User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 6 Battle 8 Musketeer vs Ninja/@comment-5795750-20131008122346

BG1's "This must be the medieval version of Spy vs Mercenary" Edges:

Short: The rapier may be longer and heavier than the ninjato but it is primarily a fencing/thrusting sword whereas the ninjato can both thrust and slash in a balanced manner; as for the the daggers, I have to give this to the tanto since it can be used effectively by itself AND alongside the ninjato

EDGE: Ninja

Medium: Pistol vs what appears to be and acts like a shotgun? Well I am going to have to give this to the osutsu since it gives a bigger bang for your buck and can be used to fire anything lethally whereas the wheellock pistol is... well RVD described it already

EDGE: Ninja

Long: Tanegashima is a matchlock musket and matchlock muskets < flintlock muskets. Need I sat more

EDGE: Musketeer

Special: The grenade gets the edge here since it is designed to kill as well as severely injure or hinder whereas the black egg only severely injures or hinders

EDGE: Musketeer

X-Factors: Average of 79 for Musketeer with armour, Average of 62.75 for Ninja with armour; Average of 78.3 for Musketeer without armour, Average of 83 for Ninja without armour

EDGE: Even

Overall: In this squad-on-squad situation, I am going to have to give this to the Ninja - sure the Musketeer has armour and an accurate rifle plus a powerful explosive but in a situation where speed and timing are of the essence, the Musketeers are going to end up being too meticulous leaving the Ninjas a wide opportunity to ambush and kill them; also since the Ninjas get edge in training and stealth, in addition to the experience they have fighting armoured opponents, they should be able to get past the armour and swordsmanship the Musketeers possess