Simón Bolívar (Civ6)

Simón Bolívar (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830), nicknamed el Libertador, was a Venezuelan general and statesman who liberated much of South America from Spanish control during the Spanish American wars of independence, and became the first President of Gran Colombia. He leads the Gran Colombians in Civilization VI.
Simón Bolívar's units are a nimble force to be reckoned with, whether on offense or defense. With clever use of his many Comandante Generals, his army becomes nigh unstoppable.
== Intro ==
 You could have followed the whims of your colleagues, Simón Bolívar, but instead you chose to become the Liberator. Hardships never dissuaded you, so hold fast to your ideals and lead your republic into a new age of prosperity.
== In-Game ==
Simón Bolívar's unique agenda is Carabobo. He respects other leaders with many promoted units and focuses on that himself by building Encampments. He dislikes those who do not take care to build an elite army like he does.
His leader ability is Campaña Admirable. He earns a Comandante General, a unique type of , when the game enters a new era.
== Detailed Approach ==
Additional movement for military units makes long marches across the plains or hills a breeze for Gran Colombia, whether patrolling their own lands or liberating hostile lands. Field promotions do not end a unit's turn, letting them get right back into the fray. With the addition of Comandante Generals, which join with each new era, Simón Bolívar's army is further bolstered with additional Combat Strength and . The Llaneros are best near these Comandante Generals and other Llaneros, and serve as a powerful backbone for a mid-game military force. The Hacienda will provide sustenance and to continue the war path. Simón Bolívar is best leading Gran Colombia towards a Domination Victory, though such might can divert resources to other paths as well.
== Lines ==
Simón Bolívar is voiced by Iván Ramón Orihuela Raschery. He speaks Spanish with a Colombian accent, using the archaic vosotros and os pronoun and verb forms to refer to the player. Realistically, he would have used the more polite usted pronoun to refer to another head of state. Os was also mostly unused in Latin America during Bolívar's time.
=== Voiced ===
Codename 	Quote (English translation) 	Quote (Latin American Spanish) 	Notes
Agenda-based Approval 	It seems that you understand both history and statecraft with a well promoted army. Your people benefit from your leadership. (lit. "It seems that you know as much about history as diplomacy. Your people benefit from your leadership.")	Al parecer conocéis tanto de historia como de diplomacia. Vuestro pueblo se beneficia con vuestro gobierno. 	
Agenda-based Disapproval	May I offer a friendly word of warning? Change your ways, friend, or those who lead promoted armies will change them for you. (lit. "May I offer you a warning? Change your ways, or those who lead armies will do it for you.") 	¿Puedo daros una advertencia? Cambiad vuestros métodos, o los que lideran los ejércitos lo harán por vos. 	
Attacked 	Recourse to war is regrettable, but necessary, when dealing with vipers like you. 	Seguir con la guerra es lamentable, pero necesario al lidiar con serpientes como vos. 	
Declares War 	Your tyranny, if unchecked, dooms the world to darkness, and for this reason I must declare war on you. 	¡Vuestra tiranía, si no se controla, llevará a la oscuridad al mundo y, por esta razón, os declaro la guerra! 	
Defeated 	Everything I have done, I did for the nation of Gran Colombia. I remain a patriot to the very end. 	Todo lo que he hecho lo hice por la nación de la Gran Colombia. Soy un patriota hasta el final. 	
Greeting 	I, President Simon Bolivar, welcome you to Gran Colombia. 	Yo, el presidente Simón Bolívar, os da la bienvenida a la Gran Colombia. 	
Quote from Civilopedia 	Generous souls always interest themselves in the fate of a people who strive to recover the rights to which the Creator and Nature have entitled them. 	Las almas generosas se interesan en la gente que busca recuperar los derechos otorgados por el Creador y la naturaleza.	The quote in English is a translation of Bolívar's Carta de Jamaica (Jamaica Letter) as given in the book The Political Thought of Bolivar: Selected Writings. The line spoken in Spanish is most probably a back translation, because this sentence in the original is phrased differently - "Siempre las almas generosas se interesan en la suerte de un pueblo que se esmera por recobrar los derechos con que el Creador y la naturaleza lo han dotado."wikisource:es:Carta de Jamaica This version would translate more like "Generous souls interest themselves in a people that strives to recover the rights given them by the Creator and Nature."
=== Unvoiced ===
Delegation: I send to you a delegation of my finest horsemen carrying coffee and sugar. Will you let them in?
Delegation Accepted: We held a parade and a festival in the town square in your delegation's honor. They had a long night. Let them sleep in.
Delegation Rejected: Gran Colombia walks its own path today.
Accepts Declaration of Friendship: Yes! Let us break the chains of servitude together!
Rejects Declaration of Friendship: I am not yet convinced that you fight for liberty.
Requests Declaration of Friendship: We both serve the Revolution. Shall we plow the sea together?
Requests Alliance: Will you join me in my struggle for liberty?
Player Accepts Declaration of Friendship: Excellent!
Player Rejects Declaration of Friendship: I extend my hand to you, and you slap it away. Sad.
Accepts Trade Deal: Yes! Let us both profit from this!
Denounced by Player: Tyrant! Oppressor of the people! Foe of liberty! Your day of reckoning approaches!
Denounces Player: Perhaps you can deceive others, but I have no illusions about your wicked designs.
Too Many Troops Near His Border: Your forces threaten our lands. Remove them at once!
Invitation to Capital: In the spirit of friendship, let us visit each other's capital.
Invitation to City: We are holding an open debate in my city about the nature of freedom. Would you like to come and listen to me talk?
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
* Bolívar's diplomacy screen shows the Andean Moorland, as it features an Espeletia-type plant that is unique to this ecosystem. (Due to the vegetation, it is very unlikely that this image represents the Llanos region.)
* Bolívar's leader ability is the name given to his military campaign to liberate Venezuela from the Spanish, while his leader agenda is named after his decisive victory against the Spanish in Venezuela.
* Prior to the redesign of the Ranking screen with the release of the Rise and Fall expansion, Simón Bolívar was one of the leaders to whom players could be compared if their final score was 1,300-1,399 points.
* Bolívar recycles some animations from Pedro II.
*Bolívar, like many other leaders across the Civilization franchise, is a descendant of both Eleanor of Aquitaine and Frederick Barbarossa.
== Gallery ==
Simon Thank You artwork.png|Artwork of Simón Bolívar shown in "Thank You From Firaxis Games"
Simón Bolívar loadscreen (Civ6).png|Simón Bolívar on the loading screen
Simon Bolivar Portrait.jpg|A portrait of Simón Bolívar (which appears to have inspired his in-game model)
== Videos ==
thumb|center|300px|First Look: Gran Colombia
== Related achievements ==
== References ==
== See also ==
* Simón Bolívar in other games
== External links ==
* https://civilization.com/news/entries/civilization-vi-first-look-simon-bolivar-leads-gran-colombia/
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