![]() Narratively, I have no idea why it was there. Just as they fight in the dark room near the end. It is a voice we only hear in that scene, not before and not after. And I have no idea what the significance of the "Snaaaake?!" line was supposed to be. Neither really does much to help their side, beyond Sam's activating his camera feed, which he could do himself, and Snake's telling him there is only one person inside and turning out the lights. Not sure who they are beyond "techno backup". ![]() Sure, it makes sense, but it is about what you'd expect. I know Snake's side namedrops another group, which I am sure is great for people who know the series. Maybe it makes more sense if you know the story, but to me it isn't all that interesting. The set-up just amounts to "both want unspecified data because they want it". Subjectively, I like it less than a lot of other episodes, just based on graphics.Īs for the set-up, it definitely is good, but knowing flip all about the characters I don't have any further opinion on it. At least for me, some of the fight hurts my eyes to watch. The fight is great, but I don't know if I'd call it the best in terms of graphics. It's lows are definitely not as egregious as in future seasons, but it's highs are similarly eclipsed. Visually, the fight is nothing stand out. And the knife fight is very short despite how much hype surrounds that particular sequence. Sam's face looks awkward when he speaks as well. The visual effects can be a little over-bearing (the automatic gun fire in dark spaces, Sam's camera feed, etc.), and the lighting doesn't always match the scenes (the vents are suitably dark where Sam is but shine like the sun where the vents end) and the character models seem to almost twitch when they are standing still for some reason. The hand-to-hand stuff shifts between weirdly slow and soft without impact at the start of fight sequences, then shifts into fast and choppy so it can be hard to follow. In short, this is just the peak of death battle fights and there will likely never be another one this good, which is fine because the bar it sets is so absurdly high that 11/10 episodes like Saitama VS Popeye can’t reach it. ![]() Genuinely unbelievable how fucking good this fight is, and i can keep going. If this episode was half the length it’d still be a 10/10 because 3:30 is pretty average for a db I believe, but nope it is well above average length which does wonders to elevate every single part of the episode. Then there’s plenty of standout moments, the beginning exchange, the Otacon segments (Oh yeah there are 4 characters very involved in this one did I forget that one?), the use of the box, and of course the one minute long climax that is absolute perfection. It’s not like it drags either, it is 7 minutes long and is intense and hype the entire time, which is good for a normal length db but is even better when you have a again, 7 MINUTE ONE. Narratively it’s absurdly difficult to match since it’s again 7 minutes long. There is a fight with a setup just as phenomenal, Omni-Man VS Homelander, but that setup makes up the majority of the animation while Snake VS Sam has 5 more minutes of action even after a minute of great setup. There are fights that match and exceed the visuals such as Sauron VS Lich King, but they don’t last anywhere close to as long this fight or have as smooth animations. Saitama VS Popeye and such come close but here’s me rambling on for a stupid long time on why they don’t match it. The fights are always what make a db, and to this day theres not a fight that beats it. (Click "DEATH BATTLE Team" to expand) Additional Information Reddit's standard rules and reddiquette are not exempt here.
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