Narrator: A Mycenaean, the armor-clad dealer of death from Bronze Age Greece. (Cut to a scene of a Mycenaean warrior planting a labrys battle axe into an opponent's head)
An Inca, the Andean warrior who used stone and wood to deliver death to his empire's enemies. (Show an Inca killing a Jungle Tribesman with a mace blow.)
Who...Is...DEADLIEST?
(Deadliest Warrior Opening Theme)
Geoff: Today we're testing the skills of two underlooked but powerful warriors, the Mycenaean, and the Inca. We'll test all of their weapons, and put the final numbers into a computer sim that'll run the battle a thousand times to see who is the deadliest warrior.
Mycenaean Stats: Height: 5 foot 4 inches
Inca Stats: Height: 4 foot 11 inches
Narrator: Fighting for Team Mycenaean are DaRaginCajun, an Ancient Combat Specialist, and iHonk, a bladed weapons expert.
DaRaginCajun: The Mycenaeans are somewhat of a mystery. From what archeologists have uncovered at Mycenaean sites, we can tell that they were a warrior civilization that had a desire for glory.
Narrator: During their 600 year long reign, the Mycenaeans ruled over Greece, the Greek Islands, and even fought in the historical Trojan War. Unlike in the Iliad by Homer, the Trojan War was fought over the control of sea lanes in the Aegean, not Helen.
iHonk: The Mycenaean's bigger, better armed, and more technologically advanced than the Inca. Pure and simple, we're gonna kick their sorry Andean ass!
Narrator: Team Mycenean can taste victory, but that taste is also shared by their rivals Team Inca. Fighting for Team Inca are Einhergerrules, a specialist on Inca warfare, as well as BlueMoose, an expert on Andean cultures.
Einhergerrules: The Incas were the dominant power in Pre-Columbian South America, and ruled a section of the Andes stretching from Ecuador to Chile. They used a highly disciplined military with lighter armor for mobility to conquer it. I think the Mycenaean's gonna get worn down by his armor before he can get a hit on us.
Narrator: In the late 1400's to early 1500's, the Inca Empire ruled the Andes until the arrival of the Spanish. Fighting with elemental weapons, they managed to build up a body count to rival that of the Persian Empire of the 5th century BC.
BlueMoose: Who cares if the Mycenaean's got metal and armor, we've got speed and intelligence. In the end of the day, both those factors are gonna make the Inca the Deadliest Warrior!
Short Range Weapons Test:
Mycenean: Short Sword
Inca: Mace
The edge goes to the Mace for its longer reach and its ability to empty out a skull in one blow.
Mid Range Weapons Test:
Mycenean: Spear
Inca: Humanica Spear
The result is even, so no warrior gains the Edge.
Long Range Weapons Test:
Mycenean: Bow
Inca: Sling
The Edge goes the Mycenean's Bow, which hit far more accurately than the Sling.
Special Weapons Test:
Mycenean: Labrys
Inca: Bolas.
The Edge goes to the Labrys, which was able to cleave the Inca's sheild in half, as well as inflict fatal blows tothe dummy.
Max: We've got our numbers. Let's run this test.
Geoff: Sounds good.
The sun bore down on the grassy plain where a Mycenaean soldier was trudging along, his shield in his left hand and a Spear in his right. A bronze cuirass covered his torso and a boar-tusk helmet covered his head while his Bow lay in its quiver, and both his Short Sword and Labrys were on his belt and ready for use. On a small hill on the other side of the field, an Inca warrior, clad in a cotton cuirass and wielding a Humanica Spear and a square wooden shield was entering the field, his Mace, Bolas, and Sling on his belt. Both warriors took another step until they saw each other. Narrowing his eyes from both sunglare and hatred, the Inca loaded a stone onto his Sling, and began to whirl it wildly before letting the stone fly. Instead of hitting the Mycenaean in the head, the stone bounced off of his shoulder, falling harmlessly to the ground before the Inca reloaded another stone to the Sling. Emitting a harsh yell, the Mycenaean knocked an arrow to his Bow, and shot it at the Inca's chest. The arrow found its mark and imbedded itself into the Inca's gut, making him drop the Sling and wince in pain as yet another arrow flew through the air, this time hitting the Inca's thigh. After pulling both arrows out of his body, the bloodied Inca charged