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Revision as of 22:35, 27 November 2016
The Inquisitor is an advanced religious unit in Civilization VI. It may only be purchased with 
Faith in a city with the respective Majority Religion. Requires a Holy Site with a Temple, and an Apostle who has launched an Inquisition.
- Action: Remove Heresy (3 charges)
- Ability: Engage in Theological Combat
Strategy
Inquisitors are the Defenders of the Faith, specializing in removing competing religions from your cities. They start with 2 charges of Remove Heresy (3 as Philip II). Using one charge in a City Center tile removes all religions from that city, besides your own. You cannot use the ability from a tile adjacent to the city, unlike spreading religion.
They can also engage in Theological Combat. Inquisitors receive +50% 
Religious Strength if battling in friendly territory, which makes them ideal for withstanding massive attack waves of enemy Apostles. Note, however, that the Inquisitor's Religious Strength is the lowest of all religious units, so avoid using it for combat outside your territory.
Historical Context
Every faith has its inquisitors, those charged by the church to find the non-believers, back-sliders, and evil influences among the flock. But it is in Europe that the role reached its apex, as the Catholic Church during the Medieval and the Renaissance periods strove to insure the Jews, Moslems, and Protestants (not to mention scientists, artists, and philosophers) didn’t corrupt the faithful. The Catholic inquisitors were on the front lines in this struggle, as they banned and burned books, and disposed of heretics, all in the name of the Lord. In some cases, with the support of the secular government, as in Isabella’s Spain or the Holy Roman Empire, all made legal by the papal bull 'Ad extirpanda' in 1252 AD. Despite some excesses it can be said that inquisitors did keep the faith – whichever faith it may be.