User blog:Alockwood1/Sir Daniel Fortesque Versus Samurai Jack

Here we have two great heroes, who are known for fighting foes of other worldly origins, and for fighting in eras, other than the one they were born in. Let's give it up for Sir Daniel Fortesque, the skeleton knight without a jaw, who was shot in the eye during his first fight, and Samurai Jack, the guy who tears off his robe in every battle, and was tricked by his arch-nemesis, and hurled through time by him.

When these two warriors, with less than glamorous beginnings encounter each other, who will win?

Sir Daniel Fortesque
Sir Daniel Fortesque served the King of Gallowmere as a knight. To be honest, Daniel only got the job because he was a good storyteller - there hadn't been a war in years, but the king loved a good story. Then one day, the necromancer Zarok, who had once been the king's adviser, until he was found dealing in Black Magic, launched an attack against the kingdom. Dan was told to lead the charge against him. It didn't go so well for him. The battle was won, but he was dead - embarrassingly enough, the knight was the first casualty of the fight. Understandably, the King didn't like that detail, so he had the story changed, making Daniel the Hero, having slayed Zarok in mortal combat, only to die of his wounds shortly after he did, and thus, Daniel was given a Hero's Burial. Problem was, the other Heroes didn't recognize him as one of them.

However, a hundred years later, Zarok returned, and resurrected the dead, thereby giving Daniel a second chance to prove himself, especially since no one else was capable of defeating Zarok, as there were either possessed, or held captive, or terrified out of their wits. Daniel managed to defeat him, saving the kingdom, and was even considered to be a real Hero.

Then, five hundred years later, someone found Zarok's book of spells, and once again, Daniel was called to duty. Some so-called Lord Palethorn wanted to rule the world, and tried to use the book to do so. Daniel woke up, teamed up with this ghost, this professor, and this lovely Egyptian Princess mummy - well, she was lovely to Daniel's eye anyways, what with both of them being undead creatures with good souls, and all that. Daniel managed to defeat this Lord, and the Demon he had Summoned. As for Daniel and his new Girlfriend, well, they used a Time Machine to get back to Daniel's own time. Problem is, let's just say that the Sequel is stuck in Development Hell, as the current ending is something of a Downer.

Sir Daniel Fortesque's Weapons
Unarmed: His Left Arm - Daniel is able to use his left arm as both a melee weapon, and a range weapon, but it's very weak.

Main Weapon: Magic Sword and Gold Shield - The sword is essentially, an enchanted Broadsword, and the shied is an enchanted square shield - can break after a certain amount of damage.

Range Weapon: Hero's Crossbow - This is a very powerful crossbow that Daniel can use in one hand.

Secondary Weapon: Axe - Daniel is able to use a double-bladed battle axe, both for melee attacks, and like a boomerang.

Important X-Factor: Undead Skeleton - Being undead, Daniel is very difficult to kill, and he can put himself back together.

Samurai Jack
Jack's father was an Emperor. As such, it was his duty to protect his people, and a great evil threatened them. That evil was Aku. Thanks to the Gods, who forged a weapon powerful enough to defeat this evil, Jack's father was able to defeat Aku, and saved the kingdom. However, he knew that Aku would free himself, and thus formed alliances with tribes from across the known world; Asia, Africa, Europe, and everything between them. When Aku did break free, Jack was sent from one tribe to another, learning their skills, so that he might be able to defeat Aku one day. Eventually, Jack was ready, and he was able to retrieve his father's sword. Afterwards, Jack set out to free his kingdom, and soon, he engaged Aku in combat.

However, while Jack did come close to defeating him, Aku pulled a trick on him, and sent him through a portal in time, to a future where he ruled. Jack met up with some talking dogs, who were looking for someone to help free them from Aku's rule. He heard their story, and decided to help them. When Jack went to their place, he saw things that reminded him of what his people had been through. Soon enough, Aku's robot minions were sighted in the distance. Thus, with the help of the dogs, he prepared a field of death for those things. Soon enough, they came in range, and Jack engaged them in battle. It took him a while, but he defeated them. Afterwards, Jack set out to defeat Aku.

Since then, Jack has helped out many who have been harmed by Aku's rule, or other evil forces, and he has engaged Aku in many battles, but as of now, Aku has always managed to escape, and has kept Jack from returning to his home. However, Jack vows that he will return to his own time and undo Aku's evil.

Samurai Jack's Weapons
Unarmed: Hand-to-Hand - Jack has been trained in a variety of Martial Arts, including Kung Fu, Karate, and Judo, among others.

Main Weapon: Father's Katana - Forged with the power of Righteousness, this sword can only be used for good, and, in the hands of Evil, cannot harm the Innocent. This sword can cut through most anything, especially with enough force, and especially if the item is not enchanted against magical weapons.

Range Weapon: Yumi-Style Longbow - Standard Japanese Longbow, with some modifications, as seen in the Pilot Movie.

Secondary Weapon: Spear - Used for both Melee attacks and range attacks, as seen in the Pilot Movie.

Important X-Factor: Jack has a photographic memory. Whenever he sees someone use a weapon, he memorizes how it was used, copies the technique, and then modifies it to his own use.

Explanations for Numbers
1. Training - Daniel is self-taught when it comes to using his weapons. Jack, on the other hand, was taught by experts. Edge - Jack

2. Combat Experience - Daniel fought against various undead creatures, zombies, vampires, skeletons, a number of demons, a dragon, or two, and a few necromancers/sorcerers. Jack, on the other hand, fights aliens, robots, demons, the undead on occasion, to say nothing about the dreaded Aku. Edge - Jack.

3. Endurance - Being an undead skeleton, Daniel is very difficult to kill. Also, if his bones are scattered, he can put himself together. Jack, he's tough, enduring wave after wave of opponents, to say nothing about being squashed by the 700 ton sumo - Sumoto - in the Dome of Doom battles, but he's still just a mortal man. Edge - Daniel.

4. Killer Instinct - For the most part, neither warrior has personal reasons for dispatching their foes, aside from protecting those who are in trouble. However, in one instance, after seeing the person he loved end up being killed, Daniel used a time machine to go back in time, and managed to kill the would-be murderer. Jack, on the other hand, aside from protecting those in need, as well as the desire to return to his home time, doesn't have any personal reasons for dispatching his foes, aside from the fact that they tried to kill/capture him. Edge - Daniel.

5. Average - this is in Jack's favor, but Daniel might pull a surprise out of his ribcage - no not that surprise! Edge - Jack.

Battle Situation
Jack will be walking down a road, as usual, when he comes to a fork. He picks up a stick, and tosses it in the air, which lands pointing one way. However, Aku, who has been watching the Samurai, as usual, uses his powers to make it point the other way. However, Jack, having seen this trick before, goes in the direction that the stick originally pointed at. This causes Aku to laugh evilly - he'd known that Jack would go the other way after he'd affected the outcome, and thus has made sure that the Samurai would fall into the trap that awaits him.

After some more traveling, Jack finds himself in a village that is under attack from the undead. After repealing the attack, Jack is told that the Dead would come again, having originated from the nearby cemetery. The villagers give Jack some extra weapons, a few spears and a bow with a quiver full of arrows, and he sets off to vanquish whatever is bringing the dead back to life.

At the same time, Daniel, who is residing in the cemetery, is awoken by an unusual disturbance (mainly because he had slept in, as it were), and sees the undead heading out to attack the town, and tries to stop them, defeating a small batch who were going to be used to scout the village.

A little while later, Jack, who has dealt with other bands of the undead, locates Daniel, and mistakes him for a foe, attacking the skeleton knight, forcing Daniel to defend himself.

Can the Undead Knight prove to the Time-Lost Samurai that he is a good guy, or will his head get knocked off its block, yet again? Will the being that's bringing the Dead, including Sir Daniel Fortesque, back to life be vanquished? Will Jack be forced to tear off his robes again? That's for you, the voters, to decide.