This article is about the hero in Age of Empires. For the hero in Age of Mythology, see Achilles (Age of Mythology). |
โ | Greek hero of the Trojan War and the greatest warrior to have ever lived. Immortal, but for some reason is very protective of his heels. | โ |
—In-game description in the Definitive Edition |
Achilles (named Hero Achilles before Return of Rome) is an infantry unit introduced in Age of Empires: Definitive Edition. He is available only in the Scenario Editor and the campaign mode of the game.
Campaign appearances[]
โ | Greek hero of the Trojan War and the greatest warrior to have ever lived. Immortal, but for some reason is very protective of his heels. | โ |
Achilles has the appearance of a Broad Swordsman, but is much, much stronger, with the attack statistics rivalling the Phalangite.
- Achilles appears in the The Trojan War scenario in the remastered version of Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, alongside Odysseus and Ajax.
- Achilles appears as Ushar in the The Chosen One scenario of the Sargon of Akkad campaign of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome with 250 hit points.
Further statistics[]
Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
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Strong vs. | In melee combat |
Weak vs. | Archers, cavalry |
Upgrades | |
Attack | Toolworking (+2) Metalworking (+2) Metallurgy (+3) |
Armor | Leather Armor Infantry (+2/+0) Scale Armor Infantry (+2/+0) Chain Mail Infantry (+2/+0) Bronze Shield (+0/+1) Iron Shield (+0/+1) Tower Shield (+0/+1) |
Cost | Logistics (-0.5 population usage) |
Trivia[]
- Achilles is able to consistently defeat Hector in single combat, with a substantial amount of hit points left.
Gallery[]
Heroes in Age of Empires | |
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Age of Empires | |
Infantry | Corlis ยท Hersifon ยท Invisible Demon (removed) ยท Jason ยท Xerxes |
Cavalry | Alexander ยท Hector ยท Tiberius |
Archers | Perseus |
Priests | Amon Ra ยท Blind Lame Priest (removed) ยท Mor Havoc |
The Rise of Rome | |
Infantry | Mark Antony |
Cavalry | Caesar ยท Hannibal ยท Scipio ยท Vercingetorix |
Ship | Cleopatra's Barge |
Other | Archimedes |
Definitive Edition | |
Infantry | Lord Martek ยท Ajax ยท Pericles ยท Xanthippus ยท Achilles |
Archers | Prince Shotoku ยท Odysseus ยท Ramesses ยท Xu Fu |
Cavalry | Hero ยท Muwatalli ยท Paris |
Return of Rome | |
Infantry | Sargon ยท Hadrian ยท Decebalus ยท Demetrius ยท Lysimachus |
Cavalry | Sargon of Akkad ยท Pyrrhus ยท Queen Zenobia ยท Domitian |
Archer | Osroes I |
Other | Hunting Wolf ยท Ornlu the Wolf |
Building | Great Pyramid |