The Ultimate DECEPTION! - Total War: Warhammer 3 - Prologue Campaign Finale

[@Warrior_of_Sparta]

*This is it, the finale of the Prologue Campaign for Total War Warhammer 3! Will The Prince of Kislev find his god or uncover the ultimate deception?*

[@chrisnicolet8910]

Have you ever heard the tragedy of Yuri the Godslayer? Its not a story the Ice court would tell you

[@Warrior_of_Sparta]

He became so powerful… the only thing he was afraid of was losing his billions of head combinations...

[@Riku-zv5dk]

The sad thing about watching a leader fall to the ruinous powers is not just their corruption, but the fact they betray and drag down the men and women who followed them. Yuri's actions led him astray, doomed his men, and in the end, betrayed the very god they set out to save, and he can't even see that everything that happened was his own fault.

[@343TheVoid]

I see what you did there

[@yehiahuzayyin7972]

Exactly, even Be'lakor gets angry when he keeps insisting that he did the right thing. You know you've gone bad when a self-serving megalomaniac on his level is disgusted by your insistence that you didn't do it just because you liked it.

[@ckn3481]

Awesome work - the story made me realize it wasnt Yuri who kept faith, it was his brother who also was Yuri's last voice of reason.

[@Warrior_of_Sparta]

exactly, tragic really

[@yehiahuzayyin7972]

54:04 You know what the creepiest thing about Be'lakor in this sequence is? Nothing he actually says is wrong. Sure, he gives unreliable opinions, twists the truth into a pretzel, but he never actually lies to Yuri. He tells him the truth, and lets him find his own way to Hell.

[@ShadowGhost0117]

It’s always amazing to see Chaos manipulate in such subtle ways. It’s just like in Warhammer 40,000 during the Horus Heresy, when the Chaos Gods show Horus the visions of the future that cause him to turn. They never actually lied, just told a partial truth (basically just leaving out key details on how things would lead to such a future).

[@taterino2722]

Even these cinematics still got better animation than Hammer and Bolter

[@Alsemenor]

That is so fucking bizarre to me - that still images manage to be heads and shoulders above an animated short. Fucking GW.

[@SplendidFactor]

The art is so good too.

[@yehiahuzayyin7972]

@@Alsemenor pretty much anything's better than Hammer and Bolter.

[@TheRadude]

I would totally watch an animated show about this narrative.

[@latestgreatest5116]

The funny thing is, on one hand, we feel bad for Yuri's downfall, on the other, he's a kick ass Daemonic Prince, once his trials and tribulations do him in. So I can't help but feel giddy about it ;)

[@Warrior_of_Sparta]

lol glass half full kinda guy

[@herbertvonbismarck8303]

You know what’s more tragic about this is that yuri actually had a implied romance with katarin so when the 2 will eventually meet again, she’ll have to force herself to bury her emotions even more upon realizing what he’s become or when ursun tells her what happened.

[@mattiaslime8926]

He ascended to demonhood. The old yuri is gone now he is only a fervent servant of the dark gods there is no return from that

[@lugen3966]

i honestly hope they bring that up at some point in katarin's campaign. considering that her father is "dead," her god is dying, half of her country hates her, and her lover became a daemon, she seems remarkably emotionally stable.

[@Ryanfinder226]

@@lugen3966 she nearly murders the narrator in the opening kislev cutscene for (albeit selfishly) trying to help her I’d says she’s plenty frazzled

[@WolfofCannae]

Can I ask when that was implied cause I think I missed that

[@LordEsel88]

@UCL9s8neKw_gFPr3qo-ZMfOw There is old lore suggesting Katarin had a romance with a man named Yuri. Unless this has been retconned or this is another Yuri, the Daemon Prince would be her old lover.

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

His fall reminded me of Arthas from Warcraft 3. good times

[@HouseOfAlastrian]

I literally saw a meme that referenced this connection.

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

@@HouseOfAlastrian glad that other people got reminded of Arthas and Warcraft 3. Miss old Blizzard so much

[@smokinfree5555]

So immersive, kept us on the edge of our seats from start to finish. My wish would be for Yuri to have a choice at the end to either kill Urson or free him. Maybe they will bring out a DLC in the future for that different storyline. At least I hope so.

[@Alsemenor]

I think the entire point of the prologue was (besides being a tutorial) was to show just how insidious chaos is. He had the best intentions until the very end, when all of his mistakes finally overwhelmed him.

[@smokinfree5555]

@@Alsemenor Yes I know but I'm betting lots of people playing the game would love to have that choice at the end.

[@Alsemenor]

@@smokinfree5555 The prologue is literally the setup of the whole game though - Ursun is dying and has to be saved/found/exploited for own ends

[@daimpthing]

@@Alsemenor But having a "What If" scenario would be good way to show that theres 2 ways to win the game. There is the story victories, and then theres the conquest/domination victories. Imagine if you can do what the catchline of this game is (Conquer your demons) for Yuri. It wouldnt be canon, but it would be cool.

[@Trick_Foxx]

I really enjoyed watching this series! Can't wait to play the prologue for myself. :3

[@Warrior_of_Sparta]

Glad you did Steven :)

[@brentdye1504]

Yuri became the very thing that he fought to destroy as the chaos daemon prince.

[@phelanlawson1995]

y'know it just occurred to me I think Yuri's VA voices some nords in skyrim. He sounds very familiar

[@Warrior_of_Sparta]

yes! i thought id heard his voice before - good shout!

[@Shockingbeard]

Narrative campaigns sounds like a great idea if they are similar to the prologue

[@Captain_Mckeggor]

This was an awesome campaign! Thoroughly enjoyed your playthrough and commentary!

[@Pandarian300]

kinda remind me arthas fall from warcraft 3, I like it !

[@CarnaeTheBloody]

Loving your content man keep it up

[@ciaranburke6252]

The voice acting is amazing hey Netflix you watching this ?

[@bigaggieman755]

Is Richard Armitage voicing belakor?

[@_d--]

yep

[@Warrior_of_Sparta]

He is indeed

[@9pmInTokyo]

I love a good tragic story! One reason I loved Castlevania: Lords of Shadow or any other game where the hero descends into darkness no matter how much he fights against it. One of my all time favorite plot types.

[@memesofwarhemmer7076]

The entire compain in one sentence me and the boys going on walk An interesting fact starlingard is the few order tide basses on the land of chaos together with Cathey. And if you look at Yuri bear 🐻 is the only Bear with red eyes together with his horse showing it is corrupted by chaos. sad you can’t get them in main campaign

[@ShaunTripp]

Do you unlock any extra content for completing the Prologue?

[@Warrior_of_Sparta]

No only with the main campaign itself

[@ShaunTripp]

@@Warrior_of_Sparta darn. Would’ve been cool if you could unlock Yuri as a Lord option for custom/MP battles like Todbringer or Red Duke

[@Ryanfinder226]

@@ShaunTripp Yuri is technically in the main campaign. He’s your custom demon lord for chaos undivided

[@HouseOfAlastrian]

I just got to thinking that this campaign reminded me of Heart of Darkness... and other stories inspired by it... namely Apocalypse Now! and Spec Ops: The Line. I mean the main antagonist of this campaign is named Slavin Kurnz... Kurnz does sound a lot like Kurtz... the surname of both the ivory trader villain in Heart of Darkness and Colonel Kurtz, the villain of Apocalypse Now! As for Spec Ops: The Line... its protagonist is a lot like Yuri... he ventured into the situation with good intentions. He wanted to be the hero. He wanted to save the day. But the deeper into the wasteland he went, the more he came to be the very monster he swore to destroy. Damn, man... I never expected writing of this calibre in a Total War game... especially not in the tutorial! I just wish there was a way to experience the narrative without being slowed down by the tutorial.

[@olufolarinoduntan9097]

Better than Failbaddon, the Neverchosen, and Crylo Ren

[@yehiahuzayyin7972]

Wait, who's the third one again?

[@sdgamer1860]

well now we all know who the daemon prince in the chaos undivided campaign actually is

[@Michaentus]

Hope Yuri is at least usable in mp like Boris if not in Mortal Empires, since for once we get a decent story campaign for a character

[@Asraeks]

That was awesome, the cinematics are pretty epic. I only hope there will be option to turn to chaos as human faction, and recruit both demons and corrupted for example imperials

[@rayjames5511]

I wish simaergul was in the khorne factions

[@TheMadmage]

Settra > Yuri/daemon prince because he doesn't serve.

[@christiandauz3742]

Age of Sigmar says otherwise Settra is a Sigmarine

[@yehiahuzayyin7972]

@@christiandauz3742 actually, that was retconned, as he once fought Mannfred, who remarked that if the Stormcast truly were Settra, he'd already be dead.

[@stevenwhite4960]

Well made for sure. However it ruins the insert self narrative of the Demon Prince, which was very cool imho, since it is really just yuri now

[@StrategicJordan]

time is wired with chaos, it includes alternate universes too. just roleplay as a alt universe Deamon prince that got dropped in thanks to the Roar. though the RP bit would be batter on Sandbox then the story campaign

[@Minifutzi_o.O]

That's why I'll play the chaos prince only as Yuri^^

[@ramtinakhavan6554]

How does a pistol kill a giant bear god?

[@lugen3966]

i think it's implied that renouncing ursun is what gave it so much power. that, and i'm sure be'lakor put a bit of extra punch into it.

[@a0point0of0view1]

Ursan isn't dead from the pistol shot but dying, Since Be'lakor was cursed by the chaos gods to exist as shadow, he probably wants to syphon power from Ursan to fuel his return to power, he probably set up the whole situation to get someone chaos infused enough to give Ursan a mortal wound, Slavin was probably minipulated similarly as Yuri and convinced by "Ursan" that he needed to protect that place until he was strong (corrupted) enough

[@MC-yt1uv]

The implication is that this was a massive ritual that Be'lakor set up. If a simple gunshot would have worked Be'lakor could have gotten Johnny Generic to do it. Instead, he needed to corrupt and fill a faithful follower of Ursun with the power of Chaos. And have that follower renounce his faith as he fired the shot. The bullet was just the last piece of a much larger magical event.

[@primkup]

Oh, but why to ask, when you already know the answer? Because Ursun is a false god, unworthy of Kislev! Unworthy of the wrath of its men and grace of its women. He's nothing but an overgrown beast, undeserving of any worship, for how can he help his loyal flock when he can't even help himself? Pathetic. Perhaps a wise man such as you should reconsider his allegiance, and achieve his true potential with the help of...someone else. Someone darker in nature and far more powerful. Travel north and join us, brother! . jkcdshldskbloodjhlsdkjchgjkdcshgdjhsfchgasdiseasecfhnasmhvxkasnhb sxnm,,bxN?Mbxjaxsbjklaxsintriguebjasxbjhxjshbxasjkhahdihwerectionhwdgelkuiehdoijjklů

[@dansmith4077]

For the algorithm.

[@Warrior_of_Sparta]

For Kislev!

[@marza339]

@@Warrior_of_Sparta For Sparta

[@williamking1081]

Dame..... if the letter is true then yuri was Katarins lover....... and now...... it never end's for you now does it Katarin?