Originally posted by DigiMark007Yeah plus it isn't like the Spartans would just run in unorganized to get mowed down.
Haha. Irony.😐
Anyway, most places in life aren't easily-defended choke points. I think it's safe to assume there'd be enough room for the 300 to operate efficiently.
Seriously though the 300 Spartans are quite formidable beings.
I would definitely go with the 300 here. Drizzt can do some impressive stunts, but his bullet-time fu can only handle a dozen opponents or so at once. And that's just low-level orc goobers. Every single man in the 300 was not only a Spartan warrior (which is like 2x the warrior from anywhere else) but they were the BEST Spartan warriors, handpicked by Leonidas.
Of course, this is just presuming that the fight is on an open, featureless plain. If there was any way Drizzt could get behind the 300 (we're discounting the other Companions because really.... they're sort of useless) and use the terrain to pick them off, I'd give it to him.
I'd agree with the last comment, King Leonidas, in the film, was a pretty brutal warrior and tactician. Also take into consideration that the entire battle in the movie took place over just a few days. Being able to hold your own against thousands of troops coming at you, wave after wave shows some endurance. I'd predict the 300 winning, while granted taking reasonable losses.
Originally posted by Piedmon
I would definitely go with the 300 here. Drizzt can do some impressive stunts, but his bullet-time fu can only handle a dozen opponents or so at once. And that's just low-level orc goobers. Every single man in the 300 was not only a Spartan warrior (which is like 2x the warrior from anywhere else) but they were the BEST Spartan warriors, handpicked by Leonidas.Of course, this is just presuming that the fight is on an open, featureless plain. If there was any way Drizzt could get behind the 300 (we're discounting the other Companions because really.... they're sort of useless) and use the terrain to pick them off, I'd give it to him.
The others useless? Cattie-Brie is the only one guaranteed a kill, her bow goes through shields and armor, as does her sword. Drizzt's scimitars lack the ability to go through their shields, and their numbers mean that he could easily be stabbed in the belly mid while trying to get his swords around one mans weapon.
I despise Cattie-Brie, and wouldnt mind reading about her being impaled on the end of a spear. Anyhow I wouldnt say this would be a squash. Wulfgar could most likely break their line with a single hammer throw allowing Drizzt and Bruenor to get inside. Either way though they drop to superior numbers. Even Drizzt has taken hits from Orcs and such, just they always seem to bash him with a club rather than a axe lol.
Originally posted by Tassadar
The others useless? Cattie-Brie is the only one guaranteed a kill, her bow goes through shields and armor, as does her sword. Drizzt's scimitars lack the ability to go through their shields, and their numbers mean that he could easily be stabbed in the belly mid while trying to get his swords around one mans weapon.
True, the bow works wonders, but, it will only offer so much help, seeing as how she only has 20, maybe 30 arrows with her at a random given time.
Cattie-Brie =/ Legolas.
First I am not playing up bruenor in the least. He gets played down constantly. In the Lone drow he lead an army of roughly 2,000 dwarfs to battle 20,000 orcs. He was completely surrounded while on a rock and yet he killed them one after the other. He at one point fights the army by him self while the others run. He killed will over 300 men that day seeing as how he states he killed more people that day then many years prior.
also the whole drizzt only able to stalemate two season drow warriors was false. It was three and he kill one right off the bat. That was also only in one encounter. In other encounters he killed two elite drow warriors rather easily so has Bruenor.
drow >>>sparatan.
also orcs are being down play quite a bit. Orcs are a lot tougher in forgotten realms then in any other books including lord of the rings.
Drizzt has foughten 50 orcs him self and killed them all while fighting rather sloppy.
Now this all being said 300 sparatans are no joke. The thing is both drizzt and catt. can rain death on the spartans from afar. Wulfgar hammer will destroy there ranks. The panther ( actaully a black tiger of sorts) will be devasting. Bruenor and drizzt togather are a devilish team in close quarters. They have foughten many demons and come out on top if I am not mistaken the odds were worse in that battle..
They could win this match depending on how far eachothers start from one anothers.
Originally posted by Piedmon
It isn't the sword, it's knowing how to use it.Plus, if you read the latest Drizzt book,
Spoiler:
Cattie Brie doesn't have her enchanted sword anymore.I'm sure she'd take out a few with her bow, though. Before they got to her.
I read the last book, and I know that the sword fell into the chasm, I was assuming all characters at their best. Without it she can't do much of anything in h2h to a Spartan.