Persian Immortal: The Persian empire's most elite soldier whose battle prowess carved out the greatest empire ever to grace the Middle East.
(Persian Immortals are seen marching through what would be the battle of Thermopylae. They spot a defending Spartan battle formation and charge head on. One immortal runs a Hoplite through with his akinakes.)
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Han Dynasty Warrior: The foot soldier of the Han Dynasty whose skill on the battlefield and early steel weapons built China's Golden Age.
(A Han soldier charges towards an enemy foot soldier and decapitates the man with a swing from his dao before one of his comrades runs another through with his qiang.)
WHO IS DEADLIEST?
To find out, we've assembled a team of world class fighters to test history's most lethal weapons. Using 21st century 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 of the most fiercest foot soldiers of the B.C. era.
Persian Immortal
Circa: 500 B.C.
Height: 5'8''
Weight: 160 lbs.
Armor: Bronze Scale Mail, Gerron
Han Dynasty Warrior
Circa: 206 B.C.
Height: 5'6''
Weight: 135 lbs.
Armor: Leather Lamellar, Leather Scale Helmet, Circular Bamboo Shield
''Tis a fun match we have today boys.'' DeadAliveManiac exclaimed excitedly, ''We have a battle between two warriors from the B.C. era. On one end you have the Persian Immortal who were the elite foot soldiers of the Persian empire famous for using an ingenious tactic which revolved around the typical 10,000 strong battle formations they had where if someone died, was sick or injured they would be replaced by a reservist. On the other end you have the Han Dynasty warriors who carved out the greatest dynasty ever in Chinese history.''
''It's certaintly a fun match but in the end I have to go with the Persian Immortal.'' Zivon96 said, ''He may have bronze weaponry but his armor will most likely hold against most of the Han's arsenal and I think he is the more 'elite' in this here fight gents.''
''Well, I suppose but the Han still has early steel weaponry which gives him an unmatched advantage in close range fighting.'' MKDemigodZ-Warrior countered.
''Two great warriors from the B.C. era, one has bronze weapons and armor while the other is packing early steel and leather armor. So let's commence the weapon reviews and we'll get our winner.'' PFC Rice Man concluded.
The Persian Immortal, the elite foot soldier of Persia marched into battle with an assortment of bronze weaponry that painted the ancient deserts in the blood of their enemies.
Short Range: Akinakes
Mid-Range: Spear
Long Range: Persian Bow
Special: Sagaris
And the Han warrior, the one who carved out China's Golden Age defeated all adversaries with early steel weapons.
Short Range: Dao
Mid-Range: Qiang
Long Range: Crossbow
Special: Deer Horn Knives
For short range combat, these two B.C. warriors cut down all enemies with two deadly blades. The Immortal with the akinakes and the Han with the dao.
The team reviews the testing of both weapons in their debut appearances, they then note that the akinakes will have no trouble piercing through the leather armor while the dao will have slight trouble piercing the bronze scale mail.
''We saw the dao perform against similar armor with the Jewish Zealot and there's no doubt it will fare the same against the Immortal's scale. In the end though, the metallurgy still wins me over.'' DAM said.
''Agreed, the akinakes is made of inferior material and despite going against leather armor, the dao will still last longer and outperform it in battle conditions. Edge dao.'' Zivon seconded.
Well, I suppose but I'm still giving it to the akinakes because the Immortal can just thrust through the armor and get it over with.'' Demigod said.
''The dao is the better blade here, it's steel and the scale mail won't be able to handle continued punishment from it plus the Han is an expert in swordfighting.'' Rice Man concluded.
In short range weapons, the edge goes to the Han Dynasty Warrior for the dao.
For mid-range weapons, both warriors used well-designed impaling spears. The Immortal with the Persian spear and the Han with the qiang.
The team now reviews the testing of both spears in action in previous episodes and after seeing this comparison has already occured, it doesn't take long to come to an edge.
''Qiang wins, range, steel spearhead and the tassel will be great help in confusing the Immortal.'' DAM said.
''Agreed 100% on that.'' Zivon seconded.
''Well, I suppose the qiang wins but it's too long.'' Demigod said.
''That qiang is going to kabob it's way through the scale mail and the Persian's heart. It gets my edge as well.'' Rice Man concluded.
For mid-range weapons, the edge goes to the Han Dynasty Warrior for the qiang.
For long range...
The narrator could not finish what he wanted to say when DAM raised his hands interrupting him.
''Hold the phone narrator, we know what most people would say and that's the Persian bow wins for reload time and ease of use.'' DAM interrupted.
I guess that's true but...
''The Persian was used to firing his bow in a mass formation and the arrowheads are flat out terrible for piercing armor. The Han's crossbow may reload slower but it packs much more power in it's shots and the bolts will easily pierce through the scale mail easy.'' Zivon added.
Demigod and Rice Man nodded in agreement while the narrator just sighs in annoyance.
Fine then but please let me finish my lines at least.
Ahem, for long range weapons, the Han Dynasty Warrior takes a unanimous edge with his crossbow.
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And last but not least, we conclude the review by looking over the favorite special weapons of these two warriors.
The team now reviews the testing of both the sagaris and deer horn knives in their debuts. After a brief discussion they finally come to a decision.
''Sagaris has options, reach and can easily make mince-meat of the Han armor.'' DAM inquired.
''The knives are no doubt deadly but, when going up against a longer weapon with the same amount of options they lose out. Sagaris.'' Zivon added.
''Well, I suppose.'' Demigod said.
''I want to like the knives but the sagaris just has the reach.'' Rice Man concluded.
In special weapons, the edge goes to the Persian Immortal for the sagaris.
The team now reviews the respective armor these two warriors wore into combat and after another discussion they finally come to their decision.
''These two sets of armor work well but I see both falling to the opposing warrior's arsenal. What do you guys think?'' DAM asked.
''The Persian has bronze in his armor but against the qiang, crossbow and repeated blows from the dao it won't last. The same can be said for the Han and his leather against the akinakes, spear and sagaris. Even in my book.'' Zivon said getting a nod from DAM.
''Eh.'' Demigod said unsure of what to say.
''I was going to give it to the Persian for having a metal in his armor but you make a lot of sense Zivon and persuaded me with your knowledge. Even.'' Rice Man finished.
In the armor category, it's an even comparison.
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Welcome back to the fight club. Here we reviewed and tested the weapons wielded by two B.C. era warriors to decide once and for all who is deadliest!
For short range weapons, the Han's dao proved more reliable and overall better than the Persian's akinakes.
''Steel, superior swordsmanship and can eventually make it's way through the Persian's armor the dao takes the edge. Again, mostly because it's steel and the Han is the better swordfighter but you know.'' DAM explained.
Edge: Han Dynasty Warrior
For mid-range weapons, the Han's qiang impaled the Persian's spear.
''For it's great length and the tassel which allows for confusion of the enemy the Han wins this category.'' Zivon explained.
Edge: Han Dynasty Warrior
For long range weapons, the more powerful Han crossbow outshot the Persian's bow.
''Despite the slower reload time, the crossbow is firing it's bolts more powerfully and will punch a hole through the armor. The Persian was better off using his bow in a mass formation and not to mention the arrowheads suck.'' Rice Man explained.
Edge: Han Dynasty Warrior
For special weapons, the sagaris proved more deadly than the Han's deer horn knives.
''Reach, options and will easily pierce the leather the sagaris takes this one. The knives are great especially when used to disarm but it loses this time.'' Zivon explained.
Edge: Persian Immortal
And finally in the armor category, the Persian's bronze scale mail and Han's leather lamellar proved to be equally protective of their respective wearers.
''Both sets of armor were great during their time periods, the thing that makes this even is one is made of bronze and it's going up against early steel weapons while the leather is going up against bronze weapons. From that it makes this comparison as even.'' Rice Man concluded.
Edge: Even
And now, Metal Harbinger will gauge the x-factors.
''Let's get this shit over with.'' Metal groaned as he takes a seat on his chair in front of the simulator.
''Training went to the Persian because during the Han dynasty you actually could buy your way out of service. 88 to an 85 respectively.''
''Second is metallurgy and this went to the Han because he packs early steel compared to the Persian's bronze weaponry. 87 and 86 each.''
''Endurance goes to the Immortal because they grew up and endured the harsher environment being the deserts of Persia so he got a 92 to the Han's 90.''
''Fourth is physicality and again, the Persian gets this with an 89 to the Han's 88 because he is wearing heavier armor.''
''For killer instinct this one had to go to the Han because they weren't exactly nice to anyone who cross their paths. They killed to expand their dynasty and conquered large portions of land. 91 to a 90 respectively.''
''Last is intimidation and this was a no-brainer. The Immortals generated an illusion that they could never be killed. 93 to an 85.''
Our panel has just finished reviewing the x-factors. Now they will run the simulator one-thousand times in a battle to the death to decide who is the deadliest warrior.
''One B.C. era warrior will stand while the other will fall. Let's see who it is.'' Metal said pressing the button.
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It's a hot and searing day in the deserts of Persia and we see a lone Han warriors walking through the sand dunes. With him he carries his dao which is strapped to his side while his crossbow remains in hand while his qiang was slung over his back.
The horse tassel swaying gently in the breeze.
After much planning, his dynasty had decided to challenge the mighty Persian empire for control of west Asia and have sent it's best armies to the front. Him being part of it.
He climbs to the top of the sand dune and to his annoyance, spots more dunes in the distance. However, something in the dune opposite of him catches his eyes as a figure emerges from the other side of it.
From that spot emerges another figure, this was a man dawning bronze scale armor and in his hand he carried a bow. The revealed Persian Immortal looks on into the distance and spots the Han warrior.
Seeing his leather armor he knows that this is one of the warriors from farther east who have dared to challenge his empire. Taking an arrow he strings it onto his bow and takes aim.
Meanwhile, the Han sees what the Persian was doing and decides to ready a bolt into his crossbow.
Both warriors aim their respective bows at each other and fired. The Persian's arrow manages to strike the Han in his leather armor but harmlessly bounces off. The Immortal however, takes the bolt into his side.
Grunting from the impact, the Persian reaches for the bolt and yanks it out. Smiling have having dealt the first blow, the Han takes his qiang and charges down the dunes towards the Immortal.
The Immortal responds by taking his own spear and rushes down the sand dunes and after a moment of charging the two warriors thrust their spears at each other. Thanks to his longer qiang, the Han manages to strike the Persian in the gut but his armor manages to hold.
Turning his spear around the Persian brings the ball end onto the qiang's shaft and smashes through it and despite this setback the Han steps back and quickly draws his dao and shield from his back.
Smirking, the Persian lunges forward and goes in for a forward thrust with his spear only for the tip to be blocked by the Han's bamboo shield. A brief struggle would ensue as the Persian tries to yank his spear while the Han tries his best to keep the shield in his grip.
Soon, the Han decides to discard his shield by tossing his at the Immortal's face catching him off guard which causes the spear to come flying at him as well with the shaft hitting him square in the nose.
Now royally pissed off, the Persian draws his akinakes and his gerron strapped to his back and once again mounts a charge at the Han warrior.
Waiting patiently for his opponent, the Han jumps to the side as the Immortal comes with reach and swings his dao horizontally and manages to land a blow on the Persian's lower back. The scale mail manages to block the blow leaving the Persian merely winded.
Further agitated, the Persian then swings his shield at the Han hitting him in the sword arm which causes the dao to fly from the Chinese warrior's grip.
His opponent weaponless, the Persian goes in for a tackle but unknown to him, the Chinese soldier draws both his knives and grabs onto the Persian's shield arm. Taking one of his knives he thrusts it into the Persian's forearm making his cry out in pain and he drops his gerron.
The Persian tries to swing his akinakes at the Han but the Chinese warrior stops him and proceeds to yank the sword out of his grip and tosses it aside.
With no other options, the Persian kicks the Han in his groin making the man double over in pain. As his opponent grabs his aching scrotum the Persian takes the time to take his sagaris which was strapped to his right side and goes in to bring the axe end onto the Han's skull.
However, the Han recovers from his pain just in time and thrusts one of his knives into the Persian's gut with enough force to pierce through the armor.
Gasping in pain, the Persian tries to bring his battle axe up to attack but the Han takes his other knife and rams it through the arm wielding the sagaris, quickly taking his other knife from the Persian's gut he swings both of them in a way that slices Persian's left arm off up to the elbow.
Dropping his weapon and gasping in pain, the Persian is left defenseless as the Han thrusts his knives into his neck. The sounds of someone choking on their own blood fill the air as the Persian begins to slowly fade away and he can only watch the Han rush over to where his dao was and picks it up.
Walking back to his defeated foe, the Han gives out a war cry as he brings the dao in a diagonal swing that slices clean through the Persian's head cutting it in half diagonally sending blood everywhere.
Watching the corpse fall over, he raises his dao into the air and shouts in victory.
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Han Dynasty Warrior: 528
Dao: 141
Qiang: 187
Crossbow: 101
Deer Horn Knives: 99
Persian Immortal: 472
Akinakes: 103
Spear: 156
Persian Bow: 39
Sagaris: 173
X-Factors
Training: 85/Training: 88
Metallurgy: 87/Metallurgy: 86
Endurance: 90/Endurance: 92
Physicality: 88/Physicality: 89
Killer Instinct: 91/Killer Instinct: 90
Intimidation: 85/Intimidation: 93
Armor Failure Rate
Leather Lamellar: 12% - Bronze Scale Mail: 15%
Leather Scaled Helmet: 14% - No Helmet
Circular Bamboo Shield: 3% - Gerron: 6%
Following a close battle between two of the B.C. era's greatest warriors. It would be the Han warrior who would prove superior as he won a close 52.8% compared to the Persian Immortal's 47.2%. It was thanks to his superior steel weaponry that allowed him to defeat the bronze weapons of the Immortal. His dao, qiang and especially his crossbow proved to be valuable assets. The Persian's sagaris however, scored more kills than three of the Han's weapons making it the deadliest in his arsenal.
''The Han had steel and he literally had more tricks up his sleeve that the Persian Immortal would never expect.'' DAM explained.
''Give the Persian credit for giving it his all throughout the simulations. He almost won against his new challenge but when things got up close, the Han's superior steel blades won the day. In the battle of the B.C. warriors, the Han proved deadlier.'' Zivon seconded.
''Well, I guess.'' Was all Demigod could say.
''I've noticed that the Persian tends to lose a lot, maybe we should keep searching for that one warrior he can defeat. I mean, it's obvious he'd defeat a gladiator so that's a no though, it was a wash to me because the Persian had bronze armor while the Han had leather but has steel weapons. Good show.'' Rice Man concluded.
(The Han is seen walking through the sand dunes following another great battle. Strapped to his side he carries the fallen Persian's akinakes and sagaris. Two weapons he can use when he and his fellow Han soldiers come and conquer Persia. Seems like this will be an easy victory for the Han dynasty.)