Spearton (Stick War)

The Spearton, also nicknamed Spartan, is the Defensive Tank Unit and one of the primary warriors of the Order Empire in the Strategic Flash-Game Series Stick War, created by Crazy Jay and Brock White, published on Stick Page in 2009.
They are powerful and honorable warriors who are part of the Order's Main Military and as melee soldiers alongside units such as Swordwraths and Giants, They are easily recognizable among the lines of the armies for their imposing helmets and shields, their powerful spears and their immense bravery and efficiency in the battlefield.
Originally, the Speartons were part of the Spearton Empire founded by Spearos, however, they converted to the faith of the Order and those who had joined the Rebel Nations eventually joined them to fight the Chaos, and continued to fight honorably in Stick War: Saga.
Although, in the first Stick War game they did not have voice lines, in the next games, trailers and cinematics, they were voiced by Piotr Michael and Crazy Jay himself, being also responsible for interpreting other characters of the series.
== Concept ==
The name Spearton is a combination of the word Spear and Spartan, being a significant reference to both the Ancient Greek City-State.
In terms of design, the Spearton is clearly based on the Spartans and takes iconic elements such as the Helmet, the Shield, the Cloak and most importantly, the Spear.
The Spearton also came to be introduced as a superior soldier to the Swordwrath, as they were stronger, moderately faster, more resilient and better equipped, although they demonstrated significant fighting ability, they were also more costly and required more training time.
As infantry units, the Spearton have been focused on being a sort of meat shield across the games, and this has been noted by many players, including Crazy Jay.
== Personality ==
The Speartons are characterized for being strong, courageous, loyal, tenacious and persevering in battle, having a great passion for fighting and a great thirst for victory, they are also warriors with zero tolerance for weakness or betrayal, as they are very well trained and possess the most complete equipment for a unit, and can even kill former comrades who pose a threat to them and the rest of their allies.
It is also important to say that according to the message of the game after winning Attack The Spearton, they are proud and possibly arrogant warriors, but they changed their behavior once they joined the Order Empire and learned the value of working as a team with teammates from different countries and seeing all of them as their equals.
Speartons are extremely faithful when they decide to fight for a particular objective or leader, even if that means having more enemies against them or being in situations of extreme danger, and also, they are very united in battles and are severe when facing their adversaries, an example of this is when they make a shield wall to advance while being attacked, demonstrating an outstanding intelligence as warriors.
== Appearance ==
The Spearton in general, is a black stick figure that maintains a firm posture and can use heavy armor and a large number of weapons, fortunately, their incredible strength allows them to carry them without difficulty and even get to throw their spears a great distance and finish their enemies on the spot and be able to hit their enemies with their shields and stun them. 
The design of the Spearton's armor and weapons can be different, depending on the upgrades they have, in the first game, the Spearton will have a bronze armor if it has all the upgrades to the maximum.
Also, in Stick Empires, Stick War: Legacy and Stick War: Saga, different skins were implemented for each of the units including the Spearton, which gives them a wider variety of useful aspects, and in Stick War: Saga, Generals have been shown to have uniquely designed armor, unlike the troops they lead, e.g. Spearos, Atreyos and Adicai. Which shows that armor can be used to make a distinction of ranks, from common soldiers to commanders.
=== The Helmet ===
The Spearton helmet has a design that covers the entire head and neck, providing optimal protection for the warrior, has openings for the eyes and mouth, which allows them to see their white eye and facilitates visibility and breathing in the fight, The helmet has a straight decorative crest at the top, which in most cases is red
=== The Shield ===
The Spearton carries a hoplite shield in the left hand, composed of different layers: the central layer made of thick wood, the outer layer exposed towards the enemy and the inner layer made of leather that has an armband that can be adjusted on the soldier's forearm, If a Spearton sees an enemy nearby, he will place the shield in front of him to protect himself and the troops behind him and stab the opponent with his Spear or Sword, if there are no enemies, he will place the shield at his side, while standing, walking or running.
=== The Spear ===
The Spearton carries in his right hand a powerful spear called javelin, a long weapon that can be thrown to debilitate and even kill the opponent, preventing him from escaping. If the Spearton is not fighting, he will hold the spear firmly while standing, and once he is fighting, he will cover himself with the shield frontally and make the spear able to hide and stab his enemy, allowing him a precise and effective defensive manoeuvre.
=== The Sword ===
The Spearton are also equipped with a Kopis, a curved short sword that allows them to continue fighting once they have thrown their spear, which is not visible during the gameplay, but in trailers and official art work it can be seen that it is located on the side of the warrior's waist.
== History ==
=== Stick War I - Stick War: Legacy ===
The Spearton Empire was founded at some point before the events of the first game, as this faction is presented to us as an already established empire, in their first appearance, the Speartons are introduced as one of the main nations of Inamorta, who seek Supremacy over their world through their Technology and battle prowess, also, during the game's cinematic they are referred to as the followers of the Way of the Spear.
The Order faced the Speartons in the fourth level of the campaign, after being defeated, they join the Order as the new heavy soldiers of the Empire and would fight side by side with Swordwraths, Archidons and Magikills.
However, the remaining Speartons and Archidons who still wished to destroy the Order, had allied to tyrannically rule the lands of Westwind, however, the Order's noble forces arrived in time to free the citizens.
In the last level of the game called Last Stand, all the remaining enemies of the different countries would unite to defeat the Order in a desperate attempt to maintain their dominance over Inamorta and in the last fight, they fought and defeated the Final Boss, achieving the unification of the nations through peace, order and wisdom.
File:SW1Ending.png|Stick War I Ending
== Kill The Spartan ==
Kill The Spartan is a short flash videogame published in 2009 by Crazy Jay himself, serving as a Stick Page collaboration between different animators and artists to commemorate the success of the first game, featuring various stages where the Spearton (now renamed Spartan) is defeated and killed by the avatars of the animators with their weapons.
The game concept and programming was made by Crazy Jay, The animators in charge of art, story. scenes and backgrounds were: Supranova, Endo-K, Hyun, Miccool, Drifts, Hawk and Crazy Jay, the special thanks were dedicated to the users: Hawk, Stone, Steel, Terkoiz and SSJBryando and the menu-loop music used was Path made by Apocalyptica.
=== Introduction ===
The game starts with a short cinematic in which the Spearton finishes a generic stickman who ran straight at him, and then shows the scene were his arm falls to the ground after dying of a heart attack, and then the game goes directly to the menu.
=== Deaths ===
The Spearton can be killed in multiple ways, all in the animated cutscenes selected by the player, these are:
=== Death by Bo-Staff - (Hyun) ===
In the first animation, The Spearton is challenged to a duel to death by an old man with a cane, he shouts ''THIS IS SPARTA! '' (the same phrase of King Leonidas in the 300 film) and rises in the battle, at first, He fights quite well, until the skillful old man takes away every piece of his arsenal, which leaves the warrior unarmed, he tries to ram him with his fists, but his effort is useless, as he is easily defeated by the old man and finally, The Spearton loses the duel, and in the end, the old man continues his way victoriously.
=== Death by Bow and Arrows - (Supranova) ===
In the second animation, a group of Supranova (conformed by 3 archers, 2 stickman with spear and 1 with a Kopis) attack the Spearton, He turns and covers himself with his shield from one of the arrows, running to defeat the group, he manages to kill the 3 stickman with melee weapons, but they disarm him in the combat leaving him alone with his kopis, He sees the archers and tries to defeat them too, but he is finally overwhelmed by the arrows, which ends up killing him.
=== Death by Shovel - (Endo-K) ===
In the third animation, Endo-K digs from the ground upwards with his shovel and attacks the Spearton hard, taking away his shield, but the Spearton stabs him in the chest with his spear in self-defense, Endo looked to be mortally wounded on the ground and the Spearton walks towards him with his spear, then, Endo stands up and raises his hands asking the Spartan for mercy, but he refuses, saying that in Sparta they do not believe in mercy, to which Endo replies that it's a shame.
Endo-K: Have mercy
Spearton: In Sparta...We do not believe in mercy
Endo-K: Oh, that's too bad...
Endo's shovel levitates from the ground and destroys the Spearton's helmet, reducing it to pieces, he tries to attack him, but Endo counterattacks and hits him couple of times with the shovel and cuts him in half, at the end, We can see the Spearton's torso and legs in a long grave dug by Endo, while he cleans his hands.
=== Death by Cardiac Arrest - (Miccool) ===
In the fourth animation, after killing a Stickman who was running towards him, the Spearton takes off his helmet and throws his spear to face an ambush of unarmed enemies, the Spearton kills some of his enemies with his shield, and then, he uses his spear to continue his fight, However, the Spearton receives a red arrow in the heart that makes him fall to his knees for a moment until he sees more Stickmans running, he takes his spear to continue his fight with the last of his strength, however, he finally dies after a cardiac arrest.
=== Death by CrazyJay - (CrazyJay) ===
In the fifth animation, the fight begins with Crazy Jay greeting the Spearton and taking a battle posture, to turn his band into a spear of light, after a short fight, Crazy Jay finishes off the warrior with a single blow, decapitating him in the process, the Spearton's body falls to the ground after a moment.
=== Death by Multiple Weapon Massacre - (Drifts) ===
In the sixth animation, Drifts runs towards the Spearton and attacks him with his Katana, removing his shield and throwing it behind him, then, there is a small melee fight between the two, in which the Spearton finally loses all his weapons, Drifts hits him with ferocity and uses his gauntlet to launch an energy wave against the Spearton, He tries to run towards Drifts, but he pulls out a machine gun with which he weakens him, then, He throws an explosive shuriken towards the warrior, who runs through the smoke of the explosion to try to defeat him and Drifts uses his nunchaku and the Spearton manages to get his spear, after fighting for a while, Drifts finally cuts his arm, killing him.
=== Extra Animation - (HAWK) ===
this is a secret animation that can be found when you go to the credits and then to About
In the extra animation, Hawk walks towards the Spearton and kicks him in the air and then tries to hit him, and the Spearton defends himself with his shield, then, he gives him a powerful blow that sends the warrior flying, then he throws a bomb that sends the Spearton flying straight towards him and finally, Hawk gives him an explosive blow that destroys the Spearton's body, as his head is the only thing left of him.
== Stick War II: Order Empire ==
In the next game the Spearton have important changes both in their appearance and gameplay and in a certain way, they lose part of their original essence, as they now use a helmet more similar to the Corinthian Helmet and no longer have a visible white eye, they completely lost the ability to throw their spears and their capacity to protect themselves with the shield is an ability that can only be obtained in the castle, this also includes that they cost more population in the army and can not do as much damage as three Swordwrath, but despite that they are still useful as infantry soldiers.
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