History Memes / EpicRapBattlesOfHistory

* Guy Fawkes vs. The Joker[[labelnote:Explanation]]One early example of a fan-made ERB, released in 2013. Despite having extremely impressive visuals comparable to a modern ERB, the rapping and lyrics... well, it starts passable but quickly veers into SoBadItsGood territory by mispronouncing words and having far too many sex/rape lines (to the point where the last stanza is entirely that). On the ERB subreddit, it's easily the most quoted fan battle just for its sheer {{narm}} value. This became more prominent after [[HilariousInHindsight both Guy Fawkes and The Joker appeared in Season 6 of the actual ERB]]. The ERB Wiki also got in on this after the latter's debut: rather than having a background representing his battle, it was ERB Guy Fawkes and ERB Joker.[[/labelnote]]

* After "Godzilla vs. King Kong," it became popular in the ERB sub to post the screenshot of Kong holding up two fingers (while making his "O-2" pun) with a question where the answer is two, such as "Which ''Hitler v. Vader'' was the best?" or "What's 4 divided by 2?"

"News flash, the genre's called fantasy. It's meant to be unrealistic, YOU MYOPIC MANATEE!!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]A line from the J.R.R. Tolkien versus George R. R. Martin rap battle where Tolkien disparages Martin's tendency to kill off characters for the sake of "realism". It's a popular criticism by fans of ERB towards any movie or series that they feel is trying to be DarkerAndEdgier, especially if someone else claims it makes the series more realistic.[[/labelnote]]

* "I AM ADOLF HITLER, COMMANDER OF THE THIRD REICH!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Following the infamous Music/KanyeWest interview where he went on Alex Jones's podcast and expressed admiration for Hitler and the Nazi Party, it became a meme to dub the opening lines of Hitler's rap over Kanye West songs. It later became a general InterruptingMeme.[[/labelnote]]

* "I don't know, what you've think i've done." [[labelnote:Explaination]] Due to ever increasing popularity of Series/BreakingBad as a FountainOfMemes, the opening line of Walter's line in Rick Grimes vs Walter White has increased in popularity as a usual BaitAndSwitch meme or used as a reaction in Tiktok.[[/labelnote]]

* Walter White vs. [X][[labelnote:Explaination]] Many videos have edited Walter's rap in Rick Grimes vs. Walter White to make him rap against other characters. In some instances, he raps against someone from a WebVideo/FreshyKanal video, such as Mr. Beast or even himself.[[/labelnote]]
* Guy Fawkes vs. The Joker[[labelnote:Explaination]]One early example of a fan-made ERB, released in 2013. Despite having extremely impressive visuals comparable to a modern ERB, the rapping and lyrics... well, it starts passable but quickly veers into SoBadItsGood territory by mispronouncing words and having far too many sex/rape lines (to the point where the last stanza is entirely that). On the ERB subreddit, it's easily the most quoted fan battle just for its sheer {{narm}} value. This became more prominent after [[HilariousInHindsight both Guy Fawkes and The Joker appeared in Season 6 of the actual ERB]]. The ERB Wiki also got in on this after the latter's debut: rather than having a background representing his battle, it was ERB Guy Fawkes and ERB Joker.[[/labelnote]]

* Guy Fawkes vs. The Joker[[labelnote:Explaination]]One early example of a fan-made ERB, released in 2013. Despite having extremely impressive visuals comparable to a modern ERB, the rapping and lyrics... well, it starts passable but quickly veers into SoBadItsGood territory by mispronouncing words and having far too many sex/rape lines (to the point where the last stanza is entirely that). On the ERB subreddit, it's easily the most quoted fan battle just for its sheer {{narm}} value. This became more prominent after [[HilariousInHindsight both Guy Fawkes and The Joker appeared in Season 6 of the actual ERB]]. The ERB Wiki also got in on this after the latter's debut: rather than having a background representing his battle, it was ERB Guy Fawkes and ERB Joker.[[/labelnote]]

* [[UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt President Roosevelt]]'s {{Catchphrase}}: "WHAT'S UP BITCHES?!"

* Guy Fawkes vs. The Joker[[labelnote:Explaination]]One early example of a fan-made ERB, released in 2013. Despite having extremely impressive visuals comparable to a modern ERB, the rapping and lyrics... well, it starts passable but quickly veers into SoBadItsGood territory by having far too many sex/rape lines (to the point where the last stanza is entirely that). On the ERB subreddit, it's easily the most quoted fan battle just for its sheer {{narm}} value. This became more prominent after [[HilariousInHindsight both Guy Fawkes and The Joker appeared in Season 6 of the actual ERB]]. The ERB Wiki also got in on this after the latter's debut: rather than having a background representing his battle, it was ERB Guy Fawkes and ERB Joker.[[/labelnote]]

* Guy Fawkes vs. The Joker[[labelnote:Explaination]]One early example of a fan-made ERB, released in 2013. Despite having extremely impressive visuals comparable to a modern ERB, the rapping and lyrics... well, it starts passable but quickly veers into SoBadItsGood territory by having far too many sex/rape lines (to the point where the last stanza is entirely that). Probably the most quoted fan ERB just for its sheer {{narm}} value, mostly on the ERB subreddit. This became more prominent after [[HilariousInHindsight both Guy Fawkes and The Joker appeared in Season 6 of the actual ERB]]. The ERB Wiki also got in on this after the latter's debut: rather than having a background representing his battle, it was ERB Guy Fawkes and ERB Joker.[[/labelnote]]

* Guy Fawkes vs. The Joker[[labelnote:Explaination]]One of the earliest examples of a fan-made rap battle released in 2013. Despite having extremely impressive visuals comparable to a modern ERB, the rapping and lyrics... well, not so much; it starts passable but quickly veers into SoBadItsGood territory by having far too many sex/rape lines (to the point where the last stanza is entirely that). It's *extremely* infamous on the ERB subreddit, especially after [[HilariousInHindsight both Guy Fawkes and The Joker appeared in Season 6 of the actual ERB]]. The ERB Wiki also got in on this after the latter's debut: rather than having a background representing his battle, it was ERB Guy Fawkes and ERB Joker.[[/labelnote]]

* Walter White vs. [X][[labelnote:Explaination]] Many videos have edited Walter's rap in Rick Grimes vs. Walter White to make him rap against other characters. In some instances, he raps against someone from a WebVideo/FreshyKanal video, such as Mr. Beast or even himself.[[/labelnote]]

* "I AM ADOLF HITLER, COMMANDER OF THE THIRD REICH!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Following the infamous Music/KanyeWest interview where he went on Alex Jones's podcast and expressed admiration for Hitler and the Nazi Party, it became a meme to dub the opening lines of Hitler's rap over Kanye West songs[[/labelnote]]

* Hydrogen Bomb vs. Coughing Baby[[labelnote:Explanation]]A meme stemming from a rather unfortunately cropped Twitter meme about loud noises that made it seems like it was referring to an ''actual'' battle between a coughing baby and a hydrogen bomb, the image later got made famous when it was turned into a mock Epic Rap Battles of History video where... well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a coughing baby coughs a few times]], [[CurbStompBattle before getting blown up by a hydrogen bomb]].[[/labelnote]]

* A lot of Juliet's lines in "Romeo and Juliet vs. Bonnie and Clyde" are very famous on Tumblr, despite referencing things like prison rape.

* BARACK OBAMA[[labelnote:Explanation]] The announcement of Barack Obama from the intro of the "[[Recap/EpicRapBattlesOfHistoryBarackObamaVsMittRomney Obama vs. Romney]]" battle has risen in popularity circa late 2019, and has been a common in [[WebAnimation/YouTubePoop YTPMVs]] since then.[[/labelnote]]

* "I AM ADOLF HITLER, COMMANDER OF THE THIRD REICH!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Following the infamous Kanye West interview where he went on Alex Jones's podcast and expressed admiration for Hitler and the Nazi Party, it became a meme to dub the opening lines of Hitler's rap over Kanye West songs[[/labelnote]]

* "I don't know, what you've think i've done." [[labelnote:Explaination]] Due to ever increasing popularity of Series/BreakingBad as a FountainOfMemes, the opening line of Walter's line in Rick Grimes vs Walter White has increased in popularity as a usual BaitAndSwitch meme or used as a reaction in Tiktok.[[/labelnote]]

* "Nice hat, dork." [[note]]Batman's opening line (directed at Sherlock Holmes' deerstalker, for the record) is almost universally considered the worst line in the series, not only because it's so lame, but because it's ''grossly'' out of character. Many fans consider it to be SoBadItsGood.[[/note]]

* The announcer shouting "UsefulNotes/BarackObama!" became a huge [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/epic-rap-battles-of-history-barack-obama-remixes YTPMV fad]] early 2020.

* "[[spoiler:[[WeHardlyKnewYe Pompey]]]] is the true winner".[[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]Pompey the Great had only a single line's worth of screentime in ''Alexander the Great vs Ivan the Terrible'' before getting decapitated by Catherine the Great, leading to people ironically declaring him the winner of that battle.[[/labelnote]]

* "Nice hat, dork." [[note]]Batman's opening line is almost universally considered the worst line in the series, not only because it's so lame, but because it's ''grossly'' out of character. Many fans consider it to be SoBadItsGood.[[/note]]

* "[[spoiler:[[WeHardlyKnewYe Pompey]]]] is the true winner".

* Many have taken Gandalf's line "Death makes you die" (spoken in context to the mortal Dumbledore while he CameBackStrong) and treat it as a CaptainObvious joke.

* The ''real'' third presidential debate.[[note]]What was supposed to be the second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden was cancelled after Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis spurred a proposal to conduct the debate virtually, which Trump refused to accede to. This caused what was originally meant to be the third (and final) debate to become the second one instead. As a result, fans took to jokingly calling the rap battle between the two presidential candidates as the third debate the public never got.[[/note]]

* [[UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt President Roosevelt]]'s {{Catchphrase}}: "WHAT'S UP BITCHES?!"** "Ghostbusters vs. Mythbusters":
* Go on almost any Website/YouTube vid of the [[spoiler:Stay Puft Marshmallow Man these days, and there's bound to be at least a few comments quoting Stay Puft's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-sALU_hveA "I live so large, you can't harsh my mellow"]]. Which'll usually followed by another comment quoting the next line, "Just one step took me out the ghetto".]]