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Axe Champions are a type of infantry unit in a Total War Saga: Troy.

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A carryover from Neolithic times, axemen maintained their relevance on the Achaean battlefield thanks to the introduction of improved Bronze Age metalworking techniques. Often forged out of arsenical copper, two-handed axes could cleave through Bronze Age armour if swung with enough power, while the smaller, one-handed versions were carried alongside a shield to swiftly dispatch light infantry. Besides their use as tools and weapons, the archaeological record shows they also played an important role in religious rituals in ancient Crete, where the double-headed labrys was closely associated with the goddesses of the Minoan religion.

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