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MD 33's Vote: Duel of the Fates

Short Range: Wakizashi vs I Wilson Knife

This is an easy edge for Miyamoto Musashi. The wakizashi is basically a short sword compared to the measly dagger Jackson has and it is more suitable in combat. As its description mentioned, the wakizashi is pretty versatile with its ability to be used as both a reliable secondary weapon and a decent replacement to a primary weapon. It can block, parry, and be thrown. A sword always wins against a knife, and such case applies here, too.

Mid Range: Katana / Uchigatana vs Model 1812 Officer's Sword

The katana is a renowned weapon that can be used alongside the wakizashi in this battle. However, this section only compares the katana against the officer's sword, not the katana and the wakizashi against the officer's sword. The katana's range is shorter than the officer's sword and its design makes it only capable of slashing. Don't get me wrong, it still can stab but it's ultimately stronger in delivering deep slashes. The officer sword is also good at slashing, but its power to stab is unknown. It does have a cross guard to protect him against unwanted Star Wars references and can be concealed rather handily. Who gets the edge then? Andrew Jackson gets this. Its made of superior materials and its longer blade will allow him to strike down Miyamoto before he can even do all his blade jutsus on the president.

Long Range: Shurikens vs Duelling Pistol

Yeah, Jackson takes another edge. A pistol is always better than a shuriken. Throwing stars barely deal any damage and a pistol bleeds a man better than a bunch of glorified throwing knives. The fact that Jackson is an expert at pistol-dueling itself basically gives him a free edge in this battle. The shuriken is more of a distraction weapon despite one of its variation's ability to pierce skulls. Despite this, the shurikens are actually somewhat more practical in this battle since it can be used easier than the pistol. The pistol can misfire and can't be reloaded, but it just dishes out more damage than the shurikens.

Special: Bokken vs Walking Cane

These staffs aren't as effective as the other weapons, but they still serve a purpose. In this case, Miyamoto Musashi's bokken is much more suited for battle. The walking cane is shorter than the bokken, and the latter has a sharpened stick that gives him more options in battle than just beating the crap out of Jackson. A walking cane is a walking cane, while the bokken is at least a practice sword. Yeah, the bokken's the better weapon.

X-Factors: Real Life Tekken Fighters

Musashi gets the edge in training. He has trained longer and more intensively than Jackson and the American President didn't have any real training aside from his life of being a frontiersman. Jackson gets the edge in experience, however, having fought in more duels than Miyamoto. Miyamoto pretty much killed more but Jackson himself fought in real battles against the Brits and Creeks. Physicality also goes to Jackson due to his much better conditioning than Miyamoto who basically has a beggar-like body (he has the skills of a god though). Dueling skills are even for me because both of them are specialized in their own dueling methods. Musashi was able to beat many other warriors at once with his trusty blades while Andrew was capable of great marksmanship and tanking damage. Tactics and discipline go to Musashi. His tactic of tiring out his opponent before the battle even starts is pretty much brilliant when used against the likes of Jackson, whose temper will definitely bite him in the ass. Brutality goes to Jackson due to his will to use threats and massacre... if I define the Trail of Tears as such (dunno what that is, honestly). Overall, it's even for the X-Factors, with both sides having equal points for their advantages.

WINNER: ANDREW JACKSON

Jackson is hot-blooded, has little training, has never seen an opponent like Musashi, but why does he win this battle? For once, the weapon categories he has edges on are more important than Musashi's. The uchigatana / wakizashi combo is fearsome, but Jackson's better gun and main sword prove to be even more fearsome. You don't dodge guns easily and Jackson is one hell of a marksman. He is also physically more imposing and enduring, enabling him to take those feeble shurikens up his body and give even more damage to his opponent. Considering the arena they're fighting in, too, Jackson's gonna have a happy time sniping Miyamoto for, perhaps, a quick victory. I mentioned earlier that Jackson has never seen an opponent like Miyamoto, but I have to say that it doesn't matter for Jackson's experience. He's fought in things bigger than Musashi's petty duels and he's gonna claim today's win.