Well, well, well - it seems that in our last watery based bout - our clear, undisputed
winner was none other than Ananta Shesha - otherwise known as SCP-3000, the leviathan of the Bay
of Bengal - a creature that spans the length of an entire ocean - if not more.
In our most recent versus video - the biggest moray eel known to mankind, ferociously faced
off against the legendary Kraken of mythology - but despite it’s massive tentacles and
beaky bravado - it was quickly zombified - diced into calamari and happily eaten up by our
eel overlord.
But, as many of you so astutely noted - there’s another worthy contender waiting in the wings,
or the water - I guess.
The water wings.
Anyway!
Jörmungandr - The Serpent That Wraps Around The World.
And in this showdown, I’ve got a feeling that it’s gonna be a close one - as things
are a little bit … apocalyptic.
To say the least.
Hello internet - what’s going on, and once again welcome back to the most inquisitive
channel on YouTube - Life’s Biggest Questions.
As per usual, I’ll be your disembodied floating voice Jack Finch - as today, we curiously
ask the question - What If SCP-3000 Fought Jörmungandar?
Roll the clip.
Yeah.
Exactly.
He’s pretty damn huge, right?
For the curious amongst you, that clip was from the resounding 2018 video game action-adventure,
the mythological based hack and slash - God of War - where the bearded badass Kratos,
alongside his son Atreus AKA Boy!
(I’ve always wanted to say that) - actually teamed up with the Midgard Serpent, united
by their shared hatred of the Aesir.
That’s pretty important, so hold on to that for the time being.
Now - please note that in this video, we’re going to have to take a few hypothetical liberties,
particularly in the instance of Mr. Jörmungandr - and the fictional implications of his stature
vary from mythological text to modern day video game depiction, and it’s safe to say
that there’s a lot of serpent to cram into a relatively small planet.
It goes without saying really, but to face off two of the largest creatures in fiction
- it’s going to take a little bit of mental gymnastics.
Before we kick off this torrent of torment though, it’s probably best that we first
take a quick look at these two aquatic Leviathan’s - and pick out just exactly what they’ve
got stashed in their serpentine skillset.
Now - if you haven’t seen any of our recent SCP-3000 videos, then now would be high time
to saunter over to our playlist and check them out - because it’s safe to say that
we’re pretty well versed in the inner workings of the serpent's coil.
For those of you that don’t know though, SCP-3000 is a giant anomalous eel, residing
deep in the depths of the Bay of Bengal, currently under remote containment by the SCP Foundation.
Now, we won’t bog you down with it’s inner workings - but there are several important
things that you’ll need to know about SCP-3000.
One - it’s an anomalous Moray eel.
Two - it’s absolutely massive, as in - gigantic - believed to measure anywhere between 600
and 900 kilometres.
And three - it loves eating people, and it produces a highly potent psychoactive eel
jelly on the surface of it’s skin that shatters the minds of humans and lesser mentally astute
sea creatures alike.
It’s a simple formula - but it’s an important one to remember.
Instead though - that’s take a look at the contender in the Northern corner, our boy
the Midgard Serpent - Jörmungandr - and let’s not beat about the bush, because let’s face
it - SCP-3000 has got one hell of a scrap on its hands.
Now, to figure out it’s size - we can take a look at it’s first direct reference - Norse
Mythology - where it becomes a pretty easy equation.
The World Serpent - equals a serpent that spans the width of the planet.
And that’s really, really big - already infinitely bigger than SCP-3000.
In the Prose Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson - Jörmungandr was one of the Jötunn - a
race of giant, mythical creatures in antithesis to the gods.
He was the middle child of the trickster-god Loki, and the giantess Angrboda - alongside
their other children, the wolf Fenrir - and Hel, Queen of the Damned.
Now, it’s safe to say that the Allfather, Odin didn’t much like Loki’s strange new
children, and so kicked them out of Asgard - tossing Jörmungandar into the great ocean
that encircles Midgard - where he quickly became a very hefty boy, and grew so large
that he could grasp his own tail.
The thing is though, in this hypothetical showdown - for Jörmungandr to even show up
to the battle - it can only mean one thing.
Yeah.
You guessed it guys.
It’s Ragnarök.
Nah, I’m just kidding guys - because the mechanical implications of Jörmungandr would
be too damn overpowered under the effects of the Norse apocalypse - mainly being that
during Ragnarök - the world serpent is prophesied to emerge out of the ocean - poisoning the
sea and the skies with it’s highly potent venom - which is a secretion powerful enough
to kill even the Thunder God himself, Thor.
If Jörmungandr possesses a poison that could kill one of the most powerful Aesir ever known,
and subsequently polluted the entire seven seas with it - it’s safe to say that SCP-3000
wouldn’t even stand a chance, and the Bay of Bengal would quickly become it’s watery
grave before it had a chance to showdown against the serpent.
But that’s no fun, is it?
You guys came for a battle of mammoth proportions, so let’s face them off physically - which
really, is going to be a whole feat of its own.
Under the serpents recorded stature in Norse mythology - Jörmungandr would be so damn
huge that it could easily swallow the anomalous eel whole - after all, 900 kilometres is nothing
compared to the diameter of the planet, which is 12,742 kilometres.
Yeah, mathematically speaking - this showdown is pretty cut and shut.
Now - there is one trick up SCP-3000’s sleeve though - because we’re not taking into account
that highly-potent eel jelly that became the ruin of the Kraken in our previous battle.
If Jörmungandr swallowed SCP-3000 whole, slipped down its throat like a giant spaghetti
noodle - there’s a good chance that the Midgard Serpent is about to trip some serious,
serious balls, after not knowing that the noodle, is in fact, covered with the most
potent amnestic substance known to mankind.
In that case, there’s a small chance that this showdown would be more akin to the Game
of Thrones depiction of the Viper, Oberyn Martell - versus the Mountain, Gregor Clegane
- and despite the Midgard Serpent seemingly chowing down on SCP-3000 with ease - the effects
of it’s eel jelly would eventually melt Jörmungandr’s mind, probably forcing it
to eat itself all over again, explode it’s own head - or some other equally gruesome
outcome.
However - I *do* say a small chance - because we also have to take into account the fact
that Jörmungandr is absolutely huge, and mathematically speaking, it’s infinitely
vast proportions would likely negate SCP-3000’s amnestic effects.
If anything, there’s a good chance that chowing down on this anomalous eel would be
the equivalent of Jörmungandr having a particularly pleasant pint of ale - giving him that familiar,
warm fuzzy feeling that surely, even sea serpents know and love.
Let’s just hope he doesn’t get a taste for it, because I wouldn’t want to be the
one to cut him off.
The fact of the matter is, despite SCP-3000’s highly capable abilities against equally sized
sea creatures - Jörmungandr is just too massive for this to ever be a fair fight.
SCP-3000’s only hope would be if Thor got to him first - and I’m not entirely sure
what term’s the Foundation are currently on with the Aesir.
Oh - crap, I’ve done it again.
I’ve said too much.
On that note - there we have it!
Our comprehensive fictional showdown to the question - What If SCP-3000 Fought Jörmungandr?
The world serpent would be chowing down on some spaghetti.
Poor little guy.
Well - what do you guys think?
How do you think it would play out?
Please, let us know your thoughts down in the comment section below.
Before we depart, let’s take a quick look at some of your most creative comments from
over the past few days.
First up, Zargx says -- SCP:3000 “I’m the biggest!”
-- Jörmungandr: Hold my beer!
---- Yeah, I know right.
Exactly as it called it.
Well, I’m not sure if anyone can top that - so on that note, that’s unfortunately
all we’ve got time for in today’s video.
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As per usual, I’ve been your disembodied floating voice Jack Finch - you’ve been
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