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Frederick

Emperor Frederick, as seen in the Skirmish lobby

Emperor Frederick is an AI player encountered in Stronghold Crusader.

Overview[]

Emperor Frederick is a hardened strategist of the Crusades. Wise and patient, he prefers to slowly build his economy and gold reserves in order to display his might at an adequate time. While he is methodical at employing various tactics, he attacks very rarely, relegating him a comparably passive opponent.

Information[]

Emperor Frederick is a tall, aging man with short white hair and a characteristic beard. He wears the attire of a German warrior, sometimes along with a trademark Crusader helmet that has a single horizontal visor. Having extensive combat and leadership experience behind his back, Frederick displays a calm and stoic demeanor.

Visibly, Frederick likes to attend his imperial matters. He is seen keeping scrolls close, with information within reach at all times.

The character is based on the holy Roman emperor, Frederick I Barbarossa who, during the third crusade, allied himself with King Phillip II Augustus of France and King Richard (The Lionheart) of England. Unfortunately during the crusade, Frederick drowned in a river outside of Antioch and would never again see his homeland. With his death, his army panicked and fell into despair. Only a small portion of Frederick's once mighty imperial army survived.[1]

Just like the real Frederick, the in-game character can be considered a true strategist. He is slow and confident, takes his steps very carefully and employs a variety of tactics to bring his enemies on their knees. He is very diplomatic towards both his allies and enemies and does not lose his confidence when he is turning out to be losing.

As opposed to his age, Emperor Frederick is not a tired old man, who throws everything away after an unsuccessful attack or two. He is not cruel either and prefers fighting over vengeance. He is not disheartened if his castle towers are destroyed by an enemy, refusing to become distracted by this turn of events.

No, this does not fit in with my plans.
— Frederick, refusing to attack an enemy

Defense[]

Frederick's castles are often triangular or semi-circular in shape, surrounding the keep with thin walling and moat, as well as with defensive turrets with crossbowmen and archers. The frontal peak of the fortification usually features a smaller, detached engine fort, housing square towers with additional mangonels, as well as some trebuchets on the ground. The settlement is not clear of danger however, as there are some random killing pits deployed in various places around.

Economy[]

The Emperor runs a very productive industry backed with a robust food production and military force. He mines stone and iron in hefty quantities, as well as he supplies the equipment for soldiers entirely by himself. He also utilizes taxation with heavy popularity bonuses that comes from ale production and high rations.

Offense[]

Frederick's strategical planning also helps him on the battlefield. He usually sends in archers, crossbowmen and swordsmen when attacking his enemies, a formidable force of combined arms. Moreover, several engineers constructing trebuchets also contribute to the attacks. Between sieges, Frederick sends raiding groups of knights in an attempt to demolish farms and other industrial facilities.

Overall Emperor Fredrick's attack pattern is very similar to the Lionheart's, however with less coordination (with Tunnelers and less Siege equipment) and no fear factor bonus. He can be considered a weaker attacker but a much better defender and harasser than Richard due to higher number of archers and usage of crossbowmen alongside the knights that make stone supplies sad.

Emperor Frederick/Counters (SHC)

Emperor Frederick/Quotes (SHC)

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