Rajput Warrior: Fierce Gatka-trained fighter who fought and won in battles even though severely outnumbered, sometimes even ten to one…
Vs…
Landsknecht Dopplesoldner: Ferocious swordsmen who earned their name from the double pay they receive for fighting in the front lines.
Who…is…deadliest?
"The end is almost here for season 2, and it's time to see who the deadliest warrior of our first two seasons was, and we have our two best right now." DAM said.
"Let's start it all off with the tale of the tape." Scarecrow said.
Rajput:
Circa: 900
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 145 lbs.
Weapons and Armor:
Khanda
Bhuj
Chakram
Steel Helmet
Coat of 10,000 Nails
Dhal Shield
Landsknecht:
Circa: 1550
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Weapons and Armor:
Dusack
Zweihander Broadsword
Arquebus
Long Range:
Arquebus vs. Chakram
The team reviews the tapes of both weapons and come to their own conclusions, "I have to go with the arquebus, yes it does take a long reload, but it is fairly accurate, and you're not giving someone your weapon if you miss." DAM said.
"I have to disagree, the chakram is faster to "reload", and it can't misfire like a gun and also a lot easier to carry multiple of them, edge chakram." Scarecrow said.
"I'm with the arquebus, it has a long reload, but it will more than puncture the Rajput's armor." Zivon said."
EDGE: Arquebus
Close Range:
Khanda vs. Dusack
The team reviews the tapes of both close range weapons and makes an easy agreement, "Gatka training, a weighted tip, and more range plus a mad man behind it who knows how to use it gets the khanda my edge." Zivon said.
"While it won't get through the landsknecht's armor, it will definitely out range it and cut the German apart, edge khanda." DAM said.
"The katana could barley get through a steel plate in the Rajput's armor, the dusack is not made for thrusting, the khanda will tear the landsknecht limb from limb, edge khanda." Scarecrow said.
EDGE: Khanda
Mid Range:
Zweihander Broadsword vs. Bhuj
The team sets up a test for the bhuj, a thrust and the chest plate and a hack to the helmet. Zivon gives the countdown and the expert brings the axe back under his arm and thrusts into the chest, making a small hole in the armor, he brings it up and smashes the helmet, leaving a small dent in it. "Unfortunately, I have to say that neither shot would kill or cause any breaks or fractures in bones." Scarecrow said.
The team sets up a dhal with a pressure sensor right behind the boss and the expert is given a chop to the rim and one to the center of the shield. Zivon gives the countdown and the expert slams the sword into the middle of the shield, leaving a moderate dent. He brings it back up and slams it onto the rim, leaving a long crack in it. He finally back under his side and thrust it through the shield, nearly half the blade out the other side. "Wow, this sword never ceases to amaze, the first shot was over 250 pounds of force, so definitely at least one broken bone, then to the chop, the shield is almost useless and this has just about as much force as the last, so another if not more broken bones, then you stabbed through it, depending on placement, could be a kill." Scarecrow said.
So which mid range weapon gets the edge? "Zweihander all the way, simply it just has options." Scarecrow said.
"It has more blade to it and can easily outperform the bhuj, edge zweihander." Zivon said.
"I wouldn't be surprised if the zweihander could break the bhuj's metal shaft, and it has massive damage to boot, edge zweihander." DAM said.
EDGE: Zweihander Broadsword
Armor:
Steel Helmet, Coat of 10,000 Nails, Dhal Shield vs. Burgonet and Munitions Armor
"I'm with the landsknecht, superior metallurgy in his armor, harder to penetrate, and the helmet and armor are riveted together so it gives a lot of protection to the neck." DAM said.
"It has to be the rajput, the steel plates are hard and just as hard to penetrate, a better helmet in my opinion, and they have a shield." Scarecrow said.
"The landsknecht has my edge, like we mention earlier, the iron alloy of the armor is stronger than some of the finest steels of the time." Zivon said.
EDGE: Landsknecht Dopplesoldner
"Like before, we'll see the warriors X-factors at the end of the battle, but for now, we shall see who the deadliest warrior of the first two seasons is." Zivon said.
Rajput OOOOO
Dopplesoldner ooooo Øø
The battle begins as five dopplesoldners are sent to invade India and test its military capabilities. But as they travel in through Rajasthan, they encounter a waiting group of rajputs, who have been watching them the whole way. The dopplesoldners drop to a knee and aim their guns and fire, three shots go wide, one goes straight through the heart of a rajput and another glances off the helmet of one rajput (Ø). Angered, they all grab their throwing disks and hurl them, some bounce off their helmets and chestplates, but one goes right into the face and through the eyes of one, and another sticks horizontally in the face of another (ø, ø). Seeing the ineffectiveness of returning volley fire, they abandon their guns and charge at the rajputs, but expecting them to desert, they hold their ground; one angrily thrusts his axe at the leading dopplesoldner, bouncing harmlessly off his armor and enraging him, as he returns it with a slash across the throat with his dusack (Ø). But a crack hits the air, followed by another, as he turns, his eyes glazed, to a rajput armed with a bhuj and another armed with a khanda. Before he can turn to run, the near entire front part of the bhuj's head is dug into his head, from his hairline to the bridge of his nose (ø). But they live a short victory as a dopplesoldner comes up with his zweihander and decapitates both men in one magnificent swing (Ø, Ø). One of the dopplesoldner's stops his fight altogether just to clap at this feet before the khanda of the final rajput digs a large gash into his face and skull (ø). Another runs at him full speed with his dusack and is pushed back by the rajput's shield but he extends his arm and blade into the stomach of the rajput, but it merely scratches a steel plate and the rajput lops off his right arm right after the shoulder plate ends, dropping him from massive blood loss (ø). The rajput sees his last opponent and rushes at him, spinning around and twirling his sword at such speed the dopplesoldner's eyes can barely keep up, before it comes down at the dopplesoldner, who barely deflects the blow with the forearm of his gauntlet, fracturing his radius. Unaffected, he tries to bring his sword but the rajput has already swung, bouncing the sword off his chestplate. He struggles through several more times to block the rajput's onslaught, but is on one knee as his arms begin to give. He desperately grabs a fistful of dirt and throws it at the rajput, hoping for some affect. But the rajput is merely insulted by this act of a coward and begins to poke him with his sword and insult him in Punjab. But the dopplesoldner grabs his khanda and rips it away from him and rises, catching the rajput completely off guard. He brings his sword down to his him and, with both hands, thrusts his sword up underneath the chin of the rajput, nearly the entire blade going through this skull and popping out the top, pushing his helmet off (Ø). He pushes impaled foe off his sword and raises the sword, now with three different kinds of blood on it, and shouts, "Die landsknechte sind hier!"
Rajput Dopplesoldner
Khanda: 58% Dusack: 42%
Bhuj: 40% Zweihander Broadsword: 60%
Chakram: 53% Arquebus: 47%
Armor Fail Rate: Armor Fail Rate:
Helmet: 16% Helmet: 1%
Armor: 41% Armor: 1%
Shield: 38% No Shield
2,422 Wins 2,578 Wins
X-Factors
Training: 100 Training: 84
Ferocity: 94 Ferocity: 89
Endurance: 90 Endurance: 89
Physicality: 95 Physicality: 90
Intimidation: 97 Intimidation: 77
"The reason the landsknecht won was because of is superior armor and the massive kill potential of the zweihander, but the rajput owned a very large portion of X-factors, plus effective long and close range weapons made this even closer, but the scrappier fighter won, and the landsknecht is now our deadliest warrior." Rob explained.
Next Week: It's a battle of the most brutal leaders of the early modern world:
Napoleon Bonaparte: French emperor who nearly completed his maniacal dream of conquering the world.
Vs.
Oliver Cromwell: Bold British cavalry commander who subjugated and killed thousands during his conquest of Ireland.
Who will be…the deadliest warrior?
So there you have it folks, Hannibal remains deadliest but the dopplesoldner has overtaken the rajput as our deadliest generic warrior, so now you can go to the Aftermath, submit questions, find out why warriors weren't chosen and more details about season 4!