The Ultimate Showdown (RBN Mix)

If I ran a game store I would play the song The Ultimate Showdown (RBN Mix) by Lemon Demon.

If Darth Vader fought the Doctor, who would win? What if it was Indiana Jones versus a Terminator T-800 Model 101? How about Batman versus Sauron? Or Vin Diesel and Mr. T? Pirates or ninjas? These are all classic arguments to be had on the walk to school in the sixth grade, at the game table as you wait for Jimmy to arrive, or in the Cal Tech cafeteria as depicted on The Big Bang Theory. In 2005, Lemon Demon threw all the names into a hat and rolled out The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny as a tribute to these queries. The song narrates the events of a battle royale between pop culture figures large and small and old and new, ultimately crowning a single victor.

When the song was initially released, in December 2005, it accompanied a Flash animation video by Shawn Vulliez. The video was released on the Newgrounds website, where it went viral and currently has over 12,000,000 views. The video was copied onto other viral websites, like Albino Blacksheep and YouTube, where it continued to be viewed by millions of people. Dr. Demento played the song repeatedly through 2006, with the song topping the "Funny Five" many times and eventually being crowned #1 Request for 2006. In July 2006, Lemon Demon released The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny on his album, Dinosaurchestra. Lemon Demon recorded a new version of the song, The Ultimate Showdown (RBN Mix), for inclusion in the Rock Band video game series in 2010. He also released the RBN Mix on The FuMP, where it was eventually included on The FuMP Volume 22. Finally, a live version of the song was released on Lemon Demon's 2011 album, Live (Only Not), with the billing "performed by the actual Full Band, instead of just a guy and a computer." The full band is Neil "Lemon Demon" Cicierega on vocals and piano, Greg Lanzillotta on drums, Alora Lanzillotta on bass, Charles "Chooch" Sergio and Dave Kitsberg on guitars. If I ran a game store I would play the RBN Mix version.

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The Ultimate Showdown (RBN Mix) lyrics

Old Godzilla was hopping around
Tokyo City like a big playground
When suddenly Batman burst from the shade
And hit Godzilla with a Batgrenade

Godzilla got pissed and began to attack
But didn't expect to be blocked by Shaq
Who proceeded to open up a can of Shaq Fu
When Aaron Carter came out of the blue

And he started beating up Shaquille O’Neal
Then they both got flattened by the Batmobile
But before it could make it back to the Batcave
Abraham Lincoln popped out of his grave

And took an AK-47 out from under his hat
Blew Batman away with a rat-a-tat-tat
But he ran out of bullets and he ran away
Because Optimus Prime came to save the day

This is the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
Good guys, bad guys, and explosions as far as the eye can see
And only one will survive, I wonder who it will be
This is the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny

Godzilla took a bite out of Optimus Prime
Like Scruff McGruff took a bite out of crime
And then Shaq came back covered in a tire track
But Jackie Chan jumped out and landed on his back

Batman was injured and trying to get steady
When Abraham Lincoln came back with a machete
But suddenly something caught his leg and he tripped
And Indiana Jones took him out with his whip

And then he saw Godzilla sneaking up from behind
And he reached for his gun which he just couldn't find
'Cause Batman stole it and he shot and he missed
And Jackie Chan deflected it with his fist

Then he jumped in the air, he did a somersault
While Abraham Lincoln tried to pole vault
Onto Optimus Prime, but they collided in the air
Then they both got hit by a Care Bear stare

This is the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
Good guys, bad guys, and explosions as far as the eye can see
And only one will survive, I wonder who it will be
This is the Ultimate Showdown

Angels sang out in immaculate chorus
Down from the heavens descended Chuck Norris
Who delivered a kick which could shatter bones
Into the crotch of Indiana Jones

Who fell over on the ground, writhing in pain
As Batman changed back into Bruce Wayne
But Chuck saw through his clever disguise
And he crushed Batman's head in between his thighs

Then Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White
And Monty Python and the Holy Grail's Black Knight
And Benito Mussolini and The Blue Meanie
And Cowboy Curtis and Jambi the Genie

Robocop, the Terminator, Captain Kirk, and Darth Vader
Lo Pan, Superman, every single Power Ranger
Bill S. Preston and Theodore Logan
Spock, The Rock, Doc Ock, and Hulk Hogan

All came out of no where lightning fast
And they kicked Chuck Norris in his cowboy ass
It was the bloodiest battle the world ever saw
Civilians were looking on total awe

And the fight raged on for a century
Many lives were claimed, but eventually
The champion stood, the rest saw their better:
Mister Rogers in a bloodstained sweater

This is the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
Good guys, bad guys, and explosions as far as the eye can see
And only one will survive, I wonder who it will be

This is the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny

This is the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
Good guys, bad guys, and explosions as far as the eye can see
And only one will survive, I wonder who it will be

This is the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny

This is the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
Good guys, bad guys, and explosions as far as the eye can see
And only one will survive, I wonder who it will be

This is the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny

This is the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
Good guys, bad guys, and explosions as far as the eye can see
And only one will survive, I wonder who it will be

This is the Ultimate Showdown
This is the Ultimate Showdown
This is the Ultimate Showdown
This is the Ultimate Showdown
This is the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny