Shields were an incredibly important part of ancient Greek warfare. Mothers in ancient Sparta told their sons before battle "ἢ τὰν ἢ ἐπὶ τᾶς" translating to: "Come back with your shield, or on it". Shields are practically inseparable from Greek culture and as seen in the game so far, everyone and their grandfather has a shield. Everyone except the main character. I would like to live the power fantasy of being a Greek hero and be able to use a shield in Assassins Creed Odyssey. Giving the player options is always good and shields have already been in the previous game Assassins Creed Origins as well as on most npc enemies in Odyssey. the lack of choice given the culture and time period is most unfortunate. Please help Ubisoft realize the importance of Shields and the importance of allowing player freedom in combat.