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*** So were most of the warriors featured. The Roman legionaries committed genocide in their crushing of the rebellion in Judea. The Spartans were essentially CommieNazis, yet we don't get constant reminders of how evil they were.
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** Really, the Ninja probably shouldn't have been brought into the show at all for one simple reason: Ninjas have undergone severe [[Flanderization]] thanks to popular media. For years we've seen them painted as this hyper-deadly stealth warrior whose '''only''' purpose is assassination, when that just isn't the case. Sure, assassinations are ''part'' of their skillset, but it's not their ''entire'' skillset; they were also called upon for carrying information over long distances in rough and wild terrain, infiltration (both through stealth and through impersonation), sabotage, capturing valuable targets... To say that Ninjas are ''just'' assassins is like saying a farmer is ''just'' someone who milks cows. Yeah, the farmer might milk cows, but that's not ''all'' he does. If a Ninja were to be sent on a mission into a Spartan camp, he might be there for an assassination, but it's just as likely (if not ''more'' likely) that he's there to perform some kind of sabotage or to gather information.
*** Another point: The argument of ''the Ninja wouldn't fight the Spartan head-on like he did in the show'' doesn't go far enough. The Ninja wouldn't fight the Spartan ''at all'' unless he was either tasked with killing that specific person or he was discovered and none of his many escape plans were available. While Ninjas were trained in combat techniques to try ending a fight quickly, they were also taught to ''avoid'' fighting whenever possible, since an unnecessary fight would draw attention and put their mission at risk.
*** But let's say for the sake of the show that some situation absolutely required a Ninja to fight a Spartan one-on-one in less than ideal circumstances. The show ignored one of the biggest tools in the Ninja's toybox: '''gunpowder'''. Yes, Ninjas had access to black powder, and they knew how to use it. Mines, grenades, even ''firearms'' were at a Ninja's disposal when it came to doing their job, and any of those would have made an excellent addition to their arsenal against the Spartan.
*** Another point: The argument of ''the Ninja wouldn't fight the Spartan head-on like he did in the show'' doesn't go far enough. The Ninja wouldn't fight the Spartan ''at all'' unless he was either tasked with killing that specific person or he was discovered and none of his many escape plans were available. While Ninjas were trained in combat techniques to try ending a fight quickly, they were also taught to ''avoid'' fighting whenever possible, since an unnecessary fight would draw attention and put their mission at risk.
*** But let's say for the sake of the show that some situation absolutely required a Ninja to fight a Spartan one-on-one in less than ideal circumstances. The show ignored one of the biggest tools in the Ninja's toybox: '''gunpowder'''. Yes, Ninjas had access to black powder, and they knew how to use it. Mines, grenades, even ''firearms'' were at a Ninja's disposal when it came to doing their job, and any of those would have made an excellent addition to their arsenal against the Spartan.
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*** Horses and the arquebus(or tempo, by it's Japanese name) were common things that the Samurai used, and your whole argument is "that doesn't count". But for the sake of argument, let's say the Samurai got into his armor, grabbed his spear and bow, but not an arquebus for whatever reason and left his horse because he just felt like going for a walk with all of that stuff that day. The Samurai would still defeat the Spartan he came across. I've listed my reasons why, if you looked into Sojutsu you'd know that there are several ways to get around the Spartan's defense. The stuff I'm telling you here isn't obscure, it's right there on Wiki/ThatOtherWiki if you want. Or if you're a huge wikipedia naysayer there's a book I can recommend "Weapons and Fighting Techniques of the Samurai Warrior" by Thomas D. Conlan. I will gladly give you one point though "this show's focus was never meticulous historical accuracy", you're right, it wasn't. This is one of the least accurate shows on television. Scroll down a little, look at what people have already said and try to find a retort for all of it. This show isn't about historical accuracy, if it was it wouldn't be on Spike. But without historical accuracy, these aren't warriors they're portraying but loose characitures thereof. And given the overall accuracy of this show, the Spartan portrayl is likely about as accurate as the Samurai one, i.e. ''not''. Your point about "this is the Deadliest Warrior", no, they've only ever paid mind to the weapons not the warriors themselves, and the use of the horse and arquebus makes the Samurai more deadly in a one on one fight, that's just the way it is. Anyway, this has gone on for a lot longer than it needed to, if you have anything further to say it would be in both our best interest for you to PM me instead.
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*** Horses and the arquebus(or tempo, by it's Japanese name) were common things that the Samurai used, and your whole argument is "that doesn't count". But for the sake of argument, let's say the Samurai got into his armor, grabbed his spear and bow, but not an arquebus for whatever reason and left his horse because he just felt like going for a walk with all of that stuff that day. The Samurai would still defeat the Spartan he came across. I've listed my reasons why, if you looked into Sojutsu you'd know that there are several ways to get around the Spartan's defense. The stuff I'm telling you here isn't obscure, it's right there on Wiki/ThatOtherWiki Website/ThatOtherWiki if you want. Or if you're a huge wikipedia naysayer there's a book I can recommend "Weapons and Fighting Techniques of the Samurai Warrior" by Thomas D. Conlan. I will gladly give you one point though "this show's focus was never meticulous historical accuracy", you're right, it wasn't. This is one of the least accurate shows on television. Scroll down a little, look at what people have already said and try to find a retort for all of it. This show isn't about historical accuracy, if it was it wouldn't be on Spike. But without historical accuracy, these aren't warriors they're portraying but loose characitures thereof. And given the overall accuracy of this show, the Spartan portrayl is likely about as accurate as the Samurai one, i.e. ''not''. Your point about "this is the Deadliest Warrior", no, they've only ever paid mind to the weapons not the warriors themselves, and the use of the horse and arquebus makes the Samurai more deadly in a one on one fight, that's just the way it is. Anyway, this has gone on for a lot longer than it needed to, if you have anything further to say it would be in both our best interest for you to PM me instead.
