Warhammer Lore! High Elf Shadow Warriors! A Kind Race Turned Cruel
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- Clearly Malekith should have tried harder to drown their homeland, then he wouldn't be having all of these problems!
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What are you referring to from 04:08 to 05:07 ? And I have read the 1st sundering novel in which he was burned, but I am still confused.
@@unusualaussie9606 he's talking about End Times which is.... contriversial series of books to put it fucking mildly
Hmm, I'm torn between getting one of your coffee mugs or a Levi Jensen-caps.
Shadow Warriors... we weren’t expecting special forces?-statetroop “That’s the point, lumberfoot.”
Monkeigh is 40k talk. Mayflys and Lumberfoots is more the terms of warhammer fantasy.
At times it seems like Kerillian is a pokemon named Lumberfoots lol
Alith Anar: "When we land in Naggaroth we're going to be doing one thing and one thing only. Killing Druchii."
@Maintenance Renegade That's so wrong, but goddamn that's hilarious.
Is this some kind of a reference?
Alith Anar: "I speak a little DU-Kaii!.... Areaver-DURCHI!"
aint their an order never to call the Bear Elf the Bear Elf?
Alith Anar: But, when you sign up with me, you take on a debit. Each one of you owns 100 Druchii scalps! And I want my scalps!
"But a man of peace, he was most certainly not" - you are correct on that part, in fact you could even go so far as to say that he was not a man... at all.
The Shadow Warriors, when you need Warhammer to have actual heroes in your story, but they still need to feel Warhammery
@Maintenance Renegade It is rare to have a sympathetic character in warhammer period.
You got some that you might feel sympathetic towards but so far the Shadow Warriors seem to be the rare case of a Warhammer group that is genuenly, objectively the good guys.
But they’re not the goody two shoes type. Same with Alith.
@@krausercruz2780 Keep in mind they basically go Vlad the impaler on a lot of Druchi bruttaly killing them to cause fear.
@@mercerholt8299 oh no, not the dark elves..
I know, and i love them!
Nothing is Forgotten, Nothing is Forgiven!! Remember the Fen and death to the Witch King!!!
I love this video for obvious reasons.
It occurs to me, if the High Elves weren't so arrogant and annoying, the other races might have been willing to help them against their Chaos tainted cousins.
Ah well, C'est la vie.
Or, at least, they would not have lost all their overseas colonies to a bunch of angry dwarves.
@@robertnelson9599 kazukan kazakit ha!
Yes, and they could avoid the bad pr that comes from dark elf corsairs and slavers.
Hurray for Fantasy Lore!
Hope to get some Swormasters up in here soon-isch.
Anyways keep up the good work, Arch!
Apparently (last night) me liking Arch for his lore videos gets me banned from my local wargaming cafe...worth it, think of all the money I'm saving listening to Arch Warhammers voice instead of getting boozed up
@Shrde215 god I wish it wasn't but one of the owners just went off on me when I said I listen to arch while I paint and I said "I don't care for politics I just listen to it cause he's one of the best lore channels" so then I was told to pay my tab and leave and not to come back. I'm fine with that NOW but I was pissed last night
I really hope this is some epic tier bs
@Drakon590 no I'm entirely serious, I went there every Thursday for half off pints and to play warhammer and last night we started talking about what we listen to when we paint and I said "Arch Warhammer" and then people lost their shit. Like geez I'm not gonna roll over and have them tell me off for what I like...I'll just drive for half n hour to play in the next town over.
@@fr6310 literally what I was told "Arch?! The white supremacist?" I just watch it for the lore I don't think any of that matters if it's true, "yay but he's a nazi and you're defending him, so pay you tab and leave" I'm not defending anything but alright I'm not coming back, "good cause we don't want you back".
Shame as well there's a gal I like that goes all the time as well
@@hodgknob3545 You know that's a court case right?
Textbook political persecution, personally I'd find a solicitor but each to their own
"In the old, and dare I say, correct, fluff..."
YES!!!!! FRAK THAT WHICH MUST NOT BE NAMED!
Amazing that Malekith experimented with chaos magic, conspired against his kingdom, pillaged the lands, tortured his kinfolk and tried repeatedly to ruin his homeland. Yet by the endtimes the elven gods said "yep, someone who has no morals and profanes everything we stand for is the very definition of a worthy king". You would think they would ask for him to work earnestly to earn his redemption, but seems not.
The gods are as clever as the writers who make them... so they were pretty fucking stupid.
And that is why most fantasy fans don't consider the End Times canon. Hell, not even the most recent games play or give much attention to the End Times.
It was, honestly, made just to rush up the end of Fantasy Battle (cuz aparently GW was getting most revenue from 40k and fantasy battle required more units and dedication to play, so was not good for skirmishes nor as beginner friendly), to push their "new and improved" Age of Sigmar line. That is, honestly, still pretty skubtastic after being out for some time.
Honestly though. End Times was so stupid. Cliffhangers everywhere, characters acting completly different of what they are, convoluted plot reasons to push a weird narrative (Teclis betraying the High Elves and allow a projection of Malekith bully Finubar to suicide, Finubar locking himself on a tower and comiting suicide because Malekith was aparently worthy of the title of Phoenix King without even doubting or reasoning and as such turn one of the wisest, bravest, and adventurous high elves into a dumb, cowardly and shut in weakling, etc...), killing plot characters right and left, and so on.
there is only ONE shadow warrior...Lo Wang
The way of the Wang is long and hard
Asian Duke Nukem!
Ooooh I see big Wang, nice looking. Everything about me is hard………oh better zip fly.
Absolutely loved this one, ah... poor Darth Malekith. With a mother like that, it sounds like he needs a Sith Lord Sugar Daddy to cry on the shoulder of. :p Still, bit of an arsehole to his old people.
And speaking of the "books that shall not be named", I would love to listen to a Horus Heresy-like short series of you going through the Endtimes and ranting on all the things in them, be they something that makes sense, those that don't and everything else that is HELL NO! It would be a rather amusing listen, and allow others to empathise with the point.
@Maintenance Renegade Ha, eloquently put. All the same, I would love for Arch to enunciate it.
@Maintenance Renegade Malekith was never evil for the sake of evil. Malekith is a tragic character, he honestly wants his people to succeed and if that requires tough love and the suffering of other races so be it.
@Maintenance Renegade When Bel-Shannar and Malekith were competing to become the second Phoenix King, Malekith said that he would rather give Bel-Shannar the crown than risk a civil war...so Bel-Shannar became Phoenix King without hassle despite Malekith being more responsible for the rescue of Ulthuan than Bel-Shannar was. Malekith then left Ulthuan for a long time so nobody would try to wrongfully place him on the throne.
Even when Bel-Shannar travelled to the Old World to take credit for Malekith's achievements, Malekith didn't try replacing the Phoenix King. While Bel-Shannar was in Ulthuan and Malekith was out of the country, cults began forming in Ulthuan. Bel-Shannar couldn't handle these cults, it was the reason why Malekith was called back, to do what the Phoenix King couldn't.
The native elves were becoming lazier and relying more on the societies outside of Ulthuan for resources, the native elves never took any military training (unlike those in the Old World) and were becoming softer. Malekith eventually believed that in order to keep his people strong, he would need to be there. Malekith had given the job of Phoenix King to Bel-Shannar and now Ulthuan was weaker and out of control because of it. If the elves became weak, the elves would be wiped out. Eventually because Bel-Shannar was incompetent, he had to be replaced with some-one who was competent like Malekith. If Bel-Shannar was able to handle the cults then the Sundering probably would of never happened. Also Aenarion (the first Phoenix King) did intend on Malekith becoming Phoenix King, he told every-one that Malekith was to become King. (Aenarion did intend and spoke on the job being hereditary.) However after Aenarion died saving Ulthuan, most of the elves in control threw Aenarion's wishes into the mud.
@@blindlobster Agreed. Most of the evil of the druchii can be traced back to Morathi. Morathi knew how to manipulate the bloodlust that flows through Malekith thanks to Khaine's curse, but Malekith was originally able to keep it all in check by transforming his lust for conquest into a lust for commerce and enterprise. Malekith, much like Aenerion, brought the elves to new heights until Morathi played her hand.
He has a sugar mommy Sith Lord named Morathi already.
Apparently, being here makes me a Homophobic Nazi... In the grim darkness of the 41st century, not sure if that's the worse fate...
Also: Yes please Malekith :D
Also: Please not End Times Malekith...
Keln don’t worry friend, the weak willed heretics they are as idiotic as they are narrow minded. They’re already feeling the weight of their failures
It's not just being on Arch's channel, it is liking Warhammer in general that does that apparently
blackvial Unless you’ve totally always been a Warhammer fan, but it really should get everything changed to suit your most virtuous sensibilities, and anyone who disagrees is a toxic bigot who should be banned
My answer is thus: “NO PITY, NO REMORSE, NO FEAR!”
Bro, the Imperium doesn't discriminate. All Homophobic Nazis are welcome to purge the mutant, alien and heretic alongside their brothers and sisters.
I think its hilarious people say that shit. 40k is so fucked up life is shit for everyone. As if a demon or a ork would give a shit about your race or sexual identity
The dark elves check under their beds to make sure there are no shadow warriors underneath XD
Come now timmy go to bed or alith anar is gonna shoot an arrow through your window.
2:15 He technically did take it well at first, but Morathi didn't.
Yes, please do a video on Malekith, and his Mum. Those two had an... interesting relationship.
Considering how the phoenix king/everqueen requirements for that title it wasnt that wierd
@@randomlygeneratedname what did they do?
Oh Arch, you wonderful bigot, Christmas came early with this lore video!
Lol
Arch says he hates the knife ears, but he dresses up as one at home
Arch is a closet knife ear. I'm wonder what that hyper toxic subreddit has to say about that.
Yes Arch I DEMAND Malekith lore. And Asdrubael Vect lore
So, pretty much the Inglorious Bastards of the Elvish war.
I never thought I see the day Arch do a lore video on Shadow warriors....dreams do come true in this world........ sniff sniff
Me: Reads “Shadow Warriors”.
My brain: Who wants some Wang?
Before this I liked the shadow warriors because of my win rate with them in total war Warhammer 2 and to hear from Arch the Vengeanful feeling of them would almost put a Dwarf to shame almost.
"More grudgy than a Dawi ?! That's a grudgin'..."
Sisters of averlon?
@@pierre-mariecaulliez6285 almost more grudging than a Dawi not completely but almost.
Drizzt Do'urden They perform against faction with lots of arty and missiles unit in multi really well, as they can snipe, stalk and vanguard deploy, so just suffle them somewhere, and let them shoot to death the arty before your enemy realize whats wrong. So basically they counter vamp coast, dwarf and Skaven.
Ah, Malekith, or, as Mandalore Gaming pointed out: Edgier Anakin
Honestly the only good part of the End Times in my opinion is Alith Anar basically killing Tyrion and shooting Malekith in the back with his bow for the lol's
That's what the French did wrong at Agincorut, they didn't bring a Dragon.
They also didnt walk away when the British decided to take a battle seriously
The High Elves very own Night Lords, we may make fun of the Elves, but these knife ears have earned some respect.
On one hand, I enjoy Lore videos, and Warhammer lore videos are what Arch is known for (hence Arch Warhammer)
On the other hand, I eagerly await the return of Archer Morgan, Norwegian cowboy.
Me (an unwashed primitive): Nag-ar-oth
Arch (a man of culture): Naggerith
Both are correct, they are different places
Arch can you make a video on how the Imperium classifies xenos. I have always wondered what would happen to the mundane and harmless xenos on a foreign planet. For example would a flock of 6 legged sheep or cows have to be purged ?
Yes exterminatus
All must be purged
If they have six legs due to Chaos then absolutely. If they were sentient, then absolutely. But if they were just six legged cows and sheep that tasted good, well then they would probably just turn it into an Agriculture World.
Its more a case of sentience, lots of planets have their own xenos such as ambulls or ostrich horses or six legged sheep or a spined lizard the size of a small dog if they can be domesticated or eaten, or are too verminous to deal with resonablely like rats then they won't bother too much, if it could be an issue to humanity then they'll dispose of it
Alith Anar and his shadow warriors were the first characters of warhammer i was introduced to by my uncle when i walked in on him painting his
I prefer the version we’re malakith is genuinely hunting the cult, finds them through chaos magic suggested by his mom, and then falls due to the realization his mom is the leader
Hadn't heard of these guys before. Really cool sub faction and video
Shadow-warriors are the reason I at times use "nail the fucker to the wall and leave him to expire" as an execution-means of choice when it's time for some cruel and unusual jokes regarding people who deserve it. It's always nice to see when someone notices where it's from :3
In DND right?? …right?
The Shadow King is one of my favorite books. The way he changes throughout the story is written very well.
Oo Shadow Warriors my favorite part of the High Elves. The perfect grey side of the High Elves.
"slog across the bog"
As soon as I heard "Malekith" I knew things were going to go off the walls
THE DEAD MARSHES, YES THAT IS WHAT THEY CALL IT! A GREAT BATTLE LONG AGO.
How high are they? Like Regular weed high or DMT high?
I could see Snoop Dogg as an elf.
He's a very dark elf
Giraffe pussy high
Florida Man on Bath Salts high.
This reminds of of the lyrics to an old inspired-by-Eminem rap song set in the Warcraft universe, narrated by a former Quel'dorai - High Elf. The joke ofc contained a modified eminem-refference to weed, and ended with "do you think we used to call ourselves "High" Elves for NO REASON!?"
First thing I heard in my head as I read this :D
Hell yeah new warhammer lore!
Caledor calls dipps on greatest KINGDOM!!!!
But all that Druchii to wall pinning is a ok
1:19 might wanna get on this soon before the planet starts popping up mushrooms into the stratosphere Arch!
2:14 understatement of the year
🎼 _And another voice says you got a choice,_
_the hammer or the nail!_ 🎶
their you are just sitting watching an arch video and then you realise "your a Nazi" you didn't ask for this, you didn't want this , but their it is
Damn, I was wondering why I was goose stepping around the house.. Nein nein nein
@@jonme225 can i at-least ask for the zig ?? i don't wont to be bereft of zig
Hey Arch ... did you every read the REALLY old Warhammer fantasy book series Konrad . (A 2nd book i cant name ) and Warpblade ? This would have been about 30 years ago ... i loved them rich lore and easy enough for a 13 year old to read.
Whenever Arch brings up things he hasn’t covered we tend to see those in the future... almost as if he’s hinting at something?
Boris Turk Mate he promised a lotta things he hadn’t covered. Watch his project Primach videos.
Awesome video Arch. Can't wait to get some more fantasy lore soon.
I have a "long treacherous slog across the bog" after a long drinking session...
Malekith the Witchking aka Momma's Boy.
05:30 you mean "what was left of his skin"
wait wait wait ,,, he had skin after that ??
@@lavitzbass6666 i imagine it to be like fried bacon
"I'm glad we can meet, face to what is left of yours" -famous last words
@@fritzvoss5263 maybe its the ork in me but that sounds tasty lol
@@pierre-mariecaulliez6285 no melord their isn't anything on your lip :)
Alith Anar, the only elf even a dawi can respect.
Holds to his grudges.
Never gives up on his homeland.
Fucking shoots Malekith in the face for being an oathbreaker!
Aah yes elves.
Usually a mix of regal, cute and evil-sexy. But as soon as one tries to tell me it’s name, origin or preferred foodstuff I tend to want to find some way, ANY way to shut them the hell up.
Elf and elf crime gets ignored by mainstream media.
I had no idea there were more kinds of elves. Are there any Elves in the Southlands or the mainland besides those next to Betronnia? What about the Empire? Please do more Fantasy Lore Videos and maybe a TWWH3 speculation video or two?
There are batches of wood elves throughout the world, in the forests around the world roots entrances
Is it just me, or does the Battle of Dark Fen sound a lot like Agincourt?
These Shadow warriors are freaking amazing! i love their lore to tbh, also, they remind me of the Legion of hell during Simon Bolivar's liberation of South America.
*LO WANG TIME*
Shadow Warrior arrows: Ribbed for your pleasure.
One of my favorite factions of the high elves!:)
We all know that Malekieth is the Phoenix King....... according to the Endtimes
One thing I just realized, Arch, Malekith was NOT the first born of Aenarion. Morelion and Yvraine were the first children of Aenarion. Both were protected by the treeman Durthu when their mother Asterielle were slain in the first war.
A lot of people believe that Malekith was the devil from day one, when this really isn't the case. For example, Malekith was content to let Bel-Shannar be Phoenix King until he noticed how Ulthuan & its elves were getting worse while Malekith was out of the country. If you create a video about Malekith, I would strongly suggest that you read "The Sundering" by Gav Thorpe and the "Tyrion & Teclis" trilogy. Mainly The Sundering. People don't understand that Malekith is supposed to be a tragic character, rather than a heartless monster. Also avoid the new material such as Malekith having a wife.
Correct. "Malekith"(novel) is actually quite tragic. Makes you sympathize a lot with Malekith. If anything, it is that completely luscious(...) mother of his that is to blame for a LOT of things. Hell, I'm not sure there'd be Warhammer Fantasy without her(she taught the first norse shamans how to use chaos magic etc).
Tbh, I wouldn't be surprised if she did cast a spell on Male so as to control / corrupt him further. I say, spank...woops...kill Morathi, redeem Malekith and restore the rightful heir of Aenarion.
(Malekith and a wife? What shillery is this?)
Ah... yes, the Shadow Warriors.
They and the Shadow Walkers are an absolute gamechanger, especially when you can kill the enemy before they can get into range. Hehe.
Combo: Hillary Clinton and Malakith....all in one lore vid
Been watching your channel for about.... five years now. Just noticed the cheeky skaven in the corner. Jesus fuck did he make me laugh.
Sheet man you have 2 ads on this video are you seeing any of that money..
Please do the autari dark elves that lived in the forest of Nagaroth
WAIT! I wasn't aware of this. GW retconned the Witchking passing through that flames trial as a "prank" by the gods!? If Malekith didn't pussy out from the pain he would've been alright and proclaimed the king??? That retcon makes Malekith a bigger bitch than his title of Witchking implies.
it also says alot about how worthless these gods are yunno how humans tend to rarley do stuff least when they it isn't this dumb
So wired thing I wanted to let you know arch. You're voice is really easy to fall asleep to lol.
Hands down, my favourite unit in my favourite Warhammer army. Now, if only GW would actually sell High Elves again. And update the High Elf dragon kit. It really shows its age next to some of the huge minis they do these days.
EDIT: ...I regret the if only. The giant minotaur is an atrocity. The hammer-wielding bull-helmed elves are an atrocity. GDI, Geedubs...
Alith Anar is the only knife ear worthy of respect
When you out-edgelord the dark elves.
What's that adorable creature in the background?
Can I smell your Elf shoes, Arch?
Shadow Warriors. None may question their loyalty, but one can question their purity.
>a kind race
>kind
>elves
Pick one.
Thanks needed this.
What happened to relaxing background music?
I'm waiting for a Nagash lore video
I love a good story of RETRIBUTION
When your king is going to be called Malekith...
That's odd. I could have sworn Arch did a lore video on Malekith.
Could be confusing it with his Dark Elves lore video.
I love them. Amazing troops
Do you think there are Laurelorn Kithbands descended from Nagarthye Refugee/Settlers that would fight like Shadow Warriors?
Obviously he should have used acid instead of water.
Any chanses of a deep dive into Malus Darkblade? Maybe an attempt at understanding what snake lady Morathi is all about? I like dark elves/dark eldar, but sometimes it feels like someone at GW looked at an emo/goth and slapped their understanding of it on the pointy ears and went "That'll draw in the edgy weirdos".
Dem teef ain't worf a Grotz arse.
Honestly though any guy named Malekith is bound to be evil
Well, there's still some weeks to go before 2020, so you could do that, along with the lore video on Lorgar Aurelian. (e.g. like you did with fiction's 2nd most horrific version of Batman) | 4:40 - Oh, THAT one...that's not being fair on fast food. | 5:20 - You thought that Archeon was the Warhammer Fantasy version of Anakin Skywalker... | 9:10 - Similar to Agincourt, isn't it or even Thermopylae? Narrow passages can negate superior numbers. | They do what others are unwilling to do so.
Alright, time to play some total war as Alith Anar
Alith Anar's League of Shadows
Thanks for yet another great video.
Dark fen sounds suspiciously like Agincourt. Just with the French win because dragons
8:04 what was that I heard? “The first battleground in the elephant civil war”?
To be fair Arch, in the End Times fluff, the idea was that the Elven Gods rejected Malekith because he was not willing to endure the pain for his people. It is implied that his father did endure the pain, while the other Phoenix Kings were protected by magic. When he returned, he entered the flame because he needed to, not because he wanted to.
No way arch don’t you know Malkath Was totally the phoenix lord The whole time age of Sigmar told me
*"Hammer Home The Point"* ...👍