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[Escape Goat]

(Shamelessly stolen from g4 website)

So lets say America is overrun with zombies. Civilization has completely broken down and humans are massing into small communities to survive the undead apocalypse. You are tasked with escorting the Macguffin from New York City to Los Angeles. A task that would be impossible for anyone but you and you're elite team of hired guns (or willing heroes or reluctant villains).

You can pick 3 other fictional or real characters to man your squad. The only stipulation, in order to make it a real scenario, is that you can't pick a silver bullet character that eliminates any and all opposition (Jesus, magical teleporter, some dumbass Dragonball Z character). So super powers are OK as long as they aren't God-mode.

1) Team Leader

We need someone who understands the supernatural. Simon Belmont heads up my team.

2) Long range tactical support

Bard the Bowman from The Hobbit. He can find the weakest point to hit (hint: the brain stupid!) And with zombies an arrow does just as well as a bullet.

3) Melee specialist and muscle

Conan The Destroyer! One swing of his sword will cut down zombies left and right.

4) Our medic

Hes got special forces training and hes a doctor. I won't have to worry about protecting his sorry ass in a zombie rush.

 

[Host Samurai]

All you need is Optimus Prime.

 

[Harry Dresden]

 

[eternaLightness]

Just her and I'm good.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

All you need is Optimus Prime.

I like you.

 

[Hari Seldon]

You are wasting a crew slot with a medic. You get bit by a zombie you are done, so no need for a medic.

Also you have the wrong version of Arnold. Dutch from Predator any day of the week.

 

[SpectreFire]

 

[Venfayth]

1) Team Leader

2) Long range tactical support

3) Melee specialist and muscle

4) Our medic

DUN.

 

[Mr.Swag]

Real life? Marines.



Fictional? Space marines.

 

[BocoDragon]

You definitely need at least one black guy with sage advice, based on Romero films. I'm thinking Keith David.

 

[HellKarnassus]

Goku and Vegeta. Or androids cause they cannot be infected

 

[Harry Dresden]

Fictional? Space marines.

You and Me... we'll go far.

 

[Drazgul]

Airwolf to deliver the cargo (yes it's a character, fuck you),

and MacGyver to keep it running and synthesize some fuel from chewing gum and pinecones.

MacGyver might have to punch a zombie or two when landing (with the appropriate shaking of hand in pain afterwards), but otherwise we could fit the whole thing into one 60 min episode.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Pauly D,The Situation,Ronnie and Snooki

 

[Qwomo]

easy peasy

 

[bbagwell]

Max Brooks

 

[Chichikov]

Slow fat people I can outrun.

 

[FunkyPajamas]

I think I would pick my real life best friends since we're all nerds and are well versed in zombie-lore. If I had to pick fantasy characters I'd go with:

Team Leader:

Leon S. Kennedy

If you're going to be following somebody, you better make sure that somebody has an awesome ass you can stare at for hours on end. Besides, the guy knows about Zombies and cracks the best one-liners this side of 80s action movies.

Long range tactical support:

Hawkeye

What can I say? The guy never misses. I'd probably ask him to dress a little bit better because that purple suit is lame. And OP, bows + arrows are the best weapon against Zombies since they don't make any noise. Just make sure you don't run out.

Melee specialist and muscle:

Iron Man

Not quite the Melee specialist but certainly Melee capable and I would never have to worry about him being bitten because the suit protects him all the time. He'd likely invite me over for Margaritas with hot girls on his private jet after all this Zombie drama is over.

Our medic:

Dr. Zoidberg

Because why settle for less?

 

[woolley]

Chuck Norris - Will roundhouse kick any zombie that dares get close.

Jack Bauer - Can get anywhere in under an hour.

 

[Azih]

I dont know, do arrows really take out zombies as people here are assuming? I'd say you'd just end up with a zombie with arrows stuck to it chowing down on the archer.

 

[iNvid02]

 

[Anteater]

hrrm my team would be

Jill Valentine

Ada Wong

and

Zooey Deschanel

Edit: oh three
Guess I'll edit out wesker and leon...

 

[coldvein]

a cracked out dennis rodman.. (fighter)
marc mariani of the tennessee titans (runner)
emma stone (sexy)

and i'd be the brains of the operation.

 

[Indrid Cold1]

Team leader

Long range support

Melee specialist

 

[FunkyPajamas]

I dont know, do arrows really take out zombies as people here are assuming? I'd say you'd just end up with a zombie with arrows stuck to it chowing down on the archer.

Aim for the brain, always. Arrows don't make noise so you've always got the element of surprise and even though they don't have the range capability of a rifle you can still hit your target at a distance.

 

[Slayven]

 

[themadcowtipper]

 

[Erebus]

Dr. Pleb

 

[megashock5]

Long range tactical support:

Hawkeye

What can I say? The guy never misses. I'd probably ask him to dress a little bit better because that purple suit is lame. And OP, bows + arrows are the best weapon against Zombies since they don't make any noise. Just make sure you don't run out.

No need to post mine now, you beat me to it.

 

[Parallax]

i just want alucard. overpowered as shit, and zombies are like ants under his boot

 

[Az]

RiskyChris, so he can white knight them to death.

 

[JoeBoy101]

You definitely need at least one black guy with sage advice, based on Romero films. I'm thinking Keith David.

You can never have enough Keith David.

1) Leader: Cyclops
2) Long Range: Hawkeye
3) Close Range: Hulk
4) Medic: Won't need one.

 

[fallengorn]

Just her and I'm good.

 

[Giard]

The only good answer is Ash Williams from Evil Dead.

As for long range support...

3rd member: admit it, you'd put your life in his hands as well.

 

[Zwei]

I would have The Rock and Kathy Griffin.

The Rock is the obvious muscle component to our team and Kathy would scare off the rest with her sheer ugliness.

 

[Mattdaddy]

Navy SEALS and Playmates.

EDIT - Ok I read it. Let me try again.

1 - Cpl Hicks. Level headed, good leadership qualities, handy with the steel.

2 - Marky Mark from Shooter. I don't care what you thought about the movie. That sumbitch could shoot. And he is handy with weapon maintenance!

3 - One of the two chicks from Gears of War 3 (Sam or the LT). Either one. Veterans of the apocaplyse scenario and hot.

 

[G-Fex]

Ponies

 

[lethial]

Nobody human. Why take the risk? Optimus Prime is the only real answer.

 

[Weenerz]

Just myself, getting anyone else will cause issues because they get sloppy.

 

[speculawyer]

The only good answer is Ash Williams from Evil Dead.

Yeah, he is the winner.

I won't mind dying after his 100th inane story.

 

[benzy]

Leader - Insp. Chan Ka Kui

Long Range - Asian Hawk

Melee - Wong Fei Hung

 

[Liquidsnake]

Oh yeah!!!!!

 

[SolidC213]

Big Boss

Vulcan Raven

Revolver Ocelot

and of course
Psyborg Ninja

You say to pick 3 in your OP but you list 4 so

 

[Speevy]

hrrm my team would be

Jill Valentine

Ada Wong

and

Zooey Deschanel

Edit: oh three
Guess I'll edit out wesker and leon...

The rest of them would probably shoot Zooey Deschanel.

 

[Jokey665]

The cast of Firefly.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Captain Falcon, Nathan Spencer and Adam Jensen for ultimate zombie punching justice.

 

[coldvein]

jim carrey looking like a gross zombie himself. kill it.

 

[HeadlessRoland]

Various robots and other artificial life forms that will not be impacted by the risk of zombie contamination and essentially immune to their damage. So lets go with Data as the commander, grunts dedicated combat will be a couple t-800's with covert actions going to The Shrike.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Just the T-1000:

What zombie could stop him? He could just turn his arm into a sword and cut off every zombie head.

 

[HeadlessRoland]

He is too big of a douche for my squad. I will go with the time tested t-800.