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For the choice, I suggest Sandro, of course. He is calculating and a good psychologist, although the authors decided to make him a cheapskate. Remember how he didn't pay Mr. Craig? No, he should have foreseen that the Barbarian would seek revenge, since he had successfully tricked all four law enforcement officers. Kilgor is a great barbarian chief whose only desire is to smash someone's head in. Even in the picture—he looks like some kind of lunatic! Mutara is the mistress of dragons who eventually became a dragon herself. Just as with Kilgor—a war for power among her own people. Xeron, who actually started the whole mess with Armageddon's Blade. That scoundrel assembled the relic and decided to destroy the world! Woooooh! Lord Haart, a Necromancer in royal guise. What can be said—a victim of circumstances. If there are any other suggestions, speak up.

Fineas Vilmar is still a thorn in my side. He managed to outsmart Sandro himself! A puppet who brought down its master.

I consider Sandro to be the most charismatic anti-hero, but not the Sandro from SoD, rather the ancient lich Sandro from Xeen. He isn't even just an anti-hero, but a nature eccentric to the point of quirkiness (he developed this personality after a prolonged depression caused by his transformation into a lich). And also Castor—Archibald Ironfist's advisor and a Complete Adventurer. He is both very strong and intelligent. After them, of course, are Xeron, Archibald Ironfist, and Sandro as Etric's apprentice. In third place are Nicholas Griffonheart the lich, Xenofex, and Lucifer Krigan.

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Regarding Sandro's "greediness." Did he even have that cash and gold he promised Gem and Craig Hack? Besides, one needs a fair amount of funds. Powerful necromancer artifacts alone won't be enough for the ascent in Deyja.

He sent money to Crag every week to develop the castle, but he didn't have enough money to pay some kind of fee?

Yes, they have some issues with names there :) Several Sandros, several Alamars, and Krodos. And Lord Haart seems to participate in the War of the Succession and at the same time, he seems to live in Erathia.

I got a bit sidetracked ;) I think Archibald Ironfist is the most charming anti-hero. And what emotional turmoil he had to endure! (Might and Magic VII) Sandro is just too cliché.

Yes, Archibald is awesome. I preferred him to Roland in the campaign. And he treated his brother better than the brother treated him – he just imprisoned him, instead of turning him to stone.

There was only one own same Krodo, and Alamar too (the one in HoMM1 is a descendant of the one in M&M1, and the third is either a relative of Alamar from HoMM1 or simply shares the same name). There are two Sandros, and two Crag Hacks as well. It's all quite clear and logical;). The events of the SoD campaign, where Lord Haart is mentioned, take place in 1163-64, while the War of Succession ended in 1154. Everything is fine:) Aside from Castor and Sandro from Xyn, I find Sheltem charismatic. And, by the way, Archibald's mental anguish doesn't even compare to the mental and other torments of Roland.

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Alexey, which do you think is better—to spend over 10 years as an undead trapped in stone, passing by like a moment, or to sit in a cell in the tower among rats and spiders?

Not quite! There are two Krodo! One is a Warlock in Heroes 1-2, and the other is the king Barloq's mage from Might and Magic 4, whom you need to save from Lord Xeen. But Archibald managed to break away from his rotten past and asked the heroes to save his brother, even though he was betrayed! It takes tremendous willpower to rethink one's life like that. And it wasn't easy for Archibald to make that decision, given his life values! ;)

I would like to point out that initially, Heroes 1 and 2 were planned simply as a "collection" of towns and heroes from previous parts of Might and Magic, and if heroes from these parts, who could be randomly encountered in Heroes 1 and 2, did not appear in the plot of these parts, then they are not present in Enroth and never were. The exceptions are Crag Hack and Sandro, because these are not Crag Hack and Sandro from the previous parts.

I don't understand Archibald. I wouldn't be able to forgive Roland for something like that. Turning someone into stone is cruel, more fitting for a Warlock than a noble Knight.
And Lord Corlagan is also a great hero. I especially liked his skills.

And what’s wrong with Archibald sending his undead armies to attack? Besides, it’s still better to deprive someone of their sense of time than to execute them or leave their own brother to rot in prison.

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Archibald didn’t rethink anything; he simply reconciled with his brother and, in the process, helped save the world. Besides, I’m sure that if it weren’t for the 3DO’s idea (and I’m sure it wasn’t NWC’s idea) to destroy Enroth, we would still be hearing about Archibald’s deeds, even if they weren’t directed against his brother.

Lord Corlaghon is the first Death Knight in the Heroes series! :smile02:

By the way, in the second game, Roland was a Wizard, not a Knight. Except for one mission where you had to protect Roland from the troops of the aforementioned Corlaghon.

Roland is indeed a wizard. Practicing magic does not preclude being a knight.

I would support you all, but I started playing Heroes with the 3rd installment, so I don't know anything about Archibald or Corlaghon, and I'm not really into the whole doppelganger thing. Nevertheless, I'm interested.

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In the bright daylight, hiding in the shadows of the trees, Sandro walked through the forest. And coming towards him was Jelu with a hundred snipers. "Well, that's it!" Sandro thought. "No," he heard an inner voice, "spit in his face." "I haven't had saliva in a long time." "Well, then punch him!" Sandro looked at his bony hand. "Come on, you idiot! Do I have to teach you everything?" He picked up a club and punched him. "Well," he thought, "now it's definitely over!" "No, not yet, stab those two snipers!" He drew a dagger and stabbed them. "And now, give a speech!" "Respected snipers, join the glorious ranks of my cursed army! Every third one gets a free grave!" "Well," said the inner voice, "now it's definitely over!" The bright moon shines, silvering the trees. It's deep night. A thicket of arrows. Sandro, riddled with arrows, rises. A dwarf sits next to him. "Did you want to kill a skeleton with arrows? Ha! I'm alive, I'm alive!" The dwarf shakes his head. "Ha! I'm dead, I'm dead!" The dwarf shakes his head. "I... exist?" "Well, about that," said the dwarf, "Jelu asked me to take care of you." He swung his axe. A day passed, and night fell. Again, the moon paints the trees silver, and a lone werewolf approaches the scattered bones (a romantic scene). "Hey, stop, that's my shoulder!" said the skull. The werewolf lowered its ears. "Quick, bring me a lich! Any lich will do!" A lich came and helped the necromancer recover. "Hey, inner voice?" "What?" "I tricked you after all! It's not over yet!" At that time, Sandro didn't know that Crag Hack's army was passing through the forest, and later, on the edge of the forest, a druid would be initiated. Well, yes, it's a flood of text! But it's beautiful!

What do you mean by "doppelgangers"?