Who you should fight: Paleontologists edition

Bob Bakker: He will kick your ass and take your girlfriend. Do not engage at all costs.
Jack Horner: Will attempt to weaponize mutant dinosaurs, and will fail at this task. Remind yourself of Chickenosaurus when you feel guilty about waling on an old man.
E. D. Cope: Makes up for the weakness of his attacks by sheer quantity. While he will lose in the end, he will have dealt lasting damage.
O. C. Marsh: Like Cope, but slightly more successful. Try to engage both at once, as they will target each other instead of you.
Thomas Carr: Will pull his punches at first, but this is only because he is meticulously preparing to utterly destroy you. Do not fight.
Franz Nopcsa: As difficult to fight as his name is to pronounce.
Roy Chapman Andrews: This man is basically Indiana Jones, if Indiana Jones had a flesh-eating hippopotamus. Hiding and hoping he thinks you’re in Mongolia is your best chance for survival.
Mary Anning: A lifetime of dealing with the patriarchy has made her dangerous. Approach her kindly, or not at all if you’re a dude.
William Buckland: I dunno, man, the guy’s devoured a human heart and probably has dark magic powers. Avoid at all costs.
Mike Taylor: He’s far from spineless, that’s for sure. Overall, a fair fight.
Alan Feduccia: Despite the weakness of his attacks, he is inexplicably difficult to defeat. Ignoring him is probably the better option.
David Peters: Will probably attempt to use photoshop to determine your battle plan. When this inevitably fails, he will be easily defeated.
Thomas Holtz: I can’t imagine why you would want to fight Thomas Holtz. Share memes with him instead.
Gideon Mantell: The poor man could use a break. Don’t fight Mantell, he has enough to deal with between Richard Owen and scoliosis.
Richard Owen: Nobody is going to stop you, and most people would even encourage you. However, you WILL lose. Do not fight Richard Owen.
Paul Sereno: Fights little, but his moves are powerful. He will forget that you were fighting and then come back to fight you in 20 years.

Also Cope & Marsh use dynamite, so be careful.

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