User blog:El Alamein/Shakespeare's Warriors vs. Rome's Enemies



Hellstorm goes back in time to ressurect the brains and brawlers of time long gone! Shakespeare's Warriors, the kings and generals brought to life and glory by the pen of England's greatest playwright, team up against Rome's Enemies, the rebellious and vengeful dissidents who seek only the destruction of the mighty Roman Empire! Blades, bows, and the tactics of the ancient world will be unleashed in battle, but only one team will end up the deadliest warrior!

Shakespeare's Warriors
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as one of the greatest original authors in history. Immortalized by his plays specifically, he brought to life through his writings a wide array of cunning, conniving, and cut-throat characters who fight for land, love, and blood!

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 * Macbeth: A Scottish noble and commanding general in the play Macbeth. He is manipulated by otherworldly witches and his own scheming wife to murder his king and take the throne for himself. The actual killing goes out successfully, but he is driven to madness by his guilt. Nonetheless, Macbeth fights to the death to defend his kingdom and ultimately falls in battle to the blade of Macduff.
 * Othello: A Moorish soldier/ambassador in service of the Venetian Republic in the play Othello. He falls in love with Desdemona, the daughter of a senator. While fighting Turkish warriors on the island of Cyprus, Othello is tricked into believing that Desdemona has become unfaithful, and enraged, kills her. Upon learning that he was fooled, and in danger of being arrested for murder, Othello committs suicide in shame and sorrow.
 * Tybalt: A Capulet in the play Romeo and Juliet, and a very foul-tempered one at that. When he notices rival Montague family member Romeo at his uncle party he flies into a rage and challenges Romeo to a duel. Romeo declines, but Tybalt begins to fight Romeo's friend Mercutio, killing him in the process. Driven by grief and seeking revenge, Romeo attacks Tybalt and fatally stabs him, leading to his exile.
 * Hamlet: Prince of Denmark in the play Hamlet. His father (also named Hamlet) was killed by his brother (and Prince Hamlet's uncle) Claudius, who usurped the throne afterwards. Prince Hamlet struggles with an inner conflict - torn between avenging his father for honor and soiling his hands with killing a family member. Eventually, he stabs Claudius with a posioned dagger and succumbs to wounds he suffered in the struggle.
 * The Duke of Albany: Husband of King Lear's daughter Goneril in the play King Lear. French armies threaten his lands, and he forms a loose coalition of treacherous allies who seek to do him in during the battle. The Duke of Albany survives the battle, victorious, and watches as King Lear's family falls apart in a series of horrific betrayals. One of the few surviving characters at the end of the play, it is implied he becomes the new king.

Rome's Enemies
The Roman Empire was one of the largest in history, spanning three continents and amassing over 2.5 million square miles in size at its peak. Being such a vast and multiethnic civilization, it nonetheless attracted a wide array of foes strong and determined to see the great empire fall!

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 * Hannibal Barca: A  Carthaginian military commander and tactician. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest military commanders in recorded history.   One of his most famous achievements was at the outbreak of the Second Punic War, when he marched an army, which included war elephants, from Iberia over the Pyrenees and the Alps into northern Italy. His ultimate defeat came at the Battle of Zama.
 * Spartacus: A  Thracian gladiator, who was one of the slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Little is known about Spartacus beyond the events of the war, and surviving historical accounts are sometimes contradictory. All sources agree that he was a former gladiator and an accomplished military leader. He was defeated and crucified by the Romans.
 * Vercingetorix: A chieftain of the Arverni tribe who united the Gauls against Roman rule. He led a guerrilla campaign against the Romans and defeated Caesar at the Battle of Gergovia, but this proved to be a Pyrrhic victory, costing him 3,000 men in the process. Cornered at the stronghold of Alesia, Vercingetorix was taken prisoner and brought to Rome, where he was paraded in public for humiliation before his execution.
 * Alaric I: King of the Visigoths and one of the most successful of Rome's enemies. Bypassing the stronger Eastern Roman Empire, he marched through Thessaly and besieged the Western Roman Empire. After initial success, he installed a puppet emperor, Priscus Attalus, but later invaded and sacked Rome itself in 410 AD. He died shortly after a failed seaborne invasion of North Africa.
 * Attila the Hun: The most iconic leader of the Huns and ruthless warmonger, Attila assumed control of his clan in 445 AD. After waging war with the Sassanid Empire, Attila turned his wrath over to Rome and skirmished with the Eastern Roman Empire along the Danube River. On the Western front, he sacked cities across modern-day France. Attila remained undefeated by the Romans until his death in 453.