This article is about the hero in Age of Empires. For the hero in Age of Mythology, see Ajax (Age of Mythology). |
“ | Brother in arms of Achilles and the strongest and tallest of all Greek warriors. The only warrior powerful enough to beat him... is himself. | ” |
—In-game description in the Definitive Edition |
Ajax (named Hero Ajax before Return of Rome) is an infantry unit that is exclusive to Age of Empires: Definitive Edition. He is available only in the Scenario Editor and the campaign mode of the game.
Campaign appearances[]
Ajax has the appearance of a Hoplite but is much, much stronger, yet with two less armor points.
He appears in the The Trojan War scenario in the remastered version of Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, alongside Odysseus and Achilles.
Further statistics[]
Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
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Strong vs. | Cavalry, infantry, buildings |
Weak vs. | Archers, Priests, siege weapons |
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) |
Speed | Aristocracy (+25%) |
Civilization bonuses[]
- Carthaginians: Hero Ajax have +25% hit points.
- Greeks: Hero Ajax have +30% speed.
- Macedonians: Hero Ajax have +1 armor in the Bronze Age and +2 armor in the Iron Age, +2 Line of Sight, and is four times more resistant to conversion.