The Thing versus a Xenomorph Hive

[ChosenOne]

The Thing versus a Xenomorph hive. How does it go down?

Visual of The Thing, once adapted to Xenomorph DNA.



My pick is The Thing.

In spoiler is what seems to be the more consensus internet pick.

Spoiler

Lots of chatter on this topic and where it falls is if you believe that the Thing can survive an initial encounter with the Xenomorph and manage to get a sample of its DNA and adapt the abilities of the Xeno, into it own arsenal?

If you believe the Thing is an ultimate survivor via its ability to adapt, planet to planet and species to species, to any lifeform it contacts and continually add those strengths to all it prior strengths and learnings, the Thing wins and this seems to be the majority view.

If you believe the Thing dies via acid blood in the first encounter (they were susceptible to fire) then it ends quickly for the Thing in the first encounter.

This video does a deep dive and has the Thing wipe out an entire Colony of Xeno's.

 

[Streeter]

Alien wins like not that tough a fight

 

[Long Dark Blues]

The Thing, 100%.

First it would assimilate a facehugger, then a juvenile xenomorph, then a full-grown xenomorph, and then eventually a queen.

 

[Madmick]

Alien wins like not that tough a fight

Really? Humans shit on Aliens. We fucked them up every time. Our intelligence triumphs over their cockroachesque survivability and predation capabilities even when there was only a small number of us, and we weren't equipped specifically to eliminate them. We even captured them like slaves or zoo animals to study.

Meanwhile, The Thing's mimicry was an existential threat to our very planet.

 

[Streeter]

Really? Humans shit on Aliens. We fucked them up every time. Our intelligence triumphs over their cockroacheque survivability and predation capabilities even when there was only a small number of us, and we weren't equipped specifically to eliminate them. We even captured them like slaves or zoo animals to study.

Meanwhile, The Thing's mimicry was an existential threat to our very planet.

Nahhh Alien 1 shots it

 

[Madmick]

Nahhh Alien 1 shots it

Okay. I guess it doesn't really matter because that thing from Life would kill a planet full of either species.

 

[franquito]

Okay. I guess it doesn't really matter because that thing from Life would kill a planet full of either species.

Mork pwns Life, Xenomorph, and the Thing
And it ain't even close

 

[Madmick]

Mork pwns Life, Xenomorph, and the Thing
And it ain't even closeView attachment 1060628

There's really no reason this opinion is less valid than any other. Because wizards.