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Infinite Crushed by Thwomp refers to a scene from a November 2024 Death Battle animation in which Infinite from Sonic the Hedgehog gets crushed by a Thwomp from Super Mario Bros., killing him within seconds of appearing. The episode, which pits Bowser against Dr. Eggman, was posted on November 17th, 2024 and the scene became the widespread subject of reactions and memes online, with some arguing over whether or not Infinite deserved the swift death.

Origin

On November 17th, 2024, YouTuber^[1] Death Battle posted a video in which they imagine a battle between Bowser from the Super Mario Bros. series against Dr. Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog, garnering over 1.2 million views in a day. The video features animation throughout to depict the battle, along with segments that weight the pros and cons of each fighter.

At the 19:03 mark, King Boo summons a Thwomp to crush Infinite, an enemy in Sonic who is determined not to be weak,^[2] defeating him within seconds.

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The scene became the subject of memes and reactions following the video's release, with many finding it funny that a seemingly stronger enemy like Infinite, who is obsessed with being strong and abandoning weakness, was killed so fast.

On November 17th, 2024, X^[3] user @adifying posted the clip, writing, "HOW FAKE REALITY WARPERS LOOK WHEN A REAL GHOUL SHOWS UP," garnering over 22,000 likes in a day. X^[4] user @TragicCrusader posted, "THIS NIGGA INFINITE GOT WASHED BY A THWOMP IM SO DONE," garnering over 15,000 likes in the same span of time.

That day, u/Delicious-Rub-2603 made a post to /r/DeathBattleMatchups^[5] asking, "How do you feel about the way infinite got taken out?" garnering over 360 upvotes and 240 comments in a day, with the top comment reading, "He [Infinite] got taken down like a bitch, most accurate thing in the whole episode," garnering over 300 upvotes.

Later that day, X^[6] user @misterduby posted side-by-side images of Thwomp and Infinite's power levels as stated by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, writing, "According to Smash Ultimate, Infinite and the Thwomp are on a similar power level," garnering over 22,000 likes in a day.

Later that day, u/UltimateFatbear2006 made a post to /r/SonicTheHedgehog^[7] sharing a meme about the battle, writing, "Infinite’s not even thwomp level 😭🙏🏽," garnering over 970 upvotes in a day. That day, X^[8] user @Unluckery posted a meme about Shadow reacting to the video, garnering over 5,500 likes in a day.

That night, X^[9] user @default_do90924 posted a screenshot of a comment left under the Death Battle video offering a hypothesis on why it makes sense that Thwomp killed Infinite so easily, garnering over 20,000 likes in a day.

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