Monster Mash Tournament Round 2: Zombies vs. Basilisk
Zombies
Some things you always wanted to know about zombies:
The word “zombie” comes from the African word nzambi, which means “god.”
Based on common zombie mythos, the only way to kill a zombie is to damage its brain or cut off its head.
The modern concept of what we consider to be zombies originated from the Voudon religion in the West African Yorubi tribe. Members of the tribe traveled as captured slaves to the Caribbean island of Haiti, which was a hub for slavery in the 18th century.
Zombies have the traditional zombie limp because their bodies are being decomposed as any other normal corpse would. Additionally, rigor mortis would cause major tissue and muscle damage as the zombies walk. Since zombies can’t heal, any damage they sustain is permanent.
Basilisk
There have been different variations of the basilisk depending upon the mythology that you look at. The basilisks from Cyrene take the form of a small snake, not more than a foot in length. It is so venomous that it leaves a trail of deadly venom behind it. It can kill creatures just by looking at them. However, their weakness is weasels.
Basilisks can be found in the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer . The basilisk is also mentioned in Leonardo Da Vinci’s Bestiary. It is also referenced in the Bible in Isiah 14:29. According to some legend, basilisks can be killed by hearing the crow of a rooster or gazing at itself through a mirror, which is how the Basilisk of Warsaw was killed.
Even if the most vicious, violent type of zombies is used for this contest, it won’t matter. If Darryl from The Walking Dead can dispatch zombies with ease, then I don’t think they’re going to present much of a problem for the Basilisk. The verdict: Basilisk by complete and utter annihilation.
Some things you always wanted to know about zombies:
The word “zombie” comes from the African word nzambi, which means “god.”
Based on common zombie mythos, the only way to kill a zombie is to damage its brain or cut off its head.
The modern concept of what we consider to be zombies originated from the Voudon religion in the West African Yorubi tribe. Members of the tribe traveled as captured slaves to the Caribbean island of Haiti, which was a hub for slavery in the 18th century.
Zombies have the traditional zombie limp because their bodies are being decomposed as any other normal corpse would. Additionally, rigor mortis would cause major tissue and muscle damage as the zombies walk. Since zombies can’t heal, any damage they sustain is permanent.
Basilisk
There have been different variations of the basilisk depending upon the mythology that you look at. The basilisks from Cyrene take the form of a small snake, not more than a foot in length. It is so venomous that it leaves a trail of deadly venom behind it. It can kill creatures just by looking at them. However, their weakness is weasels.
Basilisks can be found in the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer . The basilisk is also mentioned in Leonardo Da Vinci’s Bestiary. It is also referenced in the Bible in Isiah 14:29. According to some legend, basilisks can be killed by hearing the crow of a rooster or gazing at itself through a mirror, which is how the Basilisk of Warsaw was killed.
Even if the most vicious, violent type of zombies is used for this contest, it won’t matter. If Darryl from The Walking Dead can dispatch zombies with ease, then I don’t think they’re going to present much of a problem for the Basilisk. The verdict: Basilisk by complete and utter annihilation.
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