User blog:SPARTAN 119/And Now for an Apocalypse Completely Different: Caesar's Legion (Fallout: New Vegas) VS Empire of Tuskuru (Utawarerumono)

Caesar’s Legion, the Roman-esque slaver state that rules the post-apocalyptic American southwest with an iron fist.

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The Empire of Tuskuru, a small rebel group that rose to a superpower in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by genetically engineered humanoids with a feudal Japan-like society.

WHO IS DEADLIEST?

=Caesar’s Legion= Caesar's Legion is an autocratic, traditionalist, imperialistic slaver society and a totalitarian dictatorship. Founded in 2247 by Edward Sallow (also known as Caesar) and Joshua Graham, it is based on the ancient Roman Empire. Its legionaries are a well organized, culturally insular fighting force that mainly operate east of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon, in the former state of Arizona. Ever pushing west, their capital is the city of Flagstaff. By 2281, the Legion had encountered their greatest enemy in the form of the New California Republic, who dealt them a severe defeat at the First Battle of Hoover Dam.

Caesar's Legion is comprised mostly of reconditioned tribes and their descendants. The Legion's symbol is a golden bull on a red field, which is derived from Julius Caesar's standard for the Tenth Twin Legion. Legion culture is high traditionalistic, believing that unneccessary luxuries and technologies make humanity weak, particularly drugs, including both recreational substances such as Jet and medicines such as stimpacks, the possession of which is punishable by death. The Legion favor simple technologies, to the point that lower-ranking Legion troops are not even issued firearms. The Legion are highly dismissive and hostile towards democracy and capitalism, viewing them as weakening humanity by addicting them to consumerism and as tools for the rich to hold power they do not deserve. This philosophy, as well as their imperialistic nature, places them at direct odds with the New California Republic, whose society is modeled on pre-war democracy.

The Legion army is vast, but less well-armed than their NCR foes- while most NCR soldiers carry an M16-pattern rifle, only high-ranking legionaries are issued firearm- most recruits are armed only with an improvised machete or javelins, and maybe a scavenged shotgun or varmint rifle. Higher-ranking legionaries may carry more advanced weapons such as submachine guns, assault rifles, and sniper rifles.

Recruit Legionaries (x 1000)
Recruit Legionaries are the “cannon fodder” of Caesar’s Legion, often thrown in massive numbers at smaller numbers of better-armed NCR soldiers. While they have managed to overrun their better-armed enemies on multiple occasions, they often suffer severe casualties. Legion recruits are poorly-armed, being issued only a crudely made machete, though some carry improvised javelins and various scavenged firearms, which are typically inferior to those of the NCR.

Improvised Machete
The primary weapon of the lower-ranks of Caesar’s Legion is a crude short sword or machete made from an old lawnmower blade. It is a crudely-made weapon which lacks the cutting power of better-made blades.

Throwing Spear
Similar to their Roman inspiration, Caesar’s Legion make use of javelins in combat. These javelins are crude improvised weapons consisting of a wooden handle similar to a broom handle with a sharp, jagged piece of rusted metal attached to the end as a point.

Double Barrel Shotgun (half only)
Given the Legions stance against over-reliance against technology, the Legion does not issue recruit legionaries with firearms, however, it does not forbid them from carrying privately purchased or scavenged firearms. For this reason, not every one of the low-ranking legionaries carries a firearm, and those who do often carry lower-end firearms than their NCR adversaries, such as double-barreled shotguns, which, for the purposes of this match, half of the recruit legionaries will be armed with double-barrel shotguns These weapons are over-and-under double-barreled shotguns in poor condition, with many parts appearing to be held together with tape and metal strips. The weapon fires a 20-gauge shell with a smaller powder load and shot number than it’s 12-gauge counterpart.

Prime Legionaries (x 400)
Prime Legionaries are more experienced than the less-experienced recruits, being equivalent to the Roman hastatii. While less numerous than the recruits, prime legionaries make up for it with greater experience and far superior weaponry, including firearms such as bolt-action rifles and submachine guns.

Gladius Machete
While referred to by legionaries as a “gladius”, the weapon used by higher-ranking legionaries does not resemble it’s Roman counterpart, but rather is a machete with a wide blade at the head and an indentation to the rear of the blade, giving it more weight at the head for slashing attacks, similar to a kukri. Unlike the weapon of lower-ranked legionaries, the “gladius” appears to be a pre-war machete built for use as a cutting tool.

Winchester Model 70 (half)
The Winchester Model 70 is a bolt action sporting rifle. It has an iconic place in American sporting culture and has been held in high regard by shooters since it was introduced in 1936, earning the moniker "The Rifleman's Rifle”. The weapon will, for the purposes of this match, fire a .308 caliber round from a five-round magazine. I could not find exact data on the effective range of the weapon, but it can be assumed to be about 800 meters based on similar rifles.

10mm SMG (half)
The 10mm submachine gun, referred to as the Heckler & Koch MP9 in Fallout 1, is a staple of the franchise that has appeared in every game except Fallout 4. The weapon fires the same 10mm round as the N99 pistol. The weapon has a 30-round magazine, and, based on its in-game performance, had a rate of fire of about 540 rounds per minute. While the exact range is not known given it is a fictional weapon, it can be assumed to be no more than 100-200 meters.

Veteran Legionaries (200)
Veteran legionaries have served with the Legion for around ten years, surviving the enemy and conditions of the wasteland which claim the lives of many Legionaries before they reach this rank. For this reason, veteran legionaries are tough, experienced, and armed with the best weapons available to the Legion, including anti-material rifles. Veteran Legionaries wear leather and padded armor made mostly from scavenged sports equipment, including an aluminum baseball helmet

Thermic Lance
A thermic lance is not actually designed as a weapon, but rather is a tool for cutting steel which melts an iron rod with an oxyacetalene torch, creating spray of molten steel from the tip. The spray of molten steel is so short-ranged that it would only be effective if the lance is held directly against the body of the target, but, if it were to be used as a weapon, a thermic lance could easily cause fatal burns and cut through metal armor simply by pressing the tip against the target. The weapon has a length of perhaps five feet.

PGM Hecate II (20%)
The PGM Hécate anti-materiel rifle is a French-made .50 BMG anti-materiel rifle designed for use against light vehicles, helicopters, missile launchers, radar installations, and munitions, as well as for extreme long-range sniping. The weapon has an effective range of up 1800 meters, firing a round that can easily punch through any personal body armor. The Hecate has a seven-round magazine, though in Fallout: New Vegas it can hold eight rounds (possibly by keeping one in the chamber).

12.7mm SMG (80%)
The 12.7mm submachine gun is a fictional submachine gun in the Fallout universe which resembles a TDI Vector, but with a top-mounted magazine similar to an FN P90. The weapon fires a 12.7mm pistol round presumably similar to the real-life .50 AE used by the Desert Eagle, allowing to severely damage even armored enemies and large wasteland creature such as Super Mutants and Deathclaws. Based on in-game performance, the weapon has a rate of fire of about 540 rounds per minute, and would likely have an effective range of about 100-200 meters based on similar weapons.

Praetorian Guard (50)
The Praetorian guard of Caesar’s Legion are the elite of the Legion, being tasked with personally guarding Caesar, much as their ancient Roman counterparts. They are highly trained in unarmed combat, as firearms and melee weapons can break or malfunction, and favor the ballistic fist, a wrist-mounted shotgun activated by a switch in front of the fist. The Praetorians will, however, make use of firearms when necessary, often when used as part of assassin squads sent after the player if they are an enemy of the Legion. Praetorians wear leather and padded armor that appears to be made from pre-war football and baseball gear.

Ballistic Fist
The ballistic fist is the signature weapon of the Praetorian guard. The ballistic fist consists of a pressure plate worn over the knuckles connected to a wrist-mounted shotgun. When the user punches an enemy, the shotgun fires. While this allows the weapon to only be used at point blank range, this makes the user absolutely deadly in close combat, allowing them to deal deadly damage in a single punch.

5mm Assualt Carbine
Then the Praetorians need to use a firearm, they often carry an assault carbine which appears to be a version of the Colt Model 933, albeit firing 5mm ammo instead of 5.56mm. The carbine in New Vegas fires at a rate of 720 rounds per minute, and can be assumed to have a range of about 400-500 meters based on similar real-world weapons. The weapon has a 24-round magazine.

Legate Lanius
Legate Lanius, also known as the Monster of the East, is Caesar's second Legate, and a former member of the tribe of the Hidebarks who initially opposed the Legion. Lanius killed his own tribe after they surrendered to the Legion. This ferocity earned Caesar’s respect, and Lanius joined the Legion after Caesar allowed him to kill off the remains of his old tribe, and went on to lead the subjugation of 19 tribes. Lanius always wears a gold-plated mask of the Legion’s god, Mars, and carries the Blade of the East, a sword forged from an old car bumper. Legate Lanius wears a full suit of steel plates, apparently plated in gold, including a breastplate, helmet face mask, and arm and leg guards.

Blade of the East
The Blade of the East is the personal weapon of Legate Lanius, a 12-pound, two-handed sword forged from a car bumper, similar to “bumper swords” used by Super Mutants. The weapon has a length of about five feet, and is capable of a relatively slow, but absolutely devastating strike.

AN-2051 Incendiary Grenade x5
In addition to the Blade of the East, Lanius carried five incendiary grenades. The AN-2051 model 0531 incendiary grenade contiains a powerful incendiary compound that explodes into a ball of flame that ignites anything in the blast radius. The entire area of the explosion will burn for several seconds after the initial detonation.

Lucius
Lucius is an old legionary in Caesar's Legion and the head of the Praetorian Guard as of 2281. He became a Praetorian Guard in 2268, and became their leader in 2276. In 2277, he took part in the First Battle of Hoover Dam under the command of the legate, Joshua Graham, and therefore is one of the few who know who the Burned Man really is. During the battle, he found himself in Boulder City, but he managed to survive the trap of 1st Recon snipers set by the NCR. In 2281, if Benny is captured by Caesar's Legion, it's he who tortures Benny to learn the purpose of the platinum chip.

M101 105mm Howitzer (1)
If the player chooses to side with the Legion, they can provide to Lucius with a firing mechanism necessary to refurbish a pre-war 105mm howitzer to use against the NCR in the fight for Hoover Dam. For the purposes of this match, the Legion will have the gun with them and fully functional, with Lucius at the command. The M101 has an effective range of 11,200 meters, firing a high explosive shell, however, the Legion may not be able to fire accurately at that range, given their lack of experience, and may fire it in a direct fire mode at ranges of a few thousand meters. The weapon will, for the purposes of this match, fire a high explosive shell capable of devastating buildings and formations for troops.

Ballistic Fist
The ballistic fist is the signature weapon of the Praetorian guard. The ballistic fist consists of a pressure plate worn over the knuckles connected to a wrist-mounted shotgun. When the user punches an enemy, the shotgun fires. While this allows the weapon to only be used at point blank range, this makes the user absolutely deadly in close combat, allowing them to deal deadly damage in a single punch.

Vulpes Inculta
Vulpes Inculta is the head of the Legion frumentarii, a unit of spies and assassins, as well as being charged with conducting campaigns of terror, used by the Legion to achieve their goals through more underhanded tactics. Vulpes was formerly a member of tribe from what was once Utah until he was forced into the Legion as a child, eventually reaching the rank of Decanus. During one battle, Vulpes noticed a weakness in the enemy lines and charged through and captured an enemy leader. While his centurion wanted him crucified for disobeying orders, Caesar personally intervened and placed Vulpes in charge of the frumentarii. Vulpes would go on to oversee many Legion atrocities in the Mojave, including the subjugation of the Twisted Hairs tribe, in which hundreds of people were crucified, as well as the massacre at Nipton and the use of pre-war radioactive waste as a radiological weapon to destroy the NCR Camp Searchlight.

“Ripper” Chainsaw
The “Ripper” is a type of lightweight chainsaw about 12-16 inches in length, with a layout similar to a knife or short sword. While originally meant for cutting foliage or butchering meat, the weapon is often used in the postwar period as a melee weapon, it’s motorized blade giving it much more cutting power than regular edge weapon. Its small size allows to be used almost like a short sword.

Gaius Magnus
Gaius Magnus was a Legion Centurion who conquered the 87th tribe assimilated into the Legion. He achieved this by using a 5mm minigun to cut down hordes of incoming tribals in a hail of lead. If the Courier decides to nuke the Legion at Dry Wells, they can visit the ruined location and find Gaius as a horrifically mutated ghoul. It should be noted, however, that the Gaius in this battle will be pre-Dry Wells human version. Gaius Magnus wears a unique set of steel plate armor known as the “Armor of the 87th Tribe”, which includes a helmet, breastplate, and arm and leg guards.

Machete
Gaius Magnus carries a machete identical to the one carried by recruit Legionaries. The primary weapon of the lower-ranks of Caesar’s Legion is a crude short sword or machete made from an old lawnmower blade. It is a crudely-made weapon which lacks the cutting power of better-made blades.

Minigun
The Rockwell CZ-53 is a six-barrelled man-portable 5mm minigun in the Fallout universe intended to be used with power armor, however, it can be carried and fired with out such armor, though it takes a strong user to heft the 25-pound weapon for an extended period of time. The minigun is fed from a 240-round ammo belt held in a box below the weapon. In spite of the claims in Fallout 2 of it having a rate of fire of 60,000 RPM, the minigun will, for the purposes of this match, have a rate of fire based on it’s in-game performance, or about 1200 round per minute. The exact effective range is unknown as it is a fictional weapon, but based it can be presumed to be no more than 1000 meters or so given the imprecise nature of the weapon.

Edward “Caesar” Sallow
Caesar, born Edward Sallow, is the charismatic leader, dictator and co-founder of Caesar's Legion in 2247. He is the self-proclaimed "Son of Mars," a former member of the Followers of the Apocalypse and an ex-citizen of the NCR. Caesar founded his Legion from the tribes of the Grand Canyon, which he first gained control of after teaching one of the tribes, the Blackfoot tribe to fight against their enemies. Over time, Caesar, along with his then-Legate Joshua Graham managed to conquer and integrate 86 tribes into his Legion before he encounted the New California Republic, and was placed into a major war with them. Caesar’s goal is to replace the many tribes and effectively independent city-states of the wasteland with a single, monolithic culture, which he modelled after ancient Rome, seeing the situation of the wasteland as similar to the “barbarians” of Europe prior to Roman invasion. By 2281, Caesar has set his sights on New Vegas, intending to sieze the city as a capital worthy of his Empire. In the New California Republic, however, he found an adversary to challenge the might of the Legion, as seen when the annihilated the Legion forces at the first battle of Hoover Dam, a failure which drove Caesar to execute the then-Legate, Joshua Graham.

In combat, Caesar wears a displacer glove to enhance the force of his fists, but carries no other weapon. While his outfit is described in-game as “armor”, it appears to be made of cloth or possibly leather, presumably offering only minimal protection. Indeed, in-game, it has a lower damage resistance than even Legionary recruit armor.

Displacer Glove
The displacer glove is a technology in the Fallout universe that appears to use some sort of force manipulation device to dramatically enhance to force of the user’s punches, apparently by using some sort of sonic device to create a force similar to an explosive blast, allowing the user to strike with a enough force to cause significant trauma.

=Tuskuru= Note: While the various superhumans that are among Tuskuru’s “hero units” are powerful, they can still be physically damaged, overwhelmed, and killed like anyone else (as seen in the game). Also, they do not appear to move fast enough to dodge a bullet, though they might be difficult to hit…

The Empire of Tuskuru is a state in the anime Utawarerumono that was founded after a revolt overthrew emperor Inkara of Kenashikourupe, at which the point the nation was renamed to Tuskuru after a woman whose death sparked the revolution. The Tuskuru revolt was led by a mysterious man named Hakuoru, who constantly wore a mask he seemed unable to remove. After the revolt, Tuskuru was attacked by three different rival states, all of which are defeated and eventually absorbed into Tuskuru, leading to Tuskuru becoming a powerful empire under Hakuoru’s leadership.

Tuskuru appear for much of the series to be in a fantasy world inhabited by humanoid being with animal or elf-like ears, with a technology level and culture similar to feudal Japan. However, late in the series, it is revealed that Tuskuru actually exists on Earth, in what was once Japan, and that the humanoids are the creations of genetic engineering that inherited the Earth after humanity was practically eradicated by pollution and warfare, and finally finished off by the power of a mysterious god-like entity known as Witsurunemitea… an entity that is revealed to be tied inseparably to Hakuoru…

Infantry (2000)
The standard infantry of the Tuskuru army are equipped with polearms, typically a naginata as a primary weapon, with a katana as a secondary weapon for close combat. The armor they wear, if they were any at all, seems to vary greatly, from apparently none, to leather, to what appears to be metal plates under cloth or leather. The Tuskuru army consists mostly of humanoids of equivalent strength and speed to a human, and for the purposes of this match, they will have such capabilities.

Katana
The katana is a curved, single edged sword originating from Japan, and are one of the nation's most iconic weapons. Originally used by the samurai of Feudal Japan, the weapon has also come to be commonly known as a "Samurai Sword".

The length of the blade is often somewhere between 60 to 73 centimeters in length. The metal of the blade is created from Tamahagane, a hard, high carbon steel for the cutting edge and sides, and the tough, low carbon steel for the core and back, giving the blade a hard edge, while allowing it to absorb blows without shattering. The gentle curvature of the blade adds to the weapons cutting power by focusing the force of the blow on a smaller area. ===Spear=== Infantry in the world of Utawarerunmono carry spears with a large, double-edge blade similar in appearance to that of a Japanese yari, but wider, definitely wide enough to be used for slashing as well as thrusting attacks. The shaft of the spear appears to be about six feet long.

Cavalry (1000)
Instead of horse, cavalry in the world of Utawarerumono ride dinosaur-like reptilian creatures known as woptars, which seem to be able to run at comprable speeds to a horse. The primary weapons of the cavalry are lances, with katanas as secondary weapons, and they seem to more uniformly wear armor than the infantry.

Lance
The primary weapon of cavalry in Utawarerumono is a short lance about six to eight feet long, with an elongated double-edge blade about a foot long on the end, similar to a Japanese yari. The weapon is used both in charging attacks and to thrust at enemies on the ground.

Katana
The katana is a curved, single edged sword originating from Japan, and are one of the nation's most iconic weapons. Originally used by the samurai of Feudal Japan, the weapon has also come to be commonly known as a "Samurai Sword".

The length of the blade is often somewhere between 60 to 73 centimeters in length. The metal of the blade is created from Tamahagane, a hard, high carbon steel for the cutting edge and sides, and the tough, low carbon steel for the core and back, giving the blade a hard edge, while allowing it to absorb blows without shattering. The gentle curvature of the blade adds to the weapons cutting power by focusing the force of the blow on a smaller area.

Woptar Mount
Instead of horse, cavalry in the world of Utawarerumono ride long-necked bipedal dinosaur-like creatures about the size of horses, with similar capabilities. Woptars are capable of trampling enemies underfoot, and some have even been trained to kick at enemies at front of them with their clawed feet.

Archers (1500)
The archers of the Tuskuru army are equipped similarly to the infantry and cavalry, with variable amounts of armor, with

Katana
The katana is a curved, single edged sword originating from Japan, and are one of the nation's most iconic weapons. Originally used by the samurai of Feudal Japan, the weapon has also come to be commonly known as a "Samurai Sword".

The length of the blade is often somewhere between 60 to 73 centimeters in length. The metal of the blade is created from Tamahagane, a hard, high carbon steel for the cutting edge and sides, and the tough, low carbon steel for the core and back, giving the blade a hard edge, while allowing it to absorb blows without shattering. The gentle curvature of the blade adds to the weapons cutting power by focusing the force of the blow on a smaller area.

Yumi
The yumi, or Japanese longbow, is a large bow and arrow that was a favorite of weapon of the Samurai of feudal Japan. The weapon holds the distinction of being the longest bow in the world, longer even than the longbow.

The bow is typically about two meters in length, longer than the archer is tall. The weapon is gripped asymmetrically, with the grip two thirds of the way up the bow. The yumi is traditionally made from a composite of wood and bamboo, though in the modern era, synthetic yumi are sometimes used for sport archery.

The traditional wood and bamboo construction, combined with its great length, allows the bow to store large amounts of energy on the draw and release it with great force, giving a range of over 100 meters in the hands of a skilled archer.

Benawi
Benawi was a samurai and general of Kenashikourupe who defected to Tuskuru after Hakuoru’s revolt. Benawi initially killed the emperor upon realizing defeat in order to prevent his capture and torture, and then attempted to commit suicide himself. Hakuoru burst into the room just in time and convinced Benawi to join his side instead. Since then Benawi has served as the commander of the Tuskuran army. After Hakuoru went into dormancy after after reuniting the two halves of his Witsurunemitea identity and Oboro decided to travel the world, Benawi was named emperor of Tuskuru in their stead.

Benawi has a strong sense of responsibility and loyalty, and will make any sacrifice to defend his country, and is not above making his objections known of if he believes Hakuoru’s actions neglect his role as a leader. He is also calm, logical, and calculated, and capable of remaining calm under fire. Benawi is also a skilled combatant, more the capable of personally leading the charge in battle. Benawi wears large steel shoulder/arm guards, as well as a metal breast, as well as armored boots, but no armor over the rest of his body.

Voulge
While most of Tuskuru favor weapons similar to those of feudal Japan, Benawi instead favors a polearm similar to a voulge. A voulge is a polearm commonly used by the French in the Hundred Years War, which consists of a meat cleaver-like square axe blade with a mounted on top, acting as spear point. The blade is mounted on a roughly six-foot wooden pole. The weapon is intended to be used for both chopping and thrusting. Benawi can use this weapon both on foot and on the back of his woptar.

Woptar Mount
Instead of horse, cavalry in the world of Utawarerumono ride long-necked bipedal dinosaur-like creatures about the size of horses, with similar capabilities. Woptars are capable of trampling enemies underfoot, and some have even been trained to kick at enemies at front of them with their clawed feet.

Superhuman Strength and Speed
Benawi possesses superhuman strength and speed. While not as great as that of some other superhumans, he can nonetheless fight on even terms with the likes of Hakuoru and Touka.

Oboro
Oboro was a bandit chief and descendant of a deposed royal who pledged his loyatlty to Hakuoru, becoming one of the first retainers to join him and quickly proving to be one of his deadliest soldiers. After siding with Hakuoru, Oboro always fought on the front lines, proving himself to be aggressive and quick to charge into battle, viewing defeat as a personal failure. After Hakuoru went into dormancy, he named Oboro became emperor of Tuskuru until his return, though Oboro later went to travel the world, placing Benawi in charge in his place.

Oboro is a member of a race of humanoids with elf-like ears that possess superhuman speed and strength. In combat, Oboro prefers to use two ninjato, and does not wear armor, preferring to make use of his speed and mobility to evade attacks.

Dual Ninjato
An iconic weapon of the elusive ninja, the Ninjatō has little place in history but a solid stance in popular culture. First seen in the 1962 magazine Shinobi no Mono, the Ninjatō was popularized as the iconic weapon of ninjas. Although no record of this sword was seen in the Edo period of Japan (an era the ninja was most active), the blade's use in movies, video games, and comics has led it to become nearly as iconic as the Samurai's own katana. In spite of its dubious historical record, in the world of Utawarerumono, at least two ninjato are used in combat, wielded by Oboro. The swords have a shorter blade than the katana, about 60cm, a straight blade, and a square guard.

Superhuman Speed and Agility
Like many of the “heroes” of Tuskuru, Oboro possesses superhuman agility and, to a lesser degree, strength, allowing him to defeat multiple “normal” humanoids, which have strength and speed comparable to a human, in combat. Oboro’s agility allows him to jump several meters in a single leap.

Dori and Gura
Dori and Gura are two archers who are Oboro’s retainers, and are two of the best shots in Tuskuru, being capable of firing accurate shots from at least 100 meters away even while riding on a woptar. Presumably because to increase their freedom of movement, like Oboro, they do not wear armor in battle. Unlike other “hero” characters, Dori and Gura do not appear to possess superhuman strength and speed. …And before you ask, in spite of their androgynous appearance, they are both male!

Yumi
The yumi, or Japanese longbow, is a large bow and arrow that was a favorite of weapon of the Samurai of feudal Japan. The weapon holds the distinction of being the longest bow in the world, longer even than the longbow.

The bow is typically about two meters in length, longer than the archer is tall. The weapon is gripped asymmetrically, with the grip two thirds of the way up the bow. The yumi is traditionally made from a composite of wood and bamboo, though in the modern era, synthetic yumi are sometimes used for sport archery.

The traditional wood and bamboo construction, combined with its great length, allows the bow to store large amounts of energy on the draw and release it with great force, giving a range of over 100 meters in the hands of a skilled archer.

Woptar Mount
Instead of horse, cavalry in the world of Utawarerumono ride long-necked bipedal dinosaur-like creatures about the size of horses, with similar capabilities. Woptars are capable of trampling enemies underfoot, and some have even been trained to kick at enemies at front of them with their clawed feet.

Touka
Touka is a member of a tribe of humanoids known as the Evinkuruga, native a steepe region. Evinkuruga are distinguished from other humanoids by the wing-shaped structures on their ears, as well as their superhuman speed and, to a lesser extend, strength that makes them formidable opponents in battle. Touka first encountered the army of Tuskuru on the opposing side, aiding the nation of Kuccha Keccha, but later defected to Tuskuru and swore fealty to Hakuoru. Touka proved to be one of Tuskuru’s powerful soldiers.

Personality-wise, Touka is extremely devoted to her role of protecting and serving Hakuoru, placing it above all else. In spite of her headstrong exterior, outside of battle, Touka can be seen to be easily flustered and to have a low tolerance for alcohol, traits Karura often teases her over.

Katana
The katana is a curved, single edged sword originating from Japan, and are one of the nation's most iconic weapons. Originally used by the samurai of Feudal Japan, the weapon has also come to be commonly known as a "Samurai Sword".

The length of the blade is often somewhere between 60 to 73 centimeters in length. The metal of the blade is created from Tamahagane, a hard, high carbon steel for the cutting edge and sides, and the tough, low carbon steel for the core and back, giving the blade a hard edge, while allowing it to absorb blows without shattering. The gentle curvature of the blade adds to the weapons cutting power by focusing the force of the blow on a smaller area.

Superhuman Speed
Touka possesses superhuman speed in addition to her great skill with sword. This ability allows her to cut down multiple opponents in less than a second, and leap several meters through the air. This ability makes Touka one of fastest, if not the fastest warriors in Tuskuru.

Karura
Karura, formerly known as Karurauatsururei, was the former princess of the kingdom of Rarumanionu, who, after the overthrow of the Rarumanionun royal family, was captured and sold into slavery. Karuru escaped from the ship that was transporting her, killing numerous enemy soldiers with her bare hands before washing off on the shores of Tuskuru. After arriving in Tuskuru, Karuru quickly became a close friend (and potentially lover) of Hakuoru, and fought alongside him on multiple occasions.

Karura is one of the last members of the Giriyagina race, possessing superhuman strength. As Karura is inhumanly strong even in comparison to other superhumans in the Utawarerumono universe, favoring a custom-made greatsword described as truly more of a slightly bladed club. With this weapon, Karura has proven herself capable of splitting a boulder in half and launching human targets flying dozens of meters through the air. Karura does not appear to wear any armor

In terms of personality, Karura is much more easygoing than Touka, who she enjoy teasing. Karura also greatly enjoys drinking, and has a high tolerance for alcohol, and has even been seen carrying a jug of sake with her in battle, to no apparent detriment to her combat ability.

Custom Greatsword
Karura’s favored weapon is a custom-made single-edged greatsword about five feet length. The blade is so heavy that no one else in Hakuoru’s army, even other superhumans, can wield the weapon. In Karura’s hands, the blade is capable of easily dismember humans and launch their pieces dozens of meters into the air.

Superhuman Strength
As a Giriyagina, Karura has superhuman strength and speed to wield a weapon that even other superhumans have difficult even lifting, and strike with enough force to split a boulder in two. Against a normal human, a strike from the blade can easily dismember them and send the pieces flying dozens of meters through the air.

Kurou
Kurou was a former second-in-command and commander of of the cavalry of Kenashikourupe, who, like Benawi, defected to Hakuoru’s side after his rebellion, and went on to play a similar role in the army of Tuskuru. He has a strong sense of loyalty to Benawi and Hakuoru, and is capable of remaining calm under fire, in spite of not shying away from combat.

In personal combat, Kurou favors a katana, though he is skilled enough in unarmed combat to defeat multiple armed opponents.

Katana
The katana is a curved, single edged sword originating from Japan, and are one of the nation's most iconic weapons. Originally used by the samurai of Feudal Japan, the weapon has also come to be commonly known as a "Samurai Sword".

The length of the blade is often somewhere between 60 to 73 centimeters in length. The metal of the blade is created from Tamahagane, a hard, high carbon steel for the cutting edge and sides, and the tough, low carbon steel for the core and back, giving the blade a hard edge, while allowing it to absorb blows without shattering. The gentle curvature of the blade adds to the weapons cutting power by focusing the force of the blow on a smaller area.

Superhuman Strength
Kurou possesses superhuman strength surpassed only by Karura. This gives him the ability to easily power through groups of enemies with his sword and even when unarmed

Woptar Mount
Instead of horse, cavalry in the world of Utawarerumono ride long-necked bipedal dinosaur-like creatures about the size of horses, with similar capabilities. Woptars are capable of trampling enemies underfoot, and some have even been trained to kick at enemies at front of them with their clawed feet.

Urutori
Urutori is the princess of the Onkamiyamukai, a race humanoids similar in appearance to depictions of angels, having white or occasionally black wings sprouting out of their back. The Onkamiyamukai are among the most powerful races of humanoids, possessing the ability to fly and fire energy blasts which may some sort of gravity manipulation. The Onkamiyamukai act as mediators between countries and priests of Witsurunemitea, and traditionally do not get involved in conflicts, a tradition that Urutori and her sister, Kamyu broke when they joined Hakuoru.

Urutori is highly intelligent, with a kind and caring personality, though she occasionally is prone to streaks of jealousy. While her powers have great offensive power, she does not engage in combat at anywhere near the frequency of many of Hakuoru’s other retainers.

Flight/Wings
As an Onkamiyamukai, Urutori is capable of flight and possesses angel-like wings. As she does not always actively flap these wings, her actual powers of flight may utilized her magic rather than her wings. She has been friends with Karura since childhood.

Energy Blasts
Onkamiyamukai are capable of firing destructive blasts of energy at will that possess at least as much firepower as an RPG, being allowing a group of Onkamiyamukai to decimate armies from a distance. These attacks may be some form of gravity-manipulating magic, given how the ball of energy seems to implode on impact. In the game, Onkamiyamukai are also capable of other magic attacks with a similar blast radius, including those based on fire, ice, and lightning.

Kamyu
Kamyu is the younger sister of Urutori and the princess of the Onkamiyamukai, the angeloid race of mediators and peace keepers in the world of Utawarerumono. Kamyu is one of the few Onkamiyamukai with black, rather than white wings, resulting her being revered by some at home, and feared by others, meaning she did not make any real friends until arriving in Tuskuru.

After arriving in Tuskuru by secretly followering her sister, she became close friends with Aruruu (the younger sister of a non-combatant character Eruruu) and Yuzuha (the younger sister of Oboro). While, like her sister, she has powerful combat abilities thanks to her powers, she does not engage in combat anywhere near as often as others among Hakuoru’s retainers.

Personality-wise, Kamyu is energetic and outgoing, being considered similar to a hyperactive teenager.

Flight/Wings
As an Onkamiyamukai, Kamyu is capable of flight and possesses angel-like wings. As she does not always actively flap these wings, her actual powers of flight may utilized her magic rather than her wings.

Energy Blasts
Onkamiyamukai are capable of firing destructive blasts of energy at will that possess at least as much firepower as an RPG, being allowing a group of Onkamiyamukai to decimate armies from a distance. These attacks may be some form of gravity-manipulating magic. In the game, Onkamiyamukai are also capable of other magic attacks with a similar blast radius, including those based on fire, ice, and lightning.

Mukkuru and Aruruu
Mukkuru was the cub of the white tiger Mutikapa, a tiger with nigh-impenetrable hide which could only be pierced by blades when wet, which menaced the village Hakuoru first found himself in after awakening without his memories. Hakuoru led the villagers to slay the tiger, after which point Aruruu found the cub Mukkuru, and came to his defense, and was allowed to raise the tiger as her own.

While Mukkuru has the same indestructible hide, immense strength, and heightened intelligence as his mother, he does not attack humanoids unless they threaten Aruruu, who rides him into battle.

Aruruuu is the younger sister of Eruruu, a major non-combatant character in Utawarerumono and the one who first found Hakuoru after his awakening. She has a very shy personality, and is a great lover of animals, hence her saving and adopting Mukkuru. In spite of her age, Aruruu has seen combat multiple times, riding on the back of and apparently commanding Mukkuru, who proved capable of defeating hordes of enemies.

Nigh-Indestructible Hide
Mukkuru possesses a hide that is impenetrable to medieval weaponry, including arrows, spears, and swords, and even at one point survives a strike from an Avu Kamuu (a type of pre-apocalypse bio-mechanical mecha) with no apparent damage, suggesting that he would be resistant to gunfire as well. The one weakness of Mukkuru’s hide is that it is, for some reason, much weaker when wet, to the point where it can be pierced by blades (there will be water on the battlefield). To make this fight fair, it will be assumed that gunshots through the eyes or into the mouth will also harm or potentially kill Mukkuru, as will a direct hit from the howitzer.

Superhuman (Super-tiger?) Speed and Strength
Mukkuru possesses strength far greater than most humanoids in the Utawarerumono universe, or most tigers for that matter, being capable of running at least as fast as a woptar (presumably about the speed of a horse) for extended periods of time, lunging a distance of several meters and easily tearing through multiple armored soldiers.

Claws and Teeth
Mukkuru’s primary weapons are, of course, his claws and teeth, which he can use in combination with his super-tiger strength to tear apart anyone who dares threated Aruruu.

Hakuoru
‘’’Note: The Hakuoru in this fight will be the version prior to his unlocking his Witsurunemitea transformation. While he will have superhuman abilities, he will NOT be able to literally transform into a giant monster. It will be possible for Hakuoru to be killed (or at least sent back into his centuries-long dormant state, which will count as win) much as it is in the strategy game portion of the game.’’’

Hakuoru is the protagonist of the game and anime Utawarerumono, introduced as a mysterious man with an unremovable mask who is found by a village of humanoids, all with animal or elf-like ears and a society similar to that of feudal Japan. Hakuoru leads first the village, and then many others in a revolution against at tyrannical emperor, taking power of the nation, which he renamed Tuskuru. Hakuoru goes on to fight and defeat three other countries that attempt to invade in the wake of his revolution, incorporating them into Tuskuru.

Later in the series, it revealed that the world of Utawarerumono is not a fantasy world at all, but earth after an apocalyptic event wiped out humanity (save a handful of survivors) and the world was inherited by humanoids created by humans using genetic engineering. Hakuoru, was, in fact, once an archaeologist in the near future who discovered the fossilized remains of a mysterious being with godlike power, described by one of his rivalss as being responsible for the evolution of humanity. The rival then shot Hakuoru. Instead of dying, however, Hakuoru fused with the mysterious being known as Witsurunemitea, and was found centuries later, frozen in ice, by a humanity with advanced genetic engineering, but trapped in bunkers as they had ravaged the world above. After the human scientists kill a humanoid that Hakuoru had fallen in love with, he flies into a rage and, using the power of Witsurunemitea, transforms the scientists (who were trying to become immortal) and most of the rest of humanity into non-sapient creatures similar to oversized amoebas.

Superhuman Strength and Speed
Even without his Witsurunemitea transformation, Hakuoru has enhanced strength and speed, albeit not to the degree of Karura or Touka. Hakuoru is able to easily outfight a normal human soldier armed only with his Tessen and kill with a single stroke to the torso with said weapon.

Katana
While Hakuoru prefers his war fan, he will sometimes carry and use a katana in combat, and while have one for the purposes of this match. The katana is a curved, single edged sword originating from Japan, and are one of the nation's most iconic weapons. Originally used by the samurai of Feudal Japan, the weapon has also come to be commonly known as a "Samurai Sword".

The length of the blade is often somewhere between 60 to 73 centimeters in length. The metal of the blade is created from Tamahagane, a hard, high carbon steel for the cutting edge and sides, and the tough, low carbon steel for the core and back, giving the blade a hard edge, while allowing it to absorb blows without shattering. The gentle curvature of the blade adds to the weapons cutting power by focusing the force of the blow on a smaller area.

Tessen War Fan
A tessen is a Japanese fan with metal struts supporting the paper body of the fan. Tessen were often carried by samurai, who used them for signalling in battle. While not intended primarily as a weapon, the metal struts are sturdy enough for the fan to be used to block a sword strike or as a club, particularly when folded. Hakuoru favors a tessen as his primary weapon.

Pre-Apocalypse Knowledge
Hakuoru’s human personality existed prior to the apocalypse and, while he lost much of his memory, he retains some pre-apocalypse knowledge. For instance, Hakuoru still remembers how to make an unspecified explosive, possibly gunpowder, which he uses at one point in the war against Shikerepechim. For the purposes of this match, this will mean that, if Hakuoru takes a gun from a dead Legionary, he will know how to use it, at least in a rudimentary manner. When he sees that they are using firearms, he will, likewise know what they are and do his best to respond to them (how easy this will be with a 1000 year tech disadvantage is another matter).

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Explanations
The two sides are about even in terms of training- while Tuskuru has some master martial artists, and the Legion Praetorians and Prime Legionaries have undergone absolutely brutal training, most of both sides are trained to a more average level, even if the Legion’s training is decidedly more brutal. In terms of combat experience, both sides have seen combat against dangerous adversaries, with the Legion conquering over 80 tribes and facing off against the rival wasteland nation of the New California Republic. In terms of technology, the Legion has a definite edge possessing firearms, however, they do not emphasize the use of technology in combat as the NCR or Brotherhood of Steel, and favor blades and train heavily in melee combat, even going as far as to only issue their recruits with melee weapons. In terms of armor, some of the elite of the Legion, such as Lanius and Gaius Magnus, wear steel plate armor or even scavenged power armor pieces that look more protective than with most of Tuskuru’s soldier wear, however, the majority of the Legion use scavenged football pads and other items which would be far less effective at stopping a blades or arrows. On the other hand, while some of Tuskuru’s forces wear only partial armor many have at least shoulder guards and a steel lammelar breast plate, which would be more effective at stopping blades. That being said, give that the Legion have guns, their best weapons would punch through Tuskuru’s armor even more easily than Tuskuru’s weapons would pierce the crude armor of most Legionaries. The physicality score is an average of all of their troops. While the Legion soldiers are kept in very high physical condition by training and conditions that only the strongest survive, even their best are only at peak human physicality. On the other hand, the average of Tuskuru’s troops is pulled up slightly by the presence of a few, but powerful superhumans in their ranks. In terms of tactics, the Legion has some in its ranks who make use of tactics and subterfuge, most notably Vulpes Inculta, however, their primary tactic is simply to overcome their enemies with far superior numbers in human wave attacks. The Legion also have weakness of their lower ranks having no tactical training, simply obeying their superiors, meaning that if the commanders are killed, they can be quickly thrown into chaos. Tuskuru, on the other hand, is led by Hakuoru, who showed high levels of tactical aptitude when he defeated armies of far greater size and even managed to take down several pre-apocalypse bio-mechanical mechs using only medieval weaponry. In terms of numbers, both to make this fight fair against the Legion’s tech advantage, and because Tuskuru’s society appears to be more populated with more developed farmlands and cities, Tuskuru takes the edge in this fight. In terms of metallurgy, Tuskuru takes the edge as they are forging weapons such as katanas, as well as armor in a manner similar to feudal Japan, while the Legion mostly uses pre-war weapons or improvised machetes crudely made from old lawnmower blades. Sure proper forging of new metal items exists, such as Lanius’ mask and armor, but it is rare and reserved for the highest-ranking Legionaries. In terms of ranged attackers, this is no contest- the Legion have guns including assault rifles, anti-materiel rifles, and even a minigun, not to mention a howitzer, which can reach out and hit Tuskuru’s forces from ranges far beyond that which the archers (and possibly Kamyu and Urutori as well) can retaliate). Finally, we have brutality, another easy win for the Legion, as, while Tuskurans are more than willing to fight to protect their lands, the Legion will brutally slaughter their enemies, both soldiers and civilians, and enslave the survivors.

Things to Consider

 * Essentially this is a clash between a larger, but less advanced army led by a few superhuman leaders vs a smaller army of “normals” with a 1000 year technology advantage. As such, both sides have things that their enemies would have never seen, and could have a serious psychological impact - the Legion with their guns and howitzers and Tuskuru with their superhumans, along with their woptars, which to the eyes of the Legion might resemble Deathclaws, at least at distance….
 * While the howitzer seems a more powerful “superweapon” at least on paper, given it’s longer apparent range and possibly firepower- Urutori and Kamyu’s energy attacks are still devastating, and they can fly, unlike anything the Legion has, which could allow them to turn the tide of the battle if their powers are used correctly.