NOOB'S GUIDE to TAUROX THE BRASS BULL

[@vahlen5281]

Taurox also gets an unique trait when he is the sole survivor of your army after a battle. He was literally designed by CA to be used as an one cow doomstack with the SoK.

[@codybonds]

I hadn't heard of this! What's the trait called? What does it give?

[@asdfghju4]

@@codybonds Army of One - Reqs being the lone surviving unit after defeating an army worth at least 2500 gold - Gives +10% Casualty Replenishment Rate for Lords in his army, and +5% Ward Save The Brazen One - Do the same thing 5 times - +20% Casualty Replenishment Rate for Lords in his army, +10% Ward save

[@codybonds]

@@asdfghju4 that is awesome!

[@FrizFroz]

@@asdfghju4 Do you need to have a certain number of casualties or can you just start him as a one bull doomstack?

[@vahlen5281]

@@FrizFroz You can just use him as a doomstack, you don't need to actually field troops and suffer casulties.

[@Razzrazz90]

Okay, now I *need* Cody to do a “Noob’s Guide to Mannfred” just for the spectacle of watching the man roast him for several minutes

[@codybonds]

Weirdly I actually think Manfred did nothing wrong and was completely justified in most of his actions. He has a very clear character arc.

[@vibez2806]

@@codybonds hmmmm

[@codybonds]

@@vibez2806 Suspicious, I know.

[@Razzrazz90]

@@codybonds wow, that sounds like something that definitely deserves more elaboration, perhaps through some form of guide, particularly for Noobs. A guide about Mannfred per say, done by a youtuber with an impressive mustache. I hope that happens one day.

[@Dimizar]

@@codybonds Nice try, Manfred.

[@predatorkingx4039]

Cody: Taurox is rage incarnate. Skarbrand: *visible anger*

[@burningbronze7555]

that is not impressive as skarbrands only emotion is visible anger.

[@TroupeMemberNerod]

Also Taurox does what Skarbrand should be and does it very well

[@bigfoot984]

@@TroupeMemberNerod SKARBRAND HATES TO BE MISINTERPRETED!!

[@Jacoboby1]

Now there's a battle worthy of a proper over the top theme music driven machismo filled wrestling intro.

[@user-ro2sg6jb6u]

So... Skarbrand took ut lightly then?

[@cthulhubecausewhynot1182]

Taurox the Everchosen, wrecker of the Dark Elves. Coincidentally both Oxyotl campaigns I’ve played ended with him dying to an ambush at Naggarond while he sieged it, courtesy of a Silent Sanctum I placed there about 30 turns earlier.

[@blanck7457]

when you play ether in Vortex, the other dies very quickly

[@codybonds]

Conversely, Oxyotl dies before I can ever even reach him as Taurox.

[@IamTheaveragegamer]

Taurox quickly became one of my favorite Legendary Lords. Absolute terror on the field and his campaign is fun. I happened to come across the sword of khaine with him as well and, my lord is he strong.

[@lib3rat3]

Dude. Same, legendary campaign was stupid easy with him

[@lk5388]

Well, the beastmen rebalance really helped lol

[@Howardone]

First playtrhough with him, couple of turns in auto resolve told me..."crushing defeat".... yeah, for you 🤣 and i won 🤣🤣

[@EpicRenegade777]

his front roll charge decimates even high strength units, i think you can get his charge bonus 150+

[@lachlanmckinnie1406]

What's even scarier is Morghur with the Sword of Khaine. Taurox is tougher, but Morghur with the Sword and a Banner of Madness melts infantry armies single handed with ease.

[@d.g3265]

Red moon? God hand? Rest in peace miura, truly you have inspired some of the best.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Warhammer Fantasy started in 1983. Berserk started in 1988.

[@ragnerschwarzmane3412]

Guts theme starts playing

[@jasoneaster7625]

@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 I think he meant Cody

[@codybonds]

I dunno, it's hard to top Forces.

[@d.g3265]

@@codybonds making that pun took guts my friend, keep up the good work!

[@Aja-e5j]

Fun fact: in his final quest battle he has to fight morghur and beating morghur gives you missile resistance meaning *technically* the final battle actually does help with his fatal lore weakness to missiles

[@GrandMasterNutBusterYoda]

2:49 "murdering beastmen, witch covens, _Mannfred_ , ogre mercs, empire patrols, questing knights, giants, and _Mannfred_ again." laughed too hard at this part

[@sonofthebearking3335]

Best part 😄 "It's funny cus the [Mannfred] gets dead." -Doug from Up, probably

[@darthralin]

Taurox was the first time I actually had enough fun on a horde campaign to start planning my next one.

[@BOYVIRGO666]

My biggest problem is its way too easy. Taurox ruins anything he fights. Its like the old days of Grimgor all over again

[@darthralin]

@@BOYVIRGO666 Fair point. It's no coincidence that he has a trait he can unlock and level up by beating entire armies by himself.

[@barbiquearea]

Besides the Brazen Bull of Phalaris, I think Taurox may have also taken inspiration from the Colchis Bulls of Greek mythology, specifically from Jason and the Argonauts. These were two immense bulls with bronze hooves and bronze mouths through which they breathed fire. Jason had to battle the bulls as part of his quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece.

[@hellhog3252]

His name prolly comes from the combination of Taurus and Aurochs (not sure if I spelled that right) which were massive bulls of Europe that were hunted to extinction awhile back. The nazis tried to breed them back into existence but did it in a dumb way which wasn’t really accurate but it lead to the Heck’s Cattle

[@lachlanmckinnie1406]

There's also the Forest Bulls, or Ethiopian Bulls, which were immune to normal weapons, had swivelling heads, were twice the size of normal cattle, and ate flesh. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Bull

[@hellhog3252]

@@lachlanmckinnie1406 I’m talking strictly how the name sounds, but the sound of the Forest Bulls does sound exactly like a Khornebull don’t it? Lol

[@lachlanmckinnie1406]

@@hellhog3252 Honestly it was probably the precursor to the Colchis bull, historically speaking. A lot of Greek mythological concepts originated in Egypt and Mesopotamia

[@hellhog3252]

@@lachlanmckinnie1406 Speakin way outside my pay grade but that is interesting. I know the Beastmen faction themselves are based on the Germanic tribes and how they were viewed more or less by the romans. Savage barbaric tribes that attacked without warning and dragged people back as sacrifices to their evil gods and so on n so forth idk how much the romans actually knew of em not a huge historian. But that being said anything from around that area would make sense for Taurox to be based on or around, but i wouldn’t be surprised if they took inspiration from other sources

[@lachlanmckinnie1406]

Taurox is especially crazy once you reach the empire in Mortal Empires, with all its closely packed settlements. I managed to go from a Savage Rampage all the way through to finishing the rampage and then starting a new one in a single turn, before I eventually ran out of things to kill.

[@BifronsCandle]

Really makes you feel for Khazrak, who only fills the niche of “Smol Taurox on a Chariot” now.

[@codybonds]

Khazrak is the ambush king now! Cheap power armies galore.

[@quintu5]

I feeled that Berserk reference. The campaign was the best I had in years of Wh2. The true Everchosen.

[@gregorbob5739]

*felt

[@grantd165]

I can't really afford to commit to a monthly subscription but just a little gesture for all your great content which I've watched multiple times. Cheers mate.

[@dnaseb9214]

I love the mod who changes his head and takes out the helmet.

[@codybonds]

It makes him a true beast if living Bronze. For those interested: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2550501240

[@akumaking1]

@@codybonds yay

[@WhiteShadow1534]

“Yes this makes him the Lu Bu of Warhammer...” Mu Mu Thanks I’ll be here all week.

[@evanblackley5738]

Lmao

[@Dasacht095]

If my and my friend did a duo campaign of skarbrand and taurox, and just ran through the entire old world, it'd be hilarious. Legit considered one of us starting near naggarond, the other by kislev, and just seeing who gets to the bottom of their continent first

[@stormsurge2103]

Do not pursue Lu Bull! Oxylotl:"Challenge accepted."

[@isaacgorski6054]

Thank you Cody Bonds. I had to come back to this video to remember where that movement reset button was

[@codybonds]

I’m glad this video helped! I felt like a noob for not noticing it until far too deep into my own campaign.

[@yamahadrag69]

It's appropriate that when the rework for beastmen finally came, it came in like a rampaging bull in a china shop. XD

[@KismetLizard]

I caught that Sheb Wooley reference, I see you too are a man of culture.

[@bruuuuuuuuhhhh]

Ah yes, the mutant cow that got killed by fuzzy Legolas in the End Times.😂

[@GamerGrovyle]

Alith Anar or Markus Wulfhart. Either one works with that description though Wulfhart less so.

[@ryanjones6384]

@@GamerGrovyle Wulfhart. One shot from atop one of the gates of Altdorf, right through the neck. "Taurox, however, continued on, unable to know the taste of flesh, and as he massacred his way towards the East Gate, he foolishly allowed his brown patch of flesh on its throat to reveal and in that instant, an arrow was lodged deep within, the amber trail pointing to the topmost tower within East Gate, where stood Huntsmarshal Markus Wulfhart proud against the skyline. The massive creature's eyes rolled back and toppled over dead. "

[@GrandMasterNutBusterYoda]

@@ryanjones6384 In my opinion, THE most anti-climatic death in all of Warhammer fantasy.

[@SimoLInk1698]

@@GrandMasterNutBusterYoda I mean there's tons of those in the End Times, so it's hard to pick one.

[@GrandMasterNutBusterYoda]

@@SimoLInk1698 i know, i just find Taurox's the worst of them all.

[@BaranZenon]

3:39 - Remember - Having metal skin is not default Khornes blessing. Some dude in the Warp, called Blood Prince, learned that in a hard way, when a Ork Warboss squshed is nutsack with a powerklaw :)

[@claudiu-mihaipuiu1221]

Ah... truly one of the few happy endings in Warhammer. Not for the Blood Prince of course...

[@ewanhogg3068]

I wasn't expecting a Ravenous reference, but I do appreciate them.

[@youraduck]

i love this channel, if i had you as a history teacher maybe i wouldnt be such a sad adult.

[@doublemdoublefun708]

"This is Taurox the Brass Bull and no, before you ask, I did check and unfortunately CA didn't have the decency to give him a couple of massive brass balls. However, it's of little matter the lack of masculinity when you are a raging cow of metal that can plow through the world like a wreking ball" I will be disappointed if this is not the beginning of the video...

[@akumaking1]

Are you disappointed?

[@jackstewart2258]

Hes missing those brass orbs because FUKING TODDY made him a gelding

[@doublemdoublefun708]

@@akumaking1 he mentioned brass cheeks, so only half disappointed.

[@arthurbazanelli8191]

Sadly, CA is not R*, so no extra attention paid to the privates of cattle.

[@reginaldgickington4793]

The fact that anyone at all recognizes Ravenous (1999) exists is staggering to me, considering how wildly underrated that movie is.

[@MatthewCSnow]

Oh lord, he mentioned the rocky mountain oysters. In the Rockies, we don't talk about those

[@sanguicidas]

Droppin that Moo Mesa Cartoon joke xD Great Arcade game btw!

[@incurableromantic4006]

Khonre has to be the only god that would like you *more* for murdering his emissary.

[@peterchasten2790]

That feeling when Cody references Berserk.

[@jackafa92]

an absolute unit. beat my first legendary campaign thanks to him

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

I've never played Totalwarhammer, but Taurox is one cool dude. I think I'll take inspiration from him for a character in a story!

[@aristotelsb8874]

I’ve never felt so powerful and so ignorant to what’s happening on the campaign map until i played Taurox. You attack anyone you want, you get into as many wars as you want, you don’t need to finish off any enemy. 2 bray shamans, 7 gorebulls with weapon strength bonus for minotaurs that stacks, 10 minotaurs with shields. All heros with the regen item, both bray shamans with an item for winds of magic and free cygor summons. Aoe damage over time banner on 5 of the gorebulls. Sword of khaine on Taurox. I could auto resolve or manually destroy any enemy. One of the best campaigns i’ve ever had

[@andrewhulse614]

Been working my way through the guides you have got my sub Sir !!

[@codybonds]

I'm curious which are your favorites when you get through them, and if you felt there were any duds along the way.

[@Floobdoop]

Surprised the 14 turn campaign victory with taurox wasnt mentioned at all in this video. But otherwise good video, i love this series. Also, taurox and new beastmen are busted as hell lol.

[@timsearle5837]

The minotaur wasnt from the torture device, but from the minoans, hence the name minotaur... Meaning minoanbull. The Minoans appear to have worshipped Aurochs, and definitely had a strange ancient form of bullfighting too. They were the dominant force in the med until the proto greeks of mycenia took them over after a volcano buggered their trading hub (Quite possibly the origin of the Atlantean myth too)...

[@isaactinnel6269]

“Half the world anabolic steroids” the other half is clan moulder

[@widdershins5383]

Lmao that was a well played ravenous reference, that’s a great movie

[@ironwolf3554]

Amazing video as always, chief! I’ve been too spoiled by SFO this last year or so, I don’t even play anymore until it’s up to date; but when it is, oh boy 😂

[@iielysiumx5811]

Taurox is what happens when you get fed up of your race being called shit by an entire fan base

[@parkerconnolly2484]

The only beastmen chaos actually gives a crap about

[@OrdoMallius]

Been playing him today. Made a minotaur doomstack and no AI wants to fight me other than in sieges which I win in autoresolve.

[@rtsons9367]

Just finished my first warhammer campaign last night as Taurox, it was a lot of fun once I got the sword of khaine he became a one bull army

[@ReconRookie]

Taurox is like a minotaur version of that one Finnish dude during the winter war who went sicko mode on soviets while high on pervitin

[@MouldMadeMind]

No that's Markus Wulfahrt

[@ctdaniels7049]

The what

[@SpadeApeiron]

Lol Gr8 Intro for this guide ~ Lol I missed these videos you vids & majorkill are only reason i started playing Total war : Warhammer game ~

[@misterbigbose]

damn I didn't expect that moo mesa reference but damn thanks for reminding me of that cartoon bro

[@scottjuhnke6825]

Queue. Outside. The. Barn. You, Sir, are the best.

[@TheChesher]

I've heard beast men were usually left out, but with Taurox they're finally fun.

[@MrBacon4321]

I never thought about getting the sword while playing him. God that's so op

[@zedbee2736]

"Manfred, again" is well deserved

[@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608]

Nice moo mesa reference, I dig.

[@toofastnobrakes]

You pack so much dialogue and info into a 10 minute video that it makes it feel like a 30 minute video. I mean this in a good way 👍

[@RockAndStoner445]

I love how he sucker punches Manfred

[@jesussavesbutdoesnttrustbanks]

Wiping out the the whole of Naggarond with him made me so happy. I loved destroying every Dark Elf settlement I could find

[@CallanElliott]

That is so cathartic given how much of a fucking struggle it is to deal with Naggarond when playing as Elves or Lizardmen.

[@gravitydefyingturtle]

Marshall of Moo Mesa... now that's a reference I've not heard in a long time.

[@codybonds]

As far as I'm aware, we're the last two individuals on earth that remember the cartoon. Also, how's your late 30s going?

[@gravitydefyingturtle]

@@codybonds I am going to insist that 37 is still mid-30s until I'm at least 45.

[@higheyrie6176]

I had a better understanding of taurox in this video than any beasts of chaos armybook.

[@martinconway8174]

Now this guy is the first chaos guy I've heard of who sounds FUCKING BADASS

[@bubbalubber]

Going from the vid on one eye to this was so funny "maybe beastmen will be good someday but right now they suck" to "ok yeah theyre good now"

[@willnorman-bargo]

Just remember he died Markus, not even the end of the world could kill Markus.

[@pedromoura1446]

oh god...i understood the "marshall of moomesa" reference...it just hit me how old i am...

[@codybonds]

Some of my jokes are so old and obscure, I put them them in just to see who else remembers them. Started feeling old injuries when it’s about it to rain yet?

[@pedromoura1446]

@@codybonds when it's about to rain, when it's about to be cold and sometimes my knee hurts in preparation for me to leave the bed... But only now did it hit me why i started to find kids skating on the sidewalk annoying...

[@TheXandeyn]

5th video I've watched from you. That joke earned my sub then abd there hahaha.

[@tdsliquid2933]

I’ve played TW: Empires a little bit… but I never fully committed to a round past 50ish turns. Fast forward to me purchasing TW: Warhammer collection on a steam sale for $50, I just conpleted my first full campaign with The Empire. It was a blast, lots of battles and politics through 300 turns. Enjoyed the play though so much, I decided to buy all the DLC for all the games on sale too (thank you Counter Strike for the god roll Factory New Bayonet Fade, you’ve been funding all my stupid gaming purchases for a lifetime to come). On this second playthrough, I’m using the Beastmen in Warhammer II. Those dicks really gave me troubles my last playthrough, but I’m here for the slaughter now. No politics, just scorched earth. The amount of anabolic jokes in this video caught me off guard and had me cackling

[@discipleofdagon8195]

To think that Taurox got doinked by some dude named Markus with a fluffy hat and a neat bow is hilarious

[@FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs]

Without context, yeah. But then again, Markus has been monster hunting for a very long time so it was oddly fitting.

[@CynicallyObnoxious]

The fact you mentioned a favorite movie of mine

[@mistersandwich0034]

taurox: exist a random empire man with 50 CAL: *this is where the fun begins*

[@bengonzalez5215]

Marshall of moo mesa made me laugh and then immediately feel old

[@TheOppiter]

that torture method gives me hours of wakedness....

[@Raviogame]

I actually subscribed after the cow joke

[@codybonds]

Moo.

[@JamesW609]

Ever want to speed run a campaign then this is the hero for you

[@24Ippo]

The only group that ALMOST destroyed the army of Taurox in my campaign was Imrick and his group veteran rank 7 dragons and by the time Taurox received enough damage to kill him, Imrick and his dragon were fleeing from the battle due to the fact there was no army from his side left. This was the first campaign that i've completed in my crusade to finish the campaign and killing High Elves because i hate them too much that i swore that i will kill them with every other faction with their own leaders.

[@CrimsonXenoProduct]

"RAGE! RAGE! FUCKING RAGE!" - Taurox

[@hotdachsbun]

Funny man makes references. Minotaur rad.

[@xenomorphking1595]

Taurox was the first lord I ever got a win with in Wahammer 2. Deadass pulled up to Althuwan and turned into ground zero

[@WozWozEre]

Video went from 10/10 to hand in your nerd card when you called the Karl Urban Dredd the sequel to the Stallone travesty. They're standalone movies.

[@BardicGM]

Did not expect to hear a Moo Mesa reference hear.

[@lliart8771]

Can't believe Cody ignored the best pun name: MOO BUU

[@hellride8544]

was kind of hoping the whole video would be you yelling TAUROX SMASH!

[@cheesus7672]

He definitely is a beauty and a beast. You will need balls of brass to face him in battle

[@pabloosset2533]

I have been playing the game every now and then lately, and have been doing a campaign with this load of bull. I have 4 armies, with a second Legendary Lord, Taurox has the Sword of Khaine, there are only two dark elves factions left alive and Taurox himself is invading the Donut. My elf genocide is nearly complete. And that's what matters.

[@oscarwind4266]

Did you get Athal Lorian?

[@alexanderjaulmes4470]

Taurox has a fever... and only cowbell can cure it!

[@Free_Tha_Willy]

Love the lore and jokes 😂. Gotta sub from me lol. Keep it up 🎉

[@mrcheese9008]

When the bully breaks you phone so you break there spine

[@kuehnjakob]

How many references and inside jokes do you want in your next video? Cody Bonds: Yes.

[@mueezadam8438]

6:59-7:11 LOL I knew something was up 😅

[@forgottenbow]

Dude actually knows a lot of bodybuilding terms, dang.

[@codybonds]

I just finished reading Arnold Schwarzenegger's autobiography. That helped tremendously.

[@benhramiak8781]

never noticed the little button. gonna try taurox again now

[@RainbowMuse2]

Looking forward to being able to see him scrap with Scarbrand in IE.

[@alexguymon7117]

"Ravenous" is unironically my favorite film ever an a real good watch to anyone curious.

[@codybonds]

Right?! I happened onto it Blockbuster back in the day. It's a trip.

[@alexguymon7117]

@@codybonds I heard about it from a Atun Shei video

[@claybreezy8099]

I really miss this series i wish he would make more

[@codybonds]

Morathi is being written now. She will arrive around Thanksgiving hopefully.

[@claybreezy8099]

@@codybonds dude let’s goooo I’m so hyped for this all my friends just got into warhammer I’ve been showing them all your videos when they play a lord you’ve covered!

[@codybonds]

Thanks! I make these as a fun way for people to meet the characters - so it’s awesome to hear they’re being used for that.

[@christophercolasurdo919]

LMAO I was not expecting a Ravenous shout out.

[@snowgeese7292]

I would just sit there in pre-battle and just watch taurox slam his chest and scream

[@blanck7457]

Taurox got me my first legendary ME victory, a bloody good it it is

[@Warfrae]

Please keep doing these till 3 comes out

[@Marth667]

Ahhh good god some of those jokes man. Good shit as always mate

[@jamiemartin1434]

Got to admit I never been the best man. I managed to complete all achievement and Quest battles with the help of mods before this DLC.And I'm not the best at playing Total War so I get easy battle easy campaign I didn't know he was supposed to restart his movements somehow but I never saw that button and I did his entire campaign without it and win.

[@terrynewsome6698]

Ah the mo bull of warhammer, this guy is awesome.

[@Running-withscissors]

Epic! I was laughing so hard I was in tears lol

[@beowulf4545]

Best line was Manfred getting wrecked twice cause seriously screw Manfred

[@MasterOfManyMuffins]

The pun game was over 9000 in this video