User blog:Savage Samurai/Sephiroth vs Vergil Questions Answered

Trivia that appeared on the 57th episode of DBC:
 * Ben feels it would be interesting to do Voldemort vs Palpatine as an actual death battle (16:20) He also cited that it might be in season 5 due to it coming up.
 * Nick has spent several months on Sephiroth vs Vergil.
 * This concept was done both due to it being heavily requested (Ben says its been requested since death battle has been started meaning that SA figured they would do it at some point) as well as it being something Torrian wanted to do.
 * Ben brings up the problem with RPG characters as they are based off of whatever the player wants them to be. Thankfully Dissidia helps in these cases such as showing what Materia is used by the characters. However, the hosts do note that Sephiroth is an exception due to being the main villain and as such has a very clear powerset.
 * SA has been discussing the semantics of Supernova ever since Link vs Cloud (21:20).
 * Nick says that the reason Force Edge was not seen in the fight is because it doesn't really bring much more to the table that Yamato couldn't already do (at least in terms of this fight) (26:15).
 * Chad brings up how statements aren't always the best in terms of VS debates. For example, Yamato is stated to cut through anything but there is actual evidence to the contrary (28:30). Nick also brings up how cutscenes take precedence over gameplay. Ben also brings up pokedex entries as a comparison. Overall the team will look at statements but they will still see if a character can actually do said statements or if there is evidence to the contrary.
 * A vague hint for a fight they're working on is "power of a thousand suns". However, Nick says that a similar quote was found in Voltron (31:00).
 * As for the argument for why Sephiroth isn't left handed, while he is typically depicted as left handed, a lot of official artwork depicts him as right handed therefore an argument can be made that Sephiroth is ambidextrous. Also Torrian had already started the animation with his right hand.
 * There are two reasons for why Sephiroth did not use his Safer form for Supernova (39:00).
 * 1) Dissidia and Kingdom Hearts show he can
 * 2) There is no good model for Torrian to animate.
 * Despite Boomstick not announcing "Next Time on Death Battle" anymore, Nick continues to add it to the script out of habit (43:00).