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  • (Cues: Wiz & Boomstick - Brandon Yates)

  • Wiz: The art of magic is a perplexing thing. Only those with the right knowledge, talent, and willpower can truly claim to be the most powerful wizards of all.

  • Boomstick: Like Doctor Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme of Marvel Comics.

  • Wiz: And Doctor Fate, DC's defender of cosmic order.

  • Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.

  • Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win... a DEATH BATTLE.

  • Wiz: Doctor Stephen Strange wasn't just any brilliant neurosurgeon, he was the very best.

  • Boomstick: Too bad he was also a prick who cared more about the money he made than the patients he worked on.

  • Strange: Sensational patients bring recognition, recognition brings money and money keeps Wellhaven's doors open.

  • Boomstick: Can't blame him though, when your entire family kicks the bucket one by one like Stephen's did, it's kind of hard to get attached to anyone else.

  • Also, money's just great!

  • Wiz: Strange's talent at the operating table earned him celebrations worldwide, his work became more expensive and his bank account rose into the millions.

  • Boomstick: Aaand then...

  • ...don't text and drive kids.

  • Strange survived, but his hands got terrible nerve damage, makin' them useless for complex tasks like.

  • Oh I don't know, surgery!

  • Pretty inconvenient...

  • Wiz: To find a cure, Strange spent his entire fortune and traveled the globe until he found The Ancient One.

  • He had heard of this man's befuddling, mystic healing powers and at this point, he was up for trying anything.

  • Boomstick: Buuuut the old dude refused to cure him.

  • Instead, he offered to teach Strange how to use magic himself and become a superhero!

  • Who needs hands when you have magic?

  • Wiz: Through his training, Strange discovered many secrets of the universe, along with plenty of handy spells.

  • He has learned so many charms, jinxes, enchantments, conjurations, hexes, and incantations that it would be impossible to list them all now, but he certainly has his favorites.

  • Boomstick: Like the nearly unbreakable Bands of Cyttorak.

  • Unless you're super strong like the Hulk or Thanos, no way you're snappin' these chains!

  • Wiz: He can surround foes in everlasting fire with the Flames of Faltine.

  • Launch energy shots called the Bolts of Balthakk.

  • Boomstick: Did you just say ballsack?

  • Wiz: Knock out foes with the Mists of Morpheus.

  • And shield himself using the Seven Rings of Raggadorr.

  • Boomstick: Who the hell came up with these spell names?

  • Whatever happened to plain ol' "Abracadabra!"?

  • Everyone loves that one!

  • Wiz: Other techniques of his include illusions, hypnotism, protective force fields, telekinesis, immortality, time manipulation, power stealing, teleportation, dimensional travel, transmutation, spell nullification...

  • Boomstick: And he can turn himself into a ghost!

  • Woooooooooooh!

  • Wiz: That's his astral form, a projection of Strange's soul, separate from his body, which defies the laws of physics.

  • Boomstick: Look Wiz, he can go through walls and fly around, that's a ghost.

  • Wiz: To invoke these spells, Strange audibly calls on the powers of the Vishanti, three godly beings of enormous power.

  • Boomstick: Aww, that one's a kitty!

  • Strange: I summon forth the shielding powers of the Vishanti!

  • Spider-Man: Impressive!

  • He sure puts Mysterio's hocus pocus to shame!

  • Boomstick: Anyway, after many years of study, Strange's mentor was slain by a creepy hentai monster and Strange was granted the title of Sorcerer Supreme.

  • Which is like a normal sorcerer with all the toppings.

  • Wiz: As Sorcerer Supreme, Strange was deemed the most powerful magic user, and defender of the world.

  • To better perform his duties, he carries numerous magical artifacts which assist him in battle.

  • Boomstick: The Cloak of Levitation lets him fly without magic and has a mind of its own, like Aladdin's magic carpet, but way more stylish.

  • The Wand of Watoomb amplifies his powers, and the Axe of Angaruumus...whatever, cuts through mystical beings.

  • Fun fact, Strange found that axe in my ex-wife's old witch cave, I mean, apartment.

  • Wiz: But most versatile of all is the Eye of Agamotto.

  • With this amulet, Strange can perceive any truth, absorb massive amounts of energy, enhance his psychic powers, and fire a light that can weaken and obliterate magical entities.

  • Boomstick: If you haven't noticed, Doctor Strange is super powerful, with all this magical mumbo jumbo, he's taken on some of the biggest threats in the universe!

  • Dormammu: Set me free!

  • Strange: No.

  • I've come to bargain.

  • Boomstick: And if he ever gets stuck, he basically just rewrites the rules of reality, which is probably what happens when you divide by zero.

  • Wiz: That's not even possible.

  • Boomstick: Exactly!

  • It's magic, Wiz!

  • Anythin' can happen!

  • Wiz: Strange's astral form has traveled across the planet in quote "precious seconds".

  • Putting him at several million miles per hour.

  • Boomstick: Even better when Adam Warlock once used an Infinity Gem to banish Strange to the far reaches of the universe Strange just cast a spell that zoomed him all the way back.

  • So yeah F you Adam.

  • Wiz: Given what we see here Dr. Strange was most likely sent to a void or a large empty area between galaxies.

  • The void where our galaxy resides is about 2 billion light years in diameter with the Milky Way set relatively close to the center.

  • Based on Strange's conversation here we can assume a generously short timeframe of five seconds.

  • So Strange must have moved over 4.2 septillion miles per hour.

  • That's six quadrillion times the speed of light.

  • Boomstick: DAMN!

  • Oh, how about that time he ripped the soul out of his arch-nemesis and sent him back in time or when he restored his Cloak of Levitation from mere scraps.

  • Or when he beat up Galactus and totally scrambled his brain?

  • Wiz: With his immense magical prowess Strange has survived blast from Voltor a robot with the power to move stars.

  • And even withstood a supernova at minimum an exploding star outputs over 350 septillion gigatons of TNT.

  • That six octillion times greater than the Tsar Bomba.

  • The most powerful nuclear weapon ever made.

  • Boomstick: Not impressed yet.

  • Well Strange can manipulate and detonate stars himself.

  • That's right.

  • This guy uses supernovas as weapons.

  • Wiz: Strange is exceptionally clever and while his physique is not superhuman It's worth noting that he is a talented athlete and martial artist.

  • This is important as the use of magic can wear down the magician's body if it is unfit.

  • His immortality is also proved incredible useful.

  • Boomstick: I'll say he's looking pretty good for a guy born in the 1930s.

  • Wiz: More than that at one point Strange was recruited by the Vishanti to fight in a magical war which lasted: 5,000 years.

  • Boomstick: HOLY SHIT.

  • I hope you got some really good veterans benefits after that.

  • But for real this guy has the power to protect the universe and reshape it however he wants.

  • I know which doctor I'm calling the next time I'm sick.

  • Dormammu: Who are you?

  • Strange: I'm Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme!

  • Wiz: Tell me, Boomstick, do you believe in fate?

  • Boomstick: I only believe in one thing, Wiz: 18-year 100 proof whiskey.

  • Wiz: Well, after accompanying his father on an archaeological expedition in Mesopotamia, 12 year old Kent Nelson certainly did.

  • Boomstick: Instead of diggin' up boring ol' artifacts like tools or pottery, Kent uncovered a 10 billion year old God!

  • Too bad wakin' him up also... gassed Kent's dad to death.

  • Wiz: This slumbering God was Nabu, a Lord of Order born from the very beginning of the universe.

  • While Nabu normally cares little about the universally inconsequential concerns of individual humans, this time was different.

  • Nabu took the newly orphaned Kent under his wing and taught him the ways of magic.

  • Boomstick: Oh, sweet!

  • I'd take a god dad over a ordinary one any day.

  • But really, I'd just take any dad...

  • Wiz: Though Nabu wasn't too Keen on the actual parenting part of the deal.

  • So he just magic'd Kent into a full grown adult over the course of a week.

  • Boomstick: Does that mean he got hit with all those years of awkward puberty all at once?

  • My God.

  • Talk 'bout a mood swing.

  • Wiz: To master the mystic arts, Nabu granted Kent three ancient relics.

  • First and foremost, Kent donned the Golden Helmet of Fate.

  • Boomstick: Well Kent woke up the physical body, Nabu's soul is actually inside this helmet.

  • So when Kent put it on, his spirit merged with Nabu's, and they became Dr. Fate.

  • Fate: I am an Agent of Order.

  • Boomstick: Wait, he's twelve!

  • Technically, he can't be a doctor yet, right?

  • Wiz: Well, in time, he became a trained physician and achieved a PhD in archaeology.

  • Boomstick: Good for him!

  • Anyway, he's also got the Cloak of Destiny, which gave him flight, super strength, and superhuman durability.

  • Wiz: Lastly, he received the Amulet of Anubis, a talisman which increases Fate's powers, counters opposing magic, and can launch an intense beam of magical firepower.

  • It also houses its own pocket dimension, where the souls of past Doctor Fates reside.

  • Boomstick: Oh yeah, lots of people have worn that shiny helmet, and not all of them were Doctors.

  • Even Kent's wife Inza got in on the magic action!

  • But Kent is, like, the main one, so we're stickin' with him.

  • Wiz: As Dr. Fate became the immortal champion of the supernatural Lords of Order in their fight against the vile Lords of Chaos.

  • Boomstick: And he learned tons of wacky wizard skills he can use with just a thought.

  • Perfect for puttin' chaos gods in their place.

  • Wiz: Fate can use telekinesis, cast illusions, direct force fields, hypnotize foes, read minds, teleport vast distances create an astral protection of himself, travel through time and dimensions.

  • And even manipulate matter at a molecular level.

  • Boomstick: Let's face it Wiz he's so powerful he can basically do whatever the hell he wants.

  • Like that time he did a Freaky Friday buddy swap with Blue Beetle like it was nothin'.

  • He can even conjure up Superman's Kryptonian powers for himself.

  • That's right.

  • This guy can just decide to be Superman for a day.

  • Wiz: With his mighty magic fate has turned buildings into dust, thrown a planet into a sun and physically held back the destruction of the universe.

  • Boomstick: The Helmet just the Helmet once flew through space so fast it reached the velocity of god.

  • And then bounced off the edge of the universe.

  • What the hell does that even mean!?

  • Wiz: Fate has regenerated his body from a single thought, withstood hits from the likes of Superman and Ultraman and somehow survived in a dimension of reality where literally nothing exists.

  • Boomstick: Who the hell is writin' this crap?

  • Wiz: Also when DC decided to reboot their entire comic line: Fate was one of the only characters to survive the crisis that litter really collapsed the multiverse.

  • Boomstick: But he does have one big weakness: The helmet is Nabu and Nabu was the source of Fate's powers so if you remove the helmet he loses his magic.

  • Wiz: For the most Kent does possess some magical ability of his own like telekinesis and super strength but he's not even remotely close to the potential of Dr. Fate.

  • And even further from the truth fate.

  • When the souls of a man a woman and a god come together; in this case Kent, Enza and Nabu they create Dr. Fate's ultimate state of being.

  • An entity with enough power to rip the universe of heart and effortlessly overpower other Lords of Order and Chaos.

  • Boomstick: Sadly like all menage to scenarios keepin' this goin' for too long could destroy all three of 'em.

  • So Fate doesn't go final form unless he absolutely has to.

  • Wiz: Still the people of the cosmos can sleep easy knowing Fate is on their side.

  • Fate: Your fate is utterly binding.

  • Clark: Who are you?

  • Fate: Let me show you my friend.

  • Wiz: Alright the combatants are set.

  • Let's end this debate once and for all.

  • Boomstick: But first I'll teach you how to be a wizard in the kitchen.

  • Right now you're probably shoutin' at your screen: "where do i sign up?!"

  • So check out this week's menu and get your 3 meals free at blueapron.com/battle.

  • That's Blueapron.com/Battle to get your first free meals free.

  • But right now, IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Fate: STEPHEN STRANGE!

  • It has come to my attention that there are two Sorcerer Supremes in this existence...

  • I am here to resolve this embarrassment.

  • Strange: I see somebody needs a lesson in manners...

  • Announcer: FIGHT

  • Fate: Pitiful.

  • Strange: Taste the Flames of the Faltine!

  • How's that for embarrassment?

  • Fate: Fool.

  • You are merely a doctor...

  • I am a god!

  • April: This is April 'O Ne--

  • Strange: Aha! I understand your power now.

  • So the god is just a man in disguise.

  • Let's see how you fare without--

  • Fate: Shut up!

  • Strange: Oshtur! Grant me the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!

  • Fate: A friend once told me the helmet doesn't make the man...

  • But I will use it!

  • Witness your true fate!

  • Strange: I can't stop you here...

  • But maybe...in there!

  • By a hoary host of Haggath.

  • Where am I?

  • Fate: Doctor Strange.

  • Welcome to our home.

  • Welcome to the end!

  • Announcer: KO

  • Boomstick: So uh...

  • Don't doctors take an oath to never take a life or whatever?

  • Wiz: Analyzing this matchup was bizarre.

  • You might even say it was...

  • "Strange"?

  • Boomstick: Save the puns Wiz that's my job.

  • But yeah, but these doctor wizards were so stupidly powerful tryin' to find their limit was like lookin' for a needle in a haystack.

  • But nobody remembered to put the needle there in the first place.

  • Wiz: With their maximum potential seemingly unmeasurable it's easy to make an argument for either one to win.

  • If given the chance Strange could have certainly say stolen Fate's powers or maybe even just willed him out of existence.

  • Boomstick: I bet plenty of Strange fans are letting us know how in the comments below.

  • Wiz: And that's fine.

  • But DEATH BATTLE! looks at the larger picture to find the most likely outcome of them all.

  • And Fate simply held the advantage on a grander scale.

  • Strange may have fought a 5,000 year war but Nabu's who's been around since the beginning of the universe over 10 billion years.

  • He definitely had way more experience.

  • Wiz: Fate also had the advantage in casting the majority of his spells non-verbally, while many of Strange's require specific hand movements and incantations.

  • Still, it was only a matter of time until the Eye of Agamotto informed Strange of Fate's one weakness.

  • Boomstick: Depowerin' him wasn't as easy as you'd think.

  • He had his own magic and his superhuman strength was something Strange didn't have at all.

  • Basically, anything Strange could do, Fate could do it too, but even more.

  • Wiz: Remember how Strange cast a spell which moved him 6 quadrillion times the speed of light?

  • Boomstick: Yep.

  • Now remember how Fate's helmet flew from Earth to the edge of the universe and back?

  • Wiz: It took about one year to make this trip.

  • Given the estimated scope of the observable and unknown universe, a trip of this magnitude would require the helmet to fly nearly 28 decillion times the speed of light.

  • That's over 4 quintillion times faster than Strange.

  • Boomstick: Look at it this way: Stange was a man borrowin' the powers of a god, while Fate's a god borrowin' a man.

  • Plus, that power boost with Inza's soul from the amulet put Fate on a level above the gods in his universe.

  • Something Strange can't really do himself.

  • Wiz: Both Doctor Strange and Doctor Fate possessed incomprehensibly impressive magic, but Fate held more experience, greater physical abilities, and a wider range of talents.

  • Boomstick: Which left Stephen stuck with a "Strange" twist of "Fate".

  • Wiz: The winner is Doctor Fate.

  • Chad: Thanks for watching guys if you want exclusive commentary on this episode click that box right over there.

  • Ben: And if you want the battle music for yourself there's a download link in the description.

  • Chad: See you next time.

(Cues: Wiz & Boomstick - Brandon Yates)

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