Giacomo (Rise of Legends)

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Giacomo Giamba is a fictional character in the computer game Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends. He is the main hero of the single player campaigns.

[edit] Background

At the beginning of the game, Giacomo is a simple man who would rather spend time coming up with new gadgets. His title is "Inventor of Miana". His brother, Petruzzo, is set to be the next Lord of Miana. However, with Petruzzo's murder by the Doge of Venucci, Giacomo finds himself thrust into the hot seat as he sets out to hunt down the Doge. Along the way, he begins to realise that perhaps the powers behind the Doge's mysterious technology, and the Dark Alin which is menancing the Alin, may somehow be related.

[edit] Hybrid Giacomo

After the first mission of the Cuotl campaign, Giacomo's walker is destroyed and he is caught in an explosion from a Cuotl device. The alien technology changes Giacomo. Half of his face becomes covered with glass, and he can change anything he touches into glass. He constructs a new walker, using parts from both his old walker and the destroyed Cuotl moon god, Ix.

In-game, this change to Giacomo has several implications:

• Giacomo's hero level is reset to 2.
• His hero abilities have all changed, most of them becoming moon-themed.
• His "bonus" Clockwork Men are now Hybrid Clockwork Men, armed with Cuotl-style beam weapons.
• His ability to give bonus research points remains unchanged.

[edit] Appearence Throughout the Campaign

Throughout the campaign, one will encounter many different forms of Giacomo. Some are purely aesthethic, while others affect his stats. Early in the Vinci campaign, he rides a horse and carries a pistol. Soon, he gets his 'walker,' which once was the Doge's. In the Alin campaign, he has a shelter covering his 'walker' as shade from the hot desert sun; this form is totally aesthetic (Note: Players do not get Giacomo in this form when summoning him in a desert map in skirmish/multiplayer). Lastly, there is the Cuotl form, obtained in the Cuotl campaign (see above). In skirmish/multiplayer mode, Giacomo comes in his original walker form.

Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends
Civilizations & Factions	Vinci • Alin • Cuotl • Neutral factions
Vinci Heroes	Battaglion • Distruzio • Carlini • Giacomo • Lenora • Pulitore • The Doge • Venza • Vinci Lords
Alin Heroes	Andromelek • Arri • Belisari • Dahkla • Damanhur • Sawu • Dark Alin Genies
Cuotl Heroes	Czin • Ix • Kakoolha • Shok • Xil • Yontash
Locations in Aio	Vinci City States • Kalahese Desert • Kumee Jungle • Beastlands