User blog comment:MilenHD/Cesare Borgia vs Gustavus Adolphus/@comment-4698460-20150814020719

''Falchion? I've been watching to many Fire Emblem Playthroughs...''

'''Close Range: Even. ''' Both leaders will be on horseback, which will initially give the advantage to Cesare Borgia, due to the fact that the Falchion is a superior weapon on the back of a horse. Though, I doubt that either leader will be able to stay atop his horse for the entire battle duration, so when they both fall off their horse and engage on foot, then the advantage goes to Gustavus. So, I call this Even.

'''Mid Range: Even. ' In the Clash of the Polearms, this is even because both weapons are almost identical (keyword there being almost''). The Swedish Halberd has an axe head, a spear head, and some sharp pointy thing on the other side. The  Bec de Corbin has a hammer head, a sharp pointy tip, and another sharp point tip jutting out of the side. I don't see a clear winner there.

'''Long Range: Gustavas. '''With the Arquebus and Matchlock being seperated by about 100+ years or so, that leaves a little over a century for technology to leap forward, by about maybe half-an-inch in this case. The Arquebus may be a bit more accurate (which is nice to make up for rather slow reloading time), but the fact is that the Matchlock can reload quicker than the Arquebus can, which may allow Gustavus to get off  one shot more than his adversary.

'''Special: Even. '''The Arbalest may hold the advantage at the longer ranges, but when the battle starts getting into close quarters, the length and weight of the Arbalest become more of a hinderance. The Wheelock pistol is small and light, making it more suitable for the close range combat, and it packs deadly firepower and deadly accuracy at the close range.

'''X-Factors: Gustavus. '''Borgia has 85.5 and Gustavus has 89. Gustavus has the edge in the ones that matter too: Tactics and calmness under fire. Brutality and armor don't exactly help when a man is a way better tactician and calm, cool-headedness.

'Deadliest Warrior: Gustavus Adolphus! 'The King of Sweden has the critical X-Factors and the advantage in long range combat. There may have been a lot of ties in my analysis, but Gustavus had the advantages where they count! Even with the ties, the fact that Gustavus is a better tactician means he'll know how to properly execute attacks and know how to properly use the weapons he is provided with.