Iceskimo is an enemy and also one of the 31 Playable Characters in the game Castle Crashers. Their magical attacks are Ice and Non-Elemental and their starting weapon is the Fishing Spear.
Information[]
Visual Description[]
The Iceskimo wears a hood resembling the Thief, taking the appearance of a humanoid in a blue hoodie. Their hoods are all pointing up, and cover their entire head. Iceskimos are dressed in lighter blue fur-lined hoods and clothing, dark gray sleeve garters and legwear, normal gray pauldrons on the arms, and shoes possibly made out of metal.
Their Beefy version features a different type of hoodie with no fur on the outside, as well as a belt. Their arms, which are a dark gray color in the regular counterpart, are also replaced with a rosy finch color.
They hold a Shield fully made out of ice, with a spiky protrusion on the front.
Castle Crashers[]
Iceskimos make their debut after the player has traversed deep into Full Moon after killing multiple Stovefaces in the level, slowly replacing them. Many Iceskimos are seen heavily fortified in their snow piles and icicle towers in Snow World, where they spam snowballs, which can be a minor annoyance.
Right after, 3 Iceskimos are seen commanded by Frost King to stop the player from rescuing the Blue Princess in the Ice Castle. Finally, an Iceskimo is resurrected by the Necromancer in his room in Wizard Castle Interior to fight the player.
Back Off Barbarian[]
Iceskimos are one of the main antagonists of Back Off Barbarian, along with Fire Demons and Barbarians.
Character Comparisons[]
Iceskimo and Blue Knight share the same Splash Attack and Elemental Infusion magic moves, which are Ice elemental attacks; however, Iceskimo's Magic Projectile, Air Projectile, and Magic Jump are Non-Elemental, and do not apply freezing effects.
Moreover, Iceskimo's Air Projectile is similar to their Magic Projectile, while Blue Knight's Air Projectile more closely resembles their Splash Attack.
Magic[]
Splash Attack
"Ice Shards"Element: Ice
Max Hits: 1 upgrade per level (max 7)
Damage/Hit: Base Magic Damage x 0.5
Use 
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/
to perform. At max level, the "Ice Shards" Splash Attack has no gaps in their landing location. With each shard being able to freeze normal enemies, this Splash Attack can be very useful with a full team of 4 being able to Juggle freely without taking any damage.
Unfortunately, it has a major downside: Unlike all other Air Projectiles, its Magic cost actually goes up each upgrade level, such that it cannot be cast more than two times in a single full Magic bar.
This Splash Attack will never hit enemies that are already frozen.
Magic Projectile
"Snowball"Element: Non-Elemental
Damage: Base Magic Damage
Use 
/
/
to perform. Throws a snowball as a Magic Projectile.
Air Projectile
"Snowball"Element: Non-Elemental
Max Hits: 1
Damage/Hit: Base Magic Damage
Use 
, /
, /
, to perform. Throws a snowball as an Air Projectile.
Elemental Infusion
"Ice Encasement"Element: Ice
Damage: Base Magic Damage + Base Melee Damage
Use 
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/ 
to perform. This is considered the best Elemental Infusion in the game, because it can be used infinitely on an enemy.
When performed, the attack will freeze the enemy. This allows for the // to be repeated infinitely without the enemy having any chance to retaliate. The Ice effect does not reset the hit counter.
Because of how the combo can be repeated, using the drill combo (//) is not optimal or needed.
Weapons with elemental effects may cause the enemy to break out of the freeze, allowing them to retaliate, so it is worth keeping in mind not to use those weapons, especially on levels like Full Moon.
Magic Jump
"Snow Jump"Element: Non-Elemental
Damage: Base Magic Damage
Use // to perform. Leaps up with a cloud of cold mist with, strangely, a metal impact-like sound that damages overlapped enemies.
Tips[]
- Iceskimo can benefit from having a Magic and Strength heavy weapon like the NG Golden Sword.
- Iceskimo can implement an extra hit, like other Non-Elemental characters, into a middleweight juggle with either their Magic Projectile or Air Projectile.
Unlock Path[]
| Start Character | Unlocks | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Iceskimo | Brute | N/A |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Iceskimo's name is a portmanteau of the words eskimo and ice.
- On the Xbox 360, players could dress up their Avatar as the Iceskimo by purchasing both the head and tunic in the Avatar Store. Due to the Xbox 360 Marketplace shutdown, this is unfortunately no longer possible.
- Iceskimo, prior to Title Update 2 in the Xbox 360 Version of the game, had more mana drainage from the Magic attacks, and also had a Non-Elemental "Armor Pierce" Elemental Infusion.
- On Insane Mode, the Iceskimo that is revived during the Necromancer fight has more health than the Necromancer theirselves.
- Throughout the game, Iceskimos are seen wielding both Fishing Spears and Clubs.