User blog comment:Leolab/User Siege Tourney, Round 31 of 64: Utter Noob (Celina) v Beastman14 (Ryan)/@comment-4844014-20131101200557

Looking at General vs. General, this is an interesting one. I must start off by saying that while Celina will not accept single combat requests, there is always a chance and a bit of fate that these two generals will meet amid the chaos and fighting of their forces and if this happens, neither will be able to back out. Should this happen, I am going to have to side with Celina. This is really down to more than anything to four factors and spear heading this has to be Celina's armour. Celina is equipping full plate armour complete with helmet and this offering her top end protection, Ryan is going to struggle greatly to penetrate her armour and the only real danger would be the boarding pike with enough force and even then, I think it would put her on her feet, not penetrate the armour. Secondly is Celina's training. She managed to pass off as a boy and get into the Roman Army where she recieved proper combat training, something Ryan lacks whom is simply a feared pirate who seems to favour just getting into the fight. Celina's proper training is going to help her against this thug because she will know efficent moves, how to handle her weaponary and techniques and I think this will help her significantly in this fight. Thirdly and as I mentioned earlier, Ryan's weaponary is cool, but it isn't going to pay off when it comes to hitting Celina's armour. His Boarding Pike might put a dent or drive her down, but I don't think it will penetrate and I strongly doubt that unless an incredibley well placed crossbow shot or cutlass stab gets Celina through the eye slot of her helmet, he's going to struggle to take on a well trained foe with his equipment. My final point and probably the less significant one is the fact she is actually generally smarter than Ryan. Though both actually lack education, all together, she is generally that bit smarter and be it that she knows what she's doing better with a sword or uses trickery in combat, it'll make the difference between these two and overall, this is all why I'm favouring Celina against Ryan. Celina's got the armour to take on Ryan's armoury, the training and he has the intelligence.

Leadership is also key here, and will play a major role in how these armies collide, and when it comes down to leadership, I've got to go with Celina again. Morally, the armies support for both sides is going to be weak. On Ryan's side, he's a thug and his previous displays of leadership have left half his crew dead over just a town, it can only get worse on the battlefield. On Celina's side, she lacks the mental health significantly and although this may seem like a stupid point, since were situated in pre-women's rights here, I think there is a strong chance some of these men may have doubts over a female leader due to the lack of female respect and if some men feel this way, it could clearly lead to doubt over her leading capabilities. That being said, Celina brings slightly better intelligence, which could dictate how the battle unfolds in her favour significantly and even then, she brings better troop loyalty than a thug who cost half his crew over just a town. Celina's mental health sucks but she should know what's she doing here because it's combat, her priority, not anything else where her mental health could bring her down. Honestly, both leaders are short straws, Ryan is just shorter.

At the end of this, alot of bodies will lay dead on either side, there is no doubt there, but the few men and woman whom will be standing will be Celina. If she fights Ryan in single combat, she'll win, and she's the slightly better leader of these two, which mean I'm confident that a bloody cost, Celina will lead her forces to victory.