User blog comment:GSFB/Xenomorph vs Makhai/@comment-143604-20120701205816/@comment-5232784-20120702051824

Drayco90. Very interesting points you made. They are very hard to disagree with. I only have a few points I would like to bring up

Short range: Although the Average Xenomorph drone has but two arms, queens have four. This falls under their "different forms" advantage. Nevertheless the Makhai can have anywhere from four to six arms and can wield them far, far faster than any Xenomorph. I agree with your analysis

Mid range: I think you nailed it with the tail spear. I did some reading on Xenomorphs and found that their tails can be used for clubbing attacks as well as slashing and stabbing attacks (depending on the movie for the slasher effect). I do not know how strong Xenomorph exoskeletons are, but they can be cut by metals as hard as steel (AVP). In order for the Makhai to utilize their weapons efficiently, they would have to hit a joint in the Alien's armor or have their Kopis blades made of a strong enough iron to pierce their hides. It would be interesting to see whether their Kopis swords can hold up against the Xenomorph bio-blades

Long range: I wish I knew the range of both projectile weapons. The Xenomorph acid spit would utilize a bore-hole making acid attack, while the Magmatic ball attack of the Makhai would produce an engulfing basket-ball sized hole into anything it struck. Due to the Makhai throwing such weapons and weilding super strength, it seems like they would send those lava balls hurtling super distances, perhaps outdoing the distance of the dreaded Xenomorph spit. Due to the size of the wound it would make and the possibility of longer range attack, I would have to go with the Makhai.