History Funny / MiddleEarthShadowOfWar

* One Uruk title is "[[{{Gasshole}} Thunder-Bowels]]".

* One Uruk title is "[[{{Gashole}} Thunder-Bowels]]".

** And if you were wondering, yes, his captain title is "The Tark Slayer".

* Ologs in combat will occasionally ''pick up and throw their own Uruk {{Mooks}}'' at you.

* Olog's in combat will occasionally ''pick up and throw their own Uruk {{Mooks}}'' at you.

'''The Agonizer:''' '''I AM GOING TO PUT YOUR HEAD ON A PIKE!'''... which I think is another word for spear, they may be slightly different but I'm not sure, but anyway it sounds better than spear so... yeah. '''HEAD ON A PIKE!'''

* After the first fight with Carnan, Talion starts to wonder why she's TheDreaded-[[TemptingFate and then a vine comes out and yanks him to her lair mid-sentence]].

* On occasion, an Overlord who's keep you've harassed will [[ProperlyParanoid execute likely spies when you start a siege]]...[[SubvertedTrope except sometimes]], [[WrongGenreSavvy you didn't put in a spy at all]]. Your Assault Leaders will be struggling to keep a straight face.

* Bruz the Chopper, an Olog-hai who, from the looks of it, is the new Ratbag albeit without the cowardice. After Talion dominates him, he stands there with an aggressive snarl on his face, [[BaitAndSwitch before he grins and cracks a joke]].
--> '''Bruz:''' Bright Lord? Dark Lord? Same thing, really. End result's me ripping spines out, [[BloodKnight which I like to do anyway]], so either way's a win.

--->'''Bruz:''' My BlackSpeech is a little rusty (actually, I don't know a single word, which is a pain in the ass!), but, to hazard a guess, he said "You're all going to die, horribly." ''(chuckles)'' My kind of bloke!\\

'''Bruz:''' ''({{beat}})'' Define "focus".

* In a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M17yXQYkhYg new trailer]], we see Talion and Celebrimbor's first meeting with [[spoiler: Eltariel, the Blade of Galadriel]]. Amidst some bitter tension and sad discoveries, there's a few moments of hilarity: the rather academic way Eltariel inquires about the process of Talion's ResurrectiveImmortality [[spoiler: (having been the one who ''killed him'' this time)]] for one, but most especially the [[OhCrap surprise]] written across Celebrimbor's spectral visage when it is revealed that [[spoiler: she can [[TrueSight SEE]] his independent spirit-form. Only those who wield or wielded Rings of Power can, like Sauron or Gollum.]][[note]]In [[Literature/LordOfTheRings the source material]], powerful or older Elves could also [[spoiler:see into the Wraith-World. The Light of Galadriel is why she can see him, so it's fairly certain Galadriel herself enchanted it with very old magic.]][[/note]]

* In a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M17yXQYkhYg new trailer]], we see Talion and Celebrimbor's first meeting with [[spoiler: Eltariel, the Blade of Galadriel]]. Amidst some bitter tension and sad discoveries, there's a few moments of hilarity: the rather academic way Eltariel inquires about the process of Talion's ResurrectiveImmortality [[spoiler: (having been the one who ''killed him'' this time)]] for one, but most especially the [[OhCrap surprise]] written across Celebrimbor's spectral visage when it is revealed that [[spoiler: she can [[TrueSight SEE]] his independent spirit-form. Only those who wield or wielded Rings of Power can, like Sauron or Gollum.]][[note]]In [[Literature/LordOfTheRings the source material]], powerful or older Elves could also [[spoiler:see into the Wraith-World]][[/note]]

* In a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M17yXQYkhYg new trailer]], we see Talion and Celebrimbor's first meeting with [[spoiler: Eltariel, the Blade of Galadriel]]. Amidst some bitter tension and sad discoveries, there's a few moments of hilarity: the rather academic way Eltariel inquires about the process of Talion's ResurrectiveImmortality [[spoiler: (having been the one who ''killed him'' this time)]] for one, but most especially the [[OhCrap surprise]] written across Celebrimbor's spectral visage when it is revealed that [[spoiler: she can [[TrueSight SEE]] his independent spirit-form. Only those who wield or wielded Rings of Power can, like Sauron or Gollum.]]

* In a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M17yXQYkhYg new trailer]], we see Talion and Celebrimbor's first meeting with [[spoiler: Eltariel, the Blade of Galadriel]]. Amidst some bitter tension and sad discoveries, there's a few moments of hilarity: the rather academic way Eltariel inquires about the process of Talion's ResurrectiveImmortality [[spoiler: (having been the one who ''killed him'' this time)]] for one, but most especially the [[OhCrap surprise]] written across Celebrimbor's spectral visage when it is revealed that, unlike practically anyone else, [[spoiler: she can [[TrueSight SEE]] his independent spirit-form.]]

* In a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M17yXQYkhYg new trailer]], we see Talion and Celebrimbor's first meeting with [[spoiler: Eltariel, the Blade of Galadriel]]. Amidst some bitter tension and sad discoveries, there's a few moments of hilarity: the rather academic way Eltariel inquires about the process of Talion's ResurrectiveImmortality [[spoiler: (having been the one who ''killed him'' this time)]] for one, but most especially the [[OhCrap surprise]] written across Celebrimbor's spectral visage when it is revealed that, unlike practically anyone else, [[spoiler: she can ''see'' his independent spirit-form.]]

'''Bruz:''' ''({{beat}})'' Define "focus".

--->'''Bruz:''' My BlackSpeech is a little rusty (actually, I don't know a single word, which is a pain in the ass!), but, as is the case, he said "You're all going to die, horribly." ''(chuckles)'' My kind of bloke!\\

--> '''Bruz:''' Bright Lord? Dark Lord? Same thing, really. End result's me ripping spines out, [[BloodKnight which I like to do anyway]], so either way's a win.

* Bruz the chopper, basically a DumbJock who from the looks of it is the new Ratbag tutorial Uruk. After the player dominates him, he stands there with an aggressive snarl on his face, [[BaitAndSwitch before he grins and cracks a joke]].
--> '''Bruz:''' Bright Lord? Dark Lord? Same thing really. End result's me ripping spines out, [[BloodKnight which I like to do anyway]], so either way's a win.

* Bruz the chopper, basically a DumbJock who from the looks of it is the new Ratbag tutorial Uruk.

* When you conquer a Stronghold, all of your allies celebrate -- including spiders if you summoned them!

* The developers went meta with one new power - you know the representation of the Wraith you leave when you attract an enemy, indicating your last known location? You can weaponize it now, by ordering the wraith to wait on it's location and kill the inspecting enemy.

* Some Uruks do not actually introduce themselves - rather, a ''completely random henchmen'' shoves his way into the middle of the fight to announce his boss to Talion, while the actual Nemesis stands there, silently badass (or perhaps just flabbergasted).

* The developers went meta with one new power - you know simulacra of the Wraith you leave when you attract an enemy, indicating your last known location? You can weaponize it now, by ordering the wraith to wait on it's location and kill the inspecting enemy.

* Some Uruks do not actually introduce themselves-rather, a ''completely random orc'' shoves his way into the middle of the fight to cheerlead his boss to Talion, while the actual Nemesis stands there, flabbergasted.

* Some Uruks do not actually introduce themselves-rather, a ''completely random orc'' shoves his way in the cheerlead his boss to Talion, while the actual Nemesis stands there, flabbergasted.

* The developers went meta with one new power - you know the white outline you cast when you attract an enemy, indicatubg your last known location? You can weaponize it now, by ordering the wraith to wait on it's location and kill the inspecting enemy.

* The developers went meta with one new power; You know the white outline you cast when you attract an enemy that indicates your last known location? You can weaponize it now, by ordering the wraith to wait on it's location and kill the inspecting enemy.

* Within two days of the gameplay reveal, the devs acknowledged the fans mourning [[EnsembleDarkhorse Az-Laar the Demolisher]] with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qre0RyY0gMQ a tribute video on the official channel]], complete with the tagline of "Nothing will be forgotten."

* Within two days of the gameplay reveal, the devs acknowledged the fans mourning [[EnsembleDarkhouse Az-Laar the Demolisher]] with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qre0RyY0gMQ a tribute video on the official channel]], complete with the tagline of "Nothing will be forgotten."