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Simon Bolivar vs. Sam Houston


Nations tend to be born and forged in fire, blood, sweat and tears. Whether or not said nation will last has yet to be seen. Some men build nations, some men tear nations down. Today, we take a look at two of great nation builders of the modern world: Simon Bolivar, the man who led Venuzuela to independence, and then conquered Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia (though it wasn't called Bolivia then) and led them to independence as an 'independent fiefdom;" and Sam Houston, the man who led Texas to become an independent nation despite having almost all the odds against him. When these two men and their troops butt heads, which one will emerge as the Deadliest Warrior!?

Simon Bolivar


Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Blanco, commonly known as  Simón Bolívar  was a Venezuelan military and political leader. Together with José de San Martín, he played a key role in Hispanic-Spanish America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire, and is today considered one of the most influential politicians in Latin American history. Following the triumph over the Spanish Monarchy, Bolívar participated in the foundation of the first union of independent nations in Hispanic-America, a republic, which was named Gran Colombia, and of which he was president from 1819 to 1830. Bolívar remains regarded in Hispanic-America as a hero, visionary, revolutionary, and liberator.

Weapons

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Baker Rifle




 * Weight: 9 lbs
 * Length: 45.75 in
 * Cartridge: .625
 * Fire Rate: 2 rounds a minute
 * Effective Range: 200 yards
 * -| Musket =

Brown Bess




 * Weight: 10.5 lbs
 * Length: 58.5 in
 * Cartridge: .68
 * Fire Rate: 3-4 rounds a minute
 * Effective Range: 50-100 yards
 * -| Cannon =

8-pound cannon




 * Weight: 2000< lbs
 * Round Weight: 8 lbs
 * Barrel Length: 72 inches
 * Rounds: Round shot, grapeshot
 * -| Melee =

Bolivar's Saber




 * Length: about 3 feet
 * -| Special =

Grenade




 * Weight: about 2 lbs
 * Size: about that of a baseball

Sam Houston


Samuel 'Sam' Houston was an American Politician and Military leader, best known for bring Texas about as an independent nation, and for his role of convincing the people of the Nation of Texas to eventually join the US. He was governer of Tennessee, and later the First and Third President of Texas (two non-sequential bouts in office). When Texas joined the US, he became a senator and then Governer of Texas, the only person to have been governer of two states by popular election, and the only person to have been the head of state in a foreign nation to be elected governer of a state.

A veteran of the War of 1812, Houston led Texas to independence again General Santa Anna in the Texas Revolution. When the Civil War broke out, he was Governer of Texas, and actually refused to allow his state to succeed from the Union, and was kicked out of office. He was then offered a position to go and put down the Confederacy, but to avoid having to cause more bloodshed, he retired to Huntsville and died there in 1863.

Weapons

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Kentucky Rifle




 * Weight: 7-10 lbs
 * Length: 54-70 in
 * Cartridge: .68
 * Fire Rate: 2-3 rounds a minute
 * Effective Range: 200+ yards
 * -| Musket =

US Model 1816




 * Weight: 10 lbs
 * Length: 58 in
 * Cartridge: .69
 * Fire Rate: 3-4 rounds a minute
 * Effective Range: 100-200 yards (depends upon User experience)
 * -| Cannon =

6-pound cannon




 * Weight: 1200 lbs
 * Round weight: 6 lbs
 * Rounds: Solid Shot, Grapeshot
 * -| Melee =

Houston's Saber




 * Length: 3 feet
 * -| Special =

Kentucky Pistol




 * Weight: 3-5 lbs
 * Range: 25 yards

X-Factors
TBA

Unknown Tales of the Wild West: Paladin vs. John Marston


The Wild West was... well, a very wild place. Outlaws, bandits, cowboys, bounty hunters, and lawkeepers abound in this wild place. Today, two fictional, yet well known figures of the days of the Old West will go and duke it out, six-guns blazing. Have Gun-Will Travel's Paladin: the protagonist fast-gun for hire and man in black, versus Red Dead Redemption's John Marston: the man who went and gunned down his former gang members, only to be backstabbed and gunned down himself by the Bureau of Investigation. When the gunsmoke finally settles, which Wild Westerner will emerge as the Deadliest Warrior?!

Paladin


A gentleman gunfighter, Paladin (real name unknown), is a mercenary and a soldier of fortune. To commission him for a job costs $1000 dollars, but poor people can engage his services for free. Though he does not like violence, he is shown to be more than willing to go and gun down the bad guys who get inbetween him and his objective. He is a former Union Cavalry Officer, a graduate of West Point, and a veteran of the American Civil War. He is highly educated, and can quote literature, philosophy, case law, and can speak several different languages. He is an expert swordsman, and excells in the art of fisticuffs. His base is at the Hotel Carlton, and while there is dressed in expensive suits. When out on a job, he changes into black western-style clothing.

Weapons

 * -| Longe Range =

Marlin Lever-Action Rifle




 * Weight: 7 lbs
 * Length: 37.5 in
 * Cartridge: .44-40 Winchester
 * Feed System: 10-round tubular magazine
 * -| Mid-Range =

Custom First Generation Colt Single Action Army




 * Weight: 2.3 lbs
 * Length: 12.5 in
 * Cartridge: .45 Colt
 * Feed System: 6-round cylinder
 * According to Paladin, his Colt has a 1 oz trigger pull and a rifle barrel.
 * -| Melee =

Bare-knuckle boxing
 * Fists
 * -| Special =

Remington Model 95 Derringer




 * Weight: 11 oz
 * Length: 4 in
 * Cartridge: .41 short
 * Capacity: 2-rounds; 1 per barrel
 * Special: Paladin wears his Derringer hidden in his belt

John Marston


John Marston was a former outlaw and member of Dutch van der Linde's gang, who taught him to shoot, read, hunt, and other ways of the west. Having experience in bank robberies, train raids, murders, and other criminal activities. After being abandoned in a botched robbery, he gave up the outlaw life and reformed. Edgar Ross of the Bureau of Investigation forces John to then hunt down his former gang members by kidnapping his wife and children. After doing all that he was told to do, he is double-crossed again and a combined B of I and US Army attack on his ranch leaves John Marston dead after sacrifcing himself to save his wife and child.

Weapons

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Winchester Repeating Rifle




 * Weight: 6.8 lbs
 * Length: 37.8 in
 * Cartridge: .30 Winchester Center-fire
 * Feed System: 10-round tubular magazine
 * -| Mid Range =

Schofield Revolver




 * Weight: 2.9 lbs
 * Length: 12 in
 * Cartridge: .44 Smith & Wesson
 * Feed System: 6-round cylinder
 * -| Melee =

Hunting Knife




 * Swing rate: Slow
 * -| Special =

Dynamite




 * Best thrown from a distance

More coming soon