THE APACHE WARRIOR
Masters of guerrilla warfare, who struck fear into the hearts of the more modern Mexican and American armies for years
VS
THE ROMAN GLADIATOR
Professional fighters of Ancient Rome, whose lives revolved around battle and victory.
This has always been one of my favorite matchups ever on Deadliest Warrior, as it was one of those rare occasions where the warriors were both very different and very evenly matched. It had fewer historical inaccuracies than most, and the Apache experts were some of the best the show ever had. That being said, the weapon choice, especially on the gladiator side, did have some flaws, and armor and intangibles were not taken into account.
To remain as impartial as possible, I'll be using a scoring system similar to that used by a lot
of DW bloggers. The weapons, armor, and other qualities of these warriors will be split up into categories, and each category will be scored individually depending on its effectiveness.
Weapons
Long range: 20 points
Mid range: 15 points
Short range: 15 points
Special weapons: 10 points
Armor
Head: 10 points
Body: 20 points
Arms: 5 points
Legs: 5 points
Shields: 15 points
Parrying: 5 points
Intangibles (or X-Factors for you season 3 lovers)
Tactics: 20 points
Teamwork/Cohesion: 10 points (this battle will be fought between two squads of 5, which I think better represents the warriors in question)
Morale: 15 points
Training: 15 points
Experience: 15 points
Physical traits: 5 points
Mobility: 10 points
This scoring system is in no way set in stone, and if you have any suggestions to improve it, let me know by all means. That's all for now, and hopefully part of the Apache bio will be up soon.
Hey man good to see a new face around these parts.I am glad that you are doing a rematch of this battle, as it was one of my favorites in all of the DW linup.
ReplyDeleteGood that you are doing a squad battle too, how many types of gladiators do you plan on having represented?
For suggestions how about you merge Experience with past opponents, which would be used to measure how well one warrior will react to another's archtype. I.E. someone who is used to fighting foes with little to no armor might be at a bit of a disadvantage when fighting a foe that is packing shields and chest armor, ect.
Good to have you on board man!
Looking good, looking good.
ReplyDeleteI cannnot wait to see your writing in action.
It is also very good that you take other gladiator weapons onto account.
Also, do you count in the gladiator uprising, where they took down roman soldiers?
And will you take other apache weapons into account?
@monopolyman
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, and want to let you know I'm really looking forward to Delta vs Noble Six. As for the gladiator types, definitely doing murmilo, tharaex,retiarus, and secutor, but I'm I'm still not sure who the fifth fighter will be. I'm considering the less famous velite, just to give the gladiators some kind of ranged game.
@Ares
Yeah, while this was an historically accurate match as far as DW goes, the gladiator weapon choices were pretty questionable. I don't think I'm going to be counting the gladiator uprising, just because at that point we're looking at a very different warrior that would be bringing something very different to the table. I've added a bit to the Apache arsenal, but the show really didn't stray to far from historical fact here, unless I want to give the Apache firearms...
Thanks for the comment, and good luck on your next match, my monies on Reaver.
Hey Phil, welcome to the party :D I look forward to your match and I applaud your attempt at historical accuracy :D
ReplyDeleteTHis will be a lot of fun and I'll be in touch.
TA
Master of teh Boot