User blog comment:Leolab/Ancient User Tourney, Round 8: Gaius Leopold (Skully) v Tiberius Proditus (EA)/@comment-26384220-20160706165741

This is a battle between two created b*stards but, there can only be one! '''There can. Only. Be. ''ONE! LET THEM FIGHT!'

''Short Range: War Axe and Viking Shield vs Spatha and Scutum. ''I love the scutum, it's a great shield; spatha? It's ehhh. But, in a one on one fight, that combo is crap. The war axe and viking shield are light weight and allow for great maneuverability. I don't like war axes but, it's the better weapon in this fight. The scutum just killed Tiberius's chances for winning this fight.

Edge: War Axe and Viking Shield.

''Mid Range: Halberd vs Pilum. ''The Pilum is longer and it may be lighter as well. If you know my golden rule, which range is the key to victory. That's a definite edge over the halberd. The Halberd can do a variety of things, yes but, the range is what is going to kill it here.

Edge: Pilum.

''Long Range: Composite Bow vs Plumbata Darts. ''The composite bow has more range than the darts which, they (the Plumbata) have a max range of 70m. While the range for the composite bow is about 150m. That's a bit farther than the plumbata darts, don'tcha think? The composite bow gets the win here.

Edge: Composite Bow.

''Special: Salt vs Pugio dagger. ''Salt is basically sword while the Pugio is a dagger. Sword v dagger? Sword usually wins. The sword is longer blade and it's more useful in combat than a dagger is. Salt is the better weapon here.

Edge: Salt.

''Armor: Steel Armor vs Lorica Hamata. ''Which ever provides the most protection definitely has an edge over the other. I believe the steel armor on Gaius provides more protection than the lorica hamata. The steel armor basically cover his whole body while the lorica hamata doesn't cover his arms, legs, and neck. Those are kinda vital points and since they aren't there, steel armor gets the edge.

Edge: Steel Armor.

Overall Verdict: Gaius will come out on top in this fight due his weapons advantage and his armor definitely provides an edge. The edge that Tiberius has is the pilum which could do greatly for him because it could get rid of Gaius's viking shield but, the scutum man! It just kills Tiberius in this fight. Gaius wins!

Verdict: Gaius Leopold (Skully).