I know I'm hyping this up a lot. Death Battle already discussed today's match up last month. Considering it's been snowing where I'm at. Somehow this match up comes to mind. We have Ghostface from Scream series taking on Kevin McCallister from Home Alone series. I know what some of you likely going to say.
"This doesn't make sense or really this now a thing?" I could go on but this match up surprisingly works. It's kinda genius how two characters from the opposite movie genres works this well together. I guess this technically would be my Among Us vs Fall Guys lol. I absolutely love this idea with a huge passion.
I still got some stuff to point out for this to help prevent some confusion. I'm not considering Home Alone 4 that also had the McCallister family. It's quite obvious it's a different universe counterpart of the same family. Also it's both easier and tricker to go an composite Ghostface for this. At the same time, composite Ghostface could be an interesting obstacle for Kevin.
Also I'm not considering Scream show. In particular Scream: Resurrection as it counts as an alternative universe to the movies. In the case of Scary Movie 1, it could heavily impact this match up. It also would take away what exactly making it a huge request as well. I rather keep the request the way it is.
Verdict
Kevin McCallister
Two popular characters from the 90s that heavily inspired their respective movie styles. Ghostface being from a horror movie franchise while Kevin from a more family friendly comedy movie franchise. In a way they go about surprise attacking people. Ghostface often waits for opportunities to surprise attack his victims including faking being dead or passed out.
Kevin quickly mastered the art of setting up traps. Depending if Kevin trapped the area out or not heavily impacts this fight. Assuming this could take place in the McCallister house. Kevin already starts the fight with a huge advantage. Also regarding Ghostface uses horror movie trends to act out plans.
I will try to paint a picture to explain why that matters a lot more than you realize. Most Ghostface characters are more notable about horror films. There's little to no comedy knowledge among em. This is bad because Ghostface can't predict all the possible traps. Sometimes Kevin plans for a surprise addition to a few traps that usually involves him directly.
Then again if any of the killers knew comedy films. It's debatable if they seen anything like Home Alone series. Which is sorta a comical sub genre of another sub genre Die Hard franchise started. Weird right what started as an sub genre for action films now indirectly one for comedy films too. The point is Ghostface still going to be clueless what's coming their way.
Obviously Ghostface can't do that here since Kevin a comedy movie character. Which also impacts some surprising advantages Kevin has as well. Jill whose one of the Ghostface killers in Scream 4 gotten shocked in the head by her cousin Sidney. In comparison, Kevin trapped a sink downstairs to electrocute Marv.
Notably he survived a more lethal dose of electricity with ease. Kevin always can one up anything Ghostface is doing during this fight. Speed is possibly the closest stat here. We could argue Ghostface being an adult while Kevin an child wins most stats advantage. I also could argue a few times Kevin possibly faster than the fastest we ever seen Ghostface move as well as react.
Which is strangely a weird comedy movie character advantage in this situation. Ghostface often loves to call up his victims to taunt em. But Kevin has tricked the staff of an hotel with using his favorite movie to terrorized em. It's no secret, Ghostface likely fall for this trick too. He is even clever enough to fool people into thinking he's not alone in his family's house.
Look I know about the famous Robot Chicken sketch. Where they swapped plots of Home Alone 1 and Halloween (2018 film). Which ended with Kevin getting murdered by Myers. I don't think Ghostface going to get a solid opportunity to do the same. Kevin even trapped a place in New York.
He still held his own against the Wet Bandits. Which also plays into another advantage Kevin has over Ghostface. We could do the average amount of killers being two. He successfully beaten the same criminals twice mostly by himself. Obviously these criminals are adults as well. Ghostface would have the advantage of being in more locations compared to those Kevin been to.
People don't even realize a surprising connection these two have. Both been in New York in a sequel movie. Home Alone 2 is way better than Scream VI. Therefore, they also could do that place Kevin trapped to better set up this fight as well. I really love ideas like this that constantly giving me ideas lol.
Kevin would be smart enough to be fooled by Ghostface's calls. Kevin also knows the locations he trapped very well. It's not often when Ghostface uses traps either. Then again even if Ghostface had that going for em. Kevin likely know how to use em against Ghostface. The fact Kevin can easily kept preventing a direct confrontation is critical here.
Ghostface prefers to get in close with his victims. Kevin can easily get around em being much smaller. Kevin also does plan on getting chased. Ghostface simply can't keep up with Kevin. Some attempts to sneak into places are also trapped. It's impressive a child pulled this off twice by themselves.
Which also plays into Ghostface thinking Kevin not going to be bright a huge mistake. Kevin has counters to nearly everything Ghostface could do in this fight. Kevin will read Ghostface like a book the entire time. Even if Ghostface gotten the drop on him. Kevin usually lucks out in those situations.
For example in Scream 3, Ghostface set up this trap to build up a house. By tricking someone to light something on fire to trigger an explosion from the gas. Any of the Home Alone kids would quickly notice traps like this to prevent em Kevin included. If Alex could trigger the leader bad guy with a toy gun.
Then what would prevent Kevin tricking Ghostface with a toy knife or gun for that matter? I never said I wouldn't bring up similar situations from stuff not considered. They just aren't directly considered into this for fairness reasons. At the same time, I could see Kevin swapping Ghostface's knife out for a toy.
Obviously this would be an one on one fight. Although it also could work as an two on one fight. Both are creative to a degree there's no hiding that fact. Ghostface's advantages almost don't matter much. Sure Ghostface killed a lot of people compared to Kevin mostly dealing with two guys. Being an adult, Ghostface without protection would be tougher to hurt or knock em.
Not to mention, he can easily reach things simply out of reach for Kevin. Honestly stuff like that can be easily ignored. What does matter is Kevin constantly proven to be more difficult to predict. Let's be honest, this kid more creative than anyone who ever was Ghostface. Kevin is also skilled at pissing people off.
In Scream series, the killers doesn't often fair well when that happens. I seen their movies I do believe Kevin got a huge shot to win this fight. Let's talk about the famous throwing bricks scene. Realistically one brick thrown from that height hitting a person's head is death. Home Alone series is more ridiculous with physics in comparison.
The Wet Bandits had a lot of similar stuff happened to them that also happened to Ghostface. I already compared getting shocked earlier. We can compare getting burnt realistically what happened to Harry with an flame trap would've killed him. It's safe to say in most regards the Wet Bandits notably tougher than anyone who ever was Ghostface.
Once again a notable amount of Amber's face in Scream (2022 film), she struggled. In comparison after Harry felt into another trap involving a toilet. He was fine enough to continue pursuing Kevin. I could keep comparing the Wet Bandits to Ghostface. It's safe to say they easily survived stuff that'll kill Ghostface.
This also means Kevin can handle the superior stats advantage Ghostface has over em. Which usually doesn't happen on Death Battle. I also liked this being a rather unique game of wits. Ghostface eventually going to be unmasked. Although by this point, Kevin guarantees his victory. Kevin simply has too many advantages to lose this fight.
The best way to sum all of this up is the moment Ghostface gets near Kevin's location. Either being the McCallister house or that place in New York. Kevin starts winning this fight with the traps doing most the work. Nearly every trick Ghostface could pull automatically backfires. It's almost as if Kevin controlling the battlefield the entire time.
Ghostface simply lacks a solid counter to get around any of this. Even if there were a few of them trying to get the kid. There's little to nothing they bring to the table Kevin haven't seen before. Not to mention how dangerously creative he is. Ghostface is going to lose this fight no matter how it plays out.
Winner: Kevin McCallister (Home Alone)
More connections these characters share to help make it more clear why people want this so badly.
1. Both originated in an 90s movie franchises that inspired their respective genres
2. Both involve family to a degree
3. Both often use surprise attacks on their victims
4. Both are skilled at fooling people about their identities
5. Both used to dealing with multiple people
Kevin tricked a pizza guy to deliver pizza. Then scared em off to get free pizza. He literately used his dad's credit card without permission to stay at a hotel. Just in case anyone forgotten any of those.
Kevin's family mostly away while he's stuck being alone. Some killers were related to each other as well as related to Sidney.
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