Between the knights and samurai, I think that the samurai were greater heroes. They had better, more comfortable armour, they had a code that they followed that was important to them, and they made great sacrifices to keep that code and their honour. The samurai’s armour was light and easy to move in. It was made of iron, lacquer, cloth, gold-covered bronze, and leather. This would have been better than the knight’s armour because their armour was very heavy and uncomfortable since they were made of chain mail or plates of metal. Samurai also had 2 different swords: the katana (longer) and the wakizashi (shorter). Armed with these swords, samurai were ready to fight whenever they needed to. The samurai code called “Bushido” or ” Way of the Warrior” was very important to follow. This code required the samurai to give allegiance to his/her lord and fellow samurai. However, this code did not require that they protect the weak, whereas the knight’s code (the Chivalry) did. This may suggest that the samurai weren’t great heroes if they didn’t protect the weak, but even though the knight’s code required the weak to be protected, the knights didn’t always necessarily follow that rule all the time, on the other hand, the samurai always obeyed the Code of Bushido. The samurai went to great lengths to keep  the rules of the Bushido and their honour. They would even make great sacrifices, including killing themselves, to keep these conventions. These are the reasons why I think the samurai are greater heroes than knights.