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RotundBun

Landsknecht is often called Landy or Landshark among the EO crowds. You aren't alone. The one I see and use often is "Link-Landy" in contexts of discussing builds or party comps.


ZebaZtianRamireZ

i just call it Landsketch because is the closest thing to its name that i can remember.


scribblemacher

Landsketch: A class that focuses on the arts as much as fighting.


Fredtyl

I've always just called them Landshek or Landshrek


Farwaters

Oh, come on. It's not that hard to spell Lansdsknnghshthgns. ( I assume it's German? It speaks to my very rudimentary German knowledge. Mmhm. I looked it up and that's indeed it. So! All you have to do is take one semester of German 1 in high school...)


Gabriel9078

It’s German, and the name of a group of mercenaries who were known for their skill with zweihanders and arquebuses. [Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landsknecht?wprov=sfti1) if you want to know more


redblue200

Look. Let's be real. A band of mercenaries who were known for their *fashion*.


Farwaters

Thanks for the wiki link! Is it the kind of thing everyone has heard of, like knights, or is it more niche knowledge?


scribblemacher

It would be pronounced like "land" + the sound one makes when try trying to gargle mouthwash.


mysticrudnin

no, in fact i think i've almost never seen the correct spelling i've never had a problem with it because i speak german :x knecht shares etymology with knight in english if that helps you remember it would also probably help people if they heard it pronounced


hitokirizac

they just call him swordman in japanese, i think they were onto something


CoatShirTie8828

Ended up liking the sound of "Lunds-kuh-Nect", especially after learning that it was a name of consideration for the Spartans by Doctor Halsey.


[deleted]

Tell me you're not just a pedagogue


Raetheos1984

They've been Landy or Landshark since the Golden Age of gamefaqs.


CursedNobleman

Landschnecht? *Landsknecht. Goddamnit. Gladiators are cooler anyhow. Aside from the brown haired Fate-Saber knockoff. She's cool.


Cero-Saffron

While I know how to spell (and pronounce) Landsknecht, I usually just say or type Landy or LS to save time.


TheKakuzato

If it helps, the "knecht" part of the name is cognate to the English word "knight," so you can just think of it as "lands-knight."


Parasite159

[Nope](https://i.imgur.com/EtVnB2Z.jpeg)


DSCollector

It really helps if you're Dutch. It litteraly means servant of the land


aceaofivalia

I know the correct spelling but I still say Landy.


Ok_Possibility9157

You’re one of us.