2005 / Video / Flash-era animated comedy music video
The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
Godzilla, Batman, Shaq, and Mr. Rogers entered one absurd cartoon battle—and the chorus did the rest.
The original is off-site. HAHrchives preserves the story and a route back to it.
What was this?
A fast, catchy song throws an impossible lineup of fictional characters, celebrities, and historical figures into a cartoon crossover. Every new verse makes the premise less reasonable and the chorus more unavoidable.
Why it spread
Newgrounds frontpaged the Flash animation the day after its upload, and it became a staple of Flash-era link sharing, fan animation, and lyric quoting. Neil Cicierega’s official music upload remains publicly available on YouTube.
What happened
A fast, catchy song throws an impossible lineup of fictional characters, celebrities, and historical figures into a cartoon crossover. Every new verse makes the premise less reasonable and the chorus more unavoidable.
Where it came from
Neil Cicierega released “The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny” to Newgrounds on December 22, 2005, with animation by Shawn Vulliez under the name altffour.
Why it mattered
The Ultimate Showdown captures the Flash web at full volume: creator-made animation, reference overload, an indestructible chorus, and a joke that got bigger every time another person could name the next character.
How it spread
Newgrounds frontpaged the Flash animation the day after its upload, and it became a staple of Flash-era link sharing, fan animation, and lyric quoting. Neil Cicierega’s official music upload remains publicly available on YouTube.
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