#ch:. sindel

[kentstoji]

i just found this draft, from november of last year when i started writing. so, enjoy some combat interactions between the princess and her allies and rivals.

liu kang: i feel like your sisters don't approve of our bond.

princess!y/n: with time, they will.

liu kang: i can only hope so.

princess!y/n: remind me never to drink madame bo's special tea again.

kung lao: do you want to see the photos johnny took?

princess!y/n: please, no.

bi-han: following liu kang so blindly prevents you from reaching your potential.

princess!y/n: don't you dare speak about potential with me! you abandoned your family for your ambition.

johnny cage: i saw you checking out liu kang.

princess!y/n: "checking out"?

johnny cage: don't pretend to be innocent, princess.

princess!y/n (to general shao): you were my mentor once, today you're my enemy.

kuai liang: be careful with the path your sisters follow, princess.

princess!y/n: i appreciate the advice, my friend, but bonds created by blood are not easily broken.

liu kang: mileena will be an excellent monarch.

princess!y/n: you never told me what mileena was like in the past timeline.

liu kang: i fear the tale won't warm your heart, my sun.

princess!yn: my mother was neglectful of your people, but i vow to do my best alongside my sisters.

baraka: you have my eternal gratitude, my lady.

CHARACTER STUDY. if MILEENA and KITANA were like the sun and the moon, eternally linked with dawn and dusk, THEIR SISTER was a star, always seen in the moon's shadow, and occupying such subtle space was rewarding.

never would she be the target of political discord that aimed to usurp her sister's birthright, mileena's right to ascend as EMPRESS OF OUTWORLD. her loyalty was forged by iron and blood, and was never questioned. y/n never accepted the way her mother, EMPRESS SINDEL, treated her firstborn. and after the heiress was exposed to tarkat, fights between mother and daughter were a frequent and expected routine.

kitana would defend the territories as commander. her cerulean blue robes were accented with pink and crimson red. here's tribute to her sisters. her soulmates.

mileena would have the throne for herself, the prestige and the varied responsibilities that the position carried with it. the transition from princess to empress was arduous, and her mother was a constant reminder that left her heart heavy and weak.

princess!yn would stand out in diplomatic matters and communication networks, to improve the way her sister was seen by the inhabitants of outworld. a genuine politician, harumi shirai once commented good-naturedly.

[behindthesoul]

Shang Tsung request. This is an idea I did in a MK roleplay. Reader is Kitana and Mileenas younger sister. She accompanies Mileena everytime she gets a Serum from Tsung. Kinda a forbidden love story since he is only doing that to gain the empress favor c: You can make it either fluff or angst at the end

Forgotten Child - Ch. 1

Shang Tsung x Reader

Masterlist || Next Part

Characters - Shang Tsung, you, Sindel, Mileena

Summary - As Sindel’s forgotten child, no one noticed how the snake wrapped his way around your heart.

Word Count - 1150

Warnings - gender neutral, implied smut, no one cares about reader, everyone’s probably OOC, Shang doesn’t know if he loves you or not.

A/N - my friend you do not know what you have created

It was tough being Sindel’s youngest child. A majority of the spotlight was on the eldest, Mileena. After all, she’s heir to the throne. A smaller light was shone on your other sister, Kitana, by her supporters who felt she was more deserving of the throne than Mileena. But you? You were forced to find comfort in your sisters’ shadows. Each time you tried to claw your way out and carve your own path, your royal duties forced you back in.

To the realm of Outworld, you were Sindel’s other child. Not important to anyone.

To Shang Tsung, you were everything. He first laid eyes on you when he snuck his way into the palace grounds. Words could not describe just how ethereal you looked. He overheard you talking to a few servants; your voice was meek, a stark contrast to the confident voices your family possessed. Shang needed more of it, so he introduced himself.

It was a perfect idea - not only could he gain the empress’ trust by managing Mileena’s Tarkat, he could also gain the trust of her child by courting them. Shang lied as easily as he breathed. He knew it wouldn’t be difficult to make you fall in love.

And you did. You attended every one of Mileena’s serum sessions. Her Tarkat diagnosis was devastating to your entire family, you saw how it destroyed the bodies of its victims; you couldn’t bear to see her suffer under the same fate. Though, you couldn’t lie and say you attended these sessions only to support her. Each week you saw Shang, you grew more and more fond of him.

You and Mileena walk the hallway to Shang Tsung’s laboratory, hand in hand. Her hand is clammy and it makes you want to pull away. Your thumb rubs circles on the back of her hand, trying to soothe her. Mileena never tried to put a brave face on for you, you know how terrified she is at the idea of succumbing to this illness.

“Princess,” Shang says, as he hears the two of you approach. “Not a minute too soon. Please, lay down and we will start.”

You walk Mileena over to the table and help her lay down. You brush stray hair from her face in another attempt to comfort her. The focus on Mileena is interrupted by Shang.

“I would appreciate an extra hand…” he trails off, and you rush over to him before he gets another chance to speak, missing how Mileena’s eyebrow quirks in curiosity. As soon as he sees you’re out of her sight, Shang wraps his hand around your waist and pulls you in for a quick kiss.

“My, how I’ve missed you.”

You stifle a laugh, as to not alert Mileena. “We were together last night, do you not remember?” You take a quick glance around the laboratory, but you’re interrupted by your lover taking your chin in his hand, making you look at him.

“A moment’s break from your gaze is an eternity past,” he hums. Shang walks toward Mileena, serum in hand. You notice how you didn’t even help him at all.

It really was no surprise when the two of you became official. But you were caught off guard when your mother found out.

“You asked to see me, mother?’ You ask, immediately feeling the tension when you walk into her bedroom. Sindel’s eyes pierce into your body, but your body protects itself by averting her gaze.

“I have eyes, you know.”

“Excuse me? I don’t understand.” Your chest tightens, not knowing where she’s getting at.

“Your relationship with the sorcerer. I don’t know why you thought it wise to court him.” She sees that you are about to speak, so she continues before you get the chance. “You doom your sister to death by distracting Shang Tsung. You will end your relationship immediately.”

You shake your head, slightly angry. “I am a distraction to no one! My courtship does not put my sister in harm’s way. Should it, I’d strike Shang Tsung down where he stands.”

Sindel walks closer to you while crossing her arms. “This is not a conversation open to argument. You will listen to your Empress, and you will not risk your sister’s life.” You want to roll your eyes at her, but you restrain yourself. It would only make this conversation worse for you.

“Mother, can’t you see that I am happy? Just once I wish you’d think about my happiness and not Mileena’s! My life is important too.”

“But your life is not the one of Outworld’s future leader. You will put her needs first.”

You can feel your heart breaking with her response. Tears start to fall as you walk out of her room. Sindel calls after you, but you don’t stop moving. Your legs unconsciously carry you to the place that comforts you the most: the palace gardens.

To your surprise, Shang Tsung is there. It’s as if he was waiting for you. He looks over at you as he hears your footsteps, and he makes his way over to you. He sees the sad look on your face and offers you his hand. The two of you slowly walk around the garden. It’s dark; the night brings a chill, drying the tears that stain your face. Shang is silent, but his hand holding yours says everything you need to hear. You look into his soft eyes, he wants to speak, but he holds back and allows you to make the first move.

“Not once in my life have I truly felt my mother’s love for me,” you choke out. “Not once have I been her priority.”

Your hands shake and your heart feels like it’s about to beat out its chest. “Does my age mean I am irrelevant?” You sob harder as Shang pulls you in for a hug, squeezing you tight. He frowns in anger.

“You, more than anyone, deserve to have the realms bow at your feet,” he mutters. “Not many are wise enough to admire and worship your beauty. Trust that I am here, darling, and that I know your worth.”

You look at him, eyes puffy and shoulders slumped - still beautiful in his eyes. Your feelings for him almost hurt, and you pray he cares for you just as much. Unable to find the right words, you kiss him. It’s not enough, he needs to know how much you burn for him.

So you kiss him again, noting how he softly sighs as your hand travels up his thigh. He pulls away and unties your robes; he admires the shine of your skin.

“I love you, more than anything,” you announce, “more than anyone.” You giggle when he smirks at your words. That’s all he needed to hear.

You’re so drunk in love that you ignore how he’s never told you he loved you, too.

[chibikyo]

Highlights from my sister playing through story mode with me in mortal kombat 1. She's familiar with mk but not obsessed like me (gonna just copy/paste this shit from my discord chat)

!!!spoilers!!!

Sis: *clearly had been falling asleep last time we played* wait when did Raiden get hisnlightning back

Me: *explained that the last cutscene we watched showed just that

Sis: shit that's right. *Proceeds to kick li mei's ass*

****

Me: look at the cake on sindel and kitana and mileena

Sis: right!? Is she still forced married to shao kahn*looks closer at i believe sindel* girls that's just a thong!

Me: *explains new timeline shenanigans and differences*

****

Sis: i dont want to fight Shao he's scary

Me: yeah but... uppy

Sis: really? You want uppy? With him?

Later...

Sis: goddammit. I get it

Me: told you

Sis: it makes me fucking furious

*******

Also Sis: no i don't wanna fight Baraka. He bite

Me: nah he good boi.

Sis: dammit why they gotta make me feel bad for Baraka?

Me: why did they give him nice hands?

Sis: right?!

Me: its okay. You dont gotta be attracted to baraka like me

Sis: Look the game is making a strong case for him, ngl

*****

Sis: it baby! (Points to syzoth) *ishowed hwr before launch how the babygirlified him so she was ready*

Game: reveals tragic back story

Sis: NOOOO!!!

*****

Sis: why is everyone gotta be sad. I need a happy fighting game

*****

Also pretty sure she wants to climb Reiko like a tree and just. Same

*****

Sis: *talking to syzoth* but do you have two peens?

Me: 😏

Sis: its a valid question

My sister does breed gargoyle geckos so she would know

*****

Best bit!! My sister reduses to admit she thinks quan chi is hot, but usually mains him because of his special moves. She like the portals and stomping and when he hypnotizes you. So anyway

Me to my friends over discord: Omg. So also. When Johnny and kenshi and kung lao get knocked out I'm sitting there with her and the green portal opens

And under my breath i whisper ' here comes magic husband*

And Sara fucking goes "how can all these bad guys be here and they don't bother to include Quan ch...." literally as he steps out the portal. She's half way through the name when he shows up

Fucking lost my shit. She's pretty sure she didn't hear me just the green portal reminded her of him but the timing was so goddamn good

I was legit crying. We had to pause

My friend mikachu: Fuck! Why can't we be there for the good shit?

*****

So in short, my sister is fully engrossed in mk1 stort. She hasnt played story mode with me since 9 so I'm hoping i can get her to rewatch the 9-11 trilogy with me cause watching her watch 1 has been hysterical. We are on chapter 6 so if anyone wants more of this ill post more next time we play

She also watched shang tsung being a smug bitch and commented: "i thought I'd say no to him, cause he's an awful bastartd, but no. I'd tap that if he showed up."

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The rogue shirai ryu Ch-3

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it was a pretty cold night in the woods the forest was dark and there was only a little light Tomas wondered why he ever accepted this mission and had chosen to go alone but there was the answer on his mind telling him the reason he chbose 'because kuai doesnt trust anyone' tmas thought his grey irisis wondering around and looking at the forest.

he kept traveling in his smoke form where he is pure smoke, he stopped smoke traveling and landed on top of a tree his eyes landing on a temple. The temple looked old and ancient with ruin symbols all over the wall Tomas couldn't recognize the symbols from afar, but his gaze was still at the entrance of the temple keeping watch if anyone goes inside it or not but as he watched his vision started to blur and before he looked back, he had been knocked out.

Hatsune travel in the outside world was going pretty well scratch that it was going like hell she didn't get the surface peoples customs as of why they were sitting on the street and stealing food and money from each other. to her this was just like the NetherRealm and worse of all they didn't know anything about the imbalance in time as if the people didn't know what actually happened but there was one thing certain the old queen of outworld had died and the cause was still mysterious, but the most shocking fact was that the emperor had come back to life in a new body of something known as ermac. she had yet to investigate more on this matter and find out the truth of what had caused this for the sake of the NetherRealm.

her red eyes observed around the town in her disguise she created a small flame in her hands and started writing in an ancient language.

hΟ επιφανειακός κόσμος δεν διαφέρει από τον δικό μας, ο γεμάτος εγκλήματα και προδοσίες μου θυμίζει σπίτι. Αλλά αυτό που με μπερδεύει είναι το πώς οι άνθρωποι δεν γνώριζαν τα γεγονότα που συνέβησαν, ενεργώντας σαν να μην έχει συμβεί τίποτα. το πράγμα που με εκπλήσσει είναι ότι η προηγούμενη βασίλισσα του εξωτερικού κόσμου Sindel είχε πεθάνει και ο σύζυγός της επέστρεψε στη ζωή, και οι δύο συνέβησαν κατά τη διάρκεια της συγχώνευσης του χρόνου και κανείς δεν ξέρει πώς και δεν ρώτησαν καν. άρρωστος κρατήσει investigatin περαιτέρω και να αναφέρει πίσω αν έχω νέα Αναφορά σε εσάς αργότερα High Mage Έξοδος

{The superficial world is no different from ours, the one full of crimes and betrayals reminds me of home. But what baffles me is how people weren't aware of the events that happened, acting as if nothing had happened. the thing that surprises me is that the previous queen of the external world Sindel had died and her husband came back to life, both happened during the merger of time and no one knows how and did not even ask. ill report back to you later high mage signing out}

Hatsune walked from the marketplace after gathering the intel she needed to use for her research as she walked in the town people, she noticed people giving her weird glances every now and then as she showed no emotion as she walked and paying close attention to her surroundings observing everyone and looking at the things that are happening.

she walked around with a smirk and bumped into a person "watch where you are going!" Hatsune said but she paused as she felt a weird aura around the person.

The stranger wore black and grey robes and a skull mask as they walked their uniform was different as well the person had an aura around them aura Hatsune knew too well the dark, intimidating, fearful and smelled like the dead it was the magic from the NetherRealm.

With her curiosity getting the better of her Hatsune decided to follow the person in the shadows watching where they were headed her appearance being kept in the shadows if there was one thing she is learned as a warrior is too be stealth and invisible in the eyes of the enemy and never ever let them see you.

the forest in the enemy territory was dark Hatsune saw the temple that had lied in the middle of the forest her eyes widen seeing the runes written "these people are from NetherRealm and chaos realm..." Hatsune mumbled her hand tracing on the obsidian brick touching the runes on the walls she started to hear people mumbling inside.

hatsune climbed upon the walls and entered through the balcony seeing what was happening, people wearing the same armour as the NetherRealm person her eyes widen seeing each one of their auras the senses of both chaos and death getting into her head 'this is too much' she thought to herself but heard their conversation.

"We have gathered here today to meet for an important task that will change our fate" a person who wore a skull crown said to the people who were silent, but they were attentive to the words "that must be the leader" Hatsune thought to herself as she listened.

"Sir are you sure about this" one of the members said, "I am sure my disciple using this we will revive our former master and put an end to the bastard god of the NetherRealm Hanzo Hisashi" one of the leaders said, 'they want to do what!?' Hatsune thought Hanzo was a gentle soul and worthy ruler of the NetherRealm he has won the NetherRealm people's hearts but why would they even think to try and overthrow him? That was the main question that lingered in her mind.

"Don't you see Hanzo Hisashi has always been gifted but he was never meant to be our king the NetherRealm has grown weak in his rule, it is our job to put a stop to it" the leader said, "and how would we do that?" one of the disciples asked the leader smirked under his mask "by reviving Shinnok" the leader said.

Hatsune was shocked to hear that it would be impossible to revive Shinnok as you once kill a god they would never be revived back "sir haven't you heard the myth ones a god is killed-" "they can never be revived back, but what if I tell you that I have found a way to revive him myself..." the leader said to them "I have found the map to the fountain of wishes where we can only wish for one thing wealth , fame and even reviving a person even a god" the leader said to them.

'The fountain of wishes' Hatsune thought this was a very dangerous game they were playing and Hatsune wasn't enjoying this one "but how are we going to get their sir the Enenra have been lost for centuries they cannot answer unless..." another one of the members said and looked towards something "i have already prepared for the sacrifice a person with the same powers as the Enenra" the leader said to them with a smirk suddenly two members bought a person carrying them by their arms and throwing them on the ground.

Tomas woke up his head pounding as he was thrown on the ground and his eyes widen seeing all the people in the room "who are you!?" smoke asked them he could have attacked them at the chance, but he was feeling weak after he had woken up "welcome enenra..." the leader said with a smirk " what do you want!?" Tomas asked anger in hie eyes as he hid his fear in his heart "you are going to be a great use for us" the leader said with a smirk "he wont be used as a sacrifice" a voice came out of nowhere red aura started to surround the room 'why does it smell like death' Tomas thought to himself.

everyones eyes went to the person who jumoed from the balcony landing on the ground it was hatsune "who are you!?" the leader asked "not a patient one are you..." hatsune said with a small smirk "whart are you going to do its just you alone you tiny little girl" one of the members said as the others laughed thinking she would do no harm until the air suffocated around them causing the to be unable to breath properly.

Hatsune looked at them her dark brown hair flowed in the wind her red eyed glowed as her smirk turned into a grin the red aura surrounded her hand lifting towards the enemy her staff glowing in the dark "that's not a way to speak to your superior you tiny little incubus's" Hatsune said "who are you!?" the leader demanded.

Tomas was also curious to know who the strange woman was she seemed like someone who will not hesitate to kill to everyone she seemed like a normal girl but to him she was the embodiment of chaos born from the darkness of the night sky and raised among the dead.

hatsune looked at the scared and anger look on their faces of witnessing her power at first "just tell us who you are!!" the leader shouted hatsune looked at the leader her eyes sending shivers down his spine she spoke in a threatening voice as she started at them saying the three words.

"i am death"

hats took her staff as the people broke free from her grasp and launched themselves towards her, she immidiately stabbed the two-member running towards her in a single blow as their blood splattered on the ground while the other members who ran towards her stopped as fire raised from the ground the crimson red fire engulfed the remaining members leaving their bones to dust.

Hatsune looked around as the leader was nowhere in sight, she went to Tomas who was looking at her a bit scared Hatsune bent down her neutral expression on her face "it's alright i won't hurt you." Hatsune said a warm yellow light started to come out of her hands as she started to heal Tomas "thank you" Tomas said nervously Hatsune looked at Tomas "would you mind explaining what happened" Hatsune said to Tomas "i was actually on a mission-" suddenly they heard a cry coming from the basement "what was that" tomas said hatsune stood up and went with tomas standing up and going behind her.

"I haven't gotten your name" Tomas said as he walked behind Hatsune she looked at Tomas she had saved this man's life and he deserved to know his saviors name she sighed " its Hatsune" Hatsune said Tomas "I am Tomas it's really nice to meet you!" Tomas said to Hatsune "sorry but I have no time to make friends" Hatsune said to Tomas as she went forward Tomas went behind her "I was actually hoping we can be allies instead after all we are the only ones who know about the cult" Tomas said Hatsune thought for a moment she was not keen on making allies, but the trouble was big especially the fact the cult was reviving Shinnok which was not good at all s for now maybe she would need one she looked at Tomas "fine" Hatsune said to Tomas who smiled at her happily.

they both went deep into the dungeons "so i was thinking maybe we can discuss this in secret I can share my knowledge and you can share yours so what do you-" "Tomas" Hatsune said she came into a stop and Tomas stopped behind her as well "what's the matter-" "look Infront of you" Hatsune said and Tomas looked Infront to see a cage and inside the cage was something horryfing.

a young boy was shackled in chains around his hands and legs keeping them apart his mouth covered with a iron mask keeping him from shouting and hie eyes having tears his skin was pale hiseyes closed as he was covered in sweat and bruises.

"Those monsters...." Tomas said Hatsune was in shock to speak the person chained up looked like a kid at least a teenager "we should free him-" "tomas stop" hatsune sad stopping tomas who was confused when suddenly they saw his eyes opened as his normal black eyes turned into golden eyes with black hilts this caused hatsune and tomas to have one thing in their mind

'That kid is a shapeshifter.'

[toomanyf4ndoms7]

MKX NPC Kombatants: Nightwolf.

Bio: A proud warrior of the matoka, the mantle of Nightwolf is in excellent hands. He has protected his tribe from many dangers who would seek to exploit them, and is a close ally of Raiden, the protector of Earthrealm. Unfortunately, after a suicide attack to kill the newly resurrected and brainwashed Sindel, Nightwolf’s soul was twisted into a corrupt Revenant loyal to Quan Chi and Shinnok. He now serves his new masters in the netherrealm.

Base special moves:

Spirit Arrow: Nightwolf constructs a bow and arrow out of green/blue/red spirit energy and fires it at the opponent as a quick projectile. Enhanced makes him fire three straight arrows.

Reflector: Nightwolf’s chest glows green/blue/red and he will reflect any projectiles fires as long as it is active. Enhanced recovers some health.

Tomahawk swing: Nightwolf swings his axe upwards as a natural launcher. Enhanced had him swing upwards and downwards for extra damage.

Rhino charge: Nightwolf charges forwards while glowing green or red.

Variations

Spirit Guide: Nightwolf can summon a spirit wolf to use in attacks. (Gains Kiba summon.)

Kiba summon: Nightwolf yells and a blue dorky wolf appears by his side. Kiba can perform four moves:

Howl: Kiba howls at the sky, buffing Nightwolf’s damage for a short time. (Can perform once before disappearing.)

Spiritual protection: Kiba leaps in front of Nightwolf, absorbing any projectiles that come his way.

Moon burst: Kiba opens her mouth and blasts a blue projectile. (Can perform three times before disappearing.)

Wolf bite: Kiba pounces and mauls the opponent. Nightwolf’s whistles her back.

Special Moves:

Enlightened: Focuses on his spiritual powers. (Gains ancestral light, holy lightning, and axe charge.)

(His spirit weapons now glow blue.)

Special Moves:

Ancestral Light: Nightwolf summons a pillar of blue light from the sky. While standing in it, he regains small bit of health and his damage increases.

Holy Lightning: Nightwolf calls down white lightning from a storm cloud

Axe Charge: Nightwolf’s holds up his axe as it is stuck by blue spiritual lightning, supercharging it and enhancing any tomahawk attacks.

Sin Eater: Special moves have a red aura and gains the ability to stun them to the spot. (Gains Sin Circle and Broken Moon.)

(All spirit weapons have a red colouring. His skin is also paler.)

Special Moves:

Sin circle: Nightwolf places his hand on the ground and can create a crimson tune circle at three distances. If the opponent is in the circle, they deal less damage for as long as the red aura is active. Amplifying has the opponent be stunned instead.

Broken Moon: Nightwolf grabs the opponent by the neck, stabs them twice in the stomach with red daggers, before tossing them into the air and shoulder charging them.

X Ray:

Mighty Shaman: Begins with a move where Nightwolf glows with light. If the opponent hits him, the X ray begins. Kiba jumps from behind and bites the back of their head. Nightwolf fires a spirit arrow into the face as they recover. Finally, Nightwolf leaps into the air with twin tomahawks and a yell, and slams them down on the opponent’s shoulder blades, cracking them.

Fatalities:

Axe questions later: Nightwolf chops off the opponents arms with thrown tomahawks, as the opponent screams, he holds out his hand, and one of the axes flies back to his hand, cutting through the opponent’s head in the process. The opponent falls to the floor.

Judgement Day: Nightwolf places his palm on the ground, creating a green rune circle where the opponent stands. The opponent looks around, confused. They step out of the circle, which then turns red and a column of burning heavenly light erupts onto them. When the light fades, on that remains is a pile of ash. Nightwolf kneels in respect.

Brutalities:

Judgement of the spirits: Nightwolf’s trips up the opponent, calling down longing that fries them to death. Final hit must be a throw.

Shoulder of the gods: The opponent’s upper body is knocked off. Final hit must come from Rhino Charge.

Down the middle: The opponent’s head is spilt in two. Final hit must come from tomahawk swing while axe charge is active.

Dinner time: Kiba mauls the opponent, tearing off their face. Nightwolf’s whistles her back and she growls at the opponent before returning to his side. (Final hit must come from Wolf Bite.)

Simple execution: Nightwolf stabs them twice, before snapping their neck with his bare hands. (Final hit must come from (Broken Moon.)

Victory Pose:

Nightwolf puts his fist at his chest and closes his eyes in respect. Kiba then materialises beside him, he chuckles and strokes her ‘fur.’

[sirengf-moved]

@bootdrop so i watched mk aftermath despite warning..... and like..... they literally only made that bc they heard we wanted the real sindel back and they gave it to us only to rip it away in a gross display ( like wtf was ch 16!?!? ) and they endings....... even the ‘ good ‘ ending was unsatisfactory.....

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DEATH BATTLE Review: Miles vs. Static

It feels good to be back.

So, two young Black teens from alternate dimensions that eventually came over to a major one, and were both based off of Peter Parker Spider-Man?

Starting to see why this was chosen over Miles vs. Midoriya.

Miles′ Preview.

So the hosts go over the many differences between the main universe and the universe of Earth-1610. Like brand-names, certain terms, and the price of a burger and fries. But most notably…

Peter Parker was dead.

Enter: Miles Morales. Your typical kid that had some nice, if a bit overbearing parents, and an Uncle Ben Arron, who was a super-criminal.

So on one of his heists, a spider got in his bag, so when Miles visited… Well…

So, as the newest Spider on the block, Miles can do whatever a Spider Can.

And we get into a bit more detail, with a Wiz and Boomstick segment, and a bit more on the webshooters, which Boomstick comments that it would be great for getting a beer without needing to leave the couch.

(Good God! Boomstick’s smile is horrifying!)

(God… There’s that smile again…)

(Thank God it’s over. No more creepy Boomstick smile).

Anyways, with all these powers, Miles proved that he was a worthy successor to the mantle of Spider-Man.

And we get our first notecard of the season

They also go over some feats too.

While this feat isn’t technically comics canon, it checks out when comparing it to Peter’s feats. Which is a reasonable comparison since Miles has gone toe-to-toe with the OG Webslinger.

And with all that said, Miles has proven that he is indeed a major successor, and possibly a better Spider-Man than Peter.

Oh, and for those of you wondering, Miles migrated to the main universe after his own universe blew up. It’s a long story, and I didn’t have the time to get shots of it.

Static′s Preview.

The hosts go over how much of a nerd Virgil is before going into the bigger details about his life and the circumstances about him getting his powers.

So after a firefight gone wrong, and a whole lotta death, Virgil found out that he got metahuman powers. And became Static.

With these powers, Static has all sorts of electrokinesis, mechanokinesis, and powers over the electromagnetic spectrum. And became one of, if not the most well-known heroes in the Dakotaverse…

Quick history lesson, Static started out as part of Milestone comics, which were then merged with DC.

After that, Static became a part of the DC universe, thanks to this guy

(Right here) gaining cosmic powers, and migrating Milestone’s characters over to DC’s universe before the previous universe got blown up.

And we get a Wiz and Boomstick segment that’s just kinda… More of a joke setup than anything really substantial.

I hope to God that I got those nationalities right.

Anyways, Static can use his powers to see a person’s Bioelectric aura, and do all sorts of crazy stuff with his powers.

From reattaching limbs with electricity, to matching Superboy’s telekinesis.

He’s even pulled these off in the cartoons:

And like other DC rresidents, he can dodge lightspeed attacks. Because DC just likes it when characters can do that.

Static once pulled this off in the cartoon:

While not technicallly canon, Static has, as mentioned before, matched Superboy’s telekinesis. So it’s reasonable to say that he could pull this off too.

No matter how you Watt-ch it, Static has proven himself to be a hero worthy of any universe.

The Battle Itself.

Luis and Zack are our main animators. Miles will be voiced by Kirikai and Static will be voiced by Zeno Robinson. JT Music writes “Watt’s Up Danger and Chris Kokkinos lead on audio.

So the fight starts off right in the middle of it. Apparently, Miles thought that Static was either Electro or Electro-adjacent, and attacked him. Leading to Static retaliating.

I’ve seen worse stories, but it would have been neat-ish to see the initial start.

Anyways, we get some really neat Spider-verse like effects throughout the battle.

And we even get to see the Shoulder-Touch in action.

Kinda recently noticed that Miles dabs here.

Anyways, since this works on Electro, it works on Static. Which takes him by surprise.

Static brings up his shield, and it’s here that Miles struggles to keep up with him.

But, thankfully, the Spider-Sense is still in play.

Miles dodges Static’s incoming disc and they start fighting on the side of the building. But Static disrupts Miles’ Wall-Crawling abilities and forces the fight to the top

For the record, there are a lot of Spider-Verse shout-outs and recreations here. Which, as a fan of the movie (Or the Spider-Mythos in general), is really really cool.

So Miles also uses his invisibility to break Static’s ride.

So Static makes that power moot.

And after a brief clash, Static is left short an arm

So, we all know how this works by now.

Verdict + Explanation.

So, back to the nightmare-inducing portrayals of Wiz and Boomstick, it’s noted that they were about even in speed, and that in a physical fight, Miles would take the win.

But with Static’s electric powers, he was ultimately above what Miles could pull off.

Now, Static’s abilities were pretty good counters to what Miles has. In a way, this is a lot like Sasuke vs. Hiei, in which one of them has an edge in a certain category, they’re about even in another, but the other has perfect counters to what the first one could do. Miles’ Wall-Crawling and invisibility would be countered by Static’s abilities, and his equipment could also be countered as well.

Now for the obvious: “Spider-Men fight Electro all the time! Why is Static different?”

Well, for one, Electro doesn’t come anywhere near as close to what Static could do.

And secondly… Electro’s an idiot.

Cutting back to Nightmare Boomstick and Nightmare Wiz, and Wiz’s Multiverse Manipulator, we get our final rundown of what happened.

Overall impression.

So, aside from Wiz and Boomstick’s nightmare faces, this episode was a pretty good way to start us off. Now, I’m not a fan of hip-hop, or anything of the sort (More of a jazz and rock fan, personally), but the battle goes down pretty well. The action is great, the explanations are sound, and they do a lot to make us feel nostalgic for the old Static Shock show (Which I actually re-binged recently, mostly because I wanted to learn more about him).

The music was fitting for the episode, and it felt pretty neat for this section overall. And the concept of the matchup was a lot more interesting that Miles and Midoriya‘s “We took up the torch” comparisons.

What can I say?- I’m a fan of the more obscure matchup. It’s probably why I still want Dinobot vs. Zuko.

My own preferences aside, it was great to see Static in a fight like this, mostly because it would probably be difficult to find an opponent for him that isn’t Electro.

Then again, I was hoping that Static would come after Black Lightning so that I could write a chapter where he geeks out at meeting both OG Spider-Man, and Black Lightning. I guess I can still do that even with Static coming first, but still, this kinda ruins part of the joke if he’s already met the Spider-Man… Spider-Men…

Overall, I’d say that the only thing this season needs is a less horrifying Wiz and Boomstick. Not even the Mortal Kombat fatalities make me freak out this much. This is like the Sonic Movie all over again. If this is the price of getting more episodes in a season, then I’d say no thanks. Bring back the old Wiz and Boomstick designs please. It’s probably a little late for the next few episodes, but until then… Good grief, not even Frost’s MK11 fatality freaks me out this much…

8.8/10

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