Genitour (mounted)

The Genitour is a mounted version of the Skirmisher, and the second unique unit for the Berbers in Age of Empires II HD: The African Kingdoms.

Overview & Tactics
Genitours are trained in game similar to the Condottiero, being available to allies of a Berber player. Like their infantry counterpart, Genitours are also considered a trash unit as they only cost wood and food. Due to their "shared unit" status, Genitours are the only cavalry that are naturally available to Mesoamerican civilizations (i.e, obtainable without converting).

In comparison with a standard Skirmisher the Genitour has advantages and drawbacks. It is faster, has significantly more hit points (especially for civilizations with access to Bloodlines) and has slightly more attack, as well as an additional bonus versus Cavalry Archers for the Elite version. On the other hand it requires twice the amount of food to train, has one less range, is less accurate and is vulnerable to anti-cavalry units like Camels and Pikemen (if they can get close). It also lacks an attack bonus versus Pikemen.

Further Statistics
Civilization Bonuses= Due to the fact that the Genitour is a shared unique unit because of the Berber team bonus, civilizations with bonuses for Cavalry Archer and Skirmisher units transfer to their shared Genitour when allied with the Berbers.
 * Aztecs: Genitours are created 15% faster.
 * Celts: Herdables cannot be stolen within a Genitour's Line of Sight.
 * Chinese: Technologies that benefit Genitours are 10%/15%/20% cheaper in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age.
 * Ethiopians: Genitours fire 15% faster.
 * Franks: Genitours have +20% hitpoints.
 * Huns: Genitours cost -10 % less in Castle Age and -20% less in Imperial Age.
 * Mongols: Genitours fire 20% faster.
 * Saracens: Genitours gain +3 damage against buildings.
 * Spanish: Blacksmith upgrades for Genitours don't cost gold.
 * -|Team Bonuses=
 * A team containing Britons: Produce Genitours and research their Elite upgrade and Thumb Ring 20% faster.
 * A team containing Teutons: Genitours are more resistant to conversion.
 * A team containing Saracens: Genitours +2 attack vs buildings.
 * A team containing Magyars: Genitours have +2 LOS.

Trivia

 * Prior to the release of The Conquerors expansion, the Genitour was originally planned to be the unique unit of the Spanish, behaving largely similar to how it does now, though due to reasons unknown it was scrapped and replaced with the Conquistador. The WIP unit lived on, however, as a spawnable unit in the Scenario Editor in the form of a Militia that tosses arrows with each swing of its club.
 * The term "Genitour" is derived from "Jinete", meaning "horseman" in Spanish. Jinetes were historically deployed as a kind of mounted fast-moving skirmishers, which is depicted rather accurately in the game, though the use of the term is rather odd for a civilization such as the Berbers. A more accurate iteration of the in-game name would be "Zenata", which is appropriate seeing as it served as the original root for "Jinete".