The Lion (Alpha) (named Lion King before the Definitive Edition) is a predator in Age of Empires that resembles a Lion but is much stronger in terms of attack and hit points. Although the amount of food is similar to an ordinary lion, the rate at which the food deteriorates is much slower, as with all "animal kings/alpha animals" found in the game. Lion Kings can be summoned through the "GRANTLINKSPENCE" cheat code, and can be found in some campaign scenarios. Alpha Lions are also available in the Scenario Editor.
Overview[]
Lions (Alpha) are too powerful and provide too little food to be worth hunting. It is best to use elite units to get rid of them.
Campaign appearances[]
Voices of Babylon[]
- They appear in the player's path in the scenario The Great Hunt.
Changelog[]
Definitive Edition[]
- The Lion King is renamed to Lion (Alpha).
| Animals in Age of Empires | |
|---|---|
Until  Definitive Edition | |
| Huntables |  Gazelle ·  Elephant |
| Predators |  Alligator ·  Lion ·  Crocodile |
| Marine creatures |  Shore Fish ·  Tuna ·  Salmon ·  Whale |
| Animal Kings | Lion (Alpha) · Crocodile (Alpha) · Gazelle (Alpha) · Elephant (Alpha) |
| Other | Lion (tame) |
| Decorative |  Bird ·  Dragon |
| Cut |  Horse ·  Goat |
Including  Return of Rome | |
| Huntable |  Deer ·  Ibex ·  Iron Boar · Javelina ·  Ostrich ·  Rhinoceros · Wild Boar ·  Zebra |
| Herdable |  Cow ·  Goat ·  Goose ·  Llama ·  Pig ·  Sheep ·  Turkey ·  Water Buffalo |
| Predator |  Bear ·  Dire Wolf ·  Jaguar ·  Komodo Dragon · Rabid Wolf ·  Snow Leopard ·  Tiger · Wolf |
| Civilian |  Bactrian Camel ·  Camel ·  Donkey ·  Horse |
| Military animals |  Alfred the Alpaca ·  Furious the Monkey Boy ·  Penguin |
| Decorative |  Stormy Dog · Wild Bactrian Camel · Wild Camel · Wild Horse |
| Marine animals |  Box Turtles ·  Dolphin ·  Dorado ·  Marlin ·  Perch ·  Snapper |
| Cheat units in the Age of Empires series | |
|---|---|
 Age of Empires |  BabyPrez (removed) ·  Big Bertha ·  Black Rider · Crocodile (Alpha) · Dragon · Elephant (Alpha) ·  Flying Dutchman · Gazelle (Alpha) ·  Laser Trooper · Lion (Alpha) ·  Medusa ·  Nuke Trooper ·  Saint Francis ·  Stealth Archer ·  Winsett's other Z ·  Winsett's Z ·  Zug 209 |
 Age of Empires II | Alfred the Alpaca ·  Cobra Car · Furious the Monkey Boy · Penguin · Photonman ·  Saboteur ·  Sharkatzor · Stormy Dog ·  VMDL |
 Age of Mythology |  Bella ·  Football ·  Flying Purple Hippo ·  Forkboy ·  Lazer Bear ·  Methane Chicken ·  UFO ·  Walking Berry Bush |
 Age of Empires III |  BigAndy ·  Flaming Hot Dog Cart ·  Fluffy ·  Flying Purple Tapir ·  Gatling Camel ·  George Crushington ·  Guardian Lion ·  Honey Badger ·  Lazerbear ·  Learicorn ·  Leonardo's Tank ·  Mediocre Bombard ·  Monster Ice Cream Truck ·  Penguin ·  The Tommynator |
 Age of Empires IV |  Photon Man |