History Characters / AssassinsCreedOdysseyEagleBearerAndAllies

!!!'''Other Appearances:''' ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedValhalla'' | ''Assassin's Creed: Jade'' | ''Assassin's Creed Nexus VR''

** Abusing/mistreating/hurting a child is almost guaranteed to rile them up, especially after [[spoiler:Phoebe's murder.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: Their first kill was a priest trying to kill their younger sibling, and their demeanor becomes much fiercer when their sibling is involved. Their encounter with [[spoiler:Chrysis, the cultist who warped their literal baby sibling into a weapon of the cult, is one of the coldest, angriest sequences in the main storyline. Alexios in particular is almost frothing with rage before executing Kleon for turning Kassandra into a monster.]] They also show the same tendencies towards Phoebe, who they act as an older sibling to.

* CoolBigSis: Or Bro if you're playing as Alexios, to Phoebe, although they're not related by blood.

* FriendToAllChildren: They have a soft spot for children in general and tend to be fiercely protective of them, perhaps due to the trauma of losing their own baby sibling and then later [[spoiler:the death of Phoebe]]. There's of course Phoebe, who they adopt as a surrogate little sister, but there's also a large array of child npcs they meet throughout the game. They are generally indulgent and kind to every single one and often try to offer a bit of guidance and help to the ones who need it.

* HeroicFatigue: [[spoiler:By the time Kassandra shows up in ''Valhalla'''s A Fated Encounter DLC, it's clear that the centuries tracking down Isu artefacts have worn her down to shades of this trope. She feels more sullen, suspicious, and isolated compared to her youthful days in Greece, and is clearly missing those old days with Phoebe and Ikaros. Kassandra's outfit also has a lot of black, feeling much moodier compared to her ''Odyssey'' outfit with the red scarf / hood and prominent gold-coloured armour]].
* MamaBear: Nothing gets her more heated than someone targeting Phoebe, who she was CoolBigSis to, and later [[spoiler:her infant son Elpidos, after his kidnapping. She explicitly comments multiple times that she will cut down anyone standing between her and her son.]]

* TraumaButton: [[spoiler:She never gets over Phoebe's death. Even a good thousand years later, which an Apple uses to temporarily incapacitate her on Skye.]]

* ManlyTears: While Kassandra tends to tear up more often [[spoiler:both as the Eagle Bearer and Deimos]], he does still openly weep upon finding [[spoiler:Phoebe dead.]]
* PapaWolf: Like Kassandra, you'll rarely see him get as angry as he does when someone harms or threatens [[BigBrotherInstinct Phoebe]], and later [[spoiler:his son Elpidos.]]

** Abusing/mistreating/hurting a child is almost guaranteed to rile them up, especially after [[spoiler:Phiobe's murder.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: Their first kill was a priest trying to kill their younger sibling, and their demeanor becomes much fiercer when their sibling is involved. Their encounter with [[spoiler:Chrysis, the cultist who warped their literal baby sibling into a weapon of the cult, is one of the coldest, angriest sequences in the main storyline. Alexios in particular is almost frothing with rage before executing Kleon for turning Kassandra into a monster.]] They also show the same tendencies towards Phoibe, who they act as an older sibling to.

* CoolBigSis: Or Bro if you're playing as Alexios, to Phoibe, although they're not related by blood.

* FriendToAllChildren: They have a soft spot for children in general and tend to be fiercely protective of them, perhaps due to the trauma of losing their own baby sibling and then later [[spoiler:the death of Phiobe]]. There's of course Phiobe, who they adopt as a surrogate little sister, but there's also a large array of child npcs they meet throughout the game. They are generally indulgent and kind to every single one and often try to offer a bit of guidance and help to the ones who need it.

* HeroicFatigue: [[spoiler:By the time Kassandra shows up in ''Valhalla'''s A Fated Encounter DLC, it's clear that the centuries tracking down Isu artefacts have worn her down to shades of this trope. She feels more sullen, suspicious, and isolated compared to her youthful days in Greece, and is clearly missing those old days with Phiobe and Ikaros. Kassandra's outfit also has a lot of black, feeling much moodier compared to her ''Odyssey'' outfit with the red scarf / hood and prominent gold-coloured armour]].
* MamaBear: Nothing gets her more heated than someone targeting Phiobe, who she was CoolBigSis to, and later [[spoiler:her infant son Elpidos, after his kidnapping. She explicitly comments multiple times that she will cut down anyone standing between her and her son.]]

* TraumaButton: [[spoiler:She never gets over Phoibe's death. Even a good thousand years later, which an Apple uses to temporarily incapacitate her on Skye.]]

* ManlyTears: While Kassandra tends to tear up more often [[spoiler:both as the Eagle Bearer and Deimos]], he does still openly weep upon finding [[spoiler:Phiobe dead.]]
* PapaWolf: Like Kassandra, you'll rarely see him get as angry as he does when someone harms or threatens [[BigBrotherInstinct Phiobe]], and later [[spoiler:his son Elpidos.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Melissanthi Mahut, Maria Syrgiannis (young) (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Anna Kiseleva (Russian)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Michael Antonakos, Leonidas Castrounis (young) (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Oleg Novikov, Elena Shulman (young) (Russian)[[/note]]

* RuggedScar: Both Kassandra and Alexios have a number of scars visible on their face and arms, the most prominent being three claw marks on their right bicep.
* StatuesqueStunner: Kassandra is easily 6 feet tall.

* HeroicFatigue: [[spoiler: By the time Kassandra shows up in ''Valhalla'''s A Fated Encounter DLC, it's clear that the centuries tracking down Isu artefacts have worn her down to shades of this trope. She feels more sullen, suspicious and isolated compared to her youthful days in Greece, and is clearly missing those old days with Phiobe and Ikaros. Kassandra's outfit also has a lot of black, feeling much moodier compared to her ''Odyssey'' outfit with the red scarf / hood and prominent gold-coloured armour]].

* EffortlessAmazonianLift: She will do this to several of her love interests during their kissing animations--even a couple of the men.

* UsedToBeMoreSocial: Over a thousand years of wandering the Earth, having to avoid making any contacts for long and staying out of the way of people means she's a lot less good at parties when she meets Eivor.

* CulturalRebel: Mildly. Given their past, they don't exactly hold the same level of respect for Spartan culture that the rest of their family [[spoiler:(aside from Deimos)]] does. This can vary depending on the player's choices, but they are generally skeptical of Spartan beliefs and cultural ideas, and will even directly intervene in a Spartan training session to defend some teenage boys from wolves--something their mother and the Spartan trainer will scold them for. They also have little to no remorse for the Elder they killed and even decades later, consider their sibling and their own execution to have been unjust.

* HypercompetentSidekick: They start the game as one for Markos.

* LineageComesFromTheFather: Subverted. The Eagle Bearer heavily takes after their mother, Myrrine, in looks and temperment. [[spoiler:Arguably, there's more of their step-father Nikaolas in them than their bio dad, Pythagoras, given how hands-off he was in their childhood.]]

* LoveTriangle: They can be involved in three, depending on your choices. One, between Kyra and Thaletas, who are also a pre-established couple with each other (MarryThemAll isn't an option despite this). Two, between a pair of brothers, [[SiblingYinYang Lykinos and Timotheos]]. Unlike Kyra and Thaletas above, you ''can'' go through with spending the night with both brothers, but doing so will lead [[spoiler:the one you choose to dump you for sleeping with his brother.]] Three, with Diona in the center and the protagonist and one of her lackeys competing for her affections. The lackey is clearly the most invested, while the Eagle Bearer seems to view the whole thing as more of a Flirtationship. [[spoiler:Regardless, since Diona is a [[DatingCatwoman Cultist]], she'll end of dead by the end of things.]]

* ObliviousAdoption: By [[spoiler:Nikoloas]], who raised them as his own alongside their mother Myrrine, without cluing them in on the fact that there was no [[spoiler:blood-relation between them]].

* RedOniBlueOni: While the two act as the player dictates, Kassandra tends be the calm, snarky Blue to Alexios' playful, expressive Red. [[spoiler:This even translates to Deimos, as Alexios is [[EvilIsHammy hot-headed and aggressive]] while Kassandra is [[ColdHam restrained but no less fanatical]].]]

* BloodKnight: She seems to be a mercenary not just because she's good at it but also because she really enjoys fighting.
--> '''Kassandra''': Parties should be about vomiting up blood, not vomiting up poetry.

* BloodKnight: It goes well with his job as a mercenary and his HotBlooded tendencies.

* TallDarkAndHandsome: Slightly taller than his sister and quite good looking in his own right.

* ContraltoOfDanger: She has an assertive tone and is rather low pitch in her regular speaking voice.

** Abusing/mistreating/hurting a child is almost guaranteed to rile them up, especially after [[spoiler: Phiobe's murder.]]

* FriendToAllChildren: They have a soft spot for children in general and tend to be fiercely protective of them, perhaps due to the trauma of losing their own baby sibling and then later [[spoiler: the death of Phiobe]]. There's of course Phiobe, who they adopt as a surrogate little sister, but there's also a large array of child npcs they meet throughout the game. They are generally indulgent and kind to every single one and often try to offer a bit of guidance and help to the ones who need it.

* LineageComesFromTheFather: Subverted. The Eagle Bearer heavily takes after their mother, Myrrine, in looks and temperment. [[spoiler: Arguably, there's more of their step-father Nikaolas in them than their bio dad, Pythagoras, given how hands-off he was in their childhood.]]

* LoveTriangle: They can be involved in three, depending on your choices. One, between Kyra and Thaletas, who are also a pre-established couple with each other (MarryThemAll isn't an option despite this). Two, between a pair of brothers, [[SiblingYinYang Lykinos and Timotheos]]. Unlike Kyra and Thaletas above, you ''can'' go through with spending the night with both brothers, but doing so will lead [[spoiler: the one you choose to dump you for sleeping with his brother.]] Three, with Diona in the center and the protagonist and one of her lackeys competing for her affections. The lackey is clearly the most invested, while the Eagle Bearer seems to view the whole thing as more of a Flirtationship. [[spoiler: Regardless, since Diona is a [[DatingCatwoman Cultist]], she'll end of dead by the end of things.]]

** Sparing a family in Kephellonia from being murdered by priests will later leave it [[spoiler: utterly devastated by the plague.]]
** Killing The Monger publicly will later [[spoiler: stop you from being able to spare the Cult's TokenGoodTeammate and ultimately ruin your friendship with Brasidas.]]
** Promising Myrrine before leaving for the Battle of Pylos [[spoiler: to bring Deimos home safely will cause her to cut off communication with you if you're unsuccessful in convincing Deimos to defect]].
** If you insist on a Spartan slave making you a special oil for Testikles despite their master not being around to authorize it, [[spoiler: you'll have cost her her freedom for some oil Testikles will never use--on account of him dying ''immediately'' upon stepping foot on Elis]].
** If you let an extremist rebel on Delos go free after rescuing him from captivity, he'll [[spoiler: kill Thaletas during "A Night To Remember"]].

* SchrodingersPlayerCharacter: Averted, though in an unconventional way. Both protagonists exist in the narrative regardless of who is chosen by the player, however, the player is always the Eagle Bearer, so Kassandra and Alexios' roles are swapped between being the Eagle Bearer/eldest sibling and [[spoiler: Deimos/younger sibling]] accordingly.

* ManlyTears: While Kassandra tends to tear up more often [[spoiler: both as the Eagle Bearer and Deimos]], he does still openly weep upon finding [[spoiler: Phiobe dead.]]

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The game portrays him as valuing history over myths. In reality, Herodotus frequently mixed myth with history, never entirely separating folk myth from actual evidence, and even exaggerating real events with his editorializing. It's not for nothing that Herodotos, in addition to being called "the Father of History", is also called "the Father of Lies", and several modern characters outwardly state their skepticism with his writings. As it turns out, his embellishments are because [[spoiler: they actually DID happen]].

** Abusing/mistreating a child is almost guaranteed to rile them up, especially after [[spoiler: Phiobe's murder.]]

* ContraltoOfDanger: She has an assertive tone and rather low pitch in her regular speaking voice.

* TallDarkAndHandsome: As tall as his sister and quite good looking in his own right.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: It's noted by various npcs that they resemble their mother Myrrine and their younger sibling [[spoiler:Deimos]].