first attempt

assignments/strategy_pattern/Arrows.java

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+package assignments.strategy_pattern;
+
+public class Arrows implements IWeapon {
+    public String getWeapon() {
+        return "arrows";
+    }
+}

assignments/strategy_pattern/Character.java

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+package assignments.strategy_pattern;
+
+public class Character {
+    private IWeapon characterWeapon;
+    private String characterSpecies;
+
+    // Character Constructor
+    public Character(String characterSpecies, IWeapon characterWeapon) {
+        this.characterSpecies = characterSpecies;
+        this.characterWeapon = characterWeapon;
+    }
+
+    // Set character species
+    public void setCharacterSpecies(String characterSpecies) {
+        this.characterSpecies = characterSpecies;
+    }
+
+    // Set character weapon
+    public void setCharacterWeapon(IWeapon characterWeapon) {
+        this.characterWeapon = characterWeapon;
+    }
+
+    // get character species
+    public String getSpecies() {
+        return characterSpecies;
+    }
+
+    // get character weapon
+    public String fireWeapon() {
+        return characterWeapon.getWeapon();
+    }
+}

assignments/strategy_pattern/Fireball.java

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+package assignments.strategy_pattern;
+
+public class Fireball implements IWeapon {
+    public String getWeapon() {
+        return "fireball";
+    }
+}

assignments/strategy_pattern/IWeapon.java

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+package assignments.strategy_pattern;
+
+public interface IWeapon {
+    public String getWeapon();
+}

assignments/strategy_pattern/StrategyGame.java

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+package assignments.strategy_pattern;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+public class StrategyGame {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Scanner userInput = new Scanner(System.in);
+        String chosenCharacter;
+        String chosenWeapon;
+        Character player = null;
+
+        ArrayList<String> characterSpecies = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        characterSpecies.add("knight");
+        characterSpecies.add("archer");
+        characterSpecies.add("mage");
+        characterSpecies.add("rogue");
+        characterSpecies.add("barbarian");
+
+        System.out.println("Hello!");
+        System.out.println("What class are you?");
+        System.out.println("Choose:");
+        System.out.print("\t");
+        for (String characterChar : characterSpecies) {
+            System.out.print(characterChar + " ");
+        }
+        System.out.println("");
+
+        chosenCharacter = userInput.nextLine();
+
+        if (chosenCharacter.equalsIgnoreCase("knight")) {
+            player = new Character("knight", new Sword());
+        } else if (chosenCharacter.equalsIgnoreCase("archer")) {
+            player = new Character("archer", new Arrows());
+        } else if (chosenCharacter.equalsIgnoreCase("mage")) {
+            player = new Character("mage", new Fireball());
+        } else if (chosenCharacter.equalsIgnoreCase("rogue")) {
+            player = new Character("rogue", new Sword());
+        } else if (chosenCharacter.equalsIgnoreCase("barbarian")) {
+            player = new Character("barbarian", new Arrows());
+        }
+
+        System.out.println("Oh no! A Dragon!!!");
+        System.out.println("           ,  ,");
+        System.out.println("           \\\\ \\\\");
+        System.out.println("           ) \\\\ \\\\    _p_");
+        System.out.println("           )^\\))\\))  /  *\\");
+        System.out.println("            \\_|| || / /^`-'");
+        System.out.println("   __       -\\ \\\\--/ /");
+        System.out.println(" <'  \\___/   ___. )'");
+        System.out.println("      `====\\ )___/\\\\");
+        System.out.println("           //     `\"");
+        System.out.println("           \\    /  \\");
+
+        ArrayList<String> characterWeapons = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        characterWeapons.add("sword");
+        characterWeapons.add("arrows");
+        characterWeapons.add("fireball");
+
+        System.out.println("Attack it!!");
+        System.out.println("Please choose the weapon you want for this battle!");
+        System.out.print("\t");
+        for (String characterChar : characterWeapons) {
+            System.out.print(characterChar + " ");
+        }
+        System.out.println("");
+
+        chosenWeapon = userInput.nextLine();
+
+        if (chosenWeapon.equalsIgnoreCase("sword")) {
+            player.setCharacterWeapon(new Sword());
+        } else if (chosenWeapon.equalsIgnoreCase("arrows")) {
+            player.setCharacterWeapon(new Arrows());
+        } else if (chosenWeapon.equalsIgnoreCase("fireball")) {
+            player.setCharacterWeapon(new Fireball());
+        }
+
+        System.out.println("The " + player.getSpecies() + " attacks with " + player.fireWeapon() + "!");
+
+        userInput.close();
+    }
+}

assignments/strategy_pattern/Sword.java

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+package assignments.strategy_pattern;
+
+public class Sword implements IWeapon {
+    public String getWeapon() {
+        return "sword";
+    }
+}