Jean Bureau (c. 1390 - 1463) was a French artillery commander and siege engineer during the later years of the Hundred Years' War. He is credited with the French victory in the decisive Battle of Castillon. Bureau appears in Age of Empires II in the final scenario of the Joan of Arc campaign, A Perfect Martyr and is also available in the Scenario Editor. He has the appearance of a Bombard Cannon, but with overall inferior stats. This is partially due to the standard Bombard Cannon receiving an extra 30 HP and 20 anti-siege damage in The Conquerors that was never given to Bureau, though he still has significantly worse anti-building damage and armor (though he notably takes no anti-siege damage due to lacking the armor class) even outside of these changes. For this reason, some players choose to delete him once siege artillery becomes an option. As a hero, he cannot be converted and can regenerate health (since The Conquerors).
Trivia[]
- Bureau worked as a lawyer in English-occupied Paris before he offered his services to King Charles VII of France in 1434, two years before the French recovered the city.