Mongol: The vicious Asian horse warrior who under the reign of Genghis Khan conquered and created the largest empire ever.
vs.
Knight: Sword wielding slayer of the medieval age.
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!
Last time both warriors emerged victorious in a brutal hard fought battle...
(The Mongol brings his mace down onto the Hun's head obliterating it completely.)
...but now, what will happen when they are plucked from their respective time periods to face off against each other?
(The knight stabs the Rajput through the throat with his broadsword.)
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 a face to face duel:
Mongol:
Circa: 1225 A.D.
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 145 lbs.
Armor: Leather Lamellar, Leather Shield
Knight
Circa: 1423 A.D.
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Armor: Steel Basinet, Steel Plate Suit of Armor
"Now this is a fight we will really have a blast setting up." Geoff says. "These two warriors went up against serious opponents and these two barely snatched victory in their respective matches."
"Heck yeah. The knight may have the superior armor, but the Mongol has weapons that can really hurt the knight." Dorian says.
"True, the knight is in for the fight of his life just like he was with the Rajput, well what the heck are we doing sitting here boys? Let's go and get this started!" Mack says.
The Mongol brings some wicked tools of his bloody trade to the table:
Short Range: Piandao
Mid-Range: Glaive
Long Range: Mongol Recurve Bow
Special: Iron Flanged Mace
In turn the knight used a varied assortment of weapons to carry out his blood drenched crusade:
Short Range: Broadsword
Mid-Range: Halberd
Long Range: Crossbow
Special: Morningstar
For short range combat both warriors utilized their deadly blades. The Piandao for the Mongol and the broadsword for the knight.
The panel starts out by reviewing the tape of each weapon in action and offers their insights.
"For me it's the broadsword all the way," Geoff started, "It has the longer reach and is easily going to make mince meat of the Mongol's armor."
"Agreed, the piandao is really good for slashing and while it is ideal for horseback, it won't do much against the Knight's armor. Edge broadsword." Dorian said.
"With the knight and his superior armor, the Mongol will have a hard time up close with the knight. Edge broadsword." Mack says.
In short range weapons, the knight takes the edge with the broadsword.
Up next we had mid-range weapons when the Mongol's vicious polearm goes up against the Knight's multi-faceted killing machine.
Experts Munkhtur and David stood ready with their respective polearms.
"Alright you two, we will test out the dismounting capabilities of both your weapons on a torso wearing your opponent's armor." Geoff explains.
Munkhtur will be up first. Mack presses the button and the horse slowly moves forward. With the glaive's hook end, he gives a mighty swing and the hook manages to penetrate the steel breastplate. With that, the expert yanks the torso off the horse and brings the glaive above and stabs into the armor.
"Wow, this is cool." Dorian said walking up. "The hook end managed to cut into his skin but the stab to the armor achieved 3 inches of penetration, impressive job, not a kill but an injury unless with that yank he falls at an awkward angle which could snap his neck."
David then stands ready with his halberd. Mack presses the button and the horse slowly moves towards him. With his halberd's hook, he swimfs it and the hook pierces through the leather lamellar easily and then he yanks the torso off and with the halberd's pike, thrusts downward with the pile going all the way through.
"Same thing I'm seeing with the glaive." Dorian said walking over. "The hook went all the way down into the intestine which will cause sepsis and eventually kill him, with the pike, you got all the way through into his heart for an instant kill."
Our panel has observed the weapons in action, but where do they stand in the end?
"For me it's all about the halberd," Geoff started, "Once again its diversity is shown, especially in regard to how easily the lamellar armor is pierced by it."
"True, the glaive can penetrate the knight's armor but, it doesn't penetrate enough to kill the knight. Edge halberd." Dorian says.
"I'm with you guys on that, the halberd's diversity gives it the edge." Mack finishes.
In mid ranged weapons, the knight takes the edge with the halberd.
When the battle went to a distance, it comes down to a famous armor piercing bow against the world's first sniper rifle, the Mongol's recurve bow against the Knight's crossbow.
Munkhtur stands with his recurve bow ready. He will fire two armor piercing arrows at a torso wearing the knight's breastplate.
"On 3...2...1...fire!"
The expert strings his first arrow, aiming it and then fires the arrow. The arrow pierces the breastplate above the heart. He then fires the second arrow and the arrow pierces the armor below the first one.
"Wow, compared to the chakram of the Rajput, this is a true long range weapon." Dorian said walking over. "Both arrows pierced enough to cause kills, the first pierces the aorta and the second pierces the heart."
The panelists then review the crossbow testing from Rajput vs. Knight and decide which gets the edge.
"I'm giving my edge to the recurve bow. It is one of few bows that are strong enough to pierce plate armor, that and the Mongol's master archery skills give it the edge." Geoff starts.
"Yeah, the crossbow of course can pierce the leather armor but the reload is cumbersome. It can't be used well from horseback. Edge recurve bow." Dorian says.
"With you guys 110% edge recurve bow." Mack concludes.
In long range weapons, the Mongol takes the edge with the recurve bow.
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The time has now come for both warriors to unleash their special weapons. Up first will be the Knight with the morningstar.
David stood ready with his morningstar. His target is a torso outfitted in Mongol armor.
"David, on 3...2...1...go!" Geoff yells.
David begins spinning the morningstar, after gaining momentum, he unleashes a swing and hits the lamellar armor, some spikes poke through the armor.
"Okay, I'm seeing only structural damage done to the armor and the force of the hit possibly broke some ribs, but nothing serious really." Dorian said feeling around the torso.
Munkhtur now stands before a torso outfitted in the knight's breastplate and helmet.
"Alright Munkhtur, on 3...2...1...smash it!"
Munkhtur swings his mace at the helmet, dented it like an aluminum can and the torso falls over. He flips it onto its back and with an overhead swing, brings the mace down onto the breastplate, denting it severely.
"Wow...just wow..." Dorian said walking up to the carnage. "Your first blow completely smashed the skull inward... Just brutal..with your strike to the breastplate smashed his entire rib cage and contused the heart. Both instant kills."
We have now just tested both special weapons. Which gets the edge?
"No doubt the morningstar is lethal, but the mace is just damn brutal, it can destroy the knight through his armor. Edge mace." Geoff said.
"The morningstar is dangerous to the user as well, without the knight's armor, he is screwed. Edge mace." Mack said.
"Agreed, the mace is so going to kill the knight. Edge mace." Dorian concluded.
In special weapons, the Mongol takes the edge with his flanged mace.
Coming up, two deadly victors return to the battlefield in a clash against new opponents to determine who will be 'The Deadliest Warrior.'
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"Okay, let's review the x-factors here." Mack says.
"For training, the Mongol has a 97 to the Knight's 92."
"For endurance, the Mongol has a 94 to the Knight's 89."
"For killer instinct, the Mongol has a 96 to the Knight's 89
"For physicality, the Knight has a 93 to the Mongol's 90."
"Finally, for intimidation, the Mongol will be rated a 95 to the Knight's 77."
Our scientists and weapons experts are done testing the results and the time has come to decide who will be the victor. To ensure the battle won't be decided by a single lucky blow, the battle will be simulated one thousand times in a duel to the death.
Who will win between two warriors who only narrowly defeated their first opponents?
Vicious conqueror
(Mongols are seen destroying an entire village with the inhabitants falling to their various attacks.)
vs.
Proud defender
(Knights are seen defending their land against rivals.)
Devotion to pillaging and war
(Mongols are seen on horseback firing their arrows at an army of Rus and Kipchaks.)
vs.
Devotion to King and Country
(Knights are seen kneeling before their king as a new one is knighted into their ranks.)
"At the end of the day, only one warrior will achieve another victory, let's find out." Mack said flipping the switch.
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We are brought to a quite grassy plain in France.
A windmill is visible nearby and in front of it, a knight is kneeling in prayer with his trusted steed beside him. Strapped to his side is the Rajput's katar.
A war was brewing with a vicious army of horseman from the far east and he made sure he will be ready physically and spiritually. His prayers are soon interrupted by the sounds of another horse's hooves. He looks up and in the distance, he sees a strange man clad in leather armor.
He had come to face a Mongol, the very warriors him and his fellow knights are currently at war with. The two warriors eye each other and the Mongol raises his recurve how into the air and roars. He then strings an arrow onto his bow and aims at the knight. The knight grabs his heater shield and lifts it protectively in front of him.
The Mongol let's the arrow fly and it finds itself embedded in the knight's shield. As the knight goes to yank it out, another arrow had already been fired at him and he is hit in the shoulder, the arrow piercing and cutting into his skin. He grunts and yanks that arrow out and looks up to see the Mongol charging at him with his piandao drawn.
The knight gets on his horse and charges at him as well with his broadsword drawn. In the middle of the field, both warriors swords meet in a clanging of steel and gallop pass each other. They both move their horses to face each other and charge again. This time, the Mongol would be the one to land a blow as he quickly points his piandao forward and manages to strike the knight in the chainmail portion of his armor, cutting his skin.
The knight grunts and again, turns his horse around. Only to find the Mongol's piandao clanging against his basinet and he is knocked from his horse. As the Mongol rides off, he takes his crossbow from his steed and loads a bolt.
He takes aim at the Mongol and fires, the bolt manages to hit the Mongol in his upper back and he turns his horse around to once again charge the knight. The knight then takes his halberd and when the Mongol approaches, he swings the hook end into the Mongol but he lifts his shield up and the hook embedds into it. The knight then tugs and the Mongolian warrior is pulled from his horse.
The Mongolian falls and hits the ground hard. The knight turns his halberd around and brings the axe head down onto the Mongol, but the Mongol rolls put the way and runs to his horse to grab his glaive. He turns around and swings the polearm at the knight's head but the knight ducks and thrusts the pike end at the Mongol. The pike cuts the Mongol's arm and reacting quickly, charges at the knight and shoves him into the ground. The Asian warrior then breaks the halberd's shaft with his foot.
The knight then draws his broadsword and viciously swings at the Mongolian. The Mongol lifts his glaive to block the blow but the knight's sword cuts through the shaft and the Mongol quickly lunges with the glaive's blade and after ducking a swing from the knight, stabs the glaive's blade into the knight's chest.
The glaive pierces the armor and the knight yells and is pushed over. Mongol is now on top of him, draws his piandao and lifts the knight's visor, before he can thrust the piandao through the knight's visor, the knight had taken his morningstar on the ground next to him and swings it.
The Mongol sees the spiked ball and reacts by lifting his arm to avoid it being smashed and ends up getting hit in the side. The Mongol yells out as he can feel the morningstar's spikes get through his armor and cut him.
He quickly falls off the knight and holds his side. The knight gets up and goes to finish the fight by raising his morningstar high but the Mongol swimgs his piandao at the Knight's leg causing his to stumble to the side.
The Mongol then draws his mace from his back holster and begins to wildly swing it at the gallant crusader. The Knight tries to block it with his morningstar but a swing from the ace breaks the chain holding the spiked ball and he throws it aside and picks up his broadsword. He does a turning spinning swing with it and slashed the Mongol across his face. The Mongol stumbles and falls onto his knee. The Knight then thrusts his broadsword downward.
The Mongol however, recovers and rolls around and with his mace, swings it at the Knight's side and smashed his right ribcage. The knight yells out in pain and the mace is brought down onto his shoulder, breaking it.
The Knight falls onto his knees and clutches his broken side, he looks up at the Mongol who now stands tall over him. The Mongol kneels down and lifts up the Knight's visors so he can look into his eyes. The Knight, accepting his impending death closes his eyes in defeat.
The Mongol gets up and raises his mace high above his head. The Knight opens his eyes one last time and sees the mace come down onto his face, smashing his head and denting the helmet through the front and the visor.
The Mongol takes the knight's broadsword, removes the helmet and swings and decapitates the head. He puts the helmet back on then raises his mace and the Knight's head yelling in his hard fought victory.
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Winner: Mongol
Mongol: 529
Piandao: 77
Glaive: 105
Mongol Recurve Bow: 202
Iron Flanged Mace: 145
Knight: 471
Broadsword: 120
Halberd: 201
Crossbow: 109
Morningstar: 41
After a brutal and very exhausting battle, the Mongol achieves another victory. Thanks to the armor piercing power of his recurve bow which is the deadliest weapon in the simulator, followed by his mace which helped him plow through the knight's armor. The knight put up a strong fight with his halberd scoring most of his kills.
"Wow, what a battle!" Geoff exclaims. "The Mongol won because even though the Knight had superior armor and polearm, his recurve bow had superior armor piercing power and most of the time, he shot the Knight down with his master horsemanship and archery skills, that paired with the destructive power of his mace allowed him to get through the Knight's armor allowing him to win in the end. The Knight put up an amazing battle."
(The Mongol is seen riding on his horse, the Knight's horse is now his for the taking. Strapped to the side of his horse is the Knight's head, broadsword and the Rajput's katar, another weapon he can take for himself. He will also give word to Genghis Khan to invade and take all of western Europe further expanding the Mongol empire.)
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Up next on Back for Blood, two savage and barbaric warriors face each other in a battle of the barbarians.
Viking: The battle crazed berserker who terrorized Europe.
vs.
Celt: The notorious barbarian from 400 B.C. who dominated Europe through raw fighting spirit.
Who...is...Deadliest?!
Well! Match two of back for blood is wrapped up! Special thanks to MKDemigodZ for providing his insight for this chapter. In addition to season 2, I will have Alexander Nevsky vs Cesare Borgia and Mehmed Khan vs Timur the Lame and Richard the Lionheart vs Maharana Pratap.