Troll Hoplite

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Job: Paladin Family: Troll Weak to: Water Troll Mercenaries

Troll Hoplite

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Al Zahbi During Troll Mercenaries Besieged				3	A, L, T(S), Sc
A = Aggressive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing; JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime

Notes:

• Uses Invincible at some point.

Historical Background

The hoplite was a heavy infantryman that was the central focus of warfare in Ancient Greece. The word hoplite derives from hoplon, meaning an item of armor or equipment and consequently the entire equipment of the hoplite (but not specifically the circular shield, which is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a hoplon, since it was in fact called an aspis). They were a citizen-militia, and so were armed as spearmen, and assumed a phalanx formation, which are relatively easy to equip and maintain; they were primarily drawn from the middle class, who could afford the cost of the armaments. Almost all the famous men of ancient Greece, even philosophers and playwrights, fought as hoplites at some point in their lives.