Achilles

Achilles is a playable character in Warriors: Legends of Troy. Son of the goddess Thetis, Achilles is the mightiest warrior within the Greek army who has an infamous reputation of cutting down many Trojans in his path. His vicious method of slicing through the carnage in war strikes fear not only in his enemies but his allies as well.

Role in Game
Achilles is among the first Greeks to arrive at the Trojan banks, and he clears them of the Trojan forces and destroys the stone-throwers to save the other ships. He is then ordered with Patroklos, Odysseus and Ajax by their leader, Agamemnon, to secure the area around their future camp. It is first shown here that Achilles and Agamemnon have a heated grudge against each other.

As the years passed and Troy still stands, Achilles conquers twelve nearby cities, unwillingly sharing the spoils with Agamemnon. He then moves on to conquer the town of Lyrnessos. Here, he meets resistance from an old man named Mynes. Achilles fights and slays the old man, claiming that he was both brave and foolish. But Mynes' daughter, Briseis, fiercely curses Achilles for slaying farmers and old men, and even taunts him into killing her as well. But Achilles spares her and claims her as his own.

Years later, a plague breaks out and claims the lives of thousands of Greek soldiers. Achilles and Patroklos are comissioned by Agamemnon to head for the temple of Apollo and beg for mercy. Along the way, Achilles is approached by his mother, Thestis, who warns him not to kill Troilos, a Trojan prince loved by Apollo. But he ignores his mother's warnings and slays Troilos in the temple. Angered, Apollo uses his power to bring his statue to life to kill Achilles, but the warrior is victorious and destroys the statue. Afterwards, Achilles learns from the priest that Apollo brought the disease among the Greeks because Agamemnon took the daughter of the priest. Agamemnon gave the girl back to her father, but takes Briseis from Achilles' tent as compensation. Achilles does not stop him, but pulls out from the war, vowing not to fight for Agamemnon again.

When the Greeks were at their low in the war, Agamemnon gave Briseis back to Achilles in hopes of gaining him back, but the mighty warrior still refused to help. Having enough, Patroklos takes Achilles armor, stating that the Greeks will follow the armor, even to death. Achilles allows his friend to fight, but warns him to only push back the Trojans and not cross the river of Skamandros. But Patroklos disobeys and ends up getting killed by Hektor. As the Trojan prince steals his armor as spoils from battle, Achilles is left armotless. But Thetis brings him new armor offered by the gods, and he sets out for Hektor's blood.

When he reaches the river of Skamandros, Achilles angers the river god by killing Asteropias. Skamandros resurrects the dead in the river to kill Achilles, but the mighty warrior escapes and the river god lets him go, stating that his death will come soon enough. Achilles finally reaches Hektor, who asks for a promise that whoever wins will return the loser's body to his people. However, Achilles refuses, stating that he will quench Ares' thirst with Hektor's blood and the prince's body will be torn by dogs. In the end, Achilles kills Hektor, stating that his fate is his own to forge. Afterwards, he lays Patroklos's ashes in a golden urn, with instructions to do so in the same urn for his own ashes if he ever falls in battle.

Achilles is then confronted by the Amazon queen, Penthesilea. They proclaim to one another that they will fight each other as warriors and begin the fight. Achilles is victorious as he kills Penthesilea, but as he lays her body, he wishes that they would've met under better circumstances.

With both Hektor and Penthesilea dead, the Trojans call for Memnon of the east for help, but Achilles kills him as well, and the Greeks attack Troy. During the battle, Achilles kills Prince Deiphobos in front of Paris' eyes, and the two of them engage in a duel. However, before either of them could claim victory, Achilles is forced to retreat as the Greeks are outnumbered within Troy. But Paris, still wanting to avenge his brothers, shoots an arrow which strikes at Achilles' right heel, which weakens him. Paris shoots arrows at Achilles again and again before finally, the mighty warrior finally falls dead.

Ajax and Odysseus fight their way through the Trojans and retrieve Achilles' body, carrying him safely to his camp for a proper burial.

Quotes

 * "Face us with your spears like men, cowards!"
 * "Your arrogance is your undoing, Achilleus."
 * "My teachers often spoke of it as a sign of greatness. Let me tell you: I am even greater than what they imagined."
 * Apollo and Achilles


 * "We are all sons of Skamandros, and we will not allow it to be tainted by Greek pestilence."
 * "It is not I that will pollute the mighty Skamandros, but the fetid corpses of your men."
 * Asteropaios and Achilles

Moveset

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 * ,,undefined: Dashes forward for a powerful wide slash.
 * ,,,undefined: Runs a few steps for a wide, sliding slash. More range than previous attack.
 * ,,,,undefined: Slashes with sword as he turns and follows with a damaging cut to their side.
 * ,,,,,: Two horizontal swings before performing a rising underhanded slash. Wrenches sword to drop onto foes and finishes with two turning slashes.
 * Dashing : Overhead diagonal slice.


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 * ,: Rams forward with shield covering front. Angles shield to become parallel with the ground to bash the shield's rim forward.
 * ,: Advances a step forward while shoving shield into foes.
 * ,,: Lunges forward a little longer to smash shield into enemies.
 * ,,,: Spinning kick. Achilles emits a stunning shockwave during the animation, which lowers the guard of foes in its range.
 * ,,,,: Jumps to thrash shield against foes. As the shield drops, a stunning shockwave erupts to hit nearby foes.


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 * 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 - Runs sword through opponent's chest. Occasionally dislodges foes by pushing them off with his leg.
 * Front - Hunches in a lowered stance before he runs his sword through opponent's face and lifts them off the ground whilst they are still impaled. As he drops them, he swings his shield across his chest. Achilles emits a stunning shockwave during the final phase.
 * Rear - Whilst behind his foe, Achilles plunges his sword to puncture through his foe's chest.
 * Downed Enemies - Looms over his fallen enemy before he stabs his sword through their head.
 * Mid-Range - Jumps toward an opponent to quickly stab his sword through their neck. They are on their knees by the time Achilles lands.
 * 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, Achilles stabs his sword through their chest.

Fighting Style
Achilles is the balanced character for the Greeks. His attacks have good range and are easy to use for duels or crowds. He is naturally resilient to enemy attacks so he can endure several attacks before breaking down. While he may not be the fastest or strongest character, his overall efficiency acts as his shining grace.

Trivia

 * During the Koei-Tecmo company visit in the Weekly Toro Station's broadcast, Toro and Kuro meet Achilles after Kuro is defeated by Hektor within the higher floors of the company building. He scorns them for mistaking him as a Trojan and states he doesn't want to fight. His refusal is mostly spurned by his anger of serving under "that half-wit of a commander".