This is a very important question.

[jhameia]

CAN a flying unicorn outfly robot fliers?

No, really, can a flying unicorn outfly robot fliers?

SRZ BZNS.

Comments

[pernishus.livejournal.com]

Definitely -- the robot fliers, as physical constructs, are limited to some small fraction of the speed of light, whereas the flying unicorn (clearly a fantasy figure, as everyone knows real unicorns can't fly) is limited only by the speed of one's imagination...

[castusalbuscor.livejournal.com]

Obviously you have not seen any real flying unicorns!
They do exist! And they are limitless!

So Yes they can outfly robot fliers

[tariq-kamal.livejournal.com]

It really depends.

Under normal circumstances, with robots constructed from alloy metals, flying unicorns will win, because robots are constrained, by their nature, to the laws of nature, while flying unicorns are not.

However, if the robot has significant amounts of cold iron in its design (either as a carapace or in its controlling circuitry), it gets complicated, as flying unicorns are creatures of fae, and the banality caused by the cold iron may affect their speed. 60% of the time, the robot gets the flying unicorn.

The odds get far better when these flying robots are equipped with cold iron grapplers or pneumatically-launched chains -- in this case, what happens is that the flying robots ensnare the flying unicorn with cold iron, and then the flying unicorn... you know, dies.

And if the flying robot is coal-powered and made of cold iron...

[fantasyecho.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to answer whether the fliers have cold iron in the design, as they are made from intergalactic alloys, the qualities of which I'm not aware.

[tariq-kamal.livejournal.com]

See, when considering the performance of Creatures of Fae, you can't just consider the physical qualities of all the participants involved. Their past histories are also in consideration.

Were the materials that the assailants made from ripped out of the Mother Earth? Were the blood of men and beast, the tears and lamentation of women, and the secret hatred of Things Too Black To Name involved in its construction?

And it's not even necessarily linear, even. Two out of the three items above? Great, chances have been increased dramatically. All three? Suddenly it can only fail.

[zibblsnrt.livejournal.com]

Are the robots themselves unicorns?

[fantasyecho.livejournal.com]

They are not. Just regular metallic stuff, I'm afraid.

[salzara-tirwen.livejournal.com]

Are the unicorns cyborgs?

[fantasyecho.livejournal.com]

Nah, just rainbow-coloured.

[sparklemagpie.livejournal.com]

Depends, are the robot's also transformers?

[fantasyecho.livejournal.com]

Nope, the fliers are piloted by robots.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_juju_/]

Wouldn't that make them Pegasi?

[fantasyecho.livejournal.com]

Not really. Pegasi are flying horses. And we all know unicorns are not horses!