User blog comment:Pygmy Hippo 2/Ancient Terror Part 2:Carver (Blair Witch) vs. Champawat Tiger (Real World)/@comment-3189283-20191013110638

Let's see shall we

Primary Weapon

Strangely I'm actually giving the advantage to the knife. The Champawat Tiger's several broken teeth make them unsuited for using in combat they'd probably only be useful for finishing off Carver once she'd ambushed or overpowered him. The knife is Carver's only weapon here and will see much more usage in this battle than the Tiger's teeth.

Edge: Carver 

Secondary Weapon

Let me see; razor sharp tiger claws on the end of arms with skull shattering strength or some normal ass hands. Yeah it's not really a difficult analysis the Tiger Claws win. I have no doubt that the Champawat Tiger is physical stronger than Carver and any attempt at grappling the beast will be a foolish one.

Edge: Champawat Tiger 

Special

The Witch Totems don't really have any tangible effect. At best they might make the Tiger wary but considering she'll already be wary as a default this won't really make much of a difference. The Champawat Tiger's senses are going to help her keep track of Carver and figure out the perfect time to strike.

Edge: Champawat Tiger

Final Verdict

The outcome of this battle hinges entirely on if the Champawat Tiger can end this battle in one swift sneak attack or not. She, like most tigers, are wary of humans especially armed humans although she may not recognise the knife as a weapon initially. Tigers in general are very wary hunters and if spotted will often abandon their attack and Man-Eating Tigers are even more cautious often stalking their prey for longer than necessary just to make sure there are no other human around. So if Carver spots her she'll likely flee and attempt another attack later on. This makes it unlikely there will be an actual head on fight between the two unless Carver manages to somehow survive her initial ambush.

The most likely scenario is that the Champawat Tiger stalks Carver for a bit and then, when she senses the time is right, leaps out on him and kills him with a swift bite to the back of the head. Maybe Carver will get lucky and she misjudges the attack but even if she does she'll either be able to overpower him (as Carver doesn't seem to be amazingly strong) or just simply run off and try again at another point. Carver's military and police training probably won't help him much in a grappling match with a tiger and his mental instability means he won't be thinking rationally anyway. In the end the Champawat Tiger will add Carver to her long list of victims and sate her appetite for now at least.

Champawat Tiger: 4,500

Carver: 500