Earth: World Under Siege

[Zor]

In this universe, Earth is hit by TWO alien Invasions...

In 1898, Earth experiances it's first terrifing War of the Worlds against HG Well's Marsians. Fighting Machines, HEAT Rays and Black Smoke. How ever, the ASBs have made them Immune to Disease. Two Days latter the next Invasion as Atvar and his lizzards attack, How ever, the ABSs have thrown all there nukes into the Sun.

What happens?

Zor

[Leo euler]

The Lizards would kick the crap out of everybody, if the Martians didn't have the force fields they did in the movie by George Pal. If I remember right, in the book, they DID manage to bring down one or two of the tripods.

[Justin Green]

Did anyone ever play the Earthsiege games?

[The Gunslinger]

Ya, the lizards will dominate this one, they've got air travel. From what I remember the Martians didn't.

[Melvin Loh]

Why don't you also chuck in the aliens from ID4 ? How much more of a mess will Earth be then ?

[Dave Howery]

actually, the Martians did have a flying machine... they just didn't get it up and running before the germs took them out.

[Matt]

Which makes one wonder with his 21st century mindset... if the Martians are smart enough to master inter-planetary invasions... Why didn't they prefab the aircraft... :confused:

[Othniel]

Because it was written in the 1920s when aircraft was still seen as secondary?

[Matt]

or even earlier :D

pesky 21st Century mindset for ya.

[The Gunslinger]

But still, the Race comes two days later anyways. They'll just fly around and blow up anything that 's metal and walks.

[Othniel]

I think Signs was inspired from it mostly.

Anyways you aren't giving the Wells martians a chance guys. I'm very well sure they leveled most towns without the use of nukes or conventional warfare. That and the race would not be ready to deal face-to-face with that type of intellect without taking mass damage. But the Race has the element of surprise, so... who knows whose tactics work better in this case...

[DocOrlando]

If you think the Race found the residents of Tosev III better armed in 1940 than they expected, how much more surprised do you think they'd be if they landed and there were walking robots with death rays and poison gas? Furthermore, the Race would also be 50+ years behind the level of technology demonstrated in the books, right? On the face of it, I'd probably give the Race the edge, but with a moment's consideration... the Martians have the edge because 1) they're defending; 2) they're "right next door," distance-wise, and therefore have superior supply lines.

And, I suppose, if the Race had come all that way, they should have noticed that Tosev IV also was inhabited... but I'm willing to look past that, as they would have skipped Mars as being inhospitable and therefore not worth a second look.

Now... if the Posleen suddenly showed up...

[Othniel]

Um... the race's tech is the same. Their stagnate, the scenario only called for them not having their nukes. I give the Martians the advantage because 6 or 7 of their tripods fell worldwide, out of how many? You'll likely see the Race perish in numbers.

[NHBL]

Furthermore, the Race would also be 50+ years behind the level of technology demonstrated in the books, right?

50 year's difference was a major change for humanity--but in a society as stable as the Race's, insignificant as far as technological changes.

One advantage the Race would have--plans did not envision colonizing Mars, and it's too cold anyways for them to use. There's no practical objection to bombing Mars flat-and before Dora blows up the XXth Emperor Yower, there's pleanty of nukes avaialable, it seems.

[Matt]

Um... the race's tech is the same. Their stagnate, the scenario only called for them not having their nukes. I give the Martians the advantage because 6 or 7 of their tripods fell worldwide, out of how many? You'll likely see the Race perish in numbers.


I think there's much more then 6 or 7 tripods worldwide. Remember the narrator in WotW can only give the British PoV. We have no idea what's happening even in Ireland or the Continent.

Also, their tripods are vunerable to our weapons. A RN Battleship(I'm not sure if it's a pre-dreadnought or not) is able to destroy one of the tripods using naval gunfire. The Race well definatly be able to hurt them.

[Othniel]

I think there's much more then 6 or 7 tripods worldwide. Remember the narrator in WotW can only give the British PoV. We have no idea what's happening even in Ireland or the Continent.

Also, their tripods are vunerable to our weapons. A RN Battleship(I'm not sure if it's a pre-dreadnought or not) is able to destroy one of the tripods using naval gunfire. The Race well definatly be able to hurt them.
I meant 6 or 7 got destoried.

[Matt]

I'd rate them as slighty tougher then modern tanks, IMHO anyways.

Afterall, how many tanks do you think we would kill if it was just the race in 1901?

[Othniel]

4 at best with just riffles. Maybe a few more with mines.

[Zor]

Which makes one wonder with his 21st century mindset... if the Martians are smart enough to master inter-planetary invasions... Why didn't they prefab the aircraft... :confused:

They did.

Zor

[Darkest]

What about... the Yeerks?
Or the... Signs aliens!
Maybe even... the Mars Attacks aliens!!!

*gasp* *gosh-wow* *pwned*

P.S. The Bodysnatchers? The Telekinetic Eyeball-worshippers from Twilight Zone? The aliens from Independence Day? The aliens from Dreamcatcher? The Covenant? The Combine? Demons from Hellgate London? The Zerg? Giant mutant cockroaches? Dawn of the Dead Zombies? Dragons from Reign of Fire? Invaders from Battlefield: Earth? Glacial melting? Ender's Game's Formians/Buggers?

Now that would be something. All of these guys arriving in 1898. If it was at a later date, we could have a Robot Uprising (I, Robot?) or an AI uprising (The Matrix? Terminator?). Heck, we could even have all three if they were created by different corporations or somesuch. Now that would be a party.

[DraconisNoir]

Holy Crap!!!!!!!! :eek:

I think Darkest just doesn't like us pesky humans...(or Draconoids...Dragon humanoids) :D

[Darkest]

Well, humans might still survive. Provided that there is extremely little chance of survival. Ever watched the classic Hollywood scene where the hero sees three different attackers charging at him, all of them equal distances and angles from each other? Right before his enemies swing, the hero jumps out of the way, and the foes run into each other (usually resulting in an explosion).

This might happen to humanity. While all the other invaders now have to combat each other, humans might have a chance if they lie low until the perfect point to strike.

[Othniel]

Humanity knowing the landscape, we'd see a few thoasand surviors worldwide. Eventually we'd become like the Morlocks.

[Chris]

The martins only landed in britain, IIRC. They lost two/three tripods to british guns, laying most of southen england in ruins before they caught cold.

Chris

[Darkest]

The martins only landed in britain, IIRC. They lost two/three tripods to british guns, laying most of southen england in ruins before they caught cold.

Chris

Seriously? For some reason I thought it was more widespread. Have to reread that book.

[Scarecrow]

there is a good book about the original Wotw, which has several different historic figures around the world experiences with the martian invaders, ppl like TR in cuba, Picaso in paris, Einstien as a clerk, the Dowager Emperess. the Martians landed everywhere

[BurningWickerman]

Now that would be something. All of these guys arriving in 1898. If it was at a later date, we could have a Robot Uprising (I, Robot?) or an AI uprising (The Matrix? Terminator?). Heck, we could even have all three if they were created by different corporations or somesuch. Now that would be a party.

Or they could all travel back in time schwazenneger style too kill the ancestors of the human fighters who yada yada

[Leej]

We wouldn't do that bad against just the race in 1900.
Organised resistance from governments wouldn't last long though rebels would be a far greater annoyance.
Artilery of the day would be fully capable of attacking tanks. Its just the aircraft which would be a problem.

[Darkest]

Okay, let's revamp this, with an Earth Under Seige that is REALLY under seige, to a psychotic point.

The year is 1952.

The first to arrive: the Martians from War of the Worlds.
A month later the aliens featured in the Twilight Zone, (episode: Black Leather Jackets) arrive, hoping to poison the water supply of Earth and name it part of their interplanetary empire.
Two weeks later, the Race arrives.
A week later, the Bodysnatchers arrive on Earth, clueless that the other three have arrived as well.
Three days afterwards, the UFOs from the movie Independence Day reach space right around Earth and observe the other attackers.
The aliens from Dreamcatcher start their series of invasions of Earth a month after the UFOs come.
Four weeks after the Dreamcatcher aliens arrive near Earth, the Yeerk Empire observes Earth and wishes to subjugate them and the rest of the alien forces there.
Then, a day later, the scouting party of the Formian Empire arrives on Earth.
Two weeks later, a secret military project trying to reproduce biological weapons that seem so potent against the alien attackers accidentally create a virus that spreads to all living things in the area. The dead start walking and the zombie plague quickly spreads.
The same laboratory triggers biological mutations in the following animals: Bats, making them omnivorous and very intelligent; cockroaches, making them very large and reproduce at insane speeds; spiders (Eight-Legged Freaks) making them grow at rapid rates; and locusts which take on a malicious swarm-intelligence and reproduce at rapid rates.
A month later, the humanoids from Battlefield: Earth arrive to begin their invasion of Earth, though they find it already occupied by eight other extraterrestrial armies, a host of quickly spreading plagues, and bizarre animals growing at exponential rates.
Two months later, an explosion opens a chamber in London that held the hibernating dragons that had hidden beneath the Earth to wait for the humans to repopulate the Earth. The male dragon awakens and overtakes the remnants of London and quickly spreads his seed to create a dragon horde.
Another six weeks pass and the Zerg Swarm arrives on Earth.
A week later, the Covenant relocates Earth and begin their crusade, though they must contend with a host of other extraterrestrial armies.
Nine days later, the Combine punches an interdimensional hole through the universe and begins warping into Earth.
A surviving underground military base reverse engineers stolen Combine technology, and accidentally open an interdimensional rip in Ireland. Where does it lead? Straight to Hell. The demons from DOOM arrive three weeks after the Combine are sighted.
In a Combine accident, another hole in reality is created three days after the DOOMers arrive. Where to? A parallel Hell, 'Second Hell', where the demons start pouring through. It is named the Hellgate, because the other portal was underground and nearly unknown. (Hellgate: London demons)

After 283 days, the year 1953 begins, and is drastically different from the year before. It is now the occupant of 12 extraterrestrial armies vying for control, two demonic legions, a zombie plague and a overrunning of savage, genetically modified insects and bats.

Detail all the holes between each of the arrivals, and what happens afterward. Who wins? What territories are formed?

Sound cool? Cool.

- Darkest90

[Othniel]

Okay, let's revamp this, with an Earth Under Seige that is REALLY under seige, to a psychotic point.

The year is 1952.

The first to arrive: the Martians from War of the Worlds.
A month later the aliens featured in the Twilight Zone, (episode: Black Leather Jackets) arrive, hoping to poison the water supply of Earth and name it part of their interplanetary empire.
Two weeks later, the Race arrives.
A week later, the Bodysnatchers arrive on Earth, clueless that the other three have arrived as well.
Three days afterwards, the UFOs from the movie Independence Day reach space right around Earth and observe the other attackers.
The aliens from Dreamcatcher start their series of invasions of Earth a month after the UFOs come.
Four weeks after the Dreamcatcher aliens arrive near Earth, the Yeerk Empire observes Earth and wishes to subjugate them and the rest of the alien forces there.
Then, a day later, the scouting party of the Formian Empire arrives on Earth.
Two weeks later, a secret military project trying to reproduce biological weapons that seem so potent against the alien attackers accidentally create a virus that spreads to all living things in the area. The dead start walking and the zombie plague quickly spreads.
The same laboratory triggers biological mutations in the following animals: Bats, making them omnivorous and very intelligent; cockroaches, making them very large and reproduce at insane speeds; spiders (Eight-Legged Freaks) making them grow at rapid rates; and locusts which take on a malicious swarm-intelligence and reproduce at rapid rates.
A month later, the humanoids from Battlefield: Earth arrive to begin their invasion of Earth, though they find it already occupied by eight other extraterrestrial armies, a host of quickly spreading plagues, and bizarre animals growing at exponential rates.
Two months later, an explosion opens a chamber in London that held the hibernating dragons that had hidden beneath the Earth to wait for the humans to repopulate the Earth. The male dragon awakens and overtakes the remnants of London and quickly spreads his seed to create a dragon horde.
Another six weeks pass and the Zerg Swarm arrives on Earth.
A week later, the Covenant relocates Earth and begin their crusade, though they must contend with a host of other extraterrestrial armies.
Nine days later, the Combine punches an interdimensional hole through the universe and begins warping into Earth.
A surviving underground military base reverse engineers stolen Combine technology, and accidentally open an interdimensional rip in Ireland. Where does it lead? Straight to Hell. The demons from DOOM arrive three weeks after the Combine are sighted.
In a Combine accident, another hole in reality is created three days after the DOOMers arrive. Where to? A parallel Hell, 'Second Hell', where the demons start pouring through. It is named the Hellgate, because the other portal was underground and nearly unknown. (Hellgate: London demons)

After 283 days, the year 1953 begins, and is drastically different from the year before. It is now the occupant of 12 extraterrestrial armies vying for control, two demonic legions, a zombie plague and a overrunning of savage, genetically modified insects and bats.

Detail all the holes between each of the arrivals, and what happens afterward. Who wins? What territories are formed?

Sound cool? Cool.

- Darkest90
Misquitos. Them and the cockroaches always win in the end.

[Zor]

You forgot the Drakas. And Zombies won't do shit against the Marsians, just hoze down the Zombie hoardes with Heatray fire.

Zor

[Communist Wizard]

Let's bring the Imperial Starfleet (w/o Death Star) to the party as long as we have all of these...

[J_Britt_RSA]

When in Rome...

Let's have the Sirians from V make an appearance and for fun...the Goa'uld from SG-1.

[Mysterius]

What about... the Yeerks?
Or the... Signs aliens!
Maybe even... the Mars Attacks aliens!!!

*gasp* *gosh-wow* *pwned*

P.S. The Bodysnatchers? The Telekinetic Eyeball-worshippers from Twilight Zone? The aliens from Independence Day? The aliens from Dreamcatcher? The Covenant? The Combine? Demons from Hellgate London? The Zerg? Giant mutant cockroaches? Dawn of the Dead Zombies? Dragons from Reign of Fire? Invaders from Battlefield: Earth? Glacial melting? Ender's Game's Formians/Buggers?

Now that would be something. All of these guys arriving in 1898. If it was at a later date, we could have a Robot Uprising (I, Robot?) or an AI uprising (The Matrix? Terminator?). Heck, we could even have all three if they were created by different corporations or somesuch. Now that would be a party.

Let's see, that would make it:

-War of the Worlds (book)
-The Race (Worldwar)
-Yeerks
-Signs
-Mars Attacks!
-Bodysnatchers
-Twilight Zone
-Independence Day
-Dreamcatcher Aliens
-Covenant
-Combine
-Hellgate London demons
-Zerg
-Giant cockroaches
-Zombies (Dawn of the Dead)
-Dragons (Reign of Fire)
-Battlefield: Earth
-Glaciers melting (global warming?)
-Formians/Buggers (Ender's Game)
-Robots (I, Robot)
-AI (The Matrix)
-AI (Terminator)

I'm reminded of that "Alien vs. Predator" tagline: "Whoever wins, we lose..." :eek:

In the end, I'd probably give it to either the Covenant or the Zerg. Not sure how they stack up against each other. If I had to bet, though, I'd bet on the Zerg.

EDIT: Wow, I completely missed the second page. :o Interesting to see it resurrected from- wait, APRIL 2005!?! :eek: I... don't know what to say...

[Count Dearborn]

Where did I put that time traveling clock I inherited from my uncle?

[Voice of The Empire]

at the same time this is happening, a blue police phone box materializes in a field somewhere.

[J_Britt_RSA]

...and a cloaked Klingon Bird of Prey lands in San Fransico's Golden Gate Park...

(Man, this planet's getting crowded...)

[Mysterius]

Have the Goa'uld shown up, yet? :D

[Count Dearborn]

Mustn't forget the Predators showing up in Los Angeles.

[Darkest]

Haha, this was a cool thread. Someone should do a timeline.

[Cyrrylia]

Too many things happening, lol.

Makes me lose interest because it makes it so that it would be nigh impossible to really take all of this into acount, not to mention all these aliens comming at around the same time is very improbable...