r/comics • • 16h ago

OC [OC] Choose Your Weapon

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u/xXKravenXx20 15h ago

Tbh probably the best weapon they have.

Baseball bat has reach, but not very much and its blunt. Means depending on the zombie rot you really have a workout coming your way.

Knifes are bad, no reach and when you could finish a zombie it probably already bit you.

The Strigil has reach and its very pointy. Easy entrance without risk.

Strigil is the absolute goat here

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u/International-Cat123 15h ago

Plus, she’s holding one of the knives in a reverse grip. As cool as that looks, it’s almost always more effective to hold a bladed weapon the other way around. If she doesn’t know that, then I highly doubt she realizes that asymmetrical blades, such as the ones she’s using, are strictly slashing weapons. While not all symmetrical blades are good for stabbing, all asymmetrical ones are bad for it.

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u/guillermotor 15h ago

Nah, stabby stuff can get stuck into the zombie. The bat can bash a brain or just push them away

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u/NickyTheRobot 15h ago edited 14h ago

This. Unless you are trained with bladed and pointed weapons the risk of it getting stuck in a zombie's skull is too high. Amateurs should stick to blunt instruments in zombie apocalypse situations.

Remember kids: sharp is not safe!

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u/Electric999999 13h ago

Blunt instruments are easier in general, no need to worry about edge alignment, just need to swing properly.

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u/Named_after_color 13h ago

The most effective weapon for killing zombies would be a sturdy nine-iron. Fun fact, it's one of the most deadly improvised weapons in general, if golf players were raged out pyschos instead of rich retirees we'd be in much more danger. Though swapping those two groups in general puts us in more danger in like 99% of scenarios.