Civilization V Leader | Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon

Nebuchadnezzar II (c. 634 - 562 BC) was king of Babylon for some 43 years (605-562 BC). He is best known for his military conquests and his restoration of the city of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar II also figures prominently in the Bible for the conquest of Judah and the forced relocation of many Israelites to Babylon.
- from Civilopedia

[@Dest085]

Nebuchadnezzar looks like he's in the Chamber of Secrets...

[@9_gx84]

just realised this was uploaded by...DANIEL

[@mp6471]

Ahahahahahah

[@Longknife]

I always liked how other leaders are all trying to put on some can of presentation and give off a specific aura, and here Nebuchadnezzar II just seems completely sick of this shit.

[@gandiamsionzti3574]

When I saw him the first time with his cup, I was almost expecting him saying "Mah Boi! This peace is what all true warriors strive for!".

[@sharkluxry]

When he said "Are you real, or a phantom" was he referencing the to The Bible of when he has dreams and visions in the book of Daniel? If so that's a very neat Easter egg that the game creators put in there :D

[@Dennispokemon1]

+‫[עוג] Alabaster Stone‬‎ Or is it a reference to the fact that the Nebu we see here is a 2000 B.C. hologram with full virtual reality simulation? XD

[@johanngaiusisinwingazuluah2116]

Then again, the Bible talks a bunch about Nebby.

[@sharkluxry]

lol Nebby XD hope he gets added to the new CIV

[@levylozano1690]

Alabaster Stone i totally agree

[@yankeeforcestudios5431]

@Mr. Nihilist no, the Nebuchadnezzar mentioned in the Book of Daniel was Nebuchadnezzar II of the neo-Babylonian Empire, as the Jewish exile started in the late 7th century BC and most of the Book of Daniel occurred in the 6th century BC.

[@D-J-Q]

0:01 "What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets. But enough talk...Have at you!"

[@moriskasshana3761]

omg he is actually speaking old Chaldean language thats how we spoke in the ancient time so proud to be chaldean like the chaldean king Nebuchadnezzar II he is my role model and my forefather ^^

[@akkadakkad8919]

Did you know that modren chaldean people have nothing to do with ancient chaldean except the name

[@hyperion3145]

Modern Chaldeans? As in the Christian sect? They have nothing in common with the ancient Chaldeans, they’re closer to Assyrians if anything.

[@bugsytv6852]

@@hyperion3145 don’t lie, we are the ancient chaldeans. you Assyrians are nestorians.

[@alkiskosh6536]

@@akkadakkad8919 Where do get this source from Wikipedia? 🤣

[@alkiskosh6536]

@@hyperion3145 You are absolutely one of brainwashed Nestorian Chaldeans who adopted fake Assyrian identity by late of 19th century

[@levylozano1690]

You know what? Creative assembly must make a total war game based around mesopotamia and all of its great civilizations:sumeria,akkad,babylon,assyria and other great middle eastern bronze age factions,that will be the best ever!

[@KrypandeNej1]

This should be a scenario

[@BaconMaken]

I wonder why they didn't have Akkad in this game. They were the first empire ever.

[@ernstjung6234]

I totally agree

[@atari947]

Oh my sweet summer child

[@Tiggurix]

Nebuchadnezzar must have been chain smoking each and every day of his life to get that voice of his.

[@JessicaLovesFoxes]

Nebuchadnezzar is indeed terrifying... o.o

[@Ytero99]

Are you real, or a phantom?

[@Finwaell]

In my games this guy is pure Sauron! :D Giant Death Robots and nukes and swallowing city states and civs like they were nothing :D

[@sharkymcsnarkface6642]

*GREAT SCIENTISTS INTENSIFY*

[@nebuchadnezzarthesecond9065]

***** Yeah, the subtitles are dumbed down. If you listen to the England ones you can tell that she isn't saying what the subtitles say. The subtitles are just for consistency across all the civs so it is easier to communicate with them.

[@Indaryn]

What did he drink to get that voice?! Someone give me his goblet!!!

[@changvasejarik62]

Probably my favorite civ leader of all time, crazy, tired of it all, but also sits on a throne between two giant torches burning copper powder.

[@Salo1378]

"La" is also "no" in arabic. Both akkadian & arabic are semitic.

[@Calyrekt]

“Lo” is “no” in Hebrew, another Semitic language

[@AvrahamYairStern]

@@Calyrekt כן

[@AvrahamYairStern]

Chad profile picture

[@Mcgoo500]

That was a nice cup he threw down. What a waste.

[@blitzganggaming5855]

it's a cup he can pick it up back again

[@psychoticmortacarn]

I'm sure he has plenty more

[@levylozano1690]

The greatest king of the greatest civilization of mesopotamia

[@philregaz599]

Nah, many were much greater than nebuchadnezzar.

[@alkiskosh6536]

@@philregaz599 nebuchanezzar is most famous he was tacitian not just warmonger

[@philregaz599]

@@alkiskosh6536 nope, he was a warmonger as well. Remember what he did to the jews? Why do you think that cyrus later invaded babylon with out that much of a fight? Because the babylonian population hated the babylonian kings so they welcomed cyrus.

[@alkiskosh6536]

@@philregaz599 he is not brutal as assyrian before, even jews writers admit that they betray babylon many times and become ally with egypt, so nebuchanezzar came this time to end their kingdom. Nebuchadnezzar was so popular, nabunaid and his son belshazer who hate not nebuchadnezzar, and cyrus didnt came without battle as you claim, becuase he kill the mass babylonian army in upis and separ then he change direction of euphrates river from babylon and when babylon become without army and without water they open the gates for saving their lifes not just because their hate to Nebunaid

[@Omar-mv1kr]

Always be proud of you always be proud be iraqi

[@Archflamingo]

No thanks to you, :) it's the first time on youtube that someone reply in a so polite and nice way to me :) so thx to you!

[@katzchen16]

I like his voice. And beard.

[@beefusdoesstuff5194]

The battle had been raging for years. At first, the Babylonians were filled with hope and pride. Nebuchadnezzar sat powerfully on his throne, ready to lead his armies to victory. The first part of the war was mixed. There were some wins and some losses, but overall, it was looking up for Babylon. After all, their mighty empire had taken countless others. After a few more years, they started to lose more and more battles to you. The people started to worry, but Nebuchadnezzar wouldn't surrender. He wouldn't accept defeat. His people still held on to their glimmer of hope, trusting that he knew what he was doing. Despite his powerful disposition, he was starting to think he couldn't win. He'd spend nights without sleep to plan his battles. He did everything he could to defeat you, but the sleepless nights were becoming more and more common. Years went by. What once was once a mighty city laid ashes and ruins. You rode through his town. You looked at what you did with remorse, but you knew you had to. His people swarmed around his palace. They wanted to be let in, to know what to do. They wanted answers. Nebuchadnezzar's guards kept the doors closed while he sat at his throne. What was once a mighty emperor was reduced to a husk of an overconfident leader. He just sat there, resting his arm on his throne and his forehead on his hand. You rode up on your horse. You entered his palace, looking powerful and victorious. But once you saw him, you couldn't help but feel remorse. He sat there, no more dignity, no more power. It was all over. He fought to keep his dynasty from falling in ashes, but it was too late now. He glanced up at you. He knew he was going to die then and there. What could he do about it? If he ran, he'd lose all dignity he had left. You walked up with your blade at hand and approached him. He looked out the door at the crowd. He heard them. They were in a panic. Nebuchadnezzar was already exhausted. He'd tried everything there was to do, but no amount of plans or soldiers could save him now. In his few remaining days, he'd simply given up. He lost the will to continue planning. The daily cries of the people pressuring him to go on were too much. He wiped a cold sweat from his forehead, looking at you wish defeated, tired eyes. He was ready to die. With the last of his energy, right before his death, he spoke the words that almost made you regret the war, if only for the reason of what you did to him. He looked at you, defeated and tired, just ready to give up and eager to finally stop that war. "It is over. Perhaps now I shall have peace, at last."

[@aero5679]

Version 2 lmao fake story Old Nebby never loses with his motherfucking robots attacking your archers

[@bugsytv6852]

i don’t get this.

[@bbrdbr]

cup he tosses on the floor looks like the holy grail or something bible reference?

[@etphonehome94]

what dlc is he from

[@joeywild2011]

Kapshema epte mu ata Eshemeh Annu La Eh besh La Keh majatepshu, teh deh keyuh Ulam maghashu

[@medika9651]

I wish that we could get him in civ 6 , but we got hammurabi

[@xanthsuexeter6299]

Actually, the subtitles -do- say what they say, some of the time. You see, while the leaders only have one vocal for each message, the text varies. But at least one of the text variations is usually exactly what they're always saying.

[@Marcus-jl8jg]

he's speaking Akkadian

[@user-ux9em1pd8g]

don't throw me a cup!

[@Vityvikt0r]

Why is the fire green???

[@atsali2]

IIRC burning zinc made fire green.

[@995Nk]

Wa shitma i teu watta!

[@Archflamingo]

Exactly >:)

[@Archflamingo]

Actuallu, nobody here say what subtitles say, they always say something else..just look at Caesar, i studied latin for 6 years in high school so i'm pretti sure that, when you declare war, the subtitles say, " You've made a terrible mistake,you will regret this"... but instead, , he calls you " brave but brainless idiot " .... ( the full speech is " So brave yet so stupid, if only you had brain that could match your courage ")..... so, subtitles never correspond to reality.

[@kaiseradolphushanshohenzol4064]

rip chalice

[@wafflewagon347]

Rip cup

[@asadar6332]

"탁시마"있데 모았다.

[@KohanKilletz]

Why do they try to make him look evil?

[@Vilverna]

they didn't

[@KohanKilletz]

The green flames... Come on.

[@SgtTwilight]

Kohan Killetz Emerald fire was very symbolic in Babylon.

[@sharkluxry]

+Kohan Killetz That's just Babylons culture

[@ayesha36]

+Lodz Darkanine Do you have a source for this?

[@kayamonyet1]

khal drogo... that you?

[@IJNavyAkagi]

度島行ってもう終わった

[@adbar89]

LAAAA

[@Archflamingo]

Hahahahaha... yep.. they transalted a laugh! pffahaha.........at least it's funny ( not the laugh..the laugh is somehow creepy) :)

[@jun-jaemoon5760]

Anyone else looking at blackwashed Hammurabi in 2020 and wtfing

[@al-hilalgames5708]

The Babylonians weren't White, you plastic face. If anything characters in Civ 5 were all Whitewashed.

[@bromancerules28]

What a grumpy man and he is rude indeed.