Belisarius is a cavalry hero available in the Scenario Editor in Age of Empires II. As a hero, he cannot be converted and can regenerate health (since The Conquerors).
Originally, he had the appearance and icon of a Cataphract, but he received a unique icon in The Forgotten. In the Definitive Edition, his appearance is changed to a Imperial Centurion.
Belisarius has more hit points than a Cataphract, but has the same armor and attack as a non-Elite Cataphract. He is affected by all technologies and any other bonuses that affect cavalry units.
Campaign appearances[]
Alaric[]
- Legionaries on the Horizon!: Belisarius is leading a Roman army east across the bridge. Alaric's forces need to ambush and destroy his army and kill him in order to push back the Roman advance.
Vlad Dracula[]
- The Return of the Dragon: In the HD Edition, Voivod Danislav is a renamed Belisarius, after being a renamed Charlemagne in the previous scenario. He is riding alongside Dracula, along with the other two Voivods.
- The Moon Rises: In the HD Edition version of the scenario, Voivod Danislav is again a renamed Belisarius. He rides with Dracula to stop the initial Ottoman attack into Wallachia. Afterwards, he and the other Voivods meet up with Dracula after the siege of Poenari Castle, during Dracula's sneak attack. All four heroes eventually escape to Hungary via a secret exit.
Battles of the Forgotten[]
- Honfoglalรกs: In the HD Edition version of the scenario, one of the seven Magyar chieftains during the Etelkรถz time period, Elรถd, is a renamed Belisarius.
- Bapheus: In the HD Edition, Bey Ilkin is a renamed Belisarius. He is one of the Beys that Osman needs to visit in order to gather troops for Rum Sultan's eastern campaign.
Event scenarios[]
- E3 2019 Demo: Belisarius leads the Byzantine forces against various enemy factions.
- The Siege: He appears as Emperor Constantine XI.
The Hautevilles[]
- Bohemond and the Emperor: Alexios Komnenos is a renamed Belisarius. Bohemond needs to defeat him alongside his army and generals, which will force Alexios to retreat to the east.
Thoros II[]
- The Emperor's Revenge: Byzantine Generals are renamed Belisarius. They need to be either killed or captured in order to break the Byzantine army's morale. Capturing them also makes it possible to ransom them off for gold.
Victors and Vanquished[]
- Constantine XI: Emperor Constantine XI is a renamed Belisarius. The siege will be lost if Constantine dies.
- Fetih: Emperor Constantine XI is a renamed Belisarius. He must be killed in order to break Byzantine resolve.
- Ironside: The Byzantine Strategos is located in the western Greek city. Killing him will net a sum of gold.
- Komnenos: Alexios Komnenos is a renamed Belisarius. He is tasked with restoring the Byzantine Empire's territories by contending with rebels and various invaders.
Additionally, the enemy faction in Defending Against A Rush is named after Belisarius.
Trivia[]
- All of the Byzantine Emperors appearing in the campaign scenarios are represented by this model.
History[]
Belisarius (Greek: ฮฮตฮปฮนฯฮฌฯฮนฮฟฯ, c. 500 โ 565 A.D.) was a Byzantine general under Emperor Justinian the Great. Regarded as one of the best generals of his time, he fought several battles against the Persians and Goths, and reconquered much of the former Western Roman Empire including the city of Rome.
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