The thing about Emperor Zelevas, is that he didn't inherit the position of Emperor, nor was he elected into it, or even claim it through force of arms. He just walked up to the Parliament one day wearing that kickass coat, and everyone just agreed to make him supreme leader for life.
The thing is, after reading your comment i actually went and searched for the way Emperor Zelevas came into power. Turns out that he won the throne in a bloodless coup d'etat and since everyone, including the Sheredyn, who served as the rulers bodyguards, thought that the previous leader was kind of shit the empire just went along with it. So yeah, your comment is actually not far from the truth, all things considered. Zelevas did indeed show up one day and everyone agreed to make him supreme leader for life.
@@konstantinschmitz3209 To be fair, this exact scenario happened at least once with the Praetorian Guard murdering Roman Emperors and electing someone they deemed fit for the position or outright selling the throne to the highest bidder while the Senate just watches and nods.
“It is your hands that built this city. Your hands that raised up our vessels to the stars, and it will be your hands that aid me in taking our Empire further than even the Gods themselves could dream of! It is the not the gun in the soldiers hands that wins a war, no, but rather the hammer in the working man’s fist. You are Empire. I am Empire, and together we shall rule the stars!”
Zelevas: Cover this planet in a jungle. Senator: Sure your grace. We'll get right on that after we finish the 4th Patriots Navy. Zelevas: Did I say do it after you finish the fleet? Senator, realizing it's going to be another month of 22 hour shifts: No your majesty...
I like how the Emperor, and by extension the entire Empire, can command all queued constructions to be instantly finished through sheer big dick energy
@@midnighteclipsed2738 "...but we...we can't create a magnetic field AND a functional atmosphere in a month! We barely even have a drone network online! Physics just doesn't--" "It is the Emperor's Will." "...guess I'm just working 42 hours a day tomorrow." "That's the spirit, citizen."
Played the United Empire as the first game with ES2 because I was new to the series. After this music started playing, I knew I would never play anyone else. And I was right All other empires rely on gimmicks. Humanity relies on INDUSTRY
@@sol2544 Now that's the (human) spirit! Who cares the enemy is several times more advanced than us? Just throw shit at 'em until they go away! In fact, throw *so much* shit that they think *they* are on the back foot!
This, This is the song that embodies Humanity. Not a triumphant orchestra or somber ballad, but this. Beaten anvils and de-pressurizing pistons for industry, the choir for the voices of us all. The drums and brass in the background is just the cherry on top.
C'est le poids d'un géant qui s'éveil doucement et qui marche, pas à pas, se relève et démontre paisiblement sa force. Les voix d'un millier de mondes. Toutes ces voix ne parlant que pour une seule. Cette voix, c'est celle de l'Empire Unifié.
i dont know why its so satisfying to lose entire fleets knowing it doesn't matter because the enemy will never replace their losses as fast as i can make new ones
Do you hear that? It the sound of Progress and Industry, two things that will lead us towards our birthright; our future. And this future ... it will be golden and eternal.
@@LOrco_ This is not an attitude. That is a fact of the universe. Everything comes to an end at some point. Otherwise nothing new can arise. There is no standstill in the universe.
The wheels turn, the engines roar, the triumphant sounds of Industry and progress fill the air. Another completed ship takes to the skies. Today, another battle shall be won. Today, another species from another distant star shall join the Empire, and their peoples shall contribute in their own unique way to the great Military-Industrial complex. Today, a new colony will be founded on an unfamiliar world. Today, we shall grow, we shall fight, we shall build. Today, atop a throne of a thousand factories operated by a thousand, thousand patriots, in front of the red-and-white flag, and guarded by our mighty ships and soldiers, shall stand Emperor Maximillian Zelevas. Today, he shall give the command, and today, the Empire shall move mountains. FOR THE EMPIRE!
Can I be the shady counselor that everyone thinks is a snake but is actually super loyal and really regrets the hateful stuff he has to do but does it anyway for the good of the Empire?
I’m tired of all my United Empire games turning into 40k and Starship Troopers. I’m going try to be more scientific and open mind… and my neighbors are Cravers and Vodyani… Enlist today! Service guarantees citizenship!
Love the industrial sounds that are incorporated into the song - pistons, steam, hammers, gears, pulleys, etc. Really gets you into the United Empire aesthetics.
Sure they're not the most unique race in the game, but just because it's been done before doesn't mean it's bad, and their influence based playstyle is definitely unique and definitely the most enjoyable imo.(Unfallen and their roots are pretty cool too.)
The Empire is a really big risk/ reward kind of race. They are the weakest race as the influence bonus on the population is virtually meaningless, making expansion and development of your civilization a nightmare compared to something like The Horatio. But again, they are weak for a reason, and its the potential of the race, they are able to use influence as a really powerful tool and resource allowing you to help you comeback into the game by "cheating" buildings, researches and if needed troops. This playstyle is not for all, as the race encourages you to sacrifice a lot of resources for midgame potential basically being on the backfoot of the game... until you make a powerfull EMPIRE. So yeaaaaah, I get em, but not my style, the friendlier I am, the better off I will be, our tree mens were not pacifist enough in my opinion so I play with selfmade races a lot xD.
@@mandickthetittysmithy5117 Ikr? That was my first thought when I saw him. I thought "Oh, Valky crossed dimensions to establish his new empire after Zakuul fell. Kewl."
I have to give the credit where credit is due, nothing sounds more "humanity fuck yea" like countless of human voices singing together + the whole design of the empire is perfect, from the ships to uniforms. Through the wheel of industry and human spirit, we shall secure the galaxy, as its our birthright!
Me playing a sci-fi rpg: "I want my team to be full of all kinds of diverse aliens and be best friends with them!" Me playing a sci-fi empire builder: *Christopher Columbus with a Laser gun*
@J why use a laser gun when you can just give all the natives smallpox, steal their land then plop your ass down and act like it was your land the whole time
Hearing this I can’t help but think of massive factories with thousands of workers and machines toiling away to construct gargantuan ark ships to spread humanity across the galaxy.
I like both videos. THe first one transmitted the feel of "From our humble Beginnings, together we will reach the stars." This one is like a victory anthem, said something like "We reached the stars. Rejoice, brothers!"
I like the nuanced depictions of the various factions in this game. Sure, the United Empire is an autocracy, but there's a goal to better the fate of mankind.
Actually, it's federation type of government. It is called United Empire and they have an emperor but they are not your ordinary empire. In ES2 they start with federation as an internal system. There are Dictatorship, Federation, Republic and Democracy.
In game they actually say that the empire is far too large for a single ruler to govern it all, so it is a semi or fully constitutional monarchy I think
@@normieloser6969 Makes sense. Either you go more libertarian or more feudal with massive empires, direct control when you have thousands of light-years of territory to control is difficult
To be fair though, the United Empire in ES is closer to the Adeptus Mechanicus (for the whole "ruthless interstellar company with an obsession for mass production and low-tech" vibe, minus the religious aspect) than the Imperium of Man.
I was pretty excited about that. I loved shack's previous Stellaris RPs and prayed that someone would make a machinima series using GMOD or SFM in conjunction with Stellaris.
Honestly, I don't think the United Empire is xenophobic at all, at least not in the "slaughter all aliens" sense. The backstory specifically says "turn them into new patriots", and despite the subsequent slide's show of a pile of very dead aliens, I feel that it was more symbolism of something else, what with the banner stuck into the pile of corpses. Gameplay-wise, the United Empire is anything but xenocidal. For starters, they begin with an alien pop on their homeworld of Raia, and that pop is a third of the entire Empire's population at game start (and can be up to half temporarily if you lose an Imperial pop when colonizing a planet immediately with your starting colony ship). After a war ends, the Empire usually integrates the conquered races peacefully (they often even grow alongside the Imperial pops that pop up there). They don't eat them or enslave them or steal their souls or attempt to assimilate them into one species, they just annex them into the Empire, and, provided they stay loyal, most likely even treat them as equals. That's better than at least about half the other empires of the galaxy of Endless Space 2.
I think that is not an issue. Through the progressing of the game, you can see that the empire is withstanding a wind of change. Rather than cooperations under a single ruler of the monarchy, it is slowly changing into a federation which is more like a republic because of the ineffective of the monarchy when the empire is growing so fast and so vast. The same with their Xeno politics. The opening cutscene happens when the empire just finished its unification on a single planet RAIA. And as them goes deeper into the stats, it is sure that they are not going to be very xenophobic. Because the empire's strategy is to rule through cooperations and loyalty. To me, that is the meaning of UNITED. Unity as one single empire when needed, but could be individual when not needed or not be threatened. So that make cooperations with Xenos is truly more effective and less costly than killing or enslaving them all. Then through time, they will become somehow loyalty as long as the empire protect them and see them as citizens. Another thing very interesting hint is that the citizens of the empire are considered as imperials rather than human even at the beginning of the game. I think that is another sign that the UE is more like an empire with multiple species as their citizens. And maybe they didn't kill all that 3-eyed aliens.
Also, I do not so approve that people who consider the UE is similar to the Imperium in 40K, not because I don't like 40K, actually I like 40K, but it is just the Imperium does NOT FIT the UE. Maybe it is fit in ES1, but definitely not in ES2.
@@peiranzhang4283 I think a nation could be both federation and republic/democracy. Well, the modern United States is a federation yet also democracy. So that I think the UE is a federation which based on monarchy, then changed into a republic, or a republicanism federation?
Or if you go with becoming sheryden, you will be a loose dictatorship with republicanism on the local planetary level. But yeah, I think UE is the least extreme faction.
Alan Smith Ready,aim,FIRE! (Fires off a volley in the name of our glorious emperor ) Ready,aim,FIRE! (Fires off volley in the name of our glorious emperor)
Hear me out: the United Empire -- at least as I've seen from a few games as them or with them around -- aren't all that much like the Imperium of Man. They've got the imperious style and awesomely grandiose soundtrack, but far as I can tell, they're really more like the Tau. They're happy to integrate xenos... where "integrate" here means teaching them to kneel (or the nearest equivalent they can manage) before the glory of their rightful, eternal Emperor Zelevas, to embrace the vastly superior culture that his brave soldiers have so kindly brought them, and to do their duty for the Empire so that others might know the joy of his benevolent and glorious rule.
The Imperium permits some races to exist. Things like ogryn, which aren't really human, and they haven't ERADICATED THE TAU YET even though they could.
For the Tau, its different, the Imperium only want the emperor cult to be applicated and to protect itself. The Tau aren't a threat for the moment because they have to fight against the tyranides and the Orks. They also have to deal with Farsight the traitor. The imperium is able to crush the Tau
I think that the Imperium and the United Empire are more similar. The Imperium and the United Empire both are xenophobic, whereas the Tau sow the brotherhood between species
He may not be our God-Emperor. But he is an example of humanity's persistence, and he like the great heroes of the Imperium strives to claim humanity's sacred birthright to the galaxy. Emperor bless.
@@attila535 So basically, he becomes a God Emperor but without the xenophobia? Hell yeah! Long live the United Empire & it’s God Emperor Maximilian Zelevas!
“Toll the Great Bell once! Pull the Lever forward to engage the Piston and Pump... Toll the Great Bell twice! With push of Button fire the Engine and spark Turbine into life... Toll the Great Bell thrice! Sing praise to the God of all Machines!”
I named my alliance the "Imperium of Man". Consisting of: The United Empire, The United Empire, and The United Empire. Anything else and we send our Zelevas-class fleets to deal with them.
It's funny, but in the game the empire is one of the most alien-friendly factions. At the beginning of the game, a third of your population consists of aliens. Other factions let aliens in for genetic material, food or slaves. But the empire calmly incorporates everyone into the state without mass oppression.
No need to fear the xeno when we can united them in glorious empire comrade. We shall convince all that our way is best, and together venture into a future filled with prosperity and fraternity for all!
My issue is that I can’t force myself to play non-human species in endless legends and Stellaris , even though I have all dlc still every time it’s totalitarian militaristic empire of the mankind , only total domination through brute force and overlordship is acceptable , every time I start new game I do the same, conquering ,purging and subjugating , and I enjoy it
@@Wurstbrot03 lol. why? I played literally every race and I love humans the most. UE & Vaulters. I am most happy if I get to play one and have the other one in an allliance. I love humans most in any game, be it strategy or rpg. Even in DnD. They are just the best race + they give you the ability to roleplay that wonder and amazement you feel when facing unknown horrors :)
@@Finwaell And I, on the hand, absolutely NEVER play humans in any 4X - they're generic, they're bland, they're boring. I already know humans, they usually serve as the "default" safe option. I always want to try that next empire the developers thought of, unique and unconventional. That being said, ES2' humans are actually enjoyable, their gameplay is more interesting than the usual cookie-cutter option, and - well, this theme exists. Hearing it, I feel like the billionth soldier/worker marching and saluting to space-Stalin standing on the porch of a colossal golden palace surrounded by 18th century high-teched industrialization-age factories.
By thy agony and bloody sweat; by thy Golden Throne and thy death; by thy destruction and re-emergence as the God of men, keep and strengthen us, we who fight for thee.
"The desire to bow, to worship, to prostrate oneself before an authority has been as instrumental desire as the quest for freedom" I do not remember the exact quote from Joseph de Maistre, but one just has to look at this forum to see how true it is. Characters of the mighty emperors whom we see in science fiction are appealing to use for more reasons than just their well development. They signify desire most of us share in our hearts; a dream for a leader who would arise from the ashes of a broken society and lead us to glory, among baroque armors, victory banners and cliche songs. We love to worship such people.
I think those kind of people are detrimental to society, especially if they want other cultures to ‘kneel’ before them and viewing themselves as the ‘vastly superior’ culture.
@@joeywild2011 Detrimental? They build societies. Those willing to do what needs to be done, to carry the burden of an empire are the sort to make the hard decisions none of us could decide upon. And about the other cultures, no two cultures are equal and to see ours as above the rest is natural and how it should be, to prove it via war or other means is just to make sure they understand it to.
Colonel Thyran First half of your comment, that’s fair enough. I mean, “do what needs to be done” isn’t always justified. I think morality is much more important than power. As for the second half, Jesus you sound like a supremacist pro-war patriot from 50 years ago. This kind of “it’s natural to think your culture is better” “prove it through war” mentality is so archaic and regressive...
@@joeywild2011 It's true, though. Maybe not in the turn-of-the-century sense, where people were expected to beleive that their culture was racially bound, unchanging and eternal. But it's *true* that human beings have an innate bias towards our customs and norms, to the point where we don't even see it as cultural imposition; it's just right and wrong. & any other view that considers our rights to be wrong and our wrongs to be right... well, whatever reason they're saying it for, that's a threat that needs stamping out. You're as "guilty" of this as anybody else, by the way, Baizuo.
"What foes are we to meet in battle that we have not vanquished in the shadows of the human soul? What demons scream that have not cried to us from the dark places of the mind? What fear have we of death who knows there is immortality in the great and noble deeds of men?"
We're gonna construct great fleets. They're gonna be the best fleets, with the best crewmen. We will use the best technology. And the Sophons are gonna pay for it. 100%. They don't know it yet, but they're gonna pay for them. They're great people with great leaders, but they're gonna pay for our fleets. Tribute to Comment from MistakeNot: ruclips.net/video/HTbS8BEa1oI/видео.html
I always come back to this music once in a while, and it always makes me feel patriotic for a nation that doesn't exist. If we ever reached FTL, this should be our national anthem. Or that oath from Stellaris if you're feeling democratic.
TL;DR of how Zelevas came to power: United Empire: Hello, Emperor. Zelevas: Emperor? United Empire, during a bloodless coup: Yes. Emperor Zelevas, after ascending to the throne through a bloodless coup: Yes. To the stars.
The soundtrack for es2 is generally optimistic, upbeat and hopeful even if like half of the factions would either eat or kill you, strip you of your individuality or turn your very soul into dust.
“What foes are we to meet in battle that we have not vanquished in the shadows of the human soul? What Daemons scream that have not cried to us from the dark places of the mind? What fear have we of death who know there is immortality in the great and noble deeds of men?”
When humanity achieves FTL technology and begins colonizing other worlds, this will be the anthem our armies shall play as they sweep aside hostile alien races.
@@kavky Once we get away from our " " " tormentors " " " or just annihilate them outright that problem can be solved rather easily. Men and women of our genetic heritage don't need many excuses to breed. Its mostly the ruination and strategic demolition of our culture that is creating most of the social problems that are producing current birth rates. That's not even factoring in advancing technology. With sufficient knowledge of genetics and tech advancements in the field, the entire Race could be regrown in Billy's garage.
@@flipkiller8521 just make some genetically modified humans, turning them into Super Abhumans and clad them in the best armor and arm them with the finest weapons, Call them space soldiers or something idfk.
This always reminds me of my first Endless Space 2 session where I was United Empire trying to figure out all the game systems. Ended up waaay behind in ship tech against Riftborn expanding into parts of the galaxy I wanted. I thought I could just overwhelm their local forces with numbers enough to drive them out of my area, then negotiate peace before they sent fleets from their home systems. So I invaded them and ended up in a very long war where, in true imperial fashion, I dedicated my economy to producing and throwing entire fleets of stage 2 ships to their doom against fleets of Riftborn stage 3 ships, until I "won" the war by driving the Riftborn out of my space, gaining only 2 systems for all that slaughter. Learned my lesson from that so during the peace I maxed out my military so that I would stomp them in the next war.
![Cadia Stands - Inspection | Beholder OST [Warhammer 40k]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GwgNS23SiXM/mqdefault.jpg)
"Dress for the job you want, not the job you have." - Emperor Zelevas
Must be why he's dressed like a God of Industry
@@StarboyXL9”praise be to zenithar”
Pretty original theme. It's not the sound of the drums of war that drives the empire, but the sound of the anvil of industry.
Xenos: "yOu cAn'T gO aRoUnD aNd jUsT bUiLd mOrE sHiPs tHaN aNyOnE eLsE!"
Humans: "hehe, Industry go CLANG!"
The guy terraform planets with its voice, he do what he wants
out of context, this is very 40k
@@engrinis6344 that is the descomunal power of the empire of man, DO YOUR PART TODAY
Reminds me of standard fantasy, industrial, Dwarf music, though...
The thing about Emperor Zelevas, is that he didn't inherit the position of Emperor, nor was he elected into it, or even claim it through force of arms. He just walked up to the Parliament one day wearing that kickass coat, and everyone just agreed to make him supreme leader for life.
The thing is, after reading your comment i actually went and searched for the way Emperor Zelevas came into power.
Turns out that he won the throne in a bloodless coup d'etat and since everyone, including the Sheredyn, who served as the rulers bodyguards, thought that the previous leader was kind of shit the empire just went along with it.
So yeah, your comment is actually not far from the truth, all things considered. Zelevas did indeed show up one day and everyone agreed to make him supreme leader for life.
To be fair, with an outfit that spiffy why object to his rule?
@@konstantinschmitz3209 To be fair, this exact scenario happened at least once with the Praetorian Guard murdering Roman Emperors and electing someone they deemed fit for the position or outright selling the throne to the highest bidder while the Senate just watches and nods.
@@kavky To be fair, Caligula deserved this kind of betrayal.
@@Yeeren Because I want the coat
best industrial themed sci-fi soundtrack since "we lift together"
They also did the Mechanicus Ost. Playing a full quality version on nice ear cans is mint.
@@lector-dogmatixsicarii1537 thats one hell of track record they got
@@lector-dogmatixsicarii1537 God damn they're hitting out the home runs.
“It is your hands that built this city. Your hands that raised up our vessels to the stars, and it will be your hands that aid me in taking our Empire further than even the Gods themselves could dream of! It is the not the gun in the soldiers hands that wins a war, no, but rather the hammer in the working man’s fist. You are Empire. I am Empire, and together we shall rule the stars!”
@@TheCorrodedManI will always vote for...Horatio.
I really like the "pneumatics"-sounds used here, they really make me imagine some heavy industry
Well Imperials are industrialists.
Big beautiful guns to show off to small ugly xenos
Out of all the ost, this one of course has the most influence.
Is that a gameplay pun I see?
@@artificialgravitas8954 yes
Zelevas: Cover this planet in a jungle.
Senator: Sure your grace. We'll get right on that after we finish the 4th Patriots Navy.
Zelevas: Did I say do it after you finish the fleet?
Senator, realizing it's going to be another month of 22 hour shifts: No your majesty...
I like how the Emperor, and by extension the entire Empire, can command all queued constructions to be instantly finished through sheer big dick energy
@@Maddock_ PP POWAH GOES BRRRR
I dont care how and why it work, but that planet better be terraform in single turn
@@midnighteclipsed2738 the Emperor does not ask, he *commands* .
@@Maddock_ a man of culture indeed
@@midnighteclipsed2738 "...but we...we can't create a magnetic field AND a functional atmosphere in a month! We barely even have a drone network online! Physics just doesn't--"
"It is the Emperor's Will."
"...guess I'm just working 42 hours a day tomorrow."
"That's the spirit, citizen."
I don't know how we are going to terraform a planet in a single turn, but next time i look there better be a fvcking jungle.
Hey hey peaple. Sseth here.
Played the United Empire as the first game with ES2 because I was new to the series. After this music started playing, I knew I would never play anyone else. And I was right
All other empires rely on gimmicks. Humanity relies on INDUSTRY
I had industrialized so hard that I beat a faction who had battleships using just small ship armatas
@@sol2544for every ship destroyed 10 more are built
@@sol2544 Now that's the (human) spirit! Who cares the enemy is several times more advanced than us? Just throw shit at 'em until they go away! In fact, throw *so much* shit that they think *they* are on the back foot!
This is one of the reasons I don't play ES2 at all. There's only one faction worth playing.
This, This is the song that embodies Humanity.
Not a triumphant orchestra or somber ballad, but this. Beaten anvils and de-pressurizing pistons for industry, the choir for the voices of us all. The drums and brass in the background is just the cherry on top.
C'est le poids d'un géant qui s'éveil doucement et qui marche, pas à pas, se relève et démontre paisiblement sa force. Les voix d'un millier de mondes. Toutes ces voix ne parlant que pour une seule. Cette voix, c'est celle de l'Empire Unifié.
:p
We build solutions to our problems.
@@EleonorRaze Even with google translate, that was beautifully written.
Now even Lion El'Jonson is copying Zelevas.
I see huge factories, heavy press machines, and the singing of engineers and workers dreaming of space.
I hear the sound that promises me more ships with more dakka!
all to the tune of volga boatmen
It isn't a dream anymore
Haha! FOR THE EMPEROR, SISTER!!!!
Sounds like SpaceX rocket lab.
i dont know why its so satisfying to lose entire fleets knowing it doesn't matter because the enemy will never replace their losses as fast as i can make new ones
raglanheuser Welcome to the Imperium of Man. Here, take my Sector Governor Seat while I go for the Segmentum one
D: I would rather not lose the fleet at all hehehe
And then in comes an endgame Horatio, who outindustries the UE, outdust the Lumeris, and outscience the Sophons.
HORATIO IS PERFECT!!!!
That's Humanity for ya'
Do you hear that? It the sound of Progress and Industry, two things that will lead us towards our birthright; our future. And this future ... it will be golden and eternal.
Absolutely nothing is eternal ^^.
@@MarpoLoco your mom is
@@MarpoLoco not with that attitude
@@LOrco_
This is not an attitude. That is a fact of the universe.
Everything comes to an end at some point. Otherwise nothing new can arise. There is no standstill in the universe.
@@MarpoLoco not with that attitude
The wheels turn, the engines roar, the triumphant sounds of Industry and progress fill the air. Another completed ship takes to the skies. Today, another battle shall be won. Today, another species from another distant star shall join the Empire, and their peoples shall contribute in their own unique way to the great Military-Industrial complex. Today, a new colony will be founded on an unfamiliar world. Today, we shall grow, we shall fight, we shall build. Today, atop a throne of a thousand factories operated by a thousand, thousand patriots, in front of the red-and-white flag, and guarded by our mighty ships and soldiers, shall stand Emperor Maximillian Zelevas. Today, he shall give the command, and today, the Empire shall move mountains. FOR THE EMPIRE!
You should concider about your own election campaing
Can I be the shady counselor that everyone thinks is a snake but is actually super loyal and really regrets the hateful stuff he has to do but does it anyway for the good of the Empire?
@@TheCorrodedMan UE has tons of them
I’m tired of all my United Empire games turning into 40k and Starship Troopers. I’m going try to be more scientific and open mind… and my neighbors are Cravers and Vodyani… Enlist today! Service guarantees citizenship!
Glory to our empire and to the humanity.
😊😊😊😊😊😊
Yes a saughtee of 40 and starship troopers (the book not the shutty film
A son betwen w40k and Star wars
O lol
Love the industrial sounds that are incorporated into the song - pistons, steam, hammers, gears, pulleys, etc. Really gets you into the United Empire aesthetics.
Yesss
Siegh Kaiser Reinhard von Lohengramm
Siegh Kaiser Maximilian Zelevas
It is better to die for the Emperor, than to live for yourself.
@Martin Septim but having a loaded havy bolter never hurt either
IN THE EMPEROR'S NAME - LET NONE SURVIVE!
Wrong universe
i always go full warhammer! Naming my fleets like this and playing Sheredyn only! Purge the Xenos!!
Cadia broke before the guard did. Cadia Stands!
How are we supposed to play any of the other races when this song exists?
You simply don't!
GLORY TO THE EMPIRE, GLORY TO MANKIND!
Because United Empire is the only generic race of this game ( with the Sophon), maybe ? ^^ Not a good reason to play anything else than Empire ?
Sure they're not the most unique race in the game, but just because it's been done before doesn't mean it's bad, and their influence based playstyle is definitely unique and definitely the most enjoyable imo.(Unfallen and their roots are pretty cool too.)
The Empire is a really big risk/ reward kind of race. They are the weakest race as the influence bonus on the population is virtually meaningless, making expansion and development of your civilization a nightmare compared to something like The Horatio. But again, they are weak for a reason, and its the potential of the race, they are able to use influence as a really powerful tool and resource allowing you to help you comeback into the game by "cheating" buildings, researches and if needed troops.
This playstyle is not for all, as the race encourages you to sacrifice a lot of resources for midgame potential basically being on the backfoot of the game... until you make a powerfull EMPIRE.
So yeaaaaah, I get em, but not my style, the friendlier I am, the better off I will be, our tree mens were not pacifist enough in my opinion so I play with selfmade races a lot xD.
Why play any of the other races when the United Empire exists?
Anyone with a coat like that obviously means business.
* You deployed the dog the coat, the gloves, the cane, the aging white beard. They all tie he outfit together into “man of influence and willpower”
@@khurelbatbayanbat7913 So much influence and willpower that he can use it to buy things
He resembles valkorian from Swtor.
@@mandickthetittysmithy5117 Ikr? That was my first thought when I saw him. I thought "Oh, Valky crossed dimensions to establish his new empire after Zakuul fell. Kewl."
@@StarboyXL9 the Commander finding him in the Endless Universe
"Ah Sh#t here we go again"
I have to give the credit where credit is due, nothing sounds more "humanity fuck yea" like countless of human voices singing together + the whole design of the empire is perfect, from the ships to uniforms. Through the wheel of industry and human spirit, we shall secure the galaxy, as its our birthright!
*Endless Drip* on this lad
Me playing a sci-fi rpg: "I want my team to be full of all kinds of diverse aliens and be best friends with them!"
Me playing a sci-fi empire builder:
*Christopher Columbus with a Laser gun*
@J why use a laser gun when you can just give all the natives smallpox, steal their land then plop your ass down and act like it was your land the whole time
@@ohyeah833 my way is more fun.
@@ohyeah833 Who does that ?
@@emperoremyhriv4968 People capable of advanced transforming of course.
@@brandonvelde5774 Will we be able to do that in the future?
Hearing this I can’t help but think of massive factories with thousands of workers and machines toiling away to construct gargantuan ark ships to spread humanity across the galaxy.
So... Mars ?
Holy Terra ?
Also your icon is the literal definition of *Heresy*, better you watch out for inquisitors...
Rowan MacTullius Haven’t had a problem yet.
Isn't it beautiful?!
@@jetpilledmyron2056 it is not a definition of heresy. it is Eye of Terra.
We must ensure that Human Civilization, not alien, dominates this galaxy now, and always!
Glory to the Emperor! ... wait ...
#WouldYouLikeToKnowMore
horatio is wondering if horatio counts as horatio... eerrr i mean human
horatio is now consider as a heretic and a mutant by Imperial standards.
I'm from Buenos Aires and I say kill em' all!
Let us not shy away from the greatness that is our birthright.
I like both videos.
THe first one transmitted the feel of "From our humble Beginnings, together we will reach the stars." This one is like a victory anthem, said something like "We reached the stars. Rejoice, brothers!"
*THE EMPEROR PROTECTS*
I know no fear, i fear no death
But he also atacs
But most importantly... he rises the tax.
Do they come in Space Marine size?
If not, I can settle with Primarch.
In fits of Rage, I will hone my craft.
I like the nuanced depictions of the various factions in this game. Sure, the United Empire is an autocracy, but there's a goal to better the fate of mankind.
Actually, it's federation type of government. It is called United Empire and they have an emperor but they are not your ordinary empire. In ES2 they start with federation as an internal system. There are Dictatorship, Federation, Republic and Democracy.
@@Wustenfuchs109 So more like Victorian Era England.
@@Southern_CrusaderI get more Free Worlds League feel from that. People have more freedom as long as they stay loyal kinda deal
In game they actually say that the empire is far too large for a single ruler to govern it all, so it is a semi or fully constitutional monarchy I think
@@normieloser6969 Makes sense. Either you go more libertarian or more feudal with massive empires, direct control when you have thousands of light-years of territory to control is difficult
*GLORY TO THE EMPEROR ZELEVAS*
I've never played this game, but the soundtrack is top tier.
I think that’s most of us.
Glory to the Imperium of Ma- I mean United Empire!!
Praise be to the God Emperor of Mankind!
You mean glory to Rowboat Girlyman now!
no.
To be fair though, the United Empire in ES is closer to the Adeptus Mechanicus (for the whole "ruthless interstellar company with an obsession for mass production and low-tech" vibe, minus the religious aspect) than the Imperium of Man.
Sylvain Malfettes once you complete the UE quest line and turn UE full military they are pretty similar
White hair, majestic beard and mustache, old age, wearing kickass coat and a sword. yep this guy is my supreme leader for life i will follow!
Enlist today.
Service Guarantees citizenship.
Would you like to know more?
For the Empire
*The only good bug is a dead bug.*
Hey hey people
@ViktorMandus Rhaefnhyrst bro it's a starship troopers quote it's not that deep.
I like how the hiss of the industrial machines can be heard on the backround
You know you are an empire when even your colonizer ship has weapons!
Fucking proud of it!
The templin institute should make this the theme song to their ongoing playthrough of the greater terran union on their stellaris invicta games.
I was pretty excited about that. I loved shack's previous Stellaris RPs and prayed that someone would make a machinima series using GMOD or SFM in conjunction with Stellaris.
*Glory to the United Empire!*
*Imperi- no, wait, you're right.
FOR THE EMPRAH
Emperor Maximilian Zelevas of the United Empire.FOR THE EMPRAH
Honestly, I don't think the United Empire is xenophobic at all, at least not in the "slaughter all aliens" sense. The backstory specifically says "turn them into new patriots", and despite the subsequent slide's show of a pile of very dead aliens, I feel that it was more symbolism of something else, what with the banner stuck into the pile of corpses. Gameplay-wise, the United Empire is anything but xenocidal. For starters, they begin with an alien pop on their homeworld of Raia, and that pop is a third of the entire Empire's population at game start (and can be up to half temporarily if you lose an Imperial pop when colonizing a planet immediately with your starting colony ship). After a war ends, the Empire usually integrates the conquered races peacefully (they often even grow alongside the Imperial pops that pop up there). They don't eat them or enslave them or steal their souls or attempt to assimilate them into one species, they just annex them into the Empire, and, provided they stay loyal, most likely even treat them as equals. That's better than at least about half the other empires of the galaxy of Endless Space 2.
I think that is not an issue. Through the progressing of the game, you can see that the empire is withstanding a wind of change.
Rather than cooperations under a single ruler of the monarchy, it is slowly changing into a federation which is more like a republic because of the ineffective of the monarchy when the empire is growing so fast and so vast. The same with their Xeno politics.
The opening cutscene happens when the empire just finished its unification on a single planet RAIA. And as them goes deeper into the stats, it is sure that they are not going to be very xenophobic. Because the empire's strategy is to rule through cooperations and loyalty. To me, that is the meaning of UNITED. Unity as one single empire when needed, but could be individual when not needed or not be threatened.
So that make cooperations with Xenos is truly more effective and less costly than killing or enslaving them all. Then through time, they will become somehow loyalty as long as the empire protect them and see them as citizens.
Another thing very interesting hint is that the citizens of the empire are considered as imperials rather than human even at the beginning of the game. I think that is another sign that the UE is more like an empire with multiple species as their citizens. And maybe they didn't kill all that 3-eyed aliens.
Also, I do not so approve that people who consider the UE is similar to the Imperium in 40K, not because I don't like 40K, actually I like 40K, but it is just the Imperium does NOT FIT the UE.
Maybe it is fit in ES1, but definitely not in ES2.
It is already a federation when you start the game.
@@peiranzhang4283 I think a nation could be both federation and republic/democracy. Well, the modern United States is a federation yet also democracy. So that I think the UE is a federation which based on monarchy, then changed into a republic, or a republicanism federation?
Or if you go with becoming sheryden, you will be a loose dictatorship with republicanism on the local planetary level.
But yeah, I think UE is the least extreme faction.
*Stands at attention and salutes*
Alan Smith
Ready,aim,FIRE!
(Fires off a volley in the name of our glorious emperor )
Ready,aim,FIRE!
(Fires off volley in the name of our glorious emperor)
ALAN?!
I am a lead engineer in an industrial automation program, this song has made me enjoy my job more and made me wear red all the time.
I was hooked on the first one. I'm even more hooked on this one.
Hey hey people, Zelevas here
Sseth go brrrrr
@[A]ddiction MY NAME MIKE
MIKE MIRRA
ALSO KNOWN
AS
THE
RAKE
*MIKE MIRRER??*
REPORT TO TROUSER SNAKE ARMY
*Soviet National Anthem starts playing*
Hurrah for humanity
Hear me out: the United Empire -- at least as I've seen from a few games as them or with them around -- aren't all that much like the Imperium of Man. They've got the imperious style and awesomely grandiose soundtrack, but far as I can tell, they're really more like the Tau.
They're happy to integrate xenos... where "integrate" here means teaching them to kneel (or the nearest equivalent they can manage) before the glory of their rightful, eternal Emperor Zelevas, to embrace the vastly superior culture that his brave soldiers have so kindly brought them, and to do their duty for the Empire so that others might know the joy of his benevolent and glorious rule.
ShiniesAreCool You are right, the imperium prefers to purge every xeno
The Imperium permits some races to exist. Things like ogryn, which aren't really human, and they haven't ERADICATED THE TAU YET even though they could.
For the Tau, its different, the Imperium only want the emperor cult to be applicated and to protect itself. The Tau aren't a threat for the moment because they have to fight against the tyranides and the Orks. They also have to deal with Farsight the traitor. The imperium is able to crush the Tau
the Imperium are too busy trying to fight the whole damn universe to eradicate the Tau at the moment
I think that the Imperium and the United Empire are more similar. The Imperium and the United Empire both are xenophobic, whereas the Tau sow the brotherhood between species
That jacket means serious buisness.
TurKlack ikr, I kinda want one too
You don't understand that jacket IS the business
Nah, when an outer garment attains that level of awesome, it is no longer a jacket. That, is a _coat_ .
I mean, that coat is amazing, but once you see how out of position his shoulders are you can't unsee it.
Looks like the coat of your enemy
what is this Outnumbered and outgunned you speak of?
The dice have betrayed ME 5 more fully manned fleets enter the system and blasting this ost
"FORWARD, TO THE STARS! YOUR EMPEROR REQUIRES SOME LUMERIS SILK FOR A NEW COAT"
That russo-german inspired space empire
I have always seen it as the worst parts of the U.S.A combined with the worst parts of communist Russia
It definitely has the feel of Kaiser-era Germany though.
Avensis Astari definitely a mix of imperial Germany, Soviet and tsarist Russia, and the US
Lord Dim 1 Then why do corporations control everything?
They did that during monarchies.
He may not be our God-Emperor.
But he is an example of humanity's persistence, and he like the great heroes of the Imperium strives to claim humanity's sacred birthright to the galaxy.
Emperor bless.
By the end of the game he becomes a perpetual through dust.
@@attila535 So basically, he becomes a God Emperor but without the xenophobia? Hell yeah! Long live the United Empire & it’s God Emperor Maximilian Zelevas!
Of course Klendathu Drop from Starship Troopers is in my recommends.
“Toll the Great Bell once!
Pull the Lever forward to engage the Piston and Pump...
Toll the Great Bell twice!
With push of Button fire the Engine and spark Turbine into life...
Toll the Great Bell thrice!
Sing praise to the God of all Machines!”
just gonna steal this for my steampunk dnd game....
Jacob Goodrich
The Omissiah is happy
I named my alliance the "Imperium of Man". Consisting of: The United Empire, The United Empire, and The United Empire. Anything else and we send our Zelevas-class fleets to deal with them.
>Not making it of the United Empire, the Sheriden and the Mezari.
Do you even unite mankind?
>not uniting the other human-like factions
The Emperor is unpleasant with your actions!
Why do you think he didn't unite mankind?
He just made sure they are united under the RIGHT government, you know. Just like the Emperor has done it.
+Kaza ddum
It's likely because in ES2, the United Empire is already the union of the Sheredyn, Mezari, and ES1 UE. It's already a united mankind.
KalDragon: I know. But which internal culture is dominant wil be decided by your actions.
Humanity to rule the universe first must stand united to face any foe and share its prosperity across the stars.
Never played this game, but this theme convinced me to show the aliens why the galaxy belongs to us
To show them that, as the Bible says, it is MAN that is made in God’s image.
It's funny, but in the game the empire is one of the most alien-friendly factions. At the beginning of the game, a third of your population consists of aliens. Other factions let aliens in for genetic material, food or slaves. But the empire calmly incorporates everyone into the state without mass oppression.
I can feel the xenophobia coursing through my veins
MY SCARS PROVE MY WORTH!
FAITH IS THE BLADE OF WAR!
No need to fear the xeno when we can united them in glorious empire comrade. We shall convince all that our way is best, and together venture into a future filled with prosperity and fraternity for all!
IT IS A GOOD PAIN
The united empire actually recruits aliens so...
The moment I heard this theme I knew it was for the industrial empire. This theme is perfect
What an amazing and unique soundtrack! I really love the pistons and other industrial stuff. The spice ... err ... the Dust must flow!
My issue is that I can’t force myself to play non-human species in endless legends and Stellaris , even though I have all dlc still every time it’s totalitarian militaristic empire of the mankind , only total domination through brute force and overlordship is acceptable , every time I start new game I do the same, conquering ,purging and subjugating , and I enjoy it
*PUUURGIN WIIITH MY KIIIIIN !*
Man only playing as humans? You must be a boring person that never tried new food and stuff.
@@Wurstbrot03 lol. why? I played literally every race and I love humans the most. UE & Vaulters. I am most happy if I get to play one and have the other one in an allliance.
I love humans most in any game, be it strategy or rpg. Even in DnD. They are just the best race + they give you the ability to roleplay that wonder and amazement you feel when facing unknown horrors :)
@@Finwaell And I, on the hand, absolutely NEVER play humans in any 4X - they're generic, they're bland, they're boring. I already know humans, they usually serve as the "default" safe option. I always want to try that next empire the developers thought of, unique and unconventional. That being said, ES2' humans are actually enjoyable, their gameplay is more interesting than the usual cookie-cutter option, and - well, this theme exists. Hearing it, I feel like the billionth soldier/worker marching and saluting to space-Stalin standing on the porch of a colossal golden palace surrounded by 18th century high-teched industrialization-age factories.
wish you never get rejected at art school
LET'S BE XENOPHOBIC,
IT'S REALLY IN THIS YEAR.
I got that!
LET'S FIND A NASTY, SLIMY, UGLY ALIEN TO FEAR
There's no more cutesy stories about E.T phoning home
CactusCreeper lets learn to love our neighbors like the christians learned in rome
WE KNOW WE OUGHT TO HATE 'EM; THEY'RE DIFFERENT, YOU SEE
WE'VE SEEN THEY'RE MEAN AND UGLY ON MOVIES AND TV
By thy agony and bloody sweat; by thy Golden Throne and thy death; by thy destruction and re-emergence as the God of men, keep and strengthen us, we who fight for thee.
"The desire to bow, to worship, to prostrate oneself before an authority has been as instrumental desire as the quest for freedom"
I do not remember the exact quote from Joseph de Maistre, but one just has to look at this forum to see how true it is. Characters of the mighty emperors whom we see in science fiction are appealing to use for more reasons than just their well development.
They signify desire most of us share in our hearts; a dream for a leader who would arise from the ashes of a broken society and lead us to glory, among baroque armors, victory banners and cliche songs.
We love to worship such people.
I think those kind of people are detrimental to society, especially if they want other cultures to ‘kneel’ before them and viewing themselves as the ‘vastly superior’ culture.
hmmmmm
@@joeywild2011 Detrimental? They build societies. Those willing to do what needs to be done, to carry the burden of an empire are the sort to make the hard decisions none of us could decide upon. And about the other cultures, no two cultures are equal and to see ours as above the rest is natural and how it should be, to prove it via war or other means is just to make sure they understand it to.
Colonel Thyran First half of your comment, that’s fair enough. I mean, “do what needs to be done” isn’t always justified. I think morality is much more important than power. As for the second half, Jesus you sound like a supremacist pro-war patriot from 50 years ago. This kind of “it’s natural to think your culture is better” “prove it through war” mentality is so archaic and regressive...
@@joeywild2011 It's true, though. Maybe not in the turn-of-the-century sense, where people were expected to beleive that their culture was racially bound, unchanging and eternal. But it's *true* that human beings have an innate bias towards our customs and norms, to the point where we don't even see it as cultural imposition; it's just right and wrong. & any other view that considers our rights to be wrong and our wrongs to be right... well, whatever reason they're saying it for, that's a threat that needs stamping out.
You're as "guilty" of this as anybody else, by the way, Baizuo.
FOR THE EMPEROR
hold on, I've seen you before in another video's comments
@@avoughtf4u-4corsair19 It is everywhere!
for the United Empire of Emperor Maximilian Zelevas
Man the music in the Endless games is so damn good.
An ETERNAL EMPIRE ...led by an ETERNAL EMPEROR !!
The composer should get the oscar nomination !.
"What foes are we to meet in battle that we have not vanquished in the shadows of the human soul?
What demons scream that have not cried to us from the dark places of the mind?
What fear have we of death who knows there is immortality in the great and noble deeds of men?"
BROTHERS... FOR THE GOD EMPEROR!!!! ho wait wrong game
Becomes that after the end.. Dust fueled god emperor
thesoviet bushi dawn of war??? xD
I like to think this was just another of the Emperor's pre-Imperial Incarnations.
We're gonna construct great fleets. They're gonna be the best fleets, with the best crewmen. We will use the best technology. And the Sophons are gonna pay for it. 100%. They don't know it yet, but they're gonna pay for them. They're great people with great leaders, but they're gonna pay for our fleets.
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make the galaxy great again
Haku Sansaku make humanity great again!
I always come back to this music once in a while, and it always makes me feel patriotic for a nation that doesn't exist.
If we ever reached FTL, this should be our national anthem. Or that oath from Stellaris if you're feeling democratic.
To ARMS MY BROTHERS for we are destined for GREATNESS together we stand to spread our glorious empire across THE STARS..
FFOOOORR THE EMPEROR
TL;DR of how Zelevas came to power:
United Empire: Hello, Emperor.
Zelevas: Emperor?
United Empire, during a bloodless coup: Yes.
Emperor Zelevas, after ascending to the throne through a bloodless coup: Yes. To the stars.
The heartbeat of a power hammer punching away in the background is the perfect metronome for this song.
The republic will be reorganized into the first galactic empire!
Listening to this makes me want to grab a hammer and a wrench and make some fortifications
One of my favorite music, very majestic.
Love this sound. It is the sound of progress...
Yo dawg I heard you liked industry so we put industry in your industry so you can industry while you industry
This gives me hope.
The soundtrack for es2 is generally optimistic, upbeat and hopeful even if like half of the factions would either eat or kill you, strip you of your individuality or turn your very soul into dust.
@@georgsgrants9925
And even if your epire steps on the same path of Endless...
That Emperor looks in better shape.
Human race in a sci-fi game : *exist*
Every other race : Why do I hear boss music ?
Shut the fuck up
@@Tunguska1 How about you shut some bitches up?
@@Tunguska1 piss of cryboy
@@user-qz6rj9ei7k meaning ?
How did you guys manage to top one of my most favourite soundtracks?!?!
My favorite part is when they sing "aaaaaAAAAAaaaaaAaAaaAAAAaaAAaAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
when I heard Sardaukar Chant (in theatre) I immediately recalled this theme.
Glory to Mankind!
Glory...to Mankind.
Emperor Maximilian Zelevas of the United Empire
I listen to this track daily
Me too this is one of my favorite soundtracks I’ve ever heard from most games I play
I like it when the brass drops
FOR THE EMPEROR!!!
THE GALAXY BELONGS TO MANKIND
WHY THE HELL THERE IS NOT A ANIMATED SERIES IN THE ENDLESS SPACE UNIVERSE YET???
Raphael de Moraes Fontella Autor rights?
MONEY :/
However they made majestic comics for the factions, you can go look them at the endless space 2 wiki
@@ferdjur4195 thanks!!! I didnt know
“What foes are we to meet in battle that we have not vanquished in the shadows of the human soul?
What Daemons scream that have not cried to us from the dark places of the mind?
What fear have we of death who know there is immortality in the great and noble deeds of men?”
Nice
When humanity achieves FTL technology and begins colonizing other worlds, this will be the anthem our armies shall play as they sweep aside hostile alien races.
Croco Gerbil There shall be no mercy for the xenos, peaceful or not.
First we need higher than replacement birthrates before we can colonize anything.
And led by 18 badass super soldiers with an Emperor wearing ornate gold armor that calls himself the God-Emperor.
@@kavky Once we get away from our " " " tormentors " " " or just annihilate them outright that problem can be solved rather easily. Men and women of our genetic heritage don't need many excuses to breed. Its mostly the ruination and strategic demolition of our culture that is creating most of the social problems that are producing current birth rates.
That's not even factoring in advancing technology. With sufficient knowledge of genetics and tech advancements in the field, the entire Race could be regrown in Billy's garage.
@@flipkiller8521 just make some genetically modified humans, turning them into Super Abhumans and clad them in the best armor and arm them with the finest weapons, Call them space soldiers or something idfk.
Emperor Makesamillion Veryfast
Emperor Maximilian Zelevas
XD
And his personal bodyguard, How'dme Leggo.
It took me a few seconds to get it and when I did I laughed really hard
Arno Müller r/whoosh
This is the musical form of brutalist architecture.
Intensely underrated comment
Nah. This music has elegance and grandeur to it. Brutalism has no grandeur or glory.
brutalist architecture is incorrect. This Theme is Industrial/Militarism
I'd say the musical form of Authoritarian Architecture instead, for it still has grandeure and elegance that Brutalist lacks completely.
No. If brutalist architecture had a musical form it would be hardbass.
Me...Mengsk!?
Mengsk had enough of that shit and built a new Empire in another galaxy :P
He get so old
Who was Mengsk again? From Helghast?
Ah yes. I forgot.
He was even better in Starcraft 1, his inauguration speech is pure gold:
ruclips.net/video/X6bVj-nTkiU/видео.html
This always reminds me of my first Endless Space 2 session where I was United Empire trying to figure out all the game systems.
Ended up waaay behind in ship tech against Riftborn expanding into parts of the galaxy I wanted. I thought I could just overwhelm their local forces with numbers enough to drive them out of my area, then negotiate peace before they sent fleets from their home systems. So I invaded them and ended up in a very long war where, in true imperial fashion, I dedicated my economy to producing and throwing entire fleets of stage 2 ships to their doom against fleets of Riftborn stage 3 ships, until I "won" the war by driving the Riftborn out of my space, gaining only 2 systems for all that slaughter.
Learned my lesson from that so during the peace I maxed out my military so that I would stomp them in the next war.
Zelevas jokes aside, this song really does sound like a monarchy with all those drums and choir going around
*I protec but I also attac*
RUclips's algorithm brought me here and for the first time I must say that it did a good job.
With a jacket like that how can you lose?
An eternal empire... Led by an eternal emperor. I loved it. He became prime daddy again.
Lol
Eternal sugar daddy
would be cool to have an Rpg in this universe.....like Kotor
There is a dungeon crawler and dating sim.