Grizzly Bear vs Periodical Cicada: Who Would Win?
Grizzly Bear wins this matchup, with a 95% chance of victory against 5% for Periodical Cicada in our 3-round simulation. Its biggest advantage is strike power, 99 to 5 out of 100.
Both are at home in forest, so the simulation's neutral ground is close to where they actually live.
Winner: Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear Overwhelms Periodical Cicada
Yellowstone grizzlies' claws, up to 5.9 inches long, are shaped for digging food out of the ground, and they can run 35 to 40 miles an hour.
Grizzly Bear seizes the opening initiative with superior agility (64 vs 37), circling Periodical Cicada and striking from an advantageous flank.
Grizzly Bear unleashes its core evolutionary weapon: Yellowstone grizzlies' claws, up to 5.9 inches long, are shaped for digging food out of the ground, and they can run 35 to 40 miles an hour. Periodical Cicada's defense rating of 11 is severely tested as the attack breaches defenses.
Deep into round three, Grizzly Bear's superior endurance and firepower seal the contest. Delivering a definitive blow backed by Bombino's soundtrack, it incapacitates Periodical Cicada.
Creature power gauges
All gauges scored out of 100. Advantage shown to the leading corner.
Biological Matchup Analysis
In a direct evolutionary clash between Grizzly Bear (Deadly danger) and Periodical Cicada (Low danger), this battle pits Grizzly Bear's "Yellowstone grizzlies' claws, up to 5.9 inches long, are shaped for digging food out of the ground, and they can run 35 to 40 miles an hour." against Periodical Cicada's "Emerges from underground with its whole brood, once every 17 years". On the musical stage, it is an epic showdown between Bombino (Saharan Desert Rock & Tuareg Shred) and Glenn Branca (Industrial Noise & Avant-Garde Experimental).
Pick your own matchup
Battle Arena combat simulations are theoretical calculations based on anatomical traits, bite forces, and published biological data for educational and entertainment purposes. We champion wildlife conservation and zero animal cruelty: never provoke, fight, or disturb animals in the wild.
Read our full Educational Terms & Wildlife Safety Policy →