Poll: Could the Zerg/Borg/Tyranids/Reapers/Whatever take Fallout Earth?

[RJ 17]

The Zerg thrive in harsh wastelands and would likely sweep across the planet like a flood of death.

The Reapers - in their unstoppable quest for total extinction genocide - would hunt down the humans just because it was their turn to be harvested and the Reapers are incredibly thorough. If they knew there was life on Wasteland Earth, they'd still go there to snuff it out.

Actually it IS possible to hide life from the Reapers. The facility on Ilos managed to hide the Protheans who were hiding there until the Reapers had all left back into deep space.

Ahhhh but Ilos was a secret Prothean "base", even in the Prothean cycle the settlement on Ilos was just a myth or a rumor. It was utterly isolated from the rest of the galaxy, not showing up on any star charts as it was absolutely shrouded in secrecy. Ilos was completely "off the grid" as far as the information network was concerned, and that's why the Reapers never found it: when they snatched the Citadel and gained access to all Prothean records and data, they found the location of every single colony...but Ilos was never in the records, as such it was left untouched.

As for Javik, the only reason he survived was because the Prothean orbital bombardment buried the chamber his stasis pod was in.

So, under the assumption that the Reapers know where Earth is and they're attacking it (as the OP suggested: "(insert villainous race here) shows up and starts attacking") there's nothing the Fallout humans could do to stop'em.

 

[Moonmover]

Guys, the Ewoks could probably conquer Falloutland if they really put their minds to it. I don't think there's a debate to be had here.

 

[Shock and Awe]

There isnt a chance in hell any of those could lose, only the Enclave and Brotherhood could hold out and that would be only for a short time.

 

[Tiamattt]

I think the poll should've been which race can get the job done the fastest or which race would the FOE inhabitants rather get steamrolled by? I love a good underdog story as much as the next guy but all I'm seeing here is no chance in hell with every option.

 

[KAPTAINmORGANnWo4life]

My train of thought was that Fallout Earth is, essentially, Afghanistan to these monsters. Massive attrition, resource expense, and effort needed to accomplish their goals.

And yeah, if you think both the Borg and the Reapers could do it, but the Reapers would do better, then that's who to vote for.

 

[WittyUsername816]

If ALL of the Enclave and Brotherhood forces managed to put aside their differences and gather in one of the Brotherhood bunkers I imagine that they could put up a good fight. They would be able to hold of the Zerg for sure. Everything else would just fuck them over.

 

[Risingblade]

Deathclaw husks...mother of god

 

[Mystify]

I think the real question is: Why do you think the fallout world has enough of a chance to ask the question? I see zilch in their favor.

 

[Gennadios]

Guys, the Ewoks could probably conquer Falloutland if they really put their minds to it. I don't think there's a debate to be had here.

QFT. Their bodyarmor piercing spears could probably go right through the visor of a T-51b, not to mention those log traps... no suit of power armor is safe.

 

[Absolutionis]

I agree with most people. All these races would win.

The Zerg were able to storm major Terran planets that were defended by both the Terrans and Protoss. Fallout-Earth is easy.

Borg were a threat because they already assimilated entire cultures. Fallout-Earth is easy prey.

Tyranids are the horror of horrors. Entire systems and armadas are sent against them and barely manage to divert the Hive Fleet. A single destroyed, unorganized, Earth stands no chance.

Reapers took on Earth head-on and basically did amazingly well before a bad plot happened. A destroyed Earth is no match.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Without question. Considering that the peoples of the wasteland are fractured and fragmented at best there is no possible way they could successfully mount any sort of resistance should any of the above mentioned forces choose to invade. The only question that remains is why any of them would want to. I don't see the Reapers considering the humans of Fallout Earth advanced enough to be a threat. The Borg certainly wouldn't consider them to be worth assimilating. I don't know much about the Tyranids so I can't really comment on them. The Zerg, well the Zerg like to absorb and assimilate the biology of the species they encounter so they might be interested. Besides imagine if the Zerg managed to integrate the FEV into the swarm. Oooh that's a scary thought.

 

[arnoldthebird]

Deathclaw Reapers, an army of deathclaw's would destroy Fallout Earth. Fucking Deathclaw's with Reaper technology would be a cake walk

 

[BiggyShackleton]

I'm not sure why no one has mentioned that the "Republic of Dave" would pretty much hold out against anything

Trying to avoid the overpowered as much as possible is why. If the Republic of Dave and Agatha in her hut teamed up, aliens would be fucked.

 

[samgdawg]

Although, no matter how much the Zerg/Borg/Tyranid/Reaper hordes try, the Wasteland won't exactly be completely destroyed. The kids will survive no matter what is thrown at them. Little Lamplight and The Republic of Dave will be nigh on indestructible. The kids just won't die.

 

[TakeshiLive]

Deathclaw Reapers...... I think we are fucked.

^Ditto.

Run. Run NOW! OH NOES! IT'S TOO LATE!!!! Blaarg.... *dead*
(Also, we didn't run fast enough)

 

[The_Lost_King]

Certain groups could stand a chance, The Enclave, The Brotherhood of steel, the Boomers in a ground war.

Against the Zerg I'd say that the NCR, The Enclave, the BoS, the Boomers, the Great Khans, and other reality organized groups of the wastes have the advantage.

Have the Borg ever fought conventional weaponry? if so I still give the Enclave, and The BoS the advantage.

Tyranids would wipe the floor with the wastelands.

Reapers have the staggering numbers and several methods of collecting, The Bos, and the Enclave could stave off the the collectors but the BoS, the Enclave, NCR, etc. only have so many pre war weapons to use so advantage Reapers.

Also there might be Vaults that survive regardless so advantage vault dwellers everywhere.

They couldn't stave off the reapers for a second because the Reapers have lasers that aren't lasers but act like them and death claw husks and cazador husks. Plus they have no fleets. I don't know anything about the other races. Well I know the zerg and I don't think the wasteland could stand against them either. I was about to say that the reapers wouldn't incade the wasteland then I remembered that in fallout3 there was an android... that rebelled against his master... Yup they are fucked.

 

[The_Lost_King]

the real question is:
why the hell would they do that?

its like picking up a big stinking turd with your bare hands and squeezing it.

and don't you dare to say: 'what about an army of intergalactic bear grylls clones?'

it does not count!

the reapers would invade because they made androids that rebelled against their masters. God what a stupid solution.

 

[The Heik]

Something happens that causes one of these unstoppable, unfeeling, all-consuming alien genocide machines to line their sights upon Fallout Earth, circa 2277. Whatever it is, be it the Scenic Overlooks, the porn, the radio stations, that has caused this race of unknowable horrors to want the Vault Boy dead, the monsters are not passing the planet up due to the environment or sparse population.

But, they are playing by their own rules. The one common trait among most of these kind of villains is that they want the fauna dead, not the planet. So, while most of them are more than capable of destroying the planet, they're simply not going to do it. Could the disparate, hardened, survivalists in North America avoid the invaders until they die or leave?

And if you think these listed creatures couldn't cut it, but another could, feel free to mention them.


EDIT: The Fallout Option should say, "No, Fallout's Crapsack World would win"

The Borg would likely ignore the Fallout universe, as by most of the canon I know they're only interested in useful technological uniqueness. Fallout doesn't have enough tech to warrant anything other than a cursory look. Same goes for the Zerg, as they usually only assimilate new species that can actually be of use (ie turning the screamer species into mutalisks), and most of the Fallout universe contains things that are simply too genetically corrupted to be of use.

The Tyranids however would gobble that shit up like popcorn, as all they care about is biomass. Doesn't matter how corrupt or technologically backwards it is, the Hive Mind would have the whole planet stripped to the literal bone within a month, with the few scattered forces on it not even registering as a speed-bump.

Though to be honest, if we're talking about a simple "who would win" scenario, any of the three species would hand the Fallout world it's butt on a platter. The Post-Apocalypse isn't really known for strong military strength.

 

[PotluckBrigand]

Yeah the last post beast me to it. The Borg COULD, surely... but would they? I can;t imagine the GECK is enough incentive for the Borg to even bother.

Similarly, the Tyranids live to consume, not conquer... I'm not sure there's enough left of Earth for them to bother with it, either, especially since there are no other nearby planets with edible matter for them. It would be a waste of time.

The Reapers, sure, since their aim is to destroy ALL organics. If the entire might of the Alliance Fleet has trouble taking down a single reaper, I'm not sure all the mini-nukes you can find in Fallout are going to be enough.

 

[Bostur]

The only asset that Fallout Earth has is the vaults. They could run for the vaults and hope that the invaders leave again. Not very heroic but it might work in some cases. The 'nids are known to leave when all ressources have been exploited right?

So run for the vaults, watch 1960s TV shows for 100 years, then try to rebuild an even more destroyed version of Earth.