Jan of Trotznov, better known as simply Zizka, is a main character in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, appearing as story's tritagonist.
Before the Hussite Wars, Zizka fought as an outlaw in a bandit group. He was wanted by Heinrich III von Rosenberg, and served as a mercenary. At the time of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Zizka serves as the leader of his own group of outlaws.
Biography[]
Zizka first meets Henry and a wounded Hans in the Bohemian Paradise when Zizka's group massacres Henry and Capon's men. One of Zizka's men tries to rape Katherine but Zizka saves her and kills the man when he doesn't obey his orders to stop.
He engages in a duel with Henry after the battle of Nebakov Mill. Henry manages to disable his left eye. The eye is eventually saved by Father Godwin.
Codex entry[]
One of the most famous and controversial figures in Czech history. The man who became the face of the Hussite uprising.
Unfortunately, only the last six years of his life are thoroughly documented. We know that he lost an eye in his youth and that in 1408, Zizka served in the sabotage unit of a certain Matthew the Leader and made a living as a bandit in the service of various nobles. According to some leading Czech historians, the activities of his band had more of a political than a material character.
From existing records, we know that when he was later arrested and sentenced, King Wenceslas IV granted him a pardon. There is a theory that at least part of his activities might have been carried out at the behest of someone from the king's entourage.
His most famous historical period follows the outbreak of the Hussite uprising when he took command of the rebel forces and earned a reputation as a brilliant strategist and an undefeated military leader who led the Hussites from victory to victory.
Possessions[]
- Zizka is initially seen wearing a short cuirass, a tan padded gambeson, decorated brigandine chausses and pauldrons, leather gloves, and wears a German-style Bascinet with houndskull klappvisor and mail aventail.
- He carries a longsword, as well as his signature mace.
Notes[]
- In real history, Jan Žižka lost his first eye during the Battle of Grunwald (1410) fighting alongside the Polish-Lithuanian forces against the Teutonic Order. He lost his second eye (rendering him completely blind) during the siege of Rabí Castle in the 1420s.
- Historically, Žižka is hailed as a national hero in the modern day Czech Republic and considered one of the greatest generals of the European Middle Ages. He is credited with pioneering the wide usage of firearms in European warfare. His famous Wagenberg tactics allowed the small, poorly trained, and vastly outarmed Hussite militias (primarily formed from common villagers) to fend off the armored knights of King Sigismund's crusading armies. However, these accomplishments occurred decades after the events of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.
- Zizka's likeness is modeled after a Czech actor Stanislav Majer.
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