GT25's Historical Series: Pancho Villa vs. Edward Kelly
Hello, and welcome to the Historical Series. In this series, we will take two warriors from across the world and throughout history and mythology and analyze their weapons, armor, and x-factors to see who would win in a hypothetical battle. For this installment, we will compare two outlaws whose legacy left their mark on history with Pancho Villa of Mexico and Edward "Ned" Kelly of Australia. For this installment, we will take Pancho Villa by the year 1914 during the Battle of Zacatecas and Edward Kelly by the time of his capture in 1880. Since one is more well known than the other, I will provide the history of the two to keep everyone on the same basis.
History of the Warriors
Said to have been born on June 5, 1878 according to most sources, the man named José Doroteo Arango Arámbula grew up in the Mexican state of Durango before moving to Chihuahua at 16. However, he is said to have returned to Durango to track down and kill a hacienda owner who had raped his sister. Becoming a bandit soon after, he was arrested in 1902 by the Guardia Rural and spared a death sentence to instead be forcibly inducted into the Federal Army. Deserting after several months to Chihuahua, he would become a bandit once again and take up the name Pancho Villa. After his outlook on banditry changed after meeting Abraham González in 1910, Pancho Villa would help the forces of Francisco Madero during the Mexican Revolution against then president Porfirio Díaz. After a series of defeats lead the president into exile, the rebel forces would demobilize but Pancho Villa would return to military service under Madero. Once Madero was killed and Victoriano Huerta took power, Pancho Villa would once again join the rebel forces against the Federal Army and lead a decisive victory over them in June of 1914 at the Battle of Zacatecas.
Believed to have been born in the British Colony of Victoria in December of 1854, Edward "Ned" Kelly was the third of eight children with his father dying when he was 12. Part of a poor selector family, Kelly would meet the bushranger Harry Power in 1869 who became his tutor into becoming a bushranger. After Power's arrest in June of the next year, he would join a group called the "Greta mob" who were known for stock theft. Fleeing to the bush in 1878 after a violent incident with a policeman, Ned along with his brother Dan and two of their associates would be proclaimed outlaws after they shot three policemen dead. Eluding police for two years thanks to the support of an extensive network of sympathizers, they would continue their crime sprees including raids on Euroa and Jerilderie. After getting armor made for them, Ned Kelly would attempt to derail and ambush a police train in 1880 which failed and would engage the police in a final gun battle at an inn in the town of Glenrowan. Appearing in his armor, Ned would fire upon the police before being brought down and would later in November of that year would be convicted and executed for his crimes.
Close Range
Bolo Knife (Pancho Villa): The Bolo Knife is a large cutting tool from the Philippines with this being a variant of the Machete with the shape of a Bolo Knife. An example of this type of machete has a 14 inch steel blade with a total length of 19 inches and weighs 15 ounces.
Dirk Dagger (Edward Kelly): The Dirk is a type of thrusting dagger that was used by the Kelly Gang as their choice of a melee weapon. An example of this dagger from the 19th century has a 11.75 inch steel blade with a total length of 17.13 inches and weighs 10 ounces.
Verdict: The Bolo Knife gets the edge. Despite the Dirk being lighter by 5 ounces, the Bolo has a longer blade by 2.25 inches along with its blade being able to chop into an opponent and cleave limbs off while the Dirk can only thrust into an opponent.
Medium Range
Colt Bisley (Pancho Villa): The Colt Bisley is a target variant of the famous Colt Single Action Army single-action revolver which was used by Pancho Villa. This revolver has a six-shot cylinder that holds the .44-40 Winchester round with it being loaded via a hinged gate on the right side of the frame to load and eject the rounds. The Colt Bisley has a length of 11 inches and weighs 1.81 pounds with a range of 45.72 meters.
Colt 1851 Navy Revolver (Edward Kelly): The Colt 1851 Navy Revolver is a single-action revolver that was made in the United States with the Kelly gang making use of it. This revolver has a six-shot cylinder that fires .36 caliber lead balls with percussion caps on the back of the cylinder to fire the rounds. The Colt 1851 Navy Revolver has a length of 13 inches and weighs 2.6 pounds with a possible range of 45.72 meters.
Verdict: The Colt Bisley gets the edge. Despite both having the same amount of rounds and the same range, the Colt Bisley is slightly shorter by 2 inches and lighter by 12.64 ounces. Plus, the Bisley is a revolver that takes cartridges while the 1851 Navy is a cap and ball revolver which makes the Bisley quicker to reload due to not having to put in a paper cartridge in the cylinder and putting on percussion caps.
Long Range
Winchester Model 1894 (Pancho Villa): The Winchester Model 1894 is a model of the Winchester Repeating Rifle that was used by many of those who followed Pancho Villa and operates on a level action mechanism. This rifle fires the .30-30 Winchester round with the weapon having a nine round tubular magazine plus an extra round in the chamber when fully loaded. The Winchester Model 1894 has a length of 37.8 inches and weighs 6.8 pounds with an effective range of 182.9 meters.
Spencer Carbine (Edward Kelly): The Spencer Carbine is a carbine variant of an early repeating rifle that was first used in the American Civil War and operates on a lever action mechanism with a manually cocked hammer. This rifle fires the .56-56 Spencer round with the weapon having a seven round tubular magazine in the butt stock of the weapon. The Spencer Carbine has a length of 39 inches and weighs 8.25 pounds with an effective range of 200 meters.
Verdict: The Winchester Model 1894 gets the edge. While the Spencer Carbine has the larger bullet and a slightly greater range by 17.1 meters, the Winchester Model 1894 is slightly shorter by 1.2 inches and slightly lighter by 1.45 pounds. In addition, the Winchester Rifle has three more rounds than the Spencer and its lever action mechanism is superior compared to that of the earlier rifle.
Special Weapons
Dynamite (Pancho Villa): Dynamite is a type of stable mining explosive which was used mainly for mining and used by many other groups for military purposes. This explosive has nitroglycerin soaked by a type of absorbent, such as sawdust, sand, or clay, with a protective coat surrounding the material with a blasting cap with a fuse attached to it. An average stick of Dynamite has a length of 8 inches with a width diameter of an inch and possibly weighs about 8 ounces with a possible blast radius of 4 meters.
Colt Model 1855 Revolving Rifle (Edward Kelly): The Colt Model 1855 Revolving Rifle is an early repeating rifle which operates on a single-action system much like a revolver. This rifle has a six-shot cylinder that fires .44 caliber lead balls with percussion caps on the back of the cylinder to fire the rounds. The Colt Model 1855 Revolving Rifle has a length of 44 inches and weighs 5.69 pounds with a possible range of 150 meters.
Verdict: Neither weapon gets the edge. When looking at both, they have their own edges over the other yet have problems that hold them back. In this case, the Colt Model 1855 Revolving Rifle is a firearm which gives the user a greater range compared to throwing a stick of Dynamite though are known for 'chain firing', or when black powder leaking from one cylinder into the others and being ignited by the hot gases. On the other hand, the Dynamite is able to kill many people with a blast due to being an explosive along with it being light enough for the user to carry many sticks though it has a fuse that needs to be lit and the user has to throw it at a target.
Armor
None (Pancho Villa): Pancho Villa nor any of those who fought with him didn't wear armor.
Homemade Cuirass and Helmet (Edward Kelly): In 1879, Edward Kelly and his gang would make use of a homemade armor made by a blacksmith with the main armor being a cuirass. Made from moldboards for plow shares, this cuirass was made of iron which was a quarter of an inch thick with it being composed of a breastplate and back plate along with an apron plate to protect the groan and shoulder guards strapped to it. Worn with padding under the armor, this cuirass was able to protect the user from rounds from pistols and rifles with Ned's cuirass tanking thirteen rounds during his final blaze of glory. However, this cuirass did hamper the user's mobility due to its heavy weight and didn't protect the legs and arms of the user. In addition, it limits the user to hip firing as the shoulder plates prevents the user from putting a rifle butt against their shoulder.
In addition to this body armor, the Kelly gang also made use of a similarly made helmet that resembles a tin can without a crown on top with a long slit for the eyes. Much like the cuirass, this helmet could protect the user from pistol and rifle rounds with Ned's helmet having an internal strapping and a padded skull cap for his head to take the weight. However, this limits the vision and breathing of the user which makes aiming with it difficult.
Verdict: Edward Kelly gets the edge. Since Edward Kelly and his gang are the only ones bringing any type of armor for this battle, it'd be obvious that the edge would go to their armor.
X-Factors
Experience: Pancho Villa gets the edge. Taking part in the Mexican Revolution, Pancho Villa would battle both for the federal Mexican government and against it along with battling against many other factions who emerged during this time. Starting his career of bushranger at the age of 14, Edward Kelly would become an outlaw with him killing a few policemen and took part in two fire fights over the course of the next eleven years.
Audacity: After being forcibly inducted into the Federal Army, Pancho Villa was willing to desert the army and continued being a bandit before willingly joined the Mexican Revolution against the government. As an outlaw and bushranger, Edward Kelly was willing to perform raids to rob banks with his gang and was willing to battle against the police along with being willing to kill them to survive.
Intimidation: Edward Kelly gets the edge. By the time of the Battle of Zacatecas, Pancho Villa was able to terrify the federal soldiers due to being able to use his resources and many sources of money to expand and modernize his forces. Thanks to his trademark armor, Edward Kelly was an imposing figure with him seeming inhuman with his armor being able to tank shots and caused many policemen to become frightened just upon seeing him.
Endurance: Having operated in Northern Mexico, Pancho Villa was able to traverse both the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range and Chihuahuan Desert with his men while having to handle with arthritis in his hands. Having to operate in the state of Victoria of Australia, Edward Kelly was able to traverse the land as a bushranger along with having to wear homemade armor which weighed him down and hampered his mobility.
Match Information: This is a five on five match with each team having five horses to ride for the first part of this match.
The Set Up: On a farm in a forested area of Mexico, Edward Kelly and his gang are robbing a family as Pancho Villa and four of his Villistas are watching to see whose been following them.
BATTLE
On a farm close to a forested area in Mexico, a family of four are being held up by five men who are on horses with stolen goods on their saddles. Of these men, four of them are wearing long coats over a type of cuirass with aprons on their lower bodies and wearing trousers while another man has a normal shirt and trousers under his coat. Their leader, who has an iron helmet under his left arm with brown hair and a beard, has a Colt Model 1855 Revolving Rifle in his right hand with a Colt 1851 Navy Revolver holstered and a Dirk Dagger sheathed on his belt under his coat. Close to him is a man, whose also not wearing a helmet showing his reddish brown hair and mustache, who has a Spencer Carbine in his hands with his coat hiding a Colt 1851 Navy Revolver holstered on his belt.
Close to the family is a man with an iron helmet over his head who has a Spencing Carbine in his hands while his coat hides a Colt 1851 Navy Revolver holstered on his belt. Nearby, another man whose also wearing an iron helmet with his armor has a Colt Model 1855 Revolving Rifle in his right hand while his coat hides a Dirk Dagger sheathed on his belt. The final man, whose wearing plain clothes, is the furthest away from the family with him having a Colt 1851 Navy Revolver in his right hand while having a Dirk Dagger sheathed on his belt. These men, in order of appearance, are Edward Kelly, Joe Byrne, Dan Kelly, Steve Hart, and Aaron Sherritt. Having escaped to Mexico, Ned and his gang had decided to use the chaos going on to loot goods from those they wish.
Edward Kelly: 5
"This family had some nice loot, Ned," Dan Kelly exclaims with a laugh of joy, "More like this and we can simply buy our way to freedom!"
"Of course," Ned replies, before turning to the family, "Thank you for cooperating. Didn't want any trouble out of you."
Nearby on a small hill that overlooks the farm, five men in normal clothing are on horseback as they see what has been going on. The leader of these men, whose wearing two bandoleers across his chest and a hat on his head along with having a black mustache, has a Winchester Model 1894 slung over his shoulder while having a Colt Bisley holstered and a Bolo Knife sheathed on his belt that has a bag connected to it that has a few sticks of Dynamite in it. To his left is a man whose wearing a vest over a white shirt with dark brown hair and has a Colt Bisley in his right hand with a Bolo Knife sheathed on his belt. Another man on the far left, whose got a brown coat with a hat and black hair, has a Winchester Model 1894 in his hands with a Colt Bisley holstered on his belt.
To the right of the leader is another man whose wearing just a plain shirt and trousers with him having brown hair and has a Colt Bisley in his right hand while having a Bolo Knife sheathed on his belt with a bag connected to it that has a few sticks of Dynamite in it. The final man, whose wearing a coat and hat with a dark brown beard, has a Winchester Model 1894 in his hands with a Bolo Knife sheathed on his belt. These men, in order of appearance, are Pancho Villa, Diego, Marcos, Adrián, and José. They've been hearing reports of families being robbed after they've given them stolen goods and have been watching the farm to see whose been behind it.
Pancho Villa: 5
Edward Kelly: 5
"Así que, eso es cuyo estado tomando todos esos bienes, (So, that's whose been taking all of those goods,)" Marcos says, him and the others looking at the robbers in disgust. Unable to handle this any more, Pancho Villa grabs the hilt of his Bolo Knife and draws it from it sheath.
"Vámonos, (Let's go,)" Pancho Villa tells him men, "Tenemos ladrones para tener cuidado de. (We've got robbers to take care of.)"
Quickly spurring his horse into a gallop, Pancho Villa quickly rides down the hill with his Villistas following after him to take care of these robbers. As Ned Kelly turns to his gang to tell them they're leaving, he spots the five men coming towards them with Aaron Sherritt being in front of them.
"Aaron, look out!" Ned Kelly shouts out as he tries to have his horse ready to get going, "We're being ambushed!"
As they turn around to where Ned Kelly is looking, they see Pancho Villa and his men galloping towards them with the man having his knife at the ready. Aaron Sherritt tries to aim his pistol, but the Villistas fire their guns at the gang while making sure to avoid the family. This startles the horse Aaron is on and causes him to fire into the air as Pancho Villa closes the distance between them.
Before he can react, Pancho Villa performs a swing with the Bolo Knife slicing through almost half of the man's neck. Bleeding heavily from the wound, Sherritt falls off his horse and onto the ground as he dies.
Pancho Villa: 5
Edward Kelly: 4
As Pancho Villa grabs the reigns of the stolen horse after sheathing his Bolo Knife, his Villistas continue firing their firearms at the robbers though their armor protects them. Once his helmet is on, Ned Kelly fires two shots from his Colt Model 1855 Revolving Rifle which doesn't hit anyone.
"Run, boys!" Ned Kelly shouts as his gang fires their weapons, "Get to the forest!"
As the Kelly gang quickly make a retreat, Dan Kelly fires a shot from his Spencer Carbine that manages to hit Diego in the chest. The other Villistas fire at the fleeing criminals as Diego slouches forward onto his horse and his Colt Bisley falls to the ground.
Pancho Villa: 4
Edward Kelly: 4
"Gracias, señor, (Thank you, sir,)" the farmer says, grabbing the reins of the horse as Pancho Villa give it to him, "No vivieron mucho después de que usted vino por. (They came not long after you came by.)"
"¿Cuánto robaron? (How much did they steal?)" Pancho Villa asks, wanting to know how much they've taken from the family.
"Aproximadamente la mitad de lo que usted nos dis, (About half of what you gave us,)" the man's wife replies, "Sólo tomaron lo que podían vender y el dinero que teníamos. (They only took what they could sell and the money we had.)"
"No se harán lejanos con ella, (They won't get far with it,)" Pancho Villa assures the family before turning to his men, "Vamos tras ellos. ¡Vámonos! (We're going after them. Let's go!)"
Galloping away from the farm, the four men chase after the robbers with them heading into the forest. Entering the forest, Pancho Villa and his men continue riding down the path through the forest as they head about fifty meters away from the farm. Before they knew it, they see Joe Byrne with his helmet on his head as he comes towards them and fires his Spencer Carbine off. Despite the shots not hitting them, it causes the four to spread out to avoid them as they fire shots to take the man out.
However, the armor doesn't let any of the bullets through as Joe works the lever action of his carbine as he keeps firing. As he's about to pass, Marcos fires a bullet from his Winchester Model 1894 and nearly going through the man's right thigh. While he cries out in pain, the horse Byrne is on rears back in surprise as a bullet from Adrián is fired at its feet and he falls off. As the horse gallops away with Pancho Villa and his men stopping as they regroup, they see Joe Byrne getting to his feet kinda wobbly with blood heavily coming from his leg and they fire a few shots which don't break through the back of his armor.
"Kelly!" Joe Byrne shouts, agony clear in his voice, "Please, I need you!"
At that moment, Pancho Villa and his men see the other three with their helmets on coming out of the bush as they fire upon them. Seeing his men to try to spread out and the fear on their faces, Pancho Villa sees the other man turning towards them and decides that they need to get away.
"¡Retroceda en los arbustos! (Fall back into the bushes!)" Pancho Villa shouts, leading his men off the path and riding into the rest of the forest. As they do, Joe Byrne fires a shot and beings to work the lever action before starting to stumble as if he's drunk with him bleeding heavily from his right thigh.
"Joe!" Ned Kelly shouts, moving towards the man before he collapses to the ground. As he and the other two get him, Steve Hart kneels down and puts his gun on the ground before pulling the man's helmet off. A look of agony is on his face as Steve puts his hand on the man's neck before turning his body to look at his leader.
"He's dead, Kelly."
Pancho Villa: 4
Edward Kelly: 3
"We're going to kill those bastards," Ned Kelly shouts in anger, "Let's get them!"
Leaving their dead member on the ground, the three bushrangers try their best to rush into the forest to take out their newest foes as the Kelly brothers reload their rifles.
At a fallen tree, Pancho Villa and his men quickly get off their horses and tie them to it to ensure that they don't run off. Moving to head back in the direction they came from, Marcos gets to his leader as he says, "¡Señor, he encontrado una debilidad con su armadura! (Sir, I've found a weakness with their armor!)"
Looking at him, Pancho Villa nods as he lets him continue, "Conseguí un buen golpe en la pierna del hombre y estaba sangrando bastante bien. Su pecho y cabeza están protegidos, pero sus brazos y piernas pueden no tener armadura. (I got a good hit on the man's leg and he was bleeding pretty good. Their chest and head are protected, but their arms and legs may not have any armor.)"
"Es bueno oílo, (That's good to hear,)" Pancho Villa says with a smile as he looks at his remaining Villistas and the forest around them, "Y eso me da una idea de lo que podemos hacer. (And it gives me an idea on what we can do.)"
Ned Kelly and the two remaining members of his gang continue walking through the forest as they come across a small clearing with not much grass growing in it. Continuing to walk through the clearing, they stop upon seeing the horses about a hundred feet from them.
"Those must be their horses," Ned Kelly surmises, "But where are the riders?"
At that moment, Adrián and Marcos comes from their left and fires at the men with Dan Kelly getting a hit on his shoulder plate. The three quickly turn to face the two men and fire at them with Ned Kelly firing his Colt Model 1855 Revolving Rifle. The two bullets hit Adrián in the chest and he falls backwards as Steve Hart fires the last bullet of his revolving rifle into Marcos' leg.
Pancho Villa: 3
Ned Kelly: 3
As Steve Hart starts to reload his Colt Model 1855 Revolving Rifle, Pancho Villa and José appear in the bushes from behind the bushrangers and they fire a few bullets from their Winchester rifles. The bullets strike Steve in both of his legs and he falls forward as Ned Kelly turns around to fire his revolving rifle. As he misses them after a few shots, he cocks the hammer back and pulls the trigger only for it to click empty. Pancho Villa pulls out his Colt Bisley as he and José keep firing with Dan Kelly turning to fire at them. As both men empty their guns, Dan Kelly tries to work the lever action only for it to stay open.
"I'm out!" Dan Kelly says, forcing him and his brother to throw their rifles away.
Slinging his rifle over his shoulder, Pancho Villa gets behind the tree to eject the spent casings as José tosses his Winchester Model 1894 away and pulls out his Bolo Knife. As his brother tries to pull out his revolver, Ned Kelly sees the Villista charging towards them and quickly pulls out his Dirk Dagger. By this time, Steve Hart weakly gets up onto his knees and tries to raise his body off the ground. However, Marcos gets into a kneeling position due to his wounded leg and aims his Winchester Model 1894.
Firing, Marcos gets the bullet through the visor of Hart's helmet and into the man's head. The man lets out gargling noises as he collapses to the ground with his body twitching for a few moments before growing silent and still.
Pancho Villa: 3
Edward Kelly: 2
"Dan, look out!" Ned shouts, getting in front of his brother as José reaches them and performs a slash with his Bolo Knife. Turning his body in time, Ned has the knife strike his cuirass with only a minor dent being made into the armor. Using this to his advantage, he thrusts his Dirk Dagger into the man's chest and José cries out as the bushranger twists it.
Feeling a round hit him in the back, Dan Kelly turn around to see Marcos working the lever action of his Winchester rifle. However, the bushranger doesn't let him finish as he pulls out his Colt 1851 Navy Revolver and fires a round into Marcos' head. As Marcos falls down to the side, Pancho Villa finishes reloading his Colt Bisley and gets out of cover just as Ned Kelly stabs José twice in the chest and tosses him aside. The last of the Villistas lands on his side with no movement to be seen.
Pancho Villa: 1
Edward Kelly: 2
Firing off two shots, Pancho Villa hits Ned Kelly's armor once again before getting into cover as the man pulls out his Colt 1851 Navy Revolver before firing it. As he hears another shot hitting the tree, Pancho Villa looks at the bag on his belt and quickly holsters his revolver. Reaching into his pocket for a match, the man quickly takes it out and strikes it as he takes out a stick of Dynamite. Once the match is lit, he quickly puts it against the thirty second fuse with it lighting almost instantly.
Ned Kelly and his brother slowly make their way to the tree, having their revolvers at the ready to shoot their last foe. Blowing out the match and tossing it away, Pancho Villa springs forward towards another tree with the two brothers firing their Colt 1851 Navy Revolvers at him. Managing not to get hit, Pancho Villa stops to see the fuse now half way gone before turning and throwing the Dynamite at the two. Both men try to aim their revolvers at him only for them to see the stick of Dynamite land at their feet.
"Dynamite!" Ned Kelly shouts, "Run, Dan!"
Both men turn and start to get away as fast as they can with Pancho Villa getting his Winchester Model 1894 out as he gets behind a tree. Aiming his rifle from behind it, he fires a shot that goes through Dan Kelly's knee and smiles as he gets back into his cover. Dan falls to the ground with a cry of pain as the wick of the Dynamite starts to grow short.
"Ned!" Dan Kelly screams, getting his brother's attention, "Help!"
"Dan!" Ned Kelly shouts, rushing as best he can to get to his brother. As he get within five feet of his brother with Dan reaching his arm out for help, the fuse goes into the stick of Dynamite.
BOOM!
Dirt along with bits of grass and roots fly into the air as the Dynamite explodes covering the Kelly brothers and blocking them from view. Waiting about ten seconds, Pancho Villa gets out from behind the tree and walks cautiously towards the cloud as a gentle breeze starts to blow through the forest. Looking into the cloud as it rolls away, he sees the shapes of two bodies before the cloud allows them to be seen.
Both brothers were on the ground, Ned on his back and Dan laying on his chest. As he looks at them, he sees no movement from Dan Kelly before Ned Kelly starts moving with a painful groan.
Pancho Villa: 1
Edward Kelly: 1
Haven been stunned by the blast, Ned Kelly tries to flip himself over as a means of picking himself off the ground. However, Pancho Villa quickly runs past the spot the stick of Dynamite was at and the dead Kelly brother before reaching the last member of the gang. Kicking him onto his back, Pancho Villa gets into a kneeling position before smacking the butt of his rifle into the man's helmet. Getting dazed from the hit, the bushranger is unable to move as the man slings his Winchester Model 1894 over his shoulder and pulls the helmet off the man.
Tossing it aside, Pancho Villa raises his hand about to punch him before deciding against it. Getting his vision back, Ned Kelly watches as Pancho Villa gets to his feet before horror grips him as the man pulls his Colt Bisley out of its holster and points it at his head.
"Nunca robará a osta familia otra vez, (You'll never rob another family again,)" Pancho Villa says before pulling the trigger of his Colt Bisley with the round going into Ned's left eye. Another round goes into Ned's forehead before Pancho Villa steps back from the now dead bushranger.
Pancho Villa: 1
Edward Kelly: 0
Turning his head as he hears the noise of horses from somewhere up ahead, he gives a sigh of relief and stays silent for a moment for his men. Then, with a smile on his face, he raises his Colt Bisley into the air as he cries out, "¡Victoria! (Victory!)"
Final Verdict: In this battle of two outlaws who left their mark on the histories of their countries, both were able to match each other but in the end it was Pancho Villa who claimed victory with a possible outcome of 5.4 out of 10 battles. Starting with x-factors, Pancho Villa had the edge in experience and a slight edge in audacity while Edward Kelly had the edge in intimidation and a slight edge in endurance. While this did give Kelly something to work in large part thanks to his armor, the experience Villa and his men have are more likely to factor into this battle. Moving onto their weapons, it's rather simple since both were even in special weapons while Pancho Villa took the edge in the other three weapons categories. However, one of the biggest factors in play was the armor used by Edward Kelly and his gang. When looking at his armor compared to the better firearms and melee weapon of Pancho Villa, the Homemade Cuirass and Helmet protect the Kelly gang from them almost completely. However, despite this, it actually did more harm for Edward Kelly than benefit for him. While it does protect him from almost all of the weapons of Pancho Villa, it did hamper his mobility when not on horseback and made it difficult to aim. In addition, Pancho Villa has sticks of dynamite which can simply bypass the armor with no trouble and the already hampered mobility of Kelly would mean he can't get out of the way in time. Simply put, the more experienced Pancho Villa with his superior arsenal and his use of explosives allowed him to surpass the more intimidating Edward Kelly along with his trademark armor.
Got a battle you want to see? Tell me and I'll see if I can get it into the series! Next time, the mounted archers of Scythia will battle the elite infantry soldier of the Aztec Empire.
Ray Tanaka: Hey, everyone! This was a battle I had planned for my old Deadliest Warrior story, but never got to until now. In fact, it wasn't the original plan for this chapter, it's just I figured this would be more fitting since I had more ancient and pre-modern warriors than I had gunpowder and modern warriors. Before I continue, I did try my best to translate the dialogue from English to Spanish. If I got anything wrong, I didn't mean to get it wrong and was trying to be as accurate as I can. Now, as for this match, I think what attracted me to this was how these two started as outlaws and then left their mark on history in different ways, Pancho Villa with the Mexican Revolution and Ned Kelly with the unique armor he and his gang had. Speaking of his gang, I did have to cheat and gave him someone who did work with him, but wasn't part of his gang.
On a related note, I did have his gang die in the order they died in real life, though Steve Hart and Dan Kelly apparently died at the same time, and even how Joe Byrne died was based off how he actually died. Plus, I do try to make these entertaining and I figured that it worked for how I set this battle up. Though, I did have to change Ned Kelly's weapons a bit from the original version of this battle. I originally had him with the Beaumont-Adams Revolver and Spencer Rifle, but doing further research I found he and his gang used the Colt 1851 Navy Revolver and the carbine version of the Spencer. It didn't change the edges, but it made things more accurate. I'm still not sure on the Dirk Dagger, but that's what I have for the moment.
Though, that does bring me to something I thought of when I was writing this chapter. See, I'm going to take two weeks off of this chapter to sort a few things on this site out and probably start a story or do something. I'll still do the Versus Series, but I'm just take some time off this one. However, that's not what I want to talk about. While I said that I didn't originally plan this match, I do find it nice that the first chapter and this chapter, the end of only one part of this series, both have the Spencer Carbine and it bookends this part of the series. When I look back at all of the previous chapters and what happened after my flash drive crashed, I can't help but think it did more good for me than bad. Yes, I lost my Deadliest Warrior series due to it...but I gained both this and the Versus Series which are easy to do and I find it more enjoyable to do thanks to the research. I think both series replacing my Deadliest Warrior story was for the best and I like that I can say, 'I've finished the first part of a series I've written'.
The next time is a bit obvious, but that's what I was trying to go for. Finally, I'd like to thank all those who have read this series and those who enjoyed it along with those who support it. I hope to do more and that I can do many more battles in the future, all of which I want you guys to enjoy. I hope you all enjoyed, and thank you.