WARHAMMER FANTASY LORE: Alith AnarThe Shadow King - Total War: Warhammer 2

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[@dudeboydudeboy-zj8kd]

we still need lore of the high elves and lizardmen please

[@dudeboydudeboy-zj8kd]

and also lore of the warriors of chaos please

[@TheBookofChoyer]

@@Diarmuhnd thanks for your kind words brother. Stay safe! 🙌🏼🙏🏻

[@UCeagle79]

Can you do a video on the Red Duke. One of the the best stories in warhammer

[@kuehnjakob]

I justed wanted to praise you for your opinion on mobile games, not a lot of people say it out loud the way you did. But, on the other hand, if you have to take them as a sponsor, i'll not think less of you. I know a couple of channels (but they are mostly satire/comedy) who package it in such a way you are really doubting how the sponsors approve of it, because they almost ridicule it. This might not be the best of ways to do it on this channel (and would be a ton of work to come up with a script for it), so again, a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.

[@shelwynking8939]

"Couldn't even tame a candle flame..." that burn on Malekith though 🔥

[@burningwolf5805]

If he still had lips that momma's boy will still be breastfeeding.

[@terrorcop101]

To be fair, it was a magical bonfire.

[@burningwolf5805]

@@terrorcop101 You mean a Malekith barbecue.

[@terrorcop101]

@@burningwolf5805 Yeah that's about right.

[@PaperiLiidokki]

Funnily enough, had he stayed in for a bit longer, he would have been fine, turns out he was rightful phoenix king after all

[@pompeyparker6369]

Gotta respect a guy with the balls to call the Witch King a Mommy’s Boy 😂

[@TheBookofChoyer]

😂😂

[@davidrogie6210]

Not read the end times then? Lol

[@madkoala2130]

@@davidrogie6210 who cears about that shity fan fiction that was made by GW.

[@saj2392]

@@davidrogie6210 Never have, never will. The End Times was nothing short of an insult to long time fans.

[@jonathanwells223]

Not even a minute in and Malekith get roasted by Alith worse than he did by the flame of Asuryan, thumbs up from me!

[@sirunklydunk8861]

The Edge Elf who hates the other Edge Elves.

[@bogdan3386]

I mean going even deeper into his lore makes it understandable why he hates them so much. This elf has so much anger in him that he is at the same level as Grombrindal

[@matthewbailey2439]

it's crazy to me that Dylan Sprouse from the sweet life of Zack and Cody is the voice for this character.

[@TheBookofChoyer]

I was thinking the same while editing the start of this video.

[@Phoros]

I never knew he was a warhammer fan either, awesome stuff

[@KyoushaPumpItUp]

I still remember when the trailer for Alith Anar was uploaded, I was surprised to see Dylan Sprouse in the video.

[@KyoushaPumpItUp]

@@Phoros and his first Total War was Medieval 2.

[@davidrogie6210]

Its a great voice for the character but really, I wish they wouldn’t do this, you have someone that already makes a decent amount as an actor and then you have a plethora of unknown, yet brilliant voice actors who could probably do a better job that get looked over.

[@ThePills101]

Alith Anar infiltrated the palace of Morathi, a feat you can recreate by joining surf shark today xD

[@TheBookofChoyer]

👏🏻👏🏻😂 You speak only the truth

[@austinprevette474]

Wouldn't it be the opposite tho? Lol it keeps you from being infiltrated..

[@Razzrazz90]

Elf Soldier: Why do you harass the Druchii with such persistence? Alith Anar: Because I have done so since the very beginning. Once upon a time...they were an old friend... Malekith: (Slowly takes off helmet to reveal familiar face) “NO RUNNING IN MY HOTEL!”

[@IkarosVonVoid]

Hotel of skulls and flesh >D

[@TheWasd1234]

underrated comment

[@austinprevette474]

Haha awesome

[@TheTrueFeleas]

"Couldn't even tame a candle flame." OOF! Low blow, Alith!

[@hellrider6609]

Alith Anar to Malekith:" Ahhhh. You think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark. I was born in it. Molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man."

[@EdaugEthanbYT]

I’ve always wondered about Alith Anar’s lore. All the other high eleves I’ve seen lore on are badass

[@winndypops]

The High Elves have some damn cool characters.

[@EdaugEthanbYT]

@@winndypops definitely

[@Cloudy-qb4ri]

it makes me hurt everytime i hear elves' lore come up. so much greatness, ultimately to turn worse in the end time. imagine Alith, with all of his anger toward Malekith, fighting side by side with him as a "phoenix king", the position Malekith killed, butchered, tortured, and all kind of horrible actions just to climb to. and Alith was like "okay dawg all in the past let's rekt Tyrion"

[@the_corvid97]

@@Cloudy-qb4ri End Times stuff involving the Elves is just mind boggling, I have no idea why they thought any of it was a good idea.

[@sassyviking6003]

Alith anar has always been my favorite high elf lord. I was so stoked when they added him. Like a murderous elven batman.

[@changelingman9687]

And to think I just started an elven campaign a few minutes ago, nice timing.

[@ABadGamble]

It was perfect timing for me too, just finished my HE campaign today! Although launching an expedition to the Dragon Isles to finish off Darth Vader and his mummy after Malus confederated was not very exciting...

[@wyldetimesreviews]

Adam's voice over was fantastic! He put a lot of passion into his delivery and it really hammered in some of the more dramatic moments of Alith Anar's story. I love everyone else who does voice overs on this channel, they each bring a unique vibe to the videos they're in. I'd love to see Adam show up again, this was an excellent video!

[@TheBookofChoyer]

I really enjoyed his performance too! and working with someone who also loves the setting makes it all the better 😃👌🏻

[@killerz7770ag]

ALITH ANAR and the power to stop his enemies from running in the lobby

[@NewGuy2534]

“Couldn’t take a candle flame.” Damn. Is it possible to be burned when already burnt?

[@awesomehpt8938]

A video about Tyrion or Teclis would be a good idea I think

[@TheBookofChoyer]

We'll definitely get to cover those in time 😃👌

[@SmokeytheBear66]

@@TheBookofChoyer many thanks for all the content so far and the more that will come. You are absolutely fantastic. Even people who dont like fantasy/warhammer/total war at all love your videos. Your lore videos always get me so excited to start a new campaign 1

[@alexyang2925]

Shadow King which is the Altih Anar novel is one of my favorite warhammer novels. 10/10 would recommend

[@Omegakingd]

wait he literally calls malekitha mommys boi?

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Lol he does. The Shadow King doesn't hold anything back.

[@tada-kun982]

Yep

[@LixTetraxOfficial]

This channel is horribly underrated. You guys have made me a lifelong fan of Warhammer with these videos. Keep up the great work!

[@Kasselur]

I loved the voice work in this video! Adam's amazing narration combined with the background footage really made Alith Anar's tale seem even more epic than it allready was.

[@TheBookofChoyer]

I loved the style too. Like an elder man telling an epic tale. Thank you brother 🙏🏻😃

[@KyoushaPumpItUp]

NO RUNNING IN THE LOBBY

[@imperialfist2304]

*NOT ONE DRUCHII ON NAGARYTHE!*

[@Ellebeeby]

Build a wall and make Malekith pay for it!

[@wolffrdu6463]

@@Ellebeeby pay in blood

[@MrWickedtwister]

Love what you're doing man, using Total War to make lore videos was literally genius.

[@ignaciasd1198]

Malekith really has a knack to make 2 people so fucking angry they literally refuse to die until they put a blade through his head

[@insanity9329]

Alith Anar and Eltharion the Grim - in my opinion, the only two elfs that deserve respect.

[@davidb3155]

My last high elf campaign Alith Anar basically became the new witch king. I was playing tyrion and had confederated all other major lords but him. He conquered all the former dark elf territory and joined a war against me via alliance with Hexoatl. The ensueing High Elf Civil War lasted 100 turns as we both fought back and forth on land and sea. Thankfully I had chaos turned off but by the end of this monster conflict I was burned out. I wrapped up the campaign when I killed him in at the siege of Naggaroth and burned the city down. Its cursed I tell you!

[@retro3564]

just found you, looking for some lore...very good! love it!

[@stalwart56k]

This makes me want to get back into WH2 and play as Alith Anar. By far my favorite HE lord. I've had a lot of fun defeating Malekith in battle with Alith Anar.

[@mrchips89vods23]

Love these. Enjoy Fantasy Warhammer over 40k personally, maybe its just abit easier to follow but I am and have been a sucker for medieval settings. Another great video, your narrators have been great! These still give me that pull to run a Warhammer 2 RP type campaign as best as possible lol.

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Thank you Brian! 🙏🏻 I greatly appreciate your words my friend.

[@internetzenmaster8952]

Barely a minute in and we've got an Elf openly shit-talking the Witch King. You have my attention.

[@giagarex]

Legends says Malekith never becane the phoenix king because he couldn't handle Alith Anar's sick burns

[@steliosmaris]

One of my favorite characters. The sundering was one of my favorite warhammer novels too

[@Campaigner82]

One of your best episodes this far.

[@thegethconsensus393]

You guys have really improved. The voice over and art with battles senes really brings it all together.

[@mattgrandich3977]

Alith Anar is the ultimate guerilla fighter in WHFB. He is the representation of Elven spite. Pretty sure he kills Kouran Darkhand during the End Times.

[@firetarrasque4667]

Kills Malekith, too. And Tyrion. They got better, but they were *quite* dead at the point where he shot them. The Elven Story is one of my favorite parts of the End Times. It's just a shame we never get to see any involvement from Snorri Whitebeard (if indeed he was Grombrindal's true identity). I'd have loved to see an interaction between the two people Malekith's betrayal meant the most to.

[@sageofcaledor8188]

Wonderful video! So I finally had free time and I decided, let's watch the Book of Choyer's video on the Shadow King. I said, Let's do it! It did not disappoint! The narrator and the imagery, it was fantastic! IF there is one mistake you made, it was about the cults. The cults were not Chaos cults, they were cults of the Eleven pantheon of the Underworld. These gods required specific ways to be worshiped safely and the cults of excess did not do that. Despite that mistake, it was still a great video!

[@TheBookofChoyer]

It's absolutely great to be learning along the way with such helpful and respectful comments 🙏🙌 Thanks for that info Sage! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@sageofcaledor8188]

@@TheBookofChoyer Thank you for the kind comment!

[@taylordougles102]

Love that the voice of alith anar is Dylan Sprouse. From the sweet life of Zack and Cody, awesome little fact that he loves warhammer as well

[@kelleren4840]

Lmao that ad transition was 👌🏼👌🏼

[@frankthetank8050]

Adam is your absolutely best narrator (Settra video is perfection). His style is beyond amazing. Much respect for you guys. You're doing an amazing job

[@kleomenis456]

He is a cool commander.

[@EricRivera-hy8qd]

Really cool history.. now I'm going to have to play that character. Thanks for the video, truly enjoyed it

[@CyberUK]

Best narration I have heard in your videos yet. Excellent job.

[@arrebarre276]

Absolute legend for doing these

[@SilentMorbus2]

Alith is the only high elf i can respect. thanks for the vid,it's awsome :)

[@Luizguilherme-iz9yl]

0:48 man murdered malekith the worst way possible💀

[@garrett22621]

Amazing lore and video!

[@Glitch_Online]

Love this channels work.

[@happy_mask_salesman]

Keep up the good content man, new subscriber and really pumped to see where this channel goes. Definitely one of thr best lore channels ive stumbled upon

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Man thanks a lot 🙏🏻 hope you enjoy the content that is available. There are more episodes coming soon!

[@ElvenSupremacist]

Wow, you actually did something for the asur? Finally.

[@davebowman9000]

Magnificent work!!

[@Americandragonrider333.]

A figure I knew nothing about, thanks for another great episode!

[@nootnoot3846]

Alith Anar and Belegar Ironhammer would be great friends

[@shawnberry760]

I did not know this even existed. Of all these videos that I enjoyed, this is by far the best. I wish you could narrate my life story. I love you guys.

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your words! 😃🙌🏼

[@shawnberry760]

@@TheBookofChoyer always welcome, I have many. Forgive my ignorance but do you have any lore stories on the bretonnians and Alberric de bordeleaux??

[@TheBookofChoyer]

@@shawnberry760 here is the longest one we have on the Bretonnians. It's one of the biggest episodes on the channel! Hope you enjoy it 😃👌🏻

[@shawnberry760]

@@TheBookofChoyer was there a link? I didn’t get anything?

[@TheBookofChoyer]

@@shawnberry760 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJrMcnuiap2ie6s sorry! Here it is!

[@Absynth616]

Thanks for the goosebumps! You are awesome!

[@pudgeypigeon]

That was so good man

[@DRaven-of2lv]

In the OG table top days, he wasn't great but he carried a handheld Bolt Thrower which was pretty fuckin sweet

[@firetarrasque4667]

One of the handful of elves that I don't hate on principle. Absoultley wonderful character.

[@FrasierCraft]

Adam narrated it perfectly! 10/10!

[@MrCarlBackhausen]

I loved it :) You did a fantastic job.

[@m_h8745]

Been waiting for Alith Anar lore!!

[@ariskobalt6325]

I liked the narration

[@blackmoon2128]

Damn, Alith Anar is Savage.

[@firestorm1088]

Oh, I've been waiting for this one.

[@Dimbledude]

I'm always happy to hear lore about Elf Batman.

[@cyrusiithegreat2824]

Aren't that Eltharion ?

[@hermitguy102]

Please make a video on Tyrion and Teclis. Love the work!

[@LordGame2222]

13:23 "malelovence" 😂

[@elvastan]

Ad ends at 2:30

[@tada-kun982]

Some minor notes - Malekith poisoned the Phoenix King in Tor Anroc, and presented his crown to the council - Nagarythe had always been cold and desolate, that's why it's people were such hardy warriors and had paler skin - The first shadow Warriors were technically the remaining followers of the House Anar, during the Sundering as opposed to the nobility that eventually joined after

[@seo3599]

Dylan did a good job with the shadow king

[@barra6709]

My favorite faction in Warhammer.

[@helarki4309]

Be me: Be listening at work: Alith Anar calls Malekith a Mommy's boy Me: Bursts out laughing Coworkers: What's so funny? Me: You wouldn't get it.

[@lolXfaceXepicness]

Awesome

[@MiffedMonkey1]

@The Book of Choyer What is the music you used for the outro/credits in this video? I've heard it multiple times across many of your vids but I can't find it. Is there anywhere to give it a listen separately?

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Hey Tyler thanks for asking my friend! The song is called Mighty Rush by Hector Posser 👌

[@jacobgriffin613]

I hope the shadow king is a playable legendary lord in warhammer 2 or will become one in the future

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Alith Anar is playable my friend.

[@datemasamune2904]

The suite life of Alith Anar.

[@borgCube100]

Btw - fantastic video ofc!

[@DinsRune]

Alith Anar: better living through Hate.

[@tada-kun982]

> roasts Malekith > Nails his followers to trees > Dances with his mother > Steals his crown > Haha cope Malekith

[@robertfullchim923]

Alith Anar. Also known as artillery elf man.

[@kuglefang]

That alith anar mini at the beginning looks awesome. Anyone know where to find one?

[@JWootton]

Commenting for the algorithm

[@Srbin3317]

So Celembrimbor of Warhammer

[@TruthBlackheart]

Naw the Witch King is actually afraid of my Steggadoomstack

[@akumaking1]

Will you make a video about Rakarth?

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Yes! It will most likely be published next month 😃👌🏻

[@shotgunjustice9605]

Will you make a new video on Kislev once Warhammer 3 drops ? Or even an episode about Blood Bowl ?

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Definitely! No rest for Kislev!🔥

[@shotgunjustice9605]

@@TheBookofChoyer KISLEV!

[@tada-kun982]

@@shotgunjustice9605 KISLEV

[@morbidmars]

Typo :/ great video keep it up please I need more!

[@jasonsantos3037]

How do you talk about the ogre kingdoms

[@RebelCannonClub74]

Won’t you flyyyyy freeeee bird

[@austinprevette474]

Is the narrator a real person or ai? Thats an epic voice and great narrative ability if its a person

[@TheBookofChoyer]

It's a real person doing these. Narrators vary from time to time but they are always a person. 👌😃

[@terrorcop101]

Aren't Shadow Warriors also masters of shadow magic?

[@tada-kun982]

Not at all, they're just very stelthy bois

[@tada-kun982]

Maybe with some buffing Shadow magic, but definitely not "masters"

[@sgandrew]

It baffles me games workshop hasn’t hired you for lore videos and other content

[@Klishar122]

Here's a fun fact for you: not too long ago, Morathi gave birth to a baby girl. But for some reason, Malekith was displeased with his new baby sister and ordered the girl to be burned alive. Don't worry though; she was never cast into the pyre. Instead, she simply disappeared into the night, never to be seen or heard from again. Now there's no definitive proof that the Shadow King was responsible but based on the following transcript, we can make some assumptions. Said transcript details a conversation between Malekith and a certain... unwelcome guest. Also, it was written by a scribe who, for reasons that will become abundantly clear very soon, wishes to remain anonymous. And for this, I shall let the text speak for itself: Villain, what have you done? That which you cannot undo, mama's boy. So you confess then, that you have undone my mother? VILLAIN, I HAVE DONE THY MOTHER!

[@Truename586]

💀

[@gr9g]

What mod did you use to make the arrows look like that? I cant find a single mod that fixes the disgusting white streaks that arrows give off

[@TheBookofChoyer]

The mod is called "Improved Arrow Trails"

[@Ellebeeby]

There IS a basic setting to turn arrow trails off, in case you just want them gone.

[@gr9g]

Thank you both of you for your replies

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[@Hardcore_Drug_Abuse95]

Fuck yes

[@blackorcshagrat8587]

I thought your channel's videos were usually posted on Sundays?

[@TheBookofChoyer]

They used to be posted on sundays my friend but now I just release them whenever they are ready. Eventually I might get back to that sunday schedule tho!

[@blackorcshagrat8587]

@@TheBookofChoyer OK. I was just trying to keep track. But it's no big deal.

[@cpt.crunch9978]

13:25 malelovance? Lol

[@auramoonlight6978]

There's one thing that's on my mind now that we've got nearly all of the greenskin Lords there's only one left the great green prophet is there going to be a video about him he's the only legendary Lord in the green skins that's left well and grom but my favorite is the great green profit wazog???

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Hey my friend! here is the one with Grom! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpSTdZqppJmMm9E We'll get to the green prophet eventually !

[@ibrahimkarabulut6564]

If there were Turkish subtitles, your channel would explode

[@bimbore]

uhhh very nice thanks lal u can hear that the speaker of altih anar didnt used such a good mic

[@junehollybell5977]

so the highelves are really the bad guys, if it wasnt for them the dark elves wouldnt exsist and the war of the beard wouldn't have happened