Welcome to my first Death Battle. This one is one that I've wanted solved for a while, but obviously Screwattack is not going to do it, so I'm doing it. So here we go, but first:

The following is a Fanfiction Death Battle. Death Battle and the characters featured in them belong to their respective owners. This is just for entertainment purposes and nothing else.

Enjoy!

Blade Wolf vs. X-23

[Play "Invader"]

Gray: Created to become deadly weapons, these two fought for their freedom and now lead their own paths.

Red: Blade Wolf, the robot dog of Metal Gear Rising.

Gray: And X-23, the clone of Wolverine.

Red: He's Gray and I'm Red…

Gray: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor and skills to find out who would win… a Death Battle!

[Play Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Main Theme]

Gray: War was starting to end, peace was in grasp and it was something people were hoping for.

Red: Buuut, that wasn't settling well with some people. Turns out there were a few who like the war economy and weren't all too happy with all the peace going around.

Gray: Among these few was the PMC terrorist group known as Desperado Enforcement, LLC.

Red: These guys loved the war economy and wanted to make sure that war kept happening, so they turned themselves into cyborgs and aided terrorists and criminals all over the world.

Gray: However, not everyone wanted this life. Many times, they've lost their families, limbs, and were left starving on the streets, all having no option but to join them. But there was one who only wanted freedom from this, and that was…

Red: …A robot dog.

LQ-84i: "The Assembly Building and palace are under our control.

Mistral: "Did not care to join in the fun?"

LQ-84i: "No. I see no reason to fight."

Real Name: Blade Wolf

Aliases: IF Prototype LQ-84i, Wolf, K-9000

Age: 3

Member of Maverick Security Consulting, Inc.

Lives at Solis Space and Aeronautics with Sunny Emmerich

[Play "I'm My Own Master Now (Spirit of the Wolf remix)-Metal Gear Rising Revengeance]

Gray: Enter IF Prototype LQ-84i, an autonomous UG created to help replace cyborg soldiers.

Red: Why would they want to replace real soldiers with this thing?

Gray: Probably to prevent military casualties. This AI was given very high intelligence and the capability of speech, to better allow it to handle missions easily. Along with it he was placed in VR training. VR training is a virtual reality simulation that allows the subject in training to learn new techniques and keep their current training sharp, without being placed in the field.

Red: Things were going well, but then the project was canceled and the AI was shut down because he lacked the one thing that would make him more human: a killer instinct.

Gray: Deactivated he remained for three years, until the Desperado leader, Sundowner, had him reactivated. The reason he why is because Sundowner's weird sense of humor toward the AI.

Red: The dude was a douche. That's all I got to say about him.

Gray: Agreed. Anyway, after being placed in some more VR training, the AI was sent to eliminate Samuel Rodriguez.

Red: Sam won, but he gave the AI the great idea to make his own decisions. Smart, now that thing can do whatever he wants.

Gray: It's not that simple for him, Red.

Red: Why?

LQ-84i: "I may analyze orders, but I may not disobey them. Should I disobey a direct order, my memory would be wiped."

Red: Damn. That sucks.

Gray: Left with no other option, the AI was forced to follow orders no matter what they were.

Red: But he managed to catch a break when his range inhibitor was turned off. He slaughtered dozens of Gekkos, cyborgs, and Fenrir's until he fought a guy in a large mech suit. That guy lost, though.

Gray: Mostly thanks to his weapons and abilities.

Weapons and Abilities

First Body

-Heat Blades

-Vibrate at high-frequency to allow them to be superheated to sear through metal surfaces

-Chainsaw

-Design allows the teeth to vibrate at high-frequency

-Claws

-Tail

-Stealth Camo

-Enhanced speed, strength, and durability

-Zandatsu

-High level artificial intelligence

-Electrolyte Packs

-Carries 5

-Fills up Zandatsu gauge

-Repair Nanopaste Packs

-Carries 5

-Makes repairs to his body

New Body

-Blades on each of his legs

-Augmented Reality Mode Mask

-Increased speed, strength, and durability

-Playback voice feed

[Play "Red Sun"-Instrumental- Metal Gear Rising Revengeance]

Red: Besides the claws and tail, which can slash and stab cyborgs and UGs like they were nothing, he comes equipped with spring-loaded Heat Blades. These babies, once flung with his tail, vibrate at frequencies fast enough to allow them to sear through metal. He can even fling them hard enough to penetrate concrete and metal surfaces.

Gray: He also is equipped with stealth camo, which makes him completely invisible in his environment.

Red: But my favorite is that chainsaw.

LQ-84i swings his chainsaw at Raiden, who blocks it before kicking the AI off him.

Gray: The chainsaw was mounted on his back and its design allows the teeth to vibrate at high frequencies.

Red: It can cut through Gekkos like they were nothing, slash cyborgs and other UGs to pieces, and to make thing even more deadly he can activate a super mode called Zandatsu. This causes his perception of time to slow from 50 to 90%, allowing him to slash as rapidly or as precisely as he'd like. Plus, when using enough strength, it can cut down giant mechs.

Gray: And that was his first body. After being defeated by Raiden, the AI was rebuilt by Maverick Security Consulting, Inc. with a newer, and better, body and a new Name: Blade Wolf. With this he was given four knife-like blades, each on his legs, and his speed, strength, and durability were increased. He's fast enough to match and even exceed Raiden and can jump high enough to reach the tops of small buildings in one bound.

Red: He was also given an Augmented Reality Mode Mask. This mask allows him to view his surroundings and spot enemies from behind walls and from long distances. And if he needs a quick repair on the battlefield, and cyborgs and UGs aren't available, he carries 5 nanopaste packs. These can quickly heal him and let him continue with the battle like nothing happened.

Gray: However, his greatest feature of all is his intelligence. Blade Wolf's AI system is much higher than any of the other UG, allowing him to understand situations better and having the capability of communicating with others.

Blade Wolf: "I possess an intellect far beyond human reckoning."

Gray: Along with joining Maverick, his AI memory wiping feature was disabled. At long last, he had finally gained the freedom he always wanted.

Red: But it seems that he liked to go on missions and he chose to join Raiden on a few. He served as a scout, informing Raiden of upcoming enemies and giving tips on which directions he should take.

Gray: Despite his lack of brutality, he's still one tough mutt.

Feats

-Defeated Khamsin and blocked attacks from his mech suit.

-Destroyed dozens of cyborgs and UGs in one day

-Helped defeat Desperado and World Marshall

-Saved Raiden from Steven Armstrong

-Survived blows from Steven Armstrong

-Gained his freedom with Raiden's help

[Play "Return"-Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain]

Gray: He defeated Khamsin, the Desert Storm, and blocked attacks from his mech suit, while he was still in his original body.

Red: And he's even tanked blows from Steven Armstrong, who's strong enough to destroy a Metal Gear EXCELSUS in one punch, and came back with only a little bit of damage. This robot wolf is tough, but he's not invincible.

Weaknesses

-Little combat experience

-Durability has limits

-Only carries five repair nanopaste and electrolyte packs

-Vulnerable to EMPs

-Relies mostly on stealth

-Lost to Raiden and Jetstream Sam in his original body

Red: He has little combat experience and he serves as more of a scout and relies mostly on stealth.

Gray: Also, he has only enough fuel to sustain his Zandatsu mode for a very limited time and he can only carry 5 electrolyte packs at a time as well as nanopaste packs.

Red: But when he decides to take on an opponent, he won't back down. This is one tough robo mutt.

Armstrong: "When I'm finished him, you're next."

Blade Wolf: "I was not designed to fear termination."

Armstrong: "Hm?"

Blade Wolf: "However, directive zero one is to ensure all data acquired is preserved and passed along. To expire here would violate that directive."

Armstrong: "That's a good boy."

Blade Wolf: "However, Raiden came to my aid… I have learned from him. When Samuel fell, data analysis was inconclusive… but that has changed. I have established new parameters, now. Created my own directives."

[Play "Funeral Fight"- The Wolverine]

Gray: What if you were created to be nothing more than a weapon? To be used to end the lives of whoever your masters ordered you to kill? This was the life of the Weapon X soldier: X-23.

Red: But there's more to this lethal chick than meets the eye. Strap in boys and girls, this origin story is one heck of a ride.

[Play "Wolverine's Revenge"- X2 Main Menu Theme]

Gray: Years ago, a mutant named Logan joined the top-secret weapons division called Weapon X. Here he was given the codename, Wolverine, and was placed in multiple experiments. Ranging from having his bones infused with Adamantium to having his DNA collected.

Red: Weapon X was trying to turn him into an animalistic killing machine, which they were successful because he went crazy and killed almost everyone as he escaped. Weapon X was pissed and they wanted him back, but obviously, that was going to be too, damn, hard to do.

Gray: Luckily, Weapon X had some of Wolverine's DNA and decided to put it to good use. They decided to clone Wolverine. They left this in the hands of Sarah Kinney, who became the surrogate mother of the clone. However, the clone was not what they were hoping for. Since the DNA of Logan was damaged, it lacked the Y chromosome needed to create a male clone. Sarah ended up creating a female clone.

Red: Didn't see that coming did ya'?

Gray: The clone was raised by both Sarah and the facility and was trained to become their next great weapon.

Red: Things were going well, until Weapon X decided to make the clone behave more like a soldier than a child. So, they put her through torture and made her claws coated in Adamantium. They exposed her to a chemical that would make her go wild and used it to make her kill her own mother… oh.

[Play "Kayla"- X-Men Origins Wolverine]

Gray: As she died, Sarah's last word was the name she gave her daughter: Laura. Since that day, Laura was put through various missions and torturous experiments. Eventually, she fought back and escaped Weapon X.

Real Name: Laura Kinney

Height: 5'1|1.5 m

Weight: 110 lbs|50 kg

Aliases: X-23, Talon, Wolverine

Clone/Daughter of Wolverine

Thinks bananas smell like Nail Polish Remover

Has a preference for spicy food?

Red: Laura was finally free, but she was mad at the fact that she existed. So, she decided to go after the man responsible for her existence. She hunted down Logan and beat him. However, she didn't kill him and decided to become a better person. She became a vigilante and went by the codename: Talon. She was pretty, damn, good at it too, mainly because of the mutant powers she got from Logan.

[Play "X-23 Theme"- Marvel vs. Capcom 3]

Weapons and Abilities

-Adamantium Claws

-Two in each of her hands and one in each of her feet

-12 inches

-Regenerative healing factor

-Technically works better than Logan's

-Enhanced animal-like senses

-Gifted intellect

-Expert Covert Ops training and Tracking skills

-Master Martial Artist and Acrobat

-Induced Berserker Rage

-Activated by trigger scent

-Durable bones

Gray: She has all of Logan's mutant powers, including a regenerative healing factor and animal-like senses. And just like Logan, she was born with retractable bone claws. Her's, however, are slightly different.

Laura unsheathes her two claws in her hands.

Red: She has the same number of claws Logan has, but hers are found in her hands and feet. And just like Logan, they're coated in Adamantium: a, nearly, indestructible metal that even Thor has troubles breaking. She's also stronger than most woman her height and age, since she can lift around 800 lbs.

Gray: She also has experience and training from both Weapon X and her new friends. She also has a gifted intellect, which allows her to quickly process multiple things at once.

Red: She's almost exactly like Logan. She even has her own Berserker Rage, but her's is a little different.

Gray: Laura's Berserker Rage is activated by a chemical called Trigger Scent. This was specifically made to make Laura go into a feral state. Once she gets a whiff of it, she will become a mindless killing machine.

[Play "Agent Zero comes for Logan"- X-Men Origins Wolverine]

Feats

-Has defeated Wolverine

-Escaped Weapon X

-Survived battles with the Hulk and Spider-Man

-Defeated Lady Deathstrike

-Survived blasts from Hazmat

-Took up the mantle of Wolverine

Red: She's survived fights against the likes of the Hulk, Spider-Man, Lady Deathstrike, and even Logan himself.

Gray: She's even survived blasts from Hazmat, who blasted her strong beams of radiation. And after the death of Logan, she's taken up the mantle of Wolverine.

Red: She is a great successor for Logan.

Gray: However, she's not unstoppable...

Weaknesses

-Lacks an Adamantium skeleton

-Bones have limited durability

-Vulnerable to powerful energy blasts

-Induced Berserker Rage is activated if she can smell Trigger Scent

-Suffers from depression

-Healing factor has limits

Gray: She's vulnerable to powerful energy blasts and her healing factor has limits. And unlike Logan, she doesn't have an Adamantium skeleton, thus her bones have a limit to how much pressure they can withstand. Plus, her Berserker Rage can only be activated if she can smell the Trigger Scent.

Red: She also has a depression problem. She repeatedly cuts herself after she killed a lot of people she cared about, including her mother… Healing factor or not, that's not healthy.

Gray: Despite all her limits and weaknesses, Laura is one tough woman and her feats and skills have made her the worthy successor of the name, Wolverine.

Laura: "Some experiments are better than others. Know what I mean?"

[Play "Invader"]

Gray: Alright, the combatants are set. Let's end this debate once and for all.

Red: It's time for a DEATH BATTLE!

[Play "Enemy"- David Fesliyan]

A facility is the location. It was large and it was crawling with guards. However, they were going to have company.

A bunch of guards were being attacked and killed by a mysterious figure. She had metal claws coming out of her knuckles and every time the guards shot her, she healed very quickly.

After the guards were dealt with, the woman walked towards a door, but before she could open it, a knife hit the wall next to her. It seared through the wall and the sound of the burning filled her ears. She turned her head to see who threw it, but what she saw was nothing. She walked forward towards where the knife came from and searched for whoever threw it. She still saw nothing, but then she heard something come her way and she quickly flipped back. She stood up quickly and got into a stance, but she kept her claws sheathed. The figure soon became visible and it revealed itself… a canine-like robot.

Woman: "And you are?"

Robot Dog: "I am Blade Wolf. I came here in response to an intruder. You are trespassing. State your name and business here."

Woman: "The name's Laura. I'm here to collect something. So, you can just return back to your masters now."

Blade Wolf: "I create and follow my own directives, for I am my own master now."

Laura: "Well then, I suggest that you get lost then, Fido."

Blade Wolf: "No. You are trespassing on private property, I will not allow you to collect what you came for."

[Play "The Hot Wind Blowing"- Metal Gear Rising Revengeance]

Laura unsheathed the claws in her knuckles and kept her stance.

Laura: "Don't say that I didn't warn you."

Blade Wolf: "I do not wish to engage in combat, but I will if I must."

Blade Wolf's tail reach for three knives and threw them at Laura. Laura charged.

FIGHT

Laura dodged the knives as they came towards her. Blade Wolf continued throwing them as Laura continued to dodge them. She got closer and closer and she eventually got up to him. She swung her claws at him, but he dodged her attack. Laura kept at it, but the AI continued to dodge her attacks. She then swung one her legs at him, but he jumped over her and landed on a platform above her.

She ran towards the wall and, using her claws, she began to climb it. Blade Wolf threw more knives at her, but she managed to dodge them. However, as she jumped off the wall towards him, Blade Wolf activated Zandatsu and threw three knives down her chest and abdomen. She landed in pain and Blade Wolf slashed his claws at her. Large gashes were made on her body and Blade Wolf grabbed her legs in his mouth and threw her to the floor below. She laid there on the floor with her blood covering the floor around her. Blade Wolf jumped down and began to walk away.

However, Laura got up and jumped on the AI's back. She stabbed him in the back repeatedly and then lifted him and threw him. Blade Wolf hit the wall and slowly stood back up. He used one of his five Repair Nanopaste packs to heal himself. He then looked and saw the wounds on Laura's body healing quickly.

Blade Wolf: "Are you a new kind of cyborg?"

Laura: "No. But I do heal fast and my claws are covered in the strongest metal around."

The two charged again and Laura swung her claws at him again, but he dodged her attacks, once again. The two clashed and Blade Wolf was dominating her. He shoved her to the ground, him on top and her under him. She then brought out the claws in her feet and stab his underside, causing him to lessen his strength, letting her shove him off. She ran towards him and slashed at him, damaging him. She then threw him through a door and he crashed into an armory.

He stood back up and saw something familiar. He didn't want to use it, but he felt like he had no choice. He grabbed the chainsaw and ran towards an open area in the armory. He looked around to find her, but he didn't see her. He then activated his AR mask and searched the area. He then found her on a ledge above him and he threw a couple of knives at her. She jumped down and ran towards him. Blade Wolf then swung his chainsaw at her. She did her best to dodge it and Wolf was doing well at keeping her at a distance. He sliced through crates trying to hit her, but her agility was keeping her alive. She then came into clash with it and Blade Wolf began pushing her back. Her bones began to hurt and she then gave out. Blade Wolf used this opportunity to stab her in the chest with the chainsaw. He continued attacking her chest before lifting her up and throwing her through a wall.

[End Song]

Laura: "Ugh. That hurts."

Then, she heard something shatter on the ground. She turned her head and she began to smell something. She knew the smell. She saw what shattered on the ground: Trigger Scent.

Laura: "Oh no!"

Laura thoughts blacked out as she began to growl. Her eyes reopened, revealing to be red.

Blade Wolf waited outside the hole in the wall he threw Laura through. He didn't want to take any chances of her coming back.

[Play "A Soul Can't Be Cut"- Metal Gear Rising Revengeance]

He waited until his mask spotted her coming towards him. He had his chainsaw at the ready, but when she got out she slashed his mask off. He staggered back a little and then she began to swing her claws at him. Using his chainsaw, he blocked her attacks as best as he could, but she was more unpredictable. Something was different about her, but it seemed so familiar to him.

Blade Wolf: "Her behavior is like Raiden's true self. It would be best to get retreat."

Blade Wolf jumped back and began to run away. Laura chased after him. He was much faster than her, but she didn't give up. They got outside the building and Blade Wolf reactivated his camo tech. He waited for Laura to come out and when she got out she started to behave strangely. She fell to her knees, and felt dizzy.

Laura: "What happened?"

[Play "I'm My Own Master Now"-Metal Gear Rising Revengeance]

Just then, Blade Wolf reappeared from behind her and when she turned around to look, he swung his chainsaw at her arm, cutting it off her right arm.

Laura screamed in pain. Then Blade Wolf threw four knives into her chest and she couldn't move. He then did a spin attack with his body and chainsaw, before throwing her in the air. He then jumped up to her and, activating Zandatsu, slashed her to pieces. He then hit the pieces hard enough to scatter them and he landed on the ground.

Blade Wolf: "I am sorry, but you left me no choice."

KO

Blade Wolf lets out a howl in victory as Laura's scattered remains littered the ground around him.

[Play "The War Still Rages Within"- Metal Gear Rising Revengeance]

Red: Well, looks like Marvel's gonna' need a new Wolverine.

Gray: This was a very close match. Laura's healing factor, experience and Adamantium claws did allow her to hang in there despite Blade Wolf's superior speed, strength, and intelligence.

Red: From a glance, this fight could have gone either way. Laura's heightened senses and Blade Wolf AR mask certainly allowed them to counter each other's means of stealth and her healing factor was enough to allow her to survive most of Blade Wolf's attacks.

Advantages & Disadvantages

Blade Wolf

+Smarter

+Faster

+Stronger

+More durable

-Not well against adamantium

+Weapons easily damage bones/cut off limbs

+Zandatsu allowed more time to do more damage

+Better at range

+Larger weapon variety

+Combat analyzation

=Combat training

=Augmented Reality Mask counters stealth

-Durability has limits

-Less combat experience

-Zandatsu fuel gauge has limits

-Built more as a scout

X-23

+More combat experience

+Healing factor

+Adamantium claws can damage Blade Wolf

+More agile

+Berserker Rage made her more unpredictable

=Senses counter stealth

=Combat training

-Durability has limits due to lack of an Adamantium skeleton

-Speed of healing factor has limits

-Missing limb would take too long

-Disappearance of trigger scent stops the berserker rage

Gray: So, what really came down was their limits in durability, healing, reaction time, and super modes.

Red: In terms of durability, Blade Wolf had this one in the bag. He was obviously not durable enough to not be stabbed by Adamantium, but he tanked blows from Steven Armstrong, who was strong enough to destroy a Metal Gear EXCELSUS in one punch, and came back with only a little bit of damage.

Gray: Laura on the other hand, was much worse. Unlike Logan, she doesn't have an Adamantium skeleton. While her bones were stronger than the average person, it has been stated that if she was pushed with more than 800 lbs. of pressure, her bones will begin to fracture. And Blade Wolf has shown that he is more than capable of breaking her bones, or cutting off her limbs with his weapons.

Red: In terms of healing, they both had limits in their own rights. Blade Wolf relies on fuel cell electrolytes and could only carry five repair nanopaste packs at a time, making Laura's healing factor more reliable.

Gray: However, Laura's healing factor had a big problem. While her's is technically better than Logan's, it actually works slower because she lacks an Adamantium skeleton. Logan's healing factor works overtime to keep him alive with all that Adamantium in his body. Since the only Adamantium in Laura's body was her claws, her healing factor doesn't need to work as fast. This leaves her vulnerable to attacks when her bones are broken.

Red: The next thing was reaction time. Laura may have dodged attacks from the likes of Wolverine and the Hulk, but Blade Wolf has dodged attacks from both Raiden and Sam, who clearly outclass Laura in terms of speed. They were both able to dodge most of each other's attacks, but Blade Wolf was fast enough to land hits on cyborgs who have good reaction times like Laura, such as Raiden and Sam.

Gray: Finally, when it came to their super modes, this one was in Blade Wolf's hands as well. While his Zandatsu gauge was limited, he is wise with is and his electrolyte packs completely fill it up whenever he uses them. Laura's Berserker Rage was her best chance at beating Blade Wolf, but there were a couple things to consider.

Red: The first thing was similarities. The Berserker Rage is like Raiden's Jack the Ripper mode, which Blade Wolf is familiar with. With knowledge of that, he could recognize the danger of being around her in this state.

Gray: The second thing was the fact that Laura can't keep it going without Trigger Scent. For her to remain in that state, Laura needs to be able to keep smelling the Trigger Scent, and when she loses the scent, she will return to her normal self. Like the time where her cousin and aunt were covered in it and all they did was wash it off themselves and their clothes, which stopped Laura from killing them.

Red: Plus, Blade Wolf fast enough to outrun Laura in this state.

Gray: If you recall, Blade Wolf is fast enough to match and even exceed Raiden. Raiden is fast enough to outrun bullet trains, and the average bullet train's top speed is around 200 mph. There was no way Laura could be able match that kind of speed. However, the biggest factor was intelligence. Blade Wolf is far smarter than Laura. In case you were wondering, Blade Wolf was a UG called a Fenrir, and the average Fenrir's neuron count was 1.6 billion. Blade Wolf has a neuron count of 90 billion. This gave him plenty of opportunities to think of new ways to defeat Laura. With his strength, speed, intelligence, and Laura's limits, all Blade Wolf had to do was avoid her attacks and finish her off.

Red: Well, it looks like Laura couldn't make the cut.

Gray: The winner is Blade Wolf.

[End Song]

Next Time on Death Battle!

Carl Denham: "And now, ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to show you the greatest thing your eyes have ever beheld. He was a king in the world he knew, but he comes to you now a captive. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World!"

The curtain rises to show a giant gorilla, chained up.

King Kong

That was first, ever, Death Battle. This one was hard to do, but I finally managed to do it. So, next time we got King Kong, but who's he going to be fighting. You'll find out soon in one of the upcoming chapters of one of my stories. Be sure to look out for it. Enjoy!