Ottoman Janissary: Battle hardened slave soldiers who fought to expand the Ottoman empire.
(A group of janissaries are seen unleashing gunfire on several enemy troops.)
vs.
Landsknecht Doppelsoldner:The brutal butcher of Germany who sacked Rome over unpaid wages.
(A landsknecht is locked in a duel with a Swiss Guardsman in burning Rome, breaking through his defenses and slicing his throat open.)
WHO IS DEADLIEST?
To find out, we've assembled a team of world class fighters to test history's most lethal weapons. Using 21st century 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 Janissary swings his yataghan and decapitates the conquistador.)
...but now, what will happen when they are plucked from their respective time periods to face off against each other?
(The Landsknecht decapitates the French Musketeer captain with his zweihander.)
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:
Ottoman Janissary
Circa: 1529 A.D.
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Armor: Chichak Helmet, Zirh Gomlek, Kalkan Shield
Landsknecht Doppelsoldner
Circa: 1550
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Armor: Burgonet, Munitions Armor
"Here we are folks, the final match of back for blood." Geoff says as he, Dorian and Mack sit down. "We have season one's deadliest black powder marksman facing off."
"This is an interesting match." Dorian said. "One is a battle hardened slave soldier while the other is a mercenary. Both were incredibly good with their firearms and it will be interesting to see them battle."
"Let's not just sit here, let's get started!" Mack says as they all get up.
The elite slave warrior makes extensive use of brutal close quarters offense and early black powder weaponry:
Short Range: Yataghan
Mid Range: Ottoman Axe
Long Range: Miquelet Rifle
Special: Gurz
In turn the brutal mercenary came equipped with an assortment of front line weaponry that painted the European continent in the blood of its enemies:
Short Range: Dusack
Mid Range: Zweihander
Long Range: Arquebus
Special: Katzbalger
For close range combat, both warriors relied on swords of different designs to slaughter their enemies. The Janissary's yataghan and the Landsknecht's dusack.
The team will now test each sword against armor. Experts Mehmed Khan and Hans Zimmer stand ready with their respective swords.
Both experts will attack a torso wearing their opponent's armor.
"Alright guys, we'll just test to see which is better at getting through your opponent's armor." Geoff explains.
Both experts nod and Geoff gives the countdown.
"On 3...2...1...GO!"
Mehmed swings his sword at his target which is outfitted in the munitions armor of the Landsknecht. The swing only leaves a minor dent and undeterred, he stabs the yataghan getting only an inch of penetration. Hans swings his dusack at the chainmail portion of the zirh gomlek nicking a few links. He finished by swing the dusack at the plated portions only leaving a scratch.
Dorian walks over to assess the damage. "Alright, for the yataghan, your slash only left a dent which will probably leave him winded, nothing there. Your stab achieved an inch of penetration but not enough to tough the man behind the armor. For the dusack, both of your slashed did nothing at all except leave scratches."
Both warriors have shown what their blades can do. Which gets the edge?
"I'm giving my edge to the yataghan." Geoff started off. "Finer quality in the steel and you can slash and stab with it."
"I'm with you on that one." Dorian said. "The dusack can only slash and since it can do only that, the yataghan gets the edge here."
"Agreed, it did slightly better against armor gives it my edge. Yataghan all the way." Mack concludes.
In short range weapons, the Janissary takes the edge with the yataghan.
For mid-range weapons, both warriors used deadly tools of slaughter to kill their foes. The Janissary Ottoman axe and the Landsknecht zweihander.
Both experts walk over with their respective weapons in hand and will conduct the same test as their short range weapons.
"Okay guys, same test as your short range weapons, you may attack when ready." Geoff says.
Both experts nod and take their positions. Mehmed swings his axe at the burgonet leaving a deep dent in its side as Hans swings his zweihander at the side of the zirh gomlek breaking some chain links away exposing the torso's translucent flesh. Mehmed then takes a few steps back and thrusts his axe's spike into the munitions armor, penetrating it. He finishes off with a swing to the munitions armor just as Hans concludes his slaughter with a a thrust to the zirh gomlek which the blades goes straight through and then a swing at the chest plates.
Dorian walks over to assess the damage done. "Okay, for the Ottoman axe. The swing to the burgonet left a deep dent which will definitely leave a skull fracture from the readings we got. Your stab to the armor with the spike of your axe only achieved an inch of penetration, not enough to do anything really. And lastly, your swing to the burgonet did generate enough free to break a rib or two. That will be a debilitating injury.
He walks over to inspect the torso outfitted in the zirh gomlek. "Alright Hans, the first swing to the side of the armor broke off of this man's ribs on the left side and you also broke away some links in the chainmail. He is down with this first strike which leaves him open to the follow up strikes. The stab through the armor managed to get 5 inches of the blade in and you got his heart for an instant kill. The last strike you dented some of the plates and most likely caused a contusion of the heart."
Both warriors have shown what their mid-ranged weapons can do. Where do out panelists stand?
"I'm giving my edge to the zweihander." Geoff started off. It did significantly more damage to their opponent's armor while the axe didn't really do great."
"I agree." Dorian says. "More blade equals more options. Edge zweihander."
"I'm in full agreement boys. Edge zweihander."
In mid-ranged weapons, the Landsknecht takes the edge with their zweihander.
For long range weapons, both warriors were expert shooters with their firearms. The Janissary's miquelet rifle and the Landsknecht with their arquebus.
The team now goes out to the range to see which weapon can pierce their opponent's armor to kill. Hans stands ready with his arquebus alongside Mehmed with his miquelet rifle. Both experts stand 20 yards away from the targets.
"Alright guys, one shot is all we need to see, you may fire when ready!" Geoff calls out.
Both experts aim their respective firearms at their targets. Hans pulls the trigger first on his arquebus and hits the zirh gomlek. Leaving a massive hole in the chainmail portion. Mehmed then aims his miquelet rifle at his target squeezes the trigger and fires. The bullet punches a massive hole in the munitions armor to the awe of the panelists.
"Ohhh dear, look at the size of that hole!" Geoff says as he, Dorian and Mack walk over.
Dorian checks the damage. "First for the arquebus, your shot managed to break through the chainmail portion, but it hits the spleen but no kill. Just massive pain for the guy. For the miquelet rifle, you shot the guy straight through the heart causing an instant kill and I guarantee their are tons of fragments in the body.
Both sides have now shown their firearms could do to their opponent's armor. Which one gets the edge?
"I'm with the miquelet rifle." Geoff starts off. "It's a rifle and spells accuracy to me."
"True, the Landsknecht may be an expert with his gun, but the Janissary has the advantage in accuracy with his and he can score more instant kills with his rifle. Edge miquelet rifle."
"Agreed, edge miquelet rifle." Mack says.
In long range weapons, the Janissaries take the edge with their miquelet rifle.
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For special weapons, both sides used lethal sidearm to get the job done. The Janissary gurz and the Landsknecht katzbalger.
Both experts stand ready with their special weapons in hand. They will do the same tests as before.
"On 3...2...1...GO!" Geoff calls out.
Mehmed swings his gurz overhead at the burgonet, denting it severely as he swings it sideways and hits the burgonet again. He then swings twice into the munitions armor leaving moderate dents in it. Hans takes his katzbalger and swings at the chichak leaving behind a scratch. He then swings at the side of the armor nicking a few rings before thrusting the blade through the chest in between the plates.
Dorian walks over. "Let's see what we have here. For the gurz, the two swings to the burgonet dented it and with both combined will cause a skull fracture. The two strikes to the chest were enough to break about 3 of this guy's ribs leaving him incapacitated. For the katzbalger, your first strike only scratched this man's helmet surprising him. The strike to the chainmail portion of the armor only left scratches as well. The stab in between the blades managed to get his heart for an instant kill."
Both warriors have shown what their sidearms can do, which gets the edge?
"I'm siding with the katzbalger." Geoff said. "Blades always outperform maces and that is what we saw."
"Agreed, the gurz didn't cause enough damage to kill the Landsknecht but the katzbalger got through the toughest chainmail ever. Edge katzbalger." Dorian said.
"And with more options gives the katzbalger my edge as well." Mack finished
In special weapons, the Landsknecht takes the edge with their katzbalger.
Coming up, two of season one's deadliest black powder marksman face off to see who is the 'Deadliest Warrior'.
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"Alright, let's review the x-factors here." Mack said.
"The Janissaries are rated a 94 to the Landsknecht's 84 due to the Germans being mercenaries."
"For physicality, the Ottoman will be rated a 91 since they would march for days on end. The Landsknecht had an 88."
"Next we will do loyalty and we rated the Janissaries a 95 to the Landsknecht's 67."
"For operational experience, the Janissaries had a 92 to the Landsknecht's who will be rated a 90."
"Lastly, there is killer instinct. The Janissaries were slaves which would have drove them to perfect their killing abilities. They had a 94 to the Landsknecht's 89."
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 prevail in a battle between two famed black powder marksman?
"The conclusion of back for blood begins now, let's see who prevails." Mack says hitting the switch.
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The battle begins on the lush green plains of Germany. Five Landsknechts are seen cleaning and maintaining their weapons. Word of a powerful empire from the middle east advancing west has put them on guard. They are well prepared to defend their home against these foreign invaders.
Landsknecht: 5
About a football field away, five janissaries are scouting the area to see what defensive capabilities it has to see if they will meet tough resistance. They continue marching where they eventually see the five Landsknechts.
Janissary: 5
The Janissary captain orders his men to slowly walk over to the Germans. They slowly creep towards the Landsknechts and as they come within several yards of them and take cover behind a small hill. The Janissary captain orders his men to load up their miquelet rifles. They jump out from the hill and the quite scenery soon erupts with gunfire. A landsknecht is hit in the side of his burgonet, the bullet travels through his head and exits out the other side in a splatter of blood and brain matter.
Landsknecht: 4 - Janissary: 5
The Hauptmann orders his men to take their arquebus to fire back. They aim their guns at the Janissaries who are in the process of reloading and fire. A Janissary is graze in the side of his arm while his comrade to his left isn't so lucky and takes a round through his mouth shattering his teeth and exiting out the back of his head while the other janissaries were lucky as the bullets whizz past their heads.
Landsknecht: 4 - Janissary: 4
A Janissary is seen finished reloading but he had no time to shoot as captains of both order their men to draw their weapons and charge. The Janissaries charge out of the hill as the Landsknechts to the same. Both sides meet in the middle of the field, the sound of steel clanging against steel echoes throughout the plains. A Janissary and landsknecht become locked in a duel. The Ottoman attempts a swing with his axe but the German jumps back to avoid having his face cleaved and quickly charges the janissary with his zweihander.
The Janissary quickly recovers from his swing and swings his axe downward severing the Landsknecht's leg at the knee. The German falls over and yells at his stump. With his opponent wriggling the Ottoman brings the spike end of the axe down onto his opponents face.
Landsknecht: 3 - Janissary: 4
The Ottoman's victory is short lived when the Hauptmann stabs through his chainmail with his katzbalger protruding from the other side. The Ottoman gasps and coughs blood and the German shoves him off his blade.
Landsknecht: 3 - Janissary: 3
The Janissary captain is seen dueling with the Landsknecht second in command. The mercenary draws his dusack and wildly swings it at the janissary. The Ottoman ducks a horizontal swing and quickly draws his yataghan and swings it. The Landsknecht jumps sideways to avoid losing an arm and grabs the Ottoman by his armor to try to swing at his neck.
The Ottoman captain reacts by kicking the German in his knee causing him to let go. Seeing the German holding his knee, the Janissary takes the chance to swing his yataghan at the German's neck decapitating him with blood spraying everywhere.
Landsknecht: 2 - Janissary: 3
Elsewhere, a landsknecht is seen engaging with the other two janissaries. One Ottoman attempts to thrusts his axe at the German but he moves to the side and with his zweihander, swings at the shaft of the axe and nearly dents it in half almost breaking it.
The Ottoman can only look on in shock as the German swings his massive sword and hits him in the side knocking him a few feet aside contusion his heart.
Landsknecht: 2 - Janissary: 2
He turns the face his other foe only to have a gurz swung onto the top of his head denting his burgonet. The blow sends the German sprawling and holding his head in pain as he moans. His moans are silenced at the gurz is brought down onto his exposed face smashing it inwards like an egg.
Landsknecht: 1 - Janissary: 2
With his foe dead, the gurz wielding Janissary runs off to find his captain. He eventually meets up with him and yells to alert him that he is still alive. As the Ottoman captain turns over to see his man, the Janissary is grabbed from behind and his throat is slit by the Hauptmann's dusack. The Janissary captain can only look on in anger as his fellow twitches before going limp.
Landsknecht: 1 - Janissary: 1
The Hauptmann tosses the dead Janissary aside and looks at the captain. The Ottoman draws his yataghan and kalkan Shield and slowly advances on the German. The Hauptmann does the same with his dusack held in front of him and both meet each other halfway.
The German attacks first with a a slash directed at the Ottoman's face who proceeds to block it with his shield and responds by swinging his yataghan downwards aimed at the German's leg.
The Hauptmann jumps to avoid the strike and shoves the Ottoman backwards and swings his dusack again only to have the slash avoided when the Ottoman ducks.
The two leaders assume their stances and circle each other. The Ottoman mounts a charge at the Hauptmann who moved quickly to the side and brings his dusack down onto the Janissary's head. The Janissary however quickly reacts by bringing his sword out and slashes at the German's arm severing it at the elbow. The Landsknecht sees this and quickly brings his arm up and suffers only a graze.
He grunts and swings his dusack again and manages to cut the Ottoman across his face. The Ottoman stumbles back and looks over towards the hill. He decides to run over to it and the Hauptmann gives chase. The Janissary gets onto the hill and beds over to pick something up. The German doesn't pay attention to it and when he reaches the janissary, he tackles him and both to rolling down the other side of the hill.
They stop and the Hauptmann is the first to get up. He sees the janissary struggling to get up and he in anger gets up and yells. He stands over the janissary to finish him off but suddenly, a gunshot is heard and the Landsknecht falls over dead. A bullet hole where his nose used to be visible.
Landsknecht: 0 - Janissary: 1
The Janissary is seen laying there with a loaded miquelet rifle one of his men had managed to reload earlier.
He gets up and walks over cautiously to the hauptmann. Upon seeing he is dead, the Janissary lifts his yataghan up and yells "Osmanlı İmparatorluğu için!"
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Winner: Ottoman Janissary
Ottoman Janissary: 524
Yataghan: 102
Ottoman Axe: 90
Miquelet Rifle: 221
Gurz: 111
Landsknecht Doppelsoldner: 476
Dusack: 54
Zweihander: 239
Arquebus: 120
Katzbalger: 63
In a close battle between season one's deadliest black powder marksman, the Ottoman Janissaries win. Their miquelet rifle scoring 221 kills being their deadiest weapon. The Landsknecht wasn't far behind with their zweihander scoring 236 making it the deadliest overall weapon in the simulator.
"The Ottoman Janissaries win because even though they had the armor that was more easily pierced, their superior marksmanship and ability to outshoot the Landsknecht's a majority of the time is what lead them to victory. As long as they could keep the battle at longer ranges, victory was achieved. The Landsknecht's armor and zweihander however made it very difficult for them to win." Geoff explains.
(The Janissary captain is seen slowly walking back to base camp. Strapped to his back is a zweihander he took from a dead landsknecht. He will inform his superior that the area will be an easy victory as Germany will fall to the Ottoman Empire.)
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Next time on Deadliest Warrior, we move on to redemption matches as the fallen are given a second chance at victory.
Zulu: The fierce South African killer who under the reign of Shaka created one of the largest empires in the African continent.
vs.
Gladiator: The Proud thrilling killer of ancient Rome.
Who...is...Deadliest?!
And that concludes back for blood folks!