Talk:Charles Pike/@comment-31.53.152.249-20160222162658/@comment-84.101.156.50-20160229221632

Even if I agreed with you, how long do you think it would take for SP to "wipe out" Grounders by small groups ? Let's do the math : Lexa is Trikru, so she sent 300 Trikru warriors. In her place, I would certainly not send all my warriors to defend SP, it would be unwise and dangerous for my own people. So, if Trikru has still something like 100 warriors left, we can assume it is the same for the 11 other clans. The coalition would have thus at least 1200 warriors to defend itself against SP.

SP slaughtered 300 warriors during their sleep, there is nothing glorious about that. They wouldn't have had any chance if they had fought against them. They can keep attacking small groups of Grounders but that would only warn the coalition of their betrayal. There is absolutely no chance for SP to defeat every single one of the 12 clans, they are rushing to their death.

Pike thinks the same as you : evolution is the key. Well, guess what ? It's not. Being "civilized" doesn't make SP worthier than Grounders. Take their guns away and they don't know how to fight while most Grounders are trained to be warriors since an early age. Moreover, once they use all their bullets, Grounders still have their swords, knives and axes, their weapons can hold longer.

You ask why people care about Grounders, I would answer "Because they are humans". To think war is the solution is to throw oneself into an everlasting conflict. It won't help. SP are not prepared for this.