User blog comment:Killermoves/Edward Hogger (Civil War: Secret Missions) vs Nabeshima Mochizuru (Total War Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai)/@comment-17814994-20190325160347

Elgb's "Civil Wars? Pfft let the Chinese show you how its done!" EDGES!!!

Melee: Yeah okay, sword wins. Granted the rifle butt can be used quickly without the need to switch weapons, but a competently trained katana guy can draw his blade just as fast when he needs to. EDGE: Mochizuru

Pistol: This is a toughie. The Smith and Wesson has a faster reload but a .32 caliber ain't going to kill anyone instantly unless you hit him precisely in the head. The Smith and Wesson does have another advantage since its got a top strap, making it more accurate. It can also swap cylinders but I think its more of a gameplay mechanic than anything (in real life swapping cylinders is unheard of and not recomended, its much better to have a spare pistol). The Colt Army Pistol has the larger caliber with decent stopping power at that time. Real life cap and ball revolvers are slow as hell to reload, but I've watched gameplay of Edward Hogger and the guy can reload his cap and ball revolver in just a few second. Again, its hard for me to decided since gameplay mechanics is somewhat being factored here, so in the end I have to give both the edge. EDGE: Even

Medium: The Colt Revolving Rifle isn't the best rifle of his time due to its stop gas that can burn your forearm and the chain firing that can blow your hand off. But handled well while firing and putting wax or lube in the cylinder makes it safer to use. But even though its got its numerous faults, its still better than the yumi. Like seriously a bow cannot compete with a repeating rifle in terms of range, accuracy and power. And for some reason the Colt Rifle can be reloaded by "swapping cylinders" (which is impossible in real life, but hey its a video game). EDGE: Hogger

Long: The Specer rifle in Shogun Total War: Fall of the Samurai is one OPed beast with its rate of fire. But I have to give it to the Henry rifle for numerous reasons. Don't get me wrong, the Spencer has the larger bullet and can be reloaded by a speedloader. But the Henry rifle has far more rounds in its magazine (giving it tremendous rate of fire) and you don't have to cock the hammer every time you fire it unlike the Spencer. The Henry rifle also has a loop-design lever action which is more ergonomic than the old-fashioned crank lever of the Spencer. EDGE: Hogger

Special: The Sharps can be reloaded faster but the Chassepot probably has the larger round. The latter can also fire farther effectively, although the Sharps can go farther than 1000 yards if it needs to (Bill Dixon manage to kill an Indian with a Sharps a mile away). Hard to decide, but the Chassepot's more modern bolt action proved to be superior to me. EDGE: Mochizuru

Deadliest Warrior?

I have to give this one to Edward Hogger. He's got two superior repeating rifles at his side compared to Nabeshima Mochizuru. Not only that but he also beats Mochizuru in terms of x-factors. Mochizuru was a great tactician during the Boshin War, and the dude can command both his armies and his anvies to crush the Shogunate in Total War. But he's an armchair strategist at best (Total War IS a strategy game).

Edward Hogger is a Blazer Scout, which is one of the premier spec ops during the Civil War and a precursor to the modern US Army Rangers. His training and experience would crush Mochizuru in a 5 vs 5 battle. There is no contest here.