User blog comment:Laquearius/Achilles vs Diarmuid Ua Duibhne/@comment-5043545-20170729012926

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Weapons: Achilles has a more traditional loadout with his weapons being tools that were simply available to him during the time period. That Aspis is going to be great have around considering it provides an immense defensive edge to Achilles. Combined with the stellar strength that his arms and going to be sporting, he can deliver devastating blows with the tool. His Xipos and Javelin are pretty vanilla as far as I know, but still we're talking about Achilles who can still press his strength and overwhelm most in this comparison. Moralltach poses the the ancient comparison of unstoppable force vs. immovable object, but the problem is that Moralltach will fail him as the shield is going to be impossible to destroy, likely going to trip up the Irish hero. Wounds that can't be healed is another great factor to consider, but the shield once more offers superior protection. Although, I'll expand upon armor and agility later in my vote which close the gap a bit more. Simply put, the great combination of offensive and defensive capabilities here which outright nulify or make it difficult for Diarmuid to land hits gives Achilles an edge. EDGE: Achilles

Armor: Achilles gets this with ease. Had this just been relied upon the regular materials composed of the armors, Diarmuid might've gained an edge compared to a much more dated albeit more protective armor, but with the enhancements, Achilles takes home another edge. The armor covers much more of his body and this is further supplemented by the Aspis which Diarmuid has to get past to even try to the hit the armor itself only to find out that nothing that he's going to be dishing out will actually pierce it. He's basically forced to try and only aim for the small gaps in the armor which is another issue considering how close they'll have to be which is Achilles' bread and butter of this match. So while Diarmuid is forced to aim for small gaps to focus his energies on. Achilles has the freedom of movement and can aim for the less protected parts around Diarmuid. EDGE: Achilles

Deadliest Warrior: Achilles- Yep, this vote was pretty much shaping up to be a complete victory for Achilles through the entire course of the match. Simply put, while Diarmuid has better weapons, Achilles has better defensive capablities that tend to outright remove the conditions of Diarmuid's special weapons, essentially leaving him with weapons that can't get past his defenses and are forced to seek areas of pinpoint weakness. Meanwhile, Achilles can just overwhelm his opponent and press his advantage forcing Diarmuid to go on the defensive, which is the last place he wants to be forced into cause he can't protect himself as well and can't lay down a consistent attacking ability if forced into a corner. Achilles takes just about all the important x-factors in this match and uses it to continue to win, only losing out in experience and agility. Agility had it been a larger gap may have pushed Diarmuid to closing the gap or aim for the weak spots in Achilles defense, but without a sufficient edge, the Irish hero will be falling.