User blog comment:MilenHD/Season 2 Finale: Kublai Khan vs Robert the Bruce/@comment-236683-20160906061046

GAH's "The Other Robert Battle" Edges:

Short: As much as I love the battle axe and it's heavier compact power, it simply can't outmatch the saber. It's curved blade allows for a far more graceful performance and more options that can be employed in battle. The axe is a rigid weapon that while you could throw it or use it to choke out your opponent, the saber simply has far more potential. Edge: KHAN!

Mid-range: Poles vs Claymores. Depending on the Claymore, some were actually made up to 7 feet long. Poles will generally out-range these swords, but in most battles between spears and swords, a good swordsman could easily bat aside a spear and get within the reach. The Claymore gives the user the ability to fight not only at range, but also for a closer kill. Edge: Bruce.

Long: Longbow versus Recurve bow is actually far more interesting then one would think. The longbow not only out shoots the recurve, it also carries a good punch. Entire armies of knights have been shattered by the longbow. However, the knights were heavily armored and the Mongols were swift riders. They were known for their accuracy with the bow and their recurve bows have a far stronger punch in range. Range versus power is what it comes down to and despite my own love for recurve bows (having fired both types in real life), I have to give it to the longbow. They can fire dozens of arrows before the recurve even gets into range. Edge: Rob Bruce.

Special: The dirk is not only heavier, but it is also longer. It was made to be able to plunge into chainmail links and they will be far better able to hurt the Mongols then the reverse. Edge: Robert I of Scotland

X-Factors: It is quiet clear that Robert simply can't overtake Khan. Even though Khan is older, he is far more experienced and has more going for him in the Factors. Edge: Kublai.

Deadliest Warrior:

As much as KHANNNNNN!!!! is a leader of an entire empire, he had a poor track record when it came to performance on the battlefield. Robert Baratheon defeated the Targareyens and returned rule of the Seven Kingdoms......I mean.....wrong universe. Robert the Bruce (there we go!) was so successful against the English in Scotland that the Irish requested him to help them drive out the Normans. While he did not succeed in breaking the Norman hold, he began the decline of their rule of that island. The Church even declared that he was the rightful heir of Scotland, not the English.

When it comes to the actual battle, the Scots are really not at all horsemen. While many of them do have experience in mounted warfare, they simply can't compare to the Mongols, whose quick speed could very will give them the edge. Their recurved bows will be very effective against the chainmail of the Scots but Robert proved time and time again an affinity to not only defeating superior forces, but humiliating them.

So I have to give it to Robert the Bruce.