From the deep oceans a long lost civilization appears! During their time in isolation they have developed mermaid tails that makes it possible for them to move freely in water. Aquarion start with the ability to construct land buildings on the water and their naturally flooded terrain provide movement for both land and aquatic units.
In addition to its amphibious units, all of Aquarion's units are able to move on water tiles. Befittingly, this makes them a very powerful naval tribe.
The old Spearing branch of the Aquarion technology tree
Aquarion has unique mounted units, the Amphibian and Tridention. They can move in water, and movement in the ocean is unlocked by the Marine Life technology. Aquarion's unique super unit is the Crab. Aquarion also possesses the ability to build on water tiles, and they can also place Monuments on ocean tiles.
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Most of Aquarion's units are Mermaid units, which are amphibious variants of regular units. These units are able to move on both land and water, however their movement is slowed if they move on land that is not flooded. They otherwise function the same as their regular counterparts.
For a full list of Aquarion's units, see List of Units.
A flooded field tile
Flooded Terrain[]
Unique to Aquarion, flooded terrain is a type of terrain that both land and water units can move through, although water units are slowed by it. Flooded terrain generates naturally within Aquarion's environment, but the tribe can also spread it to dry tiles using Puffers, Crabs, and the Flood unit skill that is unlocked from the Waterways technology. Fields and forests can be flooded, but mountains cannot.
Units on flooded tiles gain the drain unit ability, which when used causes the tile to revert back to its original, non-flooded form. This can even be done by ships and can be used by enemies to impede Aquarion's movement. Additionally, ships that are placed on flooded tiles gain the disembark unit ability, which causes them to turn back into the unit they are carrying as if they moved onto land tiles.
Anything that can normally be built on land tiles can still be built on flooded tiles, with the addition of ports.
Lost Cities[]
Lost Cities are a Ruin reward exclusive to Aquarion. If an Aquarion unit examines an ocean Ruin, they will always spawn a Lost City, as long as there is enough space. This is a level 3 city with a city wall, but an income of 2. The four tiles on either side of the city are always replaced with water tiles. This makes it more practical for training units than economic development.
Resources[]
Aquarion has 0.5x forest. It also has a 1.5x water modifier in the source code, but this modifier currently has no effect.[1]
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Lore[]
Eons ago the Aquarion sunk beneath the waves to watch the other tribes from a close but safe distance. They adapted and grew gills and fins "as seen on their heads" and grew mermaid tails to move freely in the water while also being compatible on land. Their tribe previously lived in harmony with Turmelons and crabs. However, Aquarion was disturbed by and now participates in the "Square-wide struggle."[2][3]
The Aquarion have been described as a "lawful good" tribe, who view themselves as peacekeepers of the Square, even if bringing peace requires conquering everyone else first. [4] It is implied that the tribe once had a network of outposts around the Square, which were pulled back for some unspecified reason. [5] It was the pulling back of these outposts which resulted in the creation of the Forgotten, who, for whatever reason, became cut off from their homeland, and evolved into Squid-like Marsh dwellers. [6]
Tribe Celebrations[]
The 2020 Aquarion Tribe Day poster
2020 Tribe Day: The Aquarion empire is vigilantly defended by the mighty behemoths, the Crabs. It was a pact long ago that brought the Crabs and the Aquarion together, and this pact will remain until peace is brought to the Square once again.
The 2021 Aquarion Tribe Week poster
2021 Tribe Week: Atop the Icopo Reefs are where the Aquarion built their seaside settlements, which are cozily nestled between the cracks of bright pink coral islets. At home on the coast, the amphibious Aquarion prefer to live where they can see both the majesty of the clear skies and the beauty of the placid seas.
The 2022 Aquarion Tribe Week poster
2022 Tribe Week: The majestic Turmelon is the main source of inspiration for Aquarion artisans. Children play with Turmelon toys, merchants push their wares from Turmelon-shaped carts, and even the Aquarion monarch sits on a Turmelon-shaped throne.
Aquarion Tribe Week 2023 - The Battle of Polytopia
The 2023 Aquarion Tribe Week video
2023 Tribe Week: Modern life is busy, and the Aquarion understand the importance of getting some rest in today's tiring world. They made this video to help all of you get some good sleep, no matter what life throws your way.
Webshop[]
When the Turmelons are not helping Aquarion warriors, they like to spend their time in the mysterious depths of the ocean, swimming about in the palace of the lost city.[7]
Aquarion warriors always... drink a mixture of salt water and octopus blood before going to battle.[8]
Inspiration[]
Aquarion is likely inspired by the tale of Atlantis.
Design[]
Fruit: Tunico (sea cucumbers)
Animal: Turmelon (sea turtle)
Field: Continental shelf resembling shallow water tiles in colour that is slightly lower than the land of other tribes
Forest: Kelp forest
Mountain: Pink boulders reminiscent of coral
City: Gray stone pillars with pink or gold roofs and ornaments
Helmet: Silver-gray helmet with pink plumes and fish gills
City Naming Syllables[]
aq, at, do, eid, fic, ico, in, lan, nau, nép, po, pol, quo, séi, tic, tis, tun
When the original Aquarions sank beneath the waves eons ago, the Forgotten were left on this swampy atoll. Over time they have adapted to the moist climate and grown squid legs
The Forgotten can befriend swampy fauna, build structures on the water, revive old Aquarion outposts, and swim effortlessly in their marshy terrain
Forgotten skin description
The splash screen for the Forgotten skin in the Tribe Selection menu.
The Forgotten skin is the second special tribe skin. It is based around swamps, marshes, and cephalopods. They have green skin with blue scales, three green crests, shiny black eyes, and spiky gills protruding from their heads. They are the only tribe skin to change the tribe color, with the Aquarion coral pink being replaced by a muted swamp green (#678c30).
The fields have variegated grass similar to those of Cymanti.
The fruits are replaced with pink water lilies known as Bog Lillums.
The forests are near-identical to the Aquarion seaweed, albeit with darker green colors.
The Turmelon are replaced with green crocodiles known as Croca.
The mountains are near-identical to those of Aquarion, albeit darker green in color.
The city buildings are similar to the default Aquarion buildings, but with brown and green roofs.
The flood tiles are blue-green, with additional round bubbles.
The shorelines adjacent to Forgotten flood tiles are also green-tinted.
All Forgotten mermaid units have green skin, four squid-like tentacles, and a colored band on their lower torso. Land units are unchanged.
Mermaids, Mermaid Archers, Mermaid Defenders, Sirens, and Swordsmaids are renamed to Squids, Arrow Squids, Shield Squids, Mind Squids, and Sword Squids respectively.
Amphibians and Tridentions' tentacles appear splayed out over their mounts.
Mermaid Defenders' shields are made of wood, with a transparent stripe in the middle. This does not affect normal Defenders.
Sirens have green necklaces and rugged wooden staffs with greenish-tinted tops, the latter of which also affects Mind Benders.
Puffers have shinier upper halves, shiny black eyes, and spiky fins.
Sharks have greenish bodies with a more arched shape, toothy white jaws, a colored stripe on their back, shiny black eyes, and spiky fins.
Jellies are renamed to Octoo, appearing as green octopuses with darker spots and shiny black eyes. Their tentacles are changed accordingly.
Crabs are renamed to Toads, appearing as toads with warts and shiny black eyes. Toads produce a croaking sound when tapped.
Atolls are renamed to Trade Stations and appear to be made of brown-colored stone and covered with green and pink blotches.
The Tower of Wisdom is changed to have protruding gills, green skin, and tentacles mirroring those of the Forgotten.
Resources[]
City Buildings[]
Monuments[]
History[]
An early version of Aquarion teased in a Tweet by Midjiwan
The mountain used in earlier iterations of Aquarion
During part of its beta testing period, Aquarion started with the Aquatism technology.
An early version of Aquarion also had different mountains, fruits, forests, city buildings and syllables, and access to Giants instead of Crabs.
In the Adobe AIR version, there existed an unused Aquarion field tile with a sandy base.
Aquarion's resources were adjusted in update 2.0.58.
↑Let's Meet the Aquarion!. Steam. “Having risen from the depths of the ocean to fight in Square-wide struggle, the water-breathing, fish-like Aquarion have summoned their aquatic allies to take dominion over their land-dwelling kin.”
