ScrewAttack has a new show over on Revision3, and so far, I'm into it. It's called Death Battle. In the latest episode, we're treated to some hypothetical combat between two of gaming's most popular bounty hunters; Boba Fett and Samus Aran.
There is a definite low-tech charm of the combat between Samus and Boba which I find endearing. I also like the balance between Celebrity Deathmatch-style silliness and legit geeking out in the color commentary. When a show can both make fun of the fact that it's so nerdy, while be proud of it at the same time, then it's on the right track.
Do you think I'm blinded by bias because I happen to personally like the guys at ScrewAttack, or do you agree with my assessment that this show is worth spending seven minutes of your life on?
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There's no way boba can beat samus. Samus has a plasma gun, one that shoots through walls, a crazy screw attack, can run through walls at super speeds, and wall jump, infinitly space jump, turn into a ball, shoot missles, has a badass visor scanner, and more.
Boba has a laser pistol, a jetpack, and got eaten by a giant toothy vagina.
Sorry, but if I'm going to see a fight against Boba Fett vs. Samus Aran, I would prefer to watch it from anywhere except a place called ScrewAttack. But hey that's just me.
I've never really understood the appeal of Boba Fett. He's barely even in the original trilogy, isn't named onscreen (as far as I can remember), and he dies like any other throwaway character not worth a mention. Explanation for popularity=expanded universe? This genuinely confuses me when I see him brought up and people start freaking out.
Don't forget Spoony's take on this! Deadliest Character! More or less the same thing, only with a flash-animated fight instead of sprite-based. Both are very good, IMO. :D
Boba Fett is popular because he has a bad-ass design and is an effective bounty hunter. Very little was made apparent of him in the original trilogy, but that just added to his mystery - we wanted to know more about him. I point to Boba Fett (as well as Darth Vader) as proof that you can have a very strong, identifiable character even when the character has absolutely no skin or facial features showing.
Now sure, Luke got him at the end of Jedi, but that situation was kinda a clusterf*** - far from a focused one-on-one battle. He still managed to track the Millennium Falcon and set a trap for Han & friends when no other bounty hunter was quite up to the task.
Now I really want to see Boba Fett show up in the next Smash Bros.
Also, what the hell? Samus Aran snuck up right behind Boba Fett, who wasn't watching his back or moving around or anything? And I doubt Samus could have gotten out of the Sarlacc multiple times, let alone fought with Darth Vader and lived (To be fair, one of those times was in the questionable canonity area)
Anyway, my Star Wars bias aside, was fun to watch. Can't wait to see future ones.
Boba Fett's major accomplishment in life is shooting and Luke Skywalker and letting people load a frozen man into his space ship and taking it to Jabba the Hutt. The nest best thing he did was to be the least sucky part of the Star Wars Christmas special. Then he got knocked into a big sandy butt-hole thing in the desert and it burped. Then end.
Samus would MELT him. Quite possibly by accident while not knowing he was there.
Boba Fett's major accomplishment in life is shooting at Luke Skywalker and MISSING and then letting some people load a frozen man into his space ship so he could deliver the guy to Jabba the Hutt.
The next best thing he did was to be the least sucky part of the Star Wars Christmas special. Then in the 3rd movie he got accidently knocked into a big sandy butt-hole thing in the desert by the formerly frozen guy who was blind and helping his friend. And after he fell in, the butt-hole thing burped. The end.
Samus would MELT him. Quite possibly by accident while never knowing he was there.
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4:20 PM on 12.07.2010 | 
Since they're called ScrewAttack, I can't imagine Samus losing.
I'll check it out later tonight.
Unless you accidentally set off his jetpak
Boba has a laser pistol, a jetpack, and got eaten by a giant toothy vagina.
Good show, and the hosts play it off well. Nice to see that.
Totally didn't notice that til I read your comment. I'm not one to yell it on the interwebs, but BIAS!
Samus Aran has destroyed three worlds, all because she really hates space pirates and metroids. And gets paid for it, too. Gets the job done.
Clearly there's a winner here.
Samus Aran has destroyed three worlds, all because she really hates space pirates and metroids. And gets paid for it, too. Gets the job done."</i>
This times infinity.
You can't paint a clearer picture than that.
http://geekscape.net/super-hero-showdown-boba-fett-vs-samus-aran.html
Boba Fett was eaten by a Sarlaac, was sent to kill Luke and his friends. Didn't get the job done.
Samus Aran has destroyed three worlds, all because she really hates space pirates and metroids. And gets paid for it, too. Gets the job done.
Clearly there's a winner here.
And Boba Fett SURVIVES the Sarlacc. And kills it, too. None more badass.
Now sure, Luke got him at the end of Jedi, but that situation was kinda a clusterf*** - far from a focused one-on-one battle. He still managed to track the Millennium Falcon and set a trap for Han & friends when no other bounty hunter was quite up to the task.
Now I really want to see Boba Fett show up in the next Smash Bros.
Also, what the hell? Samus Aran snuck up right behind Boba Fett, who wasn't watching his back or moving around or anything? And I doubt Samus could have gotten out of the Sarlacc multiple times, let alone fought with Darth Vader and lived (To be fair, one of those times was in the questionable canonity area)
Anyway, my Star Wars bias aside, was fun to watch. Can't wait to see future ones.
Akuma vs. Shang Tsung next!? Could be fun...
Samus would MELT him. Quite possibly by accident while not knowing he was there.
Boba Fett's major accomplishment in life is shooting at Luke Skywalker and MISSING and then letting some people load a frozen man into his space ship so he could deliver the guy to Jabba the Hutt.
The next best thing he did was to be the least sucky part of the Star Wars Christmas special. Then in the 3rd movie he got accidently knocked into a big sandy butt-hole thing in the desert by the formerly frozen guy who was blind and helping his friend. And after he fell in, the butt-hole thing burped. The end.
Samus would MELT him. Quite possibly by accident while never knowing he was there.
Yeah to be honest his fame is very weird to say the least. But he's probably one of the most badass characters in the SW series.
However I gotta vote for Samus. You simply can't reproduce with another guy. *Shurgs*