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Salamis Spearmen are a type of infantry unit in a Total War Saga: Troy.

Description[]

The island of Salamis, birthplace of fabled Ajax the Great, was a vassal state of Mycenae during the Trojan War, contributing twelve ships to the Achaean fleet. Its mighty inhabitants were reputed to be descended from the island's legendary first ruler Cychreus, son of the nymph Salamis and the god Poseidon, known as "the dragon" on account of his fiery temper. It is possible that ancient storytellers spun this mythological origin to explain the islanders' gigantic stature; Homer himself, in the Odyssey, explains the massive size of another insular people, the Phaeacians, through giant and cyclopean ancestry.

Abilities[]

Switch: Two-handed Melee
"There will come a time when two hands will be better than one. You will know instinctively when that it."
Duration Constant
Target Self
Effects The unit places their shields on their backs and uses their spear two-handed, gaining increased attack and movement but lower defence.
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