Danzhu

Danzhu
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon
Removed in	Retold
Type	Hero
Creation
Trained at	Town Center
Cheat code	BLESS ME FU XI
Population	0
Statistics
Hit points	200
Regeneration	1.0 HP/second
Speed	3.70
Line of Sight	17
Hack armor	50%
Pierce armor	50%
Crush armor	99%
Attack
Hack	8
Multipliers	Myth units (3×) Animals of Set (3×)

Danzhu is the main antagonist in the Tale of the Dragon campaign in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon.

Abilities

Danzhu can regenerate 1.5 hit points per second. Danzhu cannot be killed: if his hit points reach 1, he merely faints and can be resuscitated if approached by allied units.

Further statistics

General technologies

• Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% attack.
• Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: +15% hack armor.
• Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: +15% pierce armor.

Myth technologies

• Jade Rabbit (Chang'e): +10% movement speed.

Age bonuses

• Classical Age: +10% hit points and attack.
• Heroic Age: +10% hit points and attack.
• Mythic Age: +10% hit points and attack.

Campaign appearances

Mysterious forces have upset the balance of Yin and Yang, and Emperor Yao's subjects are being harmed by natural disasters (such as floods and volcanic eruptions) and monsters. To investigate these disturbances, the Emperor sent his finest general, Jiao-Long and his son, prince Danzhu, to investigate and resolve the chaos.

After being briefed by his father, Danzhu parts ways with Jiao-Long and seeks out the monk Zhi to summon the Earth Dragon Dilong for him. His plan is foiled when Jiao-Long and Shun find and convince Zhi to summon Dilong for them instead. Frustrated, Danzhu decides to attack Jiao-Long and Shun with his army of 200 men, but Jiao-Long's forces are too strong for Danzhu's army and he retreats.

After Jiao-Long, Shun, and Zhi help the Vermilion Bird, Danzhu spies on them and prepares for another attack, but again, his army is no match for Jiao-Long's forces. After Jiao-Long summons Pangu, Danzhu congratulates Jiao-Long as if he hadn't tried to kill him. Jiao-Long replies with "Your actions have spoken more than your words ever could. Do not expect a favorable report when I return you to the Emperor."

Mythology

“	Age -- 26 Homeland -- China Occupation -- Heir to the Emperor Born as the rightful heir and successor to the legendary Emperor Yao, Danzhu was very much unlike his father. Vicious, wasteful, and spoiled, Danzhu was slowly deemed more and more unfit to the throne. Despite the bleak prospects, Yao persevered in trying to prepare his son and give him a chance to prove his worth by sending him on various expeditions. However, Danzhu merely sought to take advantage of these expeditions for his own benefit.	”
—In-game mythology section

Trivia

• Danzhu is the only antagonist hero present in a cheat code.
  • King Folstag basically does too, but before The Titans, Folstag was only mentioned in Fall of the Trident, and in The Golden Gift, he appears as an upgraded Frost Giant. After that, he got his own protocode etc. In Retold, however, he is one of three main antagonists in the Mythical Battle Reginleif's Rally in the New Gods Pack: Freyr.
• Although Danzhu is revivable and has regeneration, he has neither Hero Glow, Hero Soul, or the message "A Hero Has Fallen" when he falls.
• Danzhu's unit model, character background, and story role strongly resemble those of Admiral Jinhai in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties.
• Although he is a hero, he (along with Kemsyt) can be thrown by Ajax (Campaign and older version), Kastor (Adult) and Shun. This is because both are also listed as "AbstractInfantry".

Gallery

Danzhu spying on Shun and Jiao-Long.