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This article is about the unit in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. For the unit in Age of Empires, see Laser Trooper. |
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 Men firing lasers at an enemy Blacksmith.
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
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