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ā€œYou broke the Circle... and in just one lifetime, too.ā€
Old Coot, after Amelia defeats the Circle of Ossus.

Amelia Black is a playable hero and the main protagonist in Act III: Steel in Age of Empires III . A prominent member of the Black family, she is the great-great-granddaughter of Morgan Black and mother to Chayton Black. Amelia is also the narrator for both campaigns in Age of Empires III and Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs.

Biography[]

ā€œA determined, fiery young woman in her late twenties, Amelia is the daughter of Nathanial Black, the granddaughter of John Black, and president of the Falcon Company. A competitive industrialist, she hopes to make Falcon the first railroad company to lay track all the way to the west coast. All too familiar with the dangers of the frontier, Amelia is a crack shot, and her gun is never far from her hand.ā€
—In-game compendium History section

Amelia Black is the daughter of Nathaniel Black, who inherits the Falcon Company after her father's death. Even though the company is almost bankrupt by the time Amelia takes charge of it, she continues setting rails for the United States Army under the supervision of Major Cooper.

Against the Circle of Ossus[]

When the Mexican Army attacks the fort where the US Army is staying, Amelia meets Pierre Beaumont, a French prospector who is supposedly looking for helpers in his mine whom he'll share the gold with. In truth, Beaumont is the new leader of the Circle of Ossus, long-time enemies of the Black Family. Amelia almost falls for his trap but is saved by her granduncle KĆ”:nien. Amelia then chases the Circle with the plan of completely destroying them.

With the help of the US Army, Amelia destroys a Circle fortress built upon the swamp that used to be the mysterious Lake of the Moon. After Beaumont kills Cooper, Amelia chases him southwards and finds herself in the middle of a major revolutionary campaign in South America, where she helps SimĆ³n BolĆ­var liberate several villages. BolĆ­var tells her about a strange rumor concerning the "Last City of the Inca", where the Circle is purportedly launching an attack. Amelia and KĆ”:nien make a perilous journey through the bitingly cold Andes and discover the fabled city, which they save by destroying a Circle base with the hopes of finding Beaumont, who flees to the Caribbean.

Defeating Beaumont[]

In the final battle in Havana, Amelia, KĆ”:nien, and the US Navy destroy the Circle of Ossus's last stand, the Ossuary. Though Beaumont survives at first, he is shot by Amelia when he tries to kill her with a knife. The Falcon Company is then saved when American troops present chests of Spanish gold that the Circle had stolen from treasure ships to Amelia and KĆ”:nien.

Amelia is the only other member of the Black Family to have known Morgan Black besides his wife and children. At a railway station during the end credits of the campaign, an "Old Coot" approaches Amelia and hints that he is an aged Morgan when he tells her that she has defeated the Circle "in just one lifetime." It is suggested that drinking water from the Fountain of Youth indeed extended his life well beyond what is normal.

Role in WarChiefs[]

In Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs, Amelia narrates both acts of the campaign and has a brief encounter with her son, Chayton, in one cutscene of Act II: Shadow. Here, Chayton expresses his worries about the tensions between the United States and the Lakota and wonders if his late Lakota father really were a gentle man as Amelia had told him. Amelia attempts to alleviate his fears by telling him that the Lakota are like all people: some gentle, some not.

By 1890 (when Chayton may have been killed at Wounded Knee), Amelia was still alive, suggesting that she may have, like Morgan, drunk the Fountain's water; as she was in her mid-20s during the events of the Steel campaign, which takes place in the 1820s, she was roughly 100 by then, which was considerably rarer in those days.

In-game unit[]

ā€œPresident of the Falcon Company.ā€
—In-game description

Amelia Black fights with a double-barreled shotgun and can use the Double-barrel Attack ability, which is similar to Sharpshooter Attack but does less damage and has a small Area of Effect.

Like other heroes, Amelia has many hit points, but if she falls, she will collapse instead of dying and needs to regenerate enough hit points to be rescued by allies. Similar to Explorers, she can collect treasures and build Trading Posts, but cannot build Town Centers.

The Fisticuffs Home City Card improves Amelia's hit points and attack by 35% and 40%, respectively.

Abilities[]

  • Sharpshooter icon Sharpshooter Attack: Amelia Black fires both of her double-barrel shotgun's barrels at once, doing 750 ranged damage to the target enemy infantry or cavalry and other enemies in an Area of Effect of 1 around the target. 60 seconds cooldown.
  • Balloon portrait Hot Air Balloon: Amelia Black spawns a Hot Air Balloon that remains for 20 seconds. 240 seconds cooldown.
    Requires the Hot Air Baloon Home City Card.

Trivia[]

Gallery[]

Heroes in Age of Empires III
3Icon48px Age of Empires III
Act I: BloodAlain icon aoe3de Alain Magnan Ā· Delgado aoe3de Delgado Ā· Elizabeth ramsey aoe3de Elisabet Ramsey Ā· Morgan black aoe3de Morgan Black Ā· Sahin icon aoe3de Sahin The Falcon
Act II: IceCol washington aoe3de George Washington Ā· John black aoe3de John Black Ā· Kanyenke aoe3de KĆ”:nien Ā· Nonahkee act2 aoe3de Nonahkee Ā· Stuart icon aoe3de Stuart Black Ā· Warwick icon aoe3de Warwick
Act III: SteelAmelia black igc icon Amelia Black Ā· Bolivar icon aoe3de Bolivar Ā· Kanyenke old aoe3de KĆ”:nien Ā· Cooper icon aoe3de Major Cooper Ā· Old Coot icon AoE3DE Old Coot Ā· Beaumont icon aoe3de Pierre Beaumont
3WCIcon48px The WarChiefs
Act I: FireGen washington aoe3de George Washington Ā· Kanyenke twc aoe3de KĆ”:nien Ā· Nathaniel Black icon DE Nathaniel Black Ā· Nonahkee act1 aoe3de Nonahkee Ā· Sven icon aoe3de Sven Kuechler
Act II: ShadowChayton Black icon DE Chayton Black Ā· Crazy horse aoe3de Crazy Horse Ā· Custer aoe3de General Custer Ā· Holmes icon aoe3de Sheriff Holme Ā· Sx warchief aoe3de Chief Brave Wolf Ā· Lakota dog soldier aoe3de Chief Bull Bear Ā· Iro warchief aoe3de Chief Two Moon
3ADIcon48px The Asian Dynasties
Act I: JapanMototada aoe3de Daimyo Mototada Ā· Kichiro icon DE General Kichiro Ā· Tokugawa aoe3de Shogun Tokugawa
Act II: ChinaJinhai aoe3de Admiral Jinhai Ā· Huang icon DE Jian Huang Ā· Chen icon aoe3de Lao Chen
Act III: IndiaBadur icon aoe3de Bahadur Shah Ā· Edwardson aoe3de Colonel Edwardson Ā· Nanib icon DE Nanib Sahir Ā· Pravar icon aoe3de Pravar Patel
Age3DE Icon Definitive Edition
Act II: ShadowFrank Icon Frank Warbonnet (replaces Crazy Horse)
Historical BattlesAhmad al mansur Ahmad al-Mansur Ā· Pecaudy Icon Claude-Pierre Pecaudy Ā· General mx portrait El General Ā· Padre hidalgo aoe3de El Padre Ā· Isaac Brock icon General Isaac Brock Ā· American General Icon General Jackson Ā· Hizir Reis Icon Hizir Reis Ā· Kassa hailu portrait Kassa Hailu Ā· Marine Officer portrait Marine Officer Ā· Militia Officer portrait Militia Officer Ā· Oruc Reis Icon Oruc Reis Ā· Queen Sabla Icon Queen Sabla Wengel Ā· Sir Francis Drake Icon Sir Francis Drake Ā· Sultan malik portrait Sultan Abd al-Malik Ā· Sultan Mohammed II portrait Sultan Mohammed II Ā· Usman dan fodio icon Usman dan Fodio Ā· Yermak Timofeyevich Icon Yermak
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