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this more times than I can count. And since my sub count has been spiking
lately, I have no issues being a crowd pleaser. So here it is: Tier Zoo's guide to winning
the most famous battle puzzle of 2018. The puzzle goes that you can choose two
groups of animals from the options on this list. Real quick, that's a choice between: 50 golden eagles, 10 saltwater crocodiles, 3 brown bears, 7 bull cattle, 1 human, 15 gray wolves, 10,000 rats, 5 lowland gorillas, and 4 African lions. To start, let's take a look at the
stats of each contender in the fight. So eagles easily have the highest
mobility out of all the options here, as they're the only option with the ability to fly. With mid-to-high damage and intelligence coupled with the second highest group size on
the list, they're looking pretty viable. Next we have the saltwater crocodile. It's got the highest power stat of any animal on this list and could easily one-shot anything it can get its jaws on. But, it also has the lowest mobility of
any option here - at least on land anyway. Next up we have the bear. None of its stats are the highest of their respective category, but combined they do easily have the highest base stat total. But they also have the second
lowest group size of all the options. Next we have the bulls. Bulls have the highest HP and defense of any option on this list and their power and mobility
stats are nothing to scoff at either. Next we have the human. The human has the highest intelligence stat of any of the options on this list, allowing it to use equipment. In the photo, it appears to be armed with a rifle - meaning that it's the only option with a ranged attack. While normally, a human's base power stat is pretty weak, with a rifle it jumps up to tie with the crocodile, which can one shot any of the other contenders. Next up we've got the wolves: excellent mobility plus decent intelligence and power, but low defense and HP. Notably also has the third highest group size. Next up, we have the rats: the lowest base stat
total by far, but also the highest group size, beating the next highest by three orders of magnitude. Next we've got the gorillas: very comparable to bears except with slightly lower stats
and a slightly larger group size. And last we have the lions: very high damage output,
plus the highest stealth of all the options available. Pretty low group size, but a
powerful contender nonetheless. Alright, so now I'm gonna rank them on the tier
list as whether or not I see them as good choices. Keep in mind this is specifically ranking them as to
how useful they'd be defending you in this situation as well as how important it is that
they aren't part of the opposition. The bottom tier picks are going
to be the gorillas and the bulls. The gorillas are strong, but every other option that
has strength as its main factor is actually stronger. Gorillas are not gonna win in a one-on-one
fight with bears, bulls or crocodiles. They could potentially hold their own against lions if
they are able to see them coming before it's too late, but lions are stealthy and I highly doubt
they'd have trouble ambushing gorillas. But more importantly, gorillas don't really
offer any unique advantages on defense. Strong as they are, defending against an
armada of other animals requires strategy, and five gorillas just don't seem that useful for that. The cattle have a similar problem. Honestly, the cattle's biggest strength is
that it's an unstoppable solid wall of mass. It would be really useful for reaching a defensive wall. If we were to flip the script and say: 'Choose two
and send them on a mission to eliminate the VIP', cattle would be a lot higher on the tier list. In D tier, I'm placing the bear. Honestly, if this list only had one of
everything, I think I'd pick the bear. It's the best jack-of-all-trades option, but
the low group size is really holding it back. In C tier, I'm going to place all the
builds which would be better or worse depending on the environment the battle takes place in. If there's cover to hide in like bushes or
tall grass, lions would be a huge threat, they could potentially take out larger
threats before they even have a chance to reach the VIP and Crocodiles could do the same. If I were allowed to choose the starting location for
everything in this situation, I would choose an island. Then all of the aggressors would be forced to swim to me, leaving them hilariously
wide open to be instant-killed by crocodiles. But if the situation is a level playing
field like a simple wide open grassland, neither of these builds really have much of a purpose. In B tier, I'm placing the pack of wolves. Wolves and dogs are excellent at crowd control and could reasonably be tasked with diverting
charging animals away from the VIP. While they do have low HP, they could easily dodge attacks from the other builds on the
list, except for maybe the lion, but I think their numbers would be enough to deter them. Wolves are also much more trainable
than the other options on this list, so I'm not exactly sure how much control
over the other animals is expected, but if it's contingent on their ability to understand commands, wolves are definitely standouts in that regard. Okay, so in A tier I'm gonna do something a bit
controversial and actually place the human here. The human is alone and armed
only with a bolt-action rifle, meaning defending against multiple targets is extremely difficult. It would almost certainly lose if put in a fight
with any of the other options on this list. But it's more important to note that the human does
not need to win against any of the other animals. All it needs to do is land a clean shot on the VIP, which it can feasibly do from nearly a kilometer away. And so, if the VIP does not choose the human as one
of its defenders, they need a way to deal with them. Initially, I thought that was impossible
and was gonna place them at top tier. But after thinking it through further, the human actually does have some hard counters. That's why I think the top tier choices are going to
be the ones that can deal with the sniper effectively while also serving other purposes, and
the best option for this is the eagles. The eagles could circle the battlefield looking for
the sniper, and due to their excellent eyesight, they could almost certainly see him before he sees the VIP. Then they could easily go for the eyes and
make it so the sniper can't aim accurately, effectively making him a total non-threat. They could then easily harass the rest of the attacking army, attempting to blind them and
make them unable to complete their mission. Obviously the top choice is the rats. If you don't pick this as one of your two, you're gonna get overrun immediately. Choosing the rats and eagles means you have
over 200 rats to pit against every other combatant, which is more than enough to win the fight. Strong as bears are, 200 rats will
still be able to take them down, especially if they've had their vision damaged by eagles. So, there you have it. Rats and eagles is the correct choice. You can all stop sending me this meme on Twitter now. But picking the right options is difficult
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