Board 8 > Could Donkey Kong defeat the Moon (Majora's Mask) in a fight? [25th topic!]

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rwlh
09/02/22 5:05:54 PM
#1:


as nominated by @HanOfTheNekos

Arguments for the Moon:
  • it is an omnipresent force of destruction capable of wiping out an entire kingdom
  • it took all the power of the Four Giants of Termina simply to stalemate it
  • it provokes fear and despair in the hearts of anyone doomed to encounter it


Arguments for DK:
(sorry this was the best video I could find)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=098JxlzxTeM
  • in case you're new to these topics, DK has a strength feat of punching the moon out of orbit and sending it careening to earth
  • he has experience fighting moons
  • if DK shoots the Moon, it's gonna (somehow) hurt


Last topic looked interesting on paper, but Wario ran away with the match. (Wario > DK > Bowser...so does Wario > Bowser?)

Today we celebrate our 25th Donkey Kong fight topic with a special opponent: the scary, cataclysmic moon from Majora's Mask. DK is a tough fighter with moon-punching experience, but does he have what it takes to singlehandedly prevent the end of the world?

Nominations are welcome!
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rwlh
09/02/22 5:07:28 PM
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In case you're curious, here are the outcomes of all the previous fights:

1. Psycho Mantis: win
2. Akuma: loss
3. Pokemon Trainer Red: loss but there were plenty of conditionals
4. Sabin Figaro: loss
5. Knuckles the Echidna: win
6. Malenia, Blade of Miquella: loss
7. Albert Wesker: loss
8. Kuma: win
9. Estelle Bright: win
10. Bowser: narrow win!
11. Air Man: too close to call
12. Pyramid Head: win
13. Johnny Cage: loss
14. Commander Shepard: loss
15. The 1985 Chicago Bears: win
16. Spike: win
17. Ike: loss
18. Shredder: loss
19. Charles Barkley: loss
20. Ezio Auditore da Firenze: loss
21. Cranky Kong: loss
22. Rocky Balboa: win
23. Max Caulfield: win
24. Wario: loss
25. The Moon: ???

That gives DK a win-loss record of 10-13-1. Not too shabby, given some of these opponents!
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Crescent-Moon
09/02/22 5:25:45 PM
#3:


rwlh posted...
as nominated by @HanOfTheNekos

Arguments for the Moon:
* it is an omnipresent force of destruction capable of wiping out an entire kingdom
* it took all the power of the Four Giants of Termina simply to stalemate it
* it provokes fear and despair in the hearts of anyone doomed to encounter it

Arguments for DK:
(sorry this was the best video I could find)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=098JxlzxTeM
* in case you're new to these topics, DK has a strength feat of punching the moon out of orbit and sending it careening to earth
* he has experience fighting moons
* if DK shoots the Moon, it's gonna (somehow) hurt

Last topic looked interesting on paper, but Wario ran away with the match. (Wario > DK > Bowser...so does Wario > Bowser?)

Today we celebrate our 25th Donkey Kong fight topic with a special opponent: the scary, cataclysmic moon from Majora's Mask. DK is a tough fighter with moon-punching experience, but does he have what it takes to singlehandedly prevent the end of the world?

Nominations are welcome!
Bowser stomps DK handily so that one was pretty clearly wrong~

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Kamekguy
09/02/22 6:04:47 PM
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Looking at The Moon in Majora's Mask as it is about to make impact, it is about equal to the size of Clock Town, with the cone of flame and destruction extending a bit further. Donkey Kong Country Returns' factory seems to be about small city-size, especially if it was based off of Kremkrock Industries or, more likely, is the remnants of said industry restarted by the Tiki Taks and Corporal Cluck. I then took an image of the ending of Returns that shows the rough location of the factory, increased the size of the MM moon to be generous, and placed ut in to show roughly how large the impact would be compared to the DK moon.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/9/1/AAPJzrAADoXv.jpg

... Link gets wiped by that? Link's WEAK.

Donkey Kong

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-hotdogturtle--
09/02/22 6:10:24 PM
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How exactly are they "fighting"? Is the moon falling like it does in MM and DK is just trying to stop it or die trying?

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-hotdogturtle--
09/02/22 6:15:48 PM
#6:


Also, now that these topics are more established and we're accustomed to the type of "fights" being discussed, I'm retroactively siding with DK > Red.

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LiquidOshawott
09/02/22 6:16:57 PM
#7:


this depends, is DKs experience gonna cause him to think its ok to punch the moon downwards instead of upwards? Because thats gonna accelerate the death clock

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Leonhart4
09/02/22 6:17:37 PM
#8:


is fighting a sentient moon different than just punching a regular moon

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rwlh
09/02/22 7:37:52 PM
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-hotdogturtle-- posted...
How exactly are they "fighting"? Is the moon falling like it does in MM and DK is just trying to stop it or die trying?

Up to you! To me, it makes sense that the moon is falling, since IIRC that's its only real form of attack. Whether DK tries to punch it back into the sky or tries something else, that's up to you.
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Lopen
09/02/22 8:04:35 PM
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I don't think DK has enough Hearts cred to win here

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Leonhart4
09/02/22 10:00:12 PM
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Nominate Angry Sun

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BlueCrystalTear
09/02/22 10:30:36 PM
#12:


The moon crushes the entirety of Clock Town in the bad ending. In the good ending, it takes four giants well larger than a gorilla to hold the thing up. DK doesn't stand a chance.

Moon wins.

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masterplum
09/02/22 10:37:35 PM
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Moon

Punching up is way harder than punching down.

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HanOfTheNekos
09/02/22 10:38:12 PM
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when the fuck did I nominate this?

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GavsEvans123
09/03/22 6:54:50 AM
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If DK punches the Moon down, it destroys the arena. If he punches up, the Moon will be sent away, but unless he can punch the Moon so hard it escapes Earth's gravitational pull, there's nothing stopping it from coming back again. DK needs to give his first punch everything he's got, because the expended energy from that means he won't be able to top it with his next punch if it isn't enough.

The Moon wins.

If you're still taking nominations, I'll nominate Juggernaut (Marvel Comics).

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Dantezoid
09/03/22 9:28:43 AM
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Donkey kong survives


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_Blur_
09/03/22 9:30:27 AM
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DK

clearly DK can somehow breathe in space so who cares if he punches down

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paperwarior
09/03/22 10:18:24 AM
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It seems like the Moon is accelerated toward Clock Town by Majora. The Giants aren't just bearing its weight. It's trying to push past them. Think a colony with thrusters. So DK would have to destroy it or kill Majora and not simply knock it back into orbit or further. Even if DK just punches it down, that won't necessarily destroy the Moon, empowered as it is by evil magicks.

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rwlh
09/03/22 10:38:00 AM
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HanOfTheNekos posted...
when the fuck did I nominate this?

I thought it was you, but I didn't keep a record of the nom. Sorry for the ping if it wasn't!
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plasmabeam
09/03/22 10:46:42 AM
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Nominate: T-800 Terminator


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Kamekguy
09/03/22 10:51:59 AM
#21:


in the manga Majora myth, Majora is defeated because someone is willing to befriend it, and then plays the drums for three days straight, causing Majora to rapidly age and die in joy.

If DK has to go inside of the moon to beat some weird metaphors and they ask him to play, he is a world-renowned musician with covers of songs like Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Wild Thing, Losing My Religion, and Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!). He is uniquely equipped to make history repeat itself.

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Dragonair
09/03/22 10:58:09 AM
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Donkey Kong easily wins this, especially if he plays the inverted song of time on his bongos

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Dante
09/03/22 11:19:19 AM
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for real though even if the moon crashes down, so long as donkey survives (whether or not he was in the impact zone; ie in orbit because he just punched it down) he wins handily. we have no evidence the moon can lift itself back up and try again so he's really just attacking a big rock at that point

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Leonhart4
09/03/22 11:20:16 AM
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Dante posted...
for real though even if the moon crashes down, so long as donkey survives (whether or not he was in the impact zone; ie in orbit because he just punched it down) he wins handily. we have no evidence the moon can lift itself back up and try again so he's really just attacking a big rock at that point

Donkey Kong wins by doing absolutely nothing

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Lopen
09/03/22 11:20:46 AM
#25:


Change to DK

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GANON1025
09/03/22 11:26:50 AM
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Yeah, I'll go with DK

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masterplum
09/03/22 12:43:54 PM
#27:


Kamekguy posted...
in the manga Majora myth, Majora is defeated because someone is willing to befriend it, and then plays the drums for three days straight, causing Majora to rapidly age and die in joy.

If DK has to go inside of the moon to beat some weird metaphors and they ask him to play, he is a world-renowned musician with covers of songs like Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Wild Thing, Losing My Religion, and Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!). He is uniquely equipped to make history repeat itself.


I feel like this is the Pokmon argument all over again. Yes, I think DK would win if he was link in majoras mask, no I don't think he would win a straight fight with the moon

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Hbthebattle
09/03/22 12:48:22 PM
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MM Moon is a lot smaller than the actual moon lol

DK

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LiquidOshawott
09/03/22 12:49:19 PM
#29:


Hbthebattle posted...
MM Moon is a lot smaller than the actual moon lol

DK

but DKC moon doesnt look like its that big either!


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Hbthebattle
09/03/22 12:50:28 PM
#30:


Nominate 10000 DKs vs 1 billion lions

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Hbthebattle
09/03/22 12:53:08 PM
#31:


LiquidOshawott posted...
but DKC moon doesnt look like its that big either!
in the punching scene yeah, but in other scenes (and other mario games, esp Odyssey) it looks much larger

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swirIdude
09/03/22 1:57:18 PM
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Leonhart4 posted...
Donkey Kong wins by doing absolutely nothing


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swirIdude
09/03/22 2:05:57 PM
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Nominate Jimmy Neutron.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/0/7/AAD2RAAADokf.jpg

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rwlh
09/03/22 5:49:16 PM
#34:


drops the moon on this topic
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StealThisSheen
09/03/22 6:47:59 PM
#35:


paperwarior posted...
It seems like the Moon is accelerated toward Clock Town by Majora. The Giants aren't just bearing its weight. It's trying to push past them. Think a colony with thrusters. So DK would have to destroy it or kill Majora and not simply knock it back into orbit or further. Even if DK just punches it down, that won't necessarily destroy the Moon, empowered as it is by evil magicks.

Is Majora actually present in this fight? If not, then the moon wouldn't have that acceleration.


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