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"Myth unit whose roar causes damage to all enemies in the area. Good against human soldiers."
In-game description
The Nemean Lion is a Greek Heroic Age myth unit available if worshipping Aphrodite. Its special ability is a damaging roar which harms enemies in an aura radius.
Special Ability
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Roar | Unleashes a deafening roar that causes 10 hack damage (×1 vs. myth units, ×0.5 vs. heroes) in an area of 4. In Retold, it also stuns enemy units for 1 second and snares them by 50% for 3 seconds. Recharge time: 20 seconds |
Technologies, Upgrades, & Bonuses
Upgrades
| Name | God | Upgrades from | Upgrades to | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hand of Talos |
Hephaestus | Colossus | Silver Colossus | +25% hit points |
 Shoulder of Talos |
Hephaestus | Silver Colossus | Gold Colossus | +25% hit points and -20% hack vulnerability |
God Bonuses
| Image | God | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
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Zeus | -1 population cost |
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Hades | +15% hit points |
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Poseidon | +0.4 speed |
Myth Technologies
| Image | Name | God | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Oracle | Apollo | +4 Line of Sight |
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Dionysia | Dionysus | +5% hit points |
Age Bonus
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Wonder Age | +100% hit points, +100% damage, +20% speed |
Relic Bonuses
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Scales of a Catoblepas | -15% Pierce vulnerability |
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Pandora's Box | -20% favor cost |
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Pelt of Argus | +6 Line of Sight |
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Scales of a Echidna | -15% cost except favor |
Gameplay
Nemean Lions are quite powerful in combat, with a large attack and high hit points. As such they can defeat human soldiers with ease, though like all myth units they are vulnerable to heroes. Also they have high pierce armor allowing them to shrug off archer fire, and since they inflict crush damage, they can also tackle buildings, if necessary. Their special attack, coupled with their durability and damage, means they need little micromanagement. However, their low hack armor can be problematic if they run into stronger myth units or heroes with high hack attack.
Mythology
"◆ Scientific Name -- Leo Biaxomus
◆ Size -- 6000 lbs.
◆ Diet -- Carnivore
A large and ferocious lion that lived on the plains of Nemea, it terrorized the area and could not be killed by normal men, who ran in fear from its mighty roar. The first labor of Heracles was to kill the Nemean Lion. When Heracles discovered his arrows and other weapons had no effect on the beast, the hero closed with it and used his incredible strength to strangle it. He skinned the beast and returned with its skin as a cloak. Heracles was thereafter depicted wearing the cloak of the Nemean Lion."
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Trivia
- The Colossus, as referenced by its specific technologies, is based on Talos, a giant, bronze Automaton who patrolled the island of Crete.
- The Colossus is named after one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Colossus of Rhodes, a giant bronze-plated statue of the sun god Helios.
- The Colossus originally had the second highest number of hit points of any myth unit that can be trained at a Temple. As of Tale of the Dragon, it only has the third-highest hit points.
- During development, the Colossus did not exist, and its role was instead filled by the Golem.
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