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The '''Phylakes''' were an elite [[Greece|Greco]]-[[Roman Republic|Roman]] paramilitary force who served as [[bounty hunter]]s for Pharaoh [[Ptolemy XIII]] during the final years of the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]].<ref name="ACO guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref> In 48 BCE, they were given orders to hunt the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] after he [[Assassination|assassinated]] [[Alexandria]]'s [[Phylakitai]] [[Gennadios]].<ref name="Gennadios the Phylakitai">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Gennadios the Phylakitai]]</ref> With the exception of the elderly retired woman [[Abar]], each member patrolled separate regions of [[Egypt]] throughout the [[Alexandrine war]] until Bayek slew them.<ref name="Phylakes' Prey">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Phylakes' Prey]]</ref>
The '''Phylakes''' were an elite [[Greece|Greco]]-[[Roman Republic|Roman]] paramilitary force who served as [[bounty hunter]]s for Pharaoh [[Ptolemy XIII]] during the final years of the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]].<ref name="ACO guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>
 
In 48 BCE, they were given orders to hunt the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] after he assassinated the [[Phylakitai]] of [[Alexandria]], [[Gennadios]].<ref name="Gennadios the Phylakitai">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Gennadios the Phylakitai]]</ref> Each member, with the exception of [[Abar]], patrolled separate regions of [[Egypt]] throughout the [[Alexandrine Civil War]], but all were ultimately slain by Bayek who turned the hunt against them.<ref name="Phylakes' Prey">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Phylakes' Prey]]</ref>


==Known members==
==Known members==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Phylakes is the plural of Ancient [[Greece|Greek]] φύλαξ (''phylax''), meaning 'watcher, guard, sentinel'.<ref name="Wiktionary">"[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/phylax#English phylax]". ''Wiktionary'', last edited 22 July 2016. Accessed 27 August 2018.</ref>
*Phylakes is the plural of Ancient [[Greece|Greek]] [[wikt:φύλαξ|φύλαξ]] (''phylax''), meaning 'watcher, guard, sentinel'.
*Most Phylakes are shown to be using the same fighting animations as Bayek with their respective weapon, the exceptions being the Bane of Hathor and Half Horn who use NPC Archer animations and the Galatian who behaves like an enemy Captain.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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The Phylakes were an elite Greco-Roman paramilitary force who served as bounty hunters for Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII during the final years of the Ptolemaic Kingdom.[1] In 48 BCE, they were given orders to hunt the Medjay Bayek of Siwa after he assassinated Alexandria's Phylakitai Gennadios.[2] With the exception of the elderly retired woman Abar, each member patrolled separate regions of Egypt throughout the Alexandrine war until Bayek slew them.[3]

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Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Phylakes is the plural of Ancient Greek φύλαξ (phylax), meaning 'watcher, guard, sentinel'.
  • Most Phylakes are shown to be using the same fighting animations as Bayek with their respective weapon, the exceptions being the Bane of Hathor and Half Horn who use NPC Archer animations and the Galatian who behaves like an enemy Captain.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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