Photon Man

Photon Man
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires
Type	Cheat unit
Training
Trained at	Town Center
Cheat code	photon man
Statistics
Hit points	100
Attack	15
Rate of Fire	0.1
Range	15
Melee armor	10
Pierce armor	10
Speed	Fast

The Photon Man is a cheat unit in Age of Empires and 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 fires a ray of red light like the Mirror Tower, although at a much quicker attack rate. Photon Man attacks every 1/10th of a second, dealing 15 damage per hit and 150 per second. Despite its superior stats compared to a standard unit making it hard to destroy, its stats cannot be upgraded and it is vulnerable to conversion.

Trivia

• When it dies, the unit falls backward twice prior to disappearing. Unlike other units, it disappears immediately without any remains decomposing. Other units that share this unique feature include its relative, the Nuke Trooper. Winsett's Z and its derivative also has this ability, although with a different death animation.
• In Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, 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.

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Video

PHOTON MAN vs EVERY UNIQUE UNIT AoE II Definitive Edition