User blog:Jackythejack/Back for Blood: The Invader Comes from...the Jurassic?



The winner’s Back for Blood is upon us, and now there’s only two people who stand at the cusp of season two, standing over and looking at a new horizon, though they cannot share this view. Only one shall be able to stand at the top, to be the ultimate season 1 winner.

Ika Musume, the invader that comes from the seas to punish humanity for their pollution of the sea, armed with her tentacles.

Vs.

Buck, the mammal stuck in a world of dinosaurs, who had to fight for his life while trying to hunt down the dinosaur Rudy.

Out of the two triumphant season 1 combatants, who is deadliest?

Ika Musume
"de-geso!"

- Ika Musume's catchphrase

Well, what can I say? We all know her, and we all probably love her. She’s the squid girl from the sea and the bastion of all life in the ocean...except for dolphins and orcas. She’s the fearsome invader of mankind and the destroyer of the human race as a whole. ...or, that’s what she would want you to think, but in reality she’s sort of a softie that would hardly ever think about destroying humanity.

When Ika first invaded the surface, her warplan was cut short when invading the Beach House Lemon and knocking a giant hole in the wall. Afterwards, she was, of course, forced to work there until she could pay off the debt that she owed to the store. The owners, Chizuru and Eiko Aizawa, would eventually be a little nicer to her and offer her to live with them and their kid brother.

Afterwards, the three would have all sorts of hijinks happen, along with several other customers of the Beach House Lemon, and all the while Ika continuously planned her invasion, though whether or not she’ll eventually get to it is yet to be known... Though throughout all of Ika's adventures, she proved to be a very unique case with a whole slew of very, very unique powers. Let's take a look at it.

Tentacles: The thing that gives Ika her huge amounts of offensive capabilities are her tentacles. They act very similar to a squid's tentacles, and she has ten of them in total. The only thing that make them different from an average squids is that they are incredibly deadly if under the correct situation. With just one tentacle, Ika Musume can bisect a tree in a second, and she is able to completely destroy a table. And that's only one of the tentacles. Considering she had ten of them, you're looking at a flurry of deadly, sharp weapons coming at you, and when all ten work together, they seem to...cause an explosion? It's a bit strange but Ika has only used all ten tentacles in an attack twice, and both resulted in an explosion.

Not only are her tentacles deadly, but they're also versatile and incredibly long ranged. Her tentacles can easily dwarf most buildings around her, with range equaling that of at least a skyscraper. These tentacles act as her arms and legs, making it easy to grab and walk. She can also move them around her rapidly like a forcefield of sorts, or even twist and turn them into impressive shapes like a swan boat, a jungle gym, a slide, and...even a giant fist. At times they seem to even protect her on instinct without her having to give input.

Other Abilities: To keep her Powers and Abilities section short, Ika Musume has other powers very similar to a squid. She can spit out ink like a normal squid would, and she has minor regenerative abilities. While it was only shown once, if her tentacles are cut off for any reason, even by her own hand, they will regenerate in an instant if she happens to be in danger. While there is likely a limit to this, it's unknown as to what that is. Ika Musume is also able to glow brightly, even said to be brighter than sunlight in the middle of the day.

Ika's most unique quality, however, is her bracelets. These bracelets are special in that they can change Ika Musume's weight depending on where they are on her arms. Depending on the position she can change her weight to 0.0005 kilograms, which is light enough for her to literally fly if she flaps her tentacles, or she can make herself weight 20,000 kilograms, which allow for her to lift objects she wouldn't have been able to before, such as a tetrapot which is estimated to weigh around a whole ton, though this did take a lot out of her and took most of her strength.

Now, that's the summarized version. If needed I can expand on a couple things. I'd just need to be asked. However, it's time to check our other ultimate winner.

Buck
"It's time to get...Buck wild!"

- Buck Imagine you had fallen down a hole into a new place that you knew nothing about and that there were monsters all over the place, trying to kill you and eat you for dinner. No, this isn't the plot of Undertale, this is the backstory behind the weasel known as Buck, and how he came to be the insane son of a B that he really is.

When Buck was younger than he is now he fell into the Jurassic area that happened to be underneath the Ice Age this whole time...somehow. When he fell down there, he'd find himself being one of the only, if not the only, mammal out of a world of not only meat eating dinosaurs, but also vicious, man-eating plants and all sorts of hazards that one wouldn't expect to be natural. Suffice to say, it's a little difficult for Buck to survive in a place like this.

Shortly after falling into the world of the dinosaurs, however, he ran into a Baryonyx that he would later name Rudy. Rudy was a vicious beast, and towered over Buck. The giant dinosaur decided that this was the perfect snack for it before going to the main course, and attacked Buck. Buck, despite being much smaller than the dinosaur and being in a very tough situation, didn't give up. Even when the dinosaur ended up gouging his eye out, he wouldn't give up. Even when being swallowed whole by the Baryonyx, he didn't give up. Instead, he was able to grab onto the dinosaurs uvula and launch himself out, breaking the dinosaur's teeth and fashioning one into a weapon.

Later on Buck would learn how to thrive in the dinosaur realm, and because of this, his main role in Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, shows him protecting the pack as they traveled through the realm of the dinosaurs, and making sure that they didn't wind up on the menu anytime soon. Thankfully, all those years in the dinosaur world made Buck an experienced fighter with quite a few weapons. Let's take a glance at them, eh?

Knife: Buck's standard knife is actually made out of the tooth of the Baryonyx Rudy, and because of this it can prove to be terribly sharp, in a way. However, because it was a tooth, it works better as a stabbing weapon than a slicing weapon, and due to it's size it almost acts like a shortsword for Buck,. Though he still wields it one handed and shows an impressive amount of skill with it. It's about half the size of him as well, but that's not a super important factor, right?

Smoke Pellets: Buck doesn't just rely on a knife to make sure that he can survive in a world full of predators. In some strange ways that us researchers are pretty sure is dark voodou magic, he made a bunch of smoke bombs which seem to be made out of fruit. These smoke bombs are capable of, of course, emitting smoke. These work well with Buck's small stature and his tendency to run around like a mad man. He's absolutely quick on his feet and the smoke helps him maintain an element of surprise even more so than usual.

Rudy: So, yes, we're giving him a dinosaur mount ot even the odds. Rudy is a giant dinosaur, a Baryonyx to be specific. A Baryonyx like most dinosaurs that are related to it, has scales all along it's body and some pretty useful natural weaponry as well. A baryonyx can range from around 25 to 35 feet in length, and can weigh anywhere between 2,600 to 3,700 pounds. This makes Rudy not only a long boi but a thicc boi, according to the notes from the researchers. Though the only problem with Buck having Rudy as a mount is that...the two definitely don't see eye to eye on anything. While they respect each other in a strange way they also hate each other, but what better way to kill your opponent than directing a dinosaur in their general direction? Sounds like a very Buck thing to do, after all.

Now, that's all Buck is going to have access to. Let's get on to the X-Factors.

X-Factors
Experience Ika Musume has...not much actual fighting experience. She never really fights people and doesn't have the heart to really hurt them. She's attacked humans before though, such as Sanae when she's chasing them, and she can plant opponents into the ground like a violent gardener. It also implies that she has some experience catching prey, however, like most squids before her would have. Though, generally, the most prey that Ika would have are some shrimp. Buck, on the other hand, is very experienced fighting...stupid opponents? He fights animals all the time, but these animals, unlike most of the Ice Age cast, for some reason are a lot more dumb than Buck and his companions. They're incapable of speech and generally rely on animalistic instincts. This would make Buck suffer becuase he doesn't have as much experience with opponents who can possibly match him in intelligence, or those that are just capable of a higher thinking capacity. Intelligence Ika, though it doesn't seem like it, is incredibly smart...in certian areas. Her time under the ocean has led her to be a little gullible and a little clueless to things above the surface, but that doesn't mean that she's an idiot. She's a very quick learner and is capable to come up with many...unique ideas on the fly. She can learn the basics of the English language in the matter of a few hours, and can speak it flulently shortly afterwards, and her math skills are said to rival that of humanity's best. This makes her a surprisingly intelligent combatant that should be able to adapt quickly given time. Buck is smart in his own ways as well. He just happens to be more creative than others when it comes to survival or combat. This is also due to his experience where he had to fight against foes that are bigger and far deadlier than him. You have to learn how to overthrow the big guys when you're a small fish in a big pond. Buck is also capable of making smoke bombs, which means he has some level of intelligence that is above average, though his generally insanity and absurdness sort of keep him retained. Versatility Ika Musume is a versatility queen. She has the ability to fly, be practically impossible to move, can make all sorts of constructs with her tentacles (albeit these constructs have to be attatched to her), she can spit out ink, and she can create forcefields or do just about anything with her normal tentacles. Combine that with her regenerative qualities, meaning that she can afford to be a little bit more conservative with them, and she's pretty much a dominator of versatility. Buck's main versatility comes from his creativity and how he can use his weapons, but besides that he doesn't have much going for him. There's only so much that you can do with a knife and some smoke bombs and a giant dinosaur. One of the things holding Buck back the most is his limited arsenal. Tactics Ika Musume never really fights so it's really difficult to figure out what she would really do in a fight. So far, though, it seems to be pretty obvious that she makes full use of her tentacles. In all of her attempts to fight, her tentacles are her go to method. She knows the full capacity of her abilities and will use them accordingly, such as when she used her bracelets to make her too heavy to move in a sumo contest. Generally speaking, however, she'd normally play on the defensive if she's not overly serious, but, as shown by the giant fist she used in the volleyball tournament, she can go a little overkill if needed. Buck, meanwhile, uses his small size to his advantage and focuses more on moving around an opponent and making himself difficult to hit. A hit and run method, if you will. He tried to allow himself to attack from multiple angles so that he can get some swipes in, but his main tactic revolves around getting in and getting out. There's not much full on combat with him. He's not the kind of guy that you'd have a sword fight with, after all.

Voting Rules and Scenario
Voting ends sometime around October don't really ask me when because I don't know.

The fight is going to take place on a beach by the way. Close to the Beach House Lemon.