart by the end of the decade, and Lennon began his solo career, producing the critically acclaimed albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, as well as iconic songs such as “Give Peace a Chance” and “Imagine.”

After his marriage to Yoko Ono in 1968, he changed his name to John Winston Ono Lennon. Lennon disengaged himself from the music business in 1975 to devote time to raising his infant son Sean, but re-emerged with Ono in 1980 with his new album, Double Fantasy. He revealed a rebellious nature and acerbic wit within his music, writing, drawings, on film, and in interviews. Controversial through his political and peace activism, he moved to New York City in 1971, where his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a lengthy attempt by Richard Nixon’s administration to deport him, while some of his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement.

Lennon was shot and murdered at the age of 40 on December 8th, 1980, outside of his apartment building in New York City by crazed Beatles and Catcher in the Rye fan, Mark David Chapman, not long after Lennon signed Chapman’s copy of his latest album, Double Fantasy. He was cremated, and Ono scattered his ashes in a section of Central Park where a Strawberry Fields memorial (in reference to his Beatle hit, “Strawberry Fields Forever”) sits today.

Lennon was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: as a member of the Beatles in 1988 and as a solo artist in 1994. In 2002, a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons voted him eighth, and in 2008, Rolling Stone ranked him the fifth-greatest singer of all-time. As of 2012, Lennon’s solo album sales in the United States exceed 14 million units, and as writer, co-writer, or performer, he is responsible for twenty-five number-one singles on the U.S. Hot 100 chart.

Bill O'Reilly (Played by EpicLLOYD)

William James “Bill” O’Reilly, Jr. was born on September 10th, 1949, in New York City, New York. He is an American television host, author, historian, syndicated columnist, and political commentator.

O’Reilly hosted the political commentary program The O’Reilly Factor (later The Factor) on the Fox News Channel, which was the most-watched cable news program on American television. During the late 1970s and 1980s, he worked as a news reporter for various local television stations in the United States and eventually for CBS News and ABC News. From 1989–1995, he was anchor of the entertainment news program Inside Edition.

O’Reilly is widely considered a conservative commentator, though some of his positions diverge from conservative orthodoxy (in particular his opposition to the death penalty, and support for gun control and environment). He is a registered “independent”, and characterizes himself as a “traditionalist”. O’Reilly is also the author of ten books as well as the host of The Radio Factor from 2002 to early 2009. However, in April 2017, it was reported that O’Reilly and Fox News paid around $13 million to settle sexual harassment charges filed against O’Reilly by five female co-workers, causing sponsors to withdraw their advertisements from the program and leading to O’Reilly leaving the network.

In addition to hosting The Factor, O’Reilly made various guest appearances on other talk shows, and was a source of inspiration for the fictional anchorman characters of comedian Stephen Colbert. He currently hosts an independent podcast via his personal website, and has also written many books about historical figures such as Adolf Hitler, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan.

Let the battle begin

• John Lennon
• Bill O’Reilly

[Mister_Toon]

and the winner is...

John Lennon

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Round 2

Darth Vader vs. Adolf Hitler

Darth Vader (played by Nice Peter)

Darth Vader, born as Anakin Skywalker, is one of the central characters of the Star Wars franchise, appearing as one of the main antagonists of the original trilogy, as well as the main protagonist and eventual antagonist of the prequel trilogy.

The character was created by George Lucas and numerous actors have portrayed him, including the late David Prowse (Vader’s body actor for the original trilogy), James Earl Jones (Vader’s voice actor), and Sebastian Shaw, Jake Lloyd, and Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker at various stages in his life. The films establish that Vader was originally a Jedi Knight named Anakin Skywalker, who was the apprentice of Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Later, he fell to the dark side of the Force, becoming Darth Vader towards the end of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith; he is also revealed to be the father of both Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, the two main protagonists of the original trilogy.

After turning to the Dark Side, Vader is a ruthless henchman of Emperor Palpatine; however, he secretly intends to overthrow Palpatine to establish himself as ruler of the Empire. Vader is ultimately revealed to have personal honor in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, when he kills the Emperor and sacrifices himself to save his son, Luke. He is last seen as a force ghost along with Obi-Wan and Yoda.

The trilogy beginning with Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens reaffirms his status as the father of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa-Solo, thus the maternal grandfather of First Order subordinate Kylo Ren, who seeks to begin a new reign of terror in Vader’s legacy, saying that he’ll “finish what you started”.

Adolf Hitler (played by EpicLLOYD)

Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who became leader of the Nazi Party. From 1933 to 1945, he was Chancellor of Germany and Führer of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. Hitler was at the center of Nazi Germany, World War II in Europe, and the Holocaust. Hitler’s supremacist and racially motivated policies resulted in the deaths of an estimated 50 million people during World War II, including 6 million Jews and 5 million “non-Aryans” whose systematic extermination was ordered by him or by his close subordinates. A prominent example of the dictator as we know it in the modern sense, his actions of utter ruthlessness and destruction of human lives have made him one of the most infamous leaders and mass murderers in history.

A decorated veteran of World War I, Hitler joined the German Workers’ Party — precursor of the NSDAP — in 1919, and became its leader in 1921. In 1923, he attempted a coup d’etat in Munich, known as the Beer Hall Putsch. The failed coup resulted in Hitler’s imprisonment, during which time he wrote his memoir, Mein Kampf, which ironically, was published by a Jew, who later died during Operation Hummingbird. His 1924 release was followed up by him gaining popular support by attacking the Treaty of Versailles and promoting Pan-Germanism, antisemitism, and anti-communism with charismatic oratory and Nazi Propaganda. Furthermore, the dire economic circumstances Germany faced after WWI as a result of the reparations Germany had to pay as a result of the Treaty of Versailles (which were compounded by the effects of the Great Depression) played a large factor in his views gaining popularity and allowing the Nazis to gradually gain more seats in parliament. In 1932, Hitler ran for president, but lost to Paul von Hindenburg, another decorated World War 1 veteran. Despite this, the election demonstrated the popularity of Hitler and his views and the following year, Hindenburg appointed him chancellor in the hopes that his popularity can be channeled. After his appointment as chancellor in 1933, he gradually increased the power of his position and transformed the Weimar Republic into the Third Reich, a single-party dictatorship based on the totalitarian and autocratic ideology of Nazism. His supporters also formed paramilitary groups and fought protestors in the streets to crush opposition and spread his ideology. Four weeks after his appointment as chancellor, an arson attack on the Reichstag was used by Hitler as an excuse to be granted emergency powers, leading to press freedom being abolished, other parties being banned, anti-Jewish laws being implemented, and political opponents being imprisoned and/or executed. Following the death of Hindenburg in 1934, Hitler combined the offices of the chancellor and president and declared himself Fuhrer (leader) of Germany, completing his rise to power.

Hitler’s plan was to establish a New Order of absolute Nazi German hegemony in continental Europe. To this end, his foreign and domestic policies had the aim of seizing Lebensraum for the Germanic People. He directed the rearmament of Germany and the invasion of Poland by the Wehrmacht in September 1939, resulting in the outbreak of World War II in Europe. Under Hitler’s rule, in 1941 German forces and their European Allies occupied most of Europe and North Africa. Following the his disastrous failed invasion of the Soviet Union, however, Germany began suffering a string of military defeats. In 1943, Germany had been forced onto the defensive and suffered a series of escalating defeats. In the final days of the war, during the Battle of Berlin in 1945, Hitler married his long-time partner, Eva Braun. On April 30, 1945, less than two days later, the two committed suicide to avoid capture by the Red Army, and their corpses were cremated. Despite it being officially announced that Hitler killed himself in Berlin on April 30, 1945, Soviet propaganda spread conspiracy theories that claimed that he actually survived. Many conspiracy theories that developed alleged that he fled to Argentina along with many other Nazis who survived WWII. A 2009 examination of a skull in Russia found in the crater in Berlin where Hitler was cremated initially was seen as giving credence to the conspiracy theories as examination found it to be too thin to belong to him. In 2018, though, a jawbone and teeth also found in said crater, that was also being stored in Russia, that was widely believed to be Hitler’s was examined and proven to be his, putting any conspiracy theories over his survival after WWII to rest once and for all.

Let the battle begin

• Darth Vader
• Adolf Hitler

[Mister_Toon]

And the winner is...

Darth Vader

I think that freezing your opponent in carbonite is considered cheating but let’s not forget who we are talking about and whose he was facing.

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Round 3

Abe Lincoln vs. Chuck Norris

Abe Lincoln (played by Nice Peter)

Abraham “Abe” Lincoln was born on February 12th, 1809, in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky. He was a civil rights activist, lawyer, and the 16th President of the United States of America. Lincoln is mostly known for leading the Union States through the American Civil War, eventually re-uniting the country as one and freeing its slaves through the Emancipation Proclamation.

After a series of highly influential debates in 1858, Lincoln lost the Senate race in Illinois to his arch-rival, Stephen A. Douglas, but secured the Republican Party presidential nomination in 1860. With almost no support in the slave-holding South, Lincoln swept the North and was elected president, becoming the first Republican president while also getting his revenge on Douglas, the Democratic nominee. His election caused seven southern slave states to secede from the Union and form the Confederate States of America. This began the American Civil War, which would divide the North from the South for almost the entirety of his time in office.

Early into his second term, on April 14th, 1865, Lincoln was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth during a production of Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., only five days after the end of the war. He died the next morning from his wounds, making him the first American president to be assassinated in the middle of their presidency. He was replaced by Vice President Andrew Johnson.

In the modern day, Lincoln is remembered for his leadership of the United States during a major period of conflict and upheaval, and he is often considered by historians to be one of the nation’s greatest presidents, if not its greatest outright. His face can be found on numerous monuments and currencies, including Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, the penny, and the $5 bill. This, in conjunction with his unconventional height (standing at 6’4’’, he is still the tallest president), trademark beard and stovepipe hat, has made him a highly recognizable figure to many worldwide.

Chuck Norris (played by EpicLLOYD)

Carlos Ray “Chuck” Norris was born on March 10th, 1940, in Ryan, Oklahoma. He is a martial artist and actor. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist, and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do. He participated in several martial arts tournaments, and he won many of the events he competed in. He was proven as one of the greatest fighters in martial arts history. He retired after his 1974 victory.

Norris appeared in a number of action films, such as Way of the Dragon, in which he starred alongside Bruce Lee and was The Cannon Group’s leading star in the 1980s. He played the starring role in the television series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1993 until 2001.

Norris has been a longtime supporter of numerous charities, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the United Way. In 1992, Norris started his own charitable organization called Kickstart with help from President George H. W. Bush. Kickstart provides martial arts training to middle-school students to learn respect and discipline and to improve their self-esteem.

Politically conservative, Norris has campaigned on behalf of Republican candidates. He backed George Bush in the 1988 presidential election, and supported Mike Huckabee in the 2008 race for the Republican nomination. A believer in the Constitution’s Second Amendment, Norris has worked with the National Rifle Association to oppose legislations on restricting gun ownership.

As a result of his hyper-masculine image, an Internet phenomenon began in 2005 known as Chuck Norris Facts, ascribing various implausible or impossible feats to Norris.

Let the battle begin

• Abe Lincoln
• Chuck Norris

[Mister_Toon]

The Winner is...

Abe Lincoln

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Round 4

Sarah Palin vs. Lady Gaga

Sarah Palin (played by Lisa Donovan)

Sarah Louise Palin was born on February 11th, 1964, in Sandpoint, Idaho. She is an American politician, commentator, and author who served as the ninth Governor of Alaska, from 2006 to 2009. She was John McCain’s running mate for the 2008 presidential campaign. In the weeks leading up to the election, Palin appeared for several television interviews in which she gave responses that demonstrated a glaring lack of knowledge on the topics presented. Said responses were reported to have contributed to McCain’s ultimate defeat to Barack Obama in what was a close race to that point; McCain himself later stated his regrets over picking Palin in an interview.

Since the 2008 election, Palin has become a vocal advocate for the ultra-conservative Tea Party and a host or guest speaker on several conservative television and radio programs and has been given her own documentary. Members of her family, including herself have been contestants on reality programs, Stars Earn Stripes, Dancing with the Stars, and The Masked Singer respectively. In 2014, Palin spearheaded a campaign that attempted to impeach Obama. Palin supported Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. In 2022, Palin endeavored to return to national politics by running for Alaska’s sole Congressional seat, but was defeated in her party’s primary. However, speculation has grown that she may run for President in 2024 alongside Trump.

Lady Gaga (Played by Nice Peter)

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, was born on March 28th, 1986, in New York City, New York. She is an Oscar-winning singer, songwriter, and actress. She is noted for her flamboyant and diverse contributions to the music industry via her fashion, live performances, and music videos. Gaga has had hits with her music, such as “Just Dance”, “Poker Face”, “Bad Romance”, “Born This Way”, and many more.

After an apparent mental breakdown that included an infamous stunt at a New York Yankees game in 2012, Gaga retreated from public view. She resurfaced two years later working on a jazz collaboration with longtime crooner Tony Bennett, also working with a voice coach to refine her skills. The fruits of this labor ripened at the 2015 Academy Awards as Gaga performed several tracks from The Sound of Music. From this point on, she launched a comeback, starting in 2016 with her fifth studio album, Joanne. Gaga would perform at consecutive Super Bowl games, and pay tribute to the late performer David Bowie at the 2016 Grammy Awards. She would later be billed as the lead actress for one season of the TV series American Horror Story.

In 2019, she won her first Academy Award for Best Original Song with “Shallow”, written for her collaboration film with actor-director Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born. She was also nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role as well.

Despite her litany of accolades, Gaga revealed her struggle with chronic pain due to fibromyalgia. She is the subject of her 2017 autobiographical documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two, and seeks to advocate and advance research into chronic illnesses.

Let the battle begin

• Sarah Palin
• Lady Gaga

[Mister_Toon]

the winner is...

Lady Gaga

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Round 5

Hulk Hogan and Macho Man vs. Kim Jong-il

Hulk Hogan (played by Nice Peter)

Terry Gene Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan, was born on August 11th, 1953, in Augusta, Georgia. He is a famous professional wrestler, being a 12-time world heavyweight champion, winner of the Royal Rumble two years in a row in 1990 and 1991, and widely regarded as one of the best of all time. He had a reality show on VH1 called Hogan Knows Best after departing from the WWF (now known as the WWE) in 1994. In 2015, a sex tape featuring him was discovered, in which he refers to several black pro-wrestlers in a derogatory manner, leading to his dismissal by the WWE. On July 15th, 2018, he was reinstated back into the WWE Hall of Fame, ending his dismissal.

Macho Man/Randy Savage (played by EpicLLOYD)

Randall Mario Poffo, better known by his ring name, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, was born on November 15th, 1952, in Columbus, Ohio. He was a famous professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling.

Macho Man was a 6-time world heavyweight champion. He was officially inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2015 by his longtime friend and rival, Hulk Hogan, the night before WrestleMania 31.

On May 20th, 2011, Macho Man suddenly died at the age of 58 in Seminole, Florida, of a heart attack while he was driving his Jeep Wrangler-he had lost control of the car and it crashed into a tree

Kim Jong-il (played by Tim Chantarangu)

Kim Jong-il (birthname: Yuri Irsenovich Kim in Soviet records) was born on February 16, 1941, in Vyatskoye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He began his rise to power after his father, Kim Il-sung, passed away in 1994, and was granted complete control of the country, as well as the position of chairman of the National Defense Commission, which is declared as the highest office of the state. He was the Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. During his reign as leader of North Korea, he greatly limited the rights of his country, and he built greater tension between South Korea and the United States of America. Kim Jong-il’s third son, Kim Jong-un, was promoted to a senior position in the ruling Workers’ Party, and succeeded Kim Jong-il following his death on December 17, 2011.

Let the battle begin

• Hulk Hogan and Macho Man
• Kim Jong-il

[Mister_Toon]

The winner is...

Hulk Hogan and Macho Man

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Round 6

Justin Beiber vs. Beethoven

Justin Beiber (played by Alex Farnham)

Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1st, 1994, in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. He is a singer and songwriter. Bieber’s current manager, Scooter Braun, first discovered him through his YouTube videos in 2008. He has received numerous industry awards, including both Artist of the Year Awards, at the 2010 American Music Awards, and the 2012 American Music Awards, and was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards. With a global fan base, termed as “Beliebers”, and over 60 million followers on Twitter, Bieber was twice named by Forbes magazine as one of the top ten most powerful celebrities in the world, ranking third in both 2011 and 2012, and ranking ninth in 2013.

The music video to Bieber’s song “Baby”, released in 2010, has received significant attention, being the second most disliked YouTube video, before being overtaken by YouTube Rewind 2018, as well as fourth-most viewed video on YouTube. His fans have also attracted media attention for acts such as attempting to hurt him. Bieber’s own actions have also attracted notoriety, involving himself in things such as physical and vocal harassment, visiting a brothel, and DUI drag racing.

Beethoven (played by Nice Peter)

Ludwig van Beethoven was baptized on December 17th, 1770, in Bonn, Germany. He was a famous pianist and composer who widened the scope of sonata, symphony, concerto, and quartet, combining vocals and instruments in a new way.

Beethoven is often recognized as one of the greatest composers of all time despite being deaf, and eventually insane. Although he was deaf, he was still able to make music by using the vibrations of the notes to his advantage. Some of his most famous songs include his “Fifth Symphony”, “Ninth Symphony”, which also includes the “Ode to Joy”, and “Für Elise”.

On March 26th, 1827, Beethoven died at the age of 56, in Vienna, Austria, after a prolonged liver illness.

Let the battle begin

• Justin Beiber
• Beethoven

[Mister_Toon]

The winner is...

Beethoven

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Albert Einstein vs. Stephen Hawking

Albert Einstein (played by Zach Sherwin)

Albert Einstein was born on March 14th, 1879. He was a German born physicist who is widely known for his development of the theory of relativity. In 1921, he won the Noble Prize for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. In 1933, he was visiting the United States when Adolf Hitler came into power. Being Jewish, he never went back to Germany and was granted American citizenship in 1940. Over the course of his career, he published more than 300 scientific papers along with over 150 non-scientific works. Einstein is generally considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century. He died on April 18th, 1955, in Princeton, New Jersey

Stephen Hawking (played by Nice Peter)

Stephen William Hawking was born on January 8th, 1942, in Oxford, England. He was a British physicist whose work had earned him many honors. Such work included collaborating on the Penrose–Hawking singularity theorem and the prediction that black holes produce radiation. Hawking was known for his long-term struggle with ALS, a disease that impairs motor skills, causing him to become paralyzed and use a speech-generating device. Hawking passed away on March 14th, 2018, at the age of 76, presumably due to complications of his disease

Let the battle begin

• Albert Einstein
• Stephen Hawking

[Mister_Toon]

The Winner is...

Albert Einstein

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Genghis Khan vs. Easter Bunny

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan was born c. 1162, under the name of Temüjin. He was the founder and emperor of the Mongol Empire. He led invasions and raids into neighboring areas, like the Western Xia and Jin Dynasties. These attacks often resulted in mass slaughter of people, which gave him a fearsome reputation. His campaigns resulted in the death of around 40 million people and the creation of the largest contiguous land empire in human history.

Life under Mongol rule, though, was not without its benefits. Under Mongol rule, the Silk Road was reinvigorated, reestablishing trade and cultural exchange between Europe and Asia. Furthermore, the Mongols practiced religious tolerance among their subjects and women enjoyed more rights than in other contemporary cultures.

Khan plays a relatively minor role in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. While he was being surrounded by concubines in his own time period, Bill and Ted appear and bait him into the time booth using an old-school Hostess Twinkies cake. They recruit him to pass their history project by showing off his adept fighting skill. He was portrayed by Al Leong in the film.

Easter Bunny

The Easter Bunny, also called the Easter Rabbit or Easter Hare, is a folkloric figure depicted as a rabbit bringing colored eggs, candy, and sometimes toys to the homes of children on Easter. He bears many similarities to Santa Claus, as they’re both said to bring gifts to children the day before their respective holiday. Additionally, the Easter Bunny has even been used as a mascot to represent companies such as Hallmark and Cadbury during Easter.

Let the battle begin

• Genghis Kahn
• Easter Bunny

[Mister_Toon]

The winner is...

Genghis Khan

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Napoleon vs. Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte, sometimes referred to as Napoleon I, was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution. He was born in Corsica on August 15th, 1769 (a year after Corsica’s acquisition by France) to minor nobility of Italian origin. Napoleon moved to the French mainland at the age of nine where he initially was outspoken in his support for Corsican nationalism. At the age of 10, he started learning French, though he still spoke it with a Corsican accent and was frequently bullied for it. He eventually became an avid supporter of the French Revolution and distinguished himself through his various military victories against counter-revolutionary forces and the First Coalition.

Napoleon then attempted to invade Egypt in 1798, hoping to cut off British trade with India. While the invasion may have been failure, it is considered to have played a large role in the birth of modern Egyptology due to Napoleon having brought a large number of scholars to Egypt during the campaign. He did return to France, though, and began planning to seize power after being informed of France’s initial losses. On November 9, 1799, Napoleon seized power, becoming First Consul of France. He scores more victories against the Second Coalition, increasing his popularity and prestige. He later brought the French Revolutionary Wars to an end in 1802 in the Treaty of Amiens, further increasing his popularity and allowing him to focus more on dealing with France’s overseas colonies. He reinstated slavery in the French overseas colonies (after the Revolutionary government abolished it) to fund his multiple wars in Europe and attempted to crush slave revolts in said colonies that resulted from his reinstatement of slavery. For similar reasons, Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States in 1803. However, the peace resulting from the Treaty of Amiens did not last long as the United Kingdom still refused to give in to some of Napoleon’s demands, leading to war breaking out between the United Kingdom and France in 1803.

Napoleon faced multiple assassination attempts throughout his rule and used such to argue for the establishment of a Roman-style imperial system. He held a referendum electing himself emperor and later crowned himself as such in 1804. Bonaparte then successfully waged wars against various coalitions of European nations and expanded his empire. His various conquests had great effects including spreading nationalism and revolutionary ideals to all the different places he conquered and leading to the independence of many countries in Latin America. However, after a disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812, Napoleon began suffering numerous military defeats against the coalition armies. Napoleon abdicated the throne and was exiled to the island of Elba as a result of the Treaty of Fontainebleau in 1814. In 1815, he briefly returned to power in his Hundred Days campaign. After a crushing defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, he was once again exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, where he died due to a stomach ulcer on May 5th, 1821. Napoleon’s body remained in Saint Helena until 1840 when Louis Philippe I obtained permission from the British to return Napoleon’s remains to France. He was given a state funeral before being entombed in the Dome of Les Invalides in Paris in 1861.

The legacy of Napoleon Bonaparte has been incredibly polarizing. For his supporters, he was a reformer who brought France stability, strength, and prosperity after the chaos brought by the Revolution. For his enemies, he was a tyrant and usurper who undermined the French Revolution and was driven to conquer by megalomania and a thirst for power. Napoleon’s supporters point out how his conquests spread the ideas of the French Revolution to other nations and have, in the long term, played a role in the birth of the modern world since such ideals influenced the movements that lead to the birth of the modern nations of Italy and Germany as well as the fact that he is very positively remembered in Poland for his support for the reestablishment of an independent Polish state after its partition by Prussia, Austria, and Russia. On the other hand, Napoleon’s critics point to his curtailing of the freedoms the French Revolution brought, reinstatement of slavery, killing of Turkish prisoners of War, lack of regard for the welfare of his soldiers, and theft of artifacts from the places he conquered among others as evidence for how harsh of an effect his rule brought.

In Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Bill and Ted spot Bonaparte as he is attempting to invade Austria. However, he spots the time booth and decides to go after it. Bill and Ted manage to escape, but not before Bonaparte is thrown against the outside of the booth. He then becomes a hitchhiker on the journey back to San Dimas. He can only speak his native French, which becomes a running gag throughout the film.

Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite is the eponymous main character of his 2004 comedy movie, in which he is portrayed by American actor Jon Heder. The movie has gained a huge cult following and has been very popular since. FOX aired an animated television series featuring Dynamite and characters from his movie, though it only lasted a few months.

Dynamite is a teenager living in Idaho. He has a strange family and goes to school. He likes to draw fantasy creatures, like his favorite animal the “liger”, and has many interests in ninjas, magic, mystical creatures, and medieval ages. He usually makes up stories about himself to make himself look “cooler”, like that he knew secret ninja moves from the government. He usually says “gosh” when he gets annoyed and sighs a lot.

His family includes his older brother Kip, his grandmother, and their pet llama, Tina. He also has a uncle named Rico who during the movie, shows up to watch the boys while their grandmother is in the hospital. Dynamite has two friends: his best friend Pedro and his other friend Deb, who has a secret crush on him. Dynamite helped Pedro become the class president. At the end, Pedro won because of Dynamite’s unique dancing he had learned himself throughout the course of the movie

Let the battle begin

• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Napoleon Dynamite

[Mister_Toon]

The winner is...

Napoleon Bonaparte

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George Carlin vs. Richard Pryor

George Carlin

George Denis Patrick Carlin was born on May 12th, 1937, in Manhattan, New York. He was a stand-up comic, actor, and author. He became known for his black comedy and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. One of his most famous routines, a monologue titled “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television”, was central to the FCC v. Pacifica Foundation U.S. Supreme Court case that helped define the extent to which the federal government could regulate speech on broadcast television and radio in the United States.

Carlin had also appeared in several films, known for such movie roles as Rufus from Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Fillmore from Cars along with his television role as the voice of the narrator/Mr. Conductor for the Thomas the Tank Engine series.

His final HBO special, It’s Bad for Ya, was filmed less than four months before he passed away from cardiac arrest. He was later posthumously awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was also ranked second in two lists of best comedians each by Comedy Central and the Rolling Stone magazine

Richard Pryor

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was born on December 1st, 1940, in Peoria, Illinois. He was a stand-up comedian and actor. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time.

Pryor’s body of work includes the concert movies and recordings: Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin’, …Is It Something I Said?, Richard Pryor: Live in Concert, Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip, and Richard Pryor: Here and Now. As an actor, he starred mainly in comedies such as Silver Streak, but occasionally in dramas, such as Paul Schrader’s Blue Collar, or action films, such as Superman III. He collaborated on many projects with actor Gene Wilder. Another frequent collaborator was actor/comedian/writer Paul Mooney.

Pryor won an Emmy Award and five Grammy Awards. In 1974, he also won two American Academy of Humor awards and the Writers Guild of America Award. The first-ever Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor was presented to him in 1998. He was listed at number one on Comedy Central’s list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked him first on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time.

Surprise Rapper #1

Bill Cosby

William Henry “Bill” Cosby Jr. was born on July 12th, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and author. He held an active career for over six decades before being convicted and imprisoned for sex offenses in 2018.

Cosby began his career as a stand-up comic at the hungry i in San Francisco during the 1960s. He then landed a starring role in the television show I Spy, followed by his own sitcom The Bill Cosby Show, which ran for two seasons from 1969 to 1971. In 1972, using the Fat Albert character developed during his stand-up routines, Cosby created, produced, and hosted the animated comedy television series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids which ran until 1985, centering on a group of young friends growing up in an urban area. Throughout the 1970s, Cosby starred in about a half-dozen films, and occasionally returned to film later in his career. In 1976, he earned his Doctor of Education from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His dissertation discussed the use of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids as a teaching tool in elementary schools.

Beginning in the 1980s, Cosby produced and starred in the television sitcom The Cosby Show, which aired from 1984 to 1992 and was rated as the number one show in America for 1985 through 1989. The sitcom highlighted the experiences and growth of an affluent African-American family. Cosby produced the spin-off sitcom A Different World, which aired from 1987 to 1993. He also starred in The Cosby Mysteries from 1994 to 1995 and in the sitcom Cosby from 1996 to 2000, and hosted Kids Say the Darndest Things from 1998 to 2000. He also appeared in a number of films such as Ghost Dad and Jack alongside Robin Williams.

Cosby’s reputation was tarnished during the mid-2010s by numerous women who made sexual assault accusations against him; the earliest accusations date back decades. More than 60 women have accused him of either attempted assault, rape, drug-facilitated sexual assault, sexual battery, child sexual abuse, and sexual misconduct, which he had denied, and the statute of limitations had by then expired in nearly all cases. After a year-long trial, Cosby was found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault and sentenced to three to ten years in prison in September 2018. However, procedural miscues were later discovered; and on June 30, 2021, Cosby’s conviction was overturned, thus releasing him from prison. As of December 2022, Cosby again faces allegations of sexual misconduct from women who worked on The Cosby Show during its run.

Surprise Rapper #2

Joan Rivers

Joan Alexandra Molinsky was born on June 8th, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York. Known professionally as Joan Rivers, she was a comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—heavily self-deprecating or sharply acerbic, especially toward celebrities and politicians.

Rivers rose to prominence in 1965 as a guest on The Tonight Show. Hosted by her mentor, Johnny Carson, the show established Rivers’ comedic style. In 1986, with her own rival program, The Late Show with Joan Rivers, Rivers became the first woman to host a late night network television talk show. She subsequently hosted The Joan Rivers Show, winning a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host. From the mid-1990s, she became known for her comedic red carpet awards show celebrity interviews, and in 2009, she was the Celebrity Apprentice Winner. Rivers co-hosted the E! celebrity fashion show Fashion Police from 2010 to 2014 and starred in the reality series Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? with daughter Melissa Rivers. She was the subject of the documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work.

In addition to marketing a line of jewelry and apparel on the QVC shopping channel, Rivers authored 12 best-selling books and three LP comedy albums under her own name: Mr. Phyllis And Other Funny Stories, The Next To Last Joan Rivers Album, and What Becomes A Semi-Legend Most?. She was nominated in 1984 for a Grammy Award for her album What Becomes a Semi-Legend Most?; and was nominated in 1994 for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance of the title role in Sally Marr … and Her Escorts. In 2015, Rivers posthumously received a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for her book, Diary of a Mad Diva.

In 1968, The New York Times television critic Jack Gould called Rivers “quite possibly the most intuitively funny woman alive”. In 2017, Rolling Stone magazine ranked her sixth on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time, and in October the same year, she was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.

Rivers’ death on September 4, 2014 was attributed to complications from a medical procedure on her throat. Her daughter Melissa filed suit for malpractice, and her case was settled in 2016.

Surprise Rapper #3

Robin Williams

Robin McLaurin Williams was born on July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois. He was an actor and comedian who is known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of memorable character voices he created.

During the mid-1970s, Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles, and is credited with leading San Francisco’s comedy renaissance. After rising to fame playing the alien Mork in the sitcom Mork & Mindy, which was spun off from Happy Days, Williams established a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting.

After his first starring film role in Popeye, Williams starred in numerous films that achieved critical and commercial success, including The World According to Garp, Moscow on the Hudson, Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, Awakenings, Aladdin, The Fisher King, Jack, Patch Adams, One Hour Photo, and World’s Greatest Dad, as well as box office hits, such as Hook, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, The Birdcage, Good Will Hunting, and the Night at the Museum trilogy. Williams had been nominated four times for the Academy Awards, but has only won one for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as psychologist Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting. He also received two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Grammy Awards.

On August 11th, 2014, Williams committed suicide in his Paradise Cay, California home at age 63. His wife attributed his suicide to his struggle with Lewy body disease.

Let the battle begin

• George Carlin
• Richard Pryor
• Surprise Rapper 1
• Surprise Rapper 2
• Surprise Rapper 3

[Mister_Toon]

The winner is...

Robin Willams

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Cleopatra vs. Marilyn Monroe

Cleopatra

Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 BCE to 30 BCE and its last active ruler. Born circa 69 BC, in Alexandria, Egypt as a member of the Macedonian Greek Ptolemaic dynasty (which was founded by a general of Alexander the Great named Ptolemy I Soter) she believed herself to be divine, specifically the living incarnation of the Egyptian goddess, Isis, in keeping with the traditions of the Ptolemaic and pre-Ptolemaic pharaohs. She was the wife of Ptolemy XIII, Ptolemy XIV, and Mark Antony. As queen, Cleopatra consummated a liaison with Julius Caesar that solidified her grip on the throne. She later elevated her son with Caesar, Ptolemy XV Caesarion, to co-ruler in name.

After Caesar’s assassination in 44 BC, Cleopatra aligned with Mark Antony in opposition to Caesar’s legal heir, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (later known as Augustus). With Antony, she bore the twins Cleopatra Selene II and Alexander Helios, and another son, Ptolemy Philadelphus (her unions with her brothers had produced no children). After losing the Battle of Actium to Octavian’s forces, Antony committed suicide by stabbing himself. Cleopatra followed suit, and according to a Roman account, took her own life by means of an asp bite on August 12th, 30 BC, in Alexandria, Egypt. Following their deaths, the two were said to have been buried side by side in a tomb close to ancient Alexandria. Its exact location and whereabouts, however, remain unknown to this day despite several attempts to find it.

Cleopatra has been subjected to various, different interpretations over the years. Traditionally, however, she was often seen as an overbearing and ruthless woman or as a manipulative foreign temptress and seductress who used her unrivalled beauty to seduce Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Such attitudes have manifested themselves in multitudes of works, a good example being William Shakespeare’s tragic play Antony and Cleopatra, which is largely based on the work known as Parallel Lives by the Roman historian Plutarch. With the advent of modern Egyptology and critical scholarship, however, Cleopatra has been re-evaluated in a more positive manner. Far from her traditional depiction as a seductress and temptress, she is now recognized as a woman with great skills in oration, poetry, diplomacy, leadership, and administration who led Egypt through a period of stability and prosperity and, in the face of increasing Roman encroachment, worked hard to defend and assert Egypt’s independence, even to the very end.

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe was an actress, model, and singer, starring in many commercially-successful motion pictures in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Monroe was born on June 1st, 1926, in Los Angeles, California, under the name Norma Jeane Mortenson as the illegitimate child of Gladys Pearl Baker. Her biological father was long suspected to be Charles Stanley Gifford due to the fact that it was known that Baker and Gifford had an affair in 1925. These suspicions were confirmed to be true after a DNA test conducted in 2022 proved that Gifford was indeed Monroe’s biological father. Monroe was later baptized under the name Norma Jeane Baker.

Monroe began a career as a model, leading to a film contract in 1946 with Twentieth Century-Fox. Starting with minor appearances in film, her growing performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve drew attention. By 1952, she had her first leading role in Don’t Bother to Knock and 1953 brought a lead in Niagara, a dramatic film noir that dwelt on her seductiveness and concreting her as a sex symbol. Her “dumb blonde” persona was used in several comedy films, such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire, The Seven Year Itch, and Some Like It Hot.

Limited by typecasting, Monroe studied at the Actor’s Studio to broaden her range. Her dramatic performance in Bus Stop was hailed by critics and garnered a Golden Globe nomination. Her production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, released The Prince and the Showgirl, for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination and won a David di Donatello award. She received a Golden Globe Award for her leading performance in Some Like It Hot. Monroe’s last completed film was The Misfits, co-starring Clark Gable with screenplay by her then-husband, Arthur Miller. She died at the age of 36 on August 5th, 1962, in Los Angeles, California, due to an overdose of barbiturates.

Let the battle begin

• Cleopatra
• Marilyn Monroe

[Mister_Toon]

The winner is...

It’s a draw

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Jim Henson vs. Stan Lee

Jim Henson

James Maury “Jim” Henson was born on September 24th, 1936, in Greenville, Mississippi. He was a filmmaker, screenwriter, and inventor, primarily known for his puppetry, which he started in a show called Sam and Friends. It also featured the first appearance of his most famous and favorite puppet of his, Kermit the Frog.

In 1958, he founded the Jim Henson Company, known at the time as Muppets, Inc. He worked as a producer on Sesame Street, a popular children’s show that launched in 1969, and created The Muppet Show in 1976. During this time, Henson helped come up with multiple characters and ideas, including Elmo, Kermit the Frog, Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Cookie Monster, and many more. He is also known for his work on shows and movies such as Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth. Throughout his career, he received several accolades for his work, including Emmys, Grammys, and a Peabody Award. Posthumously, many of Henson’s puppets were donated as exhibits to the Smithsonians’ National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

Henson died from streptococcal toxic shock syndrome at the age of 53 on May 16th, 1990, in New York City, New York. His son, Brian Henson, took over his company following his death.

Kermit the Frog

Kermit the Frog, arguably Jim Henson’s most famous Muppet creation, first appeared on a show called Sam and Friends in 1955. Kermit would later appear in other Henson productions; he was the star and host of The Muppet Show, had a significant role in Sesame Street, and served as the logo of The Jim Henson Company. After Henson’s death in 1990, Kermit was puppeteered and voiced by Steve Whitmire and continued to star in the Muppet movies, TV shows, and other Muppet appearances until 2017, when he was replaced by current performer Matt Vogel. Many versions of Kermit, including the first one on Sam and Friends, are exhibits in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

Stan Lee

Stanley Martin Lieber, better known as Stan Lee, was born on December 28th, 1922, in New York, New York. He was an American comic-book writer, editor, publisher, media producer, television host, actor, and former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.

In collaboration with several artists, including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, Lee co-created Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Daredevil, Thor, the X-Men, the Avengers, and many other fictional characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. In addition, he headed the first major successful challenge to the industry’s censorship organization, the Comics Code Authority, and forced it to reform its policies. Lee subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Lee was inducted into the comic book industry’s Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1995. He received a National Medal of Arts in 2008. He is also widely known for his cameo appearances in almost every Marvel movie made during his lifetime.

On November 12, 2018, Lee died at the age of 95 due to complications from pneumonia at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.

Surprise Rapper

Walt Disney

Walter Elias “Walt” Disney was born on December 5th, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois. He and his brother, Roy Oliver Disney, co-founded Disney Productions (presently The Walt Disney Company following his death), which became one of the best-known motion-picture production companies in the world. Disney was an innovative animator and created the cartoon character Mickey Mouse. In 1929, Disney created Silly Symphonies, which featured Mickey’s newly created friends, including Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto.

On December 21st, 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney’s first full-length animated film, premiered in Los Angeles. It produced an unimaginable $1.499 million, in spite of the Great Depression, and won a total of eight Oscars (including the only specially designed Oscar in the academy’s history). During the next five years, Walt Disney Studios completed another string of full-length animated films: Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi. His company suffered a financial setback due to the Second World War, and afterwards, he released a few package films of animated shorts. By the late 1940s, he had financially recovered and returned to making full-length animated features such as Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, and more. Disney’s last major success that he produced himself was the motion picture Mary Poppins, which mixed live action and animation.

He went on to win twenty-two Academy Awards during his lifetime, and was the founder of the theme parks Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Before the release of his latest animated film, The Jungle Book, Disney died from lung cancer at the age of 65 on December 15th, 1966, in Burbank, California

Let the battle begin

• Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog
• Stan Lee
• Surprise Rapper

[Kermit1]

Best one so far

[Mister_Toon]

The winner is...

Walt Disney

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Goku vs Superman

Goku

Son Goku is the main protagonist from the Dragon Ball franchise, (known more in name as Dragon Ball Z, the second series in the anime), which was created by Akira Toriyama and published in Shonen Jump magazines. Goku is a Saiyan, hailing from the planet Vegeta. His birth name is Kakarot (Kakarotto in Japanese).

Goku is the second son of Bardock and Gine and the younger brother of Raditz. He was sent to Earth as a kid on a mission to destroy it, but he ended up bumping his head on a rock and got amnesia, which caused him to lose all of his Saiyan characteristics forever. He was adopted by an old man named Grandpa Gohan, who had found him before he got amnesia and gave him the name Son Goku, but Goku accidentally killed him when he turned into his giant ape form, an ability native to the Saiyan race which is resulted in exposure to a full moon.

After a few years, he was found by a young girl named Bulma, and the two went on a quest in search of the Dragon Balls. Since then, he constantly trains to become the greatest warrior in the universe, and fought many enemies of immense power throughout the show like Vegeta (befriended later on), Frieza, Cell, Kid Buu, and many more. He also has friends like Bulma, Oolong, Yamcha, Krillin, Master Roshi, Tien, Piccolo (formerly Goku’s enemy), King Kai, Chi-Chi, Ox-King, Mr. Satan, Kibito and Supreme Kai (fused as Kibito Kai later on), Old Kai, Lord Beerus, Whis, Champa, Vados, Zeno and many more. Goku eventually married a human named Chi-Chi and had two sons, Gohan (named after his adoptive grandpa) and Goten.

His signature attack is the Kamehameha: a powerful wave of ultimate destruction that he learned at the Turtle School, a martial arts school founded by Master Roshi. Goku eventually discovers his true origin and finds out he has the ability to transform in higher states of powers, which he can achieve by training. These forms are called Super Saiyan 1, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3, Super Saiyan 4 (no longer considered canon), Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan. All these forms change Goku’s appearance and power.

In the many English dubs of the Dragon Ball series, Goku has been voiced by a number of actors, some of the most notable being Ian James Corlett (in the initial Funimation dub), Peter Kelamis (in the initial Funimation dub and the Ocean dub), the late-Kirby Morrow (Ocean dub from 2000 to 2003), and Sean Schemmel (in the in-house Funimation dub). In the original Japanese dub, he is voiced by Masako Nozawa, and in live action, he has been portrayed by Justin Chatwin in the critically panned film Dragon Ball Evolution.

Superman

Superman originally appeared in Action Comics #1 in the year 1938, making him one of the earliest superheroes. He was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Kal-El is an alien from the ancient planet of Krypton, who was launched into space towards Earth as a child during the planet’s destruction, by his parents Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van. Upon his arrival on Earth, Kal-El was adopted and raised by Jonathan and Martha Kent from Smallville, Kansas, who named him Clark Kent.

As an adult, Kent works for the Daily Planet, a newspaper company based in Metropolis, Kansas, and has relations with fellow reporter, Lois Lane, and is friends with photographer, Jimmy Olsen. As Superman, he fights powerful villains, such as Lex Luthor, General Zod, Darkseid, Doomsday, Brainiac, Bizarro, Parasite, Mongul, and more.

Unlike many superheroes, Superman was born with his powers which are activated by the radiation of the Earth’s yellow sun, as a result of Kryptonians becoming accustomed to the radiation of their red super-giant, Rao. Superman’s abilities include (per incarnation): super strength (can lift a minimum of 200 quintillion tons), flight, invulnerability, super speed (can travel faster than the speed of light), heat vision, freeze breath, X-ray vision, superhuman hearing, and a healing factor. Superman’s powers can famously temporarily be weakened or removed completely with a long exposure to the element Kryptonite, which can only be found in deep space in the remains of the planet Krypton. His powers are also weakened by any type of magic.

Superman is arguably the most famous superhero of all time, and is continuously gaining wide-spread fame and admiration through several comic books, television shows, movies, and video games. He has become a global icon for the flawless man and the American man, especially during World War II, and the Superman crest is one of the most widely recognized symbols worldwide. He was famously portrayed on film in the Superman franchise from 1978 to 1987 by Christopher Reeve. He was also portrayed by Brandon Routh in Superman Returns, and has been most recently portrayed by Henry Cavill in the DC Extended Universe, starting with Man of Steel.

Let the battle begin

• Goku
• Superman

[Mister_Toon]

The winner is...

Superman

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Let’s take a break from ERBOH and take a rap battle from Freshy Kanal

Moana vs. Percy Jackson

Moana

Moana is the titular protagonist of Disney’s 2016 animated feature film of the same name. Born on the island village of Motunui, Moana is the daughter of Chief Tui and Sina, with an inherited love for the seas and voyaging. When her island becomes endangered by a life-killing darkness, Moana is chosen by the ocean to journey across the sea and save the world—with the help of the shape-shifting demigod Maui.

In the film, she is voiced by Oahu newcomer Auli’i Cravalho in the English version and the Hawaiian version

Percy Jackson

Perseus “Percy” Jackson is the titular protagonist of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series by Rick Riordan and the film adaptations, one of the main characters in it’s sequel book series The Heroes of Olympus, a supporting character in the second sequel series The Trials of Apollo and a guest character in Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard.

He is the demigod son of Sally Jackson and the sea god Poseidon, the half-brother of Tyson, the former stepson of Gabe Ugliano, and the stepson of Paul Blofis, and has been diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD. Percy has been an outcast all his life, but when his satyr friend Grover takes him to Camp Half-Blood, a safe haven for demigods, a whole new world opens for him. He won’t let any bully, monster, bad guy, Titan, or obstacle stand in his way, and the series consists of Percy learning what it truly means to be a hero and going through a handful to save Mount Olympus.

In the 2010 and 2013 films, He is portrayed by Logan Lerman.

Let the battle begin

• Moana
• Percy Jackson

[Mister_Toon]

The winner is...

Moana

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Mr. Bean vs. Charlie Chaplin

Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean is a character from British sitcom of the same name, portrayed by Rowan Atkinson. Atkinson developed and portrayed Bean prior to the sitcom, and continue to reprise the role long after the sitcom ended, including in the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.

In Mr. Bean, Bean is portrayed as a bumbling adult living with a teddy bear named Teddy. Many humor of the show comes from Bean’s unusual and often absurd solutions to common problems. Notably, Bean doesn’t have many dialogue and mostly mumbles, which contributes to him and his show becoming famous all over the world due to the lack of language barrier.

Charlie Chaplin

Charles Spencer “Charlie” Chaplin Jr. was an English actor and filmmaker famous for his comedy films in the silent movie era. Born in 1889, Charlie was raised in poverty, living with his mother Hannah and his brother Sydney while his father had left them when Charlie was two years old. From a young age, Charlie already performed on stage and worked professionally as a comedic performer to critical acclaim in his teenage years.

In January 1914, Chaplin began to work for Keystone studio in the film industry. After his first film, Chaplin developed the bumbling Tramp character that become synonymous with him to this day. Months later, Chaplin directed his first own film Caught in the Rain. The Tramp character and Chaplin’s filmmaking reached a turning point in his 1915 film The Tramp and Chaplin subsequently became a global phenomenon. As a result of this, Chaplin was given more leeway with his films by the studios. By 1922, Chaplin was free to produce films on his own, producing classics such as The Gold Rush, City Lights, and Modern Times; the latter two notably was produced after sound films became popular.

In 1918, Chaplin married a 16-year-old actress Mildred Harris, because she claimed she was pregnant with Chaplin’s child, and divorced her in 1920. This became the first out of his four marriage with younger women which, combined with his communist sympathies, became a major controversy in his life during the 1940s. Nevertheless, Chaplin produced The Great Dictator in 1940 and continued to produce films after he was banned from United States. By the 1960s, his reputation in America had improved and he was given an Honorary Award at the 1972 Oscars. He was knighted in 1975 and died from a stroke almost three years later

Let the battle begin

• Mr. Bean
• Charlie Chaplin

[Mister_Toon]

The winner is...

Mr. Bean

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King Dice vs. Oogie Boogie

King Dice

King Dice is the secondary antagonist of 2017 run-and-gun video game Cuphead and the right-hand man of the Devil, making his very first appearance in the game in the opening cutscene. He can be found within every Die House, where he acts as a gatekeeper, blocking passage between isles until a required list of soul contracts are turned in to him by either Cuphead or Mugman.

King Dice is later fought in the stage All Bets Are Off! which serves as the penultimate boss-fight in the game. Instead of being able to damage him immediately, a minimum of three randomly chosen mini-bosses must be defeated before one can directly attack King Dice himself

Oogie Boogie

Oogie Boogie is the main antagonist in the 1993 stop-motion Disney film, The Nightmare Before Christmas. He is the infamous Boogeyman, depicted as a bug-filled burlap sack with a penchant for gambling. Oogie lives on the outskirts of Halloween Town, in a casino-like lair underneath the treehouse of his henchmen Lock, Shock, and Barrel. He is both feared and detested for his ghastly nature, cannibalistic appetite, and rivalry with the Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington.

Let the battle begin

• King Dice
• Oogie Boogie

[Mister_Toon]

The winner is...

It’s a draw

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The Joker vs. Pennywise

The Joker

The Joker, real name given as Jack Napier in Batman (1989) and Batman: The Animated Series, and Arthur Fleck in Joker (2019), is a supervillain created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman (April 25th, 1940), published by DC Comics. In his comic book appearances, the Joker is portrayed as a criminal mastermind. Introduced as a psychopath with a warped, sadistic sense of humor, the character became a goofy prankster in the late 1950s in response to regulation by the Comics Code Authority, before returning to his darker roots during the early 1970s. As Batman’s nemesis, the Joker has been part of the superhero’s defining stories, including the supposed murder of Jason Todd (the second Robin and Batman’s ward, who would later be revived as the Red Hood) and the paralysis of one of Batman’s allies, Barbara Gordon (originally the first Batgirl before becoming Oracle following her paralysis). The Joker has had various possible origin stories during his decades of appearances. The most common story involves him falling into a tank of chemical waste that bleaches his skin white and turns his hair green and lips bright red; the resulting disfigurement drives him insane. The antithesis of Batman in personality and appearance, the Joker is considered by critics to be his perfect adversary.

In media ranging from film and television to animation and video games, the Joker has been portrayed by a number of actors, including the late Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Mark Hamill, the late Heath Ledger, Cameron Monaghan, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jeff Bennett, Troy Baker, Jared Leto, Joaquin Phoenix, Zach Galifianakis, and Alan Tudyk.

Pennywise

Pennywise the Dancing Clown is the favored form of It, an ancient alien/eldritch monster and the title character and main antagonist of Stephen King’s best-selling and award-winning 1986 novel It.

It is a shape-shifting creature known as a Glamour who is billions of years old. Although It lived on planet Earth for many years, It originated in a void/dimension outside the regions of space known as the Macroverse. Since its true identity is unclear, due to its shape-shifting abilities and being from another universe, it is mainly referred to as IT. The form of a female spider seems to be Its true physical form (or at least that is the closest thing the human mind can comprehend) on Earth, where it lives deep below the fictional town of Derry, Maine. It can morph into any other person, animal or object, and it uses this ability to appear as a target’s loved ones to manipulate them or to appear as their worst psychological fear. However, Its favorite and most common form is that of a circus performer named “Pennywise the Dancing Clown”. In this form and others it feeds on humans, preferably children, who are easier to scare and manipulate.

It was portrayed in its Pennywise form by Tim Curry in the 1990 television miniseries adaptation, and in the 2017 film adaptation and its 2019 sequel by Bill Skarsgård.

Let the battle begin

• The Joker
• Pennywise

[Mister_Toon]

The winner is...

The Joker

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Batman vs. Sherlock Holmes

Batman

Batman is the main protagonist of comic books written by DC Comics, debuting in the comic book series entitled Detective Comics. Bruce Wayne, Batman’s true identity, was only eight when he saw his own parents being murdered by a mugger named Joe Chill in front of his eyes while walking home from a movie theater. With the help of his parents’ butler Alfred and his inheritance, he swore to fight crime and prevent danger to protect the citizens of Gotham City. He trained himself to become a master of martial arts and was trained in many other combat systems. He then took the form of a common fear, a bat, by becoming Batman.

Batman has a secret lair under his manor which he calls the Batcave. Within it, he stores many gadgets like a grappling hook or a batarang, which is a boomerang shaped like a bat with sharpened edges. He uses a fast, sleek, black car he names the Batmobile to drive around in Gotham for easy transportation. In most comic book plotlines, Batman has had sidekicks named Robin (whose original incarnation, Dick Grayson, later went under the name Nightwing), a dog named Ace, Batgirl, Commissioner Gordon, and his love interest Catwoman (who sometimes appeared as an antagonist). His arch-nemesis is the Joker, but Batman fights against many other villains like the Penguin, the Riddler, Bane, Two-Face, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Scarecrow, Man-Bat, and many others. He is also a founding member of the Justice League, a superhero group in other comics that consists of heroes like Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Martian Manhunter, and more.

The first Batman movie was released in 1966, where he was portrayed by the late Adam West. The character later appeared in four Batman films from 1989 to 1997, portrayed by Michael Keaton for the first two installments, Val Kilmer in the third, and George Clooney in the fourth film that became critically panned. Batman has also appeared in the award-winning The Dark Knight trilogy, portrayed by Christian Bale, and appeared again in the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, in which he was portrayed by Ben Affleck. He also had his own 1960s television show, Batman, with West as the title actor, as well as many animated cartoons such as Batman: The Animated Series, and a recent television series, Gotham, which focuses on Bruce Wayne as a young adult.

Robin

Robin, also called the Boy Wonder, is the name of Batman’s young sidekick in DC Comics; the team of Batman and Robin is commonly referred to as the “Dynamic Duo”. The original Robin, Dick Grayson, was the son and apprentice of professional acrobats, before becoming orphaned and taken in by Bruce Wayne, a billionaire from Gotham City who secretly acted as its protector, Batman. Grayson would be trained as a crime-fighter and serve at Batman’s side for many years, before splitting time with the Teen Titans, a group of heroes his own age, and eventually becoming his own full-fledged superhero, Nightwing. Since leaving the mantle behind, many others have taken on the Robin persona, with the second, Jason Todd, being infamously murdered by the Joker and later resurrected as the violent anti-hero Red Hood (a name previously used by the Joker himself). Subsequent stories have resulted in further incarnations, including Tim Drake (later Red Robin and Drake) and Stephanie Brown (originally Spoiler and later Batgirl). Since 2006, the primary Robin has been Batman’s own son, Damian Wayne.

The character of Robin has appeared in various adaptations of the Batman franchise, including films and television shows (both live-action and animated). As he was the first, and held the title for the longest, these typically portray Dick Grayson, though each Robin has been represented in several mediums.

The Robin depicted in ERB is based on Burt Ward’s portrayal of the character (more specifically Dick Grayson) alongside Adam West as Batman in the 1960s Batman television series - with a mask resembling that worn by his later persona, Nightwing

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective in stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He is considered one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Holmes is most famous for his logical reasoning and forensic science skills to solve difficult cases out of the smallest clues. His right-hand man and best friend is Dr. Watson. He has been portrayed in many forms of media, and starting from 2010, BBC aired a new Sherlock Holmes drama: a modern version featuring Holmes and Watson in the 21st century, achieving critical acclaim. Sherlock Holmes was based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s teacher, Dr. Joseph Bell.

Dr. Watson

Dr. John Hamish Watson is a character in the Sherlock Holmes series. He is a former veteran who served as an Army medic in Afghanistan. He first met Sherlock Holmes when he was looking for a place to rent and Sherlock was looking for a roommate. Unlike most people, Watson is fascinated by Sherlock and finds him brilliant. He is constantly marveling at Sherlock’s abilities and soon enough accompanies him in his detective work. Watson becomes very attached to Sherlock and eventually considers him his best friend.

Let the battle begin

• Batman and Robin
• Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson