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.

The Archer
Also known as: Bowman (mostly in the game's files)
General Info
Introduced in Beta 2.0
Health: 100
Armor: 80
Speed: 210
Damage required for special: 165

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

Arsenal

Weapons

Shortsword		Crossbow		Longbow
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.		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.		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, and will slow you down slightly while charging.
Damage	56 (charged), 42 (not charged)	Damage (unaimed)	73 (far), 45 (close)	Damage (far)	80
Forward/Side Interval	15	Damage (aimed)	97 (far), 60 (close)	Damage (close)	47 (charged), 15 (not charged)
String	10	Headshot Damage (unaimed)	110 (far), 70 (close)	'
Forward Interval	16	Headshot Damage (aimed)	145 (far), 90 (close)	'
Special attack: Triple Shot
It only works with the player holding the the Longbow
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. Each arrow deals 120 damage, but only one of the arrows can hit a specific enemy, therefore it's suggested to use the special against crowded players.

Achievements

Achievements

"Archer"

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

"I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!"

	"Amass 100,000 points of damage against your enemies using the shortsword."	the Greasy Bandit

"Robin Hood"

	"Kill an enemy with the crossbow or longbow from 100ft."	the Precise

"Phluck You!"

	"Kill 75 Sharpshooters using your longbow."	the Technophobe

"Butterknifed!"

	"Kill 25 enemies using the short sword."

"Clay Pigeon"

	"Kill 20 enemies while they are in mid-air using either your longbow or crossbow."	the Bane of Pigeons

"Cornish Game Hen"

	"Hunt down 15 enemy parrots with the longbow."	the Parrot Connoisseur

"Spamalot"

	"Land 15 consecutive arrows."	the Determined

"Legolas"

	"Kill 3 enemies with the Longbow within 10 seconds."	the Instinctive Nocker

"It's Like Weakness Water Three!"

	"Kill 2 enemies with a single longbow special."

"War, War Never Changes"

	"Dominate an enemy Sharpshooter."	the Vault Dweller

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.

Gallery

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  Concept art from the Archer made by Hengishammer from the PVKII Developer team

See Also

Knights

Archer Strategy

How to get Archer achievements

Classes

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