Match 21040 Victor Von Gerdenheim vs. Android 8

[JohnnyChany]

 

General Blue of the Red Ribbon Army had been sent on a recruitment mission to bolster the scientific division of the army and get Dr. Gero some help. This recruitment directive had led him and his unit to the underground laboratory of Professor Von Gerdenhim. In the dim glow of the underground laboratory, arcane machinery whirred and clanged. Random sparks of electricity shot out in various areas. General Blue stood tall with his men behind him. He cast an imposing figure over the professor.

"Professor," Blue began,"you’ve done remarkable work here. The Red Ribbon Army could use a man of your talents. Imagine the breakthroughs you and Dr. Gero could achieve together."

Von Gerdenheim adjusted his thick glasses and shook his head. "Your army's aims are conquest and destruction. My work is for life, not death. I could never see myself aiding your cause."

“Don’t be so hasty,” Blue warned with a smile. “The Red Ribbon Army doesn’t take well to rejection.”

“I don’t care. They will get used to it. I am not leaving,” Von Gerdenheim insisted. “If you will excuse me.”

Blue’s smile twisted into a sneer. "A shame. I detest wasting talent."

Blue struck the professor in the chest with a devastating blow. Von Gerdenheim crumpled to the ground and two of General Blue’s soldiers unloaded their clip on the scientist.

A third Red Ribbon soldier stepped forward hesitantly. "Sir, perhaps we should’ve just taken him alive…"

Blue turned and glared at him. "Insubordination will not be tolerated." 

Without hesitation, he held the soldier in place with his paralyzing Psychic Eyes. Blue then beat him to death.

 "Anyone else have suggestions?"

Satisfied, Blue gestured to his unit. "We will just have to find someone else. We're done here."

The soldiers filed out. Then, a deep groan echoed through the chamber. Victor, the professor's greatest creation, stirred on the metal slab where he had laid dormant. His hulking form sat upright, and  he scanned the room.

"Father?"

His voice was deep and childlike. He climbed down from the slab, and lumbered over to  the professor's lifeless body. He gently shook him. 

"Father... I am here now. What do you want of me?"

Silence answered him.

Victor knelt beside the body. “Why don’t you talk to me? Do you view me as not worthy?"

Victor soon became convinced this was the case and deeply desired to prove himself to his creator. He looked around and the body of the beaten soldier caught his eye. He studied the Red Ribbon insignia on the soldier’s uniform.

“I must defeat more of these men to prove myself. I will do it."

Elsewhere near Jingle Village, in the Red Ribbon fortress known as Muscle Tower,  General White paced in his command room. He watched as Android 8 writhed in a reinforced chair. Wires snaked down from the android's temples, and they pulsated with energy.

"You disgust me," White declared. "All that power, and yet you refuse to use it. Well, we’ll fix that."

Android 8 had proven himself to be a kind, peaceful android much to the chagrin of General White and the Red Ribbon Army as a whole. But now, White was determined to eliminate that weakness. Android 8's eyes flickered red as the brainwashing began to take hold. 

A few hours later, Victor arrived at Muscle Tower and indiscriminately destroyed anyone in his path. A pair of Red Ribbon guards spotted him and opened fire. 

Victor roared. His hands crackled with electricity. "You cannot defeat Victor!"

He leapt forward, grabbed one guard and slammed him into the other with bone-crushing force. Victor unleashed a current of lightning through their bodies.

Victor continued his ascent, he tore through automated defenses and squads of soldiers. On the next floor, Ninja Murasaki awaited him, perched in a shadowy corner.

"You’re not getting past me, monster," Murasaki taunted.  He drew his katana. "Prepare to face the deadliest ninja of the Red Ribbon Army!"

A few floors above Red Ribbon soldiers were trying and failing to get Android 8 into a cage to wait until he was needed. Android 8 picked up one by the shoulder and punched him with his opposite hand with such force that the soldier flew out a nearby window. General White entered into the room

“That’s enough!” he shouted.

Android 8 complied and stopped his struggle. General White had been made aware of Victor’s assault on the base and viewed it as the ultimate opportunity to unleash Android 8.

“You will go down and destroy this intruder!” General White commanded.

Back with Victor, Murasaki threw a smoke bomb and vanished in a puff of smoke. From the shadows, he launched shurikens at his opponent. Victor barely flinched.

"You play games," Victor clenched his fists. "Victor... doesn't like games."

With a thunderous stomp, Victor generated an electric shockwave that dispersed the smoke and revealed Murasaki’s position. In a flash, Victor lunged, grabbed the ninja mid-leap and hurled him against the wall. The ninja slumped, unconscious.

Victor stepped over the fallen warrior and ascended to the next floor. He entered a dimly lit chamber. Across the room stood Android 8. His once-kind eyes were now blood-red, and he  readied his fists for battle.

Victor regarded the android curiously. "You are... like Victor?”

"I was... created to protect. Now, I must destroy intruders," Android 8 declared.

“I will take you down and prove my worthiness to my father.."

"You must be eliminated. General White commands it," Android 8 replied.

The two giants stared at one another and the fight was underway.

[Callisto]

Learn More About
Victor Von Gerdenheim
Read more about Victor Von Gerdenheim at Wikipedia
Official Site: Capcom Links: Victor's wiki Astral vision Gamefaqs

Android 8
Read more about Android 8 at Wikipedia
Official Site: Funimation Links: Wikipedia Dragonball Wiki Androids Us

[JohnnyChany]

I forgot Android 8 was in Budokai Tenkaichi 3. So here are some references for both.

 

 

[Venom 2009]

So, I mostly know Dragon Ball. Beside the setup and video, I don’t have much knowledge on Darkstalkers. Hard to tell who would win here. But I’m going ahead and give my vote to Android 8.