When it comes to the Battle for Middle-earth games, I am the maker of the Easterling faction for each one. That said, I have made extensive amounts of undeniable progress towards this end goal.
These users of the Lorien Warrior animations from regular Battle for Middle-earth II are the middle-game Sword and Shield champions of my BfMe Rhûn faction. After you upgrade a Red Viper Dojo to Rank 2, you get to deploy these and their pike and shield equivalents.