Bladesmiths, this is the kill test.
The grim reaper uses the scythe to harvest the souls of humans
when it's their time.
To test the lethality of your scythe, I will take your scythe
and try to rip out the soul of these ballistics dummies.
Chase, you're up first. You ready?
Ready as I'll ever be.
Let's do this.
[music playing]
Aw.
Oh.
Damn.
All right, Chase, let's talk about your scythe right here.
The edge is sharp.
Your tip punctures deep, breaking ribs and right
into the heart, pulling out its soul.
This weapon, sir, it will kill.
Good job.
Thank you.
All right, Brandon, your turn. You ready?
- Yes, sir. - Let's do this.
Let's do it.
I'm pretty nervous, but I'm excited at the same time
because I think the ballistics dummy
test is one of the coolest tests I've ever seen.
[music playing]
Oh!
Oh, that is awesome.
All right, Brandon, let's talk about your scythe right here.
Aside from reaping the soul out of this ballistics dummy,
I seem to have taken the clavicle and sternum with it.
Your point here really digs in, but in doing so
and hitting the bone, you have a little chip
right here at the tip--
Oh, no.
--and one on the blade right there.
But most importantly, it will kill.
There it is.
Thank you, sir.
Bladesmiths, welcome to the strength test.
To test the strength and durability of your scythes,
I have affixed them to our "Forged in Fire" coffin--
Oh, god.
--and I will be batoning your edge many, many times.
Remember, this test is all about what
the batons do to the scythes and not what
the scythes do to the batons.
Chase, you're up first. You ready?
All right.
I'm immediately worried.
Bone can really destroy even the best of blades.
Whoa!
Chase, your blade suffered a catastrophic failure
on the fourth strike.
You know what that means, right?
We can no longer continue testing your blade.
However, Brandon, your blade needs
to survive four strikes of that baton in order
for you to become the "Forged in Fire" champion.
Ben.
Brandon, you ready for this?
Yes, sir.
Let's do it.
All right.
I'm scared.
I'm just hoping I can make it through four strikes.
[bleep] yeah.
Brandon, congratulations.
Your blade survived.
Chase, unfortunately your blade has suffered
a catastrophic weapons failure and will no longer
continue in this competition.
And for that reason, I have to ask
you to please shake your competitor's hand
and leave the forge.
Great job, man.
I'm very proud of my scythe.
It was the best work that I possibly could have done.
I've learned a lot about myself personally and the ways
that I work under pressure, and I had a really
great time doing all this.
Right now it's kind of hard to express that,
but I really have had a great time.
Brandon, congratulations.
You are the "Forged in Fire" champion,
and you'll be reaping a check for $10,000.
Good job, brother.
Thank you so much.
Hell, yeah.
I love it.
I feel great.
This is absolutely unbelievable to me.
I mean, I want to say to my family, guys, I did it,
and I'm coming home.
My name is Brandon Williams.
I'm from Blackfoot, Idaho.
I'm the new "Forged in Fire" champion.
Hell, yeah!