I come once again with another unit request. At this point I am looking to diversify the units in the game. I am seeing a lot of flavor units being created for the Europeans and the Japanese have a bunch of new units with PtW, but there are still culture groups that need representation. Chief among them are the Native Americans and the Middle Eastern civs.


I am looking for a Ghost Dancer to represent the Fanatic for the Amerindian civs. These are the best images I could find. Sorry that they are not up to my usual standards.

http://www.walden3d.com/hgol/pictures/ghost.jpeg
http://www.gallerydecorartive.com/classifieds/challenger_ghost_dance_with_book.jpg
http://www.bnr-art.com/terpning/images/ghst-dnc.jpg

The ghost dance was a central feature among the Sioux just prior to the massacre of hundreds of Sioux at Wounded Knee, S.Dak., in 1890. The Sioux, wearing shirts called ghost shirts, believed they would be protected from the soldiers' bullets.
http://www.rivertradingpost.com/images/89ghostdanceshirt.jpg

Here is another Image:
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/Ghost_Dancer.gif

I agree,
There diffenitly should be more native Americian stuff being made on this foum.

More black African civs too.

And the Ghost Dancer unit would do.... what? Would it be like an attack unit or a basic warrior or what?

The Ghost Dancer would be the Amerindian equivalent of the European Crusader (using Kinboats Crusader), the Middle Eastern Mujahid (using Lab Monkey's Arabian Horseman), the Meditteranean Inquistor (Using Kinboat's Fanatic), and the Asian Warrior Monk (Using the PtW Warrior Monk). They are each variants of the "Fanatic" which has a high attack but very low defense. Each culture group gets their own version of the unit.

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a ghost dancer wouldnt attack probably they thought if the just wear the shirts and dance in a big circle alot everything would be fine. No offence to anyone but thats kind of stupid

The Ghost Dance was influential in preparing the Sioux warriors for the Battle of Wounded Knee. They wore the "Ghost Shirts" (see the example above) in expectation that the shirts would protect them from the bullets of the US Soldiers. They were obviously wrong, but it did give them the courage to fight.

no that was stupid, but it was even stupider to outlaw the dance.

And they believed thedancing would bring floods and destruction upon the white man.

It wasnt a fight at wounded knee it was a massacure(sp?). some old guy wouldnt give up his rifle and it went off and everyone started shooting

Not our finest hour, to say the least.

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Should he be mounted or on foot. I would think he should be mounted and would be a very cool alternative to the standard Cavalry unit.

I still need this unit for DyP.

Looking for someone to make this one. :)

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This would make a great flavor unit. Please! Please! If I attempted such a unit it would like something out of that strange kid's room in Toy Story.

mjd,

nice to see someone of the same mind.

Looks interesting, hope somebody creates it.

Doesn't anyone that makes units have any interest in this?:confused:

Or at least an Indian Shaman or Sorcerer?

C'mon, quit being stingy! Give it a shot.....