Achilles vs King Arthur

[Jcogginsa]

The greatest of the Greek Warriors

vs.

The One True King of England

Achilles gets his feats from the Iliad.

Arthur gets his feats from Le Morte d'Arthur

Both are in character

[Pendaran]

Hum. I mean Arthur did wrestle a giant and slaughters just a loooot of people in the battles he takes part in as far as Le Morte, but it's not as though Achilles doesn't take out the otherwise themselves oomphed up horde slaughterers in the Iliad.

Hmmm.

[Ptrvc]

Le Morte d'Arthur is probably short selling Arthur a bit compared to older stories.

Though this version gets the benefit of the fact that there is a pretty good chance that he's fully aware of Achilles ankle weakness.

[Jcogginsa]

Le Morte d'Arthur is probably short selling Arthur a bit compared to older stories.

Though this version gets the benefit of the fact that there is a pretty good chance that he's fully aware of Achilles ankle weakness.

I'm not sure if Achilles even has his invulnerability going strictly by the text of the iliad

[Pendaran]

Le Morte d'Arthur is probably short selling Arthur a bit compared to older stories.

Though this version gets the benefit of the fact that there is a pretty good chance that he's fully aware of Achilles ankle weakness.

Le More d'Arthur is wildly short selling him compared to older stories where he's doing nonsense like crushing gold into dust in his hand, but it's not like he sucks in it.

[MichaelC]

Iliad Achilles is very different from folklore Achilles. Folklore Achilles is invulnerable except for his heel, but otherwise is relatively lacking in feats. Iliad Achilles isn't invulnerable, but rage turns him into basically a sword-n-sandals version of Karate-Kid, possessed of almost limitless skill and ferocity.

[Jackalope89]

Iliad Achilles is very different from folklore Achilles. Folklore Achilles is invulnerable except for his heel, but otherwise is relatively lacking in feats. Iliad Achilles isn't invulnerable, but rage turns him into basically a sword-n-sandals version of Karate-Kid, possessed of almost limitless skill and ferocity.

Achilles is essentially the berserker of the Greeks. He was already considered highly skilled before the Trojan War and during it. But when Patroclus was slain, Achilles was nigh unstoppable. Slaughtering Trojans and their allies on his way to avenge Patrolcus. Even river gods tried to intervene, and Achilles lasted long enough for Zeus to counter them, and continue the slaughter.

Yes, slaughter. A one man army that cut through everything that stood in his way. Even Troy's greatest hero and champion, Hector, was cut down by the enraged Achilles with relative ease. And Hector had previously fought other champions, like Ajax the Greater, to a a virtual standstill.

[Sharpandpointies]

Kate Beaton always puts it best.

[Pendaran]

Even river gods tried to intervene, and Achilles lasted long enough for Zeus to counter them, and continue the slaughter.

That's um, kind of a generous take on how well Achilles did in that sequence.