User blog comment:Appelmonkey/Rematch: Samurai vs. Knights/@comment-35680048-20180820183617

Tybaltcapulet's"Bushido vs Christianity Rules!"Edges:

Dagger: I think this would be very close and I would have to rate this an Even rating. The Tanto is double edged and great for slashing. The Rondel is very stiff-edged and is more made for stabbing. Both will suit their purposes well.Edge:Even

Short Sword: I would give the edge to the Katana if its slashing could really do anything to the Knight's armor but it won't really do anything to plate armor so the Knight is better off from the start. The Arming sword, which can do both , won't be overpowered against the tosei-gusoku, but will certainly be more effective against it and the samurai.Edge: Knight

Big Sword: Even if the Odachi is longer it  in my opinion, will be much harder to easily use in battle. From the author's description one had to carry the Odachi on their back, and thus make it harder to take out and use. The longsword  doesn't have that problem and has the benefit of a crossguard. the Odachi will be ultimately cumbersome and will again be ineffective against armor.Edge:Knight

Polearm: The knight again secures a win with the Lance/ Halberd combination. The lancers will be even against the the other horseman due to the different purposes of the weapons, but the halberd is really where the knight really shines. The Naginata is just simply not nearly as versatile as the halberd. Like my vote on the Cortes vs Oda  i say that the Halberd can do more like bash,slash,stab,thrust and various other actions the Naginata just can't begin to keep up with.Edge:Knight

Armor: I would give an even rating to these armor due to the Samurai's better mobility in the armor and the Knight's overall better protection. The Samurai's Tosei Gusoku is made in a manner to where the individual parts of it aren't as locked into each other a the Knight's. But the Knight's armor willbe overall the one that can take more punishment so for me they both fill equally good roles.Edge:Even

X-factors:  For both warriors on training I would rate it at about even because they both learned about the same things at similar ages. The Samurai may have started pre-education earlier, but they both got into serious training at about the same time. As for Brutality I would give it to the Knight just for their absolute slaughter of Jerusalem and while the Enrayku temple raze and kill was horrific, it was only because they were ordered by their daimyo to do it. And as for Physicality I would again give it to the Knight as they had a more balanced, diet, their plate armor forcing them to be stronger due to its weight, and the fact they had quite heavy weaponry at times. So overall I do believe the Knight would be the better warrior with equal training, more killer instinct, and a stronger build.Edge:Knight

Overall: This for me is quite obviously a win for the Knight. With an utter curbstomp in weaponry and being the superior warrior the Samurai simply will be outclassed here. The  Knight's arming and long swords are much more suited to taking down the Samurai's armor and can be used to stab and slash. the Halberd/Lance will utterly dominate the Naginata with the Lance being equal in terms of use and the Halberd really destroying the Naginata with its versatility. And with his equal training, better physicality and more killer instinct he will be able to defeat his Japanese counterpart.

Knight:3500

Samurai:1500