Most Terrifying Warriors Throughout History
History is filled with stories of barbaric warriors who cause wanton destruction. They have been titled by ancient historians as “savages,” “uncivilized,” and even “the Scourge of God.” But what makes them the most terrifying warriors in history? What sets apart the supposedly well-trained soldier of the Roman Empire from the bestial Goths? Or the noble samurai from the ruthless Mongol? Some could argue they were terrifying only because they weren’t the ones writing the history – they were the outsiders. But they would be giving only a partial answer.
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@scottryals3191
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Most bad ass… I'm giving it to the Mongols.
@jrtomlin1805
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
You're losers without the Black Douglas and the Scots.
@lukascorpio2565
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
No 1 is croatians
@Dougylifts
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
what about the picts/Celts
@ThomasLiden-c2q
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Before a bladed weapon is used, it is called a virgin. The true Berserkers would ALWAYS cut themselves first with their virgin weapon.
@ThomasLiden-c2q
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
I'm half Swedish and people were able to get things from far away because Vikings also did a LOT of trading and getting goods from foreign places.
@marcusderailious
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
"…the candle burned out long ago, but the butt gas never will…"
@McDanielRanch
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Brenis saked rome. made the spartins lose at tromopalee. Left such an impreson in the rehion that justius is blind becuse of him. the real butterfly is the war chaierits left behind. they made romes want to build roads that, made the wagon industys specks, that were adped to build trians. that led to the size of tunnel specks, witch led to the size of rocket made to go to the moon. Got any thing to beat that?
@AshleyMartin-f3x
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Keep it up weird history you get to the point qiuckly therefore not boring
@AshleyMartin-f3x
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
The War Of 1812 would be interesting
@thewildstone1518
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
No incredible voice acting on the cry havoc this time😢
@Auron12786
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Speaking as a Bostonian, you’re not wrong
@btetschner
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
A+ video!
LOVE IT! What a fascinating topic and video, nothing like warrior history!
@btetschner
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
"Invisible Menaces" is quiet the title!
@btetschner
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Eating ANOTHER Weird History snack
Eating a Fuji Apple*† like the apples arrowed into the tree trunk on the film Mulan…while watching this Weird History video!
"Be a man
You must be swift as the coursing river
Be a man
With all the force of a great typhoon
Be a man
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon"
Mulan
* Inspired by the Weird History video "Fascinating Facts About China's Terracotta Army"
† Ayako Fujitani, who I share a birthdate with, has Fuji in her name! (literally)
@PaulGriffin-pc8nb
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Romans with out a doubt
@zahoranator22
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Mongols were brutal, but genghis khan also did a lot of good for society. 1 Religious freedom, they didn’t care what you worshiped if you paid your taxes. 2. Spilling blood was sacrilegious, the sight of blood disgusted them, especially mixing their blood with others. 3. They thought of citizens as something to be herded like livestock and offered them a voluntary surrender most of the time
@calemlinke773
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
The Vikings being like a force of nature was more of a fun fact, as long as you were not in their way, but those berserker warriors are something else. When they prepare for war, they start to get riled up like a band of wild wolves? More like dragons in some cases, in these modern ages. If you find someone to tell us something about warriors that fought like dragons let us know, perhaps in detail…
There's something like that in the scriptures, but I doubt that they'll let you talk about it on YouTube…
@williamwallace3057
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
while tongue in cheek, the dialogue is on point.
@FatimaNicole-v8o
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
What would be the reason most warriors would have to walk into battle and what would be the outcome of walking away from a battle; how would it affect the team if not the individual?
@wayascotokee311
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
You forgot RAMBO again….
@timbocf76
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Damnit Tom! I was taking a drink when you compared naked Gauls to Red Sox fans!
@DEATH14269
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
The goths arent to be fucked with believe me its scary but gothic culture is sophisticated it wasn't barbaric they were just intimidating and pissed off the enemy bc of their own superiority.
@DEATH14269
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Goth name actually came from the gauls lmao
@JoeLouis32
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
0:37 – The Mongols
1:48 – The Assyrians
2:52 – The Huns
3:48 – The Vikings
5:10 – The Aztecs
6:03 – The Naked Gauls
6:52 – The Goths
7:49 – The Apache
8:50 – The Comanche
9:43 – The Scythians
10:53 – The Persian Immortals
@wazirakbarkhan.wardag..
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
That iranic gene do be strong 😅
@BangC137
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Not what i was expecting, misleading title
@dinacarr2734
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Waaariors. Come out and plaaay. Those guys scared the junk outta me.
@Hinata0928
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Eumenes of Cardia, one of Alexander the Great's historians was a Scythian Greek.
@kyleeconrad
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Incorrect. Your parents thought it was a good idea to coddle you and give all of you participation trophies instead of to only the winners therefore you never had to face real decision making or disappointment all while being constantly told that you are the single most special person on the planet (basically keeping you an infant). Throw in the rise of the internet and social media amplifying your "hey look at me, I'm the most special one .." mentality and voila — gen Z. It's not really your fault tho– it's a definite in-between a rock and a hard place situation.
@anotherjewishsharpnicholas9425
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
But Black Panther told me the Aztecs were peaceful.
@NC_OutlawMXR450
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
You need to make a video about Alexander Stewart the wolf of Badenoch
@joemielcarek589
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Eh this wasn’t really that good
@J.A.Smith2397
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Great lineup
@MrEvilshaggy
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
I'm a History major from Mexico and I'm always disappointed by these types of channels because they keep using the term "Aztec". The term started being used in the 19th century to distance "modern" Mexico from our prehispanic rootes in order to present the country as a industrialized and "civilized" nation.
However, this group of peoples called themselves "Mexicas" (so did the Spanish conquistadors by the way) in their own 16th century writings. Please stop using antiquated and incorrect terms to refer to to this civilization.
@Imakebootysclap
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Mongols and Vikings and thats mainly because of the horse and bow for the Mongols and boats for the Vikings. Kinda like modern Navy seals they had the edge on everyone else of their time, best tools and tactics
@relaxinandchillaxin
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
so THIS is what stephen colbert would be doing if the daily show never existed!!!!
@gingerbreadman1969
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
The Spartans, who you didn't even list, or how about the Zulu's?
@yaqubleis6311
March 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
The Immortals one of the most fearsome and legendary group of warriors the world has ever seen founded by Cyrus the Great the best military commander in history they were an army of 10,000 heavy infantry, who were both the Imperial Guard and the standing army during the expansion of the Persian Empire and the Greco-Persian Wars. They were the elite force of the first Persian Empire. Being chosen to become an Immortal was a great honor. Herodotus gave the name “Immortals” to them, and we owe most of the historical knowledge we have about these elite warriors to his writings.
The name Immortal was given to them because when a member of the 10,000-strong force was killed or wounded, someone else immediately replaced him. Thus from an outsider’s perspective, it would appear that each member of the infantry was ‘immortal’, and their replacement may have represented a resurrection of sorts.
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