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Polar Bear vs. Gorilla w/ knife???

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Polar Bear:
STR: 25
DEX: 15
ENG: 0
VIT: 25

Attacks:
Gorilla Punt - 10 damage
High pitch war cry - 5 damage, stuns enemy
Pile driver - 15 damage, may cause brain damage
Regurgitate Eskimo Attack - 20 damage
Magnet - pulls away weapons

Gorilla + knife:
STR: 15 + 5
DEX: 25 + 5
ENG: 0
VIT: 20

Attacks:
Gorilla Dance - Instant KO
Dragon Kick - taught by Maddox
Practice Stab - 15 damage to self
 
Originally posted by: MrAwesome
I know that a polar bear greatly outweighs a gorilla and therefore a polar bear would easily win. But what if the gorilla had a combat army knife at his disposal and knew how to use it. I'm not saying he would know how to use it like a human US marine, but was adept at using the knife as a gorilla could possibly be trained. They are also fighting in a ring at a temperature controlled 60 degrees. For real, who'd win?
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In the summer end, the polar bears suffer from heat. At the end of the summer, their winter coat is fully grown, but the weather is still warm.
So, the polar bear should hope for a short engagement, as the heat and activity would kill it faster than a gorilla.
But if you control the temperature to a bit below freezing point, I bet the bear has a good chance... The single long-bladed knife would be against 4xclaw armed paws...

About the in-water fight - the gorilla loose the fight with the water (can't swim) so the bear is not necessary. Even a goldfish would kill a gorilla in water (especially since the knife won't help at buoyancy either)

Calin
 
Id say the polar bear, and definately the grizzly bear would take that gorilla out. The heat would be a factor if the fight lasted long, but I doubt it would go more than 20 seconds.
 
Originally posted by: shimsham
gorilla. opposable thumbs anyone?
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We're the only ones with them. The temperature wouldn't matter either since it would take at least a little while to start affecting the bear. What you've got left is a bear that outweighs its opponent by about 4:1. They may look docile & cute on the discovery channel, but in reality they're huge and ferocious. A few years back a mentally disturbed man went into a polar bear enclosure at a zoo (he thought they were motioning for him to come in) and he got wtfpwnt.
 
Polar bear.

I don't know if the gorilla would be smart enough to realize what the knife does, and by the time he figured it out, the bear would have gotten several swipes in.
 
polar bear all the way after watching that discovery channel show that hypothetically pits one beast against another. the thick fur of the pd would stave off the teeth/knife of the gorilla long enough for it to get one swipe and kill the primate. just a guess though
 
A gorilla would last about 4 seconds, if it didn't immediately sh!t itself and die of a heart attack.
A vegetarian primate which is inherently peaceful and social compared to the only land mammal which hunts man? Not to mention size and natural weapons? What are you, retarded? :laugh:
 
Claws > fists

A knife probably won't even work unless the motion was a stab. Try slicing thick fur w/ a knife vs 10x claws on flesh.
 
Originally posted by: MrAwesome
Originally posted by: Jehovah
In what situation? And if I'm not mistaken, a gorilla doesn't have opposable thumbs so holding onto a knife might be a little tricky . . ..
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The situation is in a ring. Like a wrestling ring. At 60 degrees fahrenheit. No opposable thumbs? No problem because the knife is tied to the gorilla's hand then. The situation is that both are really pissed off at eachother over a parking spot or something.
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OH SNAP! A PARKING SPOT!
 
Anyone who chose the gorilla is obviously unfamiliar with the awesome raw power of the large bears. The only way the gorilla could kill the bear is by knifing him and letting him bleed out. For the bear, its one snap of the jaws to the cranium or one paw swipe to the head, and its good night gorilla. Polar bears are larger than grizzlies, and grizzlies can kill 1000-lb. bulls with one kneck-breaking paw swipe.

The gorilla hasn't got a chance. Not even close. Polar bear by total annihilation 15 seconds into round one.
 
Originally posted by: GarlicBreath
Anyone who chose the gorilla is obviously unfamiliar with the awesome raw power of the large bears. The only way the gorilla could kill the bear is by knifing him and letting him bleed out. For the bear, its one snap of the jaws to the cranium or one paw swipe to the head, and its good night gorilla. Polar bears are larger than grizzlies, and grizzlies can kill 1000-lb. bulls with one kneck-breaking paw swipe.

The gorilla hasn't got a chance. Not even close. Polar bear by total annihilation 15 seconds into round one.
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polar bear ^
 
Originally posted by: GarlicBreath
Anyone who chose the gorilla is obviously unfamiliar with the awesome raw power of the large bears. The only way the gorilla could kill the bear is by knifing him and letting him bleed out. For the bear, its one snap of the jaws to the cranium or one paw swipe to the head, and its good night gorilla. Polar bears are larger than grizzlies, and grizzlies can kill 1000-lb. bulls with one kneck-breaking paw swipe.

The gorilla hasn't got a chance. Not even close. Polar bear by total annihilation 15 seconds into round one.
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But remember, the polar bear only has 2" claws, whereas grizzly bears' claws are usually 6" and can be as long as 9". There's a large difference between the two. Plus, the gorilla isn't just big, it's VERY strong. Much of the polar bears' weight is fat. The gorilla, on the other hand, is mostly muscle. They are very close to each other in strength, I would guess.
 
polar bear no question. gorrila won't get close enough to knive him, and even if he does, he won't have the nessisary penetration and would have to wait for the bear to bleed out
 
There is NO QUESTION The polar bear would win (well I guess it depends on the adpetness of knife handling the gorilla has aquired... if he can stick and move he has a CHANCE).

The Polar Bear is well over twice the weight of the gorilla to start. And as somebody previously mention, the Polar Bear has TEN freaking knives for claws. One swipe and that gorilla would be DOWN.

And those of you saying the temperature would get to the polar bear... WTF... do you not have Zoos around you with Polar Bears outside in the summer?

Not to mention the Polar is well documented as the only animal, other than man, to hunt for sport.
 
Bears are stronger than you can imagine. My dad was attacked by a 200Lb. black bear, and it flung him through the air like it was nothing (and he's a big guy). Anyone who has ever hunted bear, and subsequently field-dressed one, will know that on a bear the front legs are as solid as rock. The muscle is so dense it's amazing. In Maine, we hunt them 2 ways, with dogs or over 'bear baits' - enclosures loaded with treats that get the bear coming back on a schedule. In order to make sure ONLY a bear gets to it, we cover it with large rocks and tree sections. Even small blacks flip that stuff away like it's not even there - we're talking 150lb rocks and lumber over 200lbs, easy. The average human male can benchpress his own weight - the average bear can benchpress a car! Also, bear skin is something to be reckoned with. Calling it tough is an understatement, and in addition to fat reserves, acts as pretty good protection from most things short of bullets and broadheads. Don't get me wrong, gorillas, especially a big ol silver back, would be a fiercesome adversary - but it ain't going to go toe-to-toe with a polar bear and live. I won't address the silly knife issue.

A polar bear's bite is a fearsome thing. You have to understand these critters are used to grabing huge seals and walruses by the face and hoisting them up through the hole in the ice. They are aggressive too. You can make noise and run off blacks and browns, but I don't think that works well on polars - it just gets them more curious, and next thing you know you're human jerky.


Polar bear > Kodiak > Brown/Grizzly > black bear.
 
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