Poll: Death Battle Goku vs Superman

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verdant monkai

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So the most anticipated and most postponed Death Battle should be out soon? Well I hope so because its 2013 now and its not on the website. http://www.screwattack.com/shows/originals/death-battle

I know it really depends on what you prefer DC comics or DragonBall Z, but I will ask anyway.

Super Saiyan V.S Superman who will win?

I am not a great person to ask because my experience of Dragonball Z is this video and various other parodies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pSmhZFbCy0
But my money is on the man of steel because he can pull planets around, his punch alone would probably kill Goku because Supes is faster than...... something very fast (he almost beat the flash in a race one time). So Superman would move faster than goku can react and smash Goku's head in, with an orbit altering right hook. But apparently death is not much of an issue for Goku as he has died and come back multiple times. Superman would be able to deal with this by kissing Goku passionately on the lips, causing him amnesia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2hXpc4n9cc

So yeah DragonBall Z fans bring the hate but I am not really biased just acting on my knowledge which is a lot of DC and no DBZ. So it's not really biased just the least reliable estimation out there. I have also bought season 1 of DBZ off ebay today, it was a gift to myself to celebrate the fact that my foul existence will continue to linger past the Mayan's expectations.


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We must all take into account that deep down most of us will be pretty biased toward, one character. For example I didnt watch DBZ when I was younger, I bought super hero comics, watched the Christopher Reed series and had a cuddly superman I went to bed with (I bet that made Lois Lane jealous). And others grew up watching DBZ although probably not with a cuddly Saiyan. A lot of your DBZ avatars suggest this as well.

Just going away from the alien battling part for a minute, I find it interesting how Goku is beating Supes in terms of votes. Considering this is a predominantly Western site and you are all going for the Eastern character. To me it suggests something I have held as an opinion for years now, the Japanese just do cartoons + geek stuff better than us in the west. Or maybe DBZ just appeals more to the video gaming crowd, It could be either. This really suprises me though because I am British so therefore pretty neutral in terms of background, but Superman could be interpreted as an allegorical personification of American values and the countries ideals etc. This is due to his wartime creation, when patriotism and propaganda was rife on all sides of the conflict. I understand that zealous patriotism is not a prevalent trait of most escapist regulars, and I am not trying to cause anyone offence here I am not saying patriotism is a bad thing. Its just that despite Superman being the great Western Icon he is, I would go so far as to say better known than Goku by far. Goku is still significantly leading! prehaps it is just the decline of popularity in comics.

If you think I am over thinking a battle between two cartoon aliens then.........I actually have no response to that.
 

Ieyke

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Oh man.... Goku is so fast that Supes is practically stationary. Superman is fast, yea, but Goku moves so fast he may as well be teleporting. And he CAN teleport.

Superman has fights where he is hurt by villains who punch him hard enough to knock him through a few buildings.
Goku has fights where he gets punched regularly through whole mountain ranges and even planets and comes out the other end mostly unphased.

The things that hurt Superman are measurable on the scale of how much damage they do to the downtown area of a city.
Goku started off DBZ fighting villains that could wipe out whole cities with the wave of a hand, and he had to get more and more powerful from there to keep up. Now his battles occasionally involve him surviving attacks that destroy planets.

And that's really JUST Goku. When you factor in that Goku's Super Saiyan 1 form makes him exponentially more powerful....and he actually HAS the ability to straight up multiply his power level at will....and then there's Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3, and Super Saiyan 4....each exponentially more powerful than the form before it.


Goku would obliterate Superman.
Unless it's Superman Prime(http://superman.wikia.com/wiki/Superman_Prime), who is a dirty cheating god thing.
 

verdant monkai

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Ieyke said:
Oh man.... Goku is so fast
Yeah fair enough I will have to accept pretty much anything you say here as I have not seen the anime. But as for toughness I must disagree because Supes took a blast worth 15 SUPERNOVA'S. Compared to that Goku's injuries seem a bit pathetic, a bit like an old frail blind lady screaming at you whilst trying to get a few digs in with her stick.

But we must also take into account Supermans inconsistency because sometimes what will stun one Superman will seem like a cheeky slap on the buttocks to another version of him.
 

chozo_hybrid

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There wouldn't be a fight, because they wouldn't have a reason to. Besides, I call them equals, especially since Superman and Goku are basically alternate versions of one another. Last son of Krypton/Vegeta, arrived in a small space ship, has super human strength and abilities, the list of similarities go on and on.

If for some reason they had to fight, I would say it would end in a draw, Goku wouldn't kill him because he's not evil and Superman tends to not kill people either.

 

senordesol

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@Chozo: Death Battle does not concern itself with the 'why' of the fight, simply the fight itself.

I'd have to say Superman canon is too inconsistent to make a definitive call. Superman was deep sixed by Doomsday by taking too many punches. Sure he wasn't 'killed' but we went down for weeks. Somehow I think Goku can deliver a lot more hurt than Doomsday.

Then again, Supes survived within the heart of the sun for months and came out stronger for it so...bwuh?

Were I Goku, I'd fight Supes in the light of a red sun, given that *is* a definitve limitation of Superman.
 

CommanderL

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You did not link to the video's down by death battle explaing there powers and strenghs
http://www.screwattack.com/shows/originals/death-battle/death-battle-preview-goku
http://www.screwattack.com/shows/originals/death-battle/death-battle-preview-superman


a preview of the fight made by the makers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bj3lD8YFvk couldnt embed it

but so far it looks even
 

xplosive59

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Superman obviously, the dude can only be hurt by Kryptonite so if he is fighting in the Dragonball universe Goku is fucked. Goku also has to charge his Spiritbomb for like 10 episodes which gives Superman enough time to take him out, and if he hasn't by then he can reverse time by spinning around the earth.
 

A.A.K

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Goku all the way.

'Hard as steel' 'lol, that's cute. I punched Cell through a mountain and blew him to pieces.'
'Faster than a speeding bullet' 'lol, instant transmission.'
'Laser vision!' 'Kaaaaaaaaa...meeeeee....haaaaa....meeeeeee.....HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA'.

Yea. Fuck Superman.
 

Kyber

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This is one of the many reasons i love The Escapist forums, you can jump from a discussion about ethics, politics and religion straight to a thread about which fictional character would win in a fight.
OT: Superman doesn't stand a chance.
 

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rhizhim said:
CommanderL said:
You did not link to the video's down by death battle explaing there powers and strenghs
http://www.screwattack.com/shows/originals/death-battle/death-battle-preview-goku
http://www.screwattack.com/shows/originals/death-battle/death-battle-preview-superman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bj3lD8YFvk couldnt embed it
but so far it looks even
you can embed it with brackets ][ like this {youtube=_bj3lD8YFvk} (you forgot a digit)











I could Kiss you for that right on your sexy face But thanks for the help man your like batman but less batty and slightly more manly
 

silver wolf009

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I'm not all that into DBZ. I don't even like DBZ. I voting Goku. Why? Because He's dedicated his life to training, while Supes has not.
 

Palademon

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The enemy Goku defeated before Z even started has the power the blow up the moon without even charging his attack.

Goku destroyed a planet by charging an attack.
 

Verkula

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I think the problem is whats usually the problem is... 2 different fantasy universes, and sometimes they arent even consistent in their own.

Like the way they take damage, or how their speed is compared.

But never mind, whatever happens i cant wait for this.

I only vote for Goku because i seriously cant decide, and Dragon Ball is pretty much my favourite anime ever.
 

MarlonBlazed

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I think Chi-Chi vs. Lois Lane would be a better fight but OK whatever.

If Goku and Superman existed in the same universe does that mean there would be a Bizarro version of every Dragon Ball character?
 

Guffe

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I don't really know...
Sorry for being a party pooper but first you'd have to merge both universes together and have a common law on strength and abilities. Are they just aliens with strange powers or are all species using their "ki" etc...
I haven't read much Superman but I were an avid fan of DBZ as a kid.
I'd put my money on Goku but as said, my info on Superman is very limited.
Most clips were very fun to watch thou xD