User blog:Lachlan Blake/Endurance battle: Ninja vs Maori.

This is an endurance battle, the two warriors, ninja and maori are in a jungle, but on different sides, this will test their ability to survive and adapt to the area, as well as their skills and weapons.

The maori, New Zealand's savage warriors!

VS

The ninja, Japan's covert assasins!

The forest that the fight will be taking place in is a Papua New Guinean rainforest. Such as the one pictured to the right:



The warriors will be rated out of a few categories with some notes explaining why:

First up, the maori!



The maori will be rated out of the in the folowing categories:

Familiarity: 7/10

The forests in New Zealand are similar to the PNG rainforest, with soem differing trees, but the main difference will be the land mammals, the maori has only had to deal with birds and insects thanks to New Zealand's isolation, but PNG has many land mammals that will confuse the maori, upsetting his hunting skills.

Food gathering: 6/10

The maori is used to similar vegetation, eatig mostly potato-like vegetables, herbs, fish and bird meat. Meaning that the maori will be able to find plenty of familiar foods. The maori could also build a hangi oven, a hole dug in the ground with hot stones at the bottom. Again, the majority of animals will be mammals, which the maori is not used to.

Adaptability: 8/10

The maori would easily be able to adapt to the environment presented, he is used to the area and will be able to adapt to the different vegetables, fruits and animals.

Weapons:

the maori will be carrying a mere club and a taiaha spear. He will also be carrying a stingray spear for fishing.

Overall: 21/30.

Next: the ninja!

Familiarity: 5/10

The ninja would have been used to forests, but not rainforests such as this one, with different plant and animal life than he would be used to in Japan, but still, not that unfamiliar.

Food gathering: 5/10

The ninja is used to having grain foods, but will also be used to hunting deer and fishing. He will be a capable hunter, as he was trained in survival skills as part of his ninjutsu training, but won't be as capable as the maori, who also has a way to cook his meals easily.

Adaptability: 8/10

The ninja was trained for situations such as the one that is presented here, the ninja were also trained in medicine, long distance runs and climbing.

Weapons:

The ninja will be equiped with a Katana, five shurikens and a hamagari knife as a tool for cutting meat.

Overall: 18/30

Who is deadliest!?