Lao Chen
Lao Chen is Chinese hero in Age of Empires III. Its listed ability is Gathers resources from crates; Claims treasures; Regeneration.
Recorded values
- Durability & mobility
- 1,250 hit points · 80% hand resistance · 5.0 speed · 24 line of sight
- Hand attack
- 40 damage · 2.0 attack interval
- Siege attack
- 14 damage · 6 range · 3.0 attack interval
- Ability
- Gathers resources from crates; Claims treasures; Regeneration
Role, availability & values
It has 1,250 hit points. It moves at 5.0 speed. Attack profile: Hand attack deals 40 damage. Siege attack deals 14 damage. Special ability or role: Gathers resources from crates; Claims treasures; Regeneration. If reduced to zero hit points, it collapses rather than dying; after regenerating 100 hit points, a friendly unit or building nearby can revive it.
Matchup & timing
Use Lao Chen’s crate-gathering ability when the mission supplies resource crates, then switch back to scouting and Treasure collection once that supply is gone. His value changes with the scenario economy, so do not plan on crate income in missions that do not place crates. Keep the hero protected while the Chinese campaign objectives advance.
Character role and campaign context
Lao Chen is a character from the Age of Empires III story rather than a standard multiplayer unit or civilization. His entry belongs to the Asian Dynasties campaign material, where named characters connect the mission narrative to the forces and objectives controlled by the player. When reading campaign entries involving Lao Chen, distinguish his story role from the Chinese units available in skirmish: the character’s appearance does not add a trainable unit to the ordinary roster. Campaign rules can grant or remove characters between missions, so his presence should be understood in the context of the scenario and its objective rather than inferred from a civilization’s standard production buildings.
Biography and campaign relationship
Lao Chen is the deuteragonist of Act II: China in The Asian Dynasties. A fisherman and occasional maritime mercenary from Fujian, he joins the treasure fleet because of his years at sea and his ability to recruit local sailors and laborers. He becomes an ally of Captain Jian Huang and is skeptical of Admiral Jinhai’s behavior. Chen’s practical outlook and blunt comments give the campaign a different voice from the formal imperial authority represented by the admiral. In missions he functions as a Chinese hero who can gather resource crates, claim Treasures and regenerate after combat. His story role connects the fleet’s expedition to the ordinary sailors who make it work; he should not be confused with a standard Chinese unit available in skirmish.