Monger Down

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Monger Down was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.

Description

Given a choice to deal with the Monger in secrecy or in public, Kassandra made her choice.

Dialogue

(If The Monger was lured to the Sacred Cave)

...

Kassandra defeated The Monger's men and forced him to submit.

• The Monger: Wish I coulda been there to watch Deimos break your neck.
• Kassandra: Don't make me laugh.

As she readied to deliver the final blow, Anthosa arrived.

• Anthousa: Wait! No!
• Anthousa: The people of Korinth must see him die!
• Kassandra: Anthousa...
• Anthousa: Take him out of here and bring him to the theater! Show everyone his cowardice!

(Kill - "I'm killing him here and now.")

• Kassandra: No.

Kassandra slit his throat with the Spear of Leonidas. He clutched his hands to the wound in a futile attempt to keep it shut as he fell over dead.

• Kassandra: You wanted him dead. Here he is.

As she sheathed her spear, Anthousa shook her head in disappointment.

• Anthousa: It's a shame the people don't get to see him bleed.
• Anthousa: His cries should have run out across the city!
• Kassandra: He's dead. I've delivered. Your turn.
• Anthousa: Yes, you're right. He's dead.
• Anthousa: Take his body to the square. Let the people get a last good look at him.
• Anthousa: As for you, Kassandra, I owe you information. We'll talk about your mother. Just not here.

Kassandra carried out a stealthy execution of The Monger, as Brasidas had intended.

(Leave - "I'll bring him to the theater.")

• Kassandra: Fine. Lead the way.
• Anthousa: To the theater!
• Anthousa: For all to see him as he really is.

In spite of initially following Brasidas's plan, Kassandra decided to bring The Monger to the theater for the public execution Anthousa craved.

(If The Monger was defeated at the theater, or brought there after being defeated in the Sacred Cave)

The Monger rested on his knees, disarmed and beaten before the Korinthian polis. The hetaerae surrounded him with knives drawn.

• Anthousa: People of Korinth! Behold the weasel that steals your bread! The scourge that spoils your crops!

(If players chose "Anthousa, you kill him.")

• Kassandra: You've waited long enough to get your hands on him.
• Anthousa: The pleasure is all mine.

Anthousa pulled out a sharp pick and slashed The Monger with it. The other hetaerae closed in and stabbed him repeatedly as he futilely put out his hands. As Kassandra walked away from the public flaying, his left arm flew away from his body. Kassandra stopped and Anthousa ran up to her.

• Kassandra: Feel better?
• Anthousa: I have been starving for this.
• Kassandra: He deserved all of it.
• Anthousa: And you deserve your answers. Come, let's speak. In private.

(Kill - "He's mine.")

• Kassandra: Deimos would be disappointed in you.

Kassandra slit his throat with the Spear of Leonidas. He clutched his hands to the wound in a futile attempt to keep it shut as he fell over dead. Anthousa addressed the crowd.

• Anthousa: He is dead!

As the crowd cheered, she walked over to Kassandra.

• Anthousa: It is time. Soak in your victory, then meet me somewhere quiet. I'll tell you all I know about your mother.

Regardless of how The Monger met his end, Anthousa greeted Kassandra at her home, thanking her for her aid.

• Anthousa: I can't give enough thanks for what you've done. And for once I can also thank Alkibiades - he sent you here, after all.
• Kassandra: There is more to him than meets the eye.
• Anthousa: He knew you could save Korinth from that beast.

(If players chose "It was good for the city.")

• Kassandra: Everybody benefits, everybody wins.
• Anthousa: You've proven to be a very valuable business partner.
• Kassandra: Speaking of business. You owe me, Anthousa.

(If players chose "It gets me what I need.") Kassandra: It's no secret that I'll also benefit from his death.

• Kassandra: Let's talk.

Anthousa proceeded to tell all she knew about Myrrine.

• Anthousa: Yes, Myrrine.
• Anthousa: She came and left Korinthia in a flurry, but made an impression on me. Like a great storm.
• Kassandra: I remember that part of her well.
• Anthousa: A strong woman with great intensity. She wanted to find her place here in Korinth, but never found what she was looking for.
• Kassandra: You speak of her kindly. You were her friend.
• Anthousa: Perhaps on the surface. But she had a great pain in the middle of her that no one could get to.

(If players ask, "How did you meet?")

• Kassandra: How did you come to know her?
• Anthousa: There was so much rain that night... I saw her sleeping in the streets and gave her shelter.
• Kassandra: She was a vagrant? I wonder what my father'd think of that.
• Anthousa: I didn't know what happened to her. All she told me was that she'd left the place that tore her apart. Sparta.

(If players ask, "What did she do in Korinth?")

• Kassandra: Did she find work?
• Anthousa: She kept to herself - with one eye always on the port.
• Anthousa: She could have stayed with us. But I think she was looking for something else.

(If players ask, "What did she tell you about Sparta?")

• Kassandra: Was there no mention of her past? A husband, family...
• Anthousa: Nothing. Speaking of Sparta only brought her misery. It's like a part of her was missing.

(Leave - "Tell me where she went next.")

• Kassandra: After Korinth - where did she go?
• Anthousa: That, I don't know.
• Kassandra: She must have given you some hint.
• Anthousa: I don't think even she knew where she was headed. All I know is she won a ship thanks to a lucky dice throw.
• Anthousa: Tyche owed her that much, at least. I remember the ship's name well - Siren Song.
• Kassandra: Siren Song.
• Anthousa: It was famous for weathering all that Poseidon threw in its path.
• Kassandra: Thank you, Anthousa.
• Anthousa: May the gods look well upon you, Kassandra. Visit me any time - I'll catch you up on Korinth's affairs. It seems I have an interesting future ahead of me.
• Kassandra: So do I.

Kassandra left Anthousa and mulled the information she had received.

• Kassandra: Siren Song. If I can find someone who knows the ship, I'll be one step closer to finding her.

Outcome

• The Monger was slain, ending his reign of terror in Korinth.
• Kassandra learned that her mother set sail from Korinth aboard the Siren Song, a ship she won in a game of dice.

Trivia

• If defeated in the Sacred Cave, the Monger can be left behind before "talking" to him to decide his final method of death. He will persist globally in the game world until the player returns to kill him. Unlike Chrysis, however, his death is required to complete the quest and advance the main story. Waiting too long to finish him off may also have the unintended side effect of respawning his men.
• If killed at the theater, either after a fight at the theater or taking him there after a defeat in the Sacred Cave, all of the hetaerae will be present in a circle around him, including Kleio, regardless of whether or not she actually returned to Korinth at the conclusion of Follow That Boat.

References

• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey