"Our finest hour is upon us! Roland's forces have retreated to the province around his castle, and Roland, the fool, cowers in his summer palace, awaiting our final strike! You have gathered your forces for this final battle, now go! Crush the rebellion and bring my brother back in chains!"
—Archibald Ironfist
Apocalypse is the eleventh and last scenario of Archibald's campaign in Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars.
This is the final battle.. Both you and your enemy are armed to the teeth, and all are allied against you. Capture Roland to win the war, and be sure not to lose Archibald in the fight!OffBck
Finally ready to deal with his rebellious brother, Archibald gathers his armies and marches on Roland's palace. Archibald is victorious, and Roland is imprisoned in the west tower for the rest of his life.
Walkthrough[]
The commander starts with three castles: one warlock, one barbarian, and one necromancer, and a hero to match each castle. In addition, he controls Archibald himself, who either has the Ultimate Crown or carryover forces from Greater Glory, depending on which scenario the player chose.
Roland has a wizard castle far to the north, behind a two-way portal. The only way to approach him is to go through the lands of his three armies: the yellow knights to the east, the orange sorceresses to the west, and the green wizards in the center. All three have one castle and two towns each. The sorceresses have five heroes, the knights have four, and the wizards have three.
After fighting his way through the enemy lands, Archibald will reach the long, narrow road up north that leads to Roland's castle. Roland has a large army, but when Roland's allies are defeated, Archibald can take his time and build up his forces if necessary.
"Well, Roland, it seems I've won our little contest. But don't worry. Not only have I decided to spare your life, but I am appointing you monarch of the Western Tower. You will be the ruler of a mighty empire, one who's every crack and crevice you will know... in ten minutes. Perhaps I will come and visit your splendid court, when you are not entertaining important rats and spiders. (laughs, trailing away)"
Trivia[]
There's another two-way portal near Roland's castle, leading to the barbarian Uncle Milty, named after an old comedian and actor.