Heroes of Might and Magic/Characters: Difference between revisions

The [[Knight in Shining Armor]] faction, and now the only one to have been present in any of the base games. Their troops were all humans in the first two games, composed of various classical soldiers (archers, swordmen, cavalry, etc...) before the introduction of [[Our Gryphons Are Different|Griffins]] and, more importantly, [[Our Angels Are Different|Angels]]. [[The Mario|Typically the most balanced and beginner's faction]], they started gaining more flavor with the fourth game by gaining [[Back From the Dead|ressurections ability]]. Their Might Hero is the [[Knight in Shining Armor|Knight]] and Magic Hero the [[Church Militant|Cleric/Priest]].

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: The "Renegades" mini-faction in ''Hammers of Fate'' presents the same units, [[Colour-Coded for Your Convenience|but red]], [[Spikes of Villainy|with spikes]], and who come in the campaign as straight [[Knight Templar]]s.

Queen of Erathia, Roland's wife, and [[Big Good]] of the third game, where she leads the good factions to liberate Erathia from multiple invaders after her father's death. She ultimately has to fight him, after he was [[Back From the Dead|ressurected as lich]] by the Necromancers and took their control. {{spoiler|She ultimately appeases her undead father and end the war by finding and letting him kill the traitor Lord Haart, who assassinated the king in the first place.}} She reappears in Armaggeddon's Blade, this time fighting against the demon Kreegans as they try to create and use the titular [[Artifact of Doom]].

** [[Unwanted Revival]]: Nicolai ''isn't'' okay with being [[Back From the Dead]].

The main protagonist of Heroes Chronicles, Tarnum started out as a bloodthirsty warlord, but [[Sufficiently Advanced Aliens|"the Ancestors"]] decided to punish him after he died by denying him access to the afterlife, systematically ressurecting him as a hero in any Antagarich's factions, charged to perform various heroic deeds. Tarnum eventually [[The Atoner|atoned]], taking a young Waerjak as his adoptive son. He is also the second most important protagonist in IV's barbarian campaign, acting as [[The Mentor]] for Waerjak, before being captured and presumately killed by a warlord. {{spoiler|Waerjak eventually find him [[Back From the Dead]], and Tarnum reveal to him his past and how he finally redeemed himself but [[I Choose to Stay|chose to stay]] among the mortals}}.

** [[Eye Beams]]: [[Dungeons and Dragons|Beholders]] in III.

** [[Our Elves Are Better]]: Dark Elves in V, which bear great resemblance to both ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' counterparts.

* [[You Have Failed Me]]: Executes one of his minions for failing to capture {{spoiler|Agrael}}.

** [[Brown Note]]: The Basilisks [[Taken for Granite|turn enemies into stone]], while the Gorgons (different from the Medusas, being based on the [[Dungeons and Dragons]] design - that is, a scaled cow) instantly kill a part of the targeted stack.

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