Huscarl

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

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!

Overview

Huscarl is a sane pizza boy (compared to the Berserker). Huscarls have good health and armor, but they are a little slow. They are the semi-heavy force of this game and they can deal good amounts of damage. These guys are specialised to axes, so they have throwing axes too, which are a pretty good way to deal some extra damage without getting up close. These Viking troops are prepared for everything and they dont really have any serious drawbacks. Valhalla! They are sometimes referred to as "Pizza Lads".

Voiced by: Stig "DragonNOR" Sydtangen

Stats

Health points: 130

Armor: 160

Speed: 200

Damage required for special: 200

Weaponry

The Two-Handed Axe

Two-Handed Axe

This one has a little more glamour than the berserkers axe, but it does not mean it is not powerful. It swings moderately fast too, but like all big weapons charging takes some time. Huscarls main weapon.

Dmg Charged/N:81/64

Forward Interval: 21

String:13

The Sword & Shield combo

Sword and Shield

The Shield is for good protection, and sword is for fast slicing, damage is not great but it charges pretty fast.The Shields main purpose is to protect the huscarl for ranged weapons and kegs. But you can always bash with it to do a counter attack if thats what you favor. When your special meter is filled press the special button to do fast forward charge with the shield.Bash kills are nicknamed "pizzas".

Shield Bash Dmg Charged/N: 10/5

Dmg Charged/N: 45/30

Special dmg: 30x5

The Trowing Axes

Throwing Axes

Huscarl's ranged weapons. Along with damage, charging also increases the range of the throw distance and the axes are able to richochet of of surfases if thrown at the right angle. The huscarl can carry 6 of these with him. They are pretty accurate too.

Dmg Charged/N:60/25

Achievements

Achievements

"Huscarl"

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

"Kills First, Aim Second"

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

"Axed By The Arc"

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

"Do The Hot Sauce"

	"Kill 2 enemies with a single shield dash special"

"Well Rounded"

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

"I'll Be Blunt"

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

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 disturbing 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 the looks can be deceiving by comparing both characters' faces, where the Berserker has a more wrinkly visage. Some people suggest that they have roughly the same age, which seems to be the more plausible theory;

See Also

Vikings

Tactics

How to get Huscarl Achievements