Who chose Shaman for the name? | Forums

[ManNamedDan]

According to Wikipedia,

"The word "shaman" probably originates from the Tungusic Evenki language of North Asia. According to ethnolinguist Juha Janhunen, "the word is attested in all of the Tungusic idioms" such as Negidal, Lamut, Udehe/Orochi, Nanai, Ilcha, Orok, Manchu and Ulcha, and "nothing seems to contradict the assumption that the meaning 'shaman' also derives from Proto-Tungusic" and may have roots that extend back in time at least two millennia.[3] The term was introduced to the west after Russian forces conquered the shamanistic Khanate of Kazan in 1552."

and is defined by Dictionaty.com as,

"(especially among certain tribal peoples) a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc."

Now looking at the character art of the shaman in For Honor I see nothing that resembles a Shaman. time will tell if she has moveset that resembles attributes that one could attribute to a shaman, but even then they probably should have chosen the word druid as it fits in better with that region.

[TSCDescon]

I RATHER prefer HUNTRESS for the name.

[Vakris_One]

Well, calling her "Medieval Tank Girl" or "Mad Maxine" would have infringed copyrights

[gj4063]

North American woodland Indians also had shaman.

[Nikaa47]

What we got is a fantasy setting mixed up with some superficial reallife facts, the problem starts by calling a class of he viking faction a shaman while we already got the berserk. Who is a shamanic warrior. if you refer to the poetic edda. Related to the trailer, class description and the movement of the character we maybe just get a so called ulfhednar or wolve warrior as second shamanic warrior. So why they call it shaman no one can tell us.

[Jarl.Felix]

It looks devs don't even know what a Shaman means .. too bad..

[ManNamedDan]

North American woodland Indians also had shaman.

and where did those Native North Americans come from? Northeast Asia. History,,,

[BTTrinity]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure 99.9% of people would rather her be called Huntress. She better have a feat setup that symbolizes shes a Shaman, because her description is far from one.

[Zhantay]

Would she not use a staff and dagger since she is a shaman?
And if she has these blood trance moves, wouldn't a better name for her be Witch?

Because right now she look like a less clothed Berzerker. A axe and dagger doesn't scream "Shaman" just looks like "Berzerker 2.0 this time you stab".

[CandleInTheDark]

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We have seen literally five seconds on her if that and people are judging lol. I personally dug Huntress as a name but we get to see more next week and on the 11th, so Shaman might make sense yet. Either way just of the first look, the feral aspect to her, she might just be my new rep 7 project, gladiator I tailed off with after a couple.