#MakeThisBattle Feedback - May 17th

Hello and welcome back to another round of #MakeThisBattle. I’m Nice Peter, I’ve got a chocolate chip stuck to my foot, and I’m happy to be back in the hot seat. In the words of Keemstar, whose voice plagues my mind, let’s get right into it.

He-Man vs Barbie [submitted by Padsdemic]

I mean, right of the top, this is amazing. This battle would be awesome, so many jokes, so many funny gender things. He-Man is so outrageous, Barbie is so outrageous. They are both huge characters with huge recognition that everyone understands. Throw in some deeper references to the Dolph Lundgren film (which is incredible if you haven’t seen it), and Barbie’s German origin stories, combined with some sweet Butcher of Lyon nods, you could really unpack some stuff here. A genuinely fun idea, that would be very fun to make and watch. I think we could even manage to make it about history a little bit. I love it. A+

Victor Hugo vs Charles Dickens [submitted by NP & UncleSyrus]

I hate it. Mostly because it makes me feel inadequate because I don’t know who Victor Hugo is.. yet! Okay thanks Google, I’m back. He's the The Hunchback & Les Miserables dude. French writer, great look and solid story but doesn't exactly squeal fun times. We explored A Christmas Carol already in Trump vs Scrooge but there's maybe scope to explore Charles Dickens or his work further. I'm just not sure this pairing is something people would wanna see. Dickens remains on the docket, Victor, can get out of here. 

Gene Simmons vs Jimi Hendrix [submitted by Dragonsblood23]

I love it, obviously, but people would hate it. Gene Simmons doesn’t hold a candle to Jimi Hendrix. I don’t believe, for one second, that he could light his fire. Gene’s character is awesome and fun, but he seems like mostly a jerk, doesn’t he? The whole Kiss outfits and makeup are certainly fun, but Jimi would wipe the floor with him on every level. It’s still a cool suggestion. God gave rock and roll to it. I just don't see it ever happening.

Will Smith vs Hamlet [submitted by John Trash & Padsdemic]

Lol. Wut? This seems a bit out of left field. Maybe there is some connection I’m missing, or maybe it’s just a prince thing? Is that possible? Was Hamlet even a prince or did I make that up. Ah, Prince confirmed, it’s in the title of the play and everything. I do feel like I know a fair amount about both these characters but that connection is thin. But, if I had to make it, I would just cast Will Smith in both roles so no one would watch it anyway.

Alan Turing vs  Galileo Galilei [submitted by JustGamer]

Now we’re cooking with real demonization! Two great minds working for rather undeserving societies and governments. Both demonstrated extremely forward thinking ideas but ended up being vilified during their lives. I love it. This actually gets better the more I think about it. It is replacing my fantasy of a Stephen Hawking vs Galileo battle. Awesome suggestion, this will stay with me. 

John Snow vs Snow White [submitted by Christof_Romuald]

I really feel like we could make a Princess Rap Battles reference inside this and cement the beef. That alone makes it tempting. Game of Thrones obviously is not quite the hot topic it once was. I imagine more people would be searching YouTube for Snow Dogs than John Snow, but whatever. It’s a great pairing, would make for a steamy battle. And who doesn’t love a bit of beef? I just want to get on Drama Alert without damaging my integrity.

Hercules vs Kratos [submitted by KaibaLord236]

Well, we do have the muscle suit! For those unaware, I went ahead and bought a Kratos white/silver muscle suit when we were confident he was going up against Thanos…. Wow, how different that would have been. I’m glad we went a different direction. Back to this match up, I like it, I think, but I don’t know a huge amount about Kratos except he’s white/silver and muscly. Hercules has always intrigued me. I think a lot of people know about him and dig Greek mythology and it could be fun to have some “I’m really strong” gags on screen. Kratos doesn’t feel right against him though, maybe just too many veins and biceps on screen. I actually like Hercules against Fivel from American Tail, something with contrast, you know? ;)

Well, that concludes my input on this round of MakeThisBattle. I hope you missed me as much as I missed you. And I hope this chip was in fact, chocolate -nice peter 

"Lloyd's Hot Takes!" - Lloyd offers up some select thoughts!

I could see He-Man vs Barbie happening if we did some like stop motion animation with the dolls. That's kinda the only way I'd be into it I think. It'd have a robot chicken type feel. It's not a bad match up at all. I just can't see it ever making the cut in any one season when it came to decision time. Will Smith vs Hamlet -  I don't get this and I am accustomed to picking out connections between characters, so the average person is gonna be pretty lost. I like Will Smith a lot. I think he's a great candidate for a battle. But, I'd certainly like better to have Will guest star in a battle. Somebody get on that. Hamlet...meh.  

"Monk's Hot Takes" - HeadMonk offers his thoughts!

Victor Hugo vs Charles Dickens I can't see happening. I feel the characters contained within Hunchback and Les Miserables are bigger than Hugo as a person, much like Dr Frankenstein & the monster are bigger than Mary Shelley. That's not always the case with writers. Dickens could certainly hold a battle. And I think Twain and Lovecraft etc could too. But sometimes with writers their work over takes them in importance, awareness and vitally potential fun & excitement. In terms of John Snow vs Snow White I think its a simple and solid idea that has potential if we ever wanna explore GOT again. But, I don't see any rush to do so. I like He-Man vs Barbie the most, as I think it's the best possible way to explore each character & universe - I loved the recent 'Toys That Made Us' series on Netflix. There are a lot of muscle bound character ideas floating around in recent months and I gotta say I love Skeletor more than I do He-Man, but his voice might be too garish for a battle.

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A new round of MakeThisBattle is now gonna start! 

Let's keep the theme simple - "Historic Fiction". For this round I am looking for match-ups that feature a historical character versus a fictional character. But you can ignore the theme if you wish!

Same rules apply. Three suggestions per person. You can post them in the comments below, email them to erbpatreon@gmail.com or post them on the Discord server in the dedicated '#make-this-battle' channel.

Deadline for submissions is... 9am PT on Thursday 28th May