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American web series

Death Battle (stylized as DEATH BATTLE!) is an American animated web series about battleboarding. Originally published by the website ScrewAttack in 2010, the show has changed considerably over its history. It is the longest-running web series in the battleboarding genre, and has gained a cult following.2 It was founded by Craig Skistimas.1 It is part of Rooster Teeth.1 It ceased to exist in 2019.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2006Founded1

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Death Battle (stylized as DEATH BATTLE!) is an American animated web series about battleboarding. Originally published by the website ScrewAttack in 2010, the show has changed considerably over its history. It is the longest-running web series in the battleboarding genre, and has gained a cult following.2

Corporate structure

ScrewAttack is part of a group headed by Fullscreen. 5 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Craig Skistimas in 2006.1

History

ScrewAttack (2010–2019)

Death Battle debuted in 2010 as a web series published by the website ScrewAttack; Death Battle became ScrewAttack's most popular show. The website began to shift its focus towards the show, and in 2019 ScrewAttack rebranded to focus exclusively on Death Battle. The show was acquired by Rooster Teeth, and all of ScrewAttack's existing content was moved to the Rooster Teeth website. One of the most viewed Death Battle episodes on the original ScrewAttack website was the season 1 episode "Starscream VS Rainbow Dash".

Rooster Teeth (2019–2024)

Death Battle was published by Rooster Teeth from 2019 until 2024, at which point Rooster Teeth was shut down by its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery. In 2020, Amazon Prime Video sponsored a promotional episode of Death Battle to advertise the second season of The Boys. Rooster Teeth created a spin-off card game based on the show, titled Death Battle: The Game.

Independent/Party Up Media (2024–present)

Following the closure of Rooster Teeth, fans of Death Battle speculated about the show's future, and the hashtag "#SaveDeathBattle" trended on Twitter. The rights to the show were acquired by series creators Ben Singer, Chad James, Austin Harper, and Sam Mitchell, making it an independent series. In July 2024, the staff of the show announced a Kickstarter campaign to fund future episodes. The campaign surpassed its original goal of $75,000 within the first twenty-one minutes of launching. The campaign ended on August 29, 2024, and raised a total of $740,000 from 7,836 backers.

2024 episodes

After Death Battle became independent, the show stopped using the original season format, with episodes instead being internally categorized by year of release.

From Wikipedia’s article on ScrewAttack, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led ScrewAttack, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Former owners and parents

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Timeline

  1. 2019Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2015Acquired Acquired by Rooster Teeth1
  3. 2014Acquired Acquired by Fullscreen1
  4. 2006Founded Founded1

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