sPartan vs Ninja? sPike's DEADLIEST WARRIOR finds out...

[JackIvyGB]

I watched the marathon and I gotta say, this is a sweet show. I missed the ending of a couple because my sister kept changing it and asking me to go to walmart and get stuff for her to cook with, but what I did see was awesome.

The one thing I disagreed with was Wallace vs. Shaka Zulu. The big mistake in calculating the outcome of that fight was they regarded the poison spit as a weapon and as such, it was put in the computer as a weapon. On it's own, it does nothing but blind you, obviously, but that's the thing: it is the pre-cursor to the attack. It gives Shaka the upper hand so he can attack you. He's not just gonna spit in your eyes and declare victory! He was faster, wasn't carrying as many heavy weapons, and could get through the armor. And I know that the video is just a fun thing to watch, but there is no way that with how smart Zulu was in battle, that he would have tried to spit at wallace from as far away as they had him. Zulu should have won.


And yes, I also demand a pirates vs ninjas episode. And do it like the green beret/spetsnaz and mafia/yakuza fights. I want a squadron of ninjas vs a fleet of pirates!

 

[Ratcrawler]

go to warrior.sPike.com and find The Aftermath for Wallace VS Zulu. They explain that the poison sPit DID in fact contribute to many of Shaka's victories. They didn't mention it on the show because they don't tend to get into a lot of detail with the results but yeah, it helped. The fight itself was based mainly on close range weapons. Shaka's were all well and good, but Will had 4ft blade which, when swung, had the most effective range of any weapon.

 

[Bad Superman]

I wonder when Season 2 is scheduled to air.

 

[Mister J]

It looks like Max Geiger’s afro was too good to let go as Spike TV announced today that Geoff, Max, and the Good Doctor are back at it for another season of Deadliest Warrior. Hit the jump for all the details.

After setting record numbers both on-air and online, it was a “no-brainer” to pick them back up for another season, said Spike TV’s Senior Vice President of Original Programming Sharon Levy. And with some of the bloodiest battles taking place in fan forums online, Spike.com will also be renewing its original web series Deadliest Warrior – The Aftermath.

The series is set to return in the Spring of 2010 with all new matchups between history’s most fearsome war mongers. So warm up your one-liners and stretch out your typing fingers, because in just a few short months history gets bloody.

For more on Deadliest Warrior and all Spike TV news, visit www.spike.com/press.

http://www.spike.com/blog/back-from-dead/84017

No specifics, other than what should be sometime in the next couple of months, but at least it's coming back. I'd guess no later than April.

 

[Bad Superman]

http://www.spike.com/blog/back-from-dead/84017

No specifics, other than what should be sometime in the next couple of months, but at least it's coming back. I'd guess no later than April.

That's great news. Is the first season available on DVD?

 

[Mister J]

I've only seen Video on Demand from Amazon. No disc sets. Can't imagine why. Everything gets a video release these days.

 

[Bad Superman]

I've only seen Video on Demand from Amazon. No disc sets. Can't imagine why. Everything gets a video release these days.

I would love to have the first season in my DVD collection. I read somewhere there were plans for a new gen videogame.

 

[Mister J]

Downloadable content for unspecified platforms. Looks kinda wonky.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/13/deadliest-warrior-video-game-announced-during-vgas/

 

[Bad Superman]

Downloadable content for unspecified platforms. Looks kinda wonky.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/13/deadliest-warrior-video-game-announced-during-vgas/

Thanks. I hadn't read that before.

 

[Ratcrawler]

It looks like Season 2 might premiere with another historical figure smackdown a la Shaka VS Braveheart. This time, though, it will be none other than...

http://www.spike.com/blog/92686

Attila The Hun VS Alexander The Great!

Place your bets, anyone?

 

[Scourge2099]

It looks like Season 2 might premiere with another historical figure smackdown a la Shaka VS Braveheart. This time, though, it will be none other than...

http://www.spike.com/blog/92686

Attila The Hun VS Alexander The Great!

Place your bets, anyone?

I'm going for Alexander the Great ftw.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Colin Farrell vs. Gerard Butler? In drinking, I'd go with Alexander, in a pub brawl I'd go with Attila.

 

[Ratcrawler]

My money's on Attila. According to the photos, He's got a sword, a shield and a battle axe. Probably his legendary "Sword of Mars". His other two weapons will likely be the recurve bow and lasso. He's about as well armored as Alex, albeit in a different way (though it seems his helmet is missing) that allows greater mobility.

Alex has a Kopis sword (which I've often lamented the sPartan not using) and a shield. I'm not too familiar with sPecial Macedonian weapons except for the 17ft Sarissa Pike or the 13ft Xyston sPear. I can see Alex using the latter against a single opponent. Beyond that, I would imagine he used the standard bows and arrows, javelins and slings his army would have used for distance weapons although I dunno if we'll see them used as this show appears to hate using the same weapons over and we've seen those used.

Beyond that, Alex doesn't seem as well defended as the sPartan was. He has no gauntlets, his thighs are more exposed without the large hoplon shield in front and that helmet's a death trap. He looks blind in half those pictures. It's either light and weak or thick and heavy. Really, Alex, either put a bronzed lion head on it or a crest but not both!

 

[The Riddler]

can't wait for the new season.

one thing i don't understand ratcrawler, is what is up with the capitalization in the thread title? haha.

 

[El_Citrus]

I wonder if we'll see new matchups this time, like Knight vs Samurai. Even though the production quality of the show is sometimes laughable, I still enjoy seeing all of the weapon demonstrations.

 

[Bad Superman]

Alexander FTW. I believe he's a bit more strategic. As for the weapons, we'll see how that turns out.

 

[Ratcrawler]

http://www.spike.com/blog/another-warriors-den/93257

Match 2: Nazi SS VS Viet Cong

 

[Pink Ranger]

http://www.spike.com/blog/another-warriors-den/93257

Match 2: Nazi SS VS Viet Cong

OMG, they're really going to go there? Yeesh *shivers slightly*

Besides, I always thought the SS were more like investigators rather than fighters, but I welcome correction from someone who's more familiar with WW2 history than me.

 

[Ratcrawler]

If it weren't for the technology gap, Nazis VS Taliban would've been awesome.

 

[bored]

OMG, they're really going to go there? Yeesh *shivers slightly*

Besides, I always thought the SS were more like investigators rather than fighters, but I welcome correction from someone who's more familiar with WW2 history than me.

Keep in mind this show had the IRA and Taliban fighting last season. It's not like there's a statement being made. I think with the SS thing, they're applying that to more than just intelligence agents, but Nazis as a whole. Either way, it'll be fun to watch.

 

[Mister J]

When they went Mafia v. Yakuza, someone quipped that they should go with Black Panther vs. KKK. It may not be so far-fetched after all.

 

[bored]

When they went Mafia v. Yakuza, someone quipped that they should go with Black Panther vs. KKK. It may not be so far-fetched after all.

Meh, there's a difference between rabble-rousers who occasionally get violent and organizations that regularly get into armed conflict.

 

[Mister J]

Does that mean no Hatfield v. McCoy?

 

[Mrh7448]

OMG, they're really going to go there? Yeesh *shivers slightly*

Besides, I always thought the SS were more like investigators rather than fighters, but I welcome correction from someone who's more familiar with WW2 history than me.

They did do intelligence but the SS did pretty much everything else as well. Special forces, policing, guarding Hitler etc.

 

[Scourge2099]

I want to see the Tamil Tigers vs Hezbollah myself. Hindu terrorists vs Muslim terrorists.