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counting down our picks for the top 10
epic cartoon showdowns if you like this
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mojo your source for all things pop
culture celebrity and entertainment for
this list we’re taking a look at the
most rousing dramatic and awesome fights
from animated shows since many of the
show downs contain key plot points
boiler alert is now in effect
number 10 Superman versus Darkseid
Superman the animated series this
beloved series concluded with a
thrilling two-part episode in which
Darkseid brainwashes the Man of Steel
breaking free from his enemies control
Superman ventures to apocalypse to
settle the score part of what makes the
showdown so epic is that there are no
armies henchman or sidekicks providing
backup it’s just too godlike beings
clashing in a battle of good versus evil
on top of that it’s rare to see a
villain who can actually rival
Superman’s physical strength while the
hellish background only adds to the
Superman proves victorious by using
Darkseid’s own powers against him that
may help you master gently in a twist
worthy of a Shakespearean tragedy
Darkseid subjects still stand by their
cruel leader number nine pops versus
aunty pops Regular Show regular show
focuses on little problems you typically
see in a sitcom that somehow spiral out
of control to result in absurd with
ventures the series climaxes with a
regular epic final battle in which pops
fights his corrupt brother with the
whole universe on the line the Coliseum
fight utilizes every major character as
there’s even a clever callback to the
first episode as time seemingly resets
things also get super meta as pops zooms
past the show’s title in order to
prevent a reboot bidding farewell to
Mordecai and Rigby Hobbes makes the
ultimate sacrifice by hurling himself
and anti pops into the Sun good show
number 8 Teen Titans vs the Brotherhood
of Evil Teen Titans Teen Titans is one
of the most beloved cartoons to ever get
canceled prematurely but at least the
final season delivered a stellar
showdown between our heroes than the
Brotherhood of Evil for a fight of this
magnitude it wasn’t enough to just
include Robin Starfire cyborg Beast Boy
and Raven the teenage crime fighters had
to bring a whole army of Titans together
in order to best their enemy
[Music]
the ensuing battle packs in so much
fast-paced action and memorable
character moments that repeat viewings
are a must
united as one the titans outwit the
brain leaving him with a serious case of
brain freeze you know for someone so
smart bringing all these guys together
was pretty stupid number seven
Twilight Sparkle versus Lord Thai Rak My
Little Pony Friendship is Magic you
wouldn’t expect a My Little Pony series
to be action-packed
let alone epic Friendship is Magic is a
surprisingly gripping show however and
the season 4 finale went all out our
heroes face their greatest threat yet
when a centaur named tyreq threatens
Equestria this entire season had been
building towards something huge as the
mane 6 unknowingly collected the keys
that would unlock the tree of Harmony’s
powers by showing discord the true
meaning of friendship Twilight and
company are able to access the sixth key
and a mysterious rainbow magic the final
confrontation with tyreq earns
comparison to Sailor Moon and even
Dragon Ball Z demonstrating just how
[Music]
number six Danny Phantom versus pariah
dark Danny Phantom we’re going ghosts
Danny Phantom went up against some
pretty formidable foes over the years
but none gave the teenage superhero a
greater run for his money than the ghost
King KK a pariah dark with a MIDI Park
in the ghost zone at stake Danny blasts
off and a Fenton ecto skeleton to
challenge the king in his undead army he
also establishes once and for all that
his alter ego is Danny Phantom and not
invisible it’s not invisible its phantom
Danny can’t reach the castle by himself
though and so enemies must become
temporary allies when Danny and pariah
dark faceoff mano-a-mano our hero gets
an advantage by duplicating himself and
robbing the king of his own crown number
five splinter versus shredder Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles if you defeat me
you will have nothing
across the various reboots splinter and
shredder have had several epic showdowns
but it was their first confrontation in
the 2012 series that packed in arguably
the most enthralling fight choreography
and compelling drama luring his old
enemy to his lair autocue Saki is
surprised to find that Hamato Yoshi has
become a rat what
of course shredder has a few surprises
of his own in store for splinter the
villain gets the best of his nemesis by
dropping a major bomb shell splinters
daughter is alive and shredder has been
raising her
although splinter manages to unmask
shredder a vengeful karai intervenes in
a heartbreaking turn splinter is forced
number four Bumblebee and Optimus Prime
versus Megatron
Transformers Prime how could we have a
list like this without the Autobots and
Decepticons since there have been so
many incarnations of transformers we had
no shortage of epic showdowns to choose
from transformers prime set a new
standard though as Optimus Prime and
Megatron faced off in an outerspace
battle with the fate of the world
hanging in the balance as the Rock’em
Sock’em robots match climaxes it appears
Megatron has Optimus bested
during your Scout in the all the villain
is vanquished at the last second however
when bumblebee emerges and stabs him
with a sword getting to hear bumblebees
voice only sweetens the deal talk about
a battle worthy of this beloved
franchise you took my voice you will
number three jack versus aku Samurai
Jack for the longest time it looked like
Samurai Jack had peaked with the black
and white shinobi warrior fight when the
series was brought back for a final
season however fans finally got the
confrontation they had been waiting for
final fight between Jack and aku the
riveting showdown additionally
incorporates an army of fan paper
characters including the canine
archaeologists the Spartans and The
Scotsman even the Robo Samurai turns up
its aku’s daughter a she who ironically
gives Jack the upper hand using her
once there Jack is able to finish a coup
before he took over the world preventing
a miserable future it’s he’s done number
two ahsoka tano versus Darth Vader Star
darth sidious his clash with Savage
Opress and Darth Maul was a highlight of
the Clone Wars series Star Wars rebels
managed to outshine his predecessor
though with this showdown that had been
years in the making our long awaited TV
has come knowing that Anakin Skywalker
would become Darth Vader fans had been
eager to see a confrontation between the
this episode delivered all of the
emotion one would expect with the
students seeing her teacher for the
monster he’s become everything from the
scenery to the choreography to the music
exemplifies Star Wars at its absolute
best in true Empire Strikes Back form
their lightsaber duel doesn’t have the
happiest outcome either before we get to
our topic here are a few honorable
number one anger PSA’s Ozai Avatar The
Last Airbender Avatar The Last Airbender
couldn’t have finished on a more fitting
note delivering an emotional
exhilarating and exquisitely animated
climax while Zuko and Katara’s face off
with Azula was deeply personal the
entire series have been working towards
Aang’s final fight with Fire Lord Ozai
their battle overflows with mind-blowing
imagery that will remain forever burned
in our heads visuals aside it’s our
investment in Aang that makes this
sequence so mesmerizing we all wondered
how Aang would defeat Ozai without
the noble Airbender ultimately discovers
a peaceful route stripping those I of
aspire vending powers just as angry
stores order to the world this showdown
finds the perfect balance of action and
drama do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
epic cartoon showdowns if you like this
video then you’ll love the original
content over at our sister channel ms
mojo your source for all things pop
culture celebrity and entertainment for
this list we’re taking a look at the
most rousing dramatic and awesome fights
from animated shows since many of the
show downs contain key plot points
boiler alert is now in effect
number 10 Superman versus Darkseid
Superman the animated series this
beloved series concluded with a
thrilling two-part episode in which
Darkseid brainwashes the Man of Steel
breaking free from his enemies control
Superman ventures to apocalypse to
settle the score part of what makes the
showdown so epic is that there are no
armies henchman or sidekicks providing
backup it’s just too godlike beings
clashing in a battle of good versus evil
on top of that it’s rare to see a
villain who can actually rival
Superman’s physical strength while the
hellish background only adds to the
Superman proves victorious by using
Darkseid’s own powers against him that
may help you master gently in a twist
worthy of a Shakespearean tragedy
Darkseid subjects still stand by their
cruel leader number nine pops versus
aunty pops Regular Show regular show
focuses on little problems you typically
see in a sitcom that somehow spiral out
of control to result in absurd with
ventures the series climaxes with a
regular epic final battle in which pops
fights his corrupt brother with the
whole universe on the line the Coliseum
fight utilizes every major character as
there’s even a clever callback to the
first episode as time seemingly resets
things also get super meta as pops zooms
past the show’s title in order to
prevent a reboot bidding farewell to
Mordecai and Rigby Hobbes makes the
ultimate sacrifice by hurling himself
and anti pops into the Sun good show
number 8 Teen Titans vs the Brotherhood
of Evil Teen Titans Teen Titans is one
of the most beloved cartoons to ever get
canceled prematurely but at least the
final season delivered a stellar
showdown between our heroes than the
Brotherhood of Evil for a fight of this
magnitude it wasn’t enough to just
include Robin Starfire cyborg Beast Boy
and Raven the teenage crime fighters had
to bring a whole army of Titans together
in order to best their enemy
[Music]
the ensuing battle packs in so much
fast-paced action and memorable
character moments that repeat viewings
are a must
united as one the titans outwit the
brain leaving him with a serious case of
brain freeze you know for someone so
smart bringing all these guys together
was pretty stupid number seven
Twilight Sparkle versus Lord Thai Rak My
Little Pony Friendship is Magic you
wouldn’t expect a My Little Pony series
to be action-packed
let alone epic Friendship is Magic is a
surprisingly gripping show however and
the season 4 finale went all out our
heroes face their greatest threat yet
when a centaur named tyreq threatens
Equestria this entire season had been
building towards something huge as the
mane 6 unknowingly collected the keys
that would unlock the tree of Harmony’s
powers by showing discord the true
meaning of friendship Twilight and
company are able to access the sixth key
and a mysterious rainbow magic the final
confrontation with tyreq earns
comparison to Sailor Moon and even
Dragon Ball Z demonstrating just how
[Music]
number six Danny Phantom versus pariah
dark Danny Phantom we’re going ghosts
Danny Phantom went up against some
pretty formidable foes over the years
but none gave the teenage superhero a
greater run for his money than the ghost
King KK a pariah dark with a MIDI Park
in the ghost zone at stake Danny blasts
off and a Fenton ecto skeleton to
challenge the king in his undead army he
also establishes once and for all that
his alter ego is Danny Phantom and not
invisible it’s not invisible its phantom
Danny can’t reach the castle by himself
though and so enemies must become
temporary allies when Danny and pariah
dark faceoff mano-a-mano our hero gets
an advantage by duplicating himself and
robbing the king of his own crown number
five splinter versus shredder Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles if you defeat me
you will have nothing
across the various reboots splinter and
shredder have had several epic showdowns
but it was their first confrontation in
the 2012 series that packed in arguably
the most enthralling fight choreography
and compelling drama luring his old
enemy to his lair autocue Saki is
surprised to find that Hamato Yoshi has
become a rat what
of course shredder has a few surprises
of his own in store for splinter the
villain gets the best of his nemesis by
dropping a major bomb shell splinters
daughter is alive and shredder has been
raising her
although splinter manages to unmask
shredder a vengeful karai intervenes in
a heartbreaking turn splinter is forced
number four Bumblebee and Optimus Prime
versus Megatron
Transformers Prime how could we have a
list like this without the Autobots and
Decepticons since there have been so
many incarnations of transformers we had
no shortage of epic showdowns to choose
from transformers prime set a new
standard though as Optimus Prime and
Megatron faced off in an outerspace
battle with the fate of the world
hanging in the balance as the Rock’em
Sock’em robots match climaxes it appears
Megatron has Optimus bested
during your Scout in the all the villain
is vanquished at the last second however
when bumblebee emerges and stabs him
with a sword getting to hear bumblebees
voice only sweetens the deal talk about
a battle worthy of this beloved
franchise you took my voice you will
number three jack versus aku Samurai
Jack for the longest time it looked like
Samurai Jack had peaked with the black
and white shinobi warrior fight when the
series was brought back for a final
season however fans finally got the
confrontation they had been waiting for
final fight between Jack and aku the
riveting showdown additionally
incorporates an army of fan paper
characters including the canine
archaeologists the Spartans and The
Scotsman even the Robo Samurai turns up
its aku’s daughter a she who ironically
gives Jack the upper hand using her
once there Jack is able to finish a coup
before he took over the world preventing
a miserable future it’s he’s done number
two ahsoka tano versus Darth Vader Star
darth sidious his clash with Savage
Opress and Darth Maul was a highlight of
the Clone Wars series Star Wars rebels
managed to outshine his predecessor
though with this showdown that had been
years in the making our long awaited TV
has come knowing that Anakin Skywalker
would become Darth Vader fans had been
eager to see a confrontation between the
this episode delivered all of the
emotion one would expect with the
students seeing her teacher for the
monster he’s become everything from the
scenery to the choreography to the music
exemplifies Star Wars at its absolute
best in true Empire Strikes Back form
their lightsaber duel doesn’t have the
happiest outcome either before we get to
our topic here are a few honorable
number one anger PSA’s Ozai Avatar The
Last Airbender Avatar The Last Airbender
couldn’t have finished on a more fitting
note delivering an emotional
exhilarating and exquisitely animated
climax while Zuko and Katara’s face off
with Azula was deeply personal the
entire series have been working towards
Aang’s final fight with Fire Lord Ozai
their battle overflows with mind-blowing
imagery that will remain forever burned
in our heads visuals aside it’s our
investment in Aang that makes this
sequence so mesmerizing we all wondered
how Aang would defeat Ozai without
the noble Airbender ultimately discovers
a peaceful route stripping those I of
aspire vending powers just as angry
stores order to the world this showdown
finds the perfect balance of action and
drama do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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