Changes: Minion

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Template:Infobox unitsA Minion is an Egyptian myth unit in Age of Mythology. Minions cannot be trained at the Temple like regular land myth units; instead, they are created in one of two ways. First, Nephthys' Heroic Age god power, Ancestors, causes up to 13 Minions to rise from the ground when it is invoked on land. Their naval counterpart is the Lost Ship. Second, the Mythic Age Mummy's special attack kills a unit instantly - it then returns from the dead as a Minion.

In both cases, Minions normally have a lifespan of 1 minute. The Atef Crown technology doubles this to 2 minutes, but only for Minions created by Mummies.

Upgrade

Atef Crown (Osiris) doubles lifespan.

Changelog

Age of Mythology

Originally, Minions had 180 hit points. With patch 1.02, they have 140 hit points.
Minions have 10 damage.

The Titans

With patch 1.02, Minions have 8 damage.

Mythology

Ancient Egyptians believed that, upon death, the body seperated into different parts, such as the ba, the animating spirit, and the ka, a replica of the body. Funeral customs were intended to provide the ka with all the resources it would need after the physical body's death. If not, it could become a vengeful spirit that sought retribution.

Trivia

A Minion converted from the Carcinos will die instantly as it will receive extreme damage from the Carcinos's death.
- On the other hand, a Minion converted from a Scarab, Terracotta Warrior, or Lampades with Asper Blood will not die instantly but instead still receive damage from the blood of the aforementioned Myth Units.
In the editor, the lifetime limit of the Minion is counted already when they are spawned on the edit map and the game is not started yet. This means not only that they will die before the game is started, but also that they can't be saved in an editor map file. This may possibly be fixed with triggers.
- This happens also with other units with a time limit, like the Mercenary.
The Minion is the only special unit in the standard game that can be summoned both by a god power and another unit.
Even if the Mummy's special ability affects both human and myth units, the spawned Minion will always have the same undead human skin.

Gallery

Myth units in Age of Mythology

Greeks
Archaic Age	Pegasus · Hippocampus
Classical Age	Centaur · Minotaur · Cyclops
Heroic Age	Nemean Lion · Hydra · Scylla · Manticore
Mythic Age	Colossus · Medusa · Carcinos · Chimera
Titan Age	Titan

Egyptians
Archaic Age	Ape of Set
Classical Age	Anubite · Serpent · Sea Snake · Sphinx · Wadjet · Gazelle of Set · Hyena of Set
Heroic Age	Petsuchos · Roc · Scarab · Leviathan · Scorpion Man · Minion · Giraffe of Set · Crocodile of Set
Mythic Age	Phoenix · War Turtle · Avenger · Mummy · Hippopotamus of Set · Rhinoceros of Set
Titan Age	Titan

Norse
Archaic Age	Raven
Classical Age	Troll · Valkyrie · Einherjar
Heroic Age	Kraken · Mountain Giant · Walking Tree · Frost Giant · Battle Boar
Mythic Age	Jormund Elver · Fimbulwinter Wolf · Fenris Wolf Brood · Fire Giant · Nidhogg
Titan Age	Titan

Atlanteans
Classical Age	Automaton · Promethean (Offspring) · Caladria · Servant · Carnivora
Heroic Age	Nereid · Satyr · Stymphalian Bird · Dryad · Behemoth
Mythic Age	Heka Gigantes · Man O' War · Argus · Lampades · Tartarian Spawn
Titan Age	Titan

Chinese
Classical Age	Qilin · Monkey King · Terracotta Warrior
Heroic Age	War Salamander · Jiangshi · Pixiu
Mythic Age	Azure Dragon · Dragon Turtle · Vermilion Bird · White Tiger · Earth Dragon
Titan Age	Titan

Other
Campaign	Ao Kuang · Gaia · Kronos · Polaris · Prometheus · Theris*
Cheat	Bella · Walking Berry Bush
Scenario Editor-exclusive	Harpy · Santa · Vulture
Cut	Apep · Golem · Griffon · Trollkarien

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-{{Infobox AoM units
+{{Infobox units
-|Image = [[File:Minion.jpg]]
+|Image = [[File:MinionIcon.png]]
+|Intro  = ''[[Age of Mythology]]''
 |Civilization = [[Egyptians (Age of Mythology)|Egyptians]]
-|Age/God = [[Heroic Age]] / [[Nephthys]]<br>[[Mythic Age]] / [[Osiris]]
+|Age          = [[File:HeroicAge.png|22px]] [[Heroic Age]] <small>(Nephthys)</small><br>[[File:MythicAge.png|22px]] [[Mythic Age]] <small>(Osiris)</small>
+|God          = [[File:NephthysIcon.png|22px]] [[Nephthys]]<br>[[File:OsirisIcon.png|22px]] [[Osiris]]
-|Unit Type = [[Myth Unit]]
+|Unit Type      = [[Myth unit]]
-|Cost = N/A
+|Created        = [[File:AncestorsIcon.png|22px]] [[Ancestors]] <small>(Nephthys)</small><br>[[File:MummyIcon.png|22px]] [[Mummy]] <small>(Osiris)</small>
-|Population = 0
-|HAttack = 8.5
+|HAttack        = {{tt|8.5|10 before patch 1.02 of The Titans}}
-|PAttack = -
+|PAttack        = -
-|CAttack = -
+|CAttack        = -
-|Range = 0
+|Range          =
+|HP             = {{tt|140|180 before patch 1.02}}
-|HP = 140
-|HArmour = 35
+|HArmour        = 35
-|PArmour = 40
+|PArmour        = 40
-|CArmour = 99
+|CArmour        = 99
 |Speed = 5
 |LOS = 16
+}}A '''Minion''' is an [[Egyptians (Age of Mythology)|Egyptian]] [[myth unit]] in ''[[Age of Mythology]]''. Minions cannot be trained at the Temple like regular land myth units; instead, they are created in one of two ways. First, [[Nephthys]]' [[Heroic Age]] [[god power]], [[Ancestors]], causes up to 13 Minions to rise from the ground when it is invoked on land. Their naval counterpart is the [[Lost Ship]]. Second, the [[Mythic Age]] [[Mummy]]'s special attack kills a unit instantly - it then returns from the dead as a Minion.
-|Train At = N/A
-|Train Time = 0}}
-A '''Minion''' is an [[Egyptians (Age of Mythology)|Egyptian]] myth unit in ''[[Age of Mythology]]''. Minions cannot be trained at the Temple like regular land myth units; instead, they are created in one of two ways. First, [[Nephthys]]' Heroic Age god power, [[Ancestors]], causes 13 Minions to rise from the ground when it is cast on land. Second, the Mythic Age [[Mummy]]'s special attack kills a unit instantly - it then returns from the dead as a Minion.
 In both cases, Minions normally have a lifespan of 1 minute. The [[Atef Crown]] technology doubles this to 2 minutes, but only for Minions created by Mummies.
-=== Attack Bonuses ===
-* Heroes -50%
 == Upgrade ==
-* [[Atef Crown]] <small>(Osiris)</small> doubles lifespan.
+* [[File:AtefCrown.png|22px]] [[Atef Crown]] <small>(Osiris)</small> doubles lifespan.
-==Mythology==
+== Changelog ==
+=== ''Age of Mythology'' ===
-''Ancient Egyptians believed that, upon death, the body seperated into different parts, such as the ba, the animating spirit, and the ka, a replica of the body. Funeral customs were intended to provide the ka with all the resources it would need after the physical body's death. If not, it could become a vengeful spirit that sought retribution.''
+* Originally, Minions had 180 hit points. With [[Patch 1.02 (Age of Mythology)|patch 1.02]], they have 140 hit points.
+* Minions have 10 damage.
-= Lost Ship =
+=== ''The Titans'' ===
+* With [[Patch 1.02 (The Titans)|patch 1.02]], Minions have 8 damage.
-{{Infobox AoM units
-|Image = [[File:lostship.jpg]]
-|Civilization = [[Egyptians (Age of Mythology)|Egyptians]]
-|Age/God = [[Heroic Age]] / [[Nephthys]]
-|Unit Type = [[Naval Vessel]]
-|Cost = N/A
-|Population = 0
-|HAttack = -
-|PAttack = {{tt|5|x3 arrows}}
-|CAttack = -
-|Range = 12
-|HP = 130
-|HArmour = 25
-|PArmour = 15
-|CArmour = 5
-|Speed = 6
-|LOS = 24
-|Train At = N/A
-|Train Time = 0}}
-The Lost Ship is a naval variant of the Minion. They can only be created when the Ancestors God Power is cast on water. This causes 13 ships to rise from the abyss to fight to the player's cause.
-=== Attack Bonuses ===
+== Mythology ==
+''Ancient Egyptians believed that, upon death, the body seperated into different parts, such as the ba, the animating spirit, and the ka, a replica of the body. Funeral customs were intended to provide the ka with all the resources it would need after the physical body's death. If not, it could become a vengeful spirit that sought retribution.''
-* [[Transport Ship (Age of Mythology)]]: x3
-==Mythology==
-''Wrecks and sunken ships rise from the depths at Nephthys' call. Some egyptians believed that Ra died every sunset and was reborn every morning. In death, it is said he was carried on a barge called Mesektet.''
 == Trivia ==
+* A Minion converted from the [[Carcinos]] will die instantly as it will receive extreme damage from the Carcinos's death.
-* Lost Ships share the same icon with [[Kebenit]]]s.
+** On the other hand, a Minion converted from a [[Scarab]], [[Terracotta Warrior]], or [[Lampades]] with [[Asper Blood]] will not die instantly but instead still receive damage from the blood of the aforementioned Myth Units.
-* Lost Ships are unable to attack [[Fishing Ship (Age of Mythology)]].
+* In the editor, the lifetime limit of the Minion is counted already when they are spawned on the edit map and the game is not started yet. This means not only that they will die before the game is started, but also that they can't be saved in an editor map file. This may possibly be fixed with triggers.
+** This happens also with other units with a time limit, like the [[Mercenary (Age of Mythology)|Mercenary]].
+* The Minion is the only special unit in the standard game that can be summoned both by a god power and another unit.
+* Even if the Mummy's special ability affects both human and myth units, the spawned Minion will always have the same undead human skin.
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
 Minion.jpg|Minion in-game.
+Ancestors.jpg|Minions coming out of the sand.
 minionconceptart1.jpg|Minion Concept Art 1
 Minionconceptart.jpg|Minion Concept Art 2
-</gallery>{{Myth units}}
+</gallery>
+{{Myth units}}
 [[Category:Age of Mythology]]
-[[Category:Myth Units]]
+[[Category:Myth units]]
-[[Category:Egyptian Units]]
+[[Category:Egyptian units]]
 [[Category:Heroic Age]]