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[BearFlexington]

The protagonist has searched far and wide for his master's killer. He/She has battled hordes of henchmen and climbed the pagoda, leaving behind only the dying, only the defeated. They've honed their bodies, mastered new skills, and have said their goodbyes. All that stands before them now is Him/Her/It/Them: The Antagonist.

GAF, what are your favorite final conflicts in fiction?

I'll knock out a few obvious ones and a personal favorite:

Rocky vs. Drago

Note: Anyone for whom you've gotta do this to prepare for is a worthy adversary:

Spike vs. Vicious
Solid Snake vs. Liquid Ocelot

and one of my favorites:

Eminem vs. Free World

Vanquish if old.

 

[Dr. Giggles]

Mugen & Jin vs. Kariya

 

[Mudcrab]

 

[kabel]

Django vs Stephen

 

[Tesseract]

get the hell outta our galaxy, and the reclaiming of earth. good shit b5, good shit.

 

[Ape Gone Insane]

 

[slit]

U.S. Marines vs Sniper lady from FMJ.

The final battle was nerve rattling.

 

[Zaku]

Dresden vs. Nicodemus at the end of Small Favor. Butcher has stated that Nicodemus is terrified of Harry now, which actually plays out in Skin Game.

 

[The Lamonster]

Bride vs. Bill

 

[strafer]

 

[munchie64]

 

[cirrhosis]

Tequila and Tony storming the hospital in Hard Boiled

Rama and Andi vs Mad Dog in the first Raid

 

[Sinatar]

This fight is so good. Possibly the best ever.

The other candidate (Fist of Legend):

 

[gblues]

Katniss vs. President Snow.

 

[Vyroxis]

Such a good movie.

Also, Camaron redeeming Raistlin at the end of the Brothers trilogy.

 

[zeemumu]

 

[Tesseract]

manhattan v. rorschach

really depressing end for both characters.

 

[Omegasquash]

I keep seeing this pop up...what's it from?

 

[SheHateMe]

Beatrix vs. Bill.

Short and to the point.

One of my friends tried to argue that it was a bit of a letdown, but I always said that the brevity of it was the greatest part of it; there was no need to fight as Beatrix had surpassed Bill, and truthfully, Bill knew it.

It just caught him off guard that Pai Mei thought higher of Beatrix than Kiddo. (Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique)

 

[Fireblend]

 

[Ape Gone Insane]

I keep seeing this pop up...what's it from?

The Raid 2. You can see the fight here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6BFSRca3rY

 

[Sinatar]

Another candidate. The end of Spartacus (the show).

 

[Delta Assault]

Ripley in the Power Loader versus the Alien Queen.

 

[Omegasquash]

The Raid 2. You can see the fight here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6BFSRca3rY

Ah, the video isn't available to me, but the name will do it. I'll look it up...thank you!

 

[BearFlexington]

That fight was amazing.

 

[kris.]

the ending of the Godfather

 

[lastplayed]

Oh yes, and the wider battle.

 

[Akuun]

Raiden vs Armstrong in Metal Gear Rising.

Armstrong is barely even mentioned in the whole game, and then the ending does an amazing job of introducing him, then putting together an epic final battle with him.

 

[bengraven]

with one of the most epic "who are you" reveals.

 

[Dot Matrix]

Tiger On The Beat. The chainsaw fight was incredible.

Also, Chance and Vukovich vs Masters at the end of To Live And Die In LA.

 

[BossRush]

 

[Soodanim]

Avatar - Aang vs Ozai
http://youtu.be/j3dT8oK7y80
(edit:beaten)

I have to disagree. I can't even see it for what it is because the final half of that film just ignores the book and makes some other shit up. That battle in particular went from

Spoiler

a fight in front of everyone in the main hall to those two having a chat, flying about, then having a duel outside in front of no one.

 

[Captain Pants]

Everything going on in this episode is perfect and amazing.

 

[Leona Lewis]

Sailor Moon vs. Queen Beryl was pretty hype.

My first anime, and never went back.

 

[PerezDeCorcho]

 

[Aβydoς]

Thirteen Assassins

Seven Samurai

The Raid

The Raid 2

Why Don't You Play In Hell?

A Better Tomorrow 2

Red Cliff

The Killer (not from the final fight though)

Hard Boiled

How do Asian movies get this so right, I don't know. Simple pure art.

 

[Darthfan94]

The standoff at the end of Reservoir Dogs, the last episode of Trigun, Aang versus the Firelord,

 

[Claude Kenni]

TTGL thread

 

[rexor0717]

TTGL thread

Exactly.

 

[LeleSocho]

TTGL thread

Yeeeeep

 

[Jeff-DSA]

It's fictionalized, so I'm counting it.

 

[jackissocool]

Aang vs. Ozai is utterly spactacular. I think Korra vs. Zaheer was on par, though. It wasn't as epic, but it was more personal and far better animated. It also didn't require a deus ex machina, which was a first for avatar BBEG battles.

 

[TestMonkey]

For me it's a toss up between the end of the chain of dogs sequence from Deadhouse Gates by Erikson or the battle of Dumai's Well during Lord of Chaos by Jordan.

 

[Fevaweva]

Holmes verses Moriarty was great in the book, the RDJ film AND the television series with Cumberbitch.

 

[BearFlexington]

It's fictionalized, so I'm counting it.

Love that scene.

"I was just foolin' about."
"I wasn't."

So perfect.

 

[Starphoenix]

The end of Saving Private Ryan... Man...