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For other units with the same name, see Barbarian.

Description[]

Barbarians are fast shock units in Empire Earth that have the ability to travel through forests, thus equipping them for raids, ambushes and guerilla warfare.

Strengths[]

The Barbarian overwhelms every Dark Age foot soldier and is very effective against archers. It defeats Composite Bowmen in three hits. Things shifts in the Medieval Ages, where the Barbarian loses its combat edge against even a regular Long Sword unit, being more useful to catch archers and ranged siege weapons by surprise.

A niche use of the Barbarian is being a very quick and combat-able scout. Their relative speed and ability to traverse wooded areas makes them able to unveil blank areas on the map and discover points of interest faster; with the Speed upgrade, they serve this purpose objectively better than even a Canine Scout.

Their attack type makes them inept at eliminating regular Citizens; 3 Citizens of the Medieval Ages can take out a single Barbarian without any of them dying in the process. This is possibly to balance out their overall effectiveness stratagem-wise, as Barbarians already have an unparalleled combination of production cost, speed and mobility.

Weaknesses[]

Easily taken down by Cavalry. By the Medieval Ages, the Barbarian loses against almost every fight.


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