User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Apache vs Zande Warrior/@comment-4661256-20130813040952

El Alamein's "I Get Pissed Off When You Spell My Name Wrong" Edges:

 Close Range: War Club vs. Makraka:  The Apache war club is really a weapon that leaves much to be desired thanks to its poor stopping power, mediocre design, and tendency to break (as did Crazy Horse's Inyankapemni... maybe there's a pattern there). The Makraka, on the other hand, is iron as opposed to stone, and its sharpness and sheer cutting power easily makes it the more lethal weapon. I hate to quote Max Geiger, but it seems appropriate here: "Makraka makes rock-a." (Oh God, why did I just type that?)

Edge: Zande Warrior

 Mid Range: Apache Tomahawk vs. Makrigga:  This is a tough comparison, because it's two weapons that serve radically different purposes. However, the Apache will likely have multiple tomahawks on his person and can be utilized in a much more mobile, flowing manner that allows for quick, rapid strikes and easy recovery from a missed swing. The Makrigga's barbed spear tips are certainly nasty and will likely end the game as soon as they enter the Apache's body, but that's assuming the Apache gets stabbed to begin with. While the Makrigga is certainly deadly to an Aztec who runs, arms-in-the-air, into the spear-point, it's too big and bulky to stack up against the tomahawk and its mobile user.

Edge: Apache Warrior

 Long Range: Apache Bow & Arrows vs. Botto Bow & Pima Arrows:  The Zande were, admittedly, the only warriors on Deadliest Warrior who were unimpressive archers, but just because the Pima arrows couldn't penetrate the Aztec cotton armor doesn't mean they won't punch right into exposed skin - just like the unarmored Apache is presenting for a target. The Zande's wicker shield was proven incapable of stopping an atlatl, so it might not stop an arrow. The question is now whether the Zande can utilize his poison to hold the Apache at bay long enough to have it take effect, or if he can hit the Apache to begin with - and I think the answer is "no." The Zande is a static archer, as were the majority of the archers of the world's armies, but the Apache takes a "run-and-gun" approach with his long-range weapon. Because he can shoot from afar and from point-blank and keep the enemy on his toes, the Apache takes a small edge.

Edge: Apache Warrior

 Special Weapons: Apache Knives vs. Kpingas:  While the Kpingas are larger and heavier than the knives, limiting their effectiveness to be wielded en masse, the fact of the matter is that they're scary. That psychological impact of the buzzsaw noise as it flies through the air and its multipronged surface will surely make any opponent staring down a Zande carrying one of those have second thoughts. Yeah, the Apache's knives are his deadliest weapon, and I wouldn't be surprised if they are again in this fight, but I'm still giving the edge to the Kpingas - they're too fearsome to not get the edge.

Edge: Zande Warrior

WINNER: APACHE WARRIOR

Leolab convinced me, really. It all comes down to the fact that the Apache is a much more mobile fighter than the Zande - much like the Aztec was, but with one crucial difference. The Apache has a true long-ranged game and he can pelt the Zande with arrows, knives, and tomahawks at all ranges - close range, mid range, long range. The Zande will quickly find himself worn down and his psychological game will be all for nothing. Combine that with the Apache's mastery of guerrilla warfare and I can see this fight easily being over before it starts. The Apache is a fearsome fighter and I think he's sneaky enough, bold enough, and skilled enough to beat a Zande warrior.