Hirpes the Burning Fury will hunt you down in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Depending on how you choose to play your version of Alexios or Kassandra, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey can feature a lot of sex. That’s true to the Greek literature I read in my literature classes, though Odyssey doesn’t go the extra mile in historical accuracy by burdening you with various sexually transmitted diseases. But thankfully you can feel the burning fury of herpes with Hirpes the Burning Fury. Hirpes is one of the many enemies you can meet as part of Odyssey’s Mercenary system, which is bit like the Nemesis encounters from the Middle-earth games. These enemies wander the map and will come after you if you end up with a bounty, livening up any botched stealth encounters. Not all of them share names with infectious diseases, but Hirpes is special. Her in-game description reads “Hirpes was known as one of the cruelest mercenaries. It’s said she often knocked her victims down and tied them to a giant log. She would then cut them and pour salt in the wounds, preparing them for the flames. She loved the smell as much as she loved the screams.”