"Blink as much you can. They're scared of rapid movement." Loved that

I love how the Doctor is amused by the screaming sun. Like he just thinks its neat cause he's never seen that before.

I really liked that they brought up the personality differences. The Doctor would absolutely disgusted by Rick's attitude if they ever actually met

For those who don't know, the VA for The Doctor in this battle is the same guy that the official Doctor Who radio plays get when David Tenant isn't available. In other words, this is one of the few Death Battles to have one of the fighters voiced by a character's official voice actor

If Rick brings an apple to the fight he just might be able to keep The Doctor away.

Honestly, Rick ending up as a forgotten ghost is a kinder ending than most Doctor Who enemies recieve.

The creators of Doctor Who explicitly describe it as "The triumph of romance and intellect over brute force and cynicism." Rick is a formidable opponent, but in a way he *always has been* the opponent. He represents everything the Doctor has always been able to defeat. Also, Rick forgot the most important lesson from Doctor Who: the more weapons you bring to a fight against the Doctor, the more powerful he becomes.

Of course, Rick's planet sized ego was what started the fight.

Major props to the writers for keeping the Doctor a technical pacifist by having Rick be the one who fired the killing blow himself.

“Morty, if you forget me than I will haunt your ass.” I love that Rick is not even mad that he died, he’s just mad at Morty for forgetting him.

I liked that they kept the Doctor to his 'ideal' of letting the 'bad guy' destory themselves

Had to run this fight over in my head over and over before commenting.... The outcome is accurate. The biggest piece of evidence is The Central Finite Curve, which isolated all Ricks from any potential threats to their intellectual superiority, The Doctor, however, had no such set of training wheels and has a list of enemies that could and have forced him (or her as of 13) to constantly develop mentally and seems to thrive off the challenges. In the words of Evil Morty, "Rick's don't like being challenged", and so him being the smartest man in the universe was an imposed default that stagnated him.

The Doctor ran because he didn’t want to kill Rick, let alone enter a conflict. And in the end, Rick learned the reason the Doctor ran away: he was being kind.

"Blink a lot, they fear movement" Okay, that was a good one. Not a drop of the Doctor's wit was wasted and I loved it.

I'm so glad that they didn't make the "Rick is aware of Doctor Who and therefore he knows everything about the doctor" card a big part of the fight - people really take it out of proportion, it's a single throwaway line in which he mentions he knows the franchise exists, but nothing beyond that. Do you really think a mad scientist like Rick is sat there binging some DW? No chance. However, I do like that they give him SOME knowledge in the fight to keep everyone happy, such as him name-dropping the time lords and knowing to shoot both sides of the doctor's chest because he knows he has two hearts

Keep in mind the doctor is trying to save people and doesnt really go in for violence. He probably could have created much more deadly weapons than rick

Could this be the first fully pacifist Death Battle victory? The Doctor never once attacked Rick, only ever acted to defend himself or disarm Rick's weapons, and in the end Rick's impulsive arrogance caused him to fire the killing blow at himself. Stunning work from the animation team here.

I love how at the end, The Doctor takes the time to go back and tell Morty not to become cynical. That's a great touch.

greatest thing about the Doctor's win, is that not only did they not throw an attack other than disarming Rick of his sword, but also they didn't use any of the stupid god-mode items from the show's history like the Moment, the Hand of Omega, the Time Vortex, etc. makes this feel much more like something that'd actually happen rather than "the doctor wins because they can just use this funny artifact and win"

I think the fact that Rick has built his entire worldview on a dog eat dog mentality definitely gives the guy who plays completely defensively a leg up

The fact that the Doctor showed up on the Screaming Sun Earth and just smiled like, "Well, that's a fascinating thing, innit?" was so a thing the Doctor would do.

Rick going on a blind rampage over a fenderbender while the Doctor just acts defensively is perfectly in character for both of them.

When the Doctor hacked and destroyed Rick's blaster, he simultaneously hacked the portal gun to cause it to create the portal he'd subsequently use to redirect the D-Mat gun to destroy Rick. The Doctor anticipated that Rick would go for the D-Mat and set him up to cause his own demise. He beat Rick through superior strategic thinking.

i thought the doctor said "on god" instead of "en garde", which somehow made it funnier " maybe you will find it on the ground next to your teeth! " *grabs spoon* "on god?"

I really love how, on rewatch thus, the Doctor never actually attacks Rick. He only acts in self defence. Very in-character for him, i love it, major props.

I always love the line that is used as a threat against the Doctor. "Fear me I've killed hundreds of Time Lords" and his response "fear me I've killed them all"

Actually kind of surprised by this outcome. As a fan of both I thought Rick would sweep this, but I guess even though typically the Doctor is a lot more tame he does have much more extreme edge cases. The difference, I guess, is that Rick is often overt, forward, blunt, and shows off, where as the Doctor is subtle, rarely shows his hand until it's being played, and works best and even prefers to be underestimated. Which is probably why that scene from the first few episodes of the 11th Doctor always struck me as a very interesting inversion of his character, setting that one a bit apart, when he tells the aliens to look into their records for who he is and what he is capable of and then they withdraw immediately in fear once they find files on him.

Yeah I’m not surprised. The Doctor is terrifying if you really think about it. I’m surprised they didn’t mention Demons Run. When their friends were threatened they went back in time, told the oldest story, and that ended up being the name of the baddies super secret base. That wasn’t a coincidental turn of phrase, it was a threat across time.

I absolutely love the Doctor's line about the Weeping Angels "Blink as much as you can, they're scared of rapid movement" because of how much of a middle finger it is to Rick

I think my favorite part about the fight is The Doctor’s “fighting style”. He disarms Rick, hacks & overloads his equipment, traps him in a precarious situation and tricks him into destroying himself. *HE NEVER DIRECTLY ATTACKS RICK* The dedication to The Doctor’s character is incredible.

I was so happy they mentioned 11's run on Trenzalore, that itself shows the Doctor's abilities. To fight ALL of his enemies that managed to sneak through a barrier without his Tardis is impressive just pure wit and warrior strength to do that.

The Fact The doctor didn’t hit him once and still won is actually crazy the only thing he did was disarm him Edit: TYSM Yall I never thought I get here but let’s see if we can get to 500 likes

I like how when the Doctor saw the screaming sun from R&M he wasn't offput by it like the Smiths were, he just thought it was neat, like he was happy that he saw something new despite his thousands years of adventuring.

My favourite part of all this is when The Doctor walks out onto the planet with the screaming sun he smiles as its something new to him that he's never experienced. Feels so wholesome and exactly what The Doctor would do.

Odd to have a Death Battle with only one character. Guess it made for an easy win, though.

If only it were Matt Smith (11th). He could do the "The one thing you never put in a trap" speech

Massive props to Elliott Crossley who played the Doctor here. I genuinely beloved they somehow got David Tennant to play him

Gotta love the fact that, true to form, the Doctor isn't the one who killed Rick. He just saved himself and led Rick to erase himself from time.

🧪🧪🧪BEAKER 🧪🧪🧪

After this battle, they do have something in common. Doctor Who. Rick who?

I like how genuinely happy and curious the Doctor is to end up on a world where the Sun is constantly screaming.

I like how The Doctor he never actually decided on using the time eraser, he only ever got the chance to contemplate it. He took literally every chance to avoid the conflict that he could. And in the end, Rick's undoing was entirely by his own hand. Surprisingly satisfying to see.

Weird video. Just a bunch of random talking about the Doctor, and then he talks for a few seconds to Morty from the cartoon Morty. Who was the old ghost guy at the end?

Like most episodes of Doctor Who, it all came down to "and then he used the Sonic Screwdriver".

SPOILER: The fact that The Doctor actually won without being directly violent is fantastic

"Well blink as much as you can, they're scared of rapid movment." Absolutely kills me.

Wait I just remembered the Doctor telling one of his companions how she forgot about another partner that was traveling with them... Huh

I like the parts where Rick makes sure the ship knows to keep Morty safe, and the part where the Doctor tells Rick to blink more when surrounded by the Angels. Very in-character to an extent

To those who are unaware of just how scary and evil Daleks are Their extermination beams could be set to disintegrate on contact, but they choose to set it to just barely lethal, so you feel untold amounts of excruciating pain for a few seconds before you die

Props to whoever voiced the Doctor in this episode. That Tennant voice was nearly perfect!

Perfect addition to this fight. 12 other Doctors turn up and start brawling with the Ricks.

If the Doctor really does still have access to the Moment, that gives him an unbelievable advantage. It's been a while, but isn't the moment basically an auto-win button if you manage to get past it's guilt trip and push the button?

Rick starting a Death Battle because someone had better things to do than deal with him is the Rickest Rick thing that’s ever been Ricked.

Honestly, The Doctor and Rick getting into a universe-spanning, time-warping fight just because of what amounts to a car accident & road rage is 100% accurate to what an episode of either series would be like

17:30 The funniest comeback line ever XD!!

The fact that a different Rick solved episode 1's monster issue proves he's not the smartest in even the finite curve. He's just Dead Wife Rick.

Honestly, the Doctor is so charming and disarmingly comical that I always forget he's secretly a badass limiting himself out of principle whereas Rick limits himself with ego, drugs, and alcohol.

The Doctor never touching a weapon the entire fight and Ricks undoing being his own mindless aggression and ego is so perfect.

"I don't wanna go" memory unrepressed

It's crazy to me how well animated this fight is

I was half-expecting Morty to become the Doctor's next companion. Telling him not to be a cynic though is probably the most-helpful thing Morty's ever heard.

The Doctor doesn't want you to run from him so he'll win. He wants you to run from him so you don't die.

I think this might be the best Death Battle. The character interactions and high energy action really made it for me.

I dunno why everyone always incorrectly states the TARDIS as being "Bigger on the inside".... ...It's really "Smaller on the Outside!"

The fight starting because the Doctor ignored Rick is hilarious. Also love him being nice to a very confused Morty at the end

That grin at the screaming sun from a thousands of years old, multiversal being was pure "Huh... I just saw a new thing. Been about 100 years since THAT happened! Neat!"

The Doctor using Rick's own plan against him is the most Doctor thing ever

"Blink as much as you can, they're scared of rapid movements."

Seeing the pure fear on the doctors face when they got to the angels is amazing. Truly his most conventionally scary foe.

“Keep blinking as much as you can, rapid movement confuses them.” I laughed so damn hard!

One detail I loved about this fight is how The Doctor noticed Rick's ego and used it against him in the sword fight. Rick tells him to keep quipping, and The Doctor notices that his quipping irritates him and gets under his skin, so later when they're locked against the balcony, he quips about a little shop so that Rick throws out an angry, reckless, and predictable lunge so that The Doctor could disarm him with the momentum. Mad props to the storyboarders and writers who made this detail as it's extremely in character for both characters, especially The Doctor using his enemies' personality flaws against them, which is something he often plays to his advantage. Fantastic!

I came in routing for Rick but the damn doctor has so much charisma I was rooting for him by the end.

My favorite part about this fight is how, during the weeping angels scene, the Doctor lies to Rick smoothly and convincingly, without any stuttering or stammering, even though he's clearly terrified AND busy with the portal gun. He even has the "they're scared of rapid movement" story ready to go, either because he's prepared it ahead of time for exactly this sort of situation, or because he's just that quick-thinking. Either possibility is a strong one. Time Lords, man.

damn... sometimes we forget how scary the doctor is. seeing him simply turn around and erase rick from reality is kind of terrifying.

I mean, Rick is literally inspector Gadget and his body is mostly cybernetic. Sonic Screwdriver is literally Rick's predator

"It's fun to be the class clown until you get shot" 😮

The doctor advising rick to "blink rapidly" around all the weeping angels was too damn funny!

"It's not that I'm an innocent. I've taken lives. I got worse, I got clever! Manipulated people into taking their own." --The 10th Doctor

"I know your type. The nihilist know-it-all." I love how the Doctor easily dismisses Rick's outlook and character.

That shot of all of the Doctor's standing side by side was pretty cool

I love that even being erased from time doesn't actually get rid of Rick.

Took me a moment to realise Rick knew Time Lord physiology, he shot the Doctor through both sides of his chest to nail both hearts and told him to hurry up with regenerating so he could kill him.

il always remember when they tried to calculate how many people the doctor killed and the calculator COULDNT STOP COUNTING hes mostly alone, never armed and always comes on top

Total missed opportunity to have Rick punch The Doctor and have him say *“You knocked out my teeth!.”*

I like how, after Rick gets D-matted, the starting scenario chnages. It goes from "Oi, you hit my TARDIS!" to "Aw, its just a kid on his first space voyage."

Everybody seems to think that Rick bringing an apple would defeat the doctor, but everybody is forgetting his real weakness, Pears

16:00 I spot Mikasa, Blake, Harley Quinn, Jynx, Megatron, Freeza, DArth Vader, Dovakin, Odavin, Thomas the Tank Engine, Alex Mercer, and possibly the Chosen Undead(?). How many more are in this shot?

With this episode released, we got 5 seasons in a row featuring a matchup involving characters that have time manipulation or time travel abilities.

One ability you didn't mention is that the Doctor actually does have some sort of "plot armour". Extended media says he has a degree of subconcious probability warping, which occured due to his large amount of timetravelling. So basically, he's always playing the game with loaded dice.

As iconic as "I don't want to go" is, I think it might've been more badass to put a spin on it and have him say "I'm not going anywhere"

Rick had the opportunity to kill, but he preferred to wait for the enemy to attack.

Not enough people here are talking about how accurate the voices for the two combatants were The person got Tennant's cadence down almost pat, only a touch faster when talking. And Rick was so accurate too. Only Morty was a little off key

I don't think I'll ever stop laughing about "Swiss Army Plot Device"; the most perfect description of the Sonic Screwdriver. 😆

Rick's final line about being remembered is actually perfect since in doctor who lore , the thing that can bring back people wiped from time are the memories and stories of them persisting

The Doctor: There is a difference between you and me. We both looked into the abyss, but when it looked back at us, _you blinked._

My defense for the Doctor winning. The 7th Doctor has cannonically erased 2 entire timelines from existence because he didn't like them. And this is just the 'kind' Doctor. This isn't the Time Lord Victorious version who genocided the Daleks and Cybermen out of existence. Entire species wiped out so that he could rule the universe.

The fact that The Doctor didn't shoot the Reality Erasure, but Rick did, it's cosmically funny.

I love how throughout the whole fight the doctor never used a weapon once staying true to his morals and just doing what the doctor does

Incredible video *mad applause* great production value. I love both of these franchises and it was great fun watching this. Thank you

I never noticed til now that in the sword/spoon fight, there was past Death Battle combatants in the background.