History Recap / DeathBattleS07E20HulkVsBroly

To begin the match is a study of the Hulk, born as [[Characters/IncredibleHulkBruceBanner Robert Bruce Banner]]. Bruce's early years were spent developing his intelligence, but just as much time was lost being tormented by his abusive father Brian. Seeing his son as a monster, the Banner patriarch was responsible for scores of domestic abuse; regularly maiming his son and eventually going so far as to beat his wife to death. This trauma would manifest itself in Bruce's psyche as an alter ego, a behemoth lashing out at the world. Bruce struggled to keep this identity in check, but he persevered and furthered his education. He went on to become one of the leading figures in the field of nuclear physics, gamma radiation in particular. These connections Bruce had to gamma rays would only grow stronger over the years, culminating in his presence at the military testing ground of a gamma bomb. Bruce, accidentally caught in the blast radius of the bomb's detonation, was exposed to vast quantities of gamma radiation. Instead of killing him, this radiation gave Banner a means for his repressed traumas to resurface and take control over his body; from this accident did the Incredible Hulk emerge. Over the years, Bruce and the Hulk have been at odds with one another, two minds sharing the same body, but on the occasions where these two halves make peace, the world is sure to bear the full brunt of this titan's power.

'''Boomstick:''' Then there's [[Franchise/DragonBall Broly]], the Legendary Super Saiyan from Dragon Ball.\\

To begin the match is a study of the Hulk, born as Robert Bruce Banner. Bruce's early years were spent developing his intelligence, but just as much time was lost being tormented by his abusive father Brian. Seeing his son as a monster, the Banner patriach was responsible for scores domestic abuse; regularly maiming his son and eventually going so far as to beat his wife to death. This trauma would manifest itself in Bruce's psyche as an alter ego, a behemoth lashing out at the world. Bruce struggled to keep this identity in check, but he persevered and furthered his education. He went on to become one of the leading figures in the field of nuclear physics, gamma radiation in particular. These connections Bruce had to gamma rays would only grow stronger over the years, culminating in his presence at the military testing ground of a gamma bomb. Bruce, accidentally caught in the blast radius of the bomb's detonation, was exposed to vast quantities of gamma radiation. Instead of killing him, this radiation gave Banner a means for his repressed traumas to resurface and take control over his body; from this accident did the Incredible Hulk emerge. Over the years, Bruce and the Hulk have been at odds with one another, two minds sharing the same body, but on the occasions where these two halves make peace, the world is sure to bear the full brunt of this titan's power.

-->'''[[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 Hulk]]:''' (rears back and roars, standing atop a defeated Abomination)

With that said, the second combatant featured is Broly, one member of the warrior race that is the Saiyans. Born to the Saiyan homeworld Vegeta, its similarly-named king took notice of Broly due to his immense power even as a baby and exiled him to an inhospitable planet. The reason for this wariness is because of Broly's status as the legendary Super Saiyan, a warrior of immeasurable power born once every thousand years. His father Paragus was also sent off to this world as Broly's sole caretaker; ironically, this fate saved them from the annihilation of planet Vegeta by the spacefaring warlord Frieza. For decades, Paragus took advantage of the innate potential his son had with grueling training regimens, forcing him to become a impressive fighter even by Saiyan standards. Father and son would cross paths with Frieza himself and inducted into his army, given the task of traveling to Earth and defeating its sworn protectors: the Saiyan hero Son Goku and their race's prince, also named Vegeta. Since this fight, Broly became both a friend and a rival to Goku, attempting to hone his temper when harnessing the might it brings.

-->'''[[VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ Broly]]:''' (triggers a Super Saiyan transformation and yells so powerfully it fractures the ground around him)

-->'''Boomstick:''' This Incredible fight was in-Saiyan!\\

-->'''Boomstick:''' ''[[WhamLine Dad?]]''

-->'''Boomstick:''' DAD?!

* KungFuSonicBoom: Taken UpToEleven with the final moments of the fight, which see the fighters ''reshaping reality'' with their repeated headbutts.

* PersonOfMassDestruction: Taken UpToEleven: the two fighters are so ungodly powerful that the only way to properly measure their destructive power is using how many ''universes'' they're capable of destroying.