User blog:Pygmy Hippo 2/Spartan vs. Tlingit

Everyone knows the Knights and Samurai were some of the most honorable and well armored and armed warriors in history but what about those who weren't so honorable and valued strength instead? What about those who didn't have easy access to steel but still managed to make great armor that held up to what most of their enemies could throw at them and deadly weapons to finish the job? Today we're taking two of the least used warriors on the wiki and pitting them against each other in a battle to the death.

The Spartan, the battle-field butcher from ancient Greece best known for the Battle of Thermopylae!

The Tlingit, an Alaskan native who hunted for slaves across most of the North American continent!

Who is Deadliest?

Spartan


"These are Sparta's walls."-King Agesilaus

Short Range:Xiphos Short Sword

This 20 inch forged steel blade weighs 2 pounds and is the Spartan's sidearm that can stab and slash enemies.

Mid Range:Dory Spear

This 8 foot polearm has a wood shaft an iron tip that weighs 5.5 pounds and is the Spartan's primary weapon for stabbing in the phalanx.

Long Range:Javelin

This 4 foot throwing weapon is 1.5 pounds and also has a wood shaft with an iron tip but is meant to be used in a barrage.

Special Weapon:Aspis Shield

The Spartan's most famous weapon that can bludgeon enemies to death is also armor with a 4 foot diameter of wood coated with bronze that weighs 24 pounds.

Tlingit


"Intelligence is probably one of the most traditional things any human being has."-David Katzeek

Short Range:Double Sword/Dagger

This 16 inch steel blade has two ends, a long sword edge and a pommel dagger, and can slash and stab along with being the Tlingit's primary weapon.

Mid Range:Two-Handed War Club

This 5 foot blunt object is a piece of hard wood that can be used to kill enemies in armor but appears to be a rare weapon for the Tlingit.

Long Range:Bow

This 5 foot 2 inch hemlock bow fires copper arrows and is the Tlingit's preferred range weapon that they can hit foes accurately with.

Special Weapon:Tináa Shield

This weapon is a symbol of wealth and usually had its own name with a 3 foot diameter of pure copperand is presumably somewhat lightweight.

X-Factors
Armor:The Spartan wears a Corinthian helmet, bronze cuirass, bronze greaves, and bronze arm guards. The Tlingit wears a wooden helmet with colored carvings, a wooden collar, a caribou hide and wood cuirass with Chinese Cash Coins, and wooden slats on his limbs.

Experience:The Spartans were known for fighting in phalanxes against Persians, Athenians, and Thebans. The Tlingits were slave raiders who hunted in the West Coast and Canada along with repelling Russian invaders.

Training:The Spartans trained in pankration and practiced with their weapons and armor in full contact duels along with stealthily stealing food and killing a slave. The Tlingits trained in wrestling and their weapons by their uncles who would make them stay in cold water and whip them with branches.