User blog comment:Pygmy Hippo 2/Sir Bors of Newcastle (Elgb333) vs. Gökhan (Tybaltcapulet)/@comment-27358240-20190916064043

'''Kazanshin's "This reminds me of something I wanted to do...." edges:'''

Melee: The Kilij is a full-on curved saber-type blade, unlike more moderate ones like European sabers or Sino-Japanese swords. This means it's going to be quite awkward to thrust with it. The Longsword has the advantage of being longer, a better thruster and that you can use it two-handed. Edge: Elgb

Mid-range: It's an axe vs an axe with a spear point. I don't have much to say other than "having an extra weapon helps". Edge: Elgb

Long Range: Gun vs Bow and arrow, we know who wins. Or do we? Recent tests have shown that longbow arrows very, very easily penetrate rivetted mail. This means that the mail portions of Gokhan's armor will be easy to penetrate with those bodkin points. However, will arrows put down Gokhan? No, no they won't, the guy took three musket shots before he was blown up with artillery. Also, he can bloody dodge bullets, arrows are gonna be nothing. Edge: Tybalt

Special: The Greek fire is impressive and scary, but it's a clumsy and cumbersome weapon, very hard to actually land against an opponent while you're already engaged. Well what if you used it before you engaged in battle? Well then the guy would shoot you with an arquebus, that's what'll happen. The Grenade may be less fancy and flshy, but it definitely gets the job done and it gets it done well. All you have to do is light the fuse and throw. No need to carry around a massive box of nafta around, just throw the damn thing and boom, you're done. Edge: Tybalt

Armor: Plate>>>>>>>>>>>Everything except other types of plate. Edge: Elgb

Final Verdict: While Sir Bors of Newcastle may have somewhat of an advantage in equipment, this battle goes to the Janissary Elite, Gokhan. Bors may be the more ruthless and experienced warrior, but here he faces someone who survived gunshots, killed armoured enemies by beating them to death with his axe, and has a bloody gun. Best case scenario for Sir Newcastle is that gets a good shot with his Greek fire and flames the poor Janissary into nothingness. This is extremely unlikely however because of the cumbersome and unwieldy nature of the Greek Fire. Second scenario is that he gets close enough to engage in close quarters, where he gets beaten to death with an axe by a superhuman muslim fanatic. Worst case scenario is that he gets gunned down before he even gets close to Gokhan. So yeah, Newcastle only has a single reliable way to win (his Greek Fire) and that way is extremely hard to achieve. Don't feel ashamed, however, Sir Bors, for there is no shame in losing to the finest warrior of the Ottoman Empire. Deadliest Warrior: Gokhan of the Janissaries