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Ajax

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Ajax was one big, beefy dude. Massive and strong, Ajax was considered Greece's second best warrior during the Trojan War (Achilles was #1). Hector of Troy came the closest to beating Ajax when the two fought one on one; but in the end, the daylong bout was a draw. When Achilles' armor was awarded to Odysseus instead of Ajax, the big guy went totally nuts and killed a bunch of sheep, thinking they were the Greeks who'd ticked him off. When he came to, he was so humiliated that he skewered himself. In the end, it seems, only Ajax could bring Ajax down.

Basic Information

Name	Ajax
Nickname	Aias Telemonian Ajax Aivas Tlamunus Ajax the Great The guy who was almost as good a warrior as Achilles (I kind of hate this nickname)
Sex	Male
Current city	Elysium

Work & Education

Occupation	Warrior Hero King of Salamis
Education	Chiron's Academy of Heroes

Beliefs

Political views

I was super pro-Greece until they all betrayed me.

Family & Friends (& Enemies)

Parents	Telemon (Dad) Periboea (Mom)
Siblings	Teacrus
Children	Eurysakes Philaeus
Friends	Diomedes Ajax the Lesser Hector (He may have been fighting for the other side, but he had real honor)
Enemies	Odysseus (who I thought was my friend, until he got Achilles' armor when he totally knew that I deserved it) Agamemnon (who made the final call on giving Achilles' armor to Odysseus)

Relationships

Relationship status	Married to Tecmessa
Interested in	My wife

Favorites

TV Shows	Game of Thrones Spartacus Rome
Quotations	"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death." – Sun Tzu (Too bad Agamemnon didn't read Sun Tzu.) "It's caving in around me, what I thought was solid ground. I tried to look the other way, but I couldn't turn around. It's okay for you to hate me, for all the things I've done. I've made a few mistakes, but I'm not the only one." – Five Finger Death Punch "The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." – General Douglas MacArthur "I hurt myself today to see if I still feel. I focus on the pain, the only thing that's real." – Trent Reznor "Hell is other people." – Jean-Paul Sartre
Books	Agamemnon by Sophocles (Pretty hilarious when Agamemnon gets stabbed by his own wife in this play.) Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre Beowulf As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien (If only my Greek buddies understood the meaning of "fellowship.") The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky The Iliad by Homer (This guy really understood how much butt I kicked.) The Art of War by Sun Tzu "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe (I wish Agamemnon and Menelaus had been tortured by the beating of my heart after I died.)
Music	You're A Lie by Slash (feat. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators) (This one's for you, Odysseus.) Princes of the Universe by Queen (Rock out.) Days Go By by The Offspring Hurt as sung by Johnny Cash (Kind of reminds of when I impaled myself on Hector's sword.) Coming Down by Five Finger Death Punch It's Time by Imagine Dragons Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men (Me and Tecmessa's new song.) Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses (Reminds me of when I first stepped off the boat to Troy.)
Movies	The Incredible Hulk Iron Man The Avengers Troy Conan the Barbarian Braveheart The Dark Knight Rises Gladiator The Wrestler

Activities & Interests

Likes	World of Warcraft Professional Wrestling Andre the Giant Sumo Wrestling Weightlifting Bacon
Interests	Military strategy
Groups	Heroes of the Trojan War Fans of WWE Veterans The Incredible Hulk Fan Club

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