Who would win in a fight? A Medieval Knight or a Samurai?

This has been covered to death. The knight and it's not even close. He had better armor, often better trained and had better weaponry. Anime has completely ruined the perception of what Samurai actually were.

This has been covered to death. The knight and it's not even close. He had better armor, often better trained and had better weaponry. Anime has completely ruined the perception of what Samurai actually were.

Pirate700

This has been covered to death. The knight and it's not even close. He had better armor, often better trained and had better weaponry. Anime has completely ruined the perception of what Samurai actually were.

Pirate700

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This has been covered to death. The knight and it's not even close. He had better armor, often better trained and had better weaponry. Anime has completely ruined the perception of what Samurai actually were.

Nibroc420

If by some strange instance a knight met a samurai in battle I'd put my money on the knight. They strike me as being more tactically versatile with a wider variety of experience fighting foreign enemies.

Samurai, a knights armor is very heavy and doesn't allow for speed or mobility. Samurai move fast and would be able to strike in weaker areas of a knights armor. If they aren't wearing the armor then it comes down to the individual and their skills.Rattlesnake_8

Samurai, a knights armor is very heavy and doesn't allow for speed or mobility. Samurai move fast and would be able to strike in weaker areas of a knights armor. If they aren't wearing the armor then it comes down to the individual and their skills.Rattlesnake_8

[QUOTE="Rattlesnake_8"]Samurai, a knights armor is very heavy and doesn't allow for speed or mobility. Samurai move fast and would be able to strike in weaker areas of a knights armor. If they aren't wearing the armor then it comes down to the individual and their skills.Pirate700

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This has been covered to death. The knight and it's not even close. He had better armor, often better trained and had better weaponry. Anime has completely ruined the perception of what Samurai actually were.

A knight easily, mainly because of the armor that a katana can't really get past. Sure samurais would be quicker and can dodge easier, but if you're weapon can't cut it...then it's pretty much over :/

I'd say a Samurai would win

Samurai, a knights armor is very heavy and doesn't allow for speed or mobility.Rattlesnake_8

A myth.

A knights armor weighed only about 45 pounds. That's about the same weight (and probably a little less) than modern soldiers typically carry.

Some knights were actually well-known for jumping onto their horses.

The knight would win...the Samurai blade was brittle, especially compared to European swords.

I'd say a Samurai would win

Starchaser187

Knight would win, anyone who says otherwise is either a troll or a deluded weeabooClassicRockFTW

Either of them lose to an old lady with a gun.

Likely the samurai as they wear lighter armor and have substantially better mobility. What swords they use are meaningless to a fight, as most sword fights turn into bashing contests.Zeviander

This has been covered to death. The knight and it's not even close. He had better armor, often better trained and had better weaponry. Anime has completely ruined the perception of what Samurai actually were.

Pirate700

The knight but f*ck both of them.

A ninja would beat bother their asses.

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I'd say a Samurai would win

The4thVIII

Your point?

First off, samurai armor isn't light. It's iron and thick leather. Second, the weapons do matter. The Katana isn't meant to cut through steel, and if the two swords clashed, the Katana would likely break against a great sword. And just breaking it down to the fighter, knights were the absolute best of the best where Samurai typically was a standard fighter. Bottom line, an average samurai would typically get rocked like a hurricane by an average knight. Pirate700

[QUOTE="Pirate700"]First off, samurai armor isn't light. It's iron and thick leather. Second, the weapons do matter. The Katana isn't meant to cut through steel, and if the two swords clashed, the Katana would likely break against a great sword. And just breaking it down to the fighter, knights were the absolute best of the best where Samurai typically was a standard fighter. Bottom line, an average samurai would typically get rocked like a hurricane by an average knight. Zeviander

The knight but f*ck both of them.

A ninja would beat bother their asses.

Goyoshi12

Ninjas were assassins, they weren't trained for face-to-face combat.

If a ninja was discovered, he created a diversion (coins or later shuriken were used for this purpose) and fled.

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The knight but f*ck both of them.

A ninja would beat bother their asses.

br0kenrabbit

Ninjas were assassins, they weren't trained for face-to-face combat.

If a ninja was discovered, he created a diversion (coins or later shuriken were used for this purpose) and fled.

What makes you think a ninja would face them head on? Plus, even if he flees he can always return.

He may not do very well in a fight but I never said he would, I said he would beat both their asses and indeed a ninja would.

What makes you think a ninja would face them head on? Plus, even if he flees he can always return.

He may not do very well in a fight but I never said he would, I said he would beat both their asses and indeed a ninja would.

Goyoshi12

The context of the OP makes it pretty clear this is a contest in combat, not "who can sneak up unseen".

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What makes you think a ninja would face them head on? Plus, even if he flees he can always return.

He may not do very well in a fight but I never said he would, I said he would beat both their asses and indeed a ninja would.

br0kenrabbit

The context of the OP makes it pretty clear this is a contest in combat, not "who can sneak up unseen".

Yeah and the context of my post was f*ck them both because a Ninja would win against both of them.

Never said how he would win just that he would win.

Yeah and the context of my post was f*ck them both because a Ninja would win against both of them.

Never said how he would win just that he would win.

Goyoshi12

That isn't the topic of this thread. In a face-to-face fight, a Ninja would lose to both.

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What makes you think a ninja would face them head on? Plus, even if he flees he can always return.

He may not do very well in a fight but I never said he would, I said he would beat both their asses and indeed a ninja would.

Goyoshi12

The context of the OP makes it pretty clear this is a contest in combat, not "who can sneak up unseen".

Yeah and the context of my post was f*ck them both because a Ninja would win against both of them.

Never said how he would win just that he would win.

Well what if the knight was a paladin and had healing spells? What then?

Pirate700

OMG I pwned someone so bad in an Everquest duel beause of Lay of Hands once he quit the game. lol.

Fine, if the knight is using a polearm, it's even more over.Pirate700

depends on the fighters, the armor, the weapons, generally I'd say the knight because of the better armor, though armor does still have weak spots, and samurais had heavy blunt weapons to fight armored enemies like the kanabolamprey263

Most people in this thread seem to think that the Katana was the only weapon the samurai used.

the Kanabo was used for fighting armored opponents

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Yeah and the context of my post was f*ck them both because a Ninja would win against both of them.

Never said how he would win just that he would win.

br0kenrabbit

That isn't the topic of this thread. In a face-to-face fight, a Ninja would lose to both.

I know, I said a knight would win but in the context of EVERYTHING a ninja would kick their ass.

Also, try not to take the post to seriously. It's meant to be a silly post.

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This has been covered to death. The knight and it's not even close. He had better armor, often better trained and had better weaponry. Anime has completely ruined the perception of what Samurai actually were.

Nibroc420

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This has been covered to death. The knight and it's not even close. He had better armor, often better trained and had better weaponry. Anime has completely ruined the perception of what Samurai actually were.

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