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TLDR;
The
post-fight analysis in Yang
VS Tifa measured
the durability of Yang's Aura, but not the strength of the attacks
that were pitted against it. Using information present in the Death
Battle episode, I try to calculate Tifa's full potential. The results
and how it impacts the outcome of the match may surprise you!
Introduction
Hello
everyone, I'm risinguppercut. With the help of Shadow_Ninja,
I have written this blog to organize my thoughts on the Yang VS Tifa
episode of Death Battle. I was one of the many people who were
shocked to see Tifa lose in what was expected to be a rather easy
match. You may be thinking, “Death Battle conducted their research,
analyzed it and determined Yang to be the victor. Case closed. Why
blog about it?”
Now
that the episode has been released to the public, I believe it is a
valid subject of criticism. Death Battle has made mistakes in the
past, but I believe YvT to be a unique case. I generally agree with
most of DB's verdicts, but upon closer examination, this particular
one falls apart. I am not saying this to be insulting; I have grown
to love and respect Death Battle over the years. I'm saying that they
were wrong with regards to the outcome of this battle because it is
what I believe and what my examination of their analysis shows me.
For
the purposes of this blog, we will be examining YvT solely in the
context of the Death Battle episode itself. I will analyze this fight
based only on what they gave Tifa for her fight against Yang.
In
other words, this will be an examination of Death Battle's version of
Yang vs Death Battle's version of Tifa in order to avoid speculation
based on arguments found outside of this episode of Death Battle.
Also, although the actual animated fight portion of the episode has
several errors I could quibble over (such as Tifa being wounded by
ice which her Minerva Band specifically protects her from), I
recognize that the animation is purely an entertaining representation
of who would win in a fight based off of the analysis of the
characters. Thus, I will be looking at only the pre- and post-fight
analysis portions of the YvT episode when making my arguments.
Why Did Tifa Lose?
To
understand why Tifa should win, we need to first understand why DB
thinks she should lose. In other words, we need to examine why Yang
would win. Since the analysis on why Yang won the fight is quite
brief, I have included below the transcript as found on the Death
Battle Wiki:
To
summarize the train of thought:
Yang's Semblance is strong enough to kill Tifa --> The ability to use this Semblance is dependent on Yang surviving Tifa's attacks --> Yang can survive being knocked through a concrete pillar --> Therefore, Yang wins.
Yang's Semblance is strong enough to kill Tifa --> The ability to use this Semblance is dependent on Yang surviving Tifa's attacks --> Yang can survive being knocked through a concrete pillar --> Therefore, Yang wins.
This
analysis is not so much wrong as it is incomplete. While the analysis
does make an attempt to quantify the durability of Yang's Aura, it
makes no attempt to analyze the strength of her opponent's attacks.
DB's analysis assumes Tifa's strength is weaker than Yang's Aura. Or
at the very least, it fails to provide evidence to back up this
assumption.
The
concrete pillar feat is arbitrarily treated as being infinitely more
impressive than anything Yang's opponent could throw at her. The
ramifications of this mistake alone are more than enough to call into
question who should have won this Death Battle.
The
1400 tons of force blow was made by a mech about the same size as the
first and weakest boss (also a mech) of FF VII. As seen in Tifa's
analysis before the fight, DB sets Tifa at level 99 with the highest
natural stats possible in addition to giving her access to her
ultimate weapon and all of her Limit Breaks. Over the course of her
world-saving journey, Tifa went toe to toe with kaiju-sized monsters
and even more daunting foes such as Sephiroth. In the 22nd episode of
Death Battle ("Link
VS Cloud"),
the antagonist of FF VII himself is referred to as "the
planet-busting Sephiroth".
The
crux of the argument in favor of Yang winning the fight is that her
Aura is strong enough to allow her to survive Tifa's attacks. In
order to gain a better idea of who should have won this Death Battle,
Tifa's most powerful attacks need to be analyzed and quantified.
Doing
this also has the added benefit of addressing the other components of
the post-fight analysis of which there are three. What they are and
how quantifying Tifa's strength will affect these arguments is
summarized below (“a” is the argument and “b” is how it will
be resolved):
1a) Yang's
Semblance turns all of Tifa's power against her and this force is
strong enough to overwhelm her defenses and kill her.
1b) This blog will not attempt to quantify Tifa's durability as there are countless factors able to be drawn upon in this manner and it is unknown which would be most appropriate to include in a Death Battle. Fortunately, this argument is moot if Yang cannot survive Tifa's attacks, as Yang would be unable to use her Semblance and never get an opportunity to turn Tifa's power against her.
2a) Tifa's Limit Break strength does not equal the strength of her normal attacks.
2b) This isn't really an argument against Tifa winning as no attempt was made to determine the strength of her Limit Breaks. As she was given access to her Limit Breaks for the Death Battle, their strength will be calculated in this blog using numbers found in the Death Battle episode.
3a) Both Yang and Tifa have access to a special ability that increases their power as they take damage. Unfortunately, Tifa loses this extra power after using her Limit Breaks, while Yang's power continues to grow.
3b) This argument confused and outraged several DB fans as it could be perceived as an example of a NLF (No Limits Fallacy). This is the mistake of believing that a character has no limits, usually because they have yet to have their limits defined. I am inclined to believe that DB did not commit a NLF as during the episode, a limiting condition (“must remain conscious to absorb power”) is included in the analysis of Yang's Semblance. Either way, this third supporting argument is also resolved by quantifying how hard Tifa is hitting Yang. If Tifa's opponent cannot survive her Limit Breaks, it does not matter if she loses power after performing them.
1b) This blog will not attempt to quantify Tifa's durability as there are countless factors able to be drawn upon in this manner and it is unknown which would be most appropriate to include in a Death Battle. Fortunately, this argument is moot if Yang cannot survive Tifa's attacks, as Yang would be unable to use her Semblance and never get an opportunity to turn Tifa's power against her.
2a) Tifa's Limit Break strength does not equal the strength of her normal attacks.
2b) This isn't really an argument against Tifa winning as no attempt was made to determine the strength of her Limit Breaks. As she was given access to her Limit Breaks for the Death Battle, their strength will be calculated in this blog using numbers found in the Death Battle episode.
3a) Both Yang and Tifa have access to a special ability that increases their power as they take damage. Unfortunately, Tifa loses this extra power after using her Limit Breaks, while Yang's power continues to grow.
3b) This argument confused and outraged several DB fans as it could be perceived as an example of a NLF (No Limits Fallacy). This is the mistake of believing that a character has no limits, usually because they have yet to have their limits defined. I am inclined to believe that DB did not commit a NLF as during the episode, a limiting condition (“must remain conscious to absorb power”) is included in the analysis of Yang's Semblance. Either way, this third supporting argument is also resolved by quantifying how hard Tifa is hitting Yang. If Tifa's opponent cannot survive her Limit Breaks, it does not matter if she loses power after performing them.
IT'S TIME FOR A MATH BATTLE!
(that
sounded better in my head)
And
now on to the math portion of the blog. Our goal is to provide you
with the strength of Death Battle's version of Tifa Lockhart's
strongest attacks. According to what we've been given in the analysis
of the DB match, Tifa needs to be able to exert more than 1400 tons
of force in order to kill Yang Xiao Long. While it is debatable how
much more Yang's Aura could take beyond those 1400 tons, we have to
work with the numbers we're given, and so 1400 tons of force stands
as DB's version of Yang's durability threshold. Based on this, the
assumption will be made that any attack that exerts significantly
more than 1400 tons of force will endanger Yang's life and ultimately
lead to her death.
In the pre-fight analysis of Tifa, Death Battle attempted to calculate her strength by using the feat from Advent Children where Tifa throws Cloud hard enough to make him break the sound barrier. They calculate that Tifa would need to be strong enough to exert 153 tons of force. While these calculations are debatable, as is whether or not Cloud actually broke the sound barrier, for the purposes of the Death Battle they are taken as fact and, as such, I will not attempt to debate DB's math in this blog, just as I will not be debating the 1400 ton figure.
When Tifa throws Cloud, she is not wearing the Premium Heart nor is she using a Limit Break. Thus the next two sections of this blog will deal with calculating Tifa's strength when wearing the Premium Heart and how strong her Limit Breaks are when she is wearing it.
In the pre-fight analysis of Tifa, Death Battle attempted to calculate her strength by using the feat from Advent Children where Tifa throws Cloud hard enough to make him break the sound barrier. They calculate that Tifa would need to be strong enough to exert 153 tons of force. While these calculations are debatable, as is whether or not Cloud actually broke the sound barrier, for the purposes of the Death Battle they are taken as fact and, as such, I will not attempt to debate DB's math in this blog, just as I will not be debating the 1400 ton figure.
When Tifa throws Cloud, she is not wearing the Premium Heart nor is she using a Limit Break. Thus the next two sections of this blog will deal with calculating Tifa's strength when wearing the Premium Heart and how strong her Limit Breaks are when she is wearing it.
The Premium Heart
When
DB examined the properties of the Premium Heart during their analysis
of Tifa, the first quality mentioned was that the Premium Heart is
“7.6x stronger than Leather Gloves”. The Leather Gloves are
Tifa's default weapon, the one she starts the game with in Final
Fantasy VII. They are likely the weapon she was using when she threw
Cloud, as she is seen to be wearing leather gloves in that scene and
the “7.6x” fact was likely provided by Death Battle to convey a
comparison between her normal strength and how strong she is while
wearing the Premium Heart. How did they arrive at the 7.6x
multiplier? Likely by examining the weapons' in-game stats. The
Leather Glove has an Attack Power of 13 and Premium Heart has an
Attack Power of 99, resulting in a difference of 7.6 times (rounded
down). Using DB's 153 tons of force figure as a base for Tifa's
strength while wearing Leather Gloves, the next step in calculating
her power is determining how strong she is with the Premium Heart
equipped.
153
tons-force * 7.6 (difference in base power between LG and PH)
= 1162.8
tons of force
Even
with the Premium Heart, Tifa's attacks still fall short of the 1400
tons-force goal. However, Premium Heart has a special ability
separate from its base Attack Power. As mentioned several times in
the DB, Premium Heart increases Tifa's power as her Limit Bar/Gauge
fills, i.e. when she receives damage. The exact way in which this
boosting effect applies mathematically to Tifa's power is expressed
in the following equation found on the Final
Fantasy Wiki's article on the Premium Heart:
Before
dealing with this equation, I am going to make two purely aesthetic
changes to it for the purposes of clarification only. The first is
that I am going to flip the two sides of the equation. This is
because I find it easier to read from left to right (hopefully this
is the case for most of the people reading this). The second is to
rename the value “Power”, as found by itself on one side of the
equation, to “Total Modified Power”. This is to avoid confusion.
“Power” is listed on both sides of the equation, which implies
that they are equal. It should be apparent that the “Power” value
listed on the right side of the equation above (the side with all the
multiplying and dividing) will never equal the “Power” value
standing alone on the opposite side of the equals sign. The “Power”
found within the brackets is the base power value and the “Power”
value on the other side is the solution to the equation. In other
words, it’s a representation of how the base power has been
modified by the equation. Hence, “Total Modified Power”:
Now
we must insert the proper values. For “Power”, we will simply be
using a value of “1”. This is so that we can measure how much the
Premium Heart's special ability multiplies Tifa's strength. It is
important that we insert values that represent Tifa having a full
Limit Bar so that we can find out how strong Tifa's strongest attacks
are. This will also assist us later on when we are determining the
strength of Tifa's Limit Breaks, as they also benefit from Premium
Heart's boosting effect and a full Limit Bar is necessary to perform
any and all of Tifa's LBs.
The
value “Tifa's Limit Level” is “4”. A FF VII character's final
Limit Break is learned by achieving Limit Level 4 and Tifa is stated
in DB to have mastered all of her Limit Breaks.
For
the value of “Limit Bar Units”, we will be using the value “255”.
This is because the
Limit Gauge internally is treated as an integer between 0 (empty) and
255 (full).
Now
with all the values accounted for, we can solve for “Total Modified
Power”.
(1
* (4 * 255/16) / 16) +1 = Total Modified Power
(1 * (4 * 15.9375) / 16) +1 = Total Modified Power
(1 * 63.75 / 16) +1 = Total Modified Power
(63.75 / 16) + 1 = Total Modified Power
(3.984375) +1 = Total Modified Power
4.984375 = Total Modified Power
(1 * (4 * 15.9375) / 16) +1 = Total Modified Power
(1 * 63.75 / 16) +1 = Total Modified Power
(63.75 / 16) + 1 = Total Modified Power
(3.984375) +1 = Total Modified Power
4.984375 = Total Modified Power
Thus we can see that if Tifa's Limit Bar is full, her "Power" is increased by 4.984375 times, or quadrupled if you round down (which is how most calculations are treated in games). Since a precedent for rounding down has been set earlier (in calculating the difference in power between Leather Gloves and the Premium Heart) we will continue to do so and use a simple 4x multiplier for representing the PH's special ability. Taken together with the base power of the weapon, we can now get an accurate representation of Tifa's strength when wearing the Premium Heart and being 'charged up' sufficiently to use her Limit Breaks.
(153
tons-force * 7.6) * 4(PH's special ability at full Limit Bar)
= 4651.2
tons-force
Note
this is not representative of the strength of Tifa's Limit Breaks.
This is how much force she can put into hernormal
strikes when
her Limit Bar is full prior to her deciding to use her Limit Breaks.
Already we can see that at this point, each one of Tifa's punches are
strong enough to deal a killing blow to Yang. Several times over in
fact. However, I am not stopping here.
There
are two reasons for this. One, some of you may believe Yang could
tank more than one blow through a pillar, and showing that Tifa
strikes with enough force to knock Yang through multiple pillars with
one blow is not enough to declare Yang dead. I mentioned previously
that this is up to debate and a very legitimate opinion, and so I
will calculate Tifa's Limit Breaks to show you what I hope is a
sufficiently large enough amount of overkill to safely say that Tifa
is capable of overpowering Yang's Aura and killing her. The second
reason is that I promised you that I would be quantifying the
strength of Tifa's strongest attacks. So without further ado:
Tifa's Limit Breaks
Calculating
the strength of Tifa's
seven Limit Breaks is
actually quite simple. The damage each one inflicts is equal to a
multiplier specific to that Limit Break applied to the strength of
Tifa's normal attacks, as displayed below:
Beat Rush (x1.25)
Somersault (x1.375)
Waterkick (x1.5)
Meteodrive (x1.625)
Dolphin Blow (x1.75)
Meteor Strike (x1.875)
Final Heaven (x2.625)
Before we multiply these numbers by Tifa's established power, there is one more factor of the Limit Breaks that can, and should, be considered. For those of you unfamiliar with Final Fantasy VII, when Tifa performs her Limit Breaks, a roll of slots appears on-screen. There is one slot for each of her seven Limit Breaks and each slot has three faces: “Hit”, “Miss”, or “Yeah!” The player then needs to stop each of the slots, preferably on “Yeah!” If you get a “Miss”, the Limit Break represented by that slot misses, if you get a “Hit”, the LB hits with average damage, and a “Yeah!” represents you got a critical hit, which doubles the damage. A more realistic, less game mechanically-based, explanation of how the whole “Yeah!” thing works is that they are examples of Tifa executing her Limit Breaks perfectly. Critical hits in most games are usually left up to luck and random chance, even in FF VII. However, in the specific case of Tifa's Limit Breaks, a critical hit is directly controlled by the user's skill and ability. Thus in order to determine the absolute maximum power Tifa is able to produce, I will assume she performed a perfect Limit Break because it is something she is demonstrably capable of doing. Performing a Limit Break perfectly applies a further x2 multiplier. And now, I present the strongest hits Tifa Lockhart is capable of inflicting, factoring in what DB already calculated for her and the options they provided her with for her Death Battle match:
Beat Rush (x1.25)
Somersault (x1.375)
Waterkick (x1.5)
Meteodrive (x1.625)
Dolphin Blow (x1.75)
Meteor Strike (x1.875)
Final Heaven (x2.625)
Before we multiply these numbers by Tifa's established power, there is one more factor of the Limit Breaks that can, and should, be considered. For those of you unfamiliar with Final Fantasy VII, when Tifa performs her Limit Breaks, a roll of slots appears on-screen. There is one slot for each of her seven Limit Breaks and each slot has three faces: “Hit”, “Miss”, or “Yeah!” The player then needs to stop each of the slots, preferably on “Yeah!” If you get a “Miss”, the Limit Break represented by that slot misses, if you get a “Hit”, the LB hits with average damage, and a “Yeah!” represents you got a critical hit, which doubles the damage. A more realistic, less game mechanically-based, explanation of how the whole “Yeah!” thing works is that they are examples of Tifa executing her Limit Breaks perfectly. Critical hits in most games are usually left up to luck and random chance, even in FF VII. However, in the specific case of Tifa's Limit Breaks, a critical hit is directly controlled by the user's skill and ability. Thus in order to determine the absolute maximum power Tifa is able to produce, I will assume she performed a perfect Limit Break because it is something she is demonstrably capable of doing. Performing a Limit Break perfectly applies a further x2 multiplier. And now, I present the strongest hits Tifa Lockhart is capable of inflicting, factoring in what DB already calculated for her and the options they provided her with for her Death Battle match:
(4651.2
tons-force (Tifa's normal strength while wearing fully charged PH) *
1.25 (Beat Rush)) * 2 (Yeah!) = 11,628
tons-force
(4651.2 * 1.375 (Somersault)) * 2 = 12,790.8 tons-force
(4651.2 tons-force * 1.5 (Waterkick)) * 2 = 13,953.6 tons-force
(4651.2 tons-force * 1.625 (Meteodrive)) * 2 = 15,116.4 tons-force
(4651.2 tons-force * 1.75 (Dolphin Blow)) * 2 = 16,279.2 tons-force
(4651.2 tons-force * 1.875 (Meteor Strike)) * 2 = 17,442 tons-force
(4651.2 tons-force * 2.625 (Final Heaven)) * 2 = 24,418.8 tons-force
(4651.2 * 1.375 (Somersault)) * 2 = 12,790.8 tons-force
(4651.2 tons-force * 1.5 (Waterkick)) * 2 = 13,953.6 tons-force
(4651.2 tons-force * 1.625 (Meteodrive)) * 2 = 15,116.4 tons-force
(4651.2 tons-force * 1.75 (Dolphin Blow)) * 2 = 16,279.2 tons-force
(4651.2 tons-force * 1.875 (Meteor Strike)) * 2 = 17,442 tons-force
(4651.2 tons-force * 2.625 (Final Heaven)) * 2 = 24,418.8 tons-force
Let's
allow that last number to sink in for a moment. If the mech Yang
fought was capable of punching with the force of 1400 tons, then
getting hit by a fully powered Final Heaven is the equivalent of
getting punched by 17 of those mechs all at the same time.
Ouch.
And
that's just the explosive cherry on top of the Limit Break chain. Now
let's put the whole thing into perspective. If we divide the power of
these Limit Breaks by the 1400 tons-force blow that Yang's Aura
tanked (111,628.8 / 1400), Yang's previously set durability threshold
has been exceeded about 79
times over
the course of the seven individual Limit Breaks.
Another
way to look at this is through the jetliner analogy used in the Death
Battle. Yang's Aura tanking the 1400 tons-force blow from the mech
is, according to Death Battle, “the equivalent of having 360
jetliners fall on your face.” For the purposes of this match, the
jetliner analogy was taken as not only fact, but the primary reason
why Yang won the fight. Going by the established math, taking Tifa's
full Limit Break is like having 2,990 jetliners fall on your face.
And then another 3,289 jetliners. Followed by 3,588 jetliners. Then
3,887 jetliners more. After that is another 4,186 jetliners. Assuming
you still have a face, 4,485 more jetliners will then fall on it.
Open wide, the last one is a doozy. If getting knocked through a 4
foot wide pillar of concrete is equal to 360 jetliners, then Tifa's
Final Heaven drops 6,279 jetliners on her opponent's face. That makes
a grand total of 28,704 jetliners which matches the earlier
assessment of 79 times Yang's durability threshold (28,704 jetliners
divided by 360 jetliners is a difference of 79 times). For those who
are curious, and for the sake of thoroughness and transparency, the
math on the jetliners is included below:
1400
tons-force = 360 jetliners
Beat Rush
11,628 tons-force / 1400 tons-force = 8.305714
8.305714 * 360 jetliners = 2,990 jetliners
Somersault
12,790.8 tons-force / 1400 tons-force = 9.136285
9.136285 * 360 jetliners = 3289 jetliners
Waterkick
13,953.6 tons-force / 1400 tons-force = 9.966857
9.966857 * 360 jetliners = 3588 jetliners
Beat Rush
11,628 tons-force / 1400 tons-force = 8.305714
8.305714 * 360 jetliners = 2,990 jetliners
Somersault
12,790.8 tons-force / 1400 tons-force = 9.136285
9.136285 * 360 jetliners = 3289 jetliners
Waterkick
13,953.6 tons-force / 1400 tons-force = 9.966857
9.966857 * 360 jetliners = 3588 jetliners
Meteodrive
15,116.4 tons-force / 1400 tons-force = 10.797428
10.797428 * 360 jetliners = 3887 jetliners
Dolphin Blow
16,279.2 tons-force / 1400 tons-force = 11.628
11.628 * 360 jetliners = 4186 jetliners
Meteor Strike
17,442 tons-force / 1400 tons-force = 12.458571
12.458571 * 360 jetliners = 4485 jetliners
Final Heaven
24,418.8 tons-force / 1400 tons-force = 17.442
17.442 * 360 jetliners = 6279 jetliners
"Feels
like you're flying, doesn't it?"
Regardless
of whether you measure it in tons of force or jetliners dropped on
one's face, the calculations above prove that Yang could not have
survived Tifa's Final Heaven, her most powerful attack. In all
likelihood, Tifa would never even have to use Final Heaven against
Yang. Even if Yang could somehow survive Tifa's attacks leading up to
the Limit Breaks, she wouldn't even survive Beat Rush.
Don't Get Me Wrong . . .
Before
I move on to my conclusion, I think I should take a moment to clarify
a few things so that I don't provide you with any false impressions.
With the help of Shadow_Ninja, I just finished proving that Yang
would be brutally killed by Tifa with relative ease. This does not
mean that either of us are 'haters' of RWBY or of Yang. We're
actually fans of RWBY and Yang is my favorite character on the show
(Shadow_Ninja's favorite is Blake, but he likes Yang a lot too). This
Death Battle did not change how we perceive the show or the
character. In fact, we were able to learn even more about RWBY while
researching Yang. We're currently enjoying the third season,
especially the team fights in the tournament. We're also not 'haters'
of Death Battle, nor do we have any negative feelings towards anyone
who works on the show. This blog wasn't created out of some spiteful
need to prove the DB guys wrong. We saw a mistake and we attempted to
correct it. Just because we thought DB made an error in their
argument doesn't mean we don't respect them. We often agree with DB's
verdicts because the post-analysis usually does a great job of
comparing and contrasting the winner with the loser. The viewers are
shown both sides of the equation. In Yang vs Tifa, this simply wasn't
the case and thus it was impossible for me and Shadow_Ninja (as well
as many others) to understand how any victor could have been chosen,
let alone the underdog in what was predicted by many researchers to
be a one-sided battle in Tifa's favor. Hence, the blog.
Conclusion
To
conclude, I will review the arguments DB provided for why Yang won
and how the evidence provided in this blog, derived from the YvT
Death Battle episode itself, refutes them. The primary argument was
that Yang's Aura allowed her to survive Tifa's attacks so that she
could use her Semblance to win. The equation was Yang's Aura >
Tifa's Strength. Death Battle solved the left side, but not the
right, and now that I have completed the equation, we can see that it
should read Yang's Aura < Tifa's Strength. The first secondary
argument in favor of Yang's victory was that her Semblance could turn
Tifa's power back on Tifa and kill her. I have demonstrated this to
be impossible because Yang could not survive Tifa's attacks to turn
them back on her in the first place. The second secondary argument
was that the strength Tifa has during her Limit Breaks does not
translate into her normal attacks. The strength of these Limit Breaks
has been calculated above and I have demonstrated that the
exceptional strength shown during the LBs is unnecessary, as Tifa's
normal attacks are strong enough to kill Yang (if she's wearing the
Premium Heart and has at least a moderately filled Limit Gauge). The
final secondary argument for why Yang won is that Tifa's power
dropped after completing her Limit Breaks while Yang's continued to
grow. I have demonstrated that this drop in power is irrelevant
because it is impossible for Yang to survive Tifa's Limit Breaks.
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(and Death Battle) is not averse to receiving criticism. Making their
work available to the public in the form of the videos they release
is a tacit admission of this. If you ever find yourself disagreeing
with a verdict or wondering how DB arrived at one of their decisions,
I would encourage you to conduct research of your own and closely
examine the facts available. Many of you DB fans already do this.
This is not a call to arms but an invitation to help this company and
the community that surrounds it grow through discourse and
constructive criticism. Just remember to criticize the argument and
not the person behind it. Thank you very much for your time and
consideration in reading our blog. I hope to see you on the forums
and in the comments below!
Special Thanks
I'd
like to thank Shadow_Ninja,
who actually co-authored this blog with me. I would also like
to thank BerialEdge,King
Bowser, MLDKF,
and ultraguy for
their invaluable feedback while this blog was being created.
Without the input of these people, the blog you see before you would
not exist.
Sources
Death
Battle: http://www.screwattack.com/shows/originals/death-battle
Death
Battle Wiki: http://deathbattle.wikia.com/wiki/DEATH_BATTLE_Wiki
Final
Fantasy Wiki: http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Wiki
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Note on Sources: Many
people believe wikis make for unreliable sources because they can be
edited by anyone. I think this is a valid criticism, but it is worth
noting that everything used in this article that was taken from wikis
can be found within the primary source material (the Death Battle
episode “Yang VS Tifa” and the video game Final Fantasy VII). The
DB Wiki and the FF Wiki are referenced in this blog simply because
they compile the information from the primary sources in a format
that is both easy to read and access. All content featured
belongs to its creators.
