Bowser VS Eggman is an upcoming episode of Death Battle, featuring Bowser and his Koopa Troop from the Super Mario series and Doctor Eggman and his Eggman Empire from the Sonic the Hedgehog series in a battle between iconic army-leading video game bosses. Bowser will be voiced by a currently unknown voice actor and Eggman will be voiced by Arthur Romeo.
Interlude
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Wiz & Boomstick by Brandon Yates  
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Boomstick: 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.
Bowser
Doctor Eggman
Prelude
Death Battle
Eggman: I've come to make an announcement!
Results
We cut to the "Winner" card.
Wiz: The winner is...
Original Track
Composition
The track for this fight is "???" by ???.
Title
The title references...
Cover Art
The cover art depicts...
Trivia
Production
- The core connections between Bowser and Eggman are that they are both iconic egotistical video game villains who are the main antagonists of their respective series and the arch-nemeses of their main protagonists (Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog, respectively). Both of them are the leaders of an army (the Koopa Troop and the Eggman Empire, respectively) and plan to conquer their series' main settings (Bowser plans to take over the Mushroom Kingdom, while Eggman strives to rule the world under his Eggman Empire), but are always thwarted by their arch-nemeses and their allies. In addition:
- In their attempts to conquer the world, both have built theme park-like attractions (both Bowser Land and World Bowser and both Eggmanland and Egg Planet Park, respectively), technology-driven capital cities (Neo Bowser City and Eggperial City, respectively), and massive flying fortresses (Neo Bowser Castle, Bowser's Galaxy Generator, and Castle Bowser for Bowser and the Death Egg, Egg Fortress, and Egg Cauldron for Eggman).
- Both possess a knack for mechanical ingenuity (Bowser, although not as ingenious as Eggman, crafts airships, Mechakoopas, and contraptions, while Eggman specializes in creating robots and machines), having even created multiple, ginormous mechanical versions of themselves (both Mecha-Bowser and Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser for Bowser and both the Death Egg Robot and Giant Eggman Robo for Eggman).
- Both make frequent use of a spherical vehicle for flight (the Koopa Clown Car and the Egg Mobile, respectively).
- Both have attempted to use the power of mystical creatures for their benefit (Lumas and both Chao and Wisps, respectively) and undo their defeats by their main enemy through time travel (in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time and Sonic Generations, respectively).
- Both of them have used extremely powerful items for their mythical power (the Powers Stars, Grand Stars, Dream Stone, Star Rod, and the Wonder Flower for Bowser and the Chaos Emeralds, Master Emerald, Jeweled Scepter, and Phantom Ruby and its prototypes for Eggman).
- Both have kidnapped important princesses as part of their world-conquering plan (Princess Peach and Princess Elise, respectively).
- Despite their villainy, they aren't completely heartless and have a soft side to them, having established parental bonds with others (both Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings and both Sage and Metal Sonic, respectively).
- Both have been forced to ally with their arch-nemeses on several occasions to defeat a greater evil, such as alien invasions (the Shroobs and the Black Arms, respectively), insane mad scientists who wanted to control their empires (Fawful and Doctor Starline, respectively), and ancient deities that wanted to spread their worlds into eternal darkness (Dark Star and Dark Gaia, respectively).
- Both obtained contrasting sleep-themed transformations (Dreamy Bowser and Nightmare Eggman, respectively) in a game with "Dream Team" in its title (Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Sonic Dream Team, respectively), where it serves as the final boss.
- Both star in the spin-off series Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.
- Both have appeared together in the Super Smash Bros. since Super Smash Bros. Brawl, with Bowser appearing as a playable character starting with Super Smash Bros. Melee, whereas Eggman has appeared as a sticker and trophy in Brawl, a trophy in 4, and a spirit in Ultimate.
- Both of their arch-nemeses have previously fought each other twice in Seasons 1 and 5, respectively.
Easter Eggs
- The line Eggman says during this episode's announcement trailer is "I've come to make an announcement," referencing the infamous clip from SnapCube's Sonic Adventure 2 Dark Story Real-Time Fandub, which spawned a popular meme featuring Eggman (voiced by PaperBoxHouse) angrily ranting about Shadow the Hedgehog urinating on and having an affair with his his wife, leading to Eggman "pissing on the Moon" as retaliation by destroying it with the Space Colony ARK's Eclipse Cannon.
- Eggman's hologram briefly flashes into a silhouetted look resembling the logo of the Eggman Empire, similar to how his silhouette appears in numerous issues of the Archie and IDW Sonic comics.
- When Eggman's fleet appears through the clouds, a TIE fighter from Star Wars can be seen in the background.
- The last visible frame of Bowser's face seen before he retreats into his shell as he spins toward the Egg Dragoon is a redraw of his memed-upon face from the opening cutscene of Hotel Mario.
Other
- This is the sixth Nintendo VS Sega-themed episode, after Mario VS Sonic (2011), Luigi VS Tails, Donkey Kong VS Knuckles, Mewtwo VS Shadow, and Mario VS Sonic (2018).
- This is the fifth Mario VS Sonic-themed episode, after Mario VS Sonic (2011), Luigi VS Tails, Donkey Kong VS Knuckles, and Mario VS Sonic (2018).
- This is the second Mario VS Sonic-themed episode to be animated in a hand-drawn style, after Mario VS Sonic (2018).
- This is the second Army-themed episode, after Eggman VS Wily.
- This is the 35th episode to feature a returning combatant, after Zitz VS Leonardo, Batman VS Captain America, Boba Fett VS Samus Aran (2015), Goku VS Superman 2, Pokémon VS Digimon, Mewtwo VS Shadow, Deadpool VS Pinkie Pie, Metal Sonic VS Zero, Thor VS Wonder Woman, Black Panther VS Batman, Ryu VS Jin, Mario VS Sonic (2018), Mega Man Battle Royale, Captain Marvel VS Shazam, Dragonzord VS Mechagodzilla, Ganondorf VS Dracula, Deadpool VS Mask, Leonardo VS Red Ranger Jason, She-Ra VS Wonder Woman, Venom VS Crona, Hulk VS Broly, Shadow VS Ryuko, Lex Luthor VS Doctor Doom, Link VS Cloud (2021), Batman VS Iron Man, Akuma VS Shao Kahn, Thor VS Vegeta, Boba Fett VS Predator, Excalibur VS Raiden, Darth Vader VS Obito Uchiha, Phoenix VS Raven, Guts VS Dimitri, Goku VS Superman (2023), and Omni-Man VS Bardock, and with the next two being Kratos VS Asura and Ash VS Yugi.
- This is the 24th episode to feature a returning loser, after Batman VS Captain America, Boba Fett VS Samus Aran (2015), Goku VS Superman 2, Pokémon VS Digimon, Mewtwo VS Shadow, Thor VS Wonder Woman, Black Panther VS Batman, Ryu VS Jin, Mario VS Sonic (2018), Mega Man Battle Royale, Captain Marvel VS Shazam, Dragonzord VS Mechagodzilla, Leonardo VS Red Ranger Jason, She-Ra VS Wonder Woman, Hulk VS Broly, Shadow VS Ryuko, Lex Luthor VS Doctor Doom, Link VS Cloud (2021), Batman VS Iron Man, Thor VS Vegeta, Boba Fett VS Predator, Darth Vader VS Obito Uchiha, and Goku VS Superman (2023), and with the next two being Kratos VS Asura and Ash VS Yugi.
- This is the 12th episode to feature two returning combatants, after Boba Fett VS Samus Aran (2015), Goku VS Superman 2, Thor VS Wonder Woman, Mario VS Sonic (2018), Leonardo VS Red Ranger Jason, Lex Luthor VS Doctor Doom, Link VS Cloud (2021), Batman VS Iron Man, Akuma VS Shao Kahn, Thor VS Vegeta, and Goku VS Superman (2023).
- This is the first episode to feature two returning losers.
- Prior to this episode, Brandon Yates made a track for this matchup called "Hard Boiled Fury" as part of his "What If?" commission tracks.
- This makes it the ninth episode that received its own commission track before its release, after Blake VS Mikasa, Goku Black VS Reverse-Flash, Jason Voorhees VS Michael Myers, Guts VS Dimitri, Bill Cipher VS Discord, Frieza VS Megatron, Gojo VS Makima, and Galactus VS Unicron, and with the next four being Kratos VS Asura, Ash VS Yugi, Simon the Digger VS White Lantern, and Ruby VS Maka.
- This is the seventh one to be done by Brandon Yates, after Blake VS Mikasa, Goku Black VS Reverse-Flash, Jason Voorhees VS Michael Myers, Guts VS Dimitri, Bill Cipher VS Discord, Frieza VS Megatron, and with the next four being Kratos VS Asura, Ash VS Yugi, Simon the Digger VS White Lantern, and Ruby VS Maka.
- This makes it the ninth episode that received its own commission track before its release, after Blake VS Mikasa, Goku Black VS Reverse-Flash, Jason Voorhees VS Michael Myers, Guts VS Dimitri, Bill Cipher VS Discord, Frieza VS Megatron, Gojo VS Makima, and Galactus VS Unicron, and with the next four being Kratos VS Asura, Ash VS Yugi, Simon the Digger VS White Lantern, and Ruby VS Maka.