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Miles Morales VS Static is the 120th episode and Season 7 Premiere of Death Battle, featuring Miles Morales from Marvel Comics and Static from DC Comics in a battle between electric teen superheroes from alternate universes. Miles was voiced by Kai Jordan and Static was voiced by Zeno Robinson.
Interlude
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Wiz & Boomstick by Brandon Yates  
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We cut to Wiz and Boomstick.
Wiz: Throughout the Earths of Marvel and DC Comics, there are hundreds- no, thousands of superheroes saving the day. But what if I told you there were even more across the multiverse?
Boomstick: Oh great, as if we don't have enough to keep track of already.
Wiz: Miles Morales, the Spider-Man of Marvel's Earth-1610.
Boomstick: And Static, the electric genius from DC's Dakotaverse. 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.
Spider-Man
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Emerald Shower by Martin Felix Kaczmarski & Alex Arcoleo 
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Wiz: At first glance, the world of Earth-1610 isn't so different from our own. But look closer, and you'll find Koca-Soda instead of Coca-Cola, PDNY officers instead of NYPD.
Boomstick: And a hamburger and fries can cost 30,000 goddamn dollars!
Wiz: But perhaps the greatest difference in this so-called "Ultimate" universe was that Peter Parker, the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, was dead.
Boomstick: Enter Miles Morales. He was your typical kid from Brooklyn and didn't have much to worry about, except his overbearing mom and dad. Hey kid, appreciate your folks while ya have 'em. Ya never know when they're gonna pull a surprise Uncle Ben.
Wiz: Well, Miles spent most of his time with his more laid-back Uncle Aaron, who turned out to be a secret super-criminal.
Boomstick: Totally relatable. Anyway, during one of his heists into a secret lab, Aaron accidentally scooped up a spider. The next time Miles visited, the spider got loose and... uh, you know what happens.
We see the radioactive spider biting Miles's hand before he swats it off.
Aaron: Miles, let's go.
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Mean Streetz by Dave James
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Wiz: This spider carried the genetic-enhancing OZ Formula. Yet another attempt to recreate Captain America's infamous super-soldier serum. It had previously transformed Peter Parker into the first Spider-Man.
Boomstick: Wait a minute, who came up with the idea to store the super serum in a friggin' spider?
Wiz: Eh, scientists can be weird sometimes.
Boomstick: Maybe next time, put it in something that can't walk away. It's got eight legs! That's like, four times more walking power!
Wiz: Uh, sure. Either way, with his new powers, Miles donned red and black to become the Ultimate Spider-Man.
Boomstick: As the newest Spider-lad on the block, he does whatever a spider can. He's super-strong, super-fast, and has the overpowered super radar, the Spider-Sense.
Wiz: After meeting Peter's Aunt May, Miles took up the classic web-shooters, complete with multiple types of long to short-range webbing.
Boomstick: Yet another tool that would be perfect for snaggin' a beer from the fridge without leavin' the couch.
We cut to Wiz and Boomstick.
Wiz: Boomstick... he was a teenager.
Boomstick: Different universe, different drinking laws, right? And also like Peter, he can stick to walls. You know... Spider Style!
Wiz: Yes, like some spiders, Miles can control his body's interatomic attraction. Essentially, sticking to walls like a magnet. However, unlike Peter, this subatomic electron manipulation gave Miles a few extra moves of his own.
Boomstick: Yeah, the kid's got electric powers! He can zap people with a quick touch, fire off massive explosions, and even turn invisible. Wait, what's that got to do with shocking people?
Wiz: This Venom Sting can even take out the Ultimate universe's Electro, a being literally made of electricity. But Miles didn't just shock him; he disrupted Electro's own charge. Similar to a miswiring sending too much electricity in one direction, and shorting out your computer when somebody forgot to plug it into the surge protector.
Boomstick: Wiz, you know I don't believe in protection for anything. It's goin' in raw.
We cut back to the analysis.
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Awestruck by Dave James
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Wiz: Anyway, as the new Spider-Man, Miles obviously had a lot to live up to. After his Uncle Aaron died in front of him-
Boomstick: Ha! Told you somebody would pull a Ben!
Wiz: Miles pushed past the heartache. He persisted, living up to Peter's ideals, and eventually stepped out of his shadow to be Spider-Man in a way only he could.
Boomstick: Aw yeah, what's up danger? He can blast apart a building-sized monster and survived being slammed around by the giant Cassie Lang. That's Ant-Man's daughter.
Wiz: He's smart enough to hack military drones and quick enough to destroy an alien device in a microsecond. Essentially, he needed to open and close a portal in an impossibly short timeframe to prevent an alien force from invading- It's a long story.
Boomstick: Point is, he's super fast. With his Spider-Sense, he can react to things before they even happen. He's super tough, too! He even survived being caught in this giant super-collider exploding.
Wiz: Measuring the size of this hole using real-world maps of New York and solving for fragmentation, we know this explosion must've been equivalent to about 222 tons of TNT.
Boomstick: Sure, that's not technically canon to the comics, but guys, main series Spider-Man has done way crazier things! I mean, he has the same powers, and Miles has even beat the crap outta him. Classic Pete can bench press 130 tons[Note 1], use his Spider-Sense to dodge beams of light, and ripped apart Doc Ock's robo-arms, which once survived a two-kiloton nuclear explosion. So, I'd say the super-collider feat checks out.
Wiz: Unfortunately, Miles's electric powers can tire him out, and his Spider-Sense does not protect him automatically, serving more as an alarm or proximity sensor.
Boomstick: But the youngin's proved himself to be the best successor a Spider-Man could ever want, and more. He even got pulled into the main Marvel timeline when they blew up the Ultimate universe. Miles Morales is truly one of the greats.
Miles: Don't watch the mouth. Watch the hands.
Static
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It's Like Fire 2 by Andy Cooper & Joshua Alan Barlow
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Wiz: Despite growing up in the most crime-filled neighborhood of Dakota City, Virgil Hawkins was a pretty chill guy.
Boomstick: He spent his time playin' D&D, reading comics, y'know, typical nerd stuff, but he had one major problem: the classic sitcom bully. No teenage story is complete without it.
Wiz: During school, he was frequently harassed by local gang leader, Francis Stone. Virgil's only refuge was one of his few friends, Larry Wade.
Boomstick: Larry convinced Virgil there was only one way to get rid of Francis for good: Join his own gang and pack some heat! Things got... well, pretty intense, and Virgil wasn't havin' any of it. It was time to bail, like DC Comics on their cinematic universe.
Wiz: But the damage was already done. The police arrived and let loose a massive canister of what seemed to be tear gas, but wasn't.
Boomstick: Yeah, this grape-lookin' mist was actually some experimental shit. It was supposed to tag each gang member so the cops could track them down later, but it was actually laced with radioactive Quantum Juice which killed almost everybody. I hate it when that happens.
Wiz: Luckily, Virgil was one of the few who survived, but the... Quantum Juice still had an effect.
Boomstick: You could say he was "shocked" to find out what it did.
Wiz: Ugh, yes, he began to develop electromagnetic powers. Before this, Virgil always felt out of his league, but now he was in a league of his own, and became the superhero, Static.
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Main Theme - Static Shock by Wolf
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Static: I put a shock to your system!
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King of the Jungle 2 by Clement Marfo & Lawrence Insula
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Boomstick: Hell yeah! With these new powers, the guy was unstoppable; he could blow shit up with electric bolts quick as lightning, make explosion balls called Nova Bombs, and taser people with punches to the face.
Wiz: Right, but he's not just good at shocking people. Static can alter the electron attraction of any object or surface. He can erect extremely durable electromagnetic force fields that block most attacks. He can even move metal around like a hip, young Magneto.
Boomstick: And slip metal under his feet to take to the sky! His favorite ride is the Static Saucer, a giant frisbee that doubles as a shield and buzz saw. Think about it, don't you wish your car could literally cut through traffic?
Wiz: Obviously, turning superhuman overnight caught Virgil a bit off guard. But after a few speed-bumps, he became a well-regarded superhero throughout the city of Dakota, even teaming up with fellow heroes like Icon and Rocket.
Boomstick: Icon and Rocket? C'mon, where's Batman and Wonder Woman?
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Hip Hop Hero 2 by Marco Vitali & Brian Delaney
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Wiz: Oh, I should mention that while Static is part of the DC Universe, he did not start there. See, Static was originally created by Milestone Comics, which eventually merged with DC. Their characters, including Static, existed in an alternate timeline known as the Dakotaverse. Then, a guy named Dharma gained cosmic power and accidentally blew everything up, sending Static into the main DC timeline.
We cut to Wiz and Boomstick.
Wiz: It's really not too complicated.
Boomstick: Uh-huh.
Wiz takes out a device with a red button labeled "Multiverse Manipulator".
Wiz: I've actually been working on a device to peer into alternate timelines, but unfortunately, it still needs-
Boomstick: Button!
Boomstick presses the button and they change into their alternate universe-selves, Jizz and Broomstick.
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Digga Digga Doo by Ray Davies
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Broomstick: Well now, old chap, what were we discussing but a moment ago?
Jizz: Oh shite, dont'cha know. Let's figure out who would ought wins a Fatality Kerfuffle.
Broomstick: Ha-ha, yes. I'm mad as hops! Let's begin, my fellow ultracrepidarian!
They then revert back to their normal universe-selves.
Wiz: I regret everything.
Boomstick: I wanna do it again!
Wiz: NO!
Wiz throws the device to the ground, breaking it. The background flashes briefly.
Wiz: I'm sure that's fine.
We cut back to the analysis.
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Hip Hop Hero 2 by Marco Vitali & Brian Delaney
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Boomstick: Well, no matter the universe, Static was always one-upping himself. He learned how to see ultraviolet light, and how to make people glow. Wait, wait, wait, what's that got to do with shocking people?
Wiz: That would be his ability to detect bio-electric auras. Static can also create power-draining plasma coils, disrupt the electric impulses of others, and empower or heal himself by draining energy from outside sources.
Boomstick: He can literally reattach his severed arm with shock power! I'm not even joking! Look at this! Since when could electricity do that?!
Wiz: Clearly, Static has a lot of power at his beck and call.
Boomstick: He can survive building-size kabooms, lift hundreds of tons, and once turned this huge chunk of ice into slush in just a couple seconds.
Wiz: Based on the size of the ice and the required change in temperature for such a feat, Static must have output energy equal to 180 tons of TNT.
Boomstick: He's quick enough to intercept lasers confirmed to be beams of actual light, which is pretty darn fast.
Wiz: And in the cartoon, he actually shoved some Quantum Juice in some lockers and launched them out of orbit. These are typical school lockers, which can weigh up to 30 pounds each.
Boomstick: And fit approximately one nerd.
Wiz: To throw three of these into space, they need to be moving nearly 3,000 times faster than sound, requiring a throwing force equal to four kilotons of TNT.
Boomstick: Damn! Okay sure, that's not canon to the comics, but his electromagnetism could play tug of war with Superboy's telekinesis, which can lift four million tons. I'm not sure Static can go that far, but if he's anywhere close, it's still higher than throwin' some lockers around.
Wiz: Though, despite Static's incredible power, insulators are his Kryptonite, and he can run out of juice if he pushes himself too much.
Boomstick: But the guy's one of the coolest superheroes who rarely got his time to shine. Heck, he was good enough to join the Justice League! I think even Virgil himself was "shocked" to see how cool he really was.
Static: Static Shock!
Prelude
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set and we've run the data through all possibilities.
Boomstick: But first, all this talkin' has made me hungry for Blue Apron!
Wiz and Boomstick read out an advertisement for Blue Apron.
Boomstick: But right now, IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLEEE!!!
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set and we've run the data through all possibilities.
Boomstick: IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLEEE!!!(The transcript below is exclusive to the YouTube version of the episode.)
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set and we've run the data through all possibilities.
Boomstick: But first, all this talkin' has made me hungry for Blue Apron!
Wiz and Boomstick read out an advertisement for Blue Apron.
Boomstick: But right now, IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLEEE!!!
(The transcript below is exclusive to the Rooster Teeth version of the episode.)
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set and we've run the data through all possibilities.
Boomstick: IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLEEE!!!Death Battle
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Above the rooftops in a city at night, Miles is seen web-swinging away from Static, who is flying on his saucer in hot pursuit. Miles narrowly avoids some of Virgil's electric shocks as he continues swinging forward.
Miles: Whoa, watch where you're aiming! I got places to be tomorrow!
Static continues chasing his opponent while charging and releasing another electric attack.
Static: For real? You attacked me!
Miles: Well, I got more than one electric psychopath to keep track of and- AHHH!
One of Static's bolts finally hits the Ultimate Spider-Man and sends him spiraling downwards. Static descends his flight to go after him as he spins out of control.
Miles: Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa!
Miles eventually regains his posture and launches himself upwards just as Static is about to dash into him. As Virgil halts his saucer and turns around, Miles web zips to the saucer...
WHACK! Spider-Man delivers a devastating punch to Static's face. On the saucer, Virgil is unable to land a punch on Miles thanks to the latter's agility and ends up getting punched in the gut. As Static tries to catch his breath, Miles places his arm on his shoulder.
Miles: Hey.
CRACK! Then and there, Miles uses his Venom Sting, sending his opponent careening downwards with an electric attack. Before Virgil lands on the street, Miles catches him by the feet with webbing and throws him into a nearby building.
Static: Me? Getting zapped? What's up with that?
Static is alarmed when two of Spider-Man's webs land right next to him.
Miles: I call that the shoulder touch!
Miles launches himself like a slingshot into the skyscraper. Virgil rolls upward to narrowly avoid Miles' kick and uses his electrokinesis to stick on the building.
Static: And I call THIS my taser punch!
Static leaps forward and punches Spider-Man a couple of times before Miles pushes him back with a Venom Sting. Miles then webs forward and tries countering with various attacks, but Static's force field keeps him protected. Static chuckles as he stands back.
Miles: Huh?
WATCH OUT! With a warning of his Spider-Sense, the wallcrawler backflips and avoids Static's incoming saucer. Virgil tries redirecting the saucer with electricity to slice Miles, but Spider-Man is able to avoid it before lifting up a large portion of the building Virgil is attached to and throws it off. Static brings back his saucer and flies forward just in time to avoid the large chunk of debris.
Static then puts his hands on the building and begins to electrocute it. Miles begins losing his footing on the skyscraper.
Miles: Wait, what?
The Ultimate Spider-Man desperately tries clinging to the wall as he slides and falls down the building.
Miles: Keep sticking! Keep sticking!
He then shoots his webs to attach to the top of the skyscraper to halt his descent. However, Static shoots a bolt of electricity that gets Miles stuck on the building.
Miles: Stop sticking! Stop sticking!
Static envelops his body in a large ball of electricity and drags his opponent to the top of the skyscraper. After landing, Miles turns invisible to hide himself. Static flies above the top of the building as he tries looking for his foe.
Static: Come on out, Spider-Boy...
Spider-Man uses his webs to snatch Static's saucer from under his feet.
Miles: No more flying pizza trays.
When Static turns around, he sees the camouflaged hero smash his saucer into pieces.
Static: Shoot! That was my ride...
Using his ability to detect bioelectric auras, Static is able to disable Spidey's invisibility.
Static: Okay, you've got surprises, but so do I!
Static uses his electromagnetism to keep Spider-Man in place as several vents begin burying Miles. As Virgil begins to increase the intensity, Miles activates his Mega Venom Blast to push all of the vents away. Virgil is knocked back near the edge of the building, and a broken part of his saucer slices his right arm off.
As the fully charged Spider-Man dashes forwards, Static absorbs power from the entire city and is able to reattach his arm, leaving the young wallcrawler startled.
Miles: What the fu-
Miles crashes into Virgil, sending both of them falling down the building. Spider-Man shoots his webs to insulate Static's hands, but Static's electricity is able to overpower them and trap Spidey in his own webbing.
Miles: Whoa! Not cool.
Miles uses the Venom Blast to break out of the webs just as Virgil wraps a plasma coil around him. Miles begins to charge up his Venom Blast once more.
Miles: You stupid? All I gotta do is-
However, his electric aura suddenly dissipates.
Miles: -what!?
Static: Plasma coil. If you haven't noticed, this electric biz is kinda my thing.
Virgil smiles as he begins charging his ultimate attack: the Nova Burst.
Miles: Aw man...
Static ropes in the Ultimate Spider-Man and unleashes his full power. Miles screams as he is sent into a large electric ball that explodes just above the skyscraper, disintegrating him. Static uses a magnetic piece of debris to prevent himself from hitting the pavement.
Static: Phew... That was tough...
Results
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We cut to Wiz and Boomstick.
Boomstick: Looks like we're kickin' off this year with a bang! Poor Miles, though...
Wiz: Honestly, I'm surprised how this turned out. At first glance, Miles appeared to have a good chance of victory.
Boomstick: He was definitely physically stronger than Static; he would've totally won an arm-wrestling contest.
Wiz: But Virgil's overwhelming electric power put him on a level above the young Spider-Man.
We cut to the post-analysis.
Boomstick: Oh yeah! Overall, Static's feats were way above Spidey's! Even when we scaled Miles to classic Peter Parker's biggest feats. Static definitely had the oomph to take Miles out. But Miles had no easy way to get around his force field.
Wiz: The variety of techniques at Static's disposal also rent many of Spider-Man's abilities moot.
Boomstick: Like how Spidey's invisibility didn't matter when Static could light him up like a Christmas tree! And his speed was so similar to what the Spider-Sense could give Miles, that the super radar wasn't that big of a help. Remember, just 'cause he knew an attack was coming didn't always mean he could dodge it in time.
Wiz: And well... shockingly, Static only needed to hit him once. See, his electromagnetic manipulation gave him control over Miles' wall-crawling and other abilities. As soon as he got a hold of Miles' bio-electric aura, it was basically all over.
Boomstick: But hey! Miles and all the other Spider-Men fight Electro all the time, and they have no problem dealin' with him! Why was Static any different?
Wiz: Simply put, every iteration of Electro pales in comparison. He has no feats of power that come even close to Static and frankly, he's an idiot.
We cut to Wiz and Boomstick.
Wiz: This was a fascinating matchup but...
Flashes from Wiz's device then appear.
Wiz: Oh no, not again!
Boomstick: Yay!
The flashes turn Wiz and Boomstick back into Jizz and Broomstick.
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Digga Digga Doo by Ray Davies
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Broomstick: Ahe-hem, Mr. Morales put up a jolly good show, and yet Mr. Hawkins had him outdone in breathtaking power, stalwart defense, and veritable versatility, hmm-hmm.
Jizz: Hoo, he was just Miles ahead of 'im, don'tcha know?
We cut to the "Winner" card.
Broomstick: The victor is Static.
Original Track
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Composition
The track for this fight is "Watts Up Danger" by JT Music, Omega Sparx, and SWATS. The track is a rap and hip-hop piece which imagines a rap battle between the two combatants. Rap and hip-hop are extremely prominent in the soundtracks of Miles' and Virgil's most popular media appearances (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Static Shock). SWATS portrays Miles while Omega Sparx portrays Static.
Title
The title is a reference to the song "What's Up Danger" from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, though "What's" is replaced with "Watts" to reference both combatants' electric abilities.
Cover Arts
The original cover art done by Luis Cruz depicts Miles and Static's logos on the Static Saucer. Electricity is emitting from the saucer, which is caught on a large electrified web.
The cover art for the track's reupload on music services following Rooster Teeth's shutdown depicts a yellow, web-like structure emitting electricity. However, it should be noted that this cover art appears to be generated by artificial intelligence instead of drawn by a human.
Lyrics
Trivia
Production
- The core connections between Miles and Static are that they are both geeky, African-American, teenage comic book superheroes with electrokinetic powers. Both originate from universes (Earth-1610 and the Dakotaverse, respectively) that were the central locations of alternate comic imprints (Ultimate Marvel and Milestone Comics, respectively) separate from their series' main continuity (Earth-616 and New Earth, respectively), but ultimately ended up in them after their original universes were destroyed in multiverse-threatening events (Secret Wars and Final Crisis, respectively), and continued their superhero careers there. In addition:
- Both gained their superpowers after being accidentally exposed to something that altered their DNA (a radioactive spider and Quantum Juice, respectively).
- Both also have parents (Jefferson and Rio Morales, and Robert and Jean Hawkins, respectively) who were (at least initially) hostile to their son's superhero alter-ego.
- The DCAU version of Virgil, who the episode put a significant amount of focus on, also has a mother who works in a medical field and died from a gunshot, similar to Miles' mother Rio (although Miles' mother eventually came back to life).
- Static was heavily inspired by the original Spider-Man, according to co-creator Dwayne McDuffie.[1]
- Nadji Jeter, the voice actor for Miles in media such as Insomniac's Marvel's Spider-Man series, has said that one of the inspirations he had when finding a voice for the character was Static from the Static Shock animated series.[2]
- Ironically, years after this episode's release, Static's voice actor in this episode, Zeno Robinson, would voice Miles in promotional material for Greg Weisman's run on The Spectacular Spider-Men.
- From this episode onward, Wiz and Boomstick receive new character designs, which would be slightly tweaked as the season went on (primarily with how their mouths are drawn/animated) into what they are currently after initial criticism.
- The fight was heavily inspired by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, as several shots contained halftones, Ben-Day dots, and onomatopoeia to emulate the comic book aesthetic of the film.
- Watts Up Danger features a rare sextuple entendre written and performed by SWATS as Miles at the end of his portion of the second verse.
- The version of Watts Up Danger released on YouTube and Spotify isn't actually the version of it used in the episode, but rather the version that JT Music used during their rap battle between the two. While the differences are subtle, the fight version doesn't cut the instrumental when SWATS as Miles says "Wassup" (most clearly noticeable during the sneak peak on the DEATH BATTLE Cast, as it lacks the sound effects and grunts of the episode), nor does it have the sound of a water drop later on in the track.
Easter Eggs
- Boomstick directly references the name of the main theme song of the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movie, "What's Up Danger", during Miles' analysis.
- The alternate universe versions of Wiz and Boomstick being officially known as Jizz and Broomstick is a call-back to Meta VS Carolina, where Wiz and Boomstick were called said names by Caboose.
- A few scenes of the fight are direct nods to scenes of Into the Spider-Verse.
- Miles' first clean hit on Static in the battle gives off a WHACK! visual effect, with most of the background turning to multiple colors, referencing the impactful, comic-book-like hits that most Spider-Men land during the movie.
- This is quickly followed up with CRACK! when he first uses his Venom Blast on Static.
- Later on, his Spider-Sense warns him to WATCH OUT! when Static's saucer tries to get at him from behind.
- After losing his ability to stick to walls, Miles fires his web-shooters towards the top of the building he was on, a clear reference to his leap of faith scene.
- Static absorbing the electricity of the whole city to power himself up and reattach his arm may be a small nod to the super collider explosion scene, which briefly caused the whole of New York to suffer a power outage, only here, the blackout doesn't recover.
- Miles' first clean hit on Static in the battle gives off a WHACK! visual effect, with most of the background turning to multiple colors, referencing the impactful, comic-book-like hits that most Spider-Men land during the movie.
Errors
- In Static's "Background" slide, "Virgil Hawkins" is misspelled as "Vergil Hawkins".
Other
- This is the 19th Marvel VS DC-themed episode, after Rogue VS Wonder Woman, Batman VS Spider-Man, Batman VS Captain America, Deadpool VS Deathstroke, Iron Man VS Lex Luthor, Green Arrow VS Hawkeye, Flash VS Quicksilver, Hulk VS Doomsday, Venom VS Bane, Thor VS Wonder Woman, Batman Beyond VS Spider-Man 2099, Black Panther VS Batman, Doctor Strange VS Doctor Fate, Nightwing VS Daredevil, Thanos VS Darkseid, Aquaman VS Namor, Captain Marvel VS Shazam, and Ghost Rider VS Lobo, and with the next 10 being Cable VS Booster Gold, Winter Soldier VS Red Hood, Batgirl VS Spider-Gwen, Lex Luthor VS Doctor Doom, Batman VS Iron Man, Scarlet Witch VS Zatanna, Black Adam VS Apocalypse, Ant-Man VS Atom, Phoenix VS Raven, and Martian Manhunter VS Silver Surfer.
- This the third Marvel VS DC-themed Season Premiere, after Black Panther VS Batman and Aquaman VS Namor, and with the next one being Ant-Man VS Atom.
- This is the 11th time that DC wins, after Batman VS Captain America, Flash VS Quicksilver, Hulk VS Doomsday, Thor VS Wonder Woman, Batman Beyond VS Spider-Man 2099, Doctor Strange VS Doctor Fate, Nightwing VS Daredevil, Thanos VS Darkseid, Aquaman VS Namor, and Captain Marvel VS Shazam, and with the next three being Cable VS Booster Gold, Scarlet Witch VS Zatanna, and Phoenix VS Raven.
- This is the first Alternate Universe-themed episode, with the next one being Trunks VS Silver.
- This is the first episode to feature SWATS in the track, with the next two being Black Adam VS Apocalypse and Cole MacGrath VS Alex Mercer.
- This is the third episode to feature Omega Sparx in the track, after Ryu VS Jin and Thanos VS Darkseid, with the next two being Black Adam VS Apocalypse and Cole MacGrath VS Alex Mercer.
- This is the third episode in which the track features a lyrical battle between its combatants, after Ryu VS Jin and Thanos VS Darkseid, with the next four being Gray VS Esdeath, Black Adam VS Apocalypse, Bill Cipher VS Discord, and Cole MacGrath VS Alex Mercer.
- This episode marks the first time that two vocal tracks were released within consecutive episodes (following All Might VS Might Guy's "Mighty"), with the next six times being with Batman VS Iron Man and Goku Black VS Reverse-Flash, Thor VS Vegeta and Omni-Man VS Homelander, Black Adam VS Apocalypse and Trunks VS Silver, Sauron VS Lich King and Deku VS Asta, Bill Cipher VS Discord and Cole MacGrath VS Alex Mercer, and Goku VS Superman (2023) and Galactus VS Unicron.
- This is the first episode to have music by JT Music, who previously posted a rap battle between Thanos and Darkseid on the same day of the YouTube release of the episode to commemorate it.
- This is the third episode where neither Brandon Yates or Therewolf Media worked on its track, after Pokémon VS Digimon and Meta VS Carolina, and with the next one being Winter Soldier VS Red Hood.
- This is the third episode where someone besides Wiz says the winner's name, after Deadpool VS Deathstroke and Deadpool VS Mask, and with the next four being Goro VS Machamp, Macho Man VS Kool-Aid Man, Stitch VS Rocket Raccoon, and Among Us VS Fall Guys.
- This is the second episode where someone other than Boomstick makes a pun before the winner is declared, after Thanos VS Darkseid (which was said by Deadpool), and with the next one being Macho Man VS Kool-Aid Man (which was said by Jocelyn).
- This is the fourth episode to not have Boomstick make an ending pun, after Eggman VS Wily, Goku VS Superman 2, and Deadpool VS Pinkie Pie, and with the next one being Macho Man VS Kool-Aid Man.
- This is the third episode in which the combatants are already fighting when the battle starts, after Weiss VS Mitsuru and Dragonzord VS Mechagodzilla, and with the next two being Guts VS Dimitri and Goku VS Superman (2023).
- This is the third Electricity-themed episode, after Thor VS Raiden and Pikachu VS Blanka, and with the next one being Killua VS Misaka.
Notes
- ↑ As determined in Batman Beyond VS Spider-Man 2099.