User blog comment:Undead RVD/Orcs (LotR) vs the Army of Darkness/@comment-5232784-20130218000635

1. Short range

Orcs are very fond of curved blades, and poison them to more lethal effect. But deadites are already dead, and the longsword can both slash and stab. Indeed, on the Cortez vs Ivan the Terrible episode on DW, it was shown that a straight sword can slash pretty well, even as good as a curved blade. No bones about it here;

Edge: ARMY OF DARKNESS

2. Mid range

The winged spear seems to have the larger, more lethal blade, and is designed to keep an impaled enemy from getting closer (like Lurtz did to Aragorn when the latter stabbed the former with his sword). I give it to the Deadites once again.

Edge: ARMY OF DARKNESS

3. Long range

Once again the Deadites win: the crossbow is a very accurate and powerful weapon. Though you can fire more rapidly with a bow and arrow than a crossbow, Orcs are not accurate, and have to rely on numbers to hit proper targets, while the Deadites are compitent of the eye.

Edge: ARMY OF DARKNESS

4. Special

The deadite double headed axe has two blades to the orc's one, and is obviously of better quality as well. Though the Orcs will pack more force behind their blows, the double headed axe is the superior weapon, and as seen in LOTR, even super strong opponents can be beaten by far weaker opponents when the latter has sufficient skills in warfare (Aaragorn beats Lurtz, Aowyn slays Witch King and (I believe) Gothmog), humans by and large superior fighters to orcs, so on).

I give this to the evil dead: sure, orcs are very powefful (having limbs that are long and powerful like the apes), yet the Evil Dead has skill, superior weapons, and evil Ash to lead them: Evil Ash kicks butt!

EDGE: ARMY OF DARKNESS

ARMY OF DARKNESS TRUIMPHS!

SALLY FARTH!