Sword of Damokles

The Sword of Damokles was one of the Swords of Eden.
==History==
Created by the Isu scientist Hephaistos during the War of Unification, the Sword of Damokles and other Pieces of Eden like it seemed to grant their bearers great power and leadership and were later used by influential humans in battle.Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide – Chapter 2
By the late 5th century BCE, the sword had come into the possession of the Cult of Kosmos, an offshoot of the Hermeticists. The Cult granted the weapon to their champion Deimos, the grandson of King Leonidas of Sparta, as his direct descent from the Isu allowed him to utilize more of the sword's potential. After Deimos' defeat at the hands of his sister Kassandra,Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Where It All Began the sword fell from the height of Mount Taygetos.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novel – Chapter 18 She later claimed the weapon but was unable to use its enhanced abilities.
==Owners==
*Isu (? – ?)
*Cult of Kosmos (? – ?)
*Deimos (? – c. 422 BCE)
*Kassandra (c. 422 BCE – ?)
==Weapon statistics==
=== Animus HR-8.5 ===
Rarity 	DPS (Lvl 99) 	Default Engravings 	Availability 	
Legendary 	8257 	+25% Warrior Damage+40% Adrenaline per CRIT+10% to All Adrenaline Gained 	Defeat Deimos 	
Description 	Description 	Description 	Description 	Description
This is the very sword from the story of Damokles. It taught him a lesson in wishing for ultimate fortune.	This is the very sword from the story of Damokles. It taught him a lesson in wishing for ultimate fortune.	This is the very sword from the story of Damokles. It taught him a lesson in wishing for ultimate fortune.	This is the very sword from the story of Damokles. It taught him a lesson in wishing for ultimate fortune.	This is the very sword from the story of Damokles. It taught him a lesson in wishing for ultimate fortune.
=== Mobile Animus 4.38 ===
Tier 	Damage 	Speed 	Miss Chance 	Modifiers 	Requirements
★★★★★ 	2.9k-3.3k 	1.00 	7% 	+220 Defense+65 Health+10% Critical Chance+10% Critical Bonus+10% Dodge+35 Lethality 	300,000 Coins220 Damascus steel90 Gold ingots1 Ancient tablet
Enhanced Skills 	Enhanced Skills 	Enhanced Skills 	Enhanced Skills 	Enhanced Skills 	Enhanced Skills
Life Leech: Heal yourself with each strike.Rank 1: Instantly strike an enemy for 50% damage and heal this hero for 5% of their maximum health. 	Life Leech: Heal yourself with each strike.Rank 1: Instantly strike an enemy for 50% damage and heal this hero for 5% of their maximum health. 	Life Leech: Heal yourself with each strike.Rank 1: Instantly strike an enemy for 50% damage and heal this hero for 5% of their maximum health. 	Life Leech: Heal yourself with each strike.Rank 1: Instantly strike an enemy for 50% damage and heal this hero for 5% of their maximum health. 	Life Leech: Heal yourself with each strike.Rank 1: Instantly strike an enemy for 50% damage and heal this hero for 5% of their maximum health. 	Life Leech: Heal yourself with each strike.Rank 1: Instantly strike an enemy for 50% damage and heal this hero for 5% of their maximum health.
Description 	Description 	Description 	Description 	Description 	Description
A mighty Isu artifact that fell into Kassandra's hands after she faced Deimos. It is razor sharp, and surprisingly light, despite its elaborate shape.	A mighty Isu artifact that fell into Kassandra's hands after she faced Deimos. It is razor sharp, and surprisingly light, despite its elaborate shape.	A mighty Isu artifact that fell into Kassandra's hands after she faced Deimos. It is razor sharp, and surprisingly light, despite its elaborate shape.	A mighty Isu artifact that fell into Kassandra's hands after she faced Deimos. It is razor sharp, and surprisingly light, despite its elaborate shape.	A mighty Isu artifact that fell into Kassandra's hands after she faced Deimos. It is razor sharp, and surprisingly light, despite its elaborate shape.	A mighty Isu artifact that fell into Kassandra's hands after she faced Deimos. It is razor sharp, and surprisingly light, despite its elaborate shape.
==Behind the scenes==
The Sword of Damokles is the weapon wielded in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey by Deimos, one of the game's main antagonists. After defeating Deimos, the player is rewarded with the legendary sword. If Deimos is successfully recruited as a lieutenant aboard the player's ship Adrestia, however, they continue to wield the blade as though the player does not have it. This effectively means that the legendary sword received by the player is a new copy rather than it being transferred from Deimos' possession to the player. Canonically there would only be one Sword of Damokles. This anomaly is also seen in the cases of Darius with the Pride of the Lion and Leda with the Hero's Sword.
As the Peloponnesian War predates the eponymous Damokles by almost a century, the sword's name is anachronistic unless it refers to a different Damokles. However, given its descriptions it is unlikely that that is the case. Nonetheless, its history is suggested by a mold within the Ancient Forge on the Greek island of Andros. Upon seeing the mold, Kassandra comments about its similarity to the blade wielded by Deimos.
==Gallery==
ACOd-conceptartDamoclesSword.jpg|Concept art
ACRB Sword of Damokles.png|The Sword as it appears in Rebellion
OdysseySwordofDamokles.png|Kassandra wielding the Sword of Damokles
AC Nexus screenshot-06.jpg|Kassandra wielding the Sword in Athens, 404 BCE
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey 
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novel
*Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
*Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR
==References ==
zh:达摩克利斯之剑
fr:Épée de Damoclès
Category:Swords
Category:Swords of Eden
Category:5th century BCE weapons
Category:Personal weapons