Shadow of War - The Most Loyal Orc in Mordor Cheated Death to Serve Me

Middle Earth: Shadow of War

Skun the warlord Cheated Death to Serve me

[AlphaLyons]

"Boss!" "Yours eyes don't decieve you. I live and I have returned to serve you once again." This guy is truly loyal. Protect Him!

[FreddieMercurytheSharkWrestler]

I had a follower named Grublik the Friendly. He was one of my best followers until he died. Some time later while I'm exploring Gorgoroth I get hit with a "GRAVEWALKER." I turn around and think I'm being ambushed till I see Grublik. All he says to me is "Hey boss I'm not dead....that's all I wanted to tell you" and walks off.

[yoga]

An undying loyalty... A perfect orc for the overlord position

[samuraipotato]

I had an Olog that was quite a brute, he had killed countless captains in a siege, he was COMPLETELY ruthless, he picked up a Uruk and threw it at another captain to kill him, during the siege though, they had a graug calling captain. the graug ended up killing him, because beasts did a lot of damage to him, much later in my play through, in the beginning of the shadow wars, I got to the overlord, which had just knocked me down the final time, was about to plant a club in my skull, this scarred up Olog grabs the guy, and hits him across the throne room, killing this Legendary Overlord, in one hit. It turned out to be The Dwarf Killer, now renamed to the beast slayer, and now he had a graug head on his shoulder, he was wearing it as armor for Christs sakes. He cheated death, walked through a battle field, and bunted this guy across the room, just to serve me.

[rachdarastrix]

Orc: *dies*

Orc: ….. "The after life is boring."

Orc: *Lives*

[Lickicker]

If he cheated death to come back and serve you, he definitely deserves to be the overlord

[skull-chan]

Me: “You see Brûz, that’s how you earn a fort!”
Brûz: “I DON’T WANT THE FORT!!!”

[DarthSidian]

What a G. He died and came back just to help you out some more. He is the real MVP

[ryceboyproductions]

I will always remember this story-

During my first few hours of the game ( Act I ) I was attempting to kill a captain ( I don't remember his name), when suddenly he got me on the floor. There I am, bleeding, waiting for the final blow, but it doesn't come from him. A random orc from the crowd of many, a man in the back, sent his weapon flying my way. Upon my death, he laughed. He taunted me with his laughter. He said something along the lines of "Ha! I slayed the Tark! Actually, that's not a bad name!" I was then revealed to his title, Nazu. But that was his old name. Now he shall be refereed to as Nazu the Tark Slayer Over the next several hours of my game play, this orc never left my back. Every event that occurred, he was ready to foil my plan. Every single time, no matter where, he was there to kill me. He was only getting stronger.

Many deaths by his hand later, along with many hours played, I decided the only way I was going to stop him was to kill him first. So i looked for him. (This was all still in Minus Ithil by the way) Eventually I found him. There he was, next to his pack of orcs, waiting for my next move so they could follow it. In a small little town with only a few houses. We met eyes. "Oh, so you've decided to come get killed again, hey? Let's get this over with." Then it was chaos. A pure 15 minutes went by feeling like an hour. I was not equipped for this. I had made this orc too powerful, and he knew me too well. It was a losing battle. I had only cut him down about half way, but eventually, I let loose. I unleashed my fury on him, and I had him on the ropes, but that wasn't all he had to offer. Nazu started kicking my ass! I had nearly nothing left in me, so I retreated on top of this small house as fast as i could, and there I waited, catching my breath.

There he was, climbing the building, lust for blood. _My blood_. He finally peaked his head above the floor of the roof and, to his surprise, met a flaming arrow straight to the face. He immediately burst into flames, as the camera slowly zoomed in on his burning body, he fell back into the air, and and crashed into the hard ground. It was done. _He_ was done. I had gained this undying sense of accomplishment that I had finally gotten my revenge. Or at least I thought...


Maybe a few moths of in-game time had passed, and I was just finishing up a caragor hunt down the narrow path at the bottom of a cliff. It was a dark, calm night. Strolling back up the ridge, something happened. I heard a shout. From behind me, I saw a man. Not a man, an orc. Burned. His skin seared and molded into terrifying ways. "You thought you could kill me, Tark? You thought wrong!" Nazu Flame of War was his new title, crafted from what I had done to him. I was behind what he had become. I was in complete shock. How? How could he have came back? That's impossible! I killed you! He ran at me, axes that once bloodied my skull in hand. It was a cold battle. He was fierce, but in no shape to beat me. I had the upper hand. This was the man that had killed me countless times. I knew how he worked, but this time he was different. Finally, the fatal blow came... from me. There he was, on the floor. This scenario seemed familiar, but something was different about it. I was the one ready to finish my opponent. "Do it, Tark! Finish me!" He gave one final attempt to comeback, but I swiftly countered, and my blade was already inside of him. His face of anguish, but also calmness, as I sheath my sword deeper in his flesh. He falls to the ground, and within moments, rolls off the cliff. The game portrays this as just another target eliminated, but to me this was something more. Much more. But, wait, what is that? An article of clothing, a cape, left on the cliff edge. I pick it up. I feel this is the end of my torment, but was it really torment? This cape, red with paint, scarred from blade, was a symbol. An artifact. This wasn't a nuisance, an enemy. This was a lesson. I kept it close.

About a week went by without Nazu, and I had to admit, I missed him. No-one was there to ambush my mission, kill me a few times, ruin my experience. I was lonely. I decided to wear that cape, in remembrance of him. I would never remove it. Showing that determination is all you need in life, and if you believe you can do something, you *can!* I still come across new capes that offer way better stealth options or special features, but I decline. I still wear that cape to this very day.

I will never forgot what I made Nazu become the day he was promoted upon my death, and I will never forget what he made me become. Determined.

Whether it be Tark Slayer, or Flame of War, Nazu will always hold a special place in my heart.

I will never forget him.

That is why I love this game. 10/10 if you can become as immersed as me.

[kokichiwantstoes]

Pretty recently, I had an enemy that just wouldn’t die. His name was Snafu the endless, which was ironic, because every time he died, he just came back, as if nothing happened and tried to kill me again. One day, I had him on the ropes, though. I got him on the ground, and when he was on the ground, I felt bad for a bit. For some reason, I didn’t want to kill this guy, who had come back, again and again, to kill me. Later, I got into another fight with him, and I knew what had to be done. I executed him, reluctantly. After that, I haven’t found anyone like him to fight who would come back. What hurt the most was when I got to the final Carnan mission. In the final mission, you go to Minas Morgul and fight a bunch of basically zombies and Zog the Eternal the last time. And right as I was about to get rid of one ritual totem, I got the prompt of an Uruk getting your attention. It was Snafu. He was undead, and I kinda felt bad again. I remembered how fun it was to deal with a rival like that. And for the last time, I fought him.

[conorgregg]

When girls ask where all the good guys have gone, show em this video

[Codex_]

When u really really want that promotion.

[zathandrapus]

One of my captains I had set as my bodyguard due to him having an ability to summon a graug whenever he felt like it died to a captain I was fighting, the captain killed me and I went for revenge, as the captain was about to execute me my deceased bodyguard came back and shot the captain then summoned his graug to help me kill the remaining uruks, he's an overlord now

[zemozzo]

My orc dies and his name was the Gravewalker he looked cool and was one of my favorites then the next day he comes back and says “I’m back and I know when you saw me die you didn’t shed a tear but guess what I’m still loyal” and at that moment I knew he was one of the best orcs yet, brings a tear to my eye 😢.

[TheLichruler]

Any time I've had an orc cheat death, and come back to me in loyalty, I always promote them to at least a warchief. Cheat death, and come back to me with no hard feelings? You're damn right you're getting promoted!

[jackybekker]

My personal bodyguard is a KingSlayer and so he has only one hand, the other one looks like a claw out of a arcade machine and his class trait lets him get out two crossbows and shoot them like akimbos and I’ve had him for about a week and I just now realized that it’s physically impossible for him to pull the trigger of the other crossbow

[senpaikuso]

Damn, need to find me a girl this loyal.

[penitentpotato]

I once had a similar experience which I thought was pretty funny. My first captain of Nurnen, a The Drunk, died in battle while fighting my nemesis. I found it pretty unfortunate that he died because he and I really had a bond. I figured that if he were to come back from the dead, he'd be hostile for getting killed in my presence. Yet, after killing a warchief in a mission, just as I was walking away from Sharksburz, I suddenly heard in the distance; "WAIT, WHAT'S GOING ON?" After which he just said "Oh, Allright then" and walked off, still being my ally.

[heavycritic]

The first time this happened to me, I was completely overwhelmed.
I felt there was something special about that Uruk, when he had earlier said "Next time you take the damage and I kill them, okay boss?" or something to that effect. A while later he died in battle, and then he came back during a siege and killed two other captains.
Easiest Overlord choice I've ever had.

[yeetinrager]

I had a good orc once
He always protected me
And never betrayed me.
That is until i lost him in battle
1 like - 1 cheated death for my good ol follower.
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