NOOB'S GUIDE to ARIEL

A Noob's Guide to Ariel, Queen of Athel Loren. A new unlockable hero in The Twisted and The Twilight DLC for Total War: Warhammer 2. She's part part, elf, part mothra, and one half of a thousand year old love triangle with a goat man.
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[@IronyAcolyte]

"And although Ariel has no mount, you can change that by embedding her in Orion's army..." But you didn't mention what her moun- oooooh, I giddit...

[@lord_nemesis7876]

Gigity

[@jchea1764]

😏

[@danieltalamantes3763]

Thank you Ted that was the joke

[@KingInBlack69]

I don’t get it why she would ride on her husband’s shoulder when she can fly, am i missing something?🤔

[@CatroiOz]

​@@KingInBlack69it's not his shoulders she rides on

[@hangebza6625]

Saying Ariel is like a sexy mothra is redundant. Mothra is already sexy as only a 50ft butterfly can be

[@beowulf4545]

You're technically right but I still hate it. Take my like

[@alittledeath2817]

But she's a moth. It's in her name.

[@hangebza6625]

@@alittledeath2817 Oh no what have I done? Now the lepidopterologists will come after me

[@NotSaddamHussein]

we got your location. Punishment on its way. Hope you like butterflies, biatch. all million of them.

[@myrmiciex1889]

@@alittledeath2817 even tho she has mothra in her name, her wing formation is that of a butterfly.

[@Cirex9000]

Ariel had a sister, Allisara, who was also Malekith's wife, which makes the Witch-King Ariel's brother-in-law, so Ariel gets to be a part of "that" twisted family tree as well.

[@hisnotsolonely2961]

Shocking how morathi let him have another one when he has his mommy dearest

[@borgar1765]

@@hisnotsolonely2961 that's why Morathi killed her. Ariel went on a bit of a rampage in Naggaroth and Malekith wasn't particularly inclined to stop her either

[@tranhanam0027]

@@borgar1765 And that's how Morathi got "convinced" to teach Ariel shadow and dark magic.

[@DinsRune]

Man, Warhammer Elf ladies have the worst taste in men

[@DinsRune]

@@hisnotsolonely2961 Morathi decided to kill Allisara when she wouldn't stop wearing her "Your Son Calls Me Mommy Too" shirt around the castle.

[@neilnightblade]

Now I picture Naestra and Arahan's campaign as arguing whether they spend Christmas with Orion(dad) or Ariel(mom).

[@thanquolrattenherz9665]

which one would you pick

[@tiggerbane4325]

@@thanquolrattenherz9665 Gelt.

[@thanquolrattenherz9665]

which sister prefers which parent?

[@tiggerbane4325]

Who wouldn't prefer Gelt?

[@Outside85]

then they realize, they'd rather spent it together... with a fire made of a burning trade agreement and some goblin caught near their current campsite.

[@galling2052]

Ariel is essentialy the answer too; what if galadriel accepted the one ring from frodo.

[@monsterhiddenfromthesun210]

@Blayze47 Because she'd go fucking insane from the Rings Corruption.

[@thenightqueen0]

Only further making me wonder why he didn’t just give it to her! I fail to see the problem!

[@KingInBlack69]

She even reference Galadriel with one of her perks!

[@galling2052]

@@thenightqueen0 the ring needed to be destroyed, no matter what person of power would get a hold of it. The outcomes would be a spectrum of Bad. Galadriel and gandalf both could have easily taken the ring if they had wanted, but both feared the monsters they would become

[@haze5420]

Can’t wait for Drycha’s noob’s guide.

[@edddoubled3534]

Same.

[@galling2052]

Bonds:"... guide to Drycha, the canon murderer of Wh fantasy..."

[@edddoubled3534]

Teeeeechnically that was Mannfred von Fucklestein. Drycha just helped.

[@glukolover]

Likewise. Angry tree babes.

[@omganotherun]

"The Forest is for Trees!"

[@jare3459]

Lore: she go crazy in a forest and become a Demi god

[@regret9423]

When you try mushrooms

[@galling2052]

you got it backwards

[@The_Murder_Party]

Then deablerizes a chaotic goat-thing...

[@jonathanredacted3245]

Also she's sort of malekith's former sister in law (fuckin morathi couldn't deal with another woman in her sons life so she killed her via contrivances)

[@codybonds]

I really wanted to work this story in - but with Morghur already here it derailed the story too much.

[@mr.chibiterasu2956]

It’s astounding how much Cody has changed over the course of these Guides. He used to sound awkward and reserved, now you can hear the confidence in his voice. Probably because he is excited to shove in all the jokes, movie references and metaphors he came up for this.

[@codybonds]

Exactly! They're so much fun to record. I try and find the most obscure references I can manage just to see who will pick up on them now. It's one of the most gratifying experiences of my life to have created something that brings people this much joy.

[@pepijnoosterhuis6121]

Orion is the strongest mount in the game, Ariel is broken on him. Nerf pls CA

[@subatomicseal7789]

More like *she* breaks *him* amiright the joke's that orion gets pegged every day of his life

[@thanquolrattenherz9665]

orion as a mount option would make the king in the woods much more viable

[@codybeck9930]

M O T H M O M M Y

[@catsndogs98]

No no she isn’t furry enough she can be butterfly mama

[@lordwarlockthangwrath8662]

And Throt is DAD-DAD. And I will defend this statement-fact with my life-life, or at least with that of my-my skavenslaves, and lot-lot of warp bullet.

[@anarquia201]

"When enemies enter the fores of Athel Loren Ariel take form of sexy mothra" >Impliying our queen mothra isn't sexy as she is

[@santiagosilva2528]

Is that a Hadrian profile pic?

[@anarquia201]

@@santiagosilva2528 yeah

[@arthurgomes5188]

The sisters of twilight: mom, are you coming out of your room anytime soon? Ariel: *I SHALL NOT LEAVE THE OAK OF AGES UNTIL I REPENT FOR MY PAST SINS.* The sisters of twilight: uuuuuuuh......'kay then, we are just going to leave the chocolates and ice cream you asked for in front of the door so you can pick them whenever you want to, we are going to go fix the world roots now, feel free to join when you feel like it, bye mom.

[@boyanpenev9822]

When your mommy is the emo teen.

[@Dancan799]

Man I love this post so much

[@Confederate-hj2dc]

Ariel; Shut up! I want to see how Joffrey’s wedding turns out!

[@generalbolivar9736]

Now do one for Orion as the working joe dad taking time off from mom.

[@arthurgomes5188]

@@generalbolivar9736 when you say "working joe dad" all i can think of is the dad from "everybody hates Chris" complaining about how expensive are the things that his family bought (only in this case instead of the price in dolars it's in ambers). Orion: you two just bought ANOTHER regiment of renown? Those at least 10 ambers EACH! The sisters of twilight: But dad, we don't even use amber on those anymore.

[@Trendy_endy]

I love how this series has basically become a lore episode with tons of jokes, and a little bit about the actual stuff in game. Honestly, whenever I see one of these episodes I get super excited because I get to learn more about the Warhammer world in a fun way.

[@CallanElliott]

I mean Heralds of Ariel go like this: Early game: archers with spearmen to protect them. Mid game: archers with some hawk riders to protect them Late: hawk riders with spearmen to hold down the enemy while Volley of Kurnous is on cooldown.

[@olympusgolemoflight7198]

Does this mean we could possibly get A Noob’s Guide to Lord Kroak?

[@torquevonthorne948]

He talked about him in Gor-rok guide already

[@galling2052]

Lord Kroak is not nearly as essential to the lizardman lore as Ariel is to the woodelf lore. Kroak essentially just did 1 thing outside the endtimes and that is killing more demons with a single spell than i duno... deathmaster snikch has seen living beings in his life.

[@olympusgolemoflight7198]

@@galling2052 If not for Lord Kroak, we would not have Warhammer Fantasy.

[@galling2052]

@@olympusgolemoflight7198 Duh, but that does not change the fact that he had like 1.5 major apearences and all the other times served as a minor plotdevice at best.

[@jeagerjeager9171]

@@galling2052 lord kroak vs maazdamuundi who you got?

[@diegocamacho6477]

lol Now I'm imagining Ariel spending all her time in the Oak refusing to admit that she wants to get back together with Orion and passive-aggressively relaying messages to him via the Sisters, who just want their parents to get along.

[@JarmamStuff]

And people wonder why the Sisters bicker all the time smh

[@frohawkmaster]

To be honest going mad with power and ruining everything in a ocean of self righteousness isnt a woman thing. Its a elf thing.

[@JarmamStuff]

TIL Elven tendencies of unfathomable douchebaggery is whats keeping the yanks from electing Mommy

[@randomcenturion7264]

Elves ruin everything. It's encoded in their DNA.

[@robertasvaicius4437]

Elves- the entitled midleclass of Warhammer, they act all rich and powerful, but in reality get krumped by creatures 1/3 their intelligence.

[@posdaniel1501]

Ask kerilian lol

[@frohawkmaster]

@spookyskelly skeleton "in a ocean of self righteousness" Skaven are litterally handed the job "ruin everything" by the horned rat. Its worse if a human lr dwarf kills a city then say arceon because hes archeon. He exists to do that.

[@jorinhirani2625]

“It leaves a gaping hole that not even Mandingoe can fill”, I-

[@tankjr84]

Im assuming that there arent more comments about this joke because most here are too young to get the reference.

[@jorinhirani2625]

@@tankjr84 true but goddamn

[@GreatgoatonFire]

The kink-factor of this one was though the roof.

[@boonchiun]

I wish I was Morghur.

[@Insaneforrain]

@@boonchiun Thanks I hate it

[@GreatgoatonFire]

@@boonchiun You do you man, I ain't here to kink shame.

[@marekkubes4005]

"And though she has no mount, you can change that by embeding her in Orion's army." a pro gamer move

[@barbiquearea]

I'm starting to see the Wood Elves as weaver ants with Ariel as their ant queen. Weaver ants live in tropical areas mainly in South America where they make their nests in trees. They have a symbiotic relationship with their host tree that not only allow them to make their homes on them but also provides the ants with a food source and in exchange the ants fight off any intruding insects or animals that intend on doing harm to their tree.

[@thanquolrattenherz9665]

so the tree is their pokemontrainer?

[@iamsinistar8971]

Everyone else: *Forced to go through a Vietnam like war with the Wood Elves* Ikit Claw: *Laughs in Doom Rockets*

[@loaf8879]

I know you will probably do throt next but please do wulfrik the wanderer soon. Also love your videos

[@BigBrainBoi]

Agreed

[@24Ippo]

incoming poke and pound jokes

[@chancesturrup9952]

It is always a lovely day when a new Noob's guide graces my sub-feed, excellent work as always!

[@connorworsnopquirkcardcast4703]

The first hero noobs guide let's go

[@brandonforrester9729]

Noobs guide to gotrek and felix

[@rabgix8805]

Making me want that beastmen rework even more

[@zacharyellis3336]

It's never coming

[@24Ippo]

is this warhammer 3? no? then keep waiting

[@codybonds]

Morghur disagrees.

[@jamesvivian2855]

Guess what?

[@rabgix8805]

Oh I know

[@rubz1390]

When exactly in this story did she invade Naggarond to get revenge on Morathi for the death of her sister (Malekith's wife)?

[@codybonds]

After she slapped around Morghur that second time. She went tapping into dark magics to find a permanent answer, then her sister arrived prompting the whole Morathi expedition. I cut Morathi for time - as it derailed the narrative - but the jist of it was that Ariel spared her in exchange for even more dark knowledge. This is what prompted Ariel to have that epic row with Orion and refuse to reincarnate him.

[@thanquolrattenherz9665]

@@codybonds is it really nessesary to kill orion or does he just lose his power during winter and chills his life like the other tree-things and the fire is just a ritual to look cool and waste elf-thing lives

[@MiguelSanchezDelVillar]

@@thanquolrattenherz9665 its not necessary but its a ritual, probably Orion would die and then they needed to do again the ritual, in the End of Times Orion didnt sacrificed himself just to go to war against Tyrion and all the crazy elves

[@chaseh432]

Cody I really really appreciate the super well done video capture work. Ariel and orians arguement was straight up beautifully cinematic in a glance during battle in engine

[@codybonds]

That's all House Adanion. I love his work. The only thing I added to this one was the opening shot and the wink.

[@920312rp01]

It took me longer than it should to connect Ariel gaining a mount if she joined Orions army..... This whole video was pure gold!

[@imjustaquestion9922]

*Greek gods causing problems because they sleep around* Ariel: Amateurs

[@SweatyDynamite]

Can't wait for the inevitable Noob's Guide for all the Elf Lords. Every one of them

[@faminh0]

The jennifer lopez reference got me cracking

[@codybonds]

You get a heart for knowing that reference and a tub of Icy-Hot since you're also so old you probably need it too.

[@Kristian.B.Kristiansen]

This is definitely one of your best!

[@Nightmare_52]

honestly, more excited for drycha and coeddil than crazy demigod moth girl

[@dawsonskyhar5984]

My man made the video before the update drops. That's commitment

[@Snakedude4life]

Wow, I can’t believe they made Moth GF a thing in Warhammer. Anyways, It was a good decision to make her a “hero.” 🎩 🐍 no step on snek! 🇺🇸🇭🇰

[@chosenofkhorne2951]

Ha yes the angry butterfly lady that hate rat-men i heard she is more tanky than durthu with the sword of khaine

[@KamranMSHoule]

Why did u sign ur post.

[@Snakedude4life]

@@KamranMSHoule Yes.

[@Ironwizard42]

I love that Warhammer characters are all business and no bullshit. This is like if Galadriel was out to KILL. Screw the fellowship I'm taking the ring to Mordor myself and I'll kill every orc, troll, evil man and whatever else gets in my way. And if Orion wants to come along then fine, so long as he knows his place.

[@truefailure6359]

So essentially these are the elves from Dwarf Fortress, but taller.

[@gr8oone007]

“Sexy Mothra” lol I love it

[@Somedude317]

Now I feel sad for the Sisters. Now i'm gonna simp harder.

[@matthewgiles6858]

A video that's both BEAUTIFUL AND TERRIBLE in its power to make me laugh. Well done good sir!!

[@dabears6n15]

Dude the dishes ran away with the spoons part had my cracking tf up

[@partydean17]

Really like the idea of making the powerful characters a hero so they can make them really powerful. Probably going to do the same for Thanquol.

[@QuelKin12]

You got me at "Ariel went full on carole baskin". This joke won't work in a few years but it got me !

[@codybonds]

It's a tightrope to hit pop culture humor but not sound dated. Sometimes I just say screw it and go all in on 80s references instead.

[@BouncingTribbles]

I'm kind of disappointed that she didn't get the lord treatment. Sharing a faction with Orion. She's already got everything but the rank

[@BarokaiRein]

Oh man the wording choices in this video are something to behold.

[@patricksimeri21]

I love you cody bonds because you teach me all the lore about my favorite game.

[@dhaz4455]

That Carol Baskins reference was so random and I love it

[@michaellewis5200]

Fantastic video dude. There are so many great lines in this that I can't pick out one lol 😂

[@Wogix26]

TBH she sounds like a reference to Catherine the great. She overthrew her husband/second cousin for being inept and soft, expanded its borders with conquest, also she made the first state financed higher education institution for women in Europe which could reference her daughters possibly. Also Athel Loren is like a reverse Russia where you don't invade it during the summer.

[@eomat]

Awesome video!! So glad CA went about bringing Ariel into the game. Perfect implementation.

[@MRRJ6549]

The show is known as 'The great British bake off' over here, I think its changed for American streaming services

[@codybonds]

It is. But Paul Hollywood's eyes remain dreamy in both versions.

[@MRRJ6549]

@@codybonds Very true

[@Cheesemonkey2889]

Your videos enlighten my whole week, glad that you exist Cody!

[@H0kram]

Those movie references I catch make me feel smarter than I am. Thanks for that, and the laugh.

[@greyTigerGames]

Nice one. Your captured footage looks great. How do you manage that?

[@codybonds]

Adanion captured this. But we use the same process. Setting the in-game camera to debug and an fov of 15. Adding Matthews Reshade Preset, with the Alternative Lighting Mod. And then a curves adjustment in Premiere with a touch more saturation so the color pops.

[@greyTigerGames]

@@codybonds Cool. Thanks for that. I'll have to jot that down somewhere.

[@seb2750]

I felt guilty when he mentioned Mandingo and I knew who that is :X

[@Kriegerherz]

Hm makes joke about Dawi size and questions ability to party... Thats two in the book in one sentence! Congratulations, cynical Umgi.

[@stevenhilburn3626]

Lore plus alot of star was references equals good video

[@fireb4lls731]

I liked the Carole Baskin anecdote xD

[@kendaar9002]

The way you said panda express killed me, its like its a cabal of wizards making ancient artifacts instead of a fast food restaurant

[@mohamedAshraf-ln9hu]

"When women taste power they go mad with it. " Can confirm, seen it more than i can count.

[@NyJoanzy]

So Ariel and Orian are just Titania and Oberon essentially. They are from European mythology the king and queen of the fairies incase anyone was wondering.

[@codybonds]

You're bang on. For others that recognize the names but can't place them, they're in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

[@8123scooter]

That mount joke made me spit my water on my computer, thanks

[@meltingatom]

Just went overboard with the groaners this tims

[@JarmamStuff]

Dont let Alarielle see this video or she might go bonkers to fulfill some stereotype that isnt her current one xD

[@TheVerruckMan]

It's a bit late for that, considering that half the time in my games her AI ends up rushing for the Sword of Khaine.

[@8eewee]

I was kinda expecting an eyebrow joke, but the heaping pile of innuendos made up for that.

[@harryrandazzo1968]

Me: I rlly need another noobs guide video to watch.. YT recommended and Cody bonds: Say less.

[@MedievalFolkDance]

Literally just wolfed down a turkey/ham sub. I heard the words "a box of Chow Mien from Panda Express", my stomach starts making audible demands.

[@jamesharbinger1711]

OAK OF AGES! OAK OF AGES! KEEP IT ROLLING! ROCK AND ROLLIN'!

[@Justin-ym5ce]

Well f*** me, just discovered your videos, looks like I’ll be binging for a week now lol

[@douglasrobinson9224]

This video has more references than a doctoral thesis

[@thevoidlookspretty7079]

“This corruption had a name.” Me: “Balthasar Gelt?”

[@kaderodke1220]

Still waiting for a Mazdomoundi guide filled with fat jokes

[@malekiththeeternityking5433]

Her sister was Malekith's wife. Back when Malekith was the most noble Prince of Nagarythe

[@worldsbuffestloremaster]

Best noobs guide by far. Makes me want others remade with this quality XD

[@danieldivens1170]

this is a good one. but I still ikit claws the best one lol

[@worldsbuffestloremaster]

@@danieldivens1170 ya, ikit claw was really good. I liked all the innuendo throughout this one XD

[@AdamNisenziSpisak]

Drinking a beastman lord like a milkshake? Ill write that down for future reference

[@sarnicholas4053]

I like to imagine that instead of a bunch of cats inside her tree she just has a shitload of lamps everywhere.

[@MouldMadeMind]

I like to believe she is deep into facebook science.

[@nervosadustbolt9642]

" You're left with a gaping hole that not even Mandingo can fill " LMFAO!!!! hahahaha

[@werotan]

man i loved the ending message...

[@angemalaurie6074]

I can't wait for Dyacha's noob guide as she is far more intereseting than the twilight sister from my point of view. A bit like Emrik for Eltharion

[@darkwarwick]

Loved it!!!

[@ComradeRumHam]

Can we one day get a lord Kroak and Coeddil noobs guide pls 🥺👉🏻👈🏻

[@willstev4130]

From the subtext in that video i can surely say that Cody might be the perfect husband.

[@garetjaxusmc]

These are amazing! I really hope that you plan on going back to some of the older characters like KrogGar and Aranessa Saltspite.

[@Allofmynamestaken]

So that's the lake moon goddess that tricked the Bretonnians into worshipping her

[@codybonds]

Different person. Lady of the Lake is the Goddess Lileath. Ariel is an embodiment of Isha. Morghur wants to nom both of them.

[@defrte]

Hippie karen with wine and a bad attitude, classic

[@Cheese_Boi1986]

cats and dogs living together mass hysteria that was the line you was looking for XD

[@dreadkalibur1613]

Love the Noobs guide! Could you do an episode on the Unclean and his monstrous abominations?

[@Buzzsaw5000_]

I find it funny that Ariel was last on the poll, but hey... I ain't complaining a noob's guide is always a welcome sight.

[@herbertvonbismarck8303]

Okay.....that was very interesting at least no the trees speak insert a language here were harmed in the making

[@Milkshakist]

Pretty colors

[@MrTwistedLizard]

See only warhammer could make me actively want to play an elven faction

[@dostayer3369]

One thing you've forgotten: Morathi and the Malekith connection.

[@sakrefunholy]

would have been amazing if they got Cate Blanchett to voice Ariel. would make it even more that they are in on the joke as well.

[@alskopim]

Me playing as Clan skryre nuking literally all of Athel Loren : LOL

[@gamingrambles]

Ariel! They told me terrible things. They told me you killed younglings!

[@toastarmband5086]

If your open to doing more legendary heroes, I would love a Lord Kroak Noobs guide (even tho you already did Gor-Rok)

[@thomasbal8864]

That was a great video Cody! But it’s kind of disappointing that you did not mention the fact that her sister Astarille was the wife of Malekith and in his mother Morathi, Ariel had one of the worst in-laws ever! Elves generally have the worst family feuds in fantasy! 😂😂

[@codybonds]

I had it written in - but the video was already running long. I want to put Morathi in everything, but she derails the plot of videos.

[@vincentoderwas7638]

Love your vids dude

[@Totherphoenix]

>Ariel cleansed Morghur's taint with the lick of a fiery tongue oh fuck yes

[@codybonds]

I'm glad somebody noticed that word play. It's hard to not giggle when recording some of these lines.

[@bryllep5638]

I lost it at 'sexy Mothra'