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With me is one of my many controversial topics that I will be bringing back to this friendly, troll-free, and mod-loving place.



If you were a surviving member of the human race during the upcoming zombie apocalypse, what two weapons would you use to fight the never-ending onslaught of undead?

My personal preferences involve a melee weapon and a gun. I would go with double-barrel shotgun and a machete. The shotgun also for a spread effect while the machete is fast and wieldly upclose.

Discuss.

Yep, my two month hiatus of the great NS General Forum has ended. *pauses for cheering and compliments*

With me is one of my many controversial topics that I will be bringing back to this friendly, troll-free, and mod-loving place.



If you were a surviving member of the human race during the upcoming zombie apocalypse, what two weapons would you use to fight the never-ending onslaught of undead?

My personal preferences involve a melee weapon and a gun. I would go with double-barrel shotgun and a machete. The shotgun also for a spread effect while the machete is fast and wieldly upclose.

Discuss.

Soooo... You're a fan of Hunter: The Reckoning then?

All I need is a Colt and some bullets, padre.
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...ahem! Sorry. You caught me listening to Ennio Morricone.

Some kind of nigh-unstoppable flesh-eating virus... and a haz-mat suit.

Soooo... You're a fan of Hunter: The Reckoning then?
Never heard of it.

Never heard of it.

Perhaps you should look it up. It takes your "what if" question and makes it into a fairly succesful video game franchise. Never played it myself, but I've heard its good mindless action.

Soooo... You're a fan of Hunter: The Reckoning then?
I always thought that one was rather lame. I mean, supernatural hunters with their own supernatural powers? What hypocrits.

Edit: And actually, it was a pen and paper RPG turned into a video game.

As for the question, probably a machete and flamethrower.

A pump-action shotgun, and a full suit of spiked plate complete with spiked gauntlets. Ain't no zombie eating me.

There's only one way to deal with zombies: the Bruce Campbell way. Chainsaw in one hand, shotgun in the other (shop smart, shop s-mart). If you have no idea what I'm on about RENT EVIL DEAD #1-3 AND ARMY OF DARKNESS RIGHT NOW!!!!!11

Hail to the king, baby.

A Death Star. And another Death Star.

There's only one way to deal with zombies: the Bruce Campbell way. Chainsaw in one hand, shotgun in the other (shop smart, shop s-mart). If you have no idea what I'm on about RENT EVIL DEAD #1-3 AND ARMY OF DARKNESS RIGHT NOW!!!!!11

Hail to the king, baby.
um, evil dead three is army of darkness

and Los-Banditos I didn't notice you said you wer coming back, we lost many a good NS'er in the time of your absense

If you have no idea what I'm on about RENT EVIL DEAD #1-3 AND ARMY OF DARKNESS RIGHT NOW!!!!!11

Eh? Army Of Darkness/Medieval Dead is Evil Dead #3, shurely?

Eh? Army Of Darkness/Medieval Dead is Evil Dead #3, shurely?
beat you to it

There's only one way to deal with zombies: the Bruce Campbell way. Chainsaw in one hand, shotgun in the other (shop smart, shop s-mart). If you have no idea what I'm on about RENT EVIL DEAD #1-3 AND ARMY OF DARKNESS RIGHT NOW!!!!!11

Hail to the king, baby.
But a chainsaw is ahrd to swing around. A machete is fast and can almost do the same amount of damage. I do agree about the having to be a badass with one-liners that can be stolen by first person shooters though.

um, evil dead three is army of darkness

and Los-Banditos I didn't notice you said you wer coming back, we lost many a good NS'er in the time of your absense
That is sad. Hate to see the good ones go...

If you were a surviving member of the human race during the upcoming zombie apocalypse, what two weapons would you use to fight the never-ending onslaught of undead?


Personally I'm firmly in the pro-zombie/anti-human camp here.

That is sad. Hate to see the good ones go...
there were many of them, it was said somewhere that htey were dropping like flies Steph and Zepp left, the only ones I can think of of fthe top of my head, Colodia too

samurai sword and pump-action ten gauge sawed off shotgun

thankyew verymuch

Personally I'm firmly in the pro-zombie/anti-human camp here.
We don't take kindly to your kind around here, boy.

*pumps shotgun*

A very secure hard-to-bite-through helmet. The rest I can work out...

A Lee-Enfield Mk III (With Bayonet) and a Katana would suffice for almost any Zombie Killing situation I can care to devise...

This thread can not die!

MWAHAHAHAHA! It is INVEEEENCIBLE!

Some kind of nigh-unstoppable flesh-eating virus... and a haz-mat suit.

I like how this guy thinks.

Personally I'm firmly in the pro-zombie/anti-human camp here.
Yes, zombies are discriminated against unfairly. Why should someone be allowed or not allowed to do something purely based on their 'alternative life status'?

For my hand-to-hand weapon, I'd want an unlimited supply of orphans. That way whenever the zombies got close, I could throw one at them and escape.

For my ranged weapon, I'd want a shotgun, preferrably one the military uses, so I wouldn't be reloaded every 10 seconds.

A Death Star. And another Death Star.
Sdajerii is also pretty smart.....

Some kind of nigh-unstoppable flesh-eating virus... and a haz-mat suit.

Nah, then you'd just be fighting a bunch of Skeletons, which as you well know, move faster than Zombies (less old flesh to carry around).

Also in a Haz-mat suit you might be mistaken for a government worker, which don't share "Hero" immunity. You'd be eaten by a plot point.

Nah, then you'd just be fighting a bunch of Skeletons, which as you well know, move faster than Zombies (less old flesh to carry around).

Also in a Haz-mat suit you might be mistaken for a government worker, which don't share "Hero" immunity. You'd be eaten by a plot point.
Well said. As for the Death Star, you would be losing badass points and thus probably die in a terrible explosion when a zombie hijacks a jet and flies it into the trench of your weapon.

I'd go for some kind of gauntlets with blades attached. I like the idea of going ballistic and running around punching zombies.

I'd go for some kind of gauntlets with blades attached. I like the idea of going ballistic and running around punching zombies.
But if you get any of their fluids in your mucous membranes, you play on team zombie.

But if you get any of their fluids in your mucous membranes, you play on team zombie.

Hmm...I guess the risk would be similar for anybody wielding melee weapons though. Besides, if I became a zombie, I'd be a badass one with blades attached to my arms. :)

zombies are dumb and slow. all you need is your fist but if i had to have a weapon i would wield a scimtar and a land warrior

Hmm...I guess the risk would be similar for anybody wielding melee weapons though. Besides, if I became a zombie, I'd be a badass one with blades attached to my arms. :)
Oooh. I want to be cool like that too. *charges into a mob of zombies with a sabre*

A katana and a sniper rifle. I would plan on getting close to the bastards, which is why I'd be like 'w00t sniping' and shoot their heads right off.

You say, never-ending onslaught? I disagree! There can't be many more than six and a half billion, and if I have to take down that many, that's what I'll do. LIVING FOREVER! END THE UNDEAD REGIME!

While skeletons have been scientifically proven to the quicker than skeletons, if these skeletons were once zombies then they would no longer have a desire to attack me, as they will no longer have to eat me, not being flesh-eating zombies anymore [and flesh-eating skeletons don't exist!].

Furthermore, if the skeletons WERE to attack me, they are notoriously brittle. I could use my kung fu action on them easily enough.

I'll opt for the emplaced chain gun. With cover over the back, so as to be safe from behind attacks. Besides that, I'll opt for heavy caliber carbine, just for punch, distance and size.

A military upgraded oil rig and enough parts to construct a hydrophonic farm and conduct repairs when needed. There we go, sustainability and defensibility in the 21st century. Of course this is assuming the rig is zombie free while I remove the sea access ladders. Then i can ride out the zombie apocalypse and shoot any that float by with the 5" emplaced guns.

A military upgraded oil rig and enough parts to construct a hydrophonic farm and conduct repairs when needed. There we go, sustainability and defensibility in the 21st century. Of course this is assuming the rig is zombie free while I remove the sea access ladders. Then i can ride out the zombie apocalypse and shoot any that float by with the 5" emplaced guns.
That, good sir, is cheating.

A Death Star. And another Death Star.
Ah AH AH

M-79 and a long Butchers knife!

That, good sir, is cheating.

But also genius.

But also genius.
You may think so, but it breaks one of the major rules to surviving the zombie apocalypse, which is being a badass.

A light sabre, Darth Mauls one, and an endless supply of grenades.

You may think so, but it breaks one of the major rules to surviving the zombie apocalypse, which is being a badass.

I disagree, what it sets up instead is the plot devices, the great Deus Ex Machina. Because of the entrenched position, seemingly invincible to Zombies, the fates will undoubtedly consipire for either an ironic fate, or the Heroes stumbling onto his floating fortress...followed by an ironic fate.

A "Ratte" superheavy battle tank (German WW2 tank; 11 meters high, 35 meters long, with 2 280mm long barreled ship cannons, and a quad 20mm antiaircraft gun on the turret.), and a Hasmat suit.

I disagree, what it sets up instead is the plot devices, the great Deus Ex Machina. Because of the entrenched position, seemingly invincible to Zombies, the fates will undoubtedly consipire for either an ironic fate, or the Heroes stumbling onto his floating fortress...followed by an ironic fate.
Indeed. I had not thought of that.

Indeed. I had not thought of that.

Yeah, kinda sad that I did ;)


(Watches Thriller a few times to get in the mood for Zombie hunting.)

Hmm. i'm trying to think differently and try to use other alternatives to kill zombies. I like the flesh eating virus.

How effective is Spraying Super cold gas on them? Or using some form of laser to mass blind them?

I'll mostly go with rotating blades from a grasscutter. Getting close contact, if your trapped, swinging around a machete would be hard.

I disagree, what it sets up instead is the plot devices, the great Deus Ex Machina. Because of the entrenched position, seemingly invincible to Zombies, the fates will undoubtedly consipire for either an ironic fate, or the Heroes stumbling onto his floating fortress...followed by an ironic fate.

Except that given the real world scenario, there are no heroes to bring ironic fates. Certainly if I fall into the waters, i'm screwed, but thats what handrails are for. I will also execute all movie directors on approach. There we go. No more plot devices. Silly perhaps, but fate has a more difficult time getting those who are careful.

Except that given the real world scenario, there are no heroes to bring ironic fates. Certainly if I fall into the waters, i'm screwed, but thats what handrails are for. I will also execute all movie directors on approach. There we go. No more plot devices. Silly perhaps, but fate has a more difficult time getting those who are careful.

Perhaps so, but I still say that the best defense in a zombie movie is having a square jaw and a good strong chin. Zombies know not to attack "leading men" types. ;)