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think I know how to kill the master

posted 8 years ago by Shadowstripe
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soo basically they need the book in order to kill the master

the ancients already know about the red worm and never tell anyone because reasons? (very clear you kill the worm to kill the master)

they watch the red worm escape and not think lets squish it shoot at/stab it etc.

the book tells them to lock the master away forever in a silver lead coffin because vamps are unkillable? (but the worm? the worm!)

the master is able to kill and wipe out 3 ancients in a heartbeat with a nuke never having even looked at the book........

I think I know how to kill the master without the book, it involves a B2 a cargo bay full of nukes and the place roughly where the master is residing....

tldr why have they not evacuated all none infected people and hit the place from orbit?

that gives the master a chance to escape? its an apocalypse and that place is the core why not just wipe it off the map anyway assume anyone still at the core is dead / will be soon ?

[–] hafaball-1 8 years ago

They never told anyone about the worm probably because it would reveal how to kill them. That makes sense.

What didn't make sense is why it took Setrakian so long to mention the red worm at all. I understand in the heat of battle he sees the worm and isn't sure what he saw, but why not say to Fet, "Hey I just saw this, it went down that drain, maybe we should go look for it."

One of my big pet peeves since that episode.

I'm wondering if maybe the ancients are alive in worm form now too.

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[–] MisterFranks 8 years ago

Hey, I see a red worm, let me cut it with my big-ass cane-sword as I stumble around.

[–] har-man-gat 8 years ago

According to the books and comics, there is only one way to kill the Master as well as the Anicents, though the TV series may not follow the same rules.

You are partially right with the nuke approach, but where you place the nuke is the key to everything. Read with warning, though this may not be true with the TV series.

In the book and comic book universe, to kill the master, you have to nuke the site where the master orinigated from aka his birth/origin place. Same is true for the Anicents. In books the anicents just turned into dust in front of our hereos, becuase the master had destroyed his origin spot.

[–] Dejay 8 years ago

Oh that would have been awesome!

[–] storagge 8 years ago

This was one of the problems w/the book, as well, TBH. It's an ancient book, w/this incredible secret. . .but completely unusable till modern times. Sigh.

Trashing the show is fun. . .my favorite show to MST3K, actually. . .but the books are just as bad.

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[–] Revler 8 years ago

Put the red worm in a blender?

[–] Revler 8 years ago

they watch the red worm escape and not think lets squish it shoot at/stab it etc.

This was the worst scene in the whole show! I love the show but really? Just let the worm that is VERY distinct crawl into the sewer? Beyond dumb ):

[–] MisterFranks 8 years ago

Spray it with Lysol and light it on fire.

[–] petepi3 8 years ago

Id have captured the big worm and put it in an oven at 180c for about an hour. I imagine it would taste incredible and be packed full of goodness. As for the ancients I'd just probably bum them.

[–] omerion12322 8 years ago

We know that there is a telepathic link between Striggoi and the Master. Isn't it fair to assume that the Ancients have that ability as well?

Now, considering that the Striggoi are basically collective beings, couldn't a master transfer his "consciousness" into a simple Striggoi under his control? From this, the white worms could turn into red ones similar to how harmless grasshoppers transform into swarming locusts.

Other than that, the master would be somewhat easy to kill with modern means of warfare actually. Direct bomb hit, nukes, napalm, chemical attack etc. no need for a fancy silver coffin.

[–] spookymulder2 8 years ago

enough exposition to the sun and he's dead

[–] bigjayce 8 years ago

The book is the key to defeating the master - so cut the hosts head off then beat the red worm to death with a big heavy silver book - simple ! :P

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[–] omerion12322 8 years ago

Indeed. Reminds me of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6ctb-Pb3lc

[–] Revler 8 years ago

I think the red worm has to enter a body to have his full power. We saw the striggoi just running around randomly for about a day after they took his head off, right? Prob took him that long to wiggle into another body. Seems he couldn't talk to them until he got a body.

I've never read the books so I have no idea where the story is going.

[–] donmiky 8 years ago

THE MASTER IS A MASTER WORM!! just PUT SEA SALT on him he will wiggle like a Latino dancing salsa!

[–] Revler 8 years ago

LOL!

[–] panik65 8 years ago

Uh. I know exactly how to kill the master.

Fire the writers. It really is that simple.
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