Humbert the Huntsman (Peter Renaday)
por Noah GallagherThe Huntsman is a minor character in Disney's 1937 animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He is a servant to the Evil Queen who is ordered to kill Snow White and return her heart in a box.
Physical appearance
The Huntsman has black hair and green eyes matched with his boots, a dark brown cloak tied in front of his light brown short-sleeved shirt, green long-sleeved shirt underneath, grey gloves, a brown and yellow belt with a dagger tied to it, brown trousers and black boots.
Appearances
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
After being told by the Magic Mirror that Snow White is the fairest of all, the vain Queen summons the Huntsman to her castle and orders him to take the princess to a secluded area deep in the forest, and kill her. The Huntsman objects, but says he will obey when the Queen silences the Huntsman and reminds him of the penalty for failure. He is given a box in which to put Snow White's heart, as proof to the Queen that her stepdaughter is dead.
The Huntsman follows the princess to a secluded glade in the forest, where she picks wildflowers. As she notices a baby bird and helps it to find its parents, the huntsman, after checking to see that the two are alone, begins to quietly advance on her, wielding his dagger. Just as the baby bird has flown away, Snow White sees a shadow on the rock in front of her and, turning around to see the advancing, dagger-wielding huntsman, shrieks in terror. The Huntsman hesitates, however, and finally drops the dagger from his trembling hand, realizing he cannot murder someone as pure as Snow White. Kneeling before the princess (and awkwardly wiping his tears in her dress) he pleads her to forgive him, and reveals that the Queen wants her dead out of jealousy. She takes his advice and flees into a deeper part of the forest, eventually coming to the cottage of the seven dwarfs.
The Queen is later seen with the heart box returned. She once again consults the Magic Mirror, who informs her that Snow White still lives and that the heart in the box in the Queen's hands is that of a pig. Realizing the Huntsman tricked her, the Queen furiously descends into her laboratory and resolves to do away with her stepdaughter herself. Considering the sinister warning the Queen gave the Huntsman, it is presumed that the penalty for his evident failure to complete his task would have been imprisonment, execution, or death. However, since the Queen was more fixated on destroying Snow White and died before she could return to her castle, she never got the chance to do anything to the Huntsman and it is unknown what happens to him afterward, although it can be assumed that he fled the kingdom immediately after giving the Queen the heart box.
Video games
Disney Heroes: Battle Mode
“The Huntsman is a skilled tracker who relies on stealth and instinct in combat, wielding a hunting knife with precision.”
―Huntsman's in-game Hero description.
Huntsman in
Huntsman in Disney Heroes: Battle Mode
Despite his minor role, the Huntsman is a playable character in Disney Heroes: Battle Mode. Introduced in Update 6.10., the Huntsman is a Back-Line Control role hero on the Blue Team. Huntsman's skills are: "Daggerfall", "Bound by Regret", "The Empty Offering", "Huntsman Hat", and "Hunter's Arsenal". These skills allow the Huntsman to (in the order):
"Daggerfall":
Passive: With each Basic Attack, Huntsman applies Scare to all enemies for a few seconds.
Active: The Huntsman raises his dagger as if to strike, but his hand trembles, causing him to drop it, dealing Fantastic Damage to all enemies and applying Confuse and Vulnerable to them for a few seconds. While Confused by Huntsman, enemies that have their attacks interrupted gain stacks of Fatigue.
"Bound by Regret": The Huntsman kneels and asks for forgiveness granting Invincibility to himself and all allies and increasing their Skill Power and Basic Damage for a few seconds.
"The Empty Offering": The Huntsman tricks all enemies by presenting a box that deals Fantastic Damage, Steals all their buffs and stores them inside the box. Additionally, all enemies are Stunned and Cursed for a few seconds. The box can hold a maximum amount of each buff type and keeps the ones with the highest time.
"Huntsman Hat": When an ally is about to receive a debuff, that debuff is blocked by Huntsman, and that ally receives a random buff from the Huntsman's box. If the box is empty, they gain an HP Shield instead. Allies can only be Shielded this way once per stage.
"Hunter's Arsenal": At the start of combat, Huntsman becomes Invisible for a few seconds. Huntsman Basic Attacks now deal bonus Fantastic Damage. "Bound by Regret" now Cleanses all allies and increases their damage dealt by a percent for a few seconds. "The Empty Offering" now Saps all enemies for a few seconds.
The Huntsman has friendship campaigns with Sadness and Little John.
He was voiced Peter Renaday.
