"Bright Lord, Dark Lord, same thing really." -Brúz the Chopper

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As a wise dwarf once said "Never trust an elf" Geez comments still coming

Celebrimbor: “Sauron can’t be destroyed” Frodo and Samwise: “Observe”

Talion: this is not the end i fought for eltariel: but you are not the only one fighting. Talion: i'm the only one making progress so screw you mate

“This is not the end i have fought for!” “You are not the only one fighting!” I WAS FOR 99% OF THE GAME

Talion:gains isildurs ring Minas morgul: why do I hear boss music?

"You lost the Ranger. That was a mistake." - Sauron

I love how the whole game, Eltariel’s purpose is kill the Nazgul but the one time someone does exactly that... she practically kills them

Kinda weird how she protested talion bearing the ring because of the chance of him becoming a ring wraith but didn't require much convincing to take the ring herself

"I will not trade one Dark Lord for another. *"THIS IS NOT THE END I HAVE FOUGHT FOR!"* Also the best line of Talion.

“As long as I have breath in my body my fate is my own” -the biggest gigachad of the series

What really hurt me was Celebrimbor’s silence as he walks away from the dying Talion. Not so much as a “goodbye, my friend.” After everything we’ve been through together...

Celebrimbor was a dark lord himself, he conquered and took over Morodor. He wanted to dominate a nazgûl himself, and instead of destroying Sauron, he wanted to dominate him!

i like how eltariel did the opposite of her mission, instead of killing the nazgul she made one. wonder how she explained that to galadriel.

I assumed Celebrimbor’s betrayal from the start, but damn I never expected Shelob of all people to be Talion’s savior in the end.

even after all this time I am still still pissed off at celebrimbor

I knew I could trust Shelob over Celebrimbor. I could feel his betrayal coming. I knew what he was.

The Witch-king of Angmar: _"You fool. No living man can kill me."_ Instead of Eowyn giving the oneliner, "I am no man," Talion should've been like with glowing eyes: _"I am not living."_

Can we just agree on one thing? Talion is legitimately one of the strongest characters in the lord of the rings. Not only did he (albeit with some help) not do anything when a ring of power was taken from him, he also was capable of fending off sauron's grasp with sheer willpower for decades. He is legitimately op and i will never change my mind Edit: for anyone seemingly upset at the fact I called Talion a LOTR character, yeah i guess I could use Shadow of Mordor instead, but he is technically a property of lotr so I don't completely understand the anger

1:04 that one hand "can you believe this guy?"

After this mission I fast traveled and suddenly Talion said " I still miss Celeblembor , wars cannot be fought by one man " . WHAT A LEGEND ♥️

"I, am one. But, we, are many" The best line of the game.

Sauron: Dark Lord Celebrimbor: Bright Lord Talion: Edge Lord

“Typical elf work” -Gandalf (Bloopers)

Celebrimbor: "This is not about your vengeance." Celebrimbor in the first game: "I thought you wanted revenge!"

AND THE FACT THAT THEY TRIED TO PAINT HER AS THE GOOD GUY PISSED ME OFF😡🤬

We fought countless enemies, we rose numerous armies and fought thousands of battles. We forged a great ring, we brought all of mordor to its knees twice and at one point we were ready to leave for the white shores together as equals. To walk away like that, without even a single word to say like it all meant nothing to you hurt me celebrimbor.

If they make another I want 2 things: 1:For eltariel NOT to become the new main character. 2:I want a way to be able to kick celembrimbors Ass for what he did to Talion

let me see if i got this right.. she condemns an innocent man to death for the second time without a flicker of remorse whose only crime was having to watch his family being murdered right in front of him before he too was murdered, and later murdered yet again, by Elariel, who even after this heartless display is still not even considered for a possible spy of Sauron, even tho she herself bears a ring of power. however, Talion, is pronounced a main villain immediately without question, just for being lucky enough to survive after both Eltariel and Celebrimbor betrayed, killed, and left him to rot.

I really enjoyed Talion's story from beginning to end. Watching him finally sucumb to Sauron was truly heartbreaking in the end.

Can we just all agree talion is one of the best characters within the series. He’s just a dude, yet he resisted saurons grasp for decades AND he still took the time to kick the asses of all his troops

Just beat the game and this one really stings. The way Celebrimbor and eltariel see him as expendable and move on, people who we thought were friends, where as Shelob, who we thought was villainous, is actually a friend.

Hey, you guys know the quotes talion states after the story is finished when he becomes a wraith?you know, whenever you advance time or fast travel?.. well, has anyone gotten the one where talion speaks of celebrimbor’s betrayal, and yet still misses his companionship? That f****ing broke my heart honestly. I know the lore is a little wonky here and there, but above all else I think, talion & the elf-wraith formed an odd bond, they were sorta pals in my eyes...

At least you still have Shelob, your orcs and the Gondorians.

Celembimbor got what he deserved for his arrogance. Talion fought the shadow wars himself for decades slowing down the dark lord of attacking gondor before lotr. Talion didn't go for revenge, he knew what he had to do.

Elves. Once again, proving themselves to be just huge pricks. I prefer the Dragon Age take on them, where they are knocked down quite a peg.

I saw Celebrimbors betrayal from the very start of the shadow of war, talking about how he wanted to do the same thing Sauron was doing to be a tyrant and rule the world which Talion had absolutely no interest in

One of the saddest and dramatic Protagonist destinys, I saw in Videogame History. To be honest, in the scene After the shadowwars, where Talion walks in sun, I cried calmly with tears.

Even throughout the entirety of her own goddamn dlc, Eltariel never apologized to talion for leaving him to die on a bridge

Talion should've put on isildur's ring right then,and beat the wheels off of Eltariel and Celebrimbor. now THAT would be and ending.

The Dark lord, the Bright lord, and the Edge Lord

Honestly. If Warhammer has taught me anything. You *NEVER* TRUST an Elf.

A Bright Lord instead of a Dark one. Such a good line. It doesn't matter what appearance they take, a tyrant will remain a tyrant.

Am I the only one wondering how Talion maintains control over the armies Celebrimbor helped him dominate after his separation from Celebrimbor?

To me, Elves were always evil, even in Tolkien's original works. They acted high and mighty, but whenever they had the chance to do something to better the lot of those around them, they did nothing. Even worse, they abandoned their supposed allies time and again, leaving them to clean up the mess the Elves created in the first place.

Shelob was Amy Lee this whole time

the "bright Lord ,dark lord samething really" is like a foreshadow not in bruz betrayal but the ending

So basically Talion becomes Ermac from Mortal Kombat.

IT would be cool if you could go as talion And kill them both

I love the constant theme of power corrupting all beings in LOTR. Celebrimbor either already being some power hungry warlord, or noticing he could totally bring the entirety of middle earth under his heel, and betraying someone he had traveled with for so long. Eltariel noticing that the Nazgul could not just be killed but dominated, decides to betray Talion, since he would rather just kill them to release them from slavery.

3:26 "This Is the only way" Narrator: *It wasn't*

Hey only some orcs have iron will, but Sauron does not?

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“Our sacrifices are not in vain” Eltariel has sacrificed nothing here. She is already immortal and has the ability to fight Ringwraiths. Shes only GAINED things from this. She got the Light of Galadriel, she got The New Ring. The only thing she has possibly lost is her own pride. And a few fingers

From the beginning of the series Celebrimbor has been using Talion and here when he thought he doesn’t need Talion ,he betrayed. Elves can not be trusted every single time they felt danger they leave middle earth

Celebrimbor was no better than Sauron in the end. For greed and malice is not only found in the souls and hearts of men, but also in all things living, regardless how innocent or true their intentions may start as. For greed is the basis of all living beings.

Many elves in middle-earth are self-righteous and judgemental but well-meaning and good hearted. However, some elves believe they are incapable of doing wrong and think themselves infallible.

Celebrimbor's betrayal and corruption was actually evident near the end of Shadow of Mordor. I recommend you replay it now that you know Talion's fate.

I am one, but we are many. -Talion’s most badass line

0:25 Celebrimbor: TALION NO! Talion: Talion yes. #thuglife

After getting the ring I wanted to fight celebrimbor with my new powers so badly. Soo badly. I was so hype when I got my new ring. I'll take my new ring over celebrimbor's any day. *(SPOILERS)* I wish Talion never would've given in to the Dark Lord and died. Talion was the homie.

After discussing it with my brother who is a huge fan of this series I came up with this theory. The ring Talion and Celebrimbor both made the new ring. They each put something of themselves in it. When Celebrimbor tried to control sauron it was doomed to fail because without Talion who together succeeded in dominating a nazgul could not make full use of the new ring. But this is just a theory and nothing more.

"This is about restoring ordor to Mordor" ba-dum tsh!

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Talion's last quote on the vid reminds me of LEGION... " I'm one, but we're many "...for some reason it really creeped me out o_O ..

1:47 This shows how Celebrimbor isn’t there anymore, all that’s left is a power hungry husk of what once was, in the Bright Lord DLC he only builds an army to defeat Sauron and save his family and in Shadow of Mordor he did not seek dominion over Mordor, at that point he just wanted vengeance on Sauron as at the end of the game he’s ready to release Talion and accept never defeating Sauron, finally realising how it’s a goal unlikely to be accomplished but in Shadow of War he slowly just wants power over anything as you progress further into the story, he values power over vengeance as he can say in the game how he used to think of his family every second but not anymore and he becomes more sadistic, deranging Brûz leaving him constantly crying and in pain and with the Gondorians he wants nothing to do with them and says to Talion how they’re doomed either way and won’t last long and finally he leaves Talion to die despite how much they’ve been through, just for power.

1:45 The close up on Celebrimbor's face, and the delivery of the "Or Mine" is so good, this voice actor is a genius! He's the same one for Mimir from God of War... This whole cinematic is very well made...

The latest member of the Nazgul is much more interesting anyways

I hate how the whole game Eltariel doesn’t shut up about how bad the ring of power is and then the second she can get a ring she just forgets about the whole rings are bad and just takes it despite her knowing it will kill Talion because what he didn’t want to keep the Nazgûl trapped she is so stupid

Love the quotes "As long as I have breath in my body, my fate is my own." And the one to the Orcs "I am one. But we are many."

You are but one man, and this is minas morgul. I am one, but we. . . are many. By far the best line in the whole game. Gave me chills.

Ermac: I'll lend you my souls so you can terrorize minas morgul Talion: Deal!

I have completed Act 3 and it was really intense and epic . The betrayal of Celebrimbor was really insane . He just walked away and not saying Goodbye to Talion . The ultimate betrayal .

I never thought Celebrimbor was evil until Bruz said that line----"Bright Lord, Dark Lord, same thing really".....in other words the game is trying to tell you at that moment that there will be a twist in this story and I was so waiting for that twist when Bruz said that....

When people talk about this game subverting a lot of canon, I just remember the parts of the story that made it so amazing. I love Tolkien's work, but this game is amazing in it's own right.

I love how Talion becomes stronger and just goes a wrecks ass at the fort

Talion slipped on that ring and proved once and for all that he is the GOAT

Talion: As long as I have breath in my body My fate is my own

“You are but a vessel”-Celebrimbor “You are nothing but a vessel to celebrimbor”- the tower

The only person who was TRULY loyal to Talion was good ol Ratbag.

The way Celebrimbor says "You are mine" when dominating Isildur is chilling for me. Full of arrogance and (I imagine) a crazy look in his eye. Really signifies how far gone he is

“I am one , but we are many” Best line in the series

This whole scene gave the line "Dark Lord, Bright Lord, same thing really" a whole new meaning...

"As long as I have breath in my body, my fate is my own!"

around elves, watch yourselves.

I just love how Talion just brings all the dead gondorians back to retake their city or what was once their city

Back when I first played this game, I was a bit dumb and was just listening to and accepting everything I heard. But after hearing and seeing this cutscene over and over, I now realise how crap this was. Eltariel was bugging Talion about the New Ring ever since they first met, even if for a good reason, and even after helping her take out some Nazgul and three of the Nine she doesn't give him any (outward) respect. She's also been dogging Celebrimbor too for making the New Ring AND the Rings of Power in general, and now when she's finally witnessed a Nazgul being killed for real and is at the doorstep of his master, Eltariel chooses Celebrimbor and his ring over Talion, someone who has fought to protect Middle-Earth in an eternal fate between living and dying? "Our sacrifices are not in vain. This is the only way." my ass! She was just blinded like Celebrimbor was, only not by power, but by victory over Sauron! Talion didn't deserve ANY fate he met in the Shadow games. First he was killed on the Black Gate by Sauron's literal right-hand man in an effort to bring Celebrimbor to them, next he was forced to make his own Ring of Power to combat Sauron, knowing how dangerous those things were, then he was betrayed by the only friend he had in his new life AND someone who helped him throughout Mordor. Though he was used in SoM, Talion and Celebrimbor were becoming close over the course of the game, and now near the end of this one he's left to die? And after all that effort to get to Sauron, dominating Orcs and beasts and ravaging Mordor, his last ditch effort forces him to become a half-Nazgul and hold back Mordor for decades, eventually becoming one of the Nazgul and not being freed until the One Ring and Sauron are finally destroyed, with Talion perishing in the aftermath. Oh, and let's not forget how much he was dogged by Eltariel in her DLC. Eltariel suddenly becoming the morally-right protagonist and Talion becoming the whipping boy/victim is just plain bullshit. I always thought back then that this was sometime during the end of the Shadow Wars, but again, I was dumb at that time. Talion was turned into a Nazgul and Eltariel remains alive, and is hinted to be the next protagonist in the series if there's ever a third game. Damn it, Talion deserved MUCH better than this. So much pain, loss, betrayal and sins he didn't want to go through or commit, all for this...

This was me with my Ex

As a wise Bruz once said “Bright Lord, Dark Lord, Same thing really!”

The Tower: “You are nothing more than a vessel”

"You are but a vessel. And there are others." The way he said that sent a chill down my spine the first time I Heard it. Also hate it how Celebrimbor plays the "Our people," appealing to her elf to elf when he didn't trust her for most of the game up to this point.

"Our sacrifices are not in vain." Pretty easy thing to say to the guy who is sacrificing everything and bleeding out on the ground while you traipse off with no repercussions.

To be honest, I would pay for a dlc of an alternate ending

This game was so fucking underrated. Entire series was great, and told a great story that just added to Tolkien's world. Rare for a game to have strong writing like this.

As Talion was asked in the beginning of the game “How much of your soul was lost in that ring!”

“As long as I have breath in my body…..My fate is MY OWN!”

Vessel? Didn't "The Tower" mention something similar to that?

Celebrimbor: clearly the white sheep in the entire House of Feanor Shadow of War: not anymore.

"This ring is not marred with his evil, this ring, is pure." (Or something alone those lines.) Yeah, its just filled with YOUR evil, arrogance and greed Celedickmore.