Hannibal Barca

Hannibal Barca
Base Power	1,100
Rarity	Legendary
Nickname	Carthage's Guardian
Sculpture	Hannibal Barca Sculpture
Specialties / Talents
Leadership
Conquering
Attack

Description

Skills
War Elephants Active Skill	Rage Requirement: 1000 Deals direct damage to the target and reduces their damage and their defense for the next 5 seconds. Upgrade Preview: Direct Damage Factor: 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 / 400 Damage/Defense Reduction: 10% / 13% / 16% / 20% / 25%
Envelopment Tactics Passive Skill	When troops led by this commander consist of 2 different unit types, all damage is increased. When troops consist of 3 or more different types, all damage increased. Upgrade Preview: Bonus Damage (2 Unit Types): 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5% Bonus Damage (3 Unit Types): 5% / 6% / 7% / 8% / 10%
Siege Passive Skill	When attacking cities, each normal attack has a 10% chance to heal a portion of his slightly wounded units. Upgrade Preview: Healing Factor: 500 / 600 / 700 / 800 / 1000
Expedition Passive Skill	Troops led by this commander gain increased troop capacity. Additionally, when Hannibal is in battle outside of alliance territory, using a skill increases all damage dealt for 3 seconds. Upgrade Preview: Troop Capacity Bonus: 3% / 4.5% / 6% / 8% / 10% Damage Bonus: 5% / 7% / 9% / 12% / 15%
War Elephant Trample Enchanced: War Elephants	Deals direct damage to the current target (Damage Factor 400), then deals additional damage to up to 3 targets in a fan-shaped area on the next turn (Damage Factor 300), and decreases their damage by 25% and defense by 25% for 3 seconds.

Background

Hannibal Barca was a Carthaginian general, considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. His father Hamilcar Barca was the leading Carthaginian commander during the First Punic War. His younger brothers were Mago and Hasdrubal, and he was brother-in-law to Hasdrubal the Fair. Hannibal lived during a period of great tension in the western Mediterranean Basin when the Roman Republic established its supremacy over great powers such as ancient Carthage, the Etruscans, Samnites and the Greek king of Syracuse. One of his most famous achievements was the outbreak of the Second Punic War when he marched an army which included war elephants from Iberia over the Pyrenees and the Alps into Italy. In his first few years in Italy, he won three dramatic victories - the Trebia, Lake Trasimene, and Cannae, in which he distinguished himself for his ability to determine his and his opponents' respective strengths and weaknesses, and to plan the battle accordingly - and won over many allies of Rome. Hannibal occupied much of Italy for 15 years but was unable to march on Rome. An enemy counter-invasion of North Africa forced him to return to Carthage, where he was decisively defeated by Scipio Africanus at the Battle of Zama.