Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Character Analysis: Wiz

 

Background

The co-host of the show Death Battle. Wiz has a genius intellect and generally acts as the person who breaks down complex information when discussing which fictional characters would win in a fight. He’s also part of some kind of mad scientist community, and is fairly introverted, spending most of his time inside. He also seems to have some daddy issues and believes he didn’t earn his Dad’s appreciation before he passed away.


While Wiz is “smarter” than his co-host Boomstick, he’s also much more emotionally unhinged. He’s stated to have bouts of “revenge madness” against his enemies, needs some kind of medication to keep his mind balanced, has implied he wants to take over the world on a few occasions and has destroyed multiple planets to get out of paying his student loans. 

  • DB ep 78 2:35 Wiz states he’s had revenge madness. 

  • DB ep 87 5:42 Wiz has prescription meds of some kind.

  • DB ep 91 0:55 Wiz implies he wants to take over the world.

  • DB ep 148 11:44 It’s stated that Wiz created a version of sols hammer that destroyed several planets

  • Storm Preview 2:35 Wiz has killed people while trying to use their brains as a power source for phones.

  • Batman(vs Ironman) Preview 3:29 Wiz made a robot army that tried to overturn the UN.

  • DB ep 147 8:32 Wiz is wanted by homeland security 


Despite often acting like Boomstick is an annoyance, he clearly enjoys his company. Having apparently known Boomstick since Middle school and going on numerous trips and vacations with him since.

  • DB ep 48 9:25 Boomstick and Wiz go on trips together.

  • Db ep 68 1:31 Boomstick forgot to wear pants when he first met Wiz.

  • DB ep 85 1:42 It’s stated Wiz and Boomstick have known each other since middle school.

  • DB ep 101 9:09 Wiz and Boom go to bars together.


Wiz is also a bit of a pervert


Wiz is apparently married. Though who too hasn’t been confirmed yet.


According to Death Battle Lore Boomstick sawed off Wiz’s arm with a tachyon table saw


Wiz is also the inventor of Dummi


Misc  facts

  • DB ep 140 4:54 Wiz once had Boomstick sign a demonic contract. Wiz is also jealous of Ringmaster

  • DB ep 101 9:02 Wiz seems to believe machines are better than people and talks about robots destroying humanity while drunk

  • Dimitri Preview 2:15 Wiz thinks Eldegard did nothing wrong

  • Sol Badguy Preview 2:22 Boomstick killed his robodog

  • Hates “seeing faster” as a phrase

  • Top 10 anime betrayals 3:42 Claims to have only cried 3 times. Once while watching the Mufusa die

  • DB ep 134 4:40 Wiz’s favorite book is “The Most Dangerous Game”

  • Apocalypse Preview 2:43 Wiz watches the Notebook movie every day


Armor

Mjolnir mark 4 armor

Mjolnir Armor from the Halo series which Wiz was shown to be wearing during the episode, Meta vs Carolina.

  • DB ep 64 1:59 Wiz and Boomstick both have Mjolnir armor


The Mjolnir armor is a combat exoskeleton designed to be used specifically by the Spartan IIs in the halo universe. The original models of the suit can kill those without the heightened reflexes and physical strength The armor's shell is composed of a multilayer alloy and is covered in a refractive coating.The suit contains a gel-filled layer that regulates temperature and can reactively change its density. The inner skinsuit is made of a moisture-absorbing synthetic material linked to a control computer and the user's neural interface. 


The original mark 4 variation of the Armor increases strength by 2x and reaction speed by 5x.


Arsenal

Secret lair

 Wiz has a secret lab of lair of some kind where he creates most of his inventions.


Cybertronic brain

Wiz has a cybertronically enhanced brain. 

  • Death Race ep 3 6:55 It’s stated Wiz has a cybertronically enhanced brain 


Cybernetic arm

Wiz’s cybernetic left arm. It has multiple upgrades and weapons installed in it. Including a flamethrower that mimics the fire bending of Zuko. An Ice ray that mimics Shoto’s Ice powers from My Hero academia. A hologram projector, a flashlight, a Buzz saw and a Megabuster from Megaman. The arm occasionally glitches or malfunctions.

  • DB ep 34 0:14 Wiz mentions he has a cybernetic arm and that it glitches.


Fire bending

  • DB ep 130 4:05,4:35  Wiz’s robot arm has a function that replicates fire bending.


Ice ray

  • DB ep 130 9:13 Wiz’s robot arm has an ice ray based on Shoto’s powers.


Holographic projector

  • DB ep 148 11:24 Wiz makes a hologram of a galaxy with his hand.


Buzz Saw


Flashlight

  • DB ep 168 0:15 Wiz’s arm can become a flashlight


Megabuster

A power cannon that fires shots of solar energy from the character Megaman. Wiz can transform one of his arms directly into the weapon. It can be charged for a more powerful shot.

  • DB ep 101 3:56 Wiz has a fully functional mega buster attachment.


Giant pencil

A giant pencil that Wiz uses to literally erase Deadpool from the Deadpool vs Pinkie Pie ep( It ultimately fails to destroy Deadpool in the long run).

  • DP ep 71 5:08 Wiz has a giant pencil eraser he uses to erase deadpool.


Phasing machine

A machine that makes Wiz intangible, allowing him to phase through objects.

  • DB ep 175 9:24 Wiz has a machine that can let him phase through objects 


Shrink/Growing machine

A small device that can grow or shrink other objects with the press of a button.

  • DB ep 187 3:10 Wiz has a device that can grow or shrink objects  


Time/space manipulation machines

Wiz has attempted to create multiple time manipulation devices. Including misc time travel devices, time stoppers, dimensional travel devices and reality shifters.


Time travel


Time stopper


Dimensional traveler


Multiverses manipulator/Reality shifter 

A device used in Miles vs Static. It can pear into alternator realities. It can shift and replace the user's dimension with an alternate universe when damaged.

  • DB ep 120 8:57 Wiz and Boomstick’s reality shifts to another universe where their personalities are reversed


Teleporter

A teleportation device.


Inside out gun

A ray gun that can turn objects and people inside out.

  • DB ep 107 11:39 Wiz created a device that can turn things inside out


Cyber goose

A miniature cybernetic goose built using tech similar to mechagodzilla. It can fire electricity and lasers from its mouth.

  • DB ep 114 10:26 Wiz has a cyber goose, built with the skeleton of a goose. It can shoot electricity from its mouth

  • DB ep 121 3:55 the cyber goose returns. It has laser breath


Clone army

Wiz has a variety of clones of himself with similar intelligence and abilities.


Sols hammer

A giant orbiting laser similar to the Sol hammer used by Iron-man. It’s stated to have destroyed multiple planets.

  • DB ep 148 11:44 It’s stated that Wiz created a version of sols hammer that destroyed several planets 


Black hole generator

Wiz has a black hole generator capable of destroying planets.

  • Wally West Preview 3:15 Wiz says he has a black hole generator that can destroy the world.

Rasputin

A demonic pet rat Wiz uses for experiments.

  • DB Ep 90 1:20 Wiz states he has a pet rate that’s been possessed by demons 

  •  Jotaro preview 2:21 Wiz has a pet rat named Rasputin 


Misc weapons


Abilities


Alucard regeneration/soul consumption

Wiz supposedly has regen similar to Alucard from Hellsing. Essentially he can regenerate from almost any damage via the energy of one of millions of souls he’s absorbed. 

  • DB ep 151 10:47 It’s stated Wiz has consumed millions of souls, so he can regenerate when fatally injured, which he uses to regenerate from being transmuted into beer.


Lack of a “personal soul”

Conversely Wiz also states that he does not have “his own” soul. As he sold it to use as a down payment on his student loans.


Note: Whether Wiz has a soul or not is inconsistent. It’s likely various clones may or may not have a varied amount of souls in them.

“Character Equipment”

Note: This is equipment originating from characters on the show. Wiz has legitimately replicated some  of these items/powers with his own inventions, so he should have access to them at all times. Others just seem to be items that are more or less “the real object” from each respective character and were just stored in the lab somehow, so implying any cast member on the Death Battle could use them.


Replicated/Exclusive equipment


Jin’s Devil gene: Wiz recreated a version of the devil Gene used by the character Jin in Tekken. The Devil Gene  can increase offensive and defensive abilities by about 10 times. Allows the user to access a laser beam they can shoot from a third eye. It also grants Telekinesis and wings for flight.

  • DB ep 95 8:33 Wiz says he’s been working on an artificial version of the devil gene from tekken. Boomsticks dog ate them


Alex’s Blacklight virus: Wiz recreated Alex’s Blacklight virus. The Blacklight Virus is an infectious agent that reproduces inside and changes the cells of other living things.

  • DB ep 181 9:19 Wiz recreated the blacklight virus  

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Thanos chair replica: The chair used by Thanos from Marvel. It can be used to travel between dimensions or time at FTL speeds. It also has force fields and energy blasters.


Artificial Symbiote: Wiz has an artificial symbiote, similar to the symbiote seen in Spiderman.


Lex Luthro’s 2D barrier: A Shield from Lex Luthor that can turn an opponent into a Flat Character.

  • DB ep 142 3:52 Wiz can replicate doom’s 2d barrier 


Doom’s Ovoid mind transfer: A mind transfer device used by Dr.Doom in Marvel comics. It lets him swap consciousnesses with the opponent, essentially giving him their body, and rendering them trapped in his. Wiz builds a similar device into Dummi.

  • DB ep 142 10:11 Wiz has a mind transfer device in Dummi 


Naruto Sexy Jutsu device: Wiz can replicate Naruto’s Sexy Jutsu with a watch-like device. The ability makes him take the form of a beautiful woman.

  • DB ep 102 7:01 Wiz has a device that can replicate the sexy Jutsu 


Thor Atomic god bomb replica: Wiz attempted to replicate the “god bomb” from Thor’s comics, which could erase gods across time and space. Wiz’s version erased his college campus and student loans from existence.

  • Thor Preview 3:06 Wiz stats he attempted to create an atomic god bomb that deleted a college campus from existence 


Wally West Speed force Kinetic energy soda: A soda filled with cosmic kinetic energy, similar to the speed force used by Wally West. People who drink it can move at MFTL speeds.

  • DB ep 132 4:09 Wiz can lace beer with cosmic kinetic energy.

  • DB ep 132 20:22 Boomstick’s drink a soda and he runs to Jupiter in seconds.


General Items


Jinx’s hextech teleporter: The hextech teleportation device used by Jinx

  • DB ep 156 8:44 Wiz has Jinx’s teleportation device 


Mario’s Ice flower: Allows the user to throw freezing ice balls.

  • Episode 158 7:52 Wiz has an ice flower 

  • DB ep 100 19:20 Wiz has an ice flower he uses to freeze boomstick 


Mario’s Gold flower: Transmutes things into gold.

  • DB ep 100 19:22 Wiz turns Boomstick into gold with a gold flower.


Mythological Scorpion demon poison: A poison that could harm the Buddha from mythology.

  • DB ep 162 11:14 Wiz has a bottle scorpion demon poison, which can harm the Buddha. Boomstick is sprayed with it 


Mario’s Stopwatch: Stops time

  • DB ep 100 18:51 Wiz has a time stopwatch and it works on Boomstick.


Cloud’s Stop Materia: A Materia that stops Time.


Aquaman’s Trident of Neptune: A magical trident from Aquaman. It can call down lighting, create ice out of the air, shift stone, create magic barriers for defense, and gives minor flight capabilities.  

  • DB ep 104 3:50 Wiz has the trident of neptune.


Widow’s Gauntlets: Widow’s gauntlets house a small number of various gadgets, including electrical bolts, aerosol knock out drugs, tear gas and bombs. 

Gauntlets from Black Widow of Marvel comics.

  • DB ep 106 5:10 Wiz has the widow's bite, a shocking gauntlet 


Dragon Ball Ki energy vials:  Vials of Ki, AKA life energy from the series of Dragon Ball. Wiz has normal Ki, God Ki and the more powerful Destruction Ki used by characters like Beerus. Destruction Ki can erase things or people from existence. The move works physically, spiritually and even can affect multiple versions of a character across timelines. The move can’t be used to kill true immortals, though long lived immortality is still on the table.

  • DB ep 131 2:35 Wiz has vials of Dragon Ball Ki, including normal, god and Destruction. Dummi is destroyed by destruction energy.


Link’s Fire rod: A rod from the legend of Zelda. It fires balls and streams of fire.


Booster Gold’s belt: The shield generator used by Booster Gold from DC comics. This ForceField Belt originally belonged to Brainiac-5 of the 30th century, and forms an impenetrable barrier of energy around the users body even protecting against microscopic bacteria. Not only does it protect from physical and energy damage, it resists more esoteric attacks like matter manipulation and even telepathy. You can also project his force field outward to surround and protect others, or to do so offensively, usually covering an opponent, then shrinking the force field until it crushes them. 


Bane’s Venom:The venom enhancement drug used by Bane in the Batman series. Injecting it increases a person’s muscle mass.

  • DB ep 133 10:29 Wiz has a container of fully functional venom.


Batgirl’s Batarangs:Batarangs used by Barbara Gordon in the Batgirl vs Spider-Gwen episode. Wiz has explosive and electric variants. 

  • DB ep 137 3:19 Wiz has normal Bata-rangs, electric ones and explosive 


Spider-Gwen’s Web shooters: Web shooters from Spider-Gwen, from the spider-man series. They fire spider-like silk that can tie people up or be used to swing around buildings.

  • DB ep 137:36 Wiz has spider man's web shooters #wiz


Sanji’s Germa 66 #3 “Stealth Black” Raid Suit: A special Suite used by Sanji from One Piece.  It provides invisibility, flight(via levitators in the heels) and shielding via the cape.

  • DB ep 137 5:05 Sanji’s suit is stored in a canister that Wiz can use 


Goku Black’s Time ring: The time ring used by Goku Black in Black vs Reverse Flash. Time rings are a time traveling device that let you travel forward in time and then back to the present where you started. You can also use it to travel to any adjacent alternate timelines. Time rings can also react in the presence of space/time distortions caused by others, such as Trunks’s time machine. In these cases the ring can open a rift in space to allow the user to follow said people to whatever location in time they’re traveling to. Finally wearing a time ring does protect you from time paradoxes. 

  • DB ep 149 5:25 Wiz has the time ring from DragonBall.



Feats


Strength

  • DB ep 127 9:20 Wiz has a remote detonator to 200 tons of tnt

  • She-ra Preview 2:25 Wiz is baking something that could explode with enough force to vaporize a building

  • DB ep 153 4:25 Wiz kills Boomstick with an anvil.

  • DB ep 147 11:44 It’s stated that Wiz created a version of sols hammer that destroyed several planets. 

  • Wally West Preview 3:15 Wiz says he has a black hole generator that can destroy the world.

  • Saitama Preview 3:22 Wiz made a lightspeed particle accelerator that can vaporize cities

  • Tanjiro Preview 3:06 Wiz has inventions that can blow up the world 

  • Excalibur Preview 3:00 Wiz has weapons that can destroy the moon 

  • Magneto Preview 2:46 Wiz states that he managed to pull a black hole to Earth with his tech. Then implies it was an alternate version of Earth 

  • DB ep 120 16:53 One of Wiz’s machines shifts his reality into another

  • DB ep 117 3:46 Wiz knocks out Boomstick with his metal hand 


Endurance

  • DB Ep 91 3:25 Boomstick has a potato gun. Wiz getting shot by it put him in a coma for a month.

  • DB ep 111 4:05 Wiz tanks a crotch punch from Boomstick 

  • Lucy Preview 2:52 Wiz tripped and knocked himself out




Speed

Scaling

  • Using Mjolnir armor, the Blue team in Red vs Blue survived a 50 megaton bomb. https://youtu.be/LqYsc7Wm0Bc?t=386 

  • (Justice League International v2 #5) Booster Gold's forcefield stopped a blast that was breaking down the planet on a subatomic level. 

  • In his ep it was stated that Jin with his devil gene could cause an explosion upwards to 100 megatons of tnt https://youtu.be/ShNj6vyKf_k?t=1061 

  • DB ep 162 11:14 Wiz has a bottle scorpion demon poison, which can harm the Buddha. Boomstick is sprayed with it 

Experience

  • DB  ep 117 3:51 Wiz knocks out boomstick with a punch from his metal arm.

  • DB ep 153 4:25 Boomstick is killed by an anvil, Wiz has it set up for Boomsticks soul to reincarnate into a clone body.

  • DB Rap Battle Fought Boomstick in a rap battle 

  • DB ep 143 10:30 It’s stated Wiz invents reality warping tech for black markets.
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