User blog comment:MilenHD/Guan Yu vs Miyamoto Musashi/@comment-17814994-20160927120053

Elgb's "Badass Asians" EDGES!!!

Short: I have to give this one easily to the katana. Yeah the katana's reputation has been attacked by debunkers through the years, but in this fight the kataba is no doubt the sharper sword than the cleaving Chinese dao, and it does so without the need of broadening up the blade. EDGE: MM

Mid: If I remember correctly, the bokken that Musashi used was crafted from an oar of a boat, making it essentially an improvised weapon not originally made for combat. The crescent blade is no doubt the weapon designed to kill, and just one look at that huge blade that can slash and cleave and you'll know that it's by far the deadlier and mroe lethal weapon. The bokken depends highly on blunt force trauma to kill, and while I respect Musashi's skill with it, I just have to go with the more practical weapon that can kill with lesser time and energy wasted. The only disadvantage that the crescent blade has is that it's a really heavy weapon (records suggest it to be 40 lbs), but besides that it kinda destroys the bokken. EDGE: GY

Long: Easy edge to the Chinese bow. More power plus more range equals more kills. The yumi is one of the worse bows in warfare with its puny 40 yards range and non-armor penetrating arrows. EDGE: GY

Special: I have to disagree with some of you and give the edge to the wakizashi. A sword, even if its just a short sword, beats an axe and dagger anytime. While the yin yang daggers look like they can give a warrior more options during combat since it doubles as a dagger and an axe, you have to remember that since it's an axe/dagger hybrid, they can only do push cuts and stabs. The wakizashi is a bladed weapon that can actually slash and slice, which can create larger wounds to kill you opponent than a simple hacking from an axe. It can also stab if it needs to. But what gives the wakizashi the true edge here is that Musashi is basically a monster when he uses it. It can be used in conjuection witha  katana, and Musashi is basically the trope codifier of dual-weilding swords in fiction. Having two axe/dagger hybrid is no match against having a sword and a sidesword when you're in trouble. EDGE: MM

Deadliest Warrior?

I really want to give my vote for Musashi, I really do. In my opinion, he's more skilled as a swordsman and fighter, epsecially in one on one combat, than Guan Yu who's more of a chess player leading an army than an actual duelist. The problem here is that Musashi is basically underarmed compared to Guan Yu. He's using weapons from his dueling years while Guan Yu is using weapons during his military career. This means that Guan Yu is blessed with armor and polearms that Musashi doesn't have. Skills in dueling is good and all, but when your faced with an opponent that has longer weapons and an impenetrable armor, then you're toast.