User blog comment:Deathblade 100/Ancient Greek Killers: Hector of Troy vs Xerxes I/@comment-17814994-20160620140207

Elgb's "This is TROY!!!" EDGES!!!

Long: I can't say for certain which is the better bow. Both are very similar in design and state. In terms of arrows on the other hand, both have their own advantages and disadvantages. The Persian's iron-tipped bows are more ergonomic and solid, while the Trojan's bronze arrows are probably less brittle. But in the end, I have to give this one to Persian because of their more corrosion-prone/rusty arrows are more lethal when it hits flesh. EDGE: Xerxes

Mid: I gotta give this one straight to the spear. The javelin has a shorter tip that also decreases its lethality. It maybe a ranged weapon but it's very innacurate and only works in very short ranges. The spear is more practical, and more devastating when it stabs someone. There's a bigger chance of getting killed by a large spear than a small puny javelin. EDGE: Xerxes

Short: When you look at it, iron is more durable than brozne in terms of composition. But bronze from the ancient world aren't the normal bronze we see today. Their bronze is way tougher and more durable, just enough to rival iron (the only reason why the Iron Age replaced the Bronze age is ebcause iron is cheaper and readily available). So we can't just compare the kopis and acinaces in terms of metallurgy. The acinaces does have the nastier looking blade but the kopis is more practical, having the ability to slash and thrust more efficeintly than the Persian sword. But one thing that we also have to note is that Greeks using kopis have already beaten acinaces-carrying Persians in the Greco-Persian Wars centuries later, so I gotta give it to the kopis. EDGE: Hector

Special: Labrys axe easy. I mean, look at that thing. It's a friggin monster axe. The sagaris is just a large axe with a head and a pike. The labrys have two wider and scarier axe heads in each side. It's definately one of those unique but nasty black sheeps in the axe family of Antiquity. EDGE: Hector

Armor: Cuirass easy. While the scale armor is more ergonomic and easy to maintain, the cuirass is just more solid and can take more abuses. EDGE: Hector

Deadliest Warrior?

Although Xerxes have more weapons edges, I really think Hector has this battle but barely. He maybe technologically inferior but at least he was a better warrior and tactician. Xerxes was a conqueror who used brulity and diplomacy to conquer, not brilliant military strategies. Hector is the calmer and smarter military leader, he's led men from the front and knows well how to use his army. Xerxes is nothing more than a spoiled brat. He stretched his resources, never learned from the mistakes of his father, and foolishly depended on numbers and resources than actual cunning to fight his battles. But his biggest disadvantage is his ego. Hector knew how to control a battlefield, the only reason he lost the Trojan War was because the Olympic gods interfered. Xerxes on the other hand was an idiot. He once got angry because the sea "wasn't obeying" him so he ordered for it to be whipped. He also tried to to "punish" the mountains and put to death anyone who failed him. He got so upset that Leonidas kicked his ass many times that he desecrated his nemisis carcass, which horrified the Persian army who respected the great militarymen who foguht valiantly against them. If I'm gonna choose, I'd rather go with the guy who can actually lead a war than be stuck with an imbecile like Xerxes.