Kassa Hailu

Kassa Hailu
Character information
Also known as	Tewodros II Gebre Kidan
Status	Deceased (historically) Alive (as of The Era of the Princes)
Date of birth	ca. 1818
Date of death	April 13, 1868
Age	~50 (at death)
Gender	Male
Nationality	Ethiopian
Occupation(s)	Ras, later Emperor of Ethiopia
Affiliation	Ethiopians
Game information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals
First appearance	The Era of the Princes

Kassa Hailu, better known by his regnal name Tewodros II (baptized Gebre Kidan, ca. 1818 — 1868), is an Ethiopian nobleman who would end the Zemene Mesafint through military conquests and re-established the Ethiopian Empire as its new emperor, marking the start to the modern Ethiopian history. His feats are featured in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals as the The Era of the Princes Historical Battle.

His older version is Emperor Tewodros, who is the AI personality of the Ethiopians.

In-game unit

Kassa Hailu
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals
Type	Hero Shock infantry
Civilization	Ethiopians
Statistics
Hit points	650
Resists	10% vs. Ranged
Speed	6.25
Line of Sight	18
Ability	Claim treasures Build Trading Posts Reveal stealth enemies Regeneration
Special ability	See Special abilities
XP bounty	40
Melee damage
Attack	40
Multipliers	×3.0 vs. Treasure guardian ×0.25 vs. Villager
Rate of Fire	1.5
Siege damage
Attack	14
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Notes
Kassa Hailu will collapse instead of dying when his hit points reaches 0 and can be revived by having a friendly unit or building around him once he regenerates at least 100 HP

“	Gifted, intrepid warrior and a champion of the Ethiopian people.	”
—In-game description

Special abilities

• Roar of the Lion!: For the next 15 seconds, Kassa and friendly units nearby have their Rate of Fire delay reduced (attack speed increased). 90 seconds cooldown.
• Dodge: Passive ability granting a 15% chance to evade enemy attacks entirely.

Biography

“	Born in 1818, Kassa Hailu spent his youth avoiding death and misfortune in the war-torn land of Ethiopia, a place plagued by internecine conflicts between various princes and warlords vying for the imperial title. After a brief stint in a local army, Kassa turned to banditry, becoming a shifta (brigand). Building an increasingly large following of people who saw him as a liberator and restorer of wealth to the common people whom the squabbling warlords had bled dry, Kassa eventually was elevated to the noble class in 1845. Refusing to submit to imperial authority, he crushed various warlords and imperial armies, even invading Ottoman Egypt on one occasion. His campaigns culminated in triumph in 1855, when he was invested with the imperial title – which he would hold until his death in 1868 – and took the name Tewodros II.	”
—In-game compendium