User blog comment:SPARTAN 119/Game of Thrones Season Six Special: Tywin Lannister (Game of Thrones) vs Tallard Graham (The Lord Marksman and the Vanadis)/@comment-17814994-20160507134538

Elgb's "Fantasy Characters and their Weird Sounding Names..." EDGES!!!

Swords: Well I'll take Spartan's word and say that both are even. EDGE: Even

Heavy Melee: I'm giving this one to the axe. The mace has more weight and power but it costs it its speed. The axe is heavy enough to be a blunt weapon and has a bladed edge, giving it versatility. EDGE: Tywin

Cavalry Lance and Pike: While both warriors are carrying the same weapons. I'm giving the slight edge to Tallard on this one. I don't see Tywin as a great horsemen with a lance or is good at using a pike. His armies maybe but not him. Tallard on the other hand, fights together with his men, and is excellent with a lance. EDGE: Graham

Bows: Tywin's longbow is definately the bow with more power and range, but Graham archers are no pushover. Tywin's not an archer in a sense, but Tallard on the other hand is a talented bowman himself, and his archers are no different. EDGE: Even

Crossbow: Well just like in DW, the steel crossbow will beat the obsolete compound crossbow. EDGE: Graham

Siege: The trebuchet is not an anti-personnel weapon. It's heavy and meant to crush forts and positions, not individual armies. The mangonel has been shown as an effective siege weapon and an anti-personnel weapon, and is more mobile. EDGE: Graham

Siege 2: Wildfire easy. Graham's grapeshot lakcs the range and is only effective when utilize against army formations and defence. But the wildfire has the psychological effect, inescapability and utility. EDGE: Tywin

X-Factors: In terms of experience, I see the old man Tywin taking this. He's also more brutal; having no mercy even on children adn his own family members. In terms of tactics and skills, Tallard has this. Like some of the major characters in the Vanadis series, Tallard is a very talented warrior. He's led more warriors into battle than Tywin, who's more at home in political battles and leading theatres of war. EDGE: Even

Deadliest Warrior?

This is a tough one. Tywin definately has the edge in close quarters and his wildfire. He also takes up experience and deviousness, and will probably be running Tallard in circles. But he's more in line with assassinations than actual battles. This doesn't say that Tywin is an inexperienced fighter, but he's just trumped by the younger Tallard. The latter has been through more battles against men and monsters alike. He's physciality better and he has the better long range and anti-personnel weapons.

This war can go either way. If this was a Total War battle, Tallard would definately win. He's a btter tactician in warfare than Tywin. If this was a political war, Tywin will have the upperhand, and in the end, Tallard will see his throat slit. But which war is this battle turn out to be. My answer would proabbly be a large scale Total War, and Tallard Graham will be victorious.

In order for this to be a political war, Tywin would need tons of prep as well as background information on the nation and leaders he's fighting against. But he jsut doesn't have taht luxury, and knowing Tywin, he'll probably underestimate this young feminate prince that may draw him into battle. And if Tywin does that, if he is too confident too beat someone younger than him, this will be an oppurtunity for Tallard. And in the early stages of the war, and if Tywin is again confident to ride into battle, Tallard will destroy him.