King (Age of Empires)

This article is about the unit in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome. For other units named King, see King.

King
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires: Return of Rome - update 14825
Type	Civilian
Statistics
Hit points	90
Melee armor	0
Pierce armor	0
Armor class	Hero
Speed	1.35
Line of Sight	6
Ability	Cannot be converted
Collision size	0.3
Notes
Must-survive unit in Regicide games. Game asks for confirmation when trying to delete.

The King is a special untrainable unit introduced in update 14825 of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome, appearing in Regicide games. They cannot do any task, but can be used to scout in the early game when the threat of being attacked is low. In Regicide games, players that lose their King instantly lose the game.

Trivia

• The King looks identical to its counterpart in Chronicles.
• The King reuses the voice lines of the male Villager.
• The King has the same model, no matter the civilization's architecture set. The model's beard, outfit, and sceptre seems to be based on Mesopotamian, such as Babylonian and Assyrian, kings, but features a metallic laurel wreath as was worn by Roman emperors.

Gallery

Views of the King