Recently, I was presented with a challenge. Well, I wouldn't say that it's a full-blown challenge, but it was a suggestion made by one of my readers. The suggestion was:
"Hi I am a big fan of your articles and I have a (big) idea for you next one. What if you did one on who would win between the Mother Weed and Fib. You could base it off of what they individually did to Larry Boy ie Mother Weed beating him up and Fib almost eating him."
Good question! Who would win? So today I will tell you who I'd think would win.
Keep in mind that both the Fib and the Rumor Weed are monsters from the LarryBoy universe,
and that they've both only had one full appearance in the franchise.
This idea was suggested by a Facebook user named Jeb Johnson. So thanks man!
And before we move on, warning: SPOILERS! Okay? Let's go!
EVIL DEEDS
First of all, what has these villains done to become bad? Let's go over the facts.
The Fib, in his episode, has done a lot of things to make himself evil.
1. He tells kids to lie, so that he can grow into a giant monster and consume them.
2. He causes destruction: hitting buildings, stepping on cars, etc.
3. He kidnaps people that he tricks into lying.
4. He has made an attempt on two lives: LarryBoy and Junior.
(the threat of eating them; plus he squeezes LarryBoy)
The Rumor Weed, on the other hand...
1. She shows up uninvited to people's yards.
2. She feeds on rumors that people involuntarily (and unknowningly) help her accumulate.
3. She preys on the person that the rumor is based on.
4. She kidnaps her victims.
5. She has made an attempt of two lives: LarryBoy and Alfred. (She beats up LarryBoy; and she has Alfred dangling in her grasp during the climax.)
ABILITIES
For the Fib, growth and brute strength are his abilities.
Like I said before, the Fib grows whenever someone lies. This means that the person would have to lie, and then tell more and more lies to make up for the first lie, until finally, the lie is too big to handle unless the truth is told.
-It's not rocket science.
His strength is also proven, because of the destruction he causes.
Plus, he squeezes LarryBoy to where the hero's plunge ear pops off.
-Now if this was reality, LarryBoy's bones would've been jelly.
As for the Rumor Weed, her abilities are growth and brute strength...
-Wait. This is kind of like the Fib's abilities...
However, there's something that the Fib doesn't have. A system.
What do I mean by this? Well, in LarryBoy and the Rumor Weed, we learn in the LarryCave scene that the Rumor Weeds are connected to a vast root system that ultimately leads to a bigger weed simply known as the Mother Weed.
So with that in mind, the Mother Weed has backup, while the Fib is a one-man show,
Another thing that the Rumor Weed does is... well, it's basically her nature. You know how weeds are considered parasitic, because they show up in lawns without notice, and some weeds (ex. vines) can spread out on walls and fences?
Well, the Mother Weed does the same thing, except let's just say that it's like nature on steroids.
So... now that we've revealed all the abilities and facts about both monsters from the LarryBoy universe, I would like to propose who would win in an actual fight. With that being said, I would say that the monster that would win this face-off would be the Rumor Weed.
Now let me explain:
The Rumor Weed, by far, has a vast root system, which helps her minions go from yard to yard, to invade lawns, and to speak heresy to anyone that listens. The Mother Weed, the head-honcho, has proven to hold her own in a physical fight (even though she beats up LarryBoy off-screen). In fact, both her and the Fib can hold their own in a physical fight.
However, the Weed is so long in length and size, she would probably try to catch the Fib in a choke-hold and strangle him with vines. If her vines can drape themselves over buildings and lift stuff... and burst through the ground, then the same kind of damage can be done to the Fib.
However, if nothing can stop the Fib unless the truth is told... what if the Rumor Weed can use that fact against him? If she uses stories told by other people but her and she puts two and two together, she can use the fact against him; she makes it perfectly that she can use a story (not invent one), because of a lyric from her song:
"It starts as a story,
Maybe it's true, maybe not,
But once you repeat it,
It's hard to defeat it,
Now look at the mess that you got..."
Now pay attention to the second line of this chunk of verse: "Maybe it's true, maybe not..." So a rumor can be based either on something true about something/someone, or something that's not true. So going back to what's being said about the Rumor Weed potentially using the telling-the-truth weakness fact against the Fib... Since we know that the opposite of a lie is the truth, and that a lie can be destroyed by telling the truth, the Rumor Weed can use that fact against him, thus destroying who he is. With no identity, there's no reason for him to go on.
So yeah, that was my theory of who would win in a battle if the Fib and Rumor Weed were pinned against each other, and we have a clear winner. So what do you guys think? Who do you think would win? The Fib or the Rumor Weed? Let me know in the comments section below. If you enjoyed this blog post that was suggested by one of my readers, feel free to suggest another idea for a future post.
Whatsoever Critic
Sources:
LarryBoy and the Fib from Outer Space
LarryBoy and the Rumor Weed
Courtesy: Big Idea Entertainment
I had the same thoughts dude!
ReplyDeleteThe weed would whoop his behind
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