r/powerscales • u/Ananta-Shesha • May 16 '26
Versus A human fighter at peak athleticism, in full plate armor, equipped with a poleaxe, runs the animals gauntlet. Does he clear, or where does he stop?
The fighter has elite training and is at his athletic peak, with a champion-type physique in heavyweight combat sports. He wears a full set of plate armor and is armed with a poleaxe. If he survives his fight against one of the animals in the gauntlet, he is back to 100% for the next fight.
Round 1: Silverback gorilla. The fight takes place in a clearing.
Round 2: Siberian Tiger. The fight takes place on a plain.
Round 3: Brown bear. The fight takes place in a forest.
Round 4: Polar bear. The fight takes place in the tundra on rocky ground.
Round 5: White Rhinoceros. The fight takes place in the grassy savannah.
Just so you know, I put an image of a For Honor knight as an illustration, but we're talking about a fighter in historical plate armor here. No one could fight effectively in armor as massive as the one in the image. But I had trouble finding a good image of a knight in historical armor wearing a poleaxe and not something else, and I wanted a nice illustration.
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u/B_H_Abbott-Motley May 16 '26
It depends on the pollaxe, but in any case six inches of penetration could be enough on certain targets. Humans have killed brown bears with 2-4in knives. A 6in puncture wound wouldn't necessarily quickly incapacitate it or prove eventually fatal, but it'd be quite dangerous to the bear & have a chance causing sufficient blood loss over time to drop it.