The Knight Of Hope - Combat Evaluation

[@NeoCreo1]

Honestly the only unrealistic thing was that the bandits fought to the last man. Once they had 1/3 to 1/2 casualties, they likely would have fled

[@jacobcoleman]

Depends on if the bandits are desperate or not. Take into consideration the bandits in the video were to skinny to be normal. They also looked disease ridden as well as trodden down very tired not wanting to fight At All. However thinking about the bounty they could get from capturing the knight won out over fear and self preservation .

[@Legohaiden]

100% man. Those Bandits would have lost moral just SEEING a god damn knight in full plate. "OH shit they finally found us!!" would be going through each of their heads... not knowing if this is a single knight or if a whole bunch more are coming. As soon as he chopped down the first 4 or 5 dudes in under a minute and threw that axe into the crossbow guys face.... you would see guys starting to peel off and run away, and as soon as ONE starts to run.... they all run.

[@vaninhhuu3215]

you can make an argument that is some of them ran away off screen During the fight, there was a pause when the knight took a break and vomited. So some of them ran away, then came back with reinforcements or some other reasons. Then after seeing a knight wasn't in good condition, the bandits though they might have a chance to take down the weaken knight

[@Shiftinggers]

Not gonna lie, that knight's entrance was baller, Hollywood got nothing on the guys at Adorea

[@vojtaromaniuk387]

btw they are maybe best of the Czechs in this, they were helping with KCD and have worked on lot of films. They are based in Olomouc south Moravian Region

[@TheMegaRin]

Not gonna lie, I read your name wrong.

[@karel3183]

I wasn't entirely sure whether he was supposed to be an angel or whether it was just a play of light.

[@Wanys123]

@@vojtaromaniuk387 Olomouc in south Moravia? You trying to offend me? Do we look like the crazies in Brno to you?

[@vojtaromaniuk387]

@@Wanys123 you aren't north at all, right? By my knowledge Olomouc was Moravian Capital before razing by Sweden soldiers in 18th century... There are proves that Olomouc is Moravian city

[@walls05]

Knight in full armor, walking on the streets of Whiterun... Guard: Let me guess, someone stole your sweetroll?

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

*40 Bounty Added To Whiterun* *1000 Bounty Added To Whiterun* *Last Witness Killed, 1040 Bounty Removed From Whiterun*

[@caringancoystopitum4224]

@@TheStraightestWhitest Classic Skyrim xD

[@darthplagueis13]

Do you come to the cloud district often?

[@wu1ming9shi]

There actually were dialogue lines that were supposed to address your armors material choice. There are mods that "fix" this and a bit more here and there as well.

[@justiceabanecarpenter6675]

Jericho Walls Do you get to the cloud district very often? Oh what am I saying? Of course you don’t. Edit: I didn’t realize someone already said that... oops

[@Shildran]

"Just like KCD" Literally they are part of the team who made the game :D

[@doyouevenpraise189]

For Real? I see, That explains a lot of the KCD combat specially the Shield and Sword combat is very similar to one of their videos

[@grainherstal1912]

@@doyouevenpraise189 yes, I believe they took part on motion capturing the game

[@7dayspking]

KCD's fighting feels a lot more real and authentic than this though and it's far from perfect.

[@Valkyrie_Yukikaze]

7dayspking Well…because the developer find out if they add more way of combat，system could be buggy and start to lag anc cause more tech issues. Also it will be too hard for player to get used to combat system in game. I believe in their document，they plan to adding thousands of different motions for combat.

[@7dayspking]

@@Valkyrie_Yukikaze I think you misunderstood them, you misunderstand how games work and that you misunderstood me. I said KCD looks better than 'knight of hope'

[@six2make4]

I do think people underestimate how incredibly terrifying a faceless or nearly faceless hulk of steel would have been to the average medieval mind, not to mention, people were raised with the idea that knights were from birth made from a different cloth, they were simply better than you by default. To them the idea of fighting a knight would probably be similar to the idea we would have of fighting a space marine. Again, I'm talking about the average joe, not the grizzled merc or the veteran of the 50th border dispute.

[@gabeclancy9937]

Heretic compare the emperor's angles of death to mortal men. Inquisitor I request an Exterminatus please.

[@gaborfabian1239]

@@gabeclancy9937 Big Emps propably has some mad geometry skills with His Angles of Death. :D

[@ChunkieBoi777]

Gabe Clancy permission granted lieutenant Clancy

[@christiandauz3742]

Would Vikings habe a similar reputstion? For Medieval Time-Travel I suggest the Crossover Series by Walt Socha

[@aleksanderlenartowicz5659]

The thing you are looking for is "tank". You see it on a battlefield as an infantryman - you're terrified. Of course it has its own disadvantages and weakpoints, but you are TERRIFIED. It can and it will kill you. You can kill it, but you need special equipment and training, and there still a bit of luck to take it out. Fully armored man-at-arms = a medieval tank.

[@SuperMaximumTrolling]

"And then my son, a few days after his spouse died, you steal his horse and kill his f***in' wolf." Medieval Fantasy John Wick

[@thespanishinquisition4078]

Canine: dies. Action hero: aw, shit. Here we go again.

[@MikeDiaz_BibleBeliever]

aka john wick's great great great great etc... grandfather jon snow

[@RexusprimeIX]

Johan son of Victor takes an axe and smashes his wooden floor to reveal his full plate armour. He is now after the king, for the king's son killed his hunting dog and stole his stead. Please, I need that parody movie!

[@Venneroth]

He killed three men with a quill and parchment. A fuckin' quill and parchment!

[@boid9761]

A retired knight forced to serve the King once again, but refuses. Upon doing so, the King's footman sets his home ablaze, and the son of a brigand leader steals his horse and kills his wolf.

[@IzudeDarkwolf]

A knight, most likely being affluent, would also quiet handily have outweighed your average bandit due to a life of proper nutrition.

[@anarchyandempires5452]

Plus like 20 kilos of armor

[@BrandydocMeriabuck]

That kind of depends actually. I was watching some videos by modern history tv (I think that's what it's called) on the medieval diet and it showed that peasants, at least in England, actually had very nutritious diets. Salmon, brown bread, vegetables, pork, etc. I guess what you could so though, is that the nobility likely never were wanting of food because they had a surplus whereas peasants were more likely to go without.

[@lukelblitz3627]

@@BrandydocMeriabuck consider:these aren't peasants.they are brigands.they literally have to steal to live,so I don't think good and nutritious food is on their day to day

[@BrandydocMeriabuck]

luke d'amato true, I guess they could still go fishing but, to be fair, giving the amount of them its probably easier to just raid for food

[@RisottoNero-z1w]

@@BrandydocMeriabuck for a regular person, yes. But not protein rich for building muscle mass

[@coreys2686]

I think this Knight is supposed to be an Archangel. The woman was praying with an amulet in her hands, and it disappeared just before the Knight appeared.

[@gasmask7064]

Corey S that’s cool

[@MaciejBogdanStepien]

The only issue about it is that this particular prayer to St. Michale the Archangel was written (or "composed") in the late 19th century by the pope Leo XIII. There's a discussion under the original vid: is he the Archangel himself or a "spirit of chivalry" summoned by the prayer. In the movie, the miniature icon of St. Michael disappears, and the knight comes out of the mist, then - after the fight - he gives the strap with the icon back to the lady, and is gone. That's a nice & intriguing ambiguity, right there.

[@respectablebogan3276]

Pretty sure the knight is meant to be St Michael the Archangel as that's who the Woman was praying too. Could also be a physical manifestation of her guardian angel, possibly more likely?

[@johntheknight3062]

Basically he is an angel in human body. He can bleed and feel pain but has godly powers.

[@patriciusvunkempen102]

i think the armor looked a lil bit plump for an angel a full plate suit with gorget bevor and sallet might have looked better

[@dreammfyre]

"AAA-movie companies" *makes the sign of the cross*

[@UkraineJames2000]

I can tell you're a man of culture.

[@aliciaaltair]

As terrifying as the knight is to the bandits, I imagine they would immediately just run away if he was on a warhorse! I've spent a lot of my life around horses, and on occasion while standing in a field at dinnertime as half a dozen horses come thundering to the feed bucket I've imagined how it would be to have them thundering toward me carrying fully armored knights with lances...only half a dozen horses with no armor or rider and you can feel the ground shaking under your feet, I don't think most modern people realize how powerful they are. This guy in the video on a warhorse? I think your average bandit would piss himself and run.

[@unusualbydefault]

I agree, I'm often around horses and our only luck is they dont understand how strong they really are and their gentle (flight animal) nature. if a horse decides to fuck you up, good luck xD

[@nighthunter3039]

@@unusualbydefault and warhorses were trained for battle to attack on their own and protect their knight... there are ocurences written down were warhorses bit at armed oponends

[@unusualbydefault]

@@nighthunter3039 I know :) and people tend to go "eh, it's just a bite..." - they rip off your flesh if they really mean it, horse bite is no joke

[@Oxyrhynchos]

Have you ever been near to a policeman on a horse. I used to go very often to football matches at the stadium. If it is was a "high risk match" like Mönchengladbach vs Cologne there were often police on horses. And they had the "high" ground by mere presence

[@aliciaaltair]

@@nighthunter3039 check out videos of the spanish riding school of vienna, their entire performance is basically a re-enactment of battlefield horsemanship, it's amazing to see. there's a great documentary on it as well.

[@jaxirraywhisper741]

Metatron: Hollywood hire these guys! Hollywood: You kidding? These noobs dont even know how paper armor works. Disgrace!

[@kotekzot]

Glorious origami paper folded 2000 times.

[@Oscar-j6b]

@@kotekzot and continues folding 100 times every second. Made by the Chinese authority just to flex on the Japanese.

[@damasek219]

There are paper armors that do work, they were used in China. Hollywood probably uses bread armor, made from bread crust.

[@robrobusa]

@@damasek219 Alexander's armies used linen armor, as well.

[@tragnemalm]

You know what really makes this fight scene great. It's not only the attention to detail, it's not only the historical accuracy, it's not even the acting. It's that the hero takes a beating. He's shown to be good but not perfect. Not even looking at this from a history enthusiast's standpoint, just cinematically that makes it a great fight scene. The bad guys are poor, but still trying their best. Flattening the odds like that makes for awesome action.

[@Red-S-267]

I love how he calls the knife/dagger dude a muppet

[@ragnarthorson2066]

they said they gave him that helmet so he could see during the premier

[@valentinmitterbauer4196]

I really don't see a big problem with the helmet. Barbuta ftw

[@ameenoahmad]

Yeah. I thought so too

[@caringancoystopitum4224]

@Tranhoang Long Well, I've worn a barbute and I can tell you, your field of vision is pretty narrow as well. Granted, not as narrow as with a greathelmet or something like that, but if a guy sneaks up on you from behind, you have no way of seeing him with a barbute. The hearing is also impeded, but again, not as much as with other helmets. But without a doubt the biggest advantage over other helmets, would be your ability to breath freely.

[@bronco5334]

You get about the same effect with a sallet/bevor combination with visor up and bevor closed. Which is almost certainly how they were worn in close combat; many paintings and prints of battle scenes depict sallets worn visor-up.

[@richardmichell1527]

@@valentinmitterbauer4196 I'm no armour expert but When I originally watched this it seemed a bit odd to me as well (having said that its a brilliant choice from a narrative perspective because you can see only his stern features within making the character mysterious but also revealing enough to show he's determined and ruthless [also when he spits/retches]). I possibly would've believed the barbute had it had a full face visor on it which heavier variants do as that also would've reduced the risk of being hit in the eyes. A sallet-bevor helmet may have looked more historically authentic although they claimed this is a fantasy short so I suppose it doesn't really matter. The real reason I suspect this helmet was used though is because I think its the heaviest helmet they have! It's used in other Adorea videos as well!!

[@azguyazdesert417]

Yes, it was period accurate, and quite an impressive fight scene. But I think the producers of the film were trying to send a different message. The Knight is a supernatural heavenly avenging angel. The title "Knight of Hope " the woman in the film is obviously held hostage. She appears to have been beaten and abused, in horrific ways. She manages to escape, only to be chased down, and then surrounded by her captors/tormentors. She prays for deliverance, and magically a "Champion " appears and saves her. He comes out of nowhere, in a mystical white light, he appears practically invincible. He even stops to kneel, and possibly praying himself. Then he reaches down and returns the woman's religious charm, and vanishes. She was rescued through her faith and devotion.

[@ShagadelicBY]

Look! Henry's come to see us! God be wi... He.. Henry, what are you doing? I feel quite 'ungry. :O

[@marcus2249]

LMFAO THS COMMENT!

[@marcus2249]

@Ulfhedinn Tyr LMFAO 100% I agree!

[@scutumfidelis1436]

@Ulfhedinn Tyr They did that as greetings because if you said those exultations you'd gain a partial indulgence for protection against evil and less time in purgatory if you so ended up there.

[@rockogambi]

Did these guys work on Motion Capture or reference for Kingdom Come Deliverance? Consider they are also from Czech Republic.

[@David-lu4gq]

@@rockogambi Aye I think that they did. I mean, it wouldn't make sense of they excluded them from the game production.

[@johnisaiah985]

This is where I learn my history And I love the metatron's videos and his topic of history

[@13thcentury]

Yes, but you still can't beat a good book. Or a translated manuscript.

[@Pilgrim98]

I think Metatron is amazing. Just, straigh amazing at what he does. But yes, he cannot beat a good book in terms of information, and again it is not his fault, both youtube and the video format have innate limitations. But if you love this kind of content, let me tell ya, take a good book and you'll be in ecstasy.

[@janvesely6353]

I chatted with one of the really experienced swordsmen, such "elders" who were active in historical fencing/martial arts in former Czechoslovakia in 80s, acted as a stuntman in historical movies at the time etc., of course a member of an established HEMA/reenactment group. He mentioned an interesting point, that a couple of times, they offered an advisory to producers of historical movies/series with a decent budget, actually even for free, but the approach of the producers was like "thanks, but we have our men, let's not complicate this.." Quite often producers go 'easy way', focusing general public and don't necessarily listen even to advisors they paid. The same goes for sci-fi and physics, action, explosions and so on. There are many cases, that advisor correctly suggested something, director said no, let's do this unrealistic crap instead, people will like it or won't notice... and for majority, it actually worked. Still, sometimes it is a bit irritating if one knows the technical, historical and other details and the movie is just completely off :D

[@Hardrada_129]

"These guys do not have access to the big budgets found in Hollywood movies." Could you imagine if they did though?

[@novaky5625]

I as a Czech didn't know about the existence of this channel... How this could happend ?!

[@Lostouille]

because real art is not necesserly famous 8)

[@ThomasoAvery]

How dare you ? :D

[@BigHenFor]

They're really, really good.

[@MedievalGenie]

Well, you do now.

[@rafaelbogdan9307]

Well, the Czech Republic might be considered on the small side for a country, but at a personal level it's enormous, and peopled by millions more people than you could ever interact with meaningfully in one lifetime.

[@latewizard301]

That knight probably said "Stop right there criminal scum" to those bandits.

[@-smp-scientificmethodpersp838]

You forgot to mention how he was in full plate, and NOT carrying a shield, unlike what everyone else depicts as the standard of what knights *always* did

[@sosig6445]

Even well armored knights would occasionally use a heater shield (perfect for jousting)

[@AllThingsFascinate]

@Holger H. longbows can absolutely to through mail

[@DieFlabbergast]

While mounted, yes, mainly to protect against lances: once dismounted, almost every knight would discard his shield. Even I know this, and I'm not an expert in medieval warfare by any means.

[@Briselance]

@@DieFlabbergast Knights would discard their shield when dismounting? The shields carried the colours of their families, of their lords. The shields carried their fame and honour. I don't think they would have discarded their shields that quickly (unless they had a coat of arms).

[@jarek3255]

@@Briselance This is (probably) from times after hussites wars. In this period the shields were not uset so widely anymore.

[@SheonEver]

"Is a bandit going to be afraid of fighting a knight?" I don't know for certain - would a random street thug with a pistol be afraid of fighting an armored spec ops soldier with an assault rifle? I'm assuming so. :D

[@TheGodTell]

6:32 exactly. seeing an opening in combat is one thing, but actually exploiting it successfully in the middle of a fight is a whole different stuff. far easier to be said than done!

[@keats182]

I've never done HEMA but I did fence in High School. My instructor would always tell us what to do and how easy it is or how little effort it takes to slip your opponent's foil. He demonstrated and it looked super easy until I tried it. Something about the other guy trying to stab you makes things a lot harder. It takes a lot of skill and training to pull off successful attacks.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@keats182 Yup, counts that way for everything. People saying it are just plain uneducated. I'm an avid martial artist, fencing as a hobby. Punching the head off someone roughly my equal is easy, right up until it's an actual sparring match and he's allowed and even expected to do the same to me. 90% of blows if not more miss their mark, and only 1% of the 10% that arrives is significant enough to change the outcome of the fight. With armor it's the same. ''Just go for the weak spots.'' Yeah right, because he's not expecting that at all...

[@nighthunter3039]

@@TheStraightestWhitest plus there is the intimitdation factor he is a hulk and you (as one of those bandits) were born and raised with the knowlege that knights are better in general than the normal person (caste system) with god on their side and that knights are extreamly good fighters trained since he is 7... your not and probably untrained like megatron said so yep you would want to be realy carefull fear for your life just cause of seeing him and than seeing him slaughter a few of your friends would probebly break you and make you run (thats the only unrealistic thing here that all stayed and fought and no one began running in the beginning or middle of the fight) . I would for sure do.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@nighthunter3039 Yup. There's also the factor of; are you going to be the first to run in there? Which is no doubt why they didn't swarm him.

[@curseofgladstone4981]

@@TheStraightestWhitest First in is going to die. So no one is going to go first even if everyone at once may work.

[@benjaminthibieroz4155]

I love when the Metatron and I agree. Adorea longsword fight? Definitely the best. What I love is that the actor do not just display excellent technique. They also show in a very entartaining way the variables that makes a combat thrilling and realistic at the same time: exhaustion, pain, fear, ferocity,... It's jsut so immersive.

[@kingkuroneko7253]

Oh so you got my smoke signal 😂😂🤣🤣

[@MaciejBogdanStepien]

You see? Every little thing counts :)

[@damasek219]

🚬📶

[@martinbudinsky8912]

Oh? I though we are riding to Minas Tirith... *sad Rohan noises*

[@adrianobernardiprado5033]

Imagine Mike Tyson in his prime fighting against a bunch of regular guys. Same thing. Nice video. Gonna check this guys

[@camrendavis6650]

Oh I love these guys. Can't wait to see you do a video on their longsword duel

[@LilithLonelyHeart]

Honestly watched the vid and still feels like some Bandits went down a bit to easy considering they weren't wearing just clothing but a lot of them were wearing Shads favorite gambesons and quite a few hand helmets and few of them even had some plates and yeah there were mainly thrusts and hits with maces(and even thrust with mace which felt odd considering its top spike didn't seem like something to kill with, more like a pian inducer to weaken enemy for blunt blow) but still few slashes like if it was lightsaber, happened, but well at least there wasn't too much of these

[@mal1362]

Well to be fair once the fighting is over you can hear alot of the men moaning in pain. So alot of them aren't dead just mortally injured.

[@camrendavis6650]

@@mal1362 yeah, he didn't kill all of them. He just fucked them up

[@7dayspking]

I didn't think the fighting looked good in general. I've thought that about a number of their scenes. I like their longsword one the best. I think the techniques are nice to look at in their landsknechts but it feels really choreographed. I think the techniques are comparatively poor in their sword and shield but for brief moments in exchanges it feels more real. Their rapier vs Messer one is ehhh, moments are ok others are not so great. Their 'duel' one is of the quality of a lot of film smallsword combat which tends to look much better and more convincing than when they try to use cutting swords. Their warhorse trailers has some very nice and some very poor looking sequences in my opinion.

[@louiscyfer6944]

there were a lot of issues. his avantail ends at the neck, doesn't cover the chin, the neck is naked. why would they not stab him through the eyes? they didn't use the spears effectively and the shields were not really used. they didn't grapple him, once he is on the ground, 5 guys can immobilize him. this was not particularly well done, although at least they are not cutting or stabbing through plate.

[@7dayspking]

@@louiscyfer6944 His whole armour is basically wrong and poor on every level. Their costumes are ugly and look like they're from a generic hollywood film. I think you're being too specific with your criticisms of the fighting missing the bigger picture. Most stand there and wait to die, it's not just that they're not using their weapons in the most effective way moment to moment. They're not even trying to use their weapons effectively at all and neither is he. The knight runs right into the middle of all of them and they all just throw themselves over him or into his attacks, not too different from the heavily criticized Star was the last jedi fight scene really. Looks like a bad Kung fu or Aikido demonstration.

[@99IronDuke]

@Metatron Don't forget the excellent Akademia Szermierzy channel. The armoured man at arms and the Knight was a professional warrior who practised his art of fighting long and hard, from a early age. Two or three very tough, professional, and experienced soldiers, like English Archers in the 100 years war, who often had some armour or their own, might bring down and kill or capture a knight. Unskilled bandits probably would not, unless they had the sense to rush him as a group: And even then several of them will probably die...

[@neutronalchemist3241]

The Almogavars routinely defeated French heavy knights, and their weapons were a pair of javelins and a fighting knife, but in their case the experience was reversed. They were specialised anti-cavalry troops, and the knights were often noblemen with scarce real fight experience.

[@ErraticSeven]

Absolutely agree with you on Longsword duel. Usually what I use to show people how an actual fight with longswords would behave, and it's just an incredible fight. This one is also fantastic for armor and why I laugh every time two farmers with pitchforks attack me in KC:D.

[@thespanishinquisition4078]

To be fair. Whenever farmers with pitchforks attack me on KC:D, I find a way to fuck it up and die. At least until I am high enough level and have full plate (and then you're mostly fighting cumans that can get OP) So I guess their bravery isn't always misplaced. Any tips on how to not suck?

[@Plastikdoom]

I could kill a knight easily, with my rifle and training, haha. But I wouldn’t want to fight him with the same weapons and gear as he has, because he actually knows what he’s doing and would have done it.

[@Pilgrim98]

And also if you were not in immediate smacking distance, because, you know...

[@louiscypher4186]

@@Pilgrim98 I could easily kill a knight in full plate in smacking distance......... provided he was shackled to the floor.

[@robrobusa]

I mean, everyone who knows how to shoot would've no problem killing someone who isn't equipped to counter your attack, no?

[@matthewhavemercyonmeimasin1500]

aye ... plus ... knights are elite warriors .. who are skilled in sword , bow , mace , lance and etc ... plus they already started training before they even reach double digits ... as what metatron have said ... ''while you are playing , they already started training'' (mostly as a knight s servant and started to train with the sword etc) , during your teenage days you do normal ppl stuffs ,while the aspiring knight is still training , when you reach the age of 20 or more .. you are lets say conscripted for war and trained as a footman (fairly armored arm with sword ,a pike and or a bow) in one season b4 you are ready to be dispatched and fight in the frontlines ... while the knight are heavily armored and is mounted and with a lance and sword (secondary weapon) ... In martial arts .. we might as well be white belter fighting a Red belter ... or a WW1 fighter plane against a F-22 Raptor

[@AlekseyMaksimovichPeshkov]

Whats that throw called, the one where he flips a guy in mid-air? Is it a real and effective throw?

[@Gatitasecsii]

Thank you for showcasing them and for not playing the video in full for respect. This is something that we need more of in KZbin.

[@Messius]

I am proud Czech and I am proud of our fencing groups. Thank you for your review Metatron.

[@TheAljetab]

Seen then this summer on a reenectment event. Loved their show

[@ameenoahmad]

I think they chose the helmet so we could see more of the knight's face. Cause he's a main character. Kinda like all the Hollywood movies make main characters have no helmets in war

[@elcaricaturable]

Also, it is nice that the knight seems to be progressively weakened by the enemies, so it is more natural that they keep fighting even when they are being beaten one by one. If the knight had seemed really invincible they would have simply run away. I would like to see a knight duel.

[@gregtheredneck1715]

These guys are great. I've watched all their videos and I agree that the folks making big budget sword fighting films would be wise to have these guys on there technical and fight choreography team.

[@NightsMuse]

Kudos to the cinematic team as well, it can't be easy with all this metal moving to keep track of shots. :) It was a very well done production.

[@WattFor2012]

Wasn’t the “knight” the archangel, Michael, that the woman had been praying to?

[@midnightmosesuk]

I think that was the idea.

[@AdoreaOlomouc]

Thank you for your review.

[@blackopsbear2626]

The knight in the video looks like me killing a bunch of peasant bandits in kingdom come deliverance

[@TheEnginator]

2k likes and 8 dislikes. That's 0.4 percent dislike. Nice that people start to appreciate good work.

[@BW022]

The other moral issue for the bandits would also need to consider... What is a knight doing in alone in the middle of the forest? Where are his squires? Are there other knights? Soldiers they might be leading? How long do we want to be fighting this guy is five more show up? Mounted?

[@ForgottenHonor0]

Yes! So glad you reacted to this!

[@Heldermaior]

In regards to your question about Bandits being afraid of fighting knights, depends on where you are and which period of the middle ages. In the UK most brigands were actually knights who could not support themselves otherwise. Lesser sons of nobleman and all that. One particular band of brigands after being caught they atoned for their sins by joining Henry the something army and going on crusade. And when they came back, they were set up as Bailifs!?! So it depends on where you are.

[@ArchlordZer0]

When you maxed out all of your stats in an RPG.

[@richardw2566]

When facing an obvious veteran warrior with a grey beard and hair in a profession where most die very young. RUN!!

[@annoyed707]

The failed attempt at penetrating the mail armour reminds me of training body micro-movements to deflect knife thrusts and cuts. It requires the ability to avoid excess tension and rigidity, which an experienced knight would probably have.

[@Trefalas]

community of the swords? Mhmmm...that sounds good. *"You know, I am something of a knight myself" intensifies*

[@ondralavicka3455]

Ah yes, the greatest battlecry of them all "NA NĚ!!"

[@ArmouryTerrain]

As some one who has fought with steel weapons and against guys in full armour, I think that the best thing the bandits could do is throw rocks at his helmet and hope to daze or concuss him. Of course I would want to be on the top of the cliff to do this, not within easy sword distance.

[@timwhite5562]

The longsword fight duel was awesome! My favorite too. The sword and shield fight between the viking-like warriors was great too. In this I really appreciate that the show the fact that; yes, armor indeed DOES protect the warrior. It's not like movie when a fighter in full plate will be killed by getting slashed against the belly, covered in full plate, and it somehow slashes them open. Watching movies you'd think you'd be better off not wearing armor at all. I mean the armor is so heavy they can hardly movie right? (Wrong I watched a guy in full plate doing cartwheels and somersaults in it) and it doesn't really give much protection. Again wrong, it's like a walking tank.

[@ThatDjinn]

The smiling helmet at 6:23 cracked me up. What the hell is that? Also can someone explain the purpose of the circle nipple-plates on the top of the arms of the knight? Are they supposed to protect the armpits? Also commenting on the style of the helmet - even for me, who doesn't know much about medieval armor, it also stuck out a bit from the rest of his equipment. However I believe it's a nice compromise between effectivness and the ability to see the knight's face at all times. It is a movie after all, so you want to see people act and seeing his expression certainly adds to that.

[@eutenhomuitosnomes5485]

The smilling helmet is a 16th century cuirassier helmet, the circle plates (Rondels) do indeed protect the armpits.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

The Barbuta was not necessarily unrealistic. There were tons of them, with hundreds of different shapes, but it was more an helmet for a city militia than for a knight. However a knight that knew he would have fought on foot could have chosen it voluntarily, because a visored helmet would have impaired his vision and breath too much.

[@tomsavage8514]

the knight is also supposed to be some kind of patron saint sent by heaven, so that also would explain his ability. or another interpretation is that it's all a fantasy happening in her mind, after she hit her head falling down.

[@eedwardgrey2]

The good news is Netflix already hired these guys for the upcoming series The Letter to the King and I intend to watch it for that reason alone.

[@Lostouille]

5:07 growing plants on your head or being a human pikmin x')

[@dr.feelgood.m]

7:01 If I did the SLASH, it was going to be a STAB, and many random-PANIC-stabs in the groin and legs area. XD

[@johncrowerdoe5527]

Groin and legs have less armor, because movement.

[@dr.feelgood.m]

@@johncrowerdoe5527 like Toothpick from Don't Be A Menace to Society - Bone-check muthaphukka! XD

[@johncrowerdoe5527]

@@dr.feelgood.m I don't understand your reference.

[@gergokerekes4550]

many people dehumanize actual murder , in modern time you pull a trigger with the crosshair at some blob you might even convince yourself that it is not human. In melee it is not simple men cry gurgle with blood, scream and your list of enemies is joined by your own conciusness. Newer underestimate the challange and mental weight of taking a life.

[@SylvanApe]

I think one of the key factors, alluded to here, is that the knight knows what killing a man feels like. Most of the brigands have probably never killed someone and it is not an easy thing to do for the first time. Rapes and bar brawls don't really gear you up to be a killer.

[@hmasdropbear1372]

The Longsword duel is also my fav Metatron. It pleased me to hear you say this.

[@darkranger116]

I think it's interesting how they gave this a whole fantasy basis while also making everything as realistic as possible. The first time i watched it, I thought it was just a nice well put together short story. Then I watched it a second time and realized the woman's medallion IS the knight. I was so confused how he gave it back to her after the fight and only then saw that, it disappeared from her hands, seconds before the knight came through the fog and light.

[@alexbartschi602]

The warrior is meant to be the archangel Gabriel, the pendant is his icon, she prayed for him to help and he did

[@czarus_the_sniper9924]

1st!!! ...and greetings from the lands of Czechia!

[@MaciejBogdanStepien]

Greetings from Poland. The Knight of Hope is huge here. Excellent job, Adorea Swordfighters of Olomouc!

[@MrHanderson91]

Greetings from New Mexico! Would like to visit Czechia when I get a chance.

[@carltomacruz9138]

You use "Czechia". I like you already.

[@SavageDragon999]

2:12 he is not just any knight, though. Based on her pendant and her prayer, this is most likely St. Michael himself or one of his anointed knights who appear to help the helpless in need.

[@alphonsofrett2757]

Thanks again for sharing your hard work

[@veliest1886]

''morale is not a small detail in combat'' *graviteam tactics flashbacks*

[@angelsjoker8190]

Not only is the fighting great, with working armour and PLAUSIBLE overcoming of it by targeting the vulnerability on the backside of the legs, but also the camera work is superb and better than in a lot of big-budget Hollywood movies. I like in particular the pacing and perspectives. It's fast-paced action, you have the feeling you're right there and you can actually follow the action, unlike the shitty shaky cam and jump cuts that are used so often in Hollywood (because they try to imitate the Bourne Identity, but don't understand how and why it worked there)

[@ЮрийБочковский-с3с]

Давно меня не впечетляло так кино ,жаль что этот эпизод короткий ,он лучший за многие годы ,браво сьемочной группе и сценаристу

[@Jesper987654321]

6:22 Happiness armour noises.

[@juliantotriwijaya9208]

that "ah, finally I can't believe it" so much satisfaction in his tone.

[@treydixon5399]

I always love the videos and share your desire to get these producers the exposure they deserve.

[@RichardDanielli]

Grazie signore, Buon Natale e buona fortuna

[@slumbertrap6506]

The greatest armor a knight could wear is the armor he made himself, the armor that people passed on through storys of his accomplishments, the story of all knights, the greatest armor a knight could wear is the illusion of plot armor lol. tl;dr Raider 1: "is that a fookin knight?" Raider 2:"shit..."

[@princekrazie]

Is that helmet ever used in history? I can't remember a configuration of eye holes and breating slit that looks like that, especially the almond-shaped eye holes. This seems like a mid 1400s armor?

[@metatronyt]

It's a barbute :)

[@princekrazie]

@@metatronyt It's an italian staple, probably why it's unique and I've seen it not often.

[@khartog01]

Verd ori'shya beskar'gam. "A warrior is more than his armor". The knight's armor is impressive but his training and willingness to fight is what really shines. Also, I like how it shows the armor isn't just passive protection. The knight maneuvers himself to get the use out of his armor.

[@Argosh]

The most interesting aspect of this video is that it has visceral and gripping action without sacrificing any impact.

[@robsright4256]

All their content is the best!!!

[@alaskaball188]

I watch these guys

[@licentiaplaythrough7663]

I like the video but four things stood out. The helm, the lack of coif protecting under the chin and back of the neck, no voiders down the arms and no chausers on the back of the legs as these would help to prevent most of the knights wounds

[@thesenate5913]

To a medieval pleb, a knight would be an admiring sight in peace and a nightmare in the battlefield.

[@RupertFoulmouth]

Agreed amazing content from these guys. Hopefully hollywood finds them

[@spookyname2419]

I kind of interpreted the knight as being a supernatural entity since it seems he appeared out of mist at the perfect moment when the necklace disappeared, and maybe since he just walked away after spitting up blood and gave her the necklace back.

[@shad3revo111]

Bandits look at the knight with the same fear demons have when they see the Doom Slayer.

[@KnightLincoln]

Choice of barbute helmet is pretty good imo. Barbute with visor is my favorite.

[@wendigo1619]

I trained in combat since i was six, started with boxing and GLIMA along with "sword and board" for strength and agility (my uncle was a part of medieval combat recreation in the mid/late 90s) i was meant to be the perfect soldier but ended up discharged for authority issues

[@jeffreypurcell4681]

I liked how he head butted them as well

[@xenomorphphantom8991]

No matter the numbers...the brigands ARE terrified of him! That plays on his favor ALL the time! That and his training!

[@TheDAWinz]

Very good breakdown, i enjoyed the video and honestly some people have faced worst odds and come out so i enjoyed the ending

[@formam1022]

I have to agree, I love there longsword dual video.

[@x10mark24]

i live close ish to a place where they do full armor HEMA i saw a bout and went around after talking to some of the knights and let me tell you these guys are freight trains muscles for days (people thinking muscle makes you slow is like saying that a car is slow because its got a big engine) they are also quite tactically smart the ones who have been doing it for a while are very well versed in the finer points of combat and the strengths and limits of their armor, i fully believe one of them in armor with years of training and battlefield experience could pull this off against average thugs like depicted. just like a Navy seal with his full gear could possibly take on the same number of gang bangers (that would be more of a running gun battle as he would have to keep falling back from cover to cover and not get surrounded but once again possible)

[@13thcentury]

Got to see this. As for knights reputation. Totally. People forget that knights were not just soldiers, but ran things. The average villein would have been very familiar with them. Warminster alone had about 5 manors with knights residing. Each will full compliment of staff. Each held different positions in the town. Those bandits must have been utterly crapping their braies.

[@Mason-zp8yb]

The only thing I could think of that could kill the knight is a ballista with a heavy steel tipped bolt. Although of course these brigands can't get their hands on that.

[@TardyTardigrade]

Its a great channel, their duels are always amazing!

[@saphirone8030]

I think they actually admitted about the helmet that it was an entirely stylistic choice on their part. They did not wanted for their knight to be a faceless and un-emotionial giant, but they also did not wanted to have him fight bareheaded or with his face undefended. It's a really smart artistic choice as the knight's head and face end up protected, yet open enough for the actor to show his emotions, and any attempt at stabbing his face would be the same deal as trying to pierce any other weak point, so, just another cool scene to shoot. It's a case of how sometimes adding a bit of an artistic style isn't detrimental to the show itself.

[@finndurning1394]

Three comments, no views. KZbin has been drinking again.

[@claypigeon7063]

Unexpected… but not unwelcome.

[@FullAdDariusBR]

I like your picture.

[@MrWeAllAreOne]

I just watched it...what a great short film....left me wanting more!

[@Glimmlampe1982]

Great Video again and thanks for pointing the great channel! Just one addition or correction: Bandits, to my knowledge, would have combat experience. I'm not sure about the medieval period, but I guess it transfers from later periods, bandits tend to be ex soldiers. Leftovers from the last war, often recruited young, no place to return to, used to violence, pillaging etc., now without leadership

[@KAjo07]

I would choose dagger for this scenario as a knight because fighting multiple enemies without armor you can get pretty close as a tank and stab them fast without tiring too fast and it is extremely effective even if they try to disarm you or hold your arm

[@philosophicalreason]

This is a bit off topic but wasn't sure where to ask so here it is.The history channel has a contest with knights,(people wearing knight armor),do you think that may have been the way knights fought or is it just basically rough housing and banging each other over the heads with swords and maces?