Richard the Lionheart vs Miyamoto Musashi

vs.

At their peak, standard equipment for both.

I had no idea where else this could go, so I hope All-Versus will be cool enough to accommodate it. 😐

This should be good.

What does standard equipment entail, exactly? mmm Does Richard get a horse?

No horses.

And as far as standard equipment, for Richard of course his one handed or one and half handed sword, along with kite shield, and a Danish Axe (yes he used a Danish Axe) and I guess a little dagger on the side, whatever armor he used.

Mushashi, two katanas as he was apparently a consistent duel wielder, a wakizashi for the side and a Yari spear I suppose, and whatever armor or clothing he wore to battle.

I'm familiar with Musashi, but what are Richard's combat feats?

Being a ****ing lunatic.

Richard the Lionheart was such a vicious sodomite of a man that I foresee this ended with Musashi mounted by the Lion and with a ballgag in his mouth, stifling all his cries, but unable to hide his tears of pain.

Originally posted by CosmicComet
No horses.

And as far as standard equipment, for Richard of course his one handed or one and half handed sword, along with kite shield, and a Danish Axe (yes he used a Danish Axe) and I guess a little dagger on the side, whatever armor he used.

Mushashi, two katanas as he was apparently a consistent duel wielder, a wakizashi for the side and a Yari spear I suppose, and whatever armor or clothing he wore to battle.

So basically Knight vs Samurai?

Not to like, root for the Samurai or anything, but I'm pretty sure that Musashi was famous for ingenuity and quick thinking in battle. Though I think Samurai duels had lots of prep time.

This is the kind of thing Deadliest Warrior should have done, not Knight vs. Pirate. F*ckin' stupidheads.

Originally posted by Lek Kuen
I'm familiar with Musashi, but what are Richard's combat feats?

Originally posted by ScreamPaste
Chainmail kind of neuters the katanas.

Originally posted by MooCowofJustice
So basically Knight vs Samurai?

Not to like, root for the Samurai or anything, but I'm pretty sure that Musashi was famous for ingenuity and quick thinking in battle. Though I think Samurai duels had lots of prep time.

Musashi however, was accustomed to fighting the same kinda opponents. He has not, to my knowledge, ever dueled a sword + shield user, or an axe + shield user.

As far as cuts go yes, but its still going to hurt getting hit by a 2-3 lb sword. That's just as much as a baseball bat weighs actually.

True Fax.

Originally posted by Lord Lucien
This is the kind of thing Deadliest Warrior should have done, not Knight vs. Pirate. F*ckin' stupidheads.

Getting a fever and dying from a random crossbow bolt. But not at the same time.

He didn't get killed in battle, it was some shooting random bolts over the castle during peace time, it struck his shoulder, and the wound became infectious after removing the bolt.

Originally posted by CosmicComet
He didn't get killed in battle, it was some shooting random bolts over the castle during peace time, it struck his shoulder, and the wound became infectious after removing the bolt.

One trip to Wikipedia was all that took.

1. I never said you did. I was clarifying on a vague statement.

2. Peacetime. Reprieve. Whatever you want to call it, they were not dressed for battle. And he was also able to have the crossbowman, a boy, be brought before him.

Wikipedia is exactly where I went.

You call a siege 'peacetime'? Send me a copy of your thesaurus, it's probably inside out.

Originally posted by NemeBro
Being a ****ing lunatic.

Richard the Lionheart was such a vicious sodomite of a man that I foresee this ended with Musashi mounted by the Lion and with a ballgag in his mouth, stifling all his cries, but unable to hide his tears of pain.

👆

Sounds like my kind of dude.

Originally posted by CosmicComet

Originally posted by BloodRain
Miyamoto chokes a ***** with one hand while in combat with another, he takes it for that reason alone.

I'm going to have to go with Musashi on this one. He killed his first samurai when he was 13, and he was never defeated in combat. I'm trying to find credible sources on this, but it is said he defeated/killed 60 men in duels before he retired from fighting.

He also participated in 6 wars, developed his own school of martial arts. One occasion he duelled against several senior students and the master of a martial arts school at the same time, managed to kill the master, and make his "tactical retreat". Richard may have seemed like a lunatic, but I can't find any records of him killing a man when he himself was 13.