User blog:Wassboss/Rumble in the Jungle: The Big One vs Shere Khan



As humans we tend to think of ourselves as seperate and unique to the various other creatures who inhabit this world with us and for the most part we are right. However every once in a while you get an animal so vicious, so determined and so malicious that they reflect humanities darkest vices. In this match up we pit two of fictions deadliest beasts against each other and when the past meets the present only one can stand victorious; The Big One: The leader of the Raptor Pack, noted for her large size and keen intelligence.

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Shere Khan: The maimed tiger, determined to kill Mowgli at all costs.

Who is Deadliest.

The Big One
"Clever Girl..."

- Robert Muldoon's final words before being killed by the Big One. The Big One is the Alpha Female of the Raptor Pack who was bred by InGen to be one of the attractions at their new park; Jurassic World. Originally there were eight raptors but the Big One killed five in a show of dominance, leaving two alive as subordinates. It was her who killed the gatekeeper at the start of the film and this inadvertently lead to the first Isla Nublar incident in 1993.
 * -|Physical Specifications=

Height: 6 foot *

Weight: 300 lbs *

Length: 14 foot *

Bite Force: 418 kgs *

'' * I got these figures from the official Jurassic Park Wiki except for the Bite Force which is got from Here. These figures are purely speculative, especially the Bite Force, but they are the best info I could find and will be considered fact for this match.''
 * -|Weapons=

Main Weapon: Arms and Toe Claw- As with all Raptors, the Big One would use it's clawed arms as it's main weapon when hunting, to grapple large prey and inflict deep wounds even in thick scaly skin. The Big One would also has a 4.5 inch long curved claw on each foot which would be used to help pin down prey and in conjunction with the claws to grip and slash an opponent.

Secondary Weapon: Jaws- While mainly relying on her appendages in combat the Big One also has a nasty set of about 70 curved teeth to rip into prey and help break down food into manageable chunks.'''

Unique X Factor: Speed & Agility- A Raptor's build is based around being agile and speedy in order to take down much larger and more powerful prey. Their top speed is roughly 50mph* around about the speed of a springbok which enables them to easily keep up with a motorcycle or a car. This high speed also means that they have to be pretty agile to avoid obstacles, especially in a jungle environment found in Jurassic Park and can scale buildings and leaps over obstacles with ease. The Big One herself has been shown to leap onto a moving T.rex and hold on for several seconds as well as leaping onto surfaces and out of cover quickly.

'' * Again this is a based on the info on the Jurassic Park Wiki. The actual speed listed was 40-60mph so I took the average for this comparison. Just in case you're wondering a tiger's top speed is about 40mph''

Shere Khan
"I will have you all in my teeth!"

- Shere Khan Shere Khan is a Bengal Tiger and the main antagonist of the Jungle Book.A vicious hunter, his name alone is enough to strike fear into the hearts of anyone in the jungle. Badly maimed after killing Mowgli's father, hand his deep hatred of man drives him to kill Mowgli at all costs, even breaking the laws of the jungle to do so.
 * -|Physical Specifications=

Height: 3.2 foot *

Weight: 483 lbs *

Length: 9 foot*

Bite Force: 155 kgs *

''* As a size for Shere Khan is never officially given his size as the average of a Bengal Tiger. I got the bite force from here. ''
 * -|Weapons=

Main Weapon: Powerful Forearms- A tiger's main weapon is it's powerful forearms which is uses to grab onto and grapple prey. Shere Khan has a nasty set of retractable 5 inch claws on the end of his digits, easily able to disembowel and cut into prey.

Secondary Weapon: Jaws- When Shere Khan moves in to finish off his prey he turns to his powerful jaw. With a pair of stout 3 inch canines he is able to slice all the way to the jugular and crush his prey's windpipe with a single bite.

Unique X Factor: Skilled Hunter- Years of hunting in the dense jungles of India have honed Shere Khan's hunting ability to perfection. His sense of smell is exceptional, able to sniff out and pinpoint a human scent in a crowd of hundreds of animals. As with all tigers he is exceptionally stealthy and was able to sneak up on Mowgli and Bagheera without alerting either them or the herd of water buffalo around them. If Shere Khan can't finish off his prey with a stealthy attack he is more than capable of taking them on in head on combat. He was able to fight off a pack of wolves, a black panther and even a Himalayan brown bear*, one after another with minimal effort.

* I'm aware Baloo is supposed to be a Sloth Bear but he has the physical resemblance of a Brown Bear.

X Factors
Strength: Big One=65/Shere Khan=85

A raptor's hunting style is overwhelming larger prey with superior numbers and quick attacks and as such their build isn't very powerful, akin to a large bird like an ostrich. The Big One is noted to be a particularly large raptor but she still isn't that much stronger than any other raptor. A tiger on the other hand has a very stocky and powerful build which allows them to bring down large ungulates which can weigh up to double their own weight. Shere Khan can easily toss aside full grown wolves and slap a full grown panther around the place like no ones business.

Experience: Big One=35/Shere Khan=60

The Big One has spent virtually her entire adult life in captivity and only spent at most half a day out in the wild hunting before she was killed by the T.rex and before that the only combat experience she had was killing the other five raptors bred by InGen. Shere Khan on the other hand has been hunting in the jungles and plains of India for well over a decade as well as fending off other predators.

Brutality: Big One=90/Shere Khan=90 

While a fair dosage of brutality is expected from carnivores these two go above and beyond simple survival. The first thing the Big One does when she escapes captivity is goes off the hunt down and kill any human in the park and at no point do either he or the raptors eat their slain opponents, it's very clear her goal is to eradicate those who imprisoned her. Shere Khan has a similar hatred and is willing to go out of his way to kill any humans who stray into the jungle and is ruthless in his pursuit of Mowgli, willing to kill as many fellow animals and break as many jungle rules as it takes to do so.

Intelligence: Big One=90/Shere Khan=70

It's kind of terrifying how clever the raptors in Jurassic Park are and the Big One is the smartest of the bunch. She coordinates her pack to attack the barriers of their enclosure looking for weakness and was able to outhink and kill a trained and experienced game hunter. Unlike in other versions, Shere Khan often relies on his brute force more than his thinking ability but he was able to play on Mowgli's emotions to get him to fight him in open combat. However while he is intelligent for an animal he's still that; an Animal and he was ultimately undone because he couldn't overcome human ingenuity. The Big One can not only think like a human but she can surpass one.

Voting System/Notes
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The battle arena will be split equally between an open plain and a jungle environment to cater to both warriors fighting styles.