Superman vs Goku

Alduin · 2013-10-05 13:20:04

Why the fuck would Superman and Goku fight each other? They're known for being incredibly nice guys.

Why not substitute them for characters that would make sense in a battle? Like General Zod vs Vegeta? I don't get it.

Justice4243 · 2013-10-05 13:24:38

That's something of a point.

The comparisons also get kinda strange and meta with these two, with people comparing talking about the plot relevance of their strength on given situations and some-such. Where Vegeta and Zod don't really have that since they're usually ultimately defeated (or fighting someone or something that's worlds below their own power) so people could focus on the nerd rumble aspect.

Odradek · 2013-10-05 13:48:54

Acererak said:
Why the fuck would Superman and Goku fight each other? They're known for being incredibly nice guys.

Wrong

Alduin · 2013-10-05 14:00:10

I love that last panel. It never gets old no matter how many times I see it.

Yarrun XIX · 2013-10-05 20:41:44

The Deathbattle series stages the battle as so:

Goku hears that Superman's an alien, assumes that he's evil because, well, aliens in the Gokuverse are generally evil, and flies off to fight him. And the fight goes so quickly that neither of them have time to explain that they're both paragons of goodness.

One-Winged Eagle · 2013-10-05 21:42:00

Which is stupid because for a long time they didn't feel the need to frame the fight at all. Batman vs. Spider-Man didn't need one. A battle royale to the death between the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles didn't need one.

Imipolex G · 2013-10-05 21:44:01

Why would the Ninja Turtles fight each other

Over the last piece of pizza?

Yarrun XIX · 2013-10-05 21:46:40

It was their big finale episode. I suppose they wanted something a bit more substantial.

Sredni Vashtar · 2013-10-05 21:47:19

R. L. Stine said:

This is fantastic.

One-Winged Eagle · 2013-10-05 21:48:32

That's the thing. There needn't be a reason at all, save to sate our own bloodlust.

criminalscum · 2013-10-05 22:23:24

>FEMALE KING KONG

So a Queen Kong?

Alduin · 2013-10-05 22:25:44

Yarrun the Confused said:
The Deathbattle series stages the battle as so:

Goku hears that Superman's an alien, assumes that he's evil because, well, aliens in the Gokuverse are generally evil, and flies off to fight him. And the fight goes so quickly that neither of them have time to explain that they're both paragons of goodness.

...but Goku himself's an alien. As are most of his friends.

Yarrun XIX · 2013-10-05 22:45:44

And most of his enemies.

Fossilmaiden · 2013-10-05 22:46:24

Most of Goku's own species were jerkasses too.

Salix Babylonika · 2013-10-05 22:48:47

inkblot_v2 said:
>FEMALE KING KONG

So a Queen Kong?

clearly she's polish.

Alduin · 2013-10-06 09:08:51

Louisa Ferre said:
Most of Goku's own species were jerkasses too.

They really had no choice but to be jerkasses, given that they were Frieza's bitches and all that.

Mr. Darcy · 2013-10-06 13:57:15

I love how inexplicable that cover is. "female King Kong", Superman's the local witch doctor, how adamant the gorilla looks about marrying Jimmy, and the random blonde woman who's as confused as we are.

MetaFour · 2013-10-06 14:40:42

I've read that silver-age DC was convinced that gorillas on the cover were a guaranteed sale. They actually mandated a limit on how often they could have a gorilla on the cover, to make sure they didn't oversaturate the market.

Salix Babylonika · 2013-10-06 15:01:59

Werewolf by Night said:
I love how inexplicable that cover is. "female King Kong", Superman's the local witch doctor, how adamant the gorilla looks about marrying Jimmy, and the random blonde woman who's as confused as we are.

I think that's Lana Lang. One of Superman's other love interests with the initials "L.L."

other examples include Lois Lane and Lex Luthor.

Yarrun XIX · 2013-10-06 15:02:56

Isn't Lana supposed to be a redhead?

Salix Babylonika · 2013-10-06 15:03:44

Maybe? I dunno, anyone other than Lois Lane just gets lost in the shuffle to me. I'm not that in to comic books.

I liked Doom Patrol though.

Odradek · 2013-10-06 17:34:16

Ludmila said:

Werewolf by Night said:
I love how inexplicable that cover is. "female King Kong", Superman's the local witch doctor, how adamant the gorilla looks about marrying Jimmy, and the random blonde woman who's as confused as we are.
I think that's Lana Lang. One of Superman's other love interests with the initials "L.L."

other examples include Lois Lane and Lex Luthor.

It's Lucy Lane.

One-Winged Eagle · 2013-10-06 19:57:33

MetaFour said:
I've read that silver-age DC was convinced that gorillas on the cover were a guaranteed sale. They actually mandated a limit on how often they could have a gorilla on the cover, to make sure they didn't oversaturate the market.

It's actually three factors that helped sales. A gorilla, the color purple, and someone crying on the cover.

Justice4243 · 2013-10-06 21:33:28

Comic book companies all fighting tooth and nail for the rights to do the "sad issue" of Grape Ape.

Section42L · 2013-10-06 23:39:03

Salix Babylonika · 2013-10-06 23:40:00

fucking incredible

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