Priest (Age of Empires II)

The Priest is a variant of the Monk introduced in Age of Empires II HD: The African Kingdoms and returning from the first Age of Empires game. It is one of several returning units from the first game re-introduced in Age of Empires II, alongside others such as the Legionary and the Broad Swordsman.

They are more or less a reskin of the Monk and behave just the same, being able to convert enemy units and heal friendly ones. A notable difference is that rather than the standard Monk chanting from Age of Empires II, they utilize the popular "Wololo" chanting from Age of Empires. They may not be built under normal circumstances but they appear in the scenario editor, as well as some campaign missions such as Estado da India.

Trivia

 * Due to the way the units are coded, if a Priest picks up a relic it will be transformed into a regular Monk belonging to the civilization the player is playing as. This also occurs for Native American Monks, hero Monks and other units in this line such as the Imam (Age of Empires II).
 * The Priest still uses the portrait image of the regular Monk.
 * The new chanting appears to be oddly coded. The way it works is that the global chanting for the map will be chosen depending on which sound is played first in the game. For example if a Priest is the first one to chant, then all Monk-based units, including regular Monks, will use the "Wololo" chant for the rest of the game. However if a regular Monk (or any other unit of that type) chants first, then Priests will use the old Age of Empires II chanting.