Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), better known by the honorific Mahatma (meaning "great soul"), was an Indian lawyer and activist. As the ideological leader of the Indian independence movement, he is widely considered the symbolic father of modern India. He leads the Indians in Sid Meier's Civilization.
Normal Militarism
Total Threat Level: 1
Musical Theme Inspiration: Gautama Ponders (original composition)
Gameplay[]
Gandhi is not very Expansionist unless first attacked by an opponent. Gandhi is more likely to demand tribute and, if refused, use that as an excuse to go to war rather than attack without provocation. He also has a Scientific trait which means he's somewhat likely to go to war if you refuse his demands for technology.
Allegedly, there is a bug which causes Gandhi's aggression to go to the maximum number of 255. When a player chooses Democracy as their government, it reduces other civilizations' aggression by 2; however, since Gandhi has 1 point of aggression, and subtracting 2 from 1 yields an invalid (negative) value, it immediately rolls over to 255. Sid Meier denied the existence of this bug in his memoir,[1] and it has no mention on the Internet prior to Civilization V, where Gandhi has a high nuke rating.[2]
Allegedly, it is relatively rare for this trait to be triggered in Sid Meier's Civilization, as his nation is only an option if the player chooses to play against 6 other civilizations, and in that instant the world he inhabits will usually be too crowded to allow his perfectionist, friendly gameplay to survive. If the Indians are allowed to prosper by themselves on an island towards mid-game, their scientific prowess may make them a threat in the space-race. They are only a nuclear threat if they have democracy as a government and are already at war with you - they cannot declare war in this state without reverting back to another system of government, and therefore losing their aggression.
On Earth, the Indians have one of the best starting positions, with large expanses of resourced grasslands to the south and east free to colonize. If you do not encounter the Chinese, the larger part of Asia is there to be claimed. They are also in a superb position to colonize the Indonesian archipelago, Australia, Madagascar, and Japan, if naval expansion is more to your liking.
Civilopedia entry[]
"The father of Indian independence, he was a skilled politician and spiritual leader. His campaign of passive resistance wore down the British and after World War II he was an important part of the independence negotiations. He worked tirelessly for an end to the caste system in India and for peaceful co-existence between the two great religious groups of the nation, the Hindus and the Muslims. He was fatally shot by a Hindu fanatic while on a prayer vigil for peace."
– Sid Meier's Civilization manual
References[]
See also[]
- M. Gandhi in other games
| Sid Meier's Civilization Leaders [edit] |
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| Abe Lincoln • Alexander • Caesar • Elizabeth I • Frederick • Genghis Khan • Hammurabi • IeyasuS • M. Gandhi • Mao Tse Tung • Montezuma • Napoleon • Ramesses • ShakaS • Stalin |
| S Availability varies between PC and Super Nintendo versions: Ieyasu on the SNES, and Shaka on the PC. |