(Shows Dr. Ronald, Jesse and Amanda, the shows substitute host standing by a table. They are talking about the match up. )
"OK guys, we have a match up of heroic proportions." Amanda said with a smile.
"Ya, first we have King Jason. He and the Argonauts fought against the Blacktounges to retrieve the the Golden Fleece." Jesse said,
"But the man he'll face is Kratos, A man who will let nothing stand in his way to get revenge against the Gods of Olympus."
"It's Gonna be a bloody battle." Amanda said.
(Shows a Caucasian man wearing white and brown armor. He has black hair and brown eyes. He thrusts a spear at the screen, roaring as he does.)
King Jason, the Iolcan king and Warden of Zeus. Who searched Greece to find the Golden Fleece to bring his dead wife back to life. And killed the Black Tongue assassins who tried to stop him.
(Shows King Jason killing a Black Tongue with a spear thrust through the heart.)
vs
(Show a man with ghost white skin and a red tattoo going to his eye down most of his upper body. He's bald and wearing nothing but a Spartans lower armor and sandals. He swings two chained swords at the screen.)
Kratos, the former Spartan general and God of War, who now seeks to kill the gods for the betrayal.
(Shows Kratos killing a undead Minotaur with his chain swords.)
WHO...IS...DEADLIEST!
To find out, the history of war and modern science collide, as Biomedical Scientists Amanda Archer Roth applies 21th century technology to unlock new data on some of moives, video game, and comics greatest weapons. ER doctor Dr. Ronald Mack will assets the damage made by these dangerous weapons of war. And Computer Whiz Jesse Jacobs will input the data in the battle simulation that will determine the winner. Two of media's greatest warriors will be put into the battlefield. History will be written. But only one will be crowned:
DEADLIEST FICTIOAL WARRIOR
Welcome to the fight club, where we've brought together scientists, doctors, computer experts, and weapons experts. All to simulate a blow by blow death match against two of Greece's deadliest warrior.
First up is King Jason, the Warden of Zeus who against all odds, resurrected his dead wife with the help from the Argonauts and the Olympian gods.
King Jason Stats:
Appearing From: Rise of the Argonauts
Height: 6'3
Weight: 240lbs
Armor: Bronze Curiass, gauntlets, and boots.
Birthplace: Iolcus
But his opponent is a man who didn't let anything get in his way to get his revenge against Olympus.
Kratos, the Spartan turned God of War turned rebel, who was the sole reason that the Olympian gods we're destroyed.
Kratos:
Height: 6'7
Weight: 290lbs
Armor: Leather Spartan lower armor, bronze gauntlets and boots.
Birthplace: Sparta
(Shows a man with brown hair and blue eyes. He's wearing a red t-shirt and black combat pants and boots. He is practicing with a spear, thrusting it into a dummy.)
Representing the King of Iolcus is Jeremy Jacobsen, a former U.S. Army officer and a expert in the history, weapons and tactics of Jason.
"Jason will show Kratos the real might of Olympus, because he fights for peace and to do what is right." Jeremy said. "Kratos only fights for his petty revenge."
As the King of the island nation of Iolcus, Jason is the chosen warrior of Zeus. During his childhood, Princess Alceme of Mycenae lived with him while her father went to war with the Black Tongues. The for the war was because of a prophecy, if Alceme dies, the dark titan Hecate will gain power. When it was thought that the Black Tongues were gone, Alceme returned to Mycenae. When she returned after the death of Jason's father, Jason proposed to her and she agreed. However the marriage was cut short by a Black Tongue assassin and Alceme was killed. After killing the assassin, Jason sought out Apollo's Oracle, she told him that he needed the blood line of Athena, Ares, and Hermes to find the Golden Fleece. The journey took him to the three islands of Kythra, Mycenae and Saria. When he had gathered the bloodlines as well as allies he encountered, the plan was shown. The bloodlines blood would pacify the four rivers of the underworld, and Jason and two other allies were sent to the hellish Tartarus were the Black Tongues had hidden the fleece. After finding it, Jason returned to Iolcus, only to find it under the control of the Black Tongues. Jason found out that his uncle, Pelias, who Jason left in charge of Iolcus was a Black Tounge. After a mighty battle, Jason slew is evil uncle and resurrected Alceme. The two would marry and lead Iolcus to a golden age of peace.
"He is the ultimate hero, and nothing is gonna to stop him." Jeremy said.
But our Kratos expert thinks that Jason picked a fight with the wrong man.
(The next scene shows a very familiar face. The man has black hair with a 5 days old stubble and green eyes. He's wearing a black tank top, combat pants and boot. He takes a bow and aims it at the screen.)
Representing the infamous Ghost of Sparta is Deadliest Fictional Warriors own Matthew Roth, he is an expert on every form form of combat, past or present.
"Kratos is a man who has nothing to lose, so it's easy to see him killing Jason." Matthew said bluntly.
Born in the warrior city of Sparta, Kratos was a general in the Spartan army. When he was nearly killed by the Barbarian King, Kratos asked Ares to slay his enemies and in returned, Kratos would be his servant. Ares agreed and slew Kratos's enemies and also giving Kratos the Blades of Chaos. Kratos faithfully served Ares until Ares tricked Kratos into killing his own wife an daughter. Haunted by what he done, Kratos agreed to help out Ares rival, the Goddess Athena. After ten years, Kratos managed to to get his revenge on Ares even after being sent to Hades for a short time. After slaying Ares with the power of Pandora's Box, Kratos wish for forgiveness was granted. But his nightmares he suffered could not be erased. Dejected and suicidal, Kratos tried to kill himself. However the gods decided to give him the title of God of War. This would last until Zeus killed Kratos for using the Spartan Army to try and conquer Greece. Before Kratos was sent to Hades again, the Titan Gaia saved him and sent him after the Sisters of Fate, so he could control time itself. After a epic adventure, Kratos managed to kill the sisters and fight Zeus, but before he could finshe Zeus off, Athena threw herself into the kill stike and Zeus fled. Kratos then would use the powers of the sisters to go back in time and bring the titans back to his time. However, Gaia and the Titans would betray Kratos. Thrown into the underworld, Kratos would be visited by the spirit of Athena, who told him to use Pandora, the living key to use the power of hope to kill her father. After yet another great adventure, in which Kratos's rage inadvertently caused the death of Pandora. Kratos managed to kill both Gaia and Zeus. When Kratos figured out that he had the power of hope inside him since he opened the box and finally unleashed with help from Pandora despite her death. Athena tried to get Kratos to hand over the power of hope, but Kratos impaled himself with the Sword of Olympus, thus giving the power to the people. It is unknown if Kratos lived or died.
"Kratos is the very definition of the Deadliest Warrior." Matthew said.
But how would the violent and ferocious Spartan warrior fair against the faithful yet heroic king of Iolcus.
"I think King Jason will win." Dr. Ronald said. "He isn't fighting in a constant fit of rage, which will make him think clearer."
"Unlike last time where I voted against my brother, I picking Kratos." Amanda said. "His weapons are just designed to murder."
Both warriors come in with a weapons arsenal of heroic proportions:
King Jason Weapons:
Fist of Ares Mace
Damascus Steel Sword
Spear of Virtue
Iolcos Shield
Kratos Weapons:
Nemean Cestus
Blades of Exile
Bow of Apollo
Blade of Olympus
First up is close range, both men came in with pulverizing blunt weapons. Jason smashes in with:
The Fist of Ares, the mace that is the sacred weapon of the King of Mycenae.
(Shows Jason killing the Black Tongue Docon with a bash to the head with the mace.)
Bronze
Height: 3 feet
Weight: 10 pounds
"The Fist of Ares was given to Jason by his Father-In-Law King Lycomedes." Jeremy said. "It's like any other mace, it's heavy and can break bones."
"OK, we have a gel torso and head. We want two strikes, one in the chest and one in the head." Amanda said.
"Yes ma'am." Jeremy said.
Jeremy walks up to the dummy wearing protective gear. He gets into his battle stance.
"GO!" Amanda yelled.
With a roar, Jeremy swung the mace towards the chest of the dummy. With a sickening thud, the mace hit the chect and broke the sternum and ribs. After a brief pause, Jeremy swung in a overhead motion and brought the mace on top of the dummy's head. The blow simply made the the head exploded like a watermelon in a Gallagher show. After this, Jeremy stepped back and Dr. Ronald checked the damage.
"Well the first shot broke the sternum and ribs, probably causing a Flail Chest." Dr. Ronald said. "But the last shot is self explanatory."
"Nice job, but I have a weapon that can due the same damage and farther away." Matthew said.
When it came to close and personal work, Kratos was strapped with:
The Nemean Cestus, a weapon Kratos used to smash in his brother Hercules face in.
(Shows Kratos smashing Hercules face with multiple shots with the cestus.)
Bronze
Length: 4 feet
Weight: 25 pounds
"The Nemean Cestus is a mean close range weapon." Matthew said. "This thing can kill any low life creature in one to two hits."
"Alright, we have the same test for you to do Matt." Amanda said.
"Let's do this." Matthew said with a grin.
Matthew walks up to the gel torso wearing his Cestus's on. He gets into his battle stance
"GO!" Amanda yelled.
With a violent roar, Matthew punches the dummy square in chest with his left cestus. The sternum and chest breaks the same way as the mace. After a brief pause, Matthew punches with the right cestus. The punch breaks the skull into many pieces. With his damaged done, Matthew backs up and Dr. Ronald checks the damage.
"Well, with everything you did to this dummy, he's a dead man."
"While that is a nice display of sluggish brutality, I can see that if I can get past your fist area, I can still hit you with the same power but from closer." Jeremy said.
Nemean Cestus or Fist of Ares, who get the edge in short range weapons.
"It's a close call but the Fist of Ares does have the advantage since you can be in close and have the same power. The Nemean Cestus needs room to punch."
King Jason takes this round with the EDGE going to his Fist of Ares mace.
Now for the mid range weapons, both carried razor sharp swords. King Jason preferred sword was:
Damascus Steel Sword, a sword Jason first wielded during the tournament to determine the new king of Mycenae.
(Shows Jason slicing into a Minotaur hide with the sword.)
Steel
Length: 3 feet
Weight: 3 pounds
"The Damascus Steel sword is a tough weapon." Jeremy said. "It can slice flesh and stab through anything."
"Alright, we have a side of beef for you to attack. We want a slash and a stab." Amanda said.
Jeremy walked up to the side of beef and got into his battle stance.
"GO!" Amanda screamed.
With a roar, Jeremy swung his sword at the side of beef. When it connected, it left a brutal slash wound in the beef. Jeremy then stabbed the beef, sending the blade straight through the flesh an bone and out the back. After he was done, Dr. Ronald stepped in to check the damage.
"Nice job on both strikes, the first one went about four inches in, so it's gonna be a kill." Dr. Ronald said. "The other one is a one shot kill since you hit in the chest."
"This is impressive, but your hacking at a non moving target." Matthew said. "But the weapon I have, can keep Jason at a distance."
When it came to chopping the enemy to pieces, Kratos had his iconic:
Blades of Exile, two short swords hooked on chains for maximum distance and carnage.
(Show Kratos decapitating a undead soldier with his blades from five feet away.)
Bronze
Length: 3 feet (Swords)
Weight: 3 pounds
Chains maximum length: 12 feet
"The Blades of Exile were the last version of the blades that Kratos wielded." Matthew said. "They are two swords that can be hooked onto the chains that are seared on Kratos's arms, which mean they can hit from a longer distance or swung above his head to create a 360 buzz saw."
"OK, the test here is your to stab this side of beef." Amanda said. "The next slab of beef is ten feet away, we want you to use the chains on that."
"Lets get to it." Matthew said.
Matthew stood right in front of the first side of beef, getting into his battle stance.
"GO!" Amanda yelled.
With a roar, Matthew stabbed the beef with both of the replica blades. Both blades went straight through the beef and out the back. Matthew then ripped the blades out and swung the blades on the chains at the second side of beef. The blades cut the beef straight in half. Matthew then let the blades fall on the ground and dragged the back to him as Dr. Ronald came in to check the damage.
"This is sick what you did with these blades." Dr. Ronald said in awe. "The first shots were a kill shot, the second also would kill."
"You miss one point doc, these things are just like the cestus if Jason can get in close while he's using the chains, He'll carve Kratos like a turkey." Jeremy said.
"Whatever, the moment Jason gets within twelve feet, Kratos will decapitate him."
So who gets edge in mid range weapon, the Damascus Steel Sword or the Blades of Exile.
"This round goes to the Blades of Exile, not only can you kill with it at close quarters but you can use the chains to kill the opponent at a distance." Jesse explained.
Kratos gets the EDGE in mid range with the Blades of Exile.
Now both warriors will bring out their long range weapons. For King Jason his long range throwing weapon of choice was:
The Spear of Virtue, the weapon that the Temple Guardian of Kythra wielded.
(Shows Jason pinning a Tartarus fiend to the wall with a throw of the spear.)
Bronze spear head, wood shaft
Height: 7.5 feet
Weight: 5 pounds
"The Spear of Virtue was given to Jason by Perseus to help him in his quest on Kythra." Jeremy said. "The neat thing is that Athena gave Jason a gift that allowed him to have the spear come back to him in a flash after he threw it."
"OK, we have a gel torso for you to throw that at." Amanda said.
Jeremy stepped up to the firing line, several feet away from the gel torso and got in his throwing stance.
"GO!" Amanda yelled.
Jeremy took a few steps forward and threw the replica spear at the dummy. The spear flew in the air and hit the dummy square in the chest, the spear going into the flesh and out the back. After everything was said and done, Dr. Ronald checked the damage.
"Wow, this was a prefect a shot as you could get, it went straight through the heart, causing swift death." Dr. Ronald explained.
"There are two things I can say. The first is that Kratos wears no armor that protects his chest, so he can't defend against this." Jeremy started. "The second is I can also use the spear as a secondary mid range weapon."
"Well you should have stuck with it as a mid range weapon because I have a true long range weapon." Matthew said.
When it came to long range, Kratos fired in with:
The Bow of Apollo, A rapid fire bow that can fire regular arrows or powerful flaming arrows.
(Shows Kratos firing the Bow of Apollo at a flock of harpies.)
Bronze bow and wood arrows
Length: 3 feet
Weight: 2 pounds
Firing Modes: Rapid fire regular arrows or single shot powerful flaming arrows.
"The Bow of Apollo was a weapon that Kratos would use to hit long range targets." Matthew said. "He could fire them in rapid secession or fire a single powerful flaming arrow."
"OK, since no one can fire the bow like Kratos, we have this machine to do it for us." Amanda said as she pointed at a cannon like device. "We're gonna see if it can penetrate either the armor or shield Jason had."
The device is put into position about 30 feet away from a gel torso encased in a replica of Jason's Iolcan war armor and Iolcan shield. The cannon will fire ten arrows, eight regular arrows and two flaming arrows.
"OK, here we go." Amanda said with the controls in her hands.
Amanda pressed a button and four regular arrows flew out of the cannon in rapid secession. They hit the bronze curiass but simply bounce off. A stage assistant loaded a single arrow with a rag around it and lit it. After an adjustment to make it more of a powerful shot, Amanda fired it again but the arrow again bounce off of it. The process was redone and four rapid fire arrows bounced off the shield. Amanda then decided not to bother with the flaming arrow.
"The bronze armor and the shield held, so that means Kratos has a big disadvantage." Amanda said to her brother.
"Ya well if I can't hit the heart, I'll go after his head." Matthew retorted
Spear of Virtue or Bow of Apollo, who gets the edge in long range weapons.
"While the bow has the rapid fire and range, the fact that it can't go through the armor or shield of Jason, the edge goes to the spear because Kratos doesn't wear armor on his chest." Jesse said.
The Spear of Virtue gives King Jason the EDGE in long range weapons.
To finish the test, the team will test two special weapons. Jason came in with a the ultimate weapon for both offense and defense:
The Iolcan Shield, a punishing shield similar to that of a Spartan shield.
(Shows Jason blocking a sword blow from a blacktounge and hitting the blacktounge with the edge with it, killing him.)
Bronze
Diameter: 4 feet
Weight: 7 pounds
"The shield was a important piece of gear for the ancient Greeks." Jeremy said. "This shield can be used for defense but it can be used as a offensive weapon as well."
"Alright, we have a dummy here with sensors in it, we are going to measure the force of the hit." Amanda said.
Jeremy walks up to dummy with the shield and gets ready to strike it with the edge of it.
"GO!" Amanda yelled.
With a mighty roar, Jeremy hit the dummy as hard as he could with the edge. After that, Amanda took a few moments to let the data compile.
"OK, you inflicted forty five G's on that dummy, which is more than enough to kill." Amanda said.
"Indeed it's a kill, but Kratos knows that since it was Spartans that perfected the art of using shields as weapons." Matthew said. "He had a weapon that will allow Kratos to keep Jason an adults body length away."
The weapon Kratos used to kill the the Olympian gods was:
The Blade of Olympus, the sword that ended the Great War between the Gods and the Titans.
(Shows Kratos impaling Zeus into the heart of the Titian Gaia, killing her and injuring Zeus.)
Bronze
Length: 6 feet
Weight: 15 pounds
"This is a replica of the Blade of Olympus, as you can see it's about the size of a man and can kill anything in its away." Matthew said, holding the gigantic sword. "This is the sword that ended the Great War and killed Gaia when Kratos stabbed her in the heart."
"OK Matt, we have a gel torso with a bronze curiass on. Lets see if you can penetrate the armor." Amanda said.
Matthew walked up behind the armor clad dummy and readied the replica sword.
"GO!" Amanda yelled
With a mighty roar, Matthew thrust the blade straight through armor, the gel, and out the front. This got the host to yell in excitement. To finish up, Matthew the lifted up and the gel torso was cut in half from the stomach up.
"FATALITY!" Jesse yelled in excitement.
"That's right Jess, that guy is dead." Dr. Ronald said in awe. "You don't need a medical degree to figure that out."
"While that's a great display of mindless violence, this shield will protect me." Jeremy said
"Whatever, if I can go through your armor, I can go through that shield." Matthew said.
Iolcan Shield or Blade of Olympus, who gets the edge.
"This goes to the Blade of Olympus hands down." Jesse said with a smile. "While the Shield has the versatility, the sheer killing power and armor penetration gives it the edge."
Kratos takes the last EDGE for the Blade of Olympus.
With testing complete, we are one step closer to see who is the Deadliest Fictional Warrior.
Review:
In short range weapons, the Fist of Ares damage in close range proved better than the Nemean Cestus.
EDGE: King Jason
In mid range weapon, the reach of the chained Blades of Exile proved more deadly than the Damascus Steel sword.
EDGE: Kratos
In long range, the killing power of the Spear of Virtue defeated the Bow of Apollo.
EDGE: King Jason
And in special weapons, the Blade of Olympus killing power outdid the Iolcan Shield.
EDGE: Kratos
The simulator is set to simulate the battle 5000 times. This one on one battle will be fought in the only place both men has been: the hellish realm of Tartarus.
Jesse hits the enter button to start the battle.
The Battle:
In the hellish realm of Tartarus, the King of Iolcos, Jason was in search for the Golden Fleece. He had gotten separated from his Argonauts and was alone. He had the Spear of Virtue in his right hand and his Iolcan shield in the other, carefully making his way towards the temple of Hecate. When Jason neared a rocky area, he noticed a man come into view on top of it. The man had pure white skin with a red tattoo that went from his eye down to his lower body. Jason looked at the man with suspicion. Kratos also saw Jason and thought him a agent of Zeus and pulled out the Bow of Apollo.
In rapid secession, Kratos fired four arrows at Jason. With lighting reflexes, Jason held up his shield and the arrows bounced off the shield. Kratos then charged up the bow for a powerful flaming shot. He released it and Jason again blocked it with his shield. Jason decided to join the fight and hurled the spear at him. It whistled in the air but Kratos sidestepped it. However the spear caught the bow and it flew out of Kratos's hands. Kratos, now angered, leaped off the rocky area to the ground. He then looked up to see that some Jason had got his spear back. Jason threw it again but Kratos snatched it in mid air. Kratos then snapped the spear in half and threw it down.
Jason unsheathed his Damascus Steel Sword and charged Kratos. With a burning rage, Kratos unsheathed his Blades of Exile and let the left chain blade fly in a overhead strike. Jason was almost caught off guard as he backed stepped the first blade. Kratos then let the right blade go, Jason however manage to get his shield up and block the blow. The Blades of Exile came back to Kratos as he moved forward, closer to Jason. When he was close in, Kratos and Jason clashed with their swords. Jason tried to decapitate Kratos with a slash but Kratos managed to duck. Kratos retaliate with a stab to the face but Jason back step out of its way.
When it seemed that the sword fight was at a stalemate, Kratos used a hard swing with his right blade to disarm Jason of his sword. With practiced quickness, Jason pulls out the Fist of Ares, a mace with a flaming top to it. When Kratos charged, Jason swung his mace and hit one of the blades. As the blade flew away from Kratos, he threw the other blade to the side and unleashed the Nemean Cestus. Kratos tries to strike Jason with a strike with the right cestus but Jason sidesteps and hits Kratos in the shoulder with the mace. Kratos grunts in pain and turns around and punches Jason in the chest with the left cestus.
The blow made Jason stumble and dropped his mace and only had his shield. Kratos saw this and put his cestus away and unleashed the Blade of Olympus. Jason started to back up when Kratos swung the huge blade, but Kratos managed to dodge the attack and counter with a shield strike to Kratos's chest. The blow made Kratos stumble a bit, then he tried another overhead strike with the blade. When Jason lifted his shield, Kratos changed the direction of blade and went low. The blade cut both of Jason's legs off. Jason screamed in pain as he hit the ground, his legs bleeding profusely. Kratos then stood over top of Jason and then stabbed him in the chest and twisted the blade. Jason simply struggled a bit and then died. With his victory secured, Kratos pulled the blade, raised it into the air and roared in victory.
OVERALL WINNER: KRATOS
"When I ran the simulation, Kratos won 3112 times to King Jason's 1888 times." Jesse said.
Except for the Bow of Apollo, the rest of Kratos weapon were overwhelmingly lethal.
King Jason Weapons Effectiveness:
Fist of Ares Mace- 46%
Damascus Steel Sword- 41%
Spear of Virtue- 53%
Iolcos Shield- 12%
Kratos Weapons Effectiveness:
Nemean Cestus- 54%
Blades of Exile- 59%
Bow of Apollo- 47%
Blade of Olympus- 88%
"I'm not surprised that Kratos won, he has nothing to lose." Amanda said. "And when you have nothing to lose, you can kill anything in your way without remorse."
"Kratos is the definition of the Deadliest Warrior like I said, and now I have the proof." Matthew said with a grin.
(The last scene show Kratos still roaring in victory.)
Next time on Deadliest Fictional Warrior, watch as both sides of the law go head to head as:
(Shows a man in a black SWAT uniform with a matching helmet. He points a sub-machine gun at the screen)
The Special Response Team, Harvardville's elite SWAT team who deal with their most dangerous missions.
(Shows a SRT member gunning down a insane suspect with a three round burst from his sub-machine gun.)
vs.
(Shows a African American man with a green hoodie and blue jeans on. He points a compact assault rifle at the screen.)
The Grove Street Families, Los Santos's oldest and most powerful gang who will do anything to keep their power.
(Shows a GSF member kill a rival gang member with a shot to the head with his assault rifle.)
Will the SRT finally take down Grove Street were others had fail or will Grove Street stand up to the law and win?
Stay Tuned!
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