Death Battle (TV Series)

Goku vs Superman 2 - The Original's Sequel (2015)

Chad James: Boomstick - Host

Quotes 

• Wizard - Host : Goku was pretty much inspired by the monkey king Sun Wukong from the Chinese novel "Journey to the West". If you have any interest in Asian culture, I highly recommend reading it, it's inspired far more than just Dragonball.

  Boomstick - Host : Throw a stone at a shelf of anime, and odds are, it hits something inspired by "Journey to the West".

• Boomstick - Host : Goku attained a new legendary form called Super Saiyan God, despite being a temporary boost, Goku's body absorbed the godly power, essentially making it his new base form. Then, after mixing its power with his Super Saiyan ability, he became a Super Sayian God Super Sayian... oh come on! There had to have been a better name! Ultra Saiyan, Master Saiyan, Super Ultra Combo with Fries Saiyan, anything but that mouthful!

• Wizard - Host : Goku is incredibly powerful, a skilled warrior, and a great character. But Superman is on a completely different level, one which really doesn't belong in versus matches like these. Sure, due to the writing style of Dragonball, Super Saiyan God Goku's exact limits are difficult to pinpoint. Also Goku will likely achieve a new form in the future, it's just how Dragonball works nowadays. However, none of that is really a factor. Goku will always have limits while Superman's maximum potential is limitless.

  Boomstick - Host : Don't believe us? Well strap in boys and girls, let's look at how Superman breaks reality! One day Superman was hanging out near Vega, the brightest star in the Lyra constellation.

  Wizard - Host : For the record, that's 25 light years from Earth, or 147 trillion miles.

  Boomstick - Host : Naturally a crisis occurred on Earth, so Superman's photographer buddy Jimmy activated his signal watch, calling for Superman's aid. And Superman arrived in a matter of minutes!

  Wizard - Host : Being a comic book, the time Superman took getting to Earth is unspecified. However, the comic never mentioned or implied any large time lapse and he arrived as the battle was ending. Even if we seriously lowball this feat to taking ten minutes, Superman would be traveling over 800 trillion miles-per-hour, over a million times the speed of light. But more impressively, Jimmy's signal watch operates by emitting a high frequency sound only Superman can hear. Which means Superman heard the signal in the vacuum of space 25 light years away. That is physically impossible, except for Superman.

  Boomstick - Host : Hohoho, you want impossible? How about the time he lifted Spectre off the ground? A guy literally made up of eternity! No, not insane enough for you? Well then how about the time Superman lifted up a book of infinite pages? That's right! Superman lifted both Eternity and Infinity!

  Wizard - Host : Though he did have some help from Wonder Woman and Shazam.

  Boomstick - Host : Hey Wiz, what's half of infinity? In-fucking-finity!

  Wizard - Host : Regardless, they have limits in their own strength, so while they were lifting a specific set part for each load, Superman was lifting everything else, which literally means everything else. Really Wonder Woman and Shazam didn't even need to be there.

• Boomstick - Host : Superman isn't just a sketch on paper. He's an ideal. Superman and Goku are more than just characters, they inspire. They show us the best of what we can become. This is why people get so passionate about this debate.

  Wizard - Host : Goku's the epitome of a self-made man in spirit and personal goals. He inspires people to work hard to achieve dreams. To many, Goku is proof that there is no struggle that cannot be overcome.

  Boomstick - Host : And the world of Dragonball fits this mold. Every obstacle Goku faces in Dragonball has a limit he can overtake. Even those called gods in his universe can be defeated and surpassed.

  Wizard - Host : And that is where Superman breaks this matchup. His world just doesn't fit the same mold.

  Boomstick - Host : Superman is an all-powerful being who is only weak to alien radiation and supernatural magic. He is not meant to be relatable. He is not meant to lose. While Goku's story is one of a man trying to be the best warrior he can be, Superman's is the story of a god trying to live amongst men. It's not about if he loses a fight, but whether about he's doing the right thing. *That's* why he stands for truth, justice, and freedom. *That's* why he doesn't wear a mask. That's why he's called the *Superman*.