Polar Bear

This article is about the Polar Bear in Age of Mythology and Age of Empires III. For other Bears in different games of the series, see Bear.

The Polar Bear is a large arctic bear that is featured in Age of Empires III and Age of Mythology.

Age of Mythology

Polar Bear
Animal
Introduced in	Age of Mythology
Hit points	90
Population	2
Hack attack	9
Hack armor	20%
Pierce armor	30%
Speed	4.30
Maximum food	200
Recommended no. of gatherers	5

Polar Bears are a source of food that are dangerous to any Villager that comes too near. They are powerful predators and are found in arctic and subarctic maps, usually in Midgard, Sea of Worms, and Tundra. When attacking a Polar Bear, use more than one military unit, or a group of Villagers.

A Polar Bear hero, named Polaris, can be found in the first The Golden Gift scenario, if the player explores the map enough. He is very powerful and hostile.

Changelog

Age of Mythology

• Polar Bears have 5.0 speed.

Retold

• With update 17.27932, Polar Bears have 4.3 speed.

History

“	Scientific name -- Ursus maritimus Size -- males up to 1700 lbs., females up to 600 lbs. Diet -- seals, whales, caribou Polar bears live farther north than any other land mammal and are the largest living land carnivores. Polar bears use a variety of hunting techniques. White fur and padded paws means they can stalk seals resting on the ice. They have been known to wait next to seal breathing holes for hours in order to pull a 250 lb. seal up onto the ice. They are also strong enough to create new breathing holes to bait seals. Despite their hunting strategies, polar bears make successful kills less than 15% of the time. Fortunately, they can eat a lot of meat, over 150 lbs. at one sitting, and can go without food for weeks. Scores of polar bears have been seen feeding off the carcasses of dead whales.	”
—In-game help section

Age of Empires III

Polar Bear
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Treasure guardian
Statistics
Hit points	420
Speed	7.0
Line of Sight	9
XP kill bounty	24
Hand attack
Damage	10 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5

The Polar Bear is one of the most powerful treasure guardians in the game because of its high attack and hit points. The Polar Bears are naturally found on two maps, Saguenay and Yukon, and more rarely in Borneo and Indochina. There is also a pet Polar Bear which is a useful companion for an Explorer when hunting for Treasures and they have an attack bonus against Treasure guardians.

History

“

Scientific Name: Ursus maritimus Approx. Size: Up to 600 lb. (female); up to 1,700 lb. (male) Diet: Seals, whales, caribou Polar bears live further north than any other land mammal and are the largest living land carnivores. They use a variety of hunting techniques. White fur and padded paws allow them to stalk seals resting on the ice. They have been known to wait next to seal breathing holes for hours in order to pull a 250-pound seal up onto the ice. They are also strong enough to create new breathing holes to bait seals. Despite their hunting strategies, polar bears make successful kills less than 15% of the time. Fortunately, they can eat a lot of meat, over 150 pounds, at one time, and can go without food for weeks. Scores of polar bears have been seen feeding on the carcasses of dead whales.

”

Trivia

• The appearance of Polar Bears on Borneo and Indochina is most likely a comical reference to the TV show Lost.

Gallery

Polar Bears guarding Treasure in Yukon

Polar Bear stats

A Polar Bear found in Borneo

Polar Bear image from the Compendium section

Big Jerome the Pet Polar Bear

Big Jerome the Pet Polar Bear
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Pet Hand infantry
Training
Cost	200 Food
Train time	10 seconds
Train limit	12
Statistics
Hit points	420
Resistance	10% Hand
Speed	5.0
Line of Sight	12
Ability	Reveals stealth enemies*
XP train bounty	20
XP kill bounty	20
Hand attack
Damage	10 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	×1.2 vs. Treasure guardian ×0.5 vs. Hero ×0.1 vs. Villager

Big Jerome the Pet Polar Bear is a pet Polar Bear in Age of Empires III. Big Jerome is the toughest pet in the game, tougher even than Randy the Pet Rhino, able to withstand enormous amounts of damage.

He can be found exclusively in Yukon, rescued as a cub from certain Treasures.

Upgrades

Big Jerome the Pet Polar Bear, like all other pets, upgrades automatically each Age:

• +20% hit points and attack
• +30% hit points and attack
• +40% hit points and attack
• +60% hit points and attack

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Treasure guardians
Weak vs.	Villagers
Improvements
Hit points	Maya Cotton Armor (+20%) Infantry Breastplate (+10%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Zapotec Cult of the Dead (+20%) Carib Kasiri Beer (+10%) Master Lessons (+10%) Wind Horses (-10% Rate of Fire)
Speed	Push of Pike (+10%; Swedes only) Apache Endurance (+5%) Wind Horses (+0.5)
Penalties	Push of Pike (+10% train time; Swedes only)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Big Jerome the Pet Polar Bear

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Red	Shipment that can be sent twice
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Chinese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Western Reforms	All units get +8% hit points and attack		40

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
Ignatian Spirituality	All units get +5% hit points and regeneration capability even while in combat

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
Wanderlust	Land units get +5% hit points; land villagers and wagons get +5% speed

• "Wanderlust" is available to the British and Dutch upon revolting to South Africa, and can be sent 3 times.

Inca

Card	Description	Age
Road Building	Land military units get +10% speed

Indians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Dravidian Martial Arts	All units get +15% hand attack; Rajputs get +20% hand attack instead; +1 Villager		40
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack		25

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center owned by the player; 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
Colegio de San Nicolás	Ships 500 XP; units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds
National Servant	All units get +10% hit points; Padre healing 200% faster

• "Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "National Servant" is available upon selecting the Estado de México Federal State.

Spanish

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Hand Infantry Attack	Hand infantry get +15% attack		10
Archaic Infantry Hitpoints	Hand infantry and foot archers get +15% hit points; Rodeleros get +20% hit points instead		10
Archaic Infantry Combat	Hand infantry and foot archers get +15% hit points and attack		25
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	All units get +10 Line of Sight; +1 Inquisitor		10

Swedes

Card	Description	Age
Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Attack	Hand infantry and hand cavalry get +15% attack
Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Hitpoints	Hand infantry and hand cavalry get +15% hit points

United States

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Alaska Purchase	Ships 6 Pet Polar Bears; existing Town Centers spawn 1 Silver Prospector Wagon; costs 2,500 wood

Changelog

The WarChiefs

• Big Jerome the Pet Polar Bear cannot reveal stealth enemies.

Definitive Edition

• Big Jerome the Pet Polar Bear can reveal stealth enemies.