Cage Match: Conan vs Tarzan TO THE DEATH!

[Desdichado]

OH and stop stop stop saying that Tarzan kills tigers (unless you're talking sabre-tooth tigers)! Wrong continent. Even ERB wasn't THAT bad.

Actually, he was. His editors told him to fix it though--everytime Tarzan encounters Sabor or Sheeta, that used to be a tiger in the older drafts.

 

[devilbat]

Conan in three rounds.

 

[Kolchak]

I would have to say it would be a tie.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

Was Tarzan ever a pirate?

Cause Conan was a pirate.

I think you know what I'm sayin'.

 

[Ferret]

Armed with swords, Conan could force a tie. Barely.

Bare-handed, Tarzan has three options: Let Conan live (unconscious), force Conan to submit, or kill Conan. Conan just can't get Tarzan into a position where Conan's marginally superior strength can be the decisive factor - Tarzan is nimbler, more savage, and has decades of experience killing foes that are stronger, but not so wily as Tarzan. Conan had better hope for mercy from Tarzan.

Another way to put the difference: If Predators landed and hunted Conan, Conan would win, after convincing his chosen foe he was dead and then pullling off a deadly sneak attack.. and the remaining Predator team would appear, salute, enter their ship, and they'd take off. If the Predators tried that with Tarzan, both surviving Predators would flee Earth, leaking fluids - and then discover Tarzan was on their ship with them.

Yet another way: Conan would be an old school, hardcore Fighter, with plenty of Barbarian. Yet he faces a nightmare: an old school Grandmaster of Flowers dual-classed to Barbarian, and full of old-school buttkicking goodness. Tarzan has killed apes, tigers, lions, giant snakes, Nazis, duellists, and dinosaurs with his bare hands before. Conan has killed his share, but not for as many years (immortality does matter).

Draka wish they could grow up to be like Tarzan.

I'm backing Tarzan for this reason. Note,, however I am equally inexperienced with both characters, so ya'know.

Head to head, I could see Conans brute strength beating Tarzan, and by head to head I mean they only swing punches and swords. Even in a cage Tarzan could ambush/kick ass.

 

[Black Pharaoh]

Was Tarzan ever a pirate?

Cause Conan was a pirate.

I think you know what I'm sayin'.

Yeah, but Tarzan might be considered a talking ape, which is as good as a pirate.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Was Tarzan ever a pirate?

Cause Conan was a pirate.

I think you know what I'm sayin'.

Mmmmm, I think so - then I have to check but in some of the WW2 stories he killed ninjas.

 

[Desdichado]

d00d, Tarzan totally pwned ing dinosaurs!!!!11 Did Conan ever do that? Huh? Did he?

 

[Dark Jezter]

d00d, Tarzan totally pwned ing dinosaurs!!!!11 Did Conan ever do that? Huh? Did he?

Well, in Red Nails, Conan does kill a "dragon" that sounds very dinosaur-like in appearance.

 

[Rykion]

d00d, Tarzan totally pwned ing dinosaurs!!!!11 Did Conan ever do that? Huh? Did he?

Not that I'm aware of. Conan did kill a few gods though.

They are two great pulp heroes. I'm not voting because neither could win a fight to the death, as neither is killable.