It is most likely that this character was only made for this one image and not gameplay itself. This enemy was a Legionnaire with a golden helmet and a red tunic. The unknown Roman as seen in an image in the galleryĪn image in the gallery shows an enemy, who's not seen anywhere in the game, not even in any trailer or screenshot. In the final game, these enemies are absent from gameplay and appear only in the launch cutscene and the Main Menu’s background. Some of the game’s beta screenshots show fat Romans with rockets on their backs. The shields also were a lot shinier.Ĭertain enemies appeared in different places or were missing. Legionaries and optios had blue shields, the same as the formations. More information about beta locations can be found on the pages in the locations' category. They are behind the door where the player spawns. In the current game, only some collision and objects are left from the removed stages.
Ironically, the loading screen for Rome shows one of those stages. The missing stages of Rome can be seen in some beta screenshots and the trailer.
It was originally planned to be a long location, but was cut due to time constraints. Rome is the only location that seems to have changed drastically before release. Some objects are found in places different from the final game or missing. The trailer and early screenshots show that the locations were a bit different in the beta.