Board 8 > What monster do you think you'd have the best chance against in a fight?

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To this day, I don't know the difference between a Bigfoot, a Yeti, and a Sasquatch.

I'd be dead in any scenario I think, but probably the slasher villain? That's probably the least supernatural of the lot.

unless this was a riddle and the answer was ghost because it's already dead so you automatically meet the win condition

24 hours to prepare is a guaranteed win against slow zombies. If they're fast zombies, Frankenstein's Monster would be easiest.

I think with 24 hours of prep you could definitely handle a horde of zombies, as long as they're slow-movers and not runners. Even then it's still probably the easiest choice.

If a witch needs time to cast spells or give you a potion then you might have a chance!

Vampire. Plenty of weaknesses. Just bathe in garlic and stay in the sun. Ez.

a ghost is already dead, so by the rule of the question i won before it gets to do anything

WarThaNemesis2 posted...

a ghost is already dead, so by the rule of the question i won before it gets to do anything

so are zombies and vampires and the monster

with 24 hours to prep you can definitely beat a vampire. i think they have the most straightforward weaknesses of any on that list

crosses, garlic, fires, even holy water to an extent are very feasible to obtain or make yourself, and you're permanently safe during daylight hours so you can buy a lot of time to eventually plan to kill it.

WarThaNemesis2 posted...

a ghost is already dead, so by the rule of the question i won before it gets to do anything

same can apply to particular types of zombies too

The smart-ass in me wants to vote Ghost because the question says you move on once it's killed

But I voted Frank because he's basically just a really strong guy terrified by fire, not some otherworldly being like most of these

Goddammit war

A single zombie would be the easiest by far, but I'll take my odds against Frankenstein's Monster given the 10 zombie stipulation.

changmas posted...

crosses, garlic, fires, even holy water to an extent are very feasible to obtain or make yourself, and you're permanently safe during daylight hours so you can buy a lot of time to eventually plan to kill it.

Don't forget they can't enter a living person's home without an invitation. So you just stay in all night safe and sound, and then be safe in the daylight hours too.

Dancedreamer posted...

Don't forget they can't enter a living person's home without an invitation. So you just stay in all night safe and sound, and then be safe in the daylight hours too.

oh true i completely forgot that rule. so yeah if you never invite anyone over to your house you will literally never lose to a vampire with some fairly annoying lifestyle restrictions while you determine how to kill it

but that's pretty much a wrap, i think it's gotta be vampire

I think we can immediately rule out werewolf (assuming it's transformed and not just like. A guy.), fairy, bigfoot, and Frankenstein's monster. They're all just too tough to kill.

Vampire - You're kinda fucked in a straight fight but I think it might be the easiest to kill? It's constrained by dumb rules like the fairy is, but also dies to sunlight, among other random stuff.

Witch - You probably have even chances against a witch if you have a gun, but this depends a lot on how powerful the witch is. You really want the kind from like, Harry Potter, that is explicitly just a normal person who knows a few spells.

Ghost - This is just a big ???? Can I kill it? Can it kill me? Who knows!

Gray alien - You probably have a height and reach advantage against it, and you can probably beat it to death bare-handed, so it really depends on if it has any special powers and what technology it has on hand.

Slasher villain - Really dependent on the specific villain but these guys aren't terribly tricky to outsmart or overpower with the right weapons, which is why that's often what happens at the end of their movies. The big risk here is making sure it's actually dead and won't pop back up in the stinger and then for 1-8 shitty sequels.

10 Zombies - This is really just asking "could you kill 10 extremely stupid normal humans?"

I think I lean towards the alien, then zombies/slasher/vampire in some order.

Vampire depends on the terrain. If we're allowed to turtle inside our own house, then yeah they can't do anything. I was assuming more of a neutral ground fight though.

Kenri posted...

I think we can immediately rule out...fairy, bigfoot, and Frankenstein's monster. They're all just too tough to kill.

A shotgun and/or crossbow seems pretty effective here

Kenri posted...

Gray alien - You probably have a height and reach advantage against it, and you can probably beat it to death bare-handed, so it really depends on if it has any special powers and what technology it has on han

Gray Alien totally comes with a blaster pistol on-hand.

can I fuck the werewolf instead of fighting it

NFUN posted...

A shotgun and/or crossbow seems pretty effective here

Is it? I've seen my own accuracy and I don't trust it.

My thinking was:

A fairy generically is only hurt by silver, and really this is just like fighting a small Greek goddess or something, no thank you. Also it can just fuck off and you'll never find it in 24 hours. Easily my #10 choice here.

Sasquatch is easily my #9. Remember the "could you beat a chimp if you had a sword?" topic? People super underestimate primate strength. This thing is going to rip you to shreds if it even sees you, I don't care what gun you have. It can also just fuck off, and you'll never find it within 24 hours, because the primary trait of a sasquatch is "can't find it"

Frankenstein's Monster I'm assuming is the pop culture version because if it's just Mary Shelley's A Hot Buff Guy Named Adam then it's back in contention, though you'll recall that he got chased into the Arctic so killing him in 24 hours will be tricky if he avoids you. If it's the giant guy who shrugs off normal weaponry and shoots lightning from his hands then this is like #8, still think I take it over Bigfoot though. Mainly for being slow.

KamikazePotato posted...

Gray Alien totally comes with a blaster pistol on-hand.

Sure. I dunno if this meaningfully changes my pick though.

fairies are hurt by iron...

and there's a lot of empirical data that you can definitely kill apes with guns

and you appear to have completely misunderstood the concept of the thread

A fistfight?

Fairy is tiny. Easy.

NFUN posted...

fairies are hurt by iron...

Oh right. "Cold iron" and all that.

NFUN posted...

and there's a lot of empirical data that you can definitely kill apes with guns

You have to get the gun in 24 hours and then hit them with it.

NFUN posted...

and you appear to have completely misunderstood the concept of the thread

Oh. Yeah I'm not sure why I thought you only had 24 hours to kill them. Realistically even with years it's gonna be hard to find some of these if they choose to leave you alone though.

Maybe vampire because there's a lot of dumb vampire rules you could take advantage of. Like the one where they're compelled to count seeds and rice. So just pocket rice them, Dale Gribble style, then while they're distracted it's stake/garlic/holy water time. Or if you have enough rice get them stuck doing it until sunrise.

Grey Alien seems like the obvious choice. The typical depiction isn't physically imposing

I wouldn't worry about a single member of an advanced race when I've got all these other primitives for help.

My first instinct was ghost, but then I realized it'd probably be one of those that have powers such as being able to manipulate physical objects. Obviously it depends on its specific power level, but I wouldn't risk it.

The aliens may have access to powerful technology, so again, not gonna risk it. Zombie horde could get really dicey if they're fast. Technically, it doesn't say you have to fight alone, but the risk of being outnumbered or that they sneak on you is too high.

Bigfoot sounds like the equivalent of fighting a grizzly bear? I think I could take on it if I have access to long-range weapons, and it'd for sure be immobilized easily enough with explosives and the like. Being such a big target might be helpful too. I doubt it'd be too smart or fast, and you could be more strategic by luring it into traps. I wouldn't take on a yeti, though. Snowy terrain is a big disadvantage.

Does the alien have a ray gun?

Bigfoot by a country mile. Theres nothing even supernatural about it, you can just shoot it.

I was going to vote Frankensteins monster, but then realized that he was basically Bigfoot but intelligent. The one from the original story arguably had a genius-level intellect.

Slasher Villain has way too many votes. Those dudes can teleport, survive almost anything, and 99% of us don't fit the bill of a Final Girl.

If it's slow zombies I'll take my chance.

KamikazePotato posted...

24 hours to prepare is a guaranteed win against slow zombies. If they're fast zombies, Frankenstein's Monster would be easiest.

also, a gray alien would use a ray gun and cook you. Capable of intergalactic travel then it would also be capable of eliminating you very quickly.

A vampire may not be able to enter your house, but I'm pretty sure there's nothing stopping it from setting your house on fire or destroying it in other ways.

Kenri posted...

Sasquatch is easily my #9. Remember the "could you beat a chimp if you had a sword?" topic? People super underestimate primate strength. This thing is going to rip you to shreds if it even sees you, I don't care what gun you have.

Its truly a mystery for the ages how primitive humans ever managed to survive to become the dominant species of this planet, considering even modern weapons are useless against wild animals.

Chaeix posted...

can I fuck the werewolf instead of fighting it

Finally someone asking the real question

People thinking Vampire are super wrong.

If you hide indoors and they know you're there, they'll just turn someone you know into a ghoul/vampire to get you to look out a window where you can be glamoured, and/or burn your house down with you in it.

Ah damn, I forgot about mummies.

redrocket posted...

Its truly a mystery for the ages how primitive humans ever managed to survive to become the dominant species of this planet, considering even modern weapons are useless against wild animals.

they sure as fuck didn't do it by 1v1ing grizzly bears with whatever weapons they can get in 24 hours

Yeah, I'm pretty sure primitive humans survived by, you know, just not walking up and fighting the wild animals that could rip them to shreds.

They weren't your typical keyboard warrior going "Yo give me a katana and I could solo an enraged gorilla!"

Kenri posted...

they sure as fuck didn't do it by 1v1ing grizzly bears with whatever weapons they can get in 24 hours

if you're American you can find somebody to lend you a gun in 24 hours. If you're not other weapons exist

Bigfoot is not equivalent to a fucking grizzly. At BEST, its equivalent to a gorilla. And while gorillas are not chumps they are not in the same ballpark as grizzlies.

Frankenstein's monster (the pop culture version, anyway) basically is a single slow zombie, except he can feel pain and be killed without destroying his head/brain. If you can handle 10 zombies, one Frankenstein should be easy.

redrocket posted...

Bigfoot is not equivalent to a fucking grizzly. At BEST, its equivalent to a gorilla. And while gorillas are not chumps they are not in the same ballpark as grizzlies.

okay if your take is gorilla >= bigfoot then I don't think there's anything more to talk about here

Kenri posted...

okay if your take is gorilla >= bigfoot then I don't think there's anything more to talk about here

Literally what source are you pulling from that contradicts this?? Its not like Bigfoot is big player in the horror genre.

I am submitting the following film as being the modern foundation of Bigfoot canon, if you have better please share

https://youtu.be/TjhhFj3Vua0

I'm picturing stuff like:

https://mtg-art-daily.tumblr.com/post/623589224164311040/hungering-yeti-no-clan-is-as-adept-at-saying-go

Or the one in:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/509980/BIGFOOT/

but to be clear if it's actually a human in a rented gorilla costume then yeah that's the easy winner for this topic

I wont dispute that Yetis are much nastier, I would not consider them comparable.

But if you are going to dismiss this historic film as just a man in a costume, you should realize that almost all Bigfoot enthusiasts will claim that it shows an actual Bigfoot or is at least an accurate portrayal of one.

redrocket posted...

I wont dispute that Yetis are much nastier, I would not consider them comparable.

But if you are going to dismiss this historic film as just a man in a costume, you should realize that almost all Bigfoot enthusiasts will claim that it shows an actual Bigfoot or is at least an accurate portrayal of one.

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Slasher villain is just a dude. Ill go buy an assault rifle

masterplum posted...

Slasher villain is just a dude. Ill go buy an assault rifle

I mean, if this were like Scream or something maybe

But the poll Specifically says (Jason-esque). Youre screwed.

There are a lot of kinds of witches, I'll bank on getting one of those that gets pushed into an oven by two children. Anyway most of them are old women, so they might just keel over before the 24 hours are up.