Forkboy

“	Only good against knives and spoons.	”
—Rollover text

Forkboy
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Mythology
Type	Infantry Cheat unit
Creation
Cheat code	TINES OF POWER
Population	4
Statistics
Hit points	600
Speed	4.3
Line of Sight	16
Hack armor	40%
Pierce armor	50%
Crush armor	99%
Attack
Hack	19
Multipliers	Villager: 10×

Forkboy is a cheat unit in Age of Mythology. By typing TINES OF POWER into the chat bar, players receive the Forkboy at their Town Center. It appears as a cartoon farm boy in overalls wielding a trident that can increase its length in battle.

Further statistics

General

• Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% attack.
• Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -10% hack vulnerability.
• Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: -10% pierce vulnerability.
• Medium Infantry, Heavy Infantry, and Champion Infantry: +1 Line of Sight, +10% attack, and +10%/15%/20% hit points respectively.

Myth

• Dwarven Weapons (Thor): +10% attack.
• Meteoric Iron Armor (Thor): -10% hack vulnerability.
• Dragonscale Shields (Thor): -10% pierce vulnerability.
• Oracle (Apollo):: +6 Line of Sight.
• Dionysia (Dionysus):: +5% hit points.
• Aegis Shield (Athena): -10% pierce vulnerability.
• Eyes in the Forest (Loki): +3 Line of Sight.
• Lemurian Descendants (Theia): +9 Line of Sight.
• Jade Rabbit (Chang'e): +10% movement speed.
• Unbridled Anger (Zhong Kui): +20% hit points.
• Dragon Scales (Ao Kuang): -10% hack vulnerability.

Strategy

Unlike other cheat units, he is a specific type of unit, an Infantry unit, which means he is weak to Ranged soldiers. As a matter of fact, due to its lower (but still relatively high) speed, HP and armor, the Forkboy is the weakest cheat unit available. It is vulnerable to the special abilities of Myth Units such as the Cyclops or the Carnivora and to god powers such as Curse. But unlike Lazer Bears or Flying Purple Hippos, they can be upgraded with Armory technologies and any other technologies that improve units in general. Some god powers, such as Bronze and Flaming Weapons, will also enhance them. Finally, they can be massed easily by simply typing their cheat code over and over in the chat box.

Trivia

• Before Retold, the Forkboy had the same icon as the Axeman.
• The Forkboy is similar in appearance to the mascot of Big Boy Restaurants.

Gallery

Views of the Forkboy in Retold

Forkboy in the original game

Forkboy side view