12 Elephant units that AoE2 needs! 🐘

I wish I'd thought of this in time for World Elephant Day on August 12, but better late than never! in this video I pitch my 12 best ideas for future elephant units that could included in AoE2, including some mock-up pictures to give a sense of what they'd look like in-game.

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Game: Age of Empires II Definitive Edition

[Surya-ujre]

I love how the suggestions start out somewhat sane, and then quickly dive off the sanity ledge.

[thephelddagrif]

Elephants are very intelligent and can use their trunks to hold tools. Elephant villagers should not be overlooked

[jonpaulcer]

Spirit woke up with photoshop trial on and a dream

[nixishierfrei]

From this we conlcude Spirit has either missed the April Fool's/Elephant Day window rather drastically, or gone off the deep end.

[LifeorDeath]

I love how he starts out with pretty realistic civilian-esque concepts, specifically the elephant cart, and then just starts making puns for at least 5 minutes

[silasdolis]

This video right here encapsulates everything that makes SotL the best AOE YouTuber:

- vast game knowledge
- clear and concise information
- impeccable attention to detail
- deadpan delivery of total nonsense and stupid puns

[robdillenger]

Archerphant, AKA a reverse Konnik. Starts as an elephant archer, but the squishy human rider dies first and falls off, then the 🐘starts stomping in melee.

[ZuFFuLuZ]

I can't believe you missed the most obvious one! The villophant. Elephants are really good at logging and carrying stuff around. Much better than villagers.

Elephants can also swim, so any ship unit can be elephantized.

[MultiFortunatus]

The Samurailaphant with a bonus against unique elephant units.

[Duke_of_Lorraine]

Monk on elephant. Fight fire with fire !

[johanlarsen]

The 'Tuskarl' is just... Perfection!

[dalkent]

This is nice to see the progression of how much you drank during the writting of the script

[Terry_Pie]

White Elephant: Trained at castle, costs 1k of all resources, training time: loads. Counts as a wonder when built. Stats as a battle elephant or something, but it has bugger all attack and runs away like a villager.

[floppa]

Cataphractaphant - Merges the strengths of Elephants and Cataphracts - takes no bonus damage from spears and dishes out splash damage^2 after the unique tech Elephantidae logistica.

[SvanTowerMan]

In all seriousness, the Siamese could actually have a unique unit that's a musketeer on an elephant. Very unique, and also historically accurate.

[dembro]

Give Byzantines Flamethrower Elephant! It spews Greek Fire from its trunk.

[kelvinsomnia]

I think we could try an elephant with a sword thrower on top: the mamelelephant. It’s more realistic, because there’s plenty of space to keep dozens of swords.

[irikur]

I think the most logical addition would be the elephastle, a unique castle replacement for most elephant civs

[injest]

The Konniphant. A man on a horse, on an elephant.
Also, the Phantinnok, an Elephant on a horse, on a man.

[Lets-ask]

Elephants are great swimmers. So how about a Fishing Elephant?