Tusk

Ymir the Tusk is a melee strength hero whose array of icy disables make him a very strong team initiator and ganker. He has a damage nuke and a disable in Ice Shards, which lets him precisely place a barrier in an enemy's path, inhibiting their movement and blocking off their escape path. Should his teammates need help closing the distance to enemies, Tusk can assist them with Snowball, which surrounds Tusk and any nearby allies in a protective shell of snow as he rolls at a target enemy, damaging and stunning everything in its path. Once in a fight, Tusk can slow the enemy down to his pace with Frozen Sigil, which reduces the movement and attack speed of all nearby foes. His ultimate, Walrus PUNCH!, sends a target enemy flying with a mighty uppercut, stunning and disabling them while dealing tremendous damage, and slowing them upon landing. A strong initiator and powerful brawler, the Terror from the Barrier should never be bet against in a fight, as he can put his foes down for the count with his unique assortment of spells and disables.

Talents

 * The armor and attack damage are added as bonus armor and bonus attack damage, and therefore do not benefit illusions.
 * Gold granted from the talent is unreliable gold.
 * The magic resistance stacks multiplicatively with other sources of magic resistance.
 * Upgrading health increases maximum health capacity and keeps the current health percentage.

Gameplay
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Audio
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History
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Trivia

 * In DotA, Tusk's title is Tuskarr. The Tuskarr are a race of humanoid walruses in the Warcraft universe.
 * His response Tusk superpunch attack 53.mp3 "Falcon Punch!" is a reference to Captain Falcon's signature move in the Super Smash Bros. franchise, which has also become a popular internet meme.
 * His response Tusk kill 23.mp3 "Bang! Zoom! To the Mad Moon!" is likely a reference to The Honeymooners character Ralph Kramden, who would frequently say "Bang! Zoom! Straight to the moon!".
 * His response Tusk death 09.mp3 "Coulda been a contender." is likely a reference to the quote from the movie On the Waterfront.
 * His response Tusk death 11.mp3 "My fight money." is likely a reference to Balrog from Street Fighter who says the same thing whenever he loses a round.
 * His response to missing a Walrus Punch, Tusk failure 03.mp3 "Well there's your problem." is likely a reference to Adam Savage from Mythbusters, who has made it a show catchphrase. Savage often jokes that the mustache of his co-host Jamie Hyneman makes him look like a walrus.
 * His response Tusk superpunch attack 79.mp3 "Double Dragon Punch Punch!" is a reference to the game, "Double Dragon".
 * In Tusk's lore, the Bristled Bruiser is, who was ported to Dota 2 roughly a month after Tusk; Bristleback's lore makes mention of Tusk as well, and the two heroes share rival and ally lines with regards to this relationship.
 * Before 6.80, where dealt higher crit damage to targets below 50% health, the floating text above the target would change:
 * When landed on an enemy creep whose health was above 50%, the caption read "Penguin Punch!" in small blue letters.
 * When landed on an enemy hero whose health was above 50%, the caption read "Polar Punch!" in medium blue letters.
 * When landed on any enemy whose health was below 50%, it read "Walrus Punch!" in large letters.
 * In the current version, it always displays "Walrus Punch", no matter what is targeted.
 * 's version of Walrus Punch would throw a projectile which uses Rubick's model and spins towards the target. When used on Tusk, it would read "Sucker Punch!" in green. On other targets, it read "Stolen Punch".
 * However, since Walrus Punch is an active attack modifier, Rubick cannot steal it anymore.