User blog comment:Battlefan237/Losers Showdown : Spartacus vs. Captain Stingaree/@comment-27358240-20190220034201

Kazanshin's "The legacy of Sun Tzu" edges:

(Disclaimer: this is on my phone, so it won't look pretty)

Iconic: The gladius has a broader head with more concentrated mass, allowing for deadlier swings. It's shorter length also means it will punch harder in the case of a stab. However, it's designed to go with the scutum and not as a single weapon by itself. This puts it as a disadvantage against the greater reach and speed of the rapier. Edge: Stingaree

Short: Easy edge to the sica. I own a prop katana and it's useless as shit for any kind of real combat. I also have a stainless steel Master Sword replica, which to be fair could probably kill, but it's in no ways sharp and capable of effective cutting. The sica, on the other hand, is an actual weapon. Edge: Spartacus

Long: Going against the grain I give this to Spartacus and the pilum. It may not be as lethal, but it doesn't matter at all against unarmored enemies. Adding to that, only the captain is carrying a pistol. Better killing power, better accuracy, edge goes to the pilum. Edge: Spartacus

Special: The sling actually provides something nobody has in this fight: a lethal weapon with a range beyond ~20 meters. Skilled slingers could apparently cast stones accurately at ranges longer than early bows, and a headshot will undoubtedly be lethal. If the harpoon is like a harpoon gun, then the edge goes to Stingaree, but if not I'm actually giving the edge to the extra option brought by the sling. So a bit of clarification please. Edge: TBD

More decent loser: Eaaaaaasy win for Spartacus and his gladiators. Thracians were already feared warriors in the first place, so a guy who was both a professional mercenary and a gladiator will have a massive edge over a bunch of delusional servers. We're looking at a man who stood up to the world's biggest empire with nothing but a bunch of slaves. SLAVES! Laugh at his deeats all you want, the guy achieved no less than people like Vercingétorix and Arminius, who are now seen as national heroes. Better skill, better close range weapons, better experience, I doubt the slave soldiers will even lose a single man. WINNER: SPARTACUS