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Stoveface is one of the 31 Playable Characters in the game Castle Crashers. Their magical attacks are Non-Elemental and their starting weapon is the Gladiator Sword.


Information[]

Background[]

The Stoveface stands in the way of the player on the Full Moon level, where they make their first and only appearance in the game. A large army of them will attack the player as the player attempts to scale the mountain.

Involvement[]

It is assumed that Stovefaces, just like Iceskimos, serve the Frost King. This makes sense as Iceskimos don't attack the Stovefaces, or that they just have a common enemy. However, they may also just scout the Full Moon level for territory reasons.

Description[]

Stovefaces are only seen in Full Moon.

Stovefaces wears full black/dark grayish armor with a six pack somewhat visible and, as their name their name suggests, they have a helmet resembling a normal Knight helmet with 4 possible small rusts or scratchs on their upper laterals; 3 being in the left, and 1 in the right, with a extra stove-like face-helm (in which also resembles a rhombus with 4 horizontal stripes (2 upper stripes serving as eye hole) and other 3 vertical stripes along with other metallic features), and a thinner one in the middle of the helm) connected to spheres protecting their face, with white irises or pupils coming out of the helmet. Their arms and legs also have darker textures than their common armor color, and they have metal shoes with spheres over them (something most enemies/characters have).

In their portrait, their eyes are glowing and are inside the helmet. The pauldrons haves a different shape, and part of their cuirass is shaped as a 2 door stove without the doors, or a ladder. They also lost a scratch on their helmet.

Non-Playable Enemy Stovefaces wield the Gladiator Sword or Butcher Knife; however, Stovefaces will only wield the Butcher Knife in Castle Crashers Remastered. This is seemingly as a way to balance out the fact that the Gladiator Sword can Critical Strike the player(s) for a good chunk of damage or outright kill. Arguably, Stovefaces are the bane of the casual player's existence. Both Playable and Non-Playable Stoveface characters will be equipped with a black shield with a spike appendage protruding out.

Magic[]

Splash Attack

"Arrow Rain"

Element: Non-Elemental

Max Hits: 1 per upgrade level (max 7)

Damage/Hit: Base Magic Damage x 0.5

Use 360 RT360 Y / PS3 R2PS3 Triangle to perform. Arrows rain down from the sky in front of the character in groups of three. Each upgrade adds another set of three arrows, but each set of arrows can only hit the same enemy once per set. Knocks enemies over and can't be blocked. A total of 8 characters (including Stoveface) share the same exact Splash Attack.

Magic Projectile

"Knife"

Element: Non-Elemental

Damage: Base Magic Damage

Use 360 RT360 B / PS3 R2PS3 Circle to perform. A spinning knife used as a Magic Projectile.

Air Projectile

"Knife"

Element: Non-Elemental

Damage: Base Magic Damage

Use 360 A, 360 RT360 Y / PS3 Cross, PS3 R2PS3 Triangle to perform. A spinning knife used as an Air Projectile.

An advanced use of Juggling, named Spellweaving, can use this Air Projectile for flashy techniques.

Elemental Infusion

"Armor Pierce"

Element: Non-Elemental

Damage: Base Magic Damage^2 + Base Melee Damage^2

Use 360 X360 X360 X360 Y / PS3 SquarePS3 SquarePS3 SquarePS3 Triangle to perform. This attack pierces armor, and it deals two times normal damage. That means it deals as much damage to a Barbarian or Thief on Normal Mode as it does to a Stoveface or Brute on Insane Mode.

Magic Jump

"Dust Jump"

Element: Non-Elemental

Damage: Base Magic Damage

Use 360 RT360 A / PS3 R2PS3 Cross to perform. Leaps up with a dust effect with a metal impact-like sound that damages overlapped enemies.

Strategy[]

Overview[]

Stoveface's respective "Arrow Rain" Splash Attack and "Knife" Magic Projectile and Air Projectile make him a member of the fan nicknamed "Arrow Rainers". Bland and common characters that show off nothing special at all. These are considered to be the gold standard for Castle Crashers, as they are painfully below average and are not unique, unlike the characters below them. These are the aforementioned Stoveface, Thief, Peasant, Civilian, and Open-Faced Gray Knight.

Castle Crashers[]

Stoveface is considered to be a Mediocre character in Castle Crashers because he struggles in difficult levels like Desert and Full Moon. To make the best of Stoveface, it is advised to use a high Strength weapon or a high Magic weapon that does not reduce Strength. Attribute to Magic for the Elemental Infusion, or attribute to Agility first. Animal Orb selection does make a bit of difference. Snoot, Burly Bear, Hawkster, or Monkeyface will suffice.

Arena[]

The gold standard of Arena. The Splash Attack is not reliable for hitting opponents or for resets.

Unlock Path[]

Start Character Unlocks Unlocks
Gray Knight Stoveface N/A

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • There are a total of 25 Stovefaces to fight in both Normal Mode and Insane Mode in the original versions of Castle Crashers. There are 24 in Castle Crashers Remastered. However, if you keep going up and down the ladders, you will fight less Stovefaces.
  • On Insane Mode, NPC Stovefaces can Critical Strike for a whopping 970-999 damage with the Gladiator Sword.
  • Enemy Stovefaces have the same amount of health as enemy Iceskimos (330 on Normal Mode, 3,300 on Insane Mode)
    • This also means they have the highest health out of any enemy that isn't a boss or a beefy, not counting Iceskimos in Necromancer's Room, as all enemies in that room have a health buff applied to them.
  • In Full Moon, It is actually a Beefy Stoveface throwing the rocks down the mountain as you can see it in a throwing position for a split second. The Stove Face also glitches out for a bit showing a regular Stoveface before reverting back into a Beefy.
  • Stoveface, Necromancer and Killer Beekeeper are the only playable enemies in the entire game that appear in only one level to fight in.
    • Coincidentally, both levels with Beekeepers and Stovefaces have Dark Skies as the theme.
  • Since Stoveface's starting weapon is the Gladiator Sword, they, at Level 1, can switch to a different weapon and switch back to the Gladiator Sword.
  • NPC Stovefaces are the heaviest characters in the game and cannot be juggled through conventional means.
  • Throughout the game, Stove Faces are seen wielding both Gladiator Swords and Butcher Knives.

See also[]

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