*The path to hell is paved with good intentions*

My favorite part of Light vs Walt is that it has the potential to be a city wide battle despite the fact they’re just normal dudes, Light and Walt using their connections to law enforcement and the criminal underworld respectively to set up scenarios and cause chaos all in the name of finding out the others identity and eliminating them as a threat.

Bro that opening was peak.

I think too many VS battles are done with Over Powered Characters. Seriously it can be cool watching two apocalypse gods beat the shit out of each other but you gotta take it back down to earth sometimes.

Thanks for making me a part of this as Heisenberg himself. I guess you could say I... COOKED. (Breaking Bad intro plays)

Forget Light vs Walter White. I wanna see Kira vs Heisenberg. Kira can't use the Death Note if he doesn't know who Heisenberg is, so he will try to kill his allies involved or the ones he suspects. Which leads to Heisenberg trying to find Kira so he stops killing his empire. Who finds who first.

this battle is literally angry pissed off ex teacher that now deals drugs vs every school shooter on the news EVER.

Thank you for having me on this as Light Yagami! I’m honored to step into some big shoes.

The way Walter talks to Light doesn't feel like Walter, Walter wouldn't hate Light for killing thousands of people, more accurately he'd try to kill Light for trying to shut down his Meth Empire

Better idea: the winner gets caught by Columbo

Oh boy, a drug cartel pushing into Kira’s territory, Light being the investigator instead of the prey. Battles between Cartel and Police, even whatever Yakuza survived the eye of Kira being swept up… This isn’t a Death Battle. This is an entire show as the two try to sus out eachothers identities, and cripple eachothers power structures and contacts, all while setting up distractions to throw the other off of their trail. This is a war that could go on for years.

I can't believe you got that Columbo fact wrong, making this entire video suddenly null and void and meaning that Light vs Columbo is the one, only, and sole matchup that can ever happen ever! That's so crazy. (Thank you for letting Shay and I edit your audio for this, had a lot of fun, this turned out super well!)

The animation at the start was amazing. Although I’d usually find it weird for Light to have his breakdown so early on, but the fact that the fight starts in medias res makes it easier for me to accept(plus the fact that we just need to see Light freaking out if he’s against someone). Amazing matchup and video, it’s my favorite for both although it’s unfortunately getting overshadowed by Columbo, massive props dude overall. Keep up the good work

The ending of the battle in my mind: Walter: Say my name! -points a gun to his face Light: -Coughing blood, Walter.....White Walter: What? How do yo..... -Hearts stop -Walter falls to the ground, in the same position he fell at the end of the show, looking up with his lifeless eyes Light approaches is dead body with a smile, and watches Walter slowly closing his eyes.

holy fucking peak.

While I can’t say I’m especially still a fan of the match, the preview was incredibly impressive as was the overall perspective given across the video. Massive props for presenting this all with your opinion and hard work, hope nothing but the best for your and the film you’re working on!

Easy solution: Columbo vs Conan

To be perfectly honest, I think your average Death Battle fan would rather have a traditional clash of power and fisticuffs over anything too brainy. Also, Light vs. Heisenburg would be a fascinating matchup, but IMO... Light vs. Jigsaw tho.

as much as i love light vs columbo(to the point where i might like it more than light vs walter) youve convinced me on how interesting this would be as an episode as well as a matchup as a whole, especially with how much i love more grounded matchups

Well, THAT banger animation took me the fuck out in the best way possible O-o amazing video man! I was honestly mixed on whether this MU is "haha weird n meme-y" or "wait they might actually be cookin" and your video DEFINETLY sold me on placing it on the latter! The creativity alone they could bring with this is nothing short of fascinating, thematically it's kinda like an... intelligence-flavored Vader VS Obito, and thats my fav episode of all time so even better :D

I mean if you extend the fight a little bit you could fit some fisticuffs in there after the heist, just make a longer animation into a mini-episode of either show and shorten the rundown. I'd also say it would work in live-action if they find the right actors. I think a fight would still be awesome with them fighting over the Death Note. The ending I envision (if WW wins) is the two of them tugging at the DN trying to regain control until they pull it apart with pages flying all over the place, Light taking one of them and using his own blood to write Walter's name in it until a gunshot could be heard. 3 pages with bullet holes settle to the ground and the camera pans to show the Smoking gun of Walter White and a bullet hole in Lights body dripping onto the page he's writing on. P.S. It's good to know some people that appreciate the stomps for the narrative rather than complaining about the outcome

I read a really good version of this fight on the Death Battle fanon wiki. It's pretty much an episode of Death Note or Breaking Bad where Light and Walter are trying to find out who the other is before their opponent can using their usual connections and friends.

As i said in the live chat, my preferred for Light is Kristoph Gavin from Ace Attorney, but mostly from my own personal bias (as much as i think it is underrated) I think you did a fantastic job on selling this matchup, the animation looks clean, the music is awesome and you got a new subscriber :D

While I personally am not a fan of a matchup like this happening on Death Battle, that preview is really high quality, almost like the DB team made it. The voice acting was great, especially Light's. He knocked it out of the park.

Gotta say, you gave me a much greater appreciation for this match up than before, and I understand why Columbo wouldn't be as compelling. Also holy cow was that animation sick!

I keep seeing people say Light vs Walter is a stomp, but Light vs Columbo is an even bigger stomp in Light's favor. The main appeal of the MU is seeing Light get humbled, but that wouldn't be the correct result. Light is not a typical one-off Columbo villain. At his most powerful, he's a shadow dictator.

light vs white is such a good name for the matchup

Here’s my thoughts on how this battle would go down if it happened. There’s a couple scenarios I can imagine. #1. Breaking Bad and Death Note happen in the same world at the same time. In this situation Walter is in New Mexico and Light is in Japan, and because of this they only ever hear of each other. Walter would be intrigued by Kira but his arrogance would make him believe it’s just a myth, and Light would consider killing “Heisenberg” but when he realizes he can’t he’d let it go. I can’t see a situation where Light goes out of his way to hunt Heisenberg down, it’s just too risky and there isn’t a big enough motivation for him. When Walt’s identity is revealed to the public and he goes into hiding that’s when Kira would write his name in the book and kill him, essentially right at the end of the show. #2. In this situation Light Yagami is an American immigrant whose family settled in New Mexico, and his father would join the police force that is tasked with taking the drug kingpin down. This is the ideal situation since Kira would want Heisenberg dead but wouldn’t have a name or face. Unfortunately I think this scenario ends around Season 2-3 of Breaking Bad. Light would use his father’s police connections to get records and files, and quickly realize that lab equipment from Walt’s high school went missing. He’d piece together that Walter White is intelligent enough to be a drug manufacturer and would get close to him. Thing is, Light is a *much* better liar than Walt. Walter avoided being caught because Hank gave him the benefit of the doubt, meanwhile Light could avoid getting caught while being the #1 suspect. He’d earn Walter’s trust and catch him in lies and contradictions until he was confident Walter was Heisenberg. Finally he’d give the tip off to the police *just* to confirm, and once Walter is arrested Kira would execute him in prison. Someone make this into a fan comic please.

You do not know how much I want to see the full version of that fight? I hope we one day get to see a full version done.

Let me pitch this. If Light wins against Walter White, then there can be a sequel for it where we finally see Columbo vs. Light Yagami.

Dear god that opening animation was so PEAK

OMG that Light Yagami voice is perfect! #SaveDEATHBATTLE

who did light`s voice acting? CUZ ITS SO FUCKING GOOD HOLY SHIT🔥🔥🔥

That intro was amazing holy moly. Good job to the voice actors

crazy how culmbo vs light is actually gonna happen now

After many incomprehensibly powerful characters, I down for to see more normal-ish humans come to Death Battle.

This was a nice battle and explanation

I just realized a big theme for this MU would be how Walter is a villain with a big heart meanwhile Light is a villain with no heart, yet Light is objectively a better person than Walt

WHAT THE PEAK???

Absolutely stellar work on this vid, that "Preview" animation went absurdly hard. I personally like Columbo vs Light more, but would be none the sadder if we got Vs Walt. It's a great fight, and you sold that!

That commission was INCREDIBLE

The connections between Walter and Light are: Two villain protagonists who start off as regular citizens with incredible minds before later coming across power which they intended to use for good (Walter started making meth to help raise money for his family and Light uses the Death Note to kill criminals) Said power would soon turn them into one of the most feared criminals of their city Both would soon go under a new alias for their newfound crime breaking egos (Heisenberg and Kira) They are also accompanied by someone who gets manipulated into helping them out (Jesse Pinkman and Misa Amane) Both do however have to be careful of those who are trying to put an end to their reign of terror by their own family member who is leading the case of finding their identity (Hank Schrader and Soichiro Yagami) and someone who's always ahead of them and put stress towards them (Gustavo Fring and L Lawliet) In the end, both would soon die by either succeeding or losing (Walter won before dying while Light ended up losing)

I was not expecting that AMAZING intro!

this battle comes down to whenever light is able write down walter's name. or die trying

GOD DAMN. Great video.

OK OK hear me out, Columbo VS Conan (Detective Conan/Cased Closed). However instead of a fight to the death, they are competing to see who can solve a murder. A Death Battle technically

The preview was fantastic ngl, it perfectly captures their character, especially Lights (the voice acting was off the charts). While I think Columbo is reasonably a great option for Light, I gotta agree that Walter VS Light carries a stronger legacy and has slightly more to it than Light VS Columbo does. Plus, Light fighting a Druglord instead of a Detective (similar to L) sounds funnier and cooler. This documentary perfectly sums up why I love this, ngl.

This wouldn’t be a fun 2 minute death battle, but like a season long mental battle of wits with each other.

This NEEDS to happen. I'm considering getting into both Breaking Bad and Death Note just to try and come up with a fight script because I want to see it happen that badly

What a fun video! While i still prefer Columbo since it seems like less of a hassle to set up in an animation. That fan preview was really sick. Also really appreciate the narration you provide here

I loved that animation so damn much, im so happy that even if we never get an episode from this, we got one of the best pieces of media that came out from this community if not the best I love u Levi! In a totally normal way that a totally normal fan would

Okkkk, now I'm interested of seeing this death battle..

Great video. Also, if you think about it, Columbo instantly has a disadvantage because he’s a well known detective who uses his real name. However, Walter White commits his crimes under the name Heisenberg.

No we need this now, I want this fight so badly now xD

The best way to illustrate this fight it would be an analogous horror in the style of mr manticore that showcase how they conflict starts and evolve, slowly turning unto a normal animation in the final confrontation between kira and walter.

I loved the analysis on both the characters shown with it (yes including columbo), really summarizes why people enjoy this matchup even if I think its not as much a shitstomp as people say it is. But god I want to see that intro animation finished so much unironically, it felt like an actual death battle animation and I have to give kudos to this video for not only the great analysis but the 10/10 tier animation that captures the series tones, and a death battle tone for it. Can totally see it going down the more methodical debate, shouting and intelligence ramble route even with that intro animation having a bit of fisticuffs in it.

GODDAMNIT, I WAS HOPING THAT WAS A SNEAK PEAK!

FANTASTIC video explaining EXACTLY why I’d love this matchup over any other alternatives. And the animation… that’s another story. Props to the animator for starts.

A better ending would be a jntense fight alongside walter shooting lights neck causing him to drown in bus own blood heisenberg tells kira to "say his name" walters trigger finger loosens as kira yells out walter white. Walter embraces death while kira rejects it they both die i feel this the best way to end the fight

Great video and the animation was amazing, although Light screaming like a maniac is kinda a bit out of character for him. I would have preferred if it went more in depth on the potential in detail, with some story ideas, as well as the setup, but still great. I actually planned to do something similar with a matchup I would call perfect, Hannibal Lecter VS Johan Liebert (another intelligence-based MU), although I don't know when I will get to that. Overall, an extremely well made vid, that summarizes the matchup pretty well. Also for everyone, the credits for the TN at 7:27 don't go to me, but to WTFBOOOMSH.

Sad I missed this live but I’ll be watching this later Just finished it, really good takes, changed my opinion on the matchup (even if I still prefer Light VS Columbo). This is your perfect cook.

PEAK

Niiiice, that was a banger

If it can't be a death battle, it should be a ERB

I would actually really want to see this despite not watching any of the shows and I just got to say the fan made sneak peek actually gave me chills come on we really need this even if it's not a death battle we need this to be a full fight

The best part about the animation was that it somehow made Jump Force Light not completely hideous

God damn, you cooked! If you ever plan on doing more of these animation commissions in the future, I’d be happy to voice for them! I actually have some experience with voicing for versus before

People say Walt gets stomped yet he is gonna be in Multiversus therefor Superman scaling and Bryan Cranston Solos fiction

You legitimately had me fooled from that opening; I honestly thought this was going to be a real episode

The biggest problem with light vs columbo is that it has basically no connections isn’t really thematic and really doesn’t fit either character very well

I love the animation at the start ❤️. It actually looks an official death battle. Great job 😁! #SaveDEATHBATTLE

I would like to see an interaction where light writes “heisenberg” in the book but nothing happens

The problem i think is that death battles are usually short and snappy. I feel something like this would require more than like 5 minutes to pull off well

good video brother, with a good analysis of both and your animation would be a good combination brother

My dream fight would be Light Yagami vs Jigsaw. Both have similar motives to make the world a better place but with a twisted moral. A desire to fix the world even if death is necessary. Both have apprentices to help carry out there plans. Both have outsmarted some of the best detectives in there respected universes. This is where few the discord would be. Light Yagami kills with ZERO remorse, while jigsaw hates murderers and that he gives his victims a chance. The battle would be similar to this with a battle of morality and manipulation. I imagine a story line where Light sees John Kramer as a good person with his methods being unorthodox but effective, while John Kramer, hating murderers, wants to expose Kira to the world. In doing that, trying to track down and find out Light is Kira and putting him through a game to expose him to the world or die. While Light would try to survive his games in any way he can. THAT, would be so epic.

I love both ideas

If this becomes an official Death Battle, I know I and a whole lot of people will be thrilled! 👍

this is one i never thought I would NEED to have as a DB

My Grandmother used to say those walk the path of heaven will rule over all Heisenburg vs kira

Dude, you have convinced me that this idea is amazing.

Animation at the start is peak

I'm down to see this

This goes so hard

I Think This Video Just Convinced me why it is a good match up

one of the best thumbnails i ever seen

Edgy kid vs teacher. I like it.

OMG I DID NOT EXPECT THIS I thought it was an essay analysis or smt

Eyo why did Light sound like Cat Noir from Miraculous ladybug at the beginning? 💀

My dream battle

Please make a full version of the intro that was metal asf

This video is so peak, the animation at the beginning was beautiful too. I also find it sorta weird that people think that Light stomps Walt. If I recall correctly didn't Walt survive a Room blowing up and doesn't he have a gun??? Not saying he wins or loses but he definitely isn't getting stomped in a fight. But yeah, Phenomenal Video #SaveDEATHBATTLE!

Damn. Watching that animation makes me want a light vs walter death battle

7:25 well they just brought back Omni man for another Match up so hopefully they’ll do the same for light eventually.

I want to think Kira , on his way to " Godhood" Eould start to mess with " Heisenberg" business. Only to find out that Heisenberg is not his real name Walter White would be baffled as he is a scientist , so trying to grasp his mind about how this magic mumbo jumbo even works , so it would be interesting to see how Walter white Baits Kira just like L did

Matpat vs Columbo

I came here to watch you talk about why you’d like the matchup not for you to hit me with the peakest intro to that possible death battle and then segway into said video

Walter white:oi oi oi light you never be ballin Light:nah ima be ballin whenever I want Walter white:then you die ballin gun shot Ko

Dead Battles out of business so you hire them I guess. Also, Heisenberg would have a pretty huge advantage over Light as long as he can't figure out his real name.

I agree, I think they might actually do this due to it having more potential for story and doing something different. Like how they didn’t like Omni-lander and preferred homelander vs bardock, but still did the one that gave them the better story and character potential

The fact that the next season could potentially be the last, if it happens at all, means they should go all out, and this is a perfect matchup for the final episodes