History Heartwarming / TotalWarWarhammerII

* In the High Elf intro cutscene, Tyrion and Teclis have an argument, about Teclis's longstanding desire to protect the ''world as a whole'', unlike Tyrion whom just wants to defend Ulthaun. Despite scorn from the other elves, and extreme annoyance from his beloved brother, Teclis still carries on with his role of guardian to the younger races, simply because it's the right thing to do.

* When Total War: Warhammer II was released, some fans noticed a unique hero would pop up when playing as the High Elves and building a new army: Alastar the White Lion. Like Tyrion and Teclis, this character has a unique model, powerful anti-infantry attacks, and a completely unique skill tree compared to all the other High Elf Lords a player can hire, but wasn't in any of the promotional materials for the game or the background lore of the setting. When asked where he came from, CA revealed Alastar was a unique addition for a fan who visited their studio as part of the Make A Wish Foundation. They decided on a whim to make a character for this TW fan, used his face for the Lord's model, collaborated on his unique skill tree, and put him in the game!

** Another one is the fact that you can build a pyramid to Alcadizaar. The very fact that you get the above event and the ability to build his pyramid is something that was not present in the original lore. In the original tabletop lore, Acadizaar wasn't even given a proper burial after he killed Nagash since everyone was already dead in Nehekhara, not to mention dying due to the Fellblade the Skaven gave him and dropping dead near the River Mortis forever forgotten by time. Here in Total War: Warhammer II, by some turn of events, the Tomb Kings actually heard about what he did and the whole situation, they found his body and gave him a proper burial with a pyramid of his own to boot. All for one man that managed to save the world from Nagash and his plan of turning the world of Warhammer into a land of the dead.

* When Total War: Warhammer II was released, some fans noticed a unique hero would pop up when playing as the High Elves and building a new army: Alastar the White Lion. Like Tyrion and Teclis, this character has a unique model, powerful anti-infantry attacks, and a completely unique skill tree compared to all the other High Elf Lords a player can hire, but wasn't in any of the promotional materials for the game or the background lore of the setting. When asked where he came from, CA revealed Alastar was a unique addition for a fan who visited their studio as part of the MakeAWishFoundation. They decided on a whim to make a character for this TW fan, used his face for the Lord's model, collaborated on his unique skill tree, and put him in the game!

*** Tomb Kings again and kinda unusual. When your empire grows at one point you gain the Great Power trait that causes you to get a -15 to relations with everyone...with the sole exception of Tomb Kings to whom you get a +15 to relationships with them due to Great Power. Yes, while you are looked at with fear and jealousy by other factions, Settra and company marvel at your greatness. This actually causes the Tomb Kings to be one of the very few factions you can count on. Crazy isn't it?

** Another one is the fact that you can build a pyramid to Alcadizaar. The very fact that you get the above event and the ability to build his pyramid is something that was not present in the original lore. In the original tabletop lore, Acadizaar wasn't even given a proper burial after he killed Nagash since everyone was already dead in Nehekhara, not to mention dying due to the Fellblade the Skaven gave him and dropping dead near the River Mortis forever forgotten by time. Here in Total War: Warhammer II, by some turn of events, the Tomb Kings actually heard about what he did and the whole situation, they found his body and gave him a proper burial with a pyramid of his own to boot. All for one man that managed to save the world from Nagash and his plan of turning the world of Warhammer into a land of the dead.

** Another one is the fact that you can build a pyramid to Alcadizaar. The very fact that you get the above event and the ability to build his pyramid is something that was not present in the original lore. In the original tabletop lore, Acadizaar wasn't even given a proper burial after he killed Nagash since everyone was already dead in Nehekhara, not to mention dying due to the Fellblade the Skaven gave him and dropping dead near the River Mortis forever forgotten by time. Here in Total War: Warhammer II, by some turn of events, the Tomb Kings actually heard about what he did and the whole situation, they found his body and gave him a proper burial with a pyramid of his own to boot. All for one man that managed to save the world from Nagash and his plam of turning the world of Warhammer into a land of the dead.

* The [[TheApocalypseBringsOutTheBestInPeople Shield of Civilization]] mechanic returns for ''Mortal Empires'', which allows High Elves and Lizardmen to make peace with the various good-aligned Old World races after [[BigBad Archaon]] shows up.

* The [[TheApocalypseBringsOutTheBestInPeople Shield of Civilization]] mechanic returns, which allows High Elves and Lizardmen to set aside their differences in the face of an impending Dark Elf/Skaven campaign victory, and make peace with various Old World factions in ''Mortal Empires'' after [[BigBad Archaon]] shows up.

* Like with the previous game, you get the opportunity to make the iconic CrapsackWorld a far better place if you play the right race (in this case, the High Elves / Lizardmen) and winning the grand campaign.
** This is especially true in the case of the the High Elves. Much of their lore is focused on their tragic decline, and how [[VestigialEmpire all their power, courage, and determination just isn't enough to ward off their oncoming extinction]]. Yet with the right planning and a deft command of the battlefield, you have the power to rebuild and repopulate Ulthuan, reforge the Elven empire, and finally bring Malekith to justice, [[DefiedTrope utterly defying]] the Asur's status as a DyingRace.

* Kroq-Gar's selection screen animation can count as one of these. After roaring at the camera in challenge, he then turns and pets Grymloq.

* Like with the previous game, you get the opportunity to make the iconic CrapsackWorld a far better place if you play the right race (in this case, the High Elves) and winning the grand campaign.

** Even better, CA was asked on Reddit if there was a memorial that could be donated to, and they responded "Oh, he's still alive, he emailed us the other day to tell us how happy he is to see Alastar in the game... I believe he's still doing fine and in fact getting better."

* When Total War: Warhammer II was released, some fans noticed a unique hero would pop up when playing as the High Elves and building a new army: Alastar the White Lion. Like Tyrion and Teclis, this character has a unique model, powerful anti-infantry attacks, and a completely unique skill tree compared to all the other High Elf Lords a player can hire, but wasn't in any of the promotional materials for the game or the background lore of the setting. When asked where he came from, CA revealed Alastar was a unique addition for a fan who visited their studio as part of the Make A Wish Foundation. They decided on a whim to make a character for this TW fan and put him in the game!

* When Total War: Warhammer II was released, some fans noticed a unique hero would pop up when playing as he High Elves and building a new army: Alastar, The White Lion. This character has a unique model, powerful anti-infantry attacks, and a completely unique skill tree compared to all the other High Elf Lords a player can hire, but wasn't in any of the promotional materials for the game or the background lore of the setting. When asked where he came from, CA revealed Alastar was a unique addition for a fan who visited their studio as part of the Make A Wish Foundation. They decided on a whim to make a character for this TW fan and put him in the game!

* When the High Elves complete a ritual the completion text mentions that, for just a moment, Caledor Dragontamer and his mages have the weight of their burden maintaining the Vortex lifted.

* In the High Elf intro cutscene, Tyrion and Teclis have an argument, about Teclis's longstanding desire to protect the ''world as a whole'', unlike Tyrion whom just wants to defend Ulthaun. Despite scorn from the other elves, and extreme annoyance from his beloved brother, Teclis still carries on with his role of guardian to the younger races, simply because it's the right thing to do.

** Kroq-Gar's selection screen animation can count as one of these. After roaring at the camera in challenge, he then turns and pets Grymloq.

** In a [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes perverse]] way, Morathi and Malekith, the leaders of the Dark Elves. Despite founding a civilisation built on sadism, betrayal, and out-and-out ''evil'', they are similarly close (or squickily even [[ParentalIncest closer]], depending on what edition of the table-top lore you read). Morathi will stop at ''nothing'' to see her son achieve what she believes to be his birthright. Of course this is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] to a degree by the fact that it is well established throughout the lore that Morathi backs her sons' ambitions only so long as they benefit her own goals, whatever they may be at the time. Indeed Dark Elf history is filled with power plays between the two, with each attempting to outdo or manipulate the other. Though the pair do love each other, it is a very toxic, twisted form of love.

** In a [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes perverse]] way, Morathi and Malekith, the leaders of the Dark Elves. Despite founding a civilisation built on sadism, betrayal, and out-and-out ''evil'', they are similarly close (or squickily even [[ParentalIncest closer]], depending on what edition of the table-top lore you read). Morathi will stop at ''nothing'' to see her son achieve what she believes to be his birthright. Of course this is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] to a degree by the fact that it is well established throughout the lore that Morathi backs her sons' ambitions only so long as they benefit her own goals, whatever they may be at the time. Indeed Dark Elf history is filled with power plays between the two, with each attempting to outdo or manipulate the other. Though the pair do love each other, it is very toxic, twisted form of love.

** In a [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes perverse]] way, Morathi and Malekith, the leaders of the Dark Elves. Despite founding a civilisation built on sadism, betrayal, and out-and-out ''evil'', they are similarly close (or squickily even [[ParentalIncest closer]], depending on what edition of the table-top lore you read). Morathi will stop at ''nothing'' to see her son achieve what she believes to be his birthright. Of course this is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] to a degree by the fact that it is well established throughout the lore that Morathi backs her sons' ambitions only so long as they benefit her own, typically more esoteric, goals. Indeed much of Dark Elf history is filled with power plays between the two, with each attempting to outdo or manipulate the other. The pair do love each other, but it is very twisted form of love.

** In a [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes perverse]] way, Morathi and Malekith, the leaders of the Dark Elves. Despite founding a civilisation built on sadism, betrayal, and out-and-out ''evil'', they are similarly close (or squickily even [[ParentalIncest closer]], depending on what edition of the table-top lore you read). Morathi will stop at ''nothing'' to see her son achieve what she believes to be his birthright. Of course this is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] to a degree by the fact that it is well established throughout the lore that Morathi backs her sons' ambitions only so long as they benefit her own, typically more esoteric, goals. Indeed much of Dark Elf history is filled with power plays between the two, with each attempting to outdo or manipulate the other. There is love between the two, but of a very twisted sort.

** In a [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes perverse]] way, Morathi and Malekith, the leaders of the Dark Elves. Despite founding a civilisation built on sadism, betrayal, and out-and-out ''evil'', they are similarly close (or squickily even [[ParentalIncest closer]], depending on what edition of the table-top lore you read). Morathi will stop at ''nothing'' to see her son achieve what she believes to be his birthright. Of course this is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] to a degree by the fact that it is well established throughout the lore that Morathi backs her sons' ambitions only so long as they benefit her own, typically more esoteric, goals. Indeed much of Dark Elf history could be described as a series of power plays between the two, with each attempting to outdo or manipulate the other. There is love between the two, but of a very twisted sort.

** In a [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes perverse]] way, Morathi and Malekith, the leaders of the Dark Elves. Despite founding a civilisation built on sadism, betrayal, and out-and-out ''evil'', they are similarly close (or squickily even [[ParentalIncest closer]], depending on what edition of the table-top lore you read). Morathi will stop at ''nothing'' to see her son achieve what she believes to be his birthright. Of course this is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] to a degree by the fact that it is well established throughout the lore that Morathi backs her sons' ambitions only so long as they benefit her own, typically unclear and esoteric, goals. Indeed much of Dark Elf history could be described as a series of power plays between the two, with each attempting to outdo or manipulate the other. There is love between the two, but of a very twisted sort.

** In a [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes perverse]] way, Morathi and Malekith, the leaders of the Dark Elves. Despite founding a civilisation built on sadism, betrayal, and out-and-out ''evil'', they are similarly close (or squickily even [[ParentalIncest closer]], depending on what edition of the table-top lore you read). Morathi will stop at ''nothing'' to see her son achieve what she believes to be his birthright. Of course this is (SubvertedTrope subverted) to a degree by the fact that it is well established throughout the lore that Morathi backs her sons' ambitions only so long as they benefit her own, typically unclear and esoteric, goals. Indeed much of Dark Elf history could be described as a series of power plays between the two, with each attempting to outdo or manipulate the other. There is love between the two, but of a very twisted sort.

** In a [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes perverse]] way, Morathi and Malekith, the leaders of the Dark Elves. Despite founding a civilisation built on sadism, betrayal, and out-and-out ''evil'', they are similarly close (or squickily even [[ParentalIncest closer]], depending on what edition of the table-top lore you read). Morathi will stop at ''nothing'' to see her son achieve what she believes to be his birthright.

* Like with Isabella and Vlad von Carstein in the last game, the second of the Total War: Warhammer series gives the player the ability to play as factions lead by Legendary Lords with bonds beyond the political:
** The High Elves are lead by the brothers Tyrion and Teclis. These two, despite being as [[SiblingYinYang different as night and day]], are utterly devoted to one another. The reason Tyrion initially gained such a reputation as a warrior among the Phoenix King's court? He challenged ''anyone'' who dared to make fun of his crippled [[BigBrotherInstinct younger]] brother to a duel.