Hey everyone! We're cooking up something special for an upcoming episode, and you have the opportunity to be part of it; our first lyrical track, with a fanchoir to boot! If you're interested in joining the collaboration, feel free to fill out the audition form below!
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Hey everyone! If you enjoyed Ness vs Frisk, make sure to check out the battle score, an older track remastered for the episode by the talented Skye/Hilda!
https://youtu.be/M77govuk7OA
watch video on watch page
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Big news!
Recently, the channel has been undergoing a large crew expansion behind the scenes, and I'm excited for you to start seeing their work. However, because of this, I think the channel has now gotten to a point where we really should be using our own assets, rather than directly lifting DB's. So, after discussing with other people behind the scenes, we've decided to do a soft rebrand. Don't worry though, we'll still be the same channel. Below is a more detailed breakdown of what is and isn't changing:
IS CHANGING:
- Assets. All DB assets, including backgrounds, transitions, nameplates, music, etc, will be replaced with our own going forward.
- Hosts... sorta. They'll still be the same characters, but we won't be refering to them by name anymore; it should still be easy enough to tell, and to help with this, the hosts will no longer be voiced by the same person!
- Catchphrases. Similar to the last one, unique taglines like the intro monologue, combatants set screen, etc will be replaced by what I can best describe as "bargain bin" versions. I very deliberately want to keep the vibe of "Great Value Death Battle," so expect a lot of the altered catchphrases to be extremely on the nose; this is intentional.
IS NOT CHANGING:
- Name. The channel will still be called FAN BATTLE!, that's not going anywhere.
- Crew. While we are expanding to welcome many new people to the team, the old crew isn't going anywhere; I'll still be helming most endeavors for the time being!
- Episodes. Old episodes will stay up, unaltered, and this has no effect on future plans. This is an entirely cosmetic process.
All in all, while the current branding has gotten us far, I think we're at the point where it's time to pivot to actually using our own assets, while still maintaining the bootleg/tribute feel. Stay tuned for more, and expect to see this new branding going forward!
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Hey everyone! Still want to kill me over the Steve vs Terrarian verdict? Well do I have news for you!
Tune in to Fan Battle Cast this Friday for a live look at the matchup, where I'll be representing...
...The Terrarian?!
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Hey everyone! My second appearance as a debater on Fan Battle Cast is happening TOMORROW at 5:30 PM EST! Make sure to tune in then where I'll be going to bat for Star Butterfly against Sally Acorn. It's gonna get a little weird, and it's gonna get a little wild!
www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
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Hope everyone enjoyed the premiere of Fan Battle Cast back on Sunday!
As said on stream it won't be a weekly series, and will instead be done whenever possible; there are a lot of MUs to go through after all!
In fact, you'll be able to swing by tomorrow at 2pm EST for our second episode, Shang Tsung vs Raphael, with yours truly representing Raphael!
I hope to see you there when I go to bat, and of course stay tuned for the next FB episode, The Spy vs Agent 47, releasing this coming Sunday!
www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
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Hey everyone! Thrilled to announce that starting soon you can find me and other faces from the community on the FAN BATTLE CAST, a podcast being run by Santee Sherm (who you may know as a VA from FB), where we'll be debating the kickstarter pitch MUs!
You can find out more below, and tune in tomorrow, yes, TOMORROW, for our premiere stream, Q vs The Toymaker! Hope to see you there!
youtube.com/post/Ugkx26-zNwVw2jRabHleqqDtk8IgZn0PU…
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Hey everyone! Thrilled to announce the opening of the Fan Battle Discord server! It's something we've seen demand for for a while now, and now that we've passed 3k, it seems like as good a time as any, so swing on by!
discord.gg/HE5TFSZ2ww
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Hey all! I've seen some disagreement with the results of the latest FB, which frankly I was expecting, I know this is a verdict a lot of people struggle to accept. So, in that regard, I thought I'd do a quick FAQ addressing some of the most frequent points I've seen.
Q: Why weren't tooltips used for the Terrarian?
A: This was mentioned in a cornerbox, but there are multiple examples of the tooltip narrator exaggerating and/or using hyperbole, such as describing the Volcano (crafted entirely out of ingots) as being made of fire, or the Twins as omniscient. This doesn't mean all tooltips are bunk of course, but it means without supporting evidence you can't use ones that are WILDLY above anything else we see, such as the galaxy and potentially universe level fragments.
Q: Okay, why was the Lunar Hook tip accepted then when its very clearly just a reference?
A: Moon pulling, like what the Lunar Hook tip references, is something consistent with other things in the game, like the Celestial Pillars and Solar Tablet. Reference or not, it's something that's backed up by multiple onscreen feats.
Q: The lore says Cthulhu was threatening the fabric of all of Terraria, isn't that Universal?
A: This one's sorta weird. The lore pages seem to refer to both the universe and planet as Terraria at different points, for example the line right after saying Cthulhu threatened Terraria is that the Dryad's thwarted him with their connection to "the planet." This makes it hard to call if this is Universal or Planetary. However, either way, even if you treat this as Universal, the Terrarian doesn't actually scale. The lore pages make it quite clear that Cthulhu was immensely weakened after the Dryad war, to the point he couldn't do more meaningful damage to Terraria and needed the mechs to get back to full power. By the time you fight him in-game, the mechs have been destroyed and he's still missing half his body. The Cthulhu you fight is immensely weakened compared to how he was in the lore pages, regardless of if you think his lore statement is Universal or Planetary.
Q: Why does Steve scale to the sun freeze? Isn't that magic?
A: Magic or not, freezing calcs have been accepted for a long time (look at Weiss vs Mitsuru for example). And, as shown in the cornerbox, there is evidence this IS in fact freezing and not just transmutation, being that a piece of the orb of dominance froze a forest, and the same gloss on the sun was also applied to the moon without noticeably changing its color beyond the sheen. This is the AP calc for the Heart Of Ender, and then Steve beats the Heart both then, and later after it reaches a superform. If anything, the amount Steve scales to would likely be higher than the amount given due to the feat only being done by part of the Heart's power, and Steve taking on the full Heart in its superform.
Q: Why were Thorns a wincon for Steve when Terrarian has them too?
A: This one's pretty simple; both have Thorns, but Steve's are just much better. Terrarian's inflict equal damage back as opposed to Steve's, which multiply damage, and the Terrarian's Thorns only affect melee attacks, compared to Steve's working on any direct hits. Steve can take hits from his own AP just fine and heal up, especially given how he'd be only landing a hit every now and then anyways. The Terrarian would be having this own AP multiplied back at him, something that'd be much harder to survive.
Q: What about the Terrarian's ability to respawn?
A: Steve has that too! For debate purposes both characters were treated as being in hardcore mode, no "normal" respawns allowed outside of totems and ressurection potions (which even those are highly dubious for the reasons I outlined in the episode)
Q: What about (thing that doesn't exist)?
A: This thing does not exist (seriously which one of you brought up Multi+ Empress Of Light and Conceptual Existence Terrarian, these are both things I've seen people say in response to the episode).
Q: Can't Terrarian resist soul hax because of the Wall Of Flesh containing spirits?
A: I... don't see how that lets him resist soul hax? Even then the soul hax for Steve were only ever brought up as a "maybe" and workaround for him having to go through so many lives in the fight script to avoid it becoming a slog, the conclusion even said even if you don't buy the soul hax working Steve would still win in the long run.
Q: Can't Terrarian decraft Steve's gear with Shimmer?
A: Shimmer doesn't work on equipped items, and even then Shimmer can upgrade some items as well; it simply wouldn't affect Steve's equipped gear, and even if it did there's no guarantee it wouldn't make them better.
If you have any other questions, please let me know! I have seen all your comments and still do stand by my verdict, and hope to address some questions people may have.
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Hey folks! With DB and FB both fast approaching (make sure to check out the FB teaser video if you haven't already), I thought I'd have a bit of a Q&A!
Feel free to ask about the thought process behind past episodes and the channel as a whole, details on specific verdicts or conclusions that you want clarification on, or just general questions! That being said, please do not use this as a chance to pitch matchups, that isn't what this post is for. Other than that, I'll try to answer as many questions as possible!
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An indie DEATH BATTLE! tribute show producing fully made VS episodes, presented with a unique mix of traditional animation, image stills, and audiobook style descriptions!