Gedeon

**Gedeon** is a kilij sabre-wielding fencer of the Polish cross-cutting art school who hails from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

## History

### Backstory

Years ago Samuel Zborovski, a saber for hire, agreed to get rid of the entire Bogusz clan, so that their neighbors the Balaban clan could take their land. The patriarch of the family, Gedeon, was almost killed by Samuel, and his whole family was forced to leave the land and live a life of poverty. Gedeon eventually recovered and swore to kill Samuel.

### Arcade

After killing Samuel, it was time to gather the family back and retrieve their land, Pomornoki, with fire and sword. But even without Zborovski and his goons, the Balaban clan, who took the land from Gedeon, were still dangerous. Maybe the famous Jacek Dedynski could help him recover his home for the right coin.

## Character Summary

*For Gedeon's character guide, click here - note that the guide and advantages/disadvantages lists were written for an early build of the game and parts of it can be obsolete.*

**Learning Difficulty:** Extraordinarily High

### Advantages

* Gedeon has 5% extra health on his chest and stomach, allowing him to take more abuse at those specific areas
* While fatigue affects his movement speed and disables some of his attacks (mainly long guard attacks) it doesn't stop combos and doesn't make his attacks slower (a patch may change this in the future)
* Wide variety of attacks that depend on his stance and movement direction or the lack thereof. This includes both forward and back and side movements
* Decent sidestepping game
* Recovery of numerous attacks can be cancelled by pressing the back button - this allows him to morph his attacks into different ones and catch an enemy by surprise
* His attacks will, for the most part, combine very well
* His huge moveset can hypothetically serve to find a perfect counter to every situation

### Disadvantages

* Has a huge hitbox, making him a very easy target to hit
* Low mobility and difficulty with catching up with a retreating opponent
* Very unreliable auto-block - this includes Gedeon's tendency to move his hand into a position that can change opponent's attack that would normally wound into a killing blow
* Many of his attacks don't have the auto-block set property (or have it set to very low). This and above make him very vulnerable both during his attacks and when trying to auto-block and makes Gedeon very vulnerable to some attacks that he can't parry no matter what
* Gets fatigued fast when performing combos
* Has a short range, making it easy for him to be zoned out
* Unreliable in close-quarters combat despite being a close-ranged character

### Extra Notes

* Requires precise distance control and timing
* Two stances, with left and right foot leading
* Difficult execution
* Close-ranged
* Generally considered to be the weakest in the cast

## Trivia

* Gedeon Sienieński is the main character of the novel Wilcze gniazdo by Jacek Komuda.

## Notes and references

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc9zgEw-GQ8&ab\_channel=Kubold
2. ↑ The weapon Gedeon uses is a Kilij whose model is based on the sabre forged by Turkish swordsmith Osman Baskurt, as confirmed by the creator of game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCICA6WweHU&t=8s
3. ↑ Confirmation video from the creator of the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saX3NqQVVjA