Total War: WARHAMMER III - Harald Hammerstorm Trailer

The man, the myth, the legend... it's Harry the Hammer! 🔨
Yes, the mighty Harald Hammerstorm has joined the fray as a Warriors of Chaos FLC Legendary Hero in Total War: WARHAMMER III as part of Update 3.1!
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[@jeangale6914]

You are the warhammer Harry.

[@CommanderBohn]

Was since 1st Edition.

[@sanguiniusonvacation1803]

IZ A ZOGGIN WOT?

[@Fantasygod930]

I think the Prince and Emperor would like to have a word with harry

[@paulthetyyppi]

@@Fantasygod930 Harry is the original warhammer. Sigmar and his hammer are pale copy made later.

[@magnithorsson2154]

Angron said calmly

[@richyhu2042]

Some background for those who don't know, Harald Hammerstorm was the OG Hammer dude of Warhammer Fantasy, even before Sigmar and Ghal Maraz. He IS pretty much the main character who started WFB.

[@rokkraljkolesa9317]

good old Harry the Hammer

[@NyJoanzy]

His is an actually warhammer too

[@diegotapia2830]

HE IS THE WARHAMMER

[@zacaritest]

Harald: i'm kind of a big deal around here guys

[@florians9949]

How OG do you ask? He was the cover of the first Warhammer book doing what he do best, smashing with his hammer.

[@rexlumontad5644]

Harald Hammerstorm is going for a walk. A very enthusiastic walk.

[@_x_X_shal0w_g00se_X_x_]

We are exgange students taking a visit. Vampire: where from ? Harald: smashes Vampire also Harald: NORSKA

[@lisboah]

Wears red clothing? Check. Hunts down vampires and zombies? Check. Goes on very enthusiastic walks? Check. TFS!Alucard went to Warhammer confirmed.

[@mirchiamemeina1524]

*slaps table* I understood that reference!

[@MrLolguy93]

I hear he's got hammers for days

[@joshuapinkley8562]

Well then hook up some DSL in here!!!

[@TheKosior]

You know, in the 1st edition' cover of Warhammer Fantasy it was him smiting a skeleton. It was HIS hammer that was the original warhammer. A hammer that started it all.

[@thiccestboi5114]

Fantastic addition for the 40th anniversary tbh.

[@jdunnatl]

I hope you have a Amex Black Card to buy this. Based on the last DLC(s), it will likely cost a kidney and your soul. So disappointed in CA. 😔

[@theenderdestruction2362]

When the universe was but a skeleton harol appeared to smash it in and now he wanders looking for the damn sonofbitches to smite

[@MrLolguy93]

When he said "It's Hammer time", Khorne shed a tear of pride

[@tuananhtrngng820]

But hammer ruin skull and barely make any blood

[@MrLolguy93]

@@tuananhtrngng820 Khorne cares not from whence the blood flows, only that it flows

[@gustavosanches3454]

I almost cried when he says "ITS HARALD TIME" and then he went to harald all over Vlad ;-;

[@dergunter1237]

@@tuananhtrngng820 but hammer can turn everything into mush even people, and people mush is round about equal to blood, so he gona make blood for the bloodgod in insane amounts, 200 pounds per enemy

[@nvmtt]

we aint never letting this go, are we?

[@evangelosvasiliades1204]

For those of you who dont know, the narration is referencing the fact that good ole Harry was able to affect undead with fear. Now thats a scary dude.

[@spikem5950]

Funny considering Vlad just offhandedly kills him like it's nothing in End Times.

[@stevenreed4395]

He also strips the undead trait in game. I have yet to try it but I think he can make undead route in battle due to this, as a nod to his WFH mechanic

[@gtmafiaa]

Can someone one explain that logic or is it just bs undead are just resurrection magic they have no souls how can bones know fear?

[@brettfitzmaurice3317]

​@@gtmafiaa Chaos boons don't have to make sense, even better if they don't

[@TheTeremaster]

@@gtmafiaa Why did the rat in ratatouille gag when rats don't have gag reflexes? Best not to spend too much time questioning it

[@alexthespacemonkey5926]

Seeing the vampire counts in a warhammer total war trailer again does put a smile to my face

[@giacomoromano8842]

Too bad it's in the trailer of the character who, physically and metaphorically, is pounding them into the dirt.

[@diogovieira5563]

they are still forgotten and dusted.

[@gideonmele1556]

@@giacomoromano8842 although Vlad does table Harald. Plus it’s the undead, they can always come back and with more

[@jaydolan8278]

Can’t beat vampire coast and there giant ship transformers 👌🏻

[@spikem5950]

Yeah, love that CA finally remembered we existed just to be the punching bags of yet another Chaos character.

[@lukeottaway5660]

He seems great, LOVE the fact they added Vlad in the trailer as a nod to their titanic duel in the End Times!

[@croweleternelcroise9038]

did they clash? I couldn't remember! Which chapter of the end times is it in and who won?

[@mchunter2266]

​@@croweleternelcroise9038 don't know the chapter but i believe Vlad won

[@barracuda8838]

@@mchunter2266 Of course Vlad won. It would've been too much even for End times if they made Vlad lose to Harald

[@ximbabwe0228]

Get em Vlad! Gitum!!

[@Takero-Sc]

​​​@@mchunter2266Vlad if i remember well, sacrifice himself for Isabella at the siege of middenland (helping the empire) or was he see isabella die and then going frenzy and he suicide. Somebody correct me if im wrong.

[@killermax5]

You did it Harry. You truly are the Total War: Warhammer 3™.

[@ironicname2]

He had to form a very Creative Assembly to get the job done.

[@chiefmasterofdeepwarrens3208]

@@ironicname2 He even created his own Game's Workshop to support it

[@MagicHjalti]

he is THE hammer of warhammer

[@Surprised_Chicken]

He didn't say that

[@CBRN-115]

This but unironically He is why Warhammer is Warhammer

[@Donnerbalken28]

I did not see this coming. For those not in the know: Harald Hammerstorm was the very first (then nameless) character that was purposefully made for Warhammer when GW decided to develop their own games. The cover of him bashing in a Skeleton Warriors skull is very iconic in the old WHFB community.

[@efgragin]

And Skeletons still had normal Leadership under the fright of Harald….boss was as boss shall be.

[@wallhackergotdammit]

So sick that you're making this well made trailers for FLC heroes

[@draugr121]

Yeah everyone kinda wanted new flc lords but this is nuts! I will probably try him right away.

[@kallemort]

Hopefully the FLC heroes that come with the next DLCs will get their own cool trailers too. Ulrika didn't get one.

[@chrisspink8873]

Likely done just for the skulls event, I wouldn’t expect trailers for other flc heros.

[@alexenkobe]

​@@hyperineumen8729 free content

[@chrisspink8873]

@@hyperineumen8729 free loadable content. It’s DLC you don’t have to pay for basically.

[@savvysod8995]

I just love it when bad guys fight other bad guys. It's not a matter of who's right anymore, than a matter of which one looks cooler while committing warcrimes

[@Boingy420]

They're like the Nox bad guy from Wakfu. "We'll just erase all the bad and all the memories once we finish the evil." And it never ends up happening, and they're just left with guilt.

[@Foxyolympian]

@@Boingy420 I'm just glad to see someone mention Wakfu

[@devvytm]

There are no good guys in war. Only winners and losers.

[@selenaombra5409]

@@Foxyolympian same

[@Vajrapani108]

Tbh no one's fighting for the "right" in warhammer. Everyone is serving their own interest. Some coperate because their interests overlap, but wouldn't think twice to betray other for personal gains

[@vanigliacarogna6962]

That's one vampire you don't want to mess with Harry.

[@Cross_111]

Very much true haha

[@vladvoncarstein1568]

Have you seen my nose?

[@R3GARnator]

Yep, recently played a Vlad campaign and absolutely pounded Malus Darkblade into the ground.

[@Artifexmaholifts]

yep, Vlad officialy killed him lorewise

[@kingofsicily]

@@Artifexmaholifts cool didnt know that! where does it speak of that? (I thought he never had any official lore but was almost like a mascot character)

[@quintu5]

At 1:31 they even recreate the old miniature diorama base ❤

[@Drabo7]

Thats Love ❤

[@JakobDrawitsch]

yeees I noticed that too

[@Fazbear-po5mm]

Tbh it looks a bit out of place on that battlefield, tho this doesn’t take it down a notch. I’d like to imagine Harald has a mini chaos retinue that follow him around and carry those piles of neatly stacked bones everywhere for whenever Mr. Warhammer here needs to show death why they’re cringe

[@obnoxiouspedant]

It's like one of those parade floats ​@@Fazbear-po5mm

[@madskristiansen]

He not only says "it's hammer time!" in game, but also "I have the power!". The 80's are strong with this one.

[@maggiepies7195]

Raising 80’s awareness is important. With each year, awareness of the 80’s is decreasing at an alarming rate.

[@therasslintheatre2960]

@@maggiepies7195 Which is weird because the 80's is the bedrock of a lot of the pop culture stuff people love nowadays We need to enshrine the 80's in the same way as 20's Art Deco or the Victorian Era

[@moritzasbrand9656]

Does he also say "it's harryin time"?

[@madskristiansen]

@@moritzasbrand9656 Don't know.

[@FDCPElmo]

Both those songs released in 1990. I’d count them as 90’s but it’s close.

[@limits7082]

That's pretty cool that they added Vlad to the mix, hinting that Harald Hammerstorm was bested by the only undead he couldn't defeat Big Boss Vlad Von Carstein.

[@unclechris4252]

At no point did they "hint" that Harald was "bested". Just shows Harald HATES the undead.

[@tootyfruity70]

Vlad killed Harold during the end times in a duel.

[@CaptainRx-ss3rt]

Bruh how can Vlad defeat that guy he doesn’t look that impressive in the game

[@erlint]

@Karasuza_sora But Vlad is absolutly OP in this game. You can kill his whole army and he will still solo your entire early game stack if you don't cheese him.

[@CJ_1995_]

@@unclechris4252 Someone doesn't know the lore.

[@anamericangrizzlybear8315]

1:45 That Master Necromancer saw Harald Hammerstorm, realized he wasnt a Major character, realized Harald Hammerstorm is bellowing him a challenge and started to back pedal for his life realizing he was about to join his own army in death

[@accountnamewithheld]

HARRY THE HAMMER! what an absolutely legendary character to bring to the game

[@Sepulchure]

Damn, that's so cool that they're bringing Harry into Total War. The OG warhammer man. If only they could add Mortkin one day.

[@kallemort]

The cool part about Mortkin was how he rejected Chaos in the end. That's not really applicable in the game, and what else unique would he bring over a generic Chaos Lord?

[@-o-dq7nd]

Crom the Conqueror!

[@jdunnatl]

Too bad the DLC will cost $4,000.....

[@leonelimalevu7302]

@@jdunnatl how about 40,000?😉

[@jdunnatl]

@@leonelimalevu7302 😅

[@jackhughes8585]

With a deep cut character like Harald Hammerstorm it gives me hope that maybe, just maybe, the true chosen of chaos will make his appearence

[@bluemobster0023]

Who's that? As far as I know only archeon and belakor survived to the end. Very few named characters made it far in the end times.

[@tzeentch7118]

@@bluemobster0023 Slambo!

[@Fazbear-po5mm]

@@bluemobster0023He may not have lived past the end times, but unlike the majority of character deaths Harry the Hammer lost to VLAD VON CARSTEIN. Not a small feat for his goals, only thing better would be to fight Nagash resurrection.

[@theenderdestruction2362]

​@@Fazbear-po5mmlisten if Harry went after nagash not even settra could stop that whoop assing

[@andreasottohansen7338]

I may not be a big Chaos player, but i am happy to see the original warhammer. KInda sad he isn't a Lord, but hey, do love him. Please let Norsca recruit him too!

[@Nevyn94]

says in their Q&A how to get him, is sadly only Chaos Warriors

[@acmaiden5236]

@@Nevyn94 Wow, what a missed opportunity :(

[@DethBatCountry]

I'm sure there will be a mod for it, regardless.

[@renhardhalim]

​@@acmaiden5236 and that's why a mod exist

[@mornmorn4367]

Why norsca tho? Khorn would make much more sense

[@jacobsommer6146]

Love that when he stands on the skulls it is shaped exactly like his miniature. And he was doing so awesome and well, slaying left and right. And then Vlad the Dad turned up and we all know how Chad Vlad is gonna open Harald up like a can of day old tuna.

[@HotSauceForTheSoul]

1) The music when Harry is first starting to smash undead is AWESOME. 2) Apparently Vlad has been waiting in that one spot atop Imperial corpses all this time. They recreated his character select screen perfectly, just as they recreated Harry standing on the skulls perfectly. 3) The narrator is fantastic and gets me PUMPED.

[@Fazbear-po5mm]

Vlad’s cannon event is to fight HARRY THE HAMMER

[@richardround2071]

Give the trailer team a raise, they've been knocking it out of the park

[@efgragin]

Lmao but they could never do a Native American/Norse/African/Egyptian/Eastern/Russo/Asian mythology game hahaha …unless…? 👀

[@alexanderg.s2652]

Best hero addition we've had in years, he works so well as a supportive character in many armies. The amount of synergy Harald has with other lords is amazing, looking forward to see what players do with him in the PvP scene. Well done CA

[@strovik1454]

When he casually shield bashed that zombie, all i could think of is that short with the HEMA guys: "Tell me how the ground tastes"

[@alricmalicorne321]

1:32 They even remade his mini's pose. 2:04 And his illustration. Every trailer is a goddamn love letter with you guys.

[@seanzibonanzi64]

Great addition to TWW3, Harald's abilities make him an auto include vs. the Undead for the forces of Chaos.

[@pridefulobserver3807]

I NEED the song that starts at 01:03

[@paulenan9636]

"Damn, Harald is really badass I wonder-" *Harald challenges the Chad von Karstein* "Aaaaaand he is dead"

[@foxnord]

Keep on pumping FLC's like this! Harald Hammerstorm is such a unique LH, with a fun and nostalgic background. I would never think that CA would add such an OG character to the game, but it is very much welcomed! Good job CA

[@joshuahiltpold248]

As someone who just now learned about him, (pls don't kill me long time fans) this dude is sick as hell. The OG hammer man. Also, after reading his wiki page, I discovered that the trailer is basically an homage to his exact origin story, his final duel against Vlad, and at 1:31 its an awesome reference to his 7th edition model! CA nailed this trailer man.

[@rots6389]

Finally John Warhammer

[@johnplatypus]

*Harry Warhammer

[@ChaosLemonVIII]

The fact we got Harry gives me hope for Slambo

[@onat7697]

I loved the part where he said it's hammerin' time and hammered all over Vlad.

[@Cross_111]

Hmmm....he hammered an unknown blood dragon vampire lord & a master necromancer...we see Vlad take out his sword...the rest is untold history (& we know how those end that want a piece of old Vlad ^^ )

[@АлександрГачимэн]

Vlad? Rly? U blind or what?

[@ProtomanButCallMeBlues]

He truly was, a Hammerstorm

[@BrokenShale]

Also Vlad wrecks Hammerstorm. Sorry not Sorry.

[@ThePaciorr]

I was waiting for this commeny

[@KommandoLando]

I like how when the Undead rose up at first, everyone nervously backed away EXCEPT Harald.

[@Captain_Mckeggor]

"You're a Chaos Champion, Harry." - Hagrid the Cultist

[@ephesus7819]

Loved the Fight between Harald vs. Vlad. It was in Lord of the End-Times Chapter 16, if anyone asks.

[@zedofthedead]

First time we’ve seen Vlad in any of the new trailers and it’s only for a second. Badass trailer, criminal underuse of Vlad

[@TheHandofDestiny]

I don't know man, Vlad was pretty badass here

[@zedofthedead]

@@TheHandofDestiny absolutely, but he was only there for half a second. Imagine if he showed up in the Order trailer, since in End Times he actually helps Gelt and Franz out quite a bit. Would also be awesome to just see an Undead and also a Chaos version of the Immortal Empires trailer

[@dawn4383]

Its for Harald, who got killed by Vlad.

[@ВалераКаленков-у8д]

Harald Stormhammer, also known to his future champion as Harry Hammer, is a legendary and powerful champion of Chaos, a name and deed that is celebrated throughout the peoples of Norsca and the Kurgan.

[@DarkGunn22]

You're a chaos warrior, Harry!

[@Redneckkratos]

Iz a zoggin’ wuh?!?!

[@ForbiddenFollyFollower]

I love how he shouts "I HAVE THE POWER" when he slams his hammer in game. It's like he's He-Man!

[@damienwinterburn676]

I like how Vlad is at the end thats a nice touch especially since Vlad is the one who kills him :D

[@schalkburger5733]

Harry the Hammer from WH v1. Epic! Also, now I know who Vlad has been waiting for on his throne of corpses in the faction selection menu all this time.

[@Avzx]

LETS GO HARRY

[@GaldirEonai]

Not pictured: Vlad folding him into tin origami 10 seconds later :P.

[@fareastman2653]

Agree! )

[@Tap02]

Please never leave the old world. GW made a mistake leaving and they are regretting it. If they try to pull your license, call their bluff. You are the best thing to happen to them.

[@AryBrazzDamascenno]

Ending the trailer as soon as Vlad von Chad draws his Blood Drinker was a wise choice. Getting Harald beat to a pulp would've been bad for business. Good job, CA!

[@ScarletDemon305]

Chaos vs Vampires HELL YES 😈😈😈

[@Ghostrider91111]

Harald: It's Total War: WARHAMMER III Time

[@redluke8119]

CA doing amazing work with TWW3 my favorite game of all time! Immortal Empires is a masterpiece that continues to be worked on everyday the improvements since launch have been amazing. Thank you to every single person working on this game and all the other TWs they have given me thousand of hours of gaming joy 👏 👏 👏

[@TheBlackwolfraven]

Love that he challenges Vlad, in lore Vlad kills him if i remember correctly.

[@DarkTemplarlord]

1:15 That part got me where he just softly kills skeleton just shield

[@DarkLordOfSweden]

a legend never dies, until harry the Hammer finds you that is

[@-o-dq7nd]

🤣

[@spikem5950]

You mean until Harry picks a fight with Vlad and gets roflstomped.

[@DarkLordOfSweden]

@@spikem5950 yea but that's end times content, and I don't feel for a rage boner right now, so I will ignore it

[@FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs]

Two things: 1: This guy IS John Warhammer. Pretty much the main character of the setting before the likes of Sigmar. 2: The ONLY Undead he couldn't defeat was Vlad, who killed him in The End Times.

[@AmazonMia]

Just mentioning Kurgan already makes me happy. It gives me hope to see them.

[@Alman117]

UNDEAD? THATS A HAMMERIN' MORTAL MAN? THATS A HAMMERIN' EVERYBODY GETS A HAMMERIN' BY THE HAMMERSTORM

[@ki3l226]

Seems like a nice guy for a neighbor

[@MidnightBlackandVictoria]

Harry! NO one saw that coming! What an amazing surprise! The OG Warhammer is back!

[@Wildtigger68]

I cried when Harry the Hammer said "It's Hammer Time" and hammered all over them

[@t.jmaddog2188]

Norcan warrior "And they call it a mine. A mine!" Chosen warrior : "This is no mine, it's a tomb!

[@omaralshishani9724]

This trailer is much better than what we got as an ending scenes in Warhammer 3 I hope you do a lot of it!

[@changsiah2]

yeah I always feel like cutscenes ain't their strongest suit and for the most part Save-A-Lot of the stuff for promotions

[@JahRasta01]

The Empire wasn't even an army in this video yet they still managed to get their asses beat

[@flow3730]

Can you please include those sick clips (also from WH1&2) into the game?! It would be so great to have them in the beggining/mid or end of an camapias an reward... would totally increase the immersion and motivation. Please incorporate them while you already have them.

[@jasonburke1671]

could almost hear him call that necromancer a nerd before pummeling him into the ground

[@painof7]

This was a sweet love character. Totally unexpected

[@romansultan13]

You're a warrior of chaos, Harry

[@Admiralkirk95]

I saw him in game already, dude removes the undead trait making undead function normally. Like actually routing. he scares the dead that much.

[@TheHandofDestiny]

That's lore accurate

[@customink1576]

I love that it connects to Vlad's select screen video

[@VanadiumInc]

I like that they added some metal vibes in Warhammer 3 trailers. It gives the vibes to Forces of Chaos vibe. Sure, there are a lot of it in Darktide wich is suitable but I also like aome of it in fantasy setting like Warhammer. I kinda wish they would add more of it.

[@thenoobdestroyer100]

i remember when the model for this dude came out it was a banger

[@phaeronmd2416]

I loved it when Mr. Hammerstorm went: “Now I am truly Warhammer forty thousand!” This started 40k

[@shuttze]

Nekaph for Tomb Kings as a legendary hero next !

[@FuryOfTheSwarm]

Vlad will collect your skull.

[@davebusch1571]

At least we see some Vampire Counts in a trailer after a very long time

[@bluthammer1442]

how many unparalleled warriors are there now..

[@sceligator]

By the Dark Gods they did it! I'll always regret not getting his model all those years ago but this is the next best thing!

[@Handle35667]

People are saying Harry is the original Warhammer, wouldn’t he be better suited as a Legendary Lord?

[@jorgedeanoperez2997]

HARALD! OH, MY BOY, HAVE I MISSED YOU! The thing I miss the most of Oldhammer is the chainmail-clad, chaotic neutral Norscans, before they all became naked barbarians. Those were the days

[@alamkhater7652]

Harald Hammerstorm the one and the only, the first name of the warhammer fantasy franchise !

[@ArgentumFox]

When all you have is a hammer, all your problems turn into nails.

[@marianofernandez6470]

Dey call dis git da Bane of da Undead, but HE AIN'T GONE AGAINST DA BOYZ! *WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!*

[@NielsMulvad]

Literally my favorite model, it is one of only 3 chaos models I got on display. So good! 1:30 made me giggle like a kid.

[@Bread-nx9fo]

Holy crap they added an og character? let's gooooo!

[@randomredshirt5274]

1:16 free shield slap replay button

[@Nordique777]

This has a very “the only thing they fear is you” vibe and I love it

[@zacharywhite7465]

what a badass, he simply shouts and the entire army stops to look at him

[@TheHandofDestiny]

He is capable of making the undead feel fear, Harry is cool

[@Reaper419Darkangel]

THE OG IS BACK, BABY!

[@GeneralMontague]

There's a reason that Harry can cause terror to the undead

[@jefthereaper]

I had no idea at first he's apparently the OG from the first edition, the embodiment of the name "Warhammer". That's pretty cool that he's getting put in the spotlight here.

[@charlesman8722]

Real question… why isn’t he a lord if he’s that much of a badass.

[@Handle35667]

I have the same question

[@justiceavenger275]

Too sad... Right? Even he was the 1 of Warhammer Guy from 1st Edition but his role never great as Archaon or even Mortkin or other main Chaos Lords.

[@CrimsonUltrafox]

So I can put him in Archaon's army and wreck Nagash whenever we get him in the game.

[@v.zoster7660]

I like how a chaos champion is saving empire state troopers from the undead

[@vernonriedle664]

Sigmar has nothing on Harald

[@lotarzocher]

I Love that little introducion Trailers with some Lore and in Game Trailer. Really Brings more live and Immersion in to this Game. I absolutely Love it

[@Nihilus200]

looks great!

[@higsbymacguffin3982]

We finally get to play as the final boss, John Warhammer.

[@MLGodzilla]

I always love their cinematic trailers

[@leedsin3043]

It's the man! The myth! The LEGEND! *JOHN WARHAMMER* !

[@_Woody_]

Oh my...what a huge hammer.

[@cakekilla101]

I remember when Games Workshop released his miniature for the 25th Anniversary, that was my first Chaos mini as a kid. To see him in TWWIII is a fever dream lol.