User blog:Cfp3157/Season 2 Episode 2: Richard the Lionheart vs Vlad the Impaler

Sorry for the long wait. Anyway, in another WW2 battle of the century, the Gurkhas managed to overcome the brutal Waffen SS. Now, we have to rulers of the Middle Ages face off in this next match-up. In this corner, we have....

Richard the Lionheart- The king of England, who led the Second Crusade in the Holy Lands to free the great cityof Jerusalem from its Muslim rulers.

clashes swords with...

Vlad the Impaler- The brutal Wallachian noble, who earned his name "The Prince of Darkness" with the impalement of his enemies and the also inspired the infamous vampire Dracula.

When these two warriors face off, swords will be drawn, arrows and crossbow bolts will soar through the air, and men lay dying in the dust. You will decide who receives the final blow when we discoever....

WHO...IS...DEADLUEST!!!!



Weapons
Richard fought the Crusades with....

Edges
Close Range: The Broadsword and Kilij have both been seen with extreme slicing power, but what I haven't seen is any thrusting with the Kilij. Both warriors are wearing chainmail, so thrusting matters. The Broadsword gets simply because of the versatility. Edge: Richard the Lionheart

Mid Range: Both are very different weapons. The Pike will keep Richard at a distance, but is unwieldy if he can close the gap. The Battle Ax will be devastating, but it is also very slow. So, it's the longer, faster Pike is vs the stronger, shorter Battle Ax. I see it as even. Edge: Even

Long Range: The Longbow is faster and can be more accurate. Edge: Richard the Lionheart

Special: The Hand Cannon is a great tool for war. You can shoot it at medium range, and if it comes to it you can use it as a club. The Mace may be more brutal up close, but if Vlad can gun Richard down first, then it won't matter. Edge: Vlad the Impaler

X-factors
Richard/X-factor/Vlad

79 Brutality 90

87 Training 85

69 Pyscological Warfare 89

83 Technology 88

86 Leadership 76

Expert's Opinion: Vlad the Impaler (by Swg66)
In the fight between Vlad the Impalier and Richard the Lion heart, I'm gonna have to give my overall edge in this battle to Vlad. While this match would be, in my opinion a close one, Vald has a number of advantages that will carry him to victory. First and formost he has the advantage of living in the 1400's, where as Richard lived in the 1100's. 300 years gives him a number of advantages, first and formost is technology. Vlad lived n a time where gundowder was really starting to become and important part of warfare. This gives him two real advantages, one is the use of black powder weapons, specfically in this case the hand cannon, But also he will have armor meant to handle the more advanced weapons on his time. He brings to the fight both more advanced weapons and more advanced armor.

Then there is the mentality of these two. Vlad is far more brutal than Richard, and while Richard is an excellent commander, he's not on same level as Vlad in terms of willing ness to use fear and brutality to his ends, which again gives Vlad and advantage.

In the end Vlad has time on his side, his tech is more advanced and his weapons and armor, while may not overlty superior to Richards in terms of weapons preformances, the time differance means that there proably going to be of superior quailty and craftmanship, giving Vlad a a near win.

Expert's Opinion: Richard the Lionheart (by Me)
Richard takes this easily. He may not have the edge in technology, but he has better training, a better leader, and is much more sane. The reason he won;t lose to Vlad like Sun Tzu is becuase he is an operator and CEO, like Vlad. But hte difference is, like above, is because he is a more sane leader.

By training, I mean while Vlad wass trained by the Ottomans, his basic skill is bash, bash bash. Richard, however, was the king of England and was a professional knight. He is much more versatile, having more than one stradegy other than bash and bash.

Finally, Richard was a fantastic leader. Most of Vlad's followers were bacing him because they feared him. As Sun Tzu said, fear may come back and bite you in the @$$. But respect will follow you a lifetime, ot something like that. Anyway, Richard was loved by most of the people in England. I mean, I wouldn't want to fight a war just because it was for my faith and had nothing to do with my personal life. But Richard managed to get England to do just that. This is simply why Richard will win.