Death Battle: Charizard vs Dragonborn

Kiryu: Alright, the combatants are set. Let's end this debate once and for all.

Gwangi: It's time for a Death Battle!!!

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Walking across the snow-covered ground, the Dragonborn traversed the slope of the mountain. Ever since Alduin had been slain by the strange centaur creature, the Nord had been a bit lax in his work, his main foe of concern finally gone, even if by the hands of another evil being.

Reaching the peak of the mountain, the Dragonborn scanned the area. This place of concern was just the kind of area for a dragon to be residing at.

What he found wasn't quite what he was expecting.

Looking into the distance, the Dragonborn spotted a creature resting atop a large boulder. At first, he believed the beast to be a dragon, but as he walked towards the animal's perch, he was confused by the details. The creature was indeed very dragon-like, having broad leathery wings, horns atop a head with long jaws, and a generally draconic look, but this creature had orange skin, a yellow underbelly, blue webbing between its wings, and strangely enough, a tuft of fire on the tip of its tail.

Charizard opened his eyes and looked up at the sound of someone approaching. Upon seeing the Dragonborn approach, the Fire/Flying type Pokemon initially thought this was yet another foolhardy Trainer that wanted to catch him. Upon seeing the armor the Nord wore, and the weapons he carried, Charizard had the feeling this person wished to battle him by himself, with no Pokemon.

The Dragonborn stopped as Charizard jumped down from the boulder, the Pokemon glaring at the Nord. Pulling out his Skyforge sword and Deadric shield, the Dragonborn stood ready.

Charizard let out a roar and a quick puff of flame as he stood tall. He had been looking for a challenge lately. Hopefully this being can give him just that.

FIGHT!!!



Charging forward, the Dragonborn raised up his sword to bring the blade down upon Charizard's shoulder, only for the Pokemon to suddenly fly at the Nord. Stopping as he was taken by surprise as his opponent's speed, the Dragonborn was left vulnerable to Charizard's incoming Slash, the Fire Pokemon's claws raking across the Nord's face. Keeping up his assault, Charizard then struck the Dragonborn's chest with Dragon Claw, then opened his mouth and let loose with Flamethrower.

Acting fast, the Dragonborn raised his shield, letting the shield take the brunt of the fire. Even so, the Nord found himself being pushed backwards across the snow for a moment, and as the flames ceased, the warrior found his shield to be glowing bright red. Impressive, but the Dragonborn was not daunted.

Charizard flew forward again, only for the Dragonborn to bring his shield forward, bashing the dragon-like Pokemon in the face. Though the blow failed to harm the Fire/Flying type, it did distract him long enough for the Nord to slash as his chest with his sword, once, twice, thrice. Snarling angrily as blood trickled down from the surprisingly shallow cuts, Charizard lashed out with Shadow Claw, scoring a critical blow across the Dragonborn's chest and sending him falling onto his back.

Charizard then raised his foot to bring it down upon his foe's head, only for the Dragonborn to roll away in time. Pushing himself to his feet, the Dragonborn stood tall as Charizard prepared to unleash Flamethrower again, and with a “Fus Ro Dah!”, Charizard found himself being flung off his feet. Roaring in surprise, Charizard collided with a boulder, smashing it apart and sending chunks of rock falling upon the snow. Switching out his sword and shield for his Dwarven crossbow, the Dragonborn aimed at his fallen foe and fired an arrow.

The arrow sank into Charizard's left leg, making him stand up with a roar of pain and anger. Glaring at the Nord, the Pokemon pulled the arrow out of his leg, then crushed it to pieces in his hand. Narrowing his eyes, the Dragonborn fired another arrow at Charizard, only for the Pokemon to fly across the ground, easily dodging the incoming projectile. No matter how many times the Dragonborn tried to take aim at his foe, not a single arrow came even close to hitting Charizard.

Smirking at the futility of his opponent's attacks, Charizard then suddenly turned and flew towards the Dragonborn with a roar. Before the Nord could properly defend himself, Charizard fired a Flame Burst, the orb of fire colliding with the ground in front of the Dragonborn and exploding outwards. The Dovahkiin found himself flying backwards from the explosion, his armor glowing red and his flesh sizzling from the heat. Landing hard on his back and skidding across the snow until he collided with a tree, the Dragonborn tried to rise, only for Charizard to land down in front of him.

Clenching his teeth, the Dragonborn got to his feet just as Charizard lunged forward, the Pokemon swing his right arm forward for an incoming Dragon Claw. The Nord countered, though, by raising his shield, letting the shield take the brunt of the blow, though the Dovahkiin found himself being forced to his knees by the strength of the blow. Acting quickly, the Dragonborn switched out the Skyforge sword for Miraak's sword, before he swung the weapon forward, the blade extending into a tentacle-like whip that sliced across Charizard's chest.

Charizard roared out in pain and stepped back, allowing the Dragonborn to rise to his feet. Putting away his shield and taking out his Mace of Molag Baal, the Dragonborn started striking away upon Charizard, bashing with his mace and slicing with his sword. After a moment of this, Charizard decided he had quite enough, the Pokemon retaliating with a Dragon Claw to the Nord's face, making him yell out in pain as the warrior nearly fell to the snow-covered ground. Seizing the opportunity, Charizard lunged forward, striking his foe hard in the face with his wings in a Wing Attack.

The Dragonborn fell flat onto his back, then attempted to rise, only for Charizard's  foot to come down upon his chest, pinning him to the ground. Clenching his teeth tightly, the Dragonborn drove Miraak's sword into Charizard's leg, making the Pokemon roar in pain and step back, allowing the Nord to rise. With another “Fus Ro Dah!” the Dovahkiin sent Charizard flying across the snow, anticipating his collision against a boulder or a tree. Charizard disappointed him, though, by opening up his wings and catching himself in midair.

Glaring at his foe, Charizard flew at the Nord, letting loose with Flamethrower. Unable to dodge, the Dragonborn howled out in agony as the flames struck, his armor burning red as his flesh was scorched. Taking the attack as best as he could, though the flames were hotter than what he took from the dragons native to Skyrim, the Dovahkiin ran away from the fire as quickly as he could. Clearly he wasn't fast enough, for Charizard came down upon the man like a hawk on a rabbit, raking his claws across his back with Slash. Falling onto his face, the Dragonborn pushed himself up, the Pokemon's claws having pierced his armor and scoring his flesh, blood flowing down his back and out the gashes left in his armor.

Raising up his left hand, the Dragonborn started using a healing spell, already beginning to feel some of his wounds closing up. Before he could get very far with his healing, Charizard bit down on his shoulder, lifting the Nord up and spinning around, tossing him into the air. Opening his jaws, Charizard fired a Dragon Rage, the glowing orb plowing into the Nord's chest and exploding, sending him bouncing across the snow. Skidding to a halt, the Dovahkiin slowly stood up, feeling like his ribcage was about to cave in on itself. He needed a moment to regain health.

As the Dragonborn let out a “Raan Mir Tah!” several bears and saber cats came running into the battlefield, the mammalian predators coming right for Charizard as the Dovahkiin ran behind a boulder. Narrowing his eyes, Charizard fired a Flame Burst, the flames coming down amidst the cats and bears and exploding outwards, sending the animals flying away. As the fallen bodies burned black, the few remaining cats and bears came at Charizard, striking at the Pokemon with their claws and biting with their sharp teeth. The animals' attacks were in vain, though, for with one swipe of Shadow Claw, Charizard sliced through the cats and bears like paper, sending their bloody chunks of body parts collapsing to the snow, staining it bright red.

By this point, the Dragonborn had managed to heal himself to where he once more felt the strength to keep fighting. Stepping out from behind the boulder, the Nord had his Dwarven bow ready, taking aim right at Charizard's head and firing an arrow. Spotting the incoming arrow out of the corner of his eye, Charizard looked towards the arrow, quickly burning it to ashes with a quick blast of fire. The Dragonborn stood tall, glaring at his dragon-like foe, the Pokemon glaring back.

Spreading his wings, Charizard flew straight for his foe, roaring out in bloodlust. Acting fast, the Dragonborn yelled out “Su Grad Dun!” Immediately the Nord dashed away for a brief moment, evading Charizard as the Pokemon flew by. Though surprised by his opponent's burst of speed, Charizard was not deterred as he turned and flew down at the Nord again. Quickly the Dragonborn started firing arrows, but once again Charizard kept on dodging as he reached his foe.

Before the Dragonborn could dodge, Charizard struck him across the face with Dragon Claw, sending the Nord tumbling across the snow. The Pokemon watched on as the Dovahkiin slowly stood up. A trio of long deep gashes stretched across the Nord's face, with the first one coming dangerously close to his eyes. Even as blood flowed down his face, the Dragonborn still stood tall, glaring venom and daggers at his foe. Charizard was impressed. This human was more of a challenge than he thought. Still, that wasn't enough to save him from his fiery fury.

Raising up his hands, the Dragonborn started firing lightning bolts at his foe. Taken by surprise, Charizard was struck by an onslaught of the bolts, before he took to the skies, dodging the magical attacks. The bolts stung, but it was nowhere near the power needed to bring him down. Looking down at his foe, Charizard let loose with Flamethrower, but the Dragonborn barely managed to run away from the flames. Not willing to let up with his assault, Charizard kept the Flamethrower on his foe, forcing the Nord to run for his life. The snow melted away instantly, leaving behind soaking grass that was promptly set aflame.

Knowing he needed to do something now before he was caught up in the fire, the Dragonborn took a risk and came to a halt, looking towards Charizard while using his Unrelenting Force shout, sending the Pokemon tumbling through the air once more. Relieved that there wasn't any fire chasing him anymore, the Dovahkiin started firing lightning bolts at his foe. Wincing from the electrical shocks, Charizard decided that this was enough, before the Pokemon launched another Flame Burst. The fire exploded at the Dragonborn's feet, sending the man flying backwards and tumbling across the burnt ground.

Groaning as he pushed himself to his feet, the Dragonborn looked up to see Charizard coming at him from the sky once again. Mentally cursing the beast, the Nord quickly jumped to the side, Charizard's claws carving through the ground. Seizing the opportunity, the Dragonborn pulled out his Skyforge sword, jumping atop Charizard's back and driving the sword into the Pokemon's shoulder. Howling in pain, Charizard swung himself around, attempting to throw off his assailant. Gritting his teeth, the Dragonborn held on tightly, shoving his sword in deeper.

With an enraged roar, Charizard suddenly took to the air, the Dragonborn finding himself having to hold on for his life. Tilting his body, Charizard smashed the Dragonborn into a tree, the sheer force splintering the wood and nearly splitting it in half.

The Dragonborn was ripped from Charizard's back, his sword falling to the snow a good distance away. Just as the Nord pushed himself to his feet, Charizard landed before him, the Pokemon spreading his wings threateningly. The One They Fear raised up his Dwarven crossbow, only for Charizard to burn it to ashes with a quick blast of Flamethrower, the fire scorching the dragon slayer's hands as well. Narrowing his eyes in fury, the Dragonborn took out Wuuthrad, clutching the ax tightly.

For a moment, neither foe moved. Both studied one another intently, seeing the injuries across their bodies. The Dragonborn clenched his teeth with hate as he noticed how Charizard seemed to be in better condition. This enraged the Dovahkiin, just as how Charizard was angered by the Nord's resilience. No human had ever been capable of standing up to him like this one, but then again, the hunter proved to be more of a challenge than the Pokemon that trainers had used against him.



After a momentary pause, Charizard opened his mouth in preparation to use Flamethrower. Seeing this, the Dragonborn decided he did NOT want to receive more fire to the face.

“Wuld Nah Kest!”

The Dragonborn dashed forward, managing to run past Charizard just as the Pokemon let loose with Flamethrower. The Nord maneuvered himself behind his dragon-like foe, before swinging Wuuthrad downwards, stabbing the blade into Charizard's back. Howling in pain, Charizard quickly spun around, slashing the Dragonborn's chest with his claws and forcing the man to step back.

His wings glowing light blue, Charizard launched numerous saw disc-shaped energy blades with Air Slash. The Dovahkiin managed to raise his shield to take the assault, though he found himself being shoved backwards as each projectile struck hard against his shield. Before the Nord could lower his shield, Charizard opened his mouth, a red-orange ball forming in his maw, before a wind of flames was released. The Heat Wave also collided with the Daedric shield, the shield quickly starting to glow red from the intense temperature. The fiery wind spread over the shield, engulfing the Dragonborn and making him shout with pain, his flesh burning as his armor glowed red.

Seeing his foe in pain, Charizard then launched Dragon Rage straight for the Nord, the orb of energy striking the shield head-on. Unable to take the sheer force, the shield broke apart, the Dragon Rage continuing on to impact against the Dragonborn's chest and explode. The dragon slayer was catapulted away from the blast, the Dovahkiin smashing back-first into a tree, breaking through the wood and causing the tree to fall over.

The Dragonborn groaned as he pushed himself up, pieces of wood embedded into his back. Charizard had already taken to the skies, narrowing his eyes as he watched his foe stand. Angered, the Dragonborn decided he wanted to bring his opponent back to the ground.

“Joor Zah Frul!” The Nord let loose with his Dragonrend Shout, the Thu'um heading straight for Charizard. Snarling, the Pokemon braced himself for the attack...

...Only for the Shout to wash over him like wind on a tree.

Charizard blinked in confusion. Was that supposed to do something?

The Dragonborn gaped in shock at this. Was this beast he was fighting not truly a dragon? And yet it shared many of the right qualities of a dovah.

Charizard took advantage of the Dovahkiin's momentary confusion, and the Pokemon shot forth a blast of flames in Fire Spin, the fire circling the Dragonborn and keeping him trapped. Every time the Nord tried to run through the flames, his flesh would be scorched and he would be forced backwards.

His eyes narrowing in anger, the Dragonborn shouted out “Fo Krah Diin!” A blast of ice shot forward, extinguishing the flames before him and clearing a path for the Dragonborn to run through. Seeing this, Charizard tucked his wings in and dove towards his foe, the Pokemon planning on using Wing Attack. However, the Dragonborn ducked down, slashing Charizard's belly with Miraak's sword, blood spilling across his damaged armor.

Flying back upwards, Charizard glared down upon his Nord foe. Hate filled his mind as the Pokemon circled the Dragonborn. The Dovahkiin was feeling the same way as he watched Charizard's every move. Neither wanted to back down by this point. They'd battle until not a single drop of blood remained in their bodies.

With a mighty roar, Charizard flew down towards his foe. Quickly activating his Dragonhide spell, the Dragonborn let out a battle cry as he once more took out Wuuthrad and ran forward, wanting nothing more than to tear out Charizard's heart. Swinging the battleaxe around, the Nord brought the weapon at his foe's head, only for Charizard to block the incoming attack with Dragon Claw.

For a moment, both opponents struggled to overpower the other, growls of effort and frustration emitting from the both of them. After a moment, though, Charizard pulled his arm to the right, pulling Wuuthrad out of the Dragonborn's hands and tossing the ax away, the weapon's blade stabbing into a tree and damn near cutting the tree in half. Angered, the Nord pulled out his Mace of Molag Baal and Miraak's Sword and ran at his foe, swinging his weapons wildly.

Charizard, however, simply took to the air, easily dodging the Dovahkiin's attack as the Pokemon flew around him. Before the Nord could react, Charizard nailed him in the back with Flamethrower, once more making the dragon slayer cry out in pain, though the Dragonhide spell helped him resist the attack more easily, even if the flames burned like all hell. Turning around, the Dragonborn shouted out “Fo Krah Diin!” sending a blast of frost at his flying foe. Charizard, though, flew right over the attack, and rewarded the Nord's attempted attack with Dragon Claw, flying at his foe and raking his claws across his face with the attack.

Falling onto his back, the Dragonborn clutched his weapons tightly with anger, watching as Charizard circled over head. Sheathing his sword and mace, the Nord pulled out a grey staff, the tip having numerous faces with mouths opened wide.

The Wabbajack.

As the Dragonborn took aim at Charizard, the tip of the Wabbajack started to glow red with energy. Roaring, Charizard flew at his foe, flames building up in his maw. Narrowing his eyes, the Dragonborn fired a blast of energy from the Wabbajack, the projectile flying right for the Pokemon.

Charizard was taken by surprise when he was shocked with a burst of electricity when the Wabbajack shot hit its mark. The electricity knocked the Pokemon out of the air, sending him crashing into the snow. Though it wasn't what the Dragonborn was hoping for, it was good enough for him. Putting away his Wabbajack and pulling out his mace and sword, the Nord pounced upon his fallen foe, assaulting him with blows and slashes from his weapons.

Having enough of this, Charizard's mouth and fangs became surrounded by fire, before the Pokemon bit down on the Dragonborn's leg with Fire Fang. Howling in agony as the flames scorched his flesh, the Dragonborn dropped his weapons and fell back as Charizard stood up to his full height, the dragon-like Pokemon's jaws clamped firmly around his leg. With a swing of his head and neck, Charizard hurled the Nord towards an outcropping of boulders overlooking a huge cliffside.

The Dragonborn coughed up blood as he slammed backfirst into the boulders, his spine nearly breaking in two. As the Nord fell to his hands and knees, Charizard stepped forward, his foot coming down upon the Wabbajack that had fallen from the Dovahkiin's person and breaking it in half. Lifting up his head as his winged foe approached, the Dragonborn managed to push himself up as he gathered enough of his strength to Shout into the sky.

“Od Ah Viing!”

Taking to the air, Charizard flew at his foe with Wing Attack, slamming the Nord into the boulders. Before the Dragonborn could stand, Charizard's foot came upon his chest, pinning him where he was. With victory at hand, Charizard prepared to unleash Flamethrower on his foe, flames building up in his jaws...

A sudden roar caught the Pokemon's attention. Turning his head away from the Dragonborn, Charizard saw a dragon flying overhead, the crimson winged reptile looking down upon him. Glancing back at the Dragonborn, Charizard let out a growl, before the Pokemon flew upwards into the air, deciding to engage Odahviing in combat. Coughing up more blood, the Dragonborn quickly took advantage of Odahviing's assistance and started to use his healing spell to repair his wounds.

Quickly reaching his foe, Charizard narrowed his eyes as Odahviing glared at him. For a moment, both winged reptiles circled each other, sizing one another up, until Charizard suddenly flew at his opponent. Odahviing opened his jaws, the dragon breathing out a torrent of fire upon his foe. The Pokemon barreled through the flames, though, and rewarded Odahviing's attack with Dragon Claw, slicing open the dragon's side and spilling out crimson blood to the ground below. Circling around his draconic foe, Charizard then opened fire with Flamethrower, striking Odahviing's back and making the dragon howl as his scales were scorched.

Every time Odahviing tried to hit Charizard, the Pokemon would either easily dodge the attack or simply tank it as he retaliated with more and more sucessful hits, quickly whittling the slower dragon down. Slicing open Odahviing's belly with Shadow Claw, Charizard flew above his foe just as Odahviing attempted to unleash his flames upon the Pokemon. Tucking in his wings and flying down at his foe, Charizard opened his jaws and released Dragon Rage, the orb of energy going straight into Odahviing's open mouth.

An explosion immediately followed, blood, bone, and energy blasting outwards as Charizard watched on, pleased with his work.

Finally finding the strength to stand once more after healing enough, the Dragonborn pushed himself to his feet...

...Just in time to see Charizard land ahead of him as Odahviing's headless corpse fell to the ground in the distance.

Glaring hatefully at his foe, the Dragonborn stood tall, pulling out the Dragonbane and Ghostblade as he let out another Shout.

“Mul Quah Diiv!”

Suddenly, the Dovahkiin's body was surrounded by a full suit of dragon-like armor, glowing like the soul of the dovah.

Dragon Aspect.

Charizard narrowed his eyes at his opponent's change. Well, if the Nord would pull out the big guns, so would the Pokemon.

Purple energy suddenly started swirling around Charizard, forming a cocoon-like object that surrounded the Pokemon. Moments later, the cocoon exploded outwards, revealing Charizard with a new look. Where once he was orange, now he was black, with blue-tipped spikes rising from his shoulders, and the flame on his tail now glowed bright blue, with the same blue flames emerging from the sides of his mouth.

Mega Charizard X.

Both foes glared at one another. It was clear to the both of them at this point. One of them was going to die. And they would both give it their all until the very end.



With a roar, Charizard flew at his foe, spreading his claws outwards. With a battle cry to end all battle cries, the Dragonborn charged forward, clutching his weapons tightly. Suddenly swerving to the side, Charizard raked his foe's side with Dragon Claw, spilling out more blood across the ground. Turning to face his opponent, the Dragonborn tried swinging his Dragonbane at the Pokemon, but Charizard flew up high into the air, easily avoiding the incoming blow.

Glaring down upon his opponent, Charizard flew down at the Dragonborn, who stood his ground in preparation. Opening his jaws, Charizard let out Flamethrower, though now his flames were blue in color. The intense heat struck the Dragonborn in the chest, making him cry out with pain as his flesh was roasted black, even with his armor protecting him. With the Nord distracted, Charizard came flying in straight at his foe, his wings glowing white as he clotheslined the Dovahkiin with Wing Attack.

Falling flat on his back, the Dragonborn groaned in pain and frustration. His opponent was just too fast to keep up with. He needed to do something about it. The Nord managed to roll away just as Charizard attempted to strike him again with Flamethrower, the ground where the dragonslayer had been laying upon becoming charred black.

Pushing himself upright once more, the Dragonborn raised his head, glaring at Charizard as the Pokemon watched from the sky. With another bellowing cry, the Pokemon flew down towards his foe, the Dovahkiin watching on all the while.

Pulling out Auriel's Bow, the Dragonborn fired a Sunhallowed arrow...into the sky.

Paying no mind as to what his opponent was doing, Charizard raised up his claws for another Dragon Claw...

...And was struck by a beam of sunlight coming down from the heavens.

Mentally thanking the gods for this, the Dragonborn came charging at Charizard as the Pokemon landed on the battle-torn ground. Before the Pokemon could rise, the Nord was upon him, slicing and slashing away with Dragonbane and Ghostblade. Charizard howled under the assault, blood spilling out across the ground with every hit from the enchanted swords the Nord held. Every swipe hit its mark, and more and more of Charizard's crimson life essence came into contact with the air, and then the ground that the combatants stood upon.

Anger burning in his eyes, Charizard decided he had quite enough. Flames building up within his mouth, Charizard reached forward with his open jaws. Eyes widening, the Dragonborn started to step back, but Charizard's jaws had already locked around his shoulder, the Pokemon's Fire Fang roasting the Nord's flesh black and crushing his bones. Howling in agony, the Dragonborn raised up his Ghostblade and slashed Charizard's neck, forcing the Pokemon to release him and allowing the Dovahkiin to stumble back in pain.

Quickly standing up, Charizard struck the Dragonborn across the chest with Shadow Claw, once more knocking him to the ground and staining the ground red with blood. Spreading his wings, Charizard took to the air again, soaring through the skies before he looked back down upon his foe. Pushing himself to his feet, groaning in agony all the while, the Dragonborn glared up at Charizard with hatred burning in his visage. Rearing his head back, the Nord let out a powerful Shout into the skies above.

“Strun Bah Qo!”

Suddenly, dark clouds rolled over the sky, blotting out the sun as darkness covered the battlefield. Rain soon started pouring down from the heavens, accompanied by the roar of thunder. Charizard just growled bitterly as he narrowed his eyes. So this foe of his could use Rain Dance?

The Dragonborn glared at his flying opponent still, confident that he now held the advantage. As he watched Charizard, a flash of lightning appeared behind him, revealing the Pokemon's shape from within the surrounding darkness that had been briefly dashed away.

It made Charizard appear all the more monstrous in the Dragonborn's eyes.

Letting out a roar, Charizard flew down at the Dragonborn, only for a lightning bolt to smash into the Pokemon's side, electrocuting the struck flesh upon impact. With a howl, Charizard was knocked away, managing to land on his feet despite the attack. Seizing the opportunity, the Dovahkiin came charging right for his foe, weapons at the ready.

Seeing his much slower opponent from a mile away, though, Charizard simply launched a Flame Burst at the Nord's feet, the explosion of flames knocking the Dragonborn backwards. Howling as another lightning bolt suddenly struck his shoulder, Charizard fell over, smoke rising from his sizzled skin.

Grunting in pain as he once again forced himself to rise, the Dragonborn was beyond infuriated with his opponent. Never had he been pushed to such limits in combat. Not even Alduin himself was able to provide such a challenge and defy death for so long. But it wouldn't matter to the Nord. He'd cut this beast's heart out anyway.

Standing to his full height, the Dragonborn forced out the remaining air in his lungs in a mighty battlecry that echoed practically across all of Skyrim. Brandishing the Dragonbane and the Ghostblade, the Nord charged forth, refusing to accept death in this moment of time.

At this moment, Charizard had pushed himself to his feet, the Pokemon also enraged with his opponent. How dare this human stand up to him so well in battle? He should've been killed long ago, and yet here he was, actually having a chance at killing the Pokemon! Hatred fueled the fire burning inside of Charizard, increasing his passion for battle. Spreading his wings, Charizard let out a bellowing roar that instilled terror in the hearts of those within hearing range.

His feet pushing him off the ground, Charizard flapped his wings and flew for his opponent, dodging each and every incoming bolt that tried to strike him. Forcing his legs to move as fast as they could possibly go, the Dragonborn raised his weapons into the air, ready to deliver the killing blow.

The two combatants came right at each other, staring each other straight in the eye as they collided...

...But Charizard was quicker on the draw.

For in that moment, Charizard had suddenly engulfed himself in flames as the Dragonborn swung down Dragonbane. The blade cut across Charizard's right eye just as the Pokemon's eyelids closed over his optics, but it did nothing as Charizard slammed fullforce into the dragon slayer with Flare Blitz.

The damage was severe. The Dragonborn's entire ribcage simply shattered into pieces, and his internal organs were crushed into a bloody paste. The Nord was sent flying away, Charizard himself falling back from the recoil emerging from the attack. The Dragonborn flew back, not stopping until he slammed into a boulder standing beside a cliff. The impact caused the rock to crack in numerous places, and the Dovahkiin's spine was crushed nearly to the point of snapping in two.

His eyes wide with shock, the Dragonborn staggered forward, somehow still not falling as blood started flowing from his mouth and nose. Growling painfully as he stood up, his right eye closed tightly as a long scar stretched over his eyelid and the surrounding skin, Charizard couldn't help but grin at the turn of events.

It was time to end it.

Opening his jaws, Charizard discharged another Flame Burst, the orb of fire blowing apart the rock the Dragonborn was standing on and launching him backwards into the air. Flying after his opponent, Charizard let himself be surrounded by fire, once using Flare Blitz.

Plowing into his opponent, Charizard bit down upon the Dragonborn's midsection, flying downwards all the while. In one last ditch attempt to win this battle, the Dovahkiin slammed his hands upon Charizard's head and let loose with a torrent of lightning into the Pokemon's flesh. Clenching his eyes and jaws tightly, Charizard kept flying forward...

...Straight into the ground.

The resulting explosion was immense. Nearby trees were blows away, and a large crater was created within the large blast radius.

After a moment, the smoke began to settle down, revealing the silhouettes of the two fighters. Only one of them lived now, though.

Standing up slowly, looking down to see the broken, mutilated body of his opponent, the victor let out a mighty roar of victory, letting all who hear it know of his power and achievement.

The loser, meanwhile, would pass on to Sovngarde.

KO!!!

***

Gwangi: Now THAT'S one hell of a way to end a Death Battle!

Kiryu: Pokemon possess a ridiculous level of durability, being able to survive roars that rend through time, space-rending slashes, and judgement attacks from the Pokemon god, Arceus, and they only ever faint when defeated by such attacks. So the Dragonborn wouldn't be able to inflict the kind of damage needed to bring down Charizard.

Gwangi: And there's no way in hell Dovahkiin's gonna be catching up to Charizard anytime soon. Charizard is quick enough to contend with Pokemon that can fly at Mach speeds, something of which the Dragonborn's never had to deal with, and he's already too slow to face such speeds anyway, easily allowing Charizard to speedblitz him.

Kiryu: And taking into account how tough Pokemon are, Charizard would have to possess great physical strength to be able to damage other Pokemon with physical attacks, making him more than likely to be significantly stronger than the Dragonborn.

Gwangi: Sure, the Dragonborn has a greater variety of weapons, and he's experienced in fighting dragons, but not only is Charizard on a whole different level than the dragons of Skyrim, but the Nord's weapons wouldn't be able to deal as much damage as Charizard's attacks could dish out on him.

Kiryu: Charizard's flames are hot enough to melt solid stone and giant glaciers, and since he already has to deal with Pokemon with durability similar to or greater than his, Charizard's flames would certainly do more damage than what the Dragonborn's used to.

Gwangi: 'Oh, but Kiryu!' We hear you cry. 'Why didn't the Dragonborn just use Dragonrend on Mega Charizard?'

Kiryu: Yes, Mega Charizard X is a Fire/Dragon type, meaning that the Dragonrend could work on him, but the Dragonborn would not be able to use it on Charizard for several reasons: One, he may not think to use it on Mega Charizard if he already tried it on him in his base form, since Charizard's non-Mega form is a Fire/Flying type. Secondly, even if he did know to use it, he'd have a very hard time hitting Charizard with the Shout due to Charizard's speed. Lastly, even if the Dragonborn did hit Charizard with Dragonrend to force him to land, it wouldn't really matter, since Charizard would still be more than capable of using whatever attack he wants. So it stands to reason the Dragonrend Shout would be unreliable.

Gwangi: And if you wanna bring typing into this, since the Dragonborn's technically a Dragon type, Charizard's Dragon type moves would do more damage to him since, as we should all know, Dragon type moves are strong against Dragon types. Looks like this fairy tale battle didn't have such a happy ending...unless you're a dragon.

Kiryu: The winner is Charizard.


Charizard
+All around stronger, faster, and tougher
+Attacks would deal more damage against Dragonborn than vice versa
+Mega Evolution proved useful
+Dragon type moves would be super effective
-Vulnerable to Dragonrend in Mega form

Dragonborn
+Experienced in hunting dragons
+Larger variety of weapons
+Shouts could prove useful
+Dragonrend could work on Mega Charizard
-Nowhere near as physically capable in comparison
-Can't deal enough damage to bring Charizard down
-Sitting duck compared to Charizard
-Vulnerable to Dragon type moves