Mohawk Indian vs Samoan Warrior

Beginning Analysis: What happens when a tribesman from the Northeastern United States fights a islander from the Pacific? Read on to see who...is...deadliest!?

Mohawk Indian Quick Bio

 

Taken from Wikipedia: "Mohawk (borrowed from the Narraganset 'mohowaùuck', 'they eat (animate) things,' hence 'man-eaters') are the most easterly tribe of the Iroquois confederation. They call themselves Kanien'gehaga, people of the place of the flint. Kanien'kehá:ka ("People of the Place of Flint") are an Iroquoian-speaking indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York. Their territory ranged to present-day southern Quebec and eastern Ontario. Their current settlements include areas around Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence River in Canada. Their traditional homeland stretched southward of the Mohawk River, eastward to the Green Mountains of Vermont, westward to the border with the Oneida Nation traditional homeland territory, and northward to the St Lawrence River. As original members of the Iroquois League, or Haudenosaunee, the Mohawk were known as the "Keepers of the Eastern Door". For hundreds of years, they guarded the Iroquois Confederation against invasion from that direction by tribes from the New England and lower New York areas."

Mohawk Indian Weapons
Short Range: Mohawk Knife
Medium Range: Pipe Tomahawk
Long Range: Mohawk Bow & Arrow
Special: War Club

Samoan Warrior Quick Bio

Taken from Wikipedia: "Although the Samoan Natives (Tagata Mao'i) have long claimed to be the indigenous people of their islands, holding firm to the belief that Samoans were birthed by special creation in Samoa, it has been theorized by many linguists and anthropologists, based on linguistic commonalities as well as archaeological findings, that migrants from Southeast Asia arrived in the Samoan Islands approximately 3500 years ago, settling in what has come to be known as "Polynesia" further to the east. This approximation is based on the so-called "Lapita" pottery that has been dated to that time; it is possible, as the natives suggest, however, that the Samoan Islands were in fact settled some time prior to 1000 BC and that the original settlement actually predates the arrival of those to whom the pottery was culturally relevant. Furthermore, the Samoans have developed a language, culture, and social practice most divergent from the other ethnic groups associated with the Lapita pottery and the term "Austronesia"."

Samoan Warrior Weapons
Short Range: Fa'alaufa'l War Club
Medium Range: Samoan Throwing Spear
Long Range: Samoan Bow & Arrow
Special: Olo Moe

What Got The Edge
Mohawk Knife vs Fa'alaufa'l: The Mohawk Knife gets the edge. The Fa'Alaufa'l is a brutal weapon, but the Mohawk's blade is lighter & faster, and the Mohawk can throw it as well as slash and stab with it. On top of that, the Mohawk can carry numerous knives, while the Samoan will probably carry just one or two Fa'alaufa'l.
Pipe Tomahawk vs Samoan Throwing Spear: The Pipe Tomahawk gets the edge. The throwing spear used by the Samoans is very deadly, and can even kill someone with a precise throw, but the weapon is longer and takes up more space. With the Pipe Tomahawk, the user can get up close with it, throw it, and even smoke out of it. A very useful multi-tasker, if you ask me.
Mohawk Bow & Arrow vs Samoan Bow & Arrow: Both of these bows get the edge. They're made out of good wood, are nice & light, and fired arrows that tended to have the same materials in their tips (bone, stone, metal, etc).
War Club vs Olo Moe: The Olo Moe gets the edge. Much like the first part of this list, the War Club is deadly up close, but the Olo Moe can bludgeon as well as be thrown a distance. Luckily, both warriors carried just one of each club.

Common Quality
Ferocity: Both of these warriors are some of the fiercest in existence. As it states above, the Mohawk's name translated means "man eaters", which fits with their fierce approach to combat. When they come across an enemy, they make sure that enemy and everyone around him is dead. With the Samoan Warrior, he comes from a culture that has had millennium of combat experience & tradition. Despite having weapons made out of inferior materials, a Samoan Warrior makes up in strength and a fierce reputation.

Setup
It was a peaceful afternoon on the Canadian coast. Although the sky was cloudy, there was a calm breeze floating around. Jingachgook, a warrior from a nearby camp of Mohawk Indians, had been scouting the area for any sign of potential enemies. Having not seen any for a while, Jingachgook sat down underneath a large oak tree for a needed break. He took out his Pipe Tomahawk, filled the cap with tobacco, lit it, and took a smoke. Jingachgook enjoyed smoking from this Tomahawk, as it was given to him by his father, who received it from his grandfather. He continued to smoke from the tomahawk, all the while thinking of happier times.

He kept on smoking the Pipe Tomahawk, until he heard a few branches break to his far left. He immediately put out the burning tobacco, and prepped the weapon for battle. He look to see if anyone was there, and at first he thought it was a particularly large deer. Unfortunately, it wasn't a deer.

Instead of a woodland deer, Jingachgook saw a large person wandering around, holding a savage bow. He had tattoos covering the left half of his face and chest, as well as having his hair tied up in a small ponytail, and was wearing a brightly colored loincloth covered with a white flower pattern. Jingachgook didn't recognize him as a member of a tribe that lived in the area. This foe must be from some new tribe, Jingachgook thought to himself. He placed the Pipe Tomahawk back into it's belt holder, and took the bow off of his back. He reached into his quiver, and pulled out a barbed stone arrow. He knocked it onto the bowstring, and pointed it right at the oncoming warrior's leg. He fired the arrow, and was certain that it would land it's target, but the warrior heard the bowstring twang, and jumped aside. Jingachgook cursed himself, then came under attack by the warrior's own bow, who was letting loose a small volley of arrows. One of the incoming arrows shot Jingachgook's bow out of his hands, and sent it off the nearby clip. Jingachgook, angered by the loss of a sacred weapon, drew one of his knives, and waited until the warrior stopped firing arrows. Jingachgook caught the warrior offguard, and threw his knife. The blade landed in the warrior's shoulder, and let out a savage howl of pain. He ran off to pull the knife out of his shoulder, and Jingachgook followed him.

Jingachgook arrived at where his foe was firing arrows from, but didn't spot him. It was then that he noticed a trail of blood drops on the ground. They were small, but the crimson dots stood out among the browns and greys of the forest floor. Jingachgook fixed his eyes on the blood drops, and followed the crimson trail.

The trail of blood led Jingachgook deeper into the forest, and into a small clearing. Jingachgook finally arrived at the end of the blood train, and saw the knife he threw at the warrior earlier. He looked for any sign of him, but he didn't spot his foe. Just then, a jagged spear landed in the tree to Jingachgook's right. Jingachgook looked up, and saw another spear land right in from of him. Jingachgook saw that his opponent was hiding in the bushes in front of him. Jingachgook went right for him, and his opponent came towards him, holding two savage clubs. Jingachgook drew his own War Club, and took out another knife.

The two started each other down for a moment, then began fighting. The warrior was a fast opponent, but Jingachgook was just as fast. The warrior shoved Jingachgook back some distance, and when things looked right, he threw his shorter club right at his Mohawk opponent. Seeing the club flying towards him, Jingachgook stood back up from the attacked, and knocked the club out of the sky. The warrior was frightened by the attack, and began running away. This angered Jingachgook, who has an intense hatred of cowards. Before he was out of range, Jingachgook threw the knife at his retreating opponent, and the blade landed right in the back. The warrior fell to the ground, as he was stunned by the pain.

Jingachgook walked over to the warrior's body as he was still trying to crawl away. He turned the body over, and smacked him upside the face with his War Club. The body finally stopped moving, but that wasn't enough. He took his tomahawk out, and began slicing at the warrior's scalp. After a few seconds, Jingachgook lifted up a gruesome trophy, and let out a howling victory cry. He had defeated a opponent, and now he could get back to smoking.

Mohawk Indian: 622
Mohawk Knife: 150
Pipe Tomahawk: 250
Mohawk Bow & Arrow: 200
War Club: 22

Samoan Warrior: 378
Fa'alaufa'l War Club: 39
Samoan Throwing Spear: 125
Samoan Bow & Arrow: 175
Olo Moe: 39

Ending Assessment: Although both of these warriors had no armor, and had to make their weapons out of what they could scavenge, the Mohawk had the advantage in materials, technology, and reputation.
Strongest Weapon: With a collection of scalping & throat slitting, the Mohawk's Pipe Tomahawk gets the strongest weapon spot of this fight, due to it's 250 kills.
Weakest Weapon: On the opposite end of his arsenal, the Mohawk's War Club, with it's 22 kills, takes the weakest weapon spot of this fight.

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