Guardian (Total War Warhammer Lizardmen Animation)

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[@1748paul]

Thanks for sharing.

[@malekith5529]

Great work

[@malal6891]

Awesome work man

[@rome5189]

👍🏻👌

[@davidgreene7529]

nice animation I love how it's about the lizardmen you don't see a lot of animations about them

[@seojinpark1331]

It's a really amazing video. It still lingers in my memory. Of course, it takes a long time to make it, but I'd like to hear it if you have a plan! Skaven? only Lizardmen? warhammer 3?

[@Bendelsohn]

Imagine being the Chaos warrior who got killed by a skink. You're falling into the afterlife and Khorne pulls you aside like "Bruh. You're making me look bad here."

[@KYRaptorN]

That's not just any Skink. That's Tenhenhauin, the prophet of Sotek himself.

[@muninrob]

@@KYRaptorN Khorne: "You got WTFPWNED by a Teeny Weenie? Keep your skull, I don't want it anymore." *drop kicks dead berserker over to Nurgle*

[@detorrV2]

@@KYRaptorN if he kills you with magic or with a swarm of snakes ok, but if he kill you in close combat you might not be worth it.

[@FartReverb_mp3]

A skink with only a dagger and a fuvking stone tablet. Khorne would just kill you again in that afterlife

[@pauliusthemad3498]

To be honest if memory serves in 6th ed common saying was "remove X replace with skinks" skinks weren't bad. They are like more competent and faster goblins

[@DinoJake]

I like how casual the Lizardmen are. They just walk by the fleeing human couple like "Don't mind us, folks. Just gotta kill some Chaos Warriors, then we'll be out of your hair."

[@FerreusVir]

I love how when they noticed the giant, Gor-Rok was completely ok with going toe-to-toe with it.

[@kvltofsobek90]

In-game and in lore he probably could without much worry too

[@hooktraining3966]

@@kvltofsobek90 He unironically would destroy a giant. In game it would take a couple of minutes, in lore it would take him a couple of seconds.

[@brandonvandijk5736]

@@hooktraining3966 nah in game he could quickly kill it if he was leveled properly. He may not be an insane damage dealer but he is strong.

[@grease4810]

Gor-Rok would win too

[@tomasmisek5598]

I mean theres no reason he couldnt wreck a chaos giant

[@kennethmiranda480]

It's so refreshing to see lizardmen portrayed as heroes. In most rpgs, they are either portrayed as barbarous, evil beings or-worse-near mindless savages whose only goal is survival. The humans actually appreciate that their intervention! And the battle between the chaos giant and the carnosaur was epic! Go lizardmen! Go Crocs! And-most importantly-go Dinos!

[@seduka6516]

I'm not too well versed in Warhammer lore, but I do love the idea of another race coming in to save the day despite of what the humans might label them, kinda like ninja turtles

[@snazzyjovialwyrm3314]

The thing is that Lizardmen don't want anyone in their homelands. That includes the encroaching humans that have been colonizing their terf. The only reason why Lizardmen would choose to fight alongside humans is because they have a common enemy in the orks, skaven, and chaos.

[@leonardomarquesbellini]

Yeah, but most likely the Lizardmen would drive Chaos off just to kill those Bretonnians themselves.

[@sarahshaw7315]

@@leonardomarquesbellini the lizard men have a mostly non-interventionism stance, the only lizardmen who spawn outside lustria and the south of that other island are that chameleon skink and nakki , who both target chaos. The only reason the lizardmen would beat the shit out of someone is if they invade their homeland (which let’s be honest in total war 3 it’s hardly even the lizardmens area, they all die like turn 20.) or if you’re chaos/rat men.

[@leonardomarquesbellini]

@@sarahshaw7315 well, their reintroduction into WFB in 5th edition was them rampaging through Bretonnia after having ravaged Tilea and Estalia.

[@Luizguilherme-iz9yl]

It's funny how we, warhammer fans, like so much the fact that every faction hates one another but get so exited to see one hero faction not killing another

[@PitLord777]

'Cause moments of unity is always epic. Just like that one scene in LOTR: The Return of the King where Theoden spent the previous movie bemoaning Gondor for not helping Rohan, but when the beacons were lit and Gondor calls for aid, he was all like "And Rohan will answer!" And everyone was like, "Hell yeah!"

[@GoldSpangledBananaBoy]

I mean in WHF its more most of the Order races dislike but ultimately tolerate each other. Even that way with some of the Chaos races. Dwarfs and Men are pretty tight though. This is why Skaven are the best, they hate everyone.

[@Luizguilherme-iz9yl]

@Ian Yoder E most likely

[@Luizguilherme-iz9yl]

@@GoldSpangledBananaBoy dude i hate skaven so much🤣🤣🤣

[@Galgus2000]

@@GoldSpangledBananaBoy Including other Skaven, if I'm not mistaken.

[@JKore905]

Simply epic. Excuse me while I start a Lizardman campaign.

[@EoganachtaMor]

@Ian Yoder Try Oxyotl's campaign. You end up everywhere else and maybe stop by in Lustria for a pitstop.

[@yudhacapay2128]

How do i manage lizardmen economy?

[@mincheolkoo2712]

@@yudhacapay2128 Lord Kroak knows the answer

[@bobkundi8858]

I had one too.. it thrived until dwarves came from the other side of the map... who had like the whole world as alliy cuz they where strong af

[@nocturnaljoe9543]

Bruh. Hit me if you wannah coop!

[@rileyernst9086]

Imperial civillians: I don't know what by Sigmar is going on, but I hope these lizard fellows don't get hungry.

[@daniellacey9408]

I think I just noticed something. Kroq-Gar was the very last survivor of the ruined city of Xhotl along with his Carnosaur Grymloq. The rest of the ones he grew up with were all slaughtered by Daemons and the forces of Chaos. Probably unintentional, but those two humans may have been the last survivors of their city. Cold-blooded he may be, but maybe even Kroq-Gar doesn't want the same thing to happen twice.

[@stephenkenney8290]

The ignorant call the creatures "Lizardmen". The wise know them as defenders of the world.

[@PasDeBrasFR]

That was written by a skink. Lizardmen are rat fodder like everyone else.

[@magron8029]

@@PasDeBrasFR The ignorant fool-fools call the-the creatures "Skaven". The smart-wise know them as inheritors of the world, yes-yes!

[@nigelcalpe]

@@magron8029 user you are accuse of being a rat man how do you plead?

[@nanomage]

@@nigelcalpe no-no?

[@tyrstark8673]

The ignorant call the creatures "Skaven". The wise know they are a false myth and that there are none in the Empire.

[@Charlie-1022]

I appreciate what Paul did so much. This shows that despite being cold and merciless to the hot blooded, the Lizardmen are neither cruel nor malicious. They are just following their plan to overcome chaos and restore balance. And when needed they can become the best allies the world of warhammer fantasy needs.

[@YuGiOhAbridgeFAN]

So long as you are not human, yeah.

[@DeathSithe92]

what you don't see that does infact happen is after the battle the lizardmen eat all the humans to regain their energy and heal themselves after the battle....

[@TheOuroboros84]

I like lizardmen to just want to erradicate Chaos and not have a moral compass honestly...at least when it comes to Saurus warriors. Skinks having one I don't mind. They are the neutral faction, who just want to rebalance the energy. A bit like militaristic druids.

[@fazbear4smash]

In a sense, they’re warhammer’s Godzilla but shrunk and made as an entire race of warriors (good god! Can the two meet one day!?)

[@SirPano85]

Yeah... Restore balance of a dead alien race that fallen eons ago... By chaos gods... Lizards are trying to make an hole in the see and the "End of Times" showed it.

[@draco_magnus3688]

Let's take a short moment to appreciate the chaos champion who, knowingly, sacrificed himself to cover the retreat of wounded comrades. They are the baddies, but you havbe to admit, that is pretty cool.

[@dr_chip]

in my opinion, he was just looking for support from his comrades, but when he saw that the squad was defeated, he decided to die with weapons in his hands, probably counting on the fact that the dark gods would not forget it.

[@LeeNTien]

I think he had no choice. He was challenged directly, face to face. He looked around to see if he could get away with claiming it was to anyone else, but he was the only one. Would he refuse the challenge, his god would have made death oh so much better fate. So, he sighed, and went to die. As a better option. At least that is my take on that =]

[@hildebrand2252]

@@LeeNTien I think your take is right, that sigh before the charge was like "yeah this ain't good" but actually the lizards were the dishonorable ones there. 2v1 tactics. Chaos gods probably don't give a shit though.

[@eugenesofronov2478]

@@hildebrand2252 Not really dishonorable. There are bunch of heroes and even units that have smaller creatures like a skink that act as helpers (for defense, additional attacks, rations, etc...). Chaos Warrior could've had a small nurglite imp for the same purposes.

[@hildebrand2252]

@@eugenesofronov2478 could have had an imp, but he didn’t so... Just saying even though the chaos warrior was called out on his own it wasn’t to a 1v1.

[@boyxgamer]

the best part of this animation is that you really feel the weight behind the fighting. when g-man hits people it looks and sounds like he's smacking them with big-ass ball of jade, and i love it

[@posdaniel1501]

Bro whoever animated this needs a medal and a budget for a whole trilogy of movies and CA recognition

[@flamesofjihad4069]

The prunes at GW wouldn't never allow it.

[@johanneshjortshj8646]

@@flamesofjihad4069 In which case, they must allow it.

[@danielbeck2739]

@@johanneshjortshj8646 Hey I agree, but unfortunately you and I both know how this will end. Either they'll have the video taken down, or they'll make the creator put it on GW's pay-site where it will die. That's mainly due to how greedy the whole thing has become and most aren't really wanting to support GW till things change.

[@johanneshjortshj8646]

@@danielbeck2739 I know that, I was referring to his double negative.

[@therealtruth3012]

@@danielbeck2739 You seriously think they'd bother with this silly little animation lmfao. This looks like it was done by a goofy kid who knows a lot about animating.

[@MidnightClad8]

Lets check some boxes 1.) Kroq-Gar, Nakai, Gor-Rok, and Tehenhauin “avenger style” charge into enemy ranks ✅ 2.) Tehenhauin riding Nakai’s shoulders and proceeding to get fired from his hand like a piss missile ✅ 3.) Grymloq getting some well deserved screentime ✅ All that’s needed was Mazadamundi and Kroak laying some hate and discontent with magic and Tiktaq’to gliding in on a Ripperdactyl. Absolutely fantastic and filled my Lizardman heart to the fullest

[@jamesfisher3505]

I was hoping to see Oxyotl sweep in unseen to one-shot the Giant.

[@kroqybalboa]

Yep lizards are the best

[@Razzrazz90]

1:41 Holy shit, I never realized just *MASSIVE* Kroq-Gar was. He dwarfs the Chaos Warrior (who is already at least a head taller than an average human) When you’re playing total war, you forget just how big Saurus are when you’re looking at them from a top-down view. And then there’s Nakai…

[@LewisInc]

Yeah man, a normal Saurus dwarfs an avarage human. Just imgaine fighting thousands of them

[@saj2392]

@@LewisInc Yup, it's an easy thing to forget. Seven-to-eight foot tall, naturally armoured and incredibly strong, a lone Saurus would be an issue for a squad of Empire troops, but an army of thousands, led by a magic-toad capable of moving mountains with its mind, and assisted by literal dinosaurs. Forget guns, give everyone a damn cannon or you don't stand a chance. I think the Lizardmen may actually be the strongest faction in the world by a longshot, but they just can't fully coordinate and mobilise due to the majority of their Mage-Priests being trapped in mental battled with Chaos. If every Slann was to awaken, woe be to those who oppose the Great Plan, for the Cold-Blooded with conquer all!

[@konstantinschuster7825]

I think it might be because they are always walking bend over

[@peterstoric6560]

On average saurus might be the strongest infantry in lore, maybe second next to ogres

[@Razzrazz90]

@@peterstoric6560 the word “infantry” is getting stretched to its absolute limits when you’re talking about Ogres lol

[@chaossausage3940]

I love how well Halo 4's soundtrack fits in with this animation.

[@neerGdyahS]

Hmmmmm Lizardboiz vs The Covenanent....

[@Prefix1998]

I've been so used to factions always at each other's throat that a part of me was thinking the lizard men would kill the couple.

[@PasDeBrasFR]

I think humans are like pet dogs who lost their masters for them, it can be cute but it's mostly annoying and it shits all over their clean jungle.

[@andrewlawson7388]

The humans are simply irrelevant - the Lizardmen are there to crush Chaos and hold no malice toward the warmbloods.

[@GaldirEonai]

​@@andrewlawson7388 Well, no actual _malice,_ but I'd still avoid Tehenhauin. Sotek requires constant warmblood sacrifices, and if there's no skaven around he's been known to send humans to the altars instead.

[@darkwolf1304]

why you think Grymloq wasnt in the original fight? it was his lunch time...

[@maximumeffort7096]

I mean, the Lizardmen prolly don't even know their there or atleast they don't acknowledge that they are. Plus, there actually was this one human, Marco Columbo, who was so based he befriended and allied the Lizardmen and is still tight with them during the events of Warhammer, shame he isn't even mentioned in game

[@alannatherson7721]

Vermintide where you play as Lizardmen instead of humans and kill chaos instead of skaven? I'm game.

[@posdaniel1501]

we all want such a game xD

[@leonardhollsten8145]

You can kill both! Lizardmen hates them so it fits.

[@azeon562]

A warhammer universe where humans deny the existence of chaos warped abominations while they wage an unending war against giant mutated rats.

[@SillyKepanchi]

all i ever wanted

[@Rohtix]

There were some creators talking about it. Indypride gave his opinion. I doubt Vermintide would consider a DLC either, considering its a lot of new assets and Darktide is on its way.

[@gamerrodz92]

This is "What if Kroq-Gar, Gor-Rok, Tehenhauin, Nakai, and a regiment of temple guard went on an RPG adventure to smite Chaos. Oh, let's not forget Grymloq!"

[@beckybishop4371]

i TOTALLY squealed when i saw Grymloq! this was an awesome look into how the lizardmen might actually fight if they were real

[@chrisdrinkwater6581]

*wishes Temple Guard were remotely that good* .... "Oh no, that's a pretty accurate rendition of how useless Giants are."

[@bogdanleshenko7149]

who needs Temple guard? Nakai, Tehennauin, Kroq-Gar and Gor-Rok did it all by themselves here. And Grimloc, yeah, don't forget about Grimloc.

[@zlyboby5317]

I mean temple guards don't even fight in this video? (they are shown but all the fights are done by legendary lords)

[@chrisdrinkwater6581]

@@zlyboby5317 1:32 but in WH2 I don't believe they fare particularly well against Chaos Warriors but I play with a few mods and can't recall base stats

[@zlyboby5317]

@@chrisdrinkwater6581 Depends, I play on normal difficulty battles bcs I really dislike how higher difficulties make temple guards lose to maurauders... And I think they dont do that bad on normal. Also it might be regiment of renown :)

[@chrisdrinkwater6581]

@@zlyboby5317 for their cost and tier tho...not great lol

[@ryanwickenden7037]

Forget the Avengers, the world needs these guys 🤣😂🤣

[@ronaldpagar6513]

LIZARDMEN ASSEMBLE!!!???

[@muhammadfiqrymaezar8070]

I know you really hate marvel 🥴🥴🥴🥴

[@mausolus8466]

1:15 "When the Lady did not answer our plea... when our liege has failed us... children of Slann had come and save us!" that Bretonian couple

[@reneg_de7024]

Oh my god. I love the Lizardmen and seeing how big Saurus actually should be was also quite amazing to see in perspective against a meaty chaos warrior.

[@banditsix2870]

I loooove the Lizardmen. Favorite faction. The crazy part I've always seen is, why don't the Lizardmen get along with all the Lawful/Anti-Chaos factions? Or vice-versa? The Empire should be all about allying with the Lizardmen in the face of the chaos invasion.

[@cristianday7372]

Humanity destroys all in the end, and are the source of a great many aspects of chaos. Greed, desire for expansion and many other things are a pox upon humanity. The lizardmen are the ancient protectors, they probably see the short lives and weakness of the humans, mixed with the emotion that they align themselves with so flippantly, to be a crippling detriment unworthy to stand by the side of the lizardmen. It's literally in their every action "The Great Plan" a plan so great that it span eons of time, and the lizardmen follow it as a doctrine. Compare that to the short life of a human martyr, general or leader and it shows just how close minded and short sighted humanity is in comparison. It may take countless spawnings and thousands of years for a single tablet of prophecy to come to pass. In that time the entire empire could have grown and then fallen. To conclude, the lizardmen simply find humanity to be weak, shortsighted and almost childlike; flailing against chaos' encroachment while the lizardmen stand tall, a bulwark against chaos that show no weakness with their toughened scales, links to the animals around them and countless years spent preparing while humanity bickered amongst itself for land and resources.

[@banditsix2870]

@@cristianday7372 that is a pretty badass take, I love it. That said, I could see at the time of the invasion, I would see the Lizardmen taking whatever allies as needed to ensure chaos did not win. I felt so... cheated... when after all the preparations to fight chaos the Lizardmen took, they got rolled and then just flew off on spaceship pyramids. I was so... dissappointed by GW.

[@cristianday7372]

@@banditsix2870 Yeah... well we all know GW kinda sucks at a good amount of its stories. Don't get me wrong some of them are absolutely great. However they're diamonds in the rough riverbed of flowing mediocrity that crippled the end times.

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

Lizardmen are big good, not big nice. Lizardmen generally believe that the other races are unreliable. They have their place in protecting the world, but are just as often means to that end. Lest we forget that time some Slann committed mass genocide of the Dwarves, and ended their civilization almost overnight, because some continents and mountains were a bit out of place, so they rearranged them, which really really sucks to be underground during that move. In another way, Lizardmen are less traditionally "good" and more just hardline anti-evil. Lizardmen mostly protect the other races by coincidence, although occasionally a Slann will decide that a given population must be defended for some later purpose. Mazdamundi in particular is pretty hardline cold to the warmbloods, and has no problem genociding them for not doing what he wants them to do. Kroq-Gar is, perhaps unexpectedly, probably the single most civil, diplomatic, and "nice" Lizardman figure, as he, fairly uniquely among Saurus, has developed ideas about things like "allies", "future debt repayment", and "letting the warmbloods stuff get burnt down means they can't help later'. He's a real softy. Kroq-Gar is the one that might actually show up to a human city being besieged, for the express purpose of defending it so that Karl "catch these hands" Franz will repay that in sending some guns to shoot up Daemons someday. And Skinks, left to their own devices, love humans more than any other Lizardman morph. They think they're delicious.

[@kvltofsobek90]

@@aprinnyonbreak1290 yo where is the basis of that character analysis on Kroq-Gar? I didn't know much beyond the events at Xhotl and vague references to fighting undesirables all over the place

[@keentrasborg2566]

That was fucking awesome! On so many levels. And I love the idea of these four legendary Lizardmen lords being bros at the spa when they're not fighting xD That fistbump hahaha

[@KrazyKaiju5400]

This is honestly one of the best animations I’ve seen, one of the few times I’ve seen a Non-human army being on the side of good ( plus crocodile/ alligator warriors are just downright cool ) You’ve earned a new subscriber!

[@jacksterlaugh]

If someone could snap a wallpaper of when they all high fived..I'd have a new screen saver for the next century. Awe-inspiring

[@GeoffreyBronson]

...you can't take a screenshot dude?

[@rjhogan07]

Great video. That one chaos warrior who got called out by Nakai has such a relatable reaction lol. Also just generally loved how the various fights went, like the hook on the temple guard polearm being used to gain control of his opponents halberd and other nice little thing like that. And of course, Grimlock (THE GOODEST BOY) just pouncing the giant in the end without it accomplishing anything but being a momentary nuisance is both great and completely accurate to how giants preform in game.

[@marrier9999]

Nice. Lizardmen are my favorite fantasy faction. Seeing them rendered and in action like this is amazing.

[@moxtordoki96]

The way gor rok smashes the chosens head is simply perfect

[@jodofe4879]

*bonk*

[@GreatWolfGrimnar]

The way they're all portrayed and how they act makes me feel like they should have had a 90s kids cartoon like TMNT or Street Sharks lol

[@burningbronze7555]

It would likely sell.

[@grillodofus]

Actually they look quite close to the 90´s cartoon "Dinosaucers" about dinosaur alien warriors, check it out.

[@peateargriffin9932]

I love this, so fuckin much. Everyone gets equal amounts of badassery, the animation quality is perfect, the humor is well done, the pacing is perfect, what else can I say?? And I love seeing the Lizardmen defend the Empire citizens, a good was of showing that they aren’t savages, or careless, they know who’s good and who’s bad.

[@bulczan4144]

what else can u say? "grimlock is good boi"

[@Loispealz34]

You say that, but Lizardmen will wipe off a city if it isnt part of their interpretation of the great plan

[@peateargriffin9932]

@@Loispealz34 that’s not carelessness, that has a purpose lul

[@samcook4207]

I think the humans are Bretonnian, you see their flags at the beginning

[@peateargriffin9932]

@@samcook4207 yeah I noticed that in another comment lol, thank thi

[@void735]

"Lizardmen! You saved our city!" "Oh i would say save. More like under new management."

[@zchaos101]

omg. that was one of the best video's that i've seen in awhile. thanks for this.

[@omnipotentpumpkin9755]

This is genuinely one of the best animations I've ever seen. The action, the timing, the visuals, the everything was soooooo good!

[@user-uy1rg8td1v]

I wish we got tv shows set in Warhammer fantasy and 40k. I know warhammerTV exists but it seems like its just short films.

[@cordeliushultberg9075]

@@user-uy1rg8td1v they do have continuous series as well ("Angels of Death" and now "The Exodite"), but only for 40k so far

[@the_handheld_paladin1960]

Why do I see this as some kind of lizardmen vermintide? Kroq gar as a anti-monster captain, Tehenhauin as a damage caster of beasts, Gor rok as a unbreakable defender and Nakai as a monster crowd controller who punches through chaff

[@CoHigh]

I was thinking just the other day they could add a lizard man character. Would be so awesome!!

[@noahloyd9176]

Came across this in my recommended feed at random. Seeing the scale bois are my favorite faction in WH:F, it's quite a treat to see this sort of portrayal for them. And it really makes me want to see a Vermintide starting these four guys. If Darktide can pull off Ogryns in Valkyries, surely a playable Nakai in a jungle teeming with the forces of disorder and Chaos wouldn't be too much of a stretch.

[@yurinieuwoudt4627]

The part where the squad marched up gave me actual shivers though.

[@Booley95]

The Avengers of Lustria The physical contact of the animations was extremely well made!

[@joshuacowling2237]

Quick, cue the Avengers theme 😎

[@Dovah21]

Lizardmen: Show up. Roflstomp Chaos. Zero explanation given. Leave.

[@MrJinglejanglejingle]

Sigmar Male Grindset.

[@vadimkomisarenco6871]

Каждый раз когда вижу, как отчаянно режут хаосню, то слезы наворачиваются. Это прекрасно...

[@SereglothIV]

We came to serve the Old Ones and kick Chaos ass. And we're all out of Old Ones.

[@SergioGreyKnight]

The setting, the music and the characters involved give me such a sense of peace and satisfaction. Years ago when Warhammer: End Times was finished my friends and I were deeply disappointed with how the entire setting was finished. Chaos wins and everyone dies. In such a bleak and hopeless setting it pleases me to see an uplifting story. This is obviously a human city ravaged by Chaos Warriors and who else shows up to clean up the mess? The big players of the Lizardmen. The sky is clear and a new sun rises over a sieged city. It makes me think of a version of Warhammer where the final battle of the epoch happens as we know it. These warriors of Archaon are looting a city in the heart of the Empire and the guardians of Lustria show up to save what's left of it as the chaos host is killed to the last man or pushed back into the wastes. The forces of order standing together, fates tied to one another, for a new age brighter than anything they have ever had. Little fan tales like this warm my heart. I miss Warhammer Fantasy so much for what it was. Thank you.

[@AveSicarius]

I mean the entire point of Warhammer is that it is tirelessly dark, they even changed the Tau in 40K because people complained "they weren't grimdark enough" (even though having the only hopeful Utopian faction be an infinitesimal portion of the Galaxy with no real hope of survival if the giants turn their gaze to them makes it even darker)... The end was always going to be "chaos wins, everyone dies" it has been building to that crescendo for decades, they held off because the fans liked the setting and it was making money (which is why they haven't done the same for 40K thankfully), the change was also a way to alter the rules and make it more accessible for new players. In the End Times Gor-Rok and Nakai were essentially surrounded by a mountain of dead Skaven by their hands. Which is pretty epic. But the world was already done, theoretically speaking, Chaos won the moment the Polar Gates collapsed and the Old One's fled. After that has been sacrifice after sacrifice of the worlds most knowledgeable and powerful heroes, Kroak, Caledor Dragontamer, Anerion, and later down the line Mazdamundi and Kroq-Gar himself, all of these people sacrificed their lives to stem the tide, they delayed defeat more than emerged victorious. The only way Chaos would ever have been beaten is if the forces of order had their greatest heroes alive and well, banded together earlier under a single banner, and worked towards that single goal. That didn't occur because Chaos itself turned them against one another (like Tzeentch and his role in the War of the Beard), or they turned on each other themselves (like the other princes turned on Malekith which caused the schism down the line). They were never going to win against a single unified and neverending force. Though I do think the End Times could have been written much, much better (like Manfred perhaps not sacrificing the entire world for his ego at that particular moment). There are small moments of hope, that are drowned out by a sea of darkness, which is pretty much the entirety of the Warhammer universe honestly.

[@neruba2173]

@@AveSicarius I liked the End times I think it was a good wrap up to the Fantasy universe. That finale with Manfred though... Its like they ran out of ideas on how to screw the heroes in their last moments. Looks cheap and lazy. And the terrible subproduct that came out of it is even worse. AoS should have been killed on the crib. Now it walks... and its horryfing. Just let WHF rest in peace and lets joy in it universe as it was.

[@danielwoods3896]

The biggest problem with warhammer is the fans are edgy 15 year olds that cant stand even a little bit of good.

[@jumbo9386]

@@AveSicarius yeah sure that makes sense thematically, the problem though is that NONE of the books have this unified theme, and none of the lore does either, because it's sporadically written and interpreted in dynamic ways by many many different people, none of which had a unified goal. Therefore, ending it makes no sense really no matter how you do it because it's never once been properly written tale to tale. Your best bet for a thematic ending would come from a reboot that uniformly tells the stories in a properly interwoven way....and that effectively just so happens to be what Total war warhammer games are.

[@reidparker1848]

It contradicts so many things so badly that it's impossible to reconcile it with WHFB. I can only think of it as an alternate timeline where everything you knew was different and all the characters were stupid No one is putting a gun to your head and forcing you to accept it as "canon". What a worthless concept. Archaeon got stopped cold in Southern Kislev and killed. The End.

[@raybohall2135]

Epic as fuck bro. Shit should deadass be the intro for the lizardmen before every single campaign!

[@leonvalenzuela4096]

wow the waight in the animations of this is amazing, love when the "hammer" bounce after smashing into the wall, so heavy

[@germanomagnone]

these are just really 100% EXTREME, and then it's nice to see "cold-blooded monsters" being the heroes for once.

[@azron4537]

Imagine how badass the animation it was when Chad Nakai make his stand defending the city Itza againts endless legion of Chaos legion just get massacre by him.. I wish we can see that kind of animation..

[@jodofe4879]

Also Gor-Rok was there, and Lord Kroak obliterating entire daemon legions with just his mind. Probably the most epic battle in Warhammer history.

[@michaeljenner2325]

Amazing. Lizardmen are one of the best yet most underrated races in Warhammer lore. 10/10

[@SpaceKnight105]

once immortal empires is out! Lizardmen " Finally! My old opponent, OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY!!!" Chaos daemons " Indeed! " The humans, dwarves, and elves " we got your back lizards "

[@thelongstory6395]

Now we need a full out story for this party of Lizardmen. You can't leave us hanging on such awesome characters.

[@sungodrah]

Tehenhauin !!!!!!! lizards riding other lizards ..isn't that like a centaur riding on back of a horse ..lol. love WH Total War stuff !!! this was amazing ,like the dude that did the superman and hulk videos ..xoxoxo

[@hannibalburgers477]

It reminds me the Med2 ES mod there are khajiit horse archers that ride tigers.

[@raeking8151]

Heh it's actually a canon thing : skinks, like Tehenhauin, command Kroxigors. (Mostly because WH Kroxigors are much dumber than TWWH Kroxigors)

[@DmitryBazhenov-tg7fx]

It is more like human riding on gorillas, i guess.

[@MrJinglejanglejingle]

@@raeking8151 I wouldn't say dumber, just... They're all about instincts. They are "programmed"/designed to be brutish pack mules. But yeah, even then, they're pretty friggin' dumb.

[@raeking8151]

@@MrJinglejanglejingle Yeah kroxigors are functionning at 100% brain capacity. Which means they are about as intelligent as a drunk troll.

[@Patterrz]

This is amazing

[@joshuamarsh2618]

I'm glad you credited the animator because his work on this is incredible and deserves all the recognition for the effort and skill that went into making it. I also read that he did it in Blender, which is incredible and I wouldn't know where to start but this is inspiring for those of us learning how to animate because this shows just what is possible with the software. Incredible work and thankyou algorithm and this channel for bringing this to me! :D

[@LeonSono]

I love this so much I wish we had something like this for all order factions rising up and protecting eachother along with fighting together

[@theswagonborn4164]

Welp, time to reinstall again and start another Lizardmen campaign.

[@jacksterlaugh]

It bring such a glorious ray of sunshine to see this work, when most of everything is trained. This looked like it could be everything to so many people! Great job 👏

[@nailigniststarzear6689]

years pass and I am back to watching this again and I went from "Oh this is cool" to know every lizardman heroes's name

[@KrautGoesWild]

I know why I _loved_ dinosaurs since earliest childhood 😄👍 (not to mention that Games Workshop and I are the same age... 😎). 02:14 - "C'mon, guys!"

[@LittleQelo]

I've been collecting these figurines since i was 15 years old... so awesome to see them come to life like this! :D

[@markscouler2534]

And now it's to bloody expensive lol

[@megasandwhich7016]

God this makes me want more sync kills so badly, awesome animation!!

[@pikminmaster2165]

YES! more sync kills!

[@rileyernst9086]

Chaos knight: I am imbued with the power of chaos. The dark gods have blessed me by giving me greater strength and size and therefore I can better shed blood in their name. Hulking Croxogre: I don't care. Y'all belligerent toddlers to me.

[@XarkoCZ]

I don't care what dark god blessed you, you don't want to fight that line up at the same time.

[@hamsterminator]

Great animation. Not sure about Chaos warriors helping each other to flee though!

[@nick3xtremegaming212]

i mean they might have sold their souls to hell but they can still help fellow chaos worshippers survive.

[@adustygreasyandsweatybonnet]

@@nick3xtremegaming212 no mercy for the weak

[@Praskful]

Honor and brotherhood are among khorne's attributes

[@nick3xtremegaming212]

@@adustygreasyandsweatybonnet tell that to them

[@jackharrow7147]

@@Praskful swell guy, that Kharn

[@spartanalex9006]

This Machinima is now considered a fan animation. GW has now dispatched an Eversor Assassin.

[@JacrostheWHite]

Too true bro :(

[@MTL-ew7ng]

That’s gives a very awesome example of how it would look at the ground level and their total focus on their target.

[@lordeppiothe1]

really well animated, the movements look so fluid and realistic!

[@Aizen2468]

This is pretty freaking amazing! And it features four of my favorite lizards characters! The coolest four for sure!

[@Kingandhorse]

That was abselutely amazing, holy moly thank you SO much for bringing us such a smooth and beautiful / fun animation!

[@HafdirTasare]

It is very nice to think of the Lizard folk as good guys, amazing video!

[@Donagalthegamer]

Bet Oxyotl still did the most damage, he was there the whole time. I love that he is literally in every frame

[@Rohtix]

Dude, total war lizards are the best looking lizardman race easy. Also, Indypride talked about a lizardman add-on to vermintide and this GORGEOUS animation is making me YEARN for that. Wonderful work my friend. Also, Tenhenauin giving Nakai some skin had me cheesin' big

[@mercwiththemouthsnewphone6798]

Skinks and kroxigors are great at making friends with eachother

[@sebastiancastillo4717]

La verdad primera vez que veo un vídeo de este estilo y la verdad me encanto, es uno de los mejores que he visto. Felicidades!

[@doubleoof7907]

“Don’t worry honey the kickass dinosaur people with blinged out armor will save us”

[@skootmeister3994]

Definitely looking forward to more from the guy. Thanks for spreading the word on this!

[@SladeTeck]

Can't fool me, that's obviously Captain America, Iron Man, The Hulk, and Black Widow. Clearly in Lizard costumes so we can't discern their identities! j/k Love this and your normal work too man!

[@watermylove4530]

This reminds me of my old lizardmen campain, where I literally ruled the world and created world peace. Basically, I first had a mission to make allaiance with every lizardmen fraction so, I quickly became present on every continent. I've destroyed a couple of fractions that everybody dislikes (Wampires, Dark elves, a couple of skavens, Beastmen etc.) and then, I've helped humans A LOT with destroying Chaos, and that's how most fractions started to like me, first were human kingdoms, next were high elves, tomb kings, dwarfs, wood elves -(though, with wood elves I basically just paid them to be fvcking chill because they were really annoying lol)- and I'm pretty sure that I've befriended even green skins. The only fractions that I've were at war, were Norska and some skaven fraction. Good times lol

[@jaapuitroepteke2750]

Your old campaign, where you destroyed the beastmen? Ha, good one. But seriously, everyone knows you couldn’t destroy the old beastmen. They already killed themselves before you could even see them.

[@royaldecreeforthechurchofm8409]

I took over the whole world as lizard and killed everyone hehe.

[@hellenialori5466]

​@@jaapuitroepteke2750pathenic beastmen can't even beat toddbringer's faction

[@skeletonwar2408]

Aye boys watch this *dies on turn 30*

[@watermylove4530]

​@@jaapuitroepteke2750 Actually that's a good point lmao

[@keegobricks9734]

"wait a second. You're not part of the plan! We're gonna eat you later"

[@sonicrulez987]

This was God-tier, friend. My only wish is to have seen my boi Tiqtakto, but beyond that, this is flawless without comparison.

[@olnarks]

Excellent, Paul 1748. Thank you for him and thank you fot TotalWarBattles to give us this short animated movie.

[@kairo7226]

I swear to god they look like a D&D party and I love it

[@PandemicalShade]

Overall excellent WHFB video ❤ Animations and battle cheoreography are superb!

[@thesarcasticcatfish5215]

This was just amazing, 10/10, the double roar gave me goosebumps

[@lostinthestorywithjeremymi9385]

Holy shit this is amazing! Kinda surprised Oxoytl and Tiktaq'to weren't in this, but this is still amazing! I really hope he makes more with these guys!

[@Two_Ravens]

They were busy harassing the artillery.

[@lostinthestorywithjeremymi9385]

@@Two_Ravens They'd make quick work of the Hell Cannons.

[@kvltofsobek90]

Oxyotl was there you just cant see him

[@lostinthestorywithjeremymi9385]

@@kvltofsobek90 Fair point. I hope we get to see him eventually though. (Hope this becomes a bigger story.)

[@svalas1000]

Man do more battles like this, totally amazing.

[@TheVega318]

Its lore friendly as well, Lizardmen have a history of showing up to aid order friendly races without even saying a word to them like in the Citadel of Dusk battle. "A Lizardmen army from Itza marches south across the Culchan Plains. A bridge of magical energy is summoned and the army crosses to the island on which stands the Citadel of Dusk. The High Elves fear a siege, until a fleet of Dark Elf Corsairs attacks from the sea. It is only with the aid of the Lizardmen that the Corsairs are repulsed. The Lizardmen then march back north without a word to the High Elves"

[@ronanchristiana.belleza9270]

Where did you Get this?

[@simongutierrez891]

Now if only the elves could be as hospitable. Truly epic either way, if only more videos could be this way. I hope to see more eventually.

[@happyeagle5077]

This was amazing. Really hope for more videos

[@ParmesanChase]

This was stunning. I would pay for a show of this

[@bradrankin844]

AWESOME!!! I wish this was a full video! It’s exactly what I want to see!

[@medical-cyanide1526]

loved the crunch and ripping at the end, amazing sound design!

[@iancowan3527]

Paul did some very good work! Thank you...

[@Wardemonxi]

Really amazing animation! Would love to see more of them. I had no idea Saurus like kroq gar were that big since chaos chosen are already much bigger than normal humans with some almost 7 feet tall in armor.

[@viralgistworld5499]

I'm gay bro

[@emarceeqem4715]

The way they all bro-fist each other is so wholesome.

[@sirdizzleclips]

This video, was great as always. Keep up the work!

[@jimmyheidt1250]

Seeing the Lizardmen in action is nothing short of awesome. Really looking forward to this one 🦖🦎🏹⚔️🗡☠️

[@imjustaquestion9922]

When the tide of Chaos blanketed the fandom and their overlords GW purged our beloved animations we thought hope was lost. But one man stood against the horrors of GW and fought back. TotalWarbattles is the beacon of light and Warhammer animation is not dead yet brothers

[@MortarMike]

Well sheesh, impressive Paul! Outstanding work man.

[@Chardor]

why the hell is this so well made good grief