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This article is about the unit in the PC game. For the unit in the handheld video game, see Cyclops (Age of Empires: Mythologies). |
| “ | Myth unit. Giants that hurl enemy units at other enemy units or buildings. Good against human soldiers. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
| “ | Myth unit. Giants that hurl enemy units at other enemy units. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Cyclops (plural: Cyclopes) is a one-eyed, 12-foot giant who wields a large wooden club to great effect. In Age of Mythology, it is a Greek myth unit available to worshipers of Ares.
Additionally, there are two Cyclops heroes. First, there is Polyphemus, who is Poseidon's terrestrial Mythic Age hero. The second is Gargarensis, the scheming chief antagonist in the Fall of the Trident campaign. Gargarensis is actually playable in the scenario Good Advice of the Fall of the Trident campaign. Like the regular Cyclops, his special attack is a lethal throw.
Ability[]
Throw (Charged): the Cyclops picks up a human unit and hurls it, dealing 65 hack damage (3× vs. myth units, 0.5× vs. heroes) in an area of 3. Recharge time: 20 seconds.
Further statistics[]
God bonuses[]
Myth technologies[]
Specific[]
- Will of Kronos: Upgrades Cyclopes to Elder Cyclopes, granting +2 throw and +3 melee attack damage area.*
General[]
- Oracle (Apollo): +5 Line of Sight.
- Dionysia (Dionysus): +5% hit points.
Age bonuses[]
- Heroic Age: +20% hit points, +20% damage.
- Mythic Age: +20% hit points, +20% damage.
- Wonder Age: +100% hit points, +100% damage, +20% speed.
Relics[]
- Jade Hare: +5% movement speed.
- Pandora's Box: -15% favor cost.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- Scales of a Catoblepas: -15% pierce vulnerability.
- Tail of Cerberus: -25% ability recharge time.
- Scales of Echidna: -15% cost except favor.
Strategy[]
The Cyclops has the most hit points of any Classical Age myth unit and is the most powerful one. Its special attack is heavily damaging to any human unit and the throw often causes collateral damage as well. The Cyclops is also excellent against buildings. Despite their slow speed, they are excellent additions to early-game raids, as their sheer power can be used to destroy important enemy constructions such as Watch Towers or military production buildings. Cyclopes are slightly expensive in terms of resources and population, albeit not as much as in the original game. Hades provides even stronger Cyclopes, while Poseidon grants a small speed boost to Cyclopes. When upgraded with Will of Kronos, they become Elder Cyclopes, whose attacks have a wider area of effect.
Due to their high attack and hit points, Cyclopes are best taken out with heroes and more powerful myth units. They are particularly susceptible to ranged heroes such as Priests and Godis, as well as myth units such as Wadjets, Petsuchoi, and Trolls, all of whom can attack from a distance. As with all myth units, Cyclopes become stronger throughout the ages, making them useful throughout the game if well defended and regularly healed. They can protect siege weapons by throwing away any stronger human units attacking them, such as the Egyptian War Elephant. It is best to use caution when using Cyclopes against Atlanteans, particularly the Arcus, Murmillo, Fanatic, or Contarius, as players can transform these units into Heroes, which protects them against the Cyclops's throw, and makes them deal bonus damage to myth units. As soon as they start transforming into heroes, the Cyclopes should withdraw and create distance.
The Cyclops has the most hit points of any Classical Age myth unit and is the most powerful one. Its special attack is lethal to any human unit and the throw often causes collateral damage as well. The Cyclops is also excellent against buildings, especially when upgraded to the Elder Cyclops. Despite their slow speed, they are excellent additions to early-game raids, as their sheer power can be used to destroy important enemy constructions such as Watch Towers or military production buildings.
It's best to use heroes or more powerful myth units to take out a Cyclops. They are particularly susceptible to ranged heroes such as Priests and myth units such as Wadjets, Petsuchoi, and Trolls, all of whom can attack from a distance. Furthermore, Cyclopes are expensive in terms of resources and population, so they are hard to mass, and the loss of just one is significant, but if well defended and regularly healed, Cyclopes will continue to be useful as the game progresses. For example, they can protect siege weapons by throwing away any stronger late-game human units attacking them, including the Egyptian War Elephant and the Chinese General.Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- Cyclopes have 650 hit points, 50% hack armor, 50% pierce armor, a movement speed of 3.2, and cost 250 food, 22 favor and 4 population.
- Cyclopes deal 15 hack / 12 crush damage per second.
- Cyclopes have a damage multiplier of 2× vs. myth units.
- The Throw ability instantly kills its target and has a recharge time of 15 seconds.
- Cyclopes gain no additional hit points or attack in the Heroic or Mythic Ages.
- Initially, Cyclopes have 600 hit points. With patch 1.03, they have 650 hit points.
- Cyclopes use the same sounds as the Colossus.
The Titans[]
- Cyclopes cost 20 favor.
- With patch 1.02, Cyclopes have a movement speed of 3.5.
Tale of the Dragon[]
Retold[]
- Cyclopes have 600 hit points, 30% hack armor, a movement speed of 3.5, and cost 175 food, 18 favor and 3 population.
- Cyclopes do 16 hack / 20 crush damage per hit. They have a Rate of Fire of 1.4, which translates to 11.4 hack / 14.3 crush damage per second.
- The Throw ability deals 65 hack damage with a damage multiplier of 3× vs. myth units, 0.5× vs. heroes, in an area of 4, with a recharge time of 20 seconds.
- Cyclopes gain +20% hit points and attack each in the Heroic and Mythic Ages. They further gain +100% hit points, +100% attack, and +20% speed in the Wonder Age.
- Cyclopes have completely new unique voicelines, no longer reusing sounds from the Colossus.
- With update 17.27932, Cyclopes have 40% hack armor, 55% pierce armor, and cost 150 food, 18 favor.
- With update 17.43876, their Throw ability deals damage in an area of 3.
Immortal Pillars[]
- With update 18.21333, Cyclopes deal 24 crush damage and have a damage multiplier of 3× vs. myth units.
In-game dialogue[]
The Cyclops speaks Greek. Before Retold, the Cyclops used the Colossus's dialogue lines, but in the release of Retold, he got his own dialogue lines.
- Select 1 Ἕτοιμος/Ἑτοῖμος [hetoimos] (etimos) - Ready/willing
- Select 2 Λέγε [lege] (leye) - Speak or collect (archaic)
- Select 3 Πρόσταγμα? [prostagma] (prostaghma?) - Order/command?
- Move 1 Πάμε! [páme] (pame!) - Let's go!
- Move 2 Βούλομαι [boulomai] (vulome) - I will/I want
- Attack 1 Εἰς μάχην [eːs makhēn] (is makhin) - To battle
- Attack 2 Εἰσβολή! [eːsbolē] (isvoli!) - Invasion!
- Attack 3 Καλῶς [kalós] (kalos) - Good, well
- Attack 4 Πόρρω [porrō] (porro) - Forward!
Mythology[]
| “ | Scientific name -- Cyclops magnus Size -- 12' tall Diet -- omnivore, likes mutton Giants with one central eye, the Cyclopes were storm gods in early Greek mythology. In some tales they became smiths and forged Zeus' thunderbolts. In other tales they built the walls of the Mycenaean city-states. In classical Greece, the 'lesser cyclopes' were bestial and violent sons of Poseidon who were avoided and feared. There were also three wise and powerful 'elder Cyclopes' that were the sons of Gaia and Oranos. |
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| —In-game help section | ||
| “ | Scientific name -- Cyclops cyclops Size -- 12' tall Diet -- Omnivore, likes mutton Giants with one central eye, the Cyclopes were storm gods in early Greek mythology. In some tales they became smiths and worked with Hephaestus on Zeus' thunderbolts. In other tales there were only three Cyclopes, representing thunder, lightning, and a thunderbolt. In classical Greece, the "lesser cyclopes" were seen as the sons of Poseidon, bestial and violent, who were avoided and feared. There were also wise and powerful "elder Cyclopes" that were the sons of Kronos. |
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| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- The visual design of the Cyclops seems to be heavily inspired by the Cyclops appearing in the 1958 film The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.
Gallery[]
Views of the Cyclops in Retold
Views of the Elder Cyclops in Retold
Animation of a Cyclops throwing an enemy Hoplite in Retold
Cyclops in the original game
Elder Cyclops in the original game
Cyclops about to throw a War Elephant in the original game
Cyclops being summoned
Cyclops appearing in the game's opening cinematic
Cyclops concept art
Pre-release render of a Cyclops with human legs
Cyclops pre-release render
A Roman Cyclops head from the Colosseum
The Cyclops from the 1958 film The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, serving as the inspiration for the Cyclops' appearance in the game
Video[]
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