As regards to the blue colour, I think that they are Carthaginian soldiers, just with a different colour scheme. I also remember one of the military historians say that they were Gauls, so...
I don't know about the stats for this but I would assume maybe they would be similar to the Naked Fanatics. One thing is certain though; the unit has low armour.
I guess if they were intended as a Carthaginian or Gallic unit, they would use the appropriate colour. What I don't understand is the reason that these guys were axed to balance the game.
Carthage, especially in Hannibal's case, employed large numbers of friendly Gauls in their armies. Also, Gaul should have better infantry as they get beaten up by Britannia, Germania and the Julii a lot of times. A better early game unit would maybe give them a chance to stay alive.
In my opinion, the game would be more balanced if that unit were allowed in. Also, a military historian said that the Gauls, especially those living in Cisalpine Gaul had good barbarian cavalry. Whether this is 100% accurate, I don't know, but the game developers should have given Gaul better cavalry, or, at the very least, unique cavalry.
Papers, please.[This message has been edited by Mons Badonicus (edited 01-10-2016 @ 01:23 AM).]