Zombie Survival Teams

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#1

So I got this from another board I frequent and I thought it was interesting. I am curious to see what 6 member dream team you would come up with (5 members plus yourself) that you would want in a zombie (or apocalyptic) survival situation. Your team can be limited to general skill sets, such as farmer, metalworker, electrician, etc., or you can be specific in choosing someone for their skill sets (example: survivalist Bear Grylls). If you could explain a little about your picks that would be cool. :slight_smile:

Here is my general skills list

  1. Farmer/horticulturalist - Knowledge of planting, harvesting, living off the land, and determining edible plants in the wild. Not afraid of hard work and long days.

  2. ER doctor/combat surgeon/medic - Don’t want a specialized, private practice doctor, sorry. I want someone that can handle high pressure, crap situations and isn’t afraid to make tough calls on life and death quickly.

  3. Career Criminal/Gang member - Can handle firearms, hand to hand fighting, can pick locks, break in, hotwire cars, get out of tight situations. General knowledge of what it’s like to live on the fringes.

  4. Weapons Expert (preferably Ex-military Special Forces) - knowledge in weapons, explosves, hand to hand combat, military strategy, natural leader, chain of command, all around bad ass.

  5. General handyman/woman - Someone that knows their way around a set of tools. Can fix or build a lot of items and can teach others how to build/fix things.

Bonus pick: Benedict Cumberbatch - because let’s face it, a world without that man would not be a world I would want to live in. Skill sets - general eye candy, propagation of the human species type stuff.

#2

You mean my awesome IT skills won’t be important in a post-apocalyptic world? sadface

:stuck_out_tongue:

#3

  1. Militia member- Firearms training, building booby-traps, improvised explosives, living in the wild, scouting and leading a fire-team.

  2. Demolition Derby driver/mechanic- Great driver, used to smashing through vehicles and hitting things safely, can fix vehicles and keep them running, can improvise and make use of available items in a pinch, welding on bars and such to make vehicles zombie proof.

  3. Carpenter/Handyman- Fix up homes and buildings the team runs across to make them habitable, fix and or create furniture, make barricades, make buildings zombie proof.

  4. Burglar- Sneak into homes and steal supplies, sneak past zombies without alerting them, break into homes and cars without setting off alarms, know where good items like keys and weapons would be hidden, pick safes and doors.

  5. Biology & Agriculture Teacher- Knowledge of edible and poisonous plants, can help with setting up a workable farm or hydroponics, used to teaching so can be useful in setting up a school to teach the young survivors.

  6. Police Officer- Firearm and hand to hand training, used to stressful situations, can help keep the peace, defuse domestic squabbles among the survivors, negotiate with other teams of survivors and notice telltale signs of lying, can help establish the first survivors court in the future.

#4

Does it have to be real people, or can it be characters from shows?

#5

Be as creative as you want in your list. I wanted to limit my own list to real world skills but I’m curious to see what you come up with. :slight_smile:

Omra, sweet pick with the demolition driver! I love out of the box thinking!

#6

Well, when I do this, I’ll try to stay semi in the box (i.e. no Clark Kent :stuck_out_tongue: )

#7

Would a Seal Team Six fireteam be too…easy?

#8

Ronald Greer - Highly trained special forces soldier. Skilled with many weapons and capable of improvising more.
Chuck Bartowski (Intersect 2.0) - Can “flash” on a great variety of skills.
Dr. Jennifer Keller - Young, but skilled surgeon. Performed brain surgery with a cordless drill.
Jonathan Kent - Farmer. Lots of experience building fences and repairing vehicles (particularly tractors).
Sarah Connor - All around badass.

#9

Hmm, let’s see…six person team you say. Me, six people against the zombie hordes, we are all that is left of humanity?

  1. Weapons Specialist: Jeri Ryan

  1. Farmer / Horticulturalist: Natalie Portman

  1. Chemical Engineer: Kari Bryron

  1. Infiltrator: Keira Knightly

  1. Psychologist: Christina Hendricks

  1. Cunning Linguist: Angelina Jolie

Look, I am not saying I am going to survive, but I am going to enjoy my last moments of life IMMENSELY

#10

#11

I am! I’m embracing my FSL characters!