Dawn of War/Awesome: Difference between revisions

** Although some have pointed out that he abandons a good defensive position for an uphill melee attack against Orks and wondered, "[[General Failure|How the hell did he make sergeant?]]"

** Because planting that flag was probably equivalent to turning on a tactical beacon, making sure drop pods, orbital bombardment, teleport or any number of options were now open. Sacrificing a squad is likely a small price to pay in the long run.

* In the original campaign there's Gabriel Angelos' shameless, sarcastic mocking of Inquisitor Mordecai Toth when he finds the site of a Chaos sacrifice. The only thing that could have made it any more awesome would be if Toth had actually been present to hear it.

** Quoth Sindri: ''"BEAR WITNESS TO MY '''ASCENSIIIIOOOOOONNN!'''"''

** What makes Sindri different from every other villain in the series? '''''He wins''''', utterly and completely. Drive the Orks into a full WAAAGH? Check. Lure in a Space Marine company? Check. Get one of them to betray his brothers? Check. Drown the planet in slaughter and madness? Check. Cover the system in a Warp Storm? Double Check. Dispose of that dead weight Bale without lifting a finger? Triple check. [[One-Winged Angel|Become an immortal Daemon Prince]]? Definitely check. Empower the Maledictum and release the daemon within? Undoubtedly check. Not even Eliphas managed to achieve that level of success.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgeVH5wOS7Q The cutscene] where a Bloodthirster attacks the Ultramarine Chaplain, who ''immediately'' sync kills him spectacularly.

* Warboss Gorgutz is a walking, talking CMOA. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9r5OKlQIkk This scene] is the pinnacle of EVERYTHING Orky.

'''Gorgutz''': ''"WRONG ya git! Da gratest waaagh masheen is da Ork WAAAGH! We don't need no damn tin contrapshun ta be strong! We IZ strong! Listen to 'em! Screamin' wit' wun voice across da whole planet! WAAAGH!"'' }}

** His [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OpH_6mpMLQ fight with Crull] in ''Winter Assault'' certainly counts.

*** Even if he loses in ''Winter Assault'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIu4jUJriUI he still gets one], as all his boyz rebel and descend upon him, while he fights them all and declares he'll kill every single one of them.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKIAMAqGNIY General Sturnn's simple assessment of a Guardsman's duty] in the [[Badass Army|Imperial Guard]] ending to ''Winter Assault.'' So powerfully blunt and true that it moved this troper to [[Manly Tears]].

** The line just before that one is an incredible tribute to Sturnn and his men. Bear in mind, this is a [[Badass Preacher|Space Marine Chaplain]] speaking: he has seen centuries of combat and insane acts of courage and devotion to the cause are what he does for a living. Yet he pays probably the highest compliment he will ever give to someone outside his chapter to Sturnn's Guardsmen!

** Sturnn in general is a walking badass factory. He has no special powers or significant augmentations or supernatural might, he is just an old man who has seen decades of the most horrendous type of warfare and ''survived''. This is a man who has been sent to a frozen rock at the arse end of the galaxy to fight an Ork horde and a Chaos warband to retrieve a weapon that might not even exist anymore, and he treats it like another day at work (''"I see only one truth, and that truth is war"''). When he discovers the presence of the Eldar he is willing to give them shelter, and just as willing to destroy them if it suits his purposes. And when he discovers the Necrons his reaction is to rally the troops and give them hell, because no Xeno filth is going to drive them from their prize.

** The Titan gets one in the Imperial Guard's final mission. The rush to get the weapon systems online is brutal and hectic but once they do, everything else on the map dies with contemptuous ease. That includes six Necron monoliths. And this is a long dead Titan, still embedded into Lorn V. Truly, there is no greater testament to the glory of the Imperium.

* Once again, pretty much anything Warboss Gorgutz says or does.

** His own defeat in ''Dark Crusade'' is even a Crowning Moment for him, as he [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pwwbRt4BNk activates a bomb] to wipe out both his and the enemy army while he escapes and tells a fellow escapee to shut it.

'''Gorgutz''': ''"Da bomb, ya git! '''Da bomb!'''"'' }}

* In ''Dark Crusade'', the [[Redshirt Army|Imperial Guard]] kill an Avatar of Khaine - the physical embodiment of the Eldar god of war - with massed lasgun fire while the Avatar is distracted by a lone Sentinel, should the Imperial Guard defeat the Eldar at their stronghold. Bear in mind that the lasgun is the weakest standard weapon in the setting.

* Eliphas the Inheritor's attempt at psychic communication with the Necron Lord, only to get some hissing/beeping noises from it. Eliphas, the Chaos Marine, who has crossed more [[Moral Event Horizon|Moral Event Horizons]] than can be counted, reacts to this with surprise and revulsion, and perhaps a tinge of horror.

* Anytime any stronghold is assaulted, there will be ''at least'' one of these. From Gorgutz calling all of da boyz to WAAAAAAGGHH! with each clan replying in return, to the Necrons silently rising from their tombs and the only one capable of speech promising death to all who enter, to Eliphas summoning a horde of monstrosities from the Warp.

* The Ork base in ''Dark Crusade'' is a CMOA for the entire Ork ''species''; it may be insanely self-destructive, but these are ORKS we're talking about. It's possible, if you destroy the Boss Banners from a safe distance (e.g. with Earthshaker rounds), to leave the Orks almost entirely intact yet implacably opposed to ''everyone''. They can then knock down other people's banners. Basilisk Crew get a CMOA, Gorgutz [[Stuff Blowing Up|blows it up]] and claims a CMOA, and all of the Ork clans get a CMOA for being sufficiently badass to rebel even when the Imperial Guard are in town.

** Tarkus screwing up a Farseer's predictions with said honors. {{spoiler|Instead of staying behind to defend Chapter relics like she assumed he would, he saved his comrades ''and'' the relics. ''By wearing them''. It's amazing how a Terminator squad in the right place can turn back the tide.}} This moment echoes Davian Thule's own [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] in how it makes a once difficult fight far easier, though you are quite likely to have done a lot more damage to Idranel by the time Tarkus has gotten to you than you probably did to the Hive Tyrant when Thule rescues you.

* Davian Thule, {{spoiler|returned as a Dreadnought}}, has two things to tell a Hive Tyrant.

* By the end of ''Dawn of War II'', your Space Marines will have gone from [[Elite Mooks]] with standard bolters and chainswords, barely able to fight off the Ork hordes, to veteran heroes of the Chapter clad in holy relics and Terminator armor, wielding plasma weaponry and Thunder Hammers. Your squads will have faced down Hive Tyrants, a massive Ork Warboss, and ''[[Physical God|an Avatar of Khaine]]'' all on their lonesome. ''Chaos Rising'' makes it even better, such as when you hold off the forces of Chaos attempting to sack the Imperial palace, while the governor rallies her troops by proclaiming that ''"the Emperor's Angels of Death fight with us today!"'' or when you defeat the Chaos Lord hounding the sector, a Lord who ''expects'' to not be able to take you on and retreats at every opportunity, until the end. The best, {{spoiler|if you're pure, is when you unveil the Chaos corruption in the heart of the Blood Ravens by ''assaulting the Honor Guard's main base without killing a single pure Blood Raven''. By ''yourself''. In the process, you slay several Chaos Terminators, use the Chapter's orthodoxy against them to avoid fighting loyalist forces, and hold off the Captain of the Honor Guard, a 400 year old veteran acclaimed by the Chapter Master himself as the finest warrior in the Chapter, while you destroy his main command post.}} And of course, there's the ending, where (despite taking [[Marathon Boss|forever]]) you eventually defeat {{spoiler|a Great Unclean One}} as the forces of the ''Litany of Fury'' defeat the Black Legion.

** One piece of equipment was owned by a Scout that, having tracked an Eldar Ranger for days, snuck up behind it and shot it in the head with his shotgun, while another was owned by a Scout that died after being impaled by a Carnifex, but not before delivering a fatal blow (read: shot it in the face).

** One of the armours was worn by a Space Marine that halted an Ork advance for ''seventy days'', and at the end his boot prints were firmly embedded into solid rock. Another suit of armour was worn by a Space Marine that ignored several grenades to the face before casually bisecting the Chaos Marine that had thrown them.

* Both of Gorgutz' [[Finishing Move|Finishing Moves]] are things of beauty: he either grabs the enemy with his giant metal claw and smashes them repeatedly against the ground like a petulant child, [[Bloody Hilarious|blood flying everywhere]], or he forces them into the ground and pounds them until they're paste. It's even better when he uses it against Crull (see above) and before that [[Bad Boss|a random nearby Ork]] after his fighta bomba crashes.

* Any Imperial Guardsman when running headlong towards the enemy position in a suicidal charge, screaming:

* This troper will never, ever become bored with watching a Dreadnought pick up an infantry unit, and ''blend it''.

** If you equip the Dreadnought with two power claws and let him finish a Wraithlord in ''Dawn of War II'', he ''strangles it to death''. Well, crushes its neck if we are to go into particulars, but still.

* And let's not forget the Imperial General, who can finish off any infantry unit (including a nine-foot-tall, thousand-pound Chaos Lord) by impaling them with his power claws, ''hoisting them into the air'' and then hurling them several dozen feet away. Keep in mind that this is not some power-armored giant, just a normal human looking past his prime. Badass.

* In ''Dawn of War II'', the Chaos Lord disemboweling an enemy with his Lightning Claws is a thing of sheer beauty.

** Another Chaos Lord example involved his Blood Maul, impaling his target in the gut, smacking them down, and then crushing their skulls into dust. Ouch.

* The Force Commander from ''Dawn of War II'' has 2 amazing sync kills, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3WKaEUPfLw one against a Carnifex,] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddrNG5zSuIQ one against a Warboss.] Incidentally, the second sync kill is featured in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maYor7PXYpo ''Dawn of War II'' teaser.]

* The Sanctioned Psyker's scream of '''''"Witness your [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|Doom]]!"''''' whenever they use the Lighting Arc move.

* The Chaos units' cry of ''"SANITY IS FOR THE WEAK!"'' in addition to anything the Chaos Sorcerer says. The Chaos Lord has some nice lines too. Hell, most of the Chaos units have lines like that.

WE NEED ANOTHER DRIVER. THIS ONE IS DEAD!'' }}

** ''Chaos Rising'' makes them even more awesome. they gain a sense of subtlety that makes them seem sinister.

*** My favourite line? -> ''"No mercy! No pity! No hope!"'' Awesome!

*** It is made very clear what happens to the Chaos Commander if he loses a match in multiplayer or skirmish.

* Every single one of Gorgutz' lines when [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0FEo2WSLBM&NR=1 assaulting the Ork stronghold] in ''Dark Crusade'' is a delicious win cake sprinkled liberally with awesome. No matter their motives or [[For the Evulz|lack thereof]], the most any of the commanders succeed in doing with their taunting of the Warboss is mildly annoying him.

'''Gorgutz''': ''"How 'bout dyin'? Ya do dat any fasta'? I gotz to plan the rest of me day."'' }}

*** This troper's favorite has to be his quote against the Necrons in ''Dark Crusade''.

'''Gorgutz''': ''"Dat woz before me Waaaagh! got 'ere. Now, we is da wuns doin' da 'sterminating!"'' }}

* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrHhS5IkRR0 exchange] between Shas'O Kais and Davian Thule in ''Dark Crusade'' when the Tau assault the Blood Ravens' stronghold is ''awesome'', both for O'Kais, showing compassion even for his merciless enemies, and for Davian Thule, showing defiance in the face of the Xenos onslaught.

'''Thule:''': ''"Do the deaths of yours mean so much to you? Are you that '''weak'''?"'' }}

** Shas'O Kais also gets a comeback himself later on.

'''Shas'O Kais''': ''"So says the slave to the free man."'' }}

** Kais brings down Eliphas the Inheritor in a storm of shame when attacking the Chaos Stronghold. Eliphas tries to contact him through telepathy apparently unaware of the fact that Tau have an innate resistance to the Warp.

'''Shas'O Kais''': ''"And shut down that comm chatter!"'' }}

** Hell, ANYTHING involving Kais qualifies. This is a commander who will accept your surrender gracefully even if you've just ''raped the [[Moral Event Horizon]]''. Of course, [[Honor Before Reason|this]] [[Crapsack World|being]] [[Designated Hero|40K]], he never gets the chance to demonstrate this.

** Speaking of assaulting the Blood Ravens stronghold, there's also [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMc5dCC41Ss Eliphas taunting Thule].

** Not to mention [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HYidC-zg9Q Taldeer taunting Thule]. She just gets one epic burn in after the other. My favorite:

'''Taldeer''': ''"You should have looked ''beyond'' your mirror, then."'' }}

** Can't let Macabee and the Necrons go unmentioned, either.

'''Macabee''': ''"You will."'' }}

*** And also at the end of the mission:

'''Macabee''': ''"But your life is."'' }}

*** And when assaulting the Tau:

'''Macabee''': ''"Gladly, but first we must help you to yours."'' }}

* This troper is fond of one of the things the Basilisk crews say when given an attack order. '''''SHATTER THEIR SKY!'''''

* Basically anything a [[Awesome but Impractical|Relic Unit]] says if they can talk is always awesome.

'''Living Saint''': ''"By my light we will purge this wretched, tainted land!"''<br />

'''Asdrubael Vect (Dais of Destruction)''': ''"'''BEG FOR MERCY!!!''' Not that it will help you..."'' }}

** Relic units say awesome stuff, but the Baneblade really takes the cake. Everything the crew says is awesome.

''All guardsmen! [[Badass Boast|FOLLOW ME TO GLORY!!!]]''<br />

''[[Large Ham|FAILURE is the WEAKNESS of the enemy!]]''<br />

''[[Who's Laughing Now?|Who's DYING NOW?!]]'' }}

* Also, pretty much anything the Commissar says.

** He also says it during the assault on the Imperial Guard stronghold in ''Dark Crusade'', shooting a Guardsman for ''speaking out of turn''.

* Lukas Alexander's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84ZbXK1xY_4 speech] when you attack Victory Bay, the Imperial Guard stronghold.

His [[Badass Normal|soldiers]] will strike you down.<br />

His [[Tank Goodness|warmachines]] will crush you under their treads.<br />

The Emperor has given us his [[Wave Motion Gun|greatest weapon]] to wield. So make yourselves ready. We are the first Kronus regiment, and today is our VICTORY DAY!"'' }}

* Gabriel has so many it would be futile to list them all, but this exchange with the Daemon of the Maledictum counts;

'''Gabriel Angelos''': ''"Then come and find your judgement waiting. You have escaped captivity, only to face annihilation. I know you now."'' }}

* Jonah's entrance, wherein he slaughters an entire company of Eldar guardians with his psyker abilities.

* When Captain Diomedes {{spoiler|fights through Kyras' army he basically tells the almost godlike Daemon Prince to [[Shut UP, Hannibal|shut the fuck up]] and delivers this speech:}}

 

 

** The Ork upgrade "More Sluggas" is basically this in game format. What it does is make the basic Ork Slugga Boyz squad free for recruitment, but not reinforcing (neither with weapons or additional squad members), but lets you more or less infinitely pump out boyz. In true Ork fasion, literally pointing and clicking at a target, then have at least 5 huts producing boyz will result in victory, no matter what the enemy has. This is in spite of all common sense (Ork boyz should not be effective against anything beyond infantry, and a 4 member squad can be wiped out easily) you're tossing out the window, ''and it works''.

* I ran the ''Dark Crusade'' campaign as Chaos and saved the Eldar stronghold for last. Daemon Prince Eliphas against Avatar of Khaine.

* This is a bit of [[Fridge Brilliance]] and a bit of [[Fan Wank]], but it could be a great Crowning Moment of Awesome. Whenever you fight Orks, you'll soon realize their morale is extremely hard to drop. But when it does, you can hear the Orks scream ''"We're gonna DIE!"''. Now, in the 40K universe, the C'tan instilled the fear of death in every mortal race but the Orks (because they were the youngest race). So basically, your units have ''instilled the fear of death in a race that hasn't had it for millenia.'' Bonus points if it's a squad of [[Redshirt Army|Imperial]] [[Badass Army|Guardsmen]] who pulled it off.

* This troper was playing a co-op campaign as Chaos in Retribution and was controlling Neroth and Kain. In the final mission, near the beginning, we got put into a chokepoint against what appeared to be nine squads of enemies; we had nothing but Eliphas, Neroth, Kain, and a squad of plague marines. Eliphas, whom the wargear gods had been unkind to and who happened to be in front, got mowed down in less than a second, followed by Neroth (attempting to get into position for a Doombolt) and the plague marines. This left just Kain and his anti-vehicle lascannon against nine full squads of everything from Chaos Heretics to Bloodletters, all infantry. Kain with his [[Up to Eleven|damage upgrade]] and [[Life Drain|life-stealing]] [[Always Accurate Attack|lascannon]]. He was quickly knocked down to 10% HP and it looked like a restart... then he fired once and gained all his health back. Both of us [[Stunned Silence|sat there speechless]] as he proceeded to [[One-Hit Kill|kill every single squad man by man]] over the course of at least five minutes because they couldn't do enough damage fast enough to kill him through his absolutely ridiculous life-stealing. He then calmly revived Eliphas and Neroth and we carried on with the mission. It made his earlier feat of solo-killing the Land Raider Redeemer land-battleship look trite.

 

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