Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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The knockout stages. You know the drill, two combatants head to head. You have one vote and 24 hours to use it.
The combatants:
Cassowary
Group stage: 1st Group D (29 votes)
The Cassowary came through top of possibly the toughest group in the competition thanks to its loyal and vocal following. This large, flightless bird is generally a shy creature but can turn very vicious when provoked, inflicting potentially fatal injuries on its victims. It has terrific speed- capable of reaching 31mph at full tilt, and a jump of about 1.5metres. Its main weapon is its feet. Its middle toe is a five inch dagger claw capable of ripping through its victims stomach. Is this enough to see it through against what is a very tough opponent?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassowary
Hippo
Group stage: 3rd group C(17 votes)
This former champ had a much tougher time of it in the group stages than might have been expected, garnering just 11.72% of the vote. Nonetheless, it is one of the greats of the competition being a former winner and a perennial in the knock out stages. It possesses everything you want in a WHC competitor. An ill tempered beast it possesses great size and strength allied with wanton, unpredictable aggression. A herbivore by nature(although it has been noted to it carrion) it's aggressiveness doesn't come from the need to hunt, rather it is an innate general aggressiveness. It will fight with anything and everything and is known to attack passing boats just for the fun of it. It's enormous incisor and canine teeth(up to 40 and50cm respectively in size) are sharpened continually by the hippo grinding its teeth together and are used solely for fighting. They live in the same areas as Africa's largest apex predators but very, very rarely are they considered as prey due to their immense strength and aggression.
Does it have the support to see off the Cassowary? You decide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus
The combatants:
Cassowary
Group stage: 1st Group D (29 votes)
The Cassowary came through top of possibly the toughest group in the competition thanks to its loyal and vocal following. This large, flightless bird is generally a shy creature but can turn very vicious when provoked, inflicting potentially fatal injuries on its victims. It has terrific speed- capable of reaching 31mph at full tilt, and a jump of about 1.5metres. Its main weapon is its feet. Its middle toe is a five inch dagger claw capable of ripping through its victims stomach. Is this enough to see it through against what is a very tough opponent?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassowary
Hippo
Group stage: 3rd group C(17 votes)
This former champ had a much tougher time of it in the group stages than might have been expected, garnering just 11.72% of the vote. Nonetheless, it is one of the greats of the competition being a former winner and a perennial in the knock out stages. It possesses everything you want in a WHC competitor. An ill tempered beast it possesses great size and strength allied with wanton, unpredictable aggression. A herbivore by nature(although it has been noted to it carrion) it's aggressiveness doesn't come from the need to hunt, rather it is an innate general aggressiveness. It will fight with anything and everything and is known to attack passing boats just for the fun of it. It's enormous incisor and canine teeth(up to 40 and50cm respectively in size) are sharpened continually by the hippo grinding its teeth together and are used solely for fighting. They live in the same areas as Africa's largest apex predators but very, very rarely are they considered as prey due to their immense strength and aggression.
Does it have the support to see off the Cassowary? You decide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus