History Characters / HuntShowdown

* SilverBullet: Seemingly averted. While definitely supernatural, the monsters they hunt are susceptible to damage by conventional means, so Hunters don’t pack abnormal types of ammunition. Well, abnormal types of ammunition against monsters, that is. Incendiary and poison bullets to kill fellow Hunters are fair game.

* DeathIsCheap: ZigZagged. On one hand, permadeath is in full effect in this game and any Hunter you lose will stay dead for good, taking all of their gears and perks with them. On the other, as long as a Hunter has friends or the Necromancer perk, they can get back up again even if they've just been shot in the head with an elephant gun. The only way to kill a Hunter with the means to resurrect themselves is to either burn them to a crisp or wait for them to come back and kill them again until they run out of lives (which can be as many as 5).

* SilverBullet: Seemingly averted. While definitely supernatural, the monsters they hunt are susceptible to damage by conventional means, so Hunters don’t pack abnormal types of ammunition.

* DeathIsCheap: ZigZagged. On one hand, permadeath is in full effect in this game and any Hunter you lose will stay dead for good, taking all of their gears and perks with them. On the other, as long as a Hunter has friends or the Necromancer perk, they can get back up again even if they've just been shot in the head with an elephant gun. The only way to kill a Hunter with the means to resurrect themselves is to either burn them to a crisp or wait for them to come back and kill them again until they run out of health chunks.

* DeathIsCheap: ZigZagged. On one hand, permadeath is in full effect in this game and any Hunter you lose stay dead for good, taking all their gears and skills with them. On the other, as long as a Hunter has friends or the Necromancer perk, they can get back up again even if they were just shot by an elephant gun. The only way to kill them for good when they have the means to resurrect themselves is to either burn them to a crisp or wait for them to use another health chunk to come back and kill them again until they run out.

* DeathIsCheap: ZigZagged. On one hand, permadeath is in full effect in this game and any Hunter you lose stay dead for good, taking all their gears and skills with them. On the other, as long as a Hunter has friends or the Necromancer perk, they can get back up again even if they were just shot an elephant gun.

* ItCanThink: While it is unknown how intelligent and aware the other monsters are, the Assassin is clearly sapient. In-game it uses cunning and deception to fight Hunters, and according to the lore, can transform into a human form and behave like a normal human being. His journal entries also reveal that he was fully capable of blending into human society and even befriending Harold Black.
* PetTheDog: It's implied that the Assassin spared Harold Black, his former friend, as he casually killed Black's entire team but only hit the man himself with a non-lethal clone (which deals only a small amount of damage in-game). He also showed great concern for Harold's health back when they were still friends, frequently taking him on trips to the woods to improve his condition.
* ShapeShifter: The Assassin frequently shifts between a humanoid figure and a swarm of insects during combat. In the lore, it's also capable of shapeshifting to a human.

* FireKeepsItDead: All Hunters have powerful regenerative capabilities that let them heal from pretty much anything. Anything, except fires, that is. It's for this reason that a smart Hunter burns the corpse of any rival Hunter they see, as it's the only way to either make sure their foe stays dead or force them to resurrect themselves early and forfeit the element of surprise to prevent further damage.

* FireKeepsItDead: All Hunters have powerful regenerative capabilities that let them heal from pretty much anything. Anything, except fires. It's for this reason that a smart Hunter burns the corpse of any rival Hunter they see, as it's the only way to either make sure their foe stays dead or force them to resurrect themselves early and forfeit the element of surprise to prevent further damage.

* FireKeepsItDead: All Hunters have powerful regeneration that let them heal from pretty much anything. Anything, except fires. It's for this reason that a smart Hunter burns the corpse of any rival Hunter they see, as it's the only way to either make sure their foe stays dead or force them to resurrect themselves early and forfeit the element of surprise to prevent further damage.

* BurnTheUndead: PlayedWith in that the Hunters themselves are not undead, but they work on the same principle of being able to heal from anything except fires. It's for this reason that a smart Hunter burns the corpse of any rival Hunter they see, as it's the only way to either make sure their enemy stays dead or force them to resurrect themselves early to avoid further damage.

* BurnTheUndead: PlayedWith in that the Hunters themselves are not undead, but they work on the same principle of being able to heal from anything except fires. It's for this reason that a smart Hunter burns the corpse of any rival Hunter they see, as it's the only way to either make sure their enemy stays dead or force them or their allies to resurrect them early to avoid further permanent damage.

** The ''Devil's Moon'' event reveals that some hunters are capable of incredible feats of regeneration, [[BackFromTheDead getting back up from bullet and explosion wounds]] over and over again until they get too damaged or burned to a crisp. The description of the Necrosis skin for the hive bomb explicitly states that Hunters are capable of [[HealingFactor "cellular rejuvenation"]].

** The ''Devil's Moon'' event reveals that some hunters are capable of incredible feats of regeneration, [[BackFromTheDeath getting back up from bullet and explosion wounds]] over and over again until they get too damaged or burned to a crisp. The description of the Necrosis skin for the hive bomb explicitly states that Hunters are capable of [[HealingFactor "cellular rejuvenation"]].

** The ''Devil's Moon'' event reveals that some hunters are capable of incredible feats of regeneration, getting up from bullet and explosion wounds over and over again until they get too damaged or burned to a crisp. The description of the Necrosis skin for the hive bomb explicitly states that Hunters are capable of "cellular rejuvenation".

* BadassNormal: At first glance. All Hunters definitely use conventional means such as guns, knives, and other weapons to combat the horrors of the bayou, and they do not seem to be more or less durable than normal humans, it goes without saying they are badass. However, each Hunter seems to be able to use several supernatural abilities. Namely, they can use Darksight to find clues and track down the boss monsters, and they can then banish those monsters to Hell once they've killed them. In addition to this, they seem to be able to ignite explosives by snapping their fingers next to the wick, perhaps suggesting a small form of pyrokenesis. Since every Hunter is capable of this, it is possible that the American Hunter Association teaches these abilities to their Hunters.
** The ''Devil's Moon'' event reveals that some hunters are capable of incredible feats of regeneration, getting up from bullet and explosion wounds over and over again until they get too damaged or burned to a crisp.

* PetTheDog: It's implied that the Assassin spared Harold Black, his former friend, as it casually killed Black's entire team but only hit the man himself with a non-lethal clone (which deals only a small amount of damage in-game). He also showed great concern for Harold's health back when they were still friends, frequently taking him on trips to the woods to improve his condition.

* PetTheDog: It's implied that the Assassin spared Harold Black, his former friend, as it casually killed Black's entire team but only hit the man himself with a non-lethal clone (which deals only a small amount of damage in-game).

* ItCanThink: While it is unknown how intelligent and aware the other monsters are, the Assassin is clearly sapient. In-game it uses cunning and deception to fight Hunters, and according to the lore, can transform into a human form and behave like a normal human being. His journal entries also reveal that he was fully capable of blending into human society and even befriending Harold Black, whom he had many heated scholarly debates with.

* ItCanThink: While it is unknown how intelligent and aware the other monsters are, the Assassin is clearly sapient. In-game it uses cunning and deception to fight Hunters, and according to the lore, can transform into a human form and behave like a normal human being. His journal entries also reveal that he was fully capable of blending into human society and even befriending another person, with whom he held many heated scholarly debates.

* ItCanThink: While it is unknown how intelligent and aware the other monsters are, the Assassin is clearly sapient. In-game it uses cunning and deception to fight Hunters, and according to the lore, can transform into a human form and behave like a normal human being. His journal entries reveal that he was fully capable of blending into human society and even befriending another human, with whom he had many scholarly debates with.

* ItCanThink: While it is unknown how intelligent and aware the other monsters are, the Assassin is clearly sapient. In-game it uses cunning and deception to fight Hunters, and according to the lore, can transform into a human form and behave like a normal human being. His journal entries reveal that he was fully capable of passing himself off as human and befriending a future hunter, even holding scholarly debates with the latter.

* PetTheDog: It's implied that the Assassin spared Harold Black, his former friend, as it casually killed Black's entire team but only hit the man himself with a nonlethal clone attack (which deals only a small amount of damage in-game).

* ShapeShifter: The Assassin frequently shifts between a humanoid figure and a swarm of insects during combat.

* ItCanThink: While it is unknown how intelligent and aware the other monsters are, the Assassin is clearly much smarter. In-game it uses cunning and deception to fight Hunters, and according to the lore, can transform into a human form and behave like a normal human being. One even formed a friendship with Harold Black before he became a Hunter.