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A Hero is a special unit typically referring to historical figures. They are not available in the standard game, but they often appear in campaign scenarios and sometimes as "must-survive" heroes; that is, the game is lost if that unit is killed. Starting with Age of Empires II: The Conquerors, heroes have the ability to treat their own wounds, an ability they do not have in previous games of the series. Heroes from that point on also are immune to conversion.
The Explorer in Age of Empires III acts as the player's Hero because of his ability to faint when out of hitpoints and cannot be killed. Other Heroes in Age of Empires III are Alain Magnan, Morgan Black, Sahin The Falcon and Elisabet Ramsey, who appear in the Campaign aspect of the game.
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List of Heroes
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Age of EmpiresEdit
In CampaignsEdit
- Cleopatra's Barge
- Hero Alexander
- Hero Archimedes
- Hero Caesar
- Hero Corlis
- Hero Hannibal
- Hero Hector
- Hero Herisfon
- Hero Jason
- Hero Perseus
- Hero Tiberius
- Hero Xerxes
- Mirror Tower
- Zenobia's Tower
UnseenEdit
In Custom CampaignsEdit
Age of Empires IIEdit
In CampaignsEdit
| Hero Name | Bio | Appearance | Sprite | Civilization | Icon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Yi Shun-shi* | In the Noryang Point scenario of The Battles of the Conquerors Campaign, he appears with a new invention to finish off the Japanese, located north of the map with two Turtle Ship units by some castles. | Turtle Ship | Koreans | ||
| Archer's of Eyes | This Army of Archers Appear in three scenarios, the 4th and 6th scenarios of the Saladin Campaign as a part of the starting army and in the 6th Scenario of the Barbarossa campaign where they appear guarding Jerusalem. | Arbalest | Saracens | ||
| Attila the Hun* | In his campaign, he appears in the first and sixth scenario, where he must survive and has a significant role in which he must be sure Bleda is killed as well as meeting the Scythians in the first scenario and where he must meet Pope Leo I in the sixth scenario after having defeated all Lombard Cities. | Cataphract | Huns | ||
| Bad Neighbor | Appears as one of Richard the Lionhearted's Trebuchets in the sixth scenario of the Saladin and Barbarossa Campaign. | Trebuchet | Britons | ||
| Bleda the Hun* | Only appears at the start of the first scenario of the Attila the Hun Campaign where he challenges his brother to a boar hunt and is eventually killed. | Mangudai | Huns | ||
| Charles Martel** | He appears in the Tours scenario of the Battles of the Conquerors Campaign with an army of Knights and Throwing Axemen where they capture the Moorish Baggage train and carry them to the cathedral in Tours. He does not need to survive unlike other main heroes. | Throwing Axeman | Franks | ||
| Constable Richemont | Appears in the 6th scenario of the Joan of Arc Campaign leading an army of soilders to help fight off the British. | Knight with Lance | Franks | ||
| Duke D'Alençon | Appears along with Joan in the second scenario of her campaign, assisting her to Orleans. | Knight with Lance | Franks | ||
| El Cid**
/El Cid Compeador* | In all scenarios of his camapign an objective displays that he must survive. The Horseless El Cid unit appears only at the start of the 1st and 3rd scenario. In the 6th Scenario he is unplayable on the "Dead El Cid" Team having died strapped to his horse standing near the castle. No harm must come to his horse. | Champion / Knight with Lance | Spanish | ||
| Emperor in a Barrel | Barbarossa's body has been placed into the Barrel of a Trade Cart in the 6th scenario of his campaign and must be carried safely to the Dome of Rock in Jerusalem to win the scenario. | Trade Cart | Teutons | ||
| Erik the Red** | In the Vindlandsaga scenario of the Battles of the Conquerors campaign, he and his forces must set sail to the New World across the Sea of Worms during a long and bloody winter to estbalish a new colony. | Berserker | Vikings | ||
| Genghis Khan | He himself appears only in the first scenario of his campaign where he speaks to eight cavalry (Light Cavalry and Cavalry Archers) units into making an alliance with the other Mongol Tribes. | Mangudai | Mongols | ||
| God's Own Sling | Appears as one of Richard the Lionhearted's Trebuchets in the sixth scenario of the Saladin and Barbarossa Campaign. | Trebuchet | Britons | ||
| Guy Josselyn | Appears alongside the Trade Cart in the sixth scenario of the Joan of Arc Campaign and must rendevous with the armies of Constable Richemont and Jean Beaureu. | Paladin | Franks | ||
| Harald Haardraade** | He and his Vikings appear in the Hastings scenario of the Battles of the Conquerors campaign and is also against Harold the Saxon. After his army is defeated, he and his men must be collected with Transport Ships. | Berserker | Vikings | ||
| Henry V* | After failing to take over France in the Agincourt scenario of the Battles of the Conquerors Campaign, he must navigate through French teritory to a transport and set sail home to England. | Paladin | Britons | ||
| Hunting Wolf | These trained wolves appear in the fourth and sixth scenario of the Genghis Khan campaign by Subotai's Side and also appear in the second scenario of the Attila the Hun campaign being awarded by the Scynthians along with Petards for giving them six villagers. | Wolf | Mongols | ||
| Imam* | Appears on an island in a lake in the second Scenario of the El Cid Campaign where El Cid must find his help of restoring peace to Toledo, then monks must bring him the four relics that control the rebellion. | Monk | Saracens | ||
| Jean Bureau | Leads the Gunload Army in the sixth scenario of the Joan of Arc campaign. | Bombard Cannon | Franks | ||
| Jean de Lorainne | One of the two heroes that help out in the fifth scenario of the Joan of Arc campaign. | Bombard Cannon | Franks | ||
| Joan the Maid
/Joan of Arc | Joan appears in all but one of the scenarios of her campaign where she plays a significant role and must survive. She is executed and does not appear in the sixth scenario. In the first scenario she has no horse and is potrayed as "Joan the Maid". | Female Villager/Silver Female Cavalry | Franks | ||
| King Alfonso* | Alfonso himself appears in the first and fourth Scenario of the El Cid Campaign, but not in the third despite his army appearing. In the 1st Scenario, El Cid must destroy his Castle and then take him to Sancho's Champion Grounds. Then his Army exiles the Cid into the Moorish Lands in the 3rd (but changes his diplomacy to ally after destroying his castle). In the 4th he and his army must be protected from the Black Guards and escort him to his base which then serves El Cid. | King | Spanish | ||
| King Sancho* | Sancho appears in the first scenario of the El Cid Campaign where El Cid must face his champion (a two-handed swordsman and knight) at a tournament then go and capture his brother Alfonso and have him brought to the tournament grounds. | King | Spanish | ||
| Kushluk | Appears in the second scenario of the Genghis Khan Campaign, being protected by the Khara-Khitai and his soldiers. He must be killed to win the scenario. | Cavalier | Mongols | 
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| La Hire | Appears in the Third Scenario of the Joan of Arc Campaign where he helps the French restore the Loirre Valley. | Champion | Franks | ||
| Lord de Graville | One of the two heroes that help out in the fifth scenario of the Joan of Arc Campaign. | Arbalest | Franks | ||
| Master of the Templar | He himself only appears after some time in the 4th scenario of the Saladin Campaign. His Templars appear without him in the 3rd and 6th scenario. | Knight with Lance | Teutons | ||
| Nobunaga* | In the Kyoto Scenario of the Battles of the Conquerors Campaign he is seen executed at the start and to avenge him Hideyoshi's soilders must destroy all of Kyoto's Castles. | Samurai | Japanese | ||
| Pope Leo I* | In the 6th Scenario of the Attila the Hun Campaign, Attila himself must privately head to Rome and meet him outside the gates after defeating all of the Lombard teams. | Byzantines | Monk | ||
| Reynald de Challiton | Appears in the second and third scenario of the Saladin Campaign. In the second scenario he appears after defeating one of his armies, and in the third he appears on Jerusalem's team after five minutes and after advancing to the Castle Age and attacks Saladin's South Camp. | Knight with Lance | Franks | ||
| Richard the Lionhearted | Richard's army appears in the 6th scenario of the Saladin Campaign but he himself only appears in the 6th scenario of the Barbarossa Campaign where he and his soliders help Barbarossa's army break through the walls. | Paladin | Britons | ||
| Scythian Scout* | The Son of Leopaxis gets captured by the Romans in the First Scenario of the Attila the Hun Campaign and an optional objective involves freeing him and then form an alliance after giving the Scythians ten Horses. | Light Cavalry | Mongols | ||
| Scythian Wild Woman* | Appear in the Second Scenario of the Attila the Hun Campaign within the Forest where an optional objection asks to exchange six villagers for a reward. | Female Villager | Mongols | ||
| Shah | Appears in the 4th scenario of the Genghis Khan Campaign where two trade carts get sent to him carrying assassins to assassinate him to weaken the Persian force. The objective changes if any military units are caught in their city or if the trade carts have not arrived for half an hour. | King | Persians | ||
| Sieur Bertrand | One of the two Knights that goes with Joan to Chinon in the 1st Scenario of the Joan of Arc Campaign. | Knight | Franks | ||
| Sieur De Metz | One of the two Knights that goes with Joan to Chinon in the 1st Scenario of the Joan of Arc Campaign. | Knight | Franks | ||
| Sir John Fastolf | Appears in the 3rd scenario of the Joan of Arc campaign where he and his army attack after the first of the three British Castles are taken down. He does not have to be defeated to win the Scenario. | Knight with Lance | Britons | ||
| Subotai | Appears in the 4th and 6th scenario of the Genghis Khan Campaign. In the 4th Scenario he appears north of the map and must defeat the Russians and must survive. In the 6th Scenario he appears after 40 minutes to help defeat the Hungarians. | Heavy Cavalry Archer | Mongols | ||
| William the Conqueror** | In the Hastings scenario of the Battles of the Conquerors Campaign, he and his forces must fight off Harold the Saxon and drive off his Saxon Army. | Knight with Lance | Franks | ||
| William Wallace | Wallace himself does not appear in his campaign until the last scenario where he arrives with an army to help destroy the English Castle after a castle is built. | Champion | Celts |
- In addition there is a unit appearing in each Campaign of The Conquerors Expansion to have a different name and are not considered as heroes: Hun Commander (Tarkan), Baveica (Horse)and Lonely Hermit (Woad Raider).
- means Exclusive to the Conquerors Expansion and ** means originally a hero unit exclusive to custom campaigns in the Age of Kings Disc (Harald Haardraade was originally shown as a fast moving monk and William the Conqueror was originally shown as a Cavalier (which was replaced by Alexander Nevski)).
UnseenEdit
| Hero Name | Bio | Appearance | Sprite | Civilization | Icon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuauhtemoc | He was never seen in the campaign, he only appeared off-screen narrating the story of the Montezuma campaign. | Jaguar Warrior | Aztecs | ||
| Saladin | He was never seen in the game even though his campaign has his name. | Saracens |
In Custom CampaignEdit
| Hero Name | Bio | Sprite | Civilization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aethelfirth | Woad Raider | Celts | |
| Alexander Nevski | Cavalier | Goths | |
| Archbishop | Monk | ||
| Belisarius | Cataphract | Byzantines | |
| Charlemange | Throwing Axeman | Franks | |
| Frankish Paladin | Knight with Lance | Franks | |
| Friar Tuck | Monk | Britons | |
| Gawain | Cavalier | Britons | |
| Hrolf the Ganger | Berserker | Vikings | |
| King Arthur | Champion | Britons | |
| Kitabatake | Samurai | Japanese | |
| Minamoto | Samurai | Japanese | |
| Mordred | Paladin | Britons | |
| Roland | Knight | Franks | |
| Robin Hood | Longbowman | Britons | |
| Sheriff of Nottingham | Long Swordsman | Britons | |
| Siegfried | Champion | Vikings | |
| Tamerlane | Mangudai | Persians | |
| The Black Prince | Cavalier | Britons | |
| Theodoric the Goth | Huskarl | Goths |
- Note: Alexander Nevikski, The Frankish Paladin, Gawain, Minamoto, and the Black Prince despite not appearing in Campaigns have an icon. Minamoto didn't have it in the original Age of Kings.
Age of Empires IIIEdit
In CampaignEdit
UnseenEdit
Custom CampaignEdit
Age of MythologyEdit
- Main article: Hero (Age of Mythology)
