Tuesday, January 22, 2019

The Ultimate Showdown (Of Ultimate Destiny)


The video can be found here

"The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" is a song released in 2005 by indie artist Lemon Demon, better known as Neil Cicierega. It was also released on video hosting platforms at the time of it's creations, most notably on NewGrounds for it's popular flash music video (shown above). This video features animations by Shawn Vulliez and Cicierega, and it is among one of my favorite videos online.

The video starts with "Godzilla just hoppin' around Tokyo City like a big playground", introducing our first fighter, kaiju monster Godzilla, until Batman comes out of the shadows, making his entrance known by throwing a Bat-Grenade at him. As Godzilla goes to attack Batman, Shaquille O'Neal blocks him and unleashes a can of Shaq-Fu, just for Aaron Carter, singer of the hit single "That's How I Beat Shaq", and start beating him up. Carter and Shaq and then promptly run over by the Bat-Mobile, and as the vehicle is making it's way back into the Bat-Cave, Abraham Lincoln comes backs from the dead and takes out an AK-47 from his hat, mortally wounding Batman. Right when Lincoln runs out of bullets, Optimus Prime shows up and scares him off. This is just the first verse.

Godzilla and Optimus Prime begin fighting, with Godzilla taking a large chunk out of the robot's side, Cicierega explains that it is the same way Scruff McGruff, the Crime Dog, would take a bite out of crime. Shaq comes out of a short coma after being ran over and tries to join back in the fight, and Jackie Chan leaps onto his back. Abraham Lincoln chases a wounded Batman with a machete he also pulled out of his hat, until he is tripped by Indiana Jones' whip. Godzilla then tried to sneak up on Indiana, but Batman had stolen his gun and shot it at him, only for him to miss and almost hit Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan and Abraham Lincoln both tried to jump at Optimus Prime at the same time so the both collided and were hit by a Care Bear Stare.

Just to date the song, a bridge comes on that describes the strongest man alive at the time, Chuck Norris. During his introduction he, 1) kicks Indiana Jones so hard in the crotch that all of his bones shatter, and 2) basically murders Batman by crushing his head between his thighs.

Suddenly a barrage of characters come out to stop Norris, including: Gandalf (The Grey and The White) from Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, the Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, the Blue Meanie from Yellow Submarine, Cowboy Curtis and Jambi the Genie from Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Robocop, the Terminator, Captain Kirk and Spock from Star Trek: The Original Series, Darth Vader from Star Wars, Lo-Pan from Big Trouble in Little China, the original superhero, Superman, all 150+ Power Rangers, Bill and Ted from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Doctor Octopus from The Amazing Spider-Man comics, and Hulk Hogan. They all "Beat Chuck Norris in his cowboy ass". After apparently another century of fighting, the winner was finally reigned. The only person to survive the years upon years of war, was Mr. Rogers, who immediately kills himself afterwards.

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