Achilles

"Dodge and punish your opponents before finding the right time to end them."

Achilles is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
King Agamemnon brought his fury to bear against gilded Troy, for Prince Paris had stolen his Helen, his wife, whose beauty rivaled that of Athena and Aphrodite. To famed Achilles, invincible warrior, the king gave command of a thousand ships.

Across stormy seas and salted beach, soldiers sieged the city. Arrow and stone, blade and barb bounced from Achilles' skin. Bathed as a babe in the River Styx by his Nereid mother, his hide was hardened, imperviously made. Through every charge, every death-defying battle, Achilles was at the fore. Troy hung poised to crumble.

Until Agamemnon gave slight to the mighty myrmidon. In grave offense, Achilles pulled his forces from the field. Hector, boldest, bravest, eldest of the Trojan princes seized the chance to push the Greeks to the sea. Water's reflection mirrored scorching sails as Hector fired their ships. All seemed lost until Achilles rose to meet him. Fierce and fast the two titans fought, but Hector's spear felled Achilles fair. Though Patroclus, it was, in the armor of Achilles, not Achilles who lay dead.

Wrathful at the loss of his faithful lover, Achilles donned armor newly-made and challenged Hector alone. Spear and blade and amor rang, but Achilles could not be harmed. Hector, prince of Troy, died in battle that day.

Paris, brother lost, tearful-eyed, let arrow loose, guided by divine envy. For there were Gods that could not suffer Achilles to survive. Straight and true the arrow flew and harpooned Achilles' heel, where his mother held him when submerged. The wound was deep, his weakness found, Achilles met his end.

A decade thence, from Hades' depths, Achilles has been drawn. Armored now, upon the heel, revenge his only aim. For envious Gods stole from him his glory and his life. Now they tremble at the wrath of the man who cannot be harmed.

General

 * Achilles was the first god released in Season 5.
 * The actor who voiced Achilles, Ricco Fajardo, also voiced Ice Mage Agni, Star Lancer Anhur, Camazotz, Brimstone Beast Camazotz, BA5S Drop Janus, Fun-pocalypse Ullr, Wyrm Slayer/Dragonsbane Ullr, and Fire Dancer Xbalanque.
 * Achilles along with Ao Kuang and Thanatos are the only gods whose ultimate abilities execute gods under a health threshold.

God Skins

 * T Achilles CC Icon.png Myrmidon
 * The name of this skin is a reference to the Myrmidon army that was commanded by Achilles.


 * T_Achilles_DeathKnight_Icon.png Revenant
 * This skin reimagines Achilles as a soldier of the Underworld.
 * His line for when he dies RevenantAchilles Death 2.ogg "I... I feel... cold." is similar to a line said by Captain Barbossa in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean.
 * His joke line RevenantAchilles Joke 2.ogg "Is this skull armor a bit much? Of course not! You can never have too many skulls." could be a reference to Hi-Rez ex-Art Director Chuck Vinson who was famous in the SMITE community for overusing skulls on most skins he worked on.


 * T_Achilles_KnightOfMordred_Icon.png Knight of Mordred
 * This skin reimagines Achilles as an member of Mordred's army.
 * This skin shares its theme with Lady of the Lake Freya and Green Knight King Arthur.


 * T_Achilles_TigersFury_Icon.png Tiger's Fury
 * This is the first skin where Achilles doesn't wear any armor in his armor stance.


 * T_Achilles_Demon_Icon.pngSoul Piercer
 * This skin shares its theme with Demonic Pact Anubis, Torment/Agony Bellona, Hellscape/Heretic Cernunnos, Hellrider Chiron, Fiendish Rage Cu Chulainn, Sin of Greed Fafnir, Howler Demon Hun Batz, Fiendish Flight Jing Wei, Demonic Thanatos, and Infernal Lord Zeus.


 * T_Achilles_NauticalLegionnaire_Icon.pngNautical Legionnaire
 * His direct taunt toward Ymir, NauticalLegionnaireAchilles taunt directed ymir.ogg "The cold never bothered me anyway." could be a reference to the song Let It Go, from the film Frozen.
 * This skin shares its theme with Finrawr Fenrir, Depths of Atlantis Nox, Depths Defender Odin, King of the Deep Poseidon, Terror Of The Deep Scylla and Hammerhead Vulcan.


 * T Achilles ModernAndroid Icon.pngModern Android
 * This skin shares its theme with Rogue Android Izanami


 * T_Achilles_StarTrooper_Icon.png Star Trooper
 * Achilles' default voice actor, Ricco Fajardo, also voices this skin.
 * This skin shares its theme with Swarm Sentry Ah Muzen Cab and Star Commander Bellona.

Skins
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 * -|Tiger's Fury=
 * -|Revenant=
 * -|Battleworn=
 * -|Knight of Mordred=
 * -|Soul Piercer=
 * -|Nautical Legionnaire=
 * -|Modern Android=
 * -|Star Trooper=
 * -|Golden=
 * -|Legendary=
 * -|Diamond=