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Deadliest Warrior

  • 2009 – 2011
  • Ended
  • Documentary
  • ~50m / ep
  • 3 seasons
  • 7.5/10

Deadliest Warrior was a television program in which information on historical or modern warriors and their weapons are used to determine which of them is the "deadliest" based upon tests performed during each episode. The show was characterized by its use of data compiled in creating a dramatization of the warriors' battle to the death. The show ran for three seasons.

Latest: Season 3 · 2011

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Shortly after the season 2 finale, season 3 was announced on Spike.com, followed shortly after by a live Aftermath featuring new host Richard "Mack" Machowicz answering fan questions. On October 13 the show announced the start of production for the season. Over the course of several weeks, Spike revealed the Season 3 match ups. The battle simulator now simulates 5,000 battles as opposed to the previous 1,000. The new format is a squad on squad battle of 5 vs. 5. An average of 100 different X-factors are now factored into each simulation, each being rated on a scale from 1 to 100. Season 3 premiered on July 20, 2011 at 10 pm EDT.

  1. E1. George Washington vs. Napoleon

    Jul 20, 2011 · 60m

    Big leaders, bigger battle. The man who lead the United States of America to victory over the British during faces up against one of Europe's most successful conquerors of all time.

  2. E2. Joan of Arc vs. William the Conqueror

    Jul 27, 2011 · 60m

    Deadliest Warrior finally has its first co-ed matchup when Joan of Arc squares off against William the Conqueror.

  3. E3. U.S. Army Rangers vs. North Korean Special Operations Forces

    Aug 3, 2011 · 90m

    A special live episode of Deadliest Warrior boasting the first ever “anticipatory” match, staging the battle between the U.S. Army Rangers and the North Korean Special Operations Forces along the Korean Peninsula as a “possible World War III” scenario.

  4. E4. Genghis Khan vs. Hannibal

    Aug 10, 2011

    Genghis Khan, Asia's cold-blooded world conqueror, and Hannibal, the brutal annihilator of the Roman Empire, face off to the death in a battle between two warriors who wrote the book on ancient combat.

  5. E5. Saddam Hussein vs. Pol Pot

    Aug 17, 2011 · 60m

    Chemical assassin and Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein goes head-to-head with Cambodian communist leader Pol Pot, whose Khmer Rouge troops filled Cambodia's killing fields with millions of innocent victims.

  6. E6. Teddy Roosevelt vs. Lawrence of Arabia

    Aug 24, 2011 · 60m

    Lawrence of Arabia, the fearless British Officer who brought down a mighty empire, faces off against Teddy Roosevelt, the brash and brawny U.S. Army Colonel who overthrew Spanish tyrants in Cuba...

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