Kenon was an Egyptian friend of Khemu, the son of the Medjay of Siwa, Bayek, who lived in the mid-1st century BCE.[1]
Once, when Khemu raised the question "what is best in life?", Kenon responded that it was to vanquish one's enemies to the anguish of their women. Khemu later reported this violent answer to his father when presenting the same query to him, to which Bayek reminded him that they were Medjay, not barbarians.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Kenon was first mentioned in Assassin's Creed: Origins as part of a memory that Bayek relived while aligning the Stone Circle of Apis. His name, answer to the question of "what is best in life", and Bayek's subsequent comment are references to the fantasy character Conan the Barbarian. Kenon directly quotes a line delivered by Conan in the titular 1982 film, though this line itself is a paraphrase of Genghis Khan's response to the same query. His reply in full was, "to crush your enemies, to see them fall at your feet to take their horses and goods and hear the lamentation of their women."[2]
Appearances[]
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins – Bayek's Promise
- ↑ Lamb, Harold (1936). Genghis Khan: The Emperor of all Men. Chapter 11 – Karakorum. p. 112. Archive.org. Retrieved on 27 November 2020.