The Late Knight Show
@Knightly_Hist • 27,958 subscribers
History acc🛡️ I will yap about Fantasy and Sci-Fi *Following does NOT equal endorsement*
Shorts
Videos
The flanderisation of stormtroopers pisses me off. In their first ever onscreen appearance they clear a hallway of enemy soldiers, taking minimal casualties, with a full frontal assault. So much can be inferred about their equipment and skillset here.
The Late Knight Show2,191,950 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
It's a shame that the only time armor is portrayed as an advantage in Game of Thrones is when Jorah fights Qhotho. Martin actually cared to validate the different approachs his characters have to combat, but past season 1, Westeros just has inferior fighters.
The Late Knight Show5,219,602 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten
The first actual battle sequence has amazing attention to detail in less than a minute: We get soldiers fighting on a line. At some point, the more experienced and well armed men breach the enemy lines. I like seeing a helmet dent under a fairly long hammer, but that it takes multiple blows to beat the guy senseless. Some close quarters action with comptent shoulderlocks and offensive use of a buckler. The infantry takes down stakes that the English have placed to block cavalry, and the latter approach slowly, by walking their horses.
The Late Knight Show2,166,273 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten
I don't think I've ever seen an online game allow you to freeze time
The Late Knight Show749,751 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Some people are being gaslit by the show. The Hound's quote "Meryn won because he had armor-" doesn't change that Syrio was beating TF out of the armored Lannister household guards with a wooden sword. He never lands a hit on Meryn, the armor doesn't play a role here.
The Late Knight Show1,667,732 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten
If your bad guys don't pose and actual threat you take away the good guys' chance to do something heroic. That's why you give them scenes where they flex what advantage they have (overwhelming resources for frontal assaults). We're missing this nowadays.
The Late Knight Show383,153 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Armor can also be mobile in more ways than you might think. Made by: Bohemia Armor.
The Late Knight Show1,282,819 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten
Alexander (2004) isn't only a pretty decent biopic, it has the best depiction of an ancient battle ever put to screen. It does a great job at depicting the equipment and tactics of the time, the brutality of combat and the unraveling of Alexander's strategy.
The Late Knight Show547,036 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
"Alatriste" (2006) also uses primary sources to inform it's depiction of the battle of Rocroi (1643). Francesco Guicciardini claims that during the Battle fo Rávena (1512) the Spaniards crawled under the legs of the German infantry, wielding knifes and swords. It's not an accurate portrayal for Rocroi, but it does melee combat justice.
The Late Knight Show649,492 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten
