User blog comment:Sidekickman/Aztec Eagle vs Mapuche Warrior/@comment-4661256-20120112233101

Tecpatl vs. Toqui: The Tecpatl is used for ceremonial purposes and was likely never used by Aztec Eagles, instead by Aztec priests who would cut out the hearts of victims. The Toqui is used for actual combat. Edge: Mapuche

Maquahuitl vs. Stone Mace: The Mace is short and bludgeoning but it needs to be a headstrike to kill. The Maquahuitl is proven capable of decapitations and amputations, plus its reach and fearsome appearance make it one hell of a weapon to go up against. Edge: Aztec Eagle

AtlAtl and Tlacochtli vs. Mapuche Bow: The Mapuche Bow is good with its accuracy and rate of fire, but it's HUGE and in the confined spaces of the forest I doubt how good it will perform. The AtlAtl is less accurate but this is a rather close-spaces fight and so it will be used at closer ranges, plus the Tlacochtli can be used as a stabbing spear without the AtlAtl launcher. Edge: Aztec Eagle

Tematlatl vs. Bolas: The Bolas are better for incapacitation and tripping up an enemy - that's what it was designed for. The Tematlatl is a sling that has a stone designed to be fired from it, meaning its lethality is increased exponentially, and I'm pretty sure a slung rock will fly farther than some heavy Bolas can be thrown. Edge; Aztec Eagle

Defense: The Aztecs have true armor, wood and salt-soaked cotton, capable of stopping arrows, meaning the Mapuche's debatable ranged advantage is further nulled. The Poncho, however, won't stop much. Don't kid yourself, Mapuche fanboy, because it doesn't cover his whole body either. Edge: Aztec Eagle

Winner: Aztec Eagle

I'm getting a little tired of your Mapuche fights, but this time they won't win. The Aztecs are a professional military with training and combat experience to back them up and the Eagles are the elite of this war machine. Actual armor and military-grade weapons that have combat science behind their making will demolish the Mapuche's game of stone-and-wood crude weapons. I know they beat the Incas in a guerilla war, but in a 1-on-1 fight in a South American forest where the Eagles hunted down their prey, the Mapuche stands no chance.