Rise of the GREENSKINS! - Immortal Empires Warhammer 3

Here's to Grimgor! A repeat of my very first video let's play in Total War: Warhammer. 6 years on in Immortal Empires.
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[@hansgerman3437]

It was never stated in Grimgors backstory, but the Chaos Dwarfs acutally made the Black Ork subspecies. The Chaos Dwarfs wanted them as slaves, that would outperform the average Greenskin. Turns out they did. The Black Orks lead a revolt against the Chaos Dwarfs and crippled their empire. To my knowledge it's a fan theory that Grimgor was the leader of that rebellion. Sort of a Greenskin Spartacus.

[@sim.frischh9781]

Which he did, a SUCCESSFUL green Spartacus. Makes Angron only look even more pathetic.

[@wryse1081]

Don't you mean Sportacus?

[@geherrit1989]

W aaaaaaghtacus

[@battlemode]

@@wryse1081 Should be Sporcatus :D

[@frozzytango9927]

I hope Greenskins get something when Chaos Dwarfs get released.

[@captainsouvlakis3557]

I would watch those series

[@KNR90]

I would absolutely watch more, even if it's a limited series. Partly to just see more about the beginning setup of the map

[@oui666]

Yeah me too

[@Son_of_Mandalore]

Me too. In the same format. This was great

[@yumpi8096]

Same

[@steel5315]

I would watch you do a lets play. Also I agree with you about swarming people with the Greenskins although I don't even recruit Archers when I play them. Just Orcs and Trolls mostly.

[@Jefrejtor]

Archers are not Orky enuff. Gotta go with good ol' Boyz

[@steel5315]

@@Jefrejtor Don't need deem tinkin shootin dings jus dah Choppas and dah Big Lads!!

[@raymondsamuels8318]

This needs to become a series

[@Archon3960]

_"I'm gonna stomp 'em to dust. I'm gonna grind their bones. I'm gonna burn down dere towns and cities. I'm gonna pile 'em up inna big fire and roast 'em. I'm gonna bash 'eads, break faces and jump up and down on da bits dat are left. An' den I'm gonna get really mean..."_ - Grimgor Ironhide

[@allsin4nothin417]

Grimgor is by far my favorite character in the lore. I mean I just got chills reading this. Like oh shit..he isn't even mean yet? Ever since the white dwarf I had when I was ten and grimgor rolled over the empire forces. That green dude became my hero.

[@Archon3960]

@@allsin4nothin417 I think this small excerpt defines Grimgor the best (even though The End Times story is crap) : _"I will not be felled by a beast," Archaon snarled, his voice carrying over the clamour of battle. He surged to his feet, even as Grimgor reached him. "I am Archaon, and I am the end made flesh," he shouted. He slashed out, nearly opening the orc’s belly. "What do you say to that, animal?"_ *_"Grimgor says shut up and die!"_*

[@slugula88]

I liked this. could you do more one off's like this?

[@alexenkobe]

Yhea would be Nice to see zerk do more Lets plays

[@bavettesAstartes]

Heh. 18:38 makes sense that Kholek is in the dark too. He is the Suneater. He did something so evil and so atrocious that the sun will never shine upon him, so there is a perpetual storm wherever he goes. That feels weirdly thematic.

[@oriusnex]

That lighting looked completely correct from the tall mountain in between the ground and the moon. It also looked incredibly badass and atmospheric. They'd better keep it in, and do more stuff like that. The mood was ideal for that fight!

[@rubz1390]

Wouldn't be fun if you can't see shit. If he started in the dark he would struggle to properly set up his army.

[@oriusnex]

@@rubz1390 please, it wasn't impossible to see things. If anyone thought that, they need to adjust their monitor levels. Besides, you can turn on unit highlights.

[@rubz1390]

@@oriusnex I didn't say it was impossible but it was certainly unpleasant.

[@5kittles652]

@@rubz1390 and thats why u can set Gamma at ur wish :) i loved this Map on my screens i can see everything and have a nice atmosphere

[@jorne6863]

I've played Grimgor the first day of warhammer 1 launch, I played him campaign arround 15 times both ME and warhammer 1. He will be my first campaign. He is my favorite. He is the best. All hail Grimgor ! As a greeny fan I like this video !

[@yoggz]

Playing Warhammer gave you a life you never knew possible.. I guess doing anything with a passion can give you a life you never knew possible.

[@stephencronin1080]

Damn. Words to live by

[@appealseal2491]

I actually would really enjoy this series! Helps me learn more about the campaign game.

[@ThaLedg]

A little Chaos Dwarf lore for ya! (and the 4 most likely lords imo) They were a group of normal dwarfs that went more and more northeast to look for more valuable materials (because dwarfs are greedy like that) and came across ther great skull road (aka Zorn Uzkul) which looked inhopitable. many dwarfs turned back but some stayed to explore the lands a little more. Shortly after however, the great catastrophe happened, bringing chaos into the world and isolating the adventurous dwarfs from their kin. The wastern dwarfs assumed their eastern kin were killed off, little did they know they survived. In an act of desperation and hatred for being left behind (whispered into their ears by hashut), the eastern dwafs made a pact with the minor chaos god Hashut; allowing them to survive and giving them access to magic (which they should not be able to use because of the curse of the stone. This causes their bodies to slowly turn to stone when they use it) This deal twisted the Eastern dwarfs mentaly and physically making them arguably the most cruel faction in the warhammer world. Through the years they developed techniques to dominate daemons and mold their essence into their weapons, making them way more powerful but extremely volatile. as for characters these are the most likely: -Astragoth Ironhand: oldest Sorcerer-prophet alive. Most of his limbs have been pertified by now and he uses a mechanical structure to move around. This makes him a powerful hybrid Lord with the lord of Hashut. His machanical limbs might make him a large target as well, making him more unique. Starting position: Zharr-Naggrund -Drazhoath the Ashen: Banished from Zharr-Naggrund by Astragoth when he was just a minor daemonsmith, Drazoath settled in the Black Fortress. Here he developed his skills throughout the years and made it to a full fledged Sorcerer-prophet. While allied with Zharr-Naggrund, he has obviously a strained relation with Astragoth Ironhand because, even after a 1000 years, a chaos dwarf is still as angry as ever. He leads the Legions of Azgorh and rides atop his Great Taurus "Cinderbreath". Starting position: Black Fortress -Shar'tor the Executioner: A character that actually never officialy made it into WHFB (even though he was planned to be part of it, but then...you know...end times) but was released in AoS is Shar'tor the Executioner. A huge Bull Centaur warrior-priest of Hashut. Perhaps the most favoured of the entire empire, Shar'tor has access to battle prayers of hashut while mauling and trampling his way through the battlefield with his Darktide Axe. Imo he should be made a LL as this gives GW a chance to finally add him to WHFB and us another unique lord that fills a hole in the roster. (and his model is fucking awesome) Start position: could start anywhere tbh. he does not have any lore in WHFB which gives the devs a lot of freedom -Zhatan the Black: Lastly, Zhatan the black seems the most likely. The chaos dwarf commander of the Tower of Zharr, he is known to be one of, if not the best military strategist and leader in the realms (and the most cruel). As the right hand of the Sorcerer-prophet, Ghorth the Cruel, he makes sure his master has a steady supply of slaves for sacrifices, mining and everything in between. A pure frontline melee lord, he too adds a niche for the Chaos dwarfs. Starting position: Anywhere. He's always on slaving expeditions so again, he can start anywhere the devs see fit.

[@MercytheMad]

Congratz on how far you have come in 6 years @Zerkovich . Well deserved. Your secret stats and other informative videos are some of the best Total War content IMO. I think a lot of people appreciate the effort you go to to provide REAL, informative content.

[@Marduk1813]

Damn, Zerk. What a blast from the past! I highly enjoyed your campaigns. Such a shame those dont get the clicks they deserve. I remember you've been doing those awesome narrations and cinematics, way more enteratining then a stream. I think I'm going to rewatch your old greenskins campaign now. And ffs, I cant wait to get my hands on IE!

[@taterz4249]

Im all for a Grimgor lets play, he's my favourite legendary lord in the game. Being my first campaign all those years ago aswell.

[@Babaganoush9090]

This was a fun watch--keep em coming! It's nice to see how other people pick skills and how they play. As a defensive player it's interesting to see your aggressive style in action

[@benjaminhopsicker6589]

Excellent content, Zerk! You're killing it in the leadup to release, content is looking sharp! Can't wait to see where you're headed with all the Immortal Empires content coming soon!

[@Greenfeld13]

Congrats man! Crazy to think 6 years ago you were at a couple hundred. Now you're at 172k! Good job bro!

[@jaywall4591]

I personally loved your getting started as Grom video - playing in an IE 2v2 campaign with 3 friends - and love it when you do anything Greenskin campaign related! Carry it on for the ladz! Thanks for everything you do brother! 👊🏻

[@valendrien6517]

R.I.P. the original playthrough and always save to the cloud! Always crazy looking back at how far things have come from past beginnings.

[@incurableromantic4006]

Zerk is one of the few people whose campaigns I find interesting enough to actually watch. I know lots of people only watch the first episode of let's plays, but I'd love to see more of this.

[@Bullrun61]

awesome video ! I love it!! thanks for your 6 years of service to the community

[@rathenn6959]

Was one of the subs back I believe (or at least viewers) then so it's awesome seeing it come back! Would be cool to see mini campaign cut videos going over how you did things maybe even lore friendly or weird ideas. Love the content Zerk!

[@AlanLamb11]

Actually like the lighting in the final map- quite realistic if you've hiked at dusk, especially in the north- down in the valleys it gets very dark.

[@Anvilarm07]

Great vid. Congrats on 6 years of great casts. Fun to watch the birth of Grimgor. Some content providers seem to be showing end game. I want to discover that on my own.

[@Son_of_Mandalore]

LOVED THIS! Would love to see more in the same format. This was a great video.

[@alporridge5228]

Thanks for doing this. Really enjoyed it. I’ll defo do Grimgor’s campaign before the CD arrive and then after to compare the two campaigns

[@David-ky4vu]

100% would watch another one, these are a good time. Throw Grimgor in the mix and you get perfection

[@StraightKnots]

With IE just being dropped, I would LOVE a campaign series for a few of the factions. Always loved watching you and I've learned everything I know from you. Here to learn Lord Zerk!

[@Indubidably0]

You're my favorite TW:WH content creator. I started on your channel with your strategy and tactics advice, which helped me A LOT and I've been a fan ever since. Here's to many more years of quality content. Cheers.

[@mirchiamemeina1524]

To think everyone was so excited to have minor settlement maps not that long ago, hah! Amazing content, you're the guy who inspired me to dip my toes into multiplayer (though I haven't done so for quite a long time, as frankly, I suck!) but I still watch a lot and... Thank you!

[@wallman117]

Love the Video! keep up the good work.

[@theoblivieat]

I might be a miniority but i like these alot more then the 8 hours twitch vlogs with constant sub messages and pausing. really takes teh flow out of it sometimes, this was just sweet

[@rudinipl4012]

That shadow across the map is so cool!!!

[@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6]

Wow, you had 300 subs back then? That's amazing growth in just 6 years and you still have your love of the Greenskins. Congrats!

[@IRuTReX]

I would watch those series because I learn from you a lot, this is what special about you that you explain what you are doing and why . hope you the best in your life and stay safe

[@Druttentjock]

I would love more greenskin videos from WH3, I can´t find any on youtube besides this.

[@kodiakjak1]

I like the idea of settlement battles being different than field battles but not the slog of a siege that they are now. I think unless the city has the defense building it could just be a small square with a cap point that provides a low global leadership buff and 1 or 2 towers and barrier zones. The attacker can't win with stalking or rush caps and the defenders don't get a fortified city without dedicating a building slot to it.

[@simoncodrington]

Great video mate. Cheers!

[@mahdiobeidavi9196]

Pls continue the series its great

[@Pickatimatrina]

Grimgor was my first campaign in Warhammer 1, Warhammer 2 ME and will be in Warhammer 3 IE ❤️

[@TacticusPrime]

I think I'm going to back until the Chaos Dwarfs are introduced.

[@JJJ22230]

This is gonna be so cool

[@Kai-fb1ol]

The Chaos Dwarfs will 100% have Astragoth Ironhand and Drazhoath the Ashen as legendary lords. Astragoth Ironhand will be included because he's the oldest, most prominent and most powerful sorcerer-prophet and essentially the faction leader. Drazhoath will be included because he's a sort-of-exiled sorcerer/martial hybrid lord who commands the Black Fortress and Legion of Azgorh (an important subfaction within the Chaos Dwarfs and their equivalent of Slayers), and he's antagonistic towards Astragoth who banished him to internal exile. Besides those two, there are a few other options depending on how outlandish they want to go. Other dwarf LLs could include Zhatan the Black, who would be a purely martial lord to contrast with the previous two who are both sorcerer-prophets (his speciality is enslaving things). Then there's potentially room for a Bull Centaur LL (Shar'tor the Executioner) or even a Hobgoblin LL (Gorduz Backstabber would be the most likely).

[@banriswirl6414]

I think Shar'tor is incredibly likely just because of how much different he is from the main Sorcerer Prophets

[@adamhadamcik385]

I always love a good nostalgia trip

[@alirezarezaei2976]

Oh man My beloved Grimgor Man him and Taurox and skarbrand are my top 3 favorite of all LLords

[@DredvalVI]

A man of culture

[@alirezarezaei2976]

@@DredvalVI Indeed my fellow warrior

[@CogWerk]

Fr bro Grimgor is an absolute Unit and will utterly Wreck all of Chaos Grimgor will make Azazel and Valkia his bitch

[@zehaha111]

I hope Black Orcs get love with the CD DLC. More unit variety. And way more synergy between Grimgor skill tree and tech tree, focusing much more on buffing up the big boys of the Greenskins, Black Orcs, Big Uns, Boar Cavalry, Rogue Idols, Trolls. These kind of units should be on another level when it comes to Grimgors faction and armies. And Grimgor himself could also get some buffs in the face of Warhammer 3. Grimgor hates Goblins in the Lore, so in his faction there shouldn't be barely any synergy with gobbos.

[@Zenangsty]

Grimgor is an absolute Chad and will make Azazel and Valkia his bitch

[@AlexLorentzenloganjamesalex]

that was great to watch

[@blandtree7598]

I would love to watch more campaigns from you.

[@TomPerryification]

Orc green UI looks awesome!

[@conker9746]

CON GRA TU LA TIONS MY FRIEND, YOU DESERVE THE BEST WITH THIS NICE CONTENT YOU ALWAYS DELIVERY FOR US! S2

[@serbianfreakk]

Id watch those series too, they are awesome

[@dodge33cymru]

I don't watch long Let's Plays but this compact format is a really nice watch, thanks

[@jordangreeves4082]

U should do a full series like this I would 100% watch them

[@adamkowalski889]

I would love to see more of your campaigns

[@nonesuch6833]

Kholek is such an affront to nature the sun hides its face from him. The map was just being lore-friendly.

[@linussyren9221]

30k+ views within 12h, I think a chill series like this could do pretty good :)

[@Grimgnawgasm]

I personally enjoy campaign videos much more than the other stuff, please keep making them 😁😁

[@mansad143]

I don't normally watch these but thanks.

[@hiage66666]

When I started TW:WH, I had no idea what to do. I typed in "Total War : Warhammer Guide" and found your channel. If it wasn’t for you, I would not have stuck with games I’ve now played for hundreds of hours each. Here’s to more vids Zerk!

[@Gods-bad-boy]

That's cool. I did not know they were going to do something about minor settlement battles

[@shadowfax1462]

Please do more of these!

[@CogWerk]

Kholek got smashed by Grimgor ahahaha Grimgor will absolutely fucking Wreck the rest of chaos 😂😈 Would love to Grimgor utterly Dominating Slaanesh

[@silentone11111111]

I enjoyed this, more please 😀

[@tomk5204]

Love ya content mate

[@Qyro]

Playthroughs are my most consumed Total War content by far. Really surprises me that you said no-one watches them.

[@MyTomServo]

The Chaos Dwarfs worship a '5th god of Chaos' (there are more than 5 but the ones that aren't the 4 are all called 5th lol) named Hashut. He's the god of industry, slavery and fire. He also likes bulls. He doesn't have demons per se but there are creatures created with his power called K'daai, which look a bit like Ragnaros. The Chaos Dwarfs don't exactly have a leader, but the closest thing is Astragoth Ironhand. He's an ancient Sorcerer Prophet and the most powerful one. Sorcerer Prophets are dwarf casters, which is a thing they can do, but being a dwarf mage is dangerous because they're not designed to do that and you kind of have to like... force something that isn't meant to work like that or something. Because they are forcing something that isn't meant to be whenever a dwarf miscasts part of his body turns to stone, and Astragoth Ironhand being the oldest and most powerful chaos dwarf mage is nearly all stone now. He has to get around using a mechanical metal suit. Drazhoath the Ashen is also a sorcerer prophet, but he's quite a bit younger and is mostly not stone. He pissed off everyone in Zharr-Naggrund and was forced in to exile. He leads the Legion of Azgorh out of a place called the Black Fortress. He rides a bale taurus which is a fire breathing flying bull that is sacred to the Chaos dwarf's god Hashut. He serves someone named Ghorth the Cruel, but kind of like Queek we're probably getting Drazhoath. Zhatan the Black is not a caster and is a general. He also serves Ghorth the Cruel. Rykarth the Unbreakable is a very stalwart and disciplined character. He stared down Archaon in the end times and intimidated him in to a deal on hell cannon purchases... don't know much else about him. Some people have been suggesting we could get Shar'tor the Executioner. He's a bull centaur (chaos dwarfs blessed by Hashut to be... half dwarf half bull like a centaur is human and horse). He was originally going to be in Warhammer Fantasy but the end times happened and he didn't appear until AoS.

[@thegametroll6264]

I absolutely love the greenskins.

[@TheLoganx32]

Love your videos pal

[@samueljackson605]

Something I've noticed about the setup of the world now is that there are definite more areas of diversity where it's doable and even sometimes strategically sound to have only one or two settlements in a territory. Noticed it early in, lots of settlements in choke point areas which is a nice feature

[@lukusridley]

Campaign LPs - especially if they are lightly edited to reduce slack and have a fun overarching story or theme - are super cool. The fun thing about games like this is as much the emergent weirdness as the mechanical breakdowns - definitely still worth doing from a viewer pov!

[@lukusridley]

(Can't edit because on iOS but this is especially true now minor settlements have been domesticated - viewer experience much nicer!)

[@arthanor9631]

"Look at them, they're all in the dark" Yeah, that's why they force marched right next to your settlement! Nice production! I like the idea of skipping turn times and other tedious parts.

[@thomascrans9550]

Would love to see you continue this campaign :)

[@pierre-mariecaulliez6285]

"I have some Black Orks Doom Divers" My brain :

[@martinlysy]

The thematic HUDs are back!

[@procrastination_at_perfection]

Had to double check your followers. Learned the advanced commands in Rome II from you and I’m happy to see that you have 172 k followers. You had like 20k or so back then

[@AureliusAntoninusCaracalla]

Legendary Lord will probably be Astragoth Ironhand because he's based in Zhar-Naggrund. He has iron legs and hands and can use magic, he'd be a very cool Legendary Lord.

[@CharalamposKoundourakis]

This was good fun

[@RickPop85]

greenskins have been my favourite ever since I got the table top back in 94

[@jimmybob6740]

Series! Series! Series!

[@electrictrojan6719]

Chaos dwarves are pure evil, stomping them with grimgor is something I look forward to doing.

[@Ellboyo95]

Talking Chaos Dwarf LLs, I'd think it'd be Drazhoath the Ashen for sure. If they come out with more than one then we'd have to have Zhatan the Black and/or Rykarth the Unbreakable.

[@THEHAMMERNOOB]

The boyz 'ad better be back for Rise of the Greenskins #3

[@TheAzorg]

That's a great idea to differ stats (even make it hidden) if units fights in different weather conditions :o

[@Harrison32413]

Continue! Love a good Greenskin campaign 😝

[@LancelotMooreYorke]

So I just started playing and im addicted. I've been playing all day 🤣 I love greenskins. I feel at home

[@alexbettin-wilson7588]

Love me some Grimgor

[@mossykid]

The Chaos Dwarfs should be somewhat Persian themed. In the lore they're pretty famously harsh and cruel slavers, with hobgoblin enforcers, warped sacrificial/runic magic, and a bull god. They invented Black Orcs via a slave eugenics program, some of whom have rebelled and broken free to go join the boyz elsewhere in the world.

[@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6]

they're more Mesopotamian than Persian.

[@Indubidably0]

Astragoth Ironhand and Drazhoath the Ashen are the ones I think are guaranteed, with Ghorth the Cruel potentially joining. I have a feeling one of their Lords will be placed in the Southern Chaos wastes, not out of any lore reason, but just a hunch based on how empty it is and it'd be a good spot to place one outside the Darklands.

[@banriswirl6414]

We're totally going to get a Chaos Dwarf in Lustria for no fathomable reason.

[@Dontaexy]

I actually enjoy the let's plays

[@nicolaskleiser214]

I want a part 2!

[@nolawargaming7461]

The chaos dwarf lord there will likely be astragoth. Hes a half rock/mechanical wizard. Hes from the 4th edition book. The only other lord to get a mini was in in the center of the dark lands

[@letsplaysvonaja1714]

putting da immortulz in the back was unusual Personally I have them and grimgor at the front and then make them charge straight at the enemy once they enter archer range you know, because they are unkillable

[@jordydejonghe1415]

wait no one will watch lets plays??? dude we need more lets plays!! seeing multiple lets plays is my youtube dream :D

[@AA-vr8ez]

Thank you!!

[@josepperez6452]

Caos dwarfs are very similar in the infantry with the regular dwarfs, but they also have magic, they have crazy artillery , one weapon is a train wagon with artillery, and in range they have same weapons than regular dwarfs, but with some more , one like shotguns. They have some like centigors cavalry but stronger. Overall they are the dwarfs but much better and more flexible.

[@panicpills1777]

Would watch this as series

[@sceligator]

Tbf lore wise Kholek should be fighting in the dark since the pact he made with the Chaos Gods was so vile that the sun literally refuses to shine on him and he's always followed by a thunderstorm.

[@norsehorse84]

This display of battle prowess is amazing, especially when I can't even get better than auto resolve while on Easy difficulty. ;-;

[@nathanforrester5140]

I kinda like the lighting on that map.