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Template:Enemy Vampire Hunter Pikemen were a were a Human 'vampire hunter' enemy class affiliated with Moebius's mercenary army. The Pikemen were armed with Halberds and were encountered in the Pre-Blood Omen era at the beginning of Soul Reaver 2.

Role

Vampire Hunter Pikemen were troops of Moebius's Vampire Hunter faction, encountered by Raziel in the Pre-Blood Omen era of Soul Reaver 2. They wore dark, tight-fitting cloth and metal armor with a grey hood; wielding Halberds as weapons. Pikemen would often be confronted along with other Vampire hunter allies.

Vampire Hunter Pikemen were the mid-range fighters of the Vampire Hunter faction; competent in close-quarters combat, but with a greater range than their swordsmen allies. The Pikemen, using their halberds in a series of sweeping and arcing strikes. Pikemen were faster and had a longer range but lacked the power of their Swordsmen allies.[1]

Raziel first encountered Vampire Hunter Pikemen in the Sarafan Stronghold shortly after he emerged from its Time-streaming chamber in the Pre-Blood Omen era and they would frequently be encountered throughout that era. They were later seen nearby the Shrine and Pillars area in the Swamp.

Notes

  • Vampire Hunter Pikemen are referred to as "vhba" in game files.
  • Despite the gender implied by their name, Vampire hunter pikemen are clearly female.
  • Vampire Hunter Pikemen are comparable to the mid-range fighters of the other 'hunter' factions in Soul Reaver 2, (the Demon hunter axemen of the Demon hunters in the Post-Blood Omen era and the Sarafan warrior pikemen of the Sarafan in Nosgoth's early history) though they were notably the weakest of these variants.[1]

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See also

  • Moebius's mercenary army

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bestiary: GameFAQs. Soul Reaver 2 FAQ/Walkthrough/Soul Reaver 2|Online (by Celtic Wolf).

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