The Jaguar is a large carnivore that is featured in Return of Rome, Age of Empires II: The Conquerors, and Age of Empires III.
Age of Empires[]
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Jaguars were introduced once Age of Empires game mode was launched in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome.
Age of Empires II[]
Jaguars are large cat-like predators, and are found in tropical maps set in the Americas, like Cenotes and Yucatán. Like the Wolf, it has 25 hit points, 3 attack, and holds no food, but attacks Villagers (and even some other units) on sight.
A single Jaguar can kill a Villager if it lands the first hit, but will die to anything stronger, even a Villager with the Loom upgrade.
Jaguars have a prominent role in the Montezuma campaign, owing to their sacred status in Aztec culture:
- In the first scenario, a group of Jaguars will descend into the player's base after an Aztec Villager claims to have heard Jaguars roaring. There is also a large number of Jaguars guarding an alternative path to the Tepanaca base, and another group guarding the last Monastery that must be captured by the player, across the river on the western extreme of the map.
- In the second scenario, a strong Jaguar guards the hidden Monastery along with the Son of Ornlu.
- In the fourth scenario, the player can choose to release some captive Jaguars from their pen so they kill a lone Tlaxcala priest, instead of attacking the priest with Aztec warriors. There is also an island in the Texcoco Lake that is rich in gold but also has several Jaguars. The island reappears in the sixth scenario with no Jaguars on it.
Gallery[]
Age of Empires III[]
Jaguars are large cats that inhabit tropical maps like Yucatán, and are found guarding Treasures.
History[]
“ | Scientific Name: Panthera onca Approx. Size: Up to 7 ft. long, 200 lb. Diet: Deer, cattle, peccary, capybara, monkeys, fish Jaguars are often confused with leopards, another tawny, spotted cat. A distinguishing feature of the jaguar is that their spots have small black dots or irregular shapes within the rosette patterns. Jaguars are also stockier and have larger heads than leopards. Both jaguars and leopards have melanistic, or black, variants. Without spots, black jaguars can be differentiated from black leopards primarily by their stocky build. Both big cats, whether jaguars or leopards, black or spotted, are commonly, if mistakenly, called panthers. Historically, jaguars ranged from the southern parts of North America down to the southern most tip of South America, but their ranges now are in central and northern South America. Jaguars enjoy a rare, unchallenged perch at the top of the wild food chain. In their South American habitat, they have no predators and few real competitors, apart from humans. | ” |
Janey the Pet Jaguar[]
Janey the Pet Jaguar is a pet Jaguar available to all civilizations from treasures, and have an attack bonus against treasure guardians. Like all pets, they do almost no damage to Villagers. This is to prevent players from using pets aggressively in the Exploration Age. The Jaguar's statistics are equivalent to Pikemen, but lacking a siege attack, and bonus damage against cavalry. Pets do not take bonus damage from any units.
The Aztecs can both send pet Jaguars from the Home City and train them from their War Chief for 100 food when the "5 Pet Jaguars" or "4 Pet Jaguars" cards has been sent. Jaguars are weak in combat, except against Guardians, but the War Chief can train them quickly, and they do not take up population space. Pet Jaguars get stronger with every Age up and with the "Great Temple of Tezcatlipoca" card.
Upgrades[]
Janey the Pet Jaguar, like all other pets, upgrades automatically each Age:
- +20% hit points and attack
- +30% hit points and attack
- +40% hit points and attack
- +60% hit points and attack
Pet Jaguars are also affected by War Ceremony, receiving up to 38% additional damage.
Further statistics[]
Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
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Strong vs. | Treasure guardians |
Weak vs. | Villagers |
Upgrades | |
Hit points | Maya Cotton Armor (+20%) Infantry Breastplate (+10%) Tar Kilns (+5%) |
Attack | Zapotec Cult of the Dead (+20%) Carib Kasiri Beer (+10%) Master Lessons (+10%) Wind Horses (-10% Rate of Fire) |
Movement speed | Push of Pike (+10%; Swedes only) Apache Endurance (+5%) Wind Horses (+0.5) |
Resource cost | Somali Oryx Hide Shields (-10%) |
Production speed | Immigrants (-10%) New Mexico Immigration (-10%; United States only) Strangers' Quarters (-10%; Africans only) |
Penalty | Coffee Trade (-10% speed; Dutch only) Push of Pike (+10% train time; Swedes only) |
Home City Cards[]
- Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Janey the Pet Jaguar
Some cards are highlighted with: | |
Green | TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team |
Red | Shipment that can be sent twice |
Blue | Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds) |
Aztecs[]
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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5 Pet Jaguars | Ships 5 Pet Jaguars and enables the Aztec War Chief to train them | 10 | |
4 Pet Jaguars | Ships 4 Pet Jaguars and enables the Aztec War Chief to train them | 25 | |
TEAM 3 Pet Jaguars | Ships 3 Pet Jaguars | 40 | |
Great Temple of Tezcatlipoca Support | Ships 12 Pet Jaguars; Pet Jaguars get +50% hit points and attack; costs 1,500 coin | 25 | |
Religious Unity | Temple Supports, Native Allies, Renegades, and Buccaneers cards cost -50% (infinite Native Allies cost -25% instead) | 40 |
Chinese[]
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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Western Reforms | All units get +8% hit points and attack | 40 |
Ethiopians[]
Card | Description | Age |
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Ignatian Spirituality | All units get +5% hit points and regeneration capability even while in combat |
Europeans[]
Card | Description | Age |
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Wanderlust | Land units get +5% hit points; land villagers and wagons get +5% speed |
- "Wanderlust" is available to the British and Dutch upon revolting to South Africa, and can be sent 3 times.
Inca[]
Card | Description | Age |
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Road Building | Land military units get +10% speed |
Indians[]
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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Dravidian Martial Arts | All units get +15% hand attack; Rajputs get +20% hand attack instead; +1 Villager | 40 | |
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics | All units get +5% hit points and attack | 25 |
Maltese[]
Card | Description | Age |
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TEAM Knights of the Round Table | Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center owned by the player; all units get +2% hit points |
Mexicans[]
Card | Description | Age |
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TEAM Mariachi | For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed | |
Colegio de San Nicolás | Ships 500 XP; units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds | |
National Servant | All units get +10% hit points; Padre healing 200% faster |
- "Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
- "National Servant" is available upon selecting the Estado de México Federal State.
Spanish[]
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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TEAM Hand Infantry Attack | Hand infantry get +15% attack | 10 | |
Archaic Infantry Hitpoints | Hand infantry and foot archers get +15% hit points; Rodeleros get +20% hit points instead | 10 | |
Archaic Infantry Combat | Hand infantry and foot archers get +15% hit points and attack | 25 | |
TEAM Spanish Inquisition | All units get +10 Line of Sight; +1 Inquisitor | 10 |
Swedes[]
Card | Description | Age |
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Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Attack | Hand infantry and hand cavalry get +15% attack | |
Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Hitpoints | Hand infantry and hand cavalry get +15% hit points |
White Jaguar[]
The White Jaguar is a special Jaguar of the Circle of Ossus that appears in some scenarios of the Age of Empires III campaign. It has more hit points, attack and speed than a Janey the Pet Jaguar.
- Main article: White Jaguar
Trivia[]
- The word Jaguar passed into English from Portuguese and derives ultimately from the Old Tupi-Guarani word Yaguára, which means "carnivorous mammal". Similar words (Aguará, Guará, etc) are used for foxes and dogs in modern Guarani languages.
- The Nahuatl (Aztec) word for Jaguar is Ocelotl. This originated the English name of their smaller cousin, the Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).
- The Conquistadors called Jaguars "Tigers" and used war dogs to keep them out of their camps and livestock. Similarly, they called Cougars "Lions".
- In contrast to their depiction in Age of Empires II, real jaguars are unique among roaring cats (like lions, tigers, and leopards) for not attacking humans unless provoked, and don't seem to consider us prey.
- Jaguars are the only roaring cat native to the Americas. Every other American cat is more related to the house cat than to the Jaguar, including the Cougar.
- The Jaguar has the strongest proportional bite of all living cats and kills by crushing its prey's skull, instead of biting the nape or windpipe.
Animals in Age of Empires | |
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Until Definitive Edition | |
Huntables | Gazelle · Elephant |
Predators | Alligator · Lion · Crocodile |
Marine creatures | Shore Fish · Tuna · Salmon · Whale |
Animal Kings | Lion (Alpha) · Crocodile (Alpha) · Gazelle (Alpha) · Elephant (Alpha) |
Other | Lion (tame) |
Decorative | Bird · Dragon |
Cut | Horse · Goat |
Including Return of Rome | |
Huntable | Deer · Ibex · Iron Boar · Javelina · Ostrich · Rhinoceros · Wild Boar · Zebra |
Herdable | Cow · Goat · Goose · Llama · Pig · Sheep · Turkey · Water Buffalo |
Predator | Bear · Dire Wolf · Jaguar · Komodo Dragon · Rabid Wolf · Snow Leopard · Tiger · Wolf |
Civilian | Bactrian Camel · Camel · Donkey · Horse |
Military animals | Alfred the Alpaca · Furious the Monkey Boy · Penguin |
Decorative | Wild Bactrian Camel · Wild Camel · Wild Horse |
Marine animals | Box Turtles · Dolphin · Dorado · Marlin · Perch · Snapper |
Animals in Age of Empires II | |
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Herdable animals | Cow · Goat · Goose · Llama · Pig · Sheep · Turkey · Water Buffalo |
Timid huntables | Deer · Gazelle · Ibex · Ostrich · Zebra |
Aggressive huntables | Elephant · Iron Boar · Javelina · Rhinoceros · Wild Boar |
Wild animals | Bear · Crocodile · Dire Wolf · Jaguar · Komodo Dragon · Lion · Rabid Wolf · Snow Leopard · Tiger · Wolf |
Marine animals | Box Turtles · Dolphin · Dorado · Marlin · Perch · Salmon · Shore Fish · Snapper · Tuna |
Civilian animals | Bactrian Camel · Camel · Donkey · Horse |
Military animals | Alfred the Alpaca · Furious the Monkey Boy · Penguin |
Hero animals | Hunting Wolf · Ornlu the Wolf |
Decorative animals | Bird · Stormy Dog · Wild Bactrian Camel · Wild Camel · Wild Horse |