Nation leader

Ezio, my friend! How may I be of service? This article has a lot of room for expansion. Please improve it with additional information in accordance with the Manual of Style

The "Nation Leader", or simply "Leader", was a designation used by the Animus HR-8.5 for Layla Hassan's session during the Peloponnesian War. These leaders supported either the Delian League or the Peloponnesian League and represented their faction's influence within a region.

The leaders were also subject to manipulation by the Cult of Kosmos, who sought to rule the Greek world, and control the Peloponnesian War to their liking. In order to do this, they either blackmailed the leader, as in the case of Arkadia's archon, Lagos, or simply placed one of their own in said position. Sometimes the leader was an ally of the Cult, supporting them, as in the case of the Leader of Messara, the father of Melanthos, in the 420s BCE.

While most of the leaders were men, Phoenix of Naxos Island was a woman. Her friend, the pirate Xenia and her crew had occupied Koressia, though Pirate Islands were nominally under the rule of the Delian League or the Peloponnesian League.

Notable leaders:

• Iobates the Stoic, King of Hephaistos Islands
• Kleon the Everyman, Representative of Attika
• Kodros the Bull, King of Petrified Islands
• Lagos the Archon, Representative of Arkadia
• Perikles, Father of Democracy, Representative of Attika
• Phoenix, Oligarch of Naxos Island
• Podarkes the Cruel, King of Silver Islands
• Silanos of Paros, Oligarch of Paros Island
• Skylax the Fair, King of Abantis Islands
• The Two Kings of Sparta:
  • Pausanias of Sparta
  • Archidamos the Peaceful

Behind the scenes

The Nation Leaders are presented as the rulers of their respective region whether elected or inherited. However only the leaders of Sparta and Attika are historically attested. Other leaders were historically known such as the king of Makedonia, Perciddas II. However in game the Nation Leader of Makedonia, given the title King of Makedonia, is randomly generated and can be assassinated any number of times.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey