Aang VS Edward Elric

Aang VS Edward Elric
Season	6
Overall Episode	112
Season Episode	9
Air date	July 24th, 2019
Written by	Genevieve Guimond
Animated by	TBA
Episode link	Rooster Teeth YouTube
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Aang VS Edward Elric is the 112th episode of Death Battle, featuring Aang from the Avatar: The Last Airbender series and Edward Elric from the Fullmetal Alchemist series in a battle between young masters of the elements. Aang is voiced by Emily Fajardo and Edward is voiced by Alejandro Saab.

Description

Two warriors of the elements bend and transmute everything they have in this fight to the death!

Interlude

(*Cues: Wiz & Boomstick - Brandon Yates*)

Wiz: The elements make up every aspect of the world we live in, and no average person can tame them.

Boomstick: But somehow, these kids can master them with a vengeance!

Wiz: Like Aang, the Avatar.

Boomstick: And Edward Elric, The Fullmetal Alchemist. He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.

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

Aang

Wiz: Water. Earth. Fire. Air.

Boomstick: Heart!

Planeteers: Go, Planet!

Wiz: Once the four nations lived in harmony, and some of their citizens could even learn to bend their nation's element. But only the Avatar could master all four, and it's their duty to protect the balance between these nations.

Boomstick: And since there's always gotta be an Avatar around, a new one is born whenever the last one dies.

Wiz: But everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Attempting to conquer the other three nations, the Avatar would inevitably be their greatest obstacle.

Boomstick: Man, they’d even go after a kid?

Wiz: Living among the Air Nomads, Aang was an energetic and dutiful twelve years old when he learned of his destiny. He was the newest incarnation of the Avatar.

Boomstick: But he totally wussed out, ran away from home and got frozen in ice for a hundred years. What the hell? That's not what I’d do if I found out I was an awesome elemental badass. I'd definitely find a way to make money off that.

Wiz: Boomstick... He's twelve.

Aang: PENGUIN!

(Aang is then shown sledding on some Otter Penguins with Katara.)

Wiz: But running away actually saved his life, as the Fire Nation knew the next Avatar would be an Air Nomad and slaughtered them all in a horrific surprise attack.

Boomstick: But the poor kid wouldn’t be stuck in ice forever. He was eventually rescued by some new friends and began his quest to learn the other elements and save the world! And as an Air Nomad, he can really "bend" the wind to his will.

Wiz: *sigh* He can use Airbending to create whirlwinds and tornados or slice through solid stone.

Boomstick: And he can fly! Wheee!

Wiz: Well, it's not exactly flying, Boomstick. What he actually does is manipulate the air currents to keep aloft. That's why he carries a glider, complete with snacks.

(The Mechanist opens the snack compartment on a glider and eats what’s inside it.)

Aang: Oh, well, I’m sure that’ll come in handy...

Boomstick: Whatever. If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it's a duck. Or I guess, flying Avatar guy.

Wiz: But ducks can actually fly. Anyway, Aang can use air in every aspect of his life, like for shields, increasing his speed, improving agility, adjusting his body temperature, and even focusing his breath to use as an attack.

Edward Elric

Wiz: Alchemists of old once tried to turn lead into gold with... not great results. But in the country of Amestris, the ancient science of alchemy is actually possible by using the earth's natural energy to reshape the molecular structure of various objects.

Boomstick: And by drawing a circle thingy!

Wiz: A transmutation circle, which most alchemists use except for the youthful prodigy, Edward Elric.

Boomstick: Aw, what a little badass!

Wiz: Careful, Boomstick, he's a bit touchy about his size.

Boomstick: Hey, if I lost my mom like he did, I'd get mad of the little stuff too. But Ed and his brother Alphonse figured they could bring her back with alchemy... So they went for it! But things went south REAL fast. You know how people say they’d give an arm and a leg for something? Well, Ed literally did! And poor Al lost his whole body. Luckily, Ed managed to stick his brother’s soul in a suit of armor. But still... Yikes.

Wiz: This horrible experience has forever marked the two brothers. No one is meant to transmute the human soul, and the boys were lucky just to escape with their lives.

Boomstick: But he got something good out of it, like super-secret knowledge, including how to do alchemy without a circle thingy. He just has to clap instead! (Ed’s clap sound effect is heard) So... worth it?

Wiz: With these new abilities, Ed and Alphonse began their quest to restore their bodies. Specifically, they sought the incredible power of a Philosopher's Stone, believing it to be their only chance. Eventually, Ed joined the military, and thanks to his amazing potential, he was named by the Führer, the “Fullmetal Alchemist”.

Boomstick: Wh- Wh- What!? Adolf Hitler?!

Wiz: Nah, it's just Bradley. He’s ok. Until he isn’t.

Boomstick: Spoilers! Also, since Ed lost a couple limbs, he got them replaced with Automail. Kinda like my leg!

Wiz: Automail is made from incredibly durable metal, ranging from his original steel one, to a gas-powered one, to his best version consisting of a mix of aluminum and carbon. Apart from being durable metal prosthetics, Ed’s Automail limbs function just like normal ones. He can even reshape his arm as a weapon.

Boomstick: So, he can turn it into swords and saws and stuff, increase its durability by hardening it’s makeup, or turn it into an umbrella. Ah, truly a limb with many talents.

Wiz: But at the end of the day, Ed's true talent lies not in sword fighting or umbrella holding, but the art of alchemy.

Death Battle

(*Cues: Elements of Alchemy - Therewolf Media*)

In an outdoor market, Aang uses his airbending to play with Momo and accidentally launches him into a nearby bust sculpture stand.

Aang: Hehehe. Sorry, Momo. You're just too little!

As Momo gets up, he leaps back after feeling something move under him. Edward, who was also behind the stand, angrily stands up.

Edward: Little?! Who you calling a pipsqueak, you stupid hairless kid?!

Momo then gets back on Aang's shoulder.

Aang: Uh, nobody?

Edward: I'll show you!

The Fullmetal Alchemist then jumps out of the stand and transforms a head statue into a club and strikes at Aang. The two clash as Momo gets off Aang's shoulder until the Last Airbender knocks Edward to a nearby stand. Edward then uses alchemy to transmute his automail arm into a sword, he then slashes at Aang only for the young Air Nomad to dodge each strike with Airbending.

Aang then used Earthbending with the statues and fires them at Edward. The youthful alchemist runs and dodges until he transmuted the earth to destroy the statues as he altered the earth to form spikes at his opponent only for Aang to dodge it.

KO!

Results

Boomstick: Just when Ed thought he had the Aang of it, he alche-missed the mark.

Wiz: The winner is Avatar Aang.

Original Track

The track for the fight is "Elements of Alchemy" by Therewolf Media. It is an eastern style piece (emulating the styles used in Avatar) with a heavy emphasis on violins (similar to Fullmetal Alchemist's soundtrack) and occasional electric guitar. Aang's theme is remixed near the ending of the track.

The track's title combines the two key powers of their universe (The four elements and alchemy, respectively).

The cover image shows a transmutation circle surrounded by the four elements as the air surrounding the circle takes the form of arrows, representing the Air Nomads. The way the elements surround the circle is reminiscent of Aang's Avatar State.

Trivia

• The connections between Aang and Edward are that they both are young heroes with the ability to manipulate the environment around them (Air and Earth, respectively) and also battle the corrupt governments of their worlds. Both have had encounters with the supernatural, with Aang being the host of a spirit and his trips to the Spirit Realm and Edward's encounters with the Homunculi, Father, and the Gate of Truth.
• According to Death Battle Cast #135, This matchup almost got a spot in Season 5, but it was replaced with Sora VS Pit because Ben Singer wanted to make sure the studio had an animation team capable of animating the bending and alchemy.
• An animation error is seen during the battle as Ed’s Automail Arm is incorrectly placed on his left arm. This gets fixed during later parts of the battle.
• This is the fourth Cartoon VS Anime/Manga themed episode, after Gaara VS Toph, Samurai Jack VS Afro Samurai and Optimus Prime VS Gundam.