Hector

Hector
Hero information
Introduced in	Age of Empires
Hero type	Cavalry
Training
Training time	60 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	350
Regeneration	30 hit points per minute
Melee attack	25
Attack bonus	+7 vs. Light infantry
Reload time	1.5
Melee armor	2
Pierce armor	1
Speed	2.0
Line of Sight	5
Ability	Cannot be converted

“	Prince of Troy and slayer of Greek heroes. A proud warrior whose courage seldom fails him.	”
—In-game description in the Definitive Edition

Hector (Hero Hector before Return of Rome) is a cavalry unit only available in campaign modes in Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome.

The stats can be improved just like any other cavalry in the game. The unit cannot be trained in the Stable.

Overview

“

Prince of Troy and slayer of Greek heroes. A proud warrior whose courage seldom fails him.

”

He is unique in that he can move, but not be tasked by the player to anything (i.e. he cannot be told to attack anything, or board a transport). He will still auto-retaliate if attacked, however.

Hector also appears on the Trojan War scenario of the Glory of Greece campaign. In this scenario, the player must besiege Troy and kill him, as well as capture the Trojans' Artifact. In the Definitive Edition, the player must also kill Paris, his younger brother.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Infantry
Weak vs.	Centurions, War Elephants
Upgrades
Hit points	Nobility (+15%)
Attack	Toolworking (+2) Metalworking (+2) Metallurgy (+3)
Armor	Leather Armor Cavalry (+2/+0) Scale Armor Cavalry (+2/+0) Chain Mail Cavalry (+2/+0)

Civilization bonuses

• Macedonians: Hero Hector has +2 Line of Sight and is four times more resistant to conversion.

Trivia

• If the player clicks on the in-game Help (? icon) then proceeds to click on Hector's unit in-game, his name will appear as Hero07.
  • It is possible that all Heroes in-game were assigned with numbers during the game's developmental phase. This is backed up by the originally unused "Hero 12".

Gallery

Hector uses a Heavy Cavalry model in-game. In this screenshot, he appears as a unit of the yellow player, charging at the player's units.

Hero Hector, as he appears in the scenario "Trojan War" in he original release of the game.