Oct. 16 - Character Comparison IV!
I've been visiting gamefaqs recently and their having this event or somesuch called "Character Battle V". To me it seems pretty dumb. They're matching up characters that have nothing to do with each other. How are you supposed to compare them? Because of this (and probably because of my frustrating feeling that some Disney-like Square character is going to win because every 13-year-old (and Alex) played the game) I decided to start my own segment called Character Comparison IV! (for obvious reasons). Fortunately, I do not have the scruples that pot-smoking console junkies who get their mommies to buy their games for them so I'm not restricted to just games. Our first comparison of Character Comparison IV is the facehuggers from Alien and the headcrabs from Half-Life.
Facehugger
From: Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, AVP, Aliens versus Predator, Aliens versus Predator 2
Strength: Once it clamps onto your face (even through a space helmet or Predator mask) you're basically dead. It has acid for blood and incubates an Alien in your chest.
Weakness: It dies on its own and falls off so it's not technically directly responsible for your death; also, flamethrowers.
Special Note: They're ugly as hell.
Headcrab
From: Half-Life, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2 Episode One
Strength: Hiding in air vents, shadows, and around corners and scaring the crap out of you. They also like jumping all over the place (particularly at your face). Once they attach to your head they take over your nervous system and turn you into a zombie.
Weakness: They don't do a lot of damage and they certainly don't instanta-kill you; also, radiators thrown by the gravity gun.
Special Note: They make terrific pets once de-beaked.
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Posted by Nathan
