Heavy Knight

Like a medieval version of a tank, this warrior of God is capable of withstanding a tremendous amount of damage while dishing just as much.

The Heavy Knight
Also known as: Buckethead
General Info
Introduced in Beta 1.0
Health: 130
Armor: 215
Speed: 190
Damage required for special: 260

Overview

The Masters of Melee. As the name implies, these Knights are Heavy and that guarantees they won't be easy to kill in a melee fight. Although Heavy Knights are the slowest warriors in the game, they can withstand the most damage because of their finely-crafted armor and above-average health.

With their long Two-Handed Sword, they can cause the most immense amounts of damage. While they dominate in melee, Heavy Knights possess no ranged weapons, but can those ranged weapons pierce their almighty shields? We think not.

Voiced by: Bryn 'TheForgotton' Schurman

Arsenal

Weapons

Greatsword		Arming Sword & Heater Shield
Heavy Knight's main weapon, and the strongest one around. It's very long, so those itty-bitty enemies will have a hard time getting past it. It has some drawbacks though, such as its slow swing and charge speeds.		Not often used for fighting due to the low damage and range; it swings and charges at a respectable speed. You can bash and counter attack, which can be effective if you practice, but the main purpose of this weapon is to block kegs and ranged weapons. If you are dying, you can always take your shield out and hope help arrives, or bash people with it for fun.
Damage	109 (charged), 77 (not charged)	Damage	54 (charged), 42 (not charged)
Size	Large	Shield Bash Damage	20 (charged), 10 (not charged)
Charge Speed	Strong	Charge Speed	Medium
Swing Speed	Very Slow	Swing Speed	Medium
Range	72	Range	60 (sword), 45 (shield)
Special attack: Holy Hurricane
This special only activates when the player is holding the Greatsword
When your special meter is full, press the special button to spin 360°. Watch out though, anyone not caught in the spin will clobber you while you're winding down.

Achievements

Achievements

"Heavy Knight"

	"Play a full round lasting at least five minutes as a Heavy Knight."

"Crusader"

	"Amass 1,000,000 points of damage against your enemies using the two-handed sword."	the Omnipotent

"Pinned Down"

	"Block 10,000 ranged damage with your shield."	the Wicker Man

"Blitzkrieg"

	"Gain 250 assists in which the killer is an Archer."	the Fräulein Escort

"Pris De Fer"

	"Kill 100 enemies using your two-handed sword's parry counter-attacks."	the Parry-Whore

"Block N' Poke"

	"As Heavy Knight, Kill 25 enemies using the sword and shield."

"Coup De Grâce"

	"Kill 4 enemies affected by a single Man-at-Arms special."	the Opportunist

"Get To The Choppa"

	"Kill 3 enemies with a single twirling two-handed sword special."	the Ballerina

"Mad Jack Churchill"

	"Kill 3 sharpshooters in a single life with your two-handed sword."	the Mad

"Only Got One Stone"

	"Kill 2 enemies with a single swing of the two-handed sword."	the Resourceful

Trivia

• The class is loosely based on the Black Knight (a character from the British comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail) performed by John Cleese.
  • A known aspect of the Black Knight in Holy Grail is the fact that the character doesn't give up on a fight, even with all his limbs dismembered. On the Beta 4.0 update, over 11 years since the mod's original release, the Heavy Knight can finally be dismembered, although the class dies when a limb is cut off.

• A flail was planned to be part of Heavy Knight's arsenal, like his PVK1 counterpart, but the weapon was scrapped during development of the original release and it was replaced by a crossbow. The crossbow was later removed from the Heavy Knight's arsenal by the time the Archer was introduced in PVKII, in the Beta 2.0 update.

• The mod's Steam store page's banner uses Heavy Knight's old profile picture from the wiki instead of the newer one.

• Heavy Knight has affectionately named his sword 'Beatrice'.

Gallery

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  Concept art from the Heavy Knight made by Hengishammer from the PVKII Developer team

See Also

Knights

Heavy Knight Strategy

How to get Heavy Knight achievements

Classes

Pirates		Vikings		Knights
Skirmisher	Captain	Berserker	Gestir	Assassin	Man-at-Arms
Sharpshooter	Buccaneer	Bondi	Huscarl	Archer	Heavy Knight