Tsukuyomi (月読) is a Japanese major god in Age of Mythology: Retold - Heavenly Spear who focuses on technology, Shinobi, and cavalry.
Attributes[]
God power[]
New Moon: Targeted building provides all currently available technologies for free and trains military units faster for a short duration.
Technologies[]
Bonuses[]
- Way of the Moon: Cavalry and Shinobi gain +4%/8%/12%/16%/20%/25% attack across the six Bushidō tiers.
- Researching technologies except Age-ups generates Bushidō XP equal to their resource cost (with favor cost having a factor of 5).
- This also applies to the unit-line upgrades; researching them, even if discounted by Bushidō, grants XP at their full base cost. Letting them be researched automatically by Bushidō does not grant this bonus XP.
- Advancing to the next Age is 33% faster (takes -25% time).
- A free Kitsune appears at the Temple with every Age-up except the Wonder Age.
Minor gods[]
- Classical Age
- Ame-no-Uzume - God power: Goshinboku, myth unit: Kamaitachi
- Inari Ōkami - God power: Swampland, myth unit: Jorogumo
- Heroic Age
- Mythic Age
- Watatsumi - God power: Dragon Typhoon, myth unit: Shinigami
- Ōkuninushi - God power: Sacred Gate, myth unit: Onmoraki
Changelog[]
Heavenly Spear[]
- The god's portrait was updated in update 18.50572.
- His Bushidō bonus grants +3%/6%/9%/12%/15%/20% attack to Shinobi and cavalry across the six tiers.
- At release, the bonus which grants research technology cost as Bushidō XP without any multipliers. With update 18.50572, the favor cost of technologies has a multiplier of 5 when granting Bushidō XP.
- With update 18.52475, his Bushidō bonus grants +4%/8%/12%/16%/20%/25% attack to Shinobi and cavalry across the six tiers.
Mythology[]
| “ | The second-to-last child of Izanagi and Izanami, Tsukuyomi is the god of night and the moon. He is typically paired in mythology with his sister Amaterasu, the sun goddess. However, much like Amaterasu’s other brother Susanoo, Tsukuyomi often made havoc for her. Once, Amaterasu sent Tsukuyomi to meet a goddess named Ukemochi, the kami of food. After witnessing what he believed was an act of pollution, Tsukuyomi killed Ukemochi, drawing the ire of Amaterasu. Some versions of the myth state that this was when Tsukuyomi was given dominion over the moon so Amaterasu never had to set eyes on him again. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- Tsukuyomi's name literally means "Moon Reader", which is a reference to how ancient and medieval astronomers followed the lunar cycle across the sky every night, and how people once used the moon as a way to mark their months.
- In Japanese-language sources, Tsukuyomi is usually named 月読命 (Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto), a traditional honorific form roughly translating to "Tsukuyomi the Great".
- The halo found encircling Tsukuyomi's head on his in-game Major God Statue seems to be depicting the lunar phases.
Gallery[]
The giant camphor tree Takeo no Okusu, the Wonder for Tsukuyomi
Another view
Alternate portrait for Tsukuyomi granted to Premium Edition owners
A Japanese town worshiping Tsukuyomi
Victory Emblem
In-game user interface watermark
In-game statue of Tsukuyomi; the halo around his head represents the lunar cycle
