{"id":47467,"date":"2013-02-14T12:00:45","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T20:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=47467"},"modified":"2018-02-14T10:23:32","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T18:23:32","slug":"monster-madness-2013-mummy-swamp-cthulhu-graboid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/monster-madness-2013-mummy-swamp-cthulhu-graboid\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Madness: The Mummy vs. Swamp Thing &#8211; Cthulhu vs. Graboid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Tuesday&#8217;s Monster Madness battle, the Killer Tomatoes got eaten by the Killer Birds, and the Kraken was swallowed by the Blob&#8217;s immense blobiness. Today, two classic monsters prepare for battle while a mythical God-topus takes on a burrowing Kevin Bacon hater.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mummy-swamp-thing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mummy-swamp-thing.jpg\" title=\"The Mummy vs. Swamp Thing\" width=\"523\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mummy-swamp-thing.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mummy-swamp-thing-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Mummy is a classic villain, but to spice things up a bit, I&#8217;ve decided to go with the version from the newer &#8216;Mummy&#8217; movies. This is simply because he&#8217;s much more imposing, has more powers and can hold his own against some of the tougher foes in this tournament. When he faces off against another classic in Swamp Thing, who will survive?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mummy-thumb-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-47473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/mummy-thumb-2.jpg\" title=\"The Mummy\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>The Mummy<\/strong> \u2013 Not having to walk around in bandages with his arms stretched out is a real plus. He&#8217;s able to use magic to take care of his foes. He&#8217;s a really bad dude. However, he routinely gets his ass handed to him by Brendan Fraser.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tools of the Trade:<\/span> His magic has the ability to summon the dark forces and all that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/swamp-thing-thumb-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-47474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/swamp-thing-thumb-2.jpg\" title=\"Swamp Thing\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Swamp Thing<\/strong> \u2013 Wouldn&#8217;t you be angry if you became a mutated swamp creature after a chemical accident? Sure you would. That&#8217;s what makes Swamp Thing such a wild card. The dude has got to be pissed to be in that situation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tools of the Trade:<\/span> Watch out, he&#8217;s got twigs, vines and everything else a mutated plant creature wouldn&#8217;t want to have stuck to his body.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-391\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Mummy vs. Swamp Thing<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-391-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Mummy <small>(59%, 26 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 59%;\" title=\"Mummy (59% | 26 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Swamp Thing <small>(41%, 18 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 41%;\" title=\"Swamp Thing (41% | 18 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>44<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_391_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"0796a4df7a\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-391-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\/2013\/02\/chtulhu-graboid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chtulhu-graboid.jpg\" title=\"Cthulhu vs. Graboid\" width=\"523\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chtulhu-graboid.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chtulhu-graboid-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, this just seems like an unfair fight, right? Graboids are cool an all, but could one stand up to the massive Titan-esque creature Cthulhu? Hell, could a whole herd of the burrowing beasts stand a chance against the tentacle-faced nightmare creature?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/cthulhu-thumb-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-47471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/cthulhu-thumb-1.jpg\" title=\"Cthulhu\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Cthulhu<\/strong> \u2013 Look, this tournament is no stranger to oddness, but Cthulhu takes the cake in that respect. The guy is made up of octopus, man, dragon and who knows what else. He&#8217;s a mythical cosmic badass.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tools of the Trade:<\/span> Cthulhu doesn&#8217;t need tools. He&#8217;s got face tentacles, bitches!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/graboid-thumb-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-47472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/graboid-thumb-2.jpg\" title=\"Graboid\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Graboid<\/strong> \u2013 Personally, I love the Graboids. I just don&#8217;t think they stand a chance here. But I&#8217;ll be honest and admit that my knowledge of Cthulhu&#8217;s powers is pretty spotty, whereas I&#8217;m pretty sure I know what the Graboids are capable of.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tools of the Trade:<\/span> These extremely fast burrowers hunt effectively and really hate Kevin Bacon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-392\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Cthulhu vs. Graboid<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-392-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Cthulhu <small>(76%, 32 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 76%;\" title=\"Cthulhu (76% | 32 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Graboid <small>(24%, 10 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 24%;\" title=\"Graboid (24% | 10 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>42<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_392_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"8029df3a37\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-392-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 Tuesday&#8217;s Monster Madness battle, the Killer Tomatoes got eaten by the Killer Birds, and the Kraken was swallowed by the Blob&#8217;s immense blobiness. 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