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.
Cast
Max Geiger
Self - Programmer
Armand Dorian
Self - Host
Max Geiger
Self - Host
David Wenham
Narrator
Seasons
This is a list of episodes from the first season of Deadliest Warrior. Deadliest Warrior premiered on April 7, 2009 at 10 pm ET. Nine one-hour episodes of the show were produced for Season 1. Season 1 was released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 11, 2010.
E1Apache vs. Gladiator
Apr 7, 2009
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.
E2Viking vs. Samurai
Apr 14, 2009
The speed and fighting style of a Samurai warrior faced off with the strength and determination of a Nordic Viking.
E3Spartan vs. Ninja
Apr 21, 2009
Spartan vs Ninja - the ultimate bronze age warrior meets the silent assassin from Japan.
E4Pirate vs. Knight
Apr 28, 2009
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.
E5Yakuza vs. Mafia
May 5, 2009
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.
E6Green Beret vs. Spetsnaz
May 12, 2009
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.
E7Shaolin Monk vs. Maori
May 19, 2009
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.
E8William Wallace vs. Shaka Zulu
May 26, 2009
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.
E9IRA vs. Taliban
May 31, 2009
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.
This is a list of episodes for season 2 of Deadliest Warrior. Season 2 was announced by the Team and by Spike, along with a video game. A teaser image posted on Twitter shows a Ballistic Gel torso behind a podium. A teaser video was posted for Deadliest Warrior for the people who signed up for Warrior Den with some of the weapons for season 2. The weapons trailer only showed modern weapons. Season 2 premiered April 20, 2010, at 10 pm ET.
E1SWAT vs. GSG-9
Apr 20, 2010
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.
E2Attila The Hun vs. Alexander The Great
Apr 27, 2010
Attila the Hun, the barbarian horseman who terrorized Europe, battles Alexander the Great, history's greatest military tactician.
E3Jesse James vs. Al Capone
May 4, 2010
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.
E4Aztec Jaguar vs. Zande Warrior
May 11, 2010
The Aztec Jaguar takes on the Zande Warrior in a battle that brings some of the fiercest weapons yet.
E5Nazi SS vs. Viet Cong
May 18, 2010
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.
E6Roman Centurion vs. Rajput
May 25, 2010
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.
E7Somali Pirates vs. Medellin Cartel
Jun 8, 2010
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.
E8Persian Immortal vs. Celt
Jun 15, 2010
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.
E9KGB vs. CIA
Jun 22, 2010
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.
E10Vlad the Impaler vs. Sun Tzu
Jun 29, 2010
The Transylvanian butcher who was the inspiration for the legendary Count Dracula faces China's deadly warlord and master strategist.
E11Ming Warrior vs. Musketeer
Jul 6, 2010
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.
E12Comanche vs. Mongol
Jul 20, 2010
The Native American commando is matched against the barbaric Asian warrior who conquered more territory than any other empire in history.
E13Navy Seal vs. Israeli Commando
Jul 27, 2010
The cunning American killers of both land and sea matches their skills with Israel's covert assassins.
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.
E1George Washington vs. Napoleon
Jul 20, 2011
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.
E2Joan of Arc vs. William the Conqueror
Jul 27, 2011
Deadliest Warrior finally has its first co-ed matchup when Joan of Arc squares off against William the Conqueror.
E3U.S. Army Rangers vs. North Korean Special Operations Forces
Aug 3, 2011
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.
E4Genghis 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.
E5Saddam Hussein vs. Pol Pot
Aug 17, 2011
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.
E6Teddy Roosevelt vs. Lawrence of Arabia
Aug 24, 2011
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...
E7Ivan the Terrible vs. Hernan Cortes
Aug 31, 2011
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.
E8Crazy Horse vs. Pancho Villa
Sep 7, 2011
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.
E9French Foreign Legion vs. Gurkhas
Sep 14, 2011
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.
E10Vampires vs. Zombies
Sep 14, 2011
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.
Storyline
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.
