Today I am doing another video about the Amazon Prime show Invincible but this time I am talking
about the Battle Beast vs Guardians of the Globe fight scene.
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Today for orthopedic rounds I am going to look at a scene from the Amazon show invincible
where Battle Beast fights, and defeats the members of the new Guardians of the Globe.
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When I am watching Invincible, I have to constantly remind myself that this is not your typical
cartoon because the battles are quite graphic and result in extremely grave injuries.
Consequently, consider yourself warned that this video will contain some simulated graphic
footage of injuries and a discussion of what happens, so if you are squeamish or you haven’t
watched this episode, please check out one of my other videos about sports injuries or
chiropractic care.
From the Comic Vine on Gamespot, Battle Beast is a world conqueror and hunter who presently
works as a bodyguard for Machine Head.
He is 7’6” and weight in at 775 lbs.
He possesses superhuman strength and can lift over 50 tons...imperial tons that is.
He engages in battle with the Guardians of the Globe at Machine Head’s penthouse office.
Given his history of conquering entire planets, to be honest, the Guardians didn’t really
stand a chance.
00:13 Invincible
Battle Beast finishes Invincible here after he has been defeated by Machine Heads bodyguards.
Battle Beast first steps on Mark’s ankle crushing it will all 775 lbs of his weight.
Although Mark is half viltrumite, this kinda of weight would result is a crush injury of
Invincible’s foot and ankle.
We could expect comminuted, or multi-fragmentary fractures of the ankle and the many bones
of the foot.
These fractures would likely be intra-articular, meaning that they would extend into the joints
between bones.
That would suck because it would increase the chance of Invincible developing post-traumatic
arthritis of his foot and ankle.
Next, Battle Beast literally caves in Invincible’s chest with his mace.
Judging by the amount of blood that spattered into the air on contact, I would normally
anticipate that this would be a lethal blow, but Invincible is half-viltrumite, so this
fact saves his bacon.
However, he would have suffered a sternal fracture and multiple anterior rib fractures.
Some of these might cause a flail chest wall segment where several ribs are broken in more
than one location.
He would likely have injuries to his lungs that could cause a pneumothorax, hemothorax,
or even a hemopneuomothorax.
Given the strength that Battle Beast is rumoured to possess, Invincible might also have suffered
injury to his mediastinum, the area that contains the heart, major vessels, the esophagus, the
trachea, the thoracic duct, cardiac and phrenic nerves, and the central lymph nodes.
To be honest, Battle Beast might have also fractured his thoracic spine....from the front.
And generally, this is a combination of injuries that were they not lethal, would leave Invincible
clinging to life by the thinnest of threads.
He could anticipate multiple reconstructive surgeries, and extended stay in the intensive
care unit, a prolonged recovery were he fully human, and possibly even an inability to remain
a superhero, if he was left with functional deficits after recovery.
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00:54 Black Samson
Battle Beast quickly dispatches Black Samson without much effort.
He grabs Black Samson out of the air and utterly crushes his left hand and wrist in the process.
We can see that this is a comminuted, open fracture of the distal radius, meaning that
this is a multi-fragmentary fracture involving the wrist where fragments of the fracture
have punctured the skin and become exposed to the air and contaminants outside of the
body.
Open fractures like these, would carry a risk of infection, and would be more likely to
be delayed in healing.
They would also have an increased chance of post-traumatic arthritis of the hand and wrist.
With the amount of shattering that was shown, it is clear that there would be extensive
bone loss in the hand and wrist area.
Given that this was a crush injury, there is also the possibility that nerves and blood
vessels of the hand and wrist would be injured and that a compartment syndrome might arise.
Next, Battle Beast slams Black Samson into the ground face first, crushing Black Samson’s
face in a pool of blood.
We can see Black Samson’s contorted left wrist as he lays on the ground for a brief
moment before being whipped across the room into the far wall.
As for the facial smash, with the impact demonstrated, I would expect to see a Le Fort 3 facial fracture,
where the face is basically separated from the skull.
Of course, this type of high energy impact to the head would also cause a closed head
injury, the least of which would be a concussion, but could possibly result in an intra-cranial
hemorrhage, or bleeding within the brain.
Either one of these injuries could leave Black Samson with permanent facial deformities and
deficits that could range from visual and those affecting speech and eating, to significant
cognitive and functional deficits affecting his ability to walk, communicate, or even
function independently.
Whipping Black Samson into the wall 20 ft away wouldn’t make any of these injuries
any better, and would very likely make the effects of the closed head injury even worse.
01:18 Monster Girl After throwing Monster Girl up into the ceiling, Battle Beast punches
Monster Girl in the face, knocking her across the room into the far wall.
She lands hard enough to create a deep gouge in the concrete floor as she slides across
the room after the impact.
Given that her size is comparable to that of Battle Beast, we might not expect these
blows and impact to cause much significant damage.
However, when Battle Beast jumps across the room and lands squarely in the middle of her
chest, this might be more problematic.
We could expect that a third of a ton landing on her chest might cause similar injuries
to her chest wall that were caused by Battle Beast’s mace when he struck Invincible.
However, when Battle Beast uses two chunks of concrete to crush Monster Girls skull like
a walnut, we can expect much more serious, and potentially, lethal injuries here.
Of course, we can anticipate similar closed head injuries as those discussed with Black
Samson, but this time, with the impact being directed toward the skull or cranial vault
specifically, we can anticipate more severe injuries to the actual parenchyma or brain
tissue itself.
Here, there would likely be several skull fractures, with direct injuries to brain matter
itself, including cerebral lacerations and possibly even exposed brain matter.
At the very least, we can see Monster Girl unconscious with most of her facial skin degloved
or ripped off, maxillary fractures, and lost dentition or teeth.
Here, the brain injuries would take precedent and might necessitate a decompression via
a craniotomy.
If protruding fragments of the skull were putting pressure on brain tissue, these fragments
would be stabilized with surgical implants or removed if warranted by concerns about
intra-cranial pressure.
Facial fractures would likewise be stabilized by surgical implants.
Degloved facial skin would be more problematic to treat, as this would require skin grafts
from elsewhere on the body and could result in facial disfigurement.
Of course, as Monster Girl is in fact, a monster, disfigurement may not actually be problematic
for her as it might actually make her more monstrous, but this is all irrelevant if she
does not survive this encounter.
Now, fortunately for the Guardians, Battle Beast decides that the Guardians are not worthy
opponents and he teleports from the scene of the fight before he take his usual trophies....their
heads.
After Battle Beast vacates the scene, Cecil and the Global Defence Agency arrive to pick
up the pieces, and save the injured Guardians from the otherwise imminent demises.
Be sure to let me know in the comments whether you watch this show and if so, what was your
favourite part of this scene.
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Thanks for watching, I will see you for rounds next week.
And as always, that’s been a word from Dr. Chris, not your everyday ortho.