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{{Infobox Troop
  
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| Image = [[File:Royal_Companion.jpg]]
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| Image = [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|300px]]
 
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| Health = 4,565
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| Health = 3,970
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| Damage per second = 108
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| Damage per second = 113
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| Damage vs Resource Buildings = 32
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| DPS vs Damage Multiplier Target = 33
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| Damage Multiplier Target = Resource Buildings
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| Damage Multiplier= 30%
 
| Range = Melee
  
| Range = Melee
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| Attack Radius = 1
  
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| Favourite Target = Defensive buildings
  
 
| Training Cost = 900
  
| Training Cost = 900
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| Training Time = 3 minutes & 30 seconds
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| Training Time = 3m 30s
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| Troop Space = 6
 
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| Nation = [[Greeks]]
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| Troop Space = 6
  
 
| Troop Type = [[Heavy Cavalry]]
  
| Troop Type = [[Heavy Cavalry]]
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| Nation = [[Greeks]]
  
 
| Strength = High hitpoints
  
| Strength = High hitpoints
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| Weakness = Vulnerable to [[Ballista Tower]]s, and low damage
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| Weakness = Vulnerable to ballista towers, deals low damage
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| Favourite Target = Defensive buildings
 
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| Age Unlocked = [[Classical Age]]
 
| Age Unlocked = [[Classical Age]]
 
| Upgrade Cost = 210,000
  
| Upgrade Cost = 210,000
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| Upgrade Time = 12 hours
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| Upgrade Time = 12h
 
| Experience Gain = 355
  
| Experience Gain = 355
 
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| Next = [[Heavy Royal Companion]]
  
| Next = [[Heavy Royal Companion]]
 
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{{InGameDesc|These heavily-armored units will attack defensive buildings, distracting them at close range while your other troops do the damage. These unique Greek units have more hitpoints and do more damage.}}
   
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The '''Royal Companion''' is the level 2 standard [[Greeks|Greek]] unique [[Heavy Cavalry]] unit unlocked in the [[Classical Age]]. Its predecessor is the [[Companion]], and it can be upgraded to the [[Heavy Royal Companion]]. It is researched in a level 4 [[blacksmith]]. It replaces the [[cataphract]].
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a level 2 [[Greeks|Greek]] unique [[Heavy Cavalry]] unit unlocked in [[Classical Age]]. Its predecessor is [[Companion]], and it can be upgraded to [[Heavy Royal Companion]]. It is researched in a level 4 [[Blacksmith]]. It replaces [[Cataphract]].
   
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== General Information ==
  
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* As a Greek unique unit, it has more 10% more health than standard heavy cavalry and 25% more damage.
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* Royal Companions are front runners among all troops, with a great deal of hitpoints, they can endure more than any other troop. For their strength in taking damage, they do sheer damage themselves and cannot win battles unless they are supported by stronger troops.
  
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* As a Greek unique unit, the Royal Companion has more 15% more health than standard heavy cavalry and 20% more damage.
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* It is one of the strongest units in the game; as well as the strongest heavy cavalry.
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* The Royal Companion is one of the strongest units in the game; as well as the strongest heavy cavalry.
  
   
 
== Historical Description ==
  
== Historical Description ==
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The Royal Companions were the premier Macedonian cavalry unit. Commanded by Alexander himself and composed of Alexander's most trusted friends and soldiers, this was perhaps the deadliest single cavalry unit in the ancient world. In battle Alexander led this unit in a wedge formation with himself at the pointy end and thus the first to smash into the enemy. Chosen Companions also formed the elite guard of the king (Somatophylakes).
   
 
== Visuals ==
  
== Visuals ==
   
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== Attacking Strategies ==
  
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* Royal Companions have a lot of health but are slow and have low attack power, so use them in groups.
  
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* Royal companions are weak against many defenses grouped together.
  
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* Due to their high health, royal companions can be use as meat shields to protect infantry from the defenses.
  
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* Ballista Towers can destroy royal companions easily like all heavy cavalry. If you can, try swarming it with heavy infantry or ranged infantry to destroy it quick enough since the ballista tower is slow.
  
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* When pushing for trophies, you would need to destroy the Town Center. In many bases, the town center would be in the center of the base. First, train up an army of royal companions and a wall miner. When attacking, deploy a wall miner and wait until it destroys the necessary walls, then deploy all your royal companions in the areas which the Town Center is more close to. If there are a few defenses blocking the way, destroy them. Then rally your royal companions to destroy the Town Center.
  
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* Royal Companions would ignore defensive troops and would pursue their targets which are defensive buildings. However, if a defensive troop attacks the royal companion, the royal companion will attack back until the defensive troop is killed; thus making the royal companion distracted. Try to use and deploy ranged infantry such as archers or heavy infantry such as phalanxes after deploying the royal companions to eliminate the defensive troops.
  
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== Defending Strategies ==
  
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* Royal Companions are a good alliance troop due to its high health; making it longer to kill them. However, they take up 6 space in the alliance gate so it cannot be used in a level 1 Alliance Gate in the Iron Age (which can only hold 3 spaces) until it is upgraded to level 2 which is available in the Classical Age.
  
   
 
== Trivia ==
  
== Trivia ==
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* A misconception in the photo above is that the companion seems to be wearing a Galea helmet (a Roman helmet). Royal Companions would wear Boeotian helmets instead since it allowed good peripheral vision and unimpaired hearing. Royal Companions would also wear a bronze muscle cuirass, linothorax (linen upper body armor), and shoulder guards. Another misconception is that companions don't use shields. The shield also has the ''lambda ''sign on it which represents Sparta. Sparta would never used cavalry such as companions and would rely on infantry such as hoplites and phalanxes.
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* Historically, Companions wore Boeotian helmets rather than the Galea helmet (a Roman helmet) they wear in the game. They also wore a bronze muscle cuirass, linothorax (linen upper body armor), and shoulder guards.
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* Historically, Companions didn't use shields.
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* Companions uses 2 weapons; the xyston (a spear, the main weapon of the companion) and a kopis (curved slashing sword) or xiphos (cut and thrust sword) which is used for close combat and a replacement if the xyston breaks. The image shows the companion holding a xiphos.
  
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* The shield they carry has a ''lambda'' sign (which represented Sparta), stamped on it. Historically though, Sparta didn't use cavalry.
   
 
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Revision as of 17:04, 9 August 2019

“These heavily-armored units will attack defensive buildings, distracting them at close range while your other troops do the damage. These unique Greek units have more hitpoints and do more damage.”

Royal Companion is a level 2 Greek unique Heavy Cavalry unit unlocked in Classical Age. Its predecessor is Companion, and it can be upgraded to Heavy Royal Companion. It is researched in a level 4 Blacksmith. It replaces Cataphract.

General Information

The Royal Companion is the armored front runners among all troops. Its default behavior is to seek and destroy defenses. After all the defense buildings are destroyed the Royal Companion will behave like a heavy infantry troop. With a large amount of hitpoints, it can endure more than any other troop of its age, as well as dealing a lot of damage before falling. However, its disadvantages include its low damage and is easily killed by Ballista Towers, Cannon Towers or Anti-Tank Guns.

  • As a Greek unique unit, it has more 10% more health than standard heavy cavalry and 25% more damage.
  • It is one of the strongest units in the game; as well as the strongest heavy cavalry.

Historical Description

The Royal Companions were the premier Macedonian cavalry unit. Commanded by Alexander himself and composed of Alexander's most trusted friends and soldiers, this was perhaps the deadliest single cavalry unit in the ancient world. In battle Alexander led this unit in a wedge formation with himself at the pointy end and thus the first to smash into the enemy. Chosen Companions also formed the elite guard of the king (Somatophylakes).

Visuals

Attacking Strategies

  • The Royal Companion has a lot of health but is slow and has low attack power, so use it in groups
  • The Royal Companion is weak against many defenses grouped together
  • When pushing for trophies, you would need to destroy the Town Center or City Center. In many bases, the town center would be in the center of the base. First, train up an army of Royal Companion and a Wall Breacher. When attacking, deploy your Wall Breacher and wait till it destroys the necessary walls. Then, deploy all your Royal Companion units in the areas which the City Center is more close to. If there are a few defenses blocking the way, destroy them. Then rally your units to destroy the Town Center or City Center
  • The Royal Companion would ignore defensive troops and would pursue their targets which are defensive buildings. However, if a defensive troop attacks it, the Royal Companion will attack back until the defensive troop is killed; thus making it distracted. Try to use and deploy Ranged Infantry or Heavy Infantry after deploying the units to eliminate the defensive troops

Defensive Strategies

  • The Royal Companion is a good alliance troop due to its high health; making it longer to kill them
  • Royal Companion units are spawned by Stable or Tank Depot. With their high health, they are good to slow down the enemies advance
  • The Reinforcements technology in the Library spawns Main the units in the forest and they attack troops of the attacker

Trivia

  • Historically, Companions wore Boeotian helmets rather than the Galea helmet (a Roman helmet) they wear in the game. They also wore a bronze muscle cuirass, linothorax (linen upper body armor), and shoulder guards.
  • Historically, Companions didn't use shields.
  • The shield they carry has a lambda sign (which represented Sparta), stamped on it. Historically though, Sparta didn't use cavalry.
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