(Shows the three Deadliest Fictional Warrior host standing around a table, discussing the match up.)
"Today we have a great ancient match up between to warriors who fought in the shadows for their respective leaders," Matthew said.
"The Seekers of Truth are a very secretive organization within the Chantry of Thedas," Dr. Ronald said, "They are the ones who get things done when the Templar's can't."
"We gave them a worthy opponent, the Blades from Tamriel during the Thrid Age," Jesse said, "In which they helped the Hero of Kvatch repel the Oblivion invasion."
"So we will find out which one of these shadow warriors will be the Deadliest Warrior," Matthew finished.
(Shows a woman with blonde ponytail and green eyes, she is wearing scale armor. She is striking at the screen with two short swords.)
A Seeker of Truth, the Chantry's secret agents who are the balance of the Templar's and take direct orders from the Divine of Thedas.
(Show a Seeker stabbing a renegade mage in the chest with one short sword, and decapitating him with the other.)
vs
(Shows a man with black hair and blue eyes, he was wearing Japanese/Roman looking armor. He takes out his sword and shield and roars in defiance.)
A Blade, the personal bodyguards of the Semptim emperors of Tamriel, who fight in the shadows for the Empire
(Shows a Blade blocking a blow from a sword with his shield and then stabbing his opponent with his sword.)
WHO...IS...DEADLIEST?
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 FICTIOAL WARRIOR
Welcome to the fight club, where we set up a high tech battle zone. We assembled a team of scientists, doctors, computer experts and weapons experts. All to simulate a one on one battle between two different warriors from very different lands.
A Seeker of Truth, The shadow warriors of the Andrastian Chantry who root out corruption and protect the Chantry from internal and external threats.
Seeker of Truth stats:
Appearing From: Dragon Age 2
Circa: 9:40 Dragon Age
Race: Human
Class: Rouge
Leader: The Divine of the Chantry
Armor: Scale
But the newest opponents were once the protectors of the Septim Emperors.
The Blades, The Empire's elite shock troops, who were fiercely loyal to the Emperor and the Empire.
Blades Stats:
Appearing From: The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
Circa: Year 433 of the Third Era
Race: Imperial
Class: Warrior
Leader: Septim Emperors
Armor: Akaviri Steel
(Shows a red hair, blue eyed woman wearing leather armor. She takes a couple of short swords and practiced with them)
Representing the Seekers is Leliana, a current Seeker who is called "the left hand of the Divine." She is also know for having traveled with the Hero of Fereldan during the Fifth Blight. She is a expert on the Seekers weapons, tactics and history.
"These Blades are nothing to us," Leliana said in a French sounding accent, "They failed their mission to protect their Emperor, we Seeker's either finish our mission or die trying."
After the First Blight and the rebellion that freed the slaves of the Tevinter Imperium, a group of people known as the Inquisition fought against dark magic. When the Chantry was formed, the group sighed the Nevarran Accord, which the Inquisition recognized the Chantry's authority. The group was divided into two groups: The Templar Order and The Seekers of Truth. The Seekers serve an
investigative and interrogative capacity and hunt down particularly cunning apostates, or renegade mages.
"In the end, these Blades will fall to our swords," Leliana said in confidence.
But our Blades expert believe that the Seeker our not even in their league.
(Shows a man with brown hair and blue eyes wearing the traditional Blades armor. He seen using a katana looking sword and shield, practicing his technique.)
Representing the Blades is Septimus Axilla, a Imperial member of the rebuilt Blades. He is a expert on Blades weapons and tactics.
"The Blades are the best at what we do, and making thing happen behind the scenes and kill enemies of the Empire," Septimus said.
The Blades have a storied history, during the First Era, their were accomplished dragon slayers who served the Dovahkiin, aka Dragonborn. When Tiber Septim conquered Tamreil, the Blades became his personal bodyguards. There were two different types of Blades, The Emperor's Vanguard that were by his side and plain clothed agents who spied on enemies. When the Septim Dynasty was dead, the Blades were without a purpose until the Great War during the Fourth Era. They were nearly destroyed by the Thalmor and survivors went into hiding. The Blades returned during the Dragon Crisis in Skyrim to help The Dovahkiin. Since then, the order is rebuilding.
"These Seekers will learn their place after today," Septimus said bluntly.
But how would the personal guard of the Emperor fair against the Divine's secretive assassins.
"Right now, we are not giving a edge to anybody," Jesse said, "These warriors seem to be even in our eyes right now."
Both warriors come in with their most deadly weapons.
Seeker of Truth Weapons:
White Steel Dagger
Twin Seeker Short Swords
Orlesian Longbow
Silverite Waraxe
Blades Weapons:
Steel Spiked Mace
Akaviri Katana and Shield
Steel Longbow
Akaviri Dai-Katana
To start our tests, we examine the warriors close range weapons, daggers and maces. The Seeker of Truth comes stabbing in with:
The White Steel Dagger, a wicked stabbing dagger that has killed many a mage.
(Shows a female Seeker stabbing a renegade mage in the neck with the dagger.)
White Steel
Weight: 1 pound
Length: 10 inches
"The dagger is something a Seeker always takes with them," Leliana said, "You can seek up on someone and stab them or you can take them at close combat."
"Well we'll see how effective this is on Blades Armor," Matthew said, "You will try and penetrate the armor in a assassination attempt."
Leliana simply nodded and was led to a ballistics gel torso covered by a Blades steel curiass. She took her position behind the torso and got ready to strike.
"KILL HIM!" Matthew yelled.
Leliana let out a war cry and jabbed the dagger into the armor. The dagger actually penetrated the armor a little, but not a whole lot. She then pulled out the dagger and the tip was dyed a little with fake blood. After that, Dr. Ronald removed the armor and checked the damage.
"I'm impressed that the dagger actually pierced the armor," Dr. Ronald said, "But you didn't get in far enough to do anything that would be considered lethal."
"Nice try, but the moment I felt your little pin prick, I would turn around and caved your skull in with our weapon." Septimus said.
When it came to close range weapon, the Blades came in with:
The Steel Spiked Mace, a brutal mace that will smash anything in it's path.
(Shows a male Blade kill a Mythic Dawn cult member with a head shot with the mace.)
Steel
Weight: 7 pounds
Length: 2 feet
"The Steel Spiked Mace is a heavy weapon that can kill any human or elf in just one blow," Septimus said, "And it will take out a Seeker any day."
"OK we have the same test set up," Matthew said, "We want a shot to the scale armor and a shot to the head."
Septimus simply nodded and walked over to his target. He took a practice swing and then got ready for Matthew's signal.
"SMASH IT!" Matthew yelled.
With a adrenaline filled roar, Septimus swung the mace into the ballistics dummy's chest. The scale armor didn't give way in the blunt force, but the spikes did penetrate some. He then takes a over head swing and completely brain the dummy's head, sending blood and brains everywhere. After that Dr. Ronald came in to check the damage and removed the scale armor.
"I can see a broken sternum, but there is no wound from the spikes," Dr. Ronald said, "But that doesn't matter because once you see brain matter on the floor, your dead."
"The mace is indeed a deadly weapon," Leliana said, "But it's a slow weapon, and no Blade will kill a Seeker with that since we are to fast for them."
"Whatever, if you Seekers got within range, your skull would be caved in," Septimus said.
Seeker's White Steel Dagger or The Blades Steel Spiked Mace, which close range weapon give their warrior the edge.
"The dagger is handy and fast weapon but that mace just devastate anything it hits," Jesse said.
In Close Range Weapons, EDGE: Blades.
Now our warriors come in with their mid range weapons, combination weapons. The Seekers come in with:
Twin Seeker Short Swords, a pair of swords that are fast and lethal.
(Shows a Seeker killing one mage with a stab to the heart, than kill another mage, slashing his throat)
Sliverite Steel
Weight: 2 pounds
Length: 25 inches
"We Seekers are masters of duel wielding, and these weapons are the most common weapons of our arsenal," Leliana said as she showed of her blades.
"OK, here is the test," Matthew said, "We have two gel torsos, one bare and one with Blades armor. Then you have to try to slash or stab a shield."
Leliana simply nodded and got into position in front of the first dummy. Her short swords were at the ready.
"ATTACK!" Matthew yelled.
Leliana slashed at the first dummy with her left blade, cutting it's throat. She quickly changed up and slashed at the armored dummy, only getting sparks as the armor deflected the blow. She quickly used her left blade to stab the armor, and it penetrated a good bit. She pulled it out and slashed at the shield but it did nothing. She then tried to stab it but the shield deflected the blade. After that, Leliana called a end to the test and Dr. Ronald came in to look over the damage.
"The first dummy is a no brainer, he's toast," Dr. Ronald said.
Dr. Ronald looked at the stab wound as Matthew took of the armor.
"You tried a slash at first, but the armor held,"Dr. Ronald said, "But the stab penetrated the armor and hit the heart, killing him."
Dr. Ronald then checked the shield.
"And as for the shield, it held up," Dr. Ronald finished.
"I was expecting a little more," Septimus said.
"Look at what I did to your armor, it won't save you," Leliana retorted.
"Well the Blades carried a sword and shield combo that will keep you at a distance and protect us from those pathetic blades," Septimus said back.
When it came down to mid range combat, Blades came in with:
The Akaviri Katana and Shield, A weapons combo originally used by the warriors of Akavir.
(Shows a Blade block a blow from a Khajitt Highwaymen's mace and then behead him with the katana.)
Akaviri Katana:
Steel
Weight: 3 pounds
Length: 30 inches
Akaviri Shield:
Steel
Weight: 5 pounds
Diameter: 21 inches
"These were the weapons most Blades rode into battle with," Septimus said, "The Blades of the Third era were required to learn this form of fighting to become part of the order."
"OK Septimus, here the test," Matthew said. "We have a one hundred and twenty five pound pig hooked to a zipline, we want you to let it hit your shield and then take a swing at it."
Matthew then walked over to a armored dummy.
"The we want you to take a few shots at this dummy clad in Seeker scale armor," Matthew finished.
Septimus acknowledge Matthew and got into position. He had his shield raised defensively.
"RELEASE THE PIG!" Matthew yelled.
A stage hand released the zipline and the pig came towards Septimus. When the pig came closer, Septimus let the it bounce off the shield and then took a big swing with his katana. The blade simply went through the pig and cut it in half. Septimus then turned and slashed at the scale armor. The armor deflected the blow and Septimus decided to stab it. The blade went straight through it. After that Septimus called the test to an end. The host did notice that Septimus took longer than Leliana but his damage was undeniable.
"This is pretty nasty, you cut this pig in half, so it's dead," Dr. Ronald said, "As for the armor, the slash did nothing but the stab did kill."
"While he did do a good job, with the way he moved, I would have stabbed him multiple times before he could hit me," Leliana said.
"You see what I did, all I need is that one shot and your dead," Septimus said.
Seeker's Short Swords or The Blades Katana and Shield, which is the deadlier mid range weapon. Our experts our divided.
"Those Short Swords coupled with the Seeker's speed will be the edge need to take out the Blades," Dr. Ronald said.
"Sorry Doc but I got to disagree," Matthew said, "The Blades have three things going for them, the armor, the shield and the power of the Akaviri Katana."
"I can see both your points," Jesse said, "I say let the computer decided."
Jesse enters the data into the computer to let the computer decided. The results our to close to each other so:
In Mid Range Weapons, EDGE: Even
Now our warriors come in with their bows and arrows for long range combat. Seekers come in with:
The Orlesian Longbow, The finest bows made by Orlais.
(Shows a Seeker killing a Qunari warrior with a shot to the eye with the bow.)
Sylvanwood
Length: 5 feet
Weight: 5 pounds
"All Seekers are trained archers," Leliana said as she held up the bow for the others to see, "This bow has killed more heathens than any of our blades."
But the Blades had their own bow as well:
The Steel Longbow, when a Blade needs to reach out and touch some one, this is the weapon they use.
(Shows a Blade shoot a Wood Elf bandit with a shot to the eye with the bow, killing him instantly.)
Wood and Steel
Length: 5 feet
Weight: 7 pounds
"Certain members of the Blades specialized in archery," Septimus said as he showed his bow, "Those Blades always carried this weapon."
"OK, here is the test for you guys," Matthew said, "We have a gel dummies set up with head cover, a Blade helmet and a Seeker head cloak, we want you to try to hit the eyes."
Both experts nodded and got into their positions. Leliana was first, and she drew a arrow and notched it. She released it and it hit the left eye dead on. He took another arrow and fired it, hitting the right eye dead on as well. With her test done, it was Septimus was next. He notched his bow with a arrow and fired but his shot miss. He tried again and hit the left eye. He went for the right eye, missing twice before hitting it with the third. After that, Doctor Ronald came in to check the damage.
"As you can see, Leliana hit her's with with just two arrows and they were instant kills," Dr. Ronald said, "Septimus were instant kills but it took five arrows to get them."
"You must be one of the ones who didn't specialized in archery," Leliana said smugly.
Seekers Orleasian Longbow or The Blades Steel Longbow, which bow gives it warrior the edge.
"This goes to the Seekers since they are all trained as archers and can hit targets better," Jesse said.
In Long Range Weapons, EDGE: Seekers of Truth
To finish up weapons testing, our warriors pull out their special weapons. The Seekers come swinging in with:
The Silverite Waraxe, a wicked one handed axe that can cut a person to shreds.
(Shows a Seeker implanting a waraxe into a Dalish Elf's head, killing him instantly.)
Silverrite
Length: 2 feet
Weight: 4 pounds
"This is a nice tool to have when your swords aren't handy," Leliana said, "The bladed part is used to kill and the curved pike end can hook a bladed weapon or kill."
"OK, here's the test," Matthew said, "We have a Akaviri Shield here, we want you to hit it twice, once with the blade and once with the pike."
Leliana agreed to this and got into position with her waraxe.
"ATTACK THE SHIELD," Matthew yelled.
With a roar, Leliana struck the shield with the bladed part of the axe. Sparks flew but the axe glanced off the shield. Not deterred, she switched to the pike end and swung it at the shield. The pike end managed to penetrate the shield. Leliana stopped and allowed Matthew to check the damage.
"Wow, this piked end managed to get through the shield," Matthew said in surprise, "This would mean that you could pull the shield way from the Blade behind it, or he must abandon it."
"Well that's nice but the weapon I have would cut any Seeker in half," Septimus said.
"And what weapon may I ask is that," Leliana said in skepticism.
The Blades come back swinging with:
The Akaviri Dai-Katana, when a normal sized katana doesn't work, the Blades go bigger.
(Shows the Blades grandmaster decapitate two Mystic Dawn cult members with a single swing from a longer version of the Blades standard katana.)
Steel
Length: 6 feet
Weight: 10 pounds
"This weapon is used by the most elite of the Blades during the Third era, including Grandmaster Jauffre," Septimus said, "This thing will go straight armor."
"OK then, we'll do a zipline test, only this time the pig will be wearing scale armor," Matthew said, "Lets see if this weapon can do what you say."
Septimus nodded and walked over to his spot and took a combat stance. He held the huge katana with a two handed grip.
"RELEASE THE PIG!" Matthew screamed.
The scale armored pig came flying down from the rafters. When the pig was in range, Septimus let out a war cry and swung the huge blade. To the amazement of the host, the blade went straight through the armor, and cut the pig in half. After that, Dr. Ronald came in to check the damage.
"This is amazing, you cut a armored target in half, which means he's dead," Dr. Ronald said in awe.
"This might be impressive when it's just a pig," Leliana said unimpressed, "But a Seeker would see this a mile awhile and dodge it effortlessly."
"I think your just making excuses, one hit from this will take out anything," Septimus said.
Seekers Waraxe or Blades Dai-Katana, which gives their warrior the edge in Special Weapons.
"The Waraxe is a nifty weapon but the Dai-Katana will go straight a Seeker no problem," Jesse said.
In Special Weapons, EDGE: The Blades
With our testing complete, we are one step closer to seeing who is the Deadliest Warrior.
In Close Range Weapons, the Spiked Mace clubbed the White Steel dagger away.
EDGE: The Blades
In Mid Range Weapons, the Twin Seeker Short Swords and Akaviri Katana and Shield were considered equal.
EDGE: Even
In Long Range Weapons, The Orleasian Longbow out shot the Steel Longbow.
EDGE: Seekers of Truth
And in Special Weapons, The Dai-Katana dominated the Silverite Waraxe.
EDGE: The Blades
Jesse will simulate a one on one fire fight, five thousand times. The Chantry's Seekers or The Empire's Blades, who is the Deadliest Warrior.
Jesse hits the enter button to start the battle.
The Battle:
In a forest that transcends time and space, two statues were standing in front of each other, as if they were challenging each other. One statue is of the prophetess Andraste while the other was of the Ninth Divine, Talos. A blonde haired woman wearing scale armor was looking over the Talos statue with curiosity. She was a Seeker of Truth, she was sent by the White Divine of the Chantry to look into a supposed new religion forming. She was armed to the teeth, in case she ran into one of the heathens of this religion.
Not far way was a man wearing steel armor and also heavily armed. He was a member of the Blades. He was sent into the woods by his grandmaster to look into rumors of a new form of worship that was neither Nine Divines or Deadra. He was currently watching the female Seeker who was looking at the Talos statue. He decided that she must be a enemy and needed to be eliminated. He takes his Dai-Katana and sticks it into the ground for later use and took out his steel bow. He notched a arrow and aimed.
As he was about to fire, the Seeker turned and saw him. A second later, he let his arrow fly. It whizzed in the air but the Seeker managed to duck at the last second. She then bolted away from the scene and into the woods. The Blade made his way towards the woods were she went. He searched for her with his bow ready. Suddenly a arrow struck the Blade in the head, with his helmet saving him. He turned to see the Seeker with her Orleasian longbow. He quickly notched a arrow and fired again but it missed.
The Blade realized his opponent was a expert archer while he was not. He dropped his bow and took out his spiked mace and shield and ran towards his opponent, roaring defiantly. As he closed the distance, the Seeker fired a arrow at the Blade but the shot was rushed and hit the Blade in his heavily armored chest, bouncing off. The Blade got within range and swung his mace, which the Seeker ducked behind effortlessly. She dropped her bow and took her dagger from her belt and got into a combat stance.
The Blade swung again but the Seeker ducked again and slashed at the Blade's mid section, but the Blade's armor deflected the blade. As the Blade faced his opponent, she tried a jumping stab to the face, but the Blade managed to raise his shield and deflect the blow. Before the Seeker could react, The Blade used his shield and knocked dagger out of Seekers hands. With his opponent disarmed, the Blade began to swing his mace at his opponent, but each swing was dodged by the agile Seeker.
The Blade attempted a overhand strike but missed the Seeker. When his mace hit the ground, the Seeker kicked the mace out of Blade's hands. The two decided it was time to get personal. The Seeker unsheathed her Short Swords and did some impressive twirling before getting into a combat stance. The Blade unsheathed his longer Akaviri Katana and got into a more defensively stance with his shield out front. The two circled before the Seeker rushed forward and began a flurry of stikes.
The Blade manage to block each blow with both his katana and shield. When a opening presented itself, the Blade struck with a horizontal strike. The strike hit the Seeker's chest but her scale armor held. When the Blade attempted a decapitating strike, the Seeker ducked and swung one of her short swords at the Blade's chest. The blow was deflected by the armor, which frustrate the Seeker. The Blade then sliced at a upward angle, which the Seeker managed to avoid. She then stabbed the Blade in the side, which the short sword managed to penetrate the armor a bit.
The Blade yelped in pain and kicked the Seeker away. He then went after her with his own flurry of slashes. The Seeker managed to dodge a few and then the Blade manged to knock a short sword out of her hand with a powerful blow. The blow staggered the Seeker, and the Blade sliced the Seekers arm. Her armor held but the blow made her drop her other short sword. She managed to get her Silverite Waraxe out and parry a slice from the katana. She then managed to hook the katana and wrench the blade away from her attacker.
This move surprised the Blade, who was now defenseless. The Seeker moved in, slashing at the Blade. He managed to get his shield up and deflect the blow. The Blade then took his shield and with all his weight, hit the Seeker with the front of the shield. The blow floored the Seeker and the Blade abandoned his shield and ran back to the statues. The Seeker got to her feet and ran after her opponent. The Blade went past the statues and back to the tree were he left his Dai-Katana.
As he wrapped his hands around his huge sword, the Seeker roared behind him, ready to strike him from behind with her waraxe with a overhead strike. The Blade took the Dai-Katana from the ground and swung it with all of his might. The blade went straight through the female Seekers armor and cut her in half. At first her body still looked attached. Blood spilled out of her mouth and then her upper body slid off and hit the ground. Her lower part simply fell over like a cut down tree. The Blade watched as his fallen opponent's upper body moved a bit before the Seeker finally died. With his victory secured the Blade raised his huge sword in the air and yelled:
"FOR THE EMPEROR!"
OVERALL WINNER: THE BLADES
"When I ran the simulation, the Blades won 2,628 wins compared to the Seeker's 2,372 battles won," Jesse said.
The Blades deadliest weapons where his Katana and Shield combo and his huge Dai-Katana.
The Blades Weapons Effectiveness:
Steel Spiked Mace- 53%
Akaviri Katana and Shield- 62 %
Steel Longbow- 40%
Akaviri Dai-Katana- 67%
The Seeker's of Truth only deadly weapon was the Orlesian Longbow, but could not equal the Blade's close range weapons.
The Seeker's of Truth Weapons Effectiveness:
White Steel Dagger- 47%
Twin Seeker Short Swords- 38 %
Orlesian Longbow- 60%
Silverite Waraxe- 33%
"When it came down to it, it was both the more durable armor and powerful armor that proved the Blades were superior warriors," Matthew said.
"I'm convinced that the Seeker's are good warriors, but when pitted against the Blades of old, they met the Deadliest Warriors," Septimus said with a smile.
(The last scene shows the Blade standing in front of the statue of Talos and roaring in victory.)
Next time on Deadliest Fictional Warrior, watch two modern day slayers of the undead get into a gun fight as:
(Shows a man wearing a white undershirt, black Kevlar jacket, blue jeans, combat boots and balaclava on. He take out a machete and runs at the screen with a roar.)
The FVZA Underground, a underground militia who take their name from a disbanded US government agency to fight vampires, zombies and werewolves.
(Shows a five person FVZA underground team killing a vampire with assault rifles.)
vs.
(Show a white man wearing black commando gear on. He has black hair and gray eyes. He take out a small knife and roars in defiance.)
The Enigma Corporation, a private security firm that deals with the unknown.
(Shows a five person Enigma fireteam take on a small group of zombies)
Next Time on Deadliest Fictional Warrior.
I DO NOT OWN THE DRAGON AGE SERIES, THE ELDER SCROLLS OR DEADLIEST WARRIOR.
A/N: If you haven't heard of the FVZA, go to .org and look it up, it's a interesting site.