Note: This is such a hard match up given the way these men terrorized Rome. I had such a tough call for this match until votes kicked in and that is what lead to me siding with one of the generals in thus match. As always, enjoy the battle and help is always appreciated and any matches you want to see next I'll do. Also, Weapons testing is courtesy of Metal Harbinger.
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Attila the Hun: The barbarian horseman who terrorized mainland Europe and the Roman empire.
(Attila is shown throwing a man onto a table and driving a Scythian axe into his chest as his men ravage the city around him.)
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Hannibal: The Carthiginian general whose army of elephants terrorized Rome.
(Hannibal rides atop his elephant watching his men charge towards an amassed Roman army.)
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!
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 generals who never met in a face to face battle:
Attila the Hun
Circa: 443 A.D.
Age: 37
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 145 lbs.
Armor: Leather Lamellar, Leather Hat, Wooden Shield w/Leather Covering
Hannibal
Circa: 218 B.C.
Age: 29
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Armor: Bronze Montefortino Helmet, Bronze Musculata, Caetra Shield
Geoff, Mack and Dorian gather at table where the armor and weapons of both warriors are placed.
"What another way to kick off season two men." Richard "Mack" Machowicz says, "Today is a battle between Rome's worst nightmares with Attila the Hun fighting Hannibal, this will be a super close match up."
"This is a phenomenal match up." Geoff spoke up "Both men were awesome strategists and it is a hard match to call, but I'm giving my vote to Attila the Hun, he had the gall to go back on a treaty he made with the pope, the most powerful man on the planet. I see him shooting Hannibal down and dragging his corpse behind him afterwards."
"Then I'll give my edge to Hannibal, he has superior armor and is a better strategist of the two. I see him cutting Attila down." Dorian countered
Born into a Hunnic clan around the early 5th century, Attila rose to power alongside his brother Bleda before murdering him and taking over sole leadership of the clan, carrying out a rampage which took him all across mainland Europe.
"He fought everybody, the Visigoths, Celts, Franks, Burgundians and the Western Roman Empire, he was determined to make whoever he could bow to the will of the Hun, no one was safe," Mack explained.
Attila's sights eventually turned to the Roman Empire, his actions becoming so severe Pope Leo I intervened in an attempt to convince him to stop his invasion of Italy. Even after his death in 453 A.D., the Roman Empire had found itself overwhelmed by his barbarous actions and would soon collapse 23 years later.
"Attila the Hun is a man with a very mixed legacy. Outsiders associate his name with violence and gore, but to the people of Hungary, he is a national hero and he will definitely be unlike anything Hannibal had ever encountered." Mack concluded.
The notorious raider brings an assortment of brutal weapons that painted the European landscape in the blood of his enemies:
Short Range: Sword of Mars
Mid-Range: Hunnic Spear
Long Range: Hunnic Composite Bow
Special: Scythian Axe
Today, the Hunnic warlord goes up against another of Rome's hated enemies. The mighty general Hannibal of Carthage.
Born in 247 B.C. to the Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca, young Hannibal would find himself appointed commander-in-chief of the Carthaginian army following his father's death in battle and his brother-in-law Hasdrubal's assassination. Having sworn an eternal hatred to the Romans as a child, he immediately continued where his father had left off.
"In every battle he fought, he was usually outnumbered two to one, he needed to outwit his enemies," Mack stated, "He had an ability to determine his opponent's strengths and weaknesses, and how to play the battle to his strengths and to his enemy's weaknesses, leading to him winning dramatic victories at Trebia, Trasimene and Cannae."
The highlight of Hannibal's military career came during the Second Punic War, when in 218 B.C. he led a force of 38,000 infantry, 8,000 cavalry and 37 war elephants through the Alps with the intention of invading Italy from the north. Although half of his men and most of his elephants would perish from the journey, he would go on to win a series of important battles against the Romans and would occupy much of the peninsula for the following 15 years.
"In spite of not defeating the Roman Empire, he would go on to become one of the most celebrated generals in military history, 'the father of military strategy' as historians would come to call him because even his greatest enemy would go on to adopt his tactics. The Romans greatly feared his genius and in the centuries to follow, would regard him as the greatest enemy they had ever faced," Mack concluded.
The ambitious general came equipped with a bone crushing assortment of weapons:
Short Range: Falcata
Mid-Range: Sarissa
Long Range: Soliferrum
Special: War Elephant
Both generals personally led their men into battle and both utilized swords of a different designs.
"The Sword of Mars was a particularly difficult sword to reconstruct due to its rare material, made from meteorite iron, much stronger than the irons found here on Earth," Dave explained, "It had a double-edged straight blade and it was 31 inches long and 3 pounds in weight, a very versatile weapon."
Attila the Hun expert Sean Pennington rode up on horseback with a copy of the Sword of Mars in hand.
"Alright Sean, we've set up some targets to test out your saber's capabilities," Geoff said motioning to the targets, "First you're going to attack a suspended bovine slab with a density two to three times thicker than a human being's ribs. Next you will assault a ballistic gel torso with the density of human flesh and then lastly, you will dismount to attack another gel torso that has been outfitted in the bronze musculata armor of Hannibal."
"Sounds fine to me." Sean replied.
"Sean, are you ready?" Geoff asked.
Sean shouted back in reply
"Then on 3…2…1, Go!"
Sean started towards the first target and shot his blade out, tearing deep into the slab and managing to spurt out some blood before making his way over to the first ballistic gel torso and again shooting his blade out, slashing and decapitating it.
He then dismounts and walks over to the musculata and swings it at the armor, denting it before going for a thrust and managing to pierce 2 inches in.
Dr. Dorian made his way over to assess the damage of the bovine slab, "I'm seeing roughly four inches of penetration here, enough to get at the vital internal organs beneath. This guy is done."
He then made his way over to the first gel torso, "You caught this guy just beneath his neck and your blade was drawn all the way through this man's collarbone and the deltoid muscle. This is another kill."
He then walks over to the armored target "Your swing to the armor did generate some force to break one rib leaving him incapacitated and allowing follow up blows and with that thrust, you managed to cut his skin with the penetration you got." 2 guys down and one injured."
Hannibal slashes back with the falcata.
"The Iberian falcata was crafted from high carbon Spanish steel," Dave explained, "It had a forward curved blade with a single cutting edge on its concave side. Its blade widens near the tip and narrows in the middle. It was also designed with a hook-shaped hilt to prevent the sword from flying out of the user's hand in the heat of battle. It was 28 inches long and weighed 5 pounds."
Hannibal expert Brian Forrest now rode up on his own horse with the falcata in hand.
"Alright Brian, same drill for you except your last target is wearing Attila's leather lamellar." Geoff said
Brian nodded and got into position.
"On 3...2...1..Go!"
Brian charges forward and when he reaches the bovine, he slashes at it leaving a gash spilling some blood and he rides towards the gel torso and shoots his blade outwards and slashes it's neck in a gush of blood.
He dismounts and walks towards his armor target. He swings the falcata at the armor and slices through it albeit not by much. He finishes it off with a thrust to the armor getting the blade through.
Dr. Dorian made his way over to the bovine slabs to start his examination, "Brian, I am only seeing lacerations that can easily be stitched up, nothing more than a collapsed lung."
He walks over to the first torso "Your sword severed through all the major vessels which will lead to a quick bleed out and death. And for you armored torso, you sliced through some of the lamellar and managed to cause a cut but not lethal. The thrust is self explanatory, got him in his intestines making him bleed out and a shitty way to go out."
Both swords have shown the kind of damage they can do, but which one gets the edge?
"Initially I thought this would be a close comparison, but remember Genghis Khan vs. Alexander the Great? The falcata is similar to the kopis and performed literally like it. The sword of Mars got kills every time it hit. Edge sword of mars." Geoff started
"I agree, the falcata caused only lacerations just like kopis and that isn't enough to put a man down instantly, for superior kill ability the sword of Mars takes the edge." Dorian seconded
"I'm in full agreement, edge sword of mars." Mack finishes
In short range weapons, Attila the Hun takes the edge with the sword of mars.
Coming up, both warriors bring out their mid-range arsenal when a broad headed spear goes up against the pinnacle of Hellenistic warfare.
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The time has come for both warriors to break out their mid-range arsenal. Up first will be the Attila the Hun with his Hunnic Spear.
"We've already tested the Hunnic spear in 'Mongol vs. Hunnic Horseman' we'll just test it against Hannibal's armor." Geoff explains
Sean Pennington rides up with his spear out on the range. His target is a mounted gel torso outfitted in Hannibal's bronze musculata chest plate.
"Alright Sean On 3...2...1...Go!" Geoff yelled out
Sean rides forward towards the armored torso. He sticks his spear out and impaled the torso with the spear's head going straight through the armor before knocking the torso to the ground with a thud.
"Damn, that looked painful." Mack commented
The panelists walked over to check what the damage is.
"This is awesome, the broad head of the spear combined with the force of the horse generated enough force to pierce the musculata where the heart is and you struck it for an instant kill, if you didn't hit the heart though, the fall and possibility of being trampled by your horse will kill him."
Hannibal responds with the pinnacle of Hellenic warfare.
"The sarissa was introduced by Philip II of Macedon as a replacement for the dory in phalanx formations," Dave explained, "It was made of the resilient cornel wood and was 15 feet long, weighing in at around 12 pounds. It had an iron head shaped like a leaf and a bronze butt spike that would allow it to be anchored into the ground to halt charges by enemy soldiers."
Brian stood ready with a sarissa in hand, accompanied by 4 other men also wielding the same weapon.
"Since the sarissa was intended for phalanx formation, we've set up 5 pig carcasses to simulate an enemy squad charging towards you," Geoff said motioning to the pigs, arranged in a phalanx formation of their own, one of which was outfitted in Attila's the Hun leather lamellar, "On my signal, you are going to charge head on."
Brian nodded as he and the other men got into position with their sarissas held horizontally.
"Are you ready?" Geoff called out.
Brian and his fellow experts shouted in unison.
"On 3…2…1, charge!"
The quintet charged for the pigs and thrusts their spears, the others tearing effortlessly into the unarmored ones while Hank had struggled with the one clad in the cuirass.
"Let's see what we've got here," Dr. Dorian said walking over to examine the impaled carcasses. "Our first pig you tore through his chest and in one thrust you managed to go through his heart, lungs and spinal column, instant kill." He then went over to examine the armored torso, "With your armored target, your weapon pierced through the leather surface effortlessly and I'm paling his heart as well, instant kill." He then moved over to examine the other three targets. "You managed to tear through this guy's intestines and part of his colon, not only is he going to bleed out rapidly, he's also going to be spilling out excrement. To put it bluntly, that would be a sh-tty way to die. For your fourth target, you…ooh, went below the belt. There's no armor down there and you're going to rip him apart and he's gonna bleed out, an instant kill. For your last target, this guy was struck in his armpit and that's an interesting kind of kill. You're going to hit his brachial artery and his shoulder, not only are you gonna immobilize that arm, but you're going to cause a massive amount of bleeding due to it being right next to the heart.
"Altogether, I see all 5 dead." Dr. Dorian concluded.
Both weapons have been tested in their respective primary fashion, but where do our panelists stand?
"I'm gonna have to go with the Hunnic Spear on this one," Geoff started, "It is lighter, which enables more versatility as to how it can be used. It can be used as a projectile and hits with much greater force."
"I'm giving the edge to the sarissa."Dr. Dorian countered, "It is longer and could keep enemies at bay regardless if they were on foot or on horseback. You also have to factor in the dangers of a long, unwieldy weapon like the Hunnic spear being used on horseback. Imagine having to use one hand for holding that spear, while trying to keep your horse under control with the other, edge sarissa."
"I'm gonna have to go with the Hunnic spear on this one," Mack seconded Geoff, "It had more flexibility as to how it could be used, that and the sarissa was meant for phalanx style attacks, proving rather burdensome during long marches otherwise, edge Hunnic spear."
In mid-range weapons, Attila the Hun takes the edge with the Hunnic Spear.
Coming up, the long range battles comes as Attila's greatest weapon goes against a lethal, armor piercing javelin.
The later, history will be rewritten when two of Rome's worst nightmares battle.
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Now it is time for long range weapons. Since we've already tested the Hunnic composite bow before, we will just test Hannibal's weapon. The soliferrum.
"The soliferrum was an Iberian throwing javelin," Dave explained, "It was made solely of iron and was around 2 and half feet in length and weighed 2 pounds. It could pierce armor and shields and could be used both on foot and from horseback."
Brian rode up on his horse with 3 soliferrums in hand.
"It was common for horseman to carry up to 3 of these." Brian explained
"Well we've set up another armored torso complete with a shield," Geoff said motioning to the armored torso on a pedestal, "We want you to get at least one shot at the wooden shield and then after that what you do is up to you."
"You got it," Brian said walking his horse over to the starting point.
Brian willed his horse forth and it began galloping full speed towards the armored torso. Reaching for his first javelin he flung it at the shield, which pierced it before falling out.
Brian orders his horse to turn around and he took another lap before charging head on at the target, tossing his second soliferrum into the its leather lamellar, penetrating easily.
He was down to his last one and he ordered the horse around before it again charged forth and he tossed it, this time striking the figure in its neck.
The panelists walk over to check the damage done
"First and foremost, the shield held but was penetrated slightly but it wasn't enough to touch the man behind it. The hit to the armor got the heart for an instant kill. And lastly, you got the guy in his jugular vein dropping him within seconds." Dorian explained
The team now reviews the testing of the Hunnic composite bow from 'Mongol vs. Hunnic Horseman.' They note that the Hun's arrows aren't meant to pierce plate armor but the edge is unanimous.
"Despite the Hunnic bow's arrowheads not being designed to pierce any type of plate armor, I'm still giving it the edge for obvious reasons." Geoff started
"The soliferrum did do better than other throwing javelin we've seen before, but Attila and his Huns were masters of the bow. Edge Hunnic Composite Bow." Dorian seconded Geoff
"Superior range, Hunnic Composite Bow." Mack concludes
In long range weapons, the Attila the Hun takes the edge with the Hunnic Composite Bow...you know, bows always get the edge so it wasn't a surprise you know?
Coming up, both generals unveil their lethal special weapons when a deadly battle axe goes up against 9,000 pounds of terror.
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The time has finally come for both sides to break out their special weapons.
Up first will be Hannibal with his war elephant.
"For the first time ever on 'Deadliest Warrior' we are using a weapon that is an actual living animal," Geoff explained as the crew was gathered at the outdoor range, where an African Bush Elephant stood in the background with her trainer at her side.
"In 331 B.C., Alexander the Great encountered war elephants used by the Persians at the Battle of Guagamela, later inspiring him to adopt the captured elephants into his own army," explained trainer Barack Obama, "The most well-known usage of war elephants came during the Second Punic War, when Hannibal crossed the Alps and invaded the Roman Empire with 37 war elephants under his command.
"Sadly, North African elephants are extinct so Suzie here is our elephant for this." Barack said motioning to the elephant
"Alright Barack, we have an torso here outfitted in the leather lamellar armor of Attila the Hun, all you'll need to do Suzie is destroy this poor sap." Geoff explained
Barack gets Suzie into position and lowers her leg onto the torso. Suzie presses her leg down and in a second, the torso gets crushed with bones breaking everywhere and Suzie moves her leg to the head and pops it, literally.
"Holy cow, that's brutal right there." Mack commented
After a minute passes, Barack eventually managed to calm Suzie and it was then the crew had time to assess the damage.
"She pulverized this guy," Dr. Dorian said kneeling next to the destroyed gel torso, "This guy's armor did nothing to protect him. Both his lungs have been punctured, all his ribs were broken, his spine splintered into tiny pieces and his skull opened up like a flower. He's dead in every way possible."
"Man, this is such an intimidating weapon guys, Sean, how do you think Attila would counter the war elephant?" Mack asked
"Since the Huns never encountered elephants, this of course would be so alien to Attila but my guess is that he would keep his distance and have archers fire at the elephant to weaken it or take the rider out." Sean answered
We've already tested the Scythian axe before, the team reviews the testing of the axe in 'Mongol vs. Hunnic Horseman' and come to an easy conclusion
"The axe no doubts causes nasty damage on the body, but that being said, the elephant is the more intimidating weapon and with proper training the rider can keep the elephant calm at all times. Edge war elephant." Geoff started
"The axe is indeed a good weapon but it doesn't match well against the war elephant. Attila would have his brains squashed out if he attempts to strike the elephant with the axe. Edge war elephant." Dorian seconded
"For more traumatizing and added psychological effect on its opponents give the war elephant the edge in special weapons." Mack finishes
In special weapons, Hannibal takes the edge with his War elephant.
Coming up, our panelists gauge the X-factors of each general and then after that, we finally have our battle to determine who is THE DEADLIEST WARRIOR!
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And now Mack will gauge the X-factors of each warrior.
"First, we'll start this off with generalship. It was close but we ended up giving this to Hannibal because he was able to motivate his men to follow him to the most extreme situations. He has a 91 to Attila's 88."
"For strategy, both these men knew how to unnerved their enemies but Hannibal isn't considered 'the father of military strategy' for nothing, he has a 97 to Attila's 84."
"Next is logistics and we gave this to Attila because he was armed to the teeth for months on end. He has an 88 to Hannibal's 77."
"Next up is physicality, Attila was constantly on the move so he gets an 86 to Hannibal's 84."
"Endurance is another key factor in this and we ended up giving this to to both men with an 88 each, Attila was constantly on the move while Hannibal went through his campaign in the dead of winter."
"Last but not least, we have audacity. Attila had the guts to go on a treaty with the most powerful man on the planet, the Pope. Hannibal had guts to take on the most powerful empire of his time but that doesn't compare to Attila's treaty with the Pope. Attila has a 94 to Hannibal's 90."
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 a battle between two of Rome's worst nightmares?
The battle will be fought in a 5-on-5 encounter featuring Hannibal accompanied by 2 Numidian horsemen and two Carthaginian foot soldiers, all of whom will wear lorica hamata armor and carry the same kind of shields and wear the same helmet as Hannibal.
Attila the Hun will be accompanied by 4 Hunnic horsemen, all of whom will be wearing identical armor and carrying shields similar to his own.
"In the end there can be only one. Let's find out," Mack said.
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Attila and 4 of his Huns are seen in their campsite. They had recently pillaged this small village and are celebrating with a hearty meal. Attila is alert because there has been rumors of a mighty general who also is fighting the Romans.
Attila the Hun: 5
Nearby on a trail leading to the village, Hannibal and 4 of his most trusted men are approaching the village. Hannibal had also heard rumors of a vicious general challenging Rome and he is on a mission to rid this general for interfering in his campaign against Rome.
They continue on their way to the village when Hannibal squints and sees the 5 Huns at their campsite.
Hannibal: 5
Attila and his men suddenly look at Hannibal's direction when they hear the elephant bellow and Attila looks at the man on it.
It's him!
Attila orders his men to get on their horses as he takes his composite bow and aims it at Hannibal. He fires the arrow only to be blocked by Hannibal's shield. Hannibal orders his horseman to ready a soliferrum and gallops towards the Huns as one Hun gets on his horse and charges back at him with his Scythian axe drawn.
As both horseman approach each other, the Numidian hurls his soliferrum at the Hun and impaled him through the chest knocking him off his horse.
Attila the Hun: 4 - Hannibal: 5
Attila grunts in anger and orders his men to mount a charge at the Carthiginian. Hannibal dismounts his elephant and prods it with his falcata and it goes barreling towards the Huns.
The Numidian horseman attempts to retreat back to his fellows but as he turns his horse around, he is impaled through his back by the Hun wielding a Hunnic spear and is knocked off his horse by the force with the spear still in him.
Attila the Hun: 4 - Hannibal: 4
The Huns continue their charge but the sight of the elephant frightens their horses and their horses buck and the Huns fall off of them. They regain their composure and go for their bows and proceed to pepper the elephant with arrows. The animal continues charging anyway and the Huns retreat for their horses but one Hun has the misfortune of tripping somehow and his head gets squashed like a melon by the elephant's foot.
Attila the Hun: 3 - Hannibal: 4
Attila had strolled away when he saw the elephant approaching and charges straight at the other Carthiginians. He draws his sword of mars and rides towards the other Numidian and before he could lift his shield up, the sword of mars decapitated him spraying blood everywhere.
Attila the Hun: 3 - Hannibal: 3
The remaining Huns had managed to get back on their horses but one of them gets a sarissa run through their throat and he is pulled off of his horse by a Carthiginian soldier. The other Hun responds by dismounting his horse and draws a Scythian axe and before the Carthiginian can let the sarissa go, the Hun brings the axe down onto his face and violently twists it before kicking the corpse away.
Attila the Hun: 3 - Hannibal: 2
The Hun's victory ends quickly when Hannibal sneaks up on him and stabs him through his chest with his falcata.
Attila the Hun: 2 - Hannibal: 2
The remaining Hun that had managed to get on his comrade's horse retrieves his bow and rides towards the last Carthiginian. The Carthiginian soldier holds his shield up as the Hun approaches with his bow drawn and readies a soliferrum.
The Hun approaches and releases his arrow just as the Carthiginian throws his soliferrum but his target only hits the Hun in his side and succeeds in knocking him off his horse. The Hun's precise aiming doesn't fail him and the arrow hits the Carthiginian in his throat and he chokes on his blood before falling over and going limp.
Attila the Hun: 2 - Hannibal: 1
The wounded Hun tries to get up and sees Hannibal approaching him. He draws his Scythian axe and Hannibal brings his falcata down to which the Hun successfully blocks only to have Hannibal grab the soliferrum and twists it violently causing the Hun to scream in pain and he is put on his knees. Hannibal wastes no time in decapitating the Hunnic warrior with his falcata.
Attila the Hun: 1 - Hannibal: 1
Attila had watched from the sidelines and rides up to Hannibal. The Carthiginian general shows no fear and stands his ground as the Hunnic raider rides up to him and swings his sword of Mars downwards and manages to strike his helmet dazing him and sending him stumbling backwards.
Hannibal regains his bearings and looks up to see Attila riding away and turning around to face him again. Attila charges forward and brings his sword down to stab the mighty general in his face but Hannibal lifts his shield just in time to catch the blade punching through his shield. Reacting quickly, Hannibal grabs his adversary's arm and pulls on it causing the mighty Hunnic general to fall off his horse with a thud.
Seeing his foe on the ground, Hannibal brings his falcata down onto his face but Attila rolls out of the way and swings his sword of Mars and slices Hannibal in his arm and Hannibal responds with a shield bash knocking Attila Hunnic raider recovers from the hit and parries a swing from the falcata causing it to become embedded into his shield.
Seeing this, Attila twists his shield and slices Hannibal in his exposed side and kicks backwards. Hannibal grunts in pain and sees Attila going for a thrust with his sword of mars to which Hannibal blocks holding his falcata's side of the blade and quickly goes to slash his enemy across the face only to be pushed backwards again.
Hannibal hears thunderous footsteps and turns to see his elephant had taken rest near the Village entrance. He has an idea but his thoughts is interrupted when he is tackled to the ground by Attila and the Hunnic warriors goes to bring his sword of Mars down but Hannibal brings his shield up and stabs Attila in his side and pushes him off of him.
Attila screams in pain and clutches the falcata stuck in his side and Hannibal quickly runs to his elephant leaving the Hun clutching his wound and bleeding.
Attila was in pain and slowly yanks the falcata out. His cries in pain had prevented him from hearing the thunderous footsteps that were approaching him. He succeeds in pulling the falcata out only to look up as a shadow towers over him.
He looks and sees Hannibal on his war elephant proceeding to lower it's foot onto his head. Attila was helpless and screams in severe agony as the elephant applies more pressure in its foot.
Attila's screams are silenced when his head pops open sending brain matter flying everywhere.
Attila the Hun: 0 - Hannibal: 1
Hannibal calms his elephant down and dismounts it and goes to look at Attila's corpse. He picks his falcata up and continues looking at the corpse in silence victory.
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Winner: Hannibal
Hannibal: 505
Falcata: 101
Sarissa: 57
Soliferrum: 30
War Elephant: 317
Attila the Hun: 495
Sword of Mars: 126
Hunnic Spear: 69
Hunnic Composite Bow: 277
Scythian Axe: 22
Following a battle between two of Rome's most hated enemies, Hannibal just barely seizes victory. Grabbing victory literally from the jaws of defeat. His war elephant being the most lethal weapon in the simulator with Attila's deadliest weapon being his bow.
"Hannibal won because he had the superior armor, he was a superior strategist and his war elephant provided that necessary intimidation factor that would have unnerved Attila and his men. Attila did his best with his tenacity and superior long ranged weaponry but he was not prepared to counter an elephant." Geoff explains
"Hannibal won, doesn't really surprise me given his strategic abilities but if there was one person who could stand equal to him, it was gonna be Attila." Mack adds
"If you have the better armor, better strategy and motivate your troops better, makes sense Hannibal won." Dorian concluded
(Hannibal is seen riding away from the battle. He has claimed Attila's sword of Mars as a trophy of his conquest and homage to the most powerful foe he had ever faced and another weapon he can use against those damned Romans.)
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Next time on 'Deadliest Warrior', it's a gang war between two of East Asia's most notorious organized crime groups.
Yakuza: Cruel warlords of Japan's criminal underworld.
vs.
Kkangpae: Korea's notorious mobsters who murder all who stand in their way.
Who is deadliest!?
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And that concludes episode two of Deadliest Warrior Season 2. This was such a hard battle given that Attila defeated Alexander and I though the results would be the same but Attila had leather armor compared to Khan's steel lamellar which left him vulnerable to all of Hannibal's attacks. And the votes were in Hannibal's favor so I sided with Hannibal.