Heroes (Age of Empires II)

This article is about the heroes in Age of Empires II. For heroes in other games of the series, see Hero.

Heroes are special units in Age of Empires II. Unavailable in regular games, heroes typically refer to historical figures. As such, they are often featured in campaign scenarios. There, they are often must-survive units, i.e. their death means instant defeat. With The Conquerors, all heroes are immune to conversion and gain the ability to regenerate hit points. Heroes often have unique icons and sometimes even unique unit designs, and usually have good combat stats, making them very valuable in-game.

List of heroes Edit

The Age of Kings Edit

Hero	Type	Sprite	Campaign appearances
Aethelfirth	Infantry	Woad Raider	Legionaries on the Horizon!
Archbishop	Monk	Monk	none
Archers of the Eyes	Archer	Arbalester	The Siege of Jerusalem The Lion and the Demon The Emperor Sleeping The Right Partner
Bad Neighbor	Siege weapon	Trebuchet	The Lion and the Demon
Belisarius	Cavalry	Cataphract	Legionaries on the Horizon!
Charlemagne	Infantry	Throwing Axeman	The Saxon Revolt
Charles Martel	Infantry	Throwing Axeman	Tours
Constable Richemont	Cavalry	unique	A Perfect Martyr
Duke D'Alençon	Cavalry	unique	The Maid of Orleans
El Cid	Infantry	Champion	Brother against Brother The Exile of the Cid
Emperor in a Barrel	Civilian	Trade Cart	The Emperor Sleeping
Erik the Red	Infantry	Berserk	Vindlandsaga
Frankish Paladin	Cavalry	unique	The Saxon Revolt
Friar Tuck	Monk	Monk	none
Gawain	Cavalry	Cavalier	none
Genghis Khan	Cavalry archer	Mangudai	Crucible
God's Own Sling	Siege weapon	Trebuchet	The Lion and the Demon
Guy Josselyne	Cavalry	Paladin	A Perfect Martyr The Saxon Revolt
Harold Haardraade	Monk	Monk	none
Hrolf the Ganger	Infantry	Berserk	none
Hunting Wolf	Animal	Wolf	The Horde Rides West Pax Mongolia The Great Ride Honfoglalás
Jean Bureau	Siege weapon	Bombard Cannon	A Perfect Martyr
Jean de Lorrain	Siege weapon	Bombard Cannon	The Siege of Paris
Joan of Arc	Cavalry	unique	The Maid of Orleans The Cleansing of the Loire The Rising The Siege of Paris
Joan the Maid	Infantry	unique	An Unlikely Messiah
King Arthur	Infantry	Champion	none
Kitabatake	Infantry	Samurai	none
Kushluk	Cavalry	Cavalier	A Life of Revenge Emperor of the West The Sack of Rome
La Hire	Infantry	Champion	The Cleansing of the Loire A Perfect Martyr
Lancelot	Cavalry	Paladin	none
Lord de Graville	Archer	Arbalester	The Siege of Paris
Master of the Templar	Cavalry	unique	The Siege of Jerusalem
Minamoto	Infantry	Samurai	Kurikara
Mordred	Cavalry	Paladin	none
Ornlu the Wolf	Animal	Wolf	Crucible La Noche Triste Vindlandsaga The Triple Alliance The Digvijaya
Reynald de Chatillon	Cavalry	unique	Lord of Arabia The Horns of Hattin
Richard the Lionheart	Cavalry	Paladin	The Lion and the Demon The Emperor Sleeping Cyprus
Robin Hood	Archer	Longbowman	none
Roland	Cavalry	Knight	none
Saboteur	Siege weapon	Petard	Pax Mongolia
Shah	King	King	The Horde Rides West
Sheriff of Nottingham	Infantry	Long Swordsman	The Elopement
Siegfried	Infantry	Champion	The Saxon Revolt
Sieur Bertrand	Cavalry	Knight	An Unlikely Messiah Tales of La Canela
Sieur de Metz	Cavalry	Knight	An Unlikely Messiah
Sir John Fastolf	Cavalry	unique	The Cleansing of the Loire
Subotai	Cavalry archer	Heavy Cavalry Archer	The Horde Rides West The Promise Pax Mongolia
Tamerlane	Cavalry archer	Mangudai	none
The Black Prince	Cavalry	Cavalier	none
Theodoric the Goth	Infantry	Huskarl	All Roads Lead to a Besieged City Legionaries on the Horizon! The Battle of Guadalete
William Wallace	Infantry	Champion	The Battle of Falkirk

The Conquerors Edit

Hero	Type	Sprite	Campaign appearances
Admiral Yi Sun-Shin	Warship	Turtle Ship	Noryang Point
Alexander Nevski	Cavalry	Cavalier	none
Attila the Hun	Cavalry	Cataphract	The Scourge of God The Fall of Rome
Bleda the Hun	Cavalry	Mangudai	The Scourge of God
El Cid Campeador	Cavalry	unique	Brother against Brother The Enemy of my Enemy Black Guards King of Valencia Reconquista
Harald Hardraade	Infantry	Berserk	Hastings
Henry V	Cavalry	Paladin	Agincourt
Imam	Monk	unique	The Enemy of my Enemy
King Alfonso	King	King	Brother against Brother Black Guards
King Sancho	King	King	Brother against Brother
Nobunaga	Infantry	Samurai	Kyoto
Pope Leo I	Monk	Monk	The Fall of Rome
Scythian Scout	Cavalry	Light Cavalry	Bukhara Djeriba Gold
Scythian Wild Woman	Infantry	unique	The Great Ride The White Elephant
William the Conqueror	Cavalry	unique	Hastings

The Forgotten Edit

Hero	Type	Sprite	Campaign appearances
Chand Bhai	Monk	unique	A Promising Warrior Battles of Tarain
Cuauhtemoc	Infantry	Elite Eagle Warrior	none
Francesco Sforza	Infantry	Condottiero	An End and a Beginning O Fortuna The Hand of a Daughter The Ambrosian Republic A New Duke of Milan
Francisco de Orellana	Gunpowder cavalry	Conquistador	Tales of La Canela The Split The Amazones The Cannibals
Frederick Barbarossa	Infantry	Teutonic Knight	none
Gonzalo Pizarro	Gunpowder cavalry	Conquistador	The Split Tales of La Canela
Jarl	Cavalry	Tarkan	York Honfoglalás
Khosrau	Cavalry archer	Elephant Archer	Bukhara
Osman	Cavalry archer	Heavy Cavalry Archer	Bapheus
Prithvi	Archer	Crossbowman	A Promising Warrior
Prithviraj	Cavalry archer	Heavy Cavalry Archer	A Promising Warrior The Digvijaya The Elopement Battles of Tarain
Queen	Civilian	unique	none
Saladin	Cavalry	Mameluke	none
Sanyogita	Civilian	unique	The Elopement A Promising Warrior
Savaran	Cavalry	Cataphract	Bukhara
Vlad Dracula	Cavalry	Boyar	The Dragon Spreads His Wings The Return of the Dragon The Breath of the Dragon The Moon Rises The Night Falls

The African Kingdoms Edit

Hero	Type	Sprite	Campaign appearances
Abraha Elephant	Cavalry	War Elephant	none
Babur	Cavalry	Imperial Camel Rider	none
Dagnajan	Cavalry archer	unique	A Fallen Crown
Gidajan	Infantry	unique	Welcome Home
Guglielmo Embriaco	Archer	Genoese Crossbowman	none
Henry II	Infantry	Two-Handed Swordsman	none
Huayna Capac	Archer	Slinger	none
Itzcoatl	Infantry	Jaguar Warrior	none
Little John	Infantry	Spearman	none
Miklos Toldi	Cavalry	Magyar Huszar	none
Musa ibn Nusayr	Cavalry archer	Camel Archer	Consolidation and Subjugation
Mustafa Pasha	Gunpowder unit	Janissary	none
Pacal II	Archer	Plumed Archer	none
Pachacuti	Infantry	Kamayuk	none
Princess Yodit	Civilian	unique	Path of Exile
Richard de Clare	Cavalry	Light Cavalry	none
Su Dingfang	Archer	Chu Ko Nu	none
Sumanguru	Cavalry	Cataphract	The Lion's Den
Sundjata	Cavalry	Light Cavalry	Hunted
Tariq ibn Ziyad	Cavalry archer	Genitour	The Battle of Guadalete Consolidation and Subjugation Crossing the Pyrenees
Tristan	Cavalry	Magyar Huszar	none
Yekuno Amlak	Infantry	Shotel Warrior	none
Yodit	Infantry	Gbeto	none
Zawisza the Black	Cavalry	Hussar	none

Rise of the Rajas Edit

Hero	Type	Sprite	Campaign appearances
Bayinnaung	Cavalry	Elite Battle Elephant	The Burmese Tigers The Mandalay Cobra The Royal Peacock
Bui Bi	Monk	unique	A Three-Pronged Attack
Dinh Le	Cavalry	Paladin	A Three-Pronged Attack
Envoy	Cavalry	Light Cavalry	A Dangerous Mission
Gajah Mada	Infantry	unique	Unconditional Loyalty The Pasunda Bubat Tragedy
Jayanegara	King	King	none
Jayaviravarman	Infantry	Karambit Warrior	Quelling the Rebellion
Le Lai	Infantry	Two-Handed Swordsman	The Mountain Siege
Le Lai	Infantry	Champion	The Mountain Siege
Le Loi	Infantry	Champion	The Dai Viet Uprising The Mountain Siege The Battle at Hanoi The Final Fortress
Le Trien	Infantry	Champion	A Three-Pronged Attack
Luu Nhan Chu	Archer	Arbalester	A Three-Pronged Attack
Raden Wijaya	Cavalry	Cavalier	The Story of Our Founders
Sunda Royal Fighter	Infantry	unique	The Pasunda Bubat Tragedy The Burmese Tigers The Mandalay Cobra The White Elephant
Suryavarman I	Cavalry	Elite Battle Elephant	Usurpation A Dangerous Mission
Tabinshwehti	Cavalry archer	Elephant Archer	The Burmese Tigers The Mandalay Cobra
Udayadityavarman I	King	King	Usurpation
Wang Tong	Cavalry	Cataphract	none