Karthus is a near perfect opposite of Thresh || Casual Champion Review

[@batham1185]

What I got from this is that Karthus is a weeaboo, but instead of anime it’s death

[@supremeoverlordvader5552]

I mean jokes aside but Spirit Blossom event kinda shows that death is indeed beautiful in Runeterra.

[@rubiconprime1429]

I want a video that’s just Nicky’s creative insults towards Yasuo mains

[@darkknightjd7216]

Gotta wait like a year and a half when he makes the yasuo review

[@LabRatz-Ivor]

karthus always looked so cool to me until i played him. then he just became Q spam johnson I wish he actually played like a lich

[@alexursu4403]

Thresh Moment I suppose. >Is a tormentor of souls >Support champ

[@channelorsomething218]

​@@alexursu4403 you get that feeling when you play against a guy that one tricks him

[@warcheddar4163]

@@alexursu4403 nah thresh being a support makes sense, he gets others to do his dirty work, and his w especially is really fitting bc of that, and obviously the rest of his kit focuses around him trapping people

[@yungdiablo6484]

His play style is fun in short bursts like every couple of months

[@LabRatz-Ivor]

@yungdiablo6484 I agree but but it could have been so much cooler

[@zoadragon3521]

It’s fascinating listening to Nicky’s yasuo player insults getting progressively more specific as the game goes on.

[@tabuula8968]

Your take on Karthus's lore is a lot like what I was thinking, he has a lot of potential to be a unique force in the Shadow Isles. Back when the Ruination event happened, I was so excited to see where they went with him. I thought it would've been cool if he started off supporting Viego and Thresh's campaign to spread death in a role kind of like Vex. But over time, he'd see their corrupt end goals actively oppose his philosophy (tormenting the undead spirits and controling them against their will, respectively). I doubt he would team up with the Sentinels but he could use his power as a fully sentient undead and his songs (which I don't think are used much in his lore) to help a portion of the spirits regain some of their control and turn a faction of them to fight back. This would help turn the tide in favor of the Sentinels towards the end of the Ruination and kind of show that the Shadow Isles don't necessarily have to be default evil, but are largely corrupted my Viego's obsession. This is just kind of a rough outline of ideas I had, it'd probably work a lot better with a team of actual writers, but I thought it was neat.

[@patrickcarter2829]

Karthus uses his death song to regain the memories of Kalista and Ledros so they can finally be happy for once.

[@tabuula8968]

That'd be great, especially since he's kind of like a priest he can officiate their wedding.

[@BloodSpirit1000]

Absolutely love all that little stories about Yasuo players.

[@aneonfoxtribute]

"Yasuo players eat their soup cold with a bendy straw" One of the best insults I've ever heard

[@stormstrikerpro]

Karthus reminds me of some iterations of Doctor Doom from the X-Men. While as a comic book character he changes a lot, basically Doctor Doom fully believes (and is sometimes actually shown to be right) that if he were to rule the world it would be a perfect utopia. The problem is nobody in the world wants to live under a dictatorship of a guy named Doctor Doom. At the end of the day, his goals aren't inherently evil or selfish, but the only way he can obtain that goal is be evil or selfish.

[@LeonardoDaVinciEUm]

Yasuo talking shit about WW while playing Yasuo is actually insane

[@TheRedGauntlet]

Only justifies the stereotype of Yasuo players

[@ShacotheLore]

There is a small difference between the two

[@channelorsomething218]

i hate both ngl

[@danielbarnes1241]

Had one in my game complain about me outhealing him. He complained about the champ who revolves around healing.... healing more than his one bloodthirtster... bruh

[@LeonardoDaVinciEUm]

@@danielbarnes1241 Yasuo mains want to outheal, outshield, outdamage, outtank and outdash everyone and when they can't do that they go berserk

[@Knight1029]

I would have liked it if Karthus realized Viego didn't want to bring people into the peace of death but wanted to revive someone. It would be cool because he would be behind the scenes trying to steal Viegos powers for his own end much like Thresh. But in this instance it isn't the same story but showing that even as Vigeo is now he is still being manipulate and used like before. And after his defeat we could have the black mist split between Karthus and Thresh who both want to use it for their own end. It would be cool because they would also be fighting for it.

[@EmrysMerlin8807]

Nickyboi you'll never guess who just dropped in LoR with the thickest SCOTTISH accent I've ever heard

[@dankmemes8254]

He knows

[@makaoka6673]

The Demoman?

[@EmrysMerlin8807]

@@thelordofthelostbraincells Oh man could you imagine Mortal Reminder sung in a thick Scottish accent?

[@noodlesandeggs1512]

My final college projects are always a pain in the the rear but your constant Friday uploads gives me a sense of comfort. I also really like playing Karthus so thank you for the uploads.

[@doineedtocomeupwithsomethi9529]

I've said for a while that Riot needs to make Karthus Thresh's rival. They should have been competing for influence over Viego, playing loyal while whispering their agendas in his ear. Even with Thresh taking Viego's power, there's opportunity for Karthus: to take control of the Isles while he's away. Within the Shadow Isles, he should be seen as a savoir who protects the souls and restores their minds so they can enjoy the freedom of undeath. This would actually create an interesting moral conflict between him and Yorick, who believes the dead should be put to rest. Yorick might see Karthus' followers as a cult, while they'd see him as a villain who wants to kill them again. And it would inherently create interesting dynamics between him and the other Shadow Isles heroes. Necrit would probably be on his side, Gwen would probably be sympathetic and open to compromise, while Maokai would probably be hardline against him. Ledros would likely even see him as the best option, but would have to weigh enabling Karthus to spread undeath against the chance of saving Kalista.

[@Vaquita_Vibes]

actually, i think it makes sense that there would be slums all over Noxious. The idea for noxious is that through strength, anyone can rise to the peaks of Noxian honor. Until relatively recently, strength was literal and if you were physically weak you wouldn't get far, but now at least you could use any of the 3 strengths to rise to where ever you wanted. However, if people are still physically weak and dont join the army or have aspirations for greatness and lack skills beyond basic laborer skills, then i can see lots of people being lost between the cracks in Noxios.

[@luckyday5721]

Hmm, with Veigo yoinked, Thresh leaving, Maokai not being a fan of the mist, Karthus could get a rework of being the newest master if the mist maybe taking it with him to be a different take on an undead overlord still evil but be an opposition to Thresh. Maybe they could integrate how he used to sing Dirges into how he guides the spirits to be a...Idk just spit balling ideas.

[@luckypeanut9943]

With all the details and reveal of the 'blue mist' being the positive counterpart of the black mist, (which is what Gwen is made from) Karthus had the opportunity to become this champion/guide for the lost souls of the blessed isles/camavor and lead them to the peaceful undeath he sings about Too bad the small indie company didn't have the budget for a story like that :/

[@kiwwat4139]

Your jokes and the banter that arose from the gameplay really added a lot to my enjoyment of this video. In the custom skin games with friends you uploaded too. All were a genuinely good time! Thank you.

[@TrollCatGamer]

Karthus and Thresh are indeed opposites, they have two interaction wich goes like: -"You may shackle the living, but the dead must walk free." -"Death has more meaning than torment alone, warden."

[@Blu_Moon_Owl]

Karthus definitely sounds like someone who would worship the ideals of Nurgle in Warhammer. Death is meant to be an end of all things that live dies and the end of worry/despair/pain.

[@doragonzx]

He clearly is a Nagash Follower. Like if you just look him up, they are almost the same save for the face.

[@doragonzx]

@@thelordofthelostbraincells yeah they dobut they cannot do anything about it ccause Nagash is MF Nagash, the guy who invented Necromancy, a guy who can force choke you from a continent away for saying his name, The God of Death , the Dead and the Underworld. Wether you like him or not , unless you can become a stormcast, you are gonna be his someday and he will torture you for not worshipping him. Even Manfred, the most treacherous being in fiction will not betray nagash Cause he know how powerfull he is. HE is also the only being who almost won the Warhammer and AOS world on 3 separate occasion, only being stopped by the rats

[@spacehitler4537]

Nurgle would hate Karthus because Nurgle is a god of the cycle of life. Nurgle only wants things to die, so they rot as fertilizers for other things. Since death and decay are inevitable in its eventually goal to supplant the very nature of the cycle of life with its own.

[@Eldritch_Construct]

I like the idea of Karthus being a gentle death like Thanatos, Like he want's people to die and be happy in death.

[@Eldritch_Construct]

@@thelordofthelostbraincells I mean the depiction of the Gentle Death is well Thanatos who is the god of non-violent death's he essentially only has dominion over well people who pass away non violently, In Loving Reaper is a great modern example of that philosophy though.

[@Eldritch_Construct]

@@thelordofthelostbraincells Basically

[@topatoman]

a little late to the party on this one, but as someone who's never played League and whose knowledge of the lore comes almost exclusively from your videos, from the way you talk about him here I feel like Karthus interacting with Viktor would be really interesting. Both all about nonconventional betterment of humanity (or whatever the entire population of runeterra is called) through transformation, but in totally different and also not mutually exclusive ways

[@necroviolet]

I wish they did more with him being a singer in-universe. Pentakill skin feels like an upgrade because it leans harder into that aspect of his design, like having him sing when he ults just fits him perfectly, it's a shame he doesn't have anything like that in his default skin.

[@reno9821]

It's not even that he really loves death per se, I think. It's more so he finds fascination in the transition from life to death, the process of it. And the mists, to him, are this beautiful eternal way to stay in that state. You don't need to suffer in life anymore, but you also are not just..gone.

[@Infillet3014]

this is why its soo much better that nicky does these live, the little reactions he does as the game goes on is hilarious

[@Quantuman]

Can't wait for Yasuo having his casual champion review gameplay :D oh wait..

[@tadihotado3518]

Karthus actually reminds me alot of the pope, like the hat, the staff, the clothing and everything Basically the head of a religion centered around a forgiving afterlife

[@RutraNickers]

I was kinda indifferent to Karthus, but after the backstory summary you made I now grew appreciation towards this undead dork.

[@alterranlongbow5067]

another thing i love about pentakill karthus is the part where they took the death preacher and turned him into a *death* metal vocalist, its just so perfect

[@Tazari]

That Johnny Test Yasuo players insult was very specific lol

[@justfate5912]

Due to this specific game, I really can’t wait now for when Nickyboi plays Yasuo.

[@Azarian]

I still can't believe Karthus is a JNG champion now. He will forever be a Midlane champ. I fucking hate what this meta has done to champs like him LOL

[@Blu_Moon_Owl]

Why can’t someone just play him Mid still? Does he do more damage to jungle monsters which is why he shifted to jungle?

[@KnicKnac]

I mean the patch team doesn't know what they are doing. Pushing random champs out of lane into the jungle. Junglers out of the jungle into lanes. The game is definitely a spaghetti coded mess.

[@Underworlder5]

@@Blu_Moon_Owl assassins have forced most mages out of midlane. mages that could not compete had to find other roles to stay relevant, mostly support

[@drunkengibberish1143]

Unless they state otherwise, I think the slums would mostly be disgraced people, completely useless people, or people who just don’t want to compete in Noxus’ eternal competition. Not necessarily just people who are just poor because they cannot work, but rather a mix of several attributes. If you can’t do manual labour but are intelligent, someone has coin for an extra mind on their side. Got brawn but can’t find work? The military will do wonders. But if you’ve made an enemy or been a target, then you definitely might end up there unless you can crawl your way out again, which is why those with coin but no real skill end up there after having someone take it from them.

[@haydenrusk3712]

I really love the idea of him being a counter to thresh. Like maybe make it so his spells don't really hurt just kind of kill the body. So they die and get "beautiful death" but they don't feel pain when dying.

[@birdsong2691]

4:17 “he doesn’t know” OOO

[@50da_pop]

This serious really helps out in making my Friday shifts go faster

[@Championalex7]

A pic of Karthus soy-pointing at 5 low enemy HP bars or soy-pointing at first strike would be awesome

[@Dyinghistorymajor]

watching you lane against yasuo actually gave me ptsd from everytime I've tried to lane against him on karthus

[@vocalvortexstudios2058]

The black mist strikes me as similar to Cyber Psychosis from Cyberpunk, where it's only an issue for your mental state of you were NORMAL before

[@GuardianGrarl]

Its funny weird that apparently to the people of Runeterra the lich that wants to bless them with the gift of undeath is also a heavy metal God who never fails to attract the largest of crowds.

[@jacob-4595]

I always interpreted it as, thresh and karthus were twisted and insane before they died, it was just hidden underneath their humanity. The mist stripped them of their humanity and let their inhumanity take over. Normal people have everything taken from them. There’s a great interaction between Senna and Thresh; Senna says there’s a single soul in the center of the lantern, wretched and afraid. She thinks that’s Thresh.

[@xkabuto]

WHERE ARE MY GOOPERS BOOPING IN THE CORNER! Thanks for the amazing content Nicky boi ❤️

[@garou9914]

"watching people die...um...that's pretty cool I guess" - NickyBoi

[@itdpnds_]

i think the pre requisite for keeping your sense of self after being corrupted by the ruination is the person's ego. khalista lost herself to the vengeance due to her state when she got corrupted, she got betrayed by the people ahe is loyal to, and her own sense of identity got lost and burried under the other spirit's vengeance..karthus and thresh didn't have those issues and kept their sanity because they know what they want and their self purpose, aside from welcoming the ruination.

[@kreshlord]

the best part of this video was the insults towards yasuo mains, first video in a while that had me laughing

[@Zippyheru]

Youre so real on how you describe yasuo 💯

[@jamiesadf5829]

Karthus has always been a favorite, just because i like listening to him. I think him and Yorick have a lot of potential together in the shadow isles, thematically. Its just a shame that riot only cares about popular champs, so they never get stuff.

[@trihexa7096]

LETS GOOOO IVE BEEN WAITING ALL THIS TIME FOR MY MAIN

[@Saleh_Qwatly]

"I'M THE LIGHT BRINGER" -Undead litch

[@derangedcomics]

Karthus is one of my guys so I was really looking forward to this video.

[@alexcat6685]

3:29 You know It would be so much Cooler if: Karthus Ultmate: Crashing FLash: Karthus Brings his Mountain of screams into his voice, Before Dropping a massive Wail in an area, Dealing Magic damage overtime. IN the meantime he's locked in place. Can be slowly moved. Canceling the ability refunds 15% of the cooldown. Like the dropping the wrath of god on people is much more satisfying when you time it and aim it well, requiring you to pay attention to the map and the deaths you want to cause instead of "press button" win. I hate it, It's like Illaoi it's so unsatisfying.

[@mewschief]

It would be great if Karthus will be the other side of death where it is about acceptance and be there to peacefully calms and rest the souls. Its like Kindred who have two sides of seeing death.

[@krok2112]

Gotta love champs with an instawin button (Karthus R, Sett W, Lewis W2, etc.)

[@starmanexe7721]

Karthus canonically disapproves of Thresh. He even says so when facing him.

[@llamadelreyii3369]

When you get to Kayle, up your Q and take doran's ring, poke someone to death or just farm, not very FUN AND COMBAT ALL THE TIME, but at least someone may get impatient and commit mistakes. This may diminish your suffering. Or not because people are psychopaths. Also build all ap after Nashor's so you can actually have fun.

[@kavanjohnston4821]

I've never been this early for a Nicky vid

[@x-nimator9997]

I have a soft spot for karthus, cuz i love Liches as creatures. I wish riot did something else with him cuz his design genuinely rocks

[@kenyizsu]

"Death-obsessed edgelord kills himself so he can be dead!" :D I'm currently reading the Ruination novel, I'm curious how that disaster comes all together.

[@Trololoc]

Was following along the story and then felt a bit of Karthus in me when Leona whiffed her entire combo at 6:57

[@rence234]

4:05 *Yasuo engages* *Nickyboi groans like a teen being asked to do something* *Smash cut to him attacking the tower with +1 to his kill count* Not sure if that was intentional but I laughed

[@cds7012]

Nickyboi be shooting at the Yasous.

[@ALEX19960609]

Facts. Karthus jungle shouldn't exist

[@joecambieapro828]

the cut away with yas are so funny

[@octoprince315]

I know this video is from months ago.But nothing can't convince me that karthus wasn't a ghost (the band) reference Especially with what his old design looked like

[@yoink7147]

I’m using that Jonny Test insult ty nick

[@zerlichr426]

TBH at this point i think he should be new nemesis for Yorick. By fact one traps everyone in never ending death and one once to free everyone from it. Also those are 2 champions that have no arc at this point so it will move plot forward. I mean there is potential there.

[@optimisticknight]

I agree with you on the pentakill skins. I prefer the original to the 3

[@myplayeralex11]

Is that the old stridebreaker? Before they made it a tiamat item? Man this was recorded a long time ago haha

[@-Dakia]

the only reason I still remmember Karthus is due to my love for Pentakill

[@umomo1947]

Honestly, pentakill karthus has more agency in and out of runeterra than his original which I always found strange.

[@schaedli177]

as someone whose favorite champion is karthus, the statements of this video please me. now excuse me as i retreat back to my corner to wail, cope, seeth & mald, as i am taking unhealthy amounts of copium hoping that rito will remember and use karthus for anything outside of skins at all in ever😭

[@theamazingmaymay123]

I like Kart. He would make a good morgue keeper. I think Yorick and him would get along

[@irisstarsterio8960]

I think Karthus would make an amazing rival to Mordekaiser, rather than Thresh. They're both Noxus aligned, and whereas Mordekaiser was disappointed in death, Karthus loves death, so I could imagine Karthus and Mordekaiser having an amazing dynamic with each other.

[@ChinoWantan]

Dat yasuo player complaining about WW MS thought...

[@ClockworkRin]

Ruination was a mess... Maybe one day we get another "undead" arc

[@nartdarym4237]

I am the light bringer!!!🎶🎶

[@galvor0702]

Now I want to see a custom skin where Karthus is Stick of Truth Cartman

[@gigao]

loved the yasuo slander

[@hendrik1769]

7:55 Least delusional Yasuo player

[@cee_ves]

Still think that for April fools one year they should just remove cast times and double all sources of ability haste Karthus would just paint the lane blue and thanos snap people out of existence

[@KarthusDreams]

Your video touched my heart

[@nicoaraeduard3317]

In terms of gameplay why can’t he get a indicator cast on Q like how cassio on her Q?

[@Kykonut28]

"Yasuo players kick street puppies for fun" -Nickyboi 2024

[@guigoobode368]

Weren't Draven and Darius really poor before gaining fame and prestige at the army/arena?

[@raymond658]

FINALLY, MY GERIATRIC MAN

[@tonyestrada5700]

I sure wonder what Nicky thinks about yone players

[@solar7626]

as a yasuo main, I completely agree with all the Yasuo slander in this video

[@blockeduser1972]

Can’t wait for my main Kled

[@marcuswest5784]

I do actually question whether Noxus still has the slums that Karthus was born in, since that was almost 300 years ago, when Noxus was a very different country, so its not that far of a stretch to say that Swain has installed some welfare programs since his take over to deal with the housing crisis

[@northphantom3351]

It’s karpiss

[@craze1018]

being surprised Noxus, a meritocracy about the strong claiming power from others, having slums is like being surprised egypt used slaves to build the pyramids.

[@yurimaldonado4966]

Humanifying Karthus only worked with lightbane, pentakill 2 is too much

[@relic-kun8582]

Just wait for Karthus lore revival when he is added to wild rift 😂

[@uselessgoblin]

Karthus is my second fav character maybe third after yorick and ivern

[@miguelfreitas5343]

I *so* cannot wait for Nicky to play Yasuo 😂😂

[@doragonzx]

To me Karthus Is Wallmart Nagash ,like Really Riot? A Skelepope Undead Necromancer with a Skeletor Face?If they kept his skeletor Face, GW could have very well sued Riot Into Oblivion. The only difference between him and nagash is that while he believe he is doing good to peoples, Nagash know he is evil but dont give a shit.

[@someguywithawooperpfp3163]

10:20 ahh yes... yasuo players trying not to be pieces of sht💀

[@Oblivion4444]

Karthus has no skeletal features anymore. Reason: C H I N A

[@EnternalSword]

I love how i love how NickyBoi hates Yasuo as much as I do, I wonder if he hates Yone as much too?

[@makaoka6673]

It does actually make sense that Noxus has poor people. In fact, you can make the argument that they rely on these miserable masses to fuel their manpower hungry warfare, the army being without a doubt the most accessible social elevator available for the general public. Plus honestly, how do you think thing goes on if you're not strong or very smart in noxus?

[@Saleh_Qwatly]

Hear me out : karthus in ARAM +first strike + melignenc and ENJOY