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"Siege of helms deep is one of my favorite battles" "I dont think there is gunpowder in middle earth" Really... :P

2016 - The Year of Defenders Never Winning

We all know what the best battle of 2016 was: Pixie vs. The Camera

Methrast is an island south of dol Amroth key to its defence as it is the frontline with Harad and Umbar

Happy new Year from the netherlands!

You pixelated Apollo you have helped me so much through hard times and watching your videos took me to another space where i wouldn't have to worry about things and i thank you very much i truly do my mother died of cancer on may 16 th but she never stopped smiling and just that 1 hour a day of watching your videos has helped me so much, i say 2017 should be a fresh start to us all to get rid of the bad out of our life's and look towards the future i know you will properly never see this but i just wanted to say thank you incase you did. 🙂

#defendersneverwin #wordsareALWAYShard #orclivesdontmatter stay golden pixiepoo

I think defenders always lose because of the inbalance of good and evil troops. To keep it short, evil might have quantity and little quality, they have enough quantity to overcome quality. Evil has cheap cost of troops plus more troops per gold. Add in the bonus that you can fill more gaps with more troops and attack quality troops in gangs. Evil also has relatively cheap shock troops such as savages, trolls, and elites such as many Haradrim addons and Black Numenoreans that can destroy quality troops regardless. Another bonus to quality is artillery. Would you rather lose ten good troops or ten bad troops. Obviously ten bad troops, and this is why artillery is more effective against good forces, because even small hits are always fatal to good forces. Along side this quality VS quantity inbalance, evil is getting many buffs that make it even harder to win. Quality might have the advantage of better choke points, but this hardly counters all the advantages of bigger, cheaper armies.

PA, you have revitalised my love of the TW series. Im going crazy with the mods you are using. Cant wait for some of the new ones. You definitely deserve the awards and praise.

dude you deserve it all. you're simple, not out here changing the concept of your channel every other day, you're not a fake personality. when someone who I could just chill and have a beer with us more entertaining and real then 90 percent of the big names on here.... that's when you know you have it bro! all the respect from Philly!

Thanks to all the battle scenarios creators, including Palladin Bob, Son of Imladris, and Synn of the Dark Cloud among others!!! Keep up the good work and have a Happy-Healthy New Year!!!

Hopefully we'll see more Life of a Soldier next year!

So glad I found your channel this year Pixie ! Here's to another great year of videos in 2017 !

was your loyal squire since 20,000 subscribers, now i am your most valiant knight, from all battles through the imagination of tolkien to the actuall history itself, you are truly an amazing youtuber

"KZfaqr of the world" WOW APPOLO. YOUR BETTER THAN PEWDS... Oh. You just mis pronounced something... again.

Apollo do a battle where Gondor and Rohan attempt to reclaim the city.

Keep up the good work man, day without some bloody battle at the evening is nothing since i started to watching your channel :D

I was on the edge of my seat the entire battle and I started naming each Haven Guard soldier that stood their ground, and everytime one went down, I'd scream, "NO! BOB! GET BACK UP! JIMMY! NO! YOU ARE THE GUARDS OF DOL AMROTH! YOU WILL STAND YOUR GROUND!" Apollo, you are the only KZfaqr that makes me this attached to the battles. Thanks again!

thx for being a youtuber, your videos are really inspiring - what made me get the total war games!

I'd like to see a series of battles that follow a storyline. Doesn't have to be historical, but something along the lines of following the armies of Morodor as they ravage Middle Earth. Or a war between elves and men, with an uneasy alliance between Gondor and Harad or Rhun, and the elves calling on dwarven support.

Thank you apollo You are great

I spent a long time looking for a total war you tuber for thegreat massive total war carnage that I felt was lacking on most total war KZfaq Chanel's. I think it is safe to say pixie you are what the Chanel I have been looking for thank you hope you continue pumping out terrific content next year bigger more epic more cinematic

Apollo! Total war announced their KZfaqr of the year on Wednesday and it was you!!👏🏻👏🏻 Congrats! And happy New Year!

2:00 Finally a person that doesn't bitch about 2016...

The defenders did extremely well in this siege battle BUT quantity overwhelmed them! I would say it was a victory for the defenders as the evil faction's troops are now bufffed and just as good as Gondor's troops. Gondor should have been allowed a reinforcement army to support them 15min in.

Mate, you are the reason I got back into total war a few years ago. You deserve this!!!!!

you deserve these awards Pixie, New year is coming after 6 h in Bulgaria

Please, Pixie. Tirith Eye-Arr. Great video other wise. 2016 was a great year for you. Happy new year, and thanks for the great content

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!! GREETINGS FROM AUSTRALIA.

2016? Oh my god. Rewatching all the old third age videos, but this one feels like the upload was yesterday. You rock

Jeez the Gondor riders look absolutely stunning, also huge props to darkcloud, that cav bit at the beginning was excellently coordinated!

nice camera work on the cav charges Apollo xD im really enjoying this vid so far haha for reals xD oh, and congratz on that totalwar youtuber of the year award ^^ well deserved" xD

Happy new years from Turkey ^^

I appreciate the fact that the CA of TW takes the time to watch your videos for feed back and maybe (I hope) Inspiration!

Pixelated Apollo, I want to thank you for all of the content you've published throughout the year. You've done so much for the Total War community and I really enjoyed watching your channel grow from a few thousand to the hundreds of thousands of subscribers you have now. You are the only KZfaqr I watch (along with Jackiefish of course) and you always brighten my day. You will always have me as a faithful subscriber. Best of luck to you in 2017.

it was New Years 4 hours ago in Australia

in battles like these there should be a warning that defenders automatically lose lol

Those coordinated, devastating cav charges in the beginning are one of the most satisfying things I've seen on this channel.

I'm glad to see that your channel has grown so much the past year, I remember subbing on a different account a loooong time ago and its been such a pleasure seeing your success. Can't wait to see you hit 300k!

Happy New Year from Germany:D

BEST KZfaqR OF THE *WORLD*, PIXELLATED APOLLO. BOW TO THE SUPREME LEADER.

Pixie: I don’t think there’s any gunpowder in middle earth. Sarumans bombs: Am I a joke to you?

Appollo and everyone else in this community, thank you and you guys are awesome! I love this channel, even after watching every video I'll be like "I couldve spent that hour for something more productive". But screw that, yolo and I love LOTR. And Happy New Year guys! Lots of love from Japan 🇯🇵. I'm from Uzbekistan tho! 🇺🇿 Yangi yilingiz bilan (Uzbek), Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu (japanese) and S novim godom! (Russian). Have a blast guys! Love you all!

2019 Anyone I watch this when it came out tho

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU

I just saw this notification pop up and I had the biggest smile on my face

2016 was the year i first became a fan. I'm excited to follow you through this next year as you continue to grow!

U are great appolo btw was ur sub since 50k

Whats better Third age total war or Medieval 1212 A.D. I think Third age Total War!

2016? Oh my god. Rewatching all the old third age videos, but this one feels like the upload was yesterday. Your awesome

Happy New Year from the Philippines Apollo, it's been a really great year for all of us. I'm sure that a lot of people will agree with me when i say you are one of the best youtubers out there, you deserve every award you got. We all love the effort you put into your videos, i mean I've been following your channel a way back when you had 70k subs and now you have 260k, congrats man and i wish you good luck :D

happy new year from middle east

hey Apollo you should make a Shogun 2 vid , it would be a lil different.

Pixelated Apollo is the the guy who introduced me to the Total War franchise and is still my favorite youtuber keep up the great work man!

No problem for the support Apollo, I have been a big fan since 2015

Happy new Year from one of the weirdest countries in the world ...

Im pretty sure there is gun powder in Middle-Earth, remember Helms Deep?

The cavalry at the beginning were absolutely beautiful. And holy crap Haven Guard are amazing

Keep up the great work! Your the reason that I ended up getting Medieval II, Just so I could play the LOTR Total war and haven't stopped playing it since!!! I've always loved the Total war franchise but they can be hard games to get into and play, but you show people how fun it can be and how tense the game leaves you feeling. Looking forward to some more of your videos yet to come!

Why do people care if the defenders win so much? Especially when they are good factions, but then again maybe its because in the world today there are no heroes that they visualize heroes as fighting whats wrong with the world. But yeah still boring bad guys are nearly always cooler. #OrcMasterRace #OrcLivesMatter #YearoftheOrc

Total war medieval 3 pls creative assembly

Thanks for the upload! Very intense fight... very intense. Definitely some rage-inducing moments (my nazgul getting fucked up immediately seriously pissed me off lmao) but it ended well. Glad it is the last one of the year!

you know i really like to watch your vids. when i am having a bad day i like to sit down grab snacks and drinks and watch. i watch in school at home and at friends house's. you are the best and keep it up. i have tourettes and it gets hard so i love to watch when it gets bad so thanks. you help me so much. haha love you

This battle sums up 2016. When there is finally hope of something good happening, it is crushed

Thanks to your vids Apollo I bought Medieval 2 Total war, installed Third Age and I am enjoyng it af! Thanks Apollo! :D

Don't thank us APPOLO we thank you for everything, your hard work amazing editing and intro that takes time and effort to do that's why we thank you APPOLO!!

"2016 Was a great year," only good thing this year was finding pixies channel xD

Hey Apollo, I have enjoyed the battles and your narratives immensely! I watch them at work when I have some time off--especially the LOR based ones! As a huge LOR and Star Wars fan, I find the backgrounds you give and other information you provide very truthful, accurate, and informative. Your voice and manner of describing the battles is soothing, funny, and entertaining. I hope this New Year brings you 500,000 more subscribers, health, love, and happiness (not in that order lol). Anyway, may the force and all the blessings of elves, dwarves, and all free folk be with you and your family. Namarie...

Hey Apollo I just wanted to say that my wife and I watched this video on New Years eve. It was how we spent the new year. Even our cat was watching

Awwww, the intro brought a tear to my eye, I REMEMBER YOU AT 10,000

Apollo your videos are by far the best of all the total war channels you have the best video content, commentary, and people pick up fast your just a really likable person haha I love your channel probably have watched every video you've made this year 2016 was a great year for you as well as for total war

I *LOVE* the look of the Dol Amroth forces.

Perfect timing with the video. Now i watch a new video before i head out to celebrate New Years Eve. Keep up the Good Work Apollo!

I cant believe this mod is still kept so well put together

Happy new years from Manchester ( New Hampshire)!

this battle and the invasion of Tolfolas are my favorite Third Age battles and they were rlly awesome happy new year's Apollo I just saw ur face on stream first time yesterday and I just gotta say never lose dat dope ass beard ;)

You deserve it, Pixelated Apollo. You are the best youtuber I have ever seen.

If there is one, you definitely are in the running for "KZfaqr of the World" award.

We are house Pixiepoo. Our words are "the defenders never win", and our banner is a mangonel on a field of dead orcs

Pixie, you are a great KZfaqr because of your hilarious and fun commentary. I also absolutely love when you get really immersed in the battle and you seem so into the action. Listening to you is a true joy. You are becoming my favorite youtuber.

This was a great year! Here's too an even better 2017.

So glad I stumbled across your channel one morning, watched a Helms Deep siege, loved it and subscribed, happy new year Apollo

Loved the battle! So even! Keep up the good work, Apollo!

those damn rangers kept popping up everywhere. it was hilarious

man that cav battle at the beginning just taking out sooo many of the easterling guys i thought for sure the defenders were gonna win just with that nast cav advantage they had in the beginning. i was cheering for the attackers X) damn good fight.

I really do like your speeches at the start of every video, also thank you for the amazing videos of 2016, hope 2017 comes along better

Happy new year! And here's to more third age battles! May the defenders win!

Holy Crap that Royal Bodyguard is super elite. Managed to turn the battle at the last moment there.

All that speech at the start, no surprise. Your channel is amazing and to me it is no surprise that you got 200,000 subscribers. I think you deserve twice that at least. Thank you so much for your videos, and the time you invest in them. Congratulations for the awards and achievements. You deserve them.

Man Apollo i m getting too much addicted to ur videos!!! i Wish u a Happy New year and i hope u Will continue with ur video!! Mike from Italy!

Glad to here that someone had a good year Apollo

Happy new year Pixie from Slovakia(Central Europe) and thanks for your great videos

I think Apollo should be given credit for being the least click-baitey channel that's still fun to watch.

Appollo god bless you for making these videos, they are one of the highlights of my day, especially when I'm having a rough week.

Harad and Gondor have been giving each other beat recently

Hey Pixelated Apollo, Fantastic work as usual, i've watched your videos for about six months now and I never get bored of them. Happy new year!

Happy New Year Apollo! I can't believe how quick this community has grown. Let's make 2017 a better year!

you know you got the yutuber of the year on my birthday