User blog comment:Kazanshin/"But why? Why would you do that?" Gungan vs Tusken Raider/@comment-27358240-20191215213605

Kazanshin's "Own vote because seriously, fuck the Gungans" edges:

Primary: The Cesta had the obvious advantage of being able to be used as a melee weapon against the strictly ranged Cycler rifle. However, that's negated by the fact that every Tusken carries and trains with a Gaderffii. Also, the Cesta is a two handed weapon, and can't be used alongside the energy shield, meaning a guy using a Cesta is wide open to a good ol' headshot. Also, the Cycler carries 15 rounds at a time, a very respectable amount compared to real life bolt action rifles. The Cesta just lacks too much behind in range and accuracy to compare, even despite the protection afforded by the shield. Edge: Tuskens

Secondary: We have once again a shitty, primitive weapon but which has the advantage of having a shield against a less shitty and actually functional weapon but which won't get past a shield. I'm going to call this one a tie: neither really has a solid chance of killing the other. Edge: Even

Melee: A spear and shield combo is a fairly good combo, right? Well that's until you remember that the Cesta is a GODDAMN WOODEN WEAPON. A good blow from those axe-like blades of the Gaffi could probably split the thing in half. The only thing saving the Cesta from being completely and utterly bulldozed is the shield. But then we get into training, which I will explain more in detail later, but Gungans are shitty af fighters. I doubt, even with a shield, that they'd have the skill necessary to keep up with a Tusken warrior, which is why I'm giving my edge to the Gaffi for it's superior lethality, better materials and a way better user. Edge: Tusken

X-Factors and Final Verdict: Let's first look at the X-Factors, shall we? It's no secret the Tuskens blow the Gungans out of the park in terms of training and ruthlessness. Gungans hold ANNUAL drills. That's per year. The Tuskens pretty much live in a constant state of training and by the age of 15 they're more of a badass than any Gungan can even imagine, murdering alpha monsters left and right and bringing back treasures from their cut-opem entrails. Ruthlessness is a joke, the Tuskens are some of the most brutal people you'll find in Star Wars. The only discutable point is experience, in which the Gungan have fought in 2 major open battles and thousands of years ago in tribal skirmishes. The Tusken are in a constant state of skirmish but never really fight in pitched battles unless under a powerful King's rule, like the Jundland General. This scenario, however, is a 20 on 20. Certainly bigger scale than the typical 5 on 5 we find on the wiki, but definitely still within the range of a skirmish. The guerilla and skirmish experience of the Tuskens can very likely win them this one. Which takes me to the final verdict. As might be expected, the Gungans are completely trash pieces of shit. They only had the upper hand in the Battle of Naboo because they had perfect way of dealing with the droid army, aka large scale energy shields and close combat weapons. When that was gone, they were steamrolled. Here, the front rows of the Gungan may form a shield wall like the Battle of Naboo, but there's nothing at all stopping Tusken sharpshooters from going to the sides and putting down some flanking fire. It doesn't even have to be completely on the sides, only spread your lines out and there, lay down the barrage of death with a 15 shot repeating firearm against guys with sticks and stones. And let's not even talk about how much more skilled the Tuskens are, they train from childhood to adulthood in a Spartan-like mentality compared the the goddamn annual drills of the Gungans. So I don't think it comes to much of a surprise that the actual ruthless, pitiless guerilla fighters of the desert armed with firearms, blasters and steel weapons will destroy the primitive bozos with sticks and plasma stones with wooden weapons who train once per year. Deadliest Warrior: Tusken Raider