NOOB'S GUIDE to BORIS URSUS

[@danielkrejcar9104]

Oh, yes. Boris. The Lord with two rights: to bear arms, and to arm bears.

[@neokorps4580]

clap clap clap

[@rickkhemai1443]

Slow clap

[@RanwulfMaxwell]

Genius

[@LordRavensong]

Bear arms or bare arms?

[@geonik7]

This.

[@andrewvouvalis8031]

I feel like Boris is the type of dad to always boast that his daughter is Tsarina and whenever he sees here he immediately envelopes her into a bone crushing bear hug.

[@shocadragon3253]

I image he calls her his little bear cub

[@Kaiimei]

@@shocadragon3253 Oh my god my mental image of that is so utterly adorable I just can't.

[@Icefusin]

We need to see this drawn

[@Rammkommando]

"i mean it father release me immediately!!@!!" "hahahah no way i have NINE MILLION OF HUGS TO GIVE YA COME ERE MY DAUGHTER"

[@rhymenoceros3303]

Boris in a nutshell: Fuck you Deamons I got *BEARS*

[@cheesus7672]

The 3 different explanations how he awoke reminds me of authorities building their own legends. Also: Then the Winged-Bear-Hussars arrived !

[@rickybuhl3176]

Bearczars?

[@holaholahoy]

Coming down the mountainside? :V

[@isfren5482]

Sabaton

[@mugenokami2201]

@@isfren5482 our brothers and sisters

[@DinsRune]

-furious keyboarding-

[@TheArklyte]

He also has special ability of being mistaken for a dwarven noble that is 20% closer when observed from distances above 100 meters...

[@GreenKnight32]

NOT ENOUGH BEARS, WE NEED MORE BEARS. BEAR TANKS, BEAR GLIDERS, BEAR MAGICIANS. JUST MORE BEARS.

[@belafeldbusch3397]

Hear me out…bear guns

[@groovyhoovy2606]

@@belafeldbusch3397 bear artillery with a gun on its back

[@codybonds]

ALL THE BEARS!

[@teal_m_101]

What about Hellstorm Rocket Beartteries?

[@Dudenob123]

bears thrown by my babuschka as artilery pieces.

[@evandonnelly2760]

Me: If I play Kislev, I’ll probably play Catherine cause I like the play style. Boris: *exists* Me: Change of plans.

[@MultiMoe11]

I was set to play Kostaltyn till I saw this video now I my only question is do you have to earn him during the realms of chaos campaign or can you do in immortal empires?

[@KFro9k]

@@MultiMoe11 It has to be done thru realm of chaos

[@MZZE-my7hz]

"So Boris worshipped it the only way he knew how, Stripping naked and fighting it bare handed" man I hope this is actually true and not just you knowing how to make something more epic than it actually was lol.

[@شوالمتخصص]

He did fight the bear (not naked tho) in one of the Kislev religion one most fight and tame a bear in the wild Boris being the Chad he is did it to Prof that he is the one true king if Kislev so he go to the woods and become missing for 2 or 3 days and when the people were going to give the throne to his daughter a pitrol of guards found his body wounded and guarded by a big white bear seronded by dead wolf's that attacked both of them

[@markmittelbach7975]

Played a kislevite in Warhammer Fantasy RPG and fighting a bear bare handed is part of the religion there. Though you are also allowed to use a bow, because combining range and melee has been Kislevs deal forever. Other aspects of Kislev worship are "don't get between a mother bear and cub", "don't stand out in the open in a thunder storm", and "don't let the hearth fire go out during winter".

[@MZZE-my7hz]

@@markmittelbach7975 I suddenly feel like being religious

[@hentaioverwhelming]

Loremaster_of_Sotek had a livestream playing Boris's campaign and he explained Boris's lore as he started that campaign. If you need someone to explain Warhammer lore, he is pretty much the guy to go to

[@krankarvolund7771]

@@markmittelbach7975 Those last three are more pure common sense rather than religion. Which is weird, religion often goes agaisnt common sense :p

[@taddad2641]

Have to take into account that this is probably like, all laternative time lines happening at once. basically in two timelines boris wakes up on his own, mostly, to fight for ursun again with a little help/nudge from the Seer. in the other tzeentch's forces ralize his presence before them.

[@InquisitorThomas]

Also claiming Ursin’s roar freed him could be the Warhammer equivalent of someone claiming that god saved their life instead of the surgeon.

[@wombataldebaran9686]

Doesn't the Narrator finding him somewhat counts as "Agents of Tzeentch found him"? He might not want to, but with that book he is an active instrument of the architect of fate

[@lynnusuk2092]

@@InquisitorThomas yeah but in this case the surgeon (in every possible scenario) is a master manipulator that works for the guy wanting to end the world so it’s better to just hand wave it than have your entire tzardom hunting you down

[@sev1120]

It's likely that Ursun's roars weakened the magic encasing him in the ice enough for whoever came along to free him. Thus, technically, it is Ursun who is responsible for freeing him

[@ShadowWalker-ng1it]

"You're doing an amazing job sweetie so I'll just enjoy retirement with mt personal guard of 100 bear knights" Boris to Kataryn

[@Okoii]

These are always so good. 10/10 bears

[@codybonds]

Not 20?

[@Okoii]

@@codybonds touchè, 20/10 bears*

[@aidanterrebonne822]

Simply fantastic, this is the perfect noob's guide. This is how they should be. 1. A paraphrased contextualizing history of the character 2. A good lore story that's exemplary of the character's foremost traits 2. All necessary information pertaining to their playstyle and faction All delivered in an energetic well-transitioned manner, thanks for these.

[@mousecop1610]

i was sure that my first campaign in TW:W3 was gonna be with the orge kingdoms, but after Boris, i simply can't decide if i should kill for the maw or BEAR.

[@gabrielmelnik6796]

What an unBEARing feeling of indesition

[@izzyfallen1693]

Ally some Ogres/hire their mercenaries best of both worlds!!! Bears & Ogres👍👌👌👌

[@Helleuw123]

i have the exact same as u. it is or kisleb to unlock boris and then boris or ogres

[@scelonferdi]

Well, Boris can't be your first campaign as you have to unlock him in another Kislev campaign before.

[@Ev1em]

"Drink his weight in vodka, jump naked in frozen lake and wander alone into the forest to tame a bear" ... Sounds like Boris had a great weekend, ngl.

[@warsmith246]

sounds like the most slavic weekend i've ever heard of 🤣

[@Qardo]

All joking aside. Nothing says "I am more badass than you" than riding a bear into battle. After all. Anyone can ride a horse or a dragon. But a bear!? Madness! I don't see those knife-ears doing that kind of thing.

[@thanquolrattenherz9665]

ride a lion maybe, in the old lore white lions of crace would strip naked run into the forest and kill a white kitty cat in the breath of the wild style or for more street credits with their hands and it is reflected in their strengh stat who has reached the level that i has natural armor pen which is more than your run of the mill orc has. how they get their mantle in the actual cannon i dont know

[@Qardo]

@Thanquol Rattenherz lions are pussies. I'd be more terrified of an Elf riding a Tiger.

[@thanquolrattenherz9665]

@@Qardo its still a pretty badass feat killing a lion the size of a horse bare handed or with stuff you find in the forest and no protection.

[@Qardo]

Well, do note: I did write in "Knife-Ears". Take a moment to think about it. Was I really talking about only Elves?

[@krankarvolund7771]

@@thanquolrattenherz9665 The actual cannon is frozen in 8th edition (at least until they published Old World) and I'm pretty sure that killing a white lion is how the White Lions of Chrace get their mantles ^^

[@manastorm5308]

I feel that Ursun's roar awakening him is just Ursun giving him the final nudge he needed along side the seer for him to wake up.

[@dreadkalibur1613]

He's the purest embodiment of what makes Kislev good. Ice, Armor and Bear! With a smell of Gunpowder!!

[@shiroyasha4995]

you know what's scarier than a regular winged hussar? a winged hussar ridding a polar bear

[@strandalx]

🙂 Boris is absolutely fantastic! In my Kislev campaign (as the Tzarina), he never really stopped until he reached Cathay (where we allied with the 2 dragons and helped them destroy chaos, and the ogres troubling them) He was unstoppable. Of course having Ice witches raining ice and destroying entire units with Blizzards helped too

[@raptorblader]

If you're not satisfied with slaughtering the forces of Chaos with a massive burly man riding an even more massive Chaos hating bear. Then something is wrong with you.

[@olympusgolemoflight7198]

I had been on Team Cathay for a while, due to their playstyle. Now I am on Team Mother Kislev. For Ursun!

[@BossEvasion]

That Fullmetal Alchemist bit was great, but the fact that you included flipping Ice Bear in there is amazing!

[@YaoGuaiGaming]

If the faction that rides armoured bears to war doesn't have a Iorek Byrnison or Panserbjørn reference somewhere in there I will be sad.

[@krankarvolund7771]

Well the golden armour of Boris's bear reminds me a lot of Iorek's armour in the movie. But it may be because there's not 10 ways to put an armour on a bear ^^

[@ClockwerkMan]

Fun fact, berserker actually means bear-shirt. ber = bear, zerker = shirt (roughly). It goes back to old Norse totemic animal cults.

[@codybonds]

I tried to hint at that by saying bear seeker. But it felt like too much of an aside going into the etymology.

[@Bobamelius]

Bearforce1 AND Guy on a Buffalo references in one video... a man of culture, I see.

[@Omega31313]

Just started tapping in with your guides, they are so hype. I love all the vague suggestions on what to do vs just telling people what best. And the lore gets me STUPID HYPE

[@codybonds]

That’s totally what I’m going for. There’s no right or wrong way to play - just things this character is suggested to be good at. Throw in some lore for context and have fun!

[@Marth667]

Always been subbed cody, you have some of the most well done and researched content for the total warhammer fantasy series. What would be the next DLC units for kislev? Elemental bear cav? Frozen elementals? Flying frost bears? We can call them 'drop bears' for short.

[@emileo5024]

Probably some Horse Archers vs. Norsca

[@tincano-beans2114]

Nah, gonna be bears riding men. Very slow, very strong.

[@codybonds]

Ungol Lord. Baba Yaga. Hag witches. Bear tamers with bear pack.

[@Lynch2507]

@@codybonds waitwaitwait, BABA YAGA'S IN WARHAMMER?

[@codybonds]

@@Lynch2507 yep. They're already putting forward a new and more copyrightable name in game. But it was Baba Yaga originally.

[@johnpo2]

Bear just minding his business Boris: ...imma fuck it up and then fuck it

[@Killloius]

I don't know that you get enough credit for the complexity of your writing, you presented very simply but I can see the level of thought that goes into every line, keep up the grind to sir you are a star

[@PenguinIceDelta]

I just did an Immortal Empires campaign where I moved him to Azhag's position using a mod. Stayed out of Kislev, but protected Katarin from the east, and eventually invading up to fight Archaeon. She seems to do fairly well and I still get to fight Chaos forces, and Grimgor.

[@herbertvonbismarck8303]

We need more monster units for kislev!!

[@ceazer6857]

Need more monster units everywhere. They’re always the best and funnest to use

[@loowick4074]

Bear dragon Bear trolls Bear carnosaurs

[@Marcusjnmc]

at this point I'm kinda just curious who tf the next LL will be, Kislev feel almost finished, they only need Dogs of War to get in the game so they can hire super lore friendly mercs as well as 'Ogres my Lord' imo

[@codybonds]

Either an Ungol Lord or Baba Yaga

[@herbertvonbismarck8303]

You know what would be more badass than bear Calvary, zombie bear Calvary

[@gregoryshinn9805]

Thanks for the video can't wait for the next one

[@ventusvero4484]

It should be noted at 0:56 that you can either 1) give NPC boris a city and revive his faction, 2) quit playing as his daughter and start a campaign as Boris, or 3) have Boris abandon his own faction and instead join you, giving you his legendary lord (just the lord, you dont get his faction perks). All that aside, high five to Encino Man reference. Cheers

[@yamahadrag69]

I love everything about this guy. My need to play Kislev intensifies!

[@ehk5948]

I like how their own game can't decide how Boris came back. Maybe Boris himself doesn't know.

[@tisFrancesfault]

Bears dont shake their pray to death; they pin it down and eat it alive....

[@IlBuonDiavolo131313]

Half of this video: Pure Boris Badassery The other half : an endless array of bear puns

[@benben8561]

I'm so excited to see all the new noobs guides with Warhammer 3 keep it up

[@CurtCobrak]

Love this series! And Boris is my favorite of WH3 so far. Hope to see my other faves of Alith Anar, Grombrindal, and Morathi.

[@secretsix43]

You seem to like Lords who are utterly surrounded by people who hate their guts.

[@MrBoodyx]

wtf this is pure gold. great stuff mate

[@theonesithtorulethemall]

Well, cody the lore does state Katarin has ursuns bear blood in her vains, so you know...

[@МаксимЖуков-я2н]

Ew

[@imperialisticvonhabsburg3149]

I was hoping for more of a Tod-y Boris, but this is ... acceptable

[@williambolden4325]

Honestly, I like to think that the Advisor, under the leadership of the czarina, freed Boris by using his tome to call upon Ursun’s roaring cries. Cool? Cool.

[@walorani5448]

Not enough bear puns. 11/10

[@Marth667]

Bearly noticed them all

[@javierdiez2742]

"Excerpt his right to BEAR arms" I'm dying

[@DarkPretender205]

6:02 I am dying... that pun its killing me xD

[@privateeyety5735]

Always a good day when u upload, can't wait for more!

[@Zwijger]

5:25 It's not lore "contradicting itself" as a mistake. It's an unreliable narrator. In large settings like Warhammer you only get second hand accounts of in world characters, and it's up to you to piece together the story and choose who tp believe.

[@forgefartherloki6585]

why does everything in total war look better than what gw have out?

[@gr8m887]

*AND THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!*

[@blackdragonxtra]

"King Maximus Winniage of the Pooh." I need to remember this phrase.

[@robertc8425]

That moment when you see a NOOB'S GUIDE but can t watch it right now, but you have time to leave a message =)). I will come back soon my leage!

[@Marcusjnmc]

did laugh, twice, already subscribed, instruction does not compute

[@Kristaliorn]

Woop, Cheers Cody!

[@brotherdeveaux5474]

Great job this video. 👏🏾 One of your best 👍🏾

[@MartmeisterPaladinHaven]

I love the Ice Bear cameo!

[@darthralin]

Alright, now *this* is how you get me hyped for an LL. I knew all of the basics of Boris' lore, but the telling really adds something, you know?

[@ImperatorZor]

Kislev should send a colonization fleet to the Spine of Sotek mountains so they can ride Spectacled Bears.

[@locktock9]

Kislev was always gonna be a first pick faction for me, but knowing that the mighty Boris Ursus is a hidden unlockable lord only makes it better. I mean I love Katarin but im definitely into boris as well. also that icey lance he has is seeexy af

[@TheW4rheart]

Everyone: So are there Kislev units that like...aren't bear themed? Me: Can I only play as bears?

[@Nordique777]

I think it’s funny when people were complaining about too much bears. That’s like looking at vampire counts and saying “you can stop the bat theme”

[@xeagaort]

@@Nordique777 Not every single VC unit is rifing a bat. Thats the difference.

[@user-Pessimizm]

"But he's not trapped in the Darklands alone". No, it's them trapped there with him.

[@chaptermasterdomitheus5867]

I know this video is about Boris and bears, but what in the absolute fuck is that Nurgle daemon doing at 7:57 ?

[@Guardsmen4]

just nurgle things

[@johannelinoo]

3:14 Aah the Secret Kislev greeting :)

[@SamTheApe]

that bear cavalry joke made me really want to donate money

[@davidgreen3001]

Still the best format for these introductions to LLs.

[@khylerbane4523]

Kislev bears: *growling with murderes intent* Vulkan and the Salamanders: *Jamaican accent* “I would like to pet this creature.”

[@benyblancofrbx]

Late... but glad to be(ear) here.

[@profjeff9]

Nothing has made want to play Warhammer 3 more than this video.

[@gamingrambles]

Kislev

[@herbertvonbismarck8303]

Kislev

[@Dani751PL]

that short Nurgle moment became a tormenting gif on one of my associate's discord server.

[@MrTwistedLizard]

"Bear Calvary Russia" Me coming from a nation who actually had a bear in its army: CO TO KURWA?

[@wiiblii8584]

Let's just say that when you are not playing as Boris, he was woken by Ursun's roar or Tzeentch woke him up and he just beat the shit out of them, and when playing as him the roar made the ice fragile enough to thaw, and the Advisor thawed the rest of him out

[@josephfoxon3488]

The only issue with these guides is how the games can't stand up to the hype I feel after watching. The Setra vid springs to mind

[@codybonds]

You didn't enjoy mowing people done by the thousands?!

[@josephfoxon3488]

@@codybonds oh I did, however there was no rolling titles of setra mini screen accompanying it, almost ruined the DLC right there😄😄😄😄

[@thewonderfullymadejaraid7015]

It makes me so happy to see a "Guy on a Buffalo" reference.

[@greenemperor3022]

Awesome video! Hope you do Kostaltyn next with good history memes.

[@codybonds]

Who pronounces his name not like you would think it would be.

[@kchgamer1788]

In my Boris campaign, Katarina completely dominated the west. She owns half the empire, all of Kislev, and has started marching into the darklands with me. This is all before the 2nd portal event has occurred. I honestly am starting to loose my ability to expand. It’s getting to the point where I need to declare war on Cathay if I truly want to expand

[@handleonafridge6828]

There were more puns in this than I could bear

[@dnaseb9214]

I love how obscure your refrences are. So far I got 0/100. I also love that they added a surprise free hero. That is so cool.

[@MRFlackAttack1]

The only question I want answered now which Legendary Lord is the rightful leader of the Kislev Factions, Katarina or Boris? It pretty clear in other factions, but not so much here. For the Empire it’s Karl Franz, for the Dwarfs it’s Thorgrim Grudgebearer, but for Kislev it’s a bit less clear.

[@rkbinder]

Your answer depends on if being resurrected after your last will and testament was carried out means you get everything back.

[@MRFlackAttack1]

@@rkbinder is there any real world precedent of a royal returning after being declared dead and after their heir had been pronounced the new sovereign?

[@christophercolasurdo919]

@@MRFlackAttack1 Similar kind of situation happened with Marcus Aurelius. He was fighting on the Roman border and a rumor reached Rome that he died. His wife seduced one of his generals and convinced him to declare himself emperor to act as regent until her son came of age. As it turns out Aurelius wasn’t dead. Said general was murdered. And Aurelius wife conveniently passed away *wink wink*

[@BlackWallMute]

For the empire every elector count is a potential ruler, Many views that Karl Franz is far to young and inexperienced and bla bla bla. So even in the empire its not as clear but for sake of plotline and story telling we move on. its mostly if not only just the dwarves and the elves who got their collectives shit together. I'd assume the lizardmen as well but they are all on board as long as someone not dyslectic when deciphering the Old ones messages.

[@codybonds]

For his own part. Boris seems to have abdicated and goes by the name Boris Ursus instead of Boris Bokha - almost as if he sees himself reborn by the grace of Ursun and is now fully pledged to spreading his word across the world.

[@grandmagunsales2125]

The advisor was the ursun roar he heard that brought him out of the ice. He heard the ancient words that woke anyone "Ogres, my lord"

[@orangoetan6145]

All the puns and references were unBEARable.

[@hotboi8510]

Looks like I'll have a nice surprise to wake up to

[@Lynch2507]

The difference in Boris's awakening in his own campaign V the other Kislev factions seems to just be a Canon thing, each playthings being its own timeline in a way. But the difference in his own campaign, the Advisor waking him V Ursuns roar waking him is an odd one. Maybe it's Urusuns roar that awoke him but the advisor freed him?

[@akumaking1]

How soon will people mod Kislev to do the Cossack squat dance?

[@stephenmemelord2303]

about 20 minutes

[@ML-old]

I think we all know the answer who Boris would rather meet in the woods.

[@connorbozynski1006]

I can not wait to play this man and a bear cab doomstack

[@nuggsy7085]

Laughed quite a bit. Subbed and Bell'd

[@tonesofbones2498]

Thanks for bringing more attention to the Chad Bathory

[@Alexander59059]

BORIS LIVES!!! STOMP-STOMP

[@partydean17]

A national hero from long ago. Then retconned to just have fallen into ice and frozen so they can be brought back in modern day. That's exactly what was done to captain america lol.

[@simpleman3898]

Wow you have the best sense of humor 😄

[@kellerblair2952]

So he was swept away but they didn’t think to follow the river to try and find him

[@loowick4074]

Have you ever tried/seen people try finding a body in a river?

[@FerreusVir]

Man, you just sold me on this guy. First playthrough is Boris.

[@codybonds]

You'll have to unlock him as another kislev faction first

[@FerreusVir]

@@codybonds Irrelevant! Don't cloud the issue with facts!

[@hjluke4807]

I always bear in mind the might of Boris.

[@BatalionHunter]

just the bear necessities for boris those simple bear necessities and yes that was a jungle book (1967) reference

[@Undeadscoll]

Amazing job

[@martinnolhaf3151]

Ah Boris and his 19 unite of War Bear Cav (or 14 and 4 Elemental Bears and a priest for Heals - on a Bear!)

[@mranderson9553]

considering the advisor is basically the player character it makes sense there needs to be a lore reason for him appearing if the player doesn't choose to start as him

[@zflowes]

Man this golden compass game is lit

[@bmobmo6438]

I was excited for TW:W3 but after hearing about this guy the wait is unBEARable