User blog:Tybaltcapulet/Juramentado vs. Zulu

'''The Juramentado, the Islamic Moro warriors who terrorized many in the name of Allah.  VS The Zulu,the mighty South African warrior who fought against the British Crown. '''

WHO IS DEADLIEST

Juramentado
"With the possible exception of Japan's kamikaze pilots in the closing days of World War II, warfare has rarely known a more frightening phenomenon than the juramentados"- Richard Growing,1956

Juramentado, in Philippine history, refers to a male Moro swordsman who attacked and killed targeted Christian police and soldiers, expecting to be killed himself, the martyrdom undertaken as an unorthodox form of personal jihad. Unlike an amok, who commits acts of random violence against Muslims and non-Muslims alike, a juramentado was a dedicated, premeditated, and sometimes highly-skilled killer who prepared himself through a ritual of binding, shaving, and prayer in order to accomplish brazen public religious murder armed only with edged weapons. For generations, warlike Moro tribes had successfully prevented Spain from fully controlling the areas around Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago, developing a well-earned reputation as notorious seafaring raiders, adept naval tacticians, and ferocious warriors who frequently demonstrated extraordinary personal bravery in combat. While Moro forces could never match opponents' firepower or armour, such bands used intelligence, audacity and mobility to raid strongly defended targets and quickly defeat more vulnerable ones. One extreme asymmetric warfare tactic was the Moro juramentado.

Candidates, known as mag-sabil, "who endure the pangs of death," were selected from Muslim youth inspired to martyrdom by the teaching of Imams. Parents were consulted before the young men were permitted by the sultan to undergo training and preparation for Parang-sabil (the path to Paradise). After an oath taken, hand on the Qur'an, the chosen took a ritual bath, all body hair was shaved, and the eyebrows trimmed to resemble "a moon two days old." A strong band was wrapped firmly around the waist, and cords wrapped tightly around the genitals, ankles, knees, upper thighs, wrists, elbows, and shoulders, restricting blood flow and preventing the mag-sabil from losing too much blood from injury before accomplishing his gruesome task. Clad in white robe and turban, the chosen youth would polish and sharpen his weapons before action.

At the moment of attack, the mag-sabil would approach a large group of Christians, shout "La ilaha il-la'l-lahu" ("There is no god but Allah"), draw kris or barong and then rush into the group swinging his sword. The attack was not a suicide as such, for the Qur'an forbids such action, but an attempt to enter Paradise with the spilled blood of numerous enemies of the faith, knowing certain death was a consequence of the act. After death, the mag-sabil's body was washed and again wrapped in white for burial. In the unlikely event the mag-sabil survived his attack, it was believed his body would ascend to Paradise after forty years had passed.

(From Wikipedia)

Zulu Warrior
"Up! Children of Zulu, your day has come. Up! And destroy them all"-Shaka Zulu

The Zulu warriors at the time of Rorke's Drift were not a professional soldiers, but was a formidable foes nonetheless. The Zulus were a citizen army called up in times of war although all Zulu men were required to do military service when they reached the age of 19 until the age of 40 when they were allowed to marry and went on the Zulu reserve list. The Zulu military organization was far from primiative, with an army, or Impi, made up of regiments called amabutho made up of men of similar age from all over the kingdom. Their most well-known leader, King Shaka (also known as Shaka Zulu) led them to battlefield success as a military superpower across Southern Africa.

Close Range
=Barong(Juramentado)=

=Zulu Axe(Zulu)=

Medium Range
=Kampilan(Juramentado)=

=Iklwa(Zulu)=

Long Range
=Bow and Arrow(Juramentado)=

=Iwisa(Zulu)=

X-factors
=Training=

Juramentado:

Zulu:

=Experience=

Juramentado:

Zulu:

Physical Strength:

Juramentado

Zulu

Brutality:

Juramentado:

Zulu:

Situation/voting:
This will take place near a small Zulu village near modern day South Africa.The Juramentado will find the Zulu preparing to attack another village. The battle will begin after the Juramentado slowly emerges from his hiding place facing the Zulu. This will be a 1v1 battle.

All voting rules and allowed format from NY last battle apply.(I don't have many so please follow them. )

Format 1: A detailed edges based vote describing each weapon AND the  X-factors that  also has good grammar and good reasoning. Format 2: A paragraph of at least 7 full sentences that describe why you believe a certain warrior will win.

Note:I am on my phone right now so don't be confused by the lack of weapons descriptions and X-factors. I'm just setting up the basic format tonight. Expect this to be finished by tomorrow.