User blog comment:AtheistUntoDeath/Which of these Champions would win? part 6/@comment-24073465-20140607202953/@comment-24073465-20140608074402

Looking around, I agree with the fact that Pantheon used Javelin instead of Pilum, thus the damage will be more....I also agree that DW warrior guys didn't really use the Javelin to it's fullest potential, and it may have been deadlier....

However, you can't disagree that the Javelin was primarily a ranged weapon (It COULD be used for melee but the shaft is weaker, so it'd snap easily against Olaf's blows), and that given it's large size, it IS comparitively unwieldy....Accuracy is debatable, but you're wrong in saying that Greeks used it for single targets...even greek spearmen(NOT Hoplites; Spearmen were light infantry, hoplites were heavy infantry. However, this DOESN"T mean hoplites COULDN'T use them.) used it as sniping against Phalanxes, rather than singular hoplites. For singular hoplites, using the spear was simply better. I agree that Panth may be good at sniping with javelins (we especially see that in game), but given how both men should be constantly moving, Panth's Javelin throwing is going to be a little less effective. The issue of whether his javelins can be reusable or not is again iffy, since the Javelin shape itself usually went for breaking off the shaft after hitting, however I am not completely sure, so I will give you the benefit of doubt and go with reuse. The problem is that after throw, if it doesn't kill him, the javelin is temporarily in Olaf's hands, so he may choose to just break it if he can't use it. This causes a loss of a Javelin. On the other hand, your thought of Pantheon using or breaking Olaf's axe after throwing is also iffy. Olaf seems to be using Dane axes which were about 1-2kg each, and had a shaft of thick wood of about a metre long, so it's unlikely Panth can stick it in his belt or use it without abandoning his current weaponry (Using axe and spear or LARGE Axe and Shield is completely unwieldy IN THE BEST OF CASES.) Given how Dane Axes were strong enough to cleave through bodies including muscle, cartlilage and ESPECIALLY BONE, in single swings without sticking in the middle or breaking, as well as surviving despite constant throwing, I'd say the  both the axe head and shaft are pretty strong, and Panth shouldn't be able to break it so easily. Plus since he doesn't have a sword or axe of his own (He could, but then again we never see it in game, and saying what people COULD have is a game of it's own), cutting the axe will be difficult for him only with his spear. One thing I will agree with you is that despite Olaf's force, the axe may not always hit head first, and that if it doesn't, Panth isn't gonna feel much other than being hit with a wooden stick (and you KNOW that won't do anything other than make him angrier).

As for the weapons, I agree that it COULD be iron instead of bronze...However, Iron (at least the kind of lower purity iron used then) is little better than Bronze, and beats it only due to cheapness. We can all agree that steel is MUCH better than Iron OR Bronze. Also, the shield itself is HIGHLY unlikely to be made of bronze. Most shields of the spartan Era were actually made of damn tough wood and leather with paint and were often having the bronze sheets around the outer rim. Could Iron be used instead? Likely, but again, as I said, little better. But I will agree that Olaf's Wolf/Bear pelt will be next to no armor against Pantheon's spear. At best, it may lessen the force, or provide a bit of cushioning against blunt force trauma (shield hits), but it cannot stop any spears or javelins if they go in.

As for your final point of armor being reusable, this might also push it further in Panth's favor, as if the armor is also a relic or something, it might also be enchanted, giving further power to his defense.

In the end though, my point stands that Olaf has a SLIGHT advantage....