Shadow of Rome - Characters

Characters

Main characters:

• Agrippa (voiced by Rick Weiss) - The game's primary protagonist. The tough centurion Agrippa haphazardly becomes a gladiator in order to avenge his mother, slain by general Decius, and to thwart the execution of his father Vipsanius, who has been framed for the assassination of Julius Caesar by Decius Brutus. The player controls Agrippa throughout the fighting and racing levels. He shares a close friendship with Octavianus.
• Octavianus (voiced by Scott Menville) - The game's secondary protagonist. Octavianus is the delicate nephew of the recently murdered Caesar, and a friend of Agrippa. He seeks to gather evidence to unmask Caesar's true assassin, and to reveal the conspiracy behind the deadly deed. He is controlled during the numerous stealth missions.
• Claudia (voiced by Nicole Balick) - Claudia is a freed female slave that chose to become a gladiator. Sextus found her, when she was but a child, and took her in, as she reminded him of his sister that died. She is a computer-controlled ally who assists Agrippa during certain levels of the game.

Other characters:

• Julius Caesar (voiced by Michael Bell) - Caesar was the most famous Roman general. On March 15, he was murdered in the senate building, and left under the statue of Pompey, in a plot by an unknown party, that later turns out to consist out of Antonius, a number of senators, and general Decius and his followers, after Caesar's will is uncovered by Egypt's agents and passed onto Antonius (in order to instigate internal strife within Rome), in which Decius and the senators are criticized, and Antonius passed over as Caesar's successor with Octavianus. Agrippa's Father, Vipsanius, is charged for doing the deed.
• Sextus (voiced by Roger Rose) - Sextus is a man of respect. He owns a gladiator stable in Rome where he meets Agrippa. He acts as Agrippa's sponsor and a guide during most of the latter's arena encounters. Near the end, it is revealed that he is actually the son of Pompey the Great, Caesar's sworn enemy, and a pirate, that joins forces with the primary antagonist, Antonius, with a desire to burn down Rome as vengeance. After confronting Agrippa at the docks during his attempted escape, and Antonius' betrayal by volley of catapult fire from sea that hits Sextus' ship and the dock, Sextus dies while protecting Claudia, an orphan slave he took in as his sister, being hit by the remnants of the collapsing lighthouse.
• Antonius (voiced by Chris Cox) - Regarded as Caesar's loyal right hand, Antonius turns out to be the driving force behind the conspiracy and the assassination, being furious that Caesar decided that he was unfit to guide Rome as emperor after Caesar's death. He is the last opponent Agrippa faces, and proves to be a formidable opponent. His weapon of choice is a custom Greatsword.
• Maecenas (voiced by Larry Cedar) - Antonius's secretary and a skillful politician. Maecenas is the man who announces the gladiatorial games, using it as a cover for his own investigation of the assassination. His motives remain unclear until late into the story.
• Pansa (voiced by Jack Angel) - Pansa was once Caesar's most trusted spy. Octavianus' family saved him once, so he is happy to help the boy in his quest to uncover the plot and the truth behind Caesar's death. Pansa also acts as a mentor to Octavianus, instructing him in the art of stealth.
• Decius Brutus (voiced by Daniel Riordan) - Decius is a brutal, amoral and an exceptionally vicious Roman general. He is the true murderer of Caesar. He will kill anyone who knows it. He murders Agrippa's mother and enjoys killing innocent people. He is the leader of the Valcross stable gladiators. When Agrippa kills one of his Valcross troupe, Decius takes it as a personal insult, as he could not return to Rome with humiliation inflicted by a low-life gladiator. So he faced Agrippa against his entire Valcross stable, in a series of matches, only to see them all defeated. In the end he battles Agrippa by himself in melee only to underline his apparent narcissism and the fact that he killed Caesar. Decius' last words were an exclamation of his self-perceived overblown military genius.
• Cassius Longinus (voiced by Michael Lindsay) - Marcus' associate, conspirator in the assassination of Caesar, murdered by Decius.
• Vipsanius (voiced by Daniel Riordan) - Agrippa's father who was wrongly accused of murdering Caesar.
• Vipsania (voiced by Moira Quirk) - Agrippa's mother. She is murdered by Decius very publicly, in the town square. Agrippa shows up and disposes of the two soldiers that were to execute her under order, and frees his mother, but Decius throws his sword at her and impales her, then overpowers the bewildered Agrippa. Vipsania dies in her son's arms.
• Cicero (voiced by Pete Renaday) - Leader of the Senate. Protective of his protege Marcus, he is quick to obfuscate details about Caesar's assassination. Later killed by Decius in order to silence all witnesses.
• Marcus Brutus (voiced by Cam Clarke) - Marcus is a well-known justice of the Senate. He is rumored to be Caesar's bastard son, and his associate is Cassius. Participates in the conspiracy because Caesar seemingly never accepted or approved of him.
• Iris (voiced by Heather Halley) - Mysterious Egyptian agent that comes to Rome to instigate political strife. Is never seen without her twin, Charmian. The twins prefer covert manipulation, and never face off in physical combat against the protagonists. Rather, they remain behind scenes, puppeteering the plot.
• Charmian (voiced by Jennifer Hale) - Iris's twin sister, also an agent of Egypt.
• Barca (voiced by Gregg Berger) - German barbarian general. Man of imposing physical stature, but honor as well. He is killed by Agrippa in the arena, after asking for an honorable death.
• Arcanas (voiced by Vanessa Marshall) - Valcross stable elite warrior and an archer.
• Narclastese (voiced by Michael Gough) - Valcross stable chariot racer. Characterized by his flamboyant dressing and attitude. After he fails to win against Agrippa he meets his end by Decius' hand, as punishment for further dishonor of the good Valcross name.
• Askari (voiced by Quinton Flynn) - Valcross stable swordsman of small stature, that wears a tribal mask and comes into the arena battle riding a war elephant.
• Zedo and Gedo (voiced by James C. Mathis III) - An African assassin duo. They attack Agrippa and Claudia while the two run after Sextus and Antonius.
• Narrator (voiced by Tom Kane) - the narrator of the story.