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by **EevilJ** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:27 pm

Zombies:
-The updated "Dawn of the Dead" zombie were the freshly dead zombies can run. You know, "A walking dead guy bites, Steve. Steve dies an hour later and bites Bob etc." Basically anyone who dies becomes a zombie within minutes.

Vampires:
-Vampires are out in the open and arent only rich/british. The modern fiction vamps: Underworld, Blade, Buffy, 30 days of night etc. They look like Humans but have lumpy heads, fangs, and super strength, super senses, weakness to sunlight, garilc etc. Can only be turned into a vampire if you feed on the blood of a alive Vamp. *Not the Anime/Manga verisons.

Werewolf:
-Standard full moon transformations but people are aware that some are werewolves; transformed, they are stronger and faster etc. than vampires. When the werewolves arent transformed, they still have above human: strength, senses, speed, durability and have the "wolf pack" mentality. The chance of being turned into a werewolf via bite/scratch is 2/10. *Not the Anime/Manga counterparts.

*Note that these are all separate apocalypses. Also, people arent complete noobs about each creature like in the movies.

The second question is which is alot more fun?

News Credits: 49 · by **Senor Hugo** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:29 pm

I'd prefer Werewolves and Vampires over Zombies.

It's a lot easier to deal with Garlic, daylight, a full moon, and silver bullets than to deal with the threat of zombies 24/7

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:39 pm

I'm gong to go against my sig and say Vampires. I do love a good Dracula story.

by **Decatron** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:19 pm

Safest? Vampires.

The most fun apocalypse of the 3 would be Werewolves though.

by **homelessjunkeon** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:21 pm

Safest is Zombies. Werewolves and Vampires can potenitally go undetected for a long time. Zombies however have a shelf-life, if you can hole up until winter, then all of the zombies will be destroyed by the sub-zero temperatures, and those who are lucky enough to get caught in warmer weather systems during the winter months will not only too few in number to pose a threat, but will also be so completely decomposed within a couple of years that they will literally disintegrate.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:07 pm

homelessjunkeon wrote:Safest is Zombies. Werewolves and Vampires can potenitally go undetected for a long time. Zombies however have a shelf-life, if you can hole up until winter, then all of the zombies will be destroyed by the sub-zero temperatures, and those who are lucky enough to get caught in warmer weather systems during the winter months will not only too few in number to pose a threat, but will also be so completely decomposed within a couple of years that they will literally disintegrate.

Except for the slow, painful conversion from human to Zombie when you eventually get bitten, that does sound pretty good.

by **homelessjunkeon** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:20 pm

Shadowman wrote:
homelessjunkeon wrote:Safest is Zombies. Werewolves and Vampires can potenitally go undetected for a long time. Zombies however have a shelf-life, if you can hole up until winter, then all of the zombies will be destroyed by the sub-zero temperatures, and those who are lucky enough to get caught in warmer weather systems during the winter months will not only too few in number to pose a threat, but will also be so completely decomposed within a couple of years that they will literally disintegrate.

Except for the slow, painful conversion from human to Zombie when you eventually get bitten, that does sound pretty good.

So you don't get bitten. a decent leather jacket and some jeans will prevent 90%+ of zed bites to the covered areas. A good pair of work boots will keep your feet protected. After that it's pretty much just hands, head, and slightly less so, ankles.

Then you just hole up until the zeds are gone. This may require some night time excursions to obtain food, but for the most part demolishing the stairs in a multi-floor building and using ladders to ascend to the first floor will keep any Romero-style zed out. Just be sure to avoid getting detected so that leaving is an option, and secure an escape route.

by **The Happy Locust** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:33 pm

Tough call. I'd probably have to vote Vampire. As frightening as those suckers are (pun intended), at least they tend not to rip you to shreds while feeding. Being drained sounds to be somewhat less painful than having a literal chunk of flesh grabbed off of your body. And the best part? You wake up afterwards feeling refreshed, a little thirsty, but otherwise undamaged (hopefully).

as for fun apocalypse, there's a lot to be said for being on the zombie's side of things when all hell breaks loose. Werewolves and Vamps are limited in their time frames for being monstrous, whereas zombies are able to enjoy their days in their usual slow but highly social manners.

Zombie: rugh...
Zombie2: blarg... Honk!

Translation:
Zombie: Hey fred. How's Bill?
Zombie2: surprisingly tasty for a middle-management type. By the way, we're playing April zombie fool's gags on the living. Instead of saying brains, say HONK HONK with your hands outstretched in front of you.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:52 pm

I would have to say werewolf.

by **genozaur** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:58 pm

i'm all for werewolves in general people

in my opinion as supernatural monsters go werewolves just have more of a bite going for them to the point that vampires just come accrossas being a bit to stale for my tastes

messier death as the victim oh yeah but it is so worth it in the end if the victim manages to survive the attack as a newly converted werewolf

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:21 am

It's a hard choice. All three sound fun.

What would you class the 'I am Legend' creatures as?

They can't go in sunlight, but they do seem to feed like zombies (on everything).

by **Animus** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:34 am

Dealer wrote:It's a hard choice. All three sound fun.

What would you class the 'I am Legend' creatures as?

They can't go in sunlight, but they do seem to feed like zombies (on everything).

They were Ghouls. But in the novel they were referred to as the Infected, or so I've been told.

My Choice for the Apocalypse? A Proper Apocalypse. If we're all going to die it might as well be awesome.

News Credits: 1 · by **Venomous Prime** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:03 am

EevilJ wrote:Werewolf

Therewolf

News Credits: 49 · by **Senor Hugo** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:07 am

The creatures from I am Legend were vampires, the original book was, I think, the first to put Vampires in a scientific standpoint, making it out as a disease instead of just looking at it as something supernatural.

Although the book did give to the Zombie genre as well, since it gave the whole 'worldwide disease' thing and people succumbing to it, which is where George Romero got some of his ideas for Night of the Living Dead etc.

However, in the movie, they were changed to look more primitive and "mindless," in the book however they were shown early on to have their own form of government, culture etc.

(Spoilers for the book I Am Legend)

The whole reason the book was called I Am Legend, was that Robert Neville, being the last human on Earth, is killing off everyone with the disease. So he ends up becoming a monster, a legend, to them.

"At the end of the book Neville realizes that he does not belong to the new people of earth. A revelation is made: with the new world order in place, a role reversal has occurred. Neville has become the "monster in the day" to the new people of earth, becoming to them what Vampires once were to humanity. Neville becomes a new legend in and of himself, hence the title."

by **Dragonoth** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:35 am

What about cute, fuzzy catgirls?

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:34 am

Dragonoth wrote:What about cute, fuzzy catgirls?

That would be a pretty good apocalypse, depending on your definition of "Catgirl."

Like Me, Grimlock! on Facebook · by **Me, Grimlock!** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:04 am

I'm going with zombies as the most fun anyway. Those things freak the crap right out of me. Whether the Romero type or the running dead, you get into a crowd of them and they'll literally rip you apart and then start eating, regardless of what you're wearing. (A good suit of knight's armour wouldn't hurt, though. You'd bang around a lot.)

As far as safer... dunno. Maybe zombies again? As long as you can hole up somewhere and keep the fortifications tight, they're not getting you. Then your problem is food and water. In a werewolf or vampire apocalypse, the baddies will just rip your place to shreds and you'll be gone in days. Daytime would be a good break, though.

by **YoImLegend** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:13 am

Well a Zombie Apocalypse would do Guns 'N Roses covers, so they are by far the most dangerous, but also the most fun. B-)

News Credits: 2 · by **Bombus distinguendus** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:15 am

id go with zombies since there the easier of the 3 to kill...the problem w/ any of these is you also gotta watch your back agaisnt the crazies out there to. cuz you may be a expert vampire hunter but suck when it comes to shooting a crazy guy in the head whos trying to take your food.

by **Just Negare** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:23 pm

I'd say were wolf apocalypse would be safer given the less time you have to deal with them. Vampires have more intelligence then zombies but can't come out at day.

I'd really want a zombie apocalyse, how cool would that be?

That would be so damn awesome!

by **DesalationReborn** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:55 pm

Shadowman wrote:
Dragonoth wrote:What about cute, fuzzy catgirls?

That would be a pretty good apocalypse, depending on your definition of "Catgirl."

Would it be an apocalypse for humanity or the catgirls? They wouldn't be killed, but, judging by the genres that include them, some would be scared for life.

by **Animus** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:08 pm

MatchTheyIgnite wrote:Well a Zombie Apocalypse would do Guns 'N Roses covers, so they are by far the most dangerous, but also the most fun.

They're pretty heavy for a punk band. I kinda like their sound. I think I'll downloa... err... "legally purchase" some of their songs later. :wink:

by **kevh** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:04 pm

Hm.

Well, with the werewolves you deal with the critters far less than the other 2, since this particular critter only can be fully realized on nights with the full moon. However, interms of general nastiness and fury, this critter closely beats zombies out in terms of agressiveness, as werewolves are capable of being much faster then zombies. Thier teeth are also sharper and thier style more animalistic and hunter like, so you'll need a decent level of skill and quickness to deal with these furriest of the critters.

With zombies, you have different advantages. They're by far the slowest of the critters, and the least crafty. Also, zombies stop for food as thats its only real goal in (after)life. However, the undead critters tend to travel in the largest groups and gang up on targets, seemingly without even knowing they're doing it. They are also the least deterrable of the critters, as they're too dumb to be deterred by anything outside of brains.

This leaves us with the vampire, whose probaly the most dangerous one on one. Although the vampire has the most weaknesses, in his enviroment he is seemingly unstoppable. By far the smartest of the lot, they can use tact and all of thier powers to thier full advntages. However, during the day and in the presence of holy objects their powers fall sharply.

In a bind, I'd have to go with zombies.

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:39 pm

Zombies are easily the worst - they'll eat until the world is dead, whereas vamps will be conservative and allow their food source (us) to thrive for their benefit.

Werewolves are the best - if we can't cure lycanthropy, we could just infect the world population. Then everyone turns into a werewolf two nights of the month, so no one gets eaten. Sure, we'll have to keep our livestock and pets somewhere extra-secure, and we'll have to adapt our social norms to take into account the extra-marital humping that would doubtlessly occur when society is reduced to primalism, but if an alien apocalypse ever occurs, we'll have an extra card hidden up our sleeve.

by **Dragonoth** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:41 am

Sadly, the real apocalypse includes corrupt politicians and businessmen, social depravity, and near-irreversible climate change, fueld by media-inforced apathy. :sad: