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[BuddyDebbie]

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[JackBauer03]

This is a great contest. I can't believe that this is going on. Wow.

Anyway, to the question. Would I rather fight an hostile alien race, zombies, or vampires. It's got to be aliens. Zombies and vampires have weakness everyone knows about. Aliens are tricky. You have to figure out their weakness and then exploit it. Overall, a much better villain because of the smartness. Besides, aliens are the only ones with cool inter space vehicles. In the words of Will Smith, "I have got to get me one of these!"

[Anastasia_Falling]

I'd go with the Aliens! They bring in new tech and new ideas. They're smarter then zombies or vampires and (assuming we win) we could learn a lot more from them about the universe and other planets. Zombies and vampires have nothing to give us

[theGman]

I would fight the zombie for several reasons.

First of all, there is never just one zombie. Where there is one zombie, there springs up a horde of the moaning buggers. That's how they work. They are also highly underestimated as being dim-witted and easy opponents. I tell you true, this is all part of their ruse.

To fight said zombie and the arrival of his imminent compatriots, you need someone who is qualified to deal with such a situation. That someone... is me.

Not only have I watched every single George A. Romero "Dead" film (and all of the remakes, sequels and unofficial knock-off films in the "Return of the Living Dead" series), but I have seen countless other zombie films- 28 Days Later, the Resident Evil series, the Evil Dead series, not to mention some lesser known members of the genre (White Zombie, Zombie Holocaust, Zombi 2, etc.). This gives me a most extensive knowledge of which strategies effectively halt a zombie invasion/assault, and which strategies are best to avoid.

I also have a copy of The Zombie Survival Guide, which fills in any remaining vital information that was either left out or not inferable from the above-mentioned films. This knowledge will help in the aftermath of the zombie war and aide us during the reconstruction of civilization.

Further more, I am fully trained in the use of over 47 different firearms, 16 forms of swords/clubs, 9 different forms of the martial arts, and I can throw a brick nearly 70 m.p.h.. You see I am actually a part of an elite anti-zombie task force set up in joint effort by the U.S. government and the United Nations. I have been embedded into a seemingly 'normal' job in a seemingly 'normal' town. But once the zombies come, my training will kick in and you'd do best to lay low while my comrades and I do all the dirty work. I'd tell you more, but then I'd have to kill you.

Finally (as if all that isn't enough to convince you of my zombie defense qualifications), I can do a mean impression of Ash (aka Bruce Campbell) from the Evil Dead/Army of Darkness series.



Who wants some?

[jvince]

I would fight a hostile alien race. Zombies and vampires are easier to eliminate compared to an entire alien race. The other two have specific weaknesses - zombies are extremely slow and they die when shot in the head, while vampires have an aversion to garlic and are vulnerable to stakes. Aliens, on the other hand, have no specific weaknesses since they are mysterious extraterrestrial beings that man knows very little of. Aliens also posess advanced intelligence and technology and they pose a much bigger threat to mankind than zombies and vampires.

Almost anybody can kill a zombie or a vampire, but not everybody can bring down an alien race. And if I ever succeed in defeating them, I have a bigger chance of being remembered and recognized.

I know that choosing to fight the harder foe sounds crazy and may look like suicide, but it's more challenging than killing off sluggish zombies and stupid vampires. And I love challenges. So bring on the alien scum!!

[xfilesultimate]

Originally Posted by BuddyDebbie

"Would you rather fight a hostile alien race, a zombie, or a vampire? Why?"

Without any doubt a vampire! Vampires can have a life, a job, feelings, etc. Watch out the next time you see the pizza guy, he could be a vampire... Ring a bell? Ronnie Strickland was a vampire in "Bad Blood" and he seemed to be a very nice guy.

So why fight a nice guy? Because I would try to talk with him and maybe he would like me in the very end! We would talk about pizza for hours and then have a bier, watching The X-Files and maybe after all, the life wouldn't end for us

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[cmblite]

i think i would like 2 fight alien vampire zombies.........take them out in one fight........but if just one zombies........much slower ......plus you can keep one 2 play xbox with if they are your buddy..........

[gardenoftrust]

I would choose to fight a vampire.

I wouldn't want to go up against a zombie, because as has already been mentioned, there is never just one zombie. I don't think I would fare too well against an entire army of undead creatures who really just wanted to eat my brain (or maybe they'd have already eaten some brains and they'd just be up for some dancing à la Hollywood A.D. - but I'm not a very good dancer, so they'd probably get tired of me and eat my brain anyway).

Similar with a hostile alien race - I might be able to handle one hostlie alien (but probably only if I know exactly what kind of alien it is and where to strike - back of the neck?), but not an entire race, especially if I don't have many people backing me up in the fight ('cause, hey, Mulder never really had that many people backing him up).

But for vampires, I know a lot about vampire lore and could probably take out one vampire (maybe even a few at a time). Vampires are pretty easy to take care of if you can get inside their guard. Also, if I didn't win my fight against a vampire, I'd be more okay with it than if I lost a fight to a hoard of zombies or a race of hostile aliens. Granted, my odds are better with the vampire than the other two options so I should really feel embarrassed if I lose to one vampire. However, vampires are suave and sexy and seductive, whereas zombies are generally decaying and needy and aliens have never really floated my boat (sorry Brian Thompson, but even as the Alien Bounty Hunter, you were never my thing). I'd be okay with losing to a sexy vampire. And because I'm not afraid of losing to a vampire, I'd be able to win.

[Chariot13]

My roommate and I have had this discussion many times (although mostly just vampires v. zombies) and I've always gone with zombies. Here's my reasoning:

• Speed - zombies are slow (unless we're talking "28 Days Later" zombies, and if that's the case then I change my vote - i am not going toe to toe with those suckers.)
• Intelligence - zombies don't have very high brain functioning like a vampire or especially an alien has. Their main goal is "eat people" as opposed to creating a master alien race or perpetuating their species.
• Defenses - you can shoot a zombie or attack it with many other weapons to immobilize or kill it. With aliens and vampires you need all sorts of special tools and weapons - or you have to wait until daylight.
• Death - this is the only con of zombie fighting . If for some reason you are unsuccessful, death-by-zombie does NOT seem pleasant. I'd much prefer the Anne Rice vampire death (or undeath). At least you get to be pretty after. And being obliterated by an alien laser beam seems pretty painless.

Overall, however, I'm sticking with zombies. Unless of course Mulder wants to fight something else, and then I'll choose whatever he says. And after we save the world together, we can start to repopulate it together.

[meimei42]

"Would you rather fight a hostile alien race, a zombie, or a vampire? Why?"

Personally I'm going to have to go with Zombie because you know what your in for. Vampires? So much myth and ledgend, you have no idea. Does garlic REALLY ward them off or just make you smell funny? And well Aliens who know what you're getting with that. I mean, are we talking like Independence Day, super shielded aliens or like the kind that kidnap you and probe you? I'm gonna have to pass on both.

See Zombies are a breed of their own. True enough there are different kinds (you know like the slow, night of the living dead zombies or the dawn of the dead speed freak zombies). Killing them is pretty uniform though. Gunshot ot the head or decapitation. Easy peasy. There's no force fields or fake legends to get things all mixed up! You have to be careful though. One bite from the speedfreaks and its all over!

Zombies FTW!