Peasants vs Knight | realistic, non-choreographed fight

[@dequitem]

Like all my fights on this channel, this is an non-choreographed medieval fight. The rules in this one were simple, the knight can attake all bodyparts exept the faces and all techniques of historical combat were allowed. To make this possible he used training weapons from Dominus Gladius. dominusgladius.com/flanged-mace-ver.2/ The first fight was won by the peasants, because the knight tryed to hold back, but not in the second. If the peasents are afraid and dont charge all at once the knight can take one after another and win the fight. The crossbow wouldnt nessecary change the game, you still need a lucky shot and hit a weak spot with only one bolt. Knight with poleaxe and mace: Nicklas Wehrmann instagram.com/niklas_wehrmann/ Peasent with Manchatcher in mail armor: Niklas Trautenstein instagram.com/vinnikolaus/ Peasent with spear in brown clothes: Felix Ramon www.youtube.com/@felix.der.ritter Peasent with spear in red clothes: Martin Kuhlmann (the red knight, my viewers know him from several videos) Peasent with crossbow, kriegsmesser and scale helmet: Dequitem www.youtube.com/@dequitem Thanks to my patreons for support my work and make short films like this happen: www.patreon.com/c/user/membership?u=80869366

[@Lucas.A.C]

@@dequitem That was amazing, but the next time can you scream "I feel quite hungry"? just for the lore, you know...

[@black_dragon-carpentry]

Very very cool!

[@dequitem]

@@Lucas.A.C 😅

[@jdraze9321]

@@dequitem Good work man, the only part I thought that seemed unrealistic was the guy coming behind with the spear toward the end, in a real situation wouldn't someone getting a running start and charge with all their force to either penetrate the armor or knock the guy over ? idk, what do you think ?

[@skuo118]

@@jdraze9321 maybe the snow makes it too slippery to run?

[@Eldelana]

“One day I’ll have a house, a wife, ten kids,and a maid.” Knight:Nuh uh

[@dequitem]

One day I would like to make a full movie, but the budget hit my knee. 😬

[@Eldelana]

@@dequitem I hope to see you make a movie because it would probably be one of the most accurate movie yet

[@paull3278]

@@dequitem Something in-between would probably be a good start. A lot of short-film creators struggle with the writing and pacing if they leap directly to a full-length film. I'd hate to see you go all in on a moonshot. Have you had any offers to come in on the combat for a major film? I wouldn't be surprised if you did, like Lars Anderson got brought in for that Robin Hood film.

[@kimsoares3271]

@@dequitemCan you apply for some goverment support for a small film project? I bet there is a culture fund or something.

[@noelvalenzarro]

Nuh uh*

[@jeslinmx22]

Okay, I understood that knights were elite. It never occurred to me that being barely armoured and going up against a completely ironclad beast of a man would look and feel like the medieval equivalent of mooks facing off Darth Vader.

[@hebercluff1665]

There's a reason why peasant rebellions almost never worked out. (Well... there's many reasons, but this is one of them. I'm convinced feudalism would've never gone out of style if guns hadn't been invented.)

[@st.upid_fr0g470]

@@hebercluff1665 the reason why peasant rebellions never got to the point of overthrowing a kingdom, was mainly the lack of leadership and learned people, compared with Chinese peasant rebellions and the difference is abysmal.

[@tylerphuoc2653]

@@st.upid_fr0g470 the taiping rebellion is sorely undermemed tbh

[@me.ne.frego.]

​@@hebercluff1665 Most American comment ever! Do you really believe the farmers owned arquebuses and trained militia style to fend off knights and mercenaries like you own an AR to fend off criminals and fantasy-fighting the ATF? Ha!

[@hebercluff1665]

@@st.upid_fr0g470 that's a good point

[@HomelessShoe]

"You're not yourself when you're hungry" - Henry of Skalitz

[@mahougaming]

Jesus Christ be praised !

[@edgarssprogis9914]

Mercy kill at the end

[@michasowik2438]

Related to most part of mankind history. Nowdays are my favourite era.

[@guillaume4519]

Depending where.

[@mememorii.]

Jesus Christ be praised! Henry's come to see us!

[@notleviathan855]

"I just shot his horse." No wonder he's pissed, he has to walk to wherever he was going now in that heavy armor.

[@SuzukiChen]

Or he can stop any1 with another horse and demand it, saying he will send the money for it later, or just kill the guy if he is not noble, no1 gonna say a thing.. he has armor that costs a fortune and a half, and had a knight trained horse, probably armored too... so yeah it mostly just revenge for Juan The Horse.

[@konstantinosnikolakakis8125]

@SuzukiChen It’s more than just revenge. He’s the Landvoght, IE, the local bailiff/steward. He’s the lord’s administrator in the district. He’s responsible for collecting rents, enforcing the law and dispensing justice in the area. If there’s a gang of bandits in the district, it’s his duty to bring them to justice.

[@skipp3rs]

@@SuzukiChen I don't think you understand the dynamic and social relationships which existed in the time period. The peasants were loyal to the lord, the lord to their king. if the relationship went sour at any level, it was not good, and had knock on effects which could dramatically affect their rents, incomes, and standing of the nobles. So it was really in their best interest to have happy and healthy peasants. This idea the nobility was just blood thirsty tyrants, is tired and old.

[@Huvpalto]

I like this so much. So often in movies people kinda slice through armor. And in games armor just gives you more "health". Here you can see both how formidable a fully armored knight is, and the fear he instills. "I just shot a stewards horse and he's coming" kinda sounds like the guy knows he fucked up lol. The only real chance these guys could've had was if they all grabbed him and dropped him on the ground and held him while the knife guy looked for an opening between plates. But there's also psychology. Sure they would've beat him if they had done that, but each of them individually is too afraid to rush in. Absolutley great video.

[@dequitem]

Thanks and great analysis,

[@valensigmund1957]

Nobody want to take one for the team...

[@rikk319]

True. If they had been four professional men-at-arms instead of peasant militia, they would have been skilled enough to know how to deal with a knight and ended it that way. Just like Crecy. Instead the knight knew what he was dealing with--untrained men vs a man who'd been trained all his life for combat.

[@andrewrowling5484]

If you play the Baldurs Gate Games, or the Icewind Dale games, or the Pillars of Eternity games, armour decreases the likelihood of taking damage, rather than just giving you more health. If you're interested :)

[@josiasarcadia]

Armor also hurts if it touches you and you're not also wearing it.

[@gopnikinadidas6333]

I really liked the intro, makes the death feels more impactful.

[@dequitem]

@@gopnikinadidas6333 thanks for the feedback. I felt the same!

[@giftzwerg7345]

@@dequitem So the poleaxe was rubber? How dangerous would sharp weapons have been for the knight? Like is it even possible or likly for a jab to aharm him seriusly like the desperate jabs with the sword?

[@LilHoss4k]

@@giftzwerg7345 Not rubber, metal but blunted/round edge. This guy fights for real

[@dequitem]

@@LilHoss4k in this one the weapons were hard rubber for the knight. Only the peasents had real steel weapons!

[@LilHoss4k]

@@dequitem Ah, I was close! But it makes sense to use rubber against the peasants, thanks for the clarification!

[@Peptuck]

One of the details that I liked was how the knight could confidently walk right into the brigands' attacks and beat them with his mace or thrust with his halberd without needing to give a shit about their attacks. Very few depictions of armor really get across the sheer advantage of being able to ignore an attack to press home your own. You can't just pile onto someone and stab at him when he can also smack or stab you with zero fear.

[@michaelpettersson4919]

The brigands really should have trained for this situation. That means a cooperative attack meant to get the knight onto the ground, then used that dagger they mentioned. But the knight knew they were not good for organised combat. Considering the military gear, they have there is a good chance some of them are deserters. Maybe their lack of discipline is why they deserted.

[@kakenboltorcher]

honestly yea, even just chainmail itself is pretty good but people knock it because it has a bunch of tiny holes

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

I actually thought he was being very smart the whole time and not immediately dismissing everything they had. And piling bodies on a knight actually is a viable strategy for pulling them down and putting a dagger in the visor or the joints. He just made sure they never got enough people on him for it to work.

[@p.s.9658]

La armadura es también un estado mental.

[@maanihamskii6392]

Ricks power armor comes to mind 😂

[@jarongreen5480]

This was amazing. I love how you managed to capture the true fear that seeing an armored member of the warrior elite would have inflicted.

[@dequitem]

I am happy that the camera angles helped to visualize the fear. Making film projects like those is sadly expensive, so your support on Patreon realy helps to make those videos.

[@FistsofGodfrey]

Fear? Really? That armoured guy is alone away from his allies, he should be the one afraid.

[@drago_6812]

@@FistsofGodfrey that armoured guy has probably seen things worse than your nightmares and killed more people than you would have known, and was probably built like a bull. So yes they would be afraid especiesly given how under armoured they are

[@ethanangmar3549]

@@FistsofGodfreyunless coordinated, unarmoured combatants are gonna get slaughtered by knights. You have to overwhelm them with numbers with the risk of getting too close

[@FistsofGodfrey]

@drago_6812 lol, the armour guy in history probably hadn’t seen sh*t, never left his continent or even his own country. Has only ever won fights against malnourished poorly armed people that didn’t have the will to fight. In other words, he had never won a fair fight in his life.

[@Sillydilly321]

"What about the Steward?" "Put on your armor!" That line hit my SOUL. Well done. Great fight, great storytelling.

[@PickBit]

Which explains perfectly why you don't see realistic fights in movies. they don't look good and fancy, they just look like brutal brawls that are over in a minute and are dangerous AF to shoot even when you know what you are doing and you take every possible precaution to avoid serious injuries. 1:40 I know that stab was perfectly under control, but it still made me cringe so hard; looks like the poor dude was only wearing a gambeson 😱

[@throwawaydetective9080]

Maybe combat in movies should be like this. Terrifying. Might make some of us less violent.

[@shionyr]

Realistic hand-to-hand fights would also be a lot less drawn out. Few people have taken a punch or kick to the head or gut, and even fewer remained standing and able to fight and defend themselves afterward. (This refers to real fights between randos trying to actually hurt each other, not sport fights between professionals trying to go the distance for points or KO)

[@Cryogenius333]

The King displayed this excellently, I think. the fights in this movie were brutal, messy, and tough to watch.

[@LordDamo]

probably because uneducated people would say it's to fast and not flashy enough same with all the castle attacks they call "Sieges"

[@briankim7442]

A slow paced movie that builds up tension and ends its fights in a quick way would be nice to watch. I guess fights are somewhat like that, the end is usually anticlimatic...

[@doot4246]

I cannot describe how bad ass this is, while maintaining the lackluster reality of actual unchoreographed combat.

[@dequitem]

But sadly it's still expensive so please support me on Patreon to make more of those short films.

[@sirsteam6455]

"lackluster reality" Part of it is simply safety reasons, even with fake weapons going all out could leave major issues. Still amazing to see regardless

[@quadrata8382]

@@sirsteam6455 I think they meant that there's nothing flashy about the combat.

[@dequitem]

@@sirsteam6455 it's not that hard to make an non-choreographed fight and re-choreograph it with actors.

[@sirsteam6455]

@@quadrata8382 I agree i would have not reason to debate that, my main concern is with the fine distinction between actual combat and reenactment and the difference between the two. I simply took it the other way.

[@juliancain6128]

To the poorly trained and equipped, the knight would be a sight of pure dread. You guys do not disappoint!

[@JoeyDirnt]

I'm sure not every single Medieval soldier/brigand was poorly trained. Medieval mercenaries, for example, did have training. Certainly not as good as a knight, but certainly not clueless either.

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

​@@JoeyDirnt they never claimed any of that.

[@abyssstrider2547]

​@@JoeyDirntPoorly trained when compared to a Knight. Knights trained their whole lives and were equipped with full body armour and multiple weapons.

[@guillaume4519]

Maybe not, but his addition is relevant.

[@RPanda3S]

​@@guillaume4519only relevant because it's contrarian-framed dookie that pretends to point out something that's actually unrelated by saying "not every," for no reason. Move along if you have nothing worthwhile to add.

[@codemancz798]

> Gets his horse shot by a random peasant > Tracks him on foot to his camp > Doesn't even say a word > Beats all the peasants like dough > Leaves What a man.

[@J.Severin]

medieval John Wick

[@michaelpettersson4919]

@@J.Severin He really loved that horse...

[@matydrum]

They are not peasants they are men at arms, "gens d'armes" in french, professsional warriors (at lest for a given time) who don't own land like knights and who could never afford full plate armor like the knight here.

[@aluisious]

I see you get it up for fascism. Let us know how that works out for you in the end.

[@codemancz798]

@@aluisious I don't know what fascism has to do with this, seeing as it won't be invented for about six centuries.

[@galacticaldread7234]

If the footmen wanted a fighting chance against the noble knight, they would encircle the knight, and the one facing the knight’s back would try to stab him in between de gaps of plate armour. If the knight would rush one of them, they would have to expand the circle by falling back, leaving the knight to keep chasing them, eventually tiring the knight out and keep hitting his blind spot. Given that the footmen are demoralized because of the cold, and probably did not have a full stomach, my verdict is that this scene is very realistic. Well done.

[@svenkropelinrieger1688]

Yes, but every knight was aware of the gaps in his armor and know, how to protect them and how to avoid encircling. Rush forward, take one or two out of the fight very quick, demoralize and then deal with the others. Knights are traint for this since they are kids. PS: Sorry, no native speaker

[@Zekyb0y]

The knight received at least 2 spear stabs on each armpit, they started to be more mindful of distance and gaps after 2 of their buddies died, also the knight might be out of combat for a long time if he survives his wounds.

[@andybassman99]

@@Zekyb0y Infection would like a word with the good Sir Knight!

[@thechloromancer3310]

@@andybassman99 Infection is also a reason for the brigands to be as cautious (fearful) as they were. With near-zero armour, a single slice from the knight's polearm could bean debilitating illness or death. Brigands were basically armed bullies that preyed on the defenseless. The only chance they would have against a knight would be a well-planned ambush (which this clearly was not).

[@2adamast]

Because the iron clad knight doesn't feel the cold most of all? If he is a *noble* knight he's probably undertrained too, just having to serve one month a year of mandatory campaigning, more likely to die of camping than in a fight.

[@Atomus242]

I love how realistic this feels. The acting is not exaggerated nor dramatic, it looks genuine and natural and the interactions are as trivial as life itself. I could really picture something like this happening back in the day. Marvelous job 👏👏👏👏 And more please 🙏

[@dequitem]

Thank you very much, I will definitely try to make more like these. Sadly it's expensive, so please support me on Patreon to make short films like those.

[@channel1bday]

There's something about how the Knight just appears from the woods that makes him look so menacing. The short backstory and dialogue really did well to setup the story and the fight afterwards as well; from the jammed crossbow to the lads just scrambling to gear up and then getting taken down one by one. Just pure Kino.

[@dequitem]

Thank you! ❤️

[@nurgle333]

What is kino?

[@GFCat]

​@@nurgle333German for "film" or "cinema." A slang term in modern vernacular to mean a film, video game, or other visual media project is thrilling.

[@JohnSoh]

They had to jam the cross bow bc it would have killed the knight in one shot. But i like how the knight hit the crossbower first like it was personal. But you also have to ignore how you see the knight slip walking in the snow and ice for the story of how the knight took them all out to work out

[@DESTRUCT0NAT0R]

​@JohnSoh No, a crossbow of that size and strength isn't one shotting the knight. The bigger windlass drawn ones maybe, you can find tests on I think the Tod's workshop channel to see what they are actually capable of.

[@jjfajen]

Noble: "I heard you struck my son." Brigand leader: "Yes sire I did." Noble: "And may I ask why?" Brigand leader: "Yeah well- because he shot Johannes Wieck's horse sire, and uh... killed his hound. Noble: "Oh..."

[@green303yup3]

This comment is pure comedy gold🔥❤

[@GeorgeNeate]

hearty chuckle

[@kennedyl7744]

This is too good.

[@McDonaldsCalifornia]

Johannes Docht

[@mikekolokowsky]

Stole the horse. Otherwise, yes.

[@chancerichardson52]

I like thag there was a story aspect to it. Great video and nice scenery

[@dequitem]

Glad you like it and thanks for your comment.

[@fredfry5100]

​@@dequitemI'm sorry, why did our ragtag band of brigands shoot the stewards horse? That seems like a really stupid thing to do unless you have a solid plan to deal with the repercussions. Which these men clearly lacked.

[@CaymanGiordano]

@@fredfry5100 It sounds like the plan was to aim for the steward and they got the horse instead. The plan to deal with the repercussions was to fire again, but the crossbow failed.

[@fredfry5100]

@CaymanGiordano Interesting. That feels like it was missing steps.

[@dequitem]

@@CaymanGiordano they also bring a mancatcher and spears to defeat him and hold him at range, so they defenetly had plans!

[@shionyr]

This short film goes far to make medieval combat a lot less glamorous but somehow even more badass. Well done sir 🫡

[@apolitis1]

the Main Battle Tank of the time....these 3 minutes of video where more enjoyable that most of what Hollywood spews out nowadays. Great work!

[@MarktheRude]

I don't know why but there is something both absolutely terrifying and comical in a scenario where one of your friends has pissed off a tank and now that said tank is coming to kill all of you with a hammer essentially. Very well done video, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@dequitem]

😅 I don't know if they still count as friends if they are dead like you.

[@MarktheRude]

@@dequitem "Life-long friends that you experienced life changing events with."

[@dequitem]

@@MarktheRude 😅

[@JoeyDirnt]

@@dequitem German humor at its finest!

[@michaelpettersson4919]

That reminds me of Peter O'Donnell's comics character Modesty Blase. Modesty and her right-hand man William Garwin have such a reputation that smarter and experienced gang members see that their boss have attracted their ire they are likely desert the gang rather than fight them. Sometimes they do this openly and Modesty and Garvin let them go.

[@napalmcannon2513]

Mad respect to the peasants, those blows look like they HURT

[@BelieverOfChrist2]

luckily its a prop

[@goiterlanternbase]

@@BelieverOfChrist2Nope. The knight hit armored spots, as the armor was below the historic cloth. Partially titanium and other modern materials, if i got #Dequitem right. Without this preparation, each of the "peasants" had died, because the maze is an actual weapon, as any weapon involved. Only the cutting edge of the bladed weapons were not build out accurate, because this would be stupid. Also most of the strikes are at full force and only some "killing blows" hit the ground, because it still hurts bad. You should watch his recap, where he explains what we see in some of his most iconic fights😉

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

1:53 2:16 are these sounds being generated from hits real or sound effects..? If its real Dang he laying those hits like its real fight lol what if someone gets hurt

[@paull3278]

@@goiterlanternbase Because this fight is unarmored for the peasants, the knight used (polyurethane) training weapons. He would have broken bones or killed them otherwise. A blunt metal mace is still a lethal weapon against an unarmored opponent.

[@BelieverOfChrist2]

@@goiterlanternbase i dont get what you said

[@HumbleAshe]

Damn, really love how raw this feels. There’s some tactical organization that the peasants use to try to get an edge, but the armor still holds up. And yeah, getting clubbed by a mace is definitely a painful way to go out in battle. Then again, I’d be mad enough to use a mace if someone had shot my horse.

[@ericaugust1501]

as a tactical approach, i would have ordered my peasant kin to spread out around the knight, and whoever is facing the knight is just to gain the attention of the knights strikes and evade them. Then at the moment the knights tries to strike, the others behind pounce and grapple the knight to the ground, then use daggers on him. pretty sure we, the peasants, would win 9 out of 10 with that tactic if the knight had a poleaxe and mace. from the knight perspective, given the peasants have minimal to no armour, i'd have preferred an arming sword. it's short, quick, and can't be grabbed easily, which should allow the knight to keep killing even when grappled to the ground.

[@Specter_1125]

@@ericaugust1501spreading out to surround the knight is harder than you’d initially think. It’s actually really hard to coordinate with the others on when and who should advance in, but once someone does commit, they gotta avoid getting hit, even by swings that weren’t even initially meant for them.

[@scott-gaming.8834]

He probably had to euthanize his horse too, so he was likely super pissed off.

[@Elriuhilu]

​@@ericaugust1501That sounds good, but remember that the knight is a professional soldier who trains constantly and would certainly charge the nearest flanking guy before he could get far enough around. That guy would then either be dead or a human shield.

[@michaelpettersson4919]

@@Specter_1125 That is why you need to train for that BEFORE such a battle occur. Hand a modern soldier a box with a javelin to use against a tank and no prior training and it is likely that its over before they even figured out how to get it out of the box.

[@stargazer8465]

I absolutely adore the storytelling before, the talking, the camp, the location. It adds so much depth and intrigue to the film. Amazing camera work, storytelling, and an even more impressive fight

[@juke9674]

I wish more movies and shows had gritty, chaotic and messy combat like this.

[@superbodaciousflibbertigib8139]

This is probably the best depiction of a real world 1 versus many I’ve ever seen; if the one guy is better equipped and better skilled then no one actually wants to go toe to toe with him, so all of them are hanging back and looking for an opening, giving the outnumbered guy breathing room. Way more believable than just having one or two guys run in at once and angling the camera so that you can’t see the others just standing around.

[@dequitem]

The fight was unchoreographed, so it's not scripted. Of course the fighters acted as dead after get hit withe the hard rubber weapons, but the fighting is kind of real.

[@amacadre]

Your remark is on point. There is an old proverb in Japanese swordsmanship (and the same thing must be taught in HEMA as well) that "crossing swords is hell, but paradise is one step forward", interpreted as "not committing is going to get you killed, but going in / crossing the distance (and destroying the enemy's distance) is the way to win".

[@kennyjuengel2488]

I agree. It is also a testament to reputation and the psychological effect it can have. Half of the winning of the fight for the knight was the peasants didn't expect to win.

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

In a fight like that, nobody wants to be the sacrificial lamb. That mace work looked wicked.

[@thomasflores7817]

@@dequitemhonestly, if you were going for realism, they acted dead a little too quickly if you ask me.People fight through getting stabbed, and if you’re fighting for your life, one poke is not going to stop you

[@Hathur]

That sent a shiver down my spine. Felt like I was watching something recorded from many centuries ago and unfolded how I expected a knight vs peasants to actually unfold. It was similar to how soldiers in WWI would have felt facing early tanks that rolled across no man's land, their weapons mostly useless against them. A knight was basically the equivalent of a tank in those times and only a few weapons could even threaten it.. was chilling.

[@dequitem]

I am not sure about the tank reference, because the swords and spears are defenetly effective weapons against armored opponentsy but of course there was no good anti tank weapon to that time.

[@larsuppling981]

@@dequitem when one puts together the vastly superior body armor along with the mor extensive training then a Knight of this time is very much the equivalent to a modern era tank. takes a lot more to get through the armor, needs to be hit in weak spots of said armor to take any real damage AND can dish out unholy amounts of damage to anyone around. so yeah, a Tank..

[@loafoffloof3420]

In the Battle of Agincourt when the French knights charged into the muddy British lines of archers, men of arms, and knights. The English and Welsh peasant longbow archers were trained to go into close combat against knights and to use whatever pointy weapon they had at hand whether it be a dagger, a sharp stick or wood or metal, or their arrow and to attack at the French knight's manhood, pluck their eyes, and whatever opening they can find in the armor and it worked well. The modern day or ww2/ww1 equivalent would be soldiers going up to a tank and placing a grenade in whatever weak spot they can find

[@me.ne.frego.]

In their first battles, british tanks performed poorly, mobility and reliability were not good and the armor barely bulletproof, still vulnerable to artillery and mortars. Brigands facing a mounted knight would have been like insurgents with AKs facing an armored humvee with machine gun.

[@WeebRemover4500]

did he died

[@MikeKoler]

This is an incredible short story /visual narrative. I love the storytelling and dialogue. A beautiful violent vignette. Well done! Would watch a whole series of this!

[@Mark_n_Travma]

Okay, now I need just 30 minutes of peasants just vibing in their little camp. This all just feels so authentic!

[@Pelerin985]

I do admit, I was half-expecting a man to get out of the tent at the end, like : "Sorry I overslept, why are you so quie-OH SHIT"

[@aretiredsubberl7036]

It's probably unintentional, but the way the knight beat the crap out of the peasants with the mace just had me rolling.

[@codemancz798]

It's like he's beating the dust off a carpet

[@JoeyDirnt]

That knight lost his horse. A nobleman's steed was certainly not cheap. He was dead set on revenge!

[@andreasballe7470]

@@JoeyDirnt Not to mention the sort of bond someone forms with an animal like that, it's like someone shot John Wick's dog but John Wick is a medieval knight and really fucking havin' a bad day.

[@khelgarironfist3301]

Needs audio dub meme version

[@p.s.9658]

Era "El tío la vara" 😂❤

[@aarond7662]

you could make a movie just like this and I'd watch the hell out of it, you never disappoint

[@dequitem]

Sadly it's expensive, so please support me on Patreon to make more short films like those.

[@hefeibao]

@@dequitem Thanks for mentioning that - am heading over there now. Would rather give you my $$ than some film studio. You do better work.

[@Greybeard_Theology]

Wonderfully orchestrated. Wow, the power in this is amazing. Thank you for all you do for our community in keeping with the traditions. The Lord bless you and your work.

[@kieran2221]

The dialogue at the beginning definitely built tension; now we know why they are fighting; context is key. Also, it was brutal, the first chap went down wounded from a single strike - and the knight just beat them repeatedly until death; that was very unsentimental and workmanlike.

[@billyherrington5112]

It was his professional afterall

[@ethank5059]

I feel like the first guy who went down basically lost the fight for the team. He started by grabbing a sword instead of a spear or polearm so the knight had a reach advantage on him. He then gets hit almost immediately which makes it harder for the peasants to dance around the knight striking from a distance. For the peasants to have a chance they probably needed to surround the knight and let him exhaust himself while they focused on staying alive.

[@Billionsmustreflect]

This video really feels like this is how combat looked back then If medieval times had gopros for combat footage, I'd bet it look very similar to that

[@dequitem]

Thanks. I love to make videos like those, but it's expensive, so your support defenetly helps making these short films.

[@JoeyDirnt]

If they had gopros back then, then I wouldn't want to watch them. I can only imagine how gruesome the combat was back then.

[@ShenMerrick]

This was excellent, and felt extremely believable. Like a window to the past...and a moment of extreme foolishness on the part of the peasants.

[@goiterlanternbase]

Not foolishness😉 In the end, they succeed and got rid of feudalism. With this in mind, imagine, how badly, they wanted to get rid of this plague and how foolish we are, to welcome it again😉

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

@@goiterlanternbase..wot

[@dequitem]

I love to make these videos, but it's not possible without the support of my Patreons. Short films are expensive, so please help to make them.

[@pantheon3671]

@@goiterlanternbase I dont think that the mentality of peasants, but rather changing times got rid of feudalism...

[@Trollingtonsrus]

ehhhh I don't think an armored knight would chase down a single peasant back to their camp in the first place. Cool fight but this is an unrealistic scenario as the knight has no idea how many people he's facing. Likely scenario is he goes back to his lord and brings backup to mop the peasants up.

[@a.food.l0ver]

This is your greates video yet, starting with a story and then fighting made it much better. I hope we can get masterpieces like that once in a while.

[@felix.der.ritter]

ja man

[@gavenace3667]

There was more well crafted story in these three minutes than most modern films! Thank you for blessing us with your great works!!

[@kegy-grisha]

Honestly this is amazing. The knight really feels like an unstoppable force of nature, i'm sure it felt like that to the peasants aswell, it would have been terrifying for sure. It feels so realistic, like a window into the past

[@dequitem]

Thank you. Please support me on Patreon to make more video like this 😘

[@JoeyDirnt]

I was half-expecting the brigands/peasants to use the Agincourt approach. Swarm him, get him on the ground, and use the dagger. I guess the knight's halberd made them a bit hesitant.

[@riseup3150]

​@JoeyDirnt It's the only thing that disgruntled me too.

[@FarremShamist]

@@JoeyDirnt Sure, you can do that. But who's going to go in first? Because whoever goes in first dies. Perhaps even the first two.

[@JoeyDirnt]

@@FarremShamist Yeah that's what I thought too. They should have voted on who the least popular person was in the group. Then make that person the first one.

[@enshrowd]

fucking amazing man your settings and lil stories you tell and the acting and the terrifyingly gritty realism is always 10/10 this is why you’re my favorite content creator on youtube and probably my favorite of the last 10 years without a doubt

[@dequitem]

Thank you very much. Sadly it is expensive to make these short films, so please support me on Patreon to make more videos like those!

[@THX-1138.]

First time seeing a Man Catcher used in combat. Another excellent sequence.

[@rayanderson5797]

It is pretty clever. An attempt to use teamwork, holding the knight in place while another moves in for the kill. It would have been their best shot against his armor, and it almost worked. Almost...

[@AtomikGround]

I think that armour actually adds a really interesting aspect to combat that could be used by medieval fiction writers/movies. Like, a knight might feel quite invincible in his armour, as seen here, but he slips/the peasants get a hold of his limbs/charge him together/he's hurt through the slits by a bolt (least likely scenario but possible), and all of his sudden his easy victory turns into a horrifying, drawn out struggle for life as he fights to keep the numerically superiors peasants at bay, like hungry wolves closing in on an injured animal... Yeah, you could work with that I think.

[@RobB.Spears-z8i]

This has to be one of the best videos I watched this year. Glad I get to experience this as the year is closing. Brutally brilliant realism. If this were a movie, I'd pay to see the rest of it.

[@Auxius.]

Steward Johannes Wicke: 'it wasn't just a horsey' xD

[@pociak4807]

This is so beautifully realistic, like hit from mace downs a man. Also great scenery.

[@dequitem]

But they are not dead, only some brocken rips and arms 😅.

[@uberdrqgon]

this is a damn MASTERPIECE dude damn if the acting skills are on top

[@dequitem]

Thanks. ❤️

[@sigmatracing421]

good LORD this felt more brutal than anything else i've watched, good lord, instant suscription, i want more like this

[@kommo3331]

Wahnsinn, einfach nur geil, die Story, der Kampf, eure Ausrüstung und die Atmosphäre. BITTE MEHR

[@styx050288]

This 3min and 10$ short film is better and more realistic than the Gladiator II 2:30 h and 300 million dollars budget. !

[@dequitem]

Sorry, but I invested all the money from. Patreon in making this short film, yes it's still only under 1000€ and wasn't enough, but it's not 10$. Making short films is expensive too, so please support me on Patreon to make more short films like those.

[@htetarkarphyo1334]

Yeah armor alone will cost a fortune ​@@dequitem

[@styx050288]

​@@dequitem Hope you understand that I didn't try to make fun of your work in any way. I applaud your work and praise it, I know your channel and didn't come across this short film by mistake. I was just trying to point out that even with a lower budged you can still have quality work done as long as passion and respect for history are involved, trying to bring back to life, to show us what life was back then. We appreciate your work !

[@JayHynes92]

Wtf the knight was dead when he took the pitchfork to the neck

[@shawnwhittle98]

@@JayHynes92 Chainmail is literally designed to repel that kind of thing. He'd be hurt for sure but that would be at worst a bruise.

[@SirWehrmann]

Thanks for having me ! It was a blast as always ⚔️ until next time 💪🏽💪🏽

[@dequitem]

You were the perfect knight for this video! Thanks for hitting us without full power!

[@tappajaav]

How bad is the visibility inside a full plate-armour?

[@JonselytheGreat]

Badass on another level, I hope stuff like this gets introduced into modern filmmaking at some point more. People obsess over getting wars within the last few hundred years correct, but in terms of medieval/middle ages and other alike eras, there aren't many who aspire to be historically accurate in favor of fantasy action.

[@dequitem]

Hope they will ask me for stunt choreography,

[@frankmilo4805]

No sound effects, no dramatic music, no smart comments, no bullshit dialogue...I love it

[@WhatDemocracy]

Ohhh the algorithm blessed me today. What a treat of a channel. This is the highest quality content possible, in my opinion. Thank you for the upload

[@zephyrna6249]

The intro really helped set the mood and helped see the knight from the frightening perspective of the peasants. And how fast the fight was over. Really helps you understand how trained knights were the cutting edge of military technology at the time. A modern rendition of this film would be 4 toyota Hiluxes vs a Panther KF51. Or 4 Cesnas encountering an F150.

[@valensigmund1957]

What fight ? 😅

[@harsectinal]

Ford 150's are tough but even so I doubt they catch the cesnas.

[@rikk319]

Knights ruled the battlefield until technology provided an equalizer--the firearm. Any group of idiots can point their guns at an armored enemy group and erase their years of melee combat training.

[@funkendrang]

Keine Musik, kein unnötiger Firlefanz.. Das lockere Gespräch und dann auf einmal der hysterische Schrei aus dem Wald, die Panik, dass gleich ein gepanzerter Reiter ohne Pferd ankommt ist wirklich zu spüren. Sehr sehr schön gemacht! Hut ab!

[@dequitem]

Danke 😍

[@lemcrossview5358]

Its crazy how fast it all went down, but it still felt like each death took an eternity. Well done. I love watching these fight scenes

[@famope9592]

the intro is better than most of holliwood movies. the fight is very realistic . awsome video. guys you have my admiration

[@williamlydon2554]

That was brutal. No added sound effects. No flashy photography. Just great actors and accuracy.

[@aidancostell4395]

Channels like yours do a lot to remind me that history is full of real people leading real lives. Seeing a couple ordinary guys struggling to fight back and acting like real people makes this feel like a recreation of what actual combat footage might have looked like in the era.

[@mateuszbanaszak4671]

"Oh yes! I shot the horse!" *knight survives the fall* "Oh no! I shot the horse!"

[@KepeskUrthalre]

If some people knew "I need a laptop to replace this chrome book." Does not mean "I need a second Chrome book for some reason." I would have screenshotted your comment and posted it in many meme channels.

[@tappajaav]

@@KepeskUrthalre Ok o.o

[@mateuszbanaszak4671]

@@KepeskUrthalre Oh no. It is "I'm going to Alice... Where is Alice?" comment all over again...

[@KepeskUrthalre]

@@mateuszbanaszak4671 Ah, well its still a good comment.

[@kalgrave497]

Maaaan I love Dequitem videos They are just absolute Chefs kiss, And it really goes to show the importance of armor.

[@dequitem]

Thank you very much. It's only possible to make those videos with the support of my Patreons, so please help to make more videos like those.

[@hefeibao]

I'm impressed. It looks real, sounds real, and the production values are top notch. Having the intro made me feel immersed in the story. Stitch a few of these together with a story arc and you can easily have a viable, award winning short film. Did I mention that the production and cinematography were excellent?

[@dequitem]

Thank you very much. Sadly it's expensive, so please support me on Patreon to make short films like those.

[@Armoredunit]

I love how this is so realistic Especially the armor, now that is how armor should be protection because Hollywood portrays it like it's not even there

[@knyghtmordhaus9170]

As much as I love the cinematography of The Knights of Hope, I really enjoy the rawness that your content has. Thanks for making this video! And happy new Year!

[@dequitem]

I think even the cinematography of this one is a little bit better, only the choreography of the knight of hope and the amount of people in it was a little bit on top of my short film 😅

[@57precision]

Peasants should have just run away. They had already killed his horse.

[@Heyyoguy123]

They literally could’ve all gotten away. They’re not wearing much armour, if at all. The knight is still wearing a couple dozen extra lbs and already exerted himself from the chase. Realistically, the brigands would’ve fled.

[@TheSilkKing1]

The knight is likely better conditioned. But moreover, flee for what? They leave their equipment and supplies in the winter in that part of Europe? They’re as good as dead. Maybe they could have taken over a farm. Maybe they’d run into a stretch of forest and free to death. Meanwhile the knight finds their camp, eats their food. And they’re re-enacting the Pine Barrens episode of the Sopranos.

[@DetergentChemtrails]

Their odds against the knight are near 100%. All 4 rush him down to the ground from all sides and game over. The weight of his armor and 4 men om him results in a slow can opening. This is very unrealistic video.

[@TheSilkKing1]

@@DetergentChemtrails Wrong. The knight is also in motion. It encumbers you less than you think. This also requires people to be far more suicidal than they usually are. Your average person doesn’t run headlong into a fight. Especially if they’re untrained. This isn’t a video game. Seeing one of your buddies go down will probably make you pause even for a moment. Moreover, grappling is easier when you’re heavier due to your armor. And y’know. You know how to grapple. You’re right on paper though. Someone just has a close to 100% percent chance of being thrust or cleaved by that halberd. In this scenario, would you prefer it to be you?

[@DetergentChemtrails]

@@TheSilkKing1 It's common sense. Heavy dude will hit the ground hard. Slow surround and move in the moment first person blocks or gets hit. The knight wont have a chance to swing again. Small knives will open him like a tin can. Or ... just enter water nearby. He wont have the guts to follow.

[@jwilliams3170]

I love that the fight starts off with a mighty poke right to center mass

[@thenewlc]

Freaking fantastic. 12/10 short video- my favorite of all of yours, so far. This would make such a great scene in a longer epic about this knight. And while I loved it as it was, I also imagined it as if you'd had the special effects budget for headshots.

[@thebrowneyesofmandalore]

This was unbelievably real and amazing. I feel like a random scene from history just popped up on KZbin for people to see. Very well made!

[@eliasjohnson1686]

Oh my gosh, this is absolutely so amazing. I really love it and if there was a full movie of something like this it would be absolutely splendid. Its super true how these brigands would just get pretty easily destroyed, but I like how they still showed skill and prowess whilst fighting. I think that it is possible for them to have achieved some sort of haubergeon, which they should of course give to the most skilled of the bunch. I can't imagine how horrifying it would be if those Knights who really trained to kill people ending up on the opposing side. Take Sir Peirre Terrail for example, killed 200 men, all by himself. He would absolutely maul so many people without them even standing a chance. Or Sir William Stanley as well, he killed so many actual armoured nobles, he was one of the best soldiers of all time, if not the best. I loved this so much, if there was more, I would watch it for sure.

[@iveng020]

Кинематографичный шедевр. Спасибо за ваш труд!

[@dequitem]

Sadly it's expensive, so please support me on Patreon to make more short films like those.

[@me_ya_boi]

Christmas came late this year, but im still very thankful

[@dequitem]

Your support to my Patreon can make another Christmas happen.

[@martabachynsky8545]

Technically, it's still Christmas. Today (December 29th) is the 5th day of Christmas (The Feast of Saint Thomas Becket).

[@MrBanjooo]

Absolutely outstanding setting, costuming and acting. This is a real new high in your work mate

[@Azeyral]

I liked it. Some things made me scream with the peasants lol Holding the line against a single opponent instead of surrounding him. You give him free rein to choose who to attack... It's realistic only if we consider that the peasants have absolutely not thought about the weaknesses of a man in armor. In reality, it is not excluded that fear prevents us from reacting correctly. Just as in our time, people trained in combat can still make bad choices by surprise or fear. The video shows the interest of armor in this strategic choice. We could also imagine the same scene with a peasant who knocks over from behind.

[@adambrande]

The peasants apparently won in the first fight since they didn't fear the knight and dogpiled him, which is quite realistic since adrenaline and a guy in your group fearlessly charging encouraging the other four to charge will most likely encourage a gangbang on this random knight. All the knight has to do is get pushed over and it's practically over for him as the peasants stab whatever they have through the cracks of his armor

[@Kn1ghtDragon]

Now put that in every fantasy films. Or better thing - make whole new film with such a great realism! NOW!!!

[@dequitem]

I would love to do this, but it's expensive. All the money of my Patreon went I this project. So your support would definitely help to make more short films like this.

[@leroidethunes3913]

Really, really impressive, indeed for a group of peasants, brigands, thugs or else one experienced noble in their full armour, even if lonesome, would be as a demon approaching, you captured that essence quite well apart from the fact the armour could spare the wearer plenty more mistakes that the others could not afford, truly wonderful! also I have seen you are getting a japanese set from iron mountain armory, can't wait to see some with that as well!

[@dequitem]

Still have to pay for the armor. 😬 So support on Patreon helps a lot!

[@tyler92large92]

This was so good and realistic looking guys! I’d be surprised if some movie studio doesn’t pick you guys up soon. The next Medieval!

[@Arcadelt12]

I love how this video showcases how much of an unstoppable force a fully armed and armored knight is. It's like a juggernaut, a full class above any competition.

[@a.m.7165]

Wow, that moment he came out of the woods in full armor. Like the Terminator. A fully armored Knight must have been terrifying for regular soldiers.

[@EmmanueleVenturi]

Hi! I discovered your channel almost now and i was enchanted! Im from italy and pratical medieval fencing and i love the Middle Ages. Im very happy to have discovered your channel becouse i can only learn from you. Thanks. Emmanuele ⚔️

[@joemountains1539]

Felt like a window to the past opened. Nicely done with the wind and all the stark elements.

[@dequitem]

Making short films at good settings is expensive. So support on my Patreon is welcome!

[@joemountains1539]

@ The Head Tax is now given. Happy Holidays!

[@dequitem]

@@joemountains1539 thank you very much! I realy appreciate it!

[@pillr3817]

"Kill him with the dagger" Seems like someone has watched Dequitem's videos

[@tpurcell85]

Best channel on KZbin in 2024! Keep it coming

[@Flashyswhiskers]

This feels like every fight I had during my Kingdom Come Deliverance playthrough! I still hear that kinetic energy mace sound followed by KURVA in my sleep from time to time.

[@Magabes_]

Average Kingdom Come Deliverance encounter with bandits.

[@Knusprig94]

uhhhh i enjoyed it, really nice scene frome something that we never/rarely see in mouvies and I like the subtitles style.

[@bvbxiong5791]

as sir lancelot in my former life, i can assure you i've pwned many peasants this way.

[@siginadzieja2859]

Man, THIS is how fights should look like in a movie or something, of course given proper camera movement and angles. I loved how you can basically tell the impact of those shots on unarmored vs armored :)

[@xXg0d0fWarXx]

What the heck did I just find in youtube and why it took so long to show on my recommendations? I absolutely loved this!

[@cymro6537]

Well made and as real as it gets : No choreography, no background music . ⚔️✊ Blwyddyn newydd dda bawb 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Happy new year everyone 😊

[@brockytv7359]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR A GROUP FIGHT FOR SO LONG!!! YESSS

[@dequitem]

Sadly it's expensive to make short films like those, so your support on Patreon would definitely help to make more videos like those.

[@reyga3285]

Seeing a mancatcher in action was a pleasant surprise.

[@greyy357]

this is so so awesome. love the extra dialogue at the beginning. more of this!

[@dequitem]

Thank you very much, I will definitely try to make more like these. Sadly it's expensive, so please support me on Patreon to make short films like those.

[@dpf7580]

That was insane and the scenery just adds that extra layer of awesomeness! Keep up the great work ⚔️🙂

[@chesterstevens8870]

I get the knight here. Killing a horse in these times, especially a trained warhorse, would be like pouring sugar in a McLaren's gas tank. I thought the mancatcher would have more of an impact on the outcome, but it's interesting to see just how futile "go for the joints" is as a strategy when dealing with an armored opponent.

[@knightshousegames]

This is basically when you are a tiny local militia, and a tank rolls into town. Doesn't matter if theres 4 of you and 1 of him if he is impervious to all of your weapons I love how his weapon got pulled away early and he had to switch to the sidearm right away. Even though he lost the reach advantage, he didn't try to parry anything, he just closed distance and let the armor do it's thing, made them fight his fight. I also love the detail of the crossbow jamming up, and not having enough time to load it before he got there, since that weapon might have actually changed the encounter a little bit, since if the boys could have kept him at bay, he could have maybe had a chance to get a shot in that might have been able to pierce mail. Might not have been a complete game changer, but it might have at least given them SOME chance.

[@MichalBreslau]

Still armor could deflect projectile if knight did some rapid movement.

[@plagueday5395]

Maybe with some more strategy the bandits could have win? What if they encircle him and the 2 on the back grab both of his arm, or just stabbing the armors gaps?

[@TheSilkKing1]

@plagueday5395Potentially. But remember, everyone has a plan until your buddy gets his head caved in with a single swing. Other combatants aren’t NPCs. While you’re strategizing, they are too. Given the knight’s training, he might have already considered this

[@Julius_JMC]

The only thing I find unrealistic is how easily the fist guy got taken down. I feel like he should've tried blocking more instead of standing there and taking a stab to the chest like he did. Other than that, this whole fight was well done and very believable .

[@georg8192]

Wenn nur Deutsche Filme so eine gute qualität hätten... Respekt, sehr realistisch und unterhaltsam

[@dequitem]

Naja ich bin Deutscher und das ist mein Film!

[@georg8192]

@@dequitem und wann kommt dein "Film" ins Kino 😉

[@dequitem]

@georg8192 nie aber deshalb ist mein Film nicht weniger einer 😅

[@alexchobanov]

This looks AWESOME! Its so much better than modern Hollywood slop. You've got a new follower in me, kind Sirn

[@anon2034]

0:25 What a dream!