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“

The desert is a cruel place to fight. Are you sure you have the heart for it?

”

— The Lionheart, taunting before an attack

King Richard "The Lionheart" is one of the AI opponents in Stronghold Crusader, Extreme and Stronghold Crusader 2.

Background

King Richard I ruled England from AD 1189-1199. His reputation as a fearless warrior and superb military leader earned him the nickname "Lionheart" long before he even became king. He is the son of the very influential and powerful Queen, Queen Eleanor of Aquintaine. By the age of 16, Richard had taken command of his own army, putting down rebellions in Poitou against his father. Richard was a central Christian commander during the Third Crusade, leading the campaign after the departure of Philip II of France and scoring considerable victories against his Muslim counterpart, Saladin, although he did not reconquer Jerusalem from Saladin.

Richard is perhaps best known for his crusades in the Holy Land. He allied himself with King Phillip II Augustus and Barbarossa during the third crusade. Despite his extraordinary military leadership and powerful alliances, he was never able to capture Jerusalem. Richard did, however, sign a treaty with the leader of the Islamic opposition, Saladin. This treaty allowed for the entrance of Christianity into Jerusalem, and called for a three-year truce.^[1].

Appearance

As a king, he wears a golden crown on his head, with cross-like decorations on its edge. His intimidating, yet proud face is decorated by a dark yellow mustache and beard, framing his mouth. He stands tall and confident and often has a confident look on his face which is strongly recognizable by his eyes.

He wears a standard metal chain armor that covers his figure. His trademark red cross is proudly worn to cover his chest. He also wears a plain teal colored cape. His battleaxe is always seen held by his strong arms.

The Crusader lord unit in the game with his axe represents Richard, who is also the main mascot of the game, being shown on the cover of the physical copy of the game and on the loading screen.

Character

He knows how to fight, and he is not afraid of it. He is described as a fearless man but does not attack recklessly. He doesn't rush when attacking his enemies. Despite this, he does not seem to be a master of economy. He runs economy only to supply food, happiness and weapons to his army.

He is one of the strongest AI opponents encountered in the game and perhaps the best attacker. Richard is obsessed with fighting and greatly appreciates when he can test his skills against others. He gives compliments when he encounters a talented and hard enemy, but he does not hesitate to siege with overwhelming powers. He can be considered a great tactician and he prefers to fight on the battlefield, rather than being enclosed in his keep with his defenders.

Castles and strategies

More than any other lord, The Lionheart knows how to plan and execute an effective attack strategy and, if given the chance, he will construct more siege equipment than any other AI opponent. Richard's economy is solid enough, but his true path to victory lies on the battlefield.

In Stronghold Crusader

The Lionheart has a decent industry based heavily on stone and iron mines. He gathers apples and cheese, as well as uses positive Fear Factor to gain bonus popularity. He has an insane number of workshops stuffed in his castle producing bows, plate armour, swords and pikes. Richard also sites some chapels and churches for religion coverage.

The Lionheart builds rectangular castles with square towers on the corners and a large gatehouse. He stations archers and oil engineers on the towers and hosts either ballistae or mangonels in them. He may also construct an outer ring of walls with perimeter turrets siting archers.

Richard is known to send attacks frequently with a large number of siege equipment. He uses archers, pikemen and swordsmen supported by various engines, mostly catapults, rams and trebuchets. He also uses siege towers and uniquely, tunnelers to destroy enemy structures.

For more details, see: Richard The Lionheart/Strategies (SHC)

In Stronghold Crusader 2

Richard retains his productive economy, with the addition of candle production for churches. For weapons production he utilizes fletchers, forges and blacksmiths and he also hands out higher rations to get more taxes. His industry relies heavily on iron.

The Lionheart constructs small castles fortified mostly with ballistae and mangonels. He has two great towers and uses archers and rangers on the walls. He keeps a moderate number of swordsmen, macemen and archers around the Lord.

The Lionheart has different harassment tactics than in the first Stronghold Crusader, sending out groups of archers and macemen to destroy outer buildings and even walls. In bigger attacks, the Lionheart makes use of additional swordsmen and rangers and he constructs catapults, mantlets and trebuchets.

Dealing with the Lionheart

For tips on how to beat the Lionheart, see: Richard The Lionheart/Counter-strategies (SHC)

Quotes

For Richard The Lionheart's quotes, see:

Gallery

References

↑ Richard I of England (Wikipedia)

Stronghold Crusader / Stronghold Crusader Extreme Characters
Stronghold Crusader	The Rat • The Snake • The Pig • The Wolf • The Sultan• The Caliph • Saladin • Richard The Lionheart
Stronghold Crusader Extreme	Emperor Frederick • King Phillip • The Sheriff • The Abbot • The Marshal • The Wazir • The Emir • The Nizar

Stronghold Crusader 2 Characters
Stronghold Crusader 2	The Rat • The Wolf • Saladin • The Caliph • Richard The Lionheart • The Shah • The Slave King • The Sultana
DLC	The Princess • The Pig • The Templar • The Duke • The Emperor • The Hermit • The Jackal • The Khan

[1] Richard I of England (Wikipedia)

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+<option>{{Character Quotes
+|Quote = My men are eager for battle and so am I. Prepare to fight!
+|author = The Lionheart, taunting before an attack}}</option>
+<option>{{Character Quotes
+|Quote = My banner will fly atop your keep before this day is out!
+|author = The Lionheart, taunting before an attack}}</option>
+<option>{{Character Quotes
+|Quote = The desert is a cruel place to fight. Are you sure you have the heart for it?
+|author = The Lionheart, taunting before an attack}}</option>
+<option>{{Character Quotes
+|Quote = Gird your loins, sharpen your steel. You will soon be tested!
+|author = The Lionheart, taunting before an attack}}</option>
+<option>{{Character Quotes
+|Quote = War is a dangerous game my Lord, as you are finding out.
+|author = The Lionheart, destroying enemy buildings}}</option>
+<option>{{Character Quotes
+|Quote = Sound the fanfare! The royal armies are victorious once more!
+|author = The Lionheart, deflecting the player's attack}}</option>
+<option>{{Character Quotes
+|Quote = Bravely done, you fight like a man!
+|author = The Lionheart, after a failed attack}}</option>
+<option>{{Character Quotes
+|Quote = Fine! You can bring down a few buildings. How about a fair fight?
+|author = The Lionheart, losing buildings}}</option>
+<option>{{Character Quotes
+|Quote = My walls are strong, my men are in good heart. Bring on your slings and arrows!
+|author = The Lionheart, worrying upon an approaching army}}</option>
+<option>{{Character Quotes
+|Quote = Events have come to a pretty pass when a King must cower in his castle. But cower I must...
+|author = The Lionheart, panicking}}</option>
+<option>{{Character Quotes
+|Quote = So, I am bested and my poor bones must rest in this wretched sands.
+|author = The Lionheart, pleading}}</option>
+</choose>
 {{Template:Character Box
 |name = The Lionheart
 |image = [[file:richard.PNG|250px]]
 |realname = King Richard
 |nicknames = Richard I-VIII The Lionheart
-|appear = Stronghold Crusader<br>
+|appear = Stronghold Crusader<br>Stronghold Crusader 2<br>
 |gender = Male
-|age = Unknown
+|age = 31
 |difficulty = Hard
-|melee = Swordsmen
+|melee = Swordsmen<br>
-Pikemen
+Pikemen <i>(SHC)</i><br>
+Macemen <i>(SHC2)</i>
-|ranged = Archers
+|ranged = Archers<br>
+Rangers <i>(SHC2)</i>
 |siege = Mangonels<br>
+Ballistae<br>
 Catapults<br>
 Trebuchets<br>
+Battering rams <i>(SHC)</i><br>}}
-Tunnelers<br>
-Battering rams}}'''King Richard''' "The Lionheart" is one of AI opponents in Stronghold Crusader and Stronghold Crusader Extreme.
+'''''King Richard''''' ''"The Lionheart"'' is one of the AI opponents in ''[[Stronghold Crusader]]'', ''[[Stronghold Crusader Extreme|Extreme]]'' and ''[[Stronghold Crusader 2]]''.
+==Background==
-== Historical figure ==
-King Richard I ruled England from 1189-1199AD. His reputation as a fearless warrior and superb military leader earned him the nickname "Lionheart" long before he even became king.
+'''''King Richard I''''' ruled England from AD 1189-1199. His reputation as a fearless warrior and superb military leader earned him the nickname "Lionheart" long before he even became king. He is the son of the very influential and powerful Queen, Queen Eleanor of Aquintaine. By the age of 16, Richard had taken command of his own army, putting down rebellions in Poitou against his father. Richard was a central Christian commander during the Third Crusade, leading the campaign after the departure of Philip II of France and scoring considerable victories against his Muslim counterpart, Saladin, although he did not reconquer Jerusalem from Saladin.
-Richard is perhaps best known for his crusades in the Holy Land. He allied himself with [[King Phillip|King Phillip II]] Augustus and [[Emperor Frederick|Barbarossa]] during the third crusade. Despite his extraordinary military leadership and powerful alliances, he was never able to capture Jerusalem. Richard did, however, sign a treaty with the leader of the Islamic opposition, [[Saladin]]. This treaty allowed for the entrance of Christianity into Jerusalem, and called for a three-year truce.
+Richard is perhaps best known for his crusades in the Holy Land. He allied himself with [[King Phillip|King Phillip II]] Augustus and [[Emperor Frederick|Barbarossa]] during the third crusade. Despite his extraordinary military leadership and powerful alliances, he was never able to capture '''Jerusalem'''. Richard did, however, sign a treaty with the leader of the Islamic opposition, [[Saladin]]. This treaty allowed for the entrance of Christianity into Jerusalem, and called for a three-year truce.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I Richard I of England (Wikipedia)]</ref>.
+==Appearance==
-For further information, see here: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I Richard I of England (Wikipedia)].
+As a king, he wears a golden crown on his head, with cross-like decorations on its edge. His intimidating, yet proud face is decorated by a dark yellow mustache and beard, framing his mouth. He stands tall and confident and often has a confident look on his face which is strongly recognizable by his eyes.
+He wears a standard metal chain armor that covers his figure. His trademark red cross is proudly worn to cover his chest. He also wears a plain teal colored cape. His battleaxe is always seen held by his strong arms.
+The Crusader lord unit in the game with his axe represents Richard, who is also the main mascot of the game, being shown on the cover of the physical copy of the game and on the loading screen.
 ==Character==
+He knows how to fight, and he is not afraid of it. He is described as a fearless man but does not attack recklessly. He doesn't rush when attacking his enemies. Despite this, he does not seem to be a master of economy. He runs economy only to supply food, happiness and weapons to his army.
 He is one of the strongest AI opponents encountered in the game and perhaps the best attacker. Richard is obsessed with fighting and greatly appreciates when he can test his skills against others. He gives compliments when he encounters a talented and hard enemy, but he does not hesitate to siege with overwhelming powers. He can be considered a great tactician and he prefers to fight on the battlefield, rather than being enclosed in his keep with his defenders.
-==Castles and Strategies==
+==Castles and strategies==
 More than any other lord, The Lionheart knows how to plan and execute an effective attack strategy and, if given the chance, he will construct more siege equipment than any other AI opponent. Richard's economy is solid enough, but his true path to victory lies on the battlefield.
-===Economy===
+===In Stronghold Crusader===
+The Lionheart has a decent industry based heavily on stone and iron mines. He gathers apples and cheese, as well as uses positive [[Fear Factor]] to gain bonus popularity. He has an insane number of workshops stuffed in his castle producing bows, plate armour, swords and pikes. Richard also sites some chapels and churches for religion coverage.
-Richard runs an advanced economy to fuel his numerous skirmishes. He gathers all raw materials, particularly pitch for oil smelters. For the granary he builds apple orchards and dairy farms in great quantities. He has a massive weapon production as well as he will scatter gardens, statues, and shrines throughout the remainder of his castle, which will allow his troops the benefits of a positive Fear Factor bonus.
-===Offense===
-Though he defends well enough, The Lionheart's greatest strength lies in his ability to attack. His typical siege force consists of [[pikeman|pikemen]], [[swordsman|swordsmen]] and [[archer]]s in increasingly greater quantities. He will usually organize his forces just out of range from his opponent's walls and begin building siege equipment. The archers advance first, firing at troops on walls and towers, and there are often quite large numbers of these. These archers also serve to distract defenders so that tunnelers can start digging and siege equipment can be built with less chance of being attacked. The pikemen and swordsmen advance together shortly after. Some of them split off from the main group to destroy outlying farm and industrial buildings.
+The Lionheart builds rectangular castles with square towers on the corners and a large gatehouse. He stations [[archer]]s and oil [[engineer]]s on the towers and hosts either [[ballista]]e or [[mangonel]]s in them. He may also construct an outer ring of walls with perimeter turrets siting archers.
-The Lionheart will construct [[catapult]]s, [[Battering Ram|battering rams]], [[trebuchet]]s and much later on, [[Siege Tower|siege towers]], each of these in varying quantities. He will use them to attack the player's walls, gatehouses, and towers as his army closes in. In addition, The Lionheart is the only AI opponent that will make use of tunnelers and often sends anywhere from six to ten of them to join his main army in the attack. Sometimes, these troops are assisted with two additional catapults to destroy farms and mining buildings.
+Richard is known to send attacks frequently with a large number of siege equipment. He uses [[archer]]s, [[pikemen]] and [[swordsmen]] supported by various engines, mostly [[catapult]]s, [[ram]]s and [[trebuchet]]s. He also uses [[siege tower]]s and uniquely, [[tunneler]]s to destroy enemy structures.
-Between his main attacks, the Lionheart will send small groups of pikemen to destroy outlying farms and industrial buildings.
+''For more details, see: [[Richard The Lionheart/Strategies (SHC)]]''
-===Defense===
+===In Stronghold Crusader 2===
-Richard the Lionheart builds a wide variety of castles, ranging from poor to excellent in overall design and
+Richard retains his productive economy, with the addition of candle production for churches. For weapons production he utilizes fletchers, forges and [[blacksmith]]s and he also hands out higher rations to get more taxes. His industry relies heavily on iron.
+The Lionheart constructs small castles fortified mostly with [[ballista]]e and [[mangonel]]s. He has two [[great tower]]s and uses [[archer]]s and [[ranger]]s on the walls. He keeps a moderate number of [[swordsmen]], [[macemen]] and [[archer]]s around the Lord.
-effectiveness. In general, he will build four thin sections of wall, creating a small square or rectangular shape around his keep. He will then place up to four large, square towers at each corner where his walls intersect and a large gatehouse along the front. Each of the towers surrounding the keep are topped with either [[mangonel]]s or [[ballista]]e to aid in castle defense. [[Archers and [[engineer]]s with oil mount the top of the towers and some of the wall sections. The keep is usually swarming with [[pikeman|pikemen]] and [[swordsman|swordsmen]].
+The Lionheart has different harassment tactics than in the first Stronghold Crusader, sending out groups of [[archer]]s and [[macemen]] to destroy outer buildings and even walls. In bigger attacks, the Lionheart makes use of additional [[swordsmen]] and [[ranger]]s and he constructs [[catapult]]s, [[mantlet]]s and [[trebuchet]]s.
-The Lionheart patrols his buildings with pikemen and archers. When provoked, the Lionheart will use a bunch of these troops to kill the harassing units.
-==How to deal with==
-===Defense===
-The Lionheart's attacks are devastating and quickly organized. Tunnelers, siege equipment and armored troops can confuse the player attacking at the same time. However, the Lionheart focuses so much on armored troops that his attacks are very slow to commence. The hard troops will require some tower mounted engines and heavy troops to deflect the attack. [[Ballista]]e and [[mangonel]]s should be deployed to soften up the army, but the rapid fire and more accurate [[Fire Ballista|fire ballistae]] may be preferred to speed up the process. [[Crossbowman|crossbowmen]] are somewhat effective at destroying troops, but [[slinger]]s may operate effectively in great numbers, as they are faster to kill armored troops. Some swordsmen or [[assassin]]s should be ready to counterattack if a gap appears or a siege tower docks.
+==Dealing with the Lionheart==
-A moat is perhaps the best defence against Richard's attacks. While his pikemen will eagerly dig it up, it will slow them and the accompanying swordsmen down and make them an easy target for crossbowmen.
+For tips on how to beat the Lionheart, see: ''[[Richard The Lionheart/Counter-strategies (SHC)]]''
-===Offense===
-Surprisingly, the Lionheart's castles are easy to siege. Since he uses few archers, but many tower mounted devices, he may be fearsome, but packs relatively little firepower. Towers individually are favourable targets and Richard can be worn down easily, since he builds only one gatehouse. The following tactics are effective:
-*''Horse archer squads'': Again, the archers firerate is very low to massacre hordes of troops. 60-80 horse archers may clear the outer defenses with ease, provided mangonels are avoided with good maneuvering to minimize losses. Never stop moving, ballistae are rendered useless against moving targets. After clearing the defenses, target the campfire with an area attack, while you deploy fire ballistae to dispose of the tin-men. Lastly, kill the lord.
-*''Standard siege'': Bring a bunch of catapults and some guards to escort them. Destroy any building you may see when closing to the walls, then open fire on towers to cripple them and target crucial buildings (granary, barracks, armoury, engineer's guild). Light up buildings with fire ballistae (catapults can be unmanned) and burn the whole settlement up. In the meantime, fire ballistae can clear out the keep's troops and you can move in for the kill.
 ==Quotes==
+For {{PAGENAME}}'s quotes, see:
-Added to roster: [[File:Ri_add player_01.ogg]]
+*[[{{PAGENAME}}/Quotes (SHC)|Stronghold Crusader quotes]]
+*[[{{PAGENAME}}/Quotes (SHC2)|Stronghold Crusader 2 quotes]]
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery type=slideshow position=center>
+<gallery type="slideshow" position="center">
+Lionheart-1-s.jpg
-Lioncastle1.jpg|Two-lines castle
-Lioncastle2.jpg|The Lionheart's typical castle
+Lionheart-2-s.jpg
+Lionheart-3-s.jpg
+Lionheart-4-s.jpg
+Lionheart-5-s.jpg
+Lionheart-6-s.jpg
+Lionheart-7-s.jpg
+Lionheart-8-s.jpg
 </gallery>
-==Navigation==
+==References==
+<references />
-{{SHC:Characters}}
+{{SHC:Characters}}{{SHC2:Characters}}
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