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I spent the weekend watching the Deadliest Warrior marathon on SpikeTV. I have to say, this show is probably one of my favourite shows at the moment. The premise of the show is that they take two warriors, evaluate the deadliness of their respective weaponry/tactics, and punch those values into a computer simulation. The computer program will then run 1,000 battles to determine which warrior would win if the two fought.

The warriors they choose span the ages, from the bronze age all the way up to modern warriors. The match-ups they've had so far are:

Episode 1: Apache vs Gladiator
Episode 2: Viking vs Samurai
Episode 3: Spartan vs Ninja
Episode 4: Pirate vs Knight
Episode 5: Yakuza vs Mafia
Episode 6: Green Beret vs Spetsnaz
Episode 7: Shaolin Monk vs Māori Warrior
Episode 8: William Wallace vs Shaka Zulu
Episode 9: IRA vs. Taliban

I think one of my favourite episodes was William Wallace vs Shaka Zulu because the trash talking from the Scots were hilarious. The weaponry of William Wallace was also quite amazing as they were often one shot one kill weapons. One weapon in particular was said to be like getting hit by a motorcycle at 20mph.

Full episodes are still available on Spike's website, so have a look. Myron has confirmed that the video is in fact viewable from Canada, yay. Wikipedia also has an article which summarizes each episodes, and the kill stats of each warrior (major spoiler alert).

I've been brainstorming what sorts of battles I'd like to see in season 2, and I find myself looking back at warriors from strategy games I've played in the past like Civilization, Medieval Total War, Empire Earth, etc.

Battles I'd like to see:

The Mongols vs The Huns
17th Century British Redcoats vs Scottish Clansmen
Pirate vs Ninja
Medieval Turkish Archers vs English Longbowmen
Alexander The Great vs Ivan The Terrible
The Mossad vs Hezbollah
George Washington vs Napolean