7:34 Alternate theory: U'zhul the Skulltaker is its full title and not its name. Therefore there indeed have been more than one U'zhul the Skulltaker and Khorne keeps naming new ones when the current one inevitably gets its skull taken instead of being the taker all the time.
@@codybonds I do recall. The codename: Double-O (00-) is assigned to agents of the Royal Intelligence Services as a mark for the having a License to Kill. And an agent has had ONE successful and IDed kill on their record as a test to be accept as a Double-O Agent. James Bond passed his test and was assigned a 007. Being the Seventh Agent within the service that has a License to Kill. And James Bond is his real name. It is the Codename: Double-O Seven (007) he was assigned and adopted. Now. If you want a codename that isn't a man's real name. Q would be a prime example. BUT! I am rambling. So there being more than one Skulltaker. Even ones that end up sharing the same name. It is possible. More like how the US Government kept naming ships after those the Japanese sunk. All to make it look like those ships never sank. Or worse, U'zhul is more like USS Enterprise. Everyone THINKS he is dead. Yet he appears right behind them and taps them on the shoulder. Before he stabs them in the chest and then takes their head. Cause no good Khorne daemon would stab a man in the back. *Looks at Skarrbrand* Cause during WW2. Japanese Navy thought SEVERAL TIMES they sank the Enterprise. Yet, she just appears later. Thus, she got the nickname "Grey Ghost".
Khorne: coming up with names cuts into my precious time of throne sitting, blood flow watching and skull collecting. These are far too important and I'll get very angry if these things get interrupted
I am very glad he actually has unique Bloodletter buffs, because Bloodletters are easily in my top 3 favorite units in the entire game and if they just made Skulltaker a mini-skarbrand I would have been so disappointed
I thought the design was cool, but seeing that mechanic was so beautiful, I feel heartbreak thinking back on Queek non-cool-cranial-committee Headtaker
Good new, Skulltaker managed to get a dwarf to come out to fight him. Better news, the dwarf is bringing along a human. Terrible news, it’s Gotrek and Felix.
I’m not super versed in Fantasy Lore (im a 40k fan) so this may be a dumb question but do Gotrik and Felix compare to someone who’s only loss in Sigmar. Like he lost to John Warhammer and that’s it? Are two dudes (understatement of the year) that scary? Genuinely curious
Bro THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MENTIONING THE BOOK. It's by far one of if not the best warhammer fantasy book ever and one of the coolest books I've ever read. I'm so glad it's getting the recognition it deserves, and it's always been my personal heacanon that it was Skulltaker's origin story before he was reborn as a chosen bloodletter of Khorne from then on
I think that U'zhul is like the demon Makari and Khorne just keeps bringing him back through different means everytime they die. But Khorne can't figure out when they die so he just brings back a bunch of them hoping that he got it right
What´s also important to mention. Khorne felt that Skulltaker would be a good one, since in the moment Skulltaker was born (or created), the first thing he did was to decapitate the first being he saw, another bloodletter.
I was wondering if anybody else remembered that forgotten film. It was not good. Like the Rocketeer and the shadow. It was a throwback to old radio serials from the 30s.
It's crazy to me that Bloodletters, aka those who spill blood, are lower than Bloodthirsters, those who want blood. I just can't get over the fact that Bloodletters have IMO more impressive and powerful name than Khorne's greatest daemons
@Astroga159 It is because Khorne cares, not where the blood comes. As long as the blood flow. So, a Bloodletter just doing what Khorne expects. To spill blood and offer it to Khorne. Bloodthirsters take things a tad too far. And end up gaining power from the blood meant for Khorne. My theory.
In the 40k version of him, arguably the greatest swordsman in the Imperium fought him to a standstill to buy time so that the rest of his bros could banish the host. At the end of the fight, Skulltaker just nodded in respect and peaced out.
Roach is actually a deeply textured and complex name for a horse. Geralt isn't supposed to feel emotion, but he gives all his horses the same name (of an easily killed but pernicious vermin that people hate) just to avoid growing attached to them.
So he starts in middle of Lustria and beelines to Bretonnia. No single lizard skull on that cape. Lord Kroak wants some red color for his glass painting project!!
I look forward to just crushing Skulltakers ego because im not gonna let him get any duels in the first place and instead introduce him to a excess of ranged weapons.
I guarantee that a literal khorne demon that's killing exclusively in his name while surrounded in all form of khorne imaginery and symbols fuels his master exclusively
@@CJ-wh7ik Just like everyone else that fights with banners and Dogma from their faction? You do realize that normally each go instructs their servants to conduct themselves in battle specifically to prevent Slaanesh from gaining power? For instance.. Khorne followers always attempt to end a foe in one attack because any more than that will feed Slaanesh. A sorcerer who seeks Tzeench's favor for power is just as likely to fall to Slaanesh if they become too greedy. And Followers of Nurgle must ensure their pain is all but null least their infested bulks be nothing more than a conduit of suffering for Slaanesh.
They all feed eachother in some way or another. Slaanesh's armies waging war feeds Khorne, the rotting corpses they leave in their wake feed nurgle and the very battle plans and strategies they use would feed Tzeentch
Get the "Recruit Defeated Legendary Lords" mod, then you can confederate the other Khorne lords. Sail east and make Skarbrand kneel, then you have two god tier armies to raze the world
When I first saw Skulltaker I thought he was wearing a trench coat with armor like you see with some commissars or people that wear fluffy coats and things they are bane.
So. when will the noobs guide for Codius Bondamere come out, the new General of ostland? In case u didnt see it around Golg some CC got their ingame counterpart (okoii, turin, nathan and surely cody as well)
Well, at least he wears a loincloth with his cloak. Most Bloodletters walk into battle about as well protected as a Gaesatae warrior. Even Slaanesh's frontline demons use more protection.
I wonder if this "totally not a vampire mechanic" means demonic units (for him) won't be complete trash, because as it is demonic means they disintegrate instead of running away. Well if they turn to much they're dead but if they run away there's a chance they'll live.
It is sort of funny how skull taker has this lore about how he is super good at killing champions and that ye need to be afraid. But he´s stats in tabletop, while good, isn´t something that will take out a properly kitted out combat lord. And im not talking about a elf or chaos lord, I´ve seen him go down to empire lords (obviously me not playing aos i don´t acctually know how he preforms, if he exists, in that game). Its kind of hillarious that way. Obviously that is my experiance with the guy. And honestly this is sort of true for wulfrik as well. And to be clear WS9 and I9 with four attacks and heroic killing blow is good. its just not always enough to claim the "Im da top dog murder of champions" sort of status me feels. and again have seen him go down in one turn to empire lords
Something I'm curious about: in 40k he's a straight up Bloodletter, but according to the "Blood for the Blood God" novel in WHFB, he's a Daemon Prince who just takes the form of a bigger and stronger Bloodletter. So, which one is actually the true origin for him?
It's actually extremely easy to defeat Skulltaker, just ignore him. He is like a vampire, he need to be invite or someone accept his duel for him to do anything.
Shut up and take my Skull!
And mine!
If you wish
Not all heroes wear capes.
Sometimes legendary lords do too.
7:34 Alternate theory: U'zhul the Skulltaker is its full title and not its name. Therefore there indeed have been more than one U'zhul the Skulltaker and Khorne keeps naming new ones when the current one inevitably gets its skull taken instead of being the taker all the time.
A James Bond scenario. Where 007 and James Bond are both his codename.
or its just the name like Colin, Paul, or Boleslaw. So multiple of families of such guys kicking people's shit in
@@codybonds I can dig it
@@codybonds I do recall. The codename: Double-O (00-) is assigned to agents of the Royal Intelligence Services as a mark for the having a License to Kill. And an agent has had ONE successful and IDed kill on their record as a test to be accept as a Double-O Agent. James Bond passed his test and was assigned a 007. Being the Seventh Agent within the service that has a License to Kill. And James Bond is his real name. It is the Codename: Double-O Seven (007) he was assigned and adopted.
Now. If you want a codename that isn't a man's real name. Q would be a prime example. BUT! I am rambling.
So there being more than one Skulltaker. Even ones that end up sharing the same name. It is possible. More like how the US Government kept naming ships after those the Japanese sunk. All to make it look like those ships never sank. Or worse, U'zhul is more like USS Enterprise. Everyone THINKS he is dead. Yet he appears right behind them and taps them on the shoulder. Before he stabs them in the chest and then takes their head. Cause no good Khorne daemon would stab a man in the back. *Looks at Skarrbrand*
Cause during WW2. Japanese Navy thought SEVERAL TIMES they sank the Enterprise. Yet, she just appears later. Thus, she got the nickname "Grey Ghost".
Or U'zhul is just Khornate demonspesk for "Skulltaker." Humans don't speak khornate and so tack skulltaker onto the end of it.
Khorne: coming up with names cuts into my precious time of throne sitting, blood flow watching and skull collecting. These are far too important and I'll get very angry if these things get interrupted
Can't forget his 9-5 job of seething.
That fits with limited vocabulary of all his unit names.
The Vanilla Ice reference is too much, good on you Cody, I too am that old.
Does your knee also hurt when it rains?
@@codybonds there are times when knees don't hurt?
@@codybonds and all my joints crack very easily
When I get up from sitting too long, it sounds like I'm walking on packing peanuts
I love that the sound design for Skulltaker included real actual human bones
Good one. Lol
It actually does
Fucking what?
In one of the dev blogs, they said they recorded skulltaker cape sounds using authentic -ethically acquired- human bones
I am very glad he actually has unique Bloodletter buffs, because Bloodletters are easily in my top 3 favorite units in the entire game and if they just made Skulltaker a mini-skarbrand I would have been so disappointed
I thought the design was cool, but seeing that mechanic was so beautiful, I feel heartbreak thinking back on Queek non-cool-cranial-committee Headtaker
Maybe Queek will get something like this one day… same way maybe Teclis will get mechanics like Gelt.. we can hope : (
Good new, Skulltaker managed to get a dwarf to come out to fight him. Better news, the dwarf is bringing along a human. Terrible news, it’s Gotrek and Felix.
I’m not super versed in Fantasy Lore (im a 40k fan) so this may be a dumb question but do Gotrik and Felix compare to someone who’s only loss in Sigmar. Like he lost to John Warhammer and that’s it? Are two dudes (understatement of the year) that scary? Genuinely curious
"Makin' movies, makin' music and FIGHTIN' 'round the world!"
ah yes the Khorngors, for when you haven't unlocked Minotaurs with Taurox yet
My head-canon. Whoever takes Skulltaker's skull takes the name of Skulltaker.
i dont think daemons have...skulls left, they are banished when they die...*sad hungry ogre noises*
Kinda makes sense though. :)
@@sanderkiki Tuska Daemonkilla managed to get the skull of a daemon as a trophy, because orks
@@ravnemagne9598 true death i believe is the only thing capable of that
@@sanderkikiOBJECTION, mother Ostankya has a trinket called “demonic skull” in the shape of a blood letter skull
Bro THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MENTIONING THE BOOK.
It's by far one of if not the best warhammer fantasy book ever and one of the coolest books I've ever read. I'm so glad it's getting the recognition it deserves, and it's always been my personal heacanon that it was Skulltaker's origin story before he was reborn as a chosen bloodletter of Khorne from then on
I’m happy to just see Bretonnians in a cinematic
can only imagine how long it took to scour all of CA's footage to ensure that every shot of Skulltaker licking skulls was utilized here
I occasionally chat to Skull Taker's voice actor. He plays D&D near my house.
no i don't lol
Much like Big Hat Logan, its truly a mystery as to why he's called "the Skulltaker"
Roids make the brain work less so not much creativity
Thank you for reminding me about big hat logan.
"All those heads on your capes... You must be Queek Headtaker !"
I think that U'zhul is like the demon Makari and Khorne just keeps bringing him back through different means everytime they die. But Khorne can't figure out when they die so he just brings back a bunch of them hoping that he got it right
your writing is exquisite. Thank you for keeping these up!
U'Zhul the skulltaker lives to instigate and crash out, I can respect that
Spooky Red Guy the Phrenologist is a wild character lore
YES SHORT KING IS BACK
I like Khorne lets him have those skulls, its like dog or cat letting you play with their favourite toy.
What´s also important to mention. Khorne felt that Skulltaker would be a good one, since in the moment Skulltaker was born (or created), the first thing he did was to decapitate the first being he saw, another bloodletter.
Skulltaker is one of the Legendary Lords with the best fashion sense with that sweet cape of his.
Jesus the phantom. Thats an old reference cody
I was wondering if anybody else remembered that forgotten film. It was not good. Like the Rocketeer and the shadow. It was a throwback to old radio serials from the 30s.
It's crazy to me that Bloodletters, aka those who spill blood, are lower than Bloodthirsters, those who want blood. I just can't get over the fact that Bloodletters have IMO more impressive and powerful name than Khorne's greatest daemons
Hey, Khorne just appreciates the humble working man (daemon?)
@Astroga159 It is because Khorne cares, not where the blood comes. As long as the blood flow. So, a Bloodletter just doing what Khorne expects. To spill blood and offer it to Khorne. Bloodthirsters take things a tad too far. And end up gaining power from the blood meant for Khorne.
My theory.
In the 40k version of him, arguably the greatest swordsman in the Imperium fought him to a standstill to buy time so that the rest of his bros could banish the host. At the end of the fight, Skulltaker just nodded in respect and peaced out.
Roach is actually a deeply textured and complex name for a horse. Geralt isn't supposed to feel emotion, but he gives all his horses the same name (of an easily killed but pernicious vermin that people hate) just to avoid growing attached to them.
1:40 SHORT ???????????
THAT ONES GOING IN THE BOOK!!!
THAT'S A GRUDGING!
@ THERES ANOTHER GRUDGING
100% right on that last part about long memories.
This was so good as always haha.
Your South Park reference has ben noticed and is appreciated 😁😁
Keep up the geat work ^^
And your Korn 😉😉 reference too😂
Oy! Come on Tugger!
So he starts in middle of Lustria and beelines to Bretonnia. No single lizard skull on that cape.
Lord Kroak wants some red color for his glass painting project!!
Thanks for the video always enjoy your guides
I look forward to just crushing Skulltakers ego because im not gonna let him get any duels in the first place and instead introduce him to a excess of ranged weapons.
I imagine that Gorbad's getting his Noob's Guide before Maneater does for... reasons.
Nothing more frustrating than a 15 second clip of skulltaker just standing around as filthy peasants poke him with forks.
Yeaaaahy missed these vids
So… the Khornate version of the Queek Headtaker that we wish we had.
+30 melee attack +30 bonus infantry on all units is insane with the fully upgraded tree
My favorite Ostland master engineer.
I can’t believe you just Glossed over the fact that the first thing Skulltaker did after being creating is rip the head off another Bloodletter
He will be a worthy foe for my alberic campaign!
I was waiting for a Predator reference. You did not let me down.
In an early script draft I stopped the video to laugh manically like the predator for 30 seconds.
I’M SO HYPED
I really appreciated the South Park Russel Crowe reference
I'm so glad CA has gone the route of letting the gameplay they create speak as marketing
U'Zhul is just the khornate equivalent of Josh apparently.
so i guess its also a mistranslation of an old language? that and what does it mean "Savoir of Khorne"
Huh, I remember having his model on the juggernaut when I was younger. Wonder if I still have the bits.
The bloodletter lord that adds no bloodletter units to the roster
Ok now lets see him show up outside of a Lizardman temple
Remember. Pride is Slaanesh's primary source of power and in one way or another they all feed the Dark Prince.
I guarantee that a literal khorne demon that's killing exclusively in his name while surrounded in all form of khorne imaginery and symbols fuels his master exclusively
@@CJ-wh7ik Just like everyone else that fights with banners and Dogma from their faction? You do realize that normally each go instructs their servants to conduct themselves in battle specifically to prevent Slaanesh from gaining power? For instance.. Khorne followers always attempt to end a foe in one attack because any more than that will feed Slaanesh. A sorcerer who seeks Tzeench's favor for power is just as likely to fall to Slaanesh if they become too greedy. And Followers of Nurgle must ensure their pain is all but null least their infested bulks be nothing more than a conduit of suffering for Slaanesh.
They all feed eachother in some way or another. Slaanesh's armies waging war feeds Khorne, the rotting corpses they leave in their wake feed nurgle and the very battle plans and strategies they use would feed Tzeentch
Vampires are going to be more scared of this guy than of Harry
I think this lord has a thing for bloodletters. Maybe it's just me.
I hope they have some Hamlet references with him.
I miss the good old times when the "Executioner" was an active ability instead of murking machine that automatically beheads everyone around it.
Get the "Recruit Defeated Legendary Lords" mod, then you can confederate the other Khorne lords. Sail east and make Skarbrand kneel, then you have two god tier armies to raze the world
When I first saw Skulltaker I thought he was wearing a trench coat with armor like you see with some commissars or people that wear fluffy coats and things they are bane.
Oh, so he is Lu Bu from three kingdoms
We DO NOT PURSUE LU BU
i can't believe skulltaker was the bay harbour butcher
Somehow not even Skulltaker could get through an episode without atleast one sex joke.
Did you see how he tongued that skull?
Look at that tongue. He licked that skull. He a freak for real lol
1:33 Slay Anything routine starts here
Oh man. Slay anything is a brilliant pun.
So. when will the noobs guide for Codius Bondamere come out, the new General of ostland? In case u didnt see it around Golg some CC got their ingame counterpart (okoii, turin, nathan and surely cody as well)
I am disappointed in not one Samurai Jack Demongo joke with skulls and essence! Imagine Demongo's voice coming out of skulltaker "I want his essence!"
I sheepishly admit I only watched the first season as a kid.
Looks like skulltaker was the bay harbor butcher all along
Great job as always. Skulls for the skull throne! So basically his army is 18 bloodletters and 1 bloodletter hero?
Exalted bloodletters, but yes
Well, at least he wears a loincloth with his cloak. Most Bloodletters walk into battle about as well protected as a Gaesatae warrior. Even Slaanesh's frontline demons use more protection.
6:55 I am dumb and not an IP lawyer, what does this mean? 😅
Skulltaker was so made for me, I always liked Khorne but hated Skarbrands playstyle, and I think bloodletters are the coolest looking khorne demons
Can't what to see what trajan can do with the new khorne stuff
Man, imagine if WULFRIC HAD THIS SORT OF ABILITY
I feel like Queek should have the skullcaps as well
I need more noob's guides
Moooooarrrrrr!
@codybonds moarrrrr
We're really not getting that Norsca update are we?
This whole character would of been perfect for a Wulfric rework
Love ya mate
Skulls for the Skull Cape!!
I wonder if this "totally not a vampire mechanic" means demonic units (for him) won't be complete trash, because as it is demonic means they disintegrate instead of running away. Well if they turn to much they're dead but if they run away there's a chance they'll live.
his whole camp is uterly broken to a point where if you don't want to use exploits etc you end up doing it anyway
Nice, do you think you’ll do a video on Scylla? I know he’s not a legendary lord but he’s pretty interesting
Wait Skulltakers mounts helm looks like Queek's hmm cool
Skull taker got that drip
Skulltaker because Headtaker was already "taken"
Hey man, you’ll never see a Khornate get head
@averageeughenjoyer6429 but apparently a skaven you will
@ oh they get the delapidated gas station type
@@averageeughenjoyer6429 glory hole tier sloppy joe
Still want a full on Predator Spine Rip in its combat animations
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! MILK FOR THE KHORNE FLAKES!
do tyrion next ⚔️🧝♂️🦅
This is the Skulltaker
He takes Skulls
Queek is jealous of his Skull mechanic. Give the rat a head mechanic
Noobs Guide to Codius Bondimere when?
so who stronger skarband or skulltaker
Not to be confused with the Headtaker
It is sort of funny how skull taker has this lore about how he is super good at killing champions and that ye need to be afraid. But he´s stats in tabletop, while good, isn´t something that will take out a properly kitted out combat lord. And im not talking about a elf or chaos lord, I´ve seen him go down to empire lords (obviously me not playing aos i don´t acctually know how he preforms, if he exists, in that game). Its kind of hillarious that way. Obviously that is my experiance with the guy. And honestly this is sort of true for wulfrik as well.
And to be clear WS9 and I9 with four attacks and heroic killing blow is good. its just not always enough to claim the "Im da top dog murder of champions" sort of status me feels. and again have seen him go down in one turn to empire lords
But that means fewer skulls for the throne.
Something I'm curious about: in 40k he's a straight up Bloodletter, but according to the "Blood for the Blood God" novel in WHFB, he's a Daemon Prince who just takes the form of a bigger and stronger Bloodletter. So, which one is actually the true origin for him?
In Warhammer everything is canon, nothing is true.
It's actually extremely easy to defeat Skulltaker, just ignore him. He is like a vampire, he need to be invite or someone accept his duel for him to do anything.
SKULLS FOR THE SKULLTAKER
Wait, He seeks out worthy challengers? ... Then, Why does he fight Bretonnia?
It's simple. You take the skulls
Modern Culture wants to replace him with Blitzo.
Wait...isn't most of this, word for word, wulfric the wanderers lore too?
Makin movies
Makin songs
N foiiiitin round tha wuuurld