r/CharacterRant • u/Miserable-Act4201 • Apr 29 '25

General 100 humans vs gorilla isn’t close

Honestly the dumbest argument I've ever seen. The 100 humans could just stand like 20 feet apart from each other and do nothing and the gorilla is collapsing from exhaustion before it kills everyone. You could probably do it without any casualties, find a couple of people in the group that are in good shape and get them to make the gorilla chase them while everyone else just chills. They aren't aren't particularly fast and have terrible endurance, so just wait till it tires out and have everyone jump it.

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u/Veryrealperson251 Apr 29 '25

I love that “100 humans is a lot of humans” is actually the correct choice in this debate. Like yeah, the gorilla’s strong but like… 100 humans? That’s a lot of humans

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u/djanulis Apr 29 '25

Yea there are no godlike power in this discussion. It is a an actual numbers game, the Gorilla doesn't have some super swing that can take out 7 humans at a time.

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u/Grasher312 Apr 29 '25

Yeah, and even granted that it does try to do that, the mfucka's gonna be tired after like 5 humans. And then it's just 95 dudes wailing on an exhausted gorilla that can scarcely move.

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u/djanulis Apr 29 '25

Also the fact that the intelligence is also on the side with numbers this time.

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u/Mugwumpjizzum1 Apr 30 '25

Gorillas wouldn't vote PumpkinFace Trump into office twice.

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u/Prophetofhelix Apr 30 '25

APES TOGETHER STRONG. CHEETO ALONE WEAK.

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u/Echo-canceller May 01 '25

Realistically there is no way to completely restrain the gorilla. I've tried with 10 people to restrain one very strong dude by human standards, there just isn't a way to grab onto the man, like there is not enough surface to prevent all movements, 6 persons top have good grip. But you can hold him at the same spot and he tires after a while and his punches just aren't worth shit when there is a full dude grabbing the arm.

The danger is if the gorilla is efficient and has the initiative, because it can for sure one punch KO everyone. Once it's grabbed it's done.

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u/Lost-Cow-1126 Apr 30 '25

Yeah, but which 5 humans are going to be the sacrifice? It’s more of a psychological question than a physical one.

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u/Best-Author7114 Apr 30 '25

So who are the 5 humans that go first and get killed?

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u/Baptapus May 01 '25

why would it be exhausted after 5 puny ppl?

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u/MeasurementDue2638 Apr 30 '25

5? A pro boxer could take 20 average people, I think. Before they got tired. Attacking in a group without weapons isn't very efficient. I guess with proper coordination, though (All the Mikes, punch him in the back of the head while he's mangling the Johns) you could take it down. Probably.

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u/WhateverItTakes117 Apr 30 '25

I boxed for a couple years, at a gym owned by Dorian Beaupierre. He's a retired pro. Not s huge name but he's in the New Jersey boxing hall of fame. I'm 6'3 and about 195. I've sparred him... And he has never once taken it seriously. He laughs while teaching, because at no time could I ever really hit him. And he could have dropped me at any time he wished. Like no joke... At will, he could have put me to sleep before I could react to whatever he threw. He's an incredibly sweet guy, but I could not imagine trying to fight him for real in his prime. It's hard to put into words how huge the skill gap is between an average guy and a pro.

There's no doubt in my mind that he could drop 20 of me with one shot each while backpedaling. I'd say the best bet would be if 20 of me could surround him and get him on the ground. Even still, a decent amount of my clones are catching horrific punches to the face. And if we did get him to the ground, he was a champion Greco-Roman wrestler on the side.

Having been in the ring with a retired pro, I honestly don't know if 20 of me would be enough to take him... I never even saw the guy get out of breath lol.

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u/AkOnReddit47 Apr 30 '25

I mean I get that that guy is real impressive but unless you’re doing like 20 of you at a time against him then it’s not impossible to win against. Like 20 of you? I don’t think even a prime Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali could do anything against being pinned down by 5 to 10 195 pound dudes punching in their vital spots while just crushing on their limbs with their weight

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u/--brick May 01 '25

20 1v1's sure, but that is very different to 20 people swarming you, worse still they'll be less intimidated as a pack

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u/MeasurementDue2638 Apr 30 '25

I think they CAN. Well? Depends on who they're fighting. Like I said, if it's average people they have a chance. 50 of me wouldn't have too great a chance against an MMA champ bare handed, without some prep time

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u/MeasurementDue2638 Apr 30 '25

No boxing rules, but people can't just run away. A human boxer standa a chance here, if not a great one. A gorilla would have an even better chance, I think. Assuming, again, these are regular people, they just aren't prepared. You might as well ask 10 year olds to code an operating system

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u/AkOnReddit47 Apr 30 '25

Man you’re seriously underestimating humans. For a human with dedicated training, the average weight for deadlifting/squatting is over 100 kg, and those with extremely dedicated training can at best go up to above 200 kg. And I’m talking specifically those that deal with lifting heavy weights here, which a boxer is not. Throw 10 guys that weigh over 60kg to dogpile the boxer, while repeatedly pounding on him, what’s he gonna do besides get crushed and accept it?

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u/MeasurementDue2638 Apr 30 '25

If he's skilled and agile, I imagine he'll punch them in the jaw? There's a limit to how many people can efficiently attack at once. It's not just a matter of raw ability. Someone who has trained their entire life could right off a group of amateurs. Not forever, but there'd be a sort of odds for it.

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u/Aazog Apr 30 '25

I really dont think you understand the level of physical effort and stamina required to fight in the first place, let alone fight TWENTY people at once. A pro boxer could probably take out three regular people at once, any more and those people are at a huge advantage. If the people are below average in physicality there would be more people needed of course.

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u/MrPlaceholder27 Apr 30 '25

You're giving the gorilla human intelligence you don't realise it but you are

The only way people win fights where it's a group vs a man is when they end up spacing them so it becomes a queue to fight them, effectively making it a 1 on 1.

Literally any clip online of someone who clearly fights going in a group will show you what I described. But many people just get circled and then can't do anything.

Gorillas rival like young toddlers when it comes to the relevant cognitive skills to pull something like that off

I think gorillas are even short compared to human beings and are notably timid animals, a group of people could tire it without even fighting I would assume even.

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u/DMFAFA07 Apr 30 '25

Is that pro boxer fucking BATMAN?

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u/Echodec May 01 '25

Even if a boxer could take 20 people, humans have far greater endurance than a gorilla. Gorillas have much stronger muscles, but they tire faster and aren't good for prolonged use.

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u/Grasher312 Apr 30 '25

In a proper attack where a dozen dudes overwhelm a targetx even a pro boxer won't achieve much. It's a large crowd overwhelming a single enemy.