Huscarl

A moderately armored viking with ranged capabilities and a shield to guard against the attacks of all opponents. The Huscarl may not be as crazy as the Berserker, but maybe that's a good thing. What lunatic goes into combat shirtless anyway!

The Huscarl
Also known as: Axe Viking
General Info
Introduced in Beta 2.0
Health: 130
Armor: 170
Speed: 200
Damage required for special: 210

Overview

The Huscarl is considered sane by the Vikings, which is not surprising when he's compared to the Berserker. Huscarls have a hardy constitution and tough armor, but are a little slow. They are a semi-heavy force that can take and deal considerable amounts of damage.

Specially trained in the art of axe-combat, they wield a heavy battleaxe for fighting, and a set of smaller axes for throwing. With their nigh-impenetrable shield, these Viking troops are prepared for anything and lack any serious drawbacks. Valhalla!

Voiced by: Stig "DragonNOR" Sydtangen

Arsenal

Weapons

Huscarl's Axe		Sword & Shield		Throwing Axes
More glamorous than the Berserker's crude hunk of stone, it matches it in power, but is surpassed in speed. Much like the Huscarl and Berserker themselves.		The Shield offers good protection, and the sword slices faster than the axe. The damage is unimpressive, but it charges quickly. The Shield's main purpose is to protect the Huscarl and his teammates from ranged weapons and kegs. But you can always bash with it if that's what you favor.		Huscarl's ranged weapons. Deadly accurate, as well as just deadly. Charging increases the damage and range of the throw, and the axes are able to ricochet off of hard surfaces if thrown at the right angle. The Huscarl can carry 6 of these with him.
Damage	94 (charged), 69 (not charged)	Damage	47 (charged), 35 (not charged)	Damage	60 (charged), 25 (not charged)
Size	Large	Shield Bash Damage	20 (charged), 10 (not charged)	Ammo Count	4 (starting), 6 (max)
Charge Speed	Strong	Charge Speed	Medium	Charge Speed	Medium
Swing Speed	Slow	Swing Speed	Fast	N/A
Range	63	Range	60 (sword), 45 (shield bash)	N/A
Special attack: Shield Dash and Smash
This special only activates when the player is holding the Sword and Shield
When your special meter is filled press the special button to quickly charge forward with the Shield, heavily damaging in your path and pulling them into your shield. Once your charge is finished, anyone caught in it will be thrown forwards, taking extra damage if they hit a wall or another player!

Achievements

Achievements

"Huscarl"

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

"Woodsman"

	"Amass 100,000 points of damage against your enemies using throwing axes."	the Lumberjack

"Axes Of Evil"

	"Kill 100 enemies using your thrown axes."	the Belligerent

"House Of Wolves"

	"Assist 100 kills with throwing axes."	the Elite

"Axed By The Arc"

	"Kill an enemy with a throwing axe from 60ft."	the Perceptive

"Well Rounded"

	"As a Huscarl, kill with each of your weapons in a single life."	the Jack of All Trades

"Do The Hot Sauce"

	"Kill 2 enemies with a single shield dash special."

"Equal Opportunity Eviscerator"

	"Kill a Pirate and a Knight with a single axe swing."	the Democrat

"I'll Be Blunt"

	"Kill an enemy using the blunt end of the Huscarl's axe"	the Blunt

"Kills First, Aim Second"

	"Used your shield dash special to fall to your death."

"Belle Of The Ball"

	"Don't drop the soap."	the Pretty Princess

Trivia

• The Huscarl was used as the "mascot" of Odin's Pizza Place, a joke/slang first used by the PVKII community but popularized by the Garry's Mod community by the time Pirates, Vikings and Knights II was released on Steam, on February 2010. Many Gmod videos starring the Huscarl (with the old Vikings voice clips) demonstrate a morbid obsession of the title character with pizza.[1]

• There's a bit of a debate about whether or not the Huscarl is older than the Berserker and vice-versa in terms of character. Huscarl's short height and grizzly hair suggests that he's the older one, however, by comparing both characters' faces, the Berserker has a more wrinkly visage. Some people suggest that they have roughly the same age, which seems to be the most plausible theory.

• An unused cloak/fur coat model tailored for the Huscarl exists within the mod's folders, in an unfinished state, suggesting that it was dropped out during Huscarl's development for being hard to implement in the player model. It was, however, used in Ferhod's SFM video No Time to Waste, even though Ferhod at the time wasn't aware that Huscarl never used the cloak model in-game.

• Huscarl is one of two characters that can't be bisected, the other being Heavy Knight.

Gallery

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  Concept art of the Huscarl made by Hengishammer from the PVKII Developer team

See Also

Vikings

Huscarl Strategy

How to get Huscarl Achievements

Classes

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