Tusk

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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 vo_tusk_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 vo_tusk_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 vo_tusk_tusk_death_09.mp3 "Coulda been a contender." is likely a reference to the quote from the movie On the Waterfront.
 * His response vo_tusk_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, vo_tusk_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 vo_tusk_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".
 * Tusk's name "Ymir" might possibly be based from the Nordic Folklore.

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