(Shows the three Deadliest Fictional Warrior standing around a table, discussing the match up.)
"Alright guys in today's match-up is two top secret military forces going toe to toe," Matthew said.
"S.H.I.E.L.D is one of the best military forces in the Marvel Universe since they take on super powered threats all the time," Jesse said.
"But GI Joe is good as well, they are the reason that Cobra hasn't taken over the world," Dr. Ronald said.
"No matter what, this will be a very good fight," Matthew finished.
(Shows a man wearing a blue jumpsuit with white gloves and boots. He points a Automatic shotgun at the screen.)
S.H.I.E.L.D, the Marvel universe's greatest defenders of freedom who take on worlds greatest threats.
(Shows a five man S.H.I.E.L.D fire team in a firefight with a HYDRA cell.)
vs
(Shows a man with wearing a Olive Drab uniform with black gloves and boots. He points a assault rifle at the screen.)
GI Joe, the All-Americans heroes who go toe to toe with Cobra.
(Shows a five man GI Joe fire team ambushed a Cobra unit.)
To find out, the history of war and modern science collide, as Biomedical Scientists Matthew Roth applies 21th century technology to unlock new data on some of movies, 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 FICTIONAL WARRIOR
Welcome to the fight club, where we set up a high tech warzone. We assembled a team of scientists, doctors, computer experts and combat veterans. All to simulate a squad on squad death match against two spec op teams from two different worlds.
First Up, S.H.I.E.L.D, the anti terrorism organization who patrol the Marvel Universe for the greatest evils.
S.H.I.E.L.D. stats:
Appearing from: Main Marvel Comics Universe
Official Name: Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage, Logistics Directorate
Base of Operation: USS Alpha helicarrier
Formed by: The United Nations
But thier opponents are just as experianced in anti-terrorism operations as well.
GI Joe, America's answer to stop the infamous terrorist group, Cobra.
GI Joe stats:
Appearing from: GI Joe Expanded universe
Official Name: Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity
Base of Operation: USS Flagg supercarrier
Formed by: United States Goverment
(Shows a Caucasian man wearing the standard S.H.I.E.L.D uniform. He has brown hair and one brown eye with the other being covered by a eye patch. With a cigar in his mouth, he picks up a small pistol and aims it at the camera.)
Leading the charge for S.H.I.E.L.D. is Colonel Nick Fury, the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D. who knows it better than anybody.
"GI Joe are good, but when it comes to who is the Deadliest Warrior, S.H.I.E.L.D. takes it," Fury said.
Formed after World War II, S.H.I.E.L.D. was the United Nations premier anti-terrorism organization before it was dissolved by the US after the Skrull invasion. For sixty one years, it was considered the best anti-terrorist group in the world.
"These wannabe's are going down fast and hard," Fury said sternly.
But S.H.I.E.L.D. faces equally determined opponents, the dedicated soldiers of GI Joe.
(Shows a Caucasian man with blond hair and blue eyes. He's wearing a Olive Drab uniform with black gloves and boots. He picks a M16-like weapon and aims it.)
Representing GI Joe is Master Sargent Conrad "Duke" Hauser, he is a veteran of GI Joe and is a expert in their weapons and tactics.
"S.H.I.E.L.D is good for spying and nothing else, GI Joe are chosen from the most elite of the U.S military," Duke said with a stren voice.
Formed in the 1980's to counteract terrorism around the world, they are now in a eternal struggle with the terrorist organization Cobra. Dispite the fact that they have been disbanded several times, they were always reinstated due to Cobra.
"We are gonna wipe the floor with these guys," Duke said.
But how would five GI Joe's fair against five S.H.I.E.L.D. operators.
"I think S.H.I.E.L.D. will take this, they are armed with some of the most lethal weapons the world can give them," Matthew said.
"GI Joe are a American outfit and American is my home town," Jesse said.
Both groups come in with their favorite weapons of war:
S.H.I.E.L.D Weapons:
FN Five-seveN pistol
USAS-12 Automatic Shotgun
M8 Rifle
XM25 Air Burst Grenade Launcher
GI Joe Weapons:
Springfield Operator
Armsel Protecta
REC7
Milkor MGL
First up, both warriors draw their close range pistols. S.H.I.E.L.D opens the tests with:
The FN Five-seveN pistol, a compact pistol that fires armor penetrating ammo.
(Shows a S.H.I.E.L.D operator killing a A.I.M. trooper with a head shot with the Five-seveN.)
Semi-Automatic
Length: 8 inches
Weight: 1 pound
Cartridge: 5.7x28mm
Clip Size: 20 rounds
"The Five-seveN is standard pistol for S.H.I.E.L.D, it fires twenty 5.7mm armor penetrating rounds and is very accurate," Fury explained.
"Alright, we have a test for you," Matthew said, "We have a gel torso fitted with GI Joe standard bullet proof vest, do you think you can penetrate the armor?"
"Like I said, this gun and ammo was made to go through armor, this is a after thought," Fury said dismissively.
Fury the walked up to the gel torso and loaded the pistol with a clip with only four rounds. He then took aim at the torso.
"FIRE!" Matthew yelled.
Fury pulled the trigger of the pistol four times in quick succession. All four rounds went through the armor and blood flowed of the holes. With that, Fury holstered his weapon and grabbed his cigar and took a drag off of it while Dr. Ronald took off the vest to check the damage.
"That gun did as you said, it went straight through the vest and hit the aorta, which means this guy died instantly," Dr. Ronald said.
"I'll admit the Five-SeveN is a effective weapon, but I have a weapon that can stop anybody," Duke said.
"And what weapon is that?" Fury asked.
When GI Joe needed to get up close and personal, they used:
The Springfield Operator, one of the many clones of the M1911A1.
(Shows a GI Joe trooper killing a Cobra member with a shot to the head with the Operator.)
Semi-Automatic
Length: 8 inches
Weight: 42 oz
Cartridge: .45 ACP
Clip Size: 7 rounds
"The Operator is a nice weapon, it fires .45ACP's rounds, which gives it great stopping power," Duke said
"OK, we have the same test set up for you," Matthew said, "Try to penetrate this chest section of the S.H.I.E.L.D. armor
Duke loaded his pistol with four rounds and aimed at the armor clad gel torso.
"FIRE!" Matthew yelled.
Duke pulled the trigger once, and the bullet hit the armor and it absorbed it. Duke fired three more times, the first two bullets were absorbed but the last finally went through it. Duke then holstered his pistol and let Dr. Ronald look at the damage.
"Well the first three bullets didn't go through but the fourth did and hit the heart which would be a kill," Dr. Ronald said.
"Hey I respect the .45, hell I carry one, but when it comes to armor penetrating power, the Five-seveN comes through," Fury said.
"Well then we'll shoot you guys in the head then," Duke retorted.
FN Five-seveN or Springfield Operator, which short range pistol gets the edge.
"While the Operator is a good weapon, the Five-seveN can penetrate G1 Joe's armor and has thirteen more rounds," Jesse said.
S.H.I.E.L.D. takes the EDGE in short range for the FN Five-seveN.
Now our warrior fire off their mid range weapons of choice, Automatic Shotguns. S.H.I.E.L.D. comes in with:
The USAS-12 Automatic Shotgun, a South Korean fire breathing dragon of a shotgun.
(Shows a S.H.I.E.L.D. operator gunning down HYDRA members with a stream of lead with the USAS-12.)
Semi and Fully Automatic:
Length: 37 inches
Weight: 6 pounds
Cartridge: 12 gauge
Clip Size: 20 round drum
"This my friends is one of the best automatic shotguns in the world, it fires twelve gauge rounds in a twenty round drum magazine in a few seconds flat," Fury said.
"Well here's the test, we have a kill house set up, we want you to go in there and eliminate the targets with just one magazine," Matthew said.
"You got it, son," Fury said as he loaded a drum mag intp his weapon.
Fury then walked up to the first door and waited for the signal.
"ATTACK!" Matthew yelled.
Fury kicked the first door open and stepped inside. He shouldered his shotgun and put four shells into the dummy, shredding it. He then kicked the next door open and repeated the same way on the next two target. Fury then kicked opened the last door and opened up on the last dummy, feeding it the last eight shells into it. With his job done, Fury lowers the weapon and lets Dr. Ronald check the damage.
"All these dummies has been hit in the chest or neck, so that's four instant kills right here," Dr. Ronald said.
"This seems like overkill to me," Duke said bluntly.
"I'm just making sure that my targets are dead," Fury said as he lit up a cigar and began to some it.
"The weapon I have can do the same job but I won't waste shells,"
When GI Joe need to throw lead down range, they stake their lives with:
The Armsel Protecta, a South African beast of a shotgun.
(Shows a GI Joe trooper killing a Cobra trooper with a blast to the chest with the Protecta)
Semi and Fully Automatic
Length: 31 inches
Weight: 4 pounds
Cartridge: 12 gauge
Clip size: 12 rounds
"The Protecta is a twelve gauge auto shotgun that fires twelve rounds and can kill anything you point it at," Duke said.
"Alright we have the same test for you to run through," Matthew said.
With his weapon already loaded, Duke goes up to the door of the kill house and waits for the signal.
"GO!" Matthew yelled.
Duke kicked down the door and stepped into the kill house. Duke shouldered his shotgun and put one round into the first dummy's chest. He then walked to the next door and kicked it open. He stepped in and fired one round into both dummies chest. Duke kicked the last door in and put a round into the last dummy's chest. After that, Duke lowered his weapon and let Dr. Ronald check his work.
"Just like Fury, four instant kills and you just used four rounds," Dr. Ronald said.
"That's because Joe's know that with one shot into the chest is all that's needed," Duke said.
"That's a good show, but there's one downside to the Protecta," Fury said, "That when you run dry, you have to load the weapon one shell at a time, with the USAS, you just gotta slap in a new drum."
USAS-12 or Protecta, who has the deadlier mid range automatic shotgun.
"Both of these shotguns are deadly weapons, but the UASA-12 gets a slight edge due to it faster reload time," Jesse said.
S.H.I.E.L.D. takes the lead with the mid range EDGE with the USAS-12.
Now both warriors take aim at each other with their long range assault rifles. S.H.I.E.L.D. comes in with:
The M8 rifle, the assault rifle that was originally made to replace the M16 rifle.
(Shows a S.H.I.E.L.D. operator killing a rouge mutant with a full auto blast with the M8.)
Semi and Fully Automatic
Length: 33 in
Weight: 7.5lb
Cartridge: 5.56x45mm
Clip Size: 30 rounds
"The M8 was going to replace the M16 in the US military but they bailed out," Fury said, "But I saw it preform and quickly introduce it into S.H.I.E.L.D."
"OK, here is your test," Matthew said, "We have three gel torso mounted on attack bots and you'll have two clips to burn."
Fury nodded and loaded a thirty round clip into his rifle. He walks up to the firing line and gets on one knee and aims down range.
"FIRE!" Matthew yelled.
As the attack bots began to move, Fury opened up on the attack bot on the left. He pump fifteen rounds into it, hitting chest and stomach. Fury then readjusted his aim to the middle attack bot and fired. The attack bot got the same treatment as the first attack bot. His M8 clicks dry and Fury quickly reloads and aims at the last one and fires his entire clip int its chest. With his test done, Fury lowered his weapon and let Dr. Ronald check his work.
"This is as good as you get," Dr. Ronald said, "All of these are in the chest or stomach, which is all instant kills."
"The M8 is a good weapon, but I have a weapon that is just as accurate and has better stopping power," Duke said.
"And what weapon would that be?" Fury asked.
GI Joe weapon of choice for long range combat is:
The REC7, a M4 type weapon that fires harder hitting rounds.
(Shows a GI Joe trooper killing a Cobra trooper with a burst from the REC7)
Semi and Fully Automatic
Length: 33 inches
Weight: 7 pounds
Cartridge: 6.8 SPC
Clip Size: 30 rounds
"The REC7 is a nice weapon, it feels and operates like a M4 carbine but fires the harder hitting 6.8 SPC round," Duke said.
"OK we have the same test set up, so lets see if your gun is better than the M8," Matthew said.
Duke loaded a thirty round clip into the REC7 and walks up to the firing line and aims down range.
"FIRE!" Matthew yelled.
Duke opens up on the right attack bot, pumping it with fifteen rounds in the chest. The host noticed the bigger wounds on the dummy. Duke adjusted his aim on the middle attack bot and put fifteen rounds into it's chest. With his gun empty, Duke does a reload and aims at the last attack bot. Duke pulled the trigger and gave the attack dummy the entire clip in the chest. After that, Duke lowered his weapon and Dr. Ronald came in to check his work.
"You pretty much matched what Fury did, but I can see that the 6.8 SPC rounds did more damage than the M8's 5.56mm rounds." Dr. Ronald said.
"I really don't see the difference between my rifle and his," Fury said.
"The difference is that I have the accuracy of the 5.56mm but the stopping power of the 7.62mm round," Duke said.
So which long range weapon gets the edge, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s M8 or GI Joe's REC7.
"Both were even in clip size and accuracy, but the REC7 has a harder hitting round and that gives it a slight edge," Jesse said.
GI Joe gets the EDGE in long range weapons for the REC7 assault rifle.
To finish are test, our warriors come in with their special weapons: Grenade Launchers. S.H.I.E.L.D. comes in with:
XM25 Air Burst Grenade Launcher, the U.S. Military state of the art, semi-automatic grenade launcher.
(Shows a S.H.I.E.L.D. operator firing the XM25, killing a group of HYDRA members.)
Semi-Automatic
Length: 29in
Weight: 14lb
Cartridge: 25x40mm
Clip Size: 4
"This weapon was introduced after I was removed from S.H.I.E.L.D." Fury said, "But I've seen this weapon in action and it's a great weapon."
"OK, we have a car here with four gel dummies inside," Matthew said, "You'll have one clip to destroy the car."
Fury nods and loads a clip holding four grenades. He then walked up to the firing line and waited for the signal.
"FIRE!" Matthew yelled.
Fury fired the first round and it hit the car and the car exploded. Fury then fired three more rounds and left the car in ruin. With his test done, Fury lowered the weapon and Dr. Ronald went in to check the carnage.
"Well all I can say is that all these men are dead," Dr. Ronald said in awe.
"It's a good weapon, but my tried and true weapon is better," Duke said.
"I like to see that," Fury said.
When it came to grenade launcher, GI Joe preferred weapon was:
M32 Multiple Grenade Launcher, a six shot grenade launcher used by the U.S. Marines.
(Shows a GI trooper firing at a group of Cobra troopers, killing them in the explosion.)
Semi-Automatic
Length: 30 inches
Weight: 11 pounds
Cartridge: 40x46mm
Clip Size: 6 rounds
"The M32 is a six shot grenade launcher that's been used by the Marines for years," Duke said.
"Right, we have the same test and you'll get six grenades to do the job," Matthew said.
With his M32 already loaded, Duke walked up to the firing line and aimed down range. He waited for the signal.
"FIRE!" Matthew yelled.
Duke fired his first round and it flew in the air. It hit the car and it detonated and the car went up in flames. Duke then opened up with the last five rounds into the car. After that, Duke lowered his weapon and Dr. Ronald came in to check the lethal damage.
"Yet again you tied Fury with kills," Dr. Ronald said.
"The M32 is good weapon, but the disadvantage is similar to the Protecta, after you finish the six rounds, you have to reload by hand," Fury said, "All S.H.I.E.L.D. has to do is simply put a new clip."
"With all do respect sir, but once you have to reload, the Joe's still have two rounds to kill with," Duke retorted.
XM25 or M32, which special weapon gives our warrior the edge.
"This was a close one, but the numbers say that the M32 gets a slight edge over the XM25," Jesse said.
GI Joe ties the EDGES with the M32 Grenade Launcher.
With our testing complete, we are one step closer to seeing who is the Deadliest Fictional Warrior.
Review:
In Short Range Weapons, the Five-seveN armor piercing rounds and bigger clip size was better than GI Joe's Operator.
EDGE: S.H.I.E.L.D.
In Mid Range Weapon, the USAS-12 easier reload time beat out GI Joe's Protecta.
EDGE: S.H.I.E.L.D.
In Long Range Weapons, the REC7's stopping power beat out the M8
EDGE: GI JOE
And in Special Weapons, The M32's better ammo capacity beat out the XM25.
EDGE: GI JOE
The simulator is set to simulate the battle 5000 times. It will be a squad on squad battle: five S.H.I.E.L.D. operators vs. five GI Joe trooper.
Jesse hits the enter button to start the battle.
The Battle:
In a war torn city, two five men groups were converging on a building. One group had blue jumpsuits with white gloves and boots. These were five S.H.I.E.L.D. operators. The other group had olive green clothes and black boots and gloves. These were five GI Joe's. Both of them entered the building and began to search for hostiles. After a while two S.H.I.E.L.D. operators saw a GI Joe trooper. The GI Joe trooper saw the S.H.I.E.L.D. operators and he disappear into a room. The operators went after him.
S.H.I.E.L.D.- 5
GI JOE- 5
Armed with a USAS-12 and a M8 rifle, the operators come to the door were they saw the GI Joe trooper. When one of the operators peeked in, the trooper fired his REC7 at him. The operator managed to get out of the way as the trooper empty his clip. As he tried to reload, the USAS-12 wielding operator comes in and fires a full auto blast. The trooper his hit twice, once in the chest and the other in the face. His body hit the ground, dead.
S.H.I.E.L.D.- 5
GI JOE- 4
As the operators came out of the room to search for more hostiles. As they searched, they passed a room, a hidden trooper came out armed with Protecta and fired. The round struck the USAS-12 wielding operator in the back and he fell face first on the ground dead.
S.H.I.E.L.D.- 4
GI JOE- 4
The other operator turned and fired his M8 but the trooper fell back in the room where he had hidden. The operator took a few steps but the M32 wielding trooper comes into view and fires one round at the operator. The round flies at the screaming operator and detonates, and when the dust settles, the operator is in pieces.
S.H.I.E.L.D.- 3
GI JOE- 4
After feeling the explosion, two more operators come running, one wielding a M8 and the other with a XM25. As they make to the area, they see their comrade in pieces. The XM25 operator peeks around the corner to see the M32 trooper. The XM25 operator came out of cover and fired at the trooper. The round flew into the air and it detonated in front of the trooper. When the dust cleared, the M32 trooper was in pieces just like the other man.
S.H.I.E.L.D.- 3
GI JOE- 3
The M8 trooper went ahead of his comrade. Then the Proctecta trooper came out and fired but missed. The M8 man aimed and fired, hitting the man right in the chest, killing him instantly. The two operator went on, and met up with their leader, armed only with his Five-seveN. As the three walked into a lobby area, a REC7 wielding trooper fired from behind a pillar. The heavy round hit the XM25 operator right in the head. His dead body fell back dead.
S.H.I.E.L.D.- 2
GI JOE- 2
A firefight broke out between the remain four men. As they exchanged fire, the M8 operator hit the REC7 in the chest, killing him. As his body hit the ground, the trooper leader picked up his rifle and fired as well. His last five bullets struck the M8 man in the neck, he choked on his blood for a moment and hit the ground dead.
S.H.I.E.L.D.- 1
GI JOE- 1
Now the two leaders get into a deadly pistol duel. The operator leader was moving forward with his Five-seveN. The trooper with his Operator is firing at him, every shot made the enemy take cover. The trooper then fired, the .45ACP round hit the operator in the chest. The blow sent the enemy to the ground. As he approached the enemy, he noticed his enemy still alive. He points his Operator and pull the trigger and the gun click dry. Before the trooper could even think, the operator pointed his Five-Seven and put his last seven rounds into the troopers chest.
The trooper's bullet proof vest didn't hold and the bullets hit his heart. The man fell dead as the operator got up. He check himself before put his finger on his earpiece and said:
"This is Wolf One to Helicarrier, I need a pick up."
OVERALL WINNER: S.H.I.E.L.D.
"When I ran the simulation, I saw that S.H.I.E.L.D. won 2,587 battles while GI Joe won 2413 wins," Jesse said.
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s USAS-12 and FN Five-SeveN was their most effective weapons in the simulation.
S.H.I.E.L.D Weapon Effectiveness:
FN Five-seveN pistol- 62%
USAS-12 Automatic Shotgun- 59%
M8 Rifle- 47%
XM25 Air Burst Grenade Launcher- 49%
GI Joe's REC7 was it's only weapon that was effective but it couldn't secure them victory.
GI Joe Weapon Effectiveness:
Springfield Operator- 38%
Armsel Protecta- 41%
REC7- 53%
Milkor MGL- 51%
"S.H.I.E.L.D. is the best when it comes to any military operation and thats why they won today," Matthew said.
"I'm convinced that GI Joe is made of some tough stuff but when it comes to the Deadliest Warrior, S.H.I.E.L.D. will always be that," Fury said as he took a victory puff from his cigar.
(The last scene shows the S.H.I.E.L.D operator climb on a hovercraft to leave.)
Next time on Deadliest Fictional Warrior, watch as two great generals of medieval times as:
(Shows a skinny female in plate armor. He has short blonde hair and blue eyes. She takes out her sword and rises it in the air and roars in defiance.)
Joan of Arc, the French peasant girl turned leader of the French army because she was on a mission from god.
(Shows Joan kill a English Knight with a stab to the neck with a sword.)
vs.
(Shows a man wearing tan shirt with a plaid kilt. He has brown hair and brown eyes and half his face is painted blue. He is roaring in range with huge sword in his right hand.)
William Wallace, the Scottish rebel who along with his rebel army, went to war with Edward the Longshanks and the English.
(Shows Wallace decapitating a English Knight with his huge sword.)
I DO NOT OWN S.H.I.E.L.D., GI JOE, AND DEADLIEST WARRIOR.
A/N: The next match up is based off movies. It's Mel Gibson's William Wallace from Bravehart vs. Milla Jovovich's Joan of Arc from The Messenger: The story of Joan of Arc.