| “ | She told us that her name was Joan. She told us that she was but a peasant, who did not know how to ride or fight. She told us that she intended to rescue France. The darkness lifted from the men's souls. | ” |
| —Described by Guy Josselyne in the intro of An Unlikely Messiah | ||
Joan the Maid is an infantry hero in Age of Empires II. She is available in the Scenario Editor and, as a hero, cannot be converted and can regenerate health since the The Conquerors.
Campaign appearances[]
Joan of Arc[]
- An Unlikely Messiah: Joan of Arc has to be escorted by the French forces to the Dauphin in Chinon, in order to take control over the French army.
Alaric[]
- The Sack of Rome: Galla Placidia, the sister of Emperor Honorius and a renamed Joan the Maid, appears shortly during a couple of cutscenes. Towards the end of the sack of Rome she is captured by Athaulf.
El Dorado[]
- Tales of La Canela: Carlos the merchant's lover in Quito is a renamed Joan the Maid.
Yodit[]
- The Right Partner: The kidnapped Beja princess Makeda that needs to be rescued is a renamed Joan the Maid. Rescuing her will gain allegiance of one of the Beja tribes.
Grand Dukes[]
- The Maid Falls: Joan of Arc is reverted to Joan the Maid upon being unhorsed and captured by the Burgundians.
Jadwiga[]
- The Siege of Vilnius: Gisela, a renamed Joan the Maid, is the wife of the Teutonic deserter, who needs to be brought to him in order to gain information about the Teutonic Order's supply lines.
Victors and Vanquished[]
- Ragnar: Aud the Deep-Minded, the daughter of Ketill Flatnose, is a renamed Joan the Maid and is settled in the Western Isles alongside her father. They will join Ragnar upon being discovered and fulfill a Landnama saga.
- Seljuk: There are numerous Joan the Maids across the enemies' towns. These turn into the player's villagers when killed.
Trivia[]
- Her moniker, "the maid", is a translation of her chosen moniker "La Pucelle", which means the maiden, referring to maidenhood (virginity) of the virgin saints, and not the occupation of a maidservant.
- Before The Forgotten, the unit took bonus damage from anti-cavalry attacks just like her mounted variant.
- It is the only human unit in the original game that doesn't change color depending of the Player; she is dressed in a brown and black dress no matter what.
- Her model is reused for the Scythian Wild Woman and Young Jadwiga, and like them she takes bonus damage from anti-cavalry attacks.
- She also share the same stats with the former.
Gallery[]
Joan the Messiah
Joan rallying french peoples
Joan during her trial, harassed by her detractors
Joan sentenced to the stake
Views of the unit
Joan the Maid and her escort to Chinon in An Unlikely Messiah
Joan the Maid (left) next to her mounted variant
Animated walk of the unit.
Unit sprite in the Definitive Edition
