Ancient Warrior Taketh Down Yonder Drone by Spear

Medieval reenactors are very serious about their craft. To embody the noble spirit of the Dark Ages is to never break character under any circumstance. Ask a knight where the bathroom is, and they'll point you in the direction of the nearest public garderobe. Try to snap a photo of the gentry with your smartphone, and they'll confusedly inquire about the alchemic properties of your curious talisman.

So when a lowly peasant tried to film a battle reenactment with their drone in Lipetsk, central Russia, one heroic crusader heard his call of duty, and impaled the wretched flying machine with a spear.

Ouch.

Considering the visible parking lot and portable toilets in the background, this is a pretty mediocre medieval fair we're dealing with here. Sure, drones aren't canon, but neither are rows of Subarus parked behind a phalanx of encroaching invaders. It's not entirely clear which historical event is being replicated (the Russo-Kazan Wars are one candidate), but apparently Russians are quite fond of battle reenactments, so it's understandable that emotions might've been running high.

As YouTube commenter VideosAreDrugs wisely put it: "So? If anything the guy who brought the drone is the asshole drones make a fck ton of noise, plus its a medieval reenactment why the hell would you take a drone there, people take things hella serious in things like this, bet if you took that drone to a world war 2 reenactment sht would get shot down freaking idiot :p "

Indeed, despite the reenactment's not-wholly-authentic setting, the drone was just one step too far. And as the helmeted warrior pushes his way through a flank of militia to deal with the pesky thing once and for all, you can't help but root for him a little.

Hats off to the actor for being an expert in Historical European Martial Arts or something, because his aim was true, and the drone never stood a chance.

It's unclear whether the UAV survived the fly another day.