@shawnbaby said:
@i_like_swords said:
@sog7dc said:
@shawnbaby: But you have to remember Greek Mythos Achilles was hit in the tendon by a POISONED arrow. If it wasn't poisoned he could have done what Kobe did and just walked away lol
Was also an arrow guided by Apollo. That's literally what it took to kill Achilles. Apollo reaching down from Olympus with his massive invisible god fingers and putting the arrow into Achilles' heel. On a serious note, it's hard to judge how hard it would be to kill Achilles without divine intervention.
In Greek Myth Achilles was dipped into the River Styx by Thetis in an attempt to make him immortal. However, because he was being held by the ankle...that part of him was never exposed to the water and that is why his heel is the vulnerable spot. How the Arrow hit hisheel is unimportant...the reason Apollo guided it to that spot is because it was the only weak point achilles had. Paris didn't know of this so he didn't know to shoot the heel and therefore Apollo intervened. However, if Danny knows that the Heel is Achilles weak point...he won't need to be guided towards that spot. And if he knows its Achilles...he will know of the weak spot...as I have said...it's one of the most commonly known weakness in fiction. We use the term "Achilles Heel" in day to day conversation whenever we talk about a weak point.
I know about the Myth. Plus it's invulnerable not immortal. The fact is, Apollo did guide the arrow. One of the things he represents is archery if I'm not mistaken. It would of been a lot more difficult for Paris to hit him with the arrow, even if he did know his weakness, without Apollos help. Aside from that, it's likely going to be difficult for Danny to even get to that weak spot. He's actually at a disadvantage in terms of not being invulnerable himself.
Achilles was supposed to be immortal in the truest sense of the word...In that he would never die, not from blade or from age.
I fail to see why Danny...who is a more skilled fighter than even Achilles of myth...would have difficulty hitting Achilles in his weak point if he knows where to strike. Yes, Danny is at a disadvantage not being invulnerable...but he also has trhe advantage of not having a critical weakness.
Mythology Achilles would win. Achilles died of poison. I don't think a non-chi punch to his heel would kill him. Really hard to hit the heel of an expert combatant who knows that is his only weak point. As a demi-god he would be way above peak human in strength and quickness.
Movie Achilles dies quickly.
There are multiple versions of the Achilles myth. The Poisoned arrow is only one of the ways in which Achilles meets his end. Some versions say the Arrow was Divine, Some say Apollo guided the Arrow (which is sometimes Divine, sometimes Poisoned, and sometimes neither), In some versions it is merely a normal Arrow with no guidance at all...just a lucky shot by Paris. In the earliest versions of the Myth...Achilles is never even mentioned as being invulnerable...nor his is his weakness ever mentioned. Even in the Illiad (the most well known version)...Achilles is not completely invulnerable. There is a point where his arm is grazed by a spear and it draws blood.
Myth Achilles did not know of his weakness. And as far as stats go....It's hard to say whether or not he would be superior to a comic book peak human (which is already far above real world "Peak Human"...which doesn't even exist anyway.). The myths don't go into detail of his physical stats other than that he was supposedly invulnerable (which isn't even in the original myth)
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