[Misc] World's Hardest Creature XII - Coming Soon(ish)

[Commander]

Me too. Unfortunately this is [MENTION=2095]Commander[/MENTION] we're talking about, which pretty much guarantees this new contender will be absolutely wànk.

Just you wait DIMSTER. You will like this one.

 

[Bozza]

I'm REALLY excited about this years' competition. I have a new* nomination that is going to STORM the tournament.

This creature is going to do the unthinkable- unite the Badgeristas and the Anti-badgers under one banner, resulting in glorious victory in its debut in the competition.

*I believe it has been nominated before but I don't think it ever got seconded because it wasn't properly marketed.

I think you're teasing us, and the shrimp is back. Fantastic to see if so.

 

[Commander]

Honey Badger got his win a couple of years ago against UNBELIEVABLE odds and an entire infrastructure built against him. I'm totally easy from now on as to who wins, everyone is fully aware who the People's Champion is, and always will be.

This is where I'm at too. Which is why it is time for a new contender to light up this tournament.

When's it happening, anyway?

I like the fact that there is now pre-WHC thread / argument.

 

[Mellotron]

This is where I'm at too. Which is why it is time for a new contender to light up this tournament.

When's it happening, anyway?

I like the fact that there is now pre-WHC thread / argument.

Commander you're really building up this contender, whoever it is. Be careful not to overhype.

 

[Commander]

Commander you're really building up this contender, whoever it is. Be careful not to overhype.

Point taken. I'll say no more until the nomination process begins.

 

[jimhigham]

I'd like to propose a Linnean-based seeding this year, so that we can fully capture the majesty of our natural world. Under this format, each group would be separated by biological classification, so that the true masters of each clade would emerge:

Group 1 : Carnivora, the teethiest of the mammals. A true group of death.
Group 2 : Other mammals, who have to use a range of sneaky skills or sheer bulk to best their toothier cousins. Here's looking at you mouse
Group 3 : Birds, our feathered friends. Admittedly a weaker group this one, but a few worthy contenders
Group 4 : Herpetofauna. Who needs warm blood to be the hardest of them all?
Group 5 : Fish. The Great White Shark is likely to stroll this one, but who will join her in the second round?
Group 6 : Terrestrial invertebrates. They creep, they crawl, they bite, they sting...
Group 7 : Marine invertebrates. The denizens of the deep, long in tentacle and hard in beak...
Group 8 : Non-Animals - the Animal Kingdom may be hard, but there are five other Kingdoms out there with creatures waiting to get you.........

I really admire the passion involved in this but I think it's going to require much more grey matter than I possess.

 

[Mellotron]

I'd like to propose a Linnean-based seeding this year, so that we can fully capture the majesty of our natural world. Under this format, each group would be separated by biological classification, so that the true masters of each clade would emerge:

Group 1 : Carnivora, the teethiest of the mammals. A true group of death.
Group 2 : Other mammals, who have to use a range of sneaky skills or sheer bulk to best their toothier cousins. Here's looking at you mouse
Group 3 : Birds, our feathered friends. Admittedly a weaker group this one, but a few worthy contenders
Group 4 : Herpetofauna. Who needs warm blood to be the hardest of them all?
Group 5 : Fish. The Great White Shark is likely to stroll this one, but who will join her in the second round?
Group 6 : Terrestrial invertebrates. They creep, they crawl, they bite, they sting...
Group 7 : Marine invertebrates. The denizens of the deep, long in tentacle and hard in beak...
Group 8 : Non-Animals - the Animal Kingdom may be hard, but there are five other Kingdoms out there with creatures waiting to get you.........

Well laid out but not for me - I enjoy the chaotic non-seeded nature of the WHC. Nowhere to hide.

Also, what are the other FIVE kingdoms?!

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Well laid out but not for me - I enjoy the chaotic non-seeded nature of the WHC. Nowhere to hide.

Also, what are the other FIVE kingdoms?!

Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaebacteria, and Eubacteria. Obvs........

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

I'm REALLY excited about this years' competition. I have a new* nomination that is going to STORM the tournament.

This creature is going to do the unthinkable- unite the Badgeristas and the Anti-badgers under one banner, resulting in glorious victory in its debut in the competition.

*I believe it has been nominated before but I don't think it ever got seconded because it wasn't properly marketed.

Seconded.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Pussy with a rifle all day for me

 

[jimhigham]

Will the Flying Unicorn get a look in?

Sorry. Wrong thread.

 

[Pevenseagull]

malaria got in last year...

Plasmodiums are eukaryotes


Just saying.....

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Plasmodiums are eukaryotes


Just saying.....

Indeed, so are mushrooms, but they're not in the Animal Kingdom

 

[Pevenseagull]

Indeed, so are mushrooms, but they're not in the Animal Kingdom

I did not know that (I really should have).

I still stand by my no nuclear membrane rule.

Next up viruses... Living?

WHC ticks all the boxes of the BBC

Imform, educate and entertain


Bring the noise!!!!

 

[Ceej]

There's a small bird with webbed feet that (in the right circumstances) can have any of the previous winnerz. Will say no more for now.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I did not know that (I really should have).

I still stand by my no nuclear membrane rule.

Next up viruses... Living?

WHC ticks all the boxes of the BBC

Imform, educate and entertain


Bring the noise!!!!

Viruses are not living, no. They cannot multiply without a living cell, cannot make energy, don't grow, etc etc they're just discarded dna and rna in a protein membrane

They do evolve though.... Some scientists argue they are living - ultimately depends on your definition of life

 

[Pevenseagull]

Viruses are not living, no. They cannot multiply without a living cell, cannot make energy, don't grow, etc etc they're just discarded dna and rna in a protein membrane

They do evolve though.... Some scientists argue they are living - ultimately depends on your definition of life

Eees complicated.

My thoughts (a combination of academia and sci-fi .. Is ....if it reproduces it is life)


Viruses have a 'life cycle'?!?!

 

[Pevenseagull]

....and, after all, are we not obligate parasites?

 

[The_Viper]

Tying my banner to the Croc this year, there is no creature HARDER than one with a permanent smile.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Eees complicated.

My thoughts (a combination of academia and sci-fi .. Is ....if it reproduces it is life)


Viruses have a 'life cycle'?!?!

That is the generally accepted definition, yes. And viruses cannot reproduce - not without a living cell host