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* SoOkayItsAverage: There's an UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade game out that's based on the show, and while it's no challenger to ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur'''s throne ([[http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/deadliest-warrior-the-game it earned a 56 on Metacritic]]) it's a reasonably fun fighter that's reminiscent of the [=PS1=]-era classic ''VideoGame/BushidoBlade'' and better than expected. Its sequel, ''Dealiest Warrior: Legends,'' looked like it could be better, [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/deadliest-warrior-legends but it ended up earning an identical Metacritic score.]]
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* SoOkayItsAverage: There's an UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade Platform/XboxLiveArcade game out that's based on the show, and while it's no challenger to ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur'''s throne ([[http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/deadliest-warrior-the-game it earned a 56 on Metacritic]]) it's a reasonably fun fighter that's reminiscent of the [=PS1=]-era classic ''VideoGame/BushidoBlade'' and better than expected. Its sequel, ''Dealiest Warrior: Legends,'' looked like it could be better, [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/deadliest-warrior-legends but it ended up earning an identical Metacritic score.]]
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* MemeticLoser: Any warrior with a sling[[note]]the Gladiator, the Aztec Jaguar and the Celt[[/note]] will get ridicule due to the weapon itself being too lame to have any real killing power and having only ''one'' kill in two out of three battles, with one exception still having the sling variant get much less kills than its rival weapon. Made worse by the fact that [[spoiler:neither of the mentioned warriors won their respective fights, with two of them getting outright curbstomped in terms of kill count.]]
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: After the show was criticised for glorifying terrorist and fascist warriors, the hosts made sure to state that they were not celebrating Saddam Hussein and Pol Pot during their mutual episode.
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** The IRA's flamethrower (and the Waffen SS' ''Flammenwerfer'') seem to be the worst of them all.
** Seeing the test of what exactly Vlad did to his enemies when he impaled them. It may have been a ballistic gel torso, but still.
** The Taser test, seriously those prongs look NASTY especially compaired to the short range arching variety I used to picture.
** Anytime torture is shown. ''Especially'' in the Saddam Hussein vs. Pol Pot episode.
** Kilong Ung mentions how ElectricTorture is one of the less horrific tortures Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge used. Also, the fact they '''murdered a quarter of Cambodia's population.'''
** Seeing the test of what exactly Vlad did to his enemies when he impaled them. It may have been a ballistic gel torso, but still.
** The Taser test, seriously those prongs look NASTY especially compaired to the short range arching variety I used to picture.
** Anytime torture is shown. ''Especially'' in the Saddam Hussein vs. Pol Pot episode.
** Kilong Ung mentions how ElectricTorture is one of the less horrific tortures Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge used. Also, the fact they '''murdered a quarter of Cambodia's population.'''
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** The IRA's flamethrower (and Several of the Waffen SS' ''Flammenwerfer'') seem to be tests are particularly gruesome. Even though the worst of them all.
** Seeingtests are done with ballistics gel and not actual flesh, it's easy to imagine the test of what exactly Vlad did same damage done to his enemies when he impaled them. It may have been a ballistic gel torso, but still.
** The Taser test, seriously those prongs look NASTY especially compaired toreal people. This includes the short range arching variety I used to picture.
** Anytime torture is shown. ''Especially'' in the Saddam Hussein vs. Pol Pot episode.
**flamethrowers, people being impaled, and torture. Kilong Ung mentions how ElectricTorture is one of the less horrific tortures Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge used. Also, the fact they '''murdered a quarter of Cambodia's population.'''
** Seeing
** The Taser test, seriously those prongs look NASTY especially compaired to
** Anytime torture is shown. ''Especially'' in the Saddam Hussein vs. Pol Pot episode.
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Not really in hindsight given that the article came out before the episode. The spoilered out part needs to go no matter what due to ROCEJ.
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** A few days before Vampires vs. Zombies aired, ''{{Website/Cracked}}'' came out with [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19402_6-mind-blowing-ways-zombies-vampires-explain-america.html this,]] turning Vampires vs. Zombies into [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical Democrats vs. Republicans.]] [[spoiler: Democrats win. ''Goddamn liberal media.'']]
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* CanonDefilement:
** In the season 3 finale, Max Brooks, author of ''Literature/TheZombieSurvivalGuide'', is brought in. The aforementioned survival guide clearly states that the zombie virus can ONLY infect the living cells of a living being, a category which the un''dead'' Vampire does not fall into. It should have been dismissed as impossible immediately... yet the ability for the virus to infect the Vampire is continually discussed throughout the episode, and [[spoiler:the final Vampire ends up zombified in his PyrrhicVictory.]]
** Worse, the on-screen zombification takes only a matter of seconds. The first zombie virus symptoms (muscle pain, [[ImColdSoCold hypothalamus damage]]) don't set in until at least four hours, and the virus doesn't kill until after at least sixteen hours. Reanimation doesn't occur until at least two to four more hours after death (any death, not just death from the virus itself). There is some justification, though: the Vampires are ported straight from ''ComicBook/ThirtyDaysOfNight'', and are implied (during an OffWithHisHead moment) to have a still-functioning brain. They're also stated to have still-functioning hearts and circulatory systems, which would transport the virus to the brain. The brain is the zombie virus' favorite "food" so to speak, and the zombie's only remaining vital organ.
** In the season 3 finale, Max Brooks, author of ''Literature/TheZombieSurvivalGuide'', is brought in. The aforementioned survival guide clearly states that the zombie virus can ONLY infect the living cells of a living being, a category which the un''dead'' Vampire does not fall into. It should have been dismissed as impossible immediately... yet the ability for the virus to infect the Vampire is continually discussed throughout the episode, and [[spoiler:the final Vampire ends up zombified in his PyrrhicVictory.]]
** Worse, the on-screen zombification takes only a matter of seconds. The first zombie virus symptoms (muscle pain, [[ImColdSoCold hypothalamus damage]]) don't set in until at least four hours, and the virus doesn't kill until after at least sixteen hours. Reanimation doesn't occur until at least two to four more hours after death (any death, not just death from the virus itself). There is some justification, though: the Vampires are ported straight from ''ComicBook/ThirtyDaysOfNight'', and are implied (during an OffWithHisHead moment) to have a still-functioning brain. They're also stated to have still-functioning hearts and circulatory systems, which would transport the virus to the brain. The brain is the zombie virus' favorite "food" so to speak, and the zombie's only remaining vital organ.
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* CanonDefilement:
**CanonDefilement: In the season 3 finale, Max Brooks, author of ''Literature/TheZombieSurvivalGuide'', is brought in. However, the zombies end up acting very differently from the guide. The aforementioned survival guide clearly states that the zombie virus can ONLY infect the living cells of a living being, a category which the un''dead'' Vampire does not fall into. It should have been dismissed as impossible immediately... yet the ability for the virus to infect the Vampire is continually discussed throughout the episode, and [[spoiler:the final Vampire ends up zombified in his PyrrhicVictory.]]
** Worse, theon-screen zombification takes only a matter of seconds. The first zombie virus symptoms (muscle pain, [[ImColdSoCold hypothalamus damage]]) don't set in until at least four hours, and the virus doesn't kill until after at least sixteen hours. Reanimation doesn't occur until at least two to four more hours after death (any death, not just death from the virus itself). There is some justification, though: the Vampires are ported straight from ''ComicBook/ThirtyDaysOfNight'', and are implied (during an OffWithHisHead moment) to have a still-functioning brain. They're also stated to have still-functioning hearts and circulatory systems, which would transport the virus to the brain. The brain is the zombie virus' favorite "food" so to speak, and the zombie's only remaining vital organ.
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** Worse, the
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* WhatAnIdiot:
** The Ninja screaming before attacking while he was supposedly sneaking on the Spartan behind his back.
** The Gladiator vs. the Apache. When Gladiator had Apache on the ground, he hit him a few times, then, instead of finishing him off, ''got off him'' and let the Apache get his knife into play for the win.
** After Napoleon throws Washington off his horse to the ground, he, rather than attack him straight, ''gets off his own horse'' and fights his opponent on foot. Unsurprisingly, it does not end well for him. That's assuming Napoleon [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen didn't want to fight Washington on equal]], of course.
** The Ninja screaming before attacking while he was supposedly sneaking on the Spartan behind his back.
** The Gladiator vs. the Apache. When Gladiator had Apache on the ground, he hit him a few times, then, instead of finishing him off, ''got off him'' and let the Apache get his knife into play for the win.
** After Napoleon throws Washington off his horse to the ground, he, rather than attack him straight, ''gets off his own horse'' and fights his opponent on foot. Unsurprisingly, it does not end well for him. That's assuming Napoleon [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen didn't want to fight Washington on equal]], of course.
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** The game discarding the Gladiator for the Centurion. It could be assumed from the Centurion's kill and victory animations, and the fact that the Centurion was the only Season 2 fighter featured before the DLC, that it was originally going to be the Gladiator, but was changed during development. Nevertheless, it could have been perfectly possible to include both in the game, with the Gladiator as a Berserker-type fighter and the Centurion as the more armored Champion-type.
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* MST3KMantra: ''Good lord, are you ever going to need this.''
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** [[spoiler: Spartan's shield (382 kills PLUS a strong defense); Shaolin Monk's Hook Swords (566 kills; more than ANY weapon ever).]]
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** [[spoiler: Spartan's shield (382 kills PLUS a strong defense); Shaolin Monk's Hook Swords (566 kills; more than ANY weapon ever).]]ever); the Mafia's Tommy Gun (499 kills) ]]
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** After Napoleon throws Washington off his horse to the ground, he, rather than attack him straight, ''gets off his own horse'' and fights his opponent on foot. Unsurprisingly, it does not end well for him. That's assuming Napoleon [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen didn't want to fight Washington on equal]], of course.
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** A minor one during the French Musketeer/Ming Warrior battle. [[spoiler: At one point, a Musketeer sees a sword in the ground and pulls it out, which turns out to be [[LandMineGoesClick a land mine that kills him]]. Hearing the explosion, the other surviving Musketeers come back to find their dead comrade on the ground. Seeing this, the Musketeers grimace and [[DueToTheDead tip their hats as a brief gesture of mourning]] before they continue pursuing the other Ming Warriors.]]
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** The halberd, the Knight, UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler, and UsefulNotes/HernanCortez'[[note]]His was a Spanish variation called the Alabarda[[/note]] mid-range weapon. It devastated it's target in every test and was one of the few weapons to consistently dominate in the sim. [[spoiler:The one time it lost was when it was up against the Pirate's Blunderbuss, it's most effective firearm.]]
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** The halberd, the Knight, UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler, and UsefulNotes/HernanCortez'[[note]]His was a Spanish variation called the Alabarda[[/note]] mid-range weapon. It devastated it's its target in every test and was one of the few weapons to consistently dominate in the sim. [[spoiler:The one time it lost was when it was up against the Pirate's Blunderbuss, it's its most effective firearm.]]
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* IdiotBall:
** The Ninja grabbed it by screaming before attacking while he was supposedly sneaking on the Spartan behind his back.
** The Gladiator picked it up vs. the Apache. When Gladiator had Apache on the ground, he hit him a few times, then, instead of finishing him off, ''got off him'' and let the Apache get his knife into play for the win.
** The Ninja grabbed it by screaming before attacking while he was supposedly sneaking on the Spartan behind his back.
** The Gladiator picked it up vs. the Apache. When Gladiator had Apache on the ground, he hit him a few times, then, instead of finishing him off, ''got off him'' and let the Apache get his knife into play for the win.
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Downplayed. There's an UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade game out that's based on the show, and while it's no challenger to ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur'''s throne ([[http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/deadliest-warrior-the-game it earned a 56 on Metacritic]]) it's a reasonably fun fighter that's reminiscent of the [=PS1=]-era classic ''VideoGame/BushidoBlade'' and better than expected. Its sequel, ''Dealiest Warrior: Legends,'' looked poised to avert the trope almost entirely... [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/deadliest-warrior-legends but it ended up earning an identical Metacritic score.]]
* SoOkayItsAverage: There's an UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade game out that's based on the show, and while it's no challenger to ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur'''s throne ([[http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/deadliest-warrior-the-game it earned a 56 on Metacritic]]) it's a reasonably fun fighter that's reminiscent of the [=PS1=]-era classic ''VideoGame/BushidoBlade'' and better than expected. Its sequel, ''Dealiest Warrior: Legends,'' looked like it could be better, [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/deadliest-warrior-legends but it ended up earning an identical Metacritic score.]]
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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks[=/=]ToughActToFollow: Some fans are very angry that they replaced Max Geiger with Richard Machowicz and got a new simulator in Season 3. It doesn't help that the first few episodes of the season featured shorter, less frequent weapon tests.
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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks[=/=]ToughActToFollow: TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Some fans are very angry that they replaced Max Geiger with Richard Machowicz and got a new simulator in Season 3. It doesn't help that the first few episodes of the season featured shorter, less frequent weapon tests.
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* UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: The basis of the entire show.
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* UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: WhatAnIdiot:
** Thebasis of Ninja screaming before attacking while he was supposedly sneaking on the entire show.Spartan behind his back.
** The Gladiator vs. the Apache. When Gladiator had Apache on the ground, he hit him a few times, then, instead of finishing him off, ''got off him'' and let the Apache get his knife into play for the win.
** The
** The Gladiator vs. the Apache. When Gladiator had Apache on the ground, he hit him a few times, then, instead of finishing him off, ''got off him'' and let the Apache get his knife into play for the win.
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* TheScrappy:
** Slings, to many of the fans. Not as much as seige/artillary weapons though.
** Max Geiger was, at least for the first two seasons, allowed to weigh in on tests, give the edge to weapons, and give commentary on simulations and tests. The ''data-entry drone was treated as an expert.'' Combine this with his horribly unprofessional dress sense (appearing on the Aftermath several times in...questionable at best attire and once even with a blatantly-unshaven neckbeard) and his corny jokes, and his removal from Season 3 was mourned by few.
** Geoff, with his obnoxiously loud countdowns and overly enthusiastic reactions to skills demonstrations, annoys many a viewer and causes ringing in a few ears.
** Slings, to many of the fans. Not as much as seige/artillary weapons though.
** Max Geiger was, at least for the first two seasons, allowed to weigh in on tests, give the edge to weapons, and give commentary on simulations and tests. The ''data-entry drone was treated as an expert.'' Combine this with his horribly unprofessional dress sense (appearing on the Aftermath several times in...questionable at best attire and once even with a blatantly-unshaven neckbeard) and his corny jokes, and his removal from Season 3 was mourned by few.
** Geoff, with his obnoxiously loud countdowns and overly enthusiastic reactions to skills demonstrations, annoys many a viewer and causes ringing in a few ears.
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* CreatorsPet: American warriors are becoming such, due to their constant winning streak ever since Spetsnaz VS Green Beret--a couple people are even accusing the show of having an American bias. [[TakeThatScrappy This is made fun of]] in the Aftermath of Theodore Roosevelt vs. Lawrence of Arabia, in which the director wonders if he should include an X-Factor called "Being American". And then Geoff cracks that, [[BitingTheHandHumor being Canadian, he has no American bias]].
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** American warriors are becoming such, due to their constant winning streak ever since Spetsnaz VS Green Beret--a couple people are even accusing the show of having an American bias. [[TakeThatScrappy This is made fun of]] in the Aftermath of Theodore Roosevelt vs. Lawrence of Arabia, in which the director wonders if he should include an X-Factor called "Being American". And then Geoff cracks that, [[BitingTheHandHumor being Canadian, he has no American bias]].
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* TooGoodToLast: Or rather, too expensive to last.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[ActionGirl KGB Agent-003]] got a disproportionate amount of notice from viewers, many of whom were disappointed that [[spoiler: she didn't survive the fight against the CIA]].
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* SnarkBait: The "state-of-the-art simulation", especially in the early seasons, where the audience is treated to a blurry shot of an Excel-like spreadsheet with a bunch of numbers on it.
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** Are the new Season 3 format and hosts better or worse? Some people liked it for its bigger emphasis in tactics and group warfare, while others think the show became less unique without his one-on-one warrior format.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
** The Knight (from Season One). His main reason for losing to the Pirate was that the Pirate had gunpowder weaponry [[TruthInTelevision (which is what made real life knights obsolete to begin with)]]. However, the Knight ''could'' have been a worthy opponent for either the Spartan ''or'' Samurai in the Back for Blood special. [[note]]Knights and Samurais are both European and Japanese equivalents of each other, respectfully.[[/note]]
*** And speaking of such, the Pirate was later dismissed for a potential modern warrior in the Back for Blood special due to his weapons being "too primitive"; thus making his victory over the Knight [[AllForNothing completely pointless anyway]].
** The Knight (from Season One). His main reason for losing to the Pirate was that the Pirate had gunpowder weaponry [[TruthInTelevision (which is what made real life knights obsolete to begin with)]]. However, the Knight ''could'' have been a worthy opponent for either the Spartan ''or'' Samurai in the Back for Blood special. [[note]]Knights and Samurais are both European and Japanese equivalents of each other, respectfully.[[/note]]
*** And speaking of such, the Pirate was later dismissed for a potential modern warrior in the Back for Blood special due to his weapons being "too primitive"; thus making his victory over the Knight [[AllForNothing completely pointless anyway]].
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* BrokenBase: Are the new Season 3 format and hosts better or worse?
* CanonDefilement: In the season 3 finale, Max Brooks, author of ''Literature/TheZombieSurvivalGuide'', is brought in. The aforementioned survival guide clearly states that the zombie virus can ONLY infect the living cells of a living being, a category which the un''dead'' Vampire does not fall into. It should have been dismissed as impossible immediately... yet the ability for the virus to infect the Vampire is continually discussed throughout the episode, and [[spoiler:the final Vampire ends up zombified in his PyrrhicVictory.]]
** Worse, the on-screen zombification takes only a matter of seconds. The first zombie virus symptoms (muscle pain, [[ImColdSoCold hypothalamus damage]]) don't set in until at least four hours, and the virus doesn't kill until after at least sixteen hours. Reanimation doesn't occur until at least two to four more hours after death (any death, not just death from the virus itself).
** There is some justification: the Vampires are ported straight from ''ComicBook/ThirtyDaysOfNight'', and are implied (during an OffWithHisHead moment) to have a still-functioning brain. They're also stated to have still-functioning hearts and circulatory systems, which would transport the virus to the brain. The brain is the zombie virus' favorite "food" so to speak, and the zombie's only remaining vital organ.
* GameBreaker: [[spoiler: Spartan's shield (382 kills PLUS a strong defense); Shaolin Monk's Hook Swords (566 kills; more than ANY weapon ever).]]
** The halberd, the Knight, UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler, and Hernan Cortez'[[note]]His was a Spanish variation called the Alabarda[[/note]] mid-range weapons. It devastated it's target in every test and was one of the few weapons to consistently dominate in the sim. [[spoiler:The one time it lost was when it was up against the Pirate's Blunderbuss, it's most effective firearm.]]
* CanonDefilement: In the season 3 finale, Max Brooks, author of ''Literature/TheZombieSurvivalGuide'', is brought in. The aforementioned survival guide clearly states that the zombie virus can ONLY infect the living cells of a living being, a category which the un''dead'' Vampire does not fall into. It should have been dismissed as impossible immediately... yet the ability for the virus to infect the Vampire is continually discussed throughout the episode, and [[spoiler:the final Vampire ends up zombified in his PyrrhicVictory.]]
** Worse, the on-screen zombification takes only a matter of seconds. The first zombie virus symptoms (muscle pain, [[ImColdSoCold hypothalamus damage]]) don't set in until at least four hours, and the virus doesn't kill until after at least sixteen hours. Reanimation doesn't occur until at least two to four more hours after death (any death, not just death from the virus itself).
** There is some justification: the Vampires are ported straight from ''ComicBook/ThirtyDaysOfNight'', and are implied (during an OffWithHisHead moment) to have a still-functioning brain. They're also stated to have still-functioning hearts and circulatory systems, which would transport the virus to the brain. The brain is the zombie virus' favorite "food" so to speak, and the zombie's only remaining vital organ.
* GameBreaker: [[spoiler: Spartan's shield (382 kills PLUS a strong defense); Shaolin Monk's Hook Swords (566 kills; more than ANY weapon ever).]]
** The halberd, the Knight, UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler, and Hernan Cortez'[[note]]His was a Spanish variation called the Alabarda[[/note]] mid-range weapons. It devastated it's target in every test and was one of the few weapons to consistently dominate in the sim. [[spoiler:The one time it lost was when it was up against the Pirate's Blunderbuss, it's most effective firearm.]]
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* BrokenBase: BrokenBase:
** Are the new Season 3 format and hosts better orworse?
worse? Some people liked it for its bigger emphasis in tactics and group warfare, while others think the show became less unique without his one-on-one warrior format.
** The Ninja vs. Spartan episode. Countless flame wars have started by that topic alone.
*CanonDefilement: CanonDefilement:
** In the season 3 finale, Max Brooks, author of ''Literature/TheZombieSurvivalGuide'', is brought in. The aforementioned survival guide clearly states that the zombie virus can ONLY infect the living cells of a living being, a category which the un''dead'' Vampire does not fall into. It should have been dismissed as impossible immediately... yet the ability for the virus to infect the Vampire is continually discussed throughout the episode, and [[spoiler:the final Vampire ends up zombified in his PyrrhicVictory.]]
** Worse, the on-screen zombification takes only a matter of seconds. The first zombie virus symptoms (muscle pain, [[ImColdSoCold hypothalamus damage]]) don't set in until at least four hours, and the virus doesn't kill until after at least sixteen hours. Reanimation doesn't occur until at least two to four more hours after death (any death, not just death from the virusitself).
**itself). There is some justification: justification, though: the Vampires are ported straight from ''ComicBook/ThirtyDaysOfNight'', and are implied (during an OffWithHisHead moment) to have a still-functioning brain. They're also stated to have still-functioning hearts and circulatory systems, which would transport the virus to the brain. The brain is the zombie virus' favorite "food" so to speak, and the zombie's only remaining vital organ.
*GameBreaker: GameBreaker:
** [[spoiler: Spartan's shield (382 kills PLUS a strong defense); Shaolin Monk's Hook Swords (566 kills; more than ANY weapon ever).]]
** The halberd, the Knight, UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler, andHernan Cortez'[[note]]His UsefulNotes/HernanCortez'[[note]]His was a Spanish variation called the Alabarda[[/note]] mid-range weapons.weapon. It devastated it's target in every test and was one of the few weapons to consistently dominate in the sim. [[spoiler:The one time it lost was when it was up against the Pirate's Blunderbuss, it's most effective firearm.]]
** Are the new Season 3 format and hosts better or
** The Ninja vs. Spartan episode. Countless flame wars have started by that topic alone.
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** In the season 3 finale, Max Brooks, author of ''Literature/TheZombieSurvivalGuide'', is brought in. The aforementioned survival guide clearly states that the zombie virus can ONLY infect the living cells of a living being, a category which the un''dead'' Vampire does not fall into. It should have been dismissed as impossible immediately... yet the ability for the virus to infect the Vampire is continually discussed throughout the episode, and [[spoiler:the final Vampire ends up zombified in his PyrrhicVictory.]]
** Worse, the on-screen zombification takes only a matter of seconds. The first zombie virus symptoms (muscle pain, [[ImColdSoCold hypothalamus damage]]) don't set in until at least four hours, and the virus doesn't kill until after at least sixteen hours. Reanimation doesn't occur until at least two to four more hours after death (any death, not just death from the virus
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** The halberd, the Knight, UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler, and
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* GrowingTheBeard: The show has gone through a nearly complete redesign. Season 3 seems to put more emphasis on comparing warrior battle tactics, with a new, apparently more accurate sim, which includes X-Factors by giving things like "Leadership" a numerical value. The show consults warrior experts to comment on battle tactics. The battle simulations are also run 5,000 times as opposed to 1,000. This seems to address some complaints about the secrecy regarding the simulations and the amount of testing done.
* HarsherInHindsight: The Green Berets' criticism of the Spetsnaz sounds a lot more reasonable after Sonny Puzikas (who was one of the two Spetsnaz experts on the show) [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace negligently shot]] [[http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/11/robert-farago/retraction-igotd-award-to-texas-defensive-shooting-academy/ a fellow instructor during a training exercise]] and seriously injured him.
** Arguably made worse when you realize that the Green Beret experts were almost certainly hamming it up for the show and didn't really mean most of it.
* HilariousInHindsight: In the Mafia vs. Yakuza: Aftermath show, a viewer writes in that the British Sten was lighter than the Tommy Gun and thus would have been quicker on the draw. Max Geiger then mocks the comment by saying that it's not a quick-draw fight and it isn't a Western-style battle at high noon. Annoyingly enough, in the next season, we have Jesse James vs. Al Capone, where [[spoiler: Jesse James being quicker on the draw compared to Capone and his Thompsons is given as a reason why he ''won the fight.'']]
* HarsherInHindsight: The Green Berets' criticism of the Spetsnaz sounds a lot more reasonable after Sonny Puzikas (who was one of the two Spetsnaz experts on the show) [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace negligently shot]] [[http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/11/robert-farago/retraction-igotd-award-to-texas-defensive-shooting-academy/ a fellow instructor during a training exercise]] and seriously injured him.
** Arguably made worse when you realize that the Green Beret experts were almost certainly hamming it up for the show and didn't really mean most of it.
* HilariousInHindsight: In the Mafia vs. Yakuza: Aftermath show, a viewer writes in that the British Sten was lighter than the Tommy Gun and thus would have been quicker on the draw. Max Geiger then mocks the comment by saying that it's not a quick-draw fight and it isn't a Western-style battle at high noon. Annoyingly enough, in the next season, we have Jesse James vs. Al Capone, where [[spoiler: Jesse James being quicker on the draw compared to Capone and his Thompsons is given as a reason why he ''won the fight.'']]
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* GrowingTheBeard: The show has gone went through a nearly complete redesign. redesign in Season 3 seems to 3. It put more emphasis on comparing warrior battle tactics, with a new, apparently more accurate sim, which includes X-Factors by giving things like "Leadership" a numerical value. The show consults warrior experts to comment on battle tactics. The battle simulations are also run 5,000 times as opposed to 1,000. This seems to address some complaints about the secrecy regarding the simulations and the amount of testing done.
* HarsherInHindsight: The Green Berets' criticism of the Spetsnaz sounds a lot more reasonable after Sonny Puzikas (who was one of the two Spetsnaz experts on the show) [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace negligently shot]] [[http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/11/robert-farago/retraction-igotd-award-to-texas-defensive-shooting-academy/ a fellow instructor during a training exercise]] and seriously injuredhim.
** Arguablyhim. (Arguably made worse when you realize that the Green Beret experts were almost certainly hamming it up for the show and didn't really mean most of it.
it.)
*HilariousInHindsight: HilariousInHindsight:
** In the Mafia vs. Yakuza: Aftermath show, a viewer writes in that the British Sten was lighter than the Tommy Gun and thus would have been quicker on the draw. Max Geiger then mocks the comment by saying that it's not a quick-draw fight and it isn't a Western-style battle at high noon. Annoyingly enough, in the next season, we have Jesse James vs. Al Capone, where [[spoiler: Jesse James being quicker on the draw compared to Capone and his Thompsons is given as a reason why he ''won the fight.'']]
* HarsherInHindsight: The Green Berets' criticism of the Spetsnaz sounds a lot more reasonable after Sonny Puzikas (who was one of the two Spetsnaz experts on the show) [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace negligently shot]] [[http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/11/robert-farago/retraction-igotd-award-to-texas-defensive-shooting-academy/ a fellow instructor during a training exercise]] and seriously injured
** Arguably
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** In the Mafia vs. Yakuza: Aftermath show, a viewer writes in that the British Sten was lighter than the Tommy Gun and thus would have been quicker on the draw. Max Geiger then mocks the comment by saying that it's not a quick-draw fight and it isn't a Western-style battle at high noon. Annoyingly enough, in the next season, we have Jesse James vs. Al Capone, where [[spoiler: Jesse James being quicker on the draw compared to Capone and his Thompsons is given as a reason why he ''won the fight.'']]
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* IdiotBall: The Gladiator picked it up vs. the Apache. When Gladiator had Apache on the ground, he hit him a few times, then, instead of finishing him off, ''got off him'' and let the Apache get his knife into play for the win.
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* IdiotBall: IdiotBall:
** The Ninja grabbed it by screaming before attacking while he was supposedly sneaking on the Spartan behind his back.
** The Gladiator picked it up vs. the Apache. When Gladiator had Apache on the ground, he hit him a few times, then, instead of finishing him off, ''got off him'' and let the Apache get his knife into play for the win.
** The Ninja grabbed it by screaming before attacking while he was supposedly sneaking on the Spartan behind his back.
** The Gladiator picked it up vs. the Apache. When Gladiator had Apache on the ground, he hit him a few times, then, instead of finishing him off, ''got off him'' and let the Apache get his knife into play for the win.
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* MemeticMutation: Vlad's Trollface. Specifically his grin after [[spoiler:shooting out Sun Tzu's tea pot.]]
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* MemeticMutation: MemeticMutation:
** Vlad's Trollface. Specifically his grin after [[spoiler:shooting out Sun Tzu's tea pot.]]
** Vlad's Trollface. Specifically his grin after [[spoiler:shooting out Sun Tzu's tea pot.]]
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* NarmCharm: For all its cheesiness, the show's pretty badass.
* NauseaFuel: The Viet Cong's punji stick were tipped with...human feces. During the testing of the spike pit, the sticks were tipped with mud, but it's impossible to not envision it as feces.
* NauseaFuel: The Viet Cong's punji stick were tipped with...human feces. During the testing of the spike pit, the sticks were tipped with mud, but it's impossible to not envision it as feces.
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* NarmCharm: For all its cheesiness, cheesiness and unscientifical methodology, the show's show was quite viewer-friendly. Its simulations, possibly the most known aspect of the show, were highly entertaining even at their goofiest, and several of them featured pretty badass.
good choreographies.
* NauseaFuel: The Viet Cong's punji stick were tipped with... human feces. During the testing of the spike pit, the sticks were tipped with mud, but it's impossible to not envision it as feces.
* NauseaFuel: The Viet Cong's punji stick were tipped with... human feces. During the testing of the spike pit, the sticks were tipped with mud, but it's impossible to not envision it as feces.
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: There's an UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade game out that's based on the show, and while it's no challenger to ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur'''s throne ([[http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/deadliest-warrior-the-game it earned a 56 on Metacritic]]) it's a reasonably fun fighter that's reminiscent of the [=PS1=]-era classic ''VideoGame/BushidoBlade'' and better than expected. Its sequel, ''Dealiest Warrior: Legends,'' looked poised to avert the trope almost entirely... [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/deadliest-warrior-legends but it ended up earning an identical Metacritic score.]]
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Downplayed. There's an UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade game out that's based on the show, and while it's no challenger to ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur'''s throne ([[http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/deadliest-warrior-the-game it earned a 56 on Metacritic]]) it's a reasonably fun fighter that's reminiscent of the [=PS1=]-era classic ''VideoGame/BushidoBlade'' and better than expected. Its sequel, ''Dealiest Warrior: Legends,'' looked poised to avert the trope almost entirely... [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/deadliest-warrior-legends but it ended up earning an identical Metacritic score.]]
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* TheScrappy: Slings, to many of the fans. Not as much as seige/artillary weapons though.
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* TheScrappy: TheScrappy:
** Slings, to many of the fans. Not as much as seige/artillary weapons though.
** Slings, to many of the fans. Not as much as seige/artillary weapons though.
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** American warriors are becoming such, due to their constant winning streak ever since Spetsnaz VS Green Beret--a couple people are even accusing the show of having an American bias. [[TakeThatScrappy This is made fun of]] in the Aftermath of Theodore Roosevelt VS Lawrence of Arabia, in which the director wonders if he should include an X-Factor called "Being American". And then Geoff cracks that, [[BitingTheHandHumor being Canadian, he has no American bias]].
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** American warriors are becoming such, due to their constant winning streak ever since Spetsnaz VS Green Beret--a couple people are even accusing the show of having an American bias. [[TakeThatScrappy This is made fun of]] in the Aftermath of Theodore Roosevelt VS vs. Lawrence of Arabia, in which the director wonders if he should include an X-Factor called "Being American". And then Geoff cracks that, [[BitingTheHandHumor being Canadian, he has no American bias]].
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* {{Squick}}: The Viet Cong's punji sticks were ''smeared with shit.''
** TruthInTelevision combined with CombatPragmatist. It's a cheap way to ensure the sucker that steps on them gets an infection that'll require extensive medical treatment, instead of a simple puncture wound that could be dealt with by a field medic.
* TearJerker: [[spoiler: The younger vampire screaming in pure terror as he's eaten alive by zombies, as his friends can only look on horrified]].
** TruthInTelevision combined with CombatPragmatist. It's a cheap way to ensure the sucker that steps on them gets an infection that'll require extensive medical treatment, instead of a simple puncture wound that could be dealt with by a field medic.
* TearJerker: [[spoiler: The younger vampire screaming in pure terror as he's eaten alive by zombies, as his friends can only look on horrified]].
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* {{Squick}}: The Viet Cong's punji sticks were ''smeared with shit.''
**'' (Which is TruthInTelevision combined with CombatPragmatist. It's a cheap way to ensure the sucker that steps on them gets an infection that'll require extensive medical treatment, instead of a simple puncture wound that could be dealt with by a field medic.
medic.)
*TearJerker: TearJerker:
** [[spoiler: The younger vampire screaming in pure terror as he's eaten alive by zombies, as his friends can only look on horrified]].
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** [[spoiler: The younger vampire screaming in pure terror as he's eaten alive by zombies, as his friends can only look on horrified]].
