Achilles (Greco-Roman Mythology)/Apex Predator GX

## Summary

In Greek mythology, **Achilles** (/əˈkɪliːz/ *ə-KIL-eez*) or **Achilleus** (Greek: Ἀχιλλεύς) was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and the central character of Homer's *Iliad*. He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia.

Achilles' most notable feat during the Trojan War was the slaying of the Trojan prince Hector outside the gates of Troy. Although the death of Achilles is not presented in the *Iliad*, other sources concur that he was killed near the end of the Trojan War by Paris, who shot him with an arrow. Later legends (beginning with Statius' unfinished epic *Achilleid*, written in the 1st century AD) state that Achilles was invulnerable in all of his body except for one heel, because when his mother Thetis dipped him in the river Styx as an infant, she held him by one of his heels. Alluding to these legends, the term "Achilles' heel" has come to mean a point of weakness, especially in someone or something with an otherwise strong constitution. The Achilles tendon is also named after him due to these legends.

## **Information**:

**Name**: Achilles

**Age**: 20's

**Gender**: Male

**Source**: Mythology

**Power Level**: **9-B**

**Classification**: Demigod, Warrior

**Notable Abilities**: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Peak Human Speed, Dexterity and Stamina, Master at Hand to Hand Combat, Sword Fighting and Archery, Stealth Mastery, Invulnerability (Later legends (beginning with Statius' unfinished epic Achilleid, written in the 1st century AD) state that Achilles was invulnerable in all of his body except for one heel, because when his mother Thetis dipped him in the river Styx as an infant, she held him by one of his heels), Sound Manipulation (His war cry killed 12 Trojan soldiers), Healing and Sleep Manipulation (With medical herbs)

**Energy Capacity**: **Wall Scale** (Knocked a man off a chariot with a sword while knocking another man off with a spear. According to Alexander Pope, the twins were "Both in one instant from the chariot hurled, Sunk in one instant to the nether world. Throwed a spear through (a presumably armored) charioteer's belly.)

**Speed Level**: **Superhuman** (Outruns dogs, horses, and a full-speed centaur at age 12), Up to **Subsonic** (Jumps the distance of spear-throw with the speed of a flying eagle.)

**Strength Level**: **Class 1** (Killed a lioness and her cubs, after which he carries the cub corpses from the cliffs of Pholoe to Chiron's cave)

**Resilience Level**: **Wall Scale** (Able to handle the tension and force of his bow. Survived getting violently pushed back to a boulder by extremely potent waves sent by Poseidon)

* **Resistances**: Resistance to Heat Manipulation/Fire Manipulation (In another version of this story, Thetis anointed the boy in ambrosia and put him on top of a fire in order to burn away the mortal parts of his body)

**Arsenal**:

* **Standard**:

* A shield forged by Hephaestus from "Impenetrable brass, tin, silver, gold" (*The Iliad*, Book XVIII.590), with the gold in particular being described as "divine" (*The Illiad*, Book XX.332). It is adorned with an illustration of the world that warrants a 151 line description (*The Illiad*, Book XVIII.691-753).
* Plate armor "more ardent than the blaze of fire" (*The Illiad*, Book XVIII.756).
* A helmet "Well fitted to his brows, crested with gold" (*The Illiad*, Book XVIII.758).
* "Greaves of molten tin." (*The Iliad,* Book XVIII.760)
* A spear that can heal wounds it dishes out.
	+ "The Pelian spear that once had wounded his enemy, the son of Hercules , also brought comfort to the wound,' His spear heals folks!" (*Remedia Amoris,* Book I.43-44, translation by Robert Hollander)
	+ "as did Achilles’ and his father’s lance, even as I have heard, when it dispensed a sad stroke first and then a healing one." (*Inferno*, Canto XXXI.4-6, Allen Mandelbaum translation)
* He's also generally got a normal spear and sword on him, although these don't have any super-cool properties and they don't really get described in detail.

**Intelligence**: Gifted (His quick thinking and problem solving skills allowed him to save himself and his men from certain destruction on multiple occasions. Master combatant, identified the one weak point in Hector's armor and strikes him there before he can react.)

**Weaknesses**: According to legend the weak spot of Achilles, a mighty warrior who survived many battles, was his heel. He was hit in the heel by an arrow that made him plummet to his death. Achilles tendon pain can be excruciating and downright depressing.

**Stamina**: **Peak Human** (Described as one of the most hard working men out there.)

**Range**: **Standard Melee range**, higher with weaponry

**Environment**: Varies