Peter & Lloyd did a live stream for all writer and director tier patrons this week and you can now watch it back as a replay by clicking the link above.
One lucky Director tier patron won the Wolverine stunt mask!
2020-07-26 20:58:37 +0000 UTC View PostIt's that time again people! Seven match-ups. One vote each. So choose carefully!
You can read what we thought of these ideas in the latest feedback post which you can read here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39649152
In the last round of MTB Prince vs David Bowie absolutely demolished in the poll with 54% of votes. Wowzers. Either the other selections were dung (they weren't) or it's a...
2020-07-24 01:48:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, and welcome to MakeThisBattle! - the ongoing written series where Ed and the finest Patrons in 2020 prove that Nice Peter from Epic Rap Battles of History doesn’t actually know anything about history without Google.
Note: The theme in this round was 'Movie & TV Characters' and you offered up a load of suggestions for it. So for this particular round all seven selected for feedback fit the theme.
Columbo vs Hercule Poiro...
2020-07-24 01:48:26 +0000 UTC View Post
We have been looking through all the suggestions you submitted for the latest round of "Most Wanted" and come to a decision on our favorite five options.
We now need you to vote for your personal favorite opponent to face SITTING BULL.
It's a nice array of options. We have the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, the civil rights activist Malcolm X, the fa...
2020-07-16 14:50:51 +0000 UTC View Post
We can finally reveal the winner of the latest quiz! Was it you?
The highest overall scorer was patron Tzyt with a score of 10 - well done to you! You'll be receiving the Guy Fawkes mask which we actually used in the Guevara vs Fawkes battle!
There were four patrons who came in joint second place - CooperTaunt, BTTF, Cullen Cole and Bullseye. As Cullen Cole was the highest finishing Director tier patron - he has scooped the gold lamp which featured in th...
2020-07-15 15:46:55 +0000 UTC View Post
We have got a brand new 'Most Wanted' character that we want to get your opinions on.
This time we want to explore 'SITTING BULL' who was probably the most well known Native American leader. He famously defeated Lt. Colonel Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
You can post your ideas for opponents in the comments below, or post & discuss them in the '#matchup-ideas' channel on the Discord or email them to: erbpatreon@gmail.com
Deadline fo...
2020-07-10 17:41:13 +0000 UTC View Post
We can now confirm the dates / times for this months Patreon events...
Sunday 12th July - 2pm PT - Discord Writing Room Session
Sunday 26th July - 2pm PT - Patreon Video Live Stream
Both of these events are open to all Writer & Director tier patrons. The discord chat session will occur in the #concepts-and-spoilers channel on our server. We will post up a link to the video live stream on Patreon shortly before it begins. E...
2020-07-08 17:09:39 +0000 UTC View PostIt's polling time!! You can read what we thought of these ideas in the latest feedback post which you can read here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39084511
But it's what you guys think of these match-ups that we are more interested in. So please vote for your personal favourite below. :) Choose wisely!
Last time out the winner of the poll was Mulder & Scully vs The Scooby Gang with 26% of t...
2020-07-08 00:52:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Yup, we have finalised the MakeThisBattle feedback! Yay! This time around Lloyd is in the hot seat. (The theme was "Black Lives Matter" so some of the match-ups were selected to fit that theme) Let's see what he thought of some of your ideas...
Malcolm X vs Sitting Bull [submitted by J-Star]
This is pretty cool. Could be a bad-ass battle for sure. Both really good stories and strong points of view. The...
2020-07-08 00:52:21 +0000 UTC View Post
It's the end of the month and that means its quiz time! Yay!
We have three cool prizes on offer. The main prizes don't generally take a big score to win them, as it's a pretty difficult set of questions! And remember. you could win the bonus prize even if you get zero answers correct! So, just take wild guesses. :)
To enter the quiz just click the link... good luck everyone!
Thank you to everyone who submitted ideas for the latest Most Wanted poll - we were looking for opponents that could face Queen Elizabeth I.
It was tricky to pick the final five and there were some notable names we left out. The likes of John F Kennedy for instance, but that match-up had featured on the Most Wanted poll we did for JFK a few months ago, so we saw no need to doub...
2020-06-26 17:23:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Earlier this week we published Pete's thoughts on the seven match-ups selected for the latest round of MakeThisBattle. But, Lloyd has decided to throw in his own thoughts on all the match-ups. So, lets see what he has to say... take it away Lloyd...
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Ok, let me start by saying this...it's early and I haven't had my coffee yet. What does that mean you may ask? It means the teeth are out. I'm pulling no punches. The silver lining is if I do like the match...
2020-06-25 16:47:47 +0000 UTC View Post
"Most Wanted" returns!
Previously we have had you submit opponent ideas for Taylor Swift, Pablo Escobar, John F. Kennedy & Robin Hood; and some of the ideas you all came up with were top tier.
For this one we are asking you to submit ideas for who should face QUEEN ELIZABETH I in a rap battle. She's always been on the radar for an ERB. But, we've never resolved which opponent would be perfect for her. As powerful women throughout the ages go, she could c...
2020-06-22 17:09:41 +0000 UTC View PostA new MTB poll is in d'house! Its often hard to predict how things will go with these votes wise. There's a bunch of cool ideas this time. Thanks to everyone who submitted ideas.
Last time out the overall winner of the poll was Lex Luthor vs Jeff Bezos with a massive 47% of the vote. The Brothers Grimm vs Aesop came second with 27%. Both great ideas. The rest were no where in sight!
But, let's get down to this new poll. Choose wisely folks!!
2020-06-22 00:27:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning / afternoon / evening everyone, and welcome to another edition of Make This Battle! I’m your host, Nice Peter, and I’m pretending as if I’m not just sitting by myself in front of a keyboard. :) Let' see what delights or doodoo we have today...
Andre the Giant vs Peter Dinklage [submitted by JustGamer]
Right off the bat, we have a hilarious suggestion that is perfect in every way. Except casting. No it cannot be Lloyd as Peter Dink...
2020-06-22 00:27:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you to everyone who entered the most recent quiz. We can now put you all outta your misery and offer up all the correct answers and announce the overall winner!
[drumroll] The highest scoring patron was... Polarprincessa with a excellent score of 13! She wins the framed piece of concept art from the TMNT vs Artists battle! Well done you!
As Polarprincessa is also a Director tier level patron she's therefore the highest finishing Directo...
2020-06-17 19:18:48 +0000 UTC View Post
This months video live stream took place on Tuesday. You can now watch the replay of it by clicking on the link above.
We use crowdcast software for these streams. All writer and director tier patrons are invited to watch them. They usually last about an hour.
Just want to give you a update on a few things...
QUIZ PRIZES CONFIRMED
Lloyd managed to get down to our lock up over the weekend and select some prizes for this months quiz. So we can now confirm the overall highest scorer will win a framed piece of concept art from the TMNT vs Artists battle (see above). The highest finishing Director tier patron will win the Julius Caesar book that featured in the Caesar vs Zulu battle. (see below) Plus one random entrant...
2020-06-15 17:57:37 +0000 UTC View Post
We can now confirm the dates / times for this months Patreon events...
Tuesday 16th June - 1.30pm PT - Patreon Live Stream
Tuesday 23rd June - 1.30pm PT - Discord Writing Room Session
Plus: immediately after the live stream on June 16th Pete & Lloyd will be heading over to the Discord server for a bonus writing chat session. :)
All of these events are open to all Writer & Director tier patrons...
2020-06-12 21:50:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Following on from the "Green Screen Cut" of the Alexander vs Ivan battle that we posted up here a little while ago; Josh has now put together a "Progression Cut" of the battle. See the video above. This version incorporates elements of green screen, keyed characters, and final version sections of the battle. Enjoy! :)
PS If you missed it previously please do check out the Green Screen cut version here: http...
2020-06-08 23:03:31 +0000 UTC View Post
ERB Editor Javi Sánchez-Blanco has answered a whole bunch of the questions submitted by patrons. [Sorry if your specific question wasn't answered]
So let's hear what Javi had to say...
How did you hear about ERB? What was the first battle you watched? [submitted by CodeNano)
I found ERB on Spotify around December 2011, when I was looking for a Beethoven inspired rap base for a project I was working on. After that, I looked up the rest of th...
2020-06-08 23:03:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week we posted up audio of Pete rapping some of the lyric submissions patrons submitted in the #smokey-spoiler channel on the ERB Discord server.
We thought it might be cool to do more of this kinda thing - and this time around Pete filmed himself on camera. Josh has kindly added subtitles so its easier for you all to understand the lines. [They are all specific ideas for Luke Skywalker lyrics]
Thanks to everyone who submitted ideas. Submission...
2020-06-04 00:07:23 +0000 UTC View PostAnother MTB means another poll! I've been loving these since we started them. Its been very valuable for us all to get a snapshot of your opinions on different ideas.
In the previous MTB poll Alan Turing vs Galileo Galilei was 1st place with 31% of the vote. With He-Man vs Barbie a close 2nd place with 28%.
But now we have another magnificent seven options for you. Get voting.
2020-06-03 00:15:35 +0000 UTC View Post
The Brothers Grimm vs Aesop [submitted by TinyKoala]
Well, we are off to a nice start here, aren’t we? I didn’t know how to write an introduction to this edition of Make This Battle, as we’re in the middle of an American Pre-Apocalypse as I write this. It didn’t feel like the time for banter. That’s why I love this suggestion. No banter. There need be no discussion about what this battle could be. As it could be awesome. Aesop is such an i...
2020-06-03 00:15:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Its been a pretty strange year so far - to say the least. And this is turning out to be one crazy weekend. Where ever you are, we hope you're safe and well. Here in LA things have become rather intense and frightening at times. Today Lloyd went down to the comedy club and boarded up the windows. Right now there are buildings burning nearby.
Amongst the chaos we still wanted to launch this months quiz today. We haven't been able to nail down the exact prizes - but we will confirm t...
2020-06-01 00:34:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Javi Sánchez-Blanco (what a beautiful name that is!) has been a part of our video editing team for the last few seasons. Or you might know him as that dude who shot Teddy Roosevelt. :)
Following on from our Q&A's with Atul, Morgan and Josh it's about time for our Spanish editing whizz to answer your burning questions. Just post any questions you have in the comments below, email them to erbpatreon@gmail.com or post them in the dedicated discord channel #ask-javi.
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2020-05-28 22:34:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Josh has put together a Green Screen cut of the battle between Alexander The Great and Ivan The Terrible. Every time I watch this battle I am always blown away about how good it all looks. So, it's nice to get to see it in all its bare green screen glory. Enjoy!
PS We will also post up a 'progression cut' of this battle soon - which incorporates elements of green screen, keyed characters, and final version sections of the battle.
2020-05-28 22:34:16 +0000 UTC View PostWriters & Directors! Pete & Lloyd have been reading through all your lyric submissions in the #smokey-spoiler channel on our Discord server.
Pete had a great idea to lay down a section of the couplets over a beat to see what they all sounded like. So here's a 15 minute unedited freestyle rap of a bunch of your ideas. If you want to read through the lyrics as you listen, just check out the pinned post in the #smokey-spoiler discord channel which ma...
2020-05-27 02:18:00 +0000 UTC View PostLast week we launched our first "Hive Mind poll" - conducted both on YouTube and Patreon. Tim Burton vs Hayao Miyazaki won both polls with approx 30% of the vote. But all the other options received a lot of favourable feedback too.
The purpose of these new variety of polls is to gauge how popular match-ups fair when placed up against some solid competition. A win does't mean a battle will be made. A loss doesn't mean a match-up won't happen. But it can certainly help in our dec...
2020-05-24 18:13:12 +0000 UTC View Post
We are offering all fans a 20% discount at our merch store for the next few weeks. But because you're all special - all of our patrons can grab a bumper 25% discount of all items instead! If you've been meaning to buy something, now is a good chance. :)
Just head to http://www.erbmerch.com and enter the code DEATHSTAR at checkout :)
You might be stuck at home feeling like you're...
2020-05-24 18:13:05 +0000 UTC View Post