For (Norse) Honor! - Debunking Game Theory on Viking vs. Knight vs. Samurai

Lots of inaccurate statements to deal with here... Speculative entertainment about video game characters is one thing, but that was a total misrepresentation of history.

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Shad's video response:

Metatron's response:

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[jordanf]

"The Vikings had rudimentary axes..."
That's an awfully bold statement for someone within raiding range.

[sanjostudios]

As a norwegian who frequents the swedish border to do grocery shopping (it's like half price) I feel super called out right now

[theindoorcat]

"Sheep mounted peasants with pitchforks"
Somebody write that down. We need to mod this into a total war game or something.

[method]

7:51

“What is rudimentary about Viking shields?”
*pulls one out of thin air*

[SkrrtRonalds]

As a Swede I can confirm that Norway is starting to get pretty annoying with all their raids

[EmoWader]

its like Skallagrim, Metatron and Shadiversity had an agreement to correct the misinformation from this video, each covering the warriors they are most educated about. Metatron covers Samurais and Shadiversity cover the knights.

[shadiversity]

Such a great video. Man I was kicking myself for not addressing the food stuff, frozen wasteland and Viking weapons comments, my video would have been too long, but you’ve addressed those perfectly, better than I could have. I would add that the Kite Shield can also have a center-grip as we see on the bayeux tapestry and other sources, one of the reasons why I love that shield so much ^_^ but this isn’t to detract from the versatility of the great round shields popular among the vikings.
I LOVED that you addressed the samurai bows and archery in general. Thanks again for the superb work mate!

[laurencelaville]

Shad with the knights
Metatron with the samurai
Skall with the vikings
The holy sword trio has united to debunk matpat 3 times over.

[hoosieryank]

"Honey, we're low on cheese again. Do me a favor when you're raiding London, pick me up a wheel of cheddar, that's a dear heart."

[matsab]

The medieval enthusiast youtubers are honestly the greatest communities you'll find on this platform.

[shiperobin]

"You're supposed to attack the argument not the person" words of a wise man

[fatherlawbringer]

Game Theory: samurai used horses, they would win.

Knights (the soldiers defined by being cavalry): Am I a joke to you?

[Criminalupper]

I'm just sitting here laughing my ass off at the concept of literally the entire population of Scandinavia sailing up to the British coast, thousands of longboats slowly closing in as a pair of englishmen look on from a high cliff.


"Well William, looks like it's gonna be one of those days."

[uuddlrlrbas]

Metatron = The Samurai
Skallagrim = The Viking
Shadiversity =The Knight

[pit]

"Brøgornlïl have you done the grocery raid yet?" Nooo mom, I've been too busy showing off my muscles in the freezing cold!

[krukblood-axe]

I love how there was a historical martial arts YouTuber to represent every single faction that MatPat offended. It's like the three factions sending their nerdiest representatives to seek intellectual vengeance.

[MaartenvanRossemLezingen]

Wrong. Vikings were steroid ridden, brutish psychopaths hardened by the cold North. Their axes (they didn't use other weapons) were rudimentary because everyone was too busy working out and punching trees down for boats so there was no time for smithing. No one had chainmail because all vikings were forced to eat the iron due to lack of fertile lands and the fact all animals were frozen, this is what made Vikings so tough. All of this doesn't matter though because Samurai are Japanese just like anime, so they're obviously superior.

[Vicioussama]

Knights have pommels.

Check mate, Samurai and Vikings (from For Honor).

[DaelinZeppiTheComputerGamer]

I like how a a Viking History channel, a Japanese history channel and a European history channel all responded to the vid.

[_dev.i.nky_]

Anyone who plays the game knows he really wins.

The Vikings win, EVERY FREAKING SEASON.