Welcome everyone to the fifth chapter of Bleach Characters' React to Death Battle. And welcomed my friend and co-writer, Kaizokuoniiorewanaru.

Kaizoku: Hi. So. Real talk. I noticed a review of your latest Fairy Tail: Lucy's New Game chapter getting someone irritated because of some spelling errors. It looks like it's up to me to fix them up now...

Yeah, sorry, not only do I have Asperger's, I have a bit of dyslexia from family and same with spelling. I try to spot these.

Kaizoku: ...You "try"?

Try to find misspellings and wrong words. Sorry, that's also something I need to work on, trying to be more specific on what I explain something.

Kaizoku: A type of something, right? Well, anyway, here's our guest. Lost child of the day, you may enter.

Isshin: "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A CHILD!?"

Kaizoku: It's a Blazblue reference. You'll understand later.

And he is very childish as well.

Isshin: "HEY!!!"

Kaizoku: Right then. Let's get the disclaimer over with and get this started. Chop chop.

Isshin: (Grumbles angrily) "These two don't own Bleach, Death Battle or anything else, this is just a story for entertainment. Nothing else."

Kaizoku: Now then. Shall we?

Yep, onto the chapter.

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Chapter 5: Let's get ready to Rumble! Haggar VS. Zangief

Karin was ready for this match up. "Hurry up and hit play Ichigo," she ordered.

"I'm hitting it, I'm hitting it." Ichigo told as he hits play.

Death Battle begins after Netflix has been mentioned.

Cue: Invader - Jim Johnston

What the Kurosakis see before them are two tall, well packed, muscular men with vicious looking faces that shows as if you are gonna get what you deserve.

"Capcom has produced hundreds of deadly warriors, but few can best these hulking leviathans." Wiz started.

"Haggar, the mayor elect of whoopass..." Boomstick said.

"And Zangief, Russia's Red Cyclone." Wiz introduced.

"Sound like they are wrestlers, Karin," Yuzu stated, looking to her sister.

"These two wrestlers have never met in person but their rivalry is legendary and it's about time they duke it out!" Boomstick exclaimed.

"But wait, how come they're rivals if they've never met in person?" Ichigo questioned.

"I think they mean that fans of theirs wanted them to meet and fight for a long time to see who would win," Karin explain, actually getting hyped for this Death Battle.

"I'm Wizard, and he's Boomstic and it's our job to analyes their weapons, armor and skills t find out who would win a Death Battle," Wiz stated.

"This is going to be epic," Karin stated.

"Didn't peg you for a Wrestler," Isshin stated.

(Cue Muscle Bomber/Saturday Night Slam Masters - Mike Haggar (Original CPS1 Arcade Version))

The first contestant that awed the Kurosakis in an instant is a tall, muscular man that appears to be in his early-to-mid forties with a thick mustache and brown hair. He's wearing jeans that's supported by a shoulder-belt strap. Some depictions show him wearing fingerless gloves.

"Standing 6 foot - 7 and weighing 266 pounds, 30 of which is in his manly mustache, it's Mike Haggar!" Boomstick introduced.

"G-Geez, this guy makes Chad look small in comparioson..." Ichigo stated, shocked at how big this guy was.

"I... Don't think his facial hair has that much weight..." Yuzu stated.

"For many years, Haggar was a champion of 'Slam Masters' until being elected mayor Metro City, a metropolis overrun with street gangs," Wiz explained.

"Wait, so he's also a politician...?" Ichigo asked, surprised.

"Well, to my knowledge, there's nothing written saying a wrestler can't be mayor..." Karin pointed out.

"I know, it's just surprising," Ichigo stated.

"I guess it would be surprising," Yuzu agreed.

"Too bad there aren't more badasses in office," Boomstick stated. "Most Mayors would put up laws against crimes or increase the police force, but Mike takes matters into his own hands."

"So he goes in and fights for the city?" Isshin asked.

"And now I think I see why he was chosen," Ichigo stated.

AMERICAN WRESTLING

Grabs

Holds

Twists

Quick Strikes

Submissions

Tie-Ups

"Haggar is a former American wrestler, specializing in grabs, holds and quick strikes. He's of Scottish ancestry and proud of it, even having a Scottish flag on his gym." Wiz said

SCOTTISH BACKHOLD

Focused on Balance

Grappling

Pressure

Sustained Grip

No Groundwork Involved

"It's likely he has also trained in Scottish back hold wrestling which involves bear hugging an opponent and keeping your balance while overpowering theirs." Wiz added.

Isshin whistled. "That's impressive."

"I don't think we've seen everything he can do yet," Ichigo and Karin stated, Ichigo starting to get interested in this.

NOTABLE MOVES

Suplex

Piledriver

Back Flip Drop

Body Splash

Spinning Clothesline Lariat

Spinning Piledriver

"Haggar's got a devastating moveset ranging from suplexes, body splashes and his own invention the Spinning clothesline double lariat, which Zangief stole for his own use. To even the score, Haggar copied Gief's spinning piledriver." Boomstick explained.

"So they each took a move from the other huh?" Ichigo asked.

STEEL PIPE

Favored Melee Weapon

A Decent Projectile

Master Skill

"When Haggar isn't overpowering people with his pure manliness, his weapon of choice is a blunt pipe. Hey, he's a mayor that kicks ass and recycles." Boomstick pointed out.

"A pipe? Isn't he a mayor? Couldn't he get a better weapon than something that isn't even supposed to be a weapon?" Isshin lampshaded.

"He's a wrestler dad..." Karin stated bluntly. "He'd use things he's comfortable with..."

"Even after his victorious election, Haggar continued his rigorous training," Wiz stated.

"By piledriving sharks!" Boomstick explained.

All of them blinked when they heard that. "I'm sorry, did they say piledriving shark?" Ichigo asked.

"So cool~!" Yuzu and Karin shout in awe.

BULL SHARKS

7 to 11 Feet Long

Up to 500 lbs

Very Dangerous

Swims Near Shores Often

Wrestling Demonstrates Scottish Backhold

"It appears Haggar wrestles Bull Sharks, one of the deadliest sharks on Earth. These can grow up to 11 feet long and 500 pounds. Wrestling these brutes, Haggar's proficiency in the Scottish backhold, as he keeps his balance against the thrashing sharks until he can piledrive them into the beach." Wiz explained.

"Whoa..." Ichigo gasped in surprise. He never expected anyone to piledrive sharks, let alone BULL Sharks.

"Next Jaws movie needs more Haggar!" Boomstick stated, hyped.

"Jaws?" Yuzu asked.

"If I remember it's an American movie made back in the... 80's I think," Isshin stated, trying to remember. Ichigo decides to look it up with his phone.

"Unfortunately, during his time as Mayor, Haggar was undoubtedly forced to prioritize politics over training," Wiz stated. "It's likely he didn't have much time to learn new techniques or train against other wrestlers. As a result, he uses moves and skills from an older era."

"That might be a problem," Ichigo stated.

"And they seem to work pretty damn well!" Boomstick exclaimed.

"He certainly hasn't lost his touch." Wiz added.

"I'll say." Karin smiled.

"Mike Haggar, the candidate that puts people first!" They hear the announcer say before seeing Haggar growl and kill a Bald Eagle perching on his arm by punching it, which disintegrated into nothing but feathers.

"W-Why would you punch an eagle...!?" Yuzu asked in shock. The others just shrug.

The doors of Death Battle cosed and reopened to show the next contestant, who is a really huge, muscled man who's flexing his muscles with an intense look on his face. His rock hard body is covered in thick chest hair and he even appears to have scars scattered across his arms, legs, shoulders, and back. He also has a nearly bald head with a short, thick mohawk on top and his beard looks really stunning. He's wearing nothing but red wrestling trunks with a gold belt, red and gold wristbands and red wrestling boots.

"Zangief stands 7 feet tall at 350 pounds, weight in as one of the strongest of the Street Fighting circuit." Wiz introduced.

"Wow! Dude's the size of a barge!" Karin exclaimed.

"And I thought Hagger was huge..." Ichigo stated, shocked at how big this guy was.

"And as a testament to his manliness, check out that wicked shin hair!" Boomstick exclaimed, showing it.

The siblings looked green after seeing that.

RUSSIAN WRESTLING

Grabs and Holds

Tie-Ups

Throws from Tie-Ups

Push and Pull Opponents to Throw Off Balance

Counter-Attacks when Foe Loses Balance

"Zangief is a champion wrestler in Russia, using push and pull techniques to throw his opponents off balance." Wiz said.

"Looks very similar to Mike's moves." Yuzu pointed out.

"In Wrestling, there will be moves that'll be similar to each other," Karin pointed out. "It happens, but they're still cool."

"Wow Karin," Yuzu started in surprise at her sister, "you must really like the sport?"

"I'm a tomboy," Karin waved off, "it's what I like and it's who I am."

SWAMBO

Mix of Wrestling and Martial Arts

Uses Tactics from Vikings, Tartars, and Golden Horde

Grappling, Groundwork and Submissions

No Leglocks or Chokeholds

"He also specializes in Sambo," Wiz continued, "a combination of wrestling and martial arts. He's not skilled in leg locks and chock holds, but his grappling, submissions and groundwork are second to none."

"Oh wow...!" Yuzu gasped excitedly.

'Hmm... I wonder if there's anything that could mix well with sword fighting... besides martial arts, of course...' Ichigo thought.

NOTICABLE MOVES

Double Lariat

Flying Power Bomb

Atomic Suplex

Body Splash

Banishing Flat

Spinning "Screw" Piledriver

"Zangief's best moves include his Double Lariat, Atomic Suplex, Flying Power Bomb and a wicked backhand called the Banishing Flat, a move Zangief learned specifically to counter projectiles," Boomstick informed the watchers. "Zangief. Hates. Projectiles."

"That last one, the Banishing Flat, would be very useful," Karin stated.

'Note to self, don't use Getsuga Tensho on this man, it may fail...' Ichigo thought to himself.

"His signature move is the Spinning Piledriver, which he learned while getting caught in a cyclone while piledriving a bear." Wiz said.

"What!?" The Kurosakis shouted, surprised.

"D-Did they just say... w-while he was piledriving...?" Karin started asking, awe in her voice.

"A bear... into a cyclone...?" Yuzu asked, finishing the question.

"That's the most awesome thing I've ever heard!" Boomstick exclaimed.

"Can't believe I'm saying this, but I agree with Boomstick," Karin stated.

"Actually, wrestling bears has been Zangief's favorite training exercise since he was a kid." Wiz pointed out.

"I... Don't even know how to respond to that..." Izchigo stated, looking flabbergasted.

"Supposedly, he wrestles grizzly bears, but these are not native to Russia," Wiz explained.

"Then what kind of bears does he train with?" Yuzu asked, puzzled.

USSURI BROWN BEARS

Up to 1500 lbs.

Twice as large ad Grizzly Bears

Rarely in Packs

Occasionally he Wrestles Polar Bears

"It's far more likely he wrestles Ussuri Brown Bears, which can grow to 1500 pounds, well over twice the size of a full-grown Grizzly." Wiz explained.

"Holy shit!" Boomstick exclaimed in shock. "He piledrived one of those in a tornado!?"

Jaws dropped again from the family. "H-How much did he say those weighed again...?" Yuzu asked, shock in her voice.

"F-Fifteen-hundred pounds..." Karin gasped in disbelief. "Isn't that like... the weight of OUR house...!?"

"M-More or less I think..." Isshin and Ichigo stated, both in shock that a somewhat normal human could do this.

"And I thought the Shack Piledriving was insane..." Karin stated in a shocked tone.

"Battling such a massive beast corresponds with his Russian wrestling training perfectly," Wiz stated, "forcing the bears to lose their balance and knocking them out cold."

"I'm still trying to believe someone could do that..." Ichigo stated.

"Zangief is a loyal Russian through and through, always fighting for his country rather than personal gain. He is often employed by the Russian President as the country's official fighting representative. That said, Zangief is pretty dim witted, more of a follower than a leader. He fights with instinct rather than reason." Wiz explained.

"That could be a weakness in the fight against Mike." Ichigo pointed out.

"All the more reason to get out of his way!" Boomstick exclaimed.

The Kurosakis then see Zangief attacks the Duck Hunt Dog and piledrives it. "Mmmmhhh! Me Zangief broke you!"

"Why'd he have to do that to the dog...?" Yuzu asked through her tears.

"Not sure but something about that do erks me," Ichigo stated, getting a nod from Karin in agreement.

Just then the doors closed and opened again.

"Alright the combatants are set!" Wiz stated.

"The unstoppable force against the unmovable Mayor!" Boomstick shouted in excitement.

"Let's end this debate once and for all!"

"This is gonna be awesome~!" Karin stated in excitement.

"Wait up," Boomstick stopped his coworker, "first I gotta pay for my laser guided kitten cannon!"

"Laser what!?" Wiz and the Kurosakies asked all together.

"Thanks to Netflix. Suck it up you babies this kitten cannon is important to me!" Boomstick said followed by the sound of cannon shooting and then the meowing of a cat.

"First the dog and now a cat!? Why!?" Yuzu cried.

"Don't forget the bird that was punched," Isshin added making it worse.

Ichigo pinched the bridge of his nose. "Let's... Let's just ignore Boomstick's idiocy..."

While Netflix is doing it's job, the Kurosakis started to talk and argue about who would win and who they voted for; They were so similar in almost every way. Some decided that Haggar has the edge in being smarter due to being a mayor and he also has a knack for balancing. While others argued that Zangief is likely stronger, and he could overwhelm Haggar with his amazing strength and he most likely has better moves since unlike Zangief he had to put aside fighting to continue being mayor.

The votes were like this:

Haggar: Yuzu and Isshan

Zangief: Ichigo

Karin chose not to vote, just wanting to see the fight.

"But right now, it's time for a DEATH BATTLE!" Boomstick exclaimed.

Karin had a wide grin on her face. "This is going to be epic!"

Just then the doors closed and opened again

Cues: Intro Theme (Saturday Night Slam Masters)

Zangief and Haggar stand in a deserted street. Haggar stretches his muscles and rips his shirt while Zangief removes his cape, points upwards and laughs, and drinks a bottle of beer before crushing the bottle.

"I'm just going to ignore where he pulled that bottle out..." Ichigo stated, looking a bit green.

FIGHT!

Cues: Lobby Screen (Street Fighter IV)

Haggar and Zangief charge toward each other and both get locked in a tight, powerful hold. They glare daggers into each others eyes as they slowly try overpower each other. Zangief wins the struggle and tosses Haggar over his head. Haggar recovers and manages to block Zangief's flying kick and also blocks his punches. Zangief does a double lariat which Haggar ducks under and counters with a suplex that's followed by his own version of the lariat and kicks the Red Cyclone away. Zangief rebounds when he hits the pavement, slides behind Mike and performs two suplexes that are finished with a spinning piledrive. After that painful performance Zangief had done, Zangief tosses the Mayor of Metro City a good distance and Haggar slides across the sidewalk, he may be down but he's not out. Haggar notices a pipe next to him. Zangief lumbers forward but gets kicked in the face by a flying kick, smacked across the face by Haggar's pipe and kicked in the gut.

"So awesome~" Karin stated, stars in her eyes.

"Got to admit, this is fast but at a good kind," Ichigo stated.

Zangief then used his Banishing flat, knocking the pipe out of Haggar's hand. He then smacked said mayor into a building, which he followed him in.

The Kurosakis don't know what's happening inside the building, due to the camera facing outside, but they can hear a lot of noises and grunts which they easily guess are the two fighters slowly brawling their way to the top floor while many citizens caught in the fight are screaming for their lives. Many objects and people were flying out the windows; a couch, a globe, the pink princess from last episode, an orange ball with stars in it, a fat purple cat and a creepy looking teddy bear.

At the top floor, the two champion wrestlers fists collide. Haggar throws some punches but Zangief blocks them. Haggar tries again but The Russian Wrestler suplexes the Mayor close to a nearby window. After failing to hit the American wrestler who was blocking, Zangief throws himself into Haggar and both are sent flying out the window in a shower of shattered glass.

"Whoa!" The Kurosakis gasp.

Zangief tries to pile drive Haggar into the pavement, but then Haggar begins to turn the tides and tries to piledrive Zangief, then Zangief tries to piledrive Haggar, then Haggar tries to piledrive Zangief.

The constant switching and spinning was causing the family members to get dizzy of feel sick from the action.

"That would be disorienting to be in," Ichigo stated, one of the family to get dizzy.

"Yeah..." Yuzu moaned out, also one of the family members that got dizzy.

"I hope this ends soon," Karin stated, getting dizzy. Isshan nodded, not saying anything, looking a bit green.

This went on for a while until the two wrestlers hit the pavement, hard. The impact created a giant dust cloud that clears. Haggar and Zangief are both seen lying down on the pavement, but Haggar has blood around his head, indicating his death when hitting the pavement, then, Zangief stands up, points both arms upward and laughs triumphantly, indicating his winning.

K.O.!

"That. Was. AWESOME!!!" Karin shouted.

Ichigo and Yuzu sweatdrop at her reaction. Even so, they and Isshin were secretly praising the awesome battle and were clapping for both combatants putting a good fight.

"Aahh... a great man has fallen today..." They hear a depressed Boomstick say.

The four of them blink at Boomstick's tone of voice. "I-Is Boomstick being respectful?" Karin asked, a bit of shock in her voice.

"I-I think so," Ichigo answered, shocked as well.

"Haggar and Zangief's similar move set appeared evenly matched, anticipating each other's moves and countering with their signature attack."

"He led a long productive life, kicking ass, ruling Metro City and keeping the beaches safe from rough sharks..." Boomstick spoke in sorrow.

"Jeez... To think he actually COULD feel sad..." Karin sighed.

"Kinda freaky if you ask me," Isshin stated.

"Not only is Zangief almost 100 pounds larger than Hagger, he's also 13 years younger and has been train all his life," Wiz explained.

"I'm gonna miss that wonderful moustache...!" Boomsick mourns.

"Why are you, though?" Karin asked Boomstick.

"Zangief's youth and lack of political agenda were enough to give him a slight edge," Wiz stated.

"Poor Haggar..." Boomstick sighs. "He may piledrive shakes, but Zangief's bears were three times larger and probably twice as dangerous. Sure Haggar can grapple a half-ton shark without falling over, but if Zangief push around 1,500lb bears as a hobby, Haggar didn't stand a chance."

"Well when they say it like that," Isshin said, rubbing the back of his head.

"Yeah... That was kind of a gap..." Yuzu nodded.

"He definitely put up a good fight, though." Wiz pointed out.

"That he did. He just found his window of opportunity." Boomstick joked.

Ichigo and Karin groan again from his pun, Yuzu giggle at it and Isshan laughed hard.

"The winner is Zangief," Wiz enounced.

The family clapped for the victor. "That was good," Ichigo stated, enjoying it. The others nodded.

The doors closed and reopened again.

"Next time on Death Battle." Boomstick announced.

The next contestants weren't two... but four.

They were anthropomorphic turtles... as Ninja!?

The turtles looked identical but each had a different color for their masks and the different weapons they wield.

The first is wearing blue and wielding two katana like swords, the second is wearing purple and wields a bo staff, the third appears to be the shortest, is wearing orange and wielding nunchucks and the fourth appears to be the tallest, is wearing red and wielding twin sai.

BATTLE ROYALE

"I'm guessing those are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," Karin stated.

"Yeah. Guess we'll save it for next time, huh?" Ichigo asked.

They nod. "Hey, mind if I ask something?" Yuzu asked.

"What is it kiddo?" Isshan asked.

"Is it okay if we bring friends over to watch there?" Yuzu asked.

"... Eh, I guess." Ichigo shrugged.

Yuzu smiled. "Thanks~"

"Well, it's getting a bit late. We might as well head off to bed." Ichigo pointed out.

They all nod in agreement, all heading to bed for the next day.

To be continued

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And that's the chapter.

Isshin: "What took so long?"

Hey, I have other tings to do, and I help my family...

Kaizoku: We can't rush family matters. You wouldn't know about that, would you, Isshin?

*EMOTIONAL CRIT*

Isshin: (Had an arrow with the Kanji for 'Stupid' on it, hit him in the heart) "I-I'm not-"

True, is very useless as a father.

*EMOTIONAL CRIT AGAIN*

Isshin: (Had another arrow with the Kanji for 'Useless' on it, hit him in the heart, nest to the other) "I-I-"

Kaizoku: Okay, okay. Ragging on Isshin is fun and all, but we've got an episode to end.

Right, we'll then. The next chapter will be an intermission chapter. And with that, see you all next chapter.

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