User blog comment:Elgb333/I Will Survive! Hugh Glass vs Alexander Selkirk/@comment-4693949-20160908042056

Survival of the fittest

Hawken Rifle vs Brown Bess Musket:

My initial choice was the Hawken, being the newer rifle with longer range probably being the more accurate, however the impressive rate of fire and the higher caliber I feel are more suited to the terrain in this instance, if only barely. Edge: Brown Bess Musket.

Hunting Knife vs Dirk:

Yeah, no contest here, the Dirk is the bigger and more versitile weapon. Edge: Dirk'.'

Hatchet vs Spear:

The hatchet is a nice weapon, iron, light but powerful, and can be thrown. But the spear is longer, has more power behind it's mass, and can also be thrown, A difficult choice, I think I'm going to call it even in this instance, while the spear can keep Hugh back the Hatchet will win the fight for him if he get's close enough. Edge: Even.

X-Factor:

Selkirk get's the edge in combat experience, he's been given military training and had a much more dangerous role as a priveteer in the navy than Hugh had as a hunter, Hugh is more likely than not the more fit and stronger of the two, having wrestled a full grown bear and lived, not to mention how he survived on his own all the way back with several injuries. Both are equal I would say in survival skills, while Hugh's time was MUCH more brutal Selkirk was on that island for far longer. I'll give a slight edge to Selkirk for stealth and hunting, as he was doing it before his long island vacation. Edge: Selkirk.

OVERALL WINNER: ALEXANDER SELKIRK!

I'm going to give this match to Selkirk due to his superior ranged fire power and training, while Hugh could easily win a close encouter engagement due to his fearsome strength and ferocity I don't think he'll ever get there because of how Selkirk has trained his body to evade and out-maneuver his foes, enabling him to use his superior ranged abilites to win the fight.