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


Information[]

Visual Description[]

The Snakey is known for a distinct horn on the helmet, Green Knight-like color schemes, except with the darker coloring and tunic, and, according to the character portrait, several bolts that aren't visibly seen in the game or in Back Off Barbarian.

Castle Crashers[]

Snakeys first appear after the player has successfully killed every Skeleton during the fight with 4 normal and 4 Beefy skeletons in the Marsh. They also are paired up with a Troll Mother and her Trolls during the same level.

Next, a couple of Snakeys are paired up with Fish Men to fend off against the player advancing towards Medusa in Medusa's Lair. Finally, a Snakey appears as a resurrected enemy for the Necromancer in Necromancer's Room in Wizard Castle Interior.

The Snakey is never seen as a Beefy enemy.

Character Comparisons[]

As playable characters, Snakey and Brute are reskins of each other.

Magic[]

Splash Attack

"Thorny Vines"

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/Switch RTSwitch X to perform. Thorny Vines pop out of the ground almost instantaneously in front of the player, doing one hit each. Each segment adds an extra hit, with the maximum being 7 hits. Every other segment adds no range, but each segment adds an extra hit.

This is decent for bosses with huge hit-boxes, as the Splash Attack deals a decent amount every time it is spammed. This Splash Attack is also very effective on enemies that take chain damage, such as Scarabs, Fish Men, and Beefys.

The "Thorny Vines" Splash Attack, in addition to the "Saw Trap" (Industrialist and Fencer) and "Smoke Screen" (Ninja) Splash Attacks, boast one of the best Beefy knockdown ratios out of any Splash Attack.

Magic Projectile

"Dagger"

Element: Non-Elemental

Damage: Base Magic Damage

Use 360 RT360 B/PS3 R2PS3 Circle/Switch RTSwitch A to perform. Throws a dagger as a Magic Projectile.

Air Projectile

"Dagger"

Element: Non-Elemental

Max Hits: 1

Damage/Hit: Base Magic Damage

Use 360 A, 360 RT360 Y/PS3 Cross, PS3 R2PS3 Triangle/Switch B, Switch RTSwitch X to perform. Throws a dagger as an Air Projectile. Can be used in spellweaving for flashy techniques.

Elemental Infusion

"Armor Pierce"

Element: Non-Elemental

Damage: Base Magic Damage x 2 + Base Melee Damage x 2

Use 360 X360 X360 X360 Y / PS3 SquarePS3 SquarePS3 SquarePS3 Triangle / Switch YSwitch YSwitch YSwitch X to perform. This attack pierces armor, and it deals two times normal damage.

Magic Jump

"Vine Jump"

Element: Non-Elemental

Damage: Base Magic Damage

Use 360 RT360 A/PS3 R2PS3 Cross/Switch RTSwitch B to perform. Leaps up using a vine that damages overlapped enemies and has a whip sound.


Strategy[]

Overview[]

Snakey is a good boss slayer with a good Beefy hitting ratio with his "Thorny Vines" Splash Attack. Hitting the Beefy up to knock down.

Castle Crashers[]

Capitalize on Magic as soon as possible. Weapon choice almost doesn't make a difference due to how fair the "Thorny Vines" Splash Attack is. Snakey, as well as any boss slayer in the game, bar Fire Demon and Red Knight, truly only struggles against massive amounts of enemies or a very quick heavyweight such as in Thieves' Forest and Wizard Castle Interior and Conehead Groom, respectively. Especially if the Snakey player can not utilize Juggling at all to save their life.

Late game, Snakey is above average. Recommended to use a Strength heavy weapon or a Magic heavy weapon that does not reduce Strength. Animal Orb selection does make a bit of difference. The top 5 Animal Orbs in Snoot, Burly Bear, Hawkster, Piggy, and BiPolar Bear will suffice.

Arena[]

Snakey is one of the best characters in Arena. "Thorny Vines" Splash Attack comes quick, which leads to easy resets, catches, and a strong middle game.

Match-Ups

Blue Knight[]

Once Blue Knight has you in a reset, you're done. Be sure to move around a lot to counter act his tools. Difficult match-up.

Iceskimo[]

Difficult match-up.

Saracen[]

Restrict Saracen's options, to several 50/50s. but counter with a Shield bash. Watch out for his Magic Projectile because it is unblockable.

Brute[]

Splash Attack comes out quickly. Difficult match-up.

Fire Demon[]

Splash Attack comes out quickly. Difficult match-up.

Skeleton/Cult Minion[]

Splash Attack comes out quickly.

Fencer/Industrialist[]

Splash Attack comes out quickly.

Ninja[]

Splash Attack comes out quickly.

Pink Knight[]

Splash Attack has long range and comes out quickly. Air Projectile and Magic Projectile can Critical Strike and can be converted to a reset.

Necromancer[]

Restrict Necromancer's options to a 50/50. Watch out for his Magic Projectile and Air Projectile because they are the fastest in the game.

Orange Knight[]

Splash Attack has long range.

Conehead/Royal Guard[]

Magic Projectile and Air Projectile have the ability to reset, so watch out for them.

Bear[]

Restrict Bear's options to several 50/50s. but counter with a Shield bash.

Gray Knight[]

Magic Projectile and Air Projectile have the ability to reset, so watch out for them.

Alien[]

Punish on whiff.

Blacksmith[]

His Air Projectile is the same as his Splash Attack, which could lead to a confirm.

Green Knight[]

Punish on whiff.

Barbarian[]

Punish on whiff.

Thief/Stove Face/Peasant/Civilian/Open-Faced Gray Knight[]

Punish on whiff.

Red Knight[]

Punish on whiff.

Hatty Hattington[]

Punish on whiff.

King[]

Doesn't have an offensive Splash Attack, punish on whiff.

Killer Beekeeper[]

Punish on whiff.

Unlock Path[]

Start Character Unlocks Unlocks
Thief Snakey N/A

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Despite encountering a horde of Snakeys in Peasant Arena, you will not unlock Snakey. You will unlock the Peasant instead.
  • On Insane Mode, Snakeys, if holding a Snakey Mace, can Critical Strike for a whopping 999 damage, but only in the Original Versions of Castle Crashers as the Snakey Mace will instead poison in the Remastered Versions.
  • Even though Snakey's character select portrait has bolts on the helmet, these details are absent from the in-game sprite.
  • Snakey was a limited time only head skin in BattleBlock Theater, going by the name of "Swamp Bro".
  • Snakeys in Marsh seem to have a settlement as there's 2 houses in the level.
  • Since Snakey's starting weapon is the Snakey Mace, he, at Level 1, can switch to a different weapon and switch back to the Snakey Mace.
  • Although Snakey and Brute are slightly reskins of each other, comparing the more they are used, it’s more common for Snakey to be played in-game.
  • The alerted Snakey’s face is the same as the Necromancer’s unamused face.
  • Throughout the game, Snakeys are seen wielding Snakey Maces, Half Swords, and Playdo Pasta Makers.
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