

Anachronism Stew: The various Germanic (and Nordic) factions have access to pikemen whose weapons resemble Macedonian sarissae and can form pike phalanxes.Aluminium Christmas Trees: Yes, the crossbow was already being used in Europe at this time.The only Jewish faction at the start of the game is Himyar, a Proud Warrior kingdom of Arabic Jews. Additionally, bonus damage based on unit type (such as spears against cavalry or elephants or heavy shot arrows against infantry) ignores armor entirely. Siege weapons of course will probably obliterate anyone they hit. All archer units have access to heavy shot which fires much slower, but does more damage and armor-piercing damage, and the fairly common Precision Shot ability for ranged units can have their temporary higher damage hope to largely bypass heavy armor. Pikes don't really do a lot of damage in general, but almost all of it is armor-piercing. Crossbows are much less common, but are practically made for going through armor. The primary weapons that are your best bet against armored units are axes and javelins (which also do so much normal damage too that odds are good most of its damage will not be stopped by armor anyway). Armor-Piercing Attack: Armor-piercing damage in the game will cause that damage to hit targets immediately, without any chance of armor reducing it.The child could refer to one of the Character's victims, or it could refer to the character himself. Ambiguous Situation: The description of the trait Dead Inside reads as follows 'Someone silence that mewling child.'.It's even possible to kill Odoacer 17 years ahead of schedule. If you win, you have saved the Western Roman Empire from the person who historically destroyed it. You play as the last remnants of the Western Roman army fighting against Odoacer's Germanic tribe. You can potentially save the Roman Empire, altering the entire course of European history.It's quite unavoidable if you're playing some of the more obscure factions like the Jutes, as you're basically encouraged to forge a continent-spanning empire in order to win the game. Age Lift: The real Emperor Honorius was 11 when the game starts, as opposed to his age of 16 in the game.After the End: The DLC campaign pack The Last Roman, which takes place after the main game, and follows Belisarius reconquering the territories of the fallen Western Roman Empire from the Barbarian Kingdoms.


The Norse and Germanic champion agent basically sounds like a more aggressive Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Norse and Germanics are Guttural Growlers who speak in vague, Dutch-accented English that can just pass for a 'Scandinavian' or 'German' accent.Accent Tropes: As in previous games, each faction has its own respective accents with variations occurring among units and agents.Any province they govern has increased public order, any army they command has increased integrity, and they gain personal influence. 100% Adoration Rating: Generals with traits from the Favored Line note can be considered this.
