This is a list of all the episodes in the Epic Rap Battles of History series created by Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD, including the unofficial battles.
Unofficial
Michael J. Fox vs Chucky |
Release date: March 14, 2010 Famed actor Michael J. Fox and horror movie icon Chucky rap against each other as a movie actor against a movie character in the unofficial first installment of Epic Rap Battles of History. |
King Henry VIII vs Hillary Clinton |
Release date: N/A In this scrapped installment, 16th century King of England King Henry VIII and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rap against each other in a battle of a womanizing world leader vs a womanized world leader. |
Season 1
1. John Lennon vs Bill O'Reilly | |
Release date: September 26, 2010 Musician and former member of The Beatles John Lennon and FOX News reporter Bill O'Reilly rap against each other as polar opposites on the political spectrum. | |
2. Darth Vader vs Hitler | |
Release date: November 10, 2010 Intergalactic conqueror and Sith Lord from the Star Wars movie franchise Darth Vader and Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler rap against each other to see who is the more ruthless leader. | |
3. Abe Lincoln vs Chuck Norris | |
Release date: December 8, 2010 The sixteenth American president, Abe Lincoln, and martial arts actor Chuck Norris rap against each other to see who is the tougher bearded Republican. | |
4. Sarah Palin vs Lady Gaga | |
Release date: January 11, 2011 Governor of Alaska and running mate to the 2008 Republican candidate for president of the Unites States, Sarah Palin, and famous pop star Lady Gaga rap against each other, again as opposites in the political spectrum, to see who is more feminine. | |
5. Hulk Hogan and Macho Man vs Kim Jong-il | |
Release date: February 2, 2011 Professional wrestlers Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage and former Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-il rap against each other to see who has more strength and power. | |
6. Justin Bieber vs Beethoven | |
Release date: March 2, 2011 Famous pop musician Justin Bieber and classical music composer Ludwig van Beethoven rap against each other to see who has more popular music. | |
7. Einstein vs Stephen Hawking | |
Release date: March 30, 2011 Relativity theorist Albert Einstein and disabled astronomy theorist Stephen Hawking rap against each other to see who is more intelligent. | |
8. Genghis Khan vs Easter Bunny | |
Release date: April 20, 2011 Two polar opposites, Mongolian warrior and emperor Genghis Khan and holiday mascot of Easter, the Easter Bunny, rap against each other to see which side of peace or war prevails. | |
9. Napoleon vs Napoleon | |
Release date: May 18, 2011 French dictator Napoleon Bonaparte and top nerd from his eponymous movie Napoleon Dynamite rap against each other to see who deserves the name of "Napoleon". | |
10. Billy Mays vs Ben Franklin | |
Release date: June 23, 2011 American founding father Ben Franklin and TV pitchmen Billy Mays and Vince Offer rap against each other to see who has the better spoken voice. | |
11. Gandalf vs Dumbledore | |
Release date: July 14, 2011 Middle-Earth wizard from the Lord of the Rings franchise, Gandalf, and Hogwarts headmaster from the Harry Potter franchise, Dumbledore, rap against each other to see who is the better elderly wizard mentor. | |
12. Dr. Seuss vs Shakespeare | |
Release date: August 17, 2011 Children's book writer Dr. Seuss (with the help of his characters the Cat in the Hat and Thing 1 & 2) and playwright William Shakespeare rap against each other to see which author is the better rhymer. | |
13. Mr. T vs Mr. Rogers | |
Release date: September 14, 2011 Famous actor and wrestler Mr. T and children's show host Mr. Rogers rap against each other to see who deserves the title "mister": kind or tough. | |
14. Columbus vs Captain Kirk | |
Release date: October 10, 2011 USS Enterprise captain from Star Trek, Captain Kirk, and navigating explorer who "discovered" the Americas, Christopher Columbus, rap against each other to see which explorer is a better captain. | |
15. Nice Peter vs EpicLLOYD | |
Release date: November 16, 2011 The creators of Epic Rap Battles of History, Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD, rap against each other to see who is the true creator of the web series. |
Season 2
16. Hitler vs Vader 2 | |
Release date: December 8, 2011 Hitler, after being imprisoned in carbonite in their previous battle, gets thawed out by Vader, who then challenges him to a rematch. | |
17. Master Chief vs Leonidas | |
Release date: January 31, 2012 US Spartan from the Halo video game series Master Chief and Spartan King and warrior Leonidas rap against each other to see who is the stronger Spartan warrior. | |
18. Mario Bros vs Wright Bros | |
Release date: February 16, 2012 The famous video game defenders of the Mushroom Kingdom, the Mario Brothers (Mario and Luigi), and the fathers of modern flight, the Wright Brothers (Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright), rap against each other to see who's the better set of brothers. | |
19. Michael Jackson vs Elvis Presley | |
Release date: April 2, 2012 The "King of Pop", Michael Jackson, and the "King of Rock & Roll", Elvis Presley, rap against each other to see who's the real king of music. | |
20. Cleopatra vs Marilyn Monroe | |
Release date: May 7, 2012 The beautiful last Pharaoh of Egypt, Cleopatra, and sex symbol of the 20th century Marilyn Monroe rap against each other to see who's the bigger beauty. | |
21. Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates | |
Release date: June 14, 2012 The late CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, and the chairman and former CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates, rap against each other to decide who between them is the better innovator in tech. But the future that could be may trump them both. | |
22. Frank Sinatra vs Freddie Mercury | |
Release date: October 1, 2012 Famous swing singer and actor Frank Sinatra and the former lead singer of Queen, Freddie Mercury, rap against each other to see who has the best singing voice of all time. | |
23. Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney | |
Release date: October 15, 2012 The 2012 election turns to ERB to help the country decide who the next President of the United States should be. The current President and 2012 Democratic candidate, Barack Obama, and the 2012 Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, square off to help the voters make their choice. But will a blast from the past turn the tide? | |
24. Doc Brown vs Doctor Who | |
Release date: October 29, 2012 Inventor of the DeLorean time machine from Back To The Future, Doc Brown, and time-traveling alien from Doctor Who, Doctor Who, rap against each other to see which sci-fi doctor is the true master of time-travel. | |
25. Bruce Lee vs Clint Eastwood | |
Release date: November 12, 2012 The Far East meets the Old West as martial artist and actor Bruce Lee and old west actor Clint Eastwood rap against each other to see who is a more badass actor and cultural icon. | |
26. Batman vs Sherlock Holmes | |
Release date: November 27, 2012 The Dark Knight and Caped Crusader, Batman, and world-renowned detective Sherlock Holmes rap against each other to see which "World's Greatest Crime Solver" has the best method to solve the case, with assistance from their companions: Batman's Boy Wonder sidekick, Robin, and Holmes' loyal friend, Dr. Watson. | |
27. Moses vs Santa Claus | |
Release date: December 10, 2012 The liberator of the Jews from Egypt, Moses, and the main figure of Christmas, Santa Claus, and his elves, rap against each other to see whose religious holiday will prevail: Christmas or Hanukkah. | |
28. Adam vs Eve | |
Release date: February 11, 2013 Men and women have been fighting with each other since the beginning of their creation, so the theological first man on Earth, Adam, and the theological first woman on Earth, Eve, rap against each other in a battle of the sexes to finally see which one is superior. | |
29. Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr. | |
Release date: February 25, 2013 The man who helped India gain independence, Gandhi, and civil rights leader who helped African-Americans end segregation in America, Martin Luther King, Jr., rap against each other to see who is the better freedom-fighting pacifist. | |
30. Nikola Tesla vs Thomas Edison | |
Release date: March 11, 2013 Serbian electrical engineer who created alternating current, Nikola Tesla, and American inventor who created direct current, Thomas Edison, rap against each other to see who is the greater electrical pioneer. | |
31. Babe Ruth vs Lance Armstrong | |
Release date: March 25, 2013 Professional American baseball player Babe Ruth and former road-racing cyclist of the Tour de France Lance Armstrong rap against each other to see which athlete is the better sportsman. | |
32. Mozart vs Skrillex | |
Release date: April 8, 2013 18th century classical composer Mozart and famous electronic dubstep musician Skrillex rap against each other to see who is the better young prodigy among instrumental composers. | |
33. Rasputin vs Stalin | |
Release date: April 22, 2013 In Soviet Russia, battle raps you! Russian "Mad Monk", Rasputin, Russian dictator Stalin, Russian communist revolutionary Lenin, Russian former Soviet statesman Gorbachev, and current Russian President Putin rap against each other to see which man had the most control over Russia. |
Season 3
34. Hitler vs Vader 3 | |
Release date: October 7, 2013 Right before Adolf Hitler is about to be thrown into the Sarlacc pit, he is saved by Stephen Hawking and battles Darth Vader to try to exact his revenge in the final chapter of the Vader/Hitler trilogy where evil reigns supreme. Vader even gets some brief help from his best bounty hunter, Boba Fett. | |
35. Blackbeard vs Al Capone | |
Release date: October 21, 2013 The greatest terror the seven seas have ever known, Blackbeard, and the most ruthless mobster to have existed, Al Capone, rap against each other to see who is the deadliest criminal in history. | |
36. Miley Cyrus vs Joan of Arc | |
Release date: November 4, 2013 It's an epic battle of "saint vs sinner" as French heroine Joan of Arc and Disney-teen-idol-turned-Hollywood-bad-girl singer Miley Cyrus rap against each other to settle which disguise-donning young soul has the stronger will. | |
37. Bob Ross vs Pablo Picasso | |
Release date: November 18, 2013 The host of "The Joy of Painting", Bob Ross, and Spanish pioneer of the Cubist movement Pablo Picasso rap against each other to determine who is the better artist, if you get the picture. | |
38. Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali | |
Release date: December 3, 2013 NBA superstar Michael Jordan and legendary boxer Muhammad Ali rap against each other to see which man is truly the greatest African-American athelete. | |
39. Donald Trump vs Ebenezer Scrooge | |
Release date: December 19, 2013 Late one winter night, the ghost of Donald Trump visits greedy miser Ebenezer Scrooge and he foretells of visits from robber baron J. P. Morgan as the Ghost of Christmas Past, rapper Kanye West as the Ghost of Christmas Present, and The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come itself to persuade Scrooge to repent. Will he do so? | |
40. Rick Grimes vs Walter White | |
Release date: May 5, 2014 The zombie-outbreak survivor from The Walking Dead Rick Grimes raps against the drug kingpin from Breaking Bad Walter White in a cop versus criminal battle of AMC protagonists. | |
41. Goku vs Superman | |
Release date: May 19, 2014 The Saiyan from Planet Vegeta Goku and the Man of Steel from Planet Krypton, Superman, rap against each other to see who is the more powerful alien superhero. | |
42. Stephen King vs Edgar Allan Poe | |
Release date: June 2, 2014 Horror author Stephen King and famous dark poet Edgar Allan Poe rap against each other to see who is the better writer of the horror genre. | |
43. Sir Isaac Newton vs Bill Nye | |
Release date: June 16, 2014 Scientists and hosts of PBS television shows Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson rap against the discoverer of the laws of gravity, Isaac Newton, in a battle of iconic scientists. | |
44. George Washington vs William Wallace | |
Release date: June 30, 2014 First President of the United States and revolutionary figure, George Washington, and Scottish revolutionary and hero William Wallace rap against each other to see which revolutionary leader against the British is greater. | |
45. Artists vs TMNT | |
Release date: July 14, 2014 The finale in which The Renaissance Artists (Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael Sanzio da Urbino, Michelangelo Buonarroti and Donatello Bardi) rap against the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello) to see which set of four is most worthy of their names. |
Season 4
46. Ghostbusters vs Mythbusters | |
Release date: November 10, 2014 | |
47. Romeo and Juliet vs Bonnie and Clyde | |
Release date: November 17, 2014 Shakespearean star-crossed lovers, Romeo & Juliet, and the gangster couple of the Great Depression, Bonnie & Clyde, rap against each other to see which pair of tragic rebel lovers prevails. | |
48. Zeus vs Thor | |
Release date: November 24, 2014 In this special Lego stop motion episode of ERB, Greek god of thunder and ruler of Olympus, Zeus, and Norse god of thunder and Marvel superhero, Thor, rap against each other to see which thunder god is mightier. | |
49. Jack the Ripper vs Hannibal Lecter | |
Release date: December 1, 2014 London's infamous killer and rapist Jack the Ripper and the cannibal from The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal Lecter, rap against each other to see who is the more cunning serial killer who outsmarted the law. | |
50. Oprah vs Ellen | |
Release date: December 8, 2014 Former talk show host and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey and current talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres rap against each other to see which famous female is the better American television talk show host. | |
51. Steven Spielberg vs Alfred Hitchcock | |
Release date: December 15, 2014 Science fiction and action film director Steven Spielberg, suspense and horror film director Alfred Hitchcock, film noir director Quentin Tarantino, arthouse film director Stanley Kubrick, and blockbuster action film director Michael Bay rap against each other to see who is the most influential director. | |
52. Lewis and Clark vs Bill and Ted | |
Release date: May 25, 2015 American explorers Lewis & Clark battle time-traveling comedy characters Bill & Ted to see who is the superior adventuring duo. | |
53. David Copperfield vs Harry Houdini | |
Release date: June 8, 2015 Famed illusionist and escape artist Harry Houdini and renowned American illusionist David Copperfield rap against each other to decide which illusionist performs the most entertaining tricks. | |
54. Terminator vs Robocop | |
Release date: June 22, 2015 Skynet's robotic assassin from his eponymous film, The Terminator, goes up against OCP's cybernetically enhanced law enforcement officer, RoboCop, in a mechanical battle to see who is technologically superior on the mic. | |
55. Philosophers East vs West | |
Release date: July 6, 2015 The Western Philosophers (Socrates, Nietzsche and Voltaire) take on the Eastern Philosophers (Confucius, Lao Tzu and Sun Tzu) in a battle of philosophy which stretches across the globe. But will their alliances be fractured by the friendly rivalry? |