Who would lead Assyria?

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

Well just to put in my opinion, I think that if we were to get another Civ from this region, Assyria is probably the more likely. It's a little farther away than Babylon would be from Sumeria and not already represented as a city-state that just came in last expansion.
As for uniques I can't really see them without their unique Siege Engine. It would probably be an earlier catapult replacement but be melee and do significant damage to city walls as well.
As for a unique infrastructure what about a unique first tier govt. building. A combination of Warlord's throne and an Ancestral Hall but gain the benefits of a settler whenever you conquer a city.

 

[Zaarin]

Gilgy's voice actor is a professional Mexican voice actor. I doubt he has any knowledge of Akkadian.

Then I forgive him his bad Akkadian, because it could be worse.

I suspect the two Akkadian voice actors in Civ5 (for Ashurbanipal and Nebuchadnezzar) were also Mexican.

I wonder why they didn't hire a Sumerologist or Assyrologist like Siptah suggested. Gilgabro's delivery is on point, but I think a talented amateur who can actually speak the language in question would be fine.

 

[Guandao]

Then I forgive him his bad Akkadian, because it could be worse.


I wonder why they didn't hire a Sumerologist or Assyrologist like Siptah suggested. Gilgabro's delivery is on point, but I think a talented amateur who can actually speak the language in question would be fine.

Blame whoever Firaxis hired to do the leader dialogue. I'm not sure if it's the same Montreal studio as in Civ5.