Mirror Tower (Age of Empires)

In Age of Empires, the Mirror Tower is a superunit only available to the scenario editor and the campaign aspect of the game. The units starts with 400 hit points, 17 range and 100 attack. This defensive structure fires a beam of red light every 3 seconds and is 100% accurate without researching ballistics. If architecture is researched, the hit points of the building increases from 400 to 480. It is considered by some as the most powerful tower in the game but just like any tower, it is still vulnerable to large armies.

History
The Mirror Tower is a historical legendary structure that is thought to be invented and constructed by Archimedes. The purpose of the building is to focus sunlight onto an enemy warship by using a mirror. Once enough energy is focused in the mirror, a ray of light would strike the desired target and light the object on fire. The true existence of this structure is historically disputed since there is little evidence that it actually exists. The Mirror Tower in the game is an over-powered version and exaggerated version of the actual tower.