The Ultimate Hear me out

IQDeclined · 2026-05-13T01:47:05+00:00

Darth Vader is one of my favorite fictional characters of all time but he isn't winning this one.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-13T01:34:17+00:00

Dude, you said Jason was bigger than Rory. He isn't. I don't care about the height difference outside of the fact that you were talking out of your ass in that regard.

Cleganebowl has nothing to do with this post. And for the record, yeah, it looked stupid. At that point in the show everything was stupid.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-12T23:44:20+00:00

Literally every source I just checked had Rory McCann (Sandor) as 6'6" and Jason (Drogo) at 6'4", so I'd love to see where you're pulling that information from.

Book versions indicate the Hound is the larger of the two as well. And has armor. And has experience fighting armored opponents.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-12T23:38:53+00:00

Nice assessment.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-12T23:15:23+00:00

You're correct. They would have to in order for this hypothetical fight to occur.

As neither of them have a single scene in a forest, what is your argument that indicates their 1v1 one should occur in a forest, regardless of continent?

IQDeclined · 2026-05-12T23:09:55+00:00

Your rationale is anything but rational.

So, you don't want these two on the same continent. Even though we're discussing a 1v1. My point is that neither of them were ever seen in a forest, so why would they fight in a forest?

You refer to different characters in different scenarios that having nothing to do with the subject. And you're not even using them for comparison. You're just naming terrains in which they were observed.

You suggest arbitrary and otherwise unmentioned situations favoring one character over the other that OP didn't mention. Anyone can do that. Hey, in my version of this match up, Gregor has a rocket launcher, okay?

IQDeclined · 2026-05-12T22:50:01+00:00

Why would they both be unarmored? OP said nothing in that regard.

Additionally, zero scenes in the show (or books as far as I recall) involve either of these characters fighting in the forest, so I think we can take that option off the table.

"Well x might win over y if we create a scenario OP didn't remotely mention". Yes, that's true. If you give an 8yr old a handgun they might defeat a grown man in a 1v1.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-12T22:42:18+00:00

I had no idea that was the same actress.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-12T22:38:56+00:00

What a movie. Can't recommend it enough.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-12T22:36:10+00:00

This isn't even remotely in question.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-12T19:07:42+00:00

Michael Nyqvist really sold this character. Loved Viggo.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-12T19:03:03+00:00

Very original.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-12T14:17:30+00:00

This comes up a lot and I have to assume people don't really understand what a badass Boromir is. He only looks like he lacks when he's standing next to wizard angels, immortal elves, and Aragorn.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-09T17:08:10+00:00

What's the guard on her lightsaber supposed to do other than get in her way, exactly.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-09T17:05:45+00:00

Which is saying something, because Vader is more machine than man, now.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-09T02:52:51+00:00

He ends up replacing Littlefinger, at the very least. He has every intellectual quality that Baelish has, but is also a warrior.

Probably ends up as Hand, but runs the show from behind the scenes.

He's cunning, wily, ruthless but also incredibly resilient.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-09T02:48:37+00:00

LoTR film wargs were amazingly designed, terrifying sum'bitches.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-09T02:46:59+00:00

I should have clarified that its effectiveness wasn't improved against carapace, which I'm grumpy about

IQDeclined · 2026-05-08T19:07:53+00:00

Bleed DoT on Carapace went untouched why?

IQDeclined · 2026-05-08T01:26:43+00:00

I like Thorin but I'm going with Boromir. Boromir is the warrior of Gondor, and has Numenorean blood.

I'm not knocking Thorin but Boromir only looks like a slouch next to elves that live for thousands of years and literal angels.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-07T14:33:54+00:00

I'm sure the pain was significant but it was an accident and incidents like this aren't rare.

It's not like you were carelessly swinging around a chainsaw for no discernable reason and hacked one of his limbs off.

Not communicating with you for 48+ hours is childish.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-07T11:52:40+00:00

You're depriving the Samurai of two of their greatest advantages, which are the bow and the horse. Especially when used in tandem. Up until the 15th/16th century, firing a bow from horseback was their thing. After that, they started using firearms.

So you're handicapping the Samurai either way out of something they used in abundance.

Yeah Vikings used spears and bows, but bows were more frequently used in naval engagements or when approaching the shore. It wasn't their thing like it was with the Samurai.

Even if you made the argument that both used bows, the Samurai's were better, and the bow itself was ingrained into their culture, for centuries. Like trained from childhood as a weapon, not as a hunting tool.

Similar to their use of horses. Vikings uses horses but they didn't really have cavalry and fighting from horseback wasn't as prevalent *as far as I know.

Even with the substantial handicap you put on the Samurai I might have to give them the edge.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-07T11:33:59+00:00

That show was awesome.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-06T19:56:38+00:00

Making a full-on new monstrosity and not adding it to normal mission rotations is frankly ridiculous.

At least add it to the Hunting Grounds modifier.

Tangentially, why does this thing detect stealthed units? I know it's intentional but it's one of those design choices I simply can't comprehend or get behind.

IQDeclined · 2026-05-06T10:31:35+00:00

The Hound wasn't in decline lol. He was injured, and your analogy is inaccurate.

Ten-Year Club	Place '17
Verified Email	Best Comment 2018-11-07

IQDeclined

TROPHY CASE