User blog comment:SPARTAN 119/Minamoto no Yoshitsune vs Saladin/@comment-17814994-20160731083941

Elgb's "For Honor" EDGES!!!

Sword: I have to give this one to the saif. The tachi maybe the precursor to the katana and was a lighter weapon than the latter, it was still a heavy sword with an excessive 80 cm in length, which maybe good for keeping someone at bay but at the cost of having less manueverability and speed as a cavalry and infantry weapon (it's also doubted that tachis were used on horseback since there were no records of them being used on horseback). The saif offers the somewhat similar length and slashing power, but also being light enough to be used with only one hand. It's also got that large L-shape golf club-like pommel that can serve as an extra weapon for cracking skulls. EDGE: Saladin

Polearms: This is a bit difficult since Spartan didn't emphasize if the two warriors are going to fight on horseback or wahtever. But anyways, I'm giving the edge to the naginata. It's shorter and less cumbersome than the Arabian lance, and unlike the latter it can be effectively used as a slashing, thrusting, and even as a parrying weapon. While it's still debatable whether a naginata can be used on horseback, there were records of it being used as a cavalry weapon. Nonetheless, the naginata was also an excellent anti-cavalry weapon that can take down any horseman weilding a lance. EDGE: Yoshitsune

Bows: i gotta give the straight edge to the Compsoite bow. Yumis were a flimsy weapon, designed primarily for lightweight and accuracy. It was a very long and slow to fire bow (made worse by its also very long arrows), and the Japanese incorprated "graceful" poses that further decreased its speed. It's also got less range (40 yards? Seriously?) and less power to penetrate any kinds of armor. So technically for me, the Yumi was meant more for grace and beauty rather than actual and practical use. The composite bow was designed for power and range. While for me it's not as accurate as a yumi, it will punch through harder and can be fired quickly than the Japanese bow. EDGE: Saladin

Deadliest Warrior?

I gotta give the edge to Saladin here. He just has the edge in close range and long range weaponry. Yoshitsune maybe one of the greatest military strategist in the Samurai period (and some saying even in the Japanese military history), his feats are nothing compared to that of Saladin. Yoshitsune destroying a clan in an isolated country as Japan is moot compared to Saladin uniting all the Muslim countries to fight against Europe's greatest superpowers at that time.