This week I’m introducing a new bi-weekly or monthly feature that I’m going to try and keep up with. The Mob has so many features, have you all noticed my horrid ability to be distracted by-ooooh hey it’s a sparkly pen! I’ve been wanting to do something like this for awhile and now that Jim and Jon are here to pump up the volume, I feel I have more time to explore this kind of idea. Please let me know what you think and if you want to see more of my “Movie Deathmatches”. For the first ever we’re going to have pretty tough dudes throwing down with each other.
Achilles Vs. Maximus
1. Maximus Skills:
- Master Of Sword
- Master Of Shield
- Brute Strength
- Master Of All Weapons
- Uses cunning to confuse opponents
1. Achilles Skills:
- Master of Sword
- Master of Shield
- Master of Spear
- Speed
- Agility
2. Maximus Special Skills:
- Leader
2. Achilles Special Skills:
- Dipped In The River Styx (all but that ankle of course)
- Favored By The Gods
3. Maximus Motivations:
- Revenge
- Passion
- Freedom
3. Achilles Motivations:
- Glory and Fame
4. Maximus’s Weakness:
- Mortal
4. Achilles Weakness:
- Arrogance
Break It Down
In the first category based on blatant skills alone, I’d have to give the edge to Achilles. He and Maximus are both matched in weaponry, but I think in the end Achilles would outmaneuver Maximus with his speed and agility. However basic skills alone does not win a fight on it’s own.
When it comes to special skills we have Maximus who can utilize his ability to lead and persuade others to help his causes, and also on the battlefield. How does this special skill stand up to Achilles being blessed by gods? Once again, the edge is given to Achilles here.
As far as motivations go there is absolutely no competition here. There are no motivators more powerful than passion, revenge, and freedom. Achilles superficial desire for fame and glory would lose every round in this category.
Achilles weakness would be his ultimate destroyer. His arrogance is eventually his ultimate downfall as he believes himself invincible, however Maximus’s weakness is used to make himself strong. His mortality is what drives him, and though it could result in his end (and via Gladiator does) it is also part of the drive behind his passion and search for revenge. Maxmius runs away with this one.
All Hail The Winner!
It would seem it’s neck at neck, but each of Achilles wins were only slightly higher than Maximus, where even Maximus’s weakness could be used as a strength. Both are clearly bad ass dudes, but it’s my ruling in an ultimate throw down, Maximus would get the best of Achilles and therefore our first Movie Death Match winner is Maximus who is now eligible for future deathmatches!
Great job!
It’s all about the arrogance of Achilles, as you stated. Maximus is driven in such a way that he would overcome until the weak point became apparent.
He survived until his mission was accomplished and was so driven that he refused to be beaten. Achilles never thought he could be beaten. It would still be an incredible battle to watch. I suspect it would be fought with Achilles controlling the fight until Maximus found a way to expose and kill him.
“My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.”
BAMF
Very nice Brian. Very nice.
One of the greatest lines ever delivered… so steady but filled with rage!
Russell Crowe makes Gladiator. Great movie but could anyone else deliver those lines with such a confident sense of resolve, reflection, and sorrow? I think not.
Was does Maximus look exactly like Robin Hood?
I think Ridley Scott thinks Russell Crowe is hot in a skirt. Who can blame him?
Maximus would whup that punk Achilles!! Are you not entertained? ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
Maximus is a bad bad dude.
I just watched Gladiator (again x 217) last night. Such a great movie, great scenes one after the other. This obviously reinforces my opinion that Maximus would whup Achilles ass (or heel)
Gladiator probably rolls into my top twenty of all time. One of my favorite movies ever and Maximus is a god even if he wasn’t birthed by one.
I saw this in the theater by myself and walked out in the afternoon with tears in my eyes trying to find a person to talk to about how powerful it truly was.
What about the ability to sizzle sans clothing? In that case, I’d have to go with Achilles. But great match-up and I look forward to future matches.
I’m liking a lot of peoples loyalty to Achilles. When I started building the match I actually was in his favor but then I started to break down how their strengths, skills, and weaknesses would work for or against them and it surprised me to discover that in the end I think Maximus would overcome Achilles. He fought with cunning and Achilles with arrogance. Ultimate downfall.
Next time I think I’m going to add a narrative of exactly how I think the fight would unfold. Fiction is fun.
Maximus… was this really even close???
Well, you got to hand it to Achilles, even though Maximus gets the win, he is also a raging wicked bad dude.
Now this was a good match up Heather! Quite a bit more researched and interesting than my Maximus vs.Leonidas poll: http://tinyurl.com/2d57zx3
But aside from Achilles’ bad ass first kill in the movie, his vanity and style had him continually losing points on my score card. Maximus, noble to the end, fights the honorable fight, plus he just a better warrior overall. Fighting for family and purpose over pride alone, he could be a samurai. Now that would be good to see, a gladiator vs. a samurai:)
i think maximus is the real fighter and hero. according to me achhillis is a bad ass.
As Secretary of Defense,
It is obvious that Achilles would stomp on Maximus all god damn day. Revenge? Passion? ‘Freedom’? Freedom from what – getting curb stomped? Maximus would put a fight – no question – but parts of the breakdown have no bearing on the fight. Maximus’ ability to lead – cool, who the fuck is he leading? Yah Maximus’ strengths are better suited for a different type of throw down – as far as one v one is concerned. Achilles eats people like Maximus after he finishes his main course of barb wire and bullets.
Achilles overall is a far greater warrior as compared to maximus . Speed , agility ,endurance he scores over maximus in all of them. As pointed out maximus’s leadership skills would be of no use as this is a one on one fight. Contrary to what is being said achilles arrogance would not be a problem as he during fights he is supremely collected and calm while fighting. Maximus would not get a chance to use his achilles’s weakness against him as achilles thanks to his uspeior strength and agility will make the fight a short one and not a long drawn out.
Don’t any of you ill educated louts realize that Achilles is a demigod? the son of a nymph blessed with immortality by being dipped in the river Styx? In another version of the legend he was annotated with ambrosia and put on a fire to burn out the human parts. However you slice he Achilles is stronger, faster and can absorb more damage then fatty Russel Crowe, all that fat Crowe sports might help stop a cut by a bronze sword.
The only thing fatass has going for him in this comparisons is his armor and weapons are better then what Achilles would have, steel beats bronze. It’s a very small almost miniscule advantage but its still something.
why would yall even but maximus in the same catigory as achilles now i say THEECESS might give achilles sum compt but maximus is aye petty human wit kno ambition