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PASSIVE VS FENDRY

Battle Result

Official Battle Result

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Clash Summary

PASSIVE vs FENDRY took place in the PenGame Rap Battle 2025 Cold War Semi-Finals. The judges are Craig Mitch, Strands, and PK Humble. The host frames it as a high-stakes semi-final with money on the line, and the judges ask for aggression, hunger, disrespect and the gloves fully off. FENDRY wins the coin toss and chooses to go first. FENDRY opens round one by attacking PASSIVE through name flips and personal angles. He uses P-A-S-S-I-V-E style flips like “Colassive-Passive,” “Grassive-Passive,” “Gassive-Passive,” and “Lassive-Passive,” then attacks PASSIVE’s alleged drug use, hair, girlfriend, sister, dad, music advice, London friends and being unwanted by people around him. It is sharp and personal, but PASSIVE’s response lands harder. PASSIVE’s first round is huge. He attacks FENDRY’s name, saying his mum knew his pen would be dry, then goes into money, Childline-style messages, snus, his girl, cocaine jokes, whiteness, idol angle, previous wins and achievements. The “I did” repetition becomes a dominant section: PASSIVE says FENDRY never beat JM, never smoked RA’SIAH, never got a million views, never made money from music, never got wheeled on a show, while PASSIVE did. He closes by saying FENDRY made “Free Reloads,” but PASSIVE gets four faster wheels like a Lambo. The round is clear, direct and powerful. Craig and PK both give PASSIVE the first. Round two is closer. FENDRY attacks PASSIVE’s ex, home invasion angle, cat flap, Christmas/Santa imagery, not getting over Zen, Leah, MC Grinder, “Spidey,” an ex-man getting inside, getting G-checked, robbed bike, lies and the dog-death angle from PASSIVE’s earlier battles. It is more direct than his first and starts building momentum. PASSIVE’s second focuses on FENDRY copying his style, TikTok views, singing, lack of bars, long-distance girl, smell/finger line, smoking ganja, PS5/toy imagery, song comparison between “Spider” and “Limelight,” snus addiction and career decline. It has good writing, but the judges struggle to separate the second round. Craig calls it a draw, PK calls it a draw, while Strands says he was leaning PASSIVE through the first two. Round three is the decider. FENDRY comes with a very dark personal round about PASSIVE’s ex Leah, TJ’s, betrayal, autism/train wordplay, an ex running through his mates, Spider reference, a graphic sound-effect moment, mum material, dadlessness, family insults, mum’s size, calisthenics, losing to Zen and the question of what PASSIVE will do about FENDRY. The round gets multiple reloads and becomes the biggest moment of the battle. PASSIVE’s third is technically strong. He attacks FENDRY’s gender image, Northern Line, spelling of both names, alliterative schemes using F, E, N and D, the N-word controversy, dark bars, yoga, wet/dry flips, snus, spice, weed and addiction angles. It is well written, but FENDRY’s third has the bigger room impact. The official decision is FENDRY wins by split decision. Craig Mitch gives the battle to PASSIVE, while Strands and PK Humble give it to FENDRY. FENDRY advances to the final.

Performance Analysis

FENDRY

FENDRY wins because of the third round. He starts solid, improves in the second, then creates the biggest moment of the battle in the final round. His first round has good name flips and personal shots, but PASSIVE’s first is more complete. The Passive-name flips are clever, and the dad/music-advice angle has bite, but it does not overpower PASSIVE’s “I did” section. His second round is closer. FENDRY becomes more direct, focusing on PASSIVE’s ex, home invasion story, Leah, Spidey, Zen, bike robbery and lies. This round helps him stay alive going into the third. His third round is the winner. It is uncomfortable, disrespectful and very personal. The Leah/TJ’s setup, train/autism line, ex-and-friends angle, “Spider” sound-effect moment, mum/family insults and Zen callback make it the round people remember. PK specifically says the level of disrespect and sound-effect moment pushed him towards FENDRY. FENDRY’s biggest strength is escalation. He does not win the cleanest round overall, but he creates the most decisive single moment.

Lyrical Themes: Passive-name flips, Molly, dead-cat hair, dad/music advice, ex Leah, TJ’s, trains/autism, Spider, ex/friends betrayal, mum wheelchair/Fantastic Four angle, dadlessness, mum’s size, calisthenics, Zen loss.

PASSIVE

PASSIVE has the cleaner first round and arguably the more consistent lyrical writing. Craig Mitch gives him the battle because his first is clearer than FENDRY’s third is dominant. His first round is the strongest pure round for structure. The “I did” repetition is excellent because it turns PASSIVE’s résumé into a weapon. He lists achievements FENDRY has not reached and contrasts them with what he has done. It is direct, funny and easy to score. His second round is good but not decisive. He attacks FENDRY’s style-copying, TikTok, singing, long-distance relationship, smell, ganja, toys, PS5, song quality and snus use. It is solid but not enough to make the round clear. His third round is technically strong but less explosive than FENDRY’s. The name-spelling and alliteration work is strong, and he flips wet/dry back on FENDRY, but the room responds more heavily to FENDRY’s shock-value third. PASSIVE’s biggest strength is clarity and structure. His weakness in this battle is that FENDRY’s final round becomes the defining moment for two judges.

Lyrical Themes: FENDRY’s dry pen, money, snus, girl, cocaine jokes, idol angle, “I did” achievement list, TikTok, singing, PS5/toys, Spider vs Limelight, snus addiction, gender insults, spelling schemes, N-word controversy, wet/dry flip.

Key Technical Highlights

FENDRY

Best round

Round three.

Strongest trait

Shock-value escalation.

Best angle

Leah / TJ’s / ex-and-friends betrayal.

Best moment

Graphic “Spider” sound-effect section.

Battle-winning factor

Biggest final-round impact.

PASSIVE

Best round

Round one.

Strongest trait

Clarity and résumé writing.

Best angle

“I did” achievement list.

Best technical section

F/E/N/D spelling and alliteration in round three.

Battle-losing factor

Could not match FENDRY’s third-round room impact.

Indexed Bars & Breakdown

FENDRY

Identity

"It’s F-E-N to the D-R-Y."

FENDRY opens by spelling his name and setting up his usual identity pattern.

Status

"I’m so sick of these vacancies."

This frames PASSIVE as empty space or an unworthy opponent. It suggests the tournament has gaps FENDRY is filling.

Wordplay/Status

"Only TT when taking tips, so I don’t think P’s gonna take that G."

This is a letter and money/status bar. The wording is rough in the transcript, but FENDRY is playing with letters, money and PASSIVE’s name.

Violence

"I’ll send you to A&E."

A direct violence/hospital bar. Simple but clear.

Name Flip

"Colassive-Passive."

A Passive-name flip. FENDRY twists the name into “colossal” or “massive” style wordplay.

Name Flip/Status

"In school I heard you were Grassive-Passive."

This attacks PASSIVE as a grass or informant. It is a school/reputation angle.

Name Flip

"Don’t get Gassive-Passive."

This continues the name-flip run, warning PASSIVE not to get too hyped.

Name Flip/Drug Accusation

"Know why your pupil’s Massive-Passive? You take Molly in secret."

This links large pupils to alleged drug use. It is battle material.

Name Flip/Gender Insult

"You look like a Lassive-Passive."

A gendered insult, saying PASSIVE looks feminine. It is hostile battle material.

Insult

"Your girl pulls your hair when she fucks you."

A crude relationship/sexuality punch.

Appearance Joke

"Take that dead cat off of your head."

A hair insult. FENDRY attacks PASSIVE’s hair as dead-cat looking.

Insult

"New girl is a slapper."

A crude attack on PASSIVE’s girlfriend. It is battle material, not fact.

Status

"She’s with you for clout."

A relationship/status punch. FENDRY says PASSIVE’s girl is using him.

Geography/Status

"Metro or Gaza, you man live on a surface-level difference."

This is a geography/status comparison. FENDRY says the difference between PASSIVE and others is surface-level, not real substance.

Insult

"Ask your sister to roll your spliff, shaky hands got spice in a chair."

A sister/drug-use image. It is battle material.

Status

"I found your dad, guess what, it’s me."

A fatherhood/status punch. FENDRY says he is PASSIVE’s dad in battle terms.

Music Joke

"Your first words were, ‘put some bassline on.’"

A music-origin joke. FENDRY says PASSIVE was born wanting bassline music.

Personal

"Next time you call me for music advice, don’t think that’s gonna come for free."

This is a strong personal/music angle. It suggests PASSIVE came to FENDRY for help.

Insult/Repetition

"You’re not even wanted by your dad, not even wanted by your girl, not even wanted by the lads."

A harsh rejection/repetition bar. FENDRY attacks PASSIVE’s family, relationship and friendship circle.

Wordplay

"You’re not bad, call your rap bad."

A simple bad/rap-bad flip. It attacks both image and music.

Personal

"Fed this pussy, he bit my hand."

This implies FENDRY helped PASSIVE and PASSIVE was ungrateful.

Aggression

"Shut the fuck up, I should slap you."

FENDRY opens round two with direct aggression.

Status

"Act like you’re a bad dude."

A credibility attack. He says PASSIVE acts harder than he is.

Status/Rebuttal

"Yeah, I’m posh, I still rap you."

FENDRY addresses the posh angle directly, saying background does not stop him rapping better.

Local Reference/Appearance

"Have your nose all looking at Anbu."

An appearance/face punch referencing another PenGame figure, ANBU.

Personal/Home Invasion

"You let an ex-man creep through your cat flap."

This starts one of FENDRY’s strongest round-two personal angles. It attacks PASSIVE’s home situation.

Joke/Home Invasion

"Happened on Christmas Day, I know this dickhead thought it was Santa."

A cat-flap/Christmas punchline. It turns the home-invasion/ex-man angle into a joke.

Personal/History

"There’s two things you can’t get over: your ex and losing your clash with Zen."

This is one of the strongest round-two lines. It links relationship pain and battle loss.

Name Flip/Appearance

"Your ex called Leah, you go looking like Leah again."

A name/appearance flip. It links PASSIVE’s ex to his own image.

Music/Voice Critique

"I don’t wanna hear no talk about Spidey, you sound like MC Grinder."

This attacks PASSIVE’s song/brand and voice.

Wordplay/Personal

"Too many times you said inside — you let an ex-man inside."

A smart wordplay line. PASSIVE’s “inside” phrasing becomes a personal attack.

Street Image

"You got G-checked and horrified."

A street/pressure bar. FENDRY says PASSIVE got tested and folded.

Personal Incident

"Tried to make guns apologise, but they dropped you instead and robbed your bike."

This is a personal incident angle. It should be treated as battle material.

Status

"Said he’s better than me, that’s lies."

FENDRY starts a repeated “lies” section, attacking PASSIVE’s claims.

History Rebuttal

"Asked JM if his dog was dead — fam, you made that up, that’s lies."

This references PASSIVE’s earlier dog-death angle against JM and calls it fabricated.

Relationship/Shock Value

"I just got off the phone with Leah."

FENDRY opens round three with the ex-girlfriend angle. It immediately makes the round personal.

Relationship

"She said she just got back from TJ’s."

This sets up the betrayal/location angle around Leah and TJ’s.

Setup/Location

"Sounds like she was ambushed, that room must have been a jumpy place."

A room/ambush setup. It builds tension before the more explicit material.

Shock Value/Insult

"PASSIVE, I know you’re autistic, makes sense that you fuck with trains."

This is an autism/train insult and should be treated carefully as hostile battle material.

Wordplay/Sexuality Insult

"I didn’t know your ex did too — she ran one of them with all of your mates."

A train/sexuality wordplay line. It is crude and personal battle material.

Brand/Shock Value

"Spider, bust on her face."

This references PASSIVE’s song or brand “Spider” and turns it into a graphic sexual insult. It becomes part of the sound-effect moment discussed by the judges.

Betrayal

"Your friend was a snake and your ex-girl was a whore."

A direct betrayal angle. It attacks both PASSIVE’s friend and ex.

Shock Value/Disability

"So I put your mum in a wheelchair, then called you the fan Spastic Four."

This is an offensive disability-based Fantastic Four flip. It is battle material and relies on shock value.

Status

"PASSIVE, you were in decline, go cry about it on Discord."

A decline/online-community punch. FENDRY says PASSIVE is falling off and complaining online.

Writing Critique

"Your bars are an empty crack shack."

A writing/quality insult. PASSIVE’s bars are framed as hollow and dirty.

Wordplay/Sexuality

"Your girl gets used like a broken record."

A record/repetition sexual insult. It is crude but structured.

Relationship Insult

"You got left for a crackhead."

A harsh relationship insult.

Rebuttal

"You said Leah made me run off the stage, so why is your face gone that red?"

A direct rebuttal to PASSIVE’s earlier angle.

Family Insult

"You don’t have a dad."

A blunt family insult.

Status

"You’re not blessed by the sun."

A status/spiritual insult, implying PASSIVE lacks favour or warmth.

Relationship/Personality

"You don’t love no one more than yourself, that’s why you got left for a no one."

A relationship/personality punch. FENDRY says narcissism caused the breakup.

Rebuttal/Family

"Don’t know how you’re making mum jokes, it’s your mum that needs athletics."

This turns PASSIVE’s mum jokes back at him.

Appearance/Family

"Your mum with a big deep premise."

A body/weight insult aimed at PASSIVE’s mum.

Fitness/Family Joke

"The only time that girl does calisthenics."

This is a body/fitness punch about PASSIVE’s mum. It continues the athletics angle.

History

"You cried when you lost to Zen."

A tournament-history angle. FENDRY says PASSIVE was emotional after defeat.

Challenge

"So what you gonna do about FENDRY?"

A strong closer. It asks what PASSIVE can do now that the threat is standing in front of him.

PASSIVE

Status

"Fletcher Pendry, you’re not the guy."

PASSIVE opens by using FENDRY’s government name and dismissing his status.

Name Flip/Writing Critique

"Your last name is Pendry, why? Your mum always knew that your pen would be dry."

A clean name flip. Pendry becomes “pen dry,” attacking FENDRY’s writing.

Pop Culture/Threat

"I’ll turn this guy to a bitch like the Wayans."

This references The Wayans Brothers and likely White Chicks gender-comedy imagery. PASSIVE uses it as a threat.

Confidence

"Get back in that shell till you come out."

A shell/confidence punch. PASSIVE says FENDRY should hide.

Insult

"You only made money in your ends with your bum out."

A crude money/sexuality insult. It is battle material.

Stage Control

"Now I’m gonna make you leave and run out."

A direct stage-control threat.

Visual Insult

"With your shoes, remind me of your teeth — they’re done out."

A visual insult linking shoes and teeth.

Allegation/Shock Value

"Why you tried to send Childline messages?"

A serious allegation-style line. It should be treated strictly as battle material, not fact.

Money/Habit

"He would spend the 5K in a day, get some snus and have forty left."

This attacks FENDRY’s money management and snus use.

Status

"My son, you was never raised that way."

A fathering/status bar. PASSIVE positions himself as the parent figure.

Status/Joke

"I’ll send you to the naughty step."

This extends the father/child angle.

Insult

"Your girl’s a fat bitch, she’s got an orbit."

A harsh body/relationship insult.

Joke/Insult

"If she had a peep show, I would report it."

A crude visual/body joke.

Drug Joke

"I came to that clash wearing a black hat, cause if I brought a white one, he would snort it."

A drug/cocaine joke. The black hat avoids giving FENDRY something white to snort.

Appearance

"I feel bad that you’re more white than your teeth."

A whiteness/appearance punch.

Status

"I feel bad that you got to battle your idol."

This is one of PASSIVE’s strongest first-round status angles. He says FENDRY looks up to him.

Résumé

"You never won against JM. I did."

This starts the “I did” résumé run.

Résumé

"You never smoked RA’SIAH. I did."

PASSIVE compares tournament achievements directly.

Status/Views

"You never got a million views. I did."

A platform/status bar. PASSIVE flexes reach.

Money/Status

"Never made money on a tune. I did."

A music-income flex. PASSIVE says he has monetised music where FENDRY has not.

Drug Joke

"Can’t stay away from balloons. I did."

A drug/balloon joke, likely referencing nitrous oxide.

Appearance/Status

"You look like a Year 7 roadman hybrid."

A visual/status insult. FENDRY is framed as a schoolkid pretending to be road.

Insult

"You couldn’t satisfy your girl. I did."

A direct relationship/sexuality punch.

Style/Authenticity

"Imitate my bars, imitate my shit."

PASSIVE accuses FENDRY of copying him.

Flow/Technical

"He couldn’t ever do a skippy flow. I did."

A flow/technical flex. PASSIVE says he can do styles FENDRY cannot.

Status

"Never been on a 1Xtra set. I did."

A radio/status bar. BBC 1Xtra is a key platform for UK music.

Status/Performance

"Never got wheeled on a show, but I did."

A performance/reload flex. PASSIVE has been wheeled/reloaded live.

Wordplay/Status

"You made a song called Free Reloads, but I’ll get four faster wheels like a Lambo."

One of PASSIVE’s best round-one lines. “Free Reloads” becomes “four wheels,” and the Lambo image gives it luxury/status.

Status

"I’m your dad, but I wouldn’t touch your mum."

A fathering/status closer. PASSIVE says he owns FENDRY in battle but still rejects his mum.

Status/Skill

"You can’t do none of this shit I do."

PASSIVE opens round two by claiming a skill gap.

Authenticity

"You always chat shit in your bars, I don’t."

A truth/authenticity angle.

Income/Status

"Get paid to play games, it’s something he don’t."

A TikTok/gaming-income flex. PASSIVE says he makes money from things FENDRY cannot.

Platform/Status

"You’re live on TikTok, that’s something I do, but you only get about ten views."

A platform/status punch. PASSIVE compares their online reach.

Authenticity/Style

"Copy my style, it’s something you do."

A direct imitation accusation.

Hostility

"No, we’re not mates and I hope that you fail."

A blunt hostility line. It removes any friendly framing.

Technical Critique

"You’re shouting shit, no flow, it’s stale."

A technical critique. PASSIVE says FENDRY is loud but not flowing.

Wordplay

"I don’t write or feel his words like Braille."

A writing/touch wordplay bar. Braille is read by touch, and PASSIVE says he does not feel FENDRY’s bars.

Joke/Money

"How can you be addicted when you’re broke?"

A drug/money punch. PASSIVE says addiction does not fit with lack of money.

Music Critique

"Why do you sing if you don’t have a bar?"

A singer/rapper critique. PASSIVE says FENDRY should not sing if he has no bars.

Music Critique

"You’re a rapper, not a singer. You can’t hit notes."

This continues the music-skill critique.

Joke/Insult

"You’re long-distance with your girl. If you’re missing that bad, smell my finger."

A crude relationship/sexuality punch.

Joke/Status

"Does your mum know that you smoke ganja?"

PASSIVE infantilises FENDRY, making him look like a child hiding weed from his mum.

Joke/Status

"I’ll go home and take away man’s toys."

This continues the father/child angle.

Joke/Status

"I’ll take the cord from the back of your PS."

A PlayStation punishment bar. PASSIVE treats FENDRY like a misbehaving child.

Status/Wordplay

"Your rap career’s going down, Mayday."

A crash/distress signal bar.

Toy/Status Joke

"Little boy gonna get spun like a Beyblade."

A toy/spinning punch. Beyblade connects to the childish angle.

Song Comparison

"My number one song is Spider. Limelight is a shit song, bro."

A direct song-vs-song comparison. PASSIVE says his track is better than FENDRY’s.

Money/Music

"Your song made about two quid, Sony."

A money/music-income punch. It attacks FENDRY’s streaming income.

Money/Music

"I made bread from my Spiderverse."

This references Spider and the Spider-Verse, connecting music to money.

Habit

"This guy here is addicted to snus."

A nicotine/snus angle. PASSIVE attacks FENDRY’s habits.

Crude Joke

"Your top lip burns a bit more than your crotch."

A crude snus/sexuality insult, using the burning sensation of snus.

Gender Insult

"You look like a little boy and a little girl."

PASSIVE opens round three with a gender-expression insult. It is hostile battle material.

Gender Insult

"Your bars are more confusing than your gender."

Another gender-based insult. It should be treated strictly as battle material.

Threat/Wordplay

"I hope you get hit with a train two times."

A train/death bar. It also links to FENDRY’s earlier autism/train angle.

Wordplay/Location

"He doesn’t travel in London much, but he’ll be doing up Northern lines."

This references the Northern line on the London Underground and “lines” as injury/drug/rail imagery.

Spelling Flip

"It’s P-A-W-S-I-V-E, it’s F-E-N to the D-R-Y."

PASSIVE spells both names, mirroring FENDRY’s style and turning it against him.

Alliteration

"FENDRY’s failing fast."

This starts an alliterative F-scheme.

Alliteration

"Facing a fearless father figure with flawless flows."

PASSIVE positions himself as the father figure with better delivery.

Dismissal

"Exit, kid, this ain’t even equal."

A dismissive line. PASSIVE says the battle is not balanced.

Status Joke

"You get evicted and expelled."

A school/home removal bar. It continues the child/discipline framing.

Alliteration

"Expect your elder to exile enemies and educate you."

An alliterative E-scheme. PASSIVE casts himself as the elder teaching FENDRY.

Controversy/Angle

"Never knew my nephew would say the N-word."

A racial-language angle. PASSIVE attacks FENDRY for controversial wording. The slur is referenced as battle material and not repeated here.

Alliteration/Insult

"Disrespect this dickhead, his bars are doo-doo."

A direct writing insult.

Alliteration/Critique

"Deliver your dark bars, dorked-up large."

This attacks FENDRY’s “dark” material as awkward rather than dangerous.

Alliteration/Wordplay

"Real recognise real, reload and restart."

A real/reload/restart wordplay bar. It links authenticity to PenGame performance.

Appearance

"You look like you do yoga."

A body/appearance insult.

Personal

"You hate life and I know you hate me now."

PASSIVE frames FENDRY as miserable and resentful.

Violence/Visual

"I throw hands like a cannibal when I clean out."

A violence/horror-style punch.

Wet/Dry Flip

"How can they be dry when you’re so wet?"

This flips FENDRY’s dry-pen angle back onto him. PASSIVE says FENDRY is emotionally or physically “wet.”

Habit

"You do snus, smell weed and care."

A habit/smell critique.

Insult

"You get your meds from a vet."

A vet/animal insult, saying FENDRY is not fully human or not normal. It is battle material.

Joke

"You got more spice in your zoot than your kitchen cupboard."

A weed/spice/kitchen punch. It attacks his smoking habits and lifestyle.

Wet/Dry Flip

"I’ma call you wet till it soaks in."

A strong closer to the wet/dry flip. It repeats the point until it “soaks in.”

Judgement Summary

FENDRY wins by split decision (2-1)

Craig Mitch gives the battle to PASSIVE. He says PASSIVE clearly won the first round, FENDRY won the third, and the middle round felt like a draw. For Craig, PASSIVE’s first-round clarity and lyricism outweigh FENDRY’s third-round impact. Strands gives the battle to FENDRY. He says he was with PASSIVE for the first two rounds, but FENDRY turned him around in the third. Strands says he likes the underdog and gives the battle to FENDRY. PK Humble has the deciding vote. He gives the first round to PASSIVE, calls the second round a draw, and gives the third to FENDRY. The deciding factor for PK is the level of disrespect and the sound-effect moment in FENDRY’s third round. FENDRY advances to the final.

Battle Stats

Date05-09-2025

Views162K

LeagueSeason Cold War

Judges

Craig Mitch Strands PK Humble