Attila (Civ5)

Attila the Hun (406 AD – 453 AD) was the great king of the Hunnic Empire. He leads the Huns in Civilization V: Gods & Kings.
== In-Game ==
Attila speaks modern Chuvash, which is used because it is the only surviving language of the Oghur branch of the Turkic language to which the Hunnic language is believed to have belonged. On his diplomacy screen, he is sitting on his throne in his headquarters, which appears to be modeled after the court in Mór Than's The Feast of Attila.
Capital: Attila's Court
Unique Units: Battering Ram, Horse Archer
Unique Ability: Scourge of God
Voice Actor: Vitali
=== AI Traits ===
Trait 	Amount
Competitiveness 	7 (9-5)
Wonder Competitiveness 	3 (5-1)
City-State Influence Competitiveness 	3 (5-1)
Boldness 	8 (10-6)
Diplobalance 	4 (6-2)
Hate Warmongers 	3 (5-1)
Willingness to Denounce 	6 (8-4)
Willingness to Declare Friendship 	3 (5-1)
Loyalty 	4 (6-2)
Neediness 	3 (5-1)
Forgiveness 	4 (6-2)
Chattiness 	5 (7-3)
Meanness 	8 (10-6)
Offensive Unit Production 	8 (10-6)
Defensive Unit Production 	4 (6-2)
Defensive Building Production 	3 (5-1)
Military Training Buildings Production	6 (8-4)
Recon Unit Production 	6 (8-4)
Ranged Unit Production 	7 (9-5)
Mobile Unit Production 	8 (10-6)
Naval Unit Production 	4 (6-2)
Naval Recon Unit Production 	4 (6-2)
Air Unit Production 	5 (7-3)
Naval Growth 	4 (6-2)
Naval Tile Improvements 	4 (6-2)
Water Connections 	4 (6-2)
Expansion 	7 (9-5)
Growth 	4 (6-2)
Tile Improvements 	5 (7-3)
Infrastructure (Roads) 	4 (6-2)
Production Emphasis 	6 (8-4)
Gold Emphasis 	7 (9-5)
Science Emphasis 	3 (5-1)
Culture Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Happiness Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Great People Emphasis 	6 (8-4)
Wonder Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Religion Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Diplomacy Victory 	5 (7-3)
Spaceship Victory 	5 (7-3)
Nuke Production 	5 (7-3)
Use of Nukes 	8 (10-6)
Use of Espionage 	4 (6-2)
Anti-Air Production 	5 (7-3)
Air Carrier Production 	6 (8-4)
Land Trade Route Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Sea Trade Route Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Archaeology Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Trade Origin Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Trade Destination Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Airlift Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Likeliness to Declare War 	8 (10-6)
Likeliness to be Hostile 	8 (10-6)
Likeliness to be Deceptive 	8 (10-6)
Likeliness to be Guarded 	3 (5-1)
Likeliness to be Afraid 	3 (5-1)
Likeliness to be Friendly 	3 (5-1)
Likeliness to be Neutral 	5 (7-3)
Ignore City-States 	5 (7-3)
Friendliness to City-States 	4 (6-2)
Protection of City-States 	3 (5-1)
Conquest of City-States 	7 (9-5)
Bullying of City-States 	8 (10-6)
=== Personality and Behavior ===
Given his exceptional boldness and hostility, Attila is undoubtedly the most aggressive leader in the game. He will always go for a domination victory over others, and will declare war on every civilization and city-state he meets all the time (even among his fellow warmongers). Don't try to befriend him, because even if you do, he will backstab you anyway.
Attila will include many mounted and ranged units in his offensive army, which will be one of the best in the game. However, he fares poorly in defensive combat, and his cities tend to be poorly developed with weak defenses. If he manages to capture one of your cities, expect him to raze it to the ground.
Be extremely careful when facing Attila, as he is relentlessly aggressive in the early game and all too willing to declare war on anyone he meets (particularly the civilizations with severe early game disadvantages like India and Venice). Counter his invading army with lots of Spearmen, Pikemen, and Lancers should he initiate a war against you. Consequently, his warmongering behavior will most likely help you gain a lot of allies from many city-states and other civilizations (particularly those who hate warmongers) for better late-game dominance.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
* Among the many theories and debates on the actual cause of Attila's death, the traditional lore tells the story of Attila getting drunk on the night of his wedding, and dying of a nosebleed in his sleep. Opposing theories include death by an esophageal hemorrhage or possibly murder at the hands of his new bride or assassins hired by his enemies.
* Attila had at least 7 wives during his lifetime, his last wife being Hildico, a Germanic princess. His death occurred on the night of their wedding.
* Attila will claim to be "the Scourge of Rome" when he is first encountered regardless of whether or not Rome is present in the game.
== Lines ==
Attila's voice actor is not a native speaker of Chuvash, so his speech contains many grammatical errors, and even native speakers have a hard time understanding the exact lines.
Codename 	Quote (English translation) 	Quote (Chuvash) 	Notes
Attacked 	Now what is this?! You ask me to add your riches to my great avails. The invitation is accepted. 	Ku mĕn vara!? Esĕ manran hăvăn pujanlăha hamăn (manăn?) pysăk tupăšlăh﻿ şumne (?) hušma yjtan. Jyhrava jyšănnă.	Wrong words, wrong tone, missing sounds.
Declares War 	I'm getting bored of this throne (of mine). I have ??? to sit on YOUR throne instead. 	Mana şakă tron jălăhtarma puşlarĕ. Un vyrănne manăn SAN tron şine laras ??? [šuhăš] pur. 	Compare with the XML line "I grow tired of this throne. I think I should like to have yours instead."
Defeated 	My people will mourn me not with tears but with human blood. 	Manăn halăh mana kuşşul' mar şyn junĕpe hujhărsa makărasšăn-i? 	Wrong words, syntax, grammar and off-course pronunciation. And of course this isn't a question, so the question particle -i shouldn't be used.
Hate Hello 	What do you want? 	Mĕn kirlĕ? 	
Hate Let's Hear It 01 	Now what is this? 	Ku mĕn-ha vara? 	
Hate Let's Hear It 02 	So what? 	Vara? 	
Hate Let's Hear It 03 	Continue! (lit. "Forward do!") 	Malalla tu! 	The phrase in Chuvash sounds as bad as the literal translation in English.
Hate No 01 	It is not possible to accept. 	Kăna jyšănma maj şuk. 	
Hate No 02 	You are mad! (lit. "You turned into a fool!") 	Esĕ uhmaha tuhnă! 	The word uhmaha ("fool") is a loanword from Arabic (aḥmaḳ). It's actually the first word in Harun al-Rashid's and Ramesses' Attacked lines.
Hate No 03 	Do you want to die? I'll see to it at once. (lit. "I'll take/lead you (to the next world) at once.")	Viles kilet-i? Hăvărt ăsatam. 	
Hate Yes 01 	Very well. Agreed. 	Pitĕ lajăh. Kalaşsa tatăltămăr. 	
Hate Yes 02 	Exactly! 	Şapla! 	
Hate Yes 03 	Very well. 	Pitĕ lajăh. 	
Intro 	You are now in front of Attila, the misfortunes of the city of Rome. 	Esĕ halĕ Attila umĕnche, Rim hulin inkek-sinkekĕ. 	This is a poor translation to Chuvash. The line after that - "Hăvăn mănkămăllăhna ükerme irĕk an par." - sounds completely foreign to Chuvash-speakers due to serious pronunciation mistakes. Various Chuvash-speakers heard one of the following:
# Avan man kămăllăhn ukkerme irĕk an par. (Syntactically incorrect sentence; literally "Good my mood drop will(power) don't." Should have been either "Avan kămălna ukerme irĕk an par" ("Do it in such way that I won't ruin your good mood"), or "Man avan kămălămа űkerme irĕk pamastăp" ("I won't allow to ruin my good mood").)
# Avan, man kămăllă hăna ük... ("Well, my lovely guest, fall..." It's possible that he says something like "kneel before me," but it is not clear.)
Compare these with the XML line "You are in the presence of Attila, scourge of Rome. Do not let hubris be your downfall as well." Note that Attila was actually called "the Scourge of God," not "scourge of Rome."
Neutral Hello 	They received well. 	Lajăh kĕtse julcĕş. 	Maybe it's an attempt to translate "You are welcomed/We welcome you."
Neutral Let's Hear It 01	Let's proceed as usual. 	Jalanhi pekeh tu malalla. 	Grammatically incorrect sentence.
Neutral Let's Hear It 02	Continue. 	Malalla tusa pyr. 	Grammatically incorrect sentence.
Neutral Let's Hear It 03	Do you agree, my friend? 	Şapla-i, tusăm? 	
Neutral No 01 	I must refuse. (lit. "I shouldn't agree to this.") 	Manăn kunpa kilĕšmelle mar. 	
Neutral No 02 	No. 	Şuk. 	
Neutral No 03 	Not now. 	Halĕ mar. 	
Neutral Yes 01 	Very well. 	Pitĕ lajăh. 	
Neutral Yes 02 	All is good. 	Veşeh lajăh. 	
Neutral Yes 03 	Agreed. 	Kalaşsa tatălnă. 	
Peaceful 	Sometimes you endure losses, however well you've tried at preparations. 	Hăš cuhne şuhatu pulat', hut' te mĕnle tărăšsa﻿ hatĕrlensen te. 	
Request 	Come here! There are lots of agreement papers to do. 	Kil-ha! Kunta numaj kilĕšü hucĕsem tumalla. 	
== Intro ==
Your men stand proudly to greet you, Great Attila, grand warrior and ruler of the Hunnic empire. Together with your brother Bleda you expanded the boundaries of your empire, becoming the most powerful and frightening force of the 5th century. You bowed the Eastern Roman Emperors to your will and took kingdom after kingdom along the Danube and Nisava Rivers. As the sovereign ruler of the Huns, you marched your army across Europe into Gaul, planning to extend your already impressive lands all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. Your untimely death led to the quick disintegration and downfall of your empire, but your name and deeds have created an everlasting legacy for your people.
Fearsome General, your people call for the recreation of a new Hunnic Empire, one which will make the exploits and histories of the former seem like the faded dreaming of a dying sun. Will you answer their call to regain your rightful prominence and glory? Will mount your steadfast steed and lead your armies to victory? Will you build a civilization that stands the test of time?
== Gallery ==
File:Concept Art of Attila's Face (Civ5).jpg|Concept art of Attila's face by Sang Han
File:Concept Art of Attila (Civ5).jpg|Concept art of Attila by Tom Symonds
File:The Feast of Attila.jpg|The Feast of Attila (1870)
File:Attila Medal.jpg|Attila, Scourge of God
== See also ==
* Attila in other games
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