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Basic Information

Location			Drop	Weaknesses	Race
Forbidden Woods	301	556	Blood Vial x1 [21%], Oil Urn x1 [5%]		Neutral

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 These Huntsmen are capable of throwing their Oil Urns a considerable distance, so the first thing that may alert you to one being in the area is getting hit, especially in the darker areas of the woods. If you do get coated in oil, make sure to stay away from any other enemies nearby that have fire-based attacks until it wears off. Once you've located the Huntsman throwing them, lure other enemies back out of its throwing range and fight them in a safer spot. Oil Urn Huntsmen represent no real threat without their allies, so once you've eliminated any others that are capable of inflicting fire damage (such as those carrying torches or Molotovs) you can pick them off at your leisure with melee attacks. 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. Don't get hit or you will be covered in oil.

Attack Patterns

All Attacks	Interrupt	Notes
Oil Urn Throw	No	Slow throw with very little tracking but splash effect, ~3 seconds between each throw. Quickstep in any direction; dodge forward through it to close the distance.
Kick	Yes	Slow right leg kick with forward momentum. Move to his left or quickstep in any direction; dodge forward through it to get behind them.
Punch	Yes	Slow left hand punch with very small hitbox, if you stand close it will straight up miss. Quickstep in any direction; dodge forward through it to get behind them.

Unique Status Ailment

Icon	Ailment	Effect	Cure	Notes
	Oil	Increase Fire DMG [~x2] you take, status lasts for 30 sec	Time	When hit with Oil Urn by the enemy, this status shows up instantaneously and last for 30 seconds, each hit resets this timer. Every fire based hit depletes it. Also changing clothes doesn't affect this status.

Defenses

Location
Forbidden Woods	86	86	86	86	67	65	75	120	180	-	-

New Game Cycles

	New Game		NG+		NG+2		NG+3		NG+4		NG+5		NG+6
Locations
Forbidden Woods	301	556	1196	2928	1280	3221	1316	3660	1351	4392	1375	5856	1435	7320

+ "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...