Himilko

Himilko was a mercenary wandering around the Greece during the 5th century BCE. A former friend of another mercenary, Heitor, Himilko crossed paths with Heitor's former pupil Kassandra during the Peloponnesian War.

Biography

At some point before the Peloponnesian War, Himilko married a woman. Unknown to him at first, said woman was also, according to Heitor, the "love of [his] life". This changed when Himilko walked in on the couple.

In an attempt to defend his honor, Himilko drew his sword, and Heitor responded in kind. In the following scuffle between the men, their swords struck the woman when she attempted to stop them, and she died.

Afterwards, Heitor reached Attika, settling down in the village of Dekelia. Meanwhile, Himilko remarried and was apprehended and imprisoned by soldiers of the Rhamnous Military Camp. When Heitor saw his old pupil Kassandra, he asked her to free the fellow mercenary. She did so, and when she escorted Himilko to a nearby shore, they found Heitor waiting there by a boat. Kassandra learned that Heitor had tasked her to rescue Himilko so that Heitor might kill him. With Kassandra's help, the men decided to part ways and never see each other again.

Despite the wish of Himilko's second wife, Himilko continued to deal with mercenaries. Worried, his wife posted a notice seeking the aid of Kassandra. When Kassandra found her, Himilko's wife tasked Kassandra to kill the mercenary Himilko had "gotten into trouble with".

Trivia

• The name Himilko is actually the Hellenization of the Phoenician name Chimilkat.  
  • Based on this, it is possible that Himilko is a Carthaginian, as he shares the name with several Carthaginian generals and explorers.
• The name and appearance of Himilko's second wife is randomized.
• His helmet is a fictional hybrid. The front part and small nose guard are from a Chalcidian helmet, the neck guard is from the Roman Imperial Gallic helmets and the metal crest appears to be inspired by the Orc helmets from The Lord of the Rings films.
• The player can be a bystander by either choosing to allow Heitor to kill Himilko or telling the two to sort out their differences by themselves. Ironically, in the former scenario, Himilko resigns to death, but Heitor begrudgingly refuses to execute him. In the latter scenario, the two's argument escalates until Heitor strikes Himilko, incapacitating him but without killing him.
• At any point after the quest, he can be attacked and provoked into conflict if he has not already been knocked out by Himilko, but he will be invincible to the player. Heitor will join the fight if he is in the vicinity, and unlike the player, he can instantly knock Heitor out in one hit as he is scripted to do so. Even an unconscious Himilko will remain invulnerable to the player and cannot be executed. The only way that Himilko can be killed is if his incapacitated body is dropped into the sea, whereupon he will desperately attempt to swim only to eventually drown.

Gallery

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  Himilko with Kassandra

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey