second attempt? i rem there's only one attempt in the show and
thats when orlando bloom killed the king of sparta.
as far as the movie is concerned, he was not there during the first
attempt because he was provoked by the king for capturing his
fling-to-be.
but if you are refering to their second engagement, which is when
the troy tried to sneak attack the greek, brad pitt was not
participating as he no longer wanted to be fight the war, not for
the king at least.
with reference to what tony told me, the cousin is a fictional
character.