"Far from the north a hero comes,
his armor made from wolf.
He heard the call to defend his king,
the barbarian warrior of Unst!"
Biography[]
957 A.D., Prime Universe[]
The Hootsman is born somewhere in Unst.
992 A.D., Prime Universe[]
After Zargothrax's invasion of Dundee, The Hootsman was summoned by The King of Dundee to help aid Angus McFife I defeat the sorcerer. The Hootsman aided Angus in leading the army to Zargothrax's citadel.
Some time between 992 and 1035 A.D., Prime Universe[]
The Hootsman becomes a cyborg powered by a compressed neutron star. This stops his natural aging, making him biologically immortal. He helps an assist the Kingdom of Fife for many generations
He also is eventually proclaimed the new King of Unst. Whether this was through lineage, or bestowed by the previous King of Unst or the King of Dundee is unknown.
1035 A.D., Prime Universe[]
The Hootsman leaves the Kingdom of Unst and journeys across the Atlantic Ocean to America. There he eventually establishes the land of California, which he becomes king of.
1992 A.D., Prime Universe[]
By 1992, The Hootsman had become a prominent actor in Hollywood. He became known as "The greatest movie star to ever walk the land." However, when Angus McFife XIII called upon the barbarian warrior once more to do battle with Zargothrax, after 1000 years, The Hootsman joins the decendant of the man he fought for justice with, The Hootsman joins the forces of justice to do battle with the demonic horde summoned by the evil wizard.
In the final battle in the skies above Mars, The Hootsman battled many demons, before receiving a vision from the hermit Ralathor that the battle above the crimson planet was merely a distraction. While the armies did battle against each other, Zargothrax was preparing a ritual that would summon the elder god Kor-Virliath from the 18th hell dimension. Knowing that no other hero could defeat Zargothrax in time, The Hootsman flies to Earth faster than a Laser bullet and sacrifices himself by detonating his neutron star heart in a Neutronic Transnova explosion, destroying Earth to prevent Zargothrax from summoning the Elder God Kor-Virliath and dooming the entire universe.
The resulting blast also tore a hole in space-time opening a cosmic rift that pulled the remains of The Hootsman in, along with Angus and Zargothrax
Terrorvortex 10,000,000 B.D.[]
The Hootsman arrived in the Terrorvortex and became a god of this reality due to his connection with the Neutronic Transnova Bomb which tore the fabric of space-time.
Terrorvortex 10,000,000 B.D. - 992 A.D.[]
During this time the Hootsman becomes worshipped by humans. The extent of which is unknown.
Terrorvortex 992 A.D.[]
During the Siege of Dunkeld the remaining stronghold of resistance against Zargothrax, despite their battle-prayers to the Hootsman they held no chance and were slaughtered.
Terrovortex 993 A.D.[]
After sacrificing himself to stop Zargothrax's evil spell on Earth, he was torn apart. When Zargothrax used his last shards of power to open a wormhole into another reality, the Hootsman's strands of being became intertwined in the wormhole, forging him into reality itself. Thus, he became the "one and only true god" of the universe Zargothrax entered.
As the one and only true God of the universe on the other side of the Galactic Terrorvortex, He intervened on behalf of the Forces of Justice alongside Angus McFife, thus ensuring Zargothrax's defeat.
1022 A.D., Universe-38B[]
The Hootsman is in Dundee during Zargothrax Clone Alpha-1's attack, surviving the blast unharmed due to his Armour Made From Wolf's radiation-shielding properties.[1]
1022-1042 A.D., Universe-38B[]
During the time after the fall of Dundee, The Hootsman formed a motorbike riding battlegang known as the Wasteland Warrior Hoots Patrol, who fought goblins and likely other forces of chaos. The Wasteland Warrior Hoots Patrol was likely well known, as The Hootsman forged his legend leading them.[1]
1042 A.D., Universe-38B[]
Universe 38B[]
As the Astral Demigod of Unst, and the One True Ruler of the wastelands, the Hootsman rode on his Atomic Lasercycle, patrolling the wastelands and slaying goblins; Eventually, he would meet Angus McFife II, and join him on his quest to stop Zargothrax Clone Alpha 1, After journeying through the dwarven caverns, he would be destroyed by the Starlords of Eternity, along with the rest of his timeline, during the final battle at the Fortress of Crail.
Trivia[]
- In the original wiki page by Christopher Bowes, the Hootsman is said to have been born in 944
- The Hootsman's name was born from James Cartwright calling Chris Bowes Hootsman before the band was formed, as a joke on Chris being Scottish. So when the band was formed Chris called James "The Hootsman" as a dig on the name.[2]
- The engine of a Nuclear Motorbike is exactly 1993cc[3]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Return to the Kingdom of Fife, Lore booklet
- ↑ As confirmed by Chris on this reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Gloryhammer/comments/14bym48/gloryhammer_character_name_origins/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Gloryhammer/comments/15fzq8e/comment/jutvba1/