Disclaimer: I don't own Deadliest Warrior; but I wish I did.
Deadliest Warrior, Chapter 34: Viking vs. Mongol
Redemption Match!
Narrator:
Viking, battled crazed berzerker who terrorized ancient Europe. Last time he entered the battle, he left a bloody broken Gladiator in his wake. Will another warrior suffer a similar fate?
(We see the Viking slit the Gladiator's throat with his Long Sword).
Narrator:
Mongol, the vicious asian horse warriors who used pure savagery to conquer more territory in the 13th century then any empire in history. Last time, said savagery was not enough to overcome the incredibly disciplined Knight. But will it overcome a foe of equal savagery?
(We see the Mongol getting his head sliced off by the Knight's sword).
WHO IS DEADLIEST?
To find out, our world class fighters are testing histories most lethal weapons. Using 21st century science, we'll see what happens when the two warriors go toe to toe. No rules. No safety. No mercy. It's a duel to the death, to decide who is...THE DEADLIEST WARRIOR!
Viking:
Height - 5' 11"
Weight - 180 LBS
Gear - 65 LBS
Armor - Chain Mail
Win(s): 1 (Gladiator)
Mongol:
Circa 1225
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 145 LBS
Armor: Leather Lamellar
Lost: 1 (Knight)
Narrator: Here in the fight club, we take four weapons used by the mighty Vikings:
Great Axe
Long Sword
Viking Spear
Viking Shield
Narrator: and see how they fare against the weapons used by the savage Mongol warriors:
Flanged Mace
Glaive
Recurve Bow
Ild Sword
Narrator: For our first test, the two teams will engage in a battle of strength with their short range weapons: The Viking Great Axe against the Mongol Flanged Mace.
Geoff: Well, let's look at it like this: the Great Axe has a longer handle, so it has better range. It's also a cutting weapon, as opposed to a blunt force weapon.
Max: Yeah, both will be effective against the others armor, but remember the Viking has a shield.
Geoff: So in the end, I think the close range edge goes to the Great Axe.
Edge: Viking
Narrator: Next up, we get ready and aim as our two warriors fire off their long range weapons: The Mongol Recurve Bow against the Viking Spear.
Geoff: Ok, this is no contest! The Mongol bow has the superior range and accuracy of the two, and is more then capable of piercing the Viking's armor! He'd get in dozens of shots before the Viking was close enough to lug those two spears at him!
Max: Fine, we get your point, geez…
Edge: Mongol
Narrator: Now comes the third test, where our warriors get set to engage in mid range battle with: The Mongol Glaive and the Viking Long Sword.
Max: Now we have the reverse, where the Mongol's weapon has the greater range.
Dr. Dorian: Yeah, but the Glaive is a slashing weapon, which we've seen is relatively ineffective against chain-mail armor.
Geoff: Not completely!
Max: But it's not as good as the Long Sword will be against the lamellar.
Dr. Dorian: Exactly. For that, the edge goes to the Long Sword.
Edge: Viking
Narrator: For our final test, we'll test out our warriors two specialty weapons: The Viking Shield against the Mongol Ild.
Geoff: All right, now as much as I love the Shield-
Max: And you should! Look at it; it offers a wide coverage for protection, and the iron boss here in the center plus the weight allows it to be used sort of like a battering ram. The Viking could totally knock the Mongol on his ass with this.
Geoff: Yeah… that said, it's still a shield. The Ild is a sword. And I'm sorry, but sword beats shield nine times out of ten.
Dr. Dorian: I have to agree. In a battle to see who can kill the other first, my money is on the sword, not the shield.
Edge: Mongol
Narrator: With all the testing complete, Max Geiger uploads the data gathered from the tests into the battle simulation, developed by Slitherine Studio, to simulate a battle to the death between these two warriors. To make sure that victory isn't snatched by a single lucky blow, the battle will be simulated 1000 times. Who will win in this battle of two brutal barbarians? The Mongol, horse riding slayer from Asia? Or the Viking, the slicing slayer from the north?
Close Range Edge: Viking Great Axe
Mid Range Edge: Viking Long Sword
Long Range Edge: Mongol Recurve Bow
Special Weapon Edge: Mongol Ild Sword
This battle takes place in a grassy area. A Viking lumbers across the field, his shield strapped to his back, his sword at his hip, with two spears in his pack held in his other hand with his Axe. To his left, he hears the sound of a horse clopping closer, and turns.
At the top of a hill he sees a Mongol staring down at him, and the two instantly feel tension in the air. Both have seen to many unfamiliar warriors to trust one another, and both know their own pride will not allow them to simply walk away. The Viking drops his pack. The Mongol unslings his bow.
All is still for a moment… then the Mongol snaps into action, riding down the hill towards the Viking, already in the process of firing an arrow. It does nothing though, as it impacts the heavy wood of the Viking's shield; as do the next two arrows.
As the Mongol gallops past, the Viking chucks a spear at him, only for the Mongol to lean forward and have it miss him completely. The Mongol expertly turns his horse while keeping up his rate of fire, making it difficult for the Viking to even attempt to fight back.
But when the Mongol is near on his second pass, the Viking's luck finally strikes. The spear misses the Mongol, but hits the horse, which rears up in pain as it dies. This throws the Mongol to the ground hard, making him gasp in surprise.
As he rolls over and tries to stand, he hears the sound of heavy footsteps. He looks up, just in time to see an massive Great Axe coming down. He jumps back, but the blade lands on his Recurve bow, splitting it in two.
The Mongol, knowing he needs to put some distance between him and the norseman, grabs his Glaive and stabs forward, hitting the Viking in the stomach and pushing him back. The Viking brings his axe down again, but the Mongol catches it and drives it into the ground, before stabbing upward and slicing the Vikings cheek, and part of his ear.
While the Viking growls in pain as one hand flies to his bleeding ear, the Glaive swings around and breaks the Axe's handle. The Viking unsheathes his Longs Sword and bats the blade away, stepping forward menacingly.
The Mongol stands up, just in time to get stabbed in the knee with the Long Sword. He responds by punching the Viking in the face, breaking his nose. A second shot to the kidney's makes the giant of a man double over. The Mongol goes to take his shot with the Glaive, but a quick slice of the sword separates the blade from the body.
Quickly the Mongol shuffles back, allowing both warriors some breathing room. Dropping the useless handle, the Mongol takes out his Flanged Mace, hefting the deadly blunt object in his hand. At the same time, the Viking raises his shield, and prepares for battle once more.
The Mongol charges, and lands several hammering blows on the shield, but has to take care to avoid getting sliced by the Long Sword. Once the Mongol is too slow, and the blade leaves a deep scratch across the Lamellar on his chest. When this happens several more times, the Mongol decides to try something a little different, and takes out his Ild Sword to duel wield with the Flanged Mace. Now, as the blade his Ild locks with the Long Sword, his mace is free to hammer at the Viking's defenses. Already the wood around the edges has cracked and broken off in small places.
The Viking lunged to slice the Mongol, who stepped back, sending the Viking off balance. The Mongol used this to his advantage and sidestepped to get behind the Viking. He raised his Mace and struck, with the Viking only partially dodging. That meant that the Mace cracked down on his shield arm's elbow, breaking his shoulder, and making the Viking nearly drop his shield.
As the Mongol went to decapitate the Viking from behind, the Viking got made and struck first. With what strength he had left in the arm, he turned and slammed his Shield into the side of the Mongol, the heavy wood breaking a rib; but the Viking dropped the Shield immediately afterwards.
Spinning on his heel the Viking clashed his sword with the mace, knocking it from the Mongol's hand and sending it flying away. The Mongol tried to stab the Viking in the face with the Ild, but the Viking managed to grab the wrist and hold back the strike. Still, the Mongol did get a good punch in with his other hand that knocked out one of the Viking's teeth.
The Viking slashed at the Mongol, but left only a faint scratch on his cheek as the Mongol dodged. The Mongol stabbed at the Viking, and managed to pierce the chain-mail on his arm, leaving a small wound.
The Viking charged, slamming his shoulder into the Mongol, but the Mongol grabbed the Viking's hair and pulled him down with him. As the two hit the dirt, the Mongol stabbed the Viking in the back of the leg, eliciting a shout of pain and rage.
The Viking, in a rage, drops his sword, and grabs the offending arm, and breaks it at the elbow. Before he can pick his Long Sword back up, the Mongol manages to heave the Viking off him, sending him back to land on the shards of his axe.
The Mongol sat up and immediately jammed his Ild through the Viking's foot, making the Viking shout out in pain as he lashed out with his Long Sword, which only knocked off the Mongol's helmet.
The Mongol, meanwhile, grabbed his dropped Mace and knocked the Long Sword right out of the Viking's hand, breaking a few fingers in the process. The Mongol then leaned, down, jamming his knee into the Viking's sternum; not seeing the Viking's other hand finally find something…
Then, as the Mongol got ready to pound the Viking's face into paste… THUNK! The Viking drove the blade of his broken Axe into the side of the Mongol's head. The Mongol jerked for a moment, his body twitching in surprise. Then, as the moment passed, he fell over, dead.
The Viking, yanking the Ild sword out of his foot, shakily stood up. Then, he roared to the heavens themselves in Victory!
Winner: Viking
Viking: 503
Long Sword: 180
Great Axe: 140
Viking Spear: 98
Viking Shield: 85
Mongol: 497
Recurve Bow: 150
Glaive: 120
Flanged Mace: 117
Ild Sword: 110
Narrator: In this brutal battle between two of histories most violent combatants, it was the Viking that managed to pummel the Mongol into submission… if only just. While the Mongol dominated the Long Range combat, once things got up close and personal, the Viking really took charge.
Max: This was a really close fight; one that really could have gone either way. I think that while the Mongol has similar weapons to the Viking, the Viking was just a bit more ferocious in his application of them. Also, I can't help but think that the Shield came in handy for the Viking; 'cause having a second layer of defense never hurts.
We see the Viking, his injuries crudely bandaged, limping away from the battlefield. He has taken the Mongol's mace, seeing as he won't be needing it anymore. The Viking reflects that this is the second strange warrior he's met that has almost killed him; and though he has triumphed both times, he wonder how long it will last… then the Viking smiles. Let them come! Either way, someone was going to Valhalla!
The End.