Defeating Yourself

[Blaze Bronson 343]

Man, I have never actually though about this before. Rarely do anyone bring up something I haven't already thought a lot about. Thanks!

I'm thinking about all sorts of outcomes, thoughts and reactions each of me would have, and what they would ultimately plan to do. It isn't that easy to say.

 

However there are a lot of variables to this like; where do he live? Does he "spawn" with my belongings, like my house key? Does he have any money? What is the reason he wants to kill me? What happens after any of us is killed? Many of these questions and their answers change up both my and my clone's strategy.

 

Unless you just mean we just straight up 1v1 each other. Then it depends on which weapons we are given, if any.

I do know that I would try to act fast, as I'm often philosophical and make slow decisions. If I'm able to attack before he has been able to make up his mind about the situation, he'd be at a disadvantage because of hesitation. 

Just as if he just attacked me straight away, I'd be conflicted whether or not to try to kill him. Simply milliseconds later my survival instinct would kick inn, but that might already be too late.

Ultimately 50/50 at that point. Which is boring

 

Therefore I liked the "unbalanced" fight with attack and defense more. Then there is actual planing and thinking involved.

[Archem 9]

This... is an interesting question. Knowing myself, my doppelganger would be difficult to find and would likely create traps and other faults to get rid of me. Assuming I'd be aware of him wanting me dead, my natural reaction would likely be to try and think of a way to out-do him. But this wouldn't necessarily tip odds in my favor, and I don't like that. :okiedokielokie:

 

One option is still risky, and... well, I guess it would simply involve not thinking about what I'd do. Simply react to whatever happens whilst in that very moment. In a one-on-one fight, I'm sure I could beat myself by merely being spontaneous. For the traps though... yeah, not the best method at all there.

 

A more preferable option would be to try to consider someone I know well, and think of what they would do instead; try to emulate them and how they'd respond. If I suspect it's "myself" after me, they'll be expecting the same. Downsides include trying to act like someone else - which, despite a love for roleplay, I'm not great at in-person -, but the benefits are like above with being unexpected.

 

I guess I could also pull a cornball classic and fall in love with someone, have them decide instead. If my clone is like me in every aspect aside from wanting me dead, so they'd probably not have the willpower to do away with our love-interest. Knowing me, I'd find someone who'd pick the good Archy anyhow... I'd feel bad for using them this way, though.

 

I could also give myself a fake wound... The sight of my own blood makes me woozy, but as long as I know it's not real, but they don't... Big fighting edge from the shock there, if it worked. Cons would be that it'd be just as if they would witnessing themselves wounded by looking in the mirror, but not actually hurt in real life. That they want me dead also suggest they don't mind seeing themselves dead either... Okay, bad idea.

 

Going into hiding via a bulky cosplay costume and moving to a country with lower rates of internet access would be an ideal escape plan, if all else fails. I guarantee they wouldn't find me.

 

But failing even that... Uhh... I dunno. Jars of centipedes in a loud, crowded dance club?
 Sorry Vinyl, no offense...

[KatonRyu 1,033]

I wouldn't worry at all. My evil clone would be far too busy slacking off to actually think about killing me. Also I'm a wimp and wouldn't want a fight. If I did end up fighting my clone, it would end rather quickly as we'd end up becoming friends and ignoring whatever reason we had for fighting in the first place.

[Koukatsu 5,899]

What I got from the OP is that the copy is an exact replica, but out to kill the original.

In that case, I'd do nothing, because he would be too lazy to come kill me.

[Catsle 604]

Based on my way of thinking, any fight will most likley come down to a fist fight, till one of us backs down or dies

[MysticShine 529]

I'd have to use the Elements of Harmony against myself...

[Callisto 1,877]

I'm super pacifistic, so if an exact copy of me came to kill me, we'd probably just end up becoming friends.   

[Justin_Case001 4,889]

I would deal with this scenario FFIV style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFHns6V7yTE

[ShadowPirateX 600]

My copy would probably try to wait for the perfect oppurtunity. When no one's looking and the real me doesn't suspect a thing.

 

And after I've somehow seriously offended my copy. Like killing his family, or something.

[Haruhi-chan 486]

My inner fangirl is pretty much my worst enemy at times. She literally bursts with joy and starts screaming bloody murder over her fangirl crushes. It's awful. I usually just let her do it to get it out of her system. After that, she is usually pretty calm, and you don't hear a peep out of her until another fangirl crush occurs. Believe me... you do NOT want to see her when she fangirls. You'd roll your eyes and get annoyed by her. XP With that said, I kind of like the inner fangirl because it's a huge part of me. So, I don't know why I'd want to defeat her.

Edited February 21, 2015 by AdorbzFangirl

[Dingo_Dash 1,403]

First of all i need to notify my parents and friends and told they how to distinguish the true me from the false me in a way i usually never do (after all, my copy thinks in the same way i'll do!). Then get rid or don't use whatever i use, eat, drink, wear if isn't with me since the moment i get notified about the "problem". Change my exterior look and wait for the right moment to kill that bastard while he's doing something usual of my routine.

Edited February 22, 2015 by Dingo_Dash

[yeet 2,027]

Im pretty lazy, so he'd just sit there eating food, then id get a rusty wooden spoon and cut him in half.

[SCS 7,537]

I don't need a doppelganger bent on murder to defeat myself, because I already defeat myself on a regular basis on an emotional and spiritual level. Social phobia, depression, OCD, rage, and other issues I have constantly work against me and destroy the true me that's in there somewhere more and more. I'm still alive but life is hell far too often.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

I don't need a doppelganger bent on murder to defeat myself, because I already defeat myself on a regular basis on an emotional and spiritual level. Social phobia, depression, OCD, rage, and other issues I have constantly work against me and destroy the true me that's in there somewhere more and more. I'm still alive but life is hell far too often.

 

Just confirming, the brohoof is one of admiration, not of "hehe, that's cool!"