Huayna Capac (Age of Empires III)

This article is about the character in Age of Empires III. For the character in Age of Empires II HD: The African Kingdoms, see Huayna Capac (Age of Empires II).

Huayna Capac
Character information
Also known as	Titu Cusi Huallpa (birth name)
Date of birth	before 1487
Date of death	1527
Gender	Male
Nationality	Inca
Occupation(s)	Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire
Game information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Role	AI personality
Voice actor	Jason Rodriguez Hightower

“	Huayna Capac is as shrewd and dynamic a ruler as he was in life. He prefers a balance between economy and military, and is especially keen on quickly establishing Tambos on Native settlements and Trade Routes to speed his expansion.	”
—Official description in the Definitive Edition

Huayna Capac (1468 - 1524) is the AI personality of the Inca in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition. He is voiced by Jason Rodriguez Hightower.

AI behavior

Huayna Capac has a calm and measured demeanor. He frequently refers to himself in the third person in conversation (illeism) instead of first person as is the social norm. He seems to believe in sacrifices, similar to Cuauhtemoc.

He is the strongest Native American AI in the Definitive Edition on average. In the early game, Huayna Capac is weak, as he often relies on only one War Hut, which limits his military production and leaves his base vulnerable to enemy attacks. However, he improves greatly once he hits the Fortress/Industrial Ages when he expands to multiple production buildings, including Strongholds, and attempts to overwhelm the enemy with vast hordes of infantry. Huayna Capac will utilise all units available to the Inca, but is particularly fond of Chimu Runners, Jungle Bowmen, Plumed Spearmen, and Bolas Warriors. Macemen and Huaracas are produced in lesser quantities.

Quotes

As an ally

• Beginning of game after being defeated previously - "The Inca people have suffered enough. Huayna Capac demands victory!"
• Offers player coin - "Here is some gold, use it wisely."
• Player Ages slower than Huayna Capac - "Huayna Capac demands you age now!"
• Initiating attack - "Huayna Capac has called new blood to join his mighty army."
• Requesting coin - "Huayna Capac demands tribute. Send him your coin!"
• Receives wood - "This wood will not go to waste."
• Receives food - "Our storage houses are full of food once again. Huayna Capac thanks you."
• Receives coin - "The Sapa Inca appreciates this gift of coin."
• Declines resource request - "It is you who should pay tribute to the Sapa Inca, not the other way around!"
• When asked to build artillery - "Nothing is impossible for the Sapa Inca - except for this." or "We do not have such weapons. Perhaps you are willing to share your knowledge of this 'artillery' with my people?"
• When asked to build cavalry - "The Inca have no need for large dogs. Huayna Capac can fill whole valleys with these warriors."
• When asked to build infantry - "Agreed. Inca warriors will bring victory."
• Decline attack - "Huayna Capac says no." or " The Inca warriors are harvesting crops! You will need to wait before they can take up arms again."
• Collects wood-related Treasure - "May you spend that wood wisely."
• About to win with Trade Monopoly - "Inti shines his light upon Huayna Capac's warriors! He will grant us a glorious victory!"
• Near defeat - "Huayna Capac has seen enough bloodshed. He wishes to retire to his palace." or "Huayna Capac recognizes that he has lost this battle. He will have to try his luck at another, more opportune time." or "Emperor Huayna Capac yearns for his home in Machu Picchu. It is time to end this war."

As an enemy

• Player repeats same map from last time - "Huayna Capac sees that you have fallen in love with this corner of the Inca Empire."
• Huayna Capac collects a coin related treasure - "Inti shows us where all of the treasures are!" or "Even Mother Earth pays tribute to the Inca."
• Player collects the first treasure - "Huayna Capac sees that you have gathered the first treasure. Do not let that get to your head."
• Player collects a treasure - "Treasures alone will not let you catch up with the mighty Inca."
• Player collects a food related treasure - "May that food keep you alive a little longer. It cannot compare to the contents of Huayna Capac's granaries."
• Player is last to advance to second age - "Huayna Capac sees that you can finally train an army. He has been waiting all day for someone to actually put up a fight!"
• Huayna Capac builds Trade Post - "This trading site belongs to Huayna Capac, as do all others."
• Spots player's explorer - "Another tourist? Machu Picchu is closed today."
• Player sends a small force into enemy territory - "Are you sending your people to negotiate your surrender? Then where are the gifts for Huayna Capac?"
• Surrender - "Your power is overwhelming. Huayna Capac surrenders for the good of his people." or "My empire is suffering. Huayna Capac has no choice but to concede."

Encounters another player

• Our Aztec neighbours cannot wait to become Inca subjects. Huayna Capac will fulfill their wish.
• The British tried to trade hot water for coca. For this, Huayna Capac will push them into the sea!
• There can only be one Sapa Inca. Death to the traitor!
• This false Sapa Inca has much sport. But in the end, however, only Huayna Capac still stands.

History

“

Titu Cusi Huallpa (1468-1524, r. 1493-1524), the third Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, was born in Cuzco to the militaristic Topa Inca Yupanqui. As a youth he experienced the dangers of court intrigue, narrowly surviving a usurpation plot spearheaded by his own tutor. As a ruler, he inherited his father's bellicose nature, mounting ambitious and thoroughly successful campaigns to expand the Inca Empire to both the north and south. These resulted in the subjugation of vast territories in modern-day Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador. Titu Cusi Huallpa was soon dubbed Huayna Capac, "The Mighty Youth". Huayna Capac was as capable an administrator as he was a military leader: vast building and public works projects resulted in the development of a luxurious secondary capital in Quito, the founding of several cities, the construction of astronomical observatories, and improvements to the Inca agricultural system. Several massive grain silos were erected to store the burgeoning empire's agricultural surpluses, while imposing fortresses secured Huayna Capac's gains. As a result of his expansionist militarism and shrewd, successful administration, his subjects addressed him with two epithets that translate roughly to "Sole Ruler" and "Hearer of All People". Among Huayna Capac's other achievements was the expansion of the already sophisticated Inca road network, which was critical to the economic and military vitality of his vast empire. Immense temples rose from stone, allowing the Inca people closer access to the divine. Also notable among his administrative reforms was the establishment of the qollqa system, a series of emergency supply stations that could provide the surrounding inhabitants with food in the case of famine or shortages. His motives were personal as well as benevolent; within his vast harem he fathered hundreds of children needing to be fed. Huayna Capac perished from an epidemic in 1524, leaving the Inca Empire at its zenith. His eldest son would die from the same illness, however, sparking a succession crisis that tore the massive empire apart. In Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, Huayna Capac is as shrewd and dynamic a ruler as he was in life. He prefers a balance between economy and military, and is especially keen on quickly establishing Tambos on Native settlements and Trade Routes to speed his expansion.

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Trivia

• He is also one of the AI player names of the Incas in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten.
  • He also appears as a foot archer hero unit in Age of Empires II HD: The African Kingdoms, but is only available through the Scenario Editor.

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