Civilization V Leader | William of the Netherlands

Widely considered both founder and liberator of the Netherlands, William (1533 AD - 1584 AD), Prince of Orange, also known as "William the Silent," led a successful rebellion in the mid-16th century against the Spanish Habsburg Dynasty who held dominion over the Dutch Low Countries. Once the loyal servant of King Philip II of Spain, William eventually became the most prominent leader of the rebellion, as his growing distaste for the continued Spanish persecution of Dutch Protestants came to a head. Rallying his fellow noblemen to the cause, William became an outlaw in the eyes of the Spanish monarch and led the Dutch forces in a number of successful battles against the king before falling to an assassin's bullet in 1584.
- from Civilopedia

[@Griev0us]

"You call yourself an exalted king, yet I only see a dolled-up barbarian!" Simply epic.

[@tinton08568]

William is such a badass with those pants

[@willemvanoranje8089]

dds

[@junewife]

But did you notice those epic slippers?

[@awilbroappears]

0:46 "You call yourself an exalted sovereign, but I see nothing but a finely dressed ... barbarian."

[@filmfan885]

Ik vroeg me al af waar ik dat van herkende

[@filmfan885]

Maréchal Sacrebleu #StilleWillem

[@pietrogiustiniani6442]

Gij noemt uzelf een verheven vorst, maar ik zie niet anders dan een fijn uitgedoste barbaar.

[@Randut6169]

G E K O L O N I Z E E R D

[@joeywild2011]

BARBAR

[@xXGogetaXx]

Stille Willem Studio Massa Plunderen je kassa

[@finns99]

Kom maar op met die Bas, maat.

[@quickman2663]

Ik ben Willem de Zwijger, dat is weliswaar een geuzennaam

[@NitraatPiraat]

Vito Corleone katholieken en protestanten buigen voor mijn tolerantie

[@jarnoboll5094]

TheRagingGamer mentale molestratie van intolerante lanterfanters

[@MajorwormXcv]

Specerijen zijn zo heet

[@meneer1212]

0:24 Text: ''Your desire to strip my lands of so much wealth is intorable. do not ask for so much'' What he really says: ''absolutely not (in a fuck you way)'' xd

[@quickman2663]

*Intolerable

[@mrcomp1971]

I love how the music changes when you declare war.

[@stickman2846]

Ik zie niets anders dan een barbaar vuile tering kopnbvreiofhn

[@RoelGJ]

It's fun to see someone talking in your own language in a world-famous game!

[@markposthuma2000]

RoelGJ ja idd

[@_solidsnek_9878]

Nederlandse miller

[@mimori8]

"Ik moet... WEIGEREN!"

[@stansearcheslife6363]

Gij noemt uzelf een verheven vorst maar ik zie niet anders dan een fijn uitgedoste barbaar

[@superactiontank]

He's been reading that same book for thousands of years.

[@nyanrlz]

superactionship "reading for dummies"

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

superactionship hes a slow reader, he has dyslexia

[@ysbrandd4908]

it's sinterklaas his big book. where everything is about all the childeren. the good ones get some spices :)

[@Wayner1]

​@@ysbrandd4908bad children get gekoloniseerd

[@onomamashinee]

I love the way the dutch language sounds. So beautiful.

[@davidroman4780]

That music transition was amazing. The timing was just perfect.

[@RoelGJ]

Translation for people who want to learn Dutch 0:04 I am William of Orange, Steward of the Netherlands. Do you need someting? I have much to do. 0:14 Yes 0:18 Very good 0:28 Certainly not! 0:31 Go ahead. 0:35 I have to refuse. 0:45 You call yourself an excalted king, but I see nothing else than a dolled-up barbarian! 0:55 You can't be serious!

[@Longknife]

Alternatively learn english and german and the entire Dutch language becomes a brilliant comedy that you can somehow understand despite not speaking it. 10/10 would recommend.

[@Lilliathi]

@@Longknife Try Afrikaans, even funnier.

[@stansearcheslife6363]

@@Lilliathi *oud nederlands*

[@Herrieberg]

Actually, the English translation for Stadhouder is Stadtholder. And, for some general information, "Gij" is more comparable to "Thee" in the English language.

[@yourfriendthenerd]

His room looks like a Vermeer painting. I love it.

[@Kerrandrius]

Anyone else think that this screen really looks like a Vermeer painting? Because that's what it looks like to me.

[@royalroach357]

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

[@patrick-sprachenmusikstudi5351]

0:42 I thought Star Wars hahahaha

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

Mediantor vader means father in dutch, so...

[@ObliviAce]

@@-gemberkoekje-5547 vader des vaderlands.... Double darth vader comfirmed

[@stansearcheslife6363]

*this guy is so dutch he litterly destroys any normal dutchman*

[@heinrichvonschnitzel8600]

He was so Dutch that he didn't even speak Dutch in real life.

[@Wayner1]

He was so Dutch he wasn't even Dutch

[@XxRokusasuxX]

Yes, make sure that you have graphics on high enough! :D

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

William doesnt care about social norms and wears clown pants and pink bows on his shoes

[@toonross26]

Just love how he speaks in old Dutch!

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Old Dutch? Well, he used "gij" but that is the only old I could find. Try reading some old Dutch from the time period.

[@TheRabbitFear]

i was nice to him when i found him he was alone on a huge island he supported me until close to the end where he denounced me when i didnt do anything wrong then decided to attack me with a tiny force which i crushed and then made him pay heavily for a peace treaty

[@NOVILA-MUSIC]

WHAT ARE THOOOOSE!

[@janicecoleman3144]

Fijn uitgedoste barbaar XD

[@Herrieberg]

Zijne Excellentie Wilhelmus van Oranje-Nassau is immer bezig voor het Vaderland! :P

[@Oaktree481]

The best leader ever

[@jaronax]

Ik vind deze stemacteur zijn stem onwijs schoon. Daarnaast vind ik zijn gebruik van het Nederlands uiterst sterk met een duidelijke en correcte uitspraak.

[@austinthebookworm5]

Peaceful players should try William - he's awesome.

[@knowledge3688]

0:43 Oh no you're screwed!

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Fun fact: William spoke many languages, but not Dutch in real life. His native tongue was German and Spanish. He learned English, French and Latin (probably Greek also). But Dutch, he never spoke that.

[@dutchvoice]

Hei FailedAgain, Well, you get the best of both worlds here, I happen to know whoose voice this is and I am happy to tell you the owner has got a Finnish mother.

[@nebbii]

Dutch is an easy to learn, hard to master thing. So many small rules and exceptions

[@TheMelvinV]

nebbii I'm dutch and i'm thinking the same about germany. And still i'm whack at german. You can talk to me and i understand. The same for reading. But I'm worse at writing and speaking

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

German is even worse in that

[@Arthur-gs2jr]

Teenagers at school still make a lot of -dt mistakes. It is very common in our language, but speaking or writing dutch in a correct way certanly has something graceful.

[@vlaai6997]

I am so anxious watching this because I'm afraid Willem will trip over his shoes and fall

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

Jo Terrotown a dutchman never trips...

[@frostyguy1989]

I think it's meant to be old and formal. After all, Willem van Oranje lived in the 16th Century (when our modern dialects didn't exist yet) as a prominent statesman

[@GameSamples]

Nice, i always wanted to know how he (or I) racted in civ V (always play william)

[@hyukal]

How is he animated? Is that in the settings or something? That's really cool :D

[@hyukal]

I also have Gods and Kings, fyi. Don't know if that affects anything. Lol

[@historicalsongarchive]

Are you Leader Screen graphics low? They have to be at least medium I think.

[@azazellemon9444]

As I watched him, I said to myself, "Where the hell can I find this stuff?"

[@Walker_Flocker]

Dutch sounds so beautiful.

[@tuhojuho_]

Gotta love those trousers

[@j.alexander7554]

Dat kunt ge niet in ernst nemen?

[@ChokyDaWerehusky]

''You can't be serious''

[@conimex9928]

Formal Dutch, aka belgian. welkom in Vlaanderen bitches

[@awilbroappears]

+PlumWOOD69 Grootste onzin die ik in tijden heb gehoord.

[@conimex9928]

Le Fransoos Ik herinner niet eens dat ik dat gezegd heb. WSS dronken?

[@FirefoxisredExplorerisblueGoog]

Ge zeit 'n Vlaam dus da zal wel. hè :P.

[@adrianoos3]

He is always my the best friend.

[@VexylObby]

Yeah, why does Vermeer always paint a window to the left too?

[@irogames2149]

welke expanstion heb ik nodig om hem te spelen?

[@COTUDavide]

ik weet niet of ik telaat ben maar het is de "Gods & Kings" expansion c:

[@irogames2149]

hahaha. wist ik al! maar toch bedankt ;D

[@ancikamayzaputriy.1409]

William has killer cabs 😳

[@soulstorminferno5135]

''Kolonisatie is een drug. en heb een verslaving.''

[@thevoid5503]

Fun fact : William the Silent didn't speak Dutch and his reported final words were in French. Born in Germany, he could speak at least some German but, as a member of the nobility, French was his primary language.

[@joostwiggers3979]

Fully wrong: he spoke german fluently and it was his first language, he spoke french fluently as he learned it as a kid, he wrote latin and could speak dutch at the end of his life, but never without an accent. Source: René Stipriaan's "Willem de Zwijger"

[@Endgame707]

William was a Spaniard 🇪🇸

[@thevoid5503]

@@Endgame707 German.

[@Endgame707]

@@thevoid5503 nope he was born in Spain raised in Germany a fact that the Americans tried to hide they lied and claimed he was German the myth started in the early 1600s

[@thevoid5503]

@@Endgame707 Lay off the hashpipe.

[@Nezumiin]

He speaks in old, formal Dutch, but his Dutch is correct. c:

[@maicel35]

Heel goed.

[@TOMBuster13]

I kinda hate it that they call him William instead of Willem.

[@Barricade379]

Well when people talk about Tsar Peter the Great of Russia, they say Peter as the correct translation of the Russian Pjotr

[@joostwiggers3979]

Well his actual name was wilhelm anyway hahah

[@Justmynewaccount]

He is wearing pants. Back in the 16th century such "hozen" combined with a kind of long socks.

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

The AI is computer code, thus it can be pretty predictable. Likewise what usually pisses the AI off that people don't realize is expanding your borders near them. If you have a city near them they plot against you and make an army to take it. Having a weak army likewise increases the chances they'll attack you. The other is to be careful who you declare friendship with, often times a foe will declare friendship with you solely to weaken your alliance with someone else, then both will turn on you

[@YoungKoolness17]

the evolution of clothing, amazing, so boxers were one time royalty gear

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

Willempie!

[@exzerass8540]

Liever onetisch dan oneetbaar :)

[@bartosx]

his dutch is excellent !

[@Too1998]

0:00 'I am William of Orange, citykeeper of the Netherlands.' 0:09 'What do you want? I still have a lot to do.' 0:14 'Yes' 0:17 'Very well' 0:27 'Of course not' 0:35 'I have to decline' 0:42 'You call yourself an exalted ruler, but I see nothing else but a fancy dressed... *thinking* Barbarian.'

[@daanmollema6366]

0:27 is "Certainly not"

[@BountyFlamor]

dem shoes doe!

[@appelmonkey375]

BountyFlamor What are thoooooose?!

[@m.j.roelofszen6844]

Looks a lot like his wiki version

[@m.j.roelofszen6844]

He was born 500 years ago so that explains it

[@TheRabbitFear]

im slowly learning dutch from this hardest part is pronunciation

[@KUIJEN8659]

Hoe gaat het er nu mee?

[@Elethuvessa]

Dem slippers tho.

[@strontboer2695]

those shoes !!! hahah

[@leesditeensgoed]

that voice

[@Shinjukunoobakamono]

Look at them shoes.

[@litper9286]

They're Faaabulous!

[@gamerunleashed1993]

what trousers? look at his fancy boots maaaan!!!

[@Thegimitor]

Th...those shoes..HAHAHAHHA!

[@CDFGgamerz]

NEDERLANDE!!!!

[@devFLXY]

0:50 g ek o l o n i s e e r d

[@channelddd331]

Ik ben Willem de Zwijger dat is weliswaar een geuzennaam

[@SibCDC]

And that's why Belgium knows more about fashion.

[@Barricade379]

But are equals on fries

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

Sibe and about sucking at everything

[@PenEtRep]

B A R B A R

[@Frysianboy]

This is defenitly correct Dutch, a bit old though. From a dutchman...

[@darryshan]

Ik ben Willem van Oranje.

[@Rufio_Cristiforus_Tucarus]

Stadhouder over de Nederlanden.

[@appelmonkey375]

broodstok Mij staat nog veel te doen

[@willemvanoranje8089]

Ik ben Willem van Oranje. Probeer me niet te nakken. Of het land uit Spaans tuig!

[@NitraatPiraat]

dat is weliswaar een geuzennaam, fock je met mijn volk, dan breek ik door je keukenraam

[@name-cp9zs]

Why William its Willem

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

High Heels used to be mens clothing too.

[@LowonDutch]

His Dutch is good though it is old, ''ge'' and ''gij'' is not used anymore. Also, when he declines an offer he stutters between 2 words a little awkwardly.

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

Badstaring yeehaw when do you think this is supposed to take place?

[@kacpersuski4459]

Can any dutch say whether he speaks modern or archaic Dutch?

[@Lyina_]

Modern, archaic/old Dutch would seem like a whole differnet language for the most part

[@EfnysYersina]

They tried to make it old fashioned. But historical Willem spoke mostly French.

[@bassdrummer9849]

L A N D G E N O T E N

[@nielk.]

Stille willem, studio massa

[@fatihmericozarslan3245]

His voice is so badass. Like the Afrikaans-speaker in MGSV: TPP.

[@sjoerdtiegames2514]

Fatih Meriç Özarslan its dutch -_- not african is not even close to dutch

[@fatihmericozarslan3245]

SjoerdtieGames I meant "his voice". Not language. I heard Afrikaaners speaking their language with badass voice.

[@sjoerdtiegames2514]

oh sorry

[@fatihmericozarslan3245]

SjoerdtieGames Don't worry. Any mistakes can be happened.

Afrikaans is actually rather similar to Dutch, comes from former occupation of South Africa.

[@jobdewolff8938]

but he didn't even speak dutch in real life

[@BastiPROTON]

Zeg maar willie

[@jfsmit1995]

Why?

[@LuigiLuigi6666]

i understanded everything what he said

[@16poekie]

i know the feels

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

Alatar The Blue *understood

[@yungnxcturnal4672]

Zijt ge nu serieus of wa

[@paleoscienceart8552]

Will...

[@bramvanbeurden731]

Nice vid, but Willem van Oranje didnt even speak Dutch, only French...

[@quintendhaenens6207]

Hoezeer ik oorlog ook verafschuw, ik acht het een (ho ho) dienstbetoon aan de gemene zaak om uw bestaan... uit te wissen

[@zeeotter100]

STILLE WILLEM

[@MadMamluk88]

The closest of the modern Germanic languages to English. I think.

[@richardnixon2445]

Frisian is actually closer

[@kaikalter]

@@richardnixon2445 over fries spreken we niet die magere half miljoen mensen die ook Nederlands spreken de helft van de tijd

[@ietso]

His responses are pretty weird ...

[@Silversurfergio]

0:46

[@m.j.roelofszen6844]

Sorry, i did not know that word:p

[@altijdbanana]

zie die gekke patta's

[@daanmollema6366]

Wat doe jij nou hier?!?

[@FrossaProductions]

Ah. :)

[@Gojoseon]

Is this guy's Dutch accurate? It looks like lots of leaders have bad grammar/pronunciation/etc...

[@daanmollema6366]

His Dutch is completely correct, but it uses some older words like "ge" and "gij", which are not frequently used in modern Dutch

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

TheGojoseon its good, its dutch with a little old words

[@oabagobaaaoooo]

Zeker niet!

[@Justmynewaccount]

I like that one lol.

[@slippinjimmy5683]

VERSCHOON MIJ.

[@parkeryoudontknowme1516]

A based man in a cringe place can make all the difference