Commercial Kombat Part Two

Who can possibly beat the Mad Butcher's meat? Can anyone match the power of thousands of luminous spheres? Can you catch ghosts kicks? And who is our most charismatic car sales icon?

Welcome to the second (and probably final) edition of ‘Commercial Kombat’, a series where I pit popular advertising icons of New Zealand’s past against each other in ‘Mortal Kombat’ style matchups! If you missed part one, I highly suggest checking that out here.

When coming up with the the perfect matches, I decided to pair “fighters” who shared similar themes (infomercials, butchery, car parts, memes) and as a result, there are some really fun, and dumb, matchups.

After the paywall, I will also share some fun facts from our nation’s advertising history such as: Which TV AD Icon played a corpse in Tom Hanks's hit 2000 film Cast Away? Which Iconic meme AD genuinely achieved its more wholesome life-saving goal? And Which AD Icons fan base kept her in the role for nearly 20 years?

Find out below, after we witness the final four rounds of Commercial Kombat!!!