| Animation | Gallery |
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| Madness Combat | |
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 Hank about to fight Jebus | |
| Author: | Krinkels |
| Music: | DJ Birdy |
| Track(s): | Chicken Dance |
| Release date: | July 25, 2002 |
| Running time: | 2:07 |
| Protagonist(s): | Hank J. Wimbleton |
| Main antagonist(s): | Jesus |
| Body count: | 32 |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous: | Marsh-Mellow-Madness |
| Next: | ยท Madness Combat 2: Redeemer ยท Madness: Project Nexus Episode 1.5 |
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Madness Combat 1 is the very first episode in the Madness Combat series. It was first released onto Newgrounds.com on July 25th, 2002 where it immediately became a success, earning a Daily Second place award. As of March 7, 2024, this very episode has over 4.8 million views on Newgrounds.
Plot[]
In this episode, Madness Combat's protagonist, Hank J. Wimbleton, And his antagonist, Jesus, debuts.
The animation begins with Hank standing around a tree and a man with a boombox, Playing a version of the Chicken Dance, and a dancing grunt in the background. Hank, goes up to the owner of the boombox to go to grab the boombox but the owner punches him causing him to fall to the ground; Hank becomes angry and beats the boombox man to death. A riot then starts among the other characters in which everyone tries to kill Hank, except the dancing man in the background, who seems oblivious to the violence. Hank manages to kill multiple people, and makes sure they're dead by blowing up their bodies with a frag grenade.
Hank vs Jebus
After the grenade explodes, Jesus Christ, who distinguishes himself from the rest of the characters with his goatee, long hair and halo, takes on Hank. He turns two of the corpses into zombies with a lightning bolt, which upon contact, not only revives people but also turns their bare skin into a transparent green and make them stronger and more resistant.
The first zombie of Madness Combat
They give another try at attacking Hank, but then get killed again. When Hank tries to shoot Jesus with a MAC-10, Jesus defends himself by quickly summoning a cross-shaped shield. Jesus then shoots hank with a lightning bolt, knocking him down, and repeatedly body slamming him into the ground.
Jebus' cannon
Hank after the battle
When Jesus realizes his zombies do not offer enough offensive power, he pushes the bodies away, then decides to summon a cannon and fires a few shots at Hank, which he dodges by ducking and jumping. While trying to shoot hank, Jesus is then caught off guard and then shot by Hank's MAC-10. Several more people begin charging at Hank, who now uses PPKs, knives and a sawed-off shotgun to take them out. After killing all his foes, Hank brings the boombox to him and shoots the dancing man in the background. Being the only living character left in the animation, Hank dances to the music and a text appears on the screen:
And so on this day our hero had slain thirty men. And he would later admit to having a good time doing it. Thirty two people actually, if you count the zombies.
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Hank J. Wimbleton (Debut)
- Jesus Christ (Debut)
- Boombox man (Only appearance)
- Civilian (Debut
- Dancing man (Debut)
- Grunts (Debut)
- Zombies (Debut)
Locations[]
Weapons[]
Kills and Deaths[]
| Characters | Total Characters | Killed by Hank |
|---|---|---|
| Grunt | 27 | 27 |
| Zombies | 2 | 2 |
| Jesus | 1 | 1 |
| Boombox man | 1 | 1 |
| Dancing man | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 32 |
Trivia[]
- This is the shortest of the main canon episodes, with a runtime of 2:07.
- Hank grabs the boombox and dances to the music at the end. Which implies that hank never hated the music, he just wanted the boombox.
- This episode has the lowest body count of the main canon episodes compared to others.
- This is the only canon episode without blood.
- On Newgrounds, this is the only Madness Combat episode rated Teen as it does not show any blood.
- This is one of the few episodes that does not have Tricky in it.
- In the beginning, all the characters show only 1 foot except the boombox man and Hank.
- This is the only episode with only one background.
- This is the only episode where enemies that appear in large numbers don't use any weapons.
- However, one of the enemies fired Jesus' cannon once and another one used a severed head.
Errors[]
- Some bodies, hands and feet are backwards.
- The cannon in the episode fires 4 times without reloading. However this could be because it was made with magic, so possibly could have infinite ammo.
- In the .swf file (can be viewed here), the canvas view is slightly too large. Several grunts (and Jesus) can be seen at the edges of the screen before they walk into frame. This is fixed in the YouTube version.
- The sawed-off double barrel shotgun in the episode fires 3 times without reloading, despite real double barrels only being capable of holding 2 shells.
- There is no blood. However it is unknown if this is intentional or not.