User blog:Pygmy Hippo 2/Genghis Khan vs. Hernán Cortés

Remember the good old days of the classic Deadliest Warrior where the most important thing on people's minds was who from Season 2 was going to fight a Frank Miller character with an unbreakable shield? But then Season 3 came along with new hosts, less weapons, more details on armor, tactics, and X-Factors. But everyone still hoped for a Back For Blood because Deadliest Fiction wasn't in full swing yet.

The people decided upon Joan of Arc vs. Genghis Khan because somebody called a Conquistador had the most modern weapon that would kill both of them instantly. At least that's what people were content with, but the winner isn't satiated with just beating a French knight. No, Hernán Cortés, the Mongols are coming to see if you can keep your title of greatest conquerer.

Genghis Khan, the 13th Century Mongolian rulers whose legions built the greatest empire of all time!

Hernán Cortés, the brutal Spanish explorer whose Conquistadors conquered the largest empire in North America of the 16th Century!

Who is Deadliest?

Genghis Khan


"I am the flail of God. If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you."

Short Range:Turko-Mongol Saber

Genghis' curved steel blade can stab and slash with equal lethality and is designed for horseback combat with a length of 48.5 inches and a weight of 2.75 pounds.

Mid Range:Jida Lance

Khan's horseback spear is 12 feet long and weighs 4.5 pounds with a 8-inch steel tip and wood shaft but is only designed for a single strike.

Long Range:Recurve Bow

The Mongols were the greatest horse archers in the world and this is Genghis' favorite bow with a range of 1, 350 feet, weighs 2.5 pounds, and uses a wide variety of arrows, assault, armor-piercing, and flaming.

Special Weapon:Flanged Mace

Khan's counter for armor was this steel blunt force weapon with a length of 2.5 feet and a weight of 5.5 pounds that can crush skulls.

Armor:Lamellar Armor

Genghis Khan wears a steel chest plate and steel helmet and uses a steel shield that in total weighed 48 pounds.

Battlefield Tactics:Feigned Retreat

Genghis Khan was infamous for tricking his enemies into chasing his horse archers only to find themselves surrounded by the entire army.

Hernán Cortés


"We Spaniards know a sickness of the heart that only gold can cure."

Short Range:Espada Ropera

Hernán's double-edged Spanish steel blade isn't good on horseback but more than makes up for that with its length of 35.5 inches and weight of 2.75 pounds.

Mid Range:Alabarda

Cortés' infantry halberd has 3 different blades with the main one being 30 inches of steel on an oak shaft and weighs 6.25 pounds with a length of 8 feet.

Long Range:Arquebus

The weapon that enabled the Conquistadors to defeat the Aztecs is Hernán's favorite firearm with a range of 393 feet, 8 inches, weighs 9 pounds, has a stand for better accuracy, and fires. 69-.80 lead balls.

Special Weapons:Main Gauche

Cortés' combined this dagger with his sword to stab enemy swordsmen and it is 1.5 feet and 1.5 pounds of steel.

Armor:Steel Plate

Hernán Cortés wears steel cuirass, morion helmet, and tassets and uses a buckler shield that in total weighed 52 pounds.

Battlefield Tactics:Shock and Awe

Hernán Cortés took down the Aztec Empire with a combination of gunpowder weapons and horrific torture techniques such as the garrote.

X-Factors
Physicality:Genghis is taller than Hernán by 4 inches and is heavier by 35 pounds. The Conquistador is younger by 3 years but the Mongol's gear is lighter.

Battlefield Experience:Both men spent their lives conquering lands but Khan gets a slight edge for taking over a quarter of the world including other Mongols, China, Iran, and Russia. Cortés' only major foes were Cuba and the Aztecs, the latter of which was brought down with the help of disease and allies.

Mental Health:Both men were ruthless and killed thousands in the pursuit of their goals. Genghis ordered an entire city killed as he died and his buriers were executed. Hernán used torture and starvation in his search for gold.