Shaka Zulu:
Genghis Khan:From Wiki: Shaka Zulu is widely credited with transforming the Zulu tribe from a small clan into the beginnings of a nation that held sway over the large portion of Southern Africa between the Phongolo and Mzimkhulu rivers. His military prowess and destructiveness have been widely credited. One Encyclopædia Britannica article (Macropaedia Article "Shaka" 1974 ed) asserts that he was something of a military genius for his reforms and innovations. Other writers take a more limited view of his achievements. Nevertheless, his statesmanship and vigour in assimilating some neighbours and ruling by proxy marks him as one of the greatest Zulu chieftains.
At his death, Shaka ruled over 250,000 people and could muster more than 50,000 warriors, whose iron discipline equaled that of the Roman legions in their prime. His 10-year-long kingship had resulted in more than 2 million deaths by warfare alone, not counting the deaths during mass tribal migrations to escape his armies.
Miyamoto Musashi:From Wiki: ca. 1162[1]–August 18, 1227) was a Mongol Khan (ruler; posthumously Khagan, emperor[2]). Born with the name Temüüjin (Mongolian: Тэмүүжин) into the Borjigin clan, he became one of the most significant and successful military leaders in history. He united the Mongol tribes and founded the Mongol Empire, (1206 – 1368), the largest contiguous empire in world history.
Genghis Khan is an iconic and beloved figure in Mongolia, where he is seen as the father of the Mongol Nation. On the other hand, his system of warfare is responsible for the death of many people and destruction of properties, for instance the ruthless annihilation of any form of resistance. As a result of this, in many areas of southwestern Asia, Middle East and Europe, he is seen as a ruthless and bloodthirsty conquerer.[3]
Before becoming a Khan, Temüüjin united many of the nomadic tribes of north East Asia and Central Asia under a new social identity as the "Mongols." Starting with the invasion of Western Xia and Jin Dynasty in northern China and consolidating through numerous conquests including the Khwarezmid Empire in Persia, Mongol rule across the Eurasian landmass radically altered the demography and geopolitics of these areas. The Mongol Empire ended up ruling, or at least briefly conquering, large parts of modern day China, Mongolia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Moldova, North Korea, South Korea, and Kuwait.
Dr. Doom:From Wiki: Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵, Miyamoto Musashi?) (c.1584–June 13 (Japanese calendar: May 19), 1645), also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or by his Buddhist name Niten Dōraku[1] was a famous Japanese samurai, and is considered by many to have been one of the most skilled swordsmen in history. Musashi, as he is often simply known, became legendary through his outstanding swordsmanship in numerous duels, even from a very young age. He is the founder of the Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū or Niten-ryū style of swordsmanship and the author of The Book of Five Rings (五輪書, Go Rin No Sho?), a book on strategy, tactics, and philosophy that is still studied today.
After his death, various legends began to appear. Most talk about his feats in kenjutsu and other martial arts, some describing how he was able to hurl men over 5 feet backwards, other about his speed and technique. Other legends tell of how Musashi killed giant lizards in Echizen, as well as Nues in various other provinces. He gained the stature of Kensei, or "sword saint" for his mastery in swordsmanship. Some even believed he could run at super-human speed, walk on air, water and fly through the clouds.
I don't think I would like to meet any of these guys on a dark street corner. Funny thing is, I think Doom is the least scary. Doesn't make such a good bad guy when you read a bit of history. Not that any of these guys were "bad," but they were feared.From Wiki: Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, he debuted in The Fantastic Four #5 (July 1962). His full origin was told in Fantastic Four Annual #2 (1964). Lee had previously used the name for a villain in a humor comic for Marvel's 1950s predecessor company, Atlas Comics.
A brilliant scientist, Doom was once a classmate of the Fantastic Four's Reed Richards. However, he became embittered by his jealousy of Richards and by facial scars received from an experiment gone wrong (later, it was known that really was Mephisto´s fault).
Doom is considered the archenemy of the Fantastic Four, but has also been added to the rogue galleries of the Avengers, the Punisher, the Silver Surfer, the Hulk, Captain America, the X-Men, , Nick Fury, Daredevil, Squirrel Girl, Wolverine, Iron Man, Blade, and Spider-Man among many others. Doom has also faced villains like Magneto or Venom. He is one of the comic book industry's most recognizable and archetypal supervillains. His ruling of the small nation of Latveria provides him with diplomatic immunity, a rare trait for a comic book character. Doom is also the first comic-book villain that starred his own collection (Astonishing Tales, 1970), before Joker did the same (The Joker, 1974). Doom also starred another collection, Supervillain Team. It happenned when the "Two in one" concept in comics was popular in Marvel, and The "House of Ideas" chose three of his most popular characters to have this kind of collections: Spider-man, The Thing and Doctor Doom.
Also, it must be noted that despite of being a supervillain, Doom is considered a hero in his own land, Latveria, and in the Counter-Earth (now Planet Doom), a planet were heroes like Fantastic Four or Avengers are seen as traitors, because they abandoned it to return to the Earth, while Doom prefered to stay to protect its people.
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Kam
Wow, these are truly amazing. I love Musashi's hairpiece, but Genghis is my favorite. Great job!
