User blog:Jackythejack/Wander vs. Buck: Out of Their Element



David vs. Goliath is a very popular tale that has seen parallels in many different forms of media throughout the ages. With that being said, some of these are...far more popular cases than others. Today we have two fighters that are experienced in taking down opponents much bigger and much stronger than themselves, but only one is going to make it out alive in this battle of Davids.

Wander - The mysterious swordsman who went into the Forbidden Lands to kill the sixteen colossi to ressurect the woman known as Mono.

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Buck - The weasel who was stuck in the underground of the Ice Age, fending for himself and choosing to hunt down the vicious Baryonyx Rudy.

Wander


"Poor ungodly soul"

- Lord Emon, about Wander

Wander serves as the protagonist and the player character of the cult classic video game Shadow of the Colossus. Alongside his equine partner Aggro, Wander rushed out towards an area of the world known as the Forbidden Lands, with one goal in mind: to slay the sixteen Colossi and to ressurrect the woman named Mono, who was killed because of a cursed fate she was believed to have.

However, as he was going throughout the land to destroy these Colossi and to save the woman, Wander was slowly becoming more corrupt. He was becoming paler, his hair becoming darker, and dark streaks would grow on his face. Wander was changing for the worse. This would eventually conclude in Wander killing the sixteenth Colossus, just in time for Lord Emon and his men to come in and shoot Wander with a crossbow, killing him instantly. His body would then be possessed by Dormin and Wander would become a demonic creature, but Emon was able to seal the beast away before it could cause harm.

Now, with such a sad story in mind, how about we take a look at the few, precious weapons that the warrior has, huh?

Magic Sword: The magic sword in question is an old and ancient object that Wander had stolen before he had visited the Forbidden Lands. This magic sword is said to be the only weapon that is capable of killing a Colossi, and it likely made out of a material such as steel or iron, given the looks of it. The sword can also emit beams of light, but these are only used for discovering weak points on a colossus and navigation to the next colossus, and doesn't seem to be useful in many other ways. The sword is about the length of his arm, giving him good reach.

Bow and Arrow: This is far away from Wander's first choice of weaponry, as he normally relies on a trusty sword like any good warrior would, but that isn't to say he's not decent with a bow and arrow. However he's only really shown his prowess against colossi, which aren't exactly easy to miss.

Buck


"Rule Number 1; Always listen to Buck"

- Buck

Buck is one of the main characters and the newest addition to the cast in the movie Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. He is a weasel who lives in an underground biome underneath the surface, where dinosaurs are still alive and roam the lands, acting like nothing had ever happened. Buck wasn't born here, however. He's the only mammal that lives in the underground, so he had to have come from somewhere.

When Buck fell down into the underground, he had gotten into trouble quickly. He had ran into a giant dinosaur that he would name Rudy, and the dinosaur would actually gauge his eye out of his socket. Buck would later bandage up his socket with a bundle of leaves, but the dinosaur would swallow him up before he could get a chance to leave. Thinking quickly, however, Buck grabbed the dinosaur's uvula and managed to launch himself out of the dinosaur's mouth, breaking off a tooth and later on fashioning it as a weapon.

Buck would later thrive in the dinosaur realm, being the only mammal, but managing to fend for and defend himself against all sorts of predators all the same. Over the course of the movie he had shown his experience and skill in surviving in the realm of the dinosaurs, and he's shown some interesting weaponry. Let's take a look at the two we will be using.

Knife: While not exactly a fair comparison it works in the hands of Buck. Buck's slightly curved knife takes advantage of his smaller size and speedy movements to make quick strikes. It is made out of the tooth of the dinosaur Rudy, and is Buck's primary weapon, which he can use to threaten other dinosaurs and carnivorous plants all the same. Of course, it's not that big, barely half of Buck's height, but it can still get the job done.

Smoke Pellets: Buck doesn't only have primitive weapons. He's somehow managed to fashion himself some smoke bombs as well, though it's a wonder how he's...actually been able to do this. Either way, the smoke bombs are very unsuspecting fruit lookalikes, which Buck carried around with him on a belt. These can be used with his small size to make him run circles around his opponents with them being unable to see him, and they can be used to make a quick getaway when necessary.

X-Factors
It's difficult to find X-Factors for these two considering their...very differing backgrounds, but there are some things we can compare. Let's take a look at this. Skill Wander hasn't really shown much skill that would be useful in a fight against an opponent similar to himself. He's fought many of the colossi, and has done so without a problem, but when it comes to those his size, he hasn't shown the neccessary skill to really make some solid judgements. Despite this, we do know that he at least does know how to use his weaponry, and he has skill with a bow when going up against hard to hit targets like the bird colossi, even if it's still gigantic Buck, on the other hand, has a lot of skill with more animalistic opponents, similar to the colossi, in fact. While other animals in the world of Ice Age are smart in some cases, like the Herd, dinosaurs don't tend to have this sort of intelligence, and seem to run off of instinct for whatever reason. Buck can, however, use his knife to efficiently defend himself from opponents far larger than him, and with apparent ease considering how he thrives in this environment. Experience This one is a bit tricky, as not all of the experience is going to be relevant in this case. Take Wander for example. Wander has plenty of expereince going against opponents far larger than him, as the sixteenth colossi were taken care of quite easily, but he doesn't often fight opponents that are around the same size as, or are smaller than, him. Buck, meanwhile, has tons of experience fighting animals and plants alike. He has a wide array of opponents that he had to fend off when he was stuck in the underground, and is used to fighting those who are bigger and should be stronger than him. Tenacity This one is a bit more clear cut, when it comes to determination. Wander is a very determined individual, and determination means staying in a fight for longer. He is so determined to meet his goals that he will commit crimes and go into lands that are forbidden to the public if only to bring back the life of a loved one. He would go through the hell of killing sixteen Colossi while it continuously left him more and more corrupted. Wander is a determined man, to say the least. Buck, on the other hand, is as determined as he probably is insane. He's determined to survive, and determined to bring down the beast that he scarred, Rudy. He hasn't forgotten his main goal, over the course of the many years that he had been stuck in the underground. He's been living on his own for many years, and has discovered ways to make surviving in the underground all the more easier. His sheer insanity is probably one of the things that leave him so determined.

Battle/Voting Info
Voting will basically end whenever I feel like it, but it may be like a week or two so you got some good time. The fight is going to take place in the Forbidden Lands, near the ruins of an old temple.

Let's, uh...try this out, huh? I'm feeling weird about this fight for some reason.