Two of gaming's most iconic swordsmen fight to the death in Death Battle.
| Link VS Cloud | |
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| Upload Date | July 13th 2012 |
| Animator | Jordan Lange |
| Series | Death Battle
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| Link | https://roosterteeth.com/watch/link-vs-cloud-death-battle |
| Winner | Link
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Scenario[]
- Arsenals taken from respective fighting franchises
- Said arsenal's attributes & specs taken from all canon sources
- Best possible armor taken from all canon sources
- No outside help (summons, fairies, etc.)
Link[]
Background
- Age: Around 17
- Height: Around 5'7"
- Bears the spirit of the Hero
- Left-handed
- Skilled in boxing & sumo wrestling
- Multi-incarnate
- Humble and brave
Master Sword aka Goddess Sword
- Crafted by the Goddess Hylia
- Repels evil
- Indestructible
- Sword Beam/Skyward Strike
- Deflects light energy magic
- Medallions
- Bombos - Launches fire
- Ether - Freezes foes
- Quake - Makes earthquakes
Weaponry
- Boomerang
- Attacks up to 5 targets
- Always returns
- Bombs
- 5 second fuse
- Water Bombs
- Bombchus
- Hero's Bow
- Fire Arrows
- Ice Arrows
- Light Arrows
- Silver Arrows
- Hookshot/Clawshot
Armor
- Red Ring
- Defense + 75%
- Chain Mail Shirt
- Riveted
- Golden Gauntlets
- Bracers can withstand over 1000 tons
- Boots
- Iron Boots
- Hover Boots
- Pegasus Boots & Roc's Feather
- Hylian Shield
Feats
- Bears the Triforce of Courage
- Puzzle-solver
- Has single-handedly beaten armies
- Fought a huge variety of foes
- Z-Targeting = very fast reactions
- Strong enough to throw armored Gorons
Cloud[]
Background
- Age: 24
- Height: 5'7"
- Superhuman strength & speed
- Retains Zack's memories & skills
- Fight Class SOLDIER training
- Impulsive & moody
- Inferiority complex
Buster Sword
- Length: 6'
- Width: 2'
- Base Power: 19
- Base Accuracy: 96%
- 2 linked materia slots
- Single-edged broadsword
- Passed down between Angeal, Zack, & Cloud
Materia
- Fire (Firaga level)
- Fire, Fira, & Firaga attacks
- Projectile-based pyrokinesis
- Uses slightly decreases strength
- Lightning Bolt (Thundaga level)
- Thunder, Thundara, & Thundaga attacks
- Can summon lightning from the sky
- Can launch bolts of electric magic
- Use slightly decreases strength
Limit Breaks
- Braver
- Cross-Slash
- Paralyzes foes
- Blade Beam
- Climhazzard
- Finishing Touch
- Meteorain
- Launches up to 6 meteors
- Omnislash Version 5
Armor
- Ziedrich
- Defensive strength: 100%
- Magic defensive strength: 98%
- 20% power increase
- Halves damage
- 0 materia slots
- Metal Pauldron
- Ribbon
- Grants immunity to status ailments
- Includes burns, ice, poison, etc.
Feats
- Defeated Sephiroth/Jenova 3 times
- Killed Bahamut SIN
- Works best as point-man in a team
- Focuses on overpowering foes
- Has survived several long falls
- Shrugged off impalement multiple times
Fight[]
Original thumbnail for Link vs Cloud
Cloud and Link charge at each other and attack with their swords. Both then use their respective sword's projectiles. Link shoots his arrows at Cloud but are all reflected, but hits with an ice arrow. Link loses the master sword and has to block Cloud's attacks with his shield before using the hookshot to pick it up. Cloud attacks Link in the air, but then falls to the ground, allowing Link to use bombs to end the fight.
Link[]
- 10 generations of experience
- Shield means better defence
- Less predictable fighting style
- Expert at finding weaknesses
- Can fight up close or at a distance
- Smarter fighter
- Support items match Cloud's superhuman abilities
Cloud Strife[]
- Jenova cells extremely vulnerable to Master Sword's magic
- Naturally faster & stronger
- Building limit breaks takes time
- More predictable fighting style
- Ribbon nullified arrow magic
- Straightforward & predictable combat failed against Link's analytical style
Credits[]
Directed, edited, & developed by: Ben Singer
Written by & starring: Ben Singer & Chad James
Promotion director: Bryan Baker
Executive producer: Craig Skistimas
Fight animation by: Mr. Lange
Rules[]
- Combatants possess knowledge of each other only if such is canon to each fighter's universe.
- The battle must end with a death. For fairness, personality restraints from killing the opponent are removed.
- All other character traits, tactics, and attributes are not removed and are attempted to be represented faithfully.
- Research used is determined equally unless specified. eg. If non-canon sources are used for a combatant, the same is done for the other.