User blog:WanderingSkull/Joel vs. Lara Croft (2013)



Survivors The world and people who we once were are gone. All the remains is an infinite frontier left behind by the desolation that ravaged our homes and minds. These two have fought great circumstances to survive and even try to thrive in their new environments. Surviving the greatest odds that were tossed their way just to protect the most valuable people in their lives and were determined to push themselves.

Joel: Guardian who journeyed across America on a mission

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Lara Croft:  Young adventurer who was reborn as a survivor

Joel


Twenty years after the initial plague that eliminated millions of people across the United States, Joel is known as a man who runs drugs and weapons through the quarantine zone in Boston. At some point he also became acquainted with a woman known as Tess, who maintains the Boston branch of the underground market and specializes in contraband. The two appear to work with each other frequently, and they seem to have a respectful alliance at the start of the game. The two are tasked with the job of transporting a fourteen year old girl named Ellie to the Fireflies' Capitol Building. Joel is reluctant to smuggle Ellie, but eventually follows Tess on the journey.

On the way there, Joel leaves the task of taking care of Ellie to Tess. Tess is usually the one who calms the frightened girl down, while Joel is the one who clears out the infected. When the three finally reach the Capitol building, they find the place filled with dead Fireflies. Tess suddenly becomes hysterical, and eventually reveals that the reason that Ellie was so important to her is because Tess herself was bitten during the trip to the Capitol Building. Joel is visibly upset and refuses to allow Tess to sacrifice herself as they escape, but he's pushed away by Tess. Joel and Ellie see Tess' dead body as the military begins to enter the building. He gets Ellie out of the building, but refuses to talk about Tess.

Joel promised Marlene he would rescue Ellie from a nearby boarding house and bring her to a secretive group known as the Fireflies because she is immune to the infection and can possibly create a cure of the infection. Some time after the escape, military authorities find out and begin pursuing them as they commence their journey west across what remains of the United States.

Lara Croft


"A famous explorer once said, that the extraordinary is in what we do, not who we are. I'd finally set out to make my mark; to find adventure. But instead adventure found me. In our darkest moments, when life flashes before us, we find something; Something that keeps us going. Something that pushes us."

- Lara Croft Fresh from education and in search of lost relics, a 21-year-old Lara Croft journeys to an island off the coast of Japan aboard the Endurance, a salvage vessel helmed by Captain Conrad Roth. While venturing through the Dragon's Triangle, the Endurance is struck by a violent storm and splits in two, stranding everyone on an isolated island. Lara attempts to reach the rest of the group, but is captured by a strange, savage man and trapped in his cave home. Lara manages to escape, but is wounded in the process via a metal bar that impales her lower left abdomen and causes the cave to collapse, killing her captor. Lara is then faced with the nightmare of the island and must kill to survive, while attempting to reach her friends.

Weapons
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 * Climbing Axe
 * Material: Steel
 * Overall Length: 20in
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 * Sidearm: Beretta 92SB
 * Capacity: 15 rounds
 * Action: Semi-Auto
 * Effective Range: 50m
 * Muzzle Velocity: 381m/s
 * Feed System: 15-round detachable box magazine
 * Round: 9mm
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 * Hand Cannon: Desert Eagle Mark XIX
 * Capacity: 7 rounds
 * Action: Semi-Auto
 * Effective Range: 50m
 * Muzzle Velocity: 470m/s
 * Feed System: 7-round detachable box magazine
 * Round: .50 Action Express
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 * Shotgun: Winchester M1912
 * Capacity: 6 shells
 * Action: Pump-Action
 * Effective Range: 40m
 * Feed System: 6-round tubular magazine
 * Round: 12 Gauge
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 * Long: AK-47
 * Capacity: 30 Rounds
 * Action: Full-Auto
 * Effective Range: 350m
 * Muzzle Velocity: 715m/s
 * Feed System: 30-round detachable box magazine
 * Round: 7.62x39mm
 * Rate Of Fire: 600 RPM
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 * Special: Bow & Arrow
 * Maximum Range: Varies
 * Ammo: Steel-head arrows
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 * Explosive: Grenade Launcher
 * 40mm Grenade
 * Effective Range: 150m
 * Muzzle Velocity: 76m/s
 * Attached to AK-47

X-Factor
Joel / Lara Creativity- 85 / 80

Joel is surprisingly intelligent despite his humble background. He can easily craft a several kinds of improvised explosives, as well as shivs and modifying existing weapons. He can also find unconventional routes when normal routes are blocked. Lara, while smart is much more in reference to book smart and hasn't displayed any extraordinary creativity compared to Joel's own abilities. Her real experience when it comes to being creative is solving puzzles during her journey through the island.

Strength- 80 / 75

Joel has incredible strength, easily wounding and even killing people in a hand-to-hand fight. He can easily slam a person's skull in on a counter, or knock them out with a punch. Lara maintains a sense of physical fitness due to her youth, but lacks any experience in hand-to-hand combat and melee fights tend to be sloppy and unorganized.

Survival Skills- 80 / 85

Joel has managed to survive for an incredibly long time, gaingin a variety of skills. Although starting as a construction worker, Joel quickly learned to adapt in the apocalypse by smuggling, fighting, and killing for what he needs. Lara had to survive on an island filled with horrors and was limited in her ability to rest for a moment. This allowed her to develop skills in order to survive along with the teachings of her mentor, Conrad have refined her skills in the wild.

Agility- 70 / 80

Joel may be able to run rather fast, but he isn't quite as agile as most. His physical speed is impressive, but he isn't incredibly nimble in moving around obstacles. Once again, Lara due to her youth is quicker on her feet and has been able to escape collapsing structures due her speed. Whether it be dodging falling rocks, using quick stealth or running on an exploding bridge, Lara has shown superb agility.

Brutality- 80 / 70

Joel is more than willing to kill, maim, and torture for what he needs. Although, these almost always come from necesity, having only a few passion-fueled killings. Lara is still very much new to killing and does not have much a stomach for it atleast from the get go. She's willing to push herself to protect her friends, but in comparison to Joel is much more hesitant and inexperienced in being brutal.

<p style="text-align:center;">Experience- 100 / 80

<p style="text-align:center;">From rival smugglers to a wide variety of Cordyceps, Joel has taken on and defeated a large sum of foes. He's managed to survive for almost twenty years in a brutal, new society. Lara has experience fighting  Solarii and some animals, but other than that she is limited in the amount of time she has spent fighting enemies which has atmost been a few days.