Welcome back to Deadliest Warrior. Today, two Disney Princesses from different times and cultures face-off in a simulated battle to the end to decide who...is...deadliest!
Our weapon experts Kieron Elliott and Tommy Leng will be examining their arms of choice and will give us their verdict.
Both combatants stand next to each other in front of a long metallic table. They unsheathe their weapons and place them over it as the two men examine them carefully.
When they are done they speak.
Kieron Elliot (Highlander Weapons Expert): "Well, let me tell you Geoff this is awfully familiar. Of course we have a classic Scottish Claymore. It´s a heavy sword, designed to give blunt, heavy strikes that will render the opponent useless of dead with a single hit; actually I´m surprised this little lady can wield it effectively; but that´s nothing of a surprise compared to her bow. You see bows weren´t very popular in the Highlands, with their inhabitants preferring throwing weapons such as the axe or ball and chain. This bow is very light and long, I would say the draw weigh is around eighty pounds"
Here in deadliest warrior we leave nothing to chance, so with the help of a scale we have calculated the draw weigh of Merida´s bow.
"91 pounds" Kieron smiles "Well, that not only means she is pulling almost her full body weigh with one arm regularly, but that she is going to get a seriously deformed skeleton in the future2 He clears his throat "Now seriously, this is of course going through anything the Highlanders could muster, leather and fur wouldn´t make much of a difference; but we still have to see how does it fare against Mulan´s armor"
Tommy Leng (Chinese weapons expert): "This is just another day at the office for me Geoff, a jian, the traditional one handed sword; intended for swift, fluid strikes but not particularly powerful.
Mulan´s bow is shorter than Merida´s, it makes it less powerful and shorter in reach, but also easier to move around with"
Geoff: "So girls, the way I see it we are having 5 tests. Sword, bow, hand-to-hand, armor and the x-factor; which is what can you bring into battle that the other one can´t. Attitude, strategy, stealth, it´s your choice ok?" He looks at both of them while speaking "So are you ready?"
"Of course" Mulan answers confident.
"Aye was born ready" Merida states.
Two princesses have chosen their weapons and will be put to the test, stay tuned to find out who is: the deadliest warrior!