Zombies vs. Werewolves - Who would win?

Uhhh uhh ....um I DON"T KNOW!!!!!~!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Autovolt 127 i wished i was named after something.......like pyschopathic murderer that's be cool.

Originally Posted by ambushbug74 Well, give it time. When you become a serial killer, someone might name their kid after you. So there is still hope.

If u have resident evil style ziombies they would just turn into lickers and other kinds of things eventiualy. not only that THEY do go after animals and would infect them to. so resident evil vs ware wolf warewolves lose.

If we're going for those traditional staggering limbs-fall-apart zombies, werewolves win. They'd just tear those undead apart to the point they'd be immobile.

If those zombies are like hyperactive living-dead, hmm....

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I think RandomFerret is on the right track here. The problem with the discussion is that there's so many different kinds of werewolves and zombies, and the rules with each type are vastly different.

So let's look at a best and worst case scenario for the werewolves. In the best case, let's assume they're dealing with Night of the Living Dead style shambling undead zombies, with no strength or speed to speak of, crave delicious meat, and who require a solid BITE to infect others, and that infection takes some time to "turn" a victim, let's say a few hours on average, unless they're killed in the meantime. Also, let's assume the zombies can be killed through any significant trauma that renders their body physically inoperative (dismemberment, decapitation, immolation etc.). Alternatively, the werewolves can change shape at will, have greatly enhanced speed and strength in their wolf-states, retain their intelligence, and require a silver bullet to be killed. Now, I think its still safe to assume the number of lycanthropes in the world to be relatively little (let's not count furries who SAY they're werewolves, I hope they get chewed on by the undead hordes). Even with these comparatively weak zombies, humanity is going to turn extremely quick, especially in urban areas. The smart werewolves are going to head for the country. Now, in single combat, the werewolves will be completely superior to the zombies, however, the werewolves are going to be dealing with quite literally tens of thousands of them at a time, due to the zombie grouping tendancy, as well as the fact that sounds of a struggle will attract them. Sooner or later, the werewolf is going to be overwhelmed (think football pileon) and bitten severely. This is where things get fuzzy. If the werewolf-form has a time requirement, or the person reverts after physical exhaustion or through a lack of nutrition, the werewolves are in trouble. Sooner or later, the advancing zombie hordes are going to eat all the meat, and the werewolves are either going to starve to death, or be forced into their human forms, where their advanced regeneration may no longer be sufficient to prevent infection from the deadites. Even if it takes a long time, the bestial hunger of the werewolves will eventually be their undoing, as they cannot eat rotten flesh of the undead and may be forced into more dangerous areas to acquire fresh meat. If they're stuck in their human forms, even with their requirement of a silver bullet to kill them, the tissue of the werewolf may necrotize to the point where the lycanthropy disease can simply not be sustained in their dead flesh (such as how a werewolf reverts to human form when they are killed), and then the zombieism will take over. So no werewolf-zombies, due to the incompatibility of the two diseases. Still, in the long run, the werewolves lose.

Depending on the circumstances, things can only get worse for the werewolves. Faster and stronger zombies are more dangerous. Infection through exposure to zombie ichor and bodily fluids only negates the melee abilities of the werewolves. And in the absolute worst case scenario, the zombies from Return of The Living Dead, who are self-aware, capable of working together, highly infectious, and impossible to kill (even severed limbs will still attack). Their hunger for the narcotic effects of eating brains basically means every werewolf should just save themselves some time and put a silver bullet in their head. And even then, they may still animate as the living dead, as an immolated zombie turns into zombie gas, which seeds clouds, forming a rain that animates ANY dead tissue it touches.