Zulu: The fierce South African killer who carved out one of the largest empires in Africa under the blood soaked reign of Shaka.
(A Zulu warrior brutally slashes away at a rival tribesman with his Zulu Axe.)
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Hawaiian Koa: Fierce island natives who used a deadly combo of martial arts and nature based weapons to overcome their foes.
(A Koa takes down a rival tribesman with a thrust from his polulu.)
WHO IS DEADLIEST?
To find out, we've assembled a team of world class fighters to test history's most lethal weapons. Using 21stcentury science, we'll see what happens when 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!
Here in our elite fight club we have gathered doctors, medical scientists and weapons experts to test out the lethal arsenals wielded by each of our combatants to determine who would win a fight between two warriors who never met in a face to face duel:
Zulu
Circa: 1826 A.D.
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Armor: Ishlangu shield
Hawaiian Koa
Circa: 1700 A.D.
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Armor: Mahiole
Geoff, Mack and Dorian are seen at a table where the warrior's weapons are placed neatly.
"Today on DW: Alternate Matches, we'll have two of our most lethal native warriors in their respective regions do battle as the Zulu warrior of South Africa fights the Hawaiian Koa." Geoff started off
"This is a great match given the legendary training of these two warriors, but I'll have to give it to the Zulu simply because he has the metal weaponry compared to the Koa's nature based weaponry.'' Dorian said
"I'll give the edge to the Koa because of his physical conditioning and his Lua martial arts." Mack replied
The mighty Zulu comes equipped with an innovative arsenal which helped establish their military might:
Short Range: Zulu Axe
Mid-Range: Iklwa
Long Range: Isijula
Special: Knobkerrie
The Koa charges into battle with a natural-based armory designed to kill his enemies:
Short Range: Leiomano
Mid-Range: Shark-Toothed Axe
Long Range: Polulu
Special: Pikoi
For short range weapons, both warriors utilized lethal slashing and hacking weapons to bring their foes down.
The team reviews the testing of each weapon in their previous battles and come to a conclusion.
"The leiomano might be able to cause severe trauma and lasting damage when it's teeth break off, but the Zulu axe is made of superior material and that alone gives it the edge." Geoff said as the others nod in agreement
In short range weapons the Zulu takes the edge with the Zulu axe.
For mid-range weapons, the Zulu and Koa used two very different means of slaughtering their foes with the Zulu Iklwa and Koa's shark-toothed axe.
The team goes over the footage of each weapon's testing in their previous battles and after a hard thought come to a tough conclusion.
"This is tough, the iklwa when used in conjunction with the ishlangu make a nasty combination but the axe can be thrown giving it a distance advantage." Geoff started
"True, should it be even? The iklwa is better up close and the axe has the secondary function as a projectile, I'll go even on this one guys." Dorian said
"I'll agree on that, up close the Zulu has it, farther away the Koa has it, even." Mack finished
In mid-range weapons, our warriors are even.
For long range weapons, our warriors utilized throwing spears to skewer their foes.
The team now reviews the testing of the isijula and polulu in their respective first battles and debate on which gets the edge.
"Both are throwing javelins, both pretty much are too similar to gain the edge over each other in this category so this will be even." Mack said
In long range weapons, our warriors are even.
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Now we conclude testing with special weapons, the Zulu Knobkerrie and the Koa's...
"Pikoi gets the edge Narrator, obvious reasons." All three of the panelists said
Seriously let me finish next time guys dammit you guys don't even pay me enough...
In special weapons, the Koa takes the edge with his pikoi.
Coming up, Mack will gauge the X-factors of each warrior and then after that, we finally have our battle to determine who is 'The Deadliest Warrior!'
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"Time to review the x-factors." Mack said
"For training the Koa had a 94 to the Zulu's 92."
"For physicality the Koa had a 90 to the Zulu's 87."
"For killer instinct the Zulu took it with a 92 to the Koa's 83."
"Endurance was a even, both got a 91."
"Lastly, there is ferocity, the Zulu took this with an 89 to the Koa's 85."
Our scientists and weapons experts are done testing the results and the time has come to decide who will be the victor. To ensure the battle won't be decided by a single lucky blow, the battle will be simulated one thousand times in a duel to the death.
Which tribal warrior will kill the other?
"In the end there can be only one. Let's find out," Mack said.
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The battle begins with a Zulu warrior walking along a beach in the Hawaiian islands. He is seeking places to expand the Zulu empires influence and has ended up here.
He marbles at the serene scene and decides to rest for a bit and lays his weapons besides his Zulu axe near a rock. On another side of the beach a Koa is taking a leisurely stroll along the shoreline with his weapons in hand.
He continues walking until he eventually come across a stranger relaxing on his beach, he looks and sees a dark skinned man laying in the sand relaxing. Sensing his home island in danger, he takes sets his weapons beside him and takes a polulu and hurls it at the Zulu. The spear lands in between the Zulu's legs and he jumps up in surprise from almost losing his balls.
He gets up and sees the Koa charging him with his leiomano in hand. The Zulu quickly scoops up his axe and charges back. Both warriors meet and the Koa goes for an overhead chop with his leiomano only for the Zulu to block with his axe's blade and he returns with a horizontal swing aimed at the Koa's belly. The Koa quickly let's go of his leiomano and grabs the Zulu's axe wielding arm just in time to avoid being disemboweled.
He quickly attempts to break the Zulu's arm only to get punched in the face by his foe and he stumbles backwards. The Zulu sees an opening and goes for a jumping swing with his axe and the Koa sidesteps out the way and make a run for his other weapons he had laid on the ground earlier. The Zulu himself decides to run back to the rock where he had place his weapons earlier.
The Koa scoops up his weapons and turns to watch where his enemy is headed, seeing him head into the treeline, he quietly follows with his shark-toothed axe. The Zulu eventually finds the rock where his weapons lay and picks up his ishlangu shield and hears a twig snap behind him, he turns and sees the Koa's shark-toothed axe being swing into his face, he lifts his shield up just in time.
The ishlangu shield absorbs the impact and the Zulu shoves the Koa backwards and pins him onto a nearby palm tree, taking this chance he brings the axe down to plant it onto the Koa's skull only for the Koa to block it with his axe and quickly grabs the axe with his free hand and yanks it away from the Zulu.
The Zulu quickly jumps back to create some space and draws his iklwa. The Koa dual wields his leiomano and axe and holds them protectively in front of him, both warriors circle each other waiting for the other to make a move. The Zulu would be the one to make a move and he charges quickly with his shield do try and pin the Koa against a tree again only for the Koa to sidestep out the way and bring his leiomano down onto the Zulu's exposed back leaving a gash.
The Zulu screams at the pain and quickly turns around and violently swings his iklwa hoping to catch the Koa off guard. The Koa holds his leiomano and axe protectively in front of him only for the iklwa's blade to cut through the wooden part of his leiomano cut through and he drops it and goes for a swing with his axe only to receive and unsuspecting slice across his chest courtesy of the Zulu's iklwa.
He grunts and turns to run out the small palm tree area and heads towards the beach. The Zulu in anger runs after his foe intent on slaying this enemy.
The Koa makes it to the shoreline hoping to see his brethren for back up and turns around only to see an isijula hurled at his face. The Koa ducks it barely and gets a cut on his cheek. The Zulu charges forth with his iklwa ready to finish the fight and the Koa stands his ground and awaits for his foe to get closer.
The warriors meet head on and the Koa quickly side steps and swings his shark-toothed axe at the Zulu's iklwa wielding arm. The axe lacerated his flesh and he drops the iklwa screaming in pain. He drops his shield into the sand and draws his knobkerrie.
Both warriors circle each other again and they both eventually end up in shin high water. The tide is getting high and they both want to end this fight as soon as possible. The Zulu withdraws his knobkerrie with his good arm and the Koa holds his axe in front of him. The Zulu goes for a swing with his knobkerrie directed at the Hawaiian's skull only for him to jump back and bring his axe in a vertical slash and gashes the Zulu's shoulder.
The Zulu ignores the pain and quickly brings his knobkerrie in a swing that connects with the Koa's side making him yell in pain and falling into the water. The Zulu foes to bring his knobkerrie down to finish the fight but the Koa suddenly jumps up from beneath the surface and tackles the African warrior to the ground. The Zulu quickly kicks the Koa away from him and gets up to bring the knobkerrie down again.
Seeing this the Koa jumps to the side and with his axe, swings it at the Zulu's exposed hamstring and saws into it. The Zulu screams in agony and collapses onto one knee and tries to get up but he can't due to a severed hamstring. The Koa takes the opportunity to take the Zulu by his knobkerrie wielding arm and pops it out of the socket making the Zulu whimper in pain.
He then takes the Zulu's legs and kicks the knees in backwards making the Zulu fall back first into the water screaming in extreme agony.
The Koa takes his pikoi and wraps it around the Zulu's neck and violently, and I mean violently strangles the living crap out of Zulu. The Zulu coughs up blood and goes limp. For good measure, the Koa places on hand on the crown of his skull and one on his chin, twists his head 90 degrees and snaps his neck.
The Koa gets up, looks down at the fallen Zulu as blood turns the water red, pumps his fists into the air and yells in victory for the gods.
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Winner: Hawaiian Koa
Hawaiian Koa: 519
Leiomano: 86
Shark-Toothed Axe: 123
Polulu: 22
Pikoi: 288
Zulu: 481
Zulu Axe: 120
Iklwa: 225
Isijula: 36
Knobkerrie: 100
Following a brutal and close battle between two of the world's deadliest tribal warriors, the Hawaiian Koa narrowly seizes victory. His pikoi once again being his most deadliest weapon overall. The Zulu wasn't far behind, his iron weaponry proved a serious threat to the Koa with his iklwa scoring most of his kills.
"The Koa won despite possessing the inferior material in his weapons because he had the superior physical conditioning, just like with the Zande, it was hard to tire or even touch the Koa. The Zulu did prove an extremely hard foe to kill due to his iklwa and ishlangu shield combination. Today though, the Koa wins." Geoff explains
(The Koa is seen resting on the shoreline, the Zulu's corpse floating in the water in front of him, in the Koa's hand is the Zulu's iklwa. A trophy of his hard fought victory.)
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