Author Topic: Who's cooler: Samurai, or Knights? (Read 3051 times)

Synbios459 · « **on:** July 27, 2007, 08:43:53 AM »

Two questions: Who do you think is cooler, and who do you think would win in a fight? I vote Knight.

Mupepe · « **Reply #1 on:** July 27, 2007, 10:02:45 AM »

Samurai have the use of Pokemon, so they win.

cubicle47b · « **Reply #2 on:** July 27, 2007, 10:53:55 AM »

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #3 on:** July 27, 2007, 11:00:29 AM »

iirc japanese swords were stronger and shaper, and samurai's armor left them a bit more mobile, and I think there was more focus on the status of being a knight than the duty and skill of being a knight, which would suggest a samurai might just edge out a win. Cause I mean they took on GUNS in last samurai which is a very accurate documentary.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #4 on:** July 27, 2007, 11:39:03 AM »

Robo · « **Reply #5 on:** July 27, 2007, 11:40:14 AM »

Robots are obviously cooler. And skeletons. Skeletons are fuckin' cool.

Himu · « **Reply #6 on:** July 27, 2007, 11:45:57 AM »

Tauntaun. Omg. Kenshin. <3

Ororororo

Mupepe · « **Reply #7 on:** July 27, 2007, 12:03:58 PM »

So is this just a subtle thread for a japafag to say Jap culture is better than Western culture?

Tauntaun · « **Reply #8 on:** July 27, 2007, 12:11:54 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on July 27, 2007, 11:45:57 AM

Tauntaun. Omg. Kenshin. <3

Ororororo

you don't mess with the battousai

Himu · « **Reply #9 on:** July 27, 2007, 12:14:06 PM »

I have had the urge to rewatch Kenshin recently. I have it all on dvd.

Season 1, season 2, season 3, ova 1, ova 2, the ova boxset.

I'm such a slut.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #10 on:** July 27, 2007, 12:22:12 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on July 27, 2007, 12:14:06 PM

I have had the urge to rewatch Kenshin recently. I have it all on dvd.

Season 1, season 2, season 3, ova 1, ova 2, the ova boxset.

I'm such a slut.

ditto

*fapfapfap*

Cyanista · « **Reply #11 on:** July 27, 2007, 12:53:52 PM »

My vote goes to samurai because knights were religiously motivated. Yuck.

But they were like tanks. My guess is it would take a samurai awhile to figure out where to stab a fully armored knight, but would he do it before the knight battered him to death with his broadsword?

I dunno. Someone should build a samurai robot and a knight robot and make them fite.

Wobedraggled · « **Reply #12 on:** July 27, 2007, 12:58:52 PM »

Ninja Robots.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #13 on:** July 27, 2007, 01:12:50 PM »

Quote from: Wobedraggled on July 27, 2007, 12:58:52 PM

Ninja Robots.

When I was in Israel back in the summer of 1998, Cartoon Network India used to show an old anime series called Ninja Robots. It was the butt of many a joke between us Kibbutz volunteers.

Himu · « **Reply #14 on:** July 27, 2007, 01:26:44 PM »

Quote from: Cyanista on July 27, 2007, 12:53:52 PM

My guess is it would take a samurai awhile to figure out where to stab a fully armored knight, but would he do it before the knight battered him to death with his broadsword?

knight armor was pretty thin.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #15 on:** July 27, 2007, 02:01:54 PM »

I vote for samurai because they're from Japan and Japanese culture is better than Western culture

Himu · « **Reply #16 on:** July 27, 2007, 02:27:30 PM »

Quote from: Billy Rygar on July 27, 2007, 02:04:50 PM

I've never been to Japan but what I've gathered from manga and anime (types of Japanese animation but for smart adults not at all like American comic books which are for children) this seems to the case.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #17 on:** July 27, 2007, 04:02:46 PM »

knight armor was also extremely heavy, knock them off their horse and its over. Most had to be loaded on their horses. Even the more modern heavy armor cav of the napoleonic era had issues with mobility in their armor. A lot of japanese armor focused on segments rather than plates which allowed increased mobility. Also I suspect the japanese focus on precision weapons over heavy weapons influenced the overall weight of the armor.

demi · « **Reply #18 on:** July 27, 2007, 04:06:26 PM »

Knights because they had Excalibur and Dragons and Wizards and that's the shit

demi · « **Reply #19 on:** July 27, 2007, 04:07:18 PM »

demi · « **Reply #20 on:** July 27, 2007, 04:09:33 PM »

cubicle47b · « **Reply #21 on:** July 27, 2007, 04:33:53 PM »

If we're rating samurai and knights on how capable they are we should just bring the Mongol Cavalry into the discussion and declare them the winners.

Yeti · « **Reply #22 on:** July 27, 2007, 04:45:06 PM »

western style dragons are better than eastern style dragons.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #23 on:** July 27, 2007, 04:46:17 PM »

Quote from: demi on July 27, 2007, 04:07:18 PM

[img]http://images.allposters.com/images/102/039_black_knight.jpg[img]

sadly enough, I saw that movie $:-\$

Cyanista · « **Reply #24 on:** July 27, 2007, 04:58:23 PM »

Quote from: Yeti on July 27, 2007, 04:45:06 PM

western style dragons are better than eastern style dragons.

I agree with this sentiment SO much.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #25 on:** July 27, 2007, 05:13:46 PM »

Quote from: cubicle47b on July 27, 2007, 04:33:53 PM

If we're rating samurai and knights on how capable they are we should just bring the Mongol Cavalry into the discussion and declare them the winners.

We should bring in F-15s

Himu · « **Reply #26 on:** July 27, 2007, 05:17:31 PM »

Quote from: Yeti on July 27, 2007, 04:45:06 PM

western style dragons are better than eastern style dragons.

Eastern dragons are fugly

Cyanista · « **Reply #27 on:** July 27, 2007, 05:18:29 PM »

Also they don't have hordes and capture princesses and sometimes speak in riddles!

Shhh, I had a dragon thing ever since Dealing With Dragons. Man, I read a lot of crap when I was a preteen.

cubicle47b · « **Reply #28 on:** July 27, 2007, 06:14:10 PM »

Quote

We should bring in F-15s

Time traveling F-15s?

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #29 on:** July 27, 2007, 06:20:37 PM »

Quote from: cubicle47b on July 27, 2007, 06:14:10 PM

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We should bring in F-15s

Time traveling F-15s?

demi · « **Reply #30 on:** July 27, 2007, 06:36:20 PM »

Quote from: Cyanista on July 27, 2007, 05:18:29 PM

Also they don't have hordes and capture princesses and sometimes speak in riddles!

Shhh, I had a dragon thing ever since Dealing With Dragons. Man, I read a lot of crap when I was a preteen.

Oblivion · « **Reply #31 on:** July 27, 2007, 07:05:23 PM »

Also, samurais fought with more demons and ghosts than knights.

Yeti · « **Reply #32 on:** July 27, 2007, 11:50:09 PM »

Tell that to this guy:

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Author Topic: Who's cooler: Samurai, or Knights? (Read 3051 times)