| Pachacuti | |
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 Pachacuti in a sponsorship | |
| Character information | |
| Birth name | Cusi Yupanqui |
| Nickname(s) | Pachacútec Pachacuti Ripac |
| Born | c. 1418 Cusicancha Palace, Cusco, Inca Empire |
| Died | c. 1471 (aged 53) Patallacta Palace, Cusco, Inca Empire |
| Physical description | |
| Hair | Black |
| Eyes | Brown |
| News/Sponsorship information | |
| Hosted/Presented | Civilization VII |
| Release date | February 12, 2025 |
| “ | Rise to the duty with me, Pachacuti!
— Pachacuti
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Pachacuti co-hosted the Civilization VII sponsorship section of Napoleon vs Charlemagne alongside Himiko, Niccolo Machiavelli, Augustus, Isabella I of Castile, Frederick the Great, Viracocha Inca, Ben Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte. He was voiced by Nice Peter.
Information on the host
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, also called Pachacútec (Quechua: Pachakutiy Inka Yupanki), was the ninth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco, which he transformed into the Inca Empire (Quechua: Tawantinsuyu). He was the son and successor of Viracocha Inca. Most archaeologists now believe that the famous Inca site of Machu Picchu was built as an estate for Pachacuti.
In Quechua, the cosmogonical concept of pachakutiy means "the turn of the world" and yupanki could mean "honorable lord". During his reign, Cusco grew from a hamlet into an empire that could compete with, and eventually overtake, the Chimú empire on the northern coast. He began an era of conquest that, within three generations, expanded the Inca dominion from the valley of Cusco to a sizeable part of western South America. According to the Inca chronicler Garcilaso de la Vega, Pachacuti created the Inti Raymi to celebrate the new year in the Andes of the southern hemisphere. Pachacuti is often linked to the origin and expansion of the cult of Inti.
Following his death, Pachacuti's deeds were transmitted through various means, including genealogical histories, life histories, and quipus, kept near his royal mummy.
Accessing power following the Chanka–Inca War, Pachacuti conquered territories around Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopó in the south, parts of the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains near the Amazon rainforest in the east, lands up to the Quito basin in the north, and lands from Tumbes to possibly the coastal regions from Nasca and Camaná to Tarapacá. These conquests were achieved with the help of many military commanders, and they initiated Inca imperial expansion in the Andes.
Pachacuti is considered by some anthropologists to be one of the first historical emperors of the Incas, and by others to be a mythological and cosmological representation of the beginning of the era of Inca imperial expansion.
Civilization VII Sponsorship Rap
[Note: Pachacuti is in brown, while Himiko, Niccolo Machiavelli, Augustus, Isabella I of Castile, Frederick the Great, Viracocha Inca, Ben Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte are in regular text. All rapping together is in italics.]
(Civilization VII! Sid Meier’s Civilization VII!)
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With gorgeous detail and lavish design!
Evolve your empire as each new age dawns
With the revolutionary new Civilization!
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It’s strategy! It’s diplomacy and war!
Explore a world brought to life like never before!
Pachacuti, I’m a gold wearing cutie! (Bleh!)
Lead the Inca’s and get all that booty! (Booty!)
Play as visionary leaders of progress.
Rise to the duty with me, Pachacuti!
Or big Ben Franklin and if you’ve got scores to settle
Go to multiplayer and test your mettle!
You can play cross-platform as me!
Xbox, PlayStation, Mac, Switch and PC!
Call-to-action:
The Collector’s Edition has physical collectibles. Players who play with a linked 2K account will receive Napoleon Bonaparte’s Emperor persona as an exclusive reward.
Sell me Missouri!
Oh, misery I have in spades!
Trivia
- According to Nice Peter in the Behind the Scenes of Napoleon vs Charlemagne, Pachacuti was the original plan for Charlemagne's opponent. However, Napoleon Bonaparte was eventually chosen due to fears of this matchup being too obscure. It is possible that his extended presence in the sponsorship rap is an acknowledgment of this.
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