{"id":47630,"date":"2013-02-19T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=47630"},"modified":"2018-02-14T10:24:07","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T18:24:07","slug":"monster-madness-2013-stay-puft-orochi-grendel-brundlefly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/monster-madness-2013-stay-puft-orochi-grendel-brundlefly\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Madness: Stay Puft vs. Orochi &#8211; Grendel vs. Brundlefly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the Graboids were no match for the almighty Cthulhu. Also, Imhotep&#8217;s mummy proved to be too much for Swamp Thing. In today&#8217;s Monster Madness battles, we finish off the round of 32 to determine our final two entrants in the Slimy Sixteen.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/stay-puft-orochi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/stay-puft-orochi.jpg\" title=\"Stay Puft vs. Orochi\" width=\"523\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/stay-puft-orochi.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/stay-puft-orochi-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh, Mr. Marshmallow Man. I love your happy demeanor and your soft, sugary exterior, but you&#8217;re going up against an ill-tempered dragon. I&#8217;m not sure if you have a lot of time left on this Earth. It was nice knowing you!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/stay-puft-thumb-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-47636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/stay-puft-thumb-2.jpg\" title=\"Stay Puft\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Stay Puft<\/strong> \u2013 He seems to be the most unassuming monster in the entire tournament. I mean, he&#8217;s made of sugar! As we all know, a marshmallow&#8217;s sworn enemy is the flame. Uh oh.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tools of the Trade:<\/span> Sugary rage! Don&#8217;t make him angry, because he can get angry. Then again, he is just a giant sugar monster.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/orochi-thumb-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-47637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/orochi-thumb-2.jpg\" title=\"Orochi\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Orochi<\/strong> \u2013 Granted, there isn&#8217;t a whole lot of information about the movie version of this monster, though we do have plenty of apocryphal info about its folklore and such. I think I&#8217;ve researched enough to give an accurate description of what facing the Orochi would be like.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tools of the Trade:<\/span> As far as I can tell, not only does the Orochi have eight heads, it also can breathe fire. Stay Puft is going to be the world&#8217;s biggest S&#8217;more once Orochi gets done with him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-397\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stay Puft Marshmallow Man vs. Orochi<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-397-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Orochi <small>(60%, 44 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 60%;\" title=\"Orochi (60% | 44 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Stay Puft Marshmallow Man <small>(40%, 29 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 40%;\" title=\"Stay Puft Marshmallow Man (40% | 29 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>73<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_397_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"7d69791911\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-397-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\/grendel-brundlefly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/grendel-brundlefly.jpg\" title=\"Brundlefly vs. Grendel\" width=\"523\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/grendel-brundlefly.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/grendel-brundlefly-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both are ugly aberrations of nature. Both have extreme temper flare-ups that usually result in people dying. Both are stronger than the average human. This appears to be as fair a fight as we&#8217;ve seen in this tournament.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/grendel-thumb-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-47635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/grendel-thumb-2.jpg\" title=\"Grendel\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Grendel<\/strong> \u2013 A perpetually pissed off dude, he rips villagers limb from limb. He also enjoys a tournament field that doesn&#8217;t include his sworn nemesis, Beowulf.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tools of the Trade:<\/span> What separates Grendel from the Brundlefly and his other humanoid competitors is that estimates put his height anywhere from 10 to 12 feet. Coupled with immense strength, this makes Grendel a very tough opponent indeed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/brundlefly-thumb-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-47634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/brundlefly-thumb-2.jpg\" title=\"Brundlefly\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Brundlefly<\/strong> \u2013 Half man, half fly, all mean. If you were turned into a fly, mutated into a slimy, surly version of your former self, wouldn&#8217;t you be pissed off too? Well, the Brundlefly has plenty to be mad about and is looking to take out his anger on someone.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tools of the Trade:<\/span> Increased strength and agility came along with his ugly disfigurement, but will that be enough to handle Grendel?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-398\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Grendel vs. Brundlefly<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-398-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Grendel <small>(59%, 41 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 59%;\" title=\"Grendel (59% | 41 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Brundlefly <small>(41%, 29 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 41%;\" title=\"Brundlefly (41% | 29 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>70<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_398_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"506293a5b2\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-398-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>Last week, the Graboids were no match for the almighty Cthulhu. 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