Aeneas

Aeneas is a playable character in Warriors: Legends of Troy. He is the son of the Dardanian prince, Anchises, one of Troy's neighboring allies. Due to his family's ties to the Trojan king, Priam, he is a steadfast believer for the Trojan cause. Though young and seemingly inexperienced, Aeneas is a crafty, quickwitted warrior on the field. He tries to stifle arrogance with abiding confidence, seeking to remain broadminded if possible.

Role in Game

 * "Aeneas, you will lead those who remain to a new shore and found an empire greater than Greece and Troy combined. An empire that will rule the world for a thousand years, never to be equaled in the story of man."
 * -Kassandra; Warriors: Legends of Troy

Throughout most of the story, Aeneas' role is relatively minor. He first appears defending the city of Lyrnessos from the Greeks. But after being defeated by Achilles, Aeneas is forced to withdraw and the Greeks take his city.

As the war wages on, Priam sends Aeneas to find more allies for the Trojans. The young king finds Queen Penthesilea and easily convinces her to lead her Amazons and aid Troy. Learning of her sister's death at her own hands and her own wish to die in battle, Aeneas takes pity on her and tells her to seek a cleansing from Priam. He then acccompanies the two of them to the temple of Apollo and Artemis where they perfom the ritual.

After the Trojans mourn over the death of Prince Hektor, Aeneas joins Penthesilea as she leads the army and her Amazons to battle. When they find Achilles, the only warrior who can give the Amazon queen appeasement, Aeneas tells her that the gods play with them for their own amusement and that she should not blame herself for killing her own sister. She thanks him, but tells him that this is her time. Aeneas can only watch as Penthesilea loses and gets killed by Achilles.

When Troy is about to fall, Aeneas hurries to Priam's palace and finds Paris, who urges him to save his family. The cursed prophetess, Kassandra, appears and proclaims that Troy is no more. She then tells Aeneas that he is destined to create a new empire that will be greater than Greece and Troy combined, and that the fallen walls will leave him to safety. Paris pushes Aeneas to go find his family and whomever he can save and closes the palace gate behind him. Aeneas quickly rescues his family and other survivors from death, and he leads them to a hatch. After he helps them escape, he is confronted by Agamemnon, who shows off the heads of Priam and Paris and proclaims that he will conquer all of the cities in the land. Disguested with what he has seen and heard, Aeneas fights and defeats Agamemnon. He then hurries away to escape with the Greeks close behind him, but suddenly, the walls collaspe on them and kills them all except for him. Remembering what Kassandra told him before, Aeneas climbs the debris and escapes.

He then takes his family and the other survivors and they all make their escape by sea. With his wife and son, Aeneas looks back and watches the smoke rising from the fallen city of Troy.

Quotes

 * "Achilles, king of the Myrmidones. Why do you harm the people of this land? They have done you no harm."
 * "They have allied themselves against history. A grievous mistake."
 * "History is yet to be made, Achilles."
 * Aeneas and Achilles


 * "My queen, remember: the gods play with us and tease us for their amusement. You bear no guilt for what they have caused to happen."
 * "Thank you, fair prince. This is my time."
 * Aeneas and Penthesilea

Moveset

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 * ,,undefined: Wider horizontal slash.
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 * ,,,,,: A low horizontal cut before he follows with a rising diagonal slash. He hunches once more for two more low slashes. He turns and slashes with a slash to his side before ending the chain with a wide slash.
 * Dashing : Overhead diagonal slash.


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 * ,: Swings shield to hit to the left before he follows with an overhead hit with shield.
 * ,: Bashes shield forward.
 * ,,: Swings shield forward to smack foes.
 * ,,,: Ducks low to swing his shield. Aeneas emits a stunning shockwave during the animation, which lowers the guard of foes in its range.
 * ,,,,: Hits with his shield for three wide swings.


 * L2,undefined: Throws enemy weapon.
 * R2,:
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Finishers can be performed by weakening a foe's guard or health. When the button for a Focused Attack flashes on a target, approach them from a different angle to see another Finisher.
 * Finishers


 * Front - Plunges sword to skewer through an enemy's torso. As they cripple to the ground, Aeneas swings his shield to emit a stunning shockwave.
 * Front - Smashes the bottom rim of shield onto an opponent's foot. Aeneas then aims for their skull with a turning slash. The force of his blow causes his opponent to flip off their feet and crash to the ground.
 * Rear - Places sword against enemy's neck and slices.
 * Downed Enemies - Looms over enemy before smashing his shield onto their necks.
 * Mid-Range - Uses his shield to lift his stunned foe off the ground. He balances them on top of his shield to drop them behind him. As they crash on their backs, Aeneas swings his sword to slash their necks.
 * Mid-Range - Quickly jumps in front of a opponent to thrust sword through their chest. As he withdraws his blade, the fallen opponent flips onto the ground.

Fighting Style
At a glance, Aeneas appears to control like Hektor and is the Trojan counterpart of Patroklos. However, his movements are rigid when compared to either character due to Aeneas's slackened agility. Since his lowered speed affects his every movement, including his evade, it might be in the player's best interest to carefully judge each of Aeneas's strikes appropriately. He may be resilient, but he isn't as hardy as Penthesilea or Ajax to fully compensate for mistakes.

On the other hand, his circular slashes and shield swings provide a strong defense for him against crowds. Additionally, his shield's size ensures a wider range for his stunning attacks than other characters. His multi-hitting attacks are his distinguishing features over other sword wielding characters and are exceptionally useful when properly timed in duels. If used with care, Aeneas can repeatedly break through an opponent's guard without needing to rely on Parries.

Greek Mythology
In the Illiad, Aeneas was the son of Aphrodite, goddess of love. Although his role was minor in the war, his real adventure started when the Greeks sacked Troy. As Poseidon told Achilles, Aeneas was destined to rule the Trojans and a new kingdom. The kingdom Poseidon spoke of would later be called the Roman Empire. Aeneas whilest he was in the Underworld to see his father's shade, saw visions of the glory of Rome. The triumph of Scipio in the Punic Wars, and even the glorious Julius Caesar on his return from Egypt. This caused Aeneas to go further into Italy after leaving the Underworld and back to Cumae. Then he married Lavina, Daughter of King Latinus and thus founded the City of Rome.