Author's note: Now I know there would be some people who might believe it would be obvious would win. I saw thus match done many times and thought it would be very interesting. On with the story!

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Samurai: Japan's lightning fast dealer of death

(A samurai prepares to take on multiple attackers with his katana.)

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Persian Immortal: The elite foot soldier of Persia who carved out the largest empire ever seen in the Middle East.

(An Immortal is seen cutting down a spartan hoplite.)

WHO IS DEADLIEST?

To find out, we've assembled a team of world class fighters to test history's most lethal weapons. Using 21stcentury science, we'll see what happens when two warriors go toe to toe.

No rules. No safety. No mercy. It's a duel to the death to decide who is…THE DEADLIEST WARRIOR!

Here in our elite fight club we have gathered doctors, medical scientists and weapons experts to test out the lethal arsenals wielded by each of our combatants to determine who would win a fight between two warriors who never met in history.

Samurai:

Circa: 1550

Height: 5' 3"

Weight: 135 lbs.

Armor: Kabuto Helmet, Do-maru

Persian Immortal

Circa: 500 B.C.

Height: 5' 8"

Weight: 160 lbs.

Armor: bronze Scale Mail, Gerron

"This is another battle many fans of Deadliest Warrior have wanted to see for a long time. Today, we have the Samurai take on the Persian Immortal. This will be quite an interesting match between two of the deadliest warriors of their respective eras." Mack started.

"For this match, I'll go with the Persian Immortal. The Samurai I find quite overrated frankly. Besides, the Immortals used an ingenious tactics that gives them the moniker " Immortal " and they carved out the largest empire in the Middle East." Geoff Desmoulin says

"The Samurai has this match easily." Doctor Armand Dorian counters. " The Immortal's weapons and armor are completely outdated and the Samurai has steel weaponry, the better sword and bow and he is overall a better warrior."

Meaning 'to serve,' the samurai were a fierce breed of warrior who served the Emperor. Eventually amassing enough manpower, resources and political backing in the form of alliances to one another, many were soon able to develop their own armies.

"The Samurai were fierce warriors. They rather die than surrender. You couldn't become a Samurai, you had to be born into it, and the only way to leave was to die. They were well educated in combat, trained in various martial arts and they will definitely be a the most difficult opponent the Immortal had ever fought." Mack explains.

The samurai were the masters of various weapons and today they bring with them:

Short Range: Katana

Mid-Range: Naginata

Long Range: Yumi

Special Weapon: Wakizashi

Today, the peaceful defender goes up against an aggressive foot soldier. The Persian Immortal.

The Persian Immortals were an elite force of warriors designated as the imperial guard and standing army, spearheading the Persian Empire's expansion and battling on the frontlines during the Greco-Persian Wars.

"They were called the 'Immortals' because the unit always contained 10,000 men," Mack started, "Each man who retired, was killed, wounded or fell seriously ill was immediately replaced by a reservist. They were known to immediately remove all of their killed and wounded from the battlefield, which heightened the illusion to their enemies that they could not be killed."

"They were the special forces of the ancient world. They were trained from the age of five to do nothing but kill and destroy," Mack concluded.

The fierce conqueror comes equipped with an assortment of brutal iron weaponry that painted the ancient deserts with the blood of their enemies:

Short Range: Akinakes

Mid-Range: Spear

Long Range: Persian Bow

Special Weapon: Sagaris

We will now test both swords of each warrior. The Samurai used one of the most famous swords in history. The Katana.

"The katana is a single-edged blade that stands 30 inches long and weighs three pounds," Dave explained, "It is crafted from a specialized form of high carbon steel called 'Tamahagane,' hard, high carbon steel for the cutting edge and sides, and a tough, low carbon steel for the core and back, giving it a hard edge while allowing it to absorb blows withouth shattering."

Samurai expert Brett Chan stood with a Katana.

"There are many fighting styles that incorporate the Katana. Such as Iaido and kenjutsu." Brett says.

Geoff sets up three tatami mats to test the Katana's speed.

"Alright Brett, on 3...2...1... Cut em up!"

With a deep breath, Brett gripped the katana's pommel and in less than the blink of an eye, all three were sliced in half.

"Wow! That was very impressive! "Dorian exclaims. " Easily one of the fastest, if not the fastest weapon we've seen!."

"Judging by how fast it is. It will take a quarter of a second to dodge. And another quarter to perceive you need to get out of the way." Says Geoff

"Well the immortal isn't just gonna stand there and let you cut him up." Immortal expert Ardeshir Radpour says not impressed.

"Our armor can withstand it and also, We have a shield unlike you. Also, our sword is way better."

The Immortal slashes back with the akinakes short sword.

"The akinakes is a single-edged short sword used mainly in the first millennium B.C. in the eastern Mediterranean region, most famously by the Persians and Parthians and later the Greeks," Dave explained, "It was 18 inches long and had a backwards-curving blade suited for both slashing and stabbing."

Ardeshir stood ready with an akinakes in hand before a gel torso suspended from the ceiling.

"Okay Ardeshir, We want to see how much damage you can inflict using both stabbing and slashing attacks," Geoff spoke.

"One dead Samurai coming up" Ardeshir replied confidently.

"Okay, on 3...2...1... Slice em up!"

Ardeshir slices into the torso's neck, cutting through and leaving the dead dangling by only skin. He then moves to slicing both the arms clean off and finishes it with a stab to the gut.

Doctor Dorian assesses the damage.

"Okay, your slice to the throat sliced cleanly and you severed all major vessels, he will bleed out very quickly. And the cuts to the arms sliced them clean off and the stab to the gut went through the stomach. Not an instant kill but combined this with the slice to the arms. Horrible death awaits this guy."

Our experts now test each sword against armor.

"Alright gentlemen, on the count of three I want you each to both slash and then stab at your respective opponent's armor. Can you do that for me?" Geoff called out.

"Hell yeah!"

Brett and Ardeshir called out in unison, each man standing before his inanimate armored opponent and giving one final smirk to the other.

Ardeshir swung his akinakes at the armored torso's stomach, barely denting the do-maru, while Bretts katana struck the scale mail enough to leave a horizontal indentation, but no penetration.

With neither initial attack offering much success, both experts changed their stances and going for their stabbing attack, the Akinakes failing to penetrate and the Katana stabbing straight though the bronze armor.

Doctor Dorian appoarchss the torso wearing the do-maru.

"Sorry man, both your attacks failed miserably, the slash barely left a dent, no broken ribs. And with the stab, it failed to penetrate through."

He then moves over to the torso wearing the bronze scale mail.

"Brett, I like what I'm seeing! Your slash, although did not penetrate, hit hard enough to severely dent the armor, definitely breaking a rib or two. For your stab, the blade went straight through into his heart. Good job, instant kill!" "No surprise since you stabbed through bronze."

An impressive display by both swords, but what do our experts think?

"The katana is just plain awesome," Dr. Dorian started out, "It's fast, it's reliable and it has more surprises up its sleeve."

"Agreed, The Akinakes is easily outclassed by the Katana. The Katana is able to kill the immortal with a clean stab through the armor, while the Akinakes did poorly against the samurai armor. Edge katana" Geoff says.

"I went for the Katana right off the bat. Superior metallurgy, has more than one fighting style incorpated with it. Also a better sword overall. Edge Katana." Mack agreed

In short range weapons the katana takes the edge.

Coming up, both warriors break out their mid-ranged weapons and then later on it's a duel to the death when the Persian Immortal meets the Samurai on the field of battle.

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Now it's time for both warriors to break out their mid-ranged arsenal. First up, the samurai swings into action with a bladed staff made famous in Medieval Japan.

"The naginata was a very clean cutting weapon that stood seven feet in length, three of which was a sword-like blade, and weighed four pounds altogether," Dave explained, "It allowed the user to perform a nice swooping cut from a distance and could provide a nice thrusting attack.

Brett now had the naginata in hand and was performing a few slashing attacks, twirling the weapon with the grace of a master.

"That looks like seven feet of pure devastation," Geoff said before looking over to a ballistics gel torso, "Show us what it can do Brett."

"Gladly," Brett said.

High speed is up and on 3…2…1! Let's do it!"

With a graceful twirl Brett swung the weapon downward, slicing off a clean portion of the skull, which left part of the dummy's brain exposed, before following up with another and slicing off part of its jawbone. Taking a few steps back the weapons expert thrust his weapon forward, breaking through a rib and penetrating the torso's heart.

"Your first slash took off a portion of this man's skull and with it part of the brain, would very well be a kill before the man even hit the ground," Dr. Dorian said lifting up the small circular patty of artificial left behind before examining the damage done to the dummy's face, "and here you've taken off part of the man's jawbone, another quick kill," he said before reaching through the opening created by the final thrust and gripping the artificial heart inside, "This right here is self-explanatory. You've got three quick kills."

"Keep in mind that is only flesh you're cutting up." Ardeshir says clearly unimpressed

"Let's see you cut through our armor."

The team sets up a torso wearing the immortal's scale armor and holding a wicker shield.

Brett then slashes twice at the armor, leaving scratches and causing some scales to fall off. He then stabs straight through the armor. He retracts the Naginata with blood on the blade. He makes a final slash at the shield, cutting it in half.

"How's that for Persian armor?" Brett says confidently.

Dorian examines the damage.

"This armor did not protect this guy at all." The slashes did not cause damage, but would possibly break a rib. And for your stab, went straight through the armor and into his heart. Instant kill." "For the shield. You cut straight through. Definitely taking his head off."

"Yeah you went through our defenses, but our spear can stab and club you" Ardeshir shouted.

Up next is the Persian Immortal with his spear.

"The Persian spear was similar to the Greek dory with its broad iron spearhead and lengthy wooden shaft. Instead of having a butt spike on the opposite end, this spear had a solid iron ball as a counterweight used for smashing skulls. Altogether it was 6 ½ feet long and weighed 5 pounds," Dave Baker explained.

Ardeshir stood ready with a Persian spear.

"Okay Ardeshir, we have for you an unarmored gel torso and one wearing a do-maru and Kabuto."

Ardeshir nodded and got into position.

"On 3…2…1, hit 'em hard!" Geoff called out.

Ardeshir shot his spear out at the unarmored gel torso, stabbing it in the heart. He then proceeds to the armored torso and swings the counterweight st the Kabuto, hitting it with a clang. He finishes with a stab at the do-maru. The spear point bending severely.

Doctor Dorian walks over.

"For your attack on the unarmored torso, you stabbed cleanly through his heart. Instant kill of course.

He makes his way to the armored torso.

"Your strike to the helmet did not generate enough force to cause a skull fracture, leaving only a minor dent."

"And you're stab to the armor failed to penetrate."

"Ouch, that's not good at all." Mack noted the bend spear tip.

Both polearms have shown what they are capable of doing. Which gets the edge?

"Even though the spear has the counterweight to give the immortal another attack option. He failed to penetrate the samurai armor and his spear bent. Also technology matters here. Edge Naginata." Geoff starts off

"I agree whole heartedly." Dorian replies. " Superior metallurgy and better results against his opponents armor. Edge Naginata."

"I couldn't agree more, Edge Naginata." Mack concludes

In mid range weapons, the Samurai gets the edge with the Naginata.

Up next, it's time to unveil the bows of each warrior.

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The time has come for both warriors to unleash their long range arsenal. Up first will by the Immortal with his Persian Composite Bow.

"So tell us more about the kind of bow the Immortal used in battle." Geoff spoke.

Ardeshir proudly presented his bow, "The Persian bow was a composite recurve bow made of wood and horn that measured in at 4 feet long and fired 2 foot long iron-headed arrows. Its arrows weren't suited for piercing armor or shields, yet the sheer number of arrows fired simultaneously would be good for overwhelming opposing armies, a tactic popular with the Immortals."

"Well we want you to show us what this can do," Geoff said motioning towards three beef targets positioned at various distances and ending with an armored gel torso clad in Samurai armor, "We've set up four targets for you, 3 beef and one armored so we can see the effects of your bow against both unarmored and armored foes."

Ardeshir nodded and got into position.

"Alright Jerry, on 3…2…1, bring the pain!" Geoff shouted.

Ardeshir loaded his first arrow and fired into a target positioned at 25 yards away, striking it in the center before reloading and striking one positioned at 30 yards, again scoring a direct hit. He reloaded and went for the third beef target at 40 yards, scoring another kill shot. He reloaded and went for the armored target and readied four arrows. He fired his first shot, striking his target in the chest, but the arrow bounces off. It was time for the second shot and he fired a little lower, the arrow again bouncing off. For his third shot he aimed towards the helmet and fired, the arrow bouncing off. It was time for his last shot and he again aimed at his opponent's head and fired, the arrow sinking into its face and drawing winces from the onlookers.

Dr. Dorian went over to examine the beef slabs, "With each of these slabs I'm seeing more than 3 inches of penetration for each arrow, that would have been a kill shot if each target were an actual person," he commented before making his way over to the armored target.

"Your first two shots struck the armor head on, but sadly they glance off. Your third shot bounced off the target's helmet, it would startle an actual person, but not kill them. Your last shot I need no further guessing, instant kill. Altogether you would have scored four kills," Dr. Dorian concluded.

"Our bow is of better made, more powerful, and will poke holes in your armor." Samurai expert Tetsuro Shigematsu said.

The Samurai fires back with the yumi

"The yumi is a bow that has existed in Japan since prehistory. It is made from laminated bamboo, wood and leather, standing seven feet long and weighing two pounds," Dave explained, "It comes equipped with a special grip that enables it to be fired from a kneeling position as well as on horseback."

Tetsuro strolled over to the set up firing range with the yumi in hand and three different kinds of arrows at his disposal.

"Okay Tetsuro, we will test your arrows against a torso which will be outfitted with the scale armor and wicker shield of the immortal." Geoff says

"You got it" Tetsuro replies.

He loads the narrow headed arrow and fires, the arrow soaring gracefully through the air. Hit hits the wicker shield penetrating all the way.

Next he loads up the barbed arrow and fires at the armor. The arrow achieving an inch and a half of penetration.

He loads up his broad headed arrow and fires again at the armor. Penetrating a good amount into it.

"Dead Immortal " Tetsuro says admiring his work.

Doctor Dorian makes his way to the torso.

"So the first shot penetrated the shield all the way through, definitely hitting the arm. The first shot through the armor penetrated slightly into his flesh. Just a wound. And the final shot penetrated and caused another flesh wound but is deeper. No kill but your performance was better than the immortals bow."

Both long range weapons prove their accuracy and killing potential, but what does our panel think?

"This one is incredibly obvious. The yumi is way better than the Persian's bow and he is overall a better archer. Thanks to Kyudo. Edge yumi " Geoff starts off

"I have to agree with that. The immortal's arrows aren't even designed to go through armor. Let alone penetrate the Samurai steel plating. Edge yumi." Mack says

"And with that being said, the yumi has better killing potential. Edge Yumi" doctor Dorian finishes.

In long range weapons, the Samurai takes the edge with the yumi.

Up next, it will be a deadly sidearm going again a butchering battle Axe. And later the Samurai will finally meet the Persian Immortal.

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And now the time has arrived for both sides to break out their special weapons. The Samurai will be up first with his trusty sidearm.

"The wakizashi was a sword similar to, but shorter than the katana," Dave explained, "It has a blade that was 18 inches in length, 6 to 12 inches shorter than the typical katana. It was intended to serve as a sidearm, only to be drawn when that katana was lost or broken. When worn together, the pair of swords was known as 'daisho,' which literally translates to 'big-little.'"

"Brett, we've set up another test where you will display the wakizashi's abilities against both an unarmored and armored opponent," Geoff said motioning towards the two ballistic gel torsos, "Whenever you are ready."

Brett nodded and took his position in front of the unarmored torso.

"Brett, are you ready?"

Yeah!" the swordsman shouted back.

"On 3…2…1! Do it!" Geoff ordered.

Bretr let out a battle cry and swung his blade at a diagonal angle, slicing into the target's shoulder and nearly severing its arm before pulling out and driving the blade through its chest and then slicing upward into its neck, severing the head.

He then makes his way to the armored torso and stabs into it, penetrating. He finished with a stab to the face.

Dr. Dorian approached the unarmored torso and inspected the damage done, "With your first blow you managed to lacerate the arm's blood vessels and the lung. Your victim would bleed out within seconds. With your second blow you managed to pierce the sternum, meaning you've likely stricken the other lung, another quick kill. Lastly was a decapitation, another testament to the destructive capabilities of Japanese steel."

The doctor then made his way over to the armored torso and inspected the fresh hole, "Here you've managed to penetrate the bronze and you've nicked the lung, a mortal wound that won't kill right away, but could leave your adversary open to your coup de grace," he said looking to the hole left between the torso's eyes

"Yeah well your armor will have no chance against our sagaris." Ardeshir counters clearly not impressed

After a gory display, the Immortal responds with the sagaris.

"The sagaris was a shafted weapon equipped with a blunt axe-like head on one end and a spike on the other," Dave explained, "It was popular amongst cavalry units, light enough to be wielded one-handed, yet strong enough to pierce metal armor and helmets. It was 30 inches long and weighed 2 pounds."

Ardeshir stood with a sagaris in hand before a gel torso outfitted in Samurai armor.

"Alright Ardeshir, we want to see how much damage you can do against an armored opponent in 15 seconds using both ends of your weapon. When you are ready," Geoff said readying the high speed cam

Ardeshir nodded and got into position.

"On 3…2…1, make 'em bleed!" Geoff shouted.

Ardeshir swings his Axe at the Kabuto, the Axe only deflecting off. He swings the pike end into the Kabuto. The pike penetrating about two inches. He finishes with a pike strike to the do-maru. Also penetrating.

"How's that for Samurai armor?" Ardeshir proudly says.

Dr. Dorian made his way over to first assess the damage done to the target's head, "Your first strike with the pick end managed to cause a flesh wound only but it will haunt the samurai. And obviously you did not generate enough to fracture.

He the went to check out the armor strikes, " the sagaris only penetrated and cause a flesh wound. Nothing serious there."

"One concern I have from watching your display is how easily your axe got stuck and the effort it took getting out," Mack commented.

"Yeah so? We are known for our precision in the battlefield." Ardeshir retorted.

Both special weapons have shown their skills, but where do our panelists stand?

"The sagaris has options and the reach, but as you pointed out earlier Mack, I was concerned with how easily it became stuck in the Samurai's armor, which would definitely come back to haunt the Immortal in the end. My edge goes to the Wakizashi." Geoff started.

"I'll go with the Sagaris, it does have longer reach compared to the Wakizashi. Even though it has its flaws. It had options. Edge sagaris" Dorian says

"I'll go with doc on this one." Edge sagaris." Mack finishes.

In special weapons, the Persian gets the edge with his sagaris.

Coming up, our panelists gauge the x-factors of each warrior and then after that it's a battle of two fierce warriors to determine who is 'The Deadliest Warrior!'

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And now Mack will gauge the x-factors of each warrior.

"Training is a must for these two. The Persian immortal may be the more " professional" of the two. But the samurai is born a warrior and trains his whole life. The Samurai gets a 100 compared to the Persian with an 88."

"Up next is physicality. The samurai trained extensively, even blind folded, he gets a 95 to the Persian's 89."

"Endurance was nearly dead even between the two. The immortal had an 84 to the samurai's 83."

"Intimidation goes to the inmortal obviously. Every time someone died, fell ill or retired, he would be replaced. Giving the illusion of a force that never dies. He gets a 93 to the samurai with an 88."

"And finally we touch upon killer instinct. Both men were bred warriors but the immortal was an aggressive expansionist. He gets a 90 to the samurai's 85."

Who will prevail in a battle between the eastern worlds most fierce warriors?

"In the end there can be only one. Let's find out," Mack said.

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The battle starts off with a Persian Immortal walking through a quiet forest in Japan. He is scanning the land to see if this place will be worthy of becoming part of the Persian empire. He comes to a bridge near a serene waterfall and stops. On the other side of the bridge is a strange heavily armored man. He has come to face with a Samurai.

The Samurai sees this strangely dressed man and senses that his homeland is in danger. The Persian raises his bow into the air with a yell and loads an arrow. He fires at the samurai's chest. The Samurai showing no fear let's the arrow hit his do-maru. The arrow glances off without harming the samurai.

The Samurai draws his yumi and loads a thin arrow. He takes aim at the immortal and fires it at his head. The immortal reacts quickly and raises his wicker shield. The arrow penetrates and stops short of going into the Persian's eye.

The Persian yanks out the arrow and grabs his Akinakes and charges across the bridge.

The Samurai puts his yumi down and draws his Naginata and runs to the Persian. Both collide in the middle of the bridge and are winded by the collision. The Persian holds his wicker shield protectively in front of him with his Akinakes drawn. The samurai attempts a slash at the Persian who blocks with the shield but it is sliced nearly in half. The Persian reacts quickly and pulls the Naginata away.

He steps on it and breaks it in half. The Persian looks up only to see a Katana swung at his head. He quickly reacts again by raising his akinakes only for his sword to be hit by the Katana and is knocked out of his hand. Annoyed, he jogs over to his spear. The Samurai goes over to him and the Persian does a swing with the spear's counterweight at the Kabuto. The samurai did not see this coming and gets a strong hit by the ball end. It doesn't hurt him but he is dazed a bit. The samurai recovers and sees the Persian attempting to stab him , reacting he moves to the side, grabs the spear and performs a disarming manuever on the immortal.

The move makes the Persian flip over and falls in his back. The samurai takes the opportunity to stab the Persian with the Katana but he rolls out of the way. The Katana gets dug into the wood of the bridge. The Persian, clearly wanting to end the fight tackles the Samurai and they tumble over the edge of the bridge.

They fall into the river below. The Persian gets up first and draws his sagaris. The samurai also recovers and draws his Wakizashi. Both are in knee deep water and it had come down to this.

The Persian attacks first with the Axe end of the sagaris aimed at the samurai's head. The Samurai deflects the blow and moves into the Persian and slashes at his thigh. The Persian cries in pain and swings the pike end into the samurai. The pike penetrating slightly but it becomes lodged in the armor.

The Samurai can feel the pike dug into his skin but ignored the pain and holds the persian's arms and slices it clean off. The Persian cries out loudly and the samurai circles behind him and slices into both of his hamstrings.

With Persian falls down onto his knees and looks at the samurai. The samurai closes his eyes to regard his challenger. With one swift motion, he swings the Wakizashi and decapitates the so called immortal. The headless body sinks into the river with blood turning the water red.

The samurai walks out of the river, dries off and turns back to bow at his fallen foe.

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Winner: Samurai

Samurai: 598

Katana: 199

Naginata: 147

Yumi: 100

Wakizashi: 152

Persian Immortal: 402

Akinakes: 101

Spear: 98

Persian Composite Bow: 40

Sagaris: 163

In what turned out to be a rather lopsided battle, the Samurai decisively won due to possessing superior armor and superior weaponry. The Persian Immortal did his best, his sagaris being his deadliest weapon.

"Even though the Immortal was the more professionally trained soldier of the two, he was meant to fight in large battles with the rest of his fellow Immortals. The Samurai on the other hand could fight effectively either by himself or with other Samurai He was also trained since birth to be a master swordsman. His sword was superior, his armor is superior. And his skills with the yumi destroyed the immortal." Geoff explained.

(The samurai is seen meditating at his home. The persian's Akinakes is displayed next to his katana.)

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Next time on Deadliest Warrior, its a battle of nobility.

Rajput: India's menacing martial arts master, Who masters a diabolical arsenal of weapons designed to kill.

vs

Knight: Sword wielding slayer of the medieval age.

Who will be…THE DEADLIEST WARRIOR?