Description[]
The first episode of the Low Power Tournament is here, and to start this off we are going to be putting the infamous Raditz from Dragon Ball Z up against the face of fear himself, Scarecrow from DC comics. Will Raditz prove he isn't just some weakling, or will Scarecrow terrorize the Saiyan?
Intro[]
No rules!
Just Bloodshed
DBX!
Pre-Fight[]
Raditz touches down onto the earth, looking cross. βKakarot? Surely a power level this small could not be you?β
βWell, this surely is interesting. I may be wrong, but did you just descend from the sky? Also, if I may ask, what exactly is aβ¦ βPower levelβ?β A man asks from behind the Worldβs Strongestβs forgotten brother.
βSo youβre not Kakarot. Well that is disappointing.β
βHmm, who is thisβ¦ Kakarot? Are they a new baddie Bruce, sorry, Batman has to deal with?β The man asks with an intrigued expression.
Raditz groans. βCome to think of it, all of you humans should be dead by now. I suppose he failed in his mission after all.β
βYep, sounds like a new villain-of-the-weekβ¦β
βAre you mocking me?β Raditz asks, very cross now.
βNo, I don't know who you are. I'm simply referring to this βKakarotβ you were talking about.β The man says, oddly casual about the whole situation.
Raditz, clearly irritated by Kakarotβs incompetence, raises his voice. βKakarot, my half-witted, incomprehensibly weak brother was sent here to kill all of you humans. Seeing as how youβre still here, he seems to have failed.β
βHe was likely destroyed by the Justice League, or Superman just took care of him himself. It's not that surprising, I'm sure bigger threats have been halted by that group of boy scouts.β
βOf course, as usual, Vegeta will have me pick up his slack. You are an Earthling, arenβt you? Iβll have to kill you first, I suppose. Nothing personal.β He powers up.
βSo that's how it is, not even an introduction?β The man says.
βIf you must know before you die, I am Raditz, a Saiyan Warrior hailing from Planet Vegeta, and sadly related to that lug Kakarot.β
The man lets out a sigh as he opens the bag he was carrying. A dusty puff of smoke is freed into the air, blocking Raditzβs vision for a bit. In that time the man has transformed into a much more terrifying opponent. His hands are laced with what look like claws of syringes, and his custom-made mask hides his face from view. Gas canisters line his torso on a belt, and he has two sickles along with a hooked chain attached to a belt going around his waist. He lets out a few raspy breaths, before finally introducing himself to Raditz, βMy name is Jonathan Crane, but you may call me The Scarecrow.β
βYou can transform? That doesnβt match up with the data on humans. Your power level hasnβt gone up.β Heβs visibly confused, but still very eager to fight.
βYou still havenβt explained what a βpower levelβ is yet.β
Raditz grins. βIβll tell you in a few decades, when I drop into hell to say hello.β He charges scarecrow, ready to strike.
Fight[]
βWell, we can't have that, can we?β Scarecrow says, suddenly taking out a hose and spraying a strange green gas all over Raditz. Raditz gets disoriented and crashes through a tree, tumbling across the ground where he only stops after rolling into a rock. Scarecrow lets out a raspy laugh as he physically changes to become more demonic, with glowing fiery eyes and a much larger and threatening stature.
Raditz coughs and gets up. βThis definitely doesnβt fit the data.β He tosses a ki blast at Scarecrow.
Scarecrow laughs once more as he jumps to the side, narrowly avoiding the explosive blast.
Raditz vanishes behind him and elbows scarecrow in the back.
Scarecrow grunts and stumbles forward quite a bit. After recovering faster than Raditz had expected, he turns around and swings his scythe, slicing horizontally across Raditzβs chest.
Raditz fires a ki blast while Scarecrow swings his scythe, knocking him a few dozen feet away. βI expected almost no resistance, this is a welcome surprise. Are all humans as powerful as you?β
Scarecrow lets out a creepy laugh as he picks himself back up. He looks down at his scythe, which has snapped in half from the impact, and doesn't even seem bothered by it. βIs that all you got? I expected more, if you want to destroy Earth and humanity you need more than a few explosions and basic Spartan armor.β He mocks as he turns around to face the Saiyan.
Raditz scoffs. βIf I had wanted to destroy the Earth, I would have done it from space. I shall clear this planet out of pests such as your kind, and then sell this planet.β
βIf you were a threat, Martian Manhunter or Superman would've taken you out in space.β Scarecrow says with a grin hidden under his fiery mask.
Raditz chuckles. βNow youβve insulted me, my feelings are quite hurt.β He flies towards scarecrow and stops inches away from his face. βYou should apologize.β He punches Scarecrow in the face, flies towards him and punches him again.
Scarecrow takes a step back and goes to hold his face in pain, but gets punched again and finally lets out a yelp of pain. Scarecrow, who has now decided to take this seriously, stands back while grabbing his chained-hook behind his back so Raditz doesn't see.
βSo, Kakarot, is this your version of a fight? For someone who wants to destroy the world, it's pathetic that you're losing to a mere chemist like myself.β Scarecrow mocks with a laugh.
βKakarotβs my brother, you dementia-ridden grandma.β He powers up and tosses a heavy ki blast quickly, moving speedily, as in fast.
Scarecrow gets knocked back a bit, but quickly regains his balance and throws out his chained hook. The hook flies at Raditz, catching the Saiyan off-guard and getting lodged into his neck. Scarecrow pulls back, forcing Raditz to his knees and pulling the Saiyan towards the chemist, making sure he gets knocked into any rock or tree that he can.
Once Raditz is within range, he takes out a sickle and stabs it through the Saiyanβs left arm. With a raspy laugh he grabs Raditz by the chin and pulls him to face-level, βAre you ready to face your fears, Saiyan?β
Raditz grits his teeth and punches Scarecrow in the gut as hard and fast as he can, before ripping the sickle out of his arm, grabbing Scarecrowβs face, and headbutting him as hard as he can. βSo your memory does function.β He spits blood in his face, and removes the hook from his neck.
Scarecrowβs head reels back and he falls to the ground. He wipes the blood off his mask and stands up, taking out his second sickle and surprising Raditz by stabbing it into his eye, THROUGH the power-level visor.
Raditz, expecting some kind of foul play, catches his hand and crushes his wrist. βWhatβs the matter? I didnβt think I was a threat.β He gut punches Scarecrow again, and then kicks him away.
Scarecrow screams in pain and drops his last weapon. He tries to stand up, but with a destroyed wrist it makes it very difficult, and he continuously keeps falling back to the ground.
Raditz flies into the air and puts his palm towards Scarecrow. βEven Kakarot couldβve handled this. Iβm rather disappointed.β He fires a beam of energy towards Scarecrow. It explodes and leaves a giant crater.
Scarecrow looks up at the beam, and as his vision gets filled with more and more light, something primal starts to stir within. He lets out a final scream of terror as the beam makes contact, and the explosion occurs, just as Raditz expected.
But it's what happened after the explosion that should be the main concern of the Saiyan. As the dust settles, a large creature is in the place of the chemist. Raditz has awakened the infamous Scarebeast, and he's about to pay for waking the beast.
βYouβ¦ Dareβ¦ WAKE ME!?β The Beast yells, leaping at the still-shocked Saiyan and delivering a devastating punch to the gut, sending him hurtling even higher into the air. The effects of the fear toxin starts to get even worse for Raditz every time Scarebeast gets close, making it more and more difficult for the warrior to dodge or counter because of just how screwed his senses have become.
Raditz flies away from Scarebeast, into the sky. He catches his breath and tosses a handful of ki blasts at Scarebeast.
Scarebeast lets out a roar and jumps up at Raditz once more, swatting the ki blasts to the side. It grabs Raditz by the arms and swings him around rapidly, making the Saiyan even more disoriented than before thanks to both the swinging and the naturally occurring fear toxin the beast passively releases. After another second of swinging the Beast hurls Raditz down to the ground, creating a mini-crater around the Saiyan when he lands. Then, to finish it off, the Scarebeast lands on the warrior, creating a much larger crater.
βWhat the hell are you?β Raditz, breathing heavily, moves out of the way of the landing Scarebeast and follows up by punching him repeatedly in the face. He flies backwards and blasts Scarebeast with two very powerful ki blasts. βDouble sunday!β
Scarebeast charges at it with the intent of swatting them like it did to the previous ones, but gets quickly overwhelmed by their explosive power and is sent tumbling through the terrain.
Raditz fires ki blasts at the Scarebeast while it is disorientated, and then vanishes above it and stomps its head into the ground.
Scarebeast lets out a roar of pain, before grabbing Raditz and throwing him-
Raditz dodges with ease and blasts Scarebeast in the eyes.
Scarebeast is sent tumbling across the land, landing in front of a large bush. His body starts to shrink as fear toxin spews out of every hole in his body. He lets out a groan as he looks at his normal human body, and after realizing that his hand has not healed at all, he feels like giving up. Well, he would if not for a specific yellow glow emanating from the bush, and he starts to crawl inside.
Raditz flies towards the bush. βWhat the hell was that? Do all of you do that? Iβve never seen anything like it!β He shakes his head, ears ringing. The effects of the toxin take a heavy toll, and he collapses onto the ground. βWhat, what did you do?β He looks up, pissed. βWHAT DID YOU DO?β
βPuny Saiyanβ¦β Scarecrow says as the yellow glow becomes more noticeable. He walks out, with his hand now completely healed, along with the rest of his body, and he now is wearing a strange yellow ring. He looks down as Raditz can barely even make out what is him and whatβs part of the background, apart from his glowing red fiery eyes that look like they are portals to the deepest pits of hell. A yellow scythe forms in his hand and he stabs Raditz through the chest, actually penetrating through both sides of the armor.
Raditz, hallucinating, looks up and doesnβt see Jonathan Crane. He doesnβt see Scarecrow, not even Scarebeast. Heβs staring into the eyes of death. He is shivering heavily, and attempts to make out words. βP-p-please donβt kill meβ¦I beg of youβ¦β He begins to sob uncontrollably.
Scarecrow lets out a laugh that sends chills down the Saiyanβs spine. He raises his scythe above his head as the area gets in darkness, and the corrupted, bloody, melting and terrified spirits of those who were destroyed alongside Planet Vegeta are surrounding the two of them.
Raditz, paralyzed with fear, breaks down and collapses. Sobbing, he claws at his face and rips the scouter from his ear. He is screaming in anguish, unable to comprehend the horror.
Scarecrow laughs as Raditz can feel the touch of those spirits, clawing and pleading for his help, for him to release them from their agony. βYouβ¦ HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO DEATHβ¦.β Scarecrow says, letting Raditz let out one final pathetic whimper, before he brings the scythe down on his neck. Raditzβs head falls to the ground and rolls over, staring Scarecrow directly in the eyes with his terrified expression.
Crane, satisfied with his victory, descends to the ground. He takes the Scouter and looks it over, then places it in his pocket as a souvenir. With one last laugh he walks away from the scene, leaving Raditzβs body and head for some poor unfortunate farmer-with-a-shotgun to find.
Next Time on Low Power Tournament![]
A fleet approaches the Solar System, led by one of the most feared warriors in the galaxy. Back on the planet Earth, a sorcerer has sensed their approach, and confronts the warrior face-to-face.
Darth Vader vs Doctor Strange
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode of the Low Power Tournament, which is hosted by Jershy, and is co-written by his brother.
- Scarecrow was written by Jershy, while Raditz was written by his brother.
- This is (somehow) Scarecrow's first fight on this wiki!