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Patroclus

A Thracian grand champion of the Roman arena, Patroclus fights with cold certainty that any man who faces him dies, and he is usually right.

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Also known as Grand Champion Patroclus

First appearance: iii atlantis

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Patroclus moves through the gladiatorial world as a man who has already survived everything the arena can throw at him, his calm unshaken even when matched against the Gaul Fermius. Beneath that stillness runs a…

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FEFermiusTITigellinusNTNinib the SmiterLILiviusFRFranklinPAPatroclus

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  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Roman and Atlantean Historical Figures
  • Minor Characters and Cosmic Entities
  • World War I and Triplanetary Officers

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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