After the Third Crusade (1189–1192), Saladin achieved great fame in the West as a wise and honorable ruler who represented the European ideals of Chivalry better than the Crusader kings he fought.Save for a few indirect allusions, the campaign omits Saladin's wars against other Muslim powers and concentrates on his battles against European Crusaders.The campaign icon is a Pavilion, used in numerous campaigns in the game.Consistently, Saladin's appearance in the cutscenes changes from a young man with black mustache and goatee in the cutscenes to an older man with full beard. In contrast to previous campaigns that take place over a few years in the lives of William Wallace and Joan of Arc, the first scenario in Saladin is separated from the second by 15 years.Still, he was possibly chosen as the protagonist for the Arabic-speaking Saracens' campaign because of his status as a Muslim military leader against the crusading Christians. Saladin himself was of Kurdish origin.The Saladin campaign is the only campaign made before The Forgotten to have a difficulty that is classified as not easy in the Definitive Edition.In the Definitive Edition, Saladin also addresses Barbarossa's men, which was originally done by a Saracen soldier. The Emperor Sleeping - An AI player with the name Saladin is the most powerful enemy in the scenario.In the scenario's pre-cutscene, it is emphasized that the Saracens are led by Saladin, who is evicting every Crusader from the Holy Land. Barbarossa's March - An AI player with the name 'Saracen Navy' appears as one of the enemy factions encountered in the scenario.Like in his own campaign, Saladin's forces are represented by the Saracens under the color green. Since it depicts the Third Crusade from the Holy Roman Empire's point of view, Saladin appears as one of the enemy factions the player will encounter. Saladin (or at least his Saracen forces) appears as an opponent in the last two scenarios of the Barbarossa campaign. Years later, he chooses to turn down Saladin's offer to recover his freedom and continues serving him willingly. The knight soon becomes fascinated with the chivalrous Saladin and Saracen civilization in general. He is found by, and surrenders to, Saracen horse archers (who he initially mistakes for Turks), and they take him to their leader, the titular Saladin. The campaign is narrated by an anonymous knight from Normandy who gets lost in the desert while en route to join the Crusader invasion of Egypt. The player plays as the Saracens, and the player color is green. The Saladin campaign consists of 6 scenarios. In-game campaign description before the Definitive Edition But will it be enough to save their homeland? In response to European vileness, the once-cultured Saracens have become treacherous. In response to European Crusades, the Saracens have organized a Jihad. The Saracen king, Saladin, rallies his troops in an attempt to drive back the invaders. Now four European kingdoms have sprung up in the desert. Outraged that the Holy Land is ruled by the Saracens, knights from Europe have descended upon the Middle East in a series of Crusades.
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