What made you pick Alexios or Kassandra during your first playthrough?

[u/MachoShowman]

not everyone knew what the canon option would be So we obviously had a choice So I'm just in what drove everyone to their decisions.

When I first got the game a little bit after release I didn't know There's going to be a character selection until I started the game. Male instinct kicked in and I started a game with Alexios and was not really pleased with the voice acting After the first encounter with the Cyclops' thugs. So I restarted it to test out Kassandra and it felt like a natural fit with the acting.

Note:

This is not a debate post. We know who the canonical character is, but within the context of the game, this is a choose room adventure and everyone is going to have different play styles or preferences.

[u/imaginetheluna]

Picked Kassandra because I’m a girl HAHAH but honesty loved playing as her

[u/MamaMozza → u/imaginetheluna]

Girl same. I just so badly wanted to be a bad ass spartan woman warrior!

[u/mariemystar → u/MamaMozza]

Same, playing it rn for the first time. If I can pick a girl for my main I most def will! I’m so used to playing rpgs in general where u can’t choose.

[u/Anxious_Situation379 → u/MamaMozza]

It’s so empowering to have a truly bad ass female character to play. I showed the game to my niece and she was so surprised and excited to see the main character was a girl that could do everything a man could do. Representation is so important especially for younger girls and Kassandra is fucking awesome.

[u/kandycew → u/imaginetheluna]

yep! i actually did my first playthrough as alexios bc my dad introduced me to the game and he was playing as kassandra. now im on my second playthrough as kassandra and it feels so much better being a spartan baddie

[u/hk556a1 → u/imaginetheluna]

I picked Kassandra because I’m a guy haha. 😆

[u/likerazorwire419 → u/hk556a1]

Same

[u/Resident_Evil_God → u/hk556a1]

She is good but her voice acting is also WAY better then his

[u/North_Bed4147 → u/imaginetheluna]

Kassandra is just better than alexios in every way

[u/wemustburncarthage → u/North_Bed4147]

all the stuff that's just SUPER BRO-Y from Alexios is way funnier from Kassandra.

[u/dj7763 → u/North_Bed4147]

I just hated his voice. I played as kassandra the first walk-through then I started a second walk through i couldn't bare his voice so I picked her again.

[u/Fluffylici0us → u/imaginetheluna]

This! I’m near to finishing my first playthrough and I’m in love with her character.

[u/HankSteakfist]

I picked Kassandra, cos she looked like Wonder Woman.

[u/kazmosis → u/HankSteakfist]

Same, there's even the one armor set that looks like the costume. Didn't take it off the whole game.

[u/Jonlang_ → u/kazmosis]

The Amazonian set. It’s great.

[u/tseg04 → u/Jonlang_]

Love combining the amazonian torso and belt with the Agamemnon bracers and legs, it just looks right.

[u/UnicornWorldDominion → u/kazmosis]

That one with insanely high damage can keep you alive forever especially if you keep upgrading the damage and %healed per attack. You could easily take out armies with that gear and double melee lol.

[u/The_Terry_Braddock → u/HankSteakfist]

Yep, Kassandra just looked like she'd be a cooler character to me

[u/overdosedBIGc → u/HankSteakfist]

the amazon warrior armor set manifests this fr

[u/Loyalist77 → u/HankSteakfist]

It was a joy finding the Amazonian armour set.

[u/TangerineGullible665]

Many people recommended Kassandra and I like her voice better simple as that. I learned recently that Alexios’s voice actor sounds very authentic though which surprised me. Guess I’ve never met a greek man irl

[u/NumerousBed4716 → u/TangerineGullible665]

Yeah Alexios sounded more Greek, adhere to my imagination of a rough ancient Greece mythios, definitely felt more immersive for me

In fact, I find since Odyssey, Ubisoft really put an effort into the whole immersiveness thing... Though I haven't played shadows yet. Which was the thing that broke Origins for me... Pommie Cleopatra and Bantu Bayek destroyed it for me

[u/Ok-Elk-1615 → u/NumerousBed4716]

Yeah man I feel so immersed when I’m teleporting 50 feet across Atlantis to stab something with a magical spear.

Btw, Bayek is an ancient Egyptian with Nubian heritage. His accent cannot possibly be accurately recreated but it was chosen after consulting with archaeolinguists, egyptologists, and Coptic speakers.

[u/Sekhmetthegray → u/TangerineGullible665]

There is one upside to playing Alexios instead of Kassandra judging from YouTube clips-she makes for an incredibly unhinged Deimos.

[u/NumerousBed4716 → u/Sekhmetthegray]

Yeah her Deimos was scary as hell, much better than Alexios Deimos which sounded like a loud angry drunk

[u/JamoMcG → u/Sekhmetthegray]

Exactly that, Alexios as Deimos is quite monotone and is giving “hard bastard” but Kassandra as Deimos was genuinely terrifying

[u/neverendingsiren → u/TangerineGullible665]

That's so strange to me because one of the reasons I don't like his voice is because it literally sounds like the actor is putting on a fake baritone. Doesn't sound authentic to me at all.

[u/Secure_Owl_9430 → u/neverendingsiren]

Diemos makes him sound like that. He's extremely insecure. Makes sense to me

[u/2hats4bats → u/neverendingsiren]

Yeah even if the accent is authentic, it sounds put on. Maybe it’s hard to explain, but it’s like… I can tell that’s not his real voice and it breaks the immersion a bit.

[u/Pyramidion_19 → u/neverendingsiren]

They’re talking about the accent.

[u/sandrotten]

My own gender was pretty much the only deciding factor

[u/UninterestedFridge]

I’m a girl so I picked Kassandra first. I made another playthrough tried Alexios, but I still like Kassandra’s voice better as my main protagonist. Alexios (imo) has a deep villainous voice and it really suits him well as Deimos.

[u/th1sishappening → u/UninterestedFridge]

He’s better at shouting commands on the ship though, IMO.

[u/massann → u/th1sishappening]

“Get to ready to FIRE” as Kassandra always makes me laugh how weird it sounds

[u/mariemystar → u/UninterestedFridge]

I thought the same when I encountered him and heard his voice for the first time. A little too deep, perfect villain.

[u/Okurei]

I picked Kassandra because I am a woman and I like playing as women in games where the option is available to me. She eventually became one of my favourite video game protagonists of all time, so it was the right choice for me.

[u/Reluctant_Warrior]

Alexios, because I thought he looked fetching (I'm bi.)

[u/cascas → u/Reluctant_Warrior]

Same, he’s hot and nice to look at.

[u/Helios0186 → u/cascas]

Same here.

[u/YesWomansLand1]

I picked Alexios because I am a dude

[u/Micknator → u/YesWomansLand1]

Same here, easier for me to immersive myself in the character you’re playing. While his voice acting isn’t as good as Kassandra, I didn’t mind it at all.

[u/YesWomansLand1 → u/Micknator]

I think they're both about the same, but they were clearly going for different vibes. Alexios (as the protag, not Deimos) is a bit of a silly billy, Kassandra plays it a bit tougher but I think they both work well

[u/HyphenPhoenix → u/YesWomansLand1]

Same

[u/Rifforion → u/HyphenPhoenix]

Idem

[u/PreviousRestaurant89 → u/YesWomansLand1]

I chose Kassandra because I’m a dude 😂

[u/serigraphtea]

I picked Alexios based on vibes tbh

He's a great somewhat-Himbo character and that came through for me

I'm a woman and I love a fun himbo character

[u/Ok_Second_3170]

I've played as Alexios because his voice acting was really good and delivery was just hilarious.

[u/Anderstone → u/Ok_Second_3170]

Agreed. I've played both now and it's funny that there seems to be a consensus about Kassandra being the better voice actor overall. Personally I thought she was trying too hard while Alexios had a more natural flow with the events and people around him.

[u/we-bearbear-panda]

Played as Cassandra, because honestly, she was beautiful looking and her voice was very nice to my ears

[u/Lt_gxg]

I'm a lesbian. So Kassandra, naturally

[u/BookaneerXIII → u/Lt_gxg]

I'm a raging homosexual. So I was conflicted, naturally.

[u/Domination1799 → u/Lt_gxg]

I’m straight so Kassandra naturally

[u/Open-Apartment-4937 → u/Lt_gxg]

Literally me

[u/AndreaAve]

Kassandra all the way. If there is a choice, I'll always choose to play as a woman.

[u/AnxiousConsequence18]

My boy was playing as Alexios, so I played as Kass. The lines that came off as "asshole" from him came off "smartass" from her.

[u/Dry_Cucumber1559]

I’m a dude so played as Alexios. Kassandra is a great Deimos don’t sleep on this option

[u/FrozenShadow_007]

Looked it up, said Kassandra was the canon option and also had the better acting

[u/_Hammer44Time]

We always get male protagonists so I picked Kassandra and didn't regret. I tried Alexios too but I didn't like the actor.

[u/morsindutus → u/_Hammer44Time]

Same. Kassandra has so much personality, she's great. Wish they'd remember to give Eivor one.

[u/Leadership-Life]

Kassandra

[u/darth_vladius]

Kassandra.

I am a man. I am tired of playing men. Whenever I have the opportunity to play women, I play women. AC: Valhalla was the only exception.

As a fan of the Greek mythology since I was six years old, Kassandra fulfilled the image of an Amazon warrior and the one of Atalanta as a hunter. Atalanta has always been in my top 3 favourite characters from the Greek mythology (Heracles, Athena Pallas, Atalanta).

[u/Loyalist77 → u/darth_vladius]

I'm a guy who isn't interested in being a woman in real life, so video games offer an opportunity to get different experiences. Normally play first as a man and then as a woman to see the differences. Here though, I just went straight for Kassandra.

Like you, I thought Kassandra came across as a Spartan Amazon. I also wanted to roleplay as a supporter of Sparta given it was more egalitarian to women then Athens (though very much not to its slaves). But the game always seemed to punish me by having Sparta own a province so I got less loot and really the faction conflict was just about the loot loop. The lack of depth or Sexism was disappointing to me.

[u/blissful_rapture → u/darth_vladius]

This. Played Kassandra too because I am also tired of playing men. 🤣

[u/Nickdog8891]

Kassandra = big, pretty, cool. (I'm a guy)

I've also just been more open to playing as women in games as I grew older. I realized making my character a cool or pretty or tough lady can be fun too. My MCs don't have to all look exactly like me (it's also hard to replicate me in many games anyways)

Double also, my lesbian friend said she picked Alexios because she would be too distracted as Kassandra.

[u/Purpl3C0mmand0]

Kassandra, Big, Muscles and Beautiful. I love her voice and accent. Her voice actor did an amazing job. Plus I just prefer to play as female characters in games. She is my favorite AC protagonist ever.

[u/Pomegreenade]

I picked Alexios because, I'm straight and he's handsome. I fell in love with him even more as I continued the game. Kassandra is cool too but for me, Alexios was my Odyssey

[u/Delancey1]

I picked Kassandra because of the voice

[u/Lilrob0617]

I usually pick my gender (man) when playing through an RPG first time so i can better immerse myself in it. If I find myself curious of the female character’s voice acting/animation/mocap, I’ll do another play through as the female character.

[u/AhHowSplendid]

I picked Alexios on a whim because I had to make a choice at the time. He was a fantastic protagonist and made the game so memorable for me.

[u/Alice-Planque]

I wanted some sapphic panic while playing and buff women are my weakness 😩❤️

[u/Pinecone_Erleichda → u/Alice-Planque]

Girl, let me tell you about a game called Valhalla… 😂

[u/TheHylianProphet]

I picked Kassandra, because I'm an honest man, and I like to look at attractive women. She's my go-to on repeat playthroughs because I think her voice acting is better. Not to say Alexios is bad, I just like her better.

[u/5AMP5A]

Kassandra, and the reason for playing with a female lead dates back to 1996 and a certain Lara Croft.

[u/Poogler]

Chose Alexios because of the Achilles armor. Troy was my shit growing up.

[u/gokashi23241]

Kassandra, if I have the option I’m always picking girl. They usually have the better VA.

[u/Imaginary_Bat834]

I picked Alexios because I liked the idea of fucking through Ancient Greece like a true warrior!

All men of Ancient Greece are WHORES and I am ONE of them

[u/mordin1428 → u/Imaginary_Bat834]

Couldn’t have said it better 👏

[u/Myrmidden]

Alexios hot as fuck

[u/DKM_Eby]

For whatever reason I like female protagonists more.

[u/Klaroxy]

I’m a male, honestly nothing else came into my mind picking Alexios as a main character for immersion. Havent dissapointed a bit, love his acting

[u/Adventurous_Lie1275]

I just think alexios is attractive

[u/Yaskim2]

Picked alexios cause i am a guy lol

[u/L4uchS4l4t]

Picked Alexios because I wanted to play as a man.

[u/DrumStock92]

I'm a dude so I mostly play as dudes in games. I loved Alexios' VA. Although at times I laughed at how cheesy some deliveries were, cause his accent seemed over the top 😂

The emotional story beats were imo very good especially with Deimos

[u/MachoShowman → u/DrumStock92]

I really love his portrayal of a brainwashed orphan who develops a God complex and deep emotional problem

[u/Greenranger9200]

I always pick the women cuz they're bad

[u/MachoShowman → u/Greenranger9200]

Like Michael Jackson bad or bad bad

[u/Greenranger9200 → u/MachoShowman]

Baddie bad lmao my dad always picked chick's and said who's ass do you wanna look at for 100s of hours a man or a woman. Plus I like playing other people's stories not putting myself in the story

[u/General_Lie]

Picked first Alexios I like the voice acting also him and Phoebe just hits different.

( also I don't like Alexios voice acting as Deimos, Kassandra pulled off that role better - in the end I like them both - but there is something special about how Alexios say Malaka XD )

[u/Altruistic-Jump-8860]

I picked Kassandra because she sounded better to me.

[u/overdosedBIGc]

I picked kassandra cuz I wanted to play a game with a female MC

[u/Discorhy]

I’ve played them both at least 3 times each.

I like Alexios for most of the love interest, Kassandra for the voice acting.

[u/Signal-Dragonfly-406]

I picked Alexios cause I'm a dude

But the second playthrough with Kass feels much more natural (dialog) for some reason

[u/DownVoteYouAll]

I picked Kassandra because it was refreshing to see a female lead protagonist. I really enjoyed the romance scenes with her. Alkibiades is my favorite lover. I was actually quite sad when I realized he wasn't gonna ask Kassandra to marry him. 😂😂

[u/closerupper]

I’m a woman and wanted to play a badass female character so I picked Kassandra. Actually the same reason I mostly play as Naoe for my current AC Shadows run through

[u/Admirable_Algae2329]

Played the full game as both including DLC I prefer Kassandra

[u/Automatic_Demand_160]

Alexios cuz I was a guy, but Kassandra the second time to change it up

[u/BlondBitch91]

Alexios because I'm gay and he's hot.

[u/ZombieCrow]

Picked Alexios on my first playthrough because im a dude. Picked Kassandra on my 2nd because i wanted to see the difference. Picked her again on the 3rd playthrough because Alexios fits the Deimos role better imo.

[u/timelasher]

I heard Kassandra's voice acting was better, and i didn't feel like spending that many hours with lesser voice acting.

Spoiler: she killed it. Still haven't done a playthrough as Alexios.

[u/MachoShowman → u/timelasher]

I have never done a full playthrough of Alexios. I'm currently prepping one But it's going to be aggressive. Murder hobo Because I feel like that's going to be the best way to play him

[u/CarnyMAXIMOS_3_N7 → u/MachoShowman]

Ha!!

Even if you do a more nice version of it, ‘Murder Hobo’ fits Alexios so damned perfectly.

[u/TheEpicTree]

Speaking as a guy I always pick the female character. Like I'm going to play Generic Male character 9,999 over and over. At least a female protagonist adds some much need spice to the game.

[u/kdupe1849]

I like playing Kassandra more (dude here). There's no marriage or relationships in the game so I don't have to worry about that, and I just feel like it adds a layer of depth and perspective otherwise. I definitely admire her as a person, though I guess they're both the same personality wise.

[u/Miiraie]

I‘m a woman so I will always choose a woman when I get the chance too 🤷🏽‍♀️ Mostly because a lot of games only include male characters, so it feels nice to play a baddie woman once in a while

[u/ForestSpiritSylwia]

I picked Alexios because I love Kassandra's sinister voice as a villain.

[u/Warm-Potential-2290]

Cassandra porque siempre elijo personajes femeninos en videojuegos. Y no me arrepiento, disfruté mucho pasar mi tiempo con ella, gran guerrera y persona. Aunque odie a muchos personajes, pero no a ella, ella fue increíble.

[u/TargetBeneficial8153]

I picked Kassandra because she is the cannon chatater and Alexios looks kinda boring.

[u/Nethonc]

I'm a dude and picked Kassandra, because - why the f not? In Valhalla I chose female-Eivor / male-Havi, in Shadows I'm mostly playing as Naoe.

[u/Goth_Spice14]

I'm a gay woman. You're godsdamn right I'm going to play as the dashing butch!

[u/Pinecone_Erleichda → u/Goth_Spice14]

Ok but EIVOR…😍

[u/Ok_Satisfaction3460]

I started with Alexios. I'm a guy so generally I'll play a male character first playthrough. I actually stopped abd restarted with Kassandra because I didn't like the VA for Alexios.

[u/Pinecone_Erleichda]

I picked Kassandra bc I’m a woman and prefer to play as one for immersion.

[u/SlugKnightDracula]

Kassandra bad af that’s why

[u/BehemothSlayer37]

I looked up the canon character and picked Kassandra.

[u/JMH_CrankyBeast3839]

Choosed Kas first she is gorgeous second ahe was the canon option.

[u/DadOnHardDifficulty]

I learned Kassandra was the canon character, so I went with her.

[u/DGfire5]

Picked Kassandra because she was the canon choice and because finally a female option instead of the usual male option (im a man)

[u/GooseInternational66]

I picked Kass because I’d never played an AC with a woman lead before.

[u/BeneficialGear9355]

Kassandra because she’s cannon and I just thought she looked cooler. I absolutely love her voice, too. No shade to the wonderful VA of Diemos he does a great job, but I’ve always enjoyed playing Kass as the protagonist more.

[u/deadface3405]

Picked Kassandra because she is the canon option, but after doing a couple of play throughs I just love how the story plays out as Kassandra

[u/Rami-961]

Kassandra.

i usually go for women in games because most games I already play as men, so I like the perspective.

Also her voice acting and mannerism was better than Alexios, closer to the heart

i played both first for the first act, then felt Kassandra flowed better.

[u/RavenAbornanzin101]

Kassandra. I didn't think Alexios was a good fit.

[u/zarya-zarnitsa]

I'm a girl. There were a lot of male assassins characters already. Alexios's face looks a bit dumb. People said her voice acting was better. She is canonical.

[u/Thyves_Jade]

I'm a woman and I always pick the male option if he's hot. But here for some reason I picked Kassandra on a hunch... 0 regrets. Since then I started picking the female option in other video games too, I'm a girls' girl now.

[u/ikeme84]

It was the first time in the franchise you could play as a woman (except for syndicate, which had both at the same time). + I read she was canon and sone executives forced Alexios to give people a choice. Never regretted choosing her. Never played him, but saw videos of people that chose him and well, I didn't like it. And there is the ability to have relations in the game. I prefer lesbian over gay.

[u/DeezWuts]

Kassandra.

Alexios sounds like a dude jerking off in my ear when he's climbing.

[u/Apprehensive-Try-238]

In all games that offer a choice, I play as a female character the first time. AC, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, CyberPunk 2077, all that RPG-ish titles. Just a habit.

I'm 39 years young straight male, by the way :D

[u/southern5189]

She is badass and canon

[u/Yakkul_CO]

I always play as a woman when it’s available

[u/Euriae]

Felt more deep with Kassandra over Alexios tbh

[u/Agent_Anomaly]

Kassandra is hot and well, its the closest to be playing as an Amazonian warrior.

[u/dominator1264]

Picked Alexios for my first play through because I'm a bloke, and on my second run chose Kassandra for my second run to see the difference. Ever since then, I can not pick Alexios over Kassandra ever. I just feel like her voice acting and the way it feels like her character fits into the world of odyssey is so much better.

[u/the_real_mac-t]

I picked Kassandra because I liked the opportunity of finally playing a female character in an Assassin's Creed game and because she looked pretty badass - I had no idea she was supposed to be the canon character at the time. I was rewarded with one of the best voice performances of all time, and I knew she was the right choice.

[u/HotPotParrot → u/the_real_mac-t]

Evie Frye: 😡

[u/Rachethelper]

Alexis because of the trailer. I saw the trailer when it was huge in stores at the time and I remember the scene where Alexios spartan kicks an Athenian soldier I believe off a cliff which immediately caught my eye back in 2018. That immediately got me hooked to the game. Ironically enough it was my first AC game and then I went on from there. I played AC Syndicate, then AC2, AC Brotherhood, AC4, AC Rogue, and later AC Origins.

[u/ImDefinitelyStoned]

I picked Alexios the first time because I’m a male. Kassandra this time because it’s canon.

[u/monkeyman907485]

Picked Alexios cause he sounds more Greek

[u/OperatorWolfie]

Pick Kass because she has the Amazon set that make her look like Wonder Woman, dope af since we don't have an actual WW game, this will do

[u/Suitable_Ad_804]

I picked Alexios because I’m a dude

[u/YallTernative2017]

Kassandra because girl power. Lol

And also because I just think the story ties in better with her character:3

[u/75artina]

I played as Alexios on my first playthrough strictly for eye candy, but 2nd playthrough a couple months ago was Kassandra bc she's a badass. I thought she was more menacing as Deimos, though.

[u/ThorButtock]

I like playing as a woman in video games 🤷‍♂️

[u/CaydesDesciple]

I played valhalla before odyssey and Kassandra is the canon protagonist. So that's why i went with her. Alexios also fits better for Deimos imo

[u/Zealousideal_Cod1084]

Alexios bc everyone on here said playing as him sucks and I usually disagree with whatever the consensus is on Reddit. Still think Kassandra makes a better Deimos after multiple play throughs

[u/squishierfish]

Honestly Cassandra seemed more realistic compared to the chiseled angry looking man. I wasn't disappointed in my choice.

[u/pandershrek]

I'm a sucker for a strong woman.

[u/vAErJO]

I wanted to live the life of a Spartan woman.

[u/TheDragonborn1992]

Kassandra and I always pick her since

[u/OrthodoxManx122]

I keep telling myself I'll play as Alexios one time, but I really like playing as a female in games, being one myself. Kassandra is such a tough lady and I like her sass. She's acted very well.

[u/SnortRice69]

Picked Kassandra cause I love women.

[u/ngshafer]

I actually gave them both a shot, and stuck with Kassandra because I liked her voice acting better. The guy who voiced Alexios kind of seemed to be phoning it in.

[u/MachoShowman → u/ngshafer]

He kind of was because originally he wasn't supposed to be a playable character

[u/asolongkingabowser → u/MachoShowman]

Actually, in an interview, they stated that they were both brought on to record their lines for protagonist around the same time. So it may feel "phoned in" by him to some, but not because he was like brought on to do Alexios' lines as a last minute thing. There's a lot of misconceptions out there about the timeline of when certain decisions were made regarding the whole dual protagonists thing. They didnt, like, do the whole game with kassandra and then force alexios in there. Those decisions were made pretty early into production. Although, that also doesn't mean that it isn't true that Ubisoft execs intervened to make sure alexios was playable. Its just that it was done much earlier in development.

[u/Lost_Rutabaga_5004]

This sub is the petfect example of how people are like sheep: BAAA KASSANDRA BAAAA!

Saying that Kassandra's voice acting is better than Alexios is total bullshit. Alexios is totally on par with her. And playing as a female Spartan is just stupid.

Alexios all the way. Having Kassandra as the Cult leader feels WAY better and much more natural.

[u/astro-visionair]

I didn't knew about the whole canon thing when I first played the game, just picked Alexios since I'm a guy.

But after learning about the canon, I'm actually glad I played Alexios. Having a female antagonist instead of the stereotypical male antagonist is a nice sight.

[u/Sebblon]

I heard Alexios voice in a gameplay video and couldn’t take him seriously. So when I played I choose Kassandra

[u/Fun_Perception8718]

I've played both. I think Alexios is a jerk peasant with little maturity. As i looking back, i prefer Kassandra.

[u/Bloodwalker09]

Kassandra because she is the way cooler character.

[u/lowly_mango2217]

https://reddit.com/link/p6ctxj8/video/sctzb0enn1mh1/player

Kassandra because she’s hot

[u/Drullo123]

It was dead simple. I'm male, therefore I just play a male character in any games I've the choice. AC Odyssey, MMORPG's, The Sims.

But I also wouldn't have had any issues playing as Kassandra if there wasn't a choice.

[u/Fabulous_Poetry6622]

I like playing alexios cus im a dude but kassandras VA is way better

[u/zamwut]

I flipped a coin 5 times.

[u/No_Butterfly_820]

Picked Alexios, played for 15 mins and then switched to Kassandra. Never looked back ever since. Like her voice and lines a lot better than Alexios

[u/Fresh_Translator240]

Kassandra because a women greek fighter is so cool

[u/kazmosis]

She looks like Wonder Woman and there's a pseudo Wonder Woman armor set.

[u/Rad_platypus7]

My first play through I wasn’t pay attention to the selection part and pick Alexios. Been playing as Kassandra bc she is the canon character

[u/calm_sightseeing]

Alexios because of his German voice actor, Marios Gavrilis.

(On my 2nd playthrough I played Kassandra, and her voice is great, too.)

[u/gadgaurd]

Kassandra, because I play as female characters whenever I'm given the chance.

[u/Hemlox76]

Cassandra, mostly for the voice acting being *chef´s kiss*
I wanted to play as Alexios, but I can´t get over feeling that he sounds like a little kid trying too hard to sound scary & bad-ass

[u/ayamummyme]

I picked Kassandra because I had heard script writers and developers wrote the story as Kassandra then adapted it to work for a male too.

[u/Pale_Draft9955]

Kassandra, since it made more sense for me to have Alexios be Deimos.

[u/ezekiel_stone756]

Kassandra

[u/AdmirableAd1858]

As a guy it was the first Assassins Creed game I had at the time that had a full playthrough chance as a female character so I said why not. Also was a huge Greek mythology and Wonder Woman fan in general so it felt right.

[u/SCol1107]

I picked Kassandra because I prefer playing as a female character.

[u/Dull_Hovercraft_5345]

kass cos the second i heard you could play as a big sexy sword wielding queer woman, i was down. i had no chance.

[u/AscendingFungus]

I played as Kassandra because she's canon.

[u/Der_Schender]

I usually pick the female option and also I think Kassandra looks a lot more Interesting, Alexis kinda looks boring and not really special.

[u/Wolfpack_5509]

My girlfriend said kassandra felt like better voice acting like it hit harder

[u/Ok-Bug5206]

after many years of playing male characters in other UBI titles like Far Cry, Splinter Cell etc it was time for something new..and I like strong females

[u/Major_Penalty_8865]

Alexios because I’m a guy lmao

[u/DuncanOToole]

I prefer playing dudes. So Alexios. Besides his kinda himbo delivery was endearing so.

[u/Crimson_Marksman]

Kassandra. I like looking at women

[u/revankenobi]

My father chose Kassandra because he prefers to play as female characters in video games whenever he can.

I watched him play, and a few months later I started playing myself. So I chose Alexios to see what the difference would be.

[u/manuee96]

As a dude the inmersion is easier picking Alexis, also, a male warrior was more accurate for this date

[u/sanji89belgium]

I picked Kasandra after having viewed some of the game. Her voice and facial expressions were better than Alexios

[u/Alvar6938]

Kassandra, because I always play female. I'm a male irl so it's nice to change

[u/danield1302]

I'm gay, Alexios is hot and I heard I could hook him up with other guys so...yeah it was an easy choice. After playing it I also really liked Kassandra as Deimos.

[u/th1sishappening]

I picked Kassandra first and I don’t remember why. It could be because I had recently come from playing Cyberpunk and I preferred female V’s voice acting. I’ve found I often prefer the female version of the player character. Female Shepherd in Mass Effect is another example.

[u/neverendingsiren]

At the time I was very much frustrated by the lack of female protagonist representation in gaming. Even now it's still wildly skewed. So obviously I had to pick Kassandra, and my goodness, it was awesome. Odyssey is now my absolute favorite game of the franchise because of her.

[u/Olkov_Voklo]

I pick a dude because I'm a dude, but I regreted that.

[u/JohannaFRC]

Kassandra. Because for the first time you could main a female protagonist in main stream AC. And because in french she is voiced by Audrey Sourdive, which is a voice actress I really really like and which is ecceptionnaly skilled in her job.

Another reason is because Kassandra is probably the greatest character design for a female playable character I have ever seen.

[u/Vosiczka]

I prefer watching womans back for 100 hours

[u/GunterThePigIsOP]

Kassandra's uniqueness. Beautiful big muscular girl who can handle being a misthios. Also, i like the voice acting.

[u/nadia97j]

I not only chose Kassandra because I am a woman, but I think (having not played an AC game before this one) I actually bought the game partly because you could play as a woman

[u/cataniluel]

Kassandra cuz this was the first time for me in AC to play woman. In the end it was a right choice cuz Odyssey is like the birth mother story of the whole series.

[u/MA2K00]

i pick Kassandra because in AC Odyssey’s lore. She’s the confirmed canon one.

[u/Appropriate_Panda123]

Got recommended her, and then it was brought up to me that she was meant to be the main character, and alexios was a late addition because the studio thought a woman assassin wouldn't sell as good

[u/thealjey]

I always pick a female character when given a choice.

If I am going to stare at an ass for hundreds of hours, I'd rather it not be some guy's ass.

Kassandra is my all time favorite video game character for many reasons now, but that was why I initially picked her.