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Raven VS Twilight Sparkle is the 89th episode of Death Battle, featuring Raven from DC Comics and Twilight Sparkle from the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series in a battle between purple magical empaths. Raven and Twilight were both voiced by Kira Buckland.
Interlude
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Wiz & Boomstick by Brandon Yates  
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Wiz: Emotions can be powerful things.
Boomstick: Ugh, are we really gonna talk about feelings and crying and stuff?
Wiz: Well, yes, and how they fuel some pretty powerful magic.
Boomstick: Sounds good. Like with Raven, the half-demon sorceress from the Teen Titans.
Wiz: And Twilight Sparkle, the magical prodigy from My Little Pony.
Boomstick: Yep, really doing this again. 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.
Raven
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Ready for Battle by Terry Devine-King 
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Wiz: A strong emotion can drastically change a person. Fear can trigger instincts necessary for survival, and anger can increase adrenaline for incredible feats of strength.
Boomstick: And for this edgy-looking chick with a wicked cloak, that's kind of her thing. This is Raven.
Wiz: From the day Raven was born in her home dimension of Azarath, she wasn't the most popular girl around.
Boomstick: Yeah, it's not exactly a good sign when, right as you're born, the sky turns black and the whole world suddenly smells like farts.
Wiz: See, Raven is the daughter of a human mother and a fearsome demon.
Boomstick: Who is literally made up of hatred, not even kidding.
Wiz: Because of her heritage, Raven's own mental state holds the key to a fearsome inner power. She is an empath, a mage who can sense, create, and manipulate emotions.
Boomstick: So her powers are all about feelings and stuff? That's pretty lame.
Wiz: Tell that to her when she scrambles your brain. Or forces you to feel so greedy, you steal from your boss.
Boomstick: Oh, you don't need to convince me to do that.
Wiz: Wait, what?
Boomstick: Uh, I mean, yeah, that's pretty intense, but hey, she's got a lot more deadliness packed away under that cool cloak.
Wiz: When she was 18 years old, Raven met her father for the first time, and it, uh, didn't go very well.
Boomstick: Yeah, demon dad shot her mom with a grandma laser. That pissed off Raven so much, she finally let loose.
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Hunt by Bryce Jacobs 
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Wiz: This shadowy figure is her Soul-Self, an extension of her spirit, and manifestation of the powers inherited from Trigon. Raven often wields it as her primary means of offense and defense, though it can function on its own.
Boomstick: I wish I had a pet bird that could do what the Soul-Self can; this beauty lets Raven fly, use its eyes and ears, or just punch people like a big old battering bird.
Wiz: It can drain the energy and powers of others, and also serves as a sort of pocket dimension, which Raven can trap a limited number of foes and objects within.
Boomstick: Talk about convenient, but she can do way more. She can levitate, teleport, heal others, cast energy shields, phase through walls, and blast people with mystical energy beams. (makes firing sounds)
Wiz: But there is one drawback: to wield her power, Raven must embrace emotion, and too much emotion risks opening her mind to Trigon's corruption.
Boomstick: When she gives into her darker side, her entire personality changes.
A red-eyed, demonic Raven uses tentacles to pull in Dr. Light.
Raven: What's the matter? Afraid of the dark?
Dr. Light: I surrender!
Wiz: Under a new persona, appropriately named Dark Raven.
Boomstick: Dark Raven is stronger, tougher, and freakier than your everyday Raven. She can shoot lasers from her eyes, disintegrate stuff with her hand beams, and shape shift. And her Soul-Self is so powerful, it can wipe most people off the face of the Earth in an instant.
Wiz: However, Dark Raven's incredible capabilities are a double-edged sword; by tapping into her father's demonic powers, she risks transporting Trigon himself to the living realm, kickstarting devastation across the universe.
Boomstick: Kickstarting? Wonder what the tier rewards are like for that? Pledge 20 bucks and get an autograph from Satan.
Wiz: Thankfully, she has been able to free herself from Trigon's control, granting her unlimited access to her own magical abilities.
Boomstick: Sometimes she even wears white to celebrate the occasion, or is that just for her wedding with Beast Boy? Oh wait, that never happened! These comic books reboot way too often for any relationships to actually have lasting consequences, silly me.
Wiz: Last, but not least, there's Raven's golden form, a spiritual body free from Trigon's influence, which manifested after she turned evil and had to be killed by her friends, the Teen Titans.
Boomstick: Oh, that's messed up.
Wiz: It happens a lot, actually. Anyway, Raven's accomplished plenty of incredible feats.
Boomstick: She's bent steel girders with her magic, toughed out getting thrown butt first into a brick wall so hard it broke, -the wall, not her butt- and even helped Terra, a fellow Titan, raise the Teen Titans headquarters and the island it's on.
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Ring of Gladiators by Mark Denis
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Wiz: Terra alone was barely able to stop the island's descent, and together, they pushed it back up to its rightful place. This means Raven lifted more than half of the island's weight. The Titan's Tower island is similar in location and size to Alcatraz, which has a width of 559 yards. Assuming the most likely granite composition and accounting for a 30% hollow interior, Raven's energy output would need to be about 14 million megawatt-hours. That's enough energy to power all of New York City for over three years.
Boomstick: Raven's Soul-Self can survive 30,000 feet below the surface of the ocean with no problem.
Wiz: That's almost 14,700 pounds per square inch; 42 times the PSI needed to crack most bones.
Boomstick: And it's tough enough to survive laser blasts from aliens that hurt Donna Troy, who can survive moon-busting attacks.
Wiz: The villain Sparta's lasers could destroy people in an instant, which requires nearly three billion joules of energy, and Raven's Soul-Self powered through several of these blasts and held together.
Boomstick: The Soul-Self is also stupidly fast; it once flew from New York City to Blue Valley, Nebraska and back in less than five minutes.
Wiz: The distance between those cities is 1,166 miles as the crow, er, Raven flies. To make this trip in time, Raven's Soul-Self must've flown more than 36 times the speed of sound.
Boomstick: Not impressed? Well, when she was golden ghosty Raven, she flew between the Earth and moon, like it was nothing.
Wiz: So, plenty of impressive feats, but unfortunately, Raven's powers have daunting and often costly limits. When the Soul-Self takes damage, Raven feels the pain herself.
Boomstick: She's kinda like a glass cannon, and overtaxes her own abilities pretty frequently.
Wiz: But don't disregard this as only mere physical ineptitude. When Raven utilizes emotions in combat, she tackles that emotion head-on. The more negative the emotion, the more pain she feels.
Boomstick: And don't forget, she's also struggling not to feel so Satan doesn't show up. With all that going on at once, it's no wonder she passes out sometimes.
Wiz: But with the help of her friends, and her adoptive Azarathian family, Raven eventually overcame Trigon's iron grip and defeated him.
Boomstick: Yeah, you'd think a guy like Trigon would think twice before messing with someone as powerful as Raven.
Brother Blood blasts Beast Boy and Blue Beetle with dark energy.
Brother Blood: No... you stay away from me, you demon filth!
Raven: They're not demons; let me show you one. Azarath Metrion Zinthos!
Raven summons her Soul-Self, which soars above Raven and screeches.
Twilight Sparkle
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Doctor Chemistry by Jose Enrique De La Vega
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Wiz: High above the peaceful Ponyville, the city of Canterlot rests among the mountaintops. There, a young filly had dreams as big as Canterlot Castle itself. Her name was Twilight Sparkle.
Boomstick: (sighs) Here we go again. I mean, we've seen a pony that breaks the sound barrier, and one that breaks physics, so, what crazy powerful thing can this one do, Wiz?
Wiz: Hold your horses, Boomstick; we're "mare-ly" out of the gate.
Boomstick: Ugh, rein it in, Wiz; your lame puns are "mustang" with my script.
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Creation of the World 2 by Martin Romberg, Campbell E Browning & Pablo Love
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Wiz: Little Twilight wanted to learn magic at Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns. After a very, uh, eventful entrance exam, she didn't just get accepted into the school, she became Celestia's protégé.
Boomstick: Which is kind of a big deal, since Celestia is pretty much pony god of the Sun.
Wiz: Not only that, Twilight also earned her Cutie Mark.
Boomstick: Oh, I remember those! It's that magical tramp stamp a pony gets when they grow up.
Wiz: Ehh, close enough? Twilight's Cutie Mark symbolized her life's calling, specifically, her destiny in mastering the art of magic.
Boomstick: This peppy purple pony wasted no time and hit the books to practice hard. By the time she was an adult, she'd read her entire collection of 20,000 books!
Owlowiscious hoots.
Boomstick: What a nerd.
Wiz: Boomstick, have you ever read a book before?
Boomstick: Do gun manuals count?
Wiz: Sure, why not?
Boomstick: Oh, there we go.
Wiz: Twilight learned all sorts of powerful and useful magic. She knows so many spells, it would take well over an hour to describe them all. Her memory is so crystal clear, she can recall a complex spell after a mere glance.
Boomstick: But here's some highlights. She can move stuff with her mind, shoot concussive energy blasts, raise magic shields, and rapid-fire teleport.
Wiz: She can manipulate gravity, ignite things on fire, freeze others in place, walk on clouds, and even mastered the transfiguration spell. As a filly, she transformed her own parents into plants.
Boomstick: Talk about weird.
Wiz: She's even transformed a single apple into a nest of bird eggs, which, uh, hatched somehow.
Boomstick: Did she just create life?
Wiz: Yeah. But Twilight's magic doesn't just stem from her vast knowledge of spells and history. In the world of My Little Pony, magic is drawn from and controlled by a unicorn's emotions.
Boomstick: Ugh, here comes the touchy-feely stuff.
Wiz: The stronger a unicorn feels about something or someone, the stronger their magic becomes.
Starlight Glimmer: Well, I've always found magic is tied to my emotions. Whatever I'm feeling fuels whatever I'm doing, and the stronger I'm feeling, the stronger the magic.
Wiz: Across Equestria, Twilight Sparkle is one of the few ponies to master the most powerful magic of all: the magic of friendship.
Boomstick: Okay Wiz, I know a metaphor when I see it. (sarcastically) "Isn't a night out with the girls so magical?"
Wiz: Oh no no, that's not it at all. In truth, friendship is the only weapon powerful enough to defeat Equestria's most dangerous enemies.
Boomstick: What? They weaponized friendship? Awesome! Hey Wiz, you're my best buddy, friends forever, come here, gimme a hug.
Boomstick waits, but nothing happens.
Boomstick: Where are the friendship lasers?
Wiz: Get off me.
Boomstick: Uh, yeah, oops, I-I slipped, ahem.
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Blood and Bone by Igor Dvorkin & Tim Garland
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Wiz: Twilight's friendship magic is at its most powerful when focused through the Elements of Harmony. When used together, these ancient artifacts are a near unstoppable force, even capable of overpowering the villain Tirek after he stole Twilight's powers, along with the rest of Equestria's. Twilight's crown, along with her personal element, contains a powerful magic in its own right; enough to literally change the fabric of reality in another dimension with its mere presence.
Boomstick: And of course, we gotta talk about those wings of hers. She was born a unicorn, but after completing an ancient spell about, what else, friendship, she transformed into an alicorn, a mix between a unicorn and a pegasus, and a chance to sell just a whole ton more merchandise.
Wiz: It's a good thing, too. Alicorn magic is leagues more powerful than a plain unicorn, and Twilight needed the extra boost to defend Equestria as its newest princess.
Boomstick: Like when she fought that Tirek guy.
Wiz: After Tirek absorbed the magic from Equestria's entire population, Twilight was forced to confront him herself while wielding the power of four Alicorns.
Twilight hurls a massive blast of energy, which Tirek blocks with a shield, a mushroom cloud erupts.
Boomstick: When did it become Dragon Ball Z with baby girl horse toys?! Anyway, check out how Tirek rocketed Twilight straight into this mountain, and she was totally fine thanks to her magic shield.
Wiz: By comparing Twilight's apparent size just before impact to her actual size of approximately four feet tall, we can estimate the distance she was thrown to be about 145 feet. Tirek then closed this distance at 64.5 miles per hour. Combined with his estimated weight of over 31,000 pounds, Twilight's shield had to stand up to over eight million newtons of force.
Boomstick: You know what? Forget it, I'm on board with this pony stuff.
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Final Duel by Chris Egan & Jon Bourne
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Wiz: Twilight is tough enough to survive bombardment by anvils and pianos, fast enough to fly over 300 miles per hour without using any spells, and even strong enough to lift and carry a rock weighing 4.5 tons.
Boomstick: Her telekinesis is strong enough to lift a 350-ton bear and even uproot this giant... flower tree thing, and with the other alicorns' magic, she can move the Sun and the Moon. Okay, yeah, friendship power is way better than expected.
Wiz: However, if Twilight has one glaring weakness, it's her unwavering neurosis.
Twilight, newly transformed into a human in the EQG universe, screams loudly.
Boomstick: Oh, you mean how she's obsessed over staying organized, and if one small thing goes wrong, she totally loses it?
Wiz: Yes, she has a, well, difficult time dealing with unexpected stress. More often than not, she even makes bad situations worse before starting to fix them.
Boomstick: But hey, when push comes to shove, Twilight Sparkle pulls her weight and more.
Lord Tirek: You have no magic!
Twilight Sparkle: You're wrong, Tirek! I may have given you my alicorn magic, but I carry within me the most powerful magic of all: the magic of friendship!
The ponies unleash color-coordinated rays at Tirek, who screams in agony.
Prelude
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set. Let's end this debate once and for all!
Boomstick: But first, prepare your loins for MeUndies.
Wiz and Boomstick read out an advertisement for MeUndies.
Boomstick: But first, IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLEEE!!!
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set. Let's end this debate once and for all!
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. Let's end this debate once and for all!
Boomstick: But first, prepare your loins for MeUndies.
Wiz and Boomstick read out an advertisement for MeUndies.
Boomstick: But first, 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. Let's end this debate once and for all!
Boomstick: IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLEEE!!!Death Battle
In the Golden Oak Library down in Ponyville, Twilight Sparkle is seen browsing through a book with her telekinesis that she places on a nearby stand.
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Witches' Dance 3 by Costas Fotopoulos
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Twilight Sparkle: Trans-dimensional teleportation? Let's give it a try!
Twilight casts the spell with her horn and accidentally transports Raven to the middle of the library. Raven was busy playing with dolls of Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash and awkwardly looks at her foe and down at her toys. Twilight is confused by the sight. Raven then starts flying in mid-air preparing for combat.
Raven: You. Saw. NOTHING!
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Titans of Magic by Brandon Yates
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Raven shoots a beam down at Twilight, who leaps to the side before facing her new enemy.
The two empaths shoot powerful beams at each other, which clash and begin to burn the library.
Twilight Sparkle: No! Not the books!
Raven flies to the side and shoots another beam that Twilight deflects to the wall. Twilight uses her telekinesis to send some nearby furniture towards the Teen Titan. Raven summons her Soul-Self into the air.
Raven: Darkness take you!
The shadowy raven destroys the furniture with one swipe and charges towards the alicorn princess. Twilight uses a teleportation spell to escape outside and witnesses the burning library.
Twilight: Oh no! Not again!
Raven teleports near Twilight and punches her before kicking her into a portal that sends the pony crashing into the nearby forest. Raven enters the portal as Twilight recovers from the blow. Twilight notices the trees are covered by dark magic and start flying.
Twilight Sparkle: Huh!?
Raven: Azarath Metrion Zinthos!
Raven starts lifting a number of trees and tossing them at her opponent. Twilight uses her agility and magic to destroy the trees or dodge them. Raven then condenses all the trees for one massive attack. Twilight summons her elemental crown to increase her magic and withstand the barrage.
Raven: Is that all you can do?
Raven's cloak changes to white as her magic increases and covers the area in darkness. Twilight struggles to maintain her stance and casts the Want It, Need It spell on a nearby rock. She is seen ducking in the ground as the darkness dissipates.
Twilight Sparkle: Please work!
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Things to Come by Terry Devine-King
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Twilight opens her eyes only to find Raven obsessively hugging and drooling the nearby rock she cast the spell on.
Raven: I want it! I need it! It's mine, all mine!
Twilight starts flying in the air more confidently.
Twilight Sparkle: Aha! Now I've got you right where I want you!
Raven stands up and angrily faces Twilight, as she's gained additional eyes and has entered her Dark Raven form.
Raven: GET AWAY FROM IT!
As Twilight is startled by her challenger, Raven sends her Soul-Self to envelop her enemy. Twilight manages to cast one last spell before she's cast into darkness. Raven uses her empath magic to drain Twilight of her emotions, causing her to turn gray. Before Raven delivers the killing blow, she's hit with Twilight's magic and turned into a potted plant. Raven's Soul-Self releases Twilight from its grasp.
After Twilight is released, she attempts to cast magic again, but isn't able to thanks to her drained emotional state. She walks up to the plant with Raven's cloak wrapped around it and prepares to stomp it with her hoof.
Twilight Sparkle: Sorry to "soil" your fun!
Raven's Soul-Self emerges from the sky at high speeds and dive-bombs right into Twilight, causing a huge explosion and leaving only a Twilight-shaped hole in the ground. The Soul-Self then looks out of the hole and returns to Raven after having watched her getting restored back to normal. She takes off her hood while reflecting on the situation.
Raven: Well, that was odd...
Raven returns to her home dimension. Once she gets back to her room in Titans Tower, she destroys her Twilight Sparkle doll in anger. Meanwhile, Rainbow Dash summons a cloud to put out the fire at the Golden Oak Library.
Results
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Titans of Magic by Brandon Yates
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Boomstick: "Dear Princess Celestia, today I learned that the only thing more powerful than friendship is a giant bird spirit colliding into me at Mach 36!"
Wiz: This was a tricky one. Both Raven and Twilight possess numerous spells and techniques that could end the other quickly and easily.
Boomstick: Since they were pretty even in how many ways they could finish each other off, this fight really came down to strength, durability, and performance.
Wiz: First of all, it's pretty obvious Raven's telekinesis has been shown to be much stronger than Twilight's.
Boomstick: "But Wiz, what about when Twilight moved the sun and moon?"
Wiz: That's when she had the magic of Princess Celestia and Luna, and it's pretty well established that only their specific type of magic can move those celestial bodies.
Luna: So you're saying you want us to move the sun and the moon?
Twilight Sparkle: Well I'd do it myself, except, I don't have your magic! (snorts)
Wiz: With her own magic, Twilight has never shown anything close to the kind of force Raven used to lift the Teen Titans tower.
Boomstick: Raven had the durability advantage, too. Remember how Twilight's shield held up against the hit a little over eight million newtons? Well, Raven's Soul-Self is tougher than Donna Troy, who can shrug off a blast worth 290 sextillion newtons! That's, uh, 16 more zeroes, in case you're wondering.
Wiz: And don't forget Twilight had the power of four alicorns at that time. The shield wouldn't have saved her from Raven's Soul-Self anyway.
Boomstick: Not only could it absorb Twilight's powers and emotions, and not only was it capable of operating even when Raven was unconscious, but it also made a mean dive-bomber.
Wiz: Raven's Soul-Self could fly at speeds exceeding Mach 36. Since it's often been used as a battering ram against enemies, we know it has mass, but not exactly how much. However, given its size, strength, and durability far exceeds Raven's own, its mass is likely greater than hers.
Boomstick: Let's just lowball it and say they're equal, all right?
Wiz: Sure! Adding Raven's mass to the Mach 36 calculation, the Soul-Self's ramming force at top speeds comes to 15 million newtons of force, FAR greater than what Twilight's shield has sustained.
Boomstick: Ain't no pony walking away from that! Plus, Twilight's positive attitude meant Raven didn't even have to worry about pain when using her emotions inside against her.
Wiz: While they may have matched each other in spells and skill, Raven's more powerful traits and exceptional Soul-Self earned her a hard-fought victory.
Boomstick: Yep, Raven really ponied up for this one.
We cut to the "Winner" card.
Wiz: The winner is Raven.
Original Track
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Titans of Magic by Brandon Yates
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Composition
The track for this fight is "Titans of Magic" by Brandon Yates. It is primarily a rock track with some light-hearted piano and bells mixed in. The rock likely homages Raven more (as the original Teen Titans cartoon primarily used rock for its music), while the more light-hearted sections invoke the more child-friendly Twilight Sparkle.
Title
The title not only references the combatants' powerful magic abilities, but also the titles of their respective home series (Teen Titans and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic).
Cover Art
The cover art done by Luis Cruz depicts Raven's Soul-Self enveloping Twilight Sparkle's Cutie Mark.
Trivia
Production
- The core connections between Raven and Twilight Sparkle are that they are both magic-using heroines with purple aesthetics, have powers that are fueled by their emotions, like books, have fought evil magic and supervillains who threatened the existence of their worlds, and have learned the values of companionship by being part of a team of peacekeeping heroes (the Teen Titans and the Mane Six, respectively). In addition:
- Both are two of the most famous roles portrayed by voice actress Tara Strong.
- Ironically, in Teen Titans Go!, Raven is known to be a fan of Pretty Pretty Pegasus, an in-universe parody of My Little Pony.
- This is even referenced at the start of the fight when Raven is shown playing with MLP toys.
- Ben Singer stated that although he was initially hesitant to bring another pony into Death Battle, this episode was ultimately chosen over Raven VS Scarlet Witch or Phoenix because either of the two would easily beat Raven, but Raven VS Twilight Sparkle turned out to be surprisingly close by their own research.[1]
- Scarlet Witch, one of Raven's rejected opponents, would eventually battle a different magical DC heroine in the Season 9 episode Scarlet Witch VS Zatanna.
- Despite this, Phoenix VS Raven would not only eventually happen in Season 10, but it would have Raven beat Phoenix.
- Twilight's sprite sheet did not originally include wings, so they had to be edited in.
- The reason why Twilight's death wasn't as brutal as other deaths on the show is because both combatants appear in family-friendly shows, so younger viewers might accidentally become traumatized.
- Twilight's death would eventually be referenced during Raven's analysis in Phoenix VS Raven, in which Wiz mentions how her Soul-Self can "smash ponies like a battering ram", with footage of her death from this episode being shown as he says this.
- This is the first episode where both combatants are voiced by the same voice actor(s), with the next one being Gogeta VS Vegito.
- This was likely due to how both combatants have been voiced by the same voice actress, Tara Strong.
- According to animator Luis Cruz, this was his least favorite episode of the show, and he did not enjoy the process of making it.[2]
- This is the fifth episode in which one of the combatants is voiced by their official voice actor (as Kira Buckland reprises her role as Twilight), after Iron Man VS Lex Luthor, Yang VS Tifa, Meta VS Carolina, and Naruto VS Ichigo (unconfirmed), and with the next six being Ultron VS Sigma (unconfirmed), Weiss VS Mitsuru, Zuko VS Shoto Todoroki, Red VS Blue, Trunks VS Silver (unconfirmed), and Rick Sanchez VS The Doctor.
- This is the third episode where a non-Rooster Teeth character is voiced by their official voice actor, after Iron Man VS Lex Luthor and Naruto VS Ichigo (unconfirmed), and with the next four being Ultron VS Sigma (unconfirmed), Zuko VS Shoto Todoroki, Trunks VS Silver (unconfirmed), and Rick Sanchez VS The Doctor.
- This is the second episode to have the voice actor credited under their real name and not under an alias, after Iron Man VS Lex Luthor, and with the next two being Zuko VS Shoto Todoroki and Rick Sanchez VS The Doctor.
- This is the third episode where a non-Rooster Teeth character is voiced by their official voice actor, after Iron Man VS Lex Luthor and Naruto VS Ichigo (unconfirmed), and with the next four being Ultron VS Sigma (unconfirmed), Zuko VS Shoto Todoroki, Trunks VS Silver (unconfirmed), and Rick Sanchez VS The Doctor.
- The original thumbnail for this episode used uncredited fan art of Twilight by Godoffury on DeviantArt. As a result, it was changed years later.
- This makes it the 12th episode where at least one of its thumbnails uses fan art, after Zitz VS Leonardo, Kratos VS Spawn, Bomberman VS Dig Dug, Vegeta VS Shadow, Chun-Li VS Mai Shiranui, Ivy VS Orchid, Fulgore VS Sektor, Godzilla VS Gamera, Deadpool VS Pinkie Pie, Metal Sonic VS Zero, and Lucario VS Renamon, and with the next 11 being Leon Kennedy VS Frank West, Nightwing VS Daredevil, All Might VS Might Guy, Black Canary VS Sindel, Beerus VS Sailor Galaxia, Zuko VS Shoto Todoroki, Blake VS Mikasa, Steven Universe VS Star Butterfly, Sauron VS Lich King, Frieza VS Megatron, and Rick Sanchez VS The Doctor.
Easter Eggs
- Boomstick saying "Yep, really doing this again." (referring to the usage of a My Little Pony character) in the interlude is a call-back to the interludes of the two previous My Little Pony episodes, Starscream VS Rainbow Dash and Deadpool VS Pinkie Pie, where he questioned the same thing.
- Boomstick's comment about "baby girl horse toys" in Twilight's analysis is a call-back to Starscream VS Rainbow Dash, where he made a similar comment.
- Raven playing with My Little Pony toys at the start of the fight is a reference to her Teen Titans Go! counterpart being a fan of Pretty Pretty Pegasus, which is an in-universe parody of the My Little Pony series.
- Raven's line "Darkness take you!" is a reference to what she says when she activates her Demon Stance in Injustice: Gods Among Us.
- She would later use this line again in Phoenix VS Raven.
- Twilight saying "Oh no! Not again!" upon seeing the Golden Oak Library burning is a reference to how it was previously destroyed and burnt by Tirek in the episode "Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2".
- Raven falling in love with a rock is likely a reference to how Rarity fell in love with a rock named Tom in the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episode "The Return of Harmony Part 1".
- Twilight's attitude and greyscale appearance after Raven drains her emotions is another reference to "The Return of Harmony Part 1", this time to how the Mane Six got corrupted by Discord, resulting in a greyscale appearance and negative attitudes. Twilight herself would also get corrupted in the same way in "The Return of Harmony Part 2", albeit only for a short time.
Errors
- During Raven's analysis, the word circumference is misspelled as "circuference".
- During Raven's analysis, when Wiz mentions the distance between New York City and Blue Valley, being 1,166 miles, the on-screen graphic says 1,666 miles instead. This was fixed in the YouTube version of the episode.
Other
- This is the fourth DC VS non-Marvel-themed episode, after Goku VS Superman 1, Goku VS Superman 2, and Joker VS Sweet Tooth, and with the next nine being Ben 10 VS Green Lantern, Black Canary VS Sindel, She-Ra VS Wonder Woman, Flash VS Sonic, Goku Black VS Reverse-Flash, Harley Quinn VS Jinx, SpongeBob VS Aquaman, Goku VS Superman (2023), and Gurren Lagann VS White Lantern.
- This is the seventh Comic Book VS Cartoon-themed episode, after Starscream VS Rainbow Dash, He-Man VS Lion-O, Beast VS Goliath, Deadpool VS Pinkie Pie, Shredder VS Silver Samurai, and Batman Beyond VS Spider-Man 2099, and with the next six being Ben 10 VS Green Lantern, She-Ra VS Wonder Woman, Iron Fist VS Po, Korra VS Storm, Stitch VS Rocket Raccoon, and Galactus VS Unicron.
- This is the second time the Comic Book character wins, after He-Man VS Lion-O, and with the next four being Ben 10 VS Green Lantern, She-Ra VS Wonder Woman, Korra VS Storm, and Galactus VS Unicron.
- This is the 10th Females-themed episode, after Rogue VS Wonder Woman, Felicia VS Taokaka, Chun-Li VS Mai Shiranui, Zelda VS Peach, Ivy VS Orchid, Yang VS Tifa, Cammy VS Sonya, Amy Rose VS Ramona Flowers, and Android 18 VS Captain Marvel, and with the next 11 being Black Widow VS Widowmaker, Weiss VS Mitsuru, Black Canary VS Sindel, She-Ra VS Wonder Woman, Batgirl VS Spider-Gwen, Blake VS Mikasa, Korra VS Storm, Harley Quinn VS Jinx, Scarlet Witch VS Zatanna, Phoenix VS Raven, and Ruby VS Maka.