Photon Man

This article is about the unit in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. For the unit in Age of Empires, see Laser Trooper.

Photon Man
Unit information
Introduced in	The Last Khans
Type	Cheat unit
Training
Trained at	Town Center
Cheat code	photon man
Statistics
Hit points	80
Attack	30 pierce
Attack bonuses	5 vs Standard building
Rate of Fire	2
Range	10
Accuracy	95%
Projectile speed	20
Melee armor	2
Pierce armor	2
Armor classes	Archer Unique unit Gunpowder unit
Speed	1.2
Line of Sight	12

The Photon Man is a cheat unit in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. Once the code is typed, the unit spawns immediately at the Town Center. Building a new Town Center automatically spawns the unit at that Town Center. Photon Man has the appearance of a futuristic looking spacesuit armed with a laser gun.

It is classified as a Hand Cannoneer, with similar projectiles to its Age of Empires counterpart. However, the Photon Man has a much lower DPS than the Laser Trooper.

Civilization bonuses

• Spanish:
  • Photon Men fire 18% faster.
  • Archer armor upgrades cost no gold.
• Burmese: Faith is 50% cheaper.
• Koreans: Archer armor upgrades are free.
• Portuguese: Archer armor upgrades are researched 30% faster.
• Tatars: Photon Men deal +25% damage when attacking from higher elevation.
• Bulgarians: Archer armor upgrades cost -50% food.
• Celts: Photon Men can steal non-Celt sheep even if other players' units are nearby sheep.
• Chinese: Archer armor upgrades cost -10%/-15%/-20% in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age.
• Sicilians: Photon Men resist 50% incoming bonus damage.

Team bonuses

• Bulgarians: Archer armor upgrades are researched 80% faster.
• Lithuanians: Faith and Heresy are researched 20% faster.
• Teutons: Photon Men are more resistant to conversion.

Unique technologies

• Bohemians: After researching Hussite Reforms, Faith costs 1750F and Heresy costs 1000F.

Statistics

• Upgrades: Padded Archer Armor, Leather Archer Armor, Ring Archer Armor, Faith, Heresy
• Cost: 60F 55G (for calculation of scores)

The closest unit to the Photon Man is the Elite Janissary.

Trivia

• The laser gun the Photon Man uses appears to have been based upon the AR-15-series of rifles.

Gallery

Photon Man in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.

Photon Men firing lasers at an enemy Blacksmith.

Sprite of the unit in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.

Video

PHOTON MAN vs EVERY UNIQUE UNIT (Lords of the West) - AoE II- Definitive Edition

PHOTON MAN vs EVERY UNIQUE UNIT AoE II Definitive Edition