A list of characters affiliated with the Order of the Ancients in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.
Many of these characters are Walking Spoilers and their entries feature a lot of in-game details that are not hidden behind spoiler tags. As a big part of the Legacy of the First Blade DLC is figuring out the identity of the Order members, read at your own risk.
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The Order of the Ancients
The Persian sect of the Order which operated in the Achaemenid Empire during the 5th century BCE. In General
- Ancient Conspiracy: As with Assassin's Creed Origins, the Order of the Ancients is an organization made up of various social elites and opportunists that has existed for centuries. In the game, its members claim that the Order has existed in Persia for millennia.
- Bullying a Dragon: On learning about the Eagle Bearer, they decide the best thing to do is antagonize them repeatedly.
- Evil Is One Big, Happy Family: They turn out to have been working with the Cult during Chapter 2 of Legacy of the First Blade, but the Peloponnesian War has strained things.
- Fantastic Racism: They have been taught to hate anyone with Isu DNA, calling them "Tainted Ones". It's possible that the Order encouraged this racism in order to eliminate those who could oppose them effectively.
- Greater-Scope Villain: They are the ones responsible for starting the Greco-Persian Wars as well as murdering Leonidas at Thermopylae by working with the Cult of Kosmos to bring Greece under their banner.
- Kill It with Fire: They really like burning villages down. It's what catches the Eagle Bearer's attention to them.
- Malevolent Masked Men: Like the Cult of Kosmos, they wear masks and robes to hide their identities.
- Moral Myopia: Like their future incarnations, the Order condemn the Tainted Ones for disrupting order and killing people yet they themselves have caused much more bloodshed and pretty much brought about chaos everywhere they go.
- Order Versus Chaos: They like to think of themselves as order, trying to put an end to the Peloponnesian War before it spreads beyond Greece's borders. People with Isu DNA are the chaos, and need to be destroyed. With lots of fire.
- The Quisling: Despite the Order being relatively new to Greece at the time of the Legacy of the First Blade DLC story, many Greeks have pledged allegiance to the Order in exchange for wealth and power.
- Underestimating Badassery: Despite the Eagle Bearer becoming known throughout Greece as a ferocious warrior, most of the Order members they encounter happily fight them, speaking only of the reward for their death or denouncing them as sub-human.
- Villain of Another Story: Almost literally. The Order was Darius' great enemy that tracked him to Greece, so coming into conflict with Kassandra or Alexios was never in the cards for them. Although there is some evidence they were colluding with the Cult of Kosmos, the local ancient conspiracy.
Order Leaders
Xerxes
Xerxes
The former ruler of the Persian Empire, assassinated by Darius decades ago.
- The Ghost: In the main game, he never appears (what with having been dead for a long while). He briefly appears in a flashback of Darius' in Legacy of the First Blade.
- Greater-Scope Villain: Xerxes was responsible for the second Persian invasion of ancient Greece and killed Leonidas, the father of Alexios and Kassandra.
- Historical Domain Character: The actual Xerxes was the one behind the second invasion of Greece in the Greco-Persian Wars, which led to the Battle of Thermopylae, and actually was assassinated by Artabanus.
- Puppet King: Darius regarded him as one for the Order of Ancients, but he was well aware of the Order and served them willingly.
- Smug Snake: What we see of him is a very smug git, making it all the more satisfying when Darius gives him a case of fatal metal poisoning, mid-gloat.
Order of Hunters
Pactyas the Huntsman
Pactyas the Huntsman
The Magus of the Order of Hunters.
- Arc Villain: Serves as the main villain for the 1st chapter Hunted.
- The Beastmaster: He tames animals to set them on the Order's enemies.
- Break Them by Talking: Preferring to target his enemies' weaknesses, Pactyas decides to hit the Eagle Bearer where it truly hurts. At his first meeting with the Eagle Bearer, Pactyas gathers the corpses of Order members whom the Eagle Bearer killed and sets the relatives of those members upon them. The relatives denounce the Eagle Bearer as a heartless monster, bringing them to the brink of a Heroic BSoD. Whatever the outcome of this event, the Eagle Bearer gets confronted with the possibility that they aren't that different from their enemies.
- Creepy Monotone: Never raises his voice, ever.
- Dead Guy on Display: He reveals himself to the Eagle Bearer by drawing them into a creepy swamp with a giant tree strung with corpses. In a twist on the trope, these are the corpses of the other Order-supporters the Eagle Bearer has killed so far, not ones he made himself. Later on, his hideout in the glade has lots of people impaled to trees scattered around it.
- Dirty Coward: Prefers to sic his animals and followers on the Eagle Bearer, and resorts to fighting invisibly and from afar when cornered.
- Fantastic Racism: He sees the existence of the "Tainted Ones", such as the Eagle Bearer, as an offense to nature itself.
- Hate Sink: His arrogance and mockery of his enemies make him even more unlikable, making his breakdown and death much more enjoyable.
- Malevolent Masked Man: He wears a version of the Persian Warrior Helmet, covering his face.
- Manipulative Bastard: He enjoys toying with the Eagle Bearer, playing upon their doubts about Darius and the morality of their own actions.
- Moral Myopia: He likes to portray the flaws of others, yet he thinks nothing of the needless suffering he himself caused. This becomes even more pronounced in his dying moments, during which he rants as if he were the victim. The Eagle Bearer even points out that maybe if he stopped throwing people at them, the Eagle Bearer wouldn't be killing them in self-defense.
- Palette Swap: Wears a dark version of the Armor of Theseus chest piece.
- Smug Snake: When in control, Pactyas toys with the minds of his enemies. When defeated, he breaks down and rants as if he were the victim.
- Starter Villain: He's the first major villain to be dealt with in Legacy Of The First Blade.
- Villainous Breakdown: When he sees Darius and Nakatas/Neema emerge from the darkness after being defeated by the Eagle Bearer, Pactyas falls to his knees in despair upon realizing that his backup guards were dead. From then on, he rants like a friend betrayed until he dies.
- Villains Never Lie: In his dying moments, he reveals that Darius used to be friends with the current head of the Order, even pointing out that since he's dying, he's got no reason to lie.
- We Used to Be Friends: With Darius, before he joined the Order alongside Amorges.
Akantha the Deceiver
Akantha the Deceiver
- Dirty Coward: If she spots the Eagle Bearer, she runs for it, all while claiming she's not afraid of them.
- Femme Fatale
- Manipulative Bastard: She has a talent for manipulating the opposite sex, which she used to arrange the murder of the Order's enemies.
- Screw the Rules, I Have Connections!: She used her familial and political connections to escape justice, which finally caught up to her when the Eagle Bearer killed her.
- Villain with Good Publicity: She is publicly known as the faithful wife of Makedonia's leader.
Bubares the Conspirator
Bubares the Conspirator
- Awesomeness by Analysis: He has a talent for finding the Achilles' Heel of others, eventually making a career out of it. Pactyas has ordered him to use said talent to track down and kill any "Tainted Ones".
- Dual Wielding: He wields two knives when fighting.
Echion the Watcher
Echion the Watcher
- Disproportionate Retribution: He decided to join the Order as a way to get revenge on the magistrate of Potidaia, who once accidentally left him for dead.
- They Look Just Like Everyone Else!: He looked just like an average villager, the kind of person no one would look at twice.
- Who's Laughing Now?: Ignored by everyone around him for most of his life, Echion privately relished using what he once considered his greatest weakness to his advantage, becoming a spy and observer for the Order whom no one would think to look for.
Konon the Fighter
Konon the Fighter
- Blood Knight: While he enjoyed fighting, he enjoyed the prospect of causing pain even more.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He's got a wife back home, who he misses dearly.
- Sadist: He enjoyed breaking the bones of his enemies, prolonging their suffering.
Phratagoune the Keeper
Phratagoune the Keeper
- The Beastmaster: She is accompanied by three pet bears.
- Good Taming, Evil Taming: She is highly skilled in taming and training animals to become loyal pets that would kill on command.
- Humans Are Bastards: She preferred the company of animals to humans, whom she believed would kill for little to no reason.
Timosa the Physician
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She appears to be a demure, kind healer, but she is really a vicious murderer who gladly uses her medical skills to kill others in the name of the Order.
- Find the Cure!: She offered her services to the sick of Potidaia in order to prolong the suffering she herself caused.
- I Did What I Had to Do: When confronted with her crimes, she said she did whatever it took to draw out the Eagle Bearer.
- Poison Is Evil: She poisoned the river in Potidaia to start an epidemic to lure the Eagle Bearer into a trap.
Order of the Storm
Phila the Tempest
Phila the Tempest
The Magus of the Order of the Storm- Arc Villain: Phila is the major problem for chapter 2 of Legacy of the First Blade, blocking Darius and his kid's attempts to flee Greece, but she's just an underling for Amorges.
- Bad Boss: Is first seen by the Eagle Bearer forcing an engineer to test out a weapon, which causes the ship it's on to sink, killing the guy.
- Boomerang Bigot: She's been conditioned to despise Tainted Ones, despite being a Tainted One herself.
- Death Equals Redemption: Provided the player doesn't get her mother killed, Phila still attacks the Eagle Bearer, but can be convinced to turn against the Order afterward... only to drop dead from her injuries.
- The Dreaded: Everyone who knows about her is terrified of her wrath.
- Former Teen Rebel: She ran away from home due to believing her mother was too controlling. The Order found her and got into her head.
- Made of Iron: The Eagle Bearer sinks her fleet, she has to drag herself to shore while wounded and in armor, and still has enough energy for a fight.
- Surrounded by Idiots: Her opinion of her underlings.
- Together in Death: Dies beside her mother, if the player fouls up and is unable to talk her down.
Augos the All-Seeing
Augos the All-Seeing
- Democracy Is Bad: She sees democracy as the reason why Greece is being ruled by idiots, who only need charisma to sway the opinions of fools.
- Enraged by Idiocy: She believes that the world would be better off with as few idiots as possible, resulting in her resortion to murder.
- Murder Is the Best Solution: She believes murdering the stupid and the unworthy is the only way that democracy can work in Greece. This is the main reason why she joined the Order.
Megakreon the Unbreakable
Megakreon the Unbreakable
- Eyepatch of Power: He's got an eyepatch.
- Kick the Dog: Murders the engineer working on the Chimera's Breath for talking to the Eagle Bearer.
Nestor the Formidable
Nestor the Formidable
- The Captain: He is the captain of a ship that roams the Greek seas.
- Challenge Seeker: He was keen on finding someone who could truly challenge his prowess, with the Eagle Bearer eventually becoming that someone.
- Evil Old Folks: He has been a ruthless Pirate for most of his life and he's still in the mood for many more years of pillage and plunder.
- No Challenge Equals No Satisfaction: Because he was feeling increasingly less satisfied with his old life, Nestor joined the Order which opened a wider world of opportunities to him.
- Old Soldier: Even with his best years behind him, Nestor is still very active as a Pirate.
Sophos the Broker
Sophos the Broker
- Screw the Rules, I Have Money!: This is his philosophy in life. To Sophos, wealth is the true power of the world, with kings and paupers alike beholden to its necessity.
- The Unfettered: He believes in having the best life has to offer, regardless of the cost.
Order of Dominion
Amorges, the Tusk of Persia
Amorges, the Tusk of Persia
- Arc Villain: He's the central antagonist of the "Legacy of the First Blade" storyline.
- Big Bad: The leader of the Order, and Darius' fiercest enemy.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: When the Eagle Bearer first meets him, he pretends to be one of those fleeing the Order, and acts like he's helping them. Then, he returns a year later to order the Order to attack the Eagle Bearer and their new family.
- But for Me, It Was Tuesday: He's become accustomed to ordering massacres. He feels guilty about it, but he doesn't see any other option.
- Chekhov's Gunman: He first appears as a refugee named Orontas who turned himself in to the Order goons. At the end of chapter 2, he reappears.
- Cool Sword: His sword is made of adamantine, implicity an Isu relic. The Eagle Bearer takes it and has it repaired after he dies.
- Dying Truce: After being morally wounded, he and Darius make amends, and he reveals where Elpidios has been hidden at.
- Evil Old Folks: Being the same age as Darius, he's getting old and grey when he shows up, but is no less a bastard than anyone else in the order.
- Final Boss: Of Legacy of the First Blade.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: Has a scar on his left wrist from where Darius stabbed him on their last meeting.
- I've Come Too Far: On some level, he feels guilty about betraying Darius and murdering countless people in the Order's name despite vowing to himself decades ago to find an alternative to murder. Unfortunately, he had this epiphany far too late in life and is now too old and stubborn to make amends, quit, or even admit his mistakes, having devoted so much of his life to the Order of the Ancients.
- Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: Carries a shield in his fight with the Eagle Bearer and Darius, and is immune to shield-breaking.
- Made of Iron: Is he ever... He's one of the toughest bosses in the whole game, taking several minutes of pounding from the Eagle Bearer and Darius before he runs out of health. Then he gets knocked over a cliff, and still has enough energy to last a few minutes more before dying.
- Motive Decay: He joined the Order because he felt there were better ways of doing things than murdering anyone who was a threat. By the time of Legacy of the First Blade, he's reduced to murdering anyone who might be a threat.
- Never My Fault: The old Order stand-by. He claims it's the Eagle Bearer's fault everything's gone the way it has by the end of chapter 3, ignoring that the Eagle Bearer was happily retired when he sent goons to burn their house down, kill their spouse and abduct their child.
- Rank Scales with Asskicking: As a leading member of the Order, he's a serious fighter even in old age.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Has shades of Shay Cormac, both being former (Proto) Assassins who join the ranks of the enemy, believing it is the path where less blood will be shed, only to cause even more deaths, and by the time they become a senior member, they pretty much don't care about anything other than following their new Order's will.
- Turns Red: Halfway through his boss fight, Darius separates him from his shield. He immediately sets his sword on fire.
- We Used to Be Friends: He and Darius were once Tainted Ones together, but Amorges felt it was a better idea to join with the Order to protect Persia, rather than murdering Xerxes' son.
Gergis the Herald
Gergis the Herald
The Magus of the Order of Domonian.- Affably Evil: The nicest member of the Order, remaining polite and calm towards the Eagle Bearer at all times, even if he's the one who killed their partner and abducted their child. And while he may regret it, it didn't stop him doing it.
- Badass Bookworm: He serves as the Order's record-keeper, and is very interested in the Eagle Bearer from a writer's point of view.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Leads the Eagle Bearer to a scenic vista where a number of memorials have been set up for his three former Magi. He pledges to tell tales of the Immortals' bravery to future generations, to continue the vow he and the Huntsman swore, and laments that despite his best efforts Phila's fate could not be changed.Memorial to the Tempest: I fought to change your course in life, but in the end you couldn't escape your fate.Memorial to the Immortals: My comrades in arms, tales of your bravery will be remembered for ages to come.Memorial to the Huntsman: In your absence, my old friend, we shall continue to keep our vow to protect Persia. Your death will not be in vain.
- Face Death with Dignity: If the Eagle Bearer tells him they're not letting him walk away, he's still calm about it. If they let him live, the next time they meet he's pretty accepting of the fact that he has to fight the Eagle Bearer.
- Patriotic Fervor: Joined the Order to protect Persia.
- Polite Villains, Rude Heroes: He's nothing but polite towards the Eagle Bearer, who for rather understandable reasons is not returning the courtesy.
The Immortals
The Immortals
- Co-Dragons: Serve as two of Amorges' direct underlings.
- Dual Boss: The last stretch of their fight has them gang up on the Eagle Bearer together.
- Lightning Bruiser: The one without the shield moves fast, and is very capable of dodging the Eagle Bearer's attacks.
- No-Sell: They're immune to shield bashing. Trying it instantly makes them go berserk.
- Starter Villain: The first bosses faced in Chapter 3 of Legacy of the First Blade.
Artazostre the Silence
Dimokrates the Destroyer
Dimokrates the Destroyer
- Dirty Coward: He'll try to flee if he spots the Eagle Bearer following him. If cornered, he will try to fight, but he's no match for an armed and angry mercenary.
- Underestimating Badassery: If he doesn't notice the Eagle Bearer, he goes back to a fortress he's holed up in, truly expecting it will keep them out. It does not.
Gaspar the Gatekeeper
Gaspar the Gatekeeper
- Go Mad from the Revelation: She learned about the Isu, and doesn't take it terribly well.
- Pay Evil unto Evil: She uses the Followers of Ares, then murders them once she's got the information she's after. Given the Followers are Always Chaotic Evil, it's hard to feel that bad for them.
Pithias the Architect
Pithias the Architect
- Dirty Coward: The moment he sees the Eagle Bearer, he straight up books it in fear.
- Speak Ill of the Dead: He insults the Tempest's memory, for being a Tainted One.
- The Bully: Tying in with his cowardice, he only really will bloody his hands — like in his descriptive teeth moment — if he knows he also has all the power in a situation.
