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Wario VS King Dedede is the 108th episode of Death Battle, featuring Wario from the Wario and Super Mario series and King Dedede from the Kirby series in a battle between overweight arch-rivals to Nintendo heroes.
Interlude
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Wiz & Boomstick by Brandon Yates  
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Wiz: It's a lesson every hero has to learn someday: just because your enemy is a little on the chubby side doesn't mean he's a pushover.
Boomstick: (upset) Are you talking about me?
Wiz: I'm talking about Wario, the greedy and repulsive rival to Mario.
Boomstick: And King Dedede, the royal nemesis to everybody's favorite pink puffball, Kirby.
We cut to Wiz and Boomstick.
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.
Wario
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Quarks by Marc Hoad & Richard Lacy 
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Boomstick: Mario is a pretty busy guy. If he's not saving his favorite lady, Princess Peach, he's off saving a whole different princess in a whole different land.
Wiz: Until he returned home one day to find his castle under someone else's control.
Boomstick: First off, Mario has a castle? Awesome! But, it had been taken by a chubby squatter dressed in yellow, named Wario.
Wario: Waa-hahahahahahaha!!
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Stealth Inspector by Barrie Gledden, Jason Pedder & Chris Bussey
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Wiz: Wario is Mario's opposite in every way. While Mario is kind and heroic, Wario is selfish and mischievous.
Boomstick: While Mario is thick with one C, Wario has two, maybe three C's.
Wiz: Let's... not... His name and symbol are even inspired by the Japanese word for "bad", "warui".[Note 1] You can't get any less subtle than "Wario".
Boomstick: No kidding! But he's not some random chump. Turns out, Wario is one of the seven star children, possessing legendary power, and even grew up with Mario!
Wiz: Wario's grudge against Mario goes way back; while they were children, they played Cops and Robbers a total of 1,256 times, and despite frequently asking otherwise, Wario only got to be the cop once.
Boomstick: Wow, dick move, Baby Mario! Yoshi should've just left you behind in that stupid crying bubble.
Wiz: Whether or not he was accidentally conditioned into villainy, Wario has two main goals: ruin Mario's life, and get as rich as possible through any means necessary, including crime, treasure hunting, and even making video games.
Boomstick: He's got the power to rival Mario, too. He's super strong, and can bash through tons of rock and heavy metal with his Shoulder Bash attack. If that's not enough, he'll literally chew his opponents up! Ugh, just imagine those giant white bricks he calls teeth just... closing around you.
Wiz: He's also weirdly malleable, capable of being crushed, squished, twisted, and stretched with little to no ill effect. However, Wario's deadliest natural ability is definitely his... inexplicable... farting...
Boomstick: Wiz, that's no simple toot. This is the fabled flatulence of folklore itself, the atomic vapors of annihilation, the Waft!
Wiz: Kind of a lame name after all that...
Boomstick: The Waft is a highly specialized technique, which discharges an enormous burst of toxic gas so brutal, it'll topple nearly any foe. When aimed correctly, this blast can even propel Wario through the air like a rocket, while crop-dusting anyone beneath his feet. It's... technically speaking... just majestic.
Wiz: ...Right. Well, it's not exactly... wrong. In some cases, Wario's Waft has even been shown to be comparable to nuclear warheads.
We cut to Wiz and Boomstick.
Boomstick: By the way, I spent some time in your lab and uh, I made a new invention!
Wiz: Wha- how did you get into my lab?!
Boomstick: Oh, nice try. After decades of research, I've discovered how to contain the pure essence... of flatulence! Behold, the Windbreaker!
Boomstick holds up his invention, which is just a whoopee cushion with various screws and lights attached to it.
Wiz: That's... nice.
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Fully Charged by Barrie Gledden, Jason Pedder & Chris Bussey
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Wiz: Let's move on.
Boomstick: Li- listen, Wiz, I'm really proud of this...
Boomstick accidentally activates his "invention", causing a fart cloud to get in Wiz's face, making him cough uncontrollably and fall to the ground.
Boomstick: SHE SPEAKS!
Wiz gasps for air as we cut back to the analysis.
Wiz: (clears throat) Anyway, aside from his own abilities, Wario has access to numerous weapons and power-ups.
Boomstick: Like his one-of-a-kind chopper. Also... explosives!
Wiz: Kind of redundant when he can fart a nuke...
Boomstick: There's always room for explosions, Wiz. Check out this huge blast some of his Bob-ombs caused, which he was totally at the center of and survived, by the way.
Wiz: His power-ups include a jetpack, a metal body, and even Mario's own Invincibility Star. He can increase his size by plugging an air pump into himself and... just don't question it. With the Dragon Hat, he spews fire. With the Eagle Statue, he takes flight, and he can even combine both of these to become King Dragon Wario, utilizing both these abilities while dramatically increasing his power... and his weight.
Boomstick: And with just a little mouthful of rotten garlic, he dons pink tights to become... Wario-Man! This super form increases his strength and lets him fly, because he doesn't have enough ways to do that already... I guess.
We cut to Wiz and Boomstick.
Wiz: He doesn't always need some random object of power to transform. Some of Wario's forms come about because of entirely reactionary means.
Boomstick: He can become Bouncy Wario after being crushed into paper, Flaming Wario after being set on fire, Puffy Wario after getting stung by bees, and Fat Wario after eating too much. Wait, getting fat's a superpower?
Wiz: These sound more like excuses than power-ups.
Boomstick: He even becomes Crazy Wario after getting drunk. Though, it's just a ball in the American version because, you know, for kids and stuff, but... Anyway, I'm powering up! Jocelyn, order another thousand six-packs!
We cut back to the analysis.
Wiz: On his quest to humiliate his red-clad rival and accumulate Scrooge McDuck-levels of riches, Wario has been through thick and thin.
Boomstick: Like Mario, he survived that big explosion in the tennis court, which we figured out is equal to 2.4 megatons of TNT.[Note 2] But Wario's also survived the Shake King blowing up in his face!
Wiz: The Shake King was a pirate with immense electrical power. Upon his defeat, his body detonated, and the resulting blast split the sky. By comparing the blast and the parting clouds to a map of the Shake Dimension, we determined the explosion's exact energy output to be equivalent to about 96 sextillion tons of TNT.
Boomstick: That's enough juice to blow up a large moon, and Wario was totally fine!
Wiz: He can seemingly eat anything, including explosives and his own bike. He can, of course, keep up with Mario, who kicked a 61 million ton castle and piloted the Star Diver at Mach 375. Also, Wario destroyed the Black Jewel, an entity whose death triggered the collapse of an entire dimension.
Boomstick: So does everyone he fights blow up when they die or... what?
Wiz: Mario may best him time and time again, particularly thanks to Wario's clearly low intelligence, but his tenacity and willingness to never give up is strangely admirable.
Boomstick: This greedy bastard will never stop doing what he loves.
Wario is shown on his back, laughing maniacally.
King Dedede
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March Of The Micmacs by Chris Egan 
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Wiz: The country of Dream Land is a peaceful paradise.
Boomstick: Filled with some of the most adorable critters you've ever seen! Aww, look at the little Waddle Dees waddle.
Wiz: But wouldn't you know it? All this pristine prosperity is actually run by a tyrannical self-imposed monarch: King Dedede.
Boomstick: Ah, yes, the classic dictator at work. They show you what they want you to see, but really, there's so much horror behind the scenes!
Wiz: I suppose. He did intentionally create a food shortage once, but Dedede doesn't really have that much sway over his questionably-claimed kingdom, namely because of one plucky pink hero: Kirby!
Boomstick: Everyone's favorite lovable marshmallow. Suck it, Jigglypuff! Yeah, this little guy's always been there to ruin the Triple D's schemes.
Wiz: Schemes which, to be fair, aren't always evil. Like the time he stole the Star Rod, seemingly for nefarious purposes, but in actuality, to protect his citizens from the villainous Nightmare.
Boomstick: Yeah, turns out this big bad penguin's mean side doesn't come from a place of true evil at all. Instead, it's because he's just really jealous of Kirby!
Wiz: Right. Before Kirby arrived, Dedede was a tubby bird with only a modicum of respect. After seeing Kirby's popularity and success, the king made up his mind. He would surpass the marshmallow.
Boomstick: Cue the '70s music, it's time for a training montage!
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Big Riff by Adam Drake & Neil Williams
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Boomstick: Through countless hours of intense work and grueling training, Dedede pushed himself to mimic Kirby's abilities, and more. His speed improved, his strength skyrocketed, and in time, he even learned what all penguins hope to achieve one day. By inhaling a bunch of air, he can inflate his body like a balloon, and fly!
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March Of The Micmacs by Chris Egan
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Wiz: To be clear, this is not a natural ability of his. He SOMEHOW trained himself to do this. This is backed up by no science, whatsoever, and makes absolutely no goddamn sense!
Boomstick: You shut up and let the penguin fly! And that's not the only Kirby trick he copied. His lungs are so strong now, he can inhale entire enemies and launch them at high speeds. He can even fire powerful Air Bullets that can break solid rock.
We cut to Wiz and Boomstick.
Boomstick: You know, I've been training my Air Bullet technique, too.
Wiz: You? Boomstick, that's impossible. The human lungs don't have the capacity to—
He gets spat on hard by Boomstick.
Boomstick: Ahahahaha, gotcha.
We cut back to the analysis.
Boomstick: But he's got way more up his sleeves than just stolen skills.
Wiz: Absolutely. Sure, he's got an army of minions at his command, but when he wants to take someone down personally, Dedede jumps into the ring with one of his giant-sized hammers.
Boomstick: He's got a bunch to pick from. His usual favorite might look like an oversized wooden mallet, but it can summon freezing ice as he swings it and secretly features a built-in jet booster to supercharge his striking power.
The music stops as King Dedede is seen charging his Jet Hammer towards Meta Knight.
Boomstick: Oh... you scared? Here I come! Here I come- yeah, BOOM, B*TCH!
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Riding High by Terry Devine-King
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Boomstick: While this move is garbage in Smash, it feels really good when you pull it off.
Wiz: Through the power of the Star Rod, he can amplify this into the Star Hammer. With this magic coursing through it, Dedede can cast several spells. He can increase his size, launch energy spheres, break the fourth wall, and mystically create up to 64 duplicates of himself.
Boomstick: Just more penguin goodness to go around. But when the Big D wants to get hardcore, he dons a mask and whips out his ultimate weapon, the Electric Hammer. Introducing the mysterious Masked Dedede!
Wiz: Yeah, it's not much of a disguise, but the Electric Hammer is a definite upgrade over his Jet Hammer.
Boomstick: Hell, yeah! It's way stronger, can blast electricity, and has a flamethrower! Oh, and also a multi-barreled rocket launcher! Gun sword? Not good enough. Sniper scythe? Forget it. Give me a rocket launcher hammer any day of the week.
Wiz: And remember that army of minions I mentioned before? Well, Dedede has a weird habit of actually carrying some of them around with him.... like... I guess in his pocket?
Boomstick: If the rockets aren't enough, he can pull out this spiky sea urchin called a Gordo that's heavy enough to send almost anyone flying. The Gordo's one of his greatest tools, but it can also be a real pain in the ass.
Wiz: Interesting that he's so jealous of Kirby's abilities despite having quite a noteworthy arsenal of his own. Thankfully, he has become much less antagonistic over the years, even directly aiding Kirby in protecting Dream Land from time to time.
Boomstick: And while he's not the sharpest bird in the box, he isn't all fluff. He can inhale and spit Kirby out with enough force to break through the planet Popstar's atmosphere.
Wiz: Which means Dedede can spit objects up to 33 times the speed of sound. That's... disgusting.
Boomstick: But that's nothing when you think about how he can match Kirby in sheer strength. This little guy can hit so hard, he destroyed a whole planet. God, calm down, Kirb. Why you wreckin' the place where you live?
We cut to Wiz.
Wiz: Planet Popstar is shown to be similar in size to the planet Shiver Star, which strongly resembles a frozen-over Earth. To destroy an Earth-sized planet like this, Kirby must have been striking with a force of over 1,900 septillion tons of TNT.
Boomstick: Damn... who would have thought this adorable pink puffball could pull that off? And get this: apparently, he's only eight inches tall; he's a planet buster that fits in the palm of your hand!
Wiz: He's shown even greater feats, too! And while Dedede isn't necessarily taking this sort of damage every time Kirby lands a punch, he does fight on equal footing with him.
Boomstick: Who keeps making these cute and cuddly characters so freakin' deadly?!
We cut back to the analysis.
Wiz: On a similar note, Dedede is also comparable to Meta Knight, who once casually flew from one end of the galaxy to the other in seconds. Now, Dedede has never done such a crazy speed feat like that himself, but keeping up with Meta Knight in fights and dodging a meteor around 160,000 miles per hour certainly proves he's faster than you probably think.
Boomstick: Like when he fought the alien Magolon, who ripped apart a dimension with a weird star-shaped black hole. Which Dedede survived! This penguin's gotta be doing some kind of performance-enhancing drugs—
Dedede turns into his second-phase muscular form in his boss fight from Kirby Star Allies.
Boomstick: -OH, JESUS!
Wiz: Though he still holds a massive grudge, King Dedede has proved his ability countless times to the detriment, but often benefit, of Dream Land. Perhaps he's earned the title of king after all.
Boomstick: Well... He definitely thinks so.
King Dedede: There's only one bona fide ruler of Cappy Town, and that's me! King Dedede!
Prelude
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set and we've run the data through all possibilities.
Boomstick: But first, I need to inhale some food!
We cut to Wiz and Boomstick as they 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, I need to inhale some food!
We cut to Wiz and Boomstick as they 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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Appetite for Greed by Brandon Yates
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Inside Castle Dedede, the main event is about to get underway. The audience consisting of Mario and Kirby enemies focuses their attention on Dedede Arena, with the image of Dream Land's debatable monarch everywhere on it. The combatants are showing off their all to the heaving crowd.
In one corner, Wario in his Wario-Man guise on the turnbuckle.
Wario: I'm-a number one!!
In the other corner, King Dedede himself, sporting as Masked Dedede.
Outside the ring, a Waddle Doo winds up and bangs the gong with a mallet, and right on cue, a steel cage drops down, encasing the entire ring, turning this soon-to-be slugfest into a knock-down, drag-out cage fight.
The big penguin waves out to an overly excited Waddle Dee in the crowd before turning his attention back to his in-ring opponent, pulling out his Electric Hammer out and swinging it around in readiness before pointing it at Wario, who chomps on a clove of garlic before giving off an atomic belch and showing that he is ready.
A Waddle Dee strikes the deafening gong with a fist to begin the match before being sent flying from the recoil.
Dedede tries to tackle Wario head-first but misses, allowing the humanoid to jump on him and send him rolling along with the canvas. He shakes off his dizziness in time to witness Wario-Man strike a pose in midair before landing on his butt. The greedy fat man rushes in a Shoulder Bash attack, only for his penguin adversary to strike him hard with the electrified hammer. But Wario regains his leverage and bounces off the cage, soaring towards his opponent while the enthusiastic Waddle Dee wakes up a sleeping and very annoyed Goomba within the audience.
Dream Land's despot counters by firing four missiles from his hammer, which the superstar superhuman effortlessly dodges before ramming into his stunned target.
Above the resulting smoke cloud, Wario flies up with Dedede in hand to the upper half of the cage. He proceeds to smack him across the bars, throw in some jabs, and finally finish off with a forceful yet nasty hook. In midair, Dedede regains composure and with his hammer in hand, swings a wave of fire at his attacker.
Wario nervously looks at the camera before getting blasted with the fire. He starts screaming as he runs around as Flaming Wario while Dedede laughs at his opponent's misfortune. However, Wario ends up running into the Dream Land king during his panic, sending both combatants crashing on opposite sides of the ring. Dedede's mask breaks upon landing face down while Wario's Wario-Man outfit burns up.
As both combatants recover and look across the ring, they realize they've run into each other before; Dedede recalls Wario stealing his hot dog and farting in his face, while Wario remembers Dedede stealing the front wheel off his chopper to use for his Wheelie Bike. Back in the audience, the Goomba and Waddle Dee's minds are blown (literally) when they see the two fighters unmasked.
After this brief intermission, Wario reveals he somehow stole Dedede's Electric Hammer and devours it. Angered by this, Dedede takes out his classic, wooden mallet and makes two clones of himself that charge forward. Wario equips the King Dragon mask to shoot fire, but the two Dedede clones counter it with spinning ice tornadoes. They pin Wario between their two hammers before the original Dedede delivers a devastating overhead swing.
However, Wario survives the attack and becomes Bouncy Wario, ricocheting off the cage at high speeds that take out the two Dedede clones. Wario throws two Bob-ombs at the monarch, but Dedede uses his inhale ability to suck them deep into his stomach.
He manages to suck in Wario as well, but the fat treasure hunter's butt gets stuck on his beak. As most of the audience realizes what's coming next, nearly all of them in one section bail except for an oblivious Waddle Dee. The king starts struggling as Wario unleashes the waft, which creates an explosion in the shape of his nose and moustache so large that it obliterates the castle and nearly all life around it.
Dedede manages to survive the disgusting attack and uses magic to increase his size while Wario follows suit by inflating himself with a pump. The king lands some blows with his hammer and fist that push Wario's face inwards. Wario retaliates by using his signature Shoulder Bash to tank most of the hammer swings. As they push themselves to their limits, they stop to take a breather for a second before Wario tosses the penguin away using his teeth.
With the king down, Wario starts charging forward and charges his waft, aiming his butt on the target. Dedede starts frantically searching through his pockets and tosses aside a Waddle Dee before coming across a Gordo. He tosses it upwards and then swings it as hard as he can. Wario starts maniacally laughing before the spike ball gets lodged right in the middle of his butt, abruptly stopping the music. Both combatants look at each other nervously as Wario starts increasing in size and Dedede covers his nose in anticipation.
Wario lets off a waft strong enough to destroy the entire planet and his body in the process. In the aftermath, Wario's cap is seen drifting in space while a smug King Dedede floats by it.
Results
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Appetite for Greed by Brandon Yates
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Boomstick: I told you those Gordos can be a pain in the ass! Wario sure had the upper hand when it came to versatility, especially with his reactionary power-up and totally unexpected techniques. Like, who would ever predict your opponent would drop an atomic fart in your mouth? Genius!
Wiz: Gross. But ultimately, Dedede still had plenty of counter options to use. For example, his hammer's ice properties could halt Wario's many fire attacks.
Boomstick: And unlike Wario, Dedede's flight didn't require any specific powerups to control the air.
Wiz: Unfortunately, neither Wario nor Dedede have truly shown their greatest potential speed. Compared to the likes of Mario and Meta Knight, it seems Dedede held the advantage. Though, admittedly, it's impossible to know the exact specifics of that advantage.
Boomstick: Yeah, but given how tough these guys were, speed wasn't the biggest factor anyway. What we really had to know was how likely they could even hurt each other. I mean, they've been through some pretty nasty stuff. But guess what? Wario surviving the Shake King exploding doesn't stack up to Dedede getting sucked into a black hole!
Wiz: By examining the event horizon of Magolor's singularity, we can estimate a range of the black hole's destructive potential. Even the lowest possible option comes out to nearly 86 octillion tons of TNT. That is over five times more powerful than the detonating Shake King, and again, that's the lowest option; the black hole's destructive potential is likely even higher than that.
Boomstick: So, Wario had a hard time landing any meaningful damage, 'cause the big bird was just too tough. But, if Dedede's anywhere as strong as Kirby is, and he should be, given that they fight all the time, then he was making hits that were somewhere close to Earth-sized planet breaking level! Definitely getting the edge over Wario's durability.
We cut to Wiz and Boomstick, the latter of whom is holding the Windbreaker.
Wiz: Wario's versatility and tenacity made this an incredibly close bout, but Dedede's strength, durability, and speed, were just enough to take the victory.
Boomstick: He really took the "peng-win"!
The Windbreaker lets off another fart, leaving Wiz to give Boomstick an annoyed look before we cut to the "Winner" card.
Wiz: The winner is King Dedede.
Original Track
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Appetite for Greed by Brandon Yates
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Composition
The track for this fight is "Appetite For Greed" by Brandon Yates. It is a jazzier piece that incorporates several brass instruments, likely referencing both combatants' overweight nature and the music in their respective games. There are also subtle motifs to "Greenhorn Forest" from Wario World and "King Dedede's Theme" from Kirby's Dream Land.
Title
The title references how both combatants are both gluttonous and greedy, though it's likely "Appetite" refers to Dedede more (in relation to his Inhale ability, him stealing all the food in Dream Land in both Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby Star Allies, and the Gourmet Race sub-game from Kirby Super Star), while "Greed" refers to Wario more (in relation to his never-ending quest to obtain more money in the Wario Land and WarioWare games).
Cover Art
The cover art done by Luis Cruz depicts Dedede's Star Hammer with several stars surrounding it, as well as two fart explosions emanating from the sides that slightly resemble Wario's trademark nose and moustache. The fart explosions' design comes directly from the fight itself, seen after Wario farts in Dedede's mouth and destroys his castle.
Trivia
Production
- The connections between Wario and King Dedede are that they are both greedy, gluttonous, envious, mischievous, narcissistic, and overweight frenemies and arch-rivals to iconic Nintendo heroes (Mario and Kirby, respectively), initially starting out in antagonistic roles involving usurping countries (taking over the country of Mario Land and stealing all the food in Dream Land, respectively). Despite this, neither are truly villainous and eventually became allies and rivals to the heroes. In addition:
- Both made their debut in 1992 on the Game Boy as the main antagonist of their respective games (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and Kirby's Dream Land, respectively).
- Both own castles (Wario Castle and Castle Dedede, respectively) despite neither having any true royal status (since Dedede is only a "self-proclaimed" king).
- Both have masked alter-egos (Wario-Man and Masked Dedede, respectively).
- Both can frequently be seen using hand gestures to mimic their respective emblems (Wario holds up 3 fingers to resemble the "W" on his cap, while Dedede uses the peace sign embossed on the back of his robe, as well as most of the items or weaponry he owns and/or endorses).
- Both are playable characters in the Super Smash Bros. series since their debut in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, with both having been referenced since the first entry in the series prior to their playable debuts (Mario's yellow alternate costume prior to Ultimate gives him Wario's colors, while Dedede makes occasional cameos in the background of the Dream Land stage).
- In Kirby Super Star Ultra, Wario can be seen on the right side of the Dedede Arena during the final battle between King Dedede and Kirby at the end of Spring Breeze.
Easter Eggs
- "Wiz" and "Boomstick" show up as player names when Super Smash Bros. Ultimate gameplay footage is shown.
- After mentioning the Electric Hammer's built-in rocket launcher in Dedede's analysis, Boomstick offhandedly mentions Myrtenaster, Gambol Shroud, Crescent Rose, Magnhild, and Timber, which are all weapons that appear in RWBY.
- Dedede stealing Wario's bike wheel may be a reference to when he stole Wario's vehicle in the Subspace Emissary.
- Dedede does his memetic crouch pose from the Super Smash Bros. series (specifically its incarnation in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where he puts on a smug face while doing so) as he floats past Wario's hat at the end of the fight.
Errors
- In Wario's analysis, Wiz claims that Wario can inflate himself with an air pump to increase his size, something that's even shown in the fight when Wario and Dedede grow to colossal sizes. However, while the comic Wiz is referring to features a few panels of Mario removing a cork on Wario's side to deflate him, nowhere in the comic itself does it show Wario inflating himself with an air pump in the first place.
- The Star Driver is erroneously referred to as the "Star Diver" by Wiz in Wario's analysis.
- The last episode to feature the attack also made the same mistake.
- When Boomstick performs Dedede's Jet Hammer in his analysis, he has Wiz's player name.
- Boomstick mispronounces Magolor's name as "Magolon" in Dedede's analysis.
- In certain scenes (most prominently when Dedede tackles towards Wario once the fight starts proper), Masked Dedede can be seen with his regular hammer instead of his Electric Hammer.
- In the mid-fight flashback that depicts Wario stealing Dedede's hot dog, Dedede's sprite features an empty chunk under his hand after Wario farts in his face.
- The Waft blast seen in the fight and Appetite for Greed's track cover has the mustache upside-down, as its strokes form an "M" instead of Wario's signature "W".
- Part of the background behind Dedede glitches out as he uses his hammer to increase his size.
Other
- This is the fifth Nintendo-themed episode, after Goomba VS Koopa, Zelda VS Peach, Pokémon Battle Royale, and Bowser VS Ganon.
- This is the sixth Super Smash Bros.-themed episode, after Mario VS Sonic (2011), Zelda VS Peach, Link VS Cloud (2012), Bowser VS Ganon, and Mario VS Sonic (2018), and with the next three being Ken VS Terry, Link VS Cloud (2021), and Sora VS Pit.
- This is seventh Anti-Heroes-themed episode, after Kratos VS Spawn, Vegeta VS Shadow, Ragna VS Sol Badguy, Wolverine VS Raiden, Dante VS Bayonetta, and Mewtwo VS Shadow, and with the next 12 being Ghost Rider VS Lobo, Sasuke VS Hiei, Deadpool VS Mask, Winter Soldier VS Red Hood, Venom VS Crona, Hulk VS Broly, Shadow VS Ryuko, Guts VS Dimitri, Omni-Man VS Bardock, Kratos VS Asura, Ghost Rider VS Spawn, and Hulk VS Godzilla.
- This is the fourth episode to take place in a tournament arena, after Hercule Satan VS Dan Hibiki, Balrog VS TJ Combo, and Sora VS Pit, and with the next two being Black Canary VS Sindel and Deku VS Asta.
- This is the fourth episode to feature planetary destruction, after Goku VS Superman 1, Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro, and Thanos VS Darkseid, and with the next seven being Beerus VS Sailor Galaxia, Hulk VS Broly, Saitama VS Popeye, Frieza VS Megatron, Goku VS Superman (2023), Galactus VS Unicron, and Among Us VS Fall Guys.
- This is the second episode to end the fight with planetary destruction, after Goku VS Superman 1, and with the next two being Frieza VS Megatron and Goku VS Superman (2023).
Notes
- ↑ 悪い
- ↑ As determined in Mario VS Sonic (2018).