User blog comment:MilenHD/Season 2 Finale: Kublai Khan vs Robert the Bruce/@comment-17814994-20160905162825

Elgb's "Conquerorland" EDGES!!!

Short: I'm gonna give this one to the saber. The axe does have its perks, mainly that it can offer both bladed and blunt force trauma due to its weight. However, it can only do push cuts. The saber on the other hand has the lighter blade and larger surface area, that coffers cleaner and deeper cuts than the axe's push cuts. In slashing weapons those are important. EDGE: Kublai Khan

Mid: The glaive does have the slight range advantage but that wouldn't matter much since the claymore is just as big and long as well. The glaive is probably less wieldy, but the claymore is packing the weight and larger surface area for more kiliing potential. Like the Zwei, a big two handed sword like a claymore can also be probably used to chop off polearms with its size and weight. EDGE: Robert The Bruce

Long: The Ettrick bow has got a lot of range power for a longbow, while the recurve bow's design on the other hand is packing more armor-piercing power than the latter. Range is range, but in a small-squad battle such as this, whoever can shoot the kill shot first with the most accuracy would win. The Mongol bow also has the advantage in versatility, since it can be used both on foot and on horse. EDGE: Kublai Khan

Special: I'm gonna give this one to the dirk. Both warriors are probably wearing armor that would render any small knife impractical and useless. However, a dirk's slimmer blade is advantageous since it can slith through the opponent's tight, small unarmored parts with ease. EDGE: Robert the Bruce

X-Factors: In terms of training, both are pretty even to me since both grew up in some of the best military cultures at that time. However, in terms of experience, Kublai Khan has this since he's older and fought more campaigns in his career. In terms of intellect and tactics however, Robert the Bruce probably takes this. Kublai Khan's campaigns during his invasion of Northern China and during the Toluid Civil War were successful, but those were with the help of far more intelligence commanders who assisted him such as Subutai (who was leader during the famous Battle of Kalka River). Kublai's other campaigns, such as his invasion of Vietnam, Burma, Java and Japan were utter and costly failures due to either his miscalculations or outright overcondifence of the pwoer of his Empire. Robert the Bruce wasn't that unbeatable, but he used his troops wisely, not engaging the superior might of his adversaries but relied instead of unconventional raids to weaken them for a final blow. EDGE: Robert the Bruce

Deadliest Warrior?

In a battle between the conqueror vs the anti-conqueror, I'm giving the edge to Robert the Bruce. The word "conqueror" isn't somethig that you can describe Kublai Khan. His campaigns in Japan and Southeast Asias were devastatingly bad it could have destroyed his reign if not for the already rich resources the Mongol Empire had. But what really gives Robert the Bruce the victory in this battle is that he's using the same tactics that destroyed Kublai Khan's dream of world domination. Both Medieval Japan and SouthEast Asia used the simple strategy of "not facing the Mongol Empire head on, instead forcing them to stretch their resources first before attacking in palces they wouldn't expect" to defeat Kublai Khan, which coincidentally is the same strategy that Robert the Bruce used (like his well-placed hit and run raids) in his rebellion against England.

In terms of weapons, both are pretty even for me besides Khan having the better long range weapons and Robert having the better armor. But Robert the Bruce is the one who fought in more skirmishes than Kublai Khan since he actually fought alongisde his troops. Kublai Khan's pride and aggressive battle plan will be crushed in this battle since this is only a small squad battle and I see the Khan spending his 4 soldiers unwisely and wastefully. Robert the Bruce will not be doing the same. He'll be smart enough not to face his enemies head on, and as Khan does scatters and wastes his troops during the skirmish, that's when Robert the Bruce picks them off one by one before finally chasing the fat old Khan and chop him to pieces with his claymore.