Vamos!!! 
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Are the minor factions that the Templars will be comprised of hint at future civilizations coming later this year? I hope so!
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Castile is clear.
This is another variant of the coat of arms exactly the same as the one in the photo.
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I hope this is true, AOE4 without Iberian or even North African civs is missing a lot !
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This si cool! I’m hoping for this too!
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Really hoping the expansion later this year is Spain and Aztecs
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Guys. Check out my Castilians civ concept I made, and you’ll get an idea with how they may look like.
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Here is that image in full so you can look around.
I’m unsure whether we’re getting Castile or Spain as a civilization, considering that the flag stands alongside the Polish one as presumably, independent nations rather than orders or groups. I would assume that like with the English civilization, we are getting Spain rather than the individual parts that make it.
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Okay, now I feel that the “Jinetes” are confirmed as a unique unit for Castile or Spain. I have my doubts if it will be like the Dessert Rider, a hybrid that can switch from melee to ranged, and will count as both types, or just as melee cavalry, and throws a javelin occasionally, like the Donso.
I think the same.
In fact, according to the flags of the Templars Civ, the English represented by 2 different flags: The one with the 3 lions for Richard the Lionheart for the English, instead of the Cross of Sant George (Perhaps so that they don’t confuse it with the one from Genoa). So, the fact that they used the flag to represent Castile is just so that it is not confused with Aragon, which in theory, could also be the other option (the Templar order put many bases in Aragon), and they would have Almogavars.
On the bright side: As France now has 2 variants, nothing would prevent Spain from having 2 as well, one for Aragon and another for Conquistadors.
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Spain, The base civ would be based mainly on the armies of Castile and Leon, although I wouldn’t rule out something from Aragon. The thing is that it is based on the Reconquista in the first 3 ages, and in the 4th age it has the Arquebusiers of Tercio and Pikemen of Tercio available.
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Aragon would be a variant civ, with new unique units, mainly to represent the great Catalan company. And that company really had several unique units. They would have Almogavar-spearmans, Almogavar-swordman, Almogavar-Javelin Thrower, Adalid (Heavy Cavalry), Gran Capitan (General, unlockable by Landmark), Head-Hunters (Unique Crossbowman-Almogavar).
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Conquistadores would be special, they would have a hero-general, and would be similar to Crusaders or Byzantines, being able to have mercenary armies of Natives: Incas, Aztecs, Mayans, Tlaxcala, Mapuches, etc; as well as some European ones: Genova (crossbowmen), Venice (Stradiot), HRE (landkesnetch). They would have new landmarks of the new world, perhaps “Cathedral of the New World”, “Palace of the Viceroy”, “University Mayor of San Marcos”, etc. At least it would honor the Spanish Viceroyalties, which never realized their true potential when Spain was represented in AoE III.
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Its not a hint of Castille civ.
The Templars civ choose a new crusader state to “ally” with when they age up, there are 3 choices per age and it adds the one you choose as flag on TC. Each choice give a unique bonus and unique unit. So templars have at least 9 unique units, but 3 per game.
Castille is one of the choices for probably castle age, or maybe for imperial age.
Depends on how you look at it. Poles are also in there, and they were less involved in the levantine Crusades than Spain. So you could take it to mean, they are hinting towards both of these civilizations. Or, you could take it to mean neither. I will say that they are leaning too heavily on European cultures at this point, and I wouldn’t want to believe that they are genuinely hinting at both.
I think the strongest piece of evidence that this means anything at all, is that they chose Castile rather than say, Order of Santiago. You can tell from some of the other Orders that they are less actual states and are mere Orders. Though this would apply to more than just Castile, and would again, benefit Poles. I think this has some merit considering that the French is also an Order, and that IS in the game.
I actually think they chose the civs based on the locations of the Templar Order. Here is a link with information about the Templars monasteries and fortress around the world, and if it doesn’t load, here are some images:
As you can see, they had fortifications and temples in:
1.- France
2.- Spain (Aragon and Castile)
3.- Portugal
4.- England
5.- Germany (The HRE at that time)
6.- Italy (Genoa and Venice)
7.- Greece (Venice)
8.- Scotland (1 only)
9.- Poland (Various)
10.- Middle East (Including the Principality of Antioch)
Now, about the Order of Santiago, the detail is that this order “Competed” with the Templar Order in Spain for the possession of Castles and for who helped the kingdoms of Spain the most in the Reconquista. In fact, when the Templar Order was dissolved in Spain, its possessions passed to the Order of Santiago and Alcantara, as well as other orders.
Curiously, the king of Portugal “protected” several Templar knights within a New order; so instead of the templars having Portugal, Portugal will have Templars.
I feel sorry because it seems that Aragon is not among the civs that are going to be a Templar ally. However, I suppose it is also for balance: They still haven’t decided how to make the Almogavares, and well, the quotas were limited to Nine (9).
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It is the villana cavalry, which means village or town. They were not knights raised in castles, they were noblemen who could afford a horse. They were freer knights but poorer.
Regarding the weaponry, it is not a javelin, it is a short lance.
In Spain two techniques were used until the pole shape or position under the armpit arrived due to plate armor.
One technique was to use the lance as a javelin and then use the sword.
The other technique was to use the lance in the form of a rapier, attacking from top to bottom, that is why it has that position in the photo.
I doubt that the first one is used in the game, I hope it is the second.
That is another very possible option, but if so, I will be very disappointed…
Its not a “possible option”, it has been confirmed by screenshot and article. That’s how the Templar civ works, and there’s 2 variant civs in the dlc, not more: Templar and Lancaster.
Obviously Castilla will not appear in this DLC, it would be for the next one.
How clever of AOE4 developers to foreshadow the next civilization in this way. The background of AOE4 is roughly from the 9th to the 14th century, so the Kingdom of Castile is apt to emerge.
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They don’t tease 2 dlc in advance.
This is part of the Templar civ.
Well, what a strange mix they have made for a Templar unit.
The MorriĂłn helmet is a 16th century and the shield is Arabic.