Agamemnon Direheart

Official Art by thesleepypencil

## History

Agamemnon Direheart was the firstborn son to Damietta Direheart, born in February 1874 in London. Agamemnon was raised in the Direheart residence in Kensington, London, and at the age of 4 began attending St Michael's Academy ran by the organisation Parthenon which his mother was the Secretary-General of. At a young age, Agamemnon presented a keen interest in strategy, logistics, and management, much of this expressed in his hobby of gardening; his mother allowing him to have a small vegetable patch within the family garden. He did however show skills in combat, although not to the level his sister, Alimina Direheart did.

In 1892 he graduated from St Michael's and was inducted into Parthenon. He was then initiated into Squad Epsilon as a strategic officer and intelligence agent, under the command of Maria Leclerc. He continued to serve with his squad through the 1890s and early 1900s, most notably operating during the Greco-Turkish War (1897) and Second Boer War (1899-1902). In 1901 however, Squad Captain Leclerc was assassinated by an unknown Inquisitorial agent, leaving Agamemnon in command of the unit.

Agamemnon continued as Squad Captain until the Second Battle of Gannacoth in 1907 when he lead Epsilon into a confrontation with the god, Apargoth. Details of the battle aren't well known, however it is understood that in order to prevent Apargoth from being able to escape the universe into the multiverse, Agamemnon was able to weaken the god to the point where he could mantle him, allowing himself to become one with Apargoth, anchoring him to the world. During this period of mantlehood, Agamemnon was forced to constantly battle mentally with the god, keeping him from fully taking over their combined souls, and being able to escape the world.

Eventually Squad Zeta made it their mission to free him after the Fall of Parthenon, as they were in need of a new leader due to Alimina's assassination at the hands of the Inquisition. This culminated in the Third Battle of Gannacoth whereby Penny Direheart, Agamemnon's younger adopted sister, offered herself up to take her brother's place in the mantlehood. Apargoth accepted, releasing Agamemnon. However this was a trap to use Penny's 'multiverse imprint' as a method of creating a tunnel of escape out of the universe. Apargoth did not however realise that Penny was not the original personality of the body she inhabited, which originally belonged to Catherine Direheart. Because of this, his intention to send Penny specifically through the tunnel caused a split of personalities, sending only the Penny part of Penny/Catherine through and leaving Catherine. After this, Apargoth was defeated by Squad Zeta and Agamemnon, Destan Braganza channeling his master, the Patron of Shadows in order to banish the god from the world.

Since then, Agamemnon has accompanied the squad back to the Temple of the Order of the Jackal, agreeing to assist them in taking back the UK and redeeming Parthenon from its collapse.

## Personal

Agamemnon is a kind soul, who has always looked out for the people around them, sometimes to a fault in trying to please everyone. Much of this was channelled into his desire to manage logistics to allow everyone to work at their most efficient levels. He was however able to move his frustrations at lacking full control into his gardening, which he has always worked on outside of working for Parthenon.

During his time as the strategic officer for Squad Epsilon, he would often clash with Captain Leclerc over the details of plans, as they would have different perspectives in how operations should be conducted. Maria tended to be a lot more reckless and wild with her plans, Agamemnon resented this, wanting each plan to be fully coordinated. Regardless of this, the two still became friends, and Agamemnon was distraught at her death.

## Relationships

* Damietta Direheart - Mother and mentor.
* Alimina Direheart - Younger sister and best friend.
* Amelia Direheart - Adopted younger sister.
* Penny Direheart- Adopted youngest sister.

* Maria Leclerc - Former Squad Captain and friend.
* Artemis Fogg - Squadmate and friend.
* Tiber Solhymne - Squadmate and friend.
* Dante Feu'Coeur - Squadmate and friend.
* Aphrodite Holmes - Squadmate and friend.

## Trivia

* Agamemnon is named after the ancient Greek King of Mycenae.
* During the Third Battle of Gannacoth, Agamemnon was originally going to be corrupted by the power of Apargoth, rather than mantling him for the mission.

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