All right, gentlemen.
Well, your weapons will now be put through a series of three
tests-- a strength test, a sharpness test,
and up first, the kill test.
Doug?
Armorers, I've been looking forward
to this, the hooded katar.
It's the big daddy of punch daggers.
Nicholas, you're up first. You ready?
Oh yeah.
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First up, with the kind of bounce it has,
wherever I point, it follows with the tip.
On its slashing, well, as you can see, pork chops.
Your hood katar will kill.
Nice.
DOUG: All right, Ryan, your turn.
You ready? - Yeah.
[music playing]
All right, Ryan, let's talk about your hooded katar here.
Your blade, it has a very good form right here,
and it went all the way through the pig every time.
But your edge, it's not sharp enough to cut through the pig.
But overall, because of the lethal kind
of thrust that this will do to any human body,
your weapon will kill.
Armorers, to test the strength and durability of your edge
as well as the overall construction of your katars,
I'm going to be stabbing and bashing into these suits
of armor and vambraces.
Nicholas, you're up first. You ready?
I'm ready.
Hit it hard.
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Well, first things first, Nicholas, there
is a little bit of glinting on the edge from contact
with the armor.
The hourglass shape you have here,
it was banging me here and on the back of the wrist as well.
But in general, it held up really well.
Well done.
Thank you. TESTER: Ryan, you're up.
You ready?
Yes, sir.
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Well played.
Well, Ryan, your blade held up really well.
There's a little glinting.
I like how the [inaudible] are wide.
They stay out of the way of my arm.
They don't bang into me.
I love the styling.
Beautiful.
In all, it held up really well.
Thank you, sir.
All right, gentlemen, to test the sharpness of your blade,
I'll be attacking our cane man here.
So Nicholas, you're up first.
You ready for this?
I'm ready.
Let's do it.
[music playing]
Nice.
All right, Nicholas, design-wise,
these sharp corners, man, that's just straight-up dangerous.
They're skin-tearing monsters.
But it's sharp.
It's a good cutter.
Thank you.
Ryan, you're up.
You ready?
Yes, sir.
[music playing]
What we've got here, your blade is definitely sharp.
I can feel that sharp edge, but it's a very obtuse edge.
It kind of gets thick quickly.
When you cut with this weapon, you're cutting down this way,
so having that support along your wrist is a good thing.
I think you did a beautiful job.
It's definitely a cutter.
Well done.
Thank you, sir.
Nicholas, Ryan, only one of you
can move forward to the Tournament of Champions
to represent the armorer class, and that armorer is Nicholas.
Congratulations, you are the "Forged in Fire"
champion for the armorer class.
You'll be moving forward into our Tournament of Champions
to fight for the title and a check for $50,000.
How are you feeling right now?
This is amazing.
Thank you guys very much.
I had a wonderful time.
Please, present your katar to your judges.
NICHOLAS: I am the "Forged in Fire" champion.
Boom.
Made it to the Tournament of Champions.
I get to represent the armorers, and I
get to show the metalworkers, farriers, and blacksmiths
how to make a knife.
I really can't wait.
I'm really interested to see what
the Tournament of Champions is going to bring me.