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[Misc] World's Hardest Creature XII - Quarter Final - Match 1 - Jaguar v Polar Bear

Who's the hardest?

  • Jaguar

    Votes: 32 50.0%
  • Polar Bear

    Votes: 32 50.0%

  • Total voters
    64
  • Poll closed .


jimhigham

Je Suis Rhino
Apr 25, 2009
7,699
Woking
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Good afternoon. I'm back to bring you into the quarter finals and here we go with a fascinating opening encounter. The Polar Bear has undeniable WHC pedigree and will definitely fancy its chances against the Jaguar: a competitor that is undoubtedly tough but struggles to shrug off the sense that the quarter final is its natural home in this tournament.

Jaguar - beat the Tasmanian Devil 33/25 in the last round

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The Jaguar is now in its third year of WHC competition. It made something of a splash in 2017, only being edged out by the Honey Badger, but fell a long way short in its 2018 effort; not making it out of the group stages. 2019 has already been a good year for the Jag, as its made it to the last eight but now the competition begins in earnest and it will have its work cut out to make it to the semis.

The Jaguar is an apex predator? The Jag is a forest ninja and lives by its fearsome ambush. It stalks and pounces in the classic feline form. The Jag often suffers by comparison to the larger and more glamorous members of the big cat clan but you underestimate it at your peril. It has a ludicrous bite force, measuring up at 1,500 pounds per square inch. This puts it in fifth place in the animal kingdom. Not impressed? Then bear in mind that the first three creatures on that list are members of the Croc clan and the fourth is the Hippo. Now consider the Jaguar's size and you'll see that, pound for pound, it has one of the mightiest bites on Earth. It climbs trees and is none too bothered at the presence of water. It's hard and it needs you to know that.

Crocodile? No bother.



Polar Bear - beat the Cassowary 35/20 in the 2nd round

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A master of WHC looking to reclaim its crown. The Polar Bear hasn't won WHC in some time but has more than enough in its locker to go deep into the tournament without seemingly trying. It was a semi finalist in 2018 and only fell to the Honey Badger and with one of the less fancied opponents now it will fancy its chances of making the final four once again. The Polar Bear actually loses out to the Jaguar in terms of bite force, coming in at 1,200 psi. However, bite force is hardly the sole determinant of hardness and the Polar Bear possesses strength in depth. While it feeds merrily on seals it will readily dispatch whales if the fancy takes it. It scales icy cliff faces and swims huge distances. It can sniff out food in another time zone and has the wherewithal to go and get it when it does.

This is one of the harder WHC videos to watch, as a Polar Bear engages in cannibalism and takes down a cub. Hard or just the behaviour of a dick. You decide?



It's a two day poll. Let the quarter finals begin...
 




Garry Nelson's Left Foot

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
13,054
tokyo
I'm torn on this one. The Polar Bear is old school hard. He just is. And none the less impressive for it. He's an absolute beast.

But...the Jaguar is sleek and sexy. Fast, powerful, multi skilled and has his own skull crushing killing move. There's a lot to like there.

I think the videos might sway this one. The Jaguar swimming across the river to take out a crocodile(a small cousin of the mighty SWC but still...) is pretty damn impressive. It's a move that demonstrates his skill set - swimming, speed, smarts and the skull crush kill move.

The Polar Bear's video shows him running down and killing a defenseless polar bear cub. That in itself is not hard and frankly isn't an enjoyable watch. I guess it does highlight the harshness of the conditions he lives in and the hard, uncompromising mentality needed to survive there.
 


jimhigham

Je Suis Rhino
Apr 25, 2009
7,699
Woking
It's early days but this has the makings of a gripping encounter. 5-4 to the Jag in the opening round.
 


JJ McClure

Go Jags
Jul 7, 2003
10,812
Hassocks
Pleased the Jaguar has got this far but fear it may have met its match against one of the WHC all time greats.
 






Hamilton

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Jul 7, 2003
12,390
Brighton
The Polar Bear.

Not only HARD, but it lives in the coldest place ever and doesn't wear a coat on a night out. HARD!
 


jimhigham

Je Suis Rhino
Apr 25, 2009
7,699
Woking
Great WHC encounter so far. Very little between the two with the Jag having the slightest edge. Seems the Jag might have won over some new admirers in 2019 but there's still a long way to go.
 




jimhigham

Je Suis Rhino
Apr 25, 2009
7,699
Woking
The Jag picks it up again. Bobbing and weaving, picking its strikes carefully and putting a little distance between itself and its illustrious opponent.
 












jimhigham

Je Suis Rhino
Apr 25, 2009
7,699
Woking
Voted before watching the videos..
Jesus! that Jaguar is hard as nails.

would switch vote if I could..

There's a message there for us all. Always check the video.

Polar Bear coming back into it. Cannibalism apparently is pretty hard. The Jag seems to have won over some new supporters with its video antics but will it be enough?

An absolute ding dong.
 






jimhigham

Je Suis Rhino
Apr 25, 2009
7,699
Woking
24 apiece!

Voting in this closest of contests finishes at 16:24 today. Please use your vote wisely. These two fierce competitors really are leaving it all out there on the pitch.
 




Bold Seagull

strong and stable with me, or...
Mar 18, 2010
29,719
Hove
The real difference here, is that unlike many apex predators, the Jaguar hunts and kills OTHER apex predators. There are not many creatures HARD enough to get into a river to hunt Caymen/Alligator/Crocs, and even giant anacondas. Hard.
 




jimhigham

Je Suis Rhino
Apr 25, 2009
7,699
Woking
The real difference here, is that unlike many apex predators, the Jaguar hunts and kills OTHER apex predators. There are not many creatures HARD enough to get into a river to hunt Caymen/Alligator/Crocs, and even giant anacondas. Hard.

A stout defence of the Jag there but there forest ninja seems to be faltering...
 





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