Spartans Do NOT Care About The Odds! | Total War: Rome 2 Siege

[@PixelatedApollo1]

What faction is your favorite in Rome 2?

[@alexandreleeflang2592]

Candice

[@user-gd6ip7hj4l]

Sparta

[@sandychen1381]

Sparta

[@nikospitr]

Rome, but I like the barbarian ones and the hellenistic ones too. Each one has its own sweetness :)

[@mariano98ify]

Seleucids and Carthaginian boys, also Epirus, both of them have a God tier roster. Bactria come closer.

[@raptorbrotherhood766]

apollo: calls spartans romans, calls egypt athens, and calls massillia masaesyli all in one video

[@dragonboy9862]

lol

[@geesixnine]

Classic Apollo

[@JuanZ223]

I come here for this content

[@littlejohn590]

The horror! Lol

[@rustyshackelford8689]

Classic Apollo. Lol

[@robwright1286]

*The men of Sparta are it's walls!*

[@joshiboi6676]

Hahahahahahahahahaahhahahahaha

[@Order-si7nd]

I see no soldiers just WALLS

[@ericjohnson7234]

You mean the spear point!

[@rajatheking003]

The Spartan does not ask how many, but where they are.

[@MrCreeps666]

Can we pay respects for Garry who spent his next mortgage payment to play with Apollo then left

[@TheRaccoonGamer]

Wait context? Lol

[@VictoryforALL915]

??

[@VictoryforALL915]

Still no context 😂

[@dylan2860]

2nd mortgage, not next

[@Ab-cj6gl]

2023 Still no context @@VictoryforALL915

[@cheese7781]

When you read “Spartans” in a PixelatedApollo video you know it’s gonna be a banger! Get your siege pants, snacks and drinks Ladies and Gentlemen!

[@roguenugget242]

I can't tell you HOW LONG I've been waiting for you to release this replay! Pixie my man, I've been your fan ever since I've discovered youtube. 5 years ago my dad almost died from a 30ft fall, and I was sent home with a neighbor and waited inside for hours waiting for news of what happened. Instead of going outside or doing something productive, I watched your third age videos instead. It really helped me take my mind off the traumatic experience and my dad fully recovered! Don't ever give up your quality of videos and content!

[@PixelatedApollo1]

Damn man, glad your dad is okay! Appreciate the support!

[@dondi6210]

You're dad is very lucky , I hope him a longer life

[@roguenugget242]

Thanks!

[@theboredgamer7236]

24:40 when apollo calls spartans romans hurt me

[@yjaeger3605]

That archer's death at 22:49 was so cinematic XD

[@Hytegia]

"If he goes on alone we can focus him and micro manage and ..." The phrase you are looking for is "Defeat in detail." An uncoordinated strike is basically worse than not fighting at all.

[@JimmyBhawlzags]

Notification gang? never heard of it, I just stare at PA through his window and watch his PC 24/7 to see when he uploads.

[@liam01911]

Name checks out

[@J-McCarty-Farms]

So it was you in that bush!

[@josephharrison8354]

@@J-McCarty-Farms Wait, *you* were the one staring at that bush?

[@youngstrategistgaming]

@@josephharrison8354 wait… you were the one staring at the person who was staring at that bush?

[@davitsurguladze6643]

It's still in our memories how 100 mighty Spartan general guard defended the city against the barbarians for 5 minutes. (I think I watched it 2 years ago(

[@mariusjmyk4216]

Which vid?

[@davitsurguladze6643]

@@mariusjmyk4216 "his ally left him, but he fought on" is the name or something like that. It was 2v2 siege battle

[@scorpiontdalpha9799]

I remember a vid from Jacky : 400 Spartans and 40 Athenians hold against Roman swarm

[@sandroh7573]

The one Apollo stream I watched I was able to see this ‘epicness’ live

[@bertbealeale8134]

One thing I love about Apollo is that he doesn’t focus on adds, he focuses more on the battle and doesn’t have like an hour long section talking about nord vpn like so many KZbinrs do, he gets right to the content and I love it

[@gregsurles4199]

Han Solo: "Never tell me the odds!"

[@Phudoodloos]

You're responsible for my Total War addiction. I remember watching your Third Age videos in highschool and thinking 'Wow I love how this game looks, I wanna try it!' 6 or so years later, I have 1000 hours in Warhammer 2, 400 in Medieval II, and I'm sitting on my hands waiting on Warhammer 3. Keep up the astounding work!

[@nottaperson]

37:05 "It's the calm before the storm..." *javelins immediately pepper the heroes of Sparta*

[@Nathanr016]

Yea for real 😂 such perfect timing

[@pavelstaravoitau7106]

Alright, a drizzle before the storm.

[@SA-kk5gu]

Give Me a hell yeah, I went out to my balcony and got some air after this battle, great effort from everyone!!!❤ I'm ~LongNightmare (Rome)

[@enderslayer8436]

Nice game bro

[@bry756]

I've never felt more emotional abt a unit of shotel warriors than I have today, thank you.

[@daweetparada9081]

Fr bro. Saw them retreating no enemies in site, I was like yes. Then outta nowhere the Roman's appeared on the flank. Big sad😭😭😭

[@JamesVanHyde]

49:28 "Imagin beeing in the middle of that" well thats a "No Thanks bro" from me lol

That moment in the end, in which we see the spartans pikemen move forward and stopped the enemy advance, is so epic and in the same time a huge slaughterer. XD

[@pixelatedninja6702]

So hyped when I got the notification, great playing against you Pixie!

[@raisedTwIsTeD]

24:40. Apollo: They're Roman's. Me: Are you sure? Also me: I guess Sparta is the new rome.

[@kairosmvr1900]

I watched this live too. Wow, what an absolute bloodbath at the end! Incredible to watch. I agree with Apollo, if the attackers were a little more aggressive they would have made better use of a lot of opportunities that were otherwise squandered.

[@Rain-bo6uc]

'reads title' Me: thats probably why it was destroyed

[@ruthvikkancherla4144]

Love your videos watching from 2016 and they never change

[@QixTheDS]

Really enjoyable battle. Kush annoyed me a couple times when they charged their units into the fight because they either completely abandoned the flank for a small attack area,, or they pushed through the Spartans disrupting their formation and also leaving the far weaker flank to be completely obliterated

[@nyboy76]

I think Spartans are ready and willing to die in battle, I don't think they want to die. If they are to die though, I think they would prefer to die in combat rather then in some other way. Goos Spartan replay.

[@Sagar_Patelv28]

Spartans are OP in siege defence but in open land battles they are at so much disadvantage no matter what terrain

[@bryceyork9113]

It’s the commander that counts but yea they don’t do too well

[@christophercampion8]

Its why i love Sparta in Rome 2, even in attack than defence, they are god when you play them well

[@adamluong8483]

Apollo this is one of the best battles you have been in I like it how you were patient with your Pikes if you didn’t have them you probably would have lost the battle this is a really great battle props to you man!

[@arvindtripathi8684]

Apollo:Sparta in video Meanwhile me :This is sparta.

[@Mace8388]

pointy spears being thrown at your back even broke the animal kingdom

[@emberswords]

6:22 that spartan at the bottom just SKEWERED that man.

[@micahlewis4452]

After all this time this guy just loves a good Total War siege and I respect that. It gets harder and harder to get these, but Apollo is a hero holding the torch for us to see by. Long live APOLLO!!!!!!

[@arcanetactician8997]

I sometimes find it hard watching these older Total War games. I miss naval battles so much.

[@bernardkuta7606]

Random guy plays Massalia. Apollo: -Well Masesyli is fairly popular faction...

[@TheRewasder97]

That moment when your slave archers get more kills than the expensive super mercenary archers

[@Sienista]

I ain't even playing this game but I always watch your siege videos cause it looks badass. These are the type of games that I don't like to play but very much enjoy to watch. I suck at planning tactics lol.

[@georgie064]

I watched this in the live stream and in this vid. That's how good this battle and PA are

[@isaiahdavis2232]

I was stunned by this battle , it was epic but one thing you could have done wad put your general on the wall , pikemen don't go up the stairs with pikes

[@Brian-gy2qi]

22:55 Being able to shoot your bow after taking an arrow thru your right arm. Now that's soldiering.

[@danfabbs]

I love when you do these videos! Love watching them when I’m getting ready for bed Apollo!

[@aliassassin3323]

Hey pixelated apollo. Im a big fan who's been supporting u ever since 2017 or 16 and its a tradition for me to get all the snacks amd drinks I have and watch ur vids every thursday. Love ur vids, keep up the good work! Hopefully ull reach a million subs someday.

[@scorpiontdalpha9799]

Hey Apollo, if there is any chance u read this comment, I hope u know : 1. Blobing units doesn't mean they block arrows easier, it means enemies' archers get more killed 2. U can not let Heroes Of Sparta take enemies' projectiles or fight a healthy high tier infantries as Spartan Heroes have fewer men 3. Galation Legionaries, Samnite Warriors, Noble Sword of Getae can put up a good fight against Tribal Warriors and they might win

[@smokinfree5555]

Yea Apollo mixes up the factions again lol. One of the many things we love about you my friend. Also great use of pikes, I'm impressed :)

[@fluid4315]

The Spartans best quote is IF thats the most bad ass quote

[@gen169]

The one where the Macedonian king said " if I reach sparta I'll burn yhat city to the ground " and the spartan king said " if ".

[@fluid4315]

@@gen169 yes

[@LowryYT]

Love that you still do rome 2 sieges, keep it up, never stop!

[@ahumanlookingraccoon8147]

8 seconds ago? Guess you can say I’m firs- *Dies*

[@AfaqueAhmed_]

Just one look of it and I was feeling transported back1000s of years , awesome gameplay .

[@CourtenayTaylorAdaWong]

Tanya Roberts ウルトラマンタカヌーバ IV Demolition Man

[@temasebonego7007]

Apollo: I am leaving the Royal Spartan behind Me: 300 remade!

[@hendrikpauly2074]

25:29 helping he says lol to me it looks like they are just standing there enjoying the view

[@dannydartford3325]

Cannot believe the attackers did not exploit that flank/gap on the left sided pike unit at the end 😬 easily get round the back and attack the flank too

[@mrdarkcrowm2961]

Pretty good fight

[@jeppepinkowsky5510]

“But i left my romans” 😂 24.40

[@salmanrizqankarima1448]

Watching this video while eating snacks. Ahhh life is good

[@raisedTwIsTeD]

You have to carefully "walk" them through the gate. Otherwise, they go for the path of least resistance and head for the broken wall

[@thedan8583]

Love that your putting timestamps now

[@michaelschauf3542]

Nice use of the spartan pikes. Using them as the last line of defense was a smart move. Loved the battle replay, well done. 👍🤟🤘

[@abrahamsabillon6437]

man that hold was truly legendary haha i loved it

[@bluiedaniel2739]

Sparta are just op in defense!

[@salmanabdullah7451]

This is one of the best siege battle I have seen. Awesome defence you put up there.

[@SpartanMikey]

Love it. The only thing I would have done differently was when you abandoned the square for the final stretch to the "Alamo". Instead of defending at the mouth of the approach, I would have done a typical Spartan tactic and formed up further back so the attackers would have committed more troops in the throat of it, fought until the units were almost destroyed and THEN released the flaming testicles. There would have been nowhere for the attackers to go and more of them would have been caught in it.

[@sponcer7600]

How do you not have a mil subs yet!? This channel deserves a million, been watching for years!

[@betteroywoth2445]

Ah yes, the balance bar, this will be epic!!

[@aphallo3129]

Yeah I saw this in the live stream but I’m gonna watch it again

[@Boboexplosion]

and as always apollo throws away his cavallery just to kill a handfull archers, lol

[@dragonboy9862]

When you watch Rome total war 2 and you see Sparta your brain this is going to be a good 1

[@Joris_Skydragon]

Great battle! Nice to see you are in a siege battle for now. I love Sparta! Bactria is nice too :) Love how they look. Most of their units atleast.

[@brandonfuchs538]

Fun fact in the over 60 battles I have watched Apollo play in I have never seen him lose not once

[@Jim-hj1yo]

Is this the once a year battle you tease about on the other video?

[@Nathanr016]

Yea it is! And it didn’t disappoint! It was a nail biter until the final minute

[@jeremiahwelborn5526]

Whenever the shotel warriors got surrounded whole retreating I could've swore you said they got surrounded by an "oh shitten of warriors" then logic kicked in and I realized you probably said ocean 🤣

[@raisedTwIsTeD]

Use a skinnier cav formation. Easier to get through gate and run through battle field and avoid swords while chasing archers.

[@bucklee93]

It’s Apollo’s fault I’m not working rn

[@nikospitr]

I m waiting for the vid you re playing Rome, Apollo !!

[@windohansen9924]

first front Apollo: NO Spartans die in Comebat second front Also Apollo: Yah im just gonna take it and watch some of my men die to missils

[@Wildboy789789]

Perfect, hour long video 1 hour before wh3 gameplay... now i know u dont like it, but i love all total war, its all love bby :) thank u for the video... cant wait for medieval 3, i mean they gotta do it

[@MiaMikaelaaaa]

Makes me giggle the way you say Massilia :'D Massasilii :DDD

[@thefiend4331]

SPARTANS PREPARE FOR GLORY

[@hic_tus]

dude rome was obsessed with greek fashion, they basically absorbed their whole culture! of course they had to look just as cool lol

[@highfivedog2336]

40:32 cool guys don’t look at explosions

[@ghostjr3587]

That was truly a great game

[@seanlimyuxuan8775]

52:11 Dont forget, he still has the commander in charge of the pikes...damn!

[@kasyfulwarith5983]

"Only the dead seen the end of war." -George Santayana

[@ferno833]

24:39 ROMANS, ROMANS, last time I checked only the Greeks fought in hoplite wall and used spears and round sheilds with the Spartans having a big A on it to signify lacedamon

[@villitrix480]

Was sick yesterday on my birthday and am sick today but this video sure made my day thanks Apollo

[@jabez4864]

One of your best videos in my opinion.

[@siremb]

nice love the Sparta bro

[@yashvasinmoparthy4889]

"Don't tell me the odd's"

[@spudpud-T67]

"You know what I would do", but you were there and you didn't. You had your chance and you were sleeping.

[@danielrobertson2154]

I've been nervously watching Sparta conquer everything in the Greek lands, now they're pushing into Illyria and bordering my own lands while I've been dealing with barbarians... I can only hope their reluctancy for any treaties with me is not an indication of future intent...

[@iantan9102]

In my opinion, I think you shoulda retreated back to the fire balls of justice. This is because if you do, the attackers will be hesitant and waste time. When they do attack, roll them down to cause maximum damage

[@ivanpavani6176]

Apollo you showed how you don't need to be precise to entertain

[@jorvach9874]

Spartans 🤝Han Solo Never tell them the odds.

[@geesixnine]

Ive always wondered what Peak Spartan Hoplites vs Roman Veteran Legionaries in history would look like.

[@ethancarroll5140]

“I left my romans here because THERE ROMANS. ROMANS don’t fall back.” 😂 Apollo dude you had a me day 🤣

[@farishabibovic6491]

Another great battle cant wait

[@sachinshah931]

Spartans never die they're just missing in action

[@gchecosse]

Troops misunderstanding orders and going the wrong way is realistic - see the charge of the light brigade