The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
comical song, written and performed by Neil Cicierega
"The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny", often shortened to "The Ultimate Showdown", is a comical song and video released on December 22, 2005. The song was written and performed by Neil Cicierega under the pseudonym Lemon Demon, appearing as the fifth single of the project's fifth studio album Dinosaurchestra. The song describes a massive and citywide battle set in Tokyo started by Godzilla and Batman, expanding to include countless historical and pop-culture icons and ultimately lasting for a century. The music video's animation was made by Shawn Vulliez.
Background
In the early 2000s, Neil Cicierega popularized animutation, a form of flash animation that comedically depicts pop-culture images set to upbeat music. Steven Lerner, the owner of Albino Blacksheep, later stated that as the genre grew more popular it had begun to advance in effort, with creators drawing the characters rather than editing publicly available photos. Cicierega adapted to this development, publishing the song "The Ultimate Showdown" to Newgrounds on December 22, 2005, with Shawn Vulliez credited for the video's animation under the name altffour. The song was additionally released under the full name "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" as the fifth single of Lemon Demon's fifth studio album Dinosaurchestra, which came out on July 20, 2006.
Reception
"The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" gained a large cult following among web enthusiasts. It ranked on Newgrounds as the "User's Choice" upon publication, amassing 6.5 million views within its first six months of release.
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