The Queen was a hero in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten. As a hero, she could not be converted and could regenerate health. Since the Definitive Edition, she is a regular unit instead of a hero, but is still immune to conversion. Despite this, she still has the Hero armor class, just like the King. She is based on a generic queen, the female head of a monarchy.
She performs the same functions as her male counterpart, and as such has no attack, but a fast movement speed (though slower than the King) and a decent Line of Sight. She is available in the Scenario Editor.
Campaign appearances[]
Battles of the Forgotten[]
- Bapheus: The Turkish tribes each have a Princess that Osman can marry in order to forge an alliance with one tribe. Since the Definitive Edition, they no longer appear.
- Cyprus: In the The Forgotten version of the scenario, Joan of England is a renamed Queen, Richard the Lionheart's sister.
The Hautevilles[]
- Bohemond and the Emperor: Sikelgaita is a renamed Queen. She prevents Bohemond from accessing the Italian holdings of his father.
Victors and Vanquished[]
- Gaiseric: The Suebian Princess is imprisoned by the Franks. She can be rescued for some gold.
- Komnenos: A Queen appears as Empress Maria, Alexios' sister.
- Ironside: Several Princesses can be captured in order to be ransomed off for gold.
- Otto: Adelaide of Italy is a Queen. She will ally with Otto and grant him Italy if he sends an envoy, but this will damage relations with Otto's vassals.
Heroes[]
There are three heroes in the game with the appearance of a Queen:
Trivia[]
- Queens identical to the ones in The Forgotten were already discussed in the fifth Design Document of Ensemble Studios, dated July 17, 1998.
- Like the Khan and the cheat unit Sharkatzor, the Queen has a glow in her icon without being a hero unit.
Gallery[]
The Queen in the Scenario Editor
Many views of a Queen in the Definitive Edition
