Morochuco

Morochuco
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Type	Cavalry Light ranged cavalry Ranged cavalry Gunpowder cavalry Outlaw*
Civilization(s)	Peru
Age	Revolution
Required Home City Card	"Morochucos"
Training
Trained at	Stable Tavern Fort Galleon
Cost	120 Food 1 Population
Train time	40 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	225
Resistance	20% Ranged
Speed	7.25
Line of Sight	20
Ability	Ranged attack fire four shots in a quick succession Gathers food from herdable animals Trains Cows Builds Livestock Pens
XP train bounty	26
XP kill bounty	26
Ranged attack
Damage	6 (4) Ranged
Range	12
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	5.0x vs. Llama 3.0x vs. Heavy cavalry 2.2x vs. Hand shock infantry 2.0x vs. Artillery 0.5x vs. Villager
Siege attack
Damage	12 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Hand attack
Damage	11 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	3.0x vs. Heavy cavalry 2.2x vs. Hand shock infantry 2.0x vs. Artillery 0.5x vs. Villager

“	Cavalry armed with a revolver who can gather from livestock and build Livestock Pens.	”
—In-game description

The Morochuco is a revolutionary outlaw in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that is unique to Peru.

Overview

All Comancheros will be upgraded to Morochucos once the namesake Home City Card has been sent. Compared to Comancheros, Morochucos have the following differences:

• Costs 120 food and takes 1 population.
• Can gather food from herdable animals.
• Can train Cows and build Livestock Pens.
• Ranged attack fires four shots in a quick succession, like that of Organ Guns, which is more effective against heavy cavalry, hand shock infantry, and artillery.

Upgrades

The Morochuco upgrades when revolting into Peru, if the Folk Heroes technology is researched.

• +30% hit points and damage

Further statistics

As Morochucos are unique to Peru, only technologies that their base European civilizations have access to are shown in the following table:

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Heavy cavalry, hand shock infantry, artillery
Weak vs.	Heavy infantry, light infantry, ranged shock infantry
Improvements
Hit points	Folk Heroes (+20%) Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Folk Heroes (+20%) Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+10%) Smokeless Powder (+10%) Yoga (+5%) Wind Horses (-10% Rate of Fire)
Resistance	Sudanese Quilted Armor (+10% hand resistance)
Range	Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+2)
Line of Sight	Town Watch (+3) Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+2)
Speed	Apache Endurance (+5%) Comanche Mustangs (+5%) Wind Horses (+0.5)
Train time	Folk Heroes (-50%) Cheyenne Horse Trading (-40%) Mass Cavalry (-35%) Quechuan Diet (-15%) Philhellenism (-10%) Shaman Drums (-10%)
Cost	Philhellenism (-10%)
Other	Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)

Home City Cards

As Morochucos are unique to Peru, only their base European civilizations' cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables (for the base civilization, non-TEAM cards will only be applied if they are sent before revolting):

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Morochuco

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Purple	Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
Cattle Drivers	Delivers 8 Cows carrying additional 150 food, 1 Comanchero, and 1 Homestead Wagon; Cow train limit +8
Morochucos	Delivers 10 Cows and 10 Morochucos; Cow train limit +10; enables Cows at Livestock Pens and Morochucos; upgrades Comancheros to Morochucos and enables them at Stables, Taverns, Forts, and Galleons

• "Cattle Drivers" and "Morochucos" are available to the Portuguese and Spanish upon revolting to Peru.

Germans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Cavalry Attack	Heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry get +10% damage; Germans-only heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry get +15% damage instead

• "TEAM Cavalry Attack" does not stack with the Italian "TEAM Cavalry Attack" card.

Indians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and damage

Italians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Cavalry Attack	Heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry get +10% damage; Italian-only heavy cavalry, light ranged cavalry, and shock infantry get +15% damage instead

• "TEAM Cavalry Attack" does not stack with the German "TEAM Cavalry Attack" card.

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrades cost -20%

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mustangs	Cavalry and shock infantry cost -10%

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post build; all units get +2% hit points

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed

Portuguese

Card	Description	Age
Riding School	Cavalry train time -40%; Cuirassier and Oprichnik train time -35% instead; Gatling Camel train time -20% instead

Russians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Kamchatka Expeditions	Cavalry and shock infantry get +10% hit points and +4 Line of Sight

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
Cavalry Combat	Cavalry get +15% hit points and damage
Liberation March	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry get +5% speed and -35% train time
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Delivers 1 Inquisitor; all units get +10 Line of Sight

Changelog

Definitive Edition

• With update 23511, the Morochuco is tagged as outlaw. Its ranged resistance is changed from 30% to 20%, train/kill bounty is changed from 26 xp to 24, training time from 60 seconds to 40, and ranged and melee multiplier vs. hand shock infantry from 2.5 to 2.2.

In-game dialogue

The Morochuco speaks Spanish using the Spanish Hussar's dialogue files.

Trivia

• While the Morochuco is often referred to and treated as a distinct unit unique to Peru, the game's data files reveal that it is actually a Comanchero with different name, slightly different model (wearing a chullo), and modified stats/abilities.
  • For this reason, the Morochuco reuses the Comanchero's in-game history text.

History

Morochucos are cattle-tending horsemen in Peru's Andes Mountains who are comparable to cowboys in North America. Wearing clothes adapted to the cold Andean environment, morochucos descended from the Almagristas and are renowned for their bravery and prowess, as well as their participation in festivities such as horse racing and bullfighting.

Gallery

A Peruvian Morochuco