I invent the Gods of Leon, they function as spies, ninjas, assassins, fortress breakers, sappers, crusaders, mathematicians, philosophers, tanks, spearmen, mobile cavalry, and experimental physicists. And they can fly. But that's secret. I fail to see how they can function as shock troops if they're wearing armour that spies wear (aka nothing), and wielding weapons that scouts carry (aka a sword, maybe a spear).