I watched a replay of the final battle from 13Ga. First, I was surprised that Menelaus's army on Hero was slightly smaller than mine on Warrior (I replayed the 5th mission, immediately ignored the Town Portal, and reached him in the 3rd month). Second, my Menelaus intercepted the Barbarian's main weapon – the ballista; apparently, this ability was added in version 1.1.1?.
I'll try replaying on Recruit difficulty, but I'm afraid I might discover an even more terrifying ending:rolleyes: