Witch Hunter (Six Guns)

The "Witch Hunter" also known as the "Exorcist" or the "Stranger" is the deuteragonist of the main storyline of the video game "Six Guns." He is a hunter that works with an unnamed Brotherhood in killing Witches, Nightwalkers, and Werewolves to defend Earth. The Witch Hunter first meets Buck Crosshaw in the mission "Marked for Death." The Witch Hunter supports Buck Crosshaw by holding off the Nightwalkers while Buck Crosshaw destroys the demon portals.
He was presumably voiced by Jeremiah Costello.
== Biography ==
=== Main Storyline ===
==== Marked for Death ====
After Coward Mark is killed by a Nightwalker, the Witch Hunter uses his Witch Impaler weapon to stake the Nightwalker. As more demon portals are created by the Cultist Outlaws, the Witch Hunter orders Buck Crosshaw to destroy the demon portals while the Witch Hunter deals with the Nightwalkers. Buck Crosshaw goes through some Nightwalkers and is able to successfully kill all the Cultist Outlaws to destroy the demon portals. In the aftermath of the battle, the Witch Hunter thanks Buck Crosshaw for saving him from the Nightwalkers. Buck Crosshaw wants to have the Witch Hunter's Witch Impaler weapon, but the Witch Hunter answers that the weapon can only be wielded by an unnamed Brotherhood.
The Witch Hunter suggests that Buck Crosshaw join the Brotherhood due to Buck Crosshaw's fighting skills, but Buck Crosshaw has a mission on his own. Buck Crosshaw believes that he and the Witch Hunter will meet again another day.
==== Of Claws and Fangs ====
Buck Crosshaw exits the Bar to go look for Lone Wolf, but instead comes across an Outlaw outside the bar preparing to shoot him to death. Buck Crosshaw in retaliation shoots down the Outlaw and the Outlaw suddenly becomes the Werewolf Buck Crosshaw is looking for. Before Buck Crosshaw chases down Lone Wolf, he asks the Witch Hunter for assistance to find Lone Wolf. The Witch Hunter questions Buck Crosshaw as to why he is so interested in the Werewolf, so Buck Crosshaw answers that he wants to eliminate evil. The Witch Hunter understands Buck Crosshaw's reason, so the Witch Hunter chases down Lone Wolf.
At Sister Ingrid's Mine, the Witch Hunter appears on top of a rock to help Buck Crosshaw fight against Lone Wolf and the pack of wolves. With the Witch Hunter's help, Buck Crosshaw is able to kill Lone Wolf.
==== Fear and Loathing in Socorro ====
Buck Crosshaw opens the door of the bar to look for the Barman, but he is instead knocked out by the Witch Hunter. Buck Crosshaw later wakes up and finds himself tied up to a chair facing the Witch Hunter. The Witch Hunter explains that he wants to stop Buck Crosshaw from making a big mistake. The Witch Hunter reveals that the Barman is a liar, but Buck Crosshaw doesn't know what the Witch Hunter is talking about. The Witch Hunter explains to Buck Crosshaw that the Barman is the most evil Outlaw out of the gang Buck Crosshaw had been hunting down and never had a son.
The gang the Barman had started was to start ritual, but the gang had kicked the Barman out of their group because they thought they could do the ritual on their own. Buck Crosshaw is confused on what the ritual is, so the Witch Hunter answers that the gang wants to dig in the mines to find the resting place to start the ritual. The resting place is able to let dark forces that originate from another realm to have access in coming to Earth. The ritual can be reactivated by Buck Crosshaw's Wife and the mention of Buck Crosshaw's Wife causes Buck Crosshaw to have a flashback of his Wife. Buck Crosshaw believes that the Witch Hunter knows nothing about his Wife, but the Witch Hunter explains to Buck Crosshaw that the latter shot his own Wife because of figuring out that his Wife is a Witch.
Buck Crosshaw refuses to believe the Witch Hunter, but Buck Crosshaw's flashback confirms that he did indeed shoot his Wife because his Wife was a Witch. Even though Buck Crosshaw shot his Wife, the Witch Hunter is aware that she is still alive because a few gunshots are not enough to kill a Witch. The Witch Hunter warns Buck Crosshaw that his Wife must be stopped or else she will reactivate the ritual and let the Devil arrive on Earth. The Witch Hrnter requests that Buck Crosshaw helps him on stopping the his Wife, but Buck Crosshaw is doesn't care about the world due to his troubles. While the Witch Hunter lets go of Buck Crosshaw, he advises him to start caring for the world.
==== La Grande Finale ====
Before Buck Crosshaw is stabbed by his Wife, the Witch Hunter arrives at the resting place and uses his Consecrator weapon to shoot Buck Crosshaw's Wife to save Buck Crosshaw from being stabbed by her. The Witch Hunter warns Buck Crossaw to stay away from his own Wife. The Witch Hunter tells Buck Crosshaw that the latter had never loved his own Wife due her poisoning Buck Crosshaw with potions. The Wife becomes angry towards the Witch Hunter and transforms into a Witch to fight the Witch Hunter. The Witch charges at the Witch Hunter, so the Witch Hunter attempts to shoot her with arrows from his Consecrator weapon.
However, the Witch was able to dodge all the arrows and humps on his body to beat the Witch Hunter up. While the Witch Hunter is getting beaten up by the Witch, he kicks his Consecrator weapon to Buck Crosshaw, so that the latter can kill the Witch. After Buck Crosshaw kills the Witch, he realizes that the Witch Hunter may not survive the wounds he sustained. Buck Crosshaw promises the Witch Hunter that they can still fix the situation, but the Witch Hunter is aware that they are both lying. the Witch Hunter points to Buck Crosshaw to worry about himself and when Buck Crosshaw opens up his shirt, he sees black veins spreading on his body. Before the Witch Hunter dies, he advises Buck Crosshaw to not use the darkness to fight darkness no matter how much Buck Crosshaw is tempted to do so.
Once the Witch Hunter dies, the veins on Buck Crosshaw's body spread rapidly which causes him to scream in pain.
==== La Grande Finale, Part 2 ====
With Buck Crosshaw struggling to fight the Devil, the Witch Hunter advises Buck Crosshaw to give up his revenge and not give what the Devil desires. Buck Crosshaw refuses to use his gun to shoot the Devil for revenge and it angers the Devil into calling Buck Crosshaw a weak person. The Devil attempts to kill Buck Crosshaw by shooting the latter, but Buck Crosshaw is suddenly protected by the spirit of the Witch Hunter. The Devil attempts to kill the Witch Hunter by shooting him, but it fails, so that Devil throws a dark energy sphere at the Witch Hunter. The dark energy sphere is able to take down the spirit of the Witch Hunter, so the Devil walks towards Buck Crosshaw to kill the latter with the dark energy balls.
Buck Crosshaw hides behind the emerging spirits of the Witch Hunter to protect himself from the Devil's dark energy balls. Eventually, the spirits of the Witch Hunter overwhelm the Devil due to their huge numbers and the spirits of the Witch Hunter is able to kill the Devil. In the aftermath of the battle, Buck Crosshaw leaves the resting place while holding onto the Witch Hunter's body. Once Buck Crosshaw leaves the resting place, the Sheriff allows Buck Crosshaw to leave the resting place while the Sheriff's crew cleans up the place. In the Witch Hunter's grave, Buck Crosshaw promises the Witch Hunter that he will continue to fight evil to honor him.
== Personality ==
The Witch Hunter is a serious man that wants to get the job done to ensure that no unnecessary damage is caused. Upon his arrival to fight off the Nightwalkers, he shows himself to be quick thinking, as he immediately orders Buck Crosshaw to destroy the demon portals by killing the Cultist Outlaws. In the aftermath of the battle, the Witch Hunter shows his gratitude for Buck Crosshaw helping him to defeat the Nightwalkers. The Witch Hunter has great intellect as he was able to help Buck Crosshaw track down Lone Wolf and revealing Buck Crosshaw about the Barman's true motives. When revealing about the Barman's true motives to Buck Crosshaw, the Witch Hunter acts sternly to Buck Crosshaw to help the latter understand the consequences if the Barman wins.
The Witch Hunter can be pragmatic as he is willing to attack Buck Crosshaw and the latter's Wife in the back as a way of being serious. Before dying, the Witch Hunter gives his wisdom to Buck Crosshaw to help the latter prepare to fight the Devil. During Buck Crosshaw's fight against the Devil, the Witch Hunter acts as a spiritual advisor that protects and gives Buck Crosshaw wisdom to battle the Devil.
== Relationships ==
=== Buck Crosshaw ===
== Powers and Abilities ==
* Heavy weaponry usage: The Witch Hunter can use heavy weapons like the Witch Impaler and the Consecrator to fight his foes.
* Shooting skills: The Witch Hunter is able to accurately use his heavy weapons to hit his enemies.
* Intelligence: It is implied that he knew about the Barman's motives for a while. The Witch Hunter gives Buck Crosshaw advice to not use the darkness to fight the Devil.
== External Links ==
*Witch Hunter on the Pure Good Wiki
*Witch Hunter on the Six Guns Wiki
*Witch Hunter on the Guile Heroes Wiki
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