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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Early childhood===		===Early childhood===
	Khemu was born in Siwa around 56 BCE as the son of the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] and his wife [[Amunet\|Aya]] while they were hiding in Bayek's old training grounds from the [[Order of the Ancients]]' assassin [[Bion]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins – Desert Oath]]'' – {{Cite\|25 Feb 2021}}</ref> Owing to their love and duty to the country, his parents named him after the word ''Kemet'', one of the names of ancient Egypt.<ref name="Bayek's Promise">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Bayek's Promise]]</ref> Because of his mother's half-[[Greece\|Greek]] heritage,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline]]'' – [[Legacy of the First Blade (memory)\|Legacy of the First Blade]]</ref> Khemu was seen by his father as a child of both Egypt and Greece, a living proof that the two peoples could coexist in love and harmony.<ref name="The Great Twins">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: The Great Twins</ref>		Khemu was born in Siwa around 56 BCE as the son of the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] and his wife [[Amunet\|Aya]] while they were hiding in Bayek's old training grounds from the [[Order of the Ancients]]' assassin [[Bion]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins – Desert Oath]]'' – {{Cite\|25 Feb 2021}}</ref> Owing to their love and duty to the country, his parents named him after the word ''Kemet'', one of the names of ancient Egypt.<ref name="Bayek's Promise">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Bayek's Promise]]</ref> Because of his mother's half-[[Greece\|Greek]] heritage,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline]]'' – [[Legacy of the First Blade (memory)\|Legacy of the First Blade]]</ref> Khemu was seen by his father as a child of both Egypt and Greece, a living proof that the two peoples could coexist in love and harmony.<ref name="The Great Twins">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – Bayek's Promise: The Great Twins</ref>

	Growing up, Khemu enjoyed a peaceful life in [[Siwa]] with his loving parents. His father devoted much of his time and attention to rearing him, instilling in him the values of the Medjay with the expectation that he would one day inherit the mantle as Bayek had from his own father [[Sabu]].<ref name="Bayek's Promise" /><ref name="The False Oracle">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>		Growing up, Khemu enjoyed a peaceful life in [[Siwa]] with his loving parents. His father devoted much of his time and attention to rearing him, instilling in him the values of the Medjay with the expectation that he would one day inherit the mantle as Bayek had from his own father [[Sabu]].<ref name="Bayek's Promise" /><ref name="The False Oracle">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref>

	===Stars of the gods===		===Stars of the gods===
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	On many nights, his father took him to the [[Stone Circle\|circle of stones]] on the outskirts of Siwa. There, Bayek taught Khemu the constellations of the [[Egyptian mythology\|Egyptian deities]] and the ideals they each symbolized. Because his grandfather Sabu had once said that these stars revealed not just the gods' place in the world but that of every individual as well, the ecstatic boy declared that he would someday visit every Stone Circle along with the [[Great Sphinx of Giza\|Great Sphinx]] and [[Great Pyramid of Giza\|Pyramids of Giza]]. These words were forever etched into Bayek's mind, and he vowed to fulfill this dream of Khemu after his death.<ref name="Bayek's Promise"/>		On many nights, his father took him to the [[Stone Circle\|circle of stones]] on the outskirts of Siwa. There, Bayek taught Khemu the constellations of the [[Egyptian mythology\|Egyptian deities]] and the ideals they each symbolized. Because his grandfather Sabu had once said that these stars revealed not just the gods' place in the world but that of every individual as well, the ecstatic boy declared that he would someday visit every Stone Circle along with the [[Great Sphinx of Giza\|Great Sphinx]] and [[Great Pyramid of Giza\|Pyramids of Giza]]. These words were forever etched into Bayek's mind, and he vowed to fulfill this dream of Khemu after his death.<ref name="Bayek's Promise"/>

	From night to night beneath the stars, Khemu would share many personal thoughts, feelings, and questions about life with his father while Bayek would invoke a god thematically related to his quandaries or the lesson at hand.<ref name="Bayek's Promise"/> Bayek shared the stories of [[Horus]] and [[Osiris]],<ref name="Horus">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: Horus</ref><ref name="Osiris">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: Osiris</ref> extolling the [[Pharaoh]] as a Medjay would for being "[the former] in life and [the latter] in death". He claimed to his son that a true Pharaoh was ruler not just of Egypt, but "the whole world".<ref name="Horus"/>		From night to night beneath the stars, Khemu would share many personal thoughts, feelings, and questions about life with his father while Bayek would invoke a god thematically related to his quandaries or the lesson at hand.<ref name="Bayek's Promise"/> Bayek shared the stories of [[Horus]] and [[Osiris]],<ref name="Horus">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – Bayek's Promise: Horus</ref><ref name="Osiris">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – Bayek's Promise: Osiris</ref> extolling the [[Pharaoh]] as a Medjay would for being "[the former] in life and [the latter] in death". He claimed to his son that a true Pharaoh was ruler not just of Egypt, but "the whole world".<ref name="Horus"/>

	Through [[Amun (deity)\|Amun]], Bayek taught Khemu that though Egyptian society had declined in the name of greed over honour, the Medjay shall always endure to restore justice to Egypt.<ref name="Amun">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: Amun</ref> Through [[Sekhmet]] the Divine [[Lion]], he praised his progress in combat training while reminding him the duty of the Medjay as warriors who fight only when it was right to do so.<ref name="Divine Lion">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: Divine Lion</ref> He echoed these themes once more via the constellation of the Scales, which he explained measures truth and justice, the two crowning principles of the Medjay.<ref name="The Scales">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: The Scales</ref>		Through [[Amun (deity)\|Amun]], Bayek taught Khemu that though Egyptian society had declined in the name of greed over honour, the Medjay shall always endure to restore justice to Egypt.<ref name="Amun">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – Bayek's Promise: Amun</ref> Through [[Sekhmet]] the Divine [[Lion]], he praised his progress in combat training while reminding him the duty of the Medjay as warriors who fight only when it was right to do so.<ref name="Divine Lion">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – Bayek's Promise: Divine Lion</ref> He echoed these themes once more via the constellation of the Scales, which he explained measures truth and justice, the two crowning principles of the Medjay.<ref name="The Scales">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – Bayek's Promise: The Scales</ref>

	[[File:ACO Bayek's Promise 1.png\|thumb\|250px\|Khemu and Bayek looking at the night sky]]		[[File:ACO Bayek's Promise 1.png\|thumb\|250px\|Khemu and Bayek looking at the night sky]]
	Once, Khemu heard a priest at the temple schools proclaim that the Greeks were destroying Egypt, and he became concerned about the ethnic strife between Egyptians and Greeks. In light of this, Bayek showed him the stars of the Great Twins and assured him that, as "a child of both Egypt and Greece", he was proof that the two peoples could love one another and that every individual, regardless of heritage, had the capacity for good or evil.<ref name="The Great Twins">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: The Great Twins</ref>		Once, Khemu heard a priest at the temple schools proclaim that the Greeks were destroying Egypt, and he became concerned about the ethnic strife between Egyptians and Greeks. In light of this, Bayek showed him the stars of the Great Twins and assured him that, as "a child of both Egypt and Greece", he was proof that the two peoples could love one another and that every individual, regardless of heritage, had the capacity for good or evil.<ref name="The Great Twins">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – Bayek's Promise: The Great Twins</ref>

	When Khemu's friend [[Kenon]] told him that "what is best in life" was to conquer one's enemies and revel in their womens' suffering, he relayed the question back to his father. Pointing to the constellation of [[Apis]], Bayek instead taught him that the answer was to protect the poor and vulnerable, seek truth and justice, live a life of honour, and to be a loving son to his mother.<ref name="Apis">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: Apis</ref>		When Khemu's friend [[Kenon]] told him that "what is best in life" was to conquer one's enemies and revel in their womens' suffering, he relayed the question back to his father. Pointing to the constellation of [[Apis]], Bayek instead taught him that the answer was to protect the poor and vulnerable, seek truth and justice, live a life of honour, and to be a loving son to his mother.<ref name="Apis">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – Bayek's Promise: Apis</ref>

	===First crush===		===First crush===
	{{Quote\|Love should feel good. You and mom are the only ones I love. But this hurts. Sometimes I can't even think straight.\|Khemu discussing his crush with Bayek.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|Bayek's Promise}}		{{Quote\|Love should feel good. You and mom are the only ones I love. But this hurts. Sometimes I can't even think straight.\|Khemu discussing his crush with Bayek.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|Bayek's Promise}}
	Khemu developed an early crush on a female friend, an affection intense enough that it pained him to feel it.<ref name="Serqet">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: Serqet</ref> Whether out of disinterest or shyness, the girl's behaviour toward him eventually shifted, and she began to avoid him.<ref name="Goat Fish">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: Goat Fish</ref> Inexperienced with love,<ref name="Serqet"/> Khemu confided in his father about her despite initially denying that he liked her.<ref name="Serqet"/><ref name="Goat Fish"/> On one occasion while gazing at the stars of the Goat Fish, Bayek suggested that the girl's sudden aloofness may actually be a sign of reciprocation,<ref name="Goat Fish"/> but otherwise, he felt unqualified to explain the mysteries of love to his son, instead directing him to [[Hathor]].<ref name="Hathor">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: Hathor</ref> He expressed that no gods, not even [[Serqet]], could protect [[human]]s from the agony that love may bring.<ref name="Serqet"/>		Khemu developed an early crush on a female friend, an affection intense enough that it pained him to feel it.<ref name="Serqet">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – Bayek's Promise: Serqet</ref> Whether out of disinterest or shyness, the girl's behaviour toward him eventually shifted, and she began to avoid him.<ref name="Goat Fish">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – Bayek's Promise: Goat Fish</ref> Inexperienced with love,<ref name="Serqet"/> Khemu confided in his father about her despite initially denying that he liked her.<ref name="Serqet"/><ref name="Goat Fish"/> On one occasion while gazing at the stars of the Goat Fish, Bayek suggested that the girl's sudden aloofness may actually be a sign of reciprocation,<ref name="Goat Fish"/> but otherwise, he felt unqualified to explain the mysteries of love to his son, instead directing him to [[Hathor]].<ref name="Hathor">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – Bayek's Promise: Hathor</ref> He expressed that no gods, not even [[Serqet]], could protect [[human]]s from the agony that love may bring.<ref name="Serqet"/>

	Because of these romantic feelings, Khemu conveyed his hope for marriage someday, along with a great many children. When his father remarked that at his age, he had no need to be impatient about such matters, he asserted that it was not that he was in a rush, but that he felt he "already knew". Bayek thereupon guided him to the constellation of [[Taweret]], the goddess of fertility and childbirth,<ref name="Taweret">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: Taweret</ref> but in spite of Khemu's intuition, he would prove wrong about his future.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>		Because of these romantic feelings, Khemu conveyed his hope for marriage someday, along with a great many children. When his father remarked that at his age, he had no need to be impatient about such matters, he asserted that it was not that he was in a rush, but that he felt he "already knew". Bayek thereupon guided him to the constellation of [[Taweret]], the goddess of fertility and childbirth,<ref name="Taweret">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – Bayek's Promise: Taweret</ref> but in spite of Khemu's intuition, he would prove wrong about his future.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>

	===Last hunt===		===Last hunt===
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	{{Dialogue\|Bayek\|No... I will... I will lose you forever.\|Khemu\|Not forever. I will be waiting for you in the Field of Reeds.\|Bayek speaking with an apparition of Khemu, 47 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Final Weighing}}		{{Dialogue\|Bayek\|No... I will... I will lose you forever.\|Khemu\|Not forever. I will be waiting for you in the Field of Reeds.\|Bayek speaking with an apparition of Khemu, 47 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Final Weighing}}
	[[File:Origins Quest14TheLizard'sMask Part15.PNG\|thumb\|250px\|Bayek finding Khemu briefly in the Field of Reeds]]		[[File:Origins Quest14TheLizard'sMask Part15.PNG\|thumb\|250px\|Bayek finding Khemu briefly in the Field of Reeds]]
	Despite his short life, Khemu's death triggered a series of events which would result in the founding of the Hidden Ones, a secretive cabal which later evolved into the [[Assassins]]. Following Khemu's murder, both Bayek and Aya embarked on a quest for vengeance against the Order of the Ancients. By 47 BCE, most of the Order's members in Egypt had been [[Assassination\|assassinated]],<ref name="ACO">''Assassin's Creed: Origins''</ref> with only [[Lucius Septimius]] and Flavius Metellus, Khemu's murderer, remaining.<ref name="The Final Weighing">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref>		Despite his short life, Khemu's death triggered a series of events which would result in the founding of the Hidden Ones, a secretive cabal which later evolved into the [[Assassins]]. Following Khemu's murder, both Bayek and Aya embarked on a quest for vengeance against the Order of the Ancients. By 47 BCE, most of the Order's members in Egypt had been [[Assassination\|assassinated]],<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> with only [[Lucius Septimius]] and Flavius Metellus, Khemu's murderer, remaining.<ref name="The Final Weighing">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref>

	While Aya went after Septimius, Bayek pursued Flavius to [[Cyrene]]. Bayek confronted the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] Consul at the [[Temple of Mars]] in Cyrene and, despite Flavius taking advantage of an [[Apple of Eden 2\|ancient relic]] of the gods, killed him. In the [[Memory Corridor\|void]], Khemu asked his father to let go of him before he rubbed a [[feather]] against Flavius, putting him to peace and satisfying Bayek's quest for vengeance.<ref name="The Final Weighing" /> The [[eagle]] skull necklace worn by Khemu, and later by his father, would serve as the "template" from which the [[Assassin insignia]] was derived.<ref name="Last of the Medjay">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Last of the Medjay]]</ref>		While Aya went after Septimius, Bayek pursued Flavius to [[Cyrene]]. Bayek confronted the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] Consul at the [[Temple of Mars]] in Cyrene and, despite Flavius taking advantage of an [[Apple of Eden 2\|ancient relic]] of the gods, killed him. In the [[Memory Corridor\|void]], Khemu asked his father to let go of him before he rubbed a [[feather]] against Flavius, putting him to peace and satisfying Bayek's quest for vengeance.<ref name="The Final Weighing" /> The [[eagle]] skull necklace worn by Khemu, and later by his father, would serve as the "template" from which the [[Assassin insignia]] was derived.<ref name="Last of the Medjay">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Last of the Medjay]]</ref>

	==Personality and traits==		==Personality and traits==
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	A good-natured and dutiful child, Khemu eagerly listened to his father's frequent lessons on the values and purpose to being a Medjay. To him, Bayek was an obvious idol, and he admired his convictions in justice, honour, and fighting to protect Egypt and the poor. He was dreamy, innocent, and idealistic, always excitedly looking for the day he would inherit Bayek's mantle and become a strong hero, as was the expectation.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>		A good-natured and dutiful child, Khemu eagerly listened to his father's frequent lessons on the values and purpose to being a Medjay. To him, Bayek was an obvious idol, and he admired his convictions in justice, honour, and fighting to protect Egypt and the poor. He was dreamy, innocent, and idealistic, always excitedly looking for the day he would inherit Bayek's mantle and become a strong hero, as was the expectation.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>

	The shy boy also had a touch of a romantic side, and his budding feelings for a female friend led him to be inquisitive as to the nature of love despite his young age.<ref name="Serqet"/><ref name="Goat Fish"/><ref name="Hathor"/> This penchant for curiosity extended to other matters of life as well, providing his father an ever abundant stream of questions to address as the next lesson. While outwardly skittish,<ref name="The False Oracle"/> Khemu had a fairly mature mind for his age, for he frequently ruminated on profound subjects such as the ethnic tensions between Egyptians and Greeks, the gap between the rich and the poor, and the meaning of death.<ref name="The Great Twins"/><ref name="Pisces">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: Pisces</ref>		The shy boy also had a touch of a romantic side, and his budding feelings for a female friend led him to be inquisitive as to the nature of love despite his young age.<ref name="Serqet"/><ref name="Goat Fish"/><ref name="Hathor"/> This penchant for curiosity extended to other matters of life as well, providing his father an ever abundant stream of questions to address as the next lesson. While outwardly skittish,<ref name="The False Oracle"/> Khemu had a fairly mature mind for his age, for he frequently ruminated on profound subjects such as the ethnic tensions between Egyptians and Greeks, the gap between the rich and the poor, and the meaning of death.<ref name="The Great Twins"/><ref name="Pisces">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – Bayek's Promise: Pisces</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	===Capture and death===		===Capture and death===
	{{Quote\|I will cut the heart from the boy. [...] He will never know the afterlife.\|Flavius threatening Khemu's life, 49 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The False Oracle}}		{{Quote\|I will cut the heart from the boy. [...] He will never know the afterlife.\|Flavius threatening Khemu's life, 49 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The False Oracle}}
	Khemu did not make it safely home, and by nightfall, he had been seized by five agents of the Order of the Ancients and taken to the entrance of the [[Isu\|~~Precusor~~]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the [[Temple of Amun]]. He was joined shortly after by his father, who had been overwhelmed by the soldiers. Mistakenly believing that Bayek, as a Medjay, had the knowledge to open the vault, the Order interrogated him for answers before being interrupted by the arrival of Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>		Khemu did not make it safely home, and by nightfall, he had been seized by five agents of the Order of the Ancients and taken to the entrance of the [[Isu\|Precursor]] [[Siwa Vault\|vault]] beneath the [[Temple of Amun]]. He was joined shortly after by his father, who had been overwhelmed by the soldiers. Mistakenly believing that Bayek, as a Medjay, had the knowledge to open the vault, the Order interrogated him for answers before being interrupted by the arrival of Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>

	[[File:Origins Quest04TheFalseOracle Part04.PNG\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Khemu's death]]		[[File:Origins Quest04TheFalseOracle Part04.PNG\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Khemu's death]]

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	{{Quote\|You are a child of both Egypt and Greece. You are proof they ~~don’t~~ hate each other.\|Bayek to Khemu.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|Bayek's Promise}}		{{Quote\|You are a child of both Egypt and Greece. You are proof they don't hate each other.\|Bayek to Khemu.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|Bayek's Promise}}
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	\|birth = c. 56 BCE<br>[[Siwa]], [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]]		\|birth=c. 56 BCE<br>[[Siwa]], [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]]
	\|death = 49 BCE {{c\|aged 7}}<br>Siwa, Ptolemaic Kingdom		\|death=49 BCE {{c\|aged 7}}<br>Siwa, Ptolemaic Kingdom
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	'''Khemu''' (c. 56 BCE – 49 BCE) was the [[Egypt]]ian son of [[Bayek]], the [[Medjay]] of [[Siwa]], and his wife [[Amunet\|Aya]]. Through his maternal line, he was a descendant of both [[Darius]], the assassin of King [[Xerxes I of Persia]], and the ~~famed [[Sparta\|Spartan]]~~ ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].		'''Khemu''' (c. 56 BCE – 49 BCE) was the [[Egypt]]ian son of [[Bayek]], the [[Medjay]] of [[Siwa]], and his wife [[Amunet\|Aya]]. Through his maternal line, he was a descendant of both [[Darius]], the assassin of King [[Xerxes I of Persia]], and the ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].

	Enjoying an idyllic childhood with his parents, Khemu was mentored in the ways of the Medjay by his father and was taught vital skills such as [[hunting]]. However, in 49 BCE, Khemu was taken hostage by members of the [[Order of the Ancients]] as a means of forcing his father to unlock the [[Siwa Vault]] under the [[Temple of Amun]]. When the two resisted, the Order member [[Flavius Metellus]] killed the boy by redirecting Bayek's [[Short blade\|knife]] strike into his son's heart.		Enjoying an idyllic childhood with his parents, Khemu was mentored in the ways of the Medjay by his father and was taught vital skills such as [[hunting]]. However, in 49 BCE, Khemu was taken hostage by members of the [[Order of the Ancients]] as a means of forcing his father to unlock the [[Siwa Vault]] under the [[Temple of Amun]]. When the two resisted, the Order member [[Flavius Metellus]] killed the boy by redirecting Bayek's [[Short blade\|knife]] strike into his son's heart.

	Khemu's demise became the pivotal event that led to the foundation of the Hidden Ones, the first incarnation of the [[Assassins~~\|Assassin Brotherhood~~]]. His grief-stricken parents [[Hunt for the Snake\|mercilessly hunted]] down every member of the Order responsible, directly or indirectly, for his death, a vengeful journey that became embroiled in the wider political conflicts of the waning [[Ptolemaic dynasty]].		Khemu's demise became the pivotal event that led to the foundation of the Hidden Ones, the first incarnation of the [[Assassins]]. His grief-stricken parents [[Hunt for the Snake\|mercilessly hunted]] down every member of the Order responsible, directly or indirectly, for his death, a vengeful journey that became embroiled in the wider political conflicts of the waning [[Ptolemaic dynasty]].

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	Through [[Amun (deity)\|Amun]], he taught Khemu that though Egyptian society had declined in the name of greed over honour, the Medjay shall always endure to restore justice to Egypt.<ref name="Amun">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: Amun</ref> Through [[Sekhmet]] the Divine [[Lion]], he praised his progress in combat training while reminding him the duty of the Medjay as warriors who fight only when it was right to do so.<ref name="Divine Lion">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: Divine Lion</ref> He echoed these themes once more via the constellation of the Scales, which he explained measures truth and justice, the two crowning principles of the Medjay.<ref name="The Scales">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: The Scales</ref>		Through [[Amun (deity)\|Amun]], he taught Khemu that though Egyptian society had declined in the name of greed over honour, the Medjay shall always endure to restore justice to Egypt.<ref name="Amun">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: Amun</ref> Through [[Sekhmet]] the Divine [[Lion]], he praised his progress in combat training while reminding him the duty of the Medjay as warriors who fight only when it was right to do so.<ref name="Divine Lion">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: Divine Lion</ref> He echoed these themes once more via the constellation of the Scales, which he explained measures truth and justice, the two crowning principles of the Medjay.<ref name="The Scales">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: The Scales</ref>

	[[File:ACO Bayek's Promise 1.png\|thumb\|250px\|Khemu and Bayek looking at the night sky]]		[[File:ACO Bayek's Promise 1.png\|thumb\|250px\|Khemu and Bayek looking at the night sky]]
	Once, Khemu heard a priest at the temple schools proclaim that the Greeks were destroying Egypt, and he became concerned about the ethnic strife between Egyptians and Greeks. In light of this, Bayek showed him the stars of the Great Twins and assured him that he was proof that the two peoples could love one another and that every individual regardless of heritage had the capacity for good or evil.<ref name="The Great Twins">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: The Great Twins</ref>		Once, Khemu heard a priest at the temple schools proclaim that the Greeks were destroying Egypt, and he became concerned about the ethnic strife between Egyptians and Greeks. In light of this, Bayek showed him the stars of the Great Twins and assured him that he was proof that the two peoples could love one another and that every individual regardless of heritage had the capacity for good or evil.<ref name="The Great Twins">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – Bayek's Promise: The Great Twins</ref>
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	While Chenzira was teasing Khemu for being too scared for adventures, Bayek interrupted them with a different idea: he would take them on a real hunt. The [[Oracle of Amun]], after all, had requested an [[ibex]] pelt for the ceremony that evening. Chenzira accompanied the two only as far as the oasis where they found the ibex pack they were targeting; Bayek dismissed the boy by reminding him that his mother [[Rebecca (Siwan)\|Rebecca]] expected him back home. With Chenzira returning home alone, Bayek resumed his hunt, demonstrating to Khemu his skill by killing the ibex pack leader with one clean shot to its heart.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>		While Chenzira was teasing Khemu for being too scared for adventures, Bayek interrupted them with a different idea: he would take them on a real hunt. The [[Oracle of Amun]], after all, had requested an [[ibex]] pelt for the ceremony that evening. Chenzira accompanied the two only as far as the oasis where they found the ibex pack they were targeting; Bayek dismissed the boy by reminding him that his mother [[Rebecca (Siwan)\|Rebecca]] expected him back home. With Chenzira returning home alone, Bayek resumed his hunt, demonstrating to Khemu his skill by killing the ibex pack leader with one clean shot to its heart.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>

	[[File:The False Oracle 08.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Khemu failing to perform the Leap of Faith]]		[[File:The False Oracle 08.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Khemu failing to perform the Leap of Faith]]
	As father and son hurried back to their village with the ibex pelt in hand, Khemu, remembering Chenzira's earlier remark, admitted he feared he was too much of a coward to ever succeed Bayek as a true Medjay. It was then that Bayek decided that they should take a detour, stopping at [[Halma Point]] along the way. This was where, decades ago, his father [[Sabu]] had helped him overcome his fears as a child. There, standing above a precipice overlooking the great oasis of Siwa, Bayek gave the same simple instruction to Khemu that his father did before him: "jump". All that was required was to take a [[Leap of Faith]], and Khemu would forever conquer his fears.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>		As father and son hurried back to their village with the ibex pelt in hand, Khemu, remembering Chenzira's earlier remark, admitted he feared he was too much of a coward to ever succeed Bayek as a true Medjay. It was then that Bayek decided that they should take a detour, stopping at [[Halma Point]] along the way. This was where, decades ago, his father [[Sabu]] had helped him overcome his fears as a child. There, standing above a precipice overlooking the great oasis of Siwa, Bayek gave the same simple instruction to Khemu that his father did before him: "jump". All that was required was to take a [[Leap of Faith]], and Khemu would forever conquer his fears.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>
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	===Capture and death===		===Capture and death===
	Khemu did not make it safely home, and by nightfall, he had been seized by five agents of the Order of the Ancients and taken to the entrance of the [[Isu\|Precusor]] vault beneath the Temple of Amun. He was joined shortly after by his father who had been overwhelmed by the soldiers. Mistakenly believing that Bayek, as a Medjay, had the knowledge to open the vault, the Order interrogated him for answers before being interrupted by the arrival of Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>		Khemu did not make it safely home, and by nightfall, he had been seized by five agents of the Order of the Ancients and taken to the entrance of the [[Isu\|Precusor]] vault beneath the Temple of Amun. He was joined shortly after by his father who had been overwhelmed by the soldiers. Mistakenly believing that Bayek, as a Medjay, had the knowledge to open the vault, the Order interrogated him for answers before being interrupted by the arrival of Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>

	[[File:Origins Quest04TheFalseOracle Part04.PNG\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Khemu's death]]		[[File:Origins Quest04TheFalseOracle Part04.PNG\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Khemu's death]]
	Defying his usual meekness, Khemu took advantage of the confusion to [[Pickpocketing\|steal]] a knife from one of the Order and free his father. This was to little avail, as their captors returned scarcely a second later desperate to unlock the vault before the Pharaoh learned of their operation. One among them, [[Flavius Metellus]], became so agitated that he turned his knife to Khemu, threatening to gouge out his heart.<ref name="The False Oracle" />		Defying his usual meekness, Khemu took advantage of the confusion to [[Pickpocketing\|steal]] a knife from one of the Order and free his father. This was to little avail, as their captors returned scarcely a second later desperate to unlock the vault before the Pharaoh learned of their operation. One among them, [[Flavius Metellus]], became so agitated that he turned his knife to Khemu, threatening to gouge out his heart.<ref name="The False Oracle" />
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	{{Quote\|But I get scared. I try to be brave, but sometimes it's hard.\|Khemu to Bayek, 49 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The False Oracle}}		{{Quote\|But I get scared. I try to be brave, but sometimes it's hard.\|Khemu to Bayek, 49 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The False Oracle}}
	Unlike his parents, Khemu was timid and fearful of danger, often lacking the bravery to join his friend Chenzira in his latest risky adventures such as observing hyenas from afar. Frequently teased by Chenzira, he was well aware of this quality and internalized the self-image of a coward to the extent that he doubted his ability to live up to his father's legacy as a Medjay. Nonetheless, he bore within himself an earnest determination to overcome his fears and learn to be courageous; when he failed to perform the Leap of Faith to his father's disappointment, he still insisted that he would be able to do it.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>		Unlike his parents, Khemu was timid and fearful of danger, often lacking the bravery to join his friend Chenzira in his latest risky adventures such as observing hyenas from afar. Frequently teased by Chenzira, he was well aware of this quality and internalized the self-image of a coward to the extent that he doubted his ability to live up to his father's legacy as a Medjay. Nonetheless, he bore within himself an earnest determination to overcome his fears and learn to be courageous; when he failed to perform the Leap of Faith to his father's disappointment, he still insisted that he would be able to do it.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>

	[[File:Origins Quest04TheFalseOracle Part02.PNG\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Khemu trying to grab a knife to free his father]]		[[File:Origins Quest04TheFalseOracle Part02.PNG\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Khemu trying to grab a knife to free his father]]
	A good-natured and dutiful child, Khemu eagerly listened to his father's frequent lessons on the values and purpose to being a Medjay. To him, Bayek was an obvious idol, and he admired his convictions in justice, honour, and fighting to protect Egypt and the poor. He was dreamy, innocent, and idealistic, always excitedly looking for the day he would inherit Bayek's mantle and become a strong hero, as was the expectation.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>		A good-natured and dutiful child, Khemu eagerly listened to his father's frequent lessons on the values and purpose to being a Medjay. To him, Bayek was an obvious idol, and he admired his convictions in justice, honour, and fighting to protect Egypt and the poor. He was dreamy, innocent, and idealistic, always excitedly looking for the day he would inherit Bayek's mantle and become a strong hero, as was the expectation.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>
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	The eagle skull necklace worn by Khemu, and later by his father, would later serve as the "template" from which the [[Assassin insignia]] was derived.<ref name="LastOfTheMedjay">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Last of the Medjay]]</ref>		The eagle skull necklace worn by Khemu, and later by his father, would later serve as the "template" from which the [[Assassin insignia]] was derived.<ref name="LastOfTheMedjay">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Last of the Medjay]]</ref>

	==Personality and ~~characteristics~~==		==Personality and traits==
	{{Quote\|But I get scared. I try to be brave, but sometimes it's hard.\|Khemu to Bayek, 49 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The False Oracle}}		{{Quote\|But I get scared. I try to be brave, but sometimes it's hard.\|Khemu to Bayek, 49 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The False Oracle}}
	Unlike his family, Khemu was timid and fearful of danger, often lacking the bravery to join his friend, Chenzira, in his latest risky adventures such as observing hyenas from afar. Frequently teased by Chenzira, he was well aware of this quality and internalized the self-image of a coward to the extent that he doubted his ability to live up to his father's legacy as a Medjay. Nonetheless, he bore within himself an earnest determination to overcome his fears and learn to be courageous; when he failed to perform the Leap of Faith to his father's disappointment, he still insisted that he would be able to do it.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>		Unlike his family, Khemu was timid and fearful of danger, often lacking the bravery to join his friend, Chenzira, in his latest risky adventures such as observing hyenas from afar. Frequently teased by Chenzira, he was well aware of this quality and internalized the self-image of a coward to the extent that he doubted his ability to live up to his father's legacy as a Medjay. Nonetheless, he bore within himself an earnest determination to overcome his fears and learn to be courageous; when he failed to perform the Leap of Faith to his father's disappointment, he still insisted that he would be able to do it.<ref name="The False Oracle"/>

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	{{Quote\|You are a child of both Egypt and Greece. You are proof they don’t hate each other.\|Bayek to Khemu.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|~~The Great Twins~~}}		{{Quote\|You are a child of both Egypt and Greece. You are proof they don’t hate each other.\|Bayek to Khemu.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|Bayek's Promise}}
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	\|name = Khemu		\|name = Khemu