Deadliest Warrior is 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 is characterized by its use of the data compiled in creating a dramatization of the warriors' battle to the death.Episodes begin with the introduction of either two types of historical or contemporary warriors, or two historical individuals. The history, culture, and general fighting philosophies of each are explained. The explanations are accompanied by segments showing actors performing dramatized scenes that are meant to depict the daily lives of the actual fighters. Two teams of guests (introduced as experts on the warriors) are brought onto the show to test weapons spotlighted as being used by each of the warriors.[9] Typically, the different weapons are organized into four categories (As of season 3, three weapons) : short range, mid range, long range, and special weapons. However, some episodes (for instance, "Green Berets vs. Spetsnaz") have had as many as six categories, supplying two weapons for a single category (long range in this case). Matt Anderson and Sonny Puzikas, the experts for the "Green Beret vs. Spetsnaz" episode, have suggested that the teams are assigned weapons by the producers and that they have little influence in the production of the acted simulations.[10]
The teams test the assigned weapons on various targets including human silhouette targets, mannequins, pig and cattle carcasses, and (most popularly) human-shaped ballistics gel torsos, heads, limbs, etc. Additionally pressure mats, accelerometers, chronometers, and other tools are used to test things such as the striking force and speed of each weapon. Sometimes, the targets are covered with armor that is representative of what would be worn by the warrior's opponent. While the damage inflicted on the armor by the weapon is factored into the weapon's effectiveness, the defensive ability of armor isn't included as a separate category on the show in the first two seasons. However, armor does have its own category in season 3. All of the weapon tests are recorded with high speed photography, and the results are fed into a computer that measures the damage each weapon is capable of inflicting. The producers and hosts then compare the results for each of the weapon categories and determine which weapon they feel with give its warrior an edge in that category. In instances when the results of the tests are close, the panel may decide which weapon has won based on their personal opinions.[11] However the hosts of the show have admitted that their choice of which weapon gets the edge has no effect on the final results.The data collected from the weapons tests is fed into a computer simulation based on an unreleased commercial game engine developed by Slitherine Strategies[12] to determine the average winner of one thousand battles, although since season 3 a new system created by Robert Daly is being used. These results are then used to create a fictional battle reenactment (, now has his own segment in which he gives a brief history of the weapons wielded by the warrior.[
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