Richard's Animorphs Forum
Animorphs Section => Animorphs Forum Classic => Topic started by: Yorick Brown on July 15, 2008, 01:20:31 PM
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Probably a big cat for me. Maybe a tiger or a lion.
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A wild boar 8)
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Probably a big cat, like a Tiger or Jaguar. Possibly even a Liger...
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If I couldn't pick something like an Andalite, I'd probably go for a Jaguar or maybe another cat of some kind. :-\
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Big cats are definitely a good way to go, but I think maybe a bull or ox or buffalo like in 39 would have been an idea worth exploring. Big, powerful, and able to take a lot of damage. I would have liked to see some more of that.
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I'm currently in a roleplay where my character is likely going to have a saltwater croc as a power battle morph. He'll also have a black panther as a stealthier land morph. And yes, we can have two different battle morphs! Just ask Rachel.
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I'd like to be an animal that everyone knows is there. I'll pick grizzly because they can take a lot of damage and they're strong. And if I need a stealth-morph, I'd pick wolf because they can cover long distances and have a great sense of smell. I think it'd be cool to run through the dark and know everything that's there just by using sense of smell and hearing.
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Lion
Though a Howler is alway tempting for me.
And of course a dragon, though those are hard to come by....
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Well, if that's the case...
a dragon, a griffin, and a bull.
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It's a tie between tasmanian devil and wolverine
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Hmm, I don't know. My RPG character's battle morph is a polar bear, but I, personally, wouldn't have chosen that. I don't know. Ponies are pretty fierce :P. I think I would choose... Grr, this is tough. Probably some kind of wild cat.
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Well, everyone knows mine by know, some sort of wild cat.
Lion, tiger, cougar, normal kitties. Palla's or fishing cats if you could find those.
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A wolverine would be a mean thing to have to deal with. Unfortunately, I don't know much about them besides they are smallish and mean.
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Tiger...It's a feline, it's strong and quick. The way Jake describes it, it seems like a powerful morph.
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wow. big cats sure are popular.
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Depends on whether it has be to be real life or sci-fi
Real life:
Black mamba (world's deadliest snake by far)
great white shark
Lion
Cape buffalo
Sci-fi:
Wookie from Star Wars
Xenobyte Queen from Alien
Predator from Predator
Ghost Stalker from C&C Tiberian Sun
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Hey, I'll go something more original, if Ax can merge characteristics from different people, why not different animals. Merging to make a Griffin is do able, and mondo cool.
However if we go for normal animals... I'd go for wolf
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that's the frolis maneuver and it only works on the same species of animals, like merging different humans.
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says who =P
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I'd prefer a panther, and a snake or a scorpion, with poison... you see, when you wanna do a good surprise to your ennemy ;)
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African Elephant.
I'd want to be big and mean.
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If I could only pick Earth Animals:
Air: Peregrine Falcon
Land: Tiger (okay, it's sounding too much like Jake, but his morphs are way cool) or a Jaguar for sneak attacks.
Sea: Orca
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He'll also have a black panther as a stealthier land morph.
Considering my avatar, I'd have to go with the same
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I always wanted to be a black panther. That was the animal I wrote as my morph into my fan fiction books from a while back. I was black Panther, my friend was a sharp-shinned hawk, because it is the most common where I live. My other friend was a regular old small black bear, since they have been spotted in the woods outside my house. One of the others we made into a cheetah. This may seem odd, because they are the "weaker" of the cats, but hey. If push came to shove and we needed to demorph and run away, it was always the best way to stay alive: morph fly or flea and grab a hold of some cheetah fur. The cheetah can escape almost anything with its speed and agility. And finally, we had an eastern diamondback rattlesnake in our group. The reason for this is the venom can incapacitate prey and sometimes kill a large prey such as a human within hours.
So, basically the plan of attack was let the Cheetah run through all fast, dodging Dracon beams, and disarm(literally) the bad guys. Then the hawk would fly down and try to gauge some eyes. Meanwhile, the panther and the bear would be demolishing them. And then the snake would come through and bite their legs, they wouldn't even realize what him em as we ran away.
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but the cheetah doesn't have much stamina. it'd tire out very fast. maybe too fast to escape.
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Does nobody appreciate the viciousness of the wild boar? :(
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How about a hippo, those things are brutal.
If I can't choose a T. rex ::) I'd choose an eagle, maybe a harpy eagle, those things are massive. Big claws, swoop attack, then I can fly away x3 I don't like the idea of biting into my enemies.
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Does nobody appreciate the viciousness of the wild boar? :(
A bull or buffallo can do what a boar can do, only better.
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Lion hands down
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A Hyena.
I kinda liked the way the animal was described in one of the Alternamorphs. Really, the animal is misunderstood for a scavanger and has a bad reputation like the wolf. But what most people don't know is that it's a predator, closer to the feline family than the canids and has the strongest mandibles/jaws of the mammals.
And also that females are the dominant alphas, but kA would have probably made a Helmacron reference if she used it in the series. Heheheh!
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actually I do know all that. I forget which one but I think it was from a documentary that I learned it. in reality, they're more closely related to mongooses (mongeese?) than cats or dogs. or at least I think that's what it said.
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I'd choose a cheetah, tht's always been my favorite animal. Or a Grizzly and/or Lion and/or elephant since they can take a lot of damage
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hmm, this is a hard one... not... lolz
Air: Female Peregrine Falcon (cos it's bigger than the male Peregrine)
Land: Male Red Kangaroo (mainly cos it has really sharp claws, and it has really powerful legs, oh and it's the biggest 'roo in all of australia!)
Sea: Great White Shark.... muahahahahaha
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Chuck Norris.
Eh...Probably tiger.
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lolz... chuck norris... good one Mirienne... lolz
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Polar bear, Elephant, Water Buffalo, or Liger.
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Water: female Leopard seal......cuz females can be up to 990 pounds and be over 13 feet long
Air: Philippine Eagle....i saw one before and remember thinking how big they are.
Land:Jaguar
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A huge wild boar would be crazy...but...
Rhinos are walking tanks while a silverback gorilla has all the power and dexterity you could possibly ask for.
Still, I'd have to give the nod to some kind of big cat.
Unless of course you could morph a virus like ebola... ;) Just kidding.
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Land: cheetah
Air: (I probably wouldn't do a lot of flying do to my fear of hights) Peragine(?Spelling?) Falcon
Sea: Dolphin, Orca, Blue Whale, or a great white shark
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Battle: Boar
Air: Canada Goose
Water: Narwhal
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Land: Male lion. I'm pretty sure the mane would come in handy.
Air: peregrine falcon
Water: tiger shark
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Anything but water situation; Golden eagle, Ive seen videos of smart or big ones killing off groups of wolves one by one.
When that kind of aerodynamic shape hits you with the agility of a beam of light, the weight of a cinder block, the speed of a train and talons sharp as swords theres only one outcome.
Water; Hammerhead shark, sweeping vision, massive teeth, excellent senses.
nough said.
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Air: Bald Eagle
Land: Wolf
Sea: Killer Whale
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I personally would go with a full-grown male Siberian tiger (preferrable one that has already been fed prior to acquiring, otherwise it just might be suicide). For aerial combat, I'd probably chose a snowy or barn owl (I admit I've entertained a fondness for owls since I read Harry Potter . . .) and for marine combat I'd probably choose a whale or possibly a shark (I respect them . . . from the land).
I'd draw the line at acquiring a scorpion . . . I'm scorpiophobic (a form of arachnophobia -- which I translate to fear of arachnids). I suppose it's ironic that I AM a Scorpio . . . ;)
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I always liked black panther, but its too popular now and unoriginal.
Flight: Kestrel, they are underrated
So I would say either battlemorph a penguin or 50 Cent.
50 Cent is proven to take like 8 shells to the chest. But the potential of a penguin. You cant fight it! Its just too darn cute. So approach all sweet and cuddly like and WHAM! Fin slap that Yeerk clown.
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Giant mo'foin' saltwater crocodile (Egyptian/Australian).
Not exactly mobile or good for travelling, but I can't see how even a grizzly bear or something similar could even hurt a croc. That low to the ground, that quick in short bursts, armor-like hide, reptilian hardiness, bone-crushing steel-like jaws? No non-human animal even stands a chance in close-quarters. You'd basically need an assault rifle to even put a dent in the thing.
Reptiles > mammals.
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Giant mo'foin' saltwater crocodile (Egyptian/Australian).
Not exactly mobile or good for travelling, but I can't see how even a grizzly bear or something similar could even hurt a croc. That low to the ground, that quick in short bursts, armor-like hide, reptilian hardiness, bone-crushing steel-like jaws? No non-human animal even stands a chance in close-quarters. You'd basically need an assault rifle to even put a dent in the thing.
Reptiles > mammals.
Sorry to disagree with you, but hippos are known to be able to bite crocs in half and they are extremely territorial which makes them extremely dangerous. They're image has really been poisoned by those cartoons which depict them as cute and cuddly, when in reality they're quite deadly. Their skin is quite thick as well. The horrible fact about is hippos aren't even carnivorous. They're herbivores.
Though they can't really swim, unlike crocodiles. (And if my name origins are correct, Hippopotamus means "river horse" though personally, I think they only vaguely resemble horses . . .) Sorry, I tend to expend a lot of time studying animals, especially mammals.
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Hippopotamus means "river horse"
Ha! I'd like to see someone try to saddle and ride one. ;D
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They'd be bitten in half. What a way to go, death-by-hippo (which, according to my knowlege isn't all that unlikely -- hippos have killed humans . . .).
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They'd be bitten in half.
Yep. That's why I said "see" not "try".
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My error. Though I do know some people that lack the intelligence, or maybe it's simply arrogance, to attempt such a manuever. (I recall one in particular . . .)
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Hippos kill more people each year than any other African animal (excluding mosquitos). So yeah.
And I don't know about the biting crocs in half thing, but that's probably true too. But that being said, I'd be willing to wager that crocodiles kill hippos more often than hippos kill crocodiles. Hippos are insanely aggressive when provoked, but they're still frightened herd animals, and they do get taken down by predators.
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Like lions wiith elephants, a crocodile will only attack a hippo when it's old OR sick OR young AND alone.
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Hippos kill more people each year than any other African animal (excluding mosquitos). So yeah.
And I don't know about the biting crocs in half thing, but that's probably true too. But that being said, I'd be willing to wager that crocodiles kill hippos more often than hippos kill crocodiles. Hippos are insanely aggressive when provoked, but they're still frightened herd animals, and they do get taken down by predators.
Like lions wiith elephants, a crocodile will only attack a hippo when it's old OR sick OR young AND alone.
Its like what Jake's Yeerk said in #6, every advantage is cancelled out by some disadvantage. And thus, the savage place we call Earth is born. (Perhaps it's a mere miracle that we humans came to were we are.)
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But that being said, I'd be willing to wager that crocodiles kill hippos more often than hippos kill crocodiles. Hippos are insanely aggressive when provoked, but they're still frightened herd animals, and they do get taken down by predators.
Actually they had a show on Animal Planet (yes, I occasionally watch animal planet) answering that exact question... Apparently they're pretty close but hippos get the nod by a slim margin
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Actually they had a show on Animal Planet (yes, I occasionally watch animal planet) answering that exact question... Apparently they're pretty close but hippos get the nod by a slim margin
I used to watch Animal Planet all the time (before my satellite went all Soup Nazi (Seinfeld reference) on me, and only let me have about five channels), that's were I got the "bite crocodiles in half" thing, and they also mentioned biting a canoe in half as well.
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There's an appetizing combination...croco diles and canoes.
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Giant mo'foin' saltwater crocodile (Egyptian/Australian).
Not exactly mobile or good for travelling, but I can't see how even a grizzly bear or something similar could even hurt a croc. That low to the ground, that quick in short bursts, armor-like hide, reptilian hardiness, bone-crushing steel-like jaws? No non-human animal even stands a chance in close-quarters. You'd basically need an assault rifle to even put a dent in the thing.
Reptiles > mammals.
yeah but a croc's underbelly isn't that tough. if a bear could get the croc on it's back, the bear would possibly win.
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yeah but a croc's underbelly isn't that tough. if a bear could get the croc on it's back, the bear would possibly win.
No question, if the bear did that it would definitely win.
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How would a bear get a crocodile on its back, though? Certainly impossible if the bear's standing on its hind legs and the croc goes for the legs and breaks them, which is probably what would happen. If the bear were on all fours it may have a chance, but then again that's exposing the head and torso to those insane jaws.
For the record, I'm not talking about the average zoo type crocodiles here, I mean the insane 15 foot long behemoths that weigh as much as a car or two. Grizzlies are obviously huge too, but they seem to be a little clumsy when dealing with something that low to the ground and streamlined. They usually go after mammals, not low-slung reptilian rockets with hydraulic heavy machinery for a mouth.
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I do not mean to offend Xenomorph, but you seem to be unwilling to acknowledge any weaknesses that a croc has. If it is your favorite animal I could understand why (I'd probably do the same if a tiger or owl was concerned).
But it does have weaknesses, and can be put onto its belly by animal such as a bear if the initial strike missed. And, unless my research is faulty, they lose some of their speed out of the water. Mostly they depend on the element of surprise to attack, and once that is lost, they've lost a weapon they regularly use.
(And being reptiles, they have time to afford for mistakes, because unless I'm mistaken they only need to eat once every month or so . . . or that could be andacondas I'm thinking of.)
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No, I mean, if this were a "favorite animal to morph" thing, mine would be a tiger, easily.
I just can't see how a bear would be able to BEND DOWN, flip a VEHICLE-SIZED lizard onto its back and STAB at its belly, all before the big freakin' lizard could crush every bone in its legs and send it tumbling to the ground for an easy kill.
Obviously a grizzly is the baddest predatorial mammal on the planet, I just think at close quarters the whole "bend scoop flip stab" thing would take somewhat longer than it would take for a big-ass crocodile to rush in a straight line and crush a whole lot of bear bones in between steel jaws.
As for speed, that's true of crocodiles over significant distance. If we're talking about 10-20 meters in a straight line, no turning or shifting axis? They're actually incredibly damn fast. Like lightning, man. If you're ever chased by a crocodile or alligator, you zig-zag and change direction and stuff. That's because if you don't, you're meat.
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According to my research (great, I sound like that Dorothy Ann girl from Magic Schoolbus), bears don't STAB anything, but more of slashes. And I think intelligence might play a role, too. Bears might be a bit smarter than crocs, but I have no proof (or morphing ability) to verify.
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At my old school we never talked about grizzly bears or crocodiles lol i couldn't resist
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Um.
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At my old school we never talked about grizzly bears or crocodiles lol i couldn't resist
Thanks for that, Yarin, now I can't stop laughing!
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well I aims to please and do the morphs have to be earth animals?
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well I aims to please and do the morphs have to be earth animals?
If not, I would assume you'd have to include a description for those unfamiliar with the morph.
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heck I can do that just read my posts in the rpg im in. im very creative at creating descriptions for aliens and alien animals
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I suppose you could say the same with me . . . though in my writing they aren't technically aliens, just creatures of a different realm, but I've already said too much! I guess the only real role-playing I do is within there . . . basically a world that my old friends from high school helped me create.
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so far i've created 11 alien species, CloakedFigure we should colaborate (sp) our writings
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Isn't it a bit of an unfair advantage if you can just make up an alien for your battle morph though?
Like "My battle morph is an alien ten times stronger than Super Rachel." xDDD
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so far i've created 12 alien species, CloakedFigure we should colaborate (sp) our writings
Perhaps, yarin, perhaps. Yours might be more sci-fi and mine might be more fantasy . . . since the protagonist's species in my book is one that I would prefer to be (a Panthera tigris altaica sapien). . . . But I suppose this particuliar thread isn't the place for it . . .
Isn't it a bit of an unfair advantage if you can just make up an alien for your battle morph though? Like "My battle morph is an alien ten times stronger than Super Rachel." xDDD
Not if you give it definitive weaknesses. Or exploitable weaknesses.
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True also side note very few mortal creatures are more powerful than super Rachel she had imagine powered morphing.
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Yeah, for instance Panthera tigris altaica sapiens (whose common names are Tiger Felavians) have a rather exploitable weakness of, as Hermione puts it, "playing the hero". Or at least one of the protagonist in my books does. (though he has wings, tiger-level strength, and control over a mysterious energy called Enigma Energy).
But Super-Rachel would be able to kill'em every time.
But that's enough from me.
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Well some species are just stronger than others.
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Like Koalas
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:) Koalas . . .
I'm afraid the only things I know about them is that they are an Australian species, eat eucalyptus (sp) leaves -- which are normally poisonous, and that the word "koala" means "no water" (referring to the fact that they don't drink -- all their moisture is derived from their food).
Of their offensive capabilities . . . I just don't know enough to say. Of course, my little sister thinks their cute beyond all reason.
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I'd go Polar Bear or Jaguar, depending on the environment and the situation. Jaguars are, pound for pound, stronger than any cat on the planet. Polar Bears are the largest land carnivores in the world, with superb senses and amazing strength.
Win-win, I think.
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No, I mean, if this were a "favorite animal to morph" thing, mine would be a tiger, easily.
I just can't see how a bear would be able to BEND DOWN, flip a VEHICLE-SIZED lizard onto its back and STAB at its belly, all before the big freakin' lizard could crush every bone in its legs and send it tumbling to the ground for an easy kill.
Obviously a grizzly is the baddest predatorial mammal on the planet, I just think at close quarters the whole "bend scoop flip stab" thing would take somewhat longer than it would take for a big-ass crocodile to rush in a straight line and crush a whole lot of bear bones in between steel jaws.
As for speed, that's true of crocodiles over significant distance. If we're talking about 10-20 meters in a straight line, no turning or shifting axis? They're actually incredibly damn fast. Like lightning, man. If you're ever chased by a crocodile or alligator, you zig-zag and change direction and stuff. That's because if you don't, you're meat.
don't crocodiles sometimes roll when biting, something called a death roll...I think, anyway, if the roll was unsuccessful, it'd be on it's back wouldn't it?
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Yes, jaguars can be particularly nasty (not that I've met one, mind you). But they also bring down prey by biting through their skull, so I think that considered, the term "nasty" applies. Unwavering determination and persistence.
It would be handy morph to have indeed, Esty.
don't crocodiles sometimes roll when biting, something called a death roll...I think, anyway, if the roll was unsuccessful, it'd be on it's back wouldn't it?
It was my knowledge that they did. (That Animal Planet show, Animal Face-Off I think it was, sorta ignored the fallacies of this). Animal intelligence is also a factor.
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I wonder what would win in a fight: a Grizzly Bear or a Lion?
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I vote grizzly bear. if I remember the information correctly, grizzlies are bigger and stronger than any big cat.
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Jaguars are, pound for pound, stronger than any cat on the planet.
Care to elaborate?
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I wonder what would win in a fight: a Grizzly Bear or a Lion?
To be honest, it would matter where the battle took place. Coniferous forest, grizzly. Hot savanna, grizzly would have some advantages but chances are it would be over heated and such, and . . . babble, babble, babble, babble.
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I guess it's pretty lightweight for a cat, but can still take on cats that are like twice it's size/weight...or something like that.
I wonder what would win in a fight: a Grizzly Bear or a Lion?
To be honest, it would matter where the battle took place. Coniferous forest, grizzly. Hot savanna, grizzly would have some advantages but chances are it would be over heated and such, and . . . babble, babble, babble, babble.
good point.
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well I aims to please and do the morphs have to be earth animals?
Sorry. I thought that was obvious. It has to be Earth animals that still exist so no dinosaurs or aliens
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don't crocodiles sometimes roll when biting, something called a death roll...I think, anyway, if the roll was unsuccessful, it'd be on it's back wouldn't it?
Don't they only do that in the water? Maybe I'm wrong. But if they were in the water anything is pretty much gonna lose to an alligator except maybe a hippo (or a shark - and yes their habitats do occasionally overlap).
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I don't know. I guess it'd be easier to do in the water. and yeah, almost nothing beats a croc in the water.
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Don't they only do that in the water? Maybe I'm wrong. But if they were in the water anything is pretty much gonna lose to an alligator except maybe a hippo (or a shark - and yes their habitats do occasionally overlap).
Not to mention sharks have a bit of an advantage over crocs -- they don't need to breathe air, while crocs do (I think there was an Animal Face-Off episode around this confrontation). And hippo skin is remarkably thick . . .
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you're talking about animal face-off I believe. I watched a couple of episodes, but some (or maybe a lot, I don't really know) people think it's not very accurate.
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Well, I never like the fact that nearly every animal I was rooting for turned out to be the loser . . .
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(continue conversation through PM)
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Sounds like the Roman circus is alive and well! ::) :P :(
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Well as cliche as it may be... I think Man is the deadliest animal...
so If I were the ballsy type in a situation with yeerks.... I'd be a Man, with a bottle of Bourbon, dissociative issues, horrible anger problem, with a spas 12....
However, since it IS ANImorphs... I guess animals are needed.
Land-Silverback gorilla ( what can I say... I like punching people)
Sea-Megaladon...look it up :)
Air-Golden Eagle
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The Megladon is extinct!
I think it's time for me to point out that a silverback gorilla isn'ta species of gorilla. It's just the name of a large, male gorilla with a silver streak of fur on it's back.
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um...but no one said it was a species of gorilla...
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After thinking of the popularity of a black panther, I thought it would be easy to shoot a big cat. Wonder why the Yeerks just didn't get bigger guns...
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After thinking of the popularity of a black panther, I thought it would be easy to shoot a big cat. Wonder why the Yeerks just didn't get bigger guns...
Sheer arrogance?
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I guess I would truly want this:
Panther body and reflexes. Andalite Tail with blade. Paws with gorilla strength. Fur as thick as a grizzly, and hearing and sight of a hawk.
Hehe....that would be sweet. I'd call it Ultramorphs. They can each morph different animals like that and take certain aspects to make them the most deadly.
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um...but no one said it was a species of gorilla...
Yeah. I know. I just wanted to piunt that out just in case
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Probably a big cat for me. Maybe a tiger or a lion.
Cape Buffalo!