Subotai

Subotai is a hero unit in Age of Empires II, and a leader in the The Mongol Empire campaign in Age of Empires IV.

Age of Empires II

Subotai
Hero information
Introduced in	Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Hero type	Mounted archer
Statistics
Hit points	250
Regeneration	30 hit points per minute
Pierce attack	12
Attack bonus	+5 vs Building +5 vs Ram
Reload time	2
Range	5
Accuracy	50%
Projectile speed	7
Melee armor	2
Pierce armor	2
Armor class	Archer (+2) Cavalry (+2) Hero
Speed	1.65
Line of Sight	6
Ability	Cannot be converted

“	Little mouse, are you running again? My horde is here to end your miserable life once and for all!	”
—Dialogue in Saving the Huts

In Age of Empires II, Subotai is represented by an unusually fast Heavy Cavalry Archer hero. He appears as a subordinate in the Genghis Khan campaign, an antagonist in the Kotyan Khan campaign, and the protagonist in the challenge scenario Mongol Raiders. He is also available in the Scenario Editor. Technologies that benefit cavalry archers also benefit Subotai. As a hero, he cannot be converted and can regenerate health (since The Conquerors).

Subotai has the highest base speed of any non-cheat unit in the game.

Campaign appearances

Genghis Khan

• The Horde Rides West: Subotai commands the Mongols' northern army that is tasked with the conquest of Cumania and Russia. He has to survive in order to finish the conquest of the region.
• Pax Mongolica: Subotai arrives in the eastern part of the map with two Hunting Wolves, five Saboteurs, and five Khans (two Hunting Wolves and ten Saboteurs before the Definitive Edition) if the Mongols manage to survive the Hungarian onslaught for 40 minutes.

Vlad Dracula

• The Moon Rises: In the HD Edition, the Ottoman general leading the initial raid against the Wallachians is a renamed Subotai.

Historical Battles

• Honfoglalás: In the HD Edition version, Kond is one of the tribal chieftains of the Magyars in the principality of Etelköz and is a renamed Subotai, swearing allegiance to Almos.

Event Scenarios

• Mongol Raiders: Subotai leads Mongol forces in subjugating various enemy strongholds.

Tamerlane

• Harbinger of Destruction: Timur Qutlugh is a renamed Subotai, leading the eastern branch of the Golden Horde. He will join Tamerlane if provided with Siege Towers and will invade the city of Astrakhan.

Algirdas and Kestutis

• The Tatar Yoke: Qutlugh Beg, leader of the Bulgars within the Golden Horde, is a renamed Subotai. Killing him will weaken the Bulgars.

Jadwiga

• Vytautas' Crusade: Timur Qutlugh leads the Golden Horde across the Dnieper river, goading Vytautas into attacking across the river and into Edigu's trap.

Babur

• The Battle of Panipat: Alam Khan is a renamed Subotai, leading an auxiliary Delhi force in the east. Converting him will force this army to defect to Babur.

Victors and Vanquished

• Mstislav: Subotai leads the Mongol army in the east, set on subjugating the Rus lands.
• Seljuk: Seljuk is a renamed Subotai. He is intent on dominating the lands of the Oghuz Turks and founding a Seljuk dynasty to rule over Central Asia.
• Temujin: Temujin is a renamed Subotai, conquering the Mongol lands. Upon achieving the title of Great Khan, he will change to Genghis Khan.

In The Battle at the Kalka River and Saving the Huts Subotai is the leader of the Mongol armies that the Cumans must escape from and will taunt Kotyan, but Subotai will not appear personally.

Age of Empires IV

General Subutai
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires IV
Type	Light ranged cavalry
Statistics
Hit points	450
Melee armor	3
Ranged armor	3
Speed	2.16 tiles/s
Ability	Maneuver Arrow Attack Speed Arrow Defense Arrow Master Tactician
Melee damage
Attack	6
Rate of Fire	1.62
Ranged damage
Attack	13
Range	7.5 tiles
Rate of Fire	2

“	Great Mongol general who enhances the warriors around him.	”
—Age of Empires IV description

General Subutai is a light ranged cavalry appearing in the The Battle of the Kalka River and The Battle of Mohi scenarios of the The Mongol Empire campaign. He has the same abilities as the Mongol Khan in standard games, minus the Scouting Falcon, but with a 50% shorter cooldown time.

Ability

• Signal Arrows (Active): Subutai can fire a Signal Arrow to temporarily buff all units (including himself) with an aura with a 8.75 tile radius for 5 seconds. Activating one Signal Arrow puts all Signal Arrows on a 45 second cooldown. The Whistling Arrows technology will increase the duration and range of each signal arrow.
  • Maneuver Arrow: Increases the movement speed of nearby units by +33%. Does not affect Villagers.
  • Attack Speed Arrow (requires Feudal Age): Increases the attack speed of nearby ranged units by 50%. Does not affect siege engines.
  • Defense Arrow (requires Castle Age): Increases the armor (melee and ranged) of nearby units by +2.
• Master Tactician (Passive): General Subutai has increased sight range and rapidly recharges his Signal Arrow abilities (Signal Arrow cooldown time -50%).
• Fortitude (Passive): Heals while out of combat.

Campaign appearances

The Mongol Empire

• The Battle of the Kalka River: General Subutai leads the Mongol forces in their battle against the Rus army. They must first lure the enemy into an ambush, before eliminating the rest of their army.
• The Battle of Mohi: Subutai must assist Batu Khan in defeating the Hungarian forces at Mohi, commanding a part of the Mongol army, while Batu Khan leads the frontal assault against the enemy positions.

History

Subotai, also spelled Subutai (c. 1175 - 1248), was a Mongolian general and military strategist of Genghis Khan and later Ögedei Khan. He is considered one of the greatest military leaders of all time, having directed over 20 campaigns, won 65 pitched battles, conquered 32 nations, and taken more territory than any other commander in history.

Trivia

• According to Mongolian sources, Subotai was a Uriankhai, a word used both for the Mongol-speaking "Forest People" of the Altai mountains and the Turkic-speaking Tuvans and Yakuts of Siberia. This northern origin is referenced in the cutscenes as Subotai being "of the Reindeer people".
• His honorific Baatur (Baghatur in Turkic) means "Hero" or "Valiant Warrior" in Mongolian, its first syllable possibly from Iranic *bagáh "share, portion, fate, god, lord". Western ambassadors translated it as "Knight".
• In the campaign, Subotai always appears with untrainable Hunting Wolves. This is likely a reference to him being called the "Dog of War" of Genghis Khan.
• It is sometimes said that Subotai was so obese that he could not ride and had to be moved in a wagon, but this is a modern invention. Still, it's historically factual that Subotai was born a commoner among the northernly foresters and thus lacked the childhood equestrian training, enjoyed by his southernly companions who had been raised in the steppe. Both elements, factual or fictional, are ironic compared to his depiction as the fastest mounted unit in the game, as well as his historical talent to strike fast and far away. For example, he devised the campaign that destroyed the armies of Poland and Hungary within two days of each other in 1241, 500 kilometers apart, which are the basis of the scenarios The Promise and Pax Mongolica in Age of Empires II.

Gallery

Views of the unit

Subotai in Age of Empires IV

General Subutai leading the Mongols at The Battle of the Kalka River

Same situation from another angle

In-game art of General Subutai in Age of Empires IV

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