Dolphins are marine animals that appear in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten. They were originally intended to appear in Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, but were cut. This was probably to avoid controversy, the same case with the Sharks in Age of Mythology which would be available as edible species.
In the HD Edition, they are provided in the Scenario Editor, as animals that can be fished, yielding 350 food, as with the Marlin.
Trivia[]
- Dolphins are one out of four non-fish species that can be fished in the Age of Empires series, the others being Box Turtles, Squids, and Whales.
- From update 36906 to update 37650, Dolphins stayed on the map even when they were already depleted.
- The in-game appearance is based on a Bottlenose Dolphin.
Gallery[]
The Dolphin is featured among other animals introduced in The Forgotten
A Dolphin, as featured in the alpha version of Age of Empires II
| Animals in Age of Empires II | |
|---|---|
| Herdable animals |  Chicken ·  Cow ·  Goat ·  Goose ·  Llama ·  Pig ·  Sheep ·  Turkey ·  Water Buffalo |
| Timid huntables |  Argali ·  Deer ·  Gazelle ·  Ibex · Mouflon ·  Ostrich ·  Wild Chicken ·  Zebra |
| Aggressive huntables |  Elephant ·  Iron Boar · Javelina ·  Rhinoceros · Wild Boar |
| Wild animals |  Arabian Wolf ·  Black Bear · Brown Bear ·  Crocodile ·  Dire Wolf · Grey Wolf ·  Jaguar ·  Komodo Dragon ·  Lion ·  Polar Bear · Rabid Wolf ·  Snow Leopard ·  Tiger |
| Marine animals |  Box Turtles ·  Dolphin ·  Dorado ·  Marlin ·  Oysters ·  Perch ·  Salmon ·  Shore Fish ·  Snapper ·  Tuna |
| Civilian animals |  Bactrian Camel ·  Camel ·  Donkey ·  Horse |
| Military animals |  Alfred the Alpaca ·  Furious the Monkey Boy ·  Penguin |
| Hero animals |  Hunting Wolf ·  Ornlu the Wolf |
| Decorative animals |  Bird ·  Stormy Dog · Wild Bactrian Camel · Monkey · Penguin · Wild Camel · Wild Horse |