Theodoric the Goth is an infantry hero in Age of Empires II. He has the appearance of a Huskarl. As a hero, he cannot be converted and can regenerate health (since The Conquerors).
Although first introduced in The Age of Kings, Theodoric was only available in the Scenario Editor prior to the release of Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten, where he is renamed Alaric in two scenarios.
In the Definitive Edition, Theodoric shares his portrait icon with Alaric the Goth and Ataulf.
Campaign appearances[]
Alaric[]
- All Roads Lead to a Besieged City: Alaric is a renamed Theodoric. He leads his Gothic army close to Rome, set on claiming the supplies reaching the city.
- Legionaries on the Horizon!: Alaric leads the Gothic camp, preparing for an attack by traitorous Roman forces.
Tariq ibn Ziyad[]
- The Battle of Guadalete: Roderic is a renamed Theodoric. He will face the Berbers at Guadalete and must be killed to break the Visigothic army opposing the Berber invasion.
Victors and Vanquished[]
- Finehair: Haakon Grjotgardsson is a renamed Theodoric. He will join Harold's forces in unifying Norway after Harold gains enough renown and adequately develops his kingdom.
- Ironside: Bjorn Ironside is a renamed Theodoric. He leads the Viking raiders in the Mediterranean, set on pillaging a large amount of wealth.
- Ragnar: Rognvald Eysteinsson is a renamed Theodoric. He and his brother, Sigurd, reside in Orkney and will join Ragnar, fulfilling an Orkneyinga saga.
Trivia[]
- In an AMA for Age of Kings Heaven, Ensemble Studios designer Sandy Petersen stated that he would have liked a Gothic campaign based on "either Alaric or Theodoric", but without clarifying if making such campaign had ever been planned for The Age of Kings or which of the historical Gothic kings with these names he meant.
- Theodoric I (c. 390 - 451 A.D.) is mentioned as the leader of the Visigoths in the cutscenes of the fifth Attila the Hun campaign scenario, The Catalaunian Fields. However, while the Visigoths appear as an enemy faction, this unit does not.
- Other Gothic kings named Theodoric include his son, Theodoric II (c. 426 - 466), who expanded the Visigothic kingdom into Provence and Spain; and the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great (454 - 526), who conquered Italy and the Western Balkans and acted as a regent for the Visigoths in Spain after Alaric II was killed in the Battle of Vouillé (507). The Mausoleum of Theodoric the Great in Ravenna also serves as the Gothic civilization's Wonder.
Gallery[]
Definitive Edition artwork of the late Theodoric the Goth after the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
Contemporary portrait of Theodoric the Great on a triple solidus, c. 491-501 CE
The Mausoleum of Theodoric the Great in Age of Empires II and in real life.
