(*Cues: Invader - Jim Johnston*)
"Okay team. How about we watch another death battle? Last episode was pretty unique. I look forward to more episodes like that. But right now, I want a speed based death battle," Ruby said.
Having a semblance that boosts speed, Ruby looked forward to combatants who either run fast or run a lot. She'll be seeing that soon enough.
Once everyone settled down, Ruby hit play to begin the video.
Wiz: To be the elite, you must surround yourself with the best of the best. Whether you band together to save the world, or just a worthless plot of land.
"Nah. I'd rather save the world," Ruby retorted.
Boomstick: And every good team needs a good hit and runner.
Ruby's ears perked up. Yang noticed this. "I suppose someone is interested in today's episode," Yang smiled.
Ruby was excited. Hit and run is one of her favorite strategies.
Wiz: Like Tracer, the spunky agent of Overwatch.
Boomstick: And The Scout, the Boston-born merc of Team Fortress. 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.
Tracer
(*Cues: Overwatch - The World Could Always Use More Heroes*)
Wiz: Thirty years from the present, mankind would become careless. Their machine servants rose up to fight for freedom, and so began a worldwide war.
"Luckily for us, Remnant doesn't suffer from such problems," Weiss said. "Especially in Atlas."
Boomstick: But one organization stood between world peace and total chaos: Overwatch, a team consisting of the world's greatest scientists, cyborgs, ninjas, cowboys, and pilots.
Blake's attention was on ninjas. She is just fascinated by them.
Background:
Real Name: Lena Oxton
Age: 26
Height: 5'4" | 162 cm
Birthplace: London, England
Became a full member of Overwatch by age 21
Agent ID: 3945_50
Specializes in hit-and-run tactics (Ruby likes this strategy)
Favorite catchphrase: "Cheers, love! The cavalry's here!"
Wiz: Including Lena Oxton, codename: Tracer. The youngest pilot ever inducted into Overwatch's flight program, Tracer is a free-spirited and fearless flying ace, always laughing in the face of danger.
"Kind of like you two huh?" Weiss told Ruby and Yang. Both sisters are always having fun, even through their battles against the grimm.
Boomstick: After helping secure world peace, no big deal, right? She was chosen to test a new prototype fighter jet...which could teleport!
"Even Atlas's technology isn't that advanced," Weiss commented.
Wiz: But then everything went horribly wrong. Instead of teleporting from Point A to B, the fighter jet accidentally transported her through time.
RWBY gasped at the scary image of being trapped and lost in time.
(*Cues: Overwatch - Collection Screen Theme*)
Boomstick: How do you accidentally create a time machine and put it in a fighter jet?
Wiz: A word to the wise, this is why you use animals before moving to human trials, like I always do.
Ruby got really annoyed. "No! I would never sacrifice Zwei for anything!"
Wiz: Anyways, Tracer essentially existed as a ghost, uncontrollably phasing in and out of time. It looked like Overwatch's prized pilot would be decommissioned forever.
"That's just sad and scary," Blake said.
Boomstick: Until her teammate, good friend, and gorilla scientist Winston made a special techno doohickey to keep her locked in the present.
(*Cues: Overwatch - Rally the Heroes*)
Wiz: This Chronal Accelerator doesn't just anchor Tracer's time displacement. It also gives her two different ways to manipulate her own time flow. In a near instant, she can zoom approximately 23 feet away. This Blink ability is not true teleportation, but instead speeds up time only for Tracer, while propelling her in any given direction.
Boomstick: What?
"Yeah. This is too complicated," Yang said, holding her head.
Wiz: She can briefly jump herself forward in time, though from an outside view, it looks like a blur.
Boomstick: Got it.
"Huh. Makes more sense. Kind of," Yang finished.
Wiz: More than that, she can also reverse time for herself with the Recall ability, which returns Tracer's health and spatial position back to where they were a few seconds before. While usually, Recall only turns back three seconds, in some instances, she's gone as far back as fifteen.
"How does that work? Can it be controlled at all? That doesn't sound very safe to me," Weiss said.
"At least you get your health back," Ruby added.
Arsenal:
Chronal Accelerator (Ruby's favorite)
Blink: Boosts user in any direction, Blinks recharge every 3 seconds
Recall: Rewinds self-time
Pulse Pistols
Draws power from Chronal Accelerator
Mag Sizer: 20 rounds per pistol
Pulse Bomb (Yang's favorite)
Blast Radius: 10 feet | 3 meters
Charges over time
Boomstick: Well, thank God her weapons aren't as confusing as that shit! She carries dual rapid fire Pulse Pistols as her primary pain dispensers, each can empty twenty rounds in a single second.
Wiz: But what the Pulse Pistols have in power, they sorely lack in range and accuracy.
"They look pretty strong, but the lack of range ruins it for me. I'd rather stick with Ember Celica," Yang commented.
Boomstick: Good thing she also has her Pulse Bombs! I'll put it this way, pretty much anybody she sticks this thing to, has exactly two seconds to make their peace before going to the big capture point in the sky.
"So. It just sends enemies flying basically," Blake summarized.
Wiz: Tracer maximizes her unique weaponry with hit and run tactics, frustrating her enemies and making her very difficult to pin down.
Ruby smiled with pride.
Boomstick: Yeah, in addition to blinking and recalling all over the place, she can jump fifteen feet in the air.
"Wow. Just like a bunny faunus. Like Velvet. Right, Blake?" Yang asked.
"I wouldn't know for sure, Yang," Blake answered.
Feats:
Survived time displacement
Can avoid sniper fire (Ruby: Crescent Rose can't hit her?)
Successfully disarmed Widowmaker
Can jump over 10 feet
Defeated Widowmaker & Reaper
Survived a 3 story fall
Helped end the Omnic Crisis
Wiz: She's disarmed the highly trained and literally cold-blooded assassin, Widowmaker, protected the Doomfist gauntlet from theft, and even once avoided a sniper shot from just thirty feet away! A sniper round usually travels almost 1,800 miles per hour when fired, meaning Tracer had to react within one-hundredth of a second.
"You're sniper is useless against her, Ruby," Weiss retorted.
"Heh heh," Ruby laughed lightly.
Boomstick: Unfortunately, that bullet found another target.
[We see Mondatta fall and his lights go out]
Boomstick: (sighs) Rest in peace, Robot Gandhi.
(*Cues: Alive - Overwatch*)
"How unfortunate. That peacemaker was at the wrong place at the wrong time," Blake signed.
Wiz: Although Tracer is a slippery opponent on the battlefield, her chronal accelerator has its limits. If used too many times in succession, it can overheat, forcing Tracer to wait for a recharge. As her pistols are linked to the accelerator, this can sometimes cause them to overload as well.
Boomstick: Plus, she's a pilot first, and not exactly a crack shot while on foot, if she doesn't get in close, she's not hitting anything but air.
"Those are some very concerning flaws," Weiss pointed out.
Wiz: In spite of that, Tracer doesn't let any of it get her down. Wherever there's danger, she'll be there in the blink of an eye, with a cocky smile and a barrage of bullets.
"At least Tracer is having fun. She refuses to let that bring her down. I respect that," Ruby smiled.
Boomstick: Wait, whatever happened to that time-warping fighter jet?
Wiz: I don't know…
"Did Overwatch seriously forget about the jet?" Blake said without emotion.
(Tracer hides and sees two young boys staring at her)
Tracer: Uh, don't worry, luvs, cavalry's here!
Tracer has mastered the hit and run tactic, through fighting and accomplishment. Ruby loves the hit and run tactic as well as the Chronal Accelerator. Weiss likes the technology, while Blake admires Tracer's steadfast attitude. Being a fan of explosions, Yang likes the Pulse Bombs.
The Scout
(*Cues: Team Fortress 2 - Archimedes*)
Wiz: In the year 1850, an extremely wealthy entrepreneur passed away, leaving his family land and business to his two sons. But like brothers are prone to do, they ended up fighting over each other's land right off the bat.
"Great. This is going to be like Red vs. Blue, isn't it? With all the dumb dolts arguing over nonsense," Wess complained.
Boomstick: This went on for decades, and then the brothers began recruiting mercenaries to literally wage war. And that's when things really got out of control.
RWBY was saddened by this, especially Ruby and Yang. "Why do they have to fight? They're brothers! Siblings! Can't they share?" Ruby said.
Yang calmed her sister down. "At least you and I have a healthy, good relationship, lil sis."
Ruby was grateful she had Yang as a sister, even if she was her half-sister.
(*Cues: Team Fortress 2 - Drunken Pipe Bomb*)
Wiz: Each hired gun contributed with their own specialized expertise.
Boomstick: The Sniper killed from afar, The Engineer slaughtered with machines, and The Heavy mowed people down with the biggest goddamn gun they'd ever seen. What kind of sandwiches were they feeding that guy?
"The Sniper sounds cool," Ruby said.
"The Engineer has some interesting machines," Weiss retorted.
"The Heavy has such an awesome gun. I want that gun so bad," Yang fantasized.
I wonder if there are ninjas, Blake thought in her mind.
Background:
Real Name: Unknown
Born: Boston, Massachusetts
Height: 5'10" | 178 cm
The youngest of eight boys
Expert in hit-and-run tactics (Ruby: Yay! More hit and runners)
Self-proclaimed ladies' man
Knows how to Tango
Wiz: But one everyman only relied on his cunning, his two feet, and a baseball bat. This was The Scout. Born in Boston, Massachusetts in the 1950s, the mercenary only known as Scout was the runt among seven older brothers.
Weiss put her hands on her hips. "Doesn't Jaune have seven older sisters? I suppose Jaune is the runt of his family. Not too surprising considering the dolt is constantly vomiting all over the place."
Boomstick: And all of them loved to wander the town looking for a good fight. Problem was, Scout's brothers were so big and tough, the fight would be over before he could get the chance to throw his own punches.
"Yep. He's the weakest alright," Yang stated.
Wiz: Desperate to fight alongside his siblings, Scout realized that what he lacked in strength, he could make up for in speed.
"Yeah! Ignore strength. Speed is everything!" Ruby cheered.
(*Cues: Team Fortress 2 - Faster Than a Speeding Bullet*)
Boomstick: So he started running, and running, and running, until one day, he was fast enough to not only keep up, but get ahead.
"Man. Seeing this makes me want to run more 5Ks," Ruby said.
Wiz: Speed was his moniker, delivering pain was his game, and somewhere along the way, he even learned how to jump off of thin air. Suddenly, the pathetic runt of the pack became the smart mouth terror of Boston.
The Scout: Grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brotha', I hurt people!
"He even sort of sounds like Jaune," Weiss huffed at the image of Jaune.
(*Cues: Team Fortress 2 - Main Theme*)
Arsenal:
Baseball Bat
Winger pistol
Mag Size: 5 rounds
Increases jump height
Scattershot Shotgun
Mag Size: 6 rounds
Force-A-Nature Shotgun (Yang likes shotguns of different kinds)
Mag Size: 2 rounds
Flying Guillotine butcher knife
Bonk! Atomic Punch
Grants 8 seconds of invulnerability
Makes firearms unusable
Contains at minimum 11 lbs of sugar
Boomstick: The only thing he was lacking was discipline. Which he could get in the military, but that didn't sound like any fun, so he became a mercenary instead. Scout travels light, relying on a lovely shotgun and a baseball bat. Yes, a baseball bat. This guy is crazy enough to try and take out a rocket launcher-wielding Soldier with a pop fly.
"He's brave, I'll give him that," Blake said. "Or maybe reckless."
Wiz: Which surprisingly works. Opponents are stunned by the size of his balls, both literally and figuratively, leaving them open for Scout to race up and finish them off with his guns.
Yang laughed really hard. Ruby was confused as to why Yang was laughing.
"What's so funny, Yang?" Ruby asked.
"You don't want to know, Ruby," Blake said while blushing. Weiss facepalmed at Yang's sense of humor.
Boomstick: While he's got a Pistol for pin-point accuracy, Scout's favorite tools for killing are definitely shotguns. The Scattergun is a confusing miracle of shotgun-gineering that can somehow hold six shots in a double-barrel, and is reloaded via divine intervention when you pull its lever. It's like the baby of a shotgun, rifle, and a revolver. But his most powerful gun is the Force-A-Nature.
"Wow. That's so many guns in one," Ruby was amazed.
(*Cues: Team Fortress 2 - Intruder Alert*)
Boomstick: A shotgun that only has two shots, but kicks so hard, it can boost him even higher into the air.
"That is some seriously flawed logic," Weiss crossed her arms.
Wiz: Regardless, a well-placed shot can quickly take down almost any mother mercenary. To make the Force-A-Nature even more ridiculous, he can strap a can of energy drink called Bonk! Atomic Punch to it, which somehow gives him five more midair jumps.
Boomstick: That's right, this guy flies with shotguns. But that's not all the soda has to offer. With just a sip of Bonk, Scout becomes totally invincible for eight seconds, but he can't use any of his guns at that time.
Yang whistled. "That soda sounds really tasty."
Wiz: Probably due to the shakes, Bonk contains several hundred times the daily recommended sugar intake. An adult male's suggested daily dosage is 25 grams, meaning Bonk contains, at minimum, eleven pounds of sugar. So much sugar, he can't take another drink for at least twenty seconds, and on top of that, it's radioactive.
"You might want to think twice before you drink something like that, Yang," Blake advised Yang.
Boomstick: You gotta have one tough body to handle that stuff, tough enough to survive the onslaught of three rockets at once, or to swing a baseball bat hard enough to send a guy flying eighty feet away.
"But Bonk contains so many benefits. It's like the perfect drink for me," Yang said. "And besides, all this talk about Bonk is making me thirsty. I wonder if there is a soda nearby."
Wiz: Possibly due to long-term Bonk exposure, but testing is still out.
Feats:
Killed a bear with one strike
Survived three rockets
Helped kill the Bread Monster (Ruby laughed)
Survives frequent use of Bonk! Atomic Punch (Yang: I really want Bonk!)
Defeated the Heavy in close-quarters combat
Can outrun sentry gun auto-targeting
Survived having a dove surgically embedded in his chest
Boomstick: Scout can defeat foes as strong as the Heavy in close quarters combat, run seventeen miles per hour for long periods of time, and even kill a bear with nothing but a hotdog suit and Amelia Earhart's skeleton. I'm serious…
Weiss had her mouth opened. "What? I don't even..." Weiss was out of loss for words.
Wiz: He has a knack for avoiding bullets, missiles, and even tentacles from a Bread monster, but at the cost of wearing little to no armor, making him a glass cannon, and true to his reckless, unrestrained personality, Scout often runs headfirst into battle, regardless of the risk.
"Reckless. Like Ruby," Weiss said.
"Hey!" Ruby yelled.
Boomstick: But if you wanna take down The Scout, your gonna have to catch him before he catches you, that means you too, ladies.
Yang and Blake blushed. Weiss rolled her eyes, while Ruby gazed on.
Scout: (to Spy) That's right, fancy pants, myself! So why don't you take your little failure, roll it up sideways, and...
(Spy points to his wristwatch)
Scout: Okay, crap, I gotta go, (he finishes a drink and goes, then peeks back in.) screw you, though.
Scout has proven himself to be a great hit and runner as well. Ruby likes his hit and run technique. Weiss likes the standard equipment. Blake admires how Scout worked his way up to compete with his brothers. Yang may like the shotguns, but she still wants to get her hands on Bonk.
"Guys. I like hit and runners. So you can imagine how hard of a time I'm having to know who to root for," Ruby said.
"Well, Tracer has those unique futuristic weapons, especially the Chronal Accelerator," Weiss reminded.
"Oh yeah. The Chronal Accelerator. I love that device." Ruby finished.
"Scout also has some silly and unpredictable tricks up his sleeve as well," Blake recalled.
"That Bonk is going to come into play. I just know it. And I want Bonk!" Yang exclaimed.
"Well then. Let's begin," Ruby was excited.
Wiz: Alright. The combatants are set. Let's end this debate once and for all.
Boomstick: It's time for a Death Battle!
Death Battle
(*Cues: S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier - Marvel VS Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds*)
Scout runs outside, seeing Tracer with a briefcase.
Scout: Alright, Asshole!
Tracer stops running.
Scout: You're toast! Woah!
Scout falls in love with Tracer.
Ruby laughed. "He really is like Jaune." Ruby remembered the many times Jaune tried to pick up Weiss with his one-liners.
Scout: Uh... hey there, hot stuff.
Tracer: 'ello!
Scout smooths his hair.
"Not even going to take your hat off?" Blake stated.
Scout: If I told you you had a great bod, would you, uh, hold it against me?
Tracer: Umm... that's nice. I was just leaving.
Weiss facepalmed. "How rude."
Scout: Oh, sure thing, come back anytime. Just, uh, put that briefcase back before ya go. Thanks.
(*Cues: Max Anarchy OST - Mortified*)
Tracer puts the briefcase on her back and whips out her guns.
Tracer: Sorry, love. Overwatch needs this mooooore than you do!
FIGHT!
Scout begins shooting his Scattergun at Tracer.
Weiss was shocked. "You're just going to kill her after falling in love with her? Again, where is the logic in that?"
Scout: Here!
Tracer dodges with her Blink ability. She begins shooting at Scout with her Pulse Pistols.
"Those pistols have bad aim. It would make more sense if Tracer brought a sniper with her," Ruby advised, fantasizing about futuristic snipers.
Scout: shit!
Scout dodges the bullets. Scout tries shooting at Tracer, but she blinks a few times, taunting him.
"Tracer should've just shot Scout right there instead of taunting him," Blake pointed out.
Scout: Yo toots! How you doing that?
Scout takes out his Force-A Nature shotgun. He shoots, but Tracer leaps into the air.
Tracer: Bombs Away!
Tracer tosses her Pulse Bomb at Scout's feet.
Scout: Oh, that's just great…
After the bomb explodes, Tracer backs away. When the smoke clears, Scout is seen drinking a can of Bonk.
Another noise of a soda can is heard. RWB turned to Yang, who is drinking a People Like Grapes soda. "What? I really want soda," Yang defended.
(*Cues: Max Anarchy OST - Mortified Instrumental*)
Scout: Supposedly this stuff'll liquefy your esophagus after just one can, but, ya know, it's also very handy when feel like, not getting blown up.
Tracer: That's not very fair!
Scout: Listen sweetheart...
Scout takes out his baseball bat.
Scout: I never play fair.
"You don't play very smart too. I mean, who brings a bat to a gunfight?" Weiss asked
(*Cues: Max Anarchy OST - Mortified again*)
Tracer shoots Scout, but Scout is unaffected. He swings his bat at Tracer.
Tracer: Is that all?
Tracer's Chronal Accelerator breaks down.
"Awww, dust bunnies!" Ruby said worriedly.
Tracer: Ah bullocks!
Scout impacts Tracer with his bat.
Scout: Batter at the plate!
Scout delivers his home run attack and sends Tracer flying in the air.
"You're a shooting star, Tracer!" Yang laughed while drinking soda.
"What does that even mean?" Blake asked.
Scout: It's outta the park!
Scout walks over to pick up the suitcase Tracer dropped after the attack. Tracer crashes through a number of barrels and a wall, severely damaged from the attack. She is bleeding as she lays on the ground.
"Ouch. That looks so painful," Ruby cringed.
(*Cues: Max Anarchy OST - Mortified Instrumental again*)
Scout arrives near Tracer, his Bonk effect fading away. He aims his gun at Tracer.
Scout: Alright doll. Fun's over.
"I'd hate to be in Tracer's position," Blake retorted. "Imagine laying on the ground, defenseless, as your enemy stands before you, ready to attack you."
Tracer grabs her side as her Chronal Accelerator starts booting up.
Tracer: Not yet, mate!
Scout fires the bullet at her face as the Chronal Accelerator becomes active again.
Tracer: The cavalry's here!
Tracer uses Recall to rewind time back to the position she was in when Scout launched her.
"Just in time. You better start taking this seriously, Tracer," Weiss advised.
(*Cues Max Anarchy OST - Mortified once more*)
Tracer heals and blinks towards Scout's location. Scout is surprised at Tracer's sudden disappearance.
Scout: shit!
"So much swearing," Ruby cringed again.
Tracer kicks Scout to the air and continues to kick him. Scout is launched to the ground. He gets up and takes out another Bonk, but Tracer stops him.
Tracer: Not this time, yankee!
Tracer blinks away with the Bonk. She reappears and places a Pulse Bomb on Scout's back.
"Time to send Scout flying!" Yang cheered.
Scout: Oh come on! Gimme a...
The bomb blows up and kills Scout. Tracer warps back to the bomb site to pick up the suitcase.
"Or explode him," Yang finished.
Tracer: Phew! Well, that was fun!
Tracer picks up the suitcase and warps away.
KO!
Tracer looks inside the suitcase and is surprised by it's contents and quickly closes it, while Archimedes flies out of Scout's hat.
Results
(*Cues: Overwatch - Overture*)
Boomstick: And he's out!
"And dead," Ruby finished.
Wiz: Scout was fast and tough, but Tracer's unique arsenal and evasiveness pulled her ahead.
Boomstick: Scout's greatest feat was potentially surviving an assault from three rockets at once, however, the rocket's point of impact is never directly shown, and since direct hits from rockets regularly obliterate far tougher mercs, it's unreasonable to assume this was any different.
"Finally. Some good logic," Weiss signed.
Wiz: Scout could sprint up to seventeen miles an hour for an extended period of time, which is slightly faster than the average humans fifteen miles per hour, but Tracer's natural reactive instinct gave her the edge. For example, avoiding that sniper round from thirty feet away means she can react twenty-five times faster than the vast majority of other human beings.
"Yeah. Crescent Rose is out of the question," Ruby laughed lightly.
(*Cues: Overwatch - Victory*)
Boomstick: Which means Tracer could avoid almost anything Scout threw at her, even when she couldn't, her Recall ability not only helped her survive but effectively ruined any of Scout's elements of surprise.
"Not even Scout's unpredictable strategies could save him," Blake retorted.
Wiz: This allowed Tracer plenty of opportunities to take him out.
Boomstick: And just like that, Scout was gone, without a trace.
Yang laughed while her teammates groaned.
Wiz: The winner is Tracer.
"That was so much fun. There is no better exercise than running. In fact, I say we run a quick lap around campus. What do you say, guys?" Ruby suggested.
"No, you dolt. We need to sleep now," Weiss stated. She turned to Yang. "And you. Enough soda. It's unhealthy for you."
"But I like soda," Yang groaned.
Blake took Yang's second soda, Dr. Piper, from her hand. "You'll get headaches overnight. Is that what you want?"
Yang groaned again as she obliged. Everyone went to their beds.
Ruby was in her bed. She smiles as she dreams of frustrating the grimm by shooting them and running at the same time. She began to wonder how much stronger she would be with the effects of Bonk, but decided not to because it's radioactive. "Good night, everyone."