User blog comment:Swg66/DW: Loser Bracket Fight 1: Viking vs Ninja/@comment-3189283-20120127070939

Lets see shall we

Close range: Offence and Defence>Just offence. Edge Viking

Mid range: This is actually a very close matchup. While the Dane axe had more killing potentional when used properly the Kusarigama can be used to hook around shields and hit the viking behind. However the viking's armour means that a glancing blow won't do much to injure him where as the axe will utterly destroy the unarmoured ninja. Edge Viking

Long range: The spear may not be as accurate as the blowgun but it has the advanatge of being both a projectile and a melee weapon giving it two purposes where as the blowgun and Bo Shuriken are weapons desgined to be used at a range to kill an opponenet silently but with the shield and all his armour the viking won't be affected by the measly projectlies. Edge Viking

Special weapon: Lethal>Non-lethal. Edge Viking

Armour: From what i can gather the Kusari is a type of japanese chain mail worn by most japanese warriors including the samurai. However the ninja has no protection for its head and the viking also has the shield to aid in defending making the viking more well defended. Edge Viking

X Factors: The Viking has an average of 84.6 and the Ninja has an average of 81.5. Edge Viking

This is no real contest. The ninja while better trained and more skillful with his weapons (Because he usually needs to kill quickly and quietly with out being heard and so has to aim for parts of the body that will lead to a quicker death) he is not desgined for head on combat. The viking on the other hand is one of the most head on warriors I have ever heard of making this a lose lose for the ninja. With his superior protection,longer reaching weapons and supeior physical strength he will dominate the ninja because he can basicly aim anywhere and will usually inflint massive wounds whether it be by slicing him open or breaking bones where as the ninja will have to focus on particular areas and most of the times unless he gets the first hit he will not achive this.

Viking: 4,400

Ninja:600