User blog comment:SalaComMander/DEATH BATTLE: Mario vs Sonic/@comment-1851860-20110621112823/@comment-1535286-20110621174413

No, actually Death Battle is a show created by ScrewAttack, hosted by Wizard and Boomstick, where they "analyze [two similar characters'] armor, weapons, and abilities to see who would win a Death Battle".

They go through a complete analysis of each of the combatants, talking about their strengths and weaknesses. Because of this information, the winner is predetermined. After that, they show a sprite animation of the two characters fighting to the death. Throughout the battle, each and every one of the strengths and weaknesses mentioned will come into play. The entire point of this animation is to demonstrate how the winner would go about defeating his opponent, making the show more interesting to watch, but the animation itself is usually inaccurate and flawed. However, after the battle, Wizard and Boomstick then talk about why that outcome was reached, which is always accurate. (Yes, even when Vegeta killed Shadow)