Death Battle Cole Macgrath vs Alex Mercer Reaction | Infamous vs Prototype

Alex was made to become the most powerful being Cole was made to defeat the most powerful being.

The line about the script being from 2013 isn't meant to be taken literally. It's a joke, building off the previous line about this battle FINALLY happening "long after these characters were ever relevant." (i.e. these characters haven't appeared in a game since 2012-2013)

1. Both of these franchises deserve remakes/comebacks 2. Its too fitting that this whole battle felt like one between a superhero and a supervillain. 3. The saddest part is that if Alex had met someone like Cole he might have been able to work past his nihilism Fun fact: Its been a long standing fan theory that Alex isn't dead. At least not traditionally and that he wanted Heller to consume him Its a shame too because a third Prototype game was apparently planned, but the studio was absorbed into Activision before anything came out of it.

Infamous allowed me to live my electric superpower fantasy, I would kill for a remaster of the first two games

The InFamous series is so underrated. Most people only know the series from Second Son, but I assure you the whole series is a collective banger. Especially the PS3 duology and the vampire dlc (yes that was a thing im not joking lol).

This Death Battle is a dream come true for people like me who've loved these games since we were kids. And to have it be in a classic Superhero V.S Supervillain narrative format? Hell yeah. It's absolutely dripping with that early 2000's Superhero Comic Book edge and it's fantastic.

These two games defined my teenage years. Prototype 1 and 2 were my favorites in Middle School on my 360, but when I got a PS4 in High School I played the inFamous trilogy. Wanted this matchup for years and I’m so glad it finally happened! Had a smile the whole time. Also, Brandon Yates never misses on the OST for this season. [inHuman], the track for this one, is probably my personal favorite. It really hearkens back to the music of the time and the Linkin Park/Eminem edgy sort of style. Great fight all around and I’m glad you guys liked it too!

Both these games came out in the late 2000s within a few months of each other and were immediately pitted against each other by the gaming community. Both games are open-world superhero sandboxes taking place in fictionalized New York, both feature a quarantine/plague in which the hero must unravel a conspiracy while learning about the nature of their powers, both games are themed around identity and what it means to know oneself (Cole discovering that his future self was the one who set the plague crisis into motion and "Alex" discovering that the first person he consumed and man he falsely believed himself to be... was the one who set the plague crisis into motion). Like these two games are UNCANNILY similar and it really worked in their favor from a marketing perspective. The rivalry brought a ton of eyeballs to what should have been smaller releases SuckerPunch the dev who before inFamous was only known for Sly Cooper at the time a platforming classic and the Prototype team were really only known for creating The Simpsons: Hit and Run a GTA clone set in The Simpsons IP and a 2005 Hulk freeroaming game that Prototype was heavily inspired by. Neither of these games would have done as well as they did without the extra attention earned by the rivalry

best thing i know about these series is how during the height of their rivarly they had a contest where they had the artist's for the series draw their opponents character wearing a bikini, and whoever drew the better art would decide the winner... yes... that happened

The fight was a classic hero vs villain battle which is awesome

To you, this was another Death Battle. To me, this is seeing one of my absolute favorite childhood characters (Cole) taking on his video game rival and nemesis in a fight to the death that has been long overdue for over a decade. There have been a lot of characters that I love that have showed up in Death Battle, but to see Cole in anything new after a decade of silence is like seeing a childhood friend that you haven’t seen since, well, childhood. Cole and the inFAMOUS series will always hold a special place in my heart 🥲

Shout out to anyone who remembers the Zero Punctuation double review for Infamous and Prototype.

This was battle that was highly anticipated for over a decade. And being the 3D fight champion’s poll winner, I’d say this episode did this match up incredible justice. Glad you two really enjoyed this one and so excited to see your reaction to Friezatron. It’s another episode that I think is another absolute highlight of Season 10! And the bet between you two is still incredibly neck and neck! I’m gonna laugh if it ends up as a tie after all this.

Having played/watched most of the Infamous games, I was definitely rooting for Cole to win. Though I do feel bad that Prototype fans never got another game after 2. These guys weren't as popular as comic book characters, but I loved seeing these games in action.

This fight was my 2009 childhood. 😊

always a pleasure to see your reactions and experience this video with everyone. I'm keeping up this time, you guys rule.

The next Death Battle, Frieza vs. Megatron, was my childhood but at two different points in life. Transformers was early and DBZ was teenage years. I was screaming at my monitor in pure hype when it was announced. Can't wait for the reaction to it from you two!

Me being a 2009 kid seeing gameplay trailers for Prototype and Infamous on the same CD that I got from a gaming magazine called LEVEL. So many memories!

Alex is essentially a combination of two villains Cole took on, plus Evil Cole at his worst. The finishing blow grows stronger based on distance. Karmic Overload was powered by actions such as Cole freezing the building, which leaves citizins unaffected. (This doesn't save the poor souls Alex consumed, but still counts as a Good Action.) Bio Leech gives Cole Evil Karma- not enough to change Cole, but it still tells you how dangerous Alex is.

This battle was the most insane one that brings tears of nostalgia for me 🥲 it was so impactful to witness my favorite PlayStation characters out there. As well hearing the music score called “Inhuman” is a nice touch for this battle. So I hope next battle be mind blowing for watching as Freza and Megatron are the two baddies that no one wasn’t expecting to see work in a death battle. With all said, I hope you two give a chance to watch Infamous 1 and 2 cutscenes and play Infamous Second Sons/First Light as they are amazing games that spark a Comic Book Video Game 😄 or you two can try Prototype 1 and 2 if you wanting a Edgy Gaming experience with Alex Mercer to James Heller within the games.