“ | My blades have been dying to meet you. — Twinblade |
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Twinblade is a gigantic ex-Hero in Fable and Fable: The Lost Chapters, who left the Heroes' Guild to unite a dozen Bandit factions and become their King.
Story[]
Twinblade began his life not as the notorious Bandit King that all would grow to fear but as a powerful swordsman who eventually threw his lot in with the mighty Heroes' Guild. It was there that Twinblade developed not only his formidable skills as a combatant but also a deep, personal code of respect and honour. Unfortunately, Twinblade saw little use for the rules of the Guild after his graduation and decided simply to use his strength to take what he wanted rather than labour on the quests given out by the Guild. Forming a resentment of other Heroes and a love of gold, Twinblade fled into the forests and became a thief. After training his strength and ruthlessness on other Bandit Clan Leaders, he ascended the ranks of banditry, eventually uniting all the Forest Clans and becoming the first King of Bandits.
Fable[]
After the Hero of Oakvale escorts the traders through Darkwood and gains some renown, his mentor, Maze, informs him that the culprit behind the infamous raid on Oakvale was none other than the Bandit King. As additional incentive, Maze claimed that Twinblade had a blind Seeress in his company that could help the Hero track down his long-lost sister, Theresa. Taking to the Abandoned Road, the Hero of Oakvale fought through the bandits and snuck his way through Twinblade's Camp, eventually coming face-to-face with the Bandit King himself. Beating him in single combat, the Hero discovers that the "blind Seeress" is, in fact, Theresa herself, who reveals that Twinblade actually saved her from her impending death after Jack of Blades, the true commander of the raid, cut out her eyes and left her for dead. After Theresa leaves, the Hero is given the choice of eliminating or sparing Twinblade, with the former Bandit King solemnly admitting the Hero's superiority as a combatant, and his lost status among his fellow bandits.
Whether the Hero decides to kill Twinblade or spare him, he or his followers eventually hire assassins that will periodically ambush the Hero in an attempt to get even with them.
Duel With Twinblade[]
Eventually the hero will have to face the Bandit King, Twinblade. The fight carries out like another typical boss battle, using the "wait and hit" approach. Twinblade is invincible from the front, and so must be struck from behind. He will unleash hard hitting attacks that can't be blocked (rolling is the most effective method of avoiding his lunges). Eventually Twinblade will raise his arms high in the air and strike the ground. You must avoid this attack by rolling; you will find that he will be stuck in the ground, desperately trying to pull his weapons out. Use this opportunity to roll or use Assassin Rush to get behind him and attack his back repeatedly. You may have to repeat this for a long time, depending on how strong your character is.
In the end a small cut-scene will play, showing the existence of your sister; afterwards, you will get to choose Twinblade's fate. Be warned, however, if you venture too close to the "ring" of bandits that are watching the fight, they will attack you (you can take this opportunity to kill them for experience). Also, if you choose to kill Twinblade, all of the surrounding bandits will join in on the fight, which can make it very difficult. Alternatively, you can kill the bandits around Twinblade without killing him for experience without having to fight him at all. This can also be done before attacking him too, to make the fight go easier.
Stats[]
Name | Health | Experience | Renown | Resistances | Weaknesses |
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Twinblade | 3000 | 100 | 120 | Melee, Unarmed, Lightning spell, Fire spell, Projectiles, Explosions | Melee, Unarmed; Only weak when blades are stuck in the ground |
Fable II[]
In Fable II, Twinblade's Tomb can be found in Wraithmarsh, and is visited by the Hero during the quest, Love Hurts. The site of his bandit camp has evolved into the town of Bloodstone.
Quotes[]
“ | I'm dead anyway. I'm no one's King anymore. — Twinblade when defeated |
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Notes[]
- The animation which shows Twinblade's feet enter the player's view during the cutscene that introduces him, actually has the rest of his body distorted and scrumbled from the waist up. This was probably done intentionally so that his hands and arms don't enter the scene.
- Twinblade is immune to most damage (even from the back) unless he's in his 'swords-stuck-in-the-ground' phase, but even without that he can still be damaged by Flourishes along with the Divine Fury and Infernal Wrath spells. This is possibly an oversight due to the spells being added in TLC.
- In Fable II, when opening the sarcophagus in the burial chamber for Twinblade's Tomb, you can see that the skeleton inside is drastically smaller than what Twinblade is depicted as in previous games.
Trivia[]
- There is a statue of a thin hero in the Heroes Guild courtyard around Maze's tower, which depicts a particular Hero holding two swords. This was presumed to be the Bandit King, Twinblade - in his youth. But this was later confirmed to be a depiction of the legendary hero, known as Holdr.
- He and Holdr are the only characters in the series who are actually depicted wielding two swords at the same time during gameplay, but the hero in Fable can be seen (during the intro) having two swords. One can be seen on his back and the other sword he is practising with in a cutscene. But the sword on his back vanishes when he looks at the light.
- His appearance, preference for dual-wielding broadswords and title of Bandit King could possibly be a reference to King Reginald from Dungeon Keeper 2. His backstory also sounds like the reverse to King Reginald, in that Twinblade was once noble turned Bandit. While King Reginald was once a rogue king that ended up turning noble. However, this could just be a coincidence.
- Within the game files, there are two warhammers called "Bandit King Hammer[s]"; these were apparently supposed to be used by Twinblade, but were never made part of the final version of the game.
- Twinblade has unused animations in the game files, which suggest that he was originally meant to throw his weapons at the player. Along with a different surrender and death animation.
- Unused dialogue for Twinblade suggests that he was meant to say the line "Stand back lads, I want a word with this little Hero" this was changed so that a Bandit says it instead.
- In Fable III, Captain Saker bears many similarities to Twinblade, with Saker mirroring Twinblade's battle with the hero of the time, their similar appearances, and allowing the current hero to decide their fates.
- Earlier maps for Albion suggest that Twinblade's camp was simply called Bandit's Camp.
- It is heavily implied that Twinblade is the "strongest" Hero of his time.