User blog comment:Battlefan237/Losers Showdown : Spartacus vs. Captain Stingaree/@comment-27043000-20190218173308

Pygmy Hippo's "Chinese Philosophers vs. New Zealanders and now Roman Gladiators vs. Batman Pirates. What's next, Leatherface vs. Fiore Dei Liberi?!" Edges

Iconic:Thr Gladius has the ability to slash and stab along with being surprisingly metallurgically equal to the Rapier but it's still shorter and lighter. Plus the Rapier doesn't need a big shield like the Gladius to be effective. Edge:Stingaree

Short:The Cutlass is the longer sword but the Sica is actually lighter from my quick research, 1.5 pounds to 2.1 pounds, and might actually be metallurgically superior. Prop swords like the Cutlass aren't made for actual combat and the Sica is a sword made for war. Edge:Spartacus

Long:The Pilum is better at melee combat and has actually been used in battle before but the Flintlock Pistol has a longer range, a lead ball will cause more damage than an iron spear point, and is lighter. Another major factor that has been brought up in previous fights is that firearms would be psychologically devastating against people who haven't seen them before. Edge:Stingaree

Special:The Sling isn't entirely useless and it's not going up against a bow this time so it's off to a great start but it still requires hitting the head to kill. The various pirate-themed items have a lot more variety with nets and ropes for immobilizing targets, harpoons for a ranged attack option, and small daggers as a back-up weapon. The Sling probably has more range but it's just outmatched in versatility. Edge:Stingaree

X-Factors:In Training, Spartacus takes the edge easily due to being a former Thracian auxiliary while his foe only ran a restaurant. In Experience, Spartacus once again takes the edge due to beating Rome for three years while his foe only beat Batman once. In Health, it's even as while Captain Stingaree can fight superheroes and survive being frozen, his mental health is awful and probably going to be his demise against Spartacus if he isn't careful. In Intelligence, Spartacus takes the edge again for being the only one with any tactics. In Subordinates, Spartacus takes the final victory as a bunch of improvised soldiers are still better than random criminals dressed as pirates. Edge:Spartacus

Final Verdict:This is going to be a first for me, despite getting more edges Captian Stingaree is the inevitable loser in this fight. His weapons are better but he gets completely dominatedin the X-Factors with his most damning weakness being his mental health which got him killed before and likely will again. Spartacus is the better warrior with an actual army albeit not a great one but still better than a bunch of psychopaths stuck in pirate costumes and he's actually trained qith far more sucess in battle. Add in that Stingaree has no real tactics in combat and Spartacus can easily outthink him before he stabs him through the heart with his Gladius.

Winner:Spartacus