Le Loi (Age of Empires)

Do-gooder
Full Name	Lê Lợi
Alias(es)	No information
Origin	Age of Empires (game) In Vietnamese history
Occupation	Emperor
Powers / Skills	Marksmanship Leadership Combat-proficency
Hobby	No information
Goals	Free his people's from the Minh's control. (succeeded)
Family	No information
Friends / Allies	Le Lai
Enemies	Minh's Army
Type of Hero	Heroic Freedom Fighter

“	When a civil war plunged Dai Viet into chaos, the Ming Emperor intervened and seized control. Now, the only hope for freedom from oppression lies with one man: a minor noble named Le Loi. Will he be able to unite feuding factions, defeat the Chinese, and regain Vietnamese independence?	„
	~ Le Loi's intro.

Le Loi was a Vietnamese rebel leader who leads the Dai Viet rebel army against the Ming during the Ming-Ho war.

He serves as the main protagonist and hero of the Vietnamese campaign in Age of Empires II: Rise of the Rajas.

Overview

History

A determinated leader who seek freedom and independence for his people, he was form as the first King of Vietnam after re-formation as Dai Viet after a long era of being conquered by the Mings. Le Loi united his people and forged an army of milita in hopes of a day where they will strike back against the Minh's.

In the end of the war, Le Loi emerges victorious with his resistance against the Minh as he honors the actions and sacrifices made by his allies through out the war.

Gameplay

Le Loi is an infantry hero who once only possessed the appearance as a champion before receiving his personal avatar in the remake edition. As a hero, he cannot be converted and has the ability to regenerate health. Like other infantry units, he is influenced by technologies and bonuses that apply to infantry. Additionally, he is available in the Scenario Editor.

Trivia

• With a total of six scenarios, the Le Loi campaign is the longest in Rise of the Rajas as well as the longest since the campaigns in The Conquerors.
• The Le Loi campaign icon depicts a turtle grasping a sword in its mouth, which is a reference to the Thuận Thiên ("Heaven's Will"), the legendary sword wielded by Lê Lợi during the Lam Sơn uprising, specifically from the tale where Lê Lợi returned the sword to the Long Vương (Dragon King) at a lake which is now known as the Hồ Hoàn Kiếm ("Lake of the Returned Sword").
• In the Definitive Edition, the campaign icon is a red-eared slider turtle. This is inaccurate as this is an American species. They are also too small to grab a sword as long as the portrayed dao, unlike the extinct Vietnamese giant soft shell turtle.
• As with other Rise of Rajas campaigns, all maps are covered in the new tropical jungle introduced in the expansion, though in truth the Red River Delta where it takes place is in the Köppen-classified subtropical climate zone.
• This is the only campaign in Rise of the Rajas that does not feature any Indian civilizations.
• Zhu Di, the emperor of Ming during the first few scenarios and the primary behind-the-scenes antagonist in this campaign (as well as his son, the Xuande Emperor), was one of the sons of Zhu Yuanzhang, the protagonist in Lake Poyang.