imported>FactionGuerrilla I noticed whoever put in the dialogue steered clear from the evil choices. Can’t blame ‘em at all, since I had to watch a YouTube video by iRatherBeInfamous make the choices for me, lol. This shouldn’t be a stub any more, unless it needs pics. |
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{{Era|Memories|ACOD}} | {{Era|Memories|ACOD}} | ||
{{Memory Infobox | {{Memory Infobox | ||
| image = ACOD The Unkindest Cut.png | | image = ACOD The Unkindest Cut 5.png | ||
| description = ''Kassandra began her search for [[Lykaon]]'s [[Praxithea|grandmother]]—kidnapping victim, and holder of a terrible secret.'' | | description = ''[[Kassandra]] began her search for [[Lykaon]]'s [[Praxithea|grandmother]]—kidnapping victim, and holder of a terrible secret.'' | ||
| appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | | appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | ||
| type = Side, Character | | type = Side, Character {{c|[[Lykaon]]}} | ||
| previous = [[Sins of the Past]] | | previous = [[Sins of the Past]] | ||
| next = | | next = | ||
| source = [[Kassandra]] | | source = [[Kassandra]] | ||
| location = [[Phokis]], [[Greece]] | | location = [[Phokis]], [[Greece]] | ||
| date = 431 BCE}} | | date = 431 BCE | ||
}} | |||
'''The Unkindest Cut''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Kassandra]]'s genetic memories, relived by [[Layla Hassan]] through the Portable [[Animus|Animus HR-8.5]]. | '''The Unkindest Cut''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Kassandra]]'s genetic memories, relived by [[Layla Hassan]] through the Portable [[Animus|Animus HR-8.5]]. | ||
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*'''Kassandra:''' ''That must be the farm where Praxithea is being held prisoner.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''That must be the farm where Praxithea is being held prisoner.'' | ||
Kassandra entered the farmhouse, killing the bandits in the area. She found Praxithea being held in a cage, freeing her. | Kassandra entered the farmhouse, killing the bandits in the area. She found Praxithea being held in a cage, freeing her. | ||
*'''Praxithea:''' ''Thank you, my child! We must get away from here.'' | *'''Praxithea:''' ''Thank you, my child! We must get away from here.''<br>''Could more bandits be coming? Please, let's get out of here.'' | ||
[[File:ACOD The Unkindest Cut 3.png|thumb|250px|Kassandra escorting Praxithea to safety]] | |||
Kassandra escorted Praxithea out of the farmhouse. | Kassandra escorted Praxithea out of the farmhouse. | ||
*'''Praxithea:''' ''Thank you for saving me, dear child.'' | *'''Praxithea:''' ''Thank you for saving me, dear child.'' | ||
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*'''Praxithea:''' ''So you've met my grandson. You're right, I lied to everyone. I am so sorry... The gods should have killed me by now.'' | *'''Praxithea:''' ''So you've met my grandson. You're right, I lied to everyone. I am so sorry... The gods should have killed me by now.'' | ||
*'''Praxithea:''' ''Instead, they made me live with my remorse.'' | *'''Praxithea:''' ''Instead, they made me live with my remorse.'' | ||
(If | (If "Why did you give false prophecies?" is chosen) | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Why did you spread lies? People trusted you. You were supposed to bring them the word of Apollo.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Why did you spread lies? People trusted you. You were supposed to bring them the word of Apollo.'' | ||
*'''Praxithea:''' ''I didn't plan to, not when I was chosen to be the [[Pythia|Oracle of Apollo]]. But I met people there who told me I must speak the words they asked. Or else my family would suffer for my disobedience.'' | *'''Praxithea:''' ''I didn't plan to, not when I was chosen to be the [[Pythia|Oracle of Apollo]]. But I met people there who told me I must speak the words they asked. Or else my family would suffer for my disobedience.'' | ||
*'''Praxithea:''' ''Family? Do you remember telling a [[Sparta]]n family that their younger [[Alexios|child]] | [[File:ACOD The Unkindest Cut 4.png|thumb|250px|Praxithea forced to explain her actions as the Pythia]] | ||
*'''Praxithea:''' ''Family? Do you remember telling a [[Sparta]]n family that their younger [[Alexios|child]] must die? A grieving [[Myrrine|mother]] with eyes like mine?'' | |||
*'''Praxithea:''' ''I am so sorry for what you have lost.'' | *'''Praxithea:''' ''I am so sorry for what you have lost.'' | ||
(If | (If "Who kidnapped you?" is chosen) | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Who wanted you kidnapped? These brutals didn't come up with the idea themselves.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Who wanted you kidnapped? These brutals didn't come up with the idea themselves.'' | ||
*'''Praxithea:''' ''Please don't ask me that. The ones who want to punish me now, the ones who told me what to say... They would burry you alive if I told you about them.'' | *'''Praxithea:''' ''Please don't ask me that. The ones who want to punish me now, the ones who told me what to say... They would burry you alive if I told you about them.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''The ones with masks and dark cloaks. The [[Cult of Kosmos]].'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''The ones with masks and dark cloaks. The [[Cult of Kosmos]].'' | ||
*'''Praxithea:''' ''Do not speak their name!'' | *'''Praxithea:''' ''Do not speak their name!'' | ||
(If | (If "That's all I needed to hear." is chosen) | ||
Lykaon arrived shortly afterwards. | Lykaon arrived shortly afterwards. | ||
*'''Lykaon:''' ''Grandmother...'' | *'''Lykaon:''' ''Grandmother...'' | ||
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<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|You must be the one to kill her.= | |-|You must be the one to kill her.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''If you | *'''Kassandra:''' ''If you don't finish this, Lykaon, you won't be able to live with yourself. Go on, kill her.'' | ||
Lykaon walked over to Praxithea, but faltered. | Lykaon walked over to Praxithea, but faltered. | ||
*'''Lykaon:''' ''I... I... I | *'''Lykaon:''' ''I... I... I can't.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Then this is where I leave. Live as a killer or live as a coward, Lykaon. I | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Then this is where I leave. Live as a killer or live as a coward, Lykaon. I can't help you any more.'' | ||
Kassandra walked off, leaving a distressed Lykaon and his grandmother. | Kassandra walked off, leaving a distressed Lykaon and his grandmother. | ||
|-|Violence won't solve anything.= | |-|Violence won't solve anything.= | ||
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*'''Lykaon:''' ''Move on? But you said Praxithea ruined your family...'' | *'''Lykaon:''' ''Move on? But you said Praxithea ruined your family...'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''She can do no more harm. Killing her for revenge won't change what happened. Besides, didn't you tell me something about hope?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''She can do no more harm. Killing her for revenge won't change what happened. Besides, didn't you tell me something about hope?'' | ||
[[File:ACOD The Unkindest Cut 6.png|thumb|250px|Praxithea thanks Kassandra for her mercy, vowing to make up for what she had done]] | |||
*'''Praxithea:''' ''Thank you for your mercy. I promise I will do good with what's left of my days.'' | *'''Praxithea:''' ''Thank you for your mercy. I promise I will do good with what's left of my days.'' | ||
Praxithea left the conversation. | Praxithea left the conversation. | ||
*'''Lykaon:''' ''You're right, Kassandra. I might not be able to forgive my grandmother, not right away. But she can go on with her life, and I with mine.'' | *'''Lykaon:''' ''You're right, Kassandra. I might not be able to forgive my grandmother, not right away. But she can go on with her life, and I with mine.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I think you've made the right decision, Lykaon.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I think you've made the right decision, Lykaon.'' | ||
[[File:ACOD The Unkindest Cut 7.png|thumb|250px|Lykaon declaring his affection for Kassandra]] | |||
*'''Lykaon:''' ''How do you do this? Decide who lives and who dies?'' | *'''Lykaon:''' ''How do you do this? Decide who lives and who dies?'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''How do you do it, Lykaon? All those lives depending on you, needing your healing and kindess.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''How do'' you ''do it, Lykaon? All those lives depending on you, needing your healing and kindess.'' | ||
*'''Lykaon:''' ''I... I think I need you, Kassandra. Not to kill anybody or find anything. Just to stay with me.'' | *'''Lykaon:''' ''I... I think I need'' you, ''Kassandra. Not to kill anybody or find anything. Just to stay with me.'' | ||
{{#tag:tabber| | {{#tag:tabber| | ||
I'll stay and make it all better.= | I'll stay and make it all better.= | ||
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{{!}}-{{!}} | {{!}}-{{!}} | ||
I should go now.= | I should go now.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' '' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I'm no healer, but I think you've been through a lot, Lykaon. You don't need a'' misthios ''in your life. Go back home and be the physician you're meant to be.'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
|-|I'll kill her.= | |-|I'll kill her.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' '' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''You're a healer, Lykaon, not a killer. I. am. You still have a hope of a better life beyond this.'' | ||
*'''Lykaon:''' ''No, Kassandra, I can-'' | *'''Lykaon:''' ''No, Kassandra, I can-'' | ||
Kassandra cut Lykaon off and turned to Praxithea. | Kassandra cut Lykaon off and turned to Praxithea. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''This woman betrayed the trust of the gods and of the people who seek their wisdom. In the name of all those betrayed by your false prophecies, oracle, I end your miserable life.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''This woman betrayed the trust of the gods and of the people who seek their wisdom. In the name of all those betrayed by your false prophecies, oracle, I end your miserable life.'' | ||
Praxithea puts up no fight as Kassandra | Praxithea puts up no fight as Kassandra killed her. Once the oracle was dead, Kassandra talked to Lykaon again. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' '' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''She's dead.'' | ||
*'''Lykaon:''' ''You | *'''Lykaon:''' ''You didn't have to, I could have done it.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Probably. But you | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Probably. But you didn't have to. You get to be the honorable healer. I'm the'' misthios. | ||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
==Outcome== | ==Outcome== | ||
Kassandra helped Lykaon to free her grandmother Praxithea. She was given the choice to either spare Praxithea, kill Praxithea herself, or let Lykaon be the one to kill her. | Kassandra helped Lykaon to free her grandmother Praxithea. She was given the choice to either spare Praxithea, kill Praxithea herself, or let Lykaon be the one to kill her. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACOD The Unkindest Cut 1.png|Kassandra finds the farmhouse where Praxithea was kept | |||
ACOD The Unkindest Cut 2.png|Kassandra finds Praxithea held in a cage | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | ||
{{ACODMemories}} | {{ACODMemories}} | ||
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The Unkindest Cut was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
Kassandra travelled to the Farmhouse to free Praxithea alongside Lykaon.
Kassandra made her way to the Farmhouse, guarded by a group of bandits. She identified the site with Ikaros' help.
Kassandra entered the farmhouse, killing the bandits in the area. She found Praxithea being held in a cage, freeing her.
Kassandra escorted Praxithea out of the farmhouse.
(If "Why did you give false prophecies?" is chosen)
(If "Who kidnapped you?" is chosen)
(If "That's all I needed to hear." is chosen) Lykaon arrived shortly afterwards.
She approached Kassandra.
Lykaon walked over to Praxithea, but faltered.
Kassandra walked off, leaving a distressed Lykaon and his grandmother.
Praxithea left the conversation.
Kassandra and Lykaon embraced, spending some time together at the latter's home. Kassandra emerged a while later.
Kassandra helped Lykaon to free her grandmother Praxithea. She was given the choice to either spare Praxithea, kill Praxithea herself, or let Lykaon be the one to kill her.
