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Kenshin VS Law is the 83rd episode of DBX, featuring Kenshin Himura from the Rurouni Kenshin series and Trafalgar Law from the One Piece series in a battle between anime swordsmen.
Interlude
The scene opens with the lights flickering on in the arena and the camera panning over to reveal the large crowd of people watching the show. Ringmaster makes his appearance as he steps onto the main stage and walks towards his microphone which he then grabs in order to properly introduce himself to his audience.
Ringmaster: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to MY Arena where there's no rules, no research, only bloodshed! I am Ringmaster! Your announcer, your host extraordinaire for this extravaganza! And let me welcome you, to, the EXHIBITION!!! In today's match, we have two skilled fighters driven by their tragic pasts, to become the man they are today. In this corner, we have the selfless samurai, the pacifist warrior, the legendary swordsman, Kenshin Himura! And in the other corner, we have one of the Worst Generation, a cruel, yet skilled combatant, the pirate with a 500 million Beri bounty, Trafleh... Trafel... LAW!!!
Comparison
Ringmaster: Now, let's size up the competition for these two battlin' badasses! During the Meiji revolution, Kenshin was a legendary assassin, eh, but then he felt a little bad for killing tons of people and decided to wander around searching for redemption, vowing to never kill again. Hah!
We see an animation of Ringmaster holding his microphone and a katana as he tosses the katana upward and slicing it down while showing a smile.
Ringmaster: Wow, we're gonna make that a little hard for him, huh? Heh heh. Despite all the boring pacifism, this soft-spoken swordsman is actually crazy strong! Just because he doesn't kill people anymore doesn't mean he can't beat the hell out of them! And his guilt to being a murder machine somehow makes him even more deadly! Law's no stranger to death either though, he thought he was gonna die from the Amber lead poison that killed his sister!
We see an animation of Ringmaster holding a bucket of Amber lead paint while wearing Law's coat and hat, the former having some splatters on the bottom, before tossing the paint aside and showing off his smile.
Ringmaster: Watch out for that lead-based paint, folks. Oh! But then he ate a Devil Fruit, definitely not given to him by a talking snake, and that made him all better! Already an awesome pirate, he's a killer swordsman, which he combines with abilities from his forbidden fruit to telekinetically throw things around before slicing them up, Fruit Ninja-style! Oh! And he can do spooky shit, like switching people's bodies around Freaky Friday-style! Looks like fighting him could be a real out-of-body experience! Will we see epic swordsmanship? Is one of these killers gonna get sliced up like sashimi? Hah! Now I'm hungry so, without further ado, let the exhibition BEGIN!!!
Exhibition
Trivia
Production
- The core connection between Kenshin and Law is that they are both anime swordsmen with dark pasts who avoid killing unless absolutely necessary.
- This episode was supposed to be released in 2017 by PsychoDino, but was scrapped due to the file being corrupted.
- Kenshin was slated to win in the original version.
Other
- This is the second episode in which Kenshin Himura has fought a One Piece character, with the first being Kenshin VS Zoro.