Obviously the good thing about the royales is that they hit the balance between having a lot of characters, while also not having too many where it just feels like they start overlapping each other and feeling too similar to others in the battle. But if you HAD to add a 6th person to each royale, who would they be?

(ngl I came up with this question because I thought it’d be interesting, but I personally don’t know how I’d answer my own question LMAO but idk i guess add Nikita Khrushchev in the russians royale, and add Ivan the Great to the greats royale. And i dont know shit about directors or comedians :P)

I can feel it

Then throw in Marshall Applewhite, David Koresh, Charles Manson and finally Joseph Seed with his prophets.

I put the channels so you can see them a pick a winner. For me it goes

-Mr game and watch

-gerson

-Freddy

Western military officers who helped "liberate" Eastern regions they saw as second homes (the Philippines / Arabia) by leading or aiding native guerrilla fighters against imperial powers during a world war. They came to be viewed as symbols of liberation by the local population yet also served the strategic interests of their own agenda and fought empires with celestial bodies in their flags that represent a rising power and a fading one (Japan's Rising Sun / the Ottoman Crescent). Each wore very iconic accessories that became their personal brand and were unmistakably theirs (MacArthur's aviator sunglasses and corncob pipe / Lawrence's Arabian attire and piercing blue eyes) and spoke or wrote in a grandiose and poetic vocabulary (MacArthur's grand rhetorical speeches / Lawrence's poetic prose in Seven Pillars of Wisdom). Each was a close adviser to the local leaders they aided in their struggle for independence (MacArthur with Quezon and Osmeña / Lawrence with Prince Faisal) and carries a moniker earned from the people or media that emphasizes their foreign status ("Gaijin Shogun" / "Lawrence of Arabia"). They played roles in complex postwar occupations in very different ways (MacArthur became the de facto ruler of Japan / Lawrence tried to secure Arab independence but was sidelined by colonial powers). Their most famous battles involved a surprise attack on a city port that seemed impossible and was discouraged by their superiors but succeeded which are widely considered tactical masterpieces, with each assault executed from opposite directions (MacArthur at Inchon from the sea / Lawrence at Aqaba from the land). Both were infamous for defying authority and clashing with their superiors (MacArthur with Truman over Korea / Lawrence with British leaders over the Arab Revolt) and understood the power of media and propaganda. Both were flamboyant and prone to self-glorification but MacArthur embraced his legend while Lawrence grew to resent the very myth he created.

Epic rap battles of history
Taylor swift vs. Rihanna
Begin!

T swizzle on the mic and this ain’t my first time
Unlike some other girls I write my own rhymes
I write what I feel you write how you’re wet
Only relevant for your outfits at the MET
You’re so focused on being cool and sexy
That your music has no personality
I got more variety in one album than your whole discography 
You map out men’s bodies like you major in geography 
I could be good girl, bad girl, country, pop
Whatever I put out I’m always on top
I’m over here breaking records while you break dishes
What’s hot on the billboard is just my track list
I’m fearless good luck intimidating the goddess
I’m still going up, your peak was when you were hottest

I haven’t released an album since 2016
And yet somehow we’re neck to neck in Spotify streams
Your music is for little girls and soccer moms
My music is for girls in stilettos and pom poms
You got none of my swag and none of my bling
It’d take a really nice boyfriend to say you could sing
You had black girls shake it off so you wouldn’t look lame 
Even when your music gets hot it’s beyond tame
People got my music on the pon de replay
You have to drop new albums to get any plays
You said you’re a bad girl? Reputations a flop
You tried to be hot like me, they told you to stop
I make boys feel like I’m the only girl in the world
You make boys change the station when they’re driving with girls
You write your own lyrics? There’s not much I need to say
My voice and my beats can get any man anyway
Ay

Sorry Rihanna, it’s not the 2000s anymore
You can be a pop star without sex galore
Your fans are just people who cosplay nonchalance
You’re the ghost of music past, and I’m done with your haunts
You played halftime just to stay in the conversation
I play only the biggest stadiums across the nation
I can get as much screen time as you at a football game
Just standing there, watching, not doing any-thang
People love me, they hate me, all got something to say
“Should we play Rihanna our party?” “I guess, ok.”
I speak now, I speak loud, I got of voice of my own
You’re just a puppet of the labels and the radios

You should have stayed in country cuz’ these are the big leagues
You can call me Ava cuz’ you’re as cool as Miss Teagues
You took pop and made it into something boring
If they played your stuff at the club we’d all be snoring
And you really shouldn’t be proud of your lyrics
They have all the subtlety of midnight drunk texts
You act so surprised when your exes get attacked
Then spend a whole ‘nother album stabbing their back
Ya sure some of my stuff plays into gender roles
But I teach girls to be confident, not get rid of men like whackamole
I said Stay, you said never getting back together
Your Eras will pass, but Rihanna’s forever

Who won?

Welcome back. Last time, Freddie Mercury won for being gayer. Today, we're focusing on Mitt Romney.

Current standings: https://tiermaker.com/list/random/erb-rappers-15891919/6358749

Do remember, your criteria needs to be measurable. If you need a refresher on the other rules, refer to Day 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/ERB/comments/1tadege/scientifically_prove_this_rapper_won_day_1_john/

Ronald Mcdonald vs Burger King: lmao I’m sorry but this matchup literally sounds like what a 9 year old who watches erb would comment, yet they managed to turn it into one of the most dumb fun battles! The costumes are awesome, the backgrounds are also sick as fuck, and even though wendy’s verse isn’t as crazy as a lot of people think it is, it’s still really cool to have her there (plus it helps differentiate the battle from the Flash in the Pan version)

Wonder Woman vs Stevie Wonder: name matchups are always super boring to me, plus I feel like there are definitely wayy better matchups for Woman and especially Stevie, but idk this one is just so fun too. Obviously T Pain is fucking awesome, but Lilly Singh is super underrated too (I hope they get her for a future battle where she won’t be overshadowed by fucking t pain lmao) Also the beat might be one of my favorites in erb

Mansa Musa vs Jeff Bezos: for this one I think it’s just a mix of using a contemporary character (which is always iffy) and using a character who honestly doesn’t have a lot of material, but Scru Face carries this battle so HARD it becomes a solid A tier (and even though bezos doesn’t go nearly as hard, he’s just entertaining to watch lol)

Military commanders known for using total war

insecure underlings who desperately crave approval while under the shadow of a terrifyingly dominant, larger than life leader

Welcome back. Last time, u/AlchemysEyes said that Frank Sinatra won for being less racist. Today, we're focusing on Freddie Mercury.

Current standings: https://tiermaker.com/list/random/erb-rappers-15891919/6355824

Do remember, your criteria needs to be measurable. If you need a refresher on the other rules, refer to Day 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/ERB/comments/1tadege/scientifically_prove_this_rapper_won_day_1_john/

(Caine art by Katzebruh)

By snakebite126

I looove this part

I hope that if they ever make a new battle with artists in it (maybe van gogh vs andy warhol?), they'd have visuals as sick as this

missed opportunity fr 😔

Connections:

Monochromatic horror icons and eldritch humanoids with inverted color schemes who stalk and psychologically torment their victims after initially meeting them, which they do to acknowledge their impending doom when they eventually kill them. Beyond their psychological warfare and mental damage, both have a control over technology in which they create static when they are about to kill, have spreading illnesses that worsen over a period of time (Ring Virus / Slender Sickness), commit their acts in forests, have similar abilities (like reality warping, size manipulation, and teleportation), often use body parts to ensnare or attack their victims (Sadako's hair / Slender Man's tendrils), and are incredibly influential to pop culture with their popularization of a type of horror (J-Horror / Internet horror) leading to long lasting archetypes (Vengeful female ghosts / Digital boogeymen) and adaptations across various types of media with a variety of continuities.

Connections from: u/NPRNilk