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NARRATED BY: MR.O (World-0120)
TRACK NAME: LICENSED FOR WAR
OFFICIAL TRACK: SECRET SERVICE(Death Battle)
(A door opens and into the room comes its sole occupant, a Coquirian boy clad in a cyan hoodie, dark blue jeans, black hair and a dark blue hat with the iconic O in its center. This is Mr.O, who comes into his room, holding a can of Pepsi)
"Hey guys and gals! It's me! O, Mr.O and today, I finally get to show you my own illustration of a WICK-ed battle! I'm talking, of course, about James Bond vs John Wick! Two of the most well-known, sneaky and gun-toting action film protagonists who are the best of the best in their respective professions that put the focus on murder(spy and hitman). They worked for a long time until they retired after marrying women whom they loved dearly(Tracy and Helen), only to then return after their deaths. They came back at a point in which they're no longer in their prime, but still appear as suave and formal as possible when they don their suits during their missions. They're both of European descent, drive around in iconic cars made in the 1960s(Aston Martin DB5 and 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429) and have been betrayed by their associates. Oh and they have a writing utensil as part of their arsenal(Exploding Pen and No. pencil)! This is James Bond vs John Wick! We have to handsome combatants and many outcomes, but only one will(has) be chosen!"
"Who would win?"
"James Bond, the Greatest Spy in her Majesty's Secret Service? Or John Wick, the Baba Yaga?"
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JAMES BOND
"You may have heard of this man. The one who single-handedly eliminated thousands of agents, terrorists and evil madmen everywhere, from Russia all the way to Outer Space while laying pipe. This man is...Bond, James Bond. The most gentlemanly spy to ever grace the 60s. However, before he became the greatest spy in her Majesty's Secret Service, he was a boy who lost his parents in an accident. He was tutored in his family's Scottish estate and further pursued his education at the Britannia Royal Naval College, where he passed in athletic competitions, strategic operations and counter-intelligence courses with flying top marks. He was then promoted to Special Ops Specialist and traveled the world, soon joining MI6 and being badass enough to acquire the "00" status, earning him the license to kill under the alias of Agent 007."
"When he goes on a mission, you can bet that he never leaves home without his trusty weapons and gadgets. He carries around a Walter P99, a Beretta 418 handgun, a Walther WA 2000 sniper rifle and a Walther PK among others. These are tailored so only HE can fire those guns! To compliment his skills as a spy, swordsman, pilot, knife thrower, gamer and other titles, he has access to a wide variety of unpredictable gadgets which he uses in creative ways. He's got a Shooting Cigarette that not only (probably) kills his lungs, but also his targets. He has earbuds that gives him the hearing of a bat, little Q Spider drones, X-Ray glasses, a nanosuit that lets him turn invisible, Dentonite Toothpaste that is sure to kill cavities, a magnetic/buzzsaw Rolex Wristwatch that can cut things with lasers, a jetpack, a bullet-proof car armed with machine guns and the mightiest of all, the exploding pen. With just a few clicks, this little thing can blow things up! All courtesy of the ever so wonderful Q!"
"He's basically a superhero, kinda. He knocks men out with just one punch, dodged the Solex agitator laser beam, survived heavy torture in North Korea and defeated foes such as Oddjob, JAWS and his archnemesis, Blofeld in more than one timeline. However, underneath all those fancy skills and gadgets is a mortal man who can be put down just like any other. A man psychologically broken from the loss of his wife. Now, he goes around the world, mercilessly gunning down every terrorist he finds in his way. From Sean Connery to Roger Moore, from Timothy Dalton to Daniel Craig, they're all Bond."
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JOHN WICK
"Poor Jardani Jovonovich was orphaned at a very young age and taken in by the Ruska Roma, where he got the training he needed to become a professional hitman. Around this time, Jardani began to go by the name John Wick and joined the Continental, working for a Russian gang in the Big Apple AKA New York, the land of opportunities. There, he definitely got the opportunity to accomplish all his missions in a cold and ruthless manner, making just about every other gang or group piss in their pants. He's killed so many gang rivals until he began to get tired of that hit-life when he fell in love with a woman. He asked Viggo Tarasov, the mob's leader, to allow him to retire and Viggo accepted that...under one condition. He had to kill every single one of his rivals in one night. Once Wick accomplished such an impossible task, he left and lived his life peacefully with his wife...until she got sick and passed away. She had given him a puppy to help him during his grief, but that was also taken away from him by Viggo's son, who stole his car and worse...HE KILLED HIS PUPPY!! GET HIM WICK! DOG KILLERS DON'T DESERVE TO WALK ON EARTH!"
(Mr.O crushes his empty Pepsi can in his anger)
"Understandably MORE than pissed off, John came out of his retirement and waged war against the mob. To do this, he relies on his skills in Krav Maga and his weapons. He carries a combat knife, a Benelli M4 shotgun, rifles, his Heckler & Koch handgun and deadliest of all, a No. pencil! I rather take a bullet thank you very much. Knowing that he's only human and can be killed, he wears a formal-looking suit that's bullet-proof, protecting him from most kinds of, well, bullets."
"With his sheer will and absurd pain tolerance, Baba Yaga cut off his own finger with little to no pain, survived falling off the Continental Hotel, murdered the likes of Viggo, Cassian, Ernest and Zero among the many a-holes that he's murdered. Despite that, there's one thing more important than all that...and that's the fact that he avenged his dog. Now that's a real man underneath the cold killer exterior befitting of the most feared hitman."
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VERDICT/REVIEW TIME!
(Mr.O comes back into his room with another Pepsi can. He sits down on the chair)
"You know what they say. Some prefer their drinks to be shaken, not stirred. As for me? I prefer my drinks to be sweet and appealing. The latter can be used to describe this battle, given its own charm."
"Before this battle came out, I wasn't sure what these two have in common until I asked and got answers. I was expecting Bond to go up against either Jason Bourne or maybe Ethan Hunt, but this one works just as well! So who did I think would win this gun/gadget fight? Stat-wise, James Bond has a lot of advantages over the hitman. While Wick can shatter bullet-proof glass, Bond has punched foes hard enough to bend metal pipes and fought people like JAWS, who can lift parts of a car. Both have dodged gunfire, but Agent 007 has dodged rockets and his "Bond Senses" slow down time, giving him enough time to draw the gun faster than Wick, who's pretty much just avoided getting shot with bullets."
"I can respect a man who can take a lot of pain and keep fighting, but Wick's durability may pale in comparison to Bond's feats of durability, which include withstanding 13Gs of force in a space machine and surviving a long-ass fall from a bridge. Now, Wick survived a fall from the Continental Hotel, but his was slowed down and he was knocked out. Had it not been for outside help saving his ass back then, he would've died from the damage he got from his fall. Bond, on the other hand, had NOTHING slowing him down as he fell into the water from a much higher height and he actually saved himself moments later. Yeah his aim had been affected by it, but it still proofs that he has the tougher hide!"
"Bond pretty much has all the physical advantages here. It also doesn't help Wick that he has no counter for most of the spy's unpredictable gadgets. It's not like he could see the Shooting Cigarette coming, see Bond when he's truly invisible nor tank the things that can pierce his bullet-proof suit. Oh and he's much better at picking up the ladies. That much is given."
(The proud owner of the Pepsi can takes a sip before continuing his review)
"Watching the battle, it confirmed a lot of the points I made in James' favor. However, besides the outcome, I do gotta say that the battle was kinda slow in certain areas such as the first few minutes of the fight. To be fair, I did read one comment saying how the animation is a nod to the 007 games so I guess that's ONE way to look at it. Plus, it didn't really ruin the episode for me, as I still enjoyed the banter between the two and the fight was still awesome to watch, especially the moments after they fell down to the lobby. I was expecting the finisher to be something like the famous shot of Bond shooting at the gun barrel or camera or maybe a death related to a writing utensil, but what we got was still a good one, falling chandeliers and all. Sad to see the photo of Wick's wife disappear along with the life of its owner."
"So basically what Bond said, I find this episode to be smashing. Positively smashing."
"That is all from me, Mr.O and remember, tomorrow never dies."
(Mr.O closes the door as he exits his room)