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Fridge Brilliance
- Before The Titans introduced the Atlanteans as the playable civilization, there was no difference between them and the Greeks in terms of tech/units or buildings (aside from a very durable type of wall which appears in some campaign missions). While this could be chalked up to Gameplay and Story Segregation, there is this little line of dialogue spoken in the very first mission by Theocrat:"...he already complains that we do not pay enough attention to the Greek colonies.".
- Also Atlantis was once thought to have inspired the civilizations from Mesoamerica to Egypt and Greece.
- Atlantis was already an Utopia in Plato's tales, it fits for it to be overpowered in a game explicitly based not on historical fact, but on myth and legend.
- Atlanteans gain Favor based on how many Town Centers they control. While this is just another element of the Atlanteans that is simplified to make that civilization a Skill Gate Character, it also makes sense. The Atlantean tech tree worships the Titans, whose goal is to break free of Tartarus by means of Gods Need Prayer Badly. By capturing more Town Centers the player directly expands the influence of the Titans into new real estate, for which they are rewarded.
- The Trojans worshipping Hades seems like a cheap invocation of Everybody Hates Hades at first, until you dig into the backstory of the historical city Troy 6, which is believed to have become hugely wealthy by being on a trade route for bronze and other important metals of the era. So it makes complete sense that the Trojans would worship the deity associated with precious metals.
- Achilles, the hero of the Trojan War known for his invulnerability, is no less killable than any other unit. That's because, in addition to gameplay reasons, Achilles didn't had such invincibility in the original Greek myths.
- Worshiping Hades grants both stronger buildings and lets ranged units (and buildings) do more damage, which is exactly what a city under siege such as Troy 6 needs: Durable defenses and accurate archers.
Fridge Horror
- A mission in The Titans involving an Atlantean assault on Mount Olympus allows the player to transform his human reinforcements into myth units against their will.
- Further to this: one of the God powers you can get in this mission is Curse, which is used to turn human soldiers into pigs. Just like normal pigs, these become yours if you have more units around them, which means you can take these pigs and turn them into myth units. Pigs that once were your enemies now are monsters loyal to you... and you can harvest food from them...
