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Ah...this was me getting the terms mixed up. I frequently mistake things like city and town level. I meant small city level and level+, not town. Totally my mistake. So, what exactly does that mean for a hydra with 3 heads? I'm not sure three heads would be enough to do anything like stop a giant plasma ball, and the thing's only going to lose heads if CT goes for the thundercloud...something less likely than almost any other option due to the Hydra only coming up a bit above ankle height.Attack Potency: Varies from at least Wall level, likely Small Building level (As a CR 4[3] the weakest Hydras are superior to animals like the Rothé) up to at least Large Building level (The strongest regular Hydras, those being a 12 headed one are a CR 11[6] monster in 3.5e they should be on par with casters who can use Freezing Sphere), likely City Block level (Some comparable casters have managed such levels of power via the Control Water spell), possibly Multi-City Block level (Comparable to casters of Disintegrate, which can destroy a large temple) | Varies from Small Building level+ (The weakest Pyrohydras are a CR 6[3] which makes them comparable to casters capable of using Conjure Barrage) to Small City level+ (At their peak with 12 heads they're a CR 13[6] monster in 3.5e which makes them comparable to legendary dragons) | Varies from Small Building level+ to Small City level+ (Cryohydras are on par with Pyrohydras) | Building level (As a level 18[5] monster in 4e they're on par with casters who can cast Cone of Cold) | At least Small City level+ (As a level 25[7] monster in 4e they are on par with legendary dragons)
Based on the AP section, 12 headed hydras are exponentially more powerful than hydras with fewer heads.
Small Town Level is Low 7-C. This is a Low 7-B match. Baseline Small Town Level is 5.8 times lowe than baseline 7-C, Town Level. Baseline Town Level is ~17.5x time lowe than Baseline High 7-C, which is 10x lower than Low 7-B, & again, this is a Low 7-B match.
Also, there ARE no Small Town Level ratings for the Hydra, & if it were, it would be over 175 times, if not several hundreds of times weaker than the hydra involved in this match.
While I can't say for sure, length is generally done head-to-tail even if those heads are held up mostly vertically, and the Hydra is clearly a mostly-horizontal creature. Godzilla is mostly vertical+tail, but his length is always head-to-tail. Since neither of us knows for 100% certainty, I don't know how we should address it or if a few feet really even makes much of a difference.How do we know it isn't from shoulder to tail?
The scan does not say it is measured head to tail, & unlike, say, a giraffe, this is a measure of length, rather than height; With the hydra's heads being upright, it feels a little odd to include them in a body length measurement rather than height measurement.
What I mean by several is this. Multiple shots with maybe a second or two between them. Jaeger pilots are trained to soften up a kaiju with melee and then hit with ranged weapons to finish it off if needed. Given how small the Hydra is, they would either immediately go for a powerful blow like a kick (potential BFR) or just shoot it until it dies.What do you mean several? I've only seen the CT fire a few at a time, & considering the CT is overpowered by at least 2 & a half times, stopping multiple plasma blasts, especially if they come 1 at a time, seems quite doable.
Vote for whoever you think would win. I have enjoyed the debate!I do feel like we're at somewhat of an impasse.
I hope you can forgive me if I hold my vote on the Hydra for the time being, sorry.
I do very much appreciate your debating here & with me, though, truly & sincerely.