Geoffroy du Bois

Geoffroy du Bois
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires IV
Type	Heavy melee cavalry
Statistics
Hit points	200
Melee armor	5
Ranged armor	5
Speed	2.44 tiles/s
Ability	Movement
Melee damage
Attack	26
Rate of Fire	1.50 seconds
Charge damage
Attack	+13
Torch damage
Attack	30
Rate of Fire	4.12 seconds

“	French Champion. Effective against most units.	”
—Age of Empires IV description

Geoffroy du Bois is a heavy melee cavalry leader who appears in The Combat of the Thirty, the first scenario of the The Hundred Years War campaign of Age of Empires IV. He is one of the French champions that can be recruited by the player. His appearance is nearly identical to that of the campaign version of the Veteran Royal Knight, which has the same shield as the standard French Man-at-Arms.

Ability

• Movement (Active): Rallies allied units within a 6.25-tile radius to increase their movement speed by 50% for 15 seconds. Has a 45 second cooldown that begins immediately after using the ability.

Campaign appearances

The Hundred Years War

• The Combat of the Thirty: Geoffroy du Bois is recruited by Jean de Beaumanoir after the latter helps him defend a French Outpost from an English attack. If chosen to join de Beaumanoir in the final combat, he brings with him five Royal Knights and four Horsemen.

Gallery

Geoffroy du Bois and his squires