Spartan
Close: Short Sword
Mid range: Spear
Far: javelin
Special Weapon: Shield
+armoured from head to toe
Ninja
Close: Ninjato(a long sword used by the ninja)
Mid range: Black Egg (an egg full of glass or pepper that is thrown at the eyes)
Far: Shuriken( a spike star that ninja throw) & Blowgun
Special Weapon: Kusarigama(a wooden stick with metal hook on the end tha look like somethin you would mine with; on the other end is a 14 foot chain and a ball)
From far range the Spartan only has a single javeline which is not all that accurate in one on one combat. The Ninja has the shuriken and the blowgun. This is not really which weapon is better but which weapon sucks less. The shuriken is not lethal but the blow gun is. The javelin is lethal if it strikes but that is unlikely. I guess this ones will go to the Ninja just because a spartan would have no clue how deadly the dart is and might look at how small it is and laugh and think it is not deadly.
From mid range the Spartan has the spear, long deadly every hit and can even kill you just by swinging it sideways without any necessarily stabbing motion. The ninja might not stand infront of the Spartan but he doesn't have to. The spear is long too. The ninja has the black egg, a non deadly egg fully of glass that if it hits the eye will likely blind or blur then Spartans vision. Of course this won't stop the spartan from just stabbing the Ninja after. Its not easy to poke someon in th eye, I have been in plenty of fights, its not easy to throw sand in someones, eye, I have tried it, people are not dumb they turn their heads. You see someone pull back their arm, and you have a 4 foot shield you duck, its that simple, Spartans were master of ducking under the shield and stabbing. If the Ninja wants to hit with the black egg, he must stand still which is certain death,. Hands down Spartan
At close range the ninja has a short sword, the spartan has a huge shield, good armour and a 20 blade inch knife. Know its nice to think the ninja could jump up over the spartans shield and stab him a trillion times. In reality though if the ninja gets close to Spartan he just runs him over with the shield and smashed in his head. The shield of the spartan is the perfect weapon. It kills when it hits, its huge and provides defence. While the Ninja had other weapons like Kusarigama the Spartan will not stand around and watch him swing his ball, he will throw his spear put hid head behind his shield charge the ninja and try to chop him good.
This was a bad matchup in my opnion, there is no situation I could imagine the ninja winning unless the spartan was retarded. I'm not sure if any warrior besides the USA Navy Seal could really beat a spartan. The Sparatan shield cannot be penetrated by metal weapons not counting firearms, the ninjas weapon in the show literally bounced off of the spartan armour. Even if the spartan was sleeping a ninja could not even chop his head off.
The only way to beat a Spartan would be to use some kind of weapon that causes blunt force trauma like the Kanabo. TRy using a kanabo against a Sparata and get a nice spear in the eye. The Sparatans would destroy their enemies, even when Sparta lost wars, they stilled killed more of the enemy then they lost. Ninjas were really Samurais who did not follow the Samurai code, so a Ninja killed people in their sleep, stabbed them in their back, did things stricktly forbidden in Samurai code.
While the show liked to portray the ninja as someone who could fight well, the reality was that Ninjas did not fight, they killed. If you are a Samurai and hate some other guy who you can't beat in a fair fight, you higher a ninja, to throw a black egg in his face or shoot him with a blow dart or throw a couple shurikens at him when he is not wearing armour. A ninja would not fight one on one with a spartan if he could because a ninja did not fight, they stabbed people in their sleep, and threw eggs in people faces, ninjas disable people, they don't win wars.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Viking vs Samurai
What Viking has going for him
Close: Great Axe
Mid range: Long Sword
Far: Spear
Special Weapon: Shield
+chain mail armour
What Samurai has going for him
Close: Katana
Mid range: Naginata (a stick with a sword on the end)
Far: Yumi (long bow)
Special Weapon: Kanabo (a big huge stick that weighs twice as much as a great axe and can smash the end off of a vikings shield)
+iron plate armour
Who wins from long distance. the viking has a spear, and the Samurai has a long bow that as demonstrated on the show is as accurate enough to shoot out an enemies eye. This is a no contest really. The Viking is using a primitive technology, it is effective if it strikes, however a Samurai who was trained as a warrior from day 1 will likely be able to dodge it, even wearing all that armour. Regardless, the Samurai can shoot out a vikings eye, both of them according to the show. additionally the Samurai can shoot the viking much further than a viking can throw a spear. In long range the Samurai wins.
If the Viking manages to get closer, in mid range and the Samurai is silly enough to use the Naginata, then the Viking wins. His sword will make mince meat of the Naginate which is 75% wood. There is not much more too it, the would be one swing and the Samurai would drop that weapon and pull out his kanata.
Close range. At this range, the Samurai would likely use his superior skill to disarm the viking of his sword, even if he did not, he would realize his sword was useless against the Vikings chain mail. Depending upon how smart the Samurai is he will live or die. If the Samurai is dumb then he will just keep trying to hit throw a shield and armour he can't penetrate.
here is where I disagree with the show. I believe in 90% of the cases the Samurai would lose. Even if the Samurai used his skill to disarm the viking of both his sword and his great axe, then the Viking would laugh because the Samurai cannot hurt him with a kanata end of story.
Now the kanabo is a great weapon, based on the show it was right that the Samurai wins. However, less then 5% of Samurais actually carried kanabos. Why? remember the average Samurai was like 5'8 and 150 pounds, does he want to carry around a 40 pound kanabo?
If a Samurai actually carried a kanabo then yes the Samurai would win. If the kanabo doesn't break the viking shield, it breaks the vikings arms just from the share weight. Wherever the kanabo hits it breaks and destroys. If a kanabo hits a great axe, the axe get stuck in the kanabo and the viking is disarmed. If the kanabo hits the long sword, the long sword goes flying. The big down side to the kanabo is that if your fighting a fast enemy (like a ninja or samurai) then the kanbo is not useful because that big swing and miss means that your dead.
Ultimately, I have to give this one to the Samuari. He can kill the Viking no contest from far, and if 1000 vikings fought 1000 samurais, assuming the samuari knew a viking was big and slow then he would bring the kanabo and the viking is done. Without the kanabo then it would be the Viking because the Samurai has no short range weapons otherwise.
Close: Great Axe
Mid range: Long Sword
Far: Spear
Special Weapon: Shield
+chain mail armour
What Samurai has going for him
Close: Katana
Mid range: Naginata (a stick with a sword on the end)
Far: Yumi (long bow)
Special Weapon: Kanabo (a big huge stick that weighs twice as much as a great axe and can smash the end off of a vikings shield)
+iron plate armour
Who wins from long distance. the viking has a spear, and the Samurai has a long bow that as demonstrated on the show is as accurate enough to shoot out an enemies eye. This is a no contest really. The Viking is using a primitive technology, it is effective if it strikes, however a Samurai who was trained as a warrior from day 1 will likely be able to dodge it, even wearing all that armour. Regardless, the Samurai can shoot out a vikings eye, both of them according to the show. additionally the Samurai can shoot the viking much further than a viking can throw a spear. In long range the Samurai wins.
If the Viking manages to get closer, in mid range and the Samurai is silly enough to use the Naginata, then the Viking wins. His sword will make mince meat of the Naginate which is 75% wood. There is not much more too it, the would be one swing and the Samurai would drop that weapon and pull out his kanata.
Close range. At this range, the Samurai would likely use his superior skill to disarm the viking of his sword, even if he did not, he would realize his sword was useless against the Vikings chain mail. Depending upon how smart the Samurai is he will live or die. If the Samurai is dumb then he will just keep trying to hit throw a shield and armour he can't penetrate.
here is where I disagree with the show. I believe in 90% of the cases the Samurai would lose. Even if the Samurai used his skill to disarm the viking of both his sword and his great axe, then the Viking would laugh because the Samurai cannot hurt him with a kanata end of story.
Now the kanabo is a great weapon, based on the show it was right that the Samurai wins. However, less then 5% of Samurais actually carried kanabos. Why? remember the average Samurai was like 5'8 and 150 pounds, does he want to carry around a 40 pound kanabo?
If a Samurai actually carried a kanabo then yes the Samurai would win. If the kanabo doesn't break the viking shield, it breaks the vikings arms just from the share weight. Wherever the kanabo hits it breaks and destroys. If a kanabo hits a great axe, the axe get stuck in the kanabo and the viking is disarmed. If the kanabo hits the long sword, the long sword goes flying. The big down side to the kanabo is that if your fighting a fast enemy (like a ninja or samurai) then the kanbo is not useful because that big swing and miss means that your dead.
Ultimately, I have to give this one to the Samuari. He can kill the Viking no contest from far, and if 1000 vikings fought 1000 samurais, assuming the samuari knew a viking was big and slow then he would bring the kanabo and the viking is done. Without the kanabo then it would be the Viking because the Samurai has no short range weapons otherwise.
Deadliest Warrior, Apache vs Gladiator
What apache has going for him:
Close: Tomahawk
Mid Range: -Knives, knives and more knives up to 20 knives
Far: Bow and arrow
Special Weapon: War Club (a stick with a rock on the end)
What Gladiator has going for him
Close: Scissor & Cestus(glove with spikes)
Mid range: Trident and Net
Far: Sling
Special Weapon: Sica (long bent sword)
I liked this epidsode, it was the first episode. I don't see anything unusualy in this battle. What made it for me really was the knives and the apache's skill with them.
These two would more likely meet up in an arena than in a forest. An Apache would more likely meet a roman soldier if they were actually at war with Rome. But lets go with what we got. If the Sling hits you from long range then it will kill you provided it hits your head. However, it is very inaccurate and if I were a gladitor I don't think I would drop my shield and load up a sling if I saw an Apache with his bow and arrow.
From mid range the gladiator can keep back the apache with the long trident, which is quite deadly and the net. However, this is a real loser for the gladitor. Holding the net and trident means he has no shield to protect him from flying tomahawks and knives which are down right deadly from within 20 feet.
On the surface a gladtior seems like he can put up a fight against an Apache however in deeper analyst, there is no chance for the gladiator. He can't win from far, I'd rather have a bow over a sling anyday and he can't win from close because the apache will hit him with flying weapons. There is nothing that the gladitor can even throw to hurt the apache. It doesn't surprise me hear. Gladitors were not warriors, they were entertainers. Put 2 men condemened for death in a battle to the death using gruesome weapons, well its entertainment not made for effiecient killing.
Close: Tomahawk
Mid Range: -Knives, knives and more knives up to 20 knives
Far: Bow and arrow
Special Weapon: War Club (a stick with a rock on the end)
What Gladiator has going for him
Close: Scissor & Cestus(glove with spikes)
Mid range: Trident and Net
Far: Sling
Special Weapon: Sica (long bent sword)
I liked this epidsode, it was the first episode. I don't see anything unusualy in this battle. What made it for me really was the knives and the apache's skill with them.
These two would more likely meet up in an arena than in a forest. An Apache would more likely meet a roman soldier if they were actually at war with Rome. But lets go with what we got. If the Sling hits you from long range then it will kill you provided it hits your head. However, it is very inaccurate and if I were a gladitor I don't think I would drop my shield and load up a sling if I saw an Apache with his bow and arrow.
From mid range the gladiator can keep back the apache with the long trident, which is quite deadly and the net. However, this is a real loser for the gladitor. Holding the net and trident means he has no shield to protect him from flying tomahawks and knives which are down right deadly from within 20 feet.
On the surface a gladtior seems like he can put up a fight against an Apache however in deeper analyst, there is no chance for the gladiator. He can't win from far, I'd rather have a bow over a sling anyday and he can't win from close because the apache will hit him with flying weapons. There is nothing that the gladitor can even throw to hurt the apache. It doesn't surprise me hear. Gladitors were not warriors, they were entertainers. Put 2 men condemened for death in a battle to the death using gruesome weapons, well its entertainment not made for effiecient killing.
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