Who would win a Spartan or samurai?

Samurai is the first matchup of the Back for Blood special of the TV Show Deadliest Warrior. It pitted the two ancient warriors from Season 1; Spartan and Samurai. After running 1000 battles. The Spartan came out victorious….Weapons.

Spartan	Samurai	Advantage
Shortsword	Katana	Katana
Shield	Kanabo	Shield

Did the Vikings fight the Spartans?

But they didn’t. Originally Answered: Hypothetically if the Spartans fought he Vikings who would win? The Vikings and the Spartans have very opposed battling tactics. Vikings were much more ruthless and fought more like special forces teams, employing guirella warfare in combination with shock and awe tactics.

Can katanas cut steel?

No, no they cannot cut through that, unless the smith screwed up and there’s a massive flaw in whatever the sword is cutting. Swords are not good at cutting metal, even the best cutting swords are going to fail to cut plate or maille, and swords also aren’t good at cutting other swords.

How many times would a samurai win in a fight?

If we assume that the samurai is a sterotypical samurai from the Sengoku era, then the samurai will win 9 times out of 10 assuming equal skill. Though, the typical Spartan was not a good individual fighter I will assume equal skill.

Why is the samurai so much better than the Spartan?

First the samurai has a reach advantage with his two-handed yari. A two-handed spear is also better in individual combat than the spear and shield combo in my experience. The spartan has to close in on the samurai which is difficult. His shield is rather heavy specifically designed for formation fighting not dueling.

Would a samurai use a spear instead of a shield?

Plus the spear was longer than a katana. Or if the samurai will use also a spear, without a shield, well, you should know the outcome. Especially because behind that shield, with a spear in hand is a flexible, adaptable, athletic fighting machine, which is doing that for at least 25 years. And he is his prime, being around 30.