Cool pre-battle speaches II:

Couldn´t find my first post on this topic so here we go with part II:

"Bah! The enemy has brought more weaklings!" (enemy reinforcements arriving)
"Our warriors has taken the walls. Now, the streets will run red with blood"
"This is no battle, it´s a chase. No, it´s a cowards-chase"
"Tonight we feast, tonight we bathe in ale but first we shall bathe in the blood of our enemies"
"Do you smell that? That´s the smell of weaklings! Shall we shoe them what swords can do to their skulls?" (laughed my ass off when I heard this one first)

A line in one of the Greek pre battle speeches seemed naggingly familiar, "Something appealing, something appalling, something for everyone...".

It turns out to be from "Comedy Tonight" from the musical - appropriately - "Something Happened on the Way to the Forum" ~D

It's very funny when a Carthaginian General says:

"They smell worse than any camel!!! Do you know what that is? That's you're enemy!"

In my opinian this one sounds... canabalized:

"The enemy general runs like a frightened goat! Chase him, goats make good eating!"

I have personly allways liked the Germanic one:
And remeber gut your enemy like a fish !!!!!!!!

The "Gut your enemy like a fish" is for all barb factions. I first heard it when playing as Spain.

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Originally Posted by Craterus

The "Gut your enemy like a fish" is for all barb factions. I first heard it when playing as Spain.

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Here´´s one I heard tonight with the Spanish:
"...like pigs they will taste sour if they are left to stew in their own fear!"

Goats and cowards fear these men, for very different reasons.

I guess they rob the goats for thier milk money ~D

I will always remember the quote my son in law roman general said after i put him to battle against a rebel town watch after letting him marry my daughter

"The enemy? HA! I've seen scarier Mothers in Law!

LOL! That's really good.

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Originally Posted by unseen11

"The enemy? HA! I've seen scarier Mothers in Law!

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...that´s a killer! Hmm, reminds me of my ex-mother in law.

Damn I have a really good in my head I just can't seem to remember. It goes something like " I want to make them bleed, I want to something with blood, I want to bathe in their blood" It sounds awesome and is for good bloody generals.

When I used a mad son as a general of the Julii because he was the only one convenient to put down some rebels, he had a great speech: "It will be frocks and jollies for every one!" [roaring cheer from the troops] Won the battle, too. ~:) Are there other madman speeches? I'm going to have to use him more often. :charge:

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Originally Posted by oaty

Goats and cowards fear these men, for very different reasons.

I guess they rob the goats for thier milk money ~D

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I thought it was "Only sheep and babies fear these men, for very different reasons."

The goat one, where the enemy general flees, I like that one.

The only one that I really remember is when playing an insane Roman general.

"Remember, they may have the moon people on their side, but we have lovely hats! Those hats will shield us from their evil gaze!"

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Originally Posted by gardibolt

I'm going to have to use him more often. :charge:

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Please do!

My favourite speech is the macedonian,

"Battle is never an easy thing, especially before breakfast, never mind, time enough for breakfast after we've driven these dogs back to their kennel!"

Never heard an insane general mouth off like mentioned above though - does that only work with the romans?

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Originally Posted by RabidGibbon

Never heard an insane general mouth off like mentioned above though - does that only work with the romans?

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It seems that the Romans delivers the most spiced up speeches. Since this is Rome TW I guess CA thought they put more effort into them.

That's not entirely true. I've had a moon people speech by a Seleucid general.

The hairy beyond reason speech about the Gauls by the Romans seem unique however.

It's unfortunate that all my greatest generals are bloodthirsty bastards, faction leader, heir, generals with 7+ stars.

They say "I want their blood. I want to bathe in their blood. I want to bathe in their blood for a week".

Playing as Carthage, has anyone heard the speech if you're playing against the Romans, and they start routing?

'The Roman eagle is a Roman turkey!! The enemy are fleeing!!'

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Originally Posted by katank

They say "I want their blood. I want to bathe in their blood. I want to bathe in their blood for a week".

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That's the one I was talking about that I love.

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Originally Posted by Mikeus Caesar

Playing as Carthage, has anyone heard the speech if you're playing against the Romans, and they start routing?
'The Roman eagle is a Roman turkey!! The enemy are fleeing!!'

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Yeah, alomost fell of my chair laughing.
I do agree with Katank though that the "bade in their blood-speech" is a gem. I always get into the battle with a slightly more punitive attitude when I hear that one.

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Originally Posted by katank

That's not entirely true. I've had a moon people speech by a Seleucid general.

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With greek accent too? ~:cool:

Hm. How do you guys train these loonies? Never got them yet. Then I never play the romans.

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Originally Posted by Mikeus Caesar

Playing as Carthage, has anyone heard the speech if you're playing against the Romans, and they start routing?

'The Roman eagle is a Roman turkey!! The enemy are fleeing!!'

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No. Actually I haven`t, guess I have to play them one more time. ~:)

I've heard a funny Armenian speech once: " The enemy leader is dead, let's hope he won't poison the carrying birds."

I still think the mother-in-law one is funnier, although I never encountered it.

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" The enemy leader is dead, let's hope he won't poison the carrying birds."

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That would be Carion birds, another term for vulture

"its time to kill the baby eating carthaginians" cant rememeber the rest! but it still madwe me laugh!

"The Roman leader lies dead on the battlefield. Few Greeks would weep to see such man die!"

I do not have RTW, but i think the Roman eagle is a roman Turkey speech is rather strange. I thought turkeys were only found in the New World? Is that an anachronism? Maybe roman fowl or chicken would do better.

Hm, i can't remember whether it was chicken or turkey, so i went with turkey, and having heard what you just said, it prolly was chicken. Btw, does anyone here think that the roman guy in battles who speaks at the end of battles sounds like scooby-doo?

'The day is ooouuurs!!!'

This is my favorite (may not be 100% correct): "The Roman leader is dead! Who will mourn for him? Perhaps only his catamites!"

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Originally Posted by Conqueror

This is my favorite (may not be 100% correct): "The Roman leader is dead! Who will mourn for him? Perhaps only his catamites!"

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Lol...

Which faction said that?