SKAVEN are a race of very ethical and kind rat creatures, barring their use of various international treaty-breaking weapons of mass destruction. With the release of Immortal Empires, we get to play on a new map with a new mode called ULTIMATE CRISIS MODE. The result? Hundreds upon hundreds of armies to fight, and an endgame crisis like never before.
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Various songs from Makeup and Vanity Set (mostly the Brigador OST)
Starcraft Music, Stellaris Music, and CK3 Music at the end
The fact you "ACCIDENTALLY" Nuked the Capital of the only strong faction you weren't at war with, and THEN proceeded to betray your only long-term ally right when literally everyone else in the world was gunning for your head Is honestly Just Peak Skaven.
Skaven gaming!
Yes-yes! Genius-smart strategy-tactic! Win-win the war-fight!
This was the most Skaven thing I have ever seen a KZheadr do
Hehe ratling gun go WWWWWWREEEEEEEEBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Talk about staying in character
“I did the only honorable any skaven would do” *betrays his only long term ally* Truly the skaven experience
Not just that. Doing it at just about the worst possible time for the skaven when the entire world is coming for them he stabs his only ally in the back. Truly the peak of all things skaven.
@@JohnnyCageRock "not my-my fault"
@@asd3601 "seems like-like a Skill-talent issue"
This whole campaign is so Skaven it hurts! though that might be the warpstone I snorted a few minutes ago.
"skaven friends! Warlord Sneak-Fester has just passed away due to an incident involving a wooden donkey and a doom rocket, bow-lower your snouts in for the tradional skaven 10 heartbeats of respect.
Outcome: "Pyrrhic victory" Ratspeak: "THERE'S STILL MOVEMENT ON THE BATTLEFIELD, KEEP SHOOTING!" "THAT'S US!" _"KEEP SHOOTING!"_
FIRE-FIRE UNTIL NOTHING IS LEFT-REMAINS
@@BlackMetalVayuif it moves kill it!!
Must kill- destroy RAT kin-firends to kill man things!!!!!
@@lxudgvminghold up is that the Militia voice line from CnC3?
Unironically they would do this so that they have more to eat
Anyone else when they lose 1000 soldiers: "Oh no we're losing! Fallback!" Skaven when they lose 1000 soldiers: "This fight is going really well."
Skaven be playin' with the 40k ruleset
@@iandavidownby5782 3 million dead you say? Continue the offensive
@@nicholasbrown668 95% fatality rate? "Heroic Victory"!
@@iandavidownby5782 ngl I came out of a battle with 2 heavily battered skaven units but saw it as a victory because I completely annihilated 3 empire armies through sheer clan rat
@@nicholasbrown668 You sure you don't have some Russian blood in you, cause that is a Ruskie tactic if I've ever heard one.
"We outnumber them 5 to 1." "So it is an even fight."
Burn our mongrel Hide
"BURN THEIR MAN-THING HIDES! YES-YES!"
@@joseffranz3872 *Cowards! Your Warpfire Throwers are fleeing!*
SHIPMASTER
…no
18:55 “Luckily I don’t think they (the Empire) noticed”. Since canonically the majority of the Empire is in total denial, and even forbidding the belief that Skaven exist, the game logic checks out 😂😂
... why?
@Luis Mendez higher ups think that the common man knowing that there are billions of insane ratmen literally living under your feet all of which are gunning for the chance to horrifically kill everyone you love would be bad to let out. people harp on it as bad lore but its entirely realistic and actual societies have done WAY dumber shit
@@LuisMendez-ru7nj the empire canonically isn’t the brightest to say the least, it’s not that they are naive or stupid, but who is willing to be believe that there are rat men living under them? And if you could prove this, imagine the panick and fear that truth would cause. So you sweep it under the rug and pretend with the others in denial they don’t exist.
@@LuisMendez-ru7nj In addition to the above, it's also due to the fact that the Skaven are absolutely terrifying and would easily wipe out all the other races in Warhammer. Except they're too busy scheming against and constantly betraying each other. By denying their existence and refusing to take any official action against them, they are denied a common enemy against which they could unite.
@@LuisMendez-ru7nj the Skaven, despite outnumbering everything else on the planet by a ridiculous amount, are terrified of too many other races finding out about them, as they are all naturally cowards. So they spare no expense in doing their best to ensure that no one in the Empire even knows Skaven are real, including blackmail, bribery, and assassination.
Fun fact: in Warhammer Fantasy, the Skaven pretty much outnumber every single other race, combined. They have a continent-spanning Underempire that has settlements underneath almost every single other aboveground faction's towns and cities. The average human is usually no more than a few hundred feet away from a Skaven. Usually *many* Skaven.
And the even more funny thing is that a regular skaven (read clanrat) is not weaker than a human and is way more agile so they can actually take on a human warrior in a 1v1 and come out on top its just they are incredibly cowardly so they prefer 20-1 odds
@@narcisoferreira9976 On top of it all, they are also smart enough and powerful enough to go toe to toe with Nagash, but are so cowardly and backstabby that besides that one time, they never did. A united Skaven front would be terrifying as hell... but it will literally never happen
@@Mirro18 Except for that time it did during the End Times and they took out pretty much every faction that didn't have a tabletop army.
@@somewhereelse1235 POV: a continent has just collapsed in on itself.
PancreasNoWork once said “and while yeah, the average single elf is better than one skaven, there is never just one skaven.”
800 causalities: 300 from the enemies, 500 friendly kills. The *true* skaven experience.
Nice, the 666th like.
Killing 400 of your own men to kill 100 enemies, truly the Skaven experience
sounds like what any self respecting workers party does after gaining power.
Value trading
skaven stonks
@@JuNe-uk6iv you mean like Just the Soviet union?
@@JuNe-uk6iv cringe
I just realized, the small campaign victory basically amounted to the Skaven abandoning the apocalypse and heading to a different island just to save their own hides. A very Skaven playthrough indeed.
Ikit Claw, a normal morning in Skavenblight : "What-what? Human Altdorf exploded? We forgot bomb-bomb under there? What does that even mean-mean ?"
Probably one of the most lore accurate Skaven playthroughs I've ever seen. Especially just noping out at the end there.
Cope inceloid
Yep. The Skaven are absolutely insane abominations, but... they know when it's time to just abscond and find someone else to bug.
XDDDDDDDDDDDDD
"Welp. This is going south very fast-quick. Time to burrow-hide deep-deep underground and wait for it to blow-pass over."
Real lore accurate skaven *nukes moon*
Random rat: We have a battle plan right boss? Big Rat: ....Yes
This is inaccurate there should be two yes’s.
Big rat: We get warpstone
yeah, 'FORWARDS' lol
Random Rat: We have a fight-battle plan right-right boss-leader? Big Rat: Yes-Yes.
@The Mad Philosopher yes yes
Literally the definition of “Trust nobody, not even yourself.” Take out everyone, even the friendlies.
Bomba
Yes-yes good thought-idea
1:12 Fun fact - in Warhammer Fantasy you normally can't fire ranged weapons into a melee... unless you're the Skaven due to a Special Rule (Some Units and Factions in both Warhammer games have "Special Rules" that actually overwrite the normal rules when/if they conflict) they have... "LIFE IS CHEAP"
"Seeing as they were outnumbered 5 to 1, we almost lost." If that isn't the most Skaven shit I've ever heard. Also, it was pretty stupid of Aranessa to put Ikik Claw into a self-defenses situation.
Something something, cornered nuclear holocaust.
welcome to the IMPERIAL GUARD! FOR EVERY ONE THAT FALLS 10 MORE TAKE YOUR PLACE!
going back to tsarist russia tactics
@@paladindanse2989 DIE FOR THE EMPEROR!!! OR DIE TRYING!!!
@@giaxo1739 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
betraying your allies at the end to squeeze out the victory is very skaven
I mean they were undead vampires...they would LEGIT betray YOU so it is very much a stab them before they stab you situation lmao, the one time Skaven paranoia actually pays off.
@@Ceriu i feel like you missed every point in the video
@@jakee.4030 no no he has a point
"Yes yes!"
Life is even cheaper when you buy in bulk. This has got to be the most lore accurate Skaven video I've seen.
"We outnumber them five to one and we almost lost" lol😆
"if you're not dying, you're not trying." instantly made me sub
"if it doesnt hurt it doesnt count" klovis the redeemer
Same here
@@conan2096 nice destiny reference
Russian tactiks
YOU WEREN'T ALREADY?!?!
They are not rules. They are guidelines
More like a bucket list
I'd call them 'suggestions'.
they dont exist in warhammer
Literally the Codex Astartes. Guilliman almost popped a vein when he saw his Ultramarines being literal af
Geneva convention? More like Geneva Suggestion
Ah yes the Geneva Convention. Everyone's favorite Comic Novel.
"geneva convention? are you sure it's not the geneva suggestion?"
Ah yes, the Altdorf suggestion
"rules are made to be broken"
@@artanom8984 Geneva checklist
"I use the Geneva convention as a checklist" -Sundowner
“Geneva Convention more like Geneva suggestion”-chuckles the clown from dnd
I've watched this video like 4 times and the same joke keeps getting me somehow. Worth the subscription back during the first watch "The enemy got 0 kills, and 75 of our troops died" That's FANTASTIC
As someone who doesn´t know any total war lore, it looks like the Scaven are the incarnation of the end-times. And I love it
They literally are! They blow up the moon eventually
In the lore the skaven have long since amassed enough power to basically destroy everyone else, its just that most of them are too occupied killing each other to actually go out and do it. So yes they are.
Warhammer is the kind of setting that you could describe several different factions that way.
essentially yes the end times is largely caused by the rise of clan mors finally unifying the skaven and the widespread attrition that skaven cause by burning and pillaging virtually every rural village through tunnel networks culminating in the creation of the Great horned one a new chaos god at the end of the end times
@@oscarThewise good I hate the moon
"I love that we've already won the battle and I'm still friendly fireing my own units" most skavin Thing ever.
imagine being the pirates, your faction slowly building its way up the power ranks as you manage to befriend the Skaven. They actually end up helping you slightly, but they mostly ignore you and your requests for them to assist you in wars. Then when the endgame crisis happens, you're fighting on multiple fronts to stay alive. All of a sudden your Skaven allies approach you, for no real reason as they're also being attacked in their own territories. Are they here for assistance? supplies? You and your crew ask them what they need, and all of a sudden they gun you down for no reason, then all of them begin cheering over your slowly bleeding out body over a "short-campaign victory" as they put it.
That ending had me in stitches. Truly, you are the best representative of the Skaven playerbase to ever exist.
Geneva Convention exists: Skaven: "It's more like guidelines than actual rules"
Ikit Claw: **Insane Laughter** Also Ikit Claw: **Nukes**
original comment
Oh boy, a to do list!
"It's more like a checklist than anything"
If you don't sign it you no have to follow it
“A victory that works in our favor.” *Pyrrhic Victory* Sensational 🤣
Skaven are best, you literally replenish those number loses in like 1 turn lol...
"Hehehe....SENSATIONAL"
I'm extremely depressed that I have to rewatch this video. It's so good and I wish there was more content like it warhammer 3 stuff
I must say, I have watched this video a number of times by now, just because the combination of editing and comedic timing is just so entertaining
As a skaven enjoyer, i felt proud of the ending
Ah, a Man-thing of taste-culture.
7:54 - Most skaven moment in the video.
So true
Yes, he didn't count the reinforcement army though. Which had beasts. He just counted the first chaff army.
I'm LOVING these warhammer total war videos, nobody does them the way you do with your commentary. Please do more of these I don't care how long it takes for the video or what race it is as long as I get more of this hilarious madness
"Well according to my magic 8 ball 'try again later'" will never not make me laugh. Your delivery of that joke was perfect
The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1997 essentially replaces the Geneva Protocol of 1925 and does ban the production, stockpiling, and transfer of chemical weapons. But Skaven is not a party to the treaty so they cannot be held accountable - a lawyer
This game asks the question "What if Dr Thrax, GLA from CnC Generals, had a rat fursona?"
Now that is a game that desperately needs a remastered version. Damn you Windows!
@@Kirkmaximus hell yes! That game was at least 35% of my childhood, and I wish it was more playable now.
It's so difficult to find a doctor that does house-calls these day! But Dr. Thrax still does!
15:09 Starcraft 1 Zealot death sound, literally cannot forget it. I have discovered a man of class today, and he has earned a subscriber.
"We cut down the tree' *Sylvanas Windrunner greatly approves*
3 friendly fire casualties a second as the Skaven is the most in-lore gameplay I've ever seen.
I enjoyed that, much like a savvy investor, at the end there, you simply cut your losses and while you didn't come out on top- it was fun.
I wouldn't even call the last "betrayal" that -- if anything else, Anessa was probably impressed by such scheming! It's on brand - for everyone!
man, i just love the sheer amount information being puked out in every video, 11/10
The fact that they made the beast men near ikit claw have 90% resistance to missiles in Warhammer 3 is a really kick in the balls.
yeah that shit happens every time. Just need to autoresolve that problem. And yeah, yesterday i've tried southern realms mod and played bilbali faction, which starting enemy is the morgur himself at turn fokin 1, your troops are smiliar to empire spearmen and 2 damn bad archers. With one weak hero and spellcaster lord (of cous without magic at turn1), so i literally lost 60% of my troops for him. It was my second defeat in campaign in warhammer at all, never have i lost my campaign at turn1...
Massive casualties, a blatant disregard for the Geneva Convention and killing more of your own Rats than the enemy? Yeah, the only difference between this video and me doing that on the table is that I've never won a game with my Skaven.
Yeah? I think you mean… Yes-yes!
Get hordes of skavenslaves and fire away with poison wind mortars/globadiers into melee, lose 3 skaven per enemy casualty and win
Sounds like-like a skill-talent issue.
Just found your channel, absolutely love this way of tackling 40K games and your script writing is great and entertaining
Skaven should get multiplayer points for friendly-fire
I really like your Rimworld videos, but these Warhammer videos are something else. I can't even imagine how much time you put in your videos. Keep it up my man!
I didn't know I needed this in my life but I don't think I can go without it now that it is in it
Just started checking out this game and franchise recently, I think I'm gonna be really into it for a while
@@TheTGOAC welcome 🙂
5:53 what a great use of the greatest synth mix ever created. Dagoth Ur approves
Normal factions ending a battle with a 5:1 casualty ratio: IT'S SO OVER Skaven ending with a 5:1 casualty ratio: WE ARE SO BACK
Now, Skaven society is a lot like Soviet society. There is no food
100% true. North Korean society too
Skaven society is a lot like Soviet society. There is *plenty* of food.
@@Haru-spicy protein is everywhere if you don't ask where it comes from.
star symbol symbolize star-vation
If there was no food then how did they double their population and become a spacefaring superpower? These old McCarthyist talking points are so retarded and illogical
Good to see this game nails the skaven lore. I was scared they'd take more damage from enemies and not your own ranged units
“Bretonnia got 0 kills and we lost 75 people. That’s… fantastic!” 9:02 You’ve really got into the skaven role play here. Lol
I have the flu, and your videos help me stay awake and make me feel just a little better. Thank you
The defensive attack against Sartosa was legendarily Skaven
It isn’t fair that China gets two factions, Cathay and the Skaven.
Oh man, wasn't expecting that but certainly made me laugh
Fortunately we also have 2 Chinas
i think that the scaven are supposed to be Japanese XD (the red armor of the storm dudes worrier monks and clan warfare that kind of feels removed from the rest of the worlds politics until they unify to kick your ass)
@@wf1675 There is an actual Japanese faction in the lore, called... Nippon. IIRC the initial Skaven lore had the assassin Skaven (Clan Eshin) learn their crafts from the Kingdom of Ind (three guesses which country that represents), Cathay and Nippon.
@@Malygon the skaven are just skaven. Rats don't discriminate based on geographical location, eastern humans are just as tasty as western humans.
Great choice of background music throughout, so nostalgic.
I ran across this video when it came out. Subbed instantly. Binged all your videos. And now I play total Warhammer 3. thank you Mr.Kleaper
I guess the problem with Skaven in the lore is that they tend to start annihilating one another at some point.
There are too many of them, annihilation is impossible
At some point??? that was happening in the video LOL
friendly fire was turned on from the very beginning xD
"At some point." Skaven society is literally an endless backstabbing contest at the best of times.
This man played skaven better then 90% of the skaven in the lore. Absolutely loved it please do more.
Absolutely loving these total war warhammer videos from you and really hoping you do more!
Ha ha rat-rat has now aquired-gained new knowledge-tactics for the war-battle we-us are going to win-win!!
This is one of the most entertaining commentary gameplay I've ever watched, and its now 6.30am. Thank you
Morghur's missile resistance is really, really high. Actually the highest base missile resistance in the game, starting at 75 % and improving to 85 % with a basic trait available to him at level 2. But given the fact that he's starting the game next to Ikit Claw that's probably fair 😅
Morghur is a straight up hard counter to Clan Skryre. He can outlast all missile units, even with unlimited ammo and he damages enemy leadership fear which a major problem for most skaven units.
This Video single handily made me love the Skaven
ive rewatched this like 3 times and i cant get enough of it. i need more
The best part is this is literally just a normal skaven play through.
as someone who has almost 3 thousand hours in game 2, this video was great and i can imagine very fun even if you dont play the game, if you do however those starting turns may give you anxiety attacks
This is certifiably one of the skaven playthroughs of all time.
All things considered you maybe the most compassionate Skaven leader ever
I was literally wondering what army to play in my first immortal empires campaign. This was my second, but now first choice.
did not expect the Medieval 2 music. Good taste, chief. And there's Brigador. Actually, the brigador music and all those ratling guns, that works nicely. You've just picked all the good music for this. With just about the MOST possible Skaven finish.
Mate, I discovered you fairly recently and I instantly fell in love with the Warhammer videos. I hope to see many more in the future.
Amazing video!!! You were just randomly on my for you page and I loved every second of the video, keep up the good work, hard to find amazing and entertaining Warhammer creators.
It's always a great day when kleper posts
THIS perfectly encapsulates the ultimate lust for conquest at the heart of any Warhammer player.
"No casualties" is a punchline for the skaven slaves!
"As we outnumber them 5 to 1. We almost lost" Excellent story telling
Absolutely love this game and the way you make content with it. Would be cool to have it as ine of the main games on the channel
That use of the CK3 War Declared music was beautiful. You have now peaked my curiosity and shall be watching your career with great interest
Eu4 n stellaris music also :D
11:16 Geneva Convention more like Geneva Suggestion. I may play way too much stellaris
I am actually really curious how long it takes to record, script, voice over and edit these videos cause, damn, I feel they aren't getting the credit owed sometimes. Absolute masterwork!
I understand 0% of the gameplay but ur comedy is so on-point I had to watch the whole thing.
The presentation method used reminds me heavily of SsethTzeentach. Which is good! This was very entertaining, Kleaper!
Had a very similar issue at 16:00 but from Orion. For whatever reason he decided to attack us with nothing but himself, Alariel and an army of Giant eagles and flying car. So I focused him and Alariel and let the flying units bug out super hard. Only had a garrison of slaves on that settlement at the time.
Grim embodies Skaven mentality perfectly here. "Kill Murder? Yes yes! We kill murder clanrats with ratling guns for safety! Less foe enemies within Skaven Ranks means safer Ikit!"
Praise to the Horned Rat! A skaven video from the grim kleaper!
I swear you use the geneva conventions as a checklist in over half your videos
8:51 A POWERFUL GOD THAT CAN SOLO MOST THINGS vs One Sneaky Rat
Entertainment value 10/10 . Makes me want to play Skaven on this game now!
The geneva convention just became the geneva suggestion
"Skaven society is a bit like soviet society... there is no food" LMAO!! I am sure Alexander Solzhenitsyn would have loved that joke
Top notch narration. Never ever heard of this channel before. Thanks, algorythm.
“One of the most powerful goddesses in existence, and with the help of a sneaky rat, dead.” 8:45
Ask legend to save ur long term campaign lol
Non-stop bangers on the backround music. OG starcraft, Age of War, AND the best soundtrack in all of stellaris and the only one in synthetic god thats not mildly annoying: synthetic god. Loving it man
It's often said that the sequel is never as good as the original, but... I want more Grim Kleaper madness with Skaven. Everything here from the betrayals to the kill counts to the explosive shenanigans was perfectly timed and I just want this silliness to continue.
I know absolutely nothing about this game or your channel but this is quality content and I'm here for it.