Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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Group C. Yo should know the drill by now. You have one vote, use it wisely. Top four go through.
The Combatants:
Komodo Dragon
The Komodo is the largest lizard in the world, growing to a maximum of 3 metres and 70kg. They dominate their ecosystems due to their size, hunting and ambushing prey up to the size of deer and large pigs. They have been known to dig up the corpses of dead humans and eat them. They may or may not have a venomous bite.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon
Honeybadger
I don't really need to write anything here. A three time finalist the honey badger is WHC box office gold. He'll cruise through this group without breaking sweat. If you have never heard of him, there'll be plenty of people coming along soon enough to tell you about him, but here's the basics to be getting on with:
Lives in Africa, small, heavily muscled, powerful jaws, eats and fights pretty much anything. Fights and eats poisonous snakes, scraps with lions. What he doesn't do however, is bite off bollocks. Thats a myth. Very little else about him is. A terrific competitor and very hard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_badger
Crown of Thorns Starfish
Not sure about this fella. Eats coral. Is covered in sharp spines and has a toxic defense as well. Doesn't appear to be overtly aggressive and its defensive systems are mechanical. Wikipedia isn't giving me a lot to work with so whoever nominated and seconded it need to get on the campaign trail.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown-of-thorns_starfish
Humans
Always a controversial entrant. Has never really done anything to date in the WHC competition. Physically puny the humans hardness comes from its love of fighting-from car park punch ups to full on nuclear war. Wherever there are people there are people fighting. Also, the cleverest combatants in the contest. They can use their brains to work out winning strategies and to create deadly weapons. That said scale any of the other competitors to human size, stick them in a cage with a human and let them ruck it out, the human will lose pretty much every time. Which is pretty much what this contest is about, pound for pound hardness, so...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human
Colossal Squid
This is exactly what it claims to be:a colossal squid. Has an NSC poster named after it. Not much is known about these beasts. They are estimated to grow up to 12-14metres in length. Their arms and tentacles are lined with suckers which are lined with sharp teeth. The tentacles also have sharp hooks, some that swivel and others that are three pronged. Lacerations on Sperm whales bodies are believed to have been caused by these hooks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_squid
Seagull
I suspect the seagull will do well, if for no other reason than its link to the Albion. That said, it is a highly intelligent and brave bird. It has been known to fly into the mouths of surfacing whales to peck out flesh to eat. It loves to dive bomb its victims and will eat just about anything. Will have a go on its own but also loves to attack in a mob. Can take out prey on land, at sea or in the air.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull
Japanese Giant Hornet
The Japanese Giant Hornet is another that is exactly what it claims to be, it's a giant hornet from Japan. Very aggressive when provoked it has a powerful venom that has the power to kill if someone is stung enough. In fact, its the second biggest animal killer of humans in Japan (the first being other humans) with about 30-40 deaths a year attributed to it.
Against the European honey bee(imported into Japan because they make more honey than the native Japanese honey bee) it is incredibly deadly. One JGH can kill FORTY european honey bees in a single minute. Thirty JGH can destroy a whole hive of 30,000 european bees in about three hours.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_giant_hornet
Australian Box Jellyfish
Unlike your common jellyfish, the Box Jellyfish actively hunts its prey, which it kills with a sting unleashing its deadly venom. It is regarded as one of the most poisonous beasts on earth. Its poison can kill within 2-5minutes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_jellyfish
Hippo
A literal and metaphorical heavyweight of the WHC. He is a former winner (2010) and multiple semi-finalist. He combines awesome size, strength and power with wanton irritability and aggressiveness. A herbivore he'll scrap with anything just for the heck of it(as opposed to most animals who fight for food). Been known to attack boats for fun, no provocation needed. Chases humans and other animals all over the place. Hangs out in the same neck of the (again metaphorical) woods as crocodiles and lions. Neither mess with the hippo lightly. Wikipedia describes the hippo as 'indiscriminately ill-tempered' and 'by nature very aggressive'. Always a contender for the title.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus#Aggression
Barnacle Goose
A debutant in this years WHC. I don't know too much about thm and wikipedia hasn't helped too much. Will need it's nominator [MENTION=3788]Barrel of Fun[/MENTION] to come to its aid. What I can say about it is its hard in a mental way. Parents don't bring food to their goslings. Instead they bring the goslings to the food. The only problem being they build their nests on cliffs...and the goslings cant fly. Therefore the goslings hurl themselves off the cliffs to get to the beach and food. Many don't make it...only the hard ones survive. So an adult barnacle goose is one that has deliberately thrown itself off a cliff and survived...
Rhino
***NSC only allows 10 images per post. the rhino is the 11th competitor in this group so no photo in this post. There'll be one in my next post, directly under this one.***
Despite being huge and having a mega weapon in the middle of its head the rhino has never done much in the WHC competition. It has no natural predators due to its size and rarely gets into rucks with other animals. Not randomly irritable or aggressive like the hippo it struggles to garner votes. Needs a strong marketing campaign if it wants to progress.
The Combatants:
Komodo Dragon
The Komodo is the largest lizard in the world, growing to a maximum of 3 metres and 70kg. They dominate their ecosystems due to their size, hunting and ambushing prey up to the size of deer and large pigs. They have been known to dig up the corpses of dead humans and eat them. They may or may not have a venomous bite.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon
Honeybadger
I don't really need to write anything here. A three time finalist the honey badger is WHC box office gold. He'll cruise through this group without breaking sweat. If you have never heard of him, there'll be plenty of people coming along soon enough to tell you about him, but here's the basics to be getting on with:
Lives in Africa, small, heavily muscled, powerful jaws, eats and fights pretty much anything. Fights and eats poisonous snakes, scraps with lions. What he doesn't do however, is bite off bollocks. Thats a myth. Very little else about him is. A terrific competitor and very hard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_badger
Crown of Thorns Starfish
Not sure about this fella. Eats coral. Is covered in sharp spines and has a toxic defense as well. Doesn't appear to be overtly aggressive and its defensive systems are mechanical. Wikipedia isn't giving me a lot to work with so whoever nominated and seconded it need to get on the campaign trail.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown-of-thorns_starfish
Humans
Always a controversial entrant. Has never really done anything to date in the WHC competition. Physically puny the humans hardness comes from its love of fighting-from car park punch ups to full on nuclear war. Wherever there are people there are people fighting. Also, the cleverest combatants in the contest. They can use their brains to work out winning strategies and to create deadly weapons. That said scale any of the other competitors to human size, stick them in a cage with a human and let them ruck it out, the human will lose pretty much every time. Which is pretty much what this contest is about, pound for pound hardness, so...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human
Colossal Squid
This is exactly what it claims to be:a colossal squid. Has an NSC poster named after it. Not much is known about these beasts. They are estimated to grow up to 12-14metres in length. Their arms and tentacles are lined with suckers which are lined with sharp teeth. The tentacles also have sharp hooks, some that swivel and others that are three pronged. Lacerations on Sperm whales bodies are believed to have been caused by these hooks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_squid
Seagull
I suspect the seagull will do well, if for no other reason than its link to the Albion. That said, it is a highly intelligent and brave bird. It has been known to fly into the mouths of surfacing whales to peck out flesh to eat. It loves to dive bomb its victims and will eat just about anything. Will have a go on its own but also loves to attack in a mob. Can take out prey on land, at sea or in the air.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull
Japanese Giant Hornet
The Japanese Giant Hornet is another that is exactly what it claims to be, it's a giant hornet from Japan. Very aggressive when provoked it has a powerful venom that has the power to kill if someone is stung enough. In fact, its the second biggest animal killer of humans in Japan (the first being other humans) with about 30-40 deaths a year attributed to it.
Against the European honey bee(imported into Japan because they make more honey than the native Japanese honey bee) it is incredibly deadly. One JGH can kill FORTY european honey bees in a single minute. Thirty JGH can destroy a whole hive of 30,000 european bees in about three hours.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_giant_hornet
Australian Box Jellyfish
Unlike your common jellyfish, the Box Jellyfish actively hunts its prey, which it kills with a sting unleashing its deadly venom. It is regarded as one of the most poisonous beasts on earth. Its poison can kill within 2-5minutes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_jellyfish
Hippo
A literal and metaphorical heavyweight of the WHC. He is a former winner (2010) and multiple semi-finalist. He combines awesome size, strength and power with wanton irritability and aggressiveness. A herbivore he'll scrap with anything just for the heck of it(as opposed to most animals who fight for food). Been known to attack boats for fun, no provocation needed. Chases humans and other animals all over the place. Hangs out in the same neck of the (again metaphorical) woods as crocodiles and lions. Neither mess with the hippo lightly. Wikipedia describes the hippo as 'indiscriminately ill-tempered' and 'by nature very aggressive'. Always a contender for the title.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus#Aggression
Barnacle Goose
A debutant in this years WHC. I don't know too much about thm and wikipedia hasn't helped too much. Will need it's nominator [MENTION=3788]Barrel of Fun[/MENTION] to come to its aid. What I can say about it is its hard in a mental way. Parents don't bring food to their goslings. Instead they bring the goslings to the food. The only problem being they build their nests on cliffs...and the goslings cant fly. Therefore the goslings hurl themselves off the cliffs to get to the beach and food. Many don't make it...only the hard ones survive. So an adult barnacle goose is one that has deliberately thrown itself off a cliff and survived...
Rhino
***NSC only allows 10 images per post. the rhino is the 11th competitor in this group so no photo in this post. There'll be one in my next post, directly under this one.***
Despite being huge and having a mega weapon in the middle of its head the rhino has never done much in the WHC competition. It has no natural predators due to its size and rarely gets into rucks with other animals. Not randomly irritable or aggressive like the hippo it struggles to garner votes. Needs a strong marketing campaign if it wants to progress.
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I would argue attacking things because of base instinct isn't really "hard" either. Surely the truly "hard" creatures have both instinct and intelligence. Of course this argument re the human is utterly redundant. We are the dominant species on the planet. You have to be pretty hard to earn that title.