User blog:Wassboss/Halloween Special: Left 4 Dead 2 Survivors vs Shaun of the Dead Survivors

It's that time of year again when everybody likes to indulge in a bit of horror and here on Deadliest Fiction that's not different. When the zombie apocalypse comes around the military is often slow to mobilise and that leaves it up to ordinary civilians to start the fight against the undead. Today's battle pits two groups of civilian survivors from opposite sides of the Atlantic against each other which I'm sure will make a nice change from battling against the undead hordes.

Left 4 Dead 2 Survivors: Survivors or the Green Flu Virus fighting their way across the south to survive.

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Shaun of the Dead Survivors: A group of friends forced to put aside their differences to survive the undead menace.

Who is Deadliest.

Left 4 Dead 2 Survivors
The Left 4 Dead 2 Survivors are a mismatched group of people, thrown together in the midsts of a zombie apocalypse. After narrowly missing the helicopter evacuating people from a mall, Nick, Rochelle, Coach and Ellis found themselves having to work together to get to New Orleans and before the military starts their bombing run.

Members
"I ain't gonna die waiting on salvation. As long as we still got guns, we gonna fight."
 * -|Leader =

- Coach

The eldest member of the L4D2 Survivors, Coach was a high school american football coach after an injury ended his playing career. As the oldest he takes it upon himself to look after the other survivors and acts as the unofficial leader, providing moral support and suggesting ideas. "Kill all sons of bitches. That's my official instructions."
 * -|The Goofball =

- Ellis

A young mechanic with a typical southern attitude and demeanour, Ellis is an eternal optimist and sees the zombie apocalypse as just another set back to get over. He often tries to lighten the mood with tales about his friend Keith's crazy adventures but when push comes to shove he has proven himself capable of being a useful member of the team. "We should grab some weapons. I work in the news and the news says we should definitely grab some weapons."
 * -|The Chick =

- Rochelle

An aspiring associate producer, Rochelle got her big chance to shine when members of her news station started calling in sick but her new found position was quickly soured by the Green Flu Virus outbreak. A no nonsense kind of gal, Rochelle is not giving up on her dream job yet no matter how many undead freaks she has to deal with. "Name's Nick, but don't bother learning it 'cause I ain't sticking around long."
 * -|The Asshole =

- Nick

A pessimistic con man and all around shady character, Nick lives by a mantra of "Don't trust anyone, and look out for number one. Despite his dismissive and even antagonistic attitude when he first meets the other survivors he later grows to depend upon and begrudgingly respect his fellow survivors and helps them throughout their journey.

Weapons
Baseball Bat
 * -|Iconic Melee =

Length: 2.75 feet

Width: 2.61 inches at tip, decreasing in width the closer to the grip.

Weight: 2.3 lbs Machete
 * -|Bladed Melee =

Length: 1.5 foot

Weight: 1 lb

Steel Crowbar
 * -|Improvised Melee =

Length: 1.75 feet

Weight: 1.32 lbs Auto Shotgun
 * -|Firearm =

Round: 12 Gauge

Weight: 8.42 lbs

Range: 50 Metres

Ammo: 6 rounds Pipe Bomb
 * -|Explosive =

Fuse Lit

Beeps and flashes when set.

Blast & Shrapnel damage.

Shaun of the Dead Survivors
The Shaun of the Dead Survivors are a group consisting of Shaun Riley, Liz and their respective friends who banded together after a zombie apocalypse struck England. Shaun and Liz must learn to work together to survive while also trying to rekindle their romance before the end of the world as we know it.

Members
"Take car, go to mum's, kill Phil, grab Liz, go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint and wait for all of this to blow over. How's that for a slice of fried gold?"
 * -|Leader =

- Shaun

Shaun was just a normal man with a boring day job and his life in a rut. Finally forced into action by the zombie apocalypse, Shaun must now work to save his friends and family, all while trying to rekindle his relationship with Liz and make it to the pub for a pint. "Who died and made you fucking king of the zombies?"
 * -|The Goofball =

- Ed

The unemployed loser friend of Shaun, Ed is a lazy small time dope dealer who has been sleeping on Shaun's couch for 5 years. Ed acts as Shaun's right hand man during the apocalypse and despite his flaws proves to be a loyal ally no matter what. "If I don't do something, I'm gonna end up in that pub, like those other sad old fuckers, drinking myself to death wondering what the hell happened."
 * -|The Chick =

- Liz

Shaun's girlfriend of 3 years, Liz breaks up with him in the hopes that she can avoid a life of mediocrity and disappointment. But when Shaun shows up on her doorstep in the middle of the apocalypse she must work with him to survive. "For a hero, you're quite a hypocrite."
 * -|The Asshole =

- David

The snobby boyfriend of Liz's friend Diana, David has always secreted carried a torch for Liz and is jealous of her relationship with Shaun. Even in the midsts of the end of the world he still refuses to work with Shaun, ultimately leading to his downfall.

Weapons
Cricket Bat
 * -|Iconic Melee =

Length: 2.75 feet

Width: 4.25 inches down the length of the bat.

Weight: 2.8 lbs Fire Axe
 * -|Bladed Melee =

Length: 3 foot

Weight: 6 lbs Shovel
 * -|Improvised Melee =

Length: 2.2 feet

Weight: 2.6 lbs Winchester Model 1866
 * -|Firearm =

Round: .45 Colt

Weight: 7.8 lbs

Range: 91 Metres

Ammo: 13 rounds Molotov Cocktail
 * -|Explosive =

Lit by flaming rag.

Shrapnel & Fire Damage.

X Factors
Experience: L4D=67/SOTD=35 

Neither of these groups have a whole lot of experience as both are civilian groups forced to survive in an apocalypse. However the L4D Survivors have been working together for at least a couple of days and have faced tougher undead opponents such as Tanks & Witches. The SOTD Survivors on the other hand was only active for half a day at the most and only had to deal with the slow moving Romero Zombies.

Teamwork: L4D=85/SOTD=70

This is a strange one because you'd expect the SOTD Survivors to work together better as they have known each other longer but that is not the case. While Shaun, Ed & Liz are on good terms David drives down their rating significantly due to his dislike of Ed and especially Shaun, which lowers both moral and their effectiveness as a fighting unit. While the L4D Survivors have known each other for far less time their is nowhere near as much strife and they work incredibly effectively as a team and while Nick does fill a similar role to David it's much less antagonistic and it doesn't effect their ability to work as a group.

Leadership: L4D=65/SOTD=75 

While this does sort of tie into the teamwork rating I feel that this needs to be a different X Factor as the dynamic is slightly different. While the L4D Survivors do work better as a team in the leadership department their isn't really a defined go to person and while Coach does often fill this role it is not always clear who is actually calling the shots, if anyone is at all. While the SOTD Survivors do still have the same issues with regards to group dynamic Shaun is the much more clearly defined leader and comes up with the plans and takes charge and while David doesn't necessarily agree with him he still mostly follows his plans.

Firearm Skill: L4D=50/SOTD=12 

While both of these groups are civilians and have no firearm training to speak of the L4D Survivors are much more comfortable using firearms due to the gun culture of the US and high levels of civilian gun ownership. The SOTD Survivors on the other hand have no experience with firearms whatsoever and it shows during the climax where Shaun can barely even hit a zombie, let alone get a head shot, from a relatively short range.

Intelligence/Creativity: L4D=70/SOTD=80 

While Shaun may have been a bumbling idiot for most of his adult life when it comes to the apocalypse he really steps into his own. Shaun is the one who thinks of imitating the zombies to get past them as well as leading them away from the group when they get surrounded. The SOTD Survivors as a whole also have to make more use of everyday objects as weapons and survive without the aid of firearms. While the L4D Survivors are no stupid per say they don't really show much strategy outside of "spray and pray" and while they do have to come up against more intelligent special infected and work their way around them even then their strategy is basically the same.

Voting System/Notes
Battle will take place in and around the Winchester Pub.

Only Coach & Shaun will start off with firearms in this match.

n order to be counted in full, votes must be at least 5 lines long or have been done in an edge format.

Anything less than 5 lines but which is competently argued and thought out will be counted as a half vote. I will inform anybody if their vote is considered a half vote and allow them to amend it to bring it up to a full point.

Irrelevant votes will not be counted at all.

I reserve the right to award a vote as half or discount it entirely for reason not mentioned here if I feel it is applicable.