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The Tiger is a wild animal that appears in Return of Rome, Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas, and as a treasure guardian in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties. It also appears in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon, as a dangerous huntable.

Age of Empires[]

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Tigers were introduced once Age of Empires game mode was launched in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome.

Age of Empires II[]

The Tiger appears in Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas, and is one of several hostile animals that the player may encounter in unexplored areas. In the Tiger's case, it appears mostly in maps set in Southeast Asia. It holds no food and attacks Villagers and even some military units on sight. As it will most likely prevail against Villagers that do not have the Loom upgrade, it is recommended to research it before sending them in unexplored areas.

Age of Mythology[]

The Tiger in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon is a huntable animal, but also a dangerous predator that will attack any nearby workers. It is less dangerous than the Crocodile or Lizard, but also only provides half as much food.

History[]

Scientific Name -- Panthera tigris
Size -- 400-570 lb. (male); 220-350 lb. (female)
Diet -- Deer, antelope, wild pigs, cattle

The tiger is one of thirty-six cat species, and most closely related to the lion, leopard, and jaguar, all of which evolved from a common ancestor over 5 million years ago. The tiger is the largest species in the cat family, and the only wild cat with stripes in its fur. Up until the twentieth century, nine different subspecies of tiger roamed the earth, but with the extinction of the Caspian, Javan, and Bali tigers, only six subspecies remain. However, since most tigers are similar both physically and genetically, subspecies are commonly used only to designate a particular tiger's geographic range. For example, the Sumatran tiger is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

A tiger's body is built specifically for the hunt. Certain physical features allow them great advantages when pursuing, catching, and then consuming its prey. A tiger's large eyes gather more light than the eyes of other animals, and a special structure called the tapetum lucidum reflects this light, making objects appear brighter than they actually are. A tiger can turn its ears toward the source of a sound to enhance hearing sensitivity. While in pursuit of a smaller animal, a tiger can tighten its stomach muscles and bend its flexible spine like a bow, so when the muscles relax the spine snaps back into position with explosive force, hurtling the cat forward. It even uses its flexible tail as a rudder to aid in steering.
Age of Mythology help section

Age of Empires III[]

Axehilt the Tame Tiger is a pet in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties. He is the most powerful of all pet animals that can be trained by Explorers but is also the most expensive (135 food) and has the longest train time (22 seconds). He is very similar to Wagner the Pet White Tiger but has more attack damage and less hit points. As all pets it receives free upgrades upon every Age up.

Compared to other pets, Axehilt the Tame Tiger is not extremely good at killing treasure guardians due to his small multiplier, but it is better at fighting human combatants. Against treasure guardians, Axehilt the Tame Tiger has approximately the same damage per second as Fang the Tame Coyote that is a lot cheaper (50 food).

Axehilt the Tame Tigers do not cost population but has it own population limit (10). Using Axehilt the Tame Tigers is an indirect way of increasing your population limit similar to natives. Indian players may have access to both Axehilt the Tame Tigers and White Tigers giving them a population advantage over their enemies once population capped. It is also important to note that Tigers can be trained directly on the battlefield (similar to Daimyo, Chinese Monks, or other Explorers who have access to pets).

Upgrades[]

Axehilt the Tame Tiger, like all other pets, upgrades automatically each Age:

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

Further statistics[]

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Treasure guardians, light infantry
Weak vs. Villagers
Improvements
Hit points Maya Cotton Armor (+20%)
Infantry Breastplate (+10%)
Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only)
Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack Zapotec Cult of the Dead (+20%)
Carib Kasiri Beer (+10%)
Master Lessons (+10%)
Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only)
Wind Horses (-10% Rate of Fire)
Speed Push of Pike (+10%; Swedes only)
Apache Endurance (+5%)
Wind Horses (+0.5)
Line of Sight Town Watch (+3)
Cost Somali Oryx Hide Shields (-10%)
Train time Immigrants (-10%)

Home City Cards[]

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Axehilt the Tame Tiger
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
Western Reforms Unit hit points and damage +8%
Ethiopians
Card Description Age
Ignatian Spirituality Unit (except herded animals) hit points +5%, regeneration rate +1.0 (even in combat)
Europeans
Card Description Age
Wanderlust Land military and land villager hit points +5%; land villager and construction wagon speed +5% (can be sent 3 times)
  • "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 speed +10%
Indians
Card Description Age
2 Pet Tigers Delivers 2 Axehilt the Tame Tigers, +1 Hindu Villager
Favorable Karma Monk hit points and damage +60%; enables Brahmins to train Axehilt the Tame Tigers, +1 Hindu Villager
Dravidian Martial Arts Unit all melee attack damage +15%; Rajput hand attack damage +20% instead, +1 Hindu Villager
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics Unit hit points and damage +5%
Maltese
Card Description Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post present on the map; unit hit points +2%
Mexicans
Card Description Age
TEAM Mariachi For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
Colegio de San Nicolas Delivers 1 Large Collection of Books (500 XP); unit Line of Sight +4; building (except Wall) Line of Sight +8; reveals enemy units' positions for 20 seconds
National Servant Unit (except herded animals) hit points +10%; Padre heal work rate +200%
Imperial Age
Imperial Age
Spanish
Card Description Age
TEAM Hand Infantry Attack Hand infantry damage +15%
Archaic Infantry Hitpoints Hand infantry and foot archer hit points +15%; Rodelero hit points +20% instead
Archaic Infantry Combat Hand infantry and foot archer hit points and damage +15%
TEAM Spanish Inquisition Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic unit Line of Sight +10
Swedes
Card Description Age
Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Hitpoints Hand infantry and hand cavalry hit points +15%

Chinese
Card Description Age HC level
Western Reforms All units get +8% hit points and damage
40
Indians
Card Description Age HC level
2 Pet Tigers Delivers 2 Pet Tigers; +1 Villager
1
Favorable Karma Monks get +60% hit points and damage; Brahmins can train Pet Tigers; +1 Villager
1
Dravidian Martial Arts All units get +15% all melee attack damage; +1 Villager
40
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and damage
25
Spanish
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Hand Infantry Attack Hand infantry get +15% damage
10
TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 Line of Sight
10

Treasure guardian[]

The Tiger is a large carnivorous treasure guardian that is featured in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties. Tigers are found on every single Asian map in the game, from Ceylon to Siberia.

Both Siberian and Bengal Tigers are also featured as pets, trained by Indian Monks, the Brahmin.

Changelog[]

The Asian Dynasties[]

  • Axehilt the Tame Tiger cannot reveal stealth enemies, and gives 13 XP when trained or killed.

Definitive Edition[]

  • Axehilt the Tame Tiger can reveal stealth enemies.

Knights of the Mediterranean[]

Trivia[]

  • The Tiger's help section in Age of Mythology is a direct copy of its history section in Age of Empires III, the only difference being that a spelling error has been fixed ("allow them great advantageous when pursuing" was changed to "allow them great advantages when pursuing").
  • Although commonly associated with East Asia, the tiger's distribution reached west to the Caucasus and eastern Turkey during the period covered by the Age of Empires games. They were limited to forested areas, however, while in the plains they were replaced by the Lion.
  • A Tiger unit edited from the Jaguar (i.e. the Jaguar with black stripes painted on) is included in Forgotten Empires, the original fan-made version of Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten.
  • The tiger unit in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors has the Jaguar icon. After The Forgotten, the Tiger was removed due to copyright issues and re-added in Rise of the Rajas.

Gallery[]

Animals in Age of Empires
Until Definitive Edition
Huntables Gazelle · Elephant
Predators Alligator · Lion · Crocodile
Marine creatures Shore Fish · Tuna · Salmon · Whale
Animal Kings Lion (Alpha) · Crocodile (Alpha) · Gazelle (Alpha) · Elephant (Alpha)
Other Lion (tame)
Decorative Bird · Dragon
Cut Horse · Goat
Including Return of Rome
Huntable Deer · Ibex · Iron Boar · Javelina · Ostrich · Rhinoceros · Wild Boar · Zebra
Herdable Cow · Goat · Goose · Llama · Pig · Sheep · Turkey · Water Buffalo
Predator Bear · Dire Wolf · Jaguar · Komodo Dragon · Rabid Wolf · Snow Leopard · Tiger · Wolf
Civilian Bactrian Camel · Camel · Donkey · Horse
Military animals Alfred the Alpaca · Furious the Monkey Boy · Penguin
Decorative Stormy Dog · Wild Bactrian Camel · Wild Camel · Wild Horse
Marine animals Box Turtles · Dolphin · Dorado · Marlin · Perch · Snapper
Animals in Age of Empires II
Herdable animals Chicken · Cow · Goat · Goose · Llama · Pig · Sheep · Turkey · Water Buffalo
Timid huntables Argali · Deer · Gazelle · Ibex · Mouflon · Ostrich · Wild Chicken · Zebra
Aggressive huntables Elephant · Iron Boar · Javelina · Rhinoceros · Wild Boar
Wild animals Arabian Wolf · Black Bear · Brown Bear · Crocodile · Dire Wolf · Grey Wolf · Jaguar · Komodo Dragon · Lion · Polar Bear · Rabid Wolf · Snow Leopard · Tiger
Marine animals Box Turtles · Dolphin · Dorado · Marlin · Oysters · Perch · Salmon · Shore Fish · Snapper · Tuna
Civilian animals Bactrian Camel · Camel · Donkey · Horse
Military animals Alfred the Alpaca · Furious the Monkey Boy · Penguin
Hero animals Hunting Wolf · Ornlu the Wolf
Decorative animals Bird · Stormy Dog · Wild Bactrian Camel · Monkey · Penguin · Wild Camel · Wild Horse
Animals (non-myth units) in Age of Mythology
Herdable animals Cow · Goat · Pig · Yak*
Timid huntables Baboon · Caribou · Chicken · Crowned Crane · Deer · Duck* · Elk · Gazelle · Giraffe · Golden Pheasant · Monkey · Red Crowned Crane · Spotted Deer · Zebra
Aggressive huntables Aurochs · Black Bear · Boar · Elephant · Hippopotamus · Ram* · Rhinoceros · Walrus · Water Buffalo
Wild animals Arctic Wolf · Crocodile · Bear · Hyena · Lion · Lizard* · Panda Bear* · Polar Bear · Serpent (Predator) · Tiger* · Wolf
Military animalsAnimal of Set · Golden Lion · Relic Monkey
Fish Herring · Mahi-mahi · Perch · Salmon
Decorative animalsBird ( Eagle* · Hawk · Parrot* · Flying Red Crowned Crane · Vulture) · Panda · Hawksbill Turtle · Orca · Shark · Whale
Scenario Editor-exclusive animals Alfred · Dog · Giant Duck-Billed Platypus · Golden Fleece (also herdable) · Horse · Reindeer
Cheat animals Chicken Exploding
Cut animalsAnchovies · Camel · Musk Ox · Nubian Goat · Shore Fish · Unicorn
Animals in Age of Empires III
Land
Herdables Cow · Goat · Llama · Sacred Cow · Sanga Cattle · Sheep · Water Buffalo · Yak · Zebu Cattle · Big Benny
Huntables Bighorn Sheep · Bison · Capybara · Caribou · Deer · Elephant · Elk · Gazelle · Giant Salamander · Giraffe · Guanaco · Ibex · Marco Polo Sheep · Moose · Musk Deer · Musk Ox · Nilgai · Ostrich · Pronghorn · Rhea · Saiga · Serow · Tapir · Turkey · Zebra
Treasure guardians Alligator · Baboon · Black Bear · Black Panther · Beast · Beast of Gévaudan · Brown Bear · Cougar · Coyote · Crocodile · Elephant · Ethiopian Wolf · Grizzly Bear · Hippo · Honey Badger · Hyena · Jaguar · Leopard · Lion · Lion-Tailed Macaque · Mad Dog · Monitor Lizard · Orangutan · Panda · Polar Bear · Rhino · Snow Leopard · Snow Monkey · Tibetan Macaque · Tiger · Warthog
Unknown-exclusive Cash Cow · Wood Cattle
Military Dog · Intrepid Turkey Scout · Lamb of the Creator · Tengri Wolf
Water
Treasure guardians Alligator · Hippo · Great White Shark · Orca · White Tiger · Wild Boar · Wolf
Fish Bass · Carp · Catfish · Cod · Mahi-mahi · Mola Mola · Salmon · Sardines · Squid · Tarpon · Tuna
Whales Beluga Whale · Humpback Whale · Minke Whale
Air
Bird · Bird (unit)
Treasure guardians in Age of Empires III
Humans African Vagabond · Ambushing Shongo Thrower · Bandit Blowgunner · Bandit Gunslinger · Bandit Rider · Bandit Rifleman · Blind Monk · Brigand · Camel Raider · Caravan Bandit · Colonial Gunslinger · Colonial Looter · Colonial Officer · Colonial Oppressor · Colonial Swashbuckler · Corrupted Watchman · Delinquent Thuggee · Deserted Hussar · Deserted Pikeman · Deserted Skirmisher · Fugitive Dacoit · Gunman · Haramija · Heretic · Klepht · Knife Thrower · Marauding Cossack · Marauding Jaeger · Marauding Janissary · Marauding Highlander · Marauding Landsknecht · Marauding Musketeer · Masterless Samurai · Mongol Rider · Pirate · Plague Doctor · Repressive Cuirassier · Robber Knight · Smuggler · Witch Hunter
Land animals Alligator · Baboon · Beast · Beast of Gévaudan · Black Bear · Black Panther · Brown Bear · Cougar · Coyote · Crocodile · Elephant Guardian · Ethiopian Wolf · Grizzly Bear · Hippo · Honey Badger · Hyena · Jaguar · Leopard · Lion · Lion-Tailed Macaque · Mad Dog · Monitor Lizard · Orangutan · Panda · Polar Bear · Rhino · Snow Leopard · Snow Monkey · Tibetan Macaque · Tiger · Warthog · White Tiger · Wild Boar · Wolf
Water animals Alligator · Crocodile · Great White Shark · Hippo · Orca
Ships Bandit Catamaran · Marauding Junk · Raiding Privateer