User blog comment:MilenHD/Mayan Soldier vs Gladiator (Season 2 Opener)/@comment-26395956-20160109113117

MD 33's Vote: "Send This Man to the Jungles! Let's See if He Can Survive the Onslaught!"

Short: Sica vs Flint Knife

Easily, this goes to the '''Gladiator's Sica. '''While the Flint Knife is smaller and quicker, the material made for the knife is completely obsolete compared to the Sica. The Sica is longer and deadlier, being made of iron. The knife would mean nothing to the sword, being shorter and weaker. The Sica may also can puncture the Mayan with no diffculty, or with little difficulty (as of the Mayan's full-body armor)

Mid Range: Trident vs Maquahuitl

This one is pretty hard. One is a sword-club that can decapitate a horse in one swing, but heavier, while another one is a lighter spear with a longer range. I'd say that this is a tie. Both weapons are used differently, but still deadly. But to be honest, I'm kinda leaning more on the Maquahuitl because of it's INSANE one-hit kill on a horse... Well, I heard that somewhere in Deadliest Warrior's Zande vs Aztec. Still, the Trident can inflict out some pain and keep the Mayan away.

Long Range: Mayan Bow vs Sling

No question, the Mayan Bow takes the edge. Like in DW, sling always loses to bows, save for that Aztec sling thing that got a stone ammunition the size of an... egg? I don't remember. Still, the bow is much more effective than the sling, and can dish out more damage than the sling. Sure the sling is lighter, but it's obsolete compared to the bow. Oh, and as you stated in the blog, it is poisonous, so it's deadlier, as well*.

*The Mayans used poisonous arrows and this gives a double advantage

X-Factors: Mayan Soldier vs Gladiator

Mayan: 72.5

Gladiator: 79

Gladiator takes the edge.

WINNER: GLADIATOR

The Gladiator wins this battle, with little difficulty. Sure, the Mayan has an edge in long range, right? But once Gladiator gets close, he'll pound the heck out of the Mayan to death with his superior melee weapons. Also, while the Gladiator is not as smart as the Mayan, the Glad's weapons are too much for the Mayan to handle. I'm not overrating the Gladiator, but that's my opinion... Well, in the end, the Gladiator wins due to his metallurgy.