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This article is about the unit in Age of Empires. For other uses of the term, see Mercenary.

โ€œ Hardened veteran who fights for the highest bidder. โ€
—Internal description

The Mercenary is a cavalry unit in Age of Empires that is only available in the Scenario Editor and campaign mode of the game.

It is considered a special unit since it does not have the ability to explore the map and cannot be seen in the map once the unit leaves the Line of Sight of the player. In addition, it can no longer be controlled if the player selects another unit while the Mercenary is out of Line of Sight, so the player will have to lead a unit to where they left the Mercenary to control it again.

Its actual function in the game is unclear, but it may be used where infiltration of enemy fortifications is needed.

It was removed in Return of Rome.

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Units in Age of Empires
CivilianReturnofrome female villager icon Villager ยท Returnofrome trade cart icon Trade Cart
OtherAoE2 DE priest icon Priest ยท Slinger-0 Slinger ยท Returnofrome artifact icon Artifact
Civilian ship1 Fishing Boat Fishing Boat ยท 2 Fishing Ship Fishing Ship
3 Trade Boat Trade Boat ยท 4 Merchant Ship Merchant Ship
InfantryClubman Clubman ยท AxemanAoEDE Axeman
Short Swordsman Short Swordsman ยท Broad Swordsman Broad Swordsman ยท AoE nuRoR Long Swordsman icon Long Swordsmen ยท Returnofrome legionary icon Legionary
HopliteDE Hoplite ยท AoE nuRoR Phalangite icon Phalangite ยท Returnofrome centurion icon Centurion
ArcherBowman aoe1de Bowman
Improved Bowman22 Improved Bowman ยท Composite Bowman Composite Bowman
Chariot Archer111 Chariot Archer
Horse Archer Horse Archer ยท Returnofrome heavy horse archer icon Heavy Horse Archer
EAICON DE Elephant Archer
CavalryScout-0 Scout
ChariotDE Chariot ยท ScytheDE Scythe Chariot
Cavalry111 Cavalry ยท Returnofrome heavy cavalry icon Heavy Cavalry ยท Returnofrome cataphract icon Cataphract
War ElephantDE War Elephant ยท Returnofrome armored elephant icon Armored Elephant
Camel RiderDE Camel Rider
SiegeStone ThrowerDE Stone Thrower ยท CatapultDE Catapult ยท Returnofrome heavy catapult icon Heavy Catapult
BallistaDE Ballista ยท Returnofrome helepolis icon Helepolis
War Ship7 Scout Ship Scout Ship ยท 8 War Galley War Galley ยท 9 Trireme Trireme
Catapult Trireme Catapult Trireme ยท Returnofrome juggernaut icon Juggernaut
10 Fire Galley Fire Galley
5 Light Transport Light Transport ยท 6 Heavy Transport Heavy Transport
Scenario Editor-only units
Short Swordsman Chieftain ยท Donkey caravan aoe2DE Donkey ยท Clubman Explorer ยท Returnofrome heavy cavalry icon General ยท AoE2 DE priest icon High Priest ยท Returnofrome horse icon Horse ยท HeavyCavalryDE Mercenary (removed) ยท Penguin aoe2DE Penguin ยท AoE2 DE priest icon Pharaoh ยท 5 Light Transport Raft ยท Returnofrome artifact icon War Chest
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