History Characters / AgeOfMythology

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: The Dragon King, Azure Dragon, Dragon Turtle, almost everything about him is about dragons.
* LizardFolk: How he appears in his portrait.

* ArchEnemy: He becomes one to Arkantos over the course of the first campaign.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He animates the Statue of Poseidon in Atlantis to protect him from harm. When Arkantos brings the statue down, it falls on Gargarensis and [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice skewers him with]] the trident.]]

* InsaneTrollLogic: Long ago his great grandmother was seduced by Poseidon. For this reason, he firmly believes that the sea god "owes" him something.

* GodsHandsAreTied: Athena explains that the reason Zeus is using Arkantos to stop Gargarensis' plans to release the Titans because if he interfered directly, it would cause a war between all the gods.

* WatchingTroyBurn: Odysseus is the only one to react with horror and sorrow of watching [[spoiler:Atlantis destroyed. Amanra, however, disagrees because its people still live so there is chance of reconstruction while Ajax is concerned about Arkantos]].

* CoolHelmet: [[spoiler:Zeus' blessing gives him a helmet which he continues to wear as a deity.]]

* DefiantToTheEnd: Even with his fortress conquered, troops killed and himself cornered on a cliff by Arkantos, Kamos chooses not to beg for mercy or surrender. Instead, he defiantly tells Arkantos rants that someone will vanquish Arkantos one day before he tries to attack

%%* ItsPersonal: Apparently Kemsyt is her ArchEnemy.%%And?

* ArchEnemy: To Arkantos, albeit more in the backstory than in the story proper. He raided Atlantis several times in the past and his pirates were responsible of the death of Arkantos' wife.
* TheBeastmaster: He attempted to tame a Leviathan in his teens, it's implied that he managed to do it later.

* ArchEnemy: Of Amanra, apparently.

* SmugSnake: Has this tone whenever you find him... not so much when he speaks to Gargarensis, though.
* SinisterScimitar: His weapon of choice... though he never actually uses it in the campaign.

* WatchingTroyBurn: Odysseus is the only one to react with horror and sorrow of watching [[spoiler:Atlantis destroyed. Amanra, however, disagrees because its people still live so there is chance of reconstruction]].

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: He animates the Statue of Poseidon in Atlantis to protect him from harm. When Arkantos brings the statue down, it falls on Gargarensis and [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice skewers him with]] the trident.]]

* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: Falls of a cliff after fighting Arkantos]].

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Courtesy of Arkantos.]]

* MosesInTheBulrushes: A rare villanous example; his bio tells that he was a minotaur calf when he fell from a ship and was raised by the goddess Bast. It is unknown if this has anything to do with his villanous tendencies. Really, you think he would have turned out better.

The old and stern Theocrat of Atlantis, who guides the people alongside Kastor. [[spoiler: He was actually killed by Kronos' winged servant Kronny, who is killed by Kastor in the end.]]

* EvilOldFolks: Subverted, [[spoiler: as the old man was replaced by Kronos' minion]].

* BigGood: In the first Campaign, he's the God you play as during most of the Greek scenarios. It is he that aids Arkantis in his journey to stop Gargarensis's evil plans, rather than his patron god, Poseidon, [[spoiler:who is siding with Gargarensis]].

* TheVoice: [[spoiler:In the last scenario of the ''Fall of the Trident'' campaign, a voice tells Arkantis to take the blessing to stop Gargarensis from freeing Kronos. Considering that he is heard after building the Wonder, it's obviously Zeus giving Arkantis godly powers to defeat Poseidon's living statue.]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: While the Greek Gods have always been JerkassGods, [[spoiler: Poseidon tends to be less abjectly evil than this interpretation and certainly wouldn't ally himself with Kronos.]]

* DemotedToExtra: In the main campaign, in favor of Osiris.

* BigGood: For most of the Egyptian campaign.

* BigGood: For most of the Norse campaign.

* DropTheHammer: His weapon of choice, which appears in the UI as a symbol. In the campaign, Loki tricked him into destroying Mjolnir, which forced Thor to order Brokk and Eitri in repairing his hammer. Once the hammer is fixed, he used it to shut the gate.

* HyperCompetentSidekick: Amanra's bio says that her skill in battle and ability to speak many Egyptian languages were the main reason her commander, a [[[FatIdiot man of little competence and great girth]] named Fierce Mnevis, rose in power.

* Animorphism: He and Ajax are turned into [[FullBoarAction boars]] by Circe.

* OutOfFocus: Paris? Hector? Penthesilea? Nope, nowhere to be seen.
** Given the lack of Achilles on the Greek side and the fact that the wooden horse trick is pulled days after Akantos arrives the important Trojans are mostly dead.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the original myths Ajax died at Troy. Both of them (Curiously, Ajax the Lesser is nowhere to be seen).

A warrior-priestess of Isis met by our heroes in Egypt, she's fighting against Kemsyt forces to recover Osiris' body and resurrect the god, and then she follows Arkantos in his quest to the North. In the Titan Expansion she's become Queen, and [[spoiler: fights first against Kastor and then the Titans.]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: When Queen of Nubia.

* ExposedToTheElements: She wears the same skimpy desert outfit in the snowy north.

* BigGood: During the Egyptian campaign.

* MosesInTheBulrushes: A rare villanous example, his bio tells that he was a minotaur calf when he fell from a ship and was raised by the goddess Bast. It is unknown if this has anything to do with his villanous tendencies. Really, you think he would have turned out better.

* BeardOfEvil: Black moustache and a goattee, that can't be good...

* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Beheaded by Ajax, while shapeshifted as Gargarensis]].

* VillainExitStageLeft: Grabs onto a [[GiantFlyer Roc]] and flies away when Amanra has him cornered after taking the second piece of Osiris from him.

* VainSorceress: Implied, gived her outfit and how she's usually portrayed in media.

* BigGood: During the egyptian campaign.

* NonHumanHead: Has a head of an animal... but just WHAT animal is currently unknown, referred to in modern day as the "Set Animal" because it either went extinct, was poorly portrayed or never existed at all. However, the game implies its actually [[HeinousHyena a hyena]][[note]]The DS Game gives Hyenas of Set as a myth unit to Set players, and it is one of the basic Animals of Set that can be created by the Pharaoh. That being said, while hyenas ''do'' share a number of traits with the Set Animal, it more heavily matches an amalgation of all hyena species alive today, and none of them have the She's elongated snout[[/note]].

* LoveGoddess: Aphrodite is this for the greek pantheon, though her appearance leans more toward SexGoddess.

* NonHumanHead: Has a head of an animal... but just WHAT animal is currently unknown, referred to in modern day as the "Set Animal" because it either went extinct, was poorly portrayed or never existed at all.

* SadlyMythtaken: Gaia was not actually one of the Titans in Myth/ClassicalMythology.

* LoveGoddess

* ScyllaAndCharybdis: The naval version of the Hydra.

* KingCobra: The Wadjet is his myth unit. They have high attack and can regenerate health.

* {{Irony}}: He can be worshiped by followers of Set, the god that killed his father and wanted to avenge him.

* GoodIsNotNice: He's TheHero, a good and fair leader and a loyal friend. However, he doesn't show mercy to his enemies, [[spoiler:as proven when he orders the execution of Gargarensis (actually a disguised Kemsyt) when the latter is captured and defenseless]]. He's also shown to have taken part in the sack of Troy, which while effective was a very underhanded sneak attack.

* EvilCounterpart: He's sort of a dark mirror of Arkantos. They both are experienced military leaders -- an Atlantean admiral and a Greek general -- with connections to Greek, Egyptian and Norse factions as well as a special ability to embolden their troops with a BattleCry. Melagius is vain and arrogant, directing his troops from the safety of his fortress to extend his influence in the Sikyos region. This contrasts with the down-to-earth Arkantos who has fought many battles personally and traveled around the world to keep the entire world safe from the Titans' return.

->'''Voiced by:''' Daniel Riordan

* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler: Beheaded by Ajax, while shapeshifted as Gargarensis]].

* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler: At one point Gargarensis actually says: "You have failed me again Kemsyt", and he repeatedly threatens to perform this trope on him, but although he finally sacrifices him for his own ends, it's more like YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: When Gargarensis finds himself trapped in the Norselands with the gate closed, he needs to get to Atlantis fast. He then uses Skult's magics to turn Kemsyt into a replica of him, effectively ensuring Kemsyt's death and buying himself more time. Overlaps with YouHaveFailedMe.]]

* TheCorrupter: [[spoiler: To Brokk and Eitri in The Golden Gift.]]

* EscortMission: You have to escort him and his flag across a country of giants. Presumably he does this just to annoy, [[spoiler: since he's Loki in disguise.]]

* TimeMaster: His set of powers. He can Time Shift one of his buildings into another area or send an enemy building back in time, deconstructing it.

* {{Irony}}: Worshiper of Loki can worship him, the same god that will battle him to the death in Ragnarok. Plus, despite his bonus for defensive buildings, his power can destroy walls and towers.

%%* ProngsOfPoseidon: Of course.

* DropTheHammer: His weapon of choice. Also, how he closes the underworld door. In the campaign, Loki destroyed it in order to render him powerless.

'''Myth Unit''': Centaur (Mythic horse archers. Can deal a strong, unmissable attack)\\

'''Myth Unit''': Nemean Lion (An armored lion that has bonus damage against archers and buildings. It can roar to deal damage to enemies.\\

'''Myth Unit''': Medusa (Ranged mythic unit that can turn unit to stone), Carcinos (Tough naval unit that deals hack and crush damage)\\

'''Myth Unit''': Chimera (a three-headed monster that breath fire that deals damage)\\

'''Myth Unit''': Colossus (Giant but slow myth units known for its high hitpoints and siege capabilities. They can eat trees and gold mines to heal.)\\

'''Myth Unit''': Anubite (Fast-moving melee units that can jump to deal damage)\\

'''Myth Unit''': Sphinx (Fast melee units that are effective in siege)\\

'''Myth Unit''': Roc (Flying eagle that transport units), Petsuchos (Crocodiles that fire unmissable laser)\\

'''Myth Unit''': Mummy (ranged myth unit that can kill a human unit and turn them into a Minion)\\

* {{Mummy}}: A decrypted range myth unit that can turn a human unit into a Minion.

'''Myth Unit''': Frost Giant (A giant myth unit that can freeze a single target)\\

'''Myth Unit''': Kraken (Naval myth unit that can destroy a naval ship or grab a human unit), Mountain Giant (a giant myth unit that can crush a building)\\

'''Unique Technologies''': Hephaestus Revenge (Automatons gain increased health and can repair themselves), Volcanic Forge (Automatons gain pierce armor)\\

* GiantSpider: Her divine power summons a series of spider eggs. After they hatch into a burrow, the adult spiders will istantly kill any mortal unit (except for siege weapons) that walks over them.

%%* BlingBlingBang: Her Queen outfit.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He disappears from the campaign after [[spoiler: helping Arkantos in the north. Given he mentions he was almost home when Athena spoke to him]], it can be presumed he returned to Ithaca to play out the rest of ''Literature/TheOdyssey''.

%%* {{Multishot}}: His special attack.%%Does what?

* BigGood: In the first Campaign he's the God you play as during most of the Greek segments.