Achilles

One of the best-known heroes of Greek myth.

He swept through life like a swift wind, but at the same time, he had a manner that made him worthy of being called a hero.

His mother once asked him whether he wanted to live an ordinary life of peace and tranquility or die a famed hero. He chose the latter without hesitation.

The Achilles tendon is named for the legend of Achilles's one and only weakness, as he was otherwise immortal.

Height/Weight: 185cm, 97kg

Origin: Greek Mythology

Region: Greece

Alignment: Lawful-Balanced

Sub-Attribute: Earth

Gender: Male

Weakness: Being struck in the heel and having his heart ripped out. After raging about for a while, he will eventually die. That's...quite a weakness...

The Trojan War started because Hektor's younger brother Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband, Menelaus. Many heroes and kings fought over Helen and they all vowed to come to her aid if she was ever abducted.

This had little to do with Achilles, who was very young when the vow was made. However, when it was prophesied that the war could not be won without Peleus's son, the Achaean forces were quick to recruit Achilles.

Achilles was the son of the goddess Thetis and the hero Peleus. It was said that his fate was determined even in his youth. Knowing this, his mother, Thetis, tried to make him as close to the gods as possible by granting him immortality. To do this, she immolated Achilles's body in sacred flames in an attempt to burn away his impure human blood. In another version of this story, Thetis is said to have dipped Achilles in the river Styx.

To do this, though, would strip Achilles of his humanity entirely, so Peleus forbade Achilles from becoming completely immortal.

Thetis returned to her home, and Peleus, after careful consideration, entrusted Achilles to the sage Chiron for training. As Chiron was a good friend of Peleus, he was willing to take the boy on, and so Achilles began his training as a hero under the famed mentor, Chiron.

A few years later, Achilles grew to be a proud young man. He eagerly joined in the Trojan war when recruited by the Achaeans.

Obviously, Achilles had no idea about the tragedy awaiting him in Troy. But, even had he known what was in store for him, he would likely not have done anything differently.

Drómos Komḗtēs

Rank: A+

NP Type: Anti-Personnel (Self)

Range: 0

Maximum Targets: 1

Comet Running Style.

Normally, this would be a Noble Phantasm.

A Noble Phantasm that is active as soon as he dismounts his Troias Tragōidia. This is the actualization of the legend that Achilles was the swiftest runner among all the heroes, in all of time. He can sprint across a vast battlefield in the space of a breath, and no obstacle can slow him. He must expose his heel, his sole weakness, in order to run, but only a handful of Heroic Spirits can catch him, as fast as he is.

Andreíos Amárantos

Rank: B

NP Type: Anti-Personnel (Self)

Range: 0

Maximum Targets: 1

The Amaranth of the Brave.

Normally, this would be a Noble Phantasm.

A blessing of immortality, save for his heel, bestowed upon him by his mother Thetis.

Nullifies all attacks. However, those with the Divinity skill may negate this effect.

Diatrekhōn Astēr Lonkhē

Rank: B+

NP Type: Anti-Personnel　

Range: 2 – 10

Maximum Targets: 1

The Spearhead Traveling through the Skies.

Normally, this would be a Noble Phantasm.

This can be activated by dismounting the Troias Tragōidia.

A spear that Chiron gave to Achilles's parents when they married.

With his opponent's consent, this powerful magecraft creates a realm similar to a Reality Marble expressly for a duel between the two heroes.

However, as he was not summoned as a Lancer, a portion of his abilities, such as inflicting incurable curses, are not available.

『Troias Tragōidia』

Rank: A

NP Type: Anti-Army

Range: 2 - 60

Maximum Targets: 50

The Immortal Chariot of Raging Storms.

A three-horse chariot. Two of them are divine horses that were gifted to Achilles from Poseidon, while the third is a famous horse that Achilles stole. With godly speed, the chariot dashes through the battlefield. The faster it goes, the more damage it will do. At top speed, it can mow down anything in its path.

『Akhilleús Kósmos』

Rank: A+

NP Type: Boundary

Range: 0

Maximum Targets: 1

A Miniature World that Encapsulates the Blue Sky.

A defensive Noble Phantasm that rivals Rho Aias.

The shield is said to be made by Hephaestus, the god of the forge. Achilles's world is projected onto the shield, and the ocean current created by the god of the sea encircles the shield's outer rim. Those who come up against this shield are facing his entire world. When it is activated, it can defend even against Anti-Fortress and Anti-Nation Noble Phantasms.

This is not used in FGO.