| “ | Myth unit. A massive thug who crushes smaller units and smashes buildings with his club. | ” |
Santa is a myth unit found exclusively in the Scenario Editor of Age of Mythology: Extended Edition. It is a re-skin of the Mountain Giant made to look like the legendary figure Santa Claus.
Special attacks[]
- Super Shot: Bashes buildings with its club, dealing 120 crush damage. Recharge time: 15 seconds.
- Dwarf Kick: Kicks away dwarves with its foot sending them flying away, dealing 30 hack damage. Recharge time: 15 seconds.
Further statistics[]
Oracle (Apollo): +6 Line of Sight.- Dionysia (Dionysus): +5% hit points.
- Monstrous Rage (Hera): +25% attack.
- Thurisaz Rune (Bragi): +12% movement speed.
- Mythic Rejuvenation (Hekate): Regenerate 2.0 hit point per second.
- Eyes of Atlas (Atlas): +9 Line of Sight.
Trivia[]
- The assets for Santa are not new, and can be seen in a pre-release image from Christmas 2001, it's texture file is still located in the textures.bar for the original release.
- Santa Claus traditions are also derived from the Norse winter festival of Yule, where the god Jólnir rides on his horse Sleipnir in the sky with an army of ghosts known as the Wild Hunt. Jólnir was an epithet of the Norse god Odin.
Gallery[]
Santa appearing in a cinematic.
Santa about to fight Arkantos.
Pre-release screenshot with Santa and other Christmas themed objects.
Video[]
SANTA vs EVERY MYTH UNIT - Age of Mythology
