Garthanos
Arcadian Knight
Oh, yeah. Samurai and Knights have very much in common. Slightly different equipment and techniques, but not even THAT much different there either. The Japanese didn't quite develop the extremes of plate armor, but then again most of the really 'full plate' stuff was for dress or tournament use anyway. Knights pretty much eschewed archery as a battlefield thing, and Samurai weren't so much into the idea of charging en-mass into close combat, but the basic core concept is the same.
Get your squire to swing that crossbow for you because its beneath you and the bow only for hutning
yes... where as there def where samurai who embraced the art of the bow even in battle.
I think both were notable chargers though, with an improved knockdown assault on their profiles and the like