Arsonist

Template:Infobox UnitThe Arsonist is an Indian mercenary unit in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties.

Overview

Available for certain civilizations from the Home City, Arsonists can sometimes be trained from the Saloon. The Arsonist costs only Coin, and has a powerful ranged attack with good area effect. The Arsonist also has a high siege attack making it strong against buildings being able to level bases in short seconds.

Essentially a powerful mercenary version of the Grenadier, the Arsonist is weak against heavy cavalry, artillery, ranged cavalry, and being a mercenary, is weak against all spy units, such as the Spy, Ninja, and the Ninjitsu-Zukai (the Consulate version of the Ninja, available to Japanese players who choose the Japanese Isolationism option).

The Arsonist is similar to the Hoop Thrower, available in the Age of Empires III Act 1 campaign. Just like all Indian units, the Arsonist speaks a dialect of Hindi.

Shipments

Click for a list of Arsonist-related Home City Cards

Indians Card Icon Card name Card description Age Level Mercenary Loyalty Mercenaries are cheaper, +1 Villager. 3 25 Hire Indian Arsonists Ships a number of Indian Arsonist mercenaries that are good against infantry and buildings, +1 Villager. Costs 1000 Coin. 3 Hire Indian Mercenary Army Ships a number of Indian Arsonist mercenaries and Indian Jat Lancer mercenaries, + 1 Villager. Costs 2000 Coin. 4 25

Campaign

Template:Infobox UnitThe Arsonist in The Asian Dynasties campaign possesses much lower hit points and siege damage than the mercenary equivalent. However, its melee damage is slightly higher and takes up only one population.

History

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Before exploding into greater conflict, the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, also known as the First War of Indian Independence, consisted of series of smaller bouts of violence manifesting the Indian people’s discontent with the British occupation and the prominent role of the British East India Company in daily life. The most common of these incidents involved arson. Several months before the rebellion ignited and united the country against the foreign occupation, a number of serious fires broke out in the areas surrounding the city of Calcutta. The arson of January 24, 1857 is often considered to be the turning point between scattered uprisings and the formation of a definitive resistance movement.

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In-game dialogue language (Hindi)

• ādeś (आदेश) - Command
• taiyār (तैयार) - Ready
• hāan (हाँ?) - Yes
• main jā rahā hūṃ (मैं जा रहा हूँ) - I am going
• main karuṃga (मैं करूँगा) - I will do it
• hamlā! (हमला) - attack!
• yuddh karne ke liye (युद्ध करने के लिए) - To do battle

Gallery

From left to right: Arsonist (campaign version), Arsonist (mercenary version), Repentant Arsonist

The Arsonists history portrait

Web version

Arsonist ranged attack

Campaign version

Mercenary version