Quote Originally Posted by General-Winter
What exactly are the build requirements for these guys? I've used swiss halberdiers before but not swiss pikes.

Second, has anyone actually have to deal with the Swiss as a faction before?
The pikes need a county militia (highest militia building) and the armoured ones need a master armourer on top of that.

They can occur in high and late (there's a historical message about the swiss confederation, but they can show up earlier) if Switzerland rebels.

They're a faction if you start in late.

Thier royal bodyguard is SAP (Swiss armoured pikemen)...