Villager

A Villager or a Settler is a common civilian unit for almost every game of the Age of Empires series. The Villagers are arguably the most important unit in the game because they are able to collect natural resources such as Food, Wood, Stone, Gold, and Coin. The Villagers are also able to construct buildings, repair them along with Boats and Siege Weapons and if the civilization should be attacked they can defend for their towns. Villagers are one of your most important resources, because as long as they live, they produce resources and pay for themselves. One of the best ways to disrupt an enemy's plan is by killing their villagers at the beginning of the game, as they will have to make new ones, costing them time and resources.

= Age of Empires =

= Age of Empires II =

= Age of Mythology = In Age of Mythology each of the four civilizations has its own type of villager.

The villagers of the Norse are replaced by and, which can't build or repair (Norse infantry do that). Dwarves are better at gathering gold but not as good for other resources.

Greek s and Egyptian s are exactly as their counterparts in AoE series.

Atlantean Villagers are known as s and have donkeys with them which enable them to deposit resources without visiting a drop point.

= Age of Empires III = In Age of Empires III most European villagers are now called Settlers, but the Native American and Asian civilization equivalents are still called Villagers. They still function the same as in previous games exept that they don't need to visit dropsites to deposit resources any more. Even with all upgrades, most settlers are too weak to fight military units or treasure guardians. However the French civilization have stronger settlers called Coureur des Bois which can collect resources faster and can also double as a weak Infantry unit. The German civilization also has a stronger settler unit called the Settler Wagon. Settlers in Age of Empires III do not need a drop point for resources.