User blog comment:Wassboss/Aztec jaguar vs Gladiator vs Ninja/@comment-4127441-20110708025833

This is ridiculous. Ninja or gladiator the aztec. Every time. Why? Because gladiators were not the meat-heads this show consistently depicts. It has been shown in modern archaeology that these were highly trained athletes that were worth tons of money to their owners. They were masters--or close to it--of their weapons and fighting styles and spent their entire existence training for and fighting in, individual close-combat. None of this, charge and hack nonsense. They were also using very well-made and engineered weapons and armor and were especially cognizant of any and all weaknesses their kit had and how to work with it. As for the ninja? These clans came from samurai clans that were forced into hiding. They were agents of espionage and would have to be able to pass as samurai--or anyone else. Could they then fight like one? Absolutely. Ever heard of Hattori Hanzo? Not the Kill Bill guy, but an actual samurai who was one of Tokugawa Ieaysu's bodygaurds and a famous shinobi. Not a guy who had to lurk in the shadows if he didn't want to. And aztec's? Really? Yeah, they were rough guys from brutal times, but they were essentially Soldiers used to mass combat and capturing slaves, not on-on-one combat with professional warriors who spend their lives training and fighting and training some more. That and they were pretty far advanced martially. (sigh). Had to get that out.