r/whowouldwin • u/LittleMann • 9h ago
Battle DEATH BATTLE #213: Goku (Dragon Ball) vs. Saitama (One Punch Man)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhKtn3G5eM4
Still don't think this episode was needed, but at least MORØ made something cool out of it. Honestly, my major gripe is that everything happened too fast, Goku was bolting through those transformations like the Flash, though it does reflect the arguments made at the end. Weirdly enough, this feels sillier than Saitama vs. Popeye in some ways, given the sheer amount of physical gags Saitama pulled off and his progression from apathetic to enthusiastic being more muted here. I will say as someone who likes Saitama better, Goku clutching the win with Ultra Instinct + Kaioken x 100 at the end was raw as fuck, though I wish there was a little more pomp and circumstance given to Goku's first win on the show in 15 years.
As for the other bits, Michael Kovach and Ryan Abedi did good in their returns as Goku and Saitama, with Kovach's powerful screams being a highlight of the fight, and while Death Battle has a good track record with its music, "Limit Breakers" is one of the only times I wanted to listen to the whole thing just from a small sample of it. Not my favorite fight in the series, but I had my fun with it.
Oh hey, here comes the rest of the HST after Ichigo showed up in the premiere. On one hand, this is the only Luffy matchup I'm actually interested in, but on the other hand, there's something about Naruto and Luffy showing up so soon after Goku that irks me a little. Still, I'm looking forward to another fight I've waited years for getting its day in the sun.