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| “ | I have received your letter of warning. Am I suppose run and hide, fearful of your vow to stop me? No, your threat only strengthens my resolve. I will take these artifacts to Deyja, where I shall use them rise to the top of the Deyja hierarchy. You and your pitiful little band cannot stop me. If you stand in my way, I will kill every living soul under your command and convert their undead bodies to my cause. By the way, thank you for introducing me to the powers of magic. Without your help, I would never have achieved such greatness. | „ |
| ~ Sandro, in a letter to Jeddite. |
| “ | Now for your second lesson. Do not place too much trust in other people, especially the living. All day long my advisors have been providing information about this land we journey through, but I worry that I have grown to rely on them too much. I need you to go forth and bring me your own impressions of our situation. Discover how powerful our enemies are, how many troops they have, and what kind of magic they use. The last four towns I encountered were quite easy to defeat, but I do not wish to fall into the trap of being over-confident. I need a fresh pair of eyes to appraise what lies before us. Now go! | „ |
| ~ Sandro to Vidomina. |
Sandro is one of the main antagonists of Heroes of Might and Magic series. He was a legendary, famous warlock and later, a lich.
Personality[]
Sandro thinking about his alliance with the Kreegans.
Sandro was a manipulative, nefarious, cunning person. He was scornful, contemptuous, and cocky of his enemies, but often took them seriously. He loved to drink wine, to think about his own glory and plans for world domination. His thinking about others was very conspiratorial because except Vidomina, he wanted to use all connections and friendships only to gain more power. He made almost everyone he knew his enemy and ended up walking into the same trap he set for others.
Powers and Abilities[]
Sandro was a notorious, legendary lich who won countless battles, often including situations where his defeat seemed clear.
- Magical power: Sandro was a very talented warlock and magic user, capable of almost anything at the peak of his power, able to used almost any known spell.
- Necromancy: Sandro was able to resurrect the undead with necromancy.
- Intelligence/Manipulation: Sandro was a very cunning, intelligent person and was able to manipulate others very well. He knew the thoughts and desires of others well and was able to take full advantage of them.
- Strategy: Sandro was an excellent strategist. Although he had defeats, he won a lot of battles and won many times in seemingly impossible situations.
Quotes[]
| “ | Crag Hack: And do you know what Barshon told me? Said this Helmet was his, that it belonged to him and his family. Sandro: See, didn't I warn you he would lie to protect a mere possession? And he dared to call himself a Barbarian! The coward had no honor. I hope his death was a most painful one. |
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| ~ Crag Hack and Sandro about Barshon. |
| “ | Sandro: Who are you and why have you been spying on us! Shalongrarg: I am Shalongrarg. I am here on orders from my brother from the north-east. Sandro: And just who is your brother to order you to spy on me? Shalongrarg: My brother is The Great Lord Jared. No doubt you have heard of him. His conquests are legendary. All tremble at his name. Sandro: Jared? Yes, I know of him. I have heard that he is a two-bit highwayman who leads a ragtag band of hedge thieves on miserable little raids. Legendary conquests? His laughable escapades are like the buzzing of a gnat that is barely worth the effort to swat. And you, Shalongrarg, have the gall to try to intimidate me with such a pathetic reputation! Tell me, you sunburned toad, what does this laughingstock of a lord want with the great Sandro? Shalongrarg: I... I have orders to remain silent. Sandro: Tell me of your brother's plans or I will have you quartered one limb at a time. (grabs Shalongrarg's horns) You have been looking for Sandro and now you have found him. Now tell me why your worm of a brother is interested in him! I will crush your skull like an eggshell if you don't answer my questions! Shalongrarg: Wait, wait! I'll tell you want to know. When my brother learned that you had the artifacts, he ordered his troops to seize them from you at all costs. I was sent to get information on your numbers and movements. Sandro: So, your brother plans to challenge me. Perhaps some of your people have courage in them. Perhaps they are not all like you, sheep to be slaughtered. |
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| ~ Sandro confronting Shalongrarg. |
| “ | Your first lesson for this evening: do not be so familiar with me. Necromancers must constantly deal in death, and it is wise to remain distant to those around you, even your mentors. | „ |
| ~ Sandro to Vidomina. |
| “ | Skeleton: He's in love, I tell you. Zombie: Shut up, you fool. Spreading gossip like that can get you killed. Skeleton: Ha! I'm not afraid of Sandro. Why, he's so love-struck, I wonder if he still has the mettle to lead us into... [gets hit by a lightning bolt from Sandro] Sandro: There will be no more of such talk! Now, back to your duties. |
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| ~ Sandro killing a skeleton warrior for making fun of his liking for Vidomina and silencing his troops. |
| “ | Dwarf: Who goes there? Sandro: No one of consequence. Why do you stop us from passing through? We mean you no harm. Dwarf: We are on the look out for a criminal named Sandro. Sandro: Criminal? What crime has he committed? Dwarf: He has slain our brethren, and we intend to exact vengeance upon him. They stood opposed to the evil he created but fell beneath his mighty sword. Sandro: You certainly look prepared. What makes you think this Sandro might be near? Dwarf: We've received warning from Lord Alarice. He may be a Necromancer as well, but he too wishes Sandro to be stopped. We will allow his armies to be depleted and then defeat the both of them, removing the evil artifacts from possession of the Necromancers. Sandro: Well, I wish you luck. It sounds like you're going to need it. By the way, do you have any idea who I am? Dwarf: You? I don't believe we've met before. Sandro: Then allow me to introduce myself. My name is Sandro, and I take great pleasure in ridding the world of stupid, boastful Dwarves like yourself. (waves to his army) Attack! |
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| ~ Sandro before attacking a dwarf and his army. |
| “ | Taruzdandu: Stop where you are! Sandro: Why do you stop us? Taruzdandu: We already told you, Lord Alarice, we will not join you! Sandro: I'm not Lord Alarice. Taruzdandu: Oh. Greetings. I am Taruzdandu. Thank goodness you are not Lord Alarice. That man is so exasperating! Sandro: Oh? Why do you say that? Taruzdandu: He never gives up. He wants us to provide him with gold so he can fund a take-over or some such nonsense. But the fact is, we don't give a hoot about aboveground politics. We just want to mine in peace. Sandro: Oh, really? What mine are you referring to? Taruzdandu: There is a good gold mine not too far from, produces more than any other mine. We can't get to it until they stop trying to raid this area for resources. Apparently, this Sandro fellow is also after all of our gold, not just Alarice. Hey, you're not that Sandro fellow, are you? I've heard some bad things about you. People say you just go about killing everyone so you can get bigger armies. Sandro: I would be glad to have such intelligent servants within my army. It is true, I am Sandro, and to me you are simply recruits who don't know it yet. |
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| ~ Sandro before laying siege on a Rampart. |
Gallery[]
Sandro's icon from Heroes of Might and Magic I and II.
Sandro's original, remastered and board game icon from Heroes of Might and Magic III.
Sandro's original and remastered disguised icon from Heroes of Might and Magic III.
Sandro acknowledges Vilmar as the new king of the necromancers.
Sandro leads his undead army against the enemy.
Finneas successfully manipulates Sandro.
Sandro's icon from Heroes of Might and Magic IV.
Videos[]
Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Music- Campaign 17
Cutscenes with Sandro from HoMM 3