User blog comment:Leolab/Ancient User Tourney, Round 6: Jacob Bauer (BG) v Ganzorig (Wass)/@comment-17814994-20160621032629

Elgb's "Leolab's Hunger Games: Part ?" EDGES!!!

Initial: This is a tough one for me. The bow is definately the deadlier weapon in early game if it manages to hit Bauer before he can get close with his zwei. But then again, Bauer's carrying early 16th century half munition armor that, with the right amount of money, is tough enough to survive powerful crossbows from the Late Middle Ages, and even from bullets shot from hand cannons and muskets. Then again that armor will slow him down and that would be a huge disadvantage when you're trying to get close to someone with a bow. It also doesn't help that Bauer's half munition armor only covers his torso, arm and upper parts of his legs. His head and his shins are open for Ganzorig to snipe off. And this possibility is also amplified by the fact that Bauer will be moving forward slow enough for Ganzorig to aim and fire his bow. EDGE: Wass

Short: I have to give this one to the scimitar. It's blade has a wider surface area and length to keep Bauer at bay while he tries to get close and swing accurately with the hammer. While the hammer is better suited against armored warriors, Bauer's not really that armored and so Ganzorig can easily pinpoint his slashes and stabs on his face or legs while keeping an eye for that short ranged hammer. EDGE: Wass

Long/Mid: Well, I gotta give this one to the Guan Dao. A crossbow is a deadlier tool that can penetrate armor, but you have to set that thing up first before you can use it. It would be easy if both are using ranged weapons, but Bauer will have difficulty utilizing a bow if faced with a man coming towards him waving a Guan Dao. Sorry Bauer, but Ganzorig just dices you in this category. EDGE: Wass

Special: The katzbalger seems to be the deadlier and easier to weild tool because its a bladed weapon compared to a blunt weapon like a mace. The only problem here is that both are wearing armor. The katzablger will have a hard time trying to get through Ganzorig's iron lamellar armor, and it will only be effective if Bauer can get close and pin Ganzorig and stab him in the face or neck, joints or pits, and maybe swipe upwards to his legs. The mace on the other hand doesn't have to worry about pinpointing unarmored parts. Ganzorig can just swing away and every hit he makes will be damaging, making the mace a better weapon against armor. It also doesn't help that Bauer's head is open for bashing. EDGE: Wass

Deadliest Warrior?

I have to give this one to Ganzorig, his weapons and armor are just better. I like Bauer's bio that lists down all of his achievements and such, but he's just packing the inferior weapons and armor in this fight. Ganzorig has the tools to whatver situation the battle may boil down to. He has a bow to hit someone from afar when the battle starts, he has the better armor that covers more than a half munitiona rmor, he has a better sword to slash through Bauer's unarmored parts, his guan dao can easily keep Bauer at bay without the excess weight like the zwei, and he has a mace to counter Bauer's armor. While Europe during Ganzorig's invasion was far from the 16th century Europe Bauer fought from, Ganzorig's experience fighting outside his continent gives him an edge in fighting foes of different ethnicities, environment and warfare.