Deadliest Warrior
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.
Seasons
1. Apache vs. Gladiator
Air Date: 2009-04-07
An Apache - the greatest stealth fighter in American History, versus a Gladiator - crowd-thrilling killer of ancient Rome. It's stone versus steel, devious against direct, surprise versus slaughter, as these two go toe to toe in a no-holds barred battle to the death.
2. Viking vs. Samurai
Air Date: 2009-04-14
The speed and fighting style of a Samurai warrior faced off with the strength and determination of a Nordic Viking.
3. Spartan vs. Ninja
Air Date: 2009-04-21
Spartan vs Ninja - the ultimate bronze age warrior meets the silent assassin from Japan.
4. Pirate vs. Knight
Air Date: 2009-04-28
A Pirate - the merciless high seas marauder; versus a Knight - the armored battle tank that crushed infidels underfoot. It's an explosive, bloody battle between two fighters who hate everything the other stands for - pistols versus crossbow, gunpowder against armor, and cutlass versus a spiked ball of death.
5. Yakuza vs. Mafia
Air Date: 2009-05-05
Mafia - the deadly crime family that rule New York's 1920's underworld, versus Yakuza - feared gang lords that dominate the mean streets of 1940's Tokyo. Their bloody turf war to decide who is deadliest will be settled with machine guns, sawed off shotguns, pistols, bats, nunchukus and icepicks.
6. Green Beret vs. Spetsnaz
Air Date: 2009-05-12
Green Beret - America's elite special force, versus Spetsnaz - Russia's top-secret, top-notch commandos. Trained to kill anyone, any when, anywhere - these super soldiers use a devastating array of weapons and tactics. It's the best of the west against the beast from the east in a post cold war showdown.
7. Shaolin Monk vs. Maori
Air Date: 2009-05-19
One fights for perfection; the other to honor his ancestors. A Shaolin Monk - the ultimate pacifist killing machine from China versus a Maori - fierce, bone-crushing warrior from New Zealand. Steel whips, metal spikes and wickedly versatile hooks versus wood, shark teeth, stingray spines and stone. The hardest weapon on the battlefield is not made of steel.
8. William Wallace vs. Shaka Zulu
Air Date: 2009-05-26
Both fight for revenge. Both built an army to spill the blood of their enemies. Deadliest Warrior gets personal with a battle between two of the greatest warrior-generals that ever lived. William Wallace - claymore wielding wild man from Scotland versus Shaka Zulu whose ferocity, speed and toughness became legend.
9. IRA vs. Taliban
Air Date: 2009-05-31
Two groups whose disregard for civilian casualties in the pursuit of their own agendas have made them infamous. IRA - the urban guerrilla from Ireland versus the Taliban mountain fighters from Afghanistan.
1. SWAT vs. GSG-9
Air Date: 2010-04-20
An epic match-up featuring SWAT, the elite special forces of U.S. law enforcement, against Germany's GSG-9, the ultra-secretive paramilitary arm of the German Police. Utilizing sniper rifles, shot guns and paralyzing stun tools two of the world's toughest police forces will go head-to-head in an historic, never-before-seen firefight to the death.
2. Attila The Hun vs. Alexander The Great
Air Date: 2010-04-27
Attila the Hun, the barbarian horseman who terrorized Europe, battles Alexander the Great, history's greatest military tactician.
3. Jesse James vs. Al Capone
Air Date: 2010-05-04
Separated by 52 years and a generation of firepower technology, the Civil War-hardened Jesse James Gang is taking on the Tommy Gun-wielding "businessmen" from Chicago, Al Capone's Gang.
4. Aztec Jaguar vs. Zande Warrior
Air Date: 2010-05-11
The Aztec Jaguar takes on the Zande Warrior in a battle that brings some of the fiercest weapons yet.
5. Nazi SS vs. Viet Cong
Air Date: 2010-05-18
The Nazi SS, Adolf Hitler's homicidal shock troops of WW II , battle the Viet Cong, the murderous masters of jungle warfare. Two of the most lethal foes ever faced by American GIs square off in a bloody showdown using machine guns, flesh-burning flamethrowers, and flying poison spikes.
6. Roman Centurion vs. Rajput
Air Date: 2010-05-25
Worlds collide when a Centurion, commander of Rome's bone-crushing army, takes on a Rajput, India's greatest fighter. In a fight to the finish, these two warriors face off using a chest-splitting javelin, a snake-like coiled sword, and a relentless battle-tank.
7. Somali Pirates vs. Medellin Cartel
Air Date: 2010-06-08
Somali Pirates, modern-day, RPG-blasting hijackers of the high seas battle the Medellin Cartel, Colombia's most notorious drug lords. In this extraordinary matchup, these two brutal crime gangs will face off with machine guns, machetes and stunningly explosive car bombs.
8. Persian Immortal vs. Celt
Air Date: 2010-06-15
A Persian Immortal, the professional killer that drove a 6th century BC war machine, battles a Celt, the giant Iron Age European clansman. Horse-drawn chariots rush to a deadly showdown with brutal sword beat-downs, spears, clubs and battle-axes.
9. KGB vs. CIA
Air Date: 2010-06-22
KGB, the Kremlin's covert killers goes head-to-head with the CIA, America's clandestine assassins. Deadly spymasters of the Cold War face off with chilling top-secret arsenals: silenced mini-machine guns, exploding spikes, brutal shoe knives and neck-slicing garrote wires.
10. Vlad the Impaler vs. Sun Tzu
Air Date: 2010-06-29
The Transylvanian butcher who was the inspiration for the legendary Count Dracula faces China's deadly warlord and master strategist.
11. Ming Warrior vs. Musketeer
Air Date: 2010-07-06
Ming Warrior, the innovative killer who deployed exploding land-mines and flaming arrows to forge China's greatest empire faces off with the Musketeer, the elite French fighter whose skill with the rapier and musket were legendary.
12. Comanche vs. Mongol
Air Date: 2010-07-20
The Native American commando is matched against the barbaric Asian warrior who conquered more territory than any other empire in history.
13. Navy Seal vs. Israeli Commando
Air Date: 2010-07-27
The cunning American killers of both land and sea matches their skills with Israel's covert assassins.
1. George Washington vs. Napoleon
Air Date: 2011-07-20
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. Joan of Arc vs. William the Conqueror
Air Date: 2011-07-27
Deadliest Warrior finally has its first co-ed matchup when Joan of Arc squares off against William the Conqueror.
3. U.S. Army Rangers vs. North Korean Special Operations Forces
Air Date: 2011-08-03
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. Genghis Khan vs. Hannibal
Air Date: 2011-08-10
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. Saddam Hussein vs. Pol Pot
Air Date: 2011-08-17
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. Teddy Roosevelt vs. Lawrence of Arabia
Air Date: 2011-08-24
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...
7. Ivan the Terrible vs. Hernan Cortes
Air Date: 2011-08-31
Ivan the Terrible, Russia's sadistic 16th Century tsar whose murderous, mounted death squads built Europe's largest empire of its time vs. Hernán Cortés, the brutal Spanish explorer whose conquistadors conquered the largest empire in North America of the 16th Century.
8. Crazy Horse vs. Pancho Villa
Air Date: 2011-09-07
Crazy Horse, the fierce Lakota warrior of the 1870's whose brilliant battle plans and fearless offensives annihilated General Custer at Little Big Horn vs Pancho Villa, The Mexican revolutionary whose guerrilla army destroyed corrupt dictators in the early 20th century and then invaded the United States.
9. French Foreign Legion vs. Gurkhas
Air Date: 2011-09-14
The French Foreign Legion, the elite army of real-life expendibles who France sends to do its dirty work vs. the Gurkhas, the fearless mountain assassins who take on the British Empire's most dangerous missions.
10. Vampires vs. Zombies
Air Date: 2011-09-14
Vampires are undead creatures that sustain their existence on the blood of living humans vs.Zombies, the living dead, deceased humans that have been given unnatural life to return from the grave.
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Rating
7.5/10
Release Date
2009-04-07
Episodes
32 (3 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Morningstar Entertainment
44 Blue Productions