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Basic Information

Location			Drop	Weaknesses	Race
Central Yharnam	150	48	Blood Vial x2 [32%]		Neutral
Cathedral Ward	194	193	Blood Vial x2 [32%]
Healing Church Workshop	271	142	Blood Vial x2 [32%]
Forbidden Woods	381	695	Blood Vial x2 [32%], Pungent Blood Cocktail x1 [0.5%]
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	518	485	Blood Vial x2 [16%]
Hunter's Nightmare	760	338	Blood Vial x2 [32%]

Description These denizens of Yharnam started off hunting beasts, but eventually the plague took most of their humanity as well. The fever-like urge to hunt remains, but they themselves have already been infested with the scourge of the beast. Unaware of this fact, they continue to search for prey to hunt and kill. Perhaps through their murky eyes, humans are seen as the true beasts. (Pre-release official description) Overview A basic enemy encountered throughout Yharnam and the surrounding areas. Huntsmen patrolling the streets of Central Yharnam will travel set routes which you can use to either avoid or ambush them; they also sometimes guard fixed positions. These foes are weak on their own, but almost never appear alone - the greatest danger they present is their ability to swarm you in large numbers if you're not careful. Their close-range torch attacks are especially deadly, because they leave almost no time to react and can hit you several times in a row; on the other hand, their weapon attacks have longer reach, but are much slower and more predictable. There are a wide variety of Huntsmen, but they all share some basic traits and can be killed with a few hits from your weapon. The trick to eliminating risk is to separate them and fight them one at a time, using pebbles if necessary. Some, such as the Torch & Shield variant, are more defensive and require a slightly different approach, but most, when fought alone are best tackled by cutting them down before they can attack. The ones that use longer combos, such as the Sickle and Cleaver variants, tend to give you easy chances for landing charged R2 attacks from behind while they recover from their attack string. The Cutlass and Pitchfork variants are the most dangerous, and should be considered the highest threat among a group of them, due to their ability to strike from the back of the group and still reach you. Strategy Their thrust attack has a long windup and is easy to identify; simply strafe to either side or quickstep forward to position yourself behind them for a charged R2. Interrupting this attack is also relatively easy because of the heavily telegraphed animation, so if there are no other enemies around, it can be a very effective means of taking them out. To avoid their horizontal slashes, quickstep forward through the swing or backward and out of its reach. After baiting any of their attacks, simply perform a quick R1 chain to finish the job. Variants Basic variant found throughout Yharnam. Variant with White Clothes found in Forbidden Woods. Blood variant summoned by Bell Ringer in Yahar'gul. Old Hunter variant found in Hunter's Nightmare. Notes

Pungent Blood Cocktails don't attract this enemy, making the item ineffective. Shaman Bone Blades affect this enemy, making it hostile to other enemies. Cutlass has good range and does a lot of damage.

Attack Patterns

All Attacks	Interrupt	Notes
Cutlass Swing	Yes	Slow single attack. Quickstep in any direction; dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Cutlass Thrust	Yes	Single thrust attack. Quickstep in any direction; dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Two Handed Heavy Swing	Yes	Slow heavy diagonal attack with long windup. Easy to punish, quickstep in any direction; dodge forward through it to get behind them.
One Handed Heavy Swing	Yes	Slow heavy side thrust attack with long windup and forward momentum. Quickstep in any direction; dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Two Hand Thrust	Yes	Slow single attack with small forward momentum. Quickstep in any direction; dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Thrust Combo	Yes	2 consecutive cutlass attacks with forward momentum. Quickstep in any direction (don't backstep); dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Cutlass Sweep	Yes	2 attacks combo with slow stationary sweep attacks going from right to left. Dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Cutlass Sweep Combo	Yes	3 attacks combo with slow stationary sweep attacks going from right to left, ending with heavy horizontal swing attack with small forward momentum. Quickstep in any direction (don't backstep); dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Cutlass Fury Combo	Yes	4 attacks combo with fast stationary sweep attacks going from right to left, ending with heavy swing attack with forward momentum and long ending animation. Easy to punish, quickstep in any direction (don't backstep); dodge forward through it to get behind them.

Defenses

Location
Central Yharnam	72	72	72	72	67	65	75	120	180	-	-
Cathedral Ward	79	79	79	79	67	65	75	120	180	-	-
Healing Church Workshop	79	79	79	79	67	65	75	120	180	-	-
Forbidden Woods	88	88	88	88	67	65	75	120	180	-	-
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	95	95	95	95	67	65	75	120	180	-	-
Hunter's Nightmare	99	99	99	99	92	89	103	120	180	-	-

New Game Cycles

	New Game		NG+		NG+2		NG+3		NG+4		NG+5		NG+6
Locations
Central Yharnam	150	48	425	742	455	816	468	928	480	1113	489	1484	510	1855
Cathedral Ward	194	193	864	1008	924	1109	950	1260	976	1512	994	2016	1037	2520
Healing Church Workshop	271	142	1145	776	1225	854	1260	970	1294	1164	1317	1552	1374	1940
Forbidden Woods	381	695	1511	3660	1617	4026	1662	4575	1707	5490	1738	7320	1813	9150
Yahar'gul (Blood Moon)	518	485	976	2046	1044	2251	1074	2558	1103	3069	1122	4092	1171	5115
Hunter's Nightmare	760	338	1209	1402	1294	1542	1330	1753	1366	2103	1390	2804	1451	3505

+ "Dialogues" (enemies under option Sound Effects)

Idle This, this stench... smells like you, stranger. Please god, help me. I must live. This curse... this is a damn curse. We all know who's at fault. We know precisely who it is. We're finished. No hope. We're cursed. We're all cursed. By Master Willem… Attacking Die! Cursed beast! You plague-ridden rat! Please, god! Beast! You foul beast! You fiend! You are not wanted here! I'll mess up your brain! Help me! Oh god! Away, away! You're better off dead! Death upon ya! Kill me! Oh god! Disgusting beast! Using torch Burn! Burn, burn! Away, away!

Searching from torch-bearer Foul beast. You can't hide for long! Spotted by torch-bearer Found you! Vile beast! Adona [?] will be the judge! Death to the minister! Death! Kill, kill! Over here! The outsider! Rip the kid apart! You! Yes! Killed This town is cursed... Mother's love... Oh, foul beast... You damn beast... Curse. You are cursed... Death to all cursed beasts... This town's finished...