SHADOW OF WAR - All Nazgul Visions and Origins (Ringwraiths/Witch King) 

Imagine agreeing to bear the ring of someone who literally betrays the previous wearer right in front of you.

Honestly... I actually like these origins for the Nazgul. It just makes Sauron seem that much more petty and spiteful.

I still find it ironic for all her posturing about morality and the weakness of the Nazgul, she takes the ring the first time it’s offered to her, showing not even elves are free from corruption and power mongering

“Bright lord, dark lord; same thing really.”

4:11 “if you kill me, you’ll start a war”, he says, after killing a king himself

Nazgul flashbacks are a piece of art, I mean the transition at 7:00 where Isildur turns into the Eye and then been chased by orcs, *muack* such a smooth transition

Shadow of Mordor series is heavily underrated and the nemesis system should be use in any fantasy medieval game

Don't you just love how armor only stops arrows when wearing a ring of power

The first king was one of Numenor the last king Ar Pharazon, you can actually find fragments or memories of him in the first game.

It doesn’t go with the lore, but this is incredibly well done. I like Sauron got back at Isildur by enslaving him too

4:12 yet having your men kidnap his daughter and fireing a bunch of arrows into his chest somehow wouldn't start a war?

If you think about it Isildur is the youngest Nazgul before talion because he was recruited by sauron's ghost

I really like the shot of Isildur's shadow and the flames becoming like Sauron's silhouette when he puts on the One Ring.

7:44 It betrayed isildur. To his death.

Theory: that lord or general in 1:48 who confronts Ar Pharazon and the last person to bow down to him is Elendil

I love these stories, I know they are not canon - but a part of me wishes they were. It would give a compelling tragic element to the Nazgul and a vindictive edge to Sauron, the Nine would be un-living testaments to the price of defying him. I also wish they went the full way and made "Suladan" into Ar-Pharazon: who he clearly is, just renamed.

I liked the Isildur twist. It makes sense that Sauron wanted to humiliate his enemy.

They should have just used Khamul the Easterling instead of Isildur.

I feel bad for the dude who accidentally killed his daughter... That could smash even the strongest of iron Will's in men.

Reminder that in the lore Ar Pharazon did not become a nazgul and is eternally locked away in the Caverns of the Forgotten as punishment for invading Valinor

6:58 Never noticed that the game has the one ring glow blue for a moment, signifying that what gollum says in the first game is true, celebrimbor is still bound to the one ring. Could he have manifested to isildur in this games timeline

3:30 Whoever made that armor should be fired. Those arrows penetrated it so easily.

Tbh I never tired looking of these armors. They all looking smooth and clean

Still my heart breaks when Celebrimbor calls Talion just a vessel. I thought after all they become comrads but it seems that even in death elves are too prideful

I just barely learned who Helm Hammerhand was (who’s a badass by the way) and this story was no where near the same but it was cool to see him animated tho

"Don't take things from people with glowing eyes and/or pointy armor." - our parents. Just simple lesson that the kings of man always forget.

They're "savage orcs" because Sauron and Morgoth MADE THEM THAT WAY! They were never GIVEN a choice! The worst off of them KNOW they're effectively slaves. Even Tolkien wrote in his creator's notes that there HAD been forces who had peacefully assimilated.

The Shadow Wars were such an amazing addition to the Lord of the Rings franchise. It shows that you can only hold Celebrimbor and Sauron back by fighting with your life and souls.

@1:00 Sooo, what exactly would the point of Sauron switching into his unintimidating skinny blonde guy form be after he clearly just walked out of his dark castle and up to the king in his 8ft tall armored up dark lord appearance. As if the guy forgot what he looked like literally 5 seconds earlier.

something a lot of the lotr nerds fail to grasp here is that the nazgul in this particular entry of lotr can die, but the lure of the rings of power continues to corrupt the hearts of men who possess them. Each nazgul (and more likely isildur) likely had a predecessor before that point and either by sauron forcing it upon them, or by them taking it for themselves, the ring bearer's all fell into being another nazgul, and thus making them truly immortal. The interesting bit with the witch king is he likely was the only one that survived since getting the ring.

For a game series not being canonical but still keeping a solid grasp on the lore itself, they truly did an awesome job bringing a different aspect of Tolkiens work to light 🔥

I wished the game didn't deviate from the lore that much. Instead of having the ringwraiths origin to established characters from the book, they could have simply made up the kings and warlords. Same with Shelob being a shapeshifter and screwing up the timeline of Minas Ithil.

This is more enjoyable than Rings of Power

Game seems more story oriented and accurate than the newly released show!

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3:40 Helm Hammerhand story was quite tragic. Edit: he is a noble man in the book.

4:43 love that sound

I had a tough time with hammer head because he killed me a bunch of Times until the next day I finally defeated him

Can the 3rd game be where we are a fully transformed nazgul with fully upgraded powers

The second nazgul gave me Baratheon vibes.

The best game of 2017

Hammerhand killed Gaara ;-;

is that the Il Duomo from Firenze in the background at 1:32? :)

Somethings that should not been forgotten, were lost

Only 3 Nazgul were descent of numenor Kamul second in command was an easterling

1:32 I've never played the game so... anyone who can provide me with a short version of why the Florence cathedral appears in a Lotr-based story?

I wonder who is stronger, talion with celebrimbor and the bright ring or sauron with the ring ? Because talion would have been able to control sauron without his ring.

Shadow of Middle Earth and do the witch-king of angmar, and the fall of Arnor. Open world, can be either a nazgul or an elf. Good or bad, Open world concept. I wanna play that game

The lord who got ambushed and had his daughter kidnapped. Is how I imagine Roberth Baratheon would look and fight in his prime.

What nazgul wields a hammer/mace? And isn’t Calenbrimbor good in the books?

Missing Nazgul twins part. Helm's was best, Isildur's was worst. If he had Isildur as Nazgul, why he didn't found The One earlier?

I don't care if this is not canon, if it works, it works

1:32 Bruh I just noticed that building in the background is literally just the Duomo of Florence 1:1 lol.

I'd join up to be a Nazgul. They get free horses to ride around on. Seems like a dope gig.

3:43 Hold up. Is that Orochimaru?

Let me see if I understood. Sauron made Isildur one of the Nazgul, am I ok? or even the Witch King?

I can't tell witch one is the witch king?

Okay, huge plot hole - Isildur being a Ring Wraith is literally impossible. Sauron didn't discover where Isildur had fallen until well into the Third Age, well after Deagol had found the one Ring and become Gollum which took place around 2463 of the Third Age. The Nine had been servants of Sauron since the Second Age, all of them well accounted for across the annals of Middle-Earth's History.

9:35 Tailon: We are trying to destroy slavery. Celebrimbor: Slavery cannot be destroyed. Sauron: Let us introduce a new word of Slavery - Serve

What is Witch King of Angmar’s real name called?

"War has come!" "FATHER N-!"

I'm confused. Isildur wasn't a Nazgul.

1:33 is that,,, is that the Duomo???

Ah yes, hammering a delicately made ring

Disappointed khamul never turned up :/

1:35 something looks familiar

It's mad that Isildur was a nazgul in this game, but it's certainly possible as his mortal remains were never found...

Man, canon or not. I like that this gives some form of tangibility to all these evils from tolkein universe like .., fkn sauron is the main villain and he isn't even a corporeal thing. its like voldemort for the first 4 movies. Same for the wraiths.

The last king of Numenor Helm Hammerhand Isildur

Better version than Rings of Power by Amazon

"IF YoU kiLL me, YouLL start a WaR" yeah, cause shooting him with fucking arrows definitely won't. 😂😂

its a shame we only saw the origin of a few i would have been eager to especialy see the origin of the witch king

How cool would it be if we play as glorfindel in the third game

A diffrent me how CURIOUS

I finished the game

I hope they integrate this into the rings of power. It would be sick........but probably not.....

They played talion

The one that I don´t like his Helm Hammerhand he would never be Nazgul.

Annetar is next level

Lol Witch King city as 1:33 is Florence

When i played it i wished i could hunt these two down, i like elves but these two are worthy to go evil path

You forgot the one's defeated by ELTARIEL

Isildur became a ringwraith? I did not know that.

Too bad they portraited the defeat of Sauron like the movies, it makes no sense. In the books Isildur cuts the ring from his finger when he was already defeated on the ground.

Can anyone write to me what Sauron said to Suladan ?

What’s the name of the male voice actor at 4:12 ?

Is it me or did I just hear Gaara for awhile back there???

So where are the other story of other kings? We only have 4 here, 5 to go.

Pretty sure you missed 3. Talion and the Sisters.

"iF YoU kiLL mE, yOU’ll stARt a wAr"......

i never new what sauron looked like but now i now

7:48 so the ring is + 30 armor then lolol

Duomo di Firenze 1:33

6:15 has the same energy as telling your partner that your willing to swap your child for a dog

This game and the one before it makes a good point. Your family can get slaughtered before your very eyes. Your enemies will do the most twisted horrors to you. They will break you. Destroy you. And in the end, you can still side with them. Because they're the devil you know. Meanwhile so called heroes and white knights will turns their backs and leave you. Destroy you under the pretence of some "better" cause. When in reality it's their own selfishness. Your live means nothing. While the enemy would make use of you. Without reason and purpose, we are nothing. At least Sauron doesn't pretend. His methods work because, even if he leaves you to your assumptions, he's not one to lie outright or be a back turner. Where else will monsters go when they have nowhere else to go? Even Shelob is skulking in her cave, instead of trying to face and confront Sauron and talk to him until something gives. Looks like she chose to be in that cave though. Is she too afraid to face him when Sauron states sacrifices must be made? Quoting Bruz on this one. "Bright lord. Dark lord. Same thing really." He's saying "They're as bad as each other." Except the bright lord is far worse. He's still deluded about what he's actually doing. There's no "light". That's an excuse. It's about control. Sauron and the bright lord both make it about that control. The bright lord wants to stop Sauron, because when it comes right down to it... He's seeing his own reflection. And becomes more like that with every passing day. Give it time. He'll lose himself just like Ranger did. Then the bright lord will have nothing left to lose when stripped of his delusions. What will happen then?

All the Nazgûl were once just... some fucking guy.

6:16 😂😂

Did his eyes just glow?

Talion is Epic

If I were a king like them ....of course I will take the ring