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Fights I disagree with entirely:

Starscream vs. Rainbow Dash: I consider this to be a joke fight, though.

Ivy vs. Orchid: They overplayed Orchid a bit. Especially when comparing her to Eyedol. Ivy might not have the flawless record of a main protagonist, but she's kept up with things that would've been on Eyedol's tier.

Luigi vs. Tails: Tails is way smarter, yes, but Luigi would've physically overwhelmed him. Plus, they didn't even take into account Luigi's lightning vs. Tails' fear of it as a psychological attack in Luigi's favor.

Gaara vs. Toph: I really shouldn't have to go into detail. I used to blindly take the show's word until this fight, which was so nonsensical that I was in disbelief for months afterwards.

Chuck Norris vs. Segata Sanshiro: "A draw" my @$$. Segata had nothing in his arsenal that compared to Chuck. I know it was a meme fight and stuff, but they really had to stretch it to make Segata look like he stood a chance.

Guts vs. Nightmare: Just slightly beneath Gaara vs. Toph as one of the worst fights. The thing that makes me mad about this fight is that they considered PLOT ARMOR a feat for Guts. "He killed stuff stronger than himself before, so..." Uhh, no, that's not how this works! Night Terror would eat most of the Berserk verse for breakfast.

Mega Man vs. Astro Boy: Mega Man's strength and speed were downplayed a bit. At his best, he trumps Astro with his arsenal.

Android 18 vs. Captain Marvel: Another case of one character being overplayed and the other underplayed. Heck, when SethTheProgrammer, the saltiest DBZ-wanking fanboy known to man, says 18 should've lost, that really says something.

Fights I have troubles with, though I don't necessarily insist the outcome was wrong:

Haggar vs. Zangief: I don't know enough to say for certain who should've won, but Haggar felt underplayed by the assumption that he stopped fighting after becoming mayor. This was in the early days of Death Battle, though, so they weren't as thorough.

Mario vs. Sonic: I think Mario's advantage in strength and durability would've let him stand up to Sonic's speed advantage. I really think the fight would be too close to call.

Pikachu vs. Blanka: Why? Besides electric powers, they had nothing else in common. And even knowing next to nothing about Blanka, I knew that he could easily counter almost everything Pikachu could throw at him. But on the other hand, they really downplayed Pikachu's intellect. He's been shown to be a capable strategist and leader without Ash giving orders.

Pokemon Battle Royale: The free-for-all premise was flawed, honestly. (Remember, this was before Battle Royales occurred in the games). It was a rock-paper-scissors match, and Blastoise only won because Venusaur was the weakest and first to die in most scenarios. Had Charizard been deemed the weakest, Venusaur would've been named winner, and Charizard if Blastoise were weakest.

Bowser vs. Ganon: Combination of No Limits Fallacy with Ganondorf and holy weapons, them weaponizing the very slow-acting Great Deku Tree's cuse even though there's no precedent, and ignoring Dry, Giga, and Dreamy Bowser. I'd say this was another too-close-to-call match.

Hulk vs. Doomsday: Even as a Marvel fan, I think Doomsday would win, yes. But the "science" behind Hulk's anger and healing factor were a bit mumbo-jumbo. Wasn't satisfied with that explanation, even if I understood the outcome.

Venom vs. Bane: Research and outcome were good. Problem is the match-up. The two have nothing in common besides having ties to the name "Venom". It was a real grasp at straws to make this match-up.

Controversial and highly debated fights I actually AGREE with:

All DBZ fights besides 18's

Cloud vs. Link

Captain America vs. Batman

Deadpool vs. Deathstroke

Yang vs. Tifa

Dante vs. Bayonetta

Tracer vs. Scout (Entering the bomb shelter now...)

Lara vs. Nathan

Scrooge vs. Shovel Knight

Lucario vs. Renamon