User blog:Goddess of Despair/Season 4 battle 2 Conquistador vs Musketeer (rematch)



The Musketeers, the famous French blackpowder masters go up against the Conquisators, the warriors who conquered the Aztec empire! The ultimate blackpowder duel begins! Who will win? Who will die? Who is deadliest? To find out our wikians are testing fiction's most lethal weapons. No rules, no safety, no mercy. Its a duel to the death to decide who is the deadliest warrior.

Backround
Origin-France.

Activties-Fighting for their king and dueling for honor.

History-Musketeers were the standard firearm-wielding infantryman during the battles of 18th- and 19th-century Europe. Most famously used by the French, they were elite warriors who were expert sword fighters and musket shooters, and fought in battles where they fired in volley formation. The French Musketeers wore a steel cuirass which effectively protected their torso. While it was much lighter compared to plate armor, it left rest of the body undefended giving it a disadvantage. They also wore their signature cape and hat.

Backround
Origin-Spain.

Activites-Searching for gold, exploring the new world.

History-Conquistador is the term widely used to refer to the Spanishsoldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under the control of Spain in the 15th through the 19th centuries following Europe's discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492. The leaders of the conquest of the Aztec Empire were Hernán Cortés and Pedro de Alvarado. Francisco Pizarro led the conquest of the Incan Empire.

The conquistadors in the Americas were more volunteer militia than an actual organized military. They had to supply their own materials, weapons and horses. Some were supported by a government, such as Hernan Cortes' by Spain.

Voting/battle information
The battle will be a 5 on 5 and will take place near an Aztec temple. The warriors are both looking for gold in the area and end up fighting. Voting is in the form of points, 2 points for edges or a descriptive paragraph. 1 point for a decent paragraph and 0 for one word or one sentence. Voting ends 2/20/2013.