Archer
The Crème de Cacao (Chocolate Bean?) of the Knight's Arsenal. These guys may not be the burliest of men, but they know how to make killing look good.
Overview
Archers are pretty much the opposite of Heavy Knights, as the Masters of Range.
With two different bows (as if one is not enough) enemies need not be close for you to kill them. Archers are exceptionally weak and usually avoid melee fights, but if they are forced, they have their infamous butter-knife to fall back on.
Voiced by: Joseph "Bingo Bango" Bracken
Stats
Health points: 100
Armor: 80
Speed: 210
Damage required for special: 165
Weaponry
Shortsword
Short, but quick. It's useful when you are forced to cross swords, but there's a reason it's often called the "Butter-knife" and used for humiliating purposes. Its damage is identical to the Skirmisher's cutlass, but it charges slower.
Dmg Charged/N:56/42
Forward/Side Interval: 15
String:10
Crossbow
Very powerful and accurate. Right-click to aim. When aiming, the Crossbow is more accurate and deals more damage, but your walking speed is reduced. Headshots are even more devastating. A successful hit pushes back your enemy and can hurt them even if they have a shield. You have to reload after every shot, which will leave you unprotected for three seconds.
Dmg unaimed, far/close: 70/45
Dmg aimed, far/close: 100/60
Dmg unaimed headshot, far/close: 110/70
Dmg aimed headshot, far/close: 145/90
Longbow
Quick, powerful and deadly in skilled hands. Be aware of the arc and time it takes arrows to travel. It cannot be charged while in mid-air.
When your special meter is filled, press the special button to fire three flaming arrows at once to pierce right through enemies and their shields.
Dmg: far/close/close+uncharged 80-47-15
Special: each arrow deals 120 dmg, but only one of the arrows can hit a specific enemy.
Achievements
| Achievements |
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| "Archer" |
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"Play a full round lasting at least five minutes as a Archer" |
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| "Legolas" |
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"Kill 3 enemies with the Longbow within 10 seconds" | The Instinctive Nocker |
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| "Robin Hood" |
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"Kill an enemy with the crossbow or longbow from 100ft" | The Precise |
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| "Cornish Game Hen" |
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"Hunt down 15 enemy parrots with the longbow" | The Parrot Connoisseur |
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| "It's Like Weakness Water Three!" |
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"Kill 2 enemies with a single longbow special" |
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| "Butterknifed!" |
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"Kill 25 enemies using the short sword" |
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| "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!" |
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"Amass 100,000 points of damage against your enemies using the short sword" | The Greasy Bandit |
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| "Clay Pigeon" |
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"Kill 20 enemies while they are in mid-air using either your longbow or crossbow" | The Bane of Pigeons |
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Trivia
- It's possible to kill an Archer with full health by using only the keg or the Captain's special, and possibly the Sharpshooter's special. By targeting his feet with an explosive, the Archer is thrown up in the air, and the fall damage finishing off the remaining health.
- The Archer and Sharpshooter are the only characters to not draw their primary weapon (the short-sword and dagger, respectively) on respawn. Instead he draws the longbow, which holds the third weapon slot.
- The taunt "Thanks for standing still, you bastard" is a reference to the Sniper from Valve's video game Team Fortress 2;