Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
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The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny, often shortened to Ultimate Showdown, is a comedy music song and video released on December 7, 2005. It features music and lyrics by Lemon Demon and art and Flash animation from Shawn Vulliez (AltF4).
The work features many famous real and fictional characters, largely taken from 1980s pop culture, in a huge brawl where "...only one will survive". It gained a large cult following among web enthusiasts[1] and became the "user's choice" on December 28, 2005 on Newgrounds where it has been viewed over nine million times. It appeared on several other websites including Albino Blacksheep, Flash Portal, Transbuddha, Ultimate Gaming [2], Weebl's Stuff and then its own dedicated site: www.ultimateshowdown.org.
The song topped the "Funny Five" on The Dr. Demento Show for several weeks and was the #1 Request for 2006. [3]
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[edit] Showdown participants
The Ultimate Showdown is a bloody battle started by Godzilla and Batman. This is a list of its participants, in order of appearance in the video with notes on how they were defeated:
| Order | Fighter | Cause/Proof of death |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced during the first verse | ||
| 1 | Godzilla | Tail can be seen sticking out from behind some buildings in the final camera pan. |
| 2 | Batman | Shot by Abraham Lincoln, then his head was crushed between Chuck Norris' thighs. |
| 3 | Shaquille O'Neal | Flattened by the Batmobile, but later "came back." Can be seen lying face down next to Benito Mussolini on the left-hand pile of bodies. |
| 4 | Aaron Carter | Flattened by the Batmobile. |
| 5 | Abraham Lincoln | Hit by a Care Bear stare. Can be seen in the final camera pan.
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| 6 | Optimus Prime | Godzilla bites his head off (may have still been functioning, as Abraham Lincoln attempted to pole vault onto him after his decapitation). |
| Introduced during the second verse | ||
| 7 | Jackie Chan | Hit by a Care Bear Stare. |
| 8 | Indiana Jones | Left for dead after being kicked in the crotch by Chuck Norris. |
| 9 | A Pink Care Bear | Death not mentioned. |
| Seen during the second chorus (These fighters were in the animation, but not mentioned in the lyrics.) |
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| 10 | Neville Flynn (Samuel L. Jackson) | Attacked by snakes, a reference of Jackson's role in Snakes On A Plane. |
| 11 | Various snakes | Two can be seen on the left and right-hand piles of bodies: one under Han Solo and one under Mussolini and Eric Bauman. |
| 12 | Mario | Death not mentioned, seen fighting Sonic. |
| 13 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Death not mentioned, seen fighting Mario. |
| 14 | Santa Claus | Hit by the DeLorean from Back to the Future and launched into the air. |
| 15 | The DeLorean from Back to the Future | Death not mentioned. It time traveled out after hitting Santa. |
| 16 | Goku | Death not mentioned. |
| 17 | Eric Bauman of eBaum's World dot com | Punched down by Lowtax. Later seen lying on the left-hand pile of bodies with a bullet hole in his forehead. |
| 18 | Lowtax | Death not mentioned. |
| 19 | Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development, painted blue[4] | Top of head can be seen below Robocop and by Kirk's foot on the center pile of bodies. |
| 20 | R2-D2 | Lying near C3PO and a Jawa. |
| 21 | C3PO | Taken apart by a Jawa. |
| 22 | A Jawa | Death not mentioned. |
| 23 | Judohobo | Death not mentioned. |
| "Angels sang out in immaculate chorus. Down from the heavens, descended..." | ||
| 24 | Chuck Norris | Slaughtered by the following characters. |
| 25 | Gandalf the Grey | Death not mentioned. |
| 26 | Gandalf the White | Death not mentioned. |
| 27 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail's Black Knight | Lying on the center pile of bodiesbeneath the Terminator and Captain Kirk. |
| 28 | Benito Mussolini | Lying on the left-hand pile of bodiesnear Spock and Shaq. |
| 29 | The Blue Meanie Leader | Death not mentioned. |
| 30 | Cowboy Curtis | Death not mentioned. |
| 31 | Jambi the Genie | Death not mentioned. |
| 32 | RoboCop | Lying on the center pile of bodies with his lower legs torn off. |
| 33 | The Terminator | Lying on the center pile of bodies with its metallic face visible. |
| 34 | James T. Kirk | Lying on the center pile of bodies with blood on face and right arm. |
| 35 | Darth Vader | Death not mentioned. |
| 36 | Lo Pan | Death not mentioned. |
| 37 | Superman | Decapitated head lying on the center pile of bodies. |
| 38 | "Every Single Power Ranger" | Deaths not mentioned. |
| 39 | Bill S. Preston and Theodore Logan | Deaths not mentioned. |
| 40 | Spock | Lying on the left-hand pile of bodies with blood on his face. |
| 41 | The Rock | Death not mentioned. |
| 42 | Doc Ock | Death not mentioned. |
| 43 | Hulk Hogan | Head can be seen on the right-hand pile of bodies near Jason's mask. |
| Seen dead at the closing battle (These fighters were in the animation, but not mentioned in the lyrics.) |
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| 44 | Xenomorph | Head seen on left hand pile of bodies on the very edge of the screen. |
| 45 | Freddy Krueger | Gloved hand and part of wrist visible on the left-hand pile of bodies near Spock. |
| 46 | Jason Voorhees | Mask visible on the right-hand pile of bodies near Han Solo and Hulk Hogan. |
| 47 | Alien Hominid | Head lying at top of left-hand pile of bodies. |
| 48 | Captain Hook | Hook can be seen by Abraham Lincoln in final camera pan. |
| 49 | Harry Potter | Busted-up glasses can be seen at bottom in final camera pan. |
| 50 | Han Solo | Lying frozen in carbonite on right-hand pile of bodies. |
| 51 | Pac-Man | Can be seen dead next to a pellet in final camera pan. |
| "The champion stood, the rest saw their better..." | ||
| 52 | Mr. Rogers | "...In a blood stained sweater." Undefeated (winner), Impales himself at the end. |
All fighters die, except for Mr. Rogers. Though Mr. Rogers impales himself through the abdomen, he survives (for at least until the end of the cartoon) and actually dances despite the flood of blood pouring out of his abdomen.
The following are people that either did not participate in the battle or were only mentioned. Like previous, in order of introduction.
| Verse | Name | Shown |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin | Seen waiting in the Batcave right before Abraham Lincoln is introduced. |
| 2 | Scruff McGruff | Mentioned as Godzilla takes a bite out of Optimus Prime. |
[edit] Commentary
Both artists have previously collaborated on a parody web site, eBaumsWorldSucks.com (subtitled "Media for Dumbasses"), along with Abi Rendon (aka LegalCondom). "Lowtax" is seen punching Eric Bauman, a direct reference to this earlier work.
See also: EBaum's World and EBaum's World controversy.
Chuck Norris' central role is an example of Norris being attributed superhuman power as in the notable internet joke Chuck Norris Facts.
When Shaquille O'Neal 'opened up a can of Shaq Fu', it referenced his own fighting game, which is one of the worst games ever. Aaron Carter appearing to beat up Shaquille O'Neal is a reference to the song by Carter called "And That's How I Beat Shaq" from "Aaron's Party (Come And Get It)".
Abraham Lincoln's tombstone reads "I got a Lincoln Log," a reference to Shmorky, Zoomzip and Fragmaster's song 'Abe Lincoln' from Something Awful.
The slapping fight between Sonic the Hedgehog and Mario is an example of the many Sonic versus Mario videos which make fun of the rivalry between Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis.
The scene where Indiana Jones can't find his gun is a reference to a similar scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
In Destroy All Humans! 2, Cryptosporidium 137's clone, Crypto 138, references this song while fighting Kojira. He sings "Old Kojira was hoppin' around Takoshima city like a big playground" and then talks about how the song gets stuck in his head. Also, the black ninjas say "The Ultimate Showdown... of Ultimate Destiny!".
In the PSP game Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, the title of one of the Clank Battles is titled The Ultimate Showdown, with the subtitle saying it was the Ultimate Showdown, of Ultimate Destiny...
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Copy, paste, animate. The Toronto Star.
- ^ http://www.freewebs.com/jnmwizkid/theultimateshowdown.htm
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- ^ Boss' blue coloration is due to the fact that he is an aspiring member of The Blue man group..
