The 3 lessons Popeye taught me as a kid: 1-Never be afraid to stand up to a bully even if they're bigger than you. 2-Eat your spinach. 3-Never skip forearm day.
Popeye’s inability to read the Japanese character for “death”, right before his body is turned to paste is possibly the best joke in Death Battle history.
I'd think Popeye at least *knows* what physics are but they just don't apply to him even in other dimensions. Popeye's advantage is that, existing from pen-n-ink physics, it would take something like Judge Doom's (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) barrel of Dip. Other than that as a potentially effective attack, Popeye is a Reality Bender of the highest caliber, right up there with The Mask or Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet.
@@MidnightDStroyer in Essence, He is Untouchable by Reality, Nothing that exists can technically kill him, because Reality Couldn’t , Wouldn’t, & Doesn’t apply to him
One thing to mention about Popeye: He can't die. In an early adventure he revealed that he recovered from injuries by rubbing the head of a Magic Whiffle Hen. When he rubbed the Hen's head, he would instantly heal from any injury no matter how severe. Eventually, he rubbed the Hen's head so much that he absorbed its magic into his body. From that point on he would instantly heal from any injury no matter how severe without the need to rub the Hen's head. BTW: This had nothing to do with Spinach.
@@Neuwey331 If Popeye was in the DC Universe he would be living on Earth-26, an Earth which features funny animal characters (it wouldn't be a stretch to include human cartoon characters) and operates by Cartoon Physics which make the inhabitants and the Universe indestructible. Per the "Multiversity" event, Earth-26 was briefly destroyed but returned to existence due to the laws of Cartoon Physics.
Person 1: "My character beats your character!" Person 2: "No, mines has inf+ power and speed. You can never touch my character!" Popeye: *Goes to the authors of both characters and beats them*
@@Aaa-vp6ug Opponent: "What? How are you beating me? I have plot armor! Reality bends to my fate!" Popeye: "Son, your plot armor is more predictable than the Japanese in WW2."
@@mostly-just_comments-and- True and I will also add that they did this video half a year before he fought cosmic Garou which I might be wrong but at that point, we didn't even know he could break physics (referring to blast commenting on his power) so there's no chance he could have one at that point. It would be interesting if they did it again with what we have learned in the manga but he probably still won't beat Popeye if I were to guess.
This is why Popeye cannot lose, he's literally invincible. I even think if he went up against the mask from Marvel Comics he would still win, he is probably the ultimate character in all of animation history.
The "Death" and "Spinach" punch moment is now officially one of my favourite bits in DB history ever. The inevitable freight train sound and that demonic chuckle. So perfect. I keep rewatching just to see that part again.
@@knightmare39 Not quite. In order for one character to defeat another who is powered by the toon force the said character needs to have a power that transcends the toon force. And I actually know of one: the god of destruction Beerus. He used hakai on a cartoon gag character and successfully destroyed him.
Fun fact: Popeye beat Superman to the punch by 9 years; Popeye (1929) Superman (1938). That makes Popeye the original comic strongman. You can’t really get more OG than Popeye.
@Cameron Matlock I know for a fact that's not true. Saitama would definitely come out unscathed from a solar system sneeze. How do I know that? Because it's funnier that way and that's how his power works. Supes would probably be able to survive a punch (maybe two), though it would probably hurt.
@@TheOriginalJphyper pre crisis or sliver age superman is stupidity OP and pretty much works on cartoon logic. Look up the wiki on that version of super man, he had 1000's of powers. And if you where to assume all of those powers in fight, there isn't a modern fictional character that could compete. That version of superman is literally the epitome of a 5 year old saying "well my character can now do this" to every situation.
Saitama: Could punch the earth and turn it into nothing but mud, rocks, general rubble. Popeye: Could punch the earth and turn it into a 3 course meal of shrimp, chicken, and spinach.
Honestly Popeye politely shutting the door and pulling the wall back up gave me the same giggles as watching the old Popeye cartoons at grandmas house lol, good one
Fun fact: Saitama remarks on how Popeye's spinach is so expensive, this is because the spinach was shipped from America and usually items that were shipped from another country are pretty expensive.
That's just wrong. Most imported goods (especially from America) are WAY cheaper than local growth. Especially if we're talking about Japan, which doesn't have a very strong agricultural industry.
That displayed price was 1500 Yen. That's currently equivalent to $11.30 in US currency. And perhaps it was more expensive since it was a specific brand. 😉 The basic kinds of goods can come in different ways and have different prices. Bulk, which is like when you get a certain quantity and pay by weight. Generic, which is similar quality to bulk, and pre-packaged or canned, etc. Store brand which is a little higher value. And the highest value is the specific brands.
always hate in animated stuff how as soon as a person gets the fight they have always wanted the fight is a attack or two away aka Toguro getting yusuke to be his equal...then they do not have a fight they launch one attack each and thats it
The moment where Saitama does his punch and the kanji for "DEATH" appears and Popeye just stands there and says "I cants read that" was one of the best comedic moments I have ever seen on this channel. It took me a full 10 minutes to recover and continue the video.
For those who are wondering why Popeye got so annoyed, look closely at the price tag, it's a reference to Saitama being stingy with money. The price is 15.00 Yen, and 1 Yen is actually less than 1 Cent, so at that price you could buy 7 can's for 1 lousy American Dollar. If you could sustain yourself on nothing but spinach, you could eat 2 can's per day for less than 10 Dollar's per month.
It is not recommended to eat 2 cans per day though. Spinach is low in calories and only high in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Too much of it can cause bloating and kidney problems. A single can would be three cups of raw spinach and reasonable to be eaten every other day. 2 cups per day is typical daily allowance. Popeye seems to keep a can only for daily emergencies because he is 1) already very strong without it 2) he knows it isn't necessary to eat more than that.
Not sure why you're reading that period as a post-zero decimal, which, from what I can tell, is never used in worldwide currencies when both points are zeroes. From what I understand, most currencies (but especially US, which is where this was animated) put periods/decimals every two spots in on a price tag, so the can cost 1500 yen, not 15 yen. It would have cost 13 dollars per can, which makes more sense with the animation joke and Saitama's usual behavior.
That what I hat3 when they vs matches with them like they can’t lose due to toon force nothing can hurt them but the can sure as hell hurt you I wish they wouldent do stomps like this especially to some of my foavorite characters.
I almost pissed myself when Saitama threw his first punch that emotes the word "death" in Japanese, and pop-eye was like "hmm, can't read that." I laughed so damn hard. Loved this death battle!
Camera Man Age: unknown Height: unknown Weight: unknown Speed: irrelevant Powers: Invulnerably, time manipulation, spontaneous appearance, invisibility, erase v2 Special ability: always one step ahead
The amount of people who somehow believe Saitama would win to this day really surprises me, and I might as well hope to decrease this number at least a little, so here's my reasoning: Saitama has POTENTIALLY limitless strength, yes? Which means he'll grow stronger and stronger without end if he's pushed to do so, with that in mind, let's look at Popeye, now. Popeye has toon force, which is omnipotence (the ability to do literally anything you want, even if it goes against every single law of physics and logic), and omnipotence, in turn, is being infinite in everything, so, Popeye can go at speeds that would make the flash look like a sloth in speed, and Jiren look like a mouse in strength in comparison to him, and infinitely more if he ever so desires to. Now pit these against each other, and you'll see that if Popeye decides to simply let the fight drag on and not last for the first nanosecond of the battle by randomly disintegrating him, Saitama would NEVER be able to match him, since, infinite is a number that nothing aside from itself can reach, Saitama would only get stronger and stronger endlessly to no avail, he could have the power to sneeze Jupiter off the face of the solar system, or destroy 5000000000 universes in one punch, it still wouldn't matter, Popeye would just take it without harm or damage at all, and then, when he finally decides to finish the battle, could one-punch Saitama easily before he could even react
Popeye absolutely does win, but toon force isn't omnipotence. It litteraly just means the powers he has are cartoonish. Every other character from his cartoon also has it, including people who constantly lose fights against him.
@@brandonholder2483 I would say he does, he survived the universe getting turned off. Also, what galaxy level feat? The closest thing I can think of is when he destroyed a bunch of stars, but there was no galaxy involved.
Saitama is a toon as well, his thing is that due to his process of monsterization (becoming the strongest), he can just decide to have abilities including being stronger than the man in front of him regardless of their ability
When Popeye hit that "toot, toot" at the end...my childhood jumped for joy. Whoever did the research for Popeye really showed a great deal of attention. Fantastic work!
@@noahbjerke6156 you're judging it off of feats, but in reality opm's power is "unlimited". his feats are just what the writers wanted to do with it. you could make Saitama any power level you want and he'll technically still pass it
@@nelsonrodriguez1245 feats, and what the writer says, are all you can base them off of. "Saitama is an end of manga character, being dropped in at the beginning" meaning Saitama isn't getting any stronger than he is and is already at his cap level. Yes they can obviously write and change anything at any time, but that doesn't change what is current fact. And that current fact is that Goku is LEAGUES above Saitama
19:58 ~ Obviously, SOMEONE doesn't read the manga because when put up against Cosmic Garou, Saitama's strength increased exponentially greater than Garou's did. In this situation, Saitama's power would only grow exponentially and would surpass even Popeye's strength eventually. Although it would probably shatter the known universe in the process....
Not sure if anyone else mentioned it, but this image at 17:45 of realistic Popeye smiling goes pretty hard. It also gives me major TF2 Soldier vibes with the eye shading.
It's remarkable how much of the style and flavor of the original Popeye cartoons were captured in this animation. The knowledge of and respect for the character are obvious.
@@danieldickson8591 oh yeah, no, they did a fantastic job with him here. even when he turns into a sprite, they animated his rapid-fire rowing the exact same way as the original cartoon. its crazy!
"Healthy eating versus basic exercise" Such a funny and perfect explanation of Popeye and Saitama Also, gotta say. It wasn't perfect but you almost NAILED the Popeye mumble.
Also funny: Popeye's spinach feats are literally the result of a typo in a science report. No, really. Some researchers put a decimal in the wrong place and erroneously reported that spinach had as much -protein- iron as beef (it doesn't) and so this show was made to tell everyone how great spinach was. Edit: I have been corrected. It was Iron, not protein.
Tbf that in of itself fits quite neatly into Popeye being a Toon Force user who also greatly exaggerates (and even breaks) the laws of reality on a regular basis for no other reason than because Toon Force.
Yeah. It is a fun fact. Although the right nutrition you're referring to is iron, not protein. Yeah, back in 20's science wasn't very advanced and of course scientists would make such a booboo in calculations. This error was discovered in 1937, 8 years after Popeye's debut.
I just found out Popeye and Olive Oyl was based on real people. Popeye was based on a man named Frank "Rocky" Fiegel, who did have a squinty eye, corn pipe, liked to box and was rumored to be very strong. Olive Oyl was based on one of the creators neighbor named Dora Paskel. And I think Popeye having her tattoos during his 3d fight was adorable.
@@traviscummings9178 If your healthy food tastes like cardboard, you're not making it right. There's plenty of ways to eat healthy without sacrificing flavor.
@@Hyndsyte2020 The big problem is that the taste is heavily influenced by storage method and insecticides. So many morons treat cold storage as put it in a fridge/freezer and then wonde why it tastes terrible. The expense, however, is just cynical marketing. There is no reason for the prices to be that high.
Still this fight this pointless Saitama is literally called One Punch Man, the whole point of his character is that he beats anyone in one punch regardless how strong the other character is.
@@saiyanobe23g6 even if that was true (which it isn't), those kind don't work when against gag characters since gag characters are supposed to be invincible.
Remember that one episode back in 1933 where he punched Bluto so hard he literally went around the entire circumference of the earth and back to Popeye, only for Popeye to punch him again with enough force to stop his momentum. Honestly, that’s also a testament to how durable Bluto’s body is.
Then Popeye can kill superman too,and everyone in the universe for that matter,meaning his the strongest and no one can kill him,so let's just not stop with Saitama here,let's make him the strongest of them all so no one will argue with this anymore,Popeye is the strongest
Fun fact: Popeye survived what could be the equivalent to Zeno's erase ability with no harm nor any memory loss whatsoever, so technically Popeye with spinach is truly immortal
Yeah. Since there was a case God turned off all reality and he totally ignored that. Another moment I didn't know about was him punching a ring the bell carnival game and giving the Sun a black eye. So that explains the moment when near the end he vaulted off the surface of the Sun.
Saitama now scales to 4D LOWBALLED, which is low multiversal while popeye's best feat is universal. Obviously Saitama has not yet displayed a way to permakill Popeye, but trust me it'll only be a matter of time.
@arl165 eh, Popeye himself has 4-5D feats that death battle didn't bring up. And again, he still has no ways of actually permanently killing popeye or defending himself being turned into inanimate objects
I will NEVER get tired on how absolutely humorous chill and human Saitama's personality and life is on how he's more focused and concerned on paying the bills, doing laundry, and finding out what to eat for dinner than worried about what monster to fight next and what is trying to kill him.
@@SushiBurritoPapi I thought his thing was people he recused never saw him saving them because he’s so fast, and that’s why his achievements are unrecognized?
"Can this be? My heart's beating so fast, my muscles ache, I can feel them again! I never thought it would happen... a serious fight. I FOUND IT!!! Thank you, weird Spinach mascot." Saitama finally finding the challenge and regaining the passion and heart he’s been searching for so long is probably the most emotional I’ve ever gotten watching DB.
Fun fact: When Donkey-Kong was created, they originally planned on using Popeye as the main protagonist, but the licensing failed, which caused them to create Jumpman.
@@henrypaleveda7760 Just think about that for a moment. How tough Bluto has to be to *just survive* those beatdowns on a regular basis once the spinach comes out. And the one time Popeye made Bluto eat the spinach so he could get beat up and nursed back to health by Olive Oyl.
Honestly, I would think Popeye would be more outraged about how expensive his spinach is and would go through all sorts of shenanigans to lower the prices, so people aren't so deterred by the price to get spinach.
Assuming I’m reading the symbol and number right, the can is worth 15 yen, or just about 12 US cents. Saitama is just a stingy person who probably got interrupted on coupon day, otherwise he would’ve had a 25% off coupon for the stuff.
@@mekhie.r.duncan3825 correct. I don't even know how he had any money in the first place because he had no job. A lot of anime does this, a jobless character still has random amounts of money, either almost none or just enough to buy stuff.
Put him against Peg-leg Pete or any variant of Pete from Disney. Well, maybe not Goof Troop Pete. Unless they start off as competing Used Car Salesmen.
Kinda how people undersell Namor. "He always getting tossed around by Hulk..." So? The fact that Hulk hasn't crushed him in 60+ years means Namor's tough as hell.
No death battle has ever come close to the level of respect it gives its fighters. It actually gave Saitama what he wanted in a surprisingly emotional moment.
Even better is how it isn't just a switch being flipped. You can clearly see him go from his typical nonplussed self to noticeably surprised at Popeye's power, then taking a more serious expression before he finally realizes "holy crap, I'm having to put in actual effort this time!" Could not have asked for a better way to showcase how he would treat an actual true challenge.
Popeye may very well be one of the most terrifyingly powerful beings in fiction. It doesn't matter who he fights. If he eats his spinach, he wins; and he always eats his spinach.
It's not hard to imagine a character winning against Popeye if they have the right abilities. Popeye doesn't necessarily always win when he gets spinach, it's just that the abilities he gets from spinach make it so that it's impossible to kill him using only physical statistics. That's why Saitama lost after all, since he doesn't harm opponents in any other way than by bashing.
@@justjames4 Now that I think about it, I'm sure there's characters that could manage it. I just think it's a bit wild how small that list would be , as well as the degree of beings that'd be on it, for a spinach eating sailor man.
@@rhesareeves5 It's interesting indeed. Before watching this episode of Death Battle, I always thought Popeye was merely the mascot for a brand. I didn't know he had his own cartoon!
@@justjames4 Indeed, Popeye's been around since before WWII. I used to love watching his cartoons with my Dad in the 90s. He's actually a part of the reason I joined the Navy.
I like when Saitama used his Death Punch Popeye was like 'I can't read that' but later used his own Spinach Punch in Japanese Kanji because canonical Popeye can use Spinach to learn new things. Like how to play instruments or how to dance so him learning to read, write and maybe even speak another language isn't totally out of the ordinary.
It might have been a callback to Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves where he and Olive enter a café in Arabia and he exclaims that he can't read the menu
Saitama saying "Thank you, weird spinach mascot" was so heartwarming. Not only did Saitama finally find a fight worth the effort, but him saying "thank you" to Popeye felt like it was us saying it, for the fond childhood memories, followed by his "Toot tooot" at the end. It was all so perfect.
Can I just say mad props to the 3-d animators? Even though the art style was so different, Popeye still moved and felt like Popeye. His poses, punches, everything were very much like the old cartoons. Bravo.
The only time Popeye has been canonically injured was when he lost his eye in the comic strip(a trait that may or may not be carried over to other media as he will sometimes open that squinted eye). He lost it on purpose, feeling he had done something so wrong he had to be punished & let his opponent knock it out of his head. In that regard Popeye can only be hurt if he allows it.
@@s.i794he got in a fight and threatened he would knock them out and leave them lying on a bed of flowers but there were no flowers nearby so he refused to fight back so he wouldn't be a liar
not really, Bluto's actually been shown to have even STRONGER cartoon shenanigans and can best popeye if bluto eats spinach, but popeye always gets spinach and then the fight is over
There are two universal rules: Rule 1: Popeye will always win if he gets the Spinach. Rule 2: Popeye will always get the Spinach.
Rule 3: if Popeye loses the spinach he asks for more
@@amerdeeba9775 that’s an extension of rule 2.
@@papyrusplays6021 I have my ways
@@amerdeeba9775 what does that have to do with anything?
@@papyrusplays6021 He has his ways
The 3 lessons Popeye taught me as a kid:
1-Never be afraid to stand up to a bully even if they're bigger than you.
2-Eat your spinach.
3-Never skip forearm day.
4-Never sleep on the wrong side of the bed
5. Keep good behavior and your one life saver with popeye the sailor man
6. Eat your f*cking spinach!
Aaaand what exactly is "forearm day"? 🤣
@@tjjavier arm day
Popeye once turned a Lion into a Leopard Skin Coat just by punching it. Not a LION skin coat, a LEOPARD skin coat.
So the spots are just permanent bruises.
Reason: spinach
There is a Chuck Norris joke in there somewhere
to be fair young lions sometimes still have spots
Hi old anime man
I love how their gags are literally "how did you get so strong?!" "A healthy lifestyle"
Popeye is more on "Eat your vegetables!" and Saitama is on "Work out daily!".
@@Neuwey331 "Healthy eating versus basic exercise!"
What happens when you combine popeye spinach and opm workout routine?
@@lumnary7635 Well, in terms of fiction, the most absurd strength in all of fiction.
In terms of reality? You'd be getting good abs.
"I eats me spinach"
Popeye’s inability to read the Japanese character for “death”, right before his body is turned to paste is possibly the best joke in Death Battle history.
strange considering nintendo made a popeye japanese to english teaching game in 1983
Not to mention another great one this episode about punches able to destroy uranus several times over lol
Lawl
15:34 Haha I had to track it down and rewatch it after I read your comment.
@@Kanoog LMAO
“God turned off all reality and popeye just ignored it.” That is the most menacing thing I have ever heard.
Cartoon logic is so bad that its good lmao
Name: Popeye
Stand Name: SPINACH STRENGTH
Power: Reality Warping
I mean, look at him at 18:04 when he says "I eats me SPINACH!"
Yeah, he didn’t “survive it” or “tank it”. He “IGNORED it”!
Lmao
Same!!
Saitama: I have broken all of the laws of physics.
Popeye: You have physics?
Or, rather, "What's is physics's?"
"Eyes don't believe in them crystal balls."
I'd think Popeye at least *knows* what physics are but they just don't apply to him even in other dimensions. Popeye's advantage is that, existing from pen-n-ink physics, it would take something like Judge Doom's (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) barrel of Dip. Other than that as a potentially effective attack, Popeye is a Reality Bender of the highest caliber, right up there with The Mask or Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet.
@@MidnightDStroyer And Pinkie Pie!
@@MidnightDStroyer in Essence, He is Untouchable by Reality, Nothing that exists can technically kill him, because Reality Couldn’t , Wouldn’t, & Doesn’t apply to him
One thing to mention about Popeye: He can't die. In an early adventure he revealed that he recovered from injuries by rubbing the head of a Magic Whiffle Hen. When he rubbed the Hen's head, he would instantly heal from any injury no matter how severe. Eventually, he rubbed the Hen's head so much that he absorbed its magic into his body. From that point on he would instantly heal from any injury no matter how severe without the need to rub the Hen's head. BTW: This had nothing to do with Spinach.
His apparent invincibility can also be from his insane Toon Force which is one of the strongest in cartoon history.
@@Neuwey331 If Popeye was in the DC Universe he would be living on Earth-26, an Earth which features funny animal characters (it wouldn't be a stretch to include human cartoon characters) and operates by Cartoon Physics which make the inhabitants and the Universe indestructible. Per the "Multiversity" event, Earth-26 was briefly destroyed but returned to existence due to the laws of Cartoon Physics.
@@Solitaire001 Yeah, that seems to check out.
Popeye was in DC for a minute. Well, a Popeye stand in called “captain strength” or something along those lines. And he beat up pre crisis Superman
@@peterstoric6560 Captain Strong actually, and he was a parody.
Can we talk about how unbelievably badass Popeye's 3D model looks here?
Actual GIGACHAD
Popeye the anime man
He looked like a god in his 3D model.
Chadeye
yep,It's actually pretty cool
Person 1: "My character beats your character!"
Person 2: "No, mines has inf+ power and speed. You can never touch my character!"
Popeye: *Goes to the authors of both characters and beats them*
Popeye: Make-us me wee-n or else!
@@Aaa-vp6ug Opponent: "What? How are you beating me? I have plot armor! Reality bends to my fate!"
Popeye: "Son, your plot armor is more predictable than the Japanese in WW2."
@@jasonchiu272 Opponent 2: But I can do A-
Popeye: Shut yer mouth yuh Big Gazookas
Another character with similar physics breaking abilities; Wang Ling from The Daily Life Of The Immortal King
@@hammyhammell4884 Or Arale and Bugs Bunny lol
Lots of love for Popeye putting the storefront back together. That is a perfect Popeye gag.
It was really well done, felt straight out of a popeye cartoon.
@@powercore2000 that part had me dead 💀
Probably the best one is at the start when Popeye seemingly refuses to die thanks to his inability to read the Japanese Kanji for death
As someone who watched quite a few of the vintage black and white cartoons of Popeye and some of his colored cartoons that bit is damn near spot on
And he did it while mumbling too. 10/10 gag.
imagine getting shattered into pieces in a godlike way, then just hear your opponent singing a jolly tune. Disrespectful
Saitama: “The rules say I’m the strongest being that can exist”
Popeye: “There are rules?”
well saitama can beat popeye but popeye have a %40 chance of winning
@@AviatorMotioning bruh popeye has toon force to he can basically break 20% of the fourth wall
@@AviatorMotioning nah man read the manga his limits have been explored
edit: i meant that like his limits were explored as in not potential
Saitama is limitless, the creator of this video is just bias thats all.
@@mostly-just_comments-and- True and I will also add that they did this video half a year before he fought cosmic Garou which I might be wrong but at that point, we didn't even know he could break physics (referring to blast commenting on his power) so there's no chance he could have one at that point. It would be interesting if they did it again with what we have learned in the manga but he probably still won't beat Popeye if I were to guess.
The part where the Japanese texts pop up and Saitama says "death" and how Popeye says "spinach" made me cry out laughing.
Always bet on Spinach over Death. It's good for you, y'know.
@@richmcgee434 yes, affirmative.
I liked the first time without the translation and Popeye is like "Eh... I can't read that."
What did it for me was Popeye’s evil laugh before he throws the punch
Saitama, gleeful at having a proper challenge: “How did you get so strong??”
Popeye: “I eats me spinach~!”
As a child I didn't realize how OP Popeye is. Hearing his powers was both fascinating and funny
He gave the sun a “black eye” haha
Bugs bunny and Popeye both had meta-fiction feats, aren't nobody beating them
Lol I know right he survived when anime god turned of the universe
Gotta love those silly 1930s cartoons. Yeah!
@@LITTLE1994 But that's why its so fun to pin these goofy old cartoons against the strongest characters, its so interesting lol
Lost my cousin today he was only 21 years old. he showed me this video a while back so i came here to watch one more time
I'm sorry for your loss
May he rest in peace
You know when a character is so OP when he's able to knock you into different animation styles.
Popeye's like, I've been doing this for years.
And he has 🤣😂
And assault his OWN ANIMATOR
I was hoping it was gonna go live action at some point lol.
But it is very hilarious, though.
Imagine going back in time and having to explain this fight to Popeye’s creator.
Popeye, the Sailor Man fights the Japanese Comic Book Superhero Popeye!
There. Easy!
@@OmniGman He said explain, not describe.
He must be happy and proud
Imagine going back in time and showing this to a Tyrannosaurus rex in the Cretaceous period and it eats your head off.
@@f1ightlessbird158 hahahah
Imagine how durable Bluto is. He's the guy who keeps taking Popeye's punches, and just keeps coming back for more.
Damn you got a point
That's what I'm saying too 😂
Bluto has massive balls, that's why he fights Popeye all the time despite getting his ass beat.
@@TheObicobiHD What I'm hearing is that we need a death battle between Bluto and some supervillain's punching bag/minion.
@@Torichan888 I think bluto’s best match is Pete the cat from Disney
Everyone assumed Saitama would win if he was ever in Death Battle so they found someone who could beat him. I love it.
Except he doesn't beat saitama
@@thecraggle7277yes he does
@@thecraggle7277yes he does. HES POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN
@@thecraggle7277yes he does
@@Thisisjustforcomments dosent
“God turned off all of reality, and Popeye just ignored it” that’s gotta be the most raw sentence anyone has ever said about anyone ever
Was he wrong?
Popeye can't be removed from existence without his consent
That sounds like something SCP 682 would do.
This is why Popeye cannot lose, he's literally invincible. I even think if he went up against the mask from Marvel Comics he would still win, he is probably the ultimate character in all of animation history.
@@JG-yk6ny The Mask is dark horse not marvel
The "Death" and "Spinach" punch moment is now officially one of my favourite bits in DB history ever. The inevitable freight train sound and that demonic chuckle. So perfect. I keep rewatching just to see that part again.
Spinach is life!!!
Was that what that was? Kept thinking it was some weird scream or something
That slow-mo "a-ga-ga-ga-ga"
The only missed opportunity was that classic jingle whenever Popeye eats spinache at the start. That'd have been the chefs kiss on this fight.
IKR
They're hitting each other so hard it's changing the art style. Goes to show that you should never underestimate a gag series character.
Yep. After all, look at what Arale did to Vegeta in DBS.
The only way to beat a character that uses toon force is to make beating them funny, otherwise it's no dice.
@@knightmare39 Not quite. In order for one character to defeat another who is powered by the toon force the said character needs to have a power that transcends the toon force. And I actually know of one: the god of destruction Beerus. He used hakai on a cartoon gag character and successfully destroyed him.
Saitama ain't a gag character though. At best he's a parody character, and if you trynna tell me they're the same thing you're delusional
@@spectrestain4360 I was talking more about Popeye when referring to gag characters. You really exploded for nothing.
Bro it was so epic they went through three types of animation
Fun fact: Popeye beat Superman to the punch by 9 years; Popeye (1929) Superman (1938). That makes Popeye the original comic strongman. You can’t really get more OG than Popeye.
@Cameron Matlock Definitely something to consider.
@Cameron Matlock How does that equate to beating OPM?
@Cameron Matlock I know for a fact that's not true. Saitama would definitely come out unscathed from a solar system sneeze. How do I know that? Because it's funnier that way and that's how his power works. Supes would probably be able to survive a punch (maybe two), though it would probably hurt.
@@TheOriginalJphyper pre crisis or sliver age superman is stupidity OP and pretty much works on cartoon logic. Look up the wiki on that version of super man, he had 1000's of powers. And if you where to assume all of those powers in fight, there isn't a modern fictional character that could compete. That version of superman is literally the epitome of a 5 year old saying "well my character can now do this" to every situation.
@@darth_sidious_sheev_palpatine So it's an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object.
Saitama: Could punch the earth and turn it into nothing but mud, rocks, general rubble.
Popeye: Could punch the earth and turn it into a 3 course meal of shrimp, chicken, and spinach.
Lol
That sounds delicious
There is no joke.
"Now that's what I call surf n' turf, huek yak yak yak"
Also we aren't aware if Saitama could regenerate either
Honestly Popeye politely shutting the door and pulling the wall back up gave me the same giggles as watching the old Popeye cartoons at grandmas house lol, good one
I always loved that old joke XD
Same
Yes it was perfect
Details like that are reasons why I love Popeye
God: *Erases reality
Popeye: “Who turned out the lights?”
“How did you get so strong???”
“Spinachmachines, son”
God dammit this got me, out of all the jokes in the comments, this is the one that got me!
"You're batshit insane!"
"I eats me spinach son!"
middleschool humor
"Spinach portions, bucko"
Fun fact: Saitama remarks on how Popeye's spinach is so expensive, this is because the spinach was shipped from America and usually items that were shipped from another country are pretty expensive.
That's just wrong. Most imported goods (especially from America) are WAY cheaper than local growth. Especially if we're talking about Japan, which doesn't have a very strong agricultural industry.
@@syklone_ ok well I was just going off of what a friend told me when we were in a Japanese mall
That displayed price was 1500 Yen. That's currently equivalent to $11.30 in US currency. And perhaps it was more expensive since it was a specific brand. 😉
The basic kinds of goods can come in different ways and have different prices.
Bulk, which is like when you get a certain quantity and pay by weight.
Generic, which is similar quality to bulk, and pre-packaged or canned, etc.
Store brand which is a little higher value.
And the highest value is the specific brands.
@@blakekeating6495 not a very good source now is it?
@@exlpod I did say “usually”.
Saitama realising that he is finally having a serious fight is one of the best death battle character moments
always hate in animated stuff how as soon as a person gets the fight they have always wanted
the fight is a attack or two away
aka Toguro getting yusuke to be his equal...then they do not have a fight they launch one attack each and thats it
So wholesome
@@yami122 Yeah, but that last attack was them putting everything they had into it
actually, saitama wins bc he got to fight seriously again.
@@gamingnamehere1560 that, actually is a very good point
Saitama: Turns down spinach
Popeye: And I took that personally
Fun fact: This is not the first time Popeye fighting Japanese
He fought Sun Wukong in a Tezuka manga.
@@jean-pierrea5803 but Sun Wukong originated in Chinese Folklore
Chink wukong will lose
Popeye fight vs japanese in the WW II
Careful, we don´t talk about that, anymore :V
The moment where Saitama does his punch and the kanji for "DEATH" appears and Popeye just stands there and says "I cants read that" was one of the best comedic moments I have ever seen on this channel. It took me a full 10 minutes to recover and continue the video.
It was bang on Popeye humour, very on brand.
When does that happen? I looked at the video again but popeye only laughs when they show the death kanji, he doesn't say anything.
@@DavidHernandez-dk1zs it's at 15:28 "hmm... I can'ts read that 🤔"
Same, man. And it wasn't just the 'I cants read that,' it was the instant *splattering* afterwards.
Fitting.
"DEATH" This sign can't stop me cause I can't read!
You're supposed to die.
Sorry I didn't catch that, throw me another.
“Thank you, weird spinach mascot”
*Saitama’s last words*
technically they're more "first try words until he gets resurrected and tries again because Popeye wants to give a shot again to our lad" words.
I think you mean his last words were AAAAAHHHH
he eats his spinich
No his last words were: AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
No,they were uuuuaaAAAAAAAA 19:31
Biblically accurate Sailor Man
"He took a big gamble, but now he's scramble, by Popeye the Sailor man!" *hoot-hoot*
This honestly made me put on an enourmous smile.
Yep. Heh heh heh
SAMEEEE 😭
Right?
Yeah, same here
Me to. This made me smiled.
For those who are wondering why Popeye got so annoyed, look closely at the price tag, it's a reference to Saitama being stingy with money.
The price is 15.00 Yen, and 1 Yen is actually less than 1 Cent, so at that price you could buy 7 can's for 1 lousy American Dollar.
If you could sustain yourself on nothing but spinach, you could eat 2 can's per day for less than 10 Dollar's per month.
It is not recommended to eat 2 cans per day though. Spinach is low in calories and only high in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Too much of it can cause bloating and kidney problems. A single can would be three cups of raw spinach and reasonable to be eaten every other day. 2 cups per day is typical daily allowance. Popeye seems to keep a can only for daily emergencies because he is 1) already very strong without it 2) he knows it isn't necessary to eat more than that.
Also in Popeye's time 1 cent had a lot more buying power than now
Yeah but he's unemployed. Every yen counts!
Not sure why you're reading that period as a post-zero decimal, which, from what I can tell, is never used in worldwide currencies when both points are zeroes. From what I understand, most currencies (but especially US, which is where this was animated) put periods/decimals every two spots in on a price tag, so the can cost 1500 yen, not 15 yen. It would have cost 13 dollars per can, which makes more sense with the animation joke and Saitama's usual behavior.
A dollar for you is 50 Filipino pesos here
It's honestly Terrifying how Powerful Old Cartoon Characters are.
Old is Gold
In fiction, age frequently equals power. For example, a 1000 years old dragon will be way bigger and stronger than a 200 years old specimen.
Try to imagine the OG Mickey Mouse against the current one? Classic Mickey would easily destroy even King Mickey from Kingdom Hearts.
literally mickey mouse can beat goku
That what I hat3 when they vs matches with them like they can’t lose due to toon force nothing can hurt them but the can sure as hell hurt you I wish they wouldent do stomps like this especially to some of my foavorite characters.
Who else is here now that Popeye is public domain?
I almost pissed myself when Saitama threw his first punch that emotes the word "death" in Japanese, and pop-eye was like "hmm, can't read that." I laughed so damn hard. Loved this death battle!
Camera Man
Age: unknown
Height: unknown
Weight: unknown
Speed: irrelevant
Powers: Invulnerably, time manipulation, spontaneous appearance, invisibility, erase v2
Special ability: always one step ahead
@@1mol831 nobody asked
@@1mol831 hotel: Trivago
And I love that when Saitama does it again, Popeye is able to respond with “Spinach” because eating it helped him understand Japanese.
I remember seeing the live chat when this episode aired. It was zooming at 10 messages a second. Then when Saitama threw that first punch just froze.
The Spinach Punch is quite possibly the greatest DB moment ever
The build up to that second death punch was dope too.
I'd buy merch of it
This whole fight is one of the best things death battle has done
Yeah
Wow saitamas suit sure is powerfull
The reality shattering is awesome. Love this episode.
Your segment was amazing
Was the 3D Popeye custom made? Looks so blursed LOL
It was AMAZING
Popeye is the definition of DevilArtemis BS
Lol goku would destroy pathetic saitama
The amount of people who somehow believe Saitama would win to this day really surprises me, and I might as well hope to decrease this number at least a little, so here's my reasoning:
Saitama has POTENTIALLY limitless strength, yes? Which means he'll grow stronger and stronger without end if he's pushed to do so, with that in mind, let's look at Popeye, now. Popeye has toon force, which is omnipotence (the ability to do literally anything you want, even if it goes against every single law of physics and logic), and omnipotence, in turn, is being infinite in everything, so, Popeye can go at speeds that would make the flash look like a sloth in speed, and Jiren look like a mouse in strength in comparison to him, and infinitely more if he ever so desires to. Now pit these against each other, and you'll see that if Popeye decides to simply let the fight drag on and not last for the first nanosecond of the battle by randomly disintegrating him, Saitama would NEVER be able to match him, since, infinite is a number that nothing aside from itself can reach, Saitama would only get stronger and stronger endlessly to no avail, he could have the power to sneeze Jupiter off the face of the solar system, or destroy 5000000000 universes in one punch, it still wouldn't matter, Popeye would just take it without harm or damage at all, and then, when he finally decides to finish the battle, could one-punch Saitama easily before he could even react
Popeye absolutely does win, but toon force isn't omnipotence. It litteraly just means the powers he has are cartoonish. Every other character from his cartoon also has it, including people who constantly lose fights against him.
@@cantthinkofausername5848 He wins even with Saitama's galaxy level feat?
@@brandonholder2483 I would say he does, he survived the universe getting turned off.
Also, what galaxy level feat? The closest thing I can think of is when he destroyed a bunch of stars, but there was no galaxy involved.
no physic damage cant hurt saitama or popeye,popeye gonna be infinite energy to saitama grow way faster
Saitama is a toon as well, his thing is that due to his process of monsterization (becoming the strongest), he can just decide to have abilities including being stronger than the man in front of him regardless of their ability
When Popeye hit that "toot, toot" at the end...my childhood jumped for joy.
Whoever did the research for Popeye really showed a great deal of attention. Fantastic work!
Same here
Same
Same
Same. Also, 600th Like!
@@bignugget6860 With early morning light, my 600th like.....
From Big Nugg the UA-cam Man!!!!
Can Saitama beat Goku? Don't know.
Can Popeye beat.. Yes.
This is my favorite Death battle yet.
OPM can beat Goku
@@TownBiness97 100% false, and actually not even close. Saitama is around large planet level. Goku is well above universal level.
@@noahbjerke6156 you're judging it off of feats, but in reality opm's power is "unlimited". his feats are just what the writers wanted to do with it. you could make Saitama any power level you want and he'll technically still pass it
@@nelsonrodriguez1245 feats, and what the writer says, are all you can base them off of. "Saitama is an end of manga character, being dropped in at the beginning" meaning Saitama isn't getting any stronger than he is and is already at his cap level. Yes they can obviously write and change anything at any time, but that doesn't change what is current fact. And that current fact is that Goku is LEAGUES above Saitama
@@TownBiness97 no
This was absolutely a win for both parties. Popeye avenged the honor of his spinach, and Saitama _finally_ got to have a good fight.
Atleast his wish was fufilled before he was turned into eggs
When Popeye wins, everybody wins.
Popeye v vs King Dedede Kirby: Right Back at Ya
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19:58 ~ Obviously, SOMEONE doesn't read the manga because when put up against Cosmic Garou, Saitama's strength increased exponentially greater than Garou's did. In this situation, Saitama's power would only grow exponentially and would surpass even Popeye's strength eventually. Although it would probably shatter the known universe in the process....
16:35 they remembered the budget 😭🙏
Literally God: *Turns off the universe to kill popeye*
Popeye: “I missed the part where that was my problem”
*off
Fantastic comment
God: kills everything
Popeye: I'm gonna rub dirt in your eyes
I just ate me spinach. Your argument is invalid.
I literally'd my pants
Props to the animator and computer for being able to animate this whole fight without out getting evaporated.
Why did you gnomed me?
It was the camera man who filmed this
@@victorypvp9379 I forgor about the cameraman 💀
@@gnomed.1192 he would break death battle
Plot twist: many animators are working on this scene, and one by one got evaporated. It's even shown at the fight where they change animations.
Therapist: "It's okay, 3D Popeye isn't real, he can't hurt you"
3D Popeye: "Well blow me down!"
I eat me spinach
We wont blow you down we will just blow
La di da..(in RICK'S voice)
Popeye may not be real but he can definitely hurt you, just ask his animators and script writers.
Not sure if anyone else mentioned it, but this image at 17:45 of realistic Popeye smiling goes pretty hard.
It also gives me major TF2 Soldier vibes with the eye shading.
Popeye going "I can't read that?" to Saitama's "Death Punch" had me laughing out loud. Absolutely hilarious fight.
I heard “Hm, I can’ts read that?”
@@crckerjack5852 I paraphrased, sue me. Just don't punch me.
maybe thats why it didnt work
@@IceWolF963 I mean, he DID get splattered across the pavement, so I suppose it _did_ work...?
Anpanman vs One Punch Man Saitama
the fact that they had popeyes va muttering various jokes and nonsense to himself as he does in the cartoon is my favorite thing
It's remarkable how much of the style and flavor of the original Popeye cartoons were captured in this animation. The knowledge of and respect for the character are obvious.
@@danieldickson8591 oh yeah, no, they did a fantastic job with him here. even when he turns into a sprite, they animated his rapid-fire rowing the exact same way as the original cartoon. its crazy!
"Well, whaddya know? How am I gonna get back down?"
"Uh, a little bit more interesting's now!"
"Hmm, I can'ts read that-"
hes literal JOY BOY
“Thank you, Weird Spinach Mascot.”
Thank you for everything.
I'm die, thank you forever.
@@Semudara water in the fire
Popeye was the deadpool of his time literally breaking thr fourth wall 😂
"Healthy eating versus basic exercise"
Such a funny and perfect explanation of Popeye and Saitama
Also, gotta say. It wasn't perfect but you almost NAILED the Popeye mumble.
Now he's one punch egg🥚
@@andylaw3222 He will hatch back to life
@@rexlumontad5644 whoever eats the egg gains his power lmao
Sanji (one piece) vs Minato (naruto)
@@MrWillshock hmm not use bout that one chief
Also funny: Popeye's spinach feats are literally the result of a typo in a science report. No, really. Some researchers put a decimal in the wrong place and erroneously reported that spinach had as much -protein- iron as beef (it doesn't) and so this show was made to tell everyone how great spinach was.
Edit: I have been corrected. It was Iron, not protein.
Tbf that in of itself fits quite neatly into Popeye being a Toon Force user who also greatly exaggerates (and even breaks) the laws of reality on a regular basis for no other reason than because Toon Force.
Bro, despite what they say, what actually makes you think they do research. Often the smallest research after most battles shows numerous errors.
Yeah. It is a fun fact. Although the right nutrition you're referring to is iron, not protein. Yeah, back in 20's science wasn't very advanced and of course scientists would make such a booboo in calculations. This error was discovered in 1937, 8 years after Popeye's debut.
I just found out Popeye and Olive Oyl was based on real people. Popeye was based on a man named Frank "Rocky" Fiegel, who did have a squinty eye, corn pipe, liked to box and was rumored to be very strong. Olive Oyl was based on one of the creators neighbor named Dora Paskel. And I think Popeye having her tattoos during his 3d fight was adorable.
Saitama now adds 100cans of spinach to his daily routine. In result his skin turns green, but now he could break cartoon logic levels.
Saitama : “This crap is always so expensive”
Popeye from the 10 cent can of spinach : You’re gonna die.
XD
On a serious note, though, if they want us to eat healthier, why do they make the healthy food taste like cardboard and make it so expensive?
@@traviscummings9178 If your healthy food tastes like cardboard, you're not making it right. There's plenty of ways to eat healthy without sacrificing flavor.
@@Hyndsyte2020 The big problem is that the taste is heavily influenced by storage method and insecticides. So many morons treat cold storage as put it in a fridge/freezer and then wonde why it tastes terrible.
The expense, however, is just cynical marketing. There is no reason for the prices to be that high.
@@orumonuldor1340Yeah that aged well with Food Price Gouging being at a all time national high
18:04 Biblically accurate Popeye
Saitama: "Overwhelming strength is so boring"
Popeye: "hmmmm I can't read that"
Explode
Hahaha
Still this fight this pointless Saitama is literally called One Punch Man, the whole point of his character is that he beats anyone in one punch regardless how strong the other character is.
@@saiyanobe23g6 at least watch the video before commenting, it is already mentioned that saitama didnt finish everyone in one punch
@@saiyanobe23g6 even if that was true (which it isn't), those kind don't work when against gag characters since gag characters are supposed to be invincible.
Remember that one episode back in 1933 where he punched Bluto so hard he literally went around the entire circumference of the earth and back to Popeye, only for Popeye to punch him again with enough force to stop his momentum. Honestly, that’s also a testament to how durable Bluto’s body is.
Or how Popeye can literally punch Bluto out of his outline and keep kicking the crap out of him
Bluto probably has a durability level that is up there with SpongeBob
What happens when the unstoppable force meets the immovable object? Popeye. Popeye is what happens
Pete might have some trouble fighting him then.
Then Popeye can kill superman too,and everyone in the universe for that matter,meaning his the strongest and no one can kill him,so let's just not stop with Saitama here,let's make him the strongest of them all so no one will argue with this anymore,Popeye is the strongest
Fun fact: Popeye survived what could be the equivalent to Zeno's erase ability with no harm nor any memory loss whatsoever, so technically Popeye with spinach is truly immortal
Yeah. Since there was a case God turned off all reality and he totally ignored that. Another moment I didn't know about was him punching a ring the bell carnival game and giving the Sun a black eye. So that explains the moment when near the end he vaulted off the surface of the Sun.
And even when he's disintegrated, he can eat Spinach and return to normal.
Popeye solos the DB universe
@@joshacker5035 Popeye solos any universe (though things like mafuba may give him pause for thought)
@@rory8182 his goal is to go up against omnipotent and over toonforce characters i guess
This has to be the best one they’ve ever made, right? I was laughing practically the entire fight
over 70 years later and Popeye is still beating the Japanese
EDIT: One of the replies (By EvenFlow406) says I'm the real winner here. That feels good
XD
😬
Lmaooo
OH WOW
I think it's funny. It was the times, and anyone with a lick of historical knowledge knows the axis needed stopped.
This is probably the most intense fight I've ever seen.
They were so strong, they went through 3 animations.
Punched each other through universes...like Ultron vs The Watcher.
They punched each other so hard reality itself have a heart attack
They punched each other so hard that they made the Black coldness of space WHITE
True, popeye showed who is the strongest and how weak is saitama really is
Sanji vs Minato
Even if we update Saitama's power with his new feat: stopping a dimensional slash that came from outside of the universe, Popeye still wins.
Saitama now scales to 4D LOWBALLED, which is low multiversal while popeye's best feat is universal.
Obviously Saitama has not yet displayed a way to permakill Popeye, but trust me it'll only be a matter of time.
@@arl165 The fight between him and God would finally show us how powerful Saitama truly is in the final battle especially.
@arl165 eh, Popeye himself has 4-5D feats that death battle didn't bring up. And again, he still has no ways of actually permanently killing popeye or defending himself being turned into inanimate objects
It would be really funny if this fight ends up being Saitama's dream of finding a worthy opponent and the alarm clock wakes him up from it.
OMG, can u imagine? Lol
Find out ge was just passed out watching pop eye
Just imagine🤣
Lol!
If that happens, that would mean the battle never happened
"Enough to destroy uranus 4x over"
The writers knew exactly what they were saying there
Indeed
I just can't believe they got that Taco Bell reference thrown in among all the other jokes.
How did Boomstick of all people say that without giggling?
@@gamergunn7139 Taco Bell did a Uranus joke?
@@LevelUpLeo the power of saying the joke all over again until you control yourself from laughing
I will NEVER get tired on how absolutely humorous chill and human Saitama's personality and life is on how he's more focused and concerned on paying the bills, doing laundry, and finding out what to eat for dinner than worried about what monster to fight next and what is trying to kill him.
But Saitama doesn't exactly pay rent as he's literally squatting in a house.
@@udonnauchegbu2018 uhhh what? He does pay rent tho? What do you mean?
@@udonnauchegbu2018 Z city has the cheapest rent, after all its a ghost town, always with roaming monsters
@@udonnauchegbu2018 he does. People he rescues make donations to him. And he makes money from the hero association. Even if not much.
@@SushiBurritoPapi I thought his thing was people he recused never saw him saving them because he’s so fast, and that’s why his achievements are unrecognized?
I keep rewatching this legendary battle
"Can this be? My heart's beating so fast, my muscles ache, I can feel them again! I never thought it would happen... a serious fight. I FOUND IT!!! Thank you, weird Spinach mascot."
Saitama finally finding the challenge and regaining the passion and heart he’s been searching for so long is probably the most emotional I’ve ever gotten watching DB.
Lol dude
Saitama has resistance to Existence Erasure and Reality Wrapping
Popeye seems like he dint even get damaged but he is a cartoon so
@@Nothingamatters No evidence
@@mr.hazamayukiterumi2909 you don't have evidence and ur telling me . Go read the Manga , Webcomic
Fun fact: When Donkey-Kong was created, they originally planned on using Popeye as the main protagonist, but the licensing failed, which caused them to create Jumpman.
And thus, Mario was created.
Yeah, Bluto was donkeys Kong.
@@PixelsFightingRockPaperScissor Screw you bro
@@gonzalezdeorense792 what did I do
@PixelsFightingRockPaperScissor Wait, are you on a phone?
"Basically an Spinach eating Lovecraftian nightmare"
This is the greatest quote i've ever heard.
I second that 💀💀💀
Makes me wonder if there's any art or stories where Popeye is actually a lovecraftian god, kind of like Gorfield
that got me as well, I am surprised that bluto fights him without spinacch
@@henrypaleveda7760 Just think about that for a moment. How tough Bluto has to be to *just survive* those beatdowns on a regular basis once the spinach comes out.
And the one time Popeye made Bluto eat the spinach so he could get beat up and nursed back to health by Olive Oyl.
@@SwiftpawWolffox that's what I'm saying
I've been a fan of DB for more than 10 years, and I have to say, I'm so happy how good DB looks now, especially that sequence 17:30.
Honestly, I would think Popeye would be more outraged about how expensive his spinach is and would go through all sorts of shenanigans to lower the prices, so people aren't so deterred by the price to get spinach.
Assuming I’m reading the symbol and number right, the can is worth 15 yen, or just about 12 US cents. Saitama is just a stingy person who probably got interrupted on coupon day, otherwise he would’ve had a 25% off coupon for the stuff.
@@redman8828 You're reading it right, and yea I laughed because I'm pretty sure that's part of the joke and very in character.
@@redman8828 Saitama isn't really that stingy I think he just doesn't have that much money
@@mekhie.r.duncan3825 correct. I don't even know how he had any money in the first place because he had no job. A lot of anime does this, a jobless character still has random amounts of money, either almost none or just enough to buy stuff.
Nah, I don’t think Popeye would care about the price. Whatever it takes to get spinach for him is worth it.
So what I'm hearing is Bluto needs a Death Battle. I mean, being the main punching bag of Popeye makes him one of the toughest characters of all time.
Pit him against King Dedede, the main punching bag of Kirby. Longest death battle on the show.
Put him against Peg-leg Pete or any variant of Pete from Disney.
Well, maybe not Goof Troop Pete. Unless they start off as competing Used Car Salesmen.
@@quertiywop5856 Bruh, that's GENIUS lol
Kinda how people undersell Namor.
"He always getting tossed around by Hulk..."
So? The fact that Hulk hasn't crushed him in 60+ years means Namor's tough as hell.
Put him against Pete the Cat
For those confused as to why the spinach was called Segar's Spinach it's a reference to Popeye's creator. E. C. Segar.
That makes sense
Cool
nice tribute
I love how every time death battle makes the most unexpected character to win
Wiz: Popeye only fights those who deserve it.
Popeye: Starts the fight because saitama bad mouthed his spinach.
Actually yeah no he deserved it.
Those who deserves it *in his eyes
He called it expensive when it was only 15 yen. That's 11 cents in USD.
@@MattNotFat try being so broke that matters
No death battle has ever come close to the level of respect it gives its fighters. It actually gave Saitama what he wanted in a surprisingly emotional moment.
And he died happy.
Yea seriously it was amazing
Segata vs Chuck
Yeah, and Popeye got to eat a spinach
Yeah but what a biased fight. No way Popeye wins okay
Saitama: uses death punch
Popeye: "hmm, I can'ts reads that."
For some reason that's hilarious.
Agree
15:36
To make this happy, Saitama WANTED something to live for, He finally found his opponent, He finally had a reason to live and feel excited again.
Audience: "what animation medium will the fight take place in?"
Animators: "Yes."
Seriously, what a great way to celebrate this series' 10 year run.
I think it’s because they r so strong that they r breaking reality.
I don't see stop motion.
That moment where Saitama realizes he is finally having a fun fight was so emotional and well done
Except when he jumps, some parts are really badly drawn
Even better is how it isn't just a switch being flipped. You can clearly see him go from his typical nonplussed self to noticeably surprised at Popeye's power, then taking a more serious expression before he finally realizes "holy crap, I'm having to put in actual effort this time!" Could not have asked for a better way to showcase how he would treat an actual true challenge.
Well, now Saitama and Boros meet again, will training together and start a new anime like dragon ball
It’s a shame he died a moment later
@@jacobb4795 yep
"He took a big gamble but now he is scrambled cuz I'm Popeye the Sailor Man" best Popeye quote ever
I never heard him say cuz but I catch the glimpse of what you're saying.
@@dead_rivals29 Schizo moment
Gotta remove the “cuz”. He didn’t sing that. LoL.
..... I swore he said "cuz" but you are right lol
You forgot the toot toot at the end (joke)
16:28:
Love that integration of the “Sailor’s Hornpipe” theme. So nostalgic.
Popeye may very well be one of the most terrifyingly powerful beings in fiction. It doesn't matter who he fights. If he eats his spinach, he wins; and he always eats his spinach.
It's not hard to imagine a character winning against Popeye if they have the right abilities. Popeye doesn't necessarily always win when he gets spinach, it's just that the abilities he gets from spinach make it so that it's impossible to kill him using only physical statistics. That's why Saitama lost after all, since he doesn't harm opponents in any other way than by bashing.
@@justjames4 Now that I think about it, I'm sure there's characters that could manage it. I just think it's a bit wild how small that list would be , as well as the degree of beings that'd be on it, for a spinach eating sailor man.
@@rhesareeves5 It's interesting indeed. Before watching this episode of Death Battle, I always thought Popeye was merely the mascot for a brand. I didn't know he had his own cartoon!
@@justjames4 Indeed, Popeye's been around since before WWII. I used to love watching his cartoons with my Dad in the 90s. He's actually a part of the reason I joined the Navy.
@@rhesareeves5 That's wonderful.
I like when Saitama used his Death Punch Popeye was like 'I can't read that' but later used his own Spinach Punch in Japanese Kanji because canonical Popeye can use Spinach to learn new things. Like how to play instruments or how to dance so him learning to read, write and maybe even speak another language isn't totally out of the ordinary.
Like "Spinach" is definitely a reverse uno card as well
Also it looked and sounded badass with his laugh
@@diorsdomain it really did
Interesting.
you're right. in one episode he used spinach to learn fencing and how to charm women like Casanova
The “I can’t read that” joke at the start of the fight legitimately made me lol. Well done, boys.
It might have been a callback to Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves where he and Olive enter a café in Arabia and he exclaims that he can't read the menu
And then he orders a desert without any sand in it
LMAOOO bruh. I had rewinded that part I believe over 20 times before I could finally finish the damn video. 😂
It was the line and then he exploded in blood everywhere that I literally fell out 🤣🤣🤣
15:27
"How did you get so strong?"
"I eats me spinach" goes crazy bro 😂😂
Saitama saying "Thank you, weird spinach mascot" was so heartwarming. Not only did Saitama finally find a fight worth the effort, but him saying "thank you" to Popeye felt like it was us saying it, for the fond childhood memories, followed by his "Toot tooot" at the end. It was all so perfect.
@Laggy_dude poor stan lee i hope he recovers from his stroke
Kinda reminds me when Battle Beast thanked Thragg for finally being a worthy opponent to fight
@@PeptoAbismol He died in 2018.
@@DumpsterFire.92 no he didn’t. he’s currently watching marvel.
Saitama may have lost, but he got what he wanted his whole life. This is an oddly heartwarming ending.
Its a win win situation
Bittersweet
Knowing how Popeye's universe is, that egg will probably hatch into Saitama again.
@@erynncollier8672 I want a sitcom with Popeye and Saitama now, thanks
It was like Christmas to saitama
I loved Popeye knocking Saitama out over the ocean and then paddling after him, it's a great cartoon gag that suits both universes
They were fighting atop the ocean? I thought they were on the clouds to add how absurdly OP they are
@@comicalcosmonaut959 that also works, tbh.
At least Saitama was having fun when he died.
Can I just say mad props to the 3-d animators? Even though the art style was so different, Popeye still moved and felt like Popeye. His poses, punches, everything were very much like the old cartoons. Bravo.
Thats just DevilArtemis, man
14:37
The only time Popeye has been canonically injured was when he lost his eye in the comic strip(a trait that may or may not be carried over to other media as he will sometimes open that squinted eye). He lost it on purpose, feeling he had done something so wrong he had to be punished & let his opponent knock it out of his head. In that regard Popeye can only be hurt if he allows it.
Wow, that's rough..what did he exactly do?
The fact that he can regenerate it but chose not to...for one of the strongest beings ever, he sure is humble.
What did mah boy doooo?
@@s.i794he got in a fight and threatened he would knock them out and leave them lying on a bed of flowers but there were no flowers nearby so he refused to fight back so he wouldn't be a liar
@@miss_baphomet Wow, I see
@@miss_baphomet Lol, what a reason that was.
He really explained what spinach is, they really know their audience
🤓🤓🤓🤓
@@NightmarePoliceXThey’re right kiddo
That's the biggest insult I've read in a long time.
Saitama forgot one thing, there is no death in the popeye's universe
Technically, Popeye’s fights with Bluto were shortened down to just being one punch, making him the first One Punch Man
not really, Bluto's actually been shown to have even STRONGER cartoon shenanigans and can best popeye if bluto eats spinach, but popeye always gets spinach and then the fight is over
If Saitama ate spinach he would become fiction itself
@@nathanielbass771 popeye has punched bluto into a sausage
Damn straight it was only a dream
@@jimjamjon2285 bruh fr