Insect Brackets Round 5: Praying Mantis vs Bullet Ant

[Aguywhodoesthings]

the first match of the half finals and the overall 5th round of the real world insect brackets
fighters start on a grass field and melee range away from each other (so like a couple centimeters lol)
speed equalized and there are 5 ants
Praying Mantis: 3 (Lou_change, Peppersalt43, J.J._Chambers)
Bullet Ant(s): 6 (JustANormalLemon, FarerPurple, Dusty_Raider, XSOULOFCINDERX, Dinamic8000, rawXDglomp)
Inconclusive:

 

[JustANormalLemon]

I will go with praying mantis, It should have a easyer time hitting a deadly shoot in the ant and is bigger

 

[Aguywhodoesthings]

Maybe i should equalize the speed? Since i feel like the mantis would just blitz due to subsonic reactions

 

[JustANormalLemon]

Maybe i should equalize the speed? Since i feel like the mantis would just blitz due to subsonic reactions

Well, if you don't do it is a stomp, but the praing mantis should still win this one overall

 

[Lou_change]

A single bullet ant is going to have no chance of safely approaching a praying Mantis outside of extreme situations.

 

[JustANormalLemon]

Maybe put in 2 bullet ants?

 

[Lou_change]

No I mean it still isn't winning but we shouldn't create that standard.

 

[Aguywhodoesthings]

Maybe put in 2 bullet ants?

I feel like that still wouldn't be enough (and not allowed anyways)
You'd probably need an entire swarm of ants to take down a praying mantis

 

[JustANormalLemon]

No I mean it still isn't winning but we shouldn't create that standard.

... Well, if the ant isn't out number ther oponent by a lot she isn't wining, but If we put 2 ants this shouldn't be a stomp

 

[JustANormalLemon]

I feel like that still wouldn't be enough (and not allowed anyways)
You'd probably need an entire swarm of ants to take down a praying mantis

Yes, yes, stomp

 

[Aguywhodoesthings]

Yes, yes, stomp

Unfortunate
I mean we could still continue/count the match
Just we wouldn't add this to the profiles

 

[JustANormalLemon]

Unfortunate
I mean we could still continue/count the match
Just we wouldn't add this to the profiles

Sinse this will not be added, how about put a Lot of ants? Like 10

 

[Aguywhodoesthings]

Sinse this will not be added, how about put a Lot of ants? Like 10

Sounds kinda unfair

 

[JustANormalLemon]

Sounds kinda unfair

5?

 

[Aguywhodoesthings]

5?

Maybe

 

[JustANormalLemon]

Maybe

Let's do It

 

[Aguywhodoesthings]

Let's do It

I'll wait for other people to share their thoughts

 

[DaReaperMan]

Maybe i should equalize the speed? Since i feel like the mantis would just blitz due to subsonic reactions

Hehehehe. Yeah, no. Reactions would only be reduced by the same amount as the Mantis's other speeds.

The combat speed of that faster character is assumed to be equalized to the combat speed of the slower character. Every other speed the faster character has is reduced by the same multiplier. This includes the speed of any attacks, projectiles, reactions, perception, flight etc.

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[Aguywhodoesthings]

Hehehehe. Yeah, no. Reactions would only be reduced by the same amount as the Mantis's other speeds.



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Well ****

 

[DaReaperMan]

Well ****

Yayup. You'd have to straight up overwhelm the mantis for the ants to win lol

 

[OriginFox]

it's never a good idea to out a single ant against any other insect because Ants are only good when they are with their colony.

 

[Aguywhodoesthings]

it's never a good idea to out a single ant against any other insect because Ants are only good when they are with their colony.

True

 

[JustANormalLemon]

So, you all agree with 5 to 10 ants againdt the praing maints?

 

[DaReaperMan]

So, you all agree with 5 to 10 ants againdt the praing maints?

Mantis still whoops 5 ants, subsonic reactions are such a bitch sometimez

 

[Aguywhodoesthings]

Yeah tbh
The mantis would probably pick off all the ants as they just start processing the situation
10 ants sounds fairer now that i think about it

 

[DaReaperMan]

At that point since the ants NEED to sting to win and since the praying Mantis beats the shit out of mice and tanks hits from cats, there isn't a stat the Mantis doesn't have the advantage in that matters

 

[JustANormalLemon]

At that point since the ants NEED to sting to win and since the praying Mantis beats the shit out of mice and tanks hits from cats, there isn't a stat the Mantis doesn't have the advantage in that matters

How many times bigger is the mantis AP compared to the ants?

10 ants sounds fairer now that i think about it

So we agree with 10 ants?

 

[Aguywhodoesthings]

How many times bigger is the mantis AP compared to the ants?

No specific number, just higher by alot
The bullet ants kill grasshoppers and the mantis kill mice

 

[JustANormalLemon]

No specific number, just higher by alot
The bullet ants kill grasshoppers and the mantis kill mice

Undestood, so maybe 20 ants?

What is their size diference?

 

[Lou_change]

No! mantis aren't going to kill 20 ants faster than they grab and sting it to death

 

[JustANormalLemon]

No! mantis aren't going to kill 20 ants faster than they grab and sting it to death

so... 15 ants?

 

[Lou_change]

No, a mantis kills bugs smaller than it by eating them it is not going to eat 15 ants before the close in on it unless we make it so the Mantis can sneak attack. Even then this is purely for fairness.

 

[JustANormalLemon]

No, a mantis kills bugs smaller than it by eating them it is not going to eat 15 ants before the close in on it unless we make it so the Mantis can sneak attack. Even then this is purely for fairness.

10?

 

[Lou_change]

Let me put it this way the range the start at is a Mantis's grab range meaning it will take around 2 seconds, a Mantis takes more than two seconds to eat an ant if the ants get the chance to force it to stop moving they win.
5 ants if we are still try to change the rules.

 

[JustANormalLemon]

Let me put it this way the range the start at is a Mantis's grab range meaning it will take around 2 seconds, a Mantis takes more than two seconds to eat an ant if the ants get the chance to force it to stop moving they win.
5 ants if we are still try to change the rules.

This battle will not be toe the turnament sinse it's a stomp in a 1x1, now we are just doing it for the fun

 

[Lou_change]

Then why are we not going to the next round?

 

[JustANormalLemon]

Then why are we not going to the next round?

No reason

 

[Aguywhodoesthings]

i mean the battle will count to the tournament
it just won't be added to the profiles

 

[JustANormalLemon]

i mean the battle will count to the tournament
it just won't be added to the profiles

Oh, It Will? Them... god luck ants

 

[Peppersalt43]

Mantis FRA for now

Seriously though, the 2v1 rule is kinda annoying when a fighter's gimmick is sheer numbers. Bees, wasps, piranhas, and many others aren't at their full potential when on their own