{"id":43772,"date":"2012-11-15T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T20:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=43772"},"modified":"2018-02-14T10:16:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T18:16:02","slug":"monster-madness-2012-godzilla-trex-samael","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/monster-madness-2012-godzilla-trex-samael\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Madness: Godzilla vs. T-Rex &#8211; The Thing vs. Samael"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In our last battle, the Kraken somehow snatched Mothra out of the air and dragged her to the depths, while the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog easily savaged Kuato. In today&#8217;s Monster Madness, two prehistoric lizards face off and the Thing battles the ancient beast named Samael.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/t-rex-godzilla.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/t-rex-godzilla.jpg\" title=\"T-Rex vs. Godzilla\" width=\"523\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/t-rex-godzilla.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/t-rex-godzilla-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now this is an interesting match-up. Both contestants happen to be ferocious lizards who like to rip their enemies limb from limb. One terrorizes Tokyo, while the other makes poor John Hammond look like the world&#8217;s dumbest millionaire. (Sorry, Donald Trump.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/godzilla-thumb-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/godzilla-thumb-1.jpg\" title=\"Godzilla\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Godzilla<\/strong> \u2013 Created by nuclear radiation, Godzilla has tormented the poor people of Tokyo for decades. He&#8217;s not only crushed thousands of fleeing, badly-dubbed citizens, he&#8217;s also caused untold billions of dollars in property damage.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Strengths:<\/span> Godzilla&#8217;s powers have shifted and changed over the years. Sometimes he&#8217;s a rampaging building crusher, and other times he breathes atomic fire. He&#8217;s a jack of all monster trades, it seems. What will be very concerning to T-Rex is that Godzilla grossly outmatches him in the size department. Like, it&#8217;s not even close.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Weaknesses:<\/span> Much like his strengths, Godzilla&#8217;s weaknesses have come and gone over the years. However, his biggest weakness seems to be Matthew Broderick.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/t-rex-thumb-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/t-rex-thumb-1.jpg\" title=\"Tyrannosaurus Rex\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Tyrannosaurus Rex<\/strong> \u2013 Large, menacing and also quite rampage-y, the T-Rex and Godzilla have a lot in common. Both have done battle with King Kong, although that&#8217;s a sore spot for old T-Rex seeing that he had his jaw broken and his tongue bitten out in that bout.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Strengths:<\/span> He&#8217;s big, ferocious, blood-thirsty and apparently so stealthy that he can hide his enormous pounding footsteps at the most opportune times, like when he needs to sneak up on a pack of attacking  raptors.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Weaknesses:<\/span> I remember seeing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geekstir.com\/movie-monster-size-comparison\">movie monster size chart<\/a> that gave a visual representation of just how big some monsters are. If that was to be believed, Godzilla&#8217;s big toe could easily crush the puny T-Rex.<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-338\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Godzilla vs. T-Rex<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-338-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Godzilla <small>(89%, 124 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 89%;\" title=\"Godzilla (89% | 124 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>T-Rex <small>(11%, 16 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 11%;\" title=\"T-Rex (11% | 16 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>140<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_338_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"9a2e189707\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-338-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thing-samael.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thing-samael.jpg\" title=\"Samael vs. the Thing\" width=\"523\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thing-samael.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thing-samael-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one is a little difficult, as the Thing can essentially become whatever it attaches itself to. Fighting a parasitic organism will prove to be a tough job for anyone in this tournament. However, Samael is a mythical creature. Can an organic alien organism have any sort of sway over a beast like that?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thing-thumb-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thing-thumb-1.jpg\" title=\"The Thing\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>The Thing<\/strong> \u2013 It must be fun to be an alien life form that was sent to Earth to torment Kurt Russell.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Strengths:<\/span> It&#8217;s adept at hiding in plain sight, seeing that it can imitate anyone. However, one wonders how much of an effect that will have against a beast conjured from the depths of hell.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Weaknesses:<\/span> Dynamite.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/samael-thumb-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/samael-thumb-1.jpg\" title=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Samael<\/strong> \u2013 Being a hound from hell has its perks. Samael likes to cause carnage wherever he&#8217;s conjured. The world is his oyster to destroy.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Strengths:<\/span> Besides being a rather large monster with a penchant for destruction, he also has a unique ability to be resurrected. Even more menacing is the fact that when killed, two return in his place.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Weaknesses:<\/span> Hellboy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-339\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Thing vs. Samael<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-339-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Samael <small>(51%, 63 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 51%;\" title=\"Samael (51% | 63 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>The Thing <small>(49%, 61 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 49%;\" title=\"The Thing (49% | 61 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>124<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_339_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"02ac862eb9\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-339-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our last battle, the Kraken somehow snatched Mothra out of the air and dragged her to the depths, while the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog easily savaged Kuato. 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