Koreans

## Music theme

> "*Military units can garrison in most buildings. Enemy military buildings improve the stats of ships. Buildings regenerate. Best at: Navy and Turtling.*"
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## Overview

The **Koreans** are the first new Asian civilization added in *Age of Empires III: Wars of Liberty*. They were released along with the Belgians in the Missing Pieces Patch (1.0.11), in December of 2018.
The Koreans in-game are based in the XIX century Korean Empire, proclaimed in 1897 and succeeding the Joseon Dynasty. The Joseon Dynasty was the last independent state which ruled in all of the peninsula, under Empress Myeongseong.
## Features

* Can garrison their military units inside most buildings, turning structures into defensive buildings
* The Korean navy gets stronger the more military buildings the enemy has
* Buildings slowly regenerate over time

### Unique Units

 Jeobju: Korean Mounted Donghak Monk. Can boost his attack through the 7 saint spears ability. Can stun treasure guardians and collect treasures.

 Byeolgigun: Ranged gunpowder Heavy Infantry. Good against cavalry, particularly at range.

 Myeong Gung: Archer. Good against heavy infantry and Ranged Cavalry.

 Dangpa Spearman: Archaic Heavy Infantry. Good against cavalry and buildings.

 Fire Lance: Skirmisher infantry that fires rockets to defeat heavy infantry.

 Gungdo Cavalry: Light Cavalry armed with a bow. Good against cavalry and artillery.

 Iron Flail: Heavy Cavalry. Good against infantry and artillery.

 Chongtong: Artillery unit. Good against artillery and buildings.

 Hwacha: Artillery unit. Good against infantry, has considerable range.

 Fire Cattle: Suicide unit. Good against buildings.

 Hyeopson: Light Battleship.

 Panokseon: Heavy Battleship. Can train units.

 Turtle Ship: Armored Battleship.

### Unique Buildings

#### Wonders

 Haeinsa Temple: Provides unique Korean improvements.

 Pyongyang Gate: Summons the Righteous Army, a small band of warriors.

 Hwaseong Fortress: Defensive building that can also train and upgrade artillery.

 Grand Palace: Acts as a market and slowly spawns villagers over time.

 Puyong Hall: Casts the Whirlpool ability, which destroys enemy and friendly ships.

### Consulate

* American
* Chinese
* Japanese
* Russian

**Bonus**: Research time -10%

### Shipments

  Most Favored Nation
  Treaty Amity Commerce

## In-game Dialogue

In-game, Korean units anachronistically speak modern Korean.

### General

**Select 1** *Ye?* (예?) - Yes?

**Select 2** *Jeo-yo?* (저요?) - Me?

**Select 3** *Jun-bi* (準備 = 준비) - Ready

**Move 1** *I-dong* (移動 = 이동) - Moving

**Move 2** *Keuro-jyo* (그러죠) - I will do as you say

**Female Move 3** *Ne* (네) - Yes

**Male Move 3** *Ye* (예) - Yes

## Trivia

* The Korean Hero voicelines were voiced by a japanese-american, hence having a very "peculiar" accent for native speakers.
* Korea was originally planned and released in 2013, however coding limitations from back in the day led to an extremely unbalanced and unstable civilization. Making it unplayable until its re-release in the "missing pieces" patch.

## Gallery

The Korean Home City.Mountain fortress.Empress Myeongseong, Koreans in-game leader.Korean Hwacha.Korean Panokseon.Korean Navy and Army.Korean Aging-up (Wonders).In-game Korean Wonders.Portraints for Korean units (from left to right: Byeolgigun, Dangpa Spearman, Gungdo Archer, Myeong Gung, Fire Lance and Hwacha).Hwaseong Fortress, one the Korean Age-up Wonders.
## Changelog

* 1.0.13c

-They no longer start the match with 200 export, but with the standard 100.
-You can no longer cast Righteous Fighters on top of the enemy base.
-Lord of the Mountains old effect has been scrapped out. Its effect now is: *Monasteries constantly spawn pet Tigers but you can only have 5 at the same time.*
-Consulate units no longer get an extra 10% stats.
-Independence Club now correctly improves the speed of spies.
-Cadastral Survey card now correctly makes Town Centers spawn Rice Paddies.
-They no longer get duplicate voicesets.
## Portals

* Civilizations
* Minor Allies
* Religions