Ajax

Ajax is a playable character in Warriors: Legends of Troy. Son of the Salamis king, Telamon, Ajax is a mighty warrior who shares a brotherly bond with Achilles. Participating in the war for glory, he is a firm believer for Greece's victory. A man of strong fortitude and lawfulness, Ajax adheres to Agamemnon's will.

Role in Game
Ajax joins the Trojan War alongside Agamemnon and Menelaos to follow in the footsteps of his father, Telamon, who had fought against the Trojans years before. After the Trojan banks are cleared, he, along with his cousin Achilles, Patroklos and Odysseus are ordered by Agamemnon to secure the area around their future camp. Despite the flood of Trojan troops, the four of them successfully clear the area.

Nine years after the start of the war, Ajax accompanies Agamemnon to Thebe, the last of Troy's allies. Vowing not to fail the king, the strong and powerful prince protects his Greek allies as they ram through Thebe's gate and invade the city. He then confronts King Eetion, who wants to join his slain sons in the afterlife. Ajax fulfills the wish by killing him. Then he and Agamemnon confront the priest of the Temple of Apollo and Artemis, who offers anything from the holy treasury in exchange for his daughter's freedom. Ajax tries to convince Agamemnon not to turn down the priest's offer, but to no avail, as the greedy king takes the girl for his own.

Angry at Agamemnon, Apollo sends a plague among the Greeks. After Achilles learns of the cause of the plague, Agamemnon commands Ajax and Odysseus to not only return the girl to her father, but to take Briseis from Achilles' tent as compensation. Left with no choice but to obey, the two of them do what the king asks.

When Achilles withdraws from the war and Prince Hektor rises as Troy's champion, Ajax challenges him to a duel, but is defeated and forced to pull back. Soon, Hektor breaks the wall of the Greek forces and Agamemnon finds himself completely surrounded by Trojans. Ajax, Odysseus and Menelaos rush to the king's aid and bring him to the banks. While Odysseus carries Agamemnon to safety and Menelaos holds their ground at the banks, Ajax defeats King Sarpedon of Lykia and destroys the stone throwers that were sinking the Greek ships. He laments that he cannot fight without Achilles, but when he spots his cousin, who was really Patroklos in disguise, his spirits are lifted once again.

But when Patroklos is killed by Hektor, the real Achilles rejoins Ajax and the other Greeks in battle and kills Hektor, Queen Penthesilea, Memnon, and Prince Deiphobos. However, Achilles himself is killed by arrows shot by Prince Paris. Ajax and Odysseus fight their way through the Trojans and retrieve Achilles' body, carrying him safely to his camp for a proper burial.

Then the two of them find a secret passageway into the city and steal the Palladion, for prophecy holds that this artifact must be taken from the Temple of Athena if Troy were ever to fall. But soon afterwards, Athena strikes Ajax with madness, causing him to demand Menelaos the rewards that he deserves. When the king calls him a traitor and attacks him, Ajax kills Menelaos. Odysseus sees the murder and proclaims that Ajax has killed the man he swore to protect. Suddenly, the dead body changes from Menelaos to Achilles, which shocks Ajax. Odysseus calls Ajax a traitor, and the confused prince is forced to defend himself against the Greeks. After killing Odysseus, Ajax blames Agamemnon for not giving him the rewards he deserves. He then confronts the king and kills him, but gets even more confused as to what is going on. As he tries to find a way to escape, Ajax is confronted by Achilles and is forced to kill him. He is then attacked by Lyssa, a spirit of mad rage. Ajax manages to defeat and drive away Lyssa.

As he begins to calm down, Ajax finds himself surrounded by dead animals. He realises that the Greeks that he had just killed were nothing but illusions and that they were really animals that he was killing. As he screams in confusion, he spots a sword embedded into the ground with its blade pointing upwards. Unable to bear the madness, Ajax throws himself upon the blade and commits suicide.

Quotes

 * "We Greeks never shirk a challenge. We yearn for it. It sustains us. It makes us Greek."
 * "Prince Hektor! We are both sons of kings, and one of them will lose a son today."

Moveset

 * ,undefined: Extends both arms outwards for a short sprint clothesline.
 * ,,undefined: Longer dash for his clothesline than previous version.
 * ,,,undefined: Spins to smack foes with his shield.
 * ,,,,undefined: Holds shield outward with both hands and spins to hit foes.
 * ,,,,,: Two swinging punches before he rams his shield forward. Turns for another punch before performing two criss-crossing attacks with his fist and shield.
 * Dashing : Sideways smack with his fist.


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 * undefined,undefined: Straight punch and an uppercut.
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 * ,: Guards front of his body with his shield and rams forward. Stands upright to smash shield into foes.
 * ,: Turning bash with his shield.
 * ,,: Charges forward with shield.
 * ,,,: Rotates his body to crush foes with shield. Ajax emits a stunning shockwave during the animation, which lowers the guard of foes in its range.
 * ,,,,: Readies shield to cover front and runs forward. He ends by swinging his shield around him. Emits a stunning shockwave.


 * 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 - Snatches a foe by their throat and raises them off their feet. He holds them for a moment before he crushes their windpipes and throws them to the ground.
 * Front - Stomps his foot onto his target's foot. As they are pinned, he backhands them to rip his bladed knuckles across their face. The force of the blow flips opponents off their feet.
 * Rear - Scratches opponent's head with bladed knuckles.
 * Downed Enemies - Smashes his foot into his opponent's torso before stabbing them with the pointed end of his shield.
 * Mid-Range - Grabs a foe and tosses them onto the ground. He finishes them by smashing his shield's bladed end onto their throats.

Fighting Style
Ajax fits the character archetype of a slow yet powerful giant. He attacks like a professional wrestler and can pulverize several foes with one or two hits. His clotheslines are useful for trimming down crowds and can be used to simultaneously gain some offensive ground for him. As powerful as he may be, Ajax's attacks have a narrow range and might be difficult to use in duels. Should he try to use an enemy's spear or sword, his offensive scope will broaden but the speed of his attacks will suffer. Instead of being completely defensive, try to close the distance between opponents by running towards them and evading. He has a strong defense against most attacks, so Ajax can afford to be a little reckless.