This, this right here is why the fantasy empire is way cooler than the 40k version. Just some lads, with nothing but halberds, faith and gunpowder, staring down massive monsters and horrors beyond mortal comprehension
@@deerspirit7560 like If I did not know the comforts of modern life, I would be pretty happy fighting alongside common soldiers like Markus Kruber. Sure, I'd probably get my corpse ripped apart and then resurrected and eat my friends but hey. I got that Morr insurance from Gelt anyway.
@@d.n5287i think what's so inspiring about humanity's military in fantasy is the sense of actual purpose, you're not JUST fighting because neighbours have shit your ruler wants, but you fight to actually fend off things that actually wants nothing but to kill, torture and devour those you hold dear, so you actually have a good reason to pick up arms and fight, heck, one of the empire's quotes is "fight men, fight for your right to live"
@@OHGAS-rt5ucYou make a very good point. No remorse or moral ambiguity when the enemy is either anathama to your way of life, or seeking to destroy you for fun.
"I am Karl Franz, and I was born into this world, just like you. A world of unceasing war and endless terrors. But with a nation of men at its heart, a bastion of hope and courage: the Empire. Led by the craven, torn apart by the greedy, weakened and exposed, forever on the defense. But no longer. Now, we unite! To purge the evil that dares confront us! Follow me, and we will banish this darkness! I swear this as your Emperor!" Karl Franz, Prince of Reikland and Emperor of the Empire of Man.
“If Karl Franz has 1 million Greatswords, I’m one of them If Karl Franz has ten Greatswords, I’m one of them If Karl Fran’s has no more Greatswords, that means Morr has taken me. If the world is against Karl Franz, then I am against the world! Til my last breath I shall summon the elector counts.” -Gotthart Lockte
Eh archaon more of the face of Warhammer fantasy considering his plot armor much stronger and even chaos needs him more he needs chaos to the point he won every fights beat the crap out nagash two times and humiliated sigmar.
@@cryamistellimek9184 it’s also easier when you’re not turning every every benefit your empire can gain just because a non human made it. Big E canonically put himself in that throne because he fucked up in allowing all alien tech as evil that should not be used.
Mighty Settra is worthier, even the Howling Jackals dare not underestimate his might. But this human Emperor is worthy of a proud smile and approving nod from the The Imperishable One.
YOU SHALL WATCH YOUR TONGUE, THERE IS ONE MAN WORTHY OF THE TITLE OF EMPEROR AND ONE ALONE Settra the Great King, the Imperishable, Khemrikhara, The Great King of Nehekhara, King of Kings, Opener of the Way, Wielder of the Divine Flame, Punisher of Nomads, The Great Unifier, Commander of the Golden Legion, Sacred of Appearance, Bringer of Light, Father of Hawks, Builder of Cities, Protector of the Two Worlds, Keeper of the Hours, Chosen of Ptra, High Steward of the Horizon, Sailor of the Great Vitae, Sentinel of the Two Realms, The Undisputed, Begetter of the Begat, Scourge of the Faithless, Carrion-feeder, First of the Charnel Valley, Rider of the Sacred Chariot, Vanquisher of Vermin, Champion of the Death Arena, Mighty Lion of the Infinite Desert, Emperor of the Shifting Sands, He Who Holds The Sceptre, Great Hawk Of The Heavens, Arch-Sultan of Atalan, Waker of the Hierotitan, Monarch of the Sky, Majestic Emperor of the Shifting Sands, Champion of the Desert Gods, Breaker of the Ogre Clans, Builder of the Great Pyramid, Terror of the Living, Master of the Never-Ending Horizon, Master of the Necropolises, Taker of Souls, Tyrant to the Foolish, Bearer of Ptra's Holy Blade, Scion of Usirian, Scion of Nehek, The Great, Chaser of Nightmares, Keeper of the Royal Herat, Founder of the Mortuary Cult, Banisher of the Grand Hierophant, High Lord Admiral of the Deathfleets, Guardian of the Charnal Pass, Tamer of the Liche King, Unliving Jackal Lord, Dismisser of the Warrior Queen, Charioteer of the Gods, He Who Does Not Serve, Slayer off Reddittras, Scarab Purger, Favoured of Usirian, Player of the Great Game, Liberator of Life, Lord Sand, Wrangler of Scorpions, Emperor of the Dunes, Eternal Sovereign of Khemri's Legions, Shit, Seneschal of the Great Sandy Desert, Curserer of the Living, Regent of the Eastern Mountains, Warden of the Eternal Necropolis, Herald of all Heralds, Caller of the Bitter Wind, God-Tamer, Master of the Mortis River, Guardian of the Dead, Great Keeper of the Obelisks, Deacon of the Ash River, Belated of Wakers, General of the Mighty Frame, Summoner of Sandstorms, Master of all Necrotects, Prince of Dust, Tyrant of Araby, Purger of the Greenskin Breathers, Killer of the False God's Champions, Tyrant of the Gold Dunes, Golden Bone Lord, Avenger of the Dead, Carrion Master, Eternal Warden of Nehek's Lands, Breaker of Djaf's Bonds... and many, many more...
Many of you have stated that Settre the imperishable would also be worthy. I will politely inform you that you are wrong. Settre the imperishable it's not worthy of being an emperor. He is worthy of being a god and the fact that you would put him in such a lowly position as emperor is blasphemy
Karl is cool because he's ultimately just a guy. He's not a 10000 year old demigod who can destroy a million demons with the swing of his sword. He's just a human dude who rose to power in his kingdom. And despite all that, he's holding his kingdom together against the billion year old evil gods of horrible doom and destruction and their armies of whatever trillion demon entities of a quadrillion star destroyers. Karl is cool because he's grounded.
@@arealhumanbean3058 tbh if you replace the griffon with a strong-main character horse it would be mostly the same, irl people used even bigger hammers (ofc not magical) And having the good guys FOR ONCE get a cant-get killed-Main-character its fun
Karl would be disappointed if he saw your comment. Shaming fellow upholders of Order is not the way forward in this awful world (Dark Elves are the exception to this obviously)
@@erikweltz8187 the high elves killed Ulrich(admittedly it was mostly teclis) and woodelves fucked me over when I was trying to wipe out the leaf cutters so a little bit of a burn is deserving
@@DocLeQuack You think Crusader Kings Ireland is hard? Boy, don't even TOUCH Europa Universalis Ireland mate, you will absolutely get your ass handed to you
Honestly, i like Karl Franz because he is a good man, thankfully GW didnt turned him into a grimderp Emperor like the other one, Karl feels refreshing to me. I also loved him in the Ulrika trilogy, he shows up for few pages but he steals all the atention
@@Artemisarrowzz true, i hope that Magnus gets a proper build up in the Old World, in Lore he appears out of thin air in Nuln but since the Old World starts a few years before the Great War against Chaos i hope we know more about him
Grimderp is just realpolitik most of the time lol, in reality Karl's lack of willingness to assume power would spell the end of his rise to the hands of those who were willing & able to take the throne by any means; if not him just being assassinated the moment his father dies. Laggards and second-guessers don't last long in a power-vacuum, much less one for an empire; and this guy needed someone else to convince him, such is his lack of self-confidence. If anything, him turning out to be some master statesman behind it all is grimderp (or at the very least, derp)
@@KevinJohnson-cv2no its not a power vacuum, its the Empire choosing a new Emperor like always, Boris Toddbringer didnt inmediately won because many of the southern provinces dont like Middenheim, no one in the Empire had a reason to assassinate Karl (and the enemies of the Empire wouldnt care that he doesnt want to be the Emperor, he would be an Elector Count so if he was a target being the Emperor of not wouldnt change that)
Back in one of the issues of White Dwarf Karl Franz had a special rules that once per battle phase he could say a prayer to Sigmar, who then turned all his stats to 10 for that phase. This was back in the day where having 10 in all stats allowed him to easily bulldoze everything, so even if you have a nice ward save you'll be getting your ass kicked. That other lady in the painting might be Karl Franz' sister. In the Gotrek & Felix novel Skavenslayer it's mentioned (according to Lexicanum in chapter 1, and they're sticklers for details like that) that Thanquol tried to manipulate the head of Nuln's secret police into arresting Karl Franz' brother-in-law, which would necessitate him having a sister.
@@crazydude610 Correct. In-laws were historically the family you joined via marriage, so if you were a man who married a woman, her brother would be your brother-in-law, her mother, your mother-in-law. And you’d be their brother-in-law or son-in-law. Similarly, a person marrying into your family would your in-law, but usually only that person. So, if Karl Franz has a married sister, her husband would be his brother-in-law, but her father would be his sister’s father-in-law.
Think the immortal Empires trailer perfectly encapsulates Karl Franz. At the meeting he is perhaps the most normal and least powerful powerful person there. Everyone else are powerful magic wielders, half dragons, ancient races some older than the empire itself or empowerment by god with superhuman abilities and expanded lifespans. Yet every single person there listens to Karl Franz and respects him and when they start bickering he is the one that unites them all.
Its his "Mudaneness" that what makes him be respected by his Pears who tend to be much stronger than him, He is just a Normal Human but he still managed to keep his State intact despite the many Internal and External Theats it has, something his pears can admire and respect, he may not be as powerful as them but what little Karl can do he managed to do it despite that.
@forickgrimaldus8301 he is human, which allows that "madness." Humans dont live long enough like the other races. They dont get that much magic like some races. They have little time and little ways to spend it, and so that "madness" allows them to do crazy shit, its one of the main reason i like to headcannon that man is chaos favorite toy and they wont allow anyone else to have it, because of mankinds inherint "insanity" makes it so that anything we do? We do it at 200% compared to others, and others will wait a century or a couple of decades before acting man doesnt have that time they gotta deal with that problem now, it adds and subtracts, grand cathay ironicly only stands not cause of said dragons but because of man, if all humanity there just went "no fuck this" and left grand cathay would crumble but the dragons don't think that, they dont care for man, if all that respect slowly turns to fear, soon that fear will go away, and in its replace rage comes forh, and a human so filled with rage cause lets say someone took his children away from him? I wouldn't want to stand in his way cause a human who lost something like that? Is a human who will burn you to ash and dust even if it kills him
I recall a scene from when Orion saved the life of Franz. That battle was actually caused by the Asrai flooding a river to get the beastmen to piss off and about halfway through the Asrai were getting ready to return to Athel Loren and leave the lumber foots to their fate. As they were getting ready to leave one of Orion's outriders asked how long could this world endure if they let heros like Franz die. Orion looked at her with so much anger she feared he was going to strike her down on the spot. Orion then laughed smiled and proceeded to blow the horn of the wild hunt the loudest it's ever sounded, before fighting his way to the unconscious form of the emperor. For hours and through his current incarnation taking several borderline mortal wounds Orion defended the fallen emperor until the minotaurs consumed in their bloodlust failed to see that the rest of the warheard had routed and were subsequently cut down. For as long as the weave endures so shall the Empire. Long Live Athen Loren, Long live the Empire! (yeah in case you haven't noticed I'm a bit of a hippy stand sue me)
The only Empire-Bretonnia war within Karl's reign I found on the wiki 1. Happened in 2512, which is 10 years after his coronation 2. Was led not by Louen, but by the duke of Parravon 3. Was caused by Marius Leitdorf calling the duke's wife ugly (because she is)
Marius Leitdorf's exact words upon first seeing the duchess of Parravon (which he yelled at the top of his lungs): "Troll! Troll! Oh Sigmar help me! it's a troll!" Based.
An artillery line helps. Though if the crew has no will and can’t tell what end of the shell goes first or even what direction to point the gun you are in about the same situation as an elite Xeno against a named Space Marine without a helmet.
@@frostbyte2384 Well that artiliery line dosent exist for long without the iron will of that line of Halberds and the officers that command them. If the enemy can have giant mosters and demons than I think its only fair we have cannons to level the playing field.
Karl Franz, literally the best emperor there is. He is incredibly based even when surrounded by both enemies and idiots. His achievements are too many to count, his badassery is legendary, he is the only person who can tell the Wood Elves to "Shut the fuck up and get out of your room" and get them to actually be useful in any meaningful way. Karl Franz, legend, badass, prince, emperor, chosen of Sigmar, based, actually has common sense, can get people to shut up and listen to him, greatest chin in the Warhammer world, has best hammer and best mount. I'd follow him no matter what, even against Greenskins and Chaos. For Sigmar! Summon the Elector Counts! For the Warhammer! Karl Franz, Do: Yes Karl Franz, Don't: No
In the "present" year of the setting, IC 2522, Karl Franz is 52 years old in Warhammer years, which approximates to ~57 in Earth years. The Warhammer World has a slightly longer orbit than Earth, with one year being exactly 400 days long. It's also said to be approximately 40% bigger than the Earth.
Imagine the faces of those soldiers as they watch Karl split the skull of the warchief, the entire field of armies shocked out of their gourd. Then the slow and climbing roar, rippling out from every man. Their eyes burning bright and their minds made clear and true. The entirety of their rage and fury barreling down on the orks, now properly frightened at the sight.
The End Times were a goddamned travesty and you gave them the exact energy they deserved thank you. Love my boy Franz, long may he reign after the defeat of Archaeon - an event that we all acknowledge to have happened
Karl Franz was the reason I got into Total War Warhammer, I knew nothing about Warhamer Fantasy before that campaign but after summoning the Elector Counts and crushing everyone who opposed me I fell in love with the beautiful bastard. There is none greater, there will be none greater, he is a man who has achieved everything through his own merit and by the blessings of Sigmar.
And here I was hearing you explain why it's clearly Franz in AoS and thinking "hmm how much anger would suggesting it's Louen cause." I guess I know. Seriously though the only acceptable explanation for him not heading the Stormcast Eternals would be that after the End Times his soul fused with Sigmar himself... And made Sigmar significantly better for it.
There is another connection between Robute and Karl. Both had been saved by Elfs. Robute was reawakened by and Eldari and Karl's life was saved by Asrai on two seperate occasions.
The amount of companies that do 3D prints STL’s for warhammer fantasy is proof how much love warhammer fantasy still has. Don’t care how good the Old World is, I’ve got my 3D print Stirland army and I love them
What about Magnus the Pious. The man that reunited the Empire after about three hundred years of civil war, got the blessing of all the major gods of the Empire and then killed the Everchosen. All without having Galmaraz or a Runefang.
One of my favorite things about our boy is how good of a balance he strikes between capable on his own, but still needs the help of others. Too many characters go too far on one way or the other, where they seem completely ineffectual without someone else’s help, or so ridiculously powerful they make everything boring.
Last time I was this early; Settra was alive, Malakith and Snorri had a bromance, Ulric was the top dog of the human pantheon, and Sigmar wasn’t even born yet.
Emperor Karl Franz I, Protector of the Empire, Defier of the Dark, Emperor Himself and the Son of Emperors, Elector Count of Reikland and Prince of Altdorf. Can't but love him. Hoping my players will get to meet him in our WFRP game.
As far as titles: "Inheritor of the oaths sworn by High King Kurgan Ironbeard to Sigmar and his realm." And because you forgot that, you're going in The Book.
The girl in the picture is Katerina Todbringer, the daughter of Graf Boris Todbringer. Its a long story, but in short in 2512 she became his niece-in-law. See the Wathammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th edition Enemy Within campaign part 5: Empire in Ruins The gentleman standing behind them is Ludwig Schwarzhelm aswell if anyone was curious
Always enjoyed how in the Ambassador Chronicles the protagonist talk about Franz, its like his actions and speech have sold such a strong goal for the empire that every common men can only see him in admiration and wishing to fulfill that goal.
This is a interesting thing, because earlier, I was just having a dream where I attended a Convention dressed as Karl Franz in full plate, made from Cardboard, so I could actually move, and was talking to other con goers thinking about making Karl's Griffon mount for my next con. It's almost like it's meant to be, I should also mention every where I went I screamed, "SUMMON THE ELECTOR COUNTS!" with applause usually. lol
The only other person that could be the Celestant Prime is the Abbot that cut Kemmler from the Wind of Death. But I personally think the Prime’s a fusion of the two. Think of it as Powermaster Optimus Prime, if Karl is Optimus, then the Abbot is Hi-Q.
I believe that's his sister. In WFRP4e, he has a sister who was declared insane and sent to an asylum. She's still there, telling everyone she's Franz's sister. But no one believes her. Because, you know, she's in an asylum.
@@mr.raider7865 Back then, Big E was a fucking legend and couldn't be compared... not anymore. Have Karl Franz exist as he was before the End Times and give the GW beating of a lifetime throughout Age of Sigmar. Then you can compare
@@syrienangel4137 Big E was always a pretty suspect character. Even when 40K was new, dude was a corpse on a throne who needed human sacrifices to live. In any other science fiction universe, he would be the villain.
@Kolbo Not really? In any other science fiction, he would still be the good guy. Back then he was a genuinely good character. Loved his sons, loved humanity, both individual and whole. Do you remember why they sacrifice people to him? Not because they want to, but because they would fucking die or worse of they didn't and that would be the end of humanity.
Last time I was this early, Archaon was still a worshipper of Sigmar. And on a related note, when can we get a video on Archaon the Everchosen? I think it’s about time that the Horus/Abbadon/Lorgar/Huron Blackheart of Fantasy, figurehead of Chaos(excluding Daniel, Wulfrik, and Belakor), and harbinger of both Storm of Chaos and the Endtimes, for better and worse(mostly worse), finally got his time to shine.
“I am Karl Franz, and I was born into this world, just like you.” What a line that says so much about his character in only a few words. I don’t even play fantasy, I play very little of AOS and still, I loved to hear about this guy.
Regarding Boris and Karl, I do believe that whilst Toddy doesn't like Franz, he does at least respect him enough to listen to Franz's suggestions when it comes to governing middenland. I mean, he was one of the EVERYONE who voted Karl to be emperor after all
Karl was my favorite character in WH before I even knew what warhammer was. I remember seeing his miniature in a shop as a kid (mind you that store is still there so hell ya Toy Soldier). I knew that very moment I was an empire fan. Awesome video, as usual. Thanks for the seemingly relentless videos.
@@chheinrich848640k is like something I’d come up with as a kid. I just think stories that try to be as over the top as possible are lame, too much scaling just desensitizes the reader imo.
I saw the Teclis and Nagash videos, so I figured I had to see your take on Karl Franz. You did not disappoint, it was exactly what I expected and well worth 20 minutes.
I am a follower of the old world emperor and his clone Roboute! This is the best thing on the internet. You will never make a video better than this one! Bravo!!!
Probably ten months late, but to answer the question of who the young woman in the picture of Karl Franz' family, that's Katerina Todbringer, daughter of Graf Boris Todbringer.
Oh a lotta people are gonna be mad about this(because it's a premier) and I'll love it because it's such a small thing that doesn't really matter Edit: seems I was wrong, the pancreas fanbase is too based to get angry over premieres
Got a hypothetical for you: How would things change if certain characters swapped between 40k and Fantasy? Like Karl Franz and Roboute Guilliman? Or Archaon and Abbadon?
One of, if the only, good moments from the End Times was when Franz, Tyrion, and Grimgor worked together to carve literal paths through an army of skaven, and their respected armies were so awed by this that they didn't know what to do until their leaders told them to move their collective butts.
I think the only reason why Sigmar took over his body and hasn't brought him back is because he doesn't want the competition of a mortal who would do a much better job.
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THE EMPIRE ENDURES!
Based
Not in fantasy that's for sure
Consider this: The Celestian Prime can't be Karl Franz, cause Karl Franz is too good to be The Celestian Prime? But who knows...
When will you admit the celestent prime is the green Knight.
I’m a summoning the elector counts
Things to know about Karl Franz
1. He is prince
2. And emperor
and has a Warhammer
He also is daddy
3- The Elector Counts are too humbled to refuse his summons.
He also likes to go to the zoo
This action has my conscent
"One man with a halberd may be no match for a troll.
But then, no man fights alone when he fights for Franz"
This, this right here is why the fantasy empire is way cooler than the 40k version. Just some lads, with nothing but halberds, faith and gunpowder, staring down massive monsters and horrors beyond mortal comprehension
@@deerspirit7560 like If I did not know the comforts of modern life, I would be pretty happy fighting alongside common soldiers like Markus Kruber. Sure, I'd probably get my corpse ripped apart and then resurrected and eat my friends but hey. I got that Morr insurance from Gelt anyway.
@@d.n5287i think what's so inspiring about humanity's military in fantasy is the sense of actual purpose, you're not JUST fighting because neighbours have shit your ruler wants, but you fight to actually fend off things that actually wants nothing but to kill, torture and devour those you hold dear, so you actually have a good reason to pick up arms and fight, heck, one of the empire's quotes is "fight men, fight for your right to live"
@@OHGAS-rt5ucYou make a very good point.
No remorse or moral ambiguity when the enemy is either anathama to your way of life, or seeking to destroy you for fun.
GOD! THATS SO FUCKING MOTIVATING! I GOTTA WORK OUT TO SABATON NOW!
Karl Franz's pros: You get to marshal the men and summon the elector counts
Karl Franz's cons: No.
You forgot about the con: everyone else is pathetic compared to Karl Franz
You forgot to say the part where he gets to ride in style on Deathclaw.
Disadvantages do not have my consent.
Cons: elector counts
@@obamaprism4168 except Setrra
"I am Karl Franz, and I was born into this world, just like you. A world of unceasing war and endless terrors. But with a nation of men at its heart, a bastion of hope and courage: the Empire. Led by the craven, torn apart by the greedy, weakened and exposed, forever on the defense. But no longer.
Now, we unite! To purge the evil that dares confront us! Follow me, and we will banish this darkness! I swear this as your Emperor!"
Karl Franz, Prince of Reikland and Emperor of the Empire of Man.
Understandable why pancreas simps for him soo hard.
Goosebumps
(End of the battle)
FOR SIGMAR
A man who sold me on Warhammer fantasy in a single line.
Whoever wrote that really gets Warhammer Fantasy.
The only man who uses a Total Warhammer in a universe called Warhammer
Well, there's also Valten, Harry the Hammer and just about every Warrior Priest.
Who insults the original Warhammer wielder? Glory to the Chosen of Chaos, the Bane of the Undead, Harry the Hammer.
@@HiddenEvilStudios Those guys only use warhammers or just hammers, karl franz has the total warhammer of the total warhammers
Ghal Maraz the original Warhammer. Not even 40'000 Warhammers could replace it
Not just any warhammer, THE Warhammer.
“If Karl Franz has 1 million Greatswords, I’m one of them
If Karl Franz has ten Greatswords, I’m one of them
If Karl Fran’s has no more Greatswords, that means Morr has taken me.
If the world is against Karl Franz, then I am against the world!
Til my last breath I shall summon the elector counts.” -Gotthart Lockte
"Bro, I was just trying to figure out if you were my Uber"
@@justinlast2lastharder749 I laughed very hard at that one well done.
Uberiechts Five or something?@@justinlast2lastharder749
Funny fact : Karl Franz carries a warhammer which signifies that he was the "one" who was the face of the franchise all along
That would be Harry the Hammer, don't disrespect the guy!
Pretty sure the face is sigmar. I always viewed sigmar as what karl would turn into.
Eh archaon more of the face of Warhammer fantasy considering his plot armor much stronger and even chaos needs him more he needs chaos to the point he won every fights beat the crap out nagash two times and humiliated sigmar.
So HE is JOHN WARHAMMER?
Karl franz is evidence is you don't need a space wizard god and demi god sons to run an empire. You just need a man. A damn good one.
It’s a lot easier when you’re running one nation and not a galaxy wide space empire.
@@cryamistellimek9184 it’s also easier when you’re not turning every every benefit your empire can gain just because a non human made it.
Big E canonically put himself in that throne because he fucked up in allowing all alien tech as evil that should not be used.
@@cryamistellimek9184 I read that as skill issues tbh
@@cryamistellimek9184 Imperium cope
@@cryamistellimek9184 dont be rude with him, he's angry cuz his god emperor is dead imao
Finally, someone worthy of the title of emperor
Mighty Settra is worthier, even the Howling Jackals dare not underestimate his might. But this human Emperor is worthy of a proud smile and approving nod from the The Imperishable One.
@@KaiserAfinithe snipers of Jackal Alley fear Settra
A lot better then some then some golden toilet sitting one.
YOU SHALL WATCH YOUR TONGUE, THERE IS ONE MAN WORTHY OF THE TITLE OF EMPEROR AND ONE ALONE
Settra the Great King, the Imperishable, Khemrikhara, The Great King of Nehekhara, King of Kings, Opener of the Way, Wielder of the Divine Flame, Punisher of Nomads, The Great Unifier, Commander of the Golden Legion, Sacred of Appearance, Bringer of Light, Father of Hawks, Builder of Cities, Protector of the Two Worlds, Keeper of the Hours, Chosen of Ptra, High Steward of the Horizon, Sailor of the Great Vitae, Sentinel of the Two Realms, The Undisputed, Begetter of the Begat, Scourge of the Faithless, Carrion-feeder, First of the Charnel Valley, Rider of the Sacred Chariot, Vanquisher of Vermin, Champion of the Death Arena, Mighty Lion of the Infinite Desert, Emperor of the Shifting Sands, He Who Holds The Sceptre, Great Hawk Of The Heavens, Arch-Sultan of Atalan, Waker of the Hierotitan, Monarch of the Sky, Majestic Emperor of the Shifting Sands, Champion of the Desert Gods, Breaker of the Ogre Clans, Builder of the Great Pyramid, Terror of the Living, Master of the Never-Ending Horizon, Master of the Necropolises, Taker of Souls, Tyrant to the Foolish, Bearer of Ptra's Holy Blade, Scion of Usirian, Scion of Nehek, The Great, Chaser of Nightmares, Keeper of the Royal Herat, Founder of the Mortuary Cult, Banisher of the Grand Hierophant, High Lord Admiral of the Deathfleets, Guardian of the Charnal Pass, Tamer of the Liche King, Unliving Jackal Lord, Dismisser of the Warrior Queen, Charioteer of the Gods, He Who Does Not Serve, Slayer off Reddittras, Scarab Purger, Favoured of Usirian, Player of the Great Game, Liberator of Life, Lord Sand, Wrangler of Scorpions, Emperor of the Dunes, Eternal Sovereign of Khemri's Legions, Shit, Seneschal of the Great Sandy Desert, Curserer of the Living, Regent of the Eastern Mountains, Warden of the Eternal Necropolis, Herald of all Heralds, Caller of the Bitter Wind, God-Tamer, Master of the Mortis River, Guardian of the Dead, Great Keeper of the Obelisks, Deacon of the Ash River, Belated of Wakers, General of the Mighty Frame, Summoner of Sandstorms, Master of all Necrotects, Prince of Dust, Tyrant of Araby, Purger of the Greenskin Breathers, Killer of the False God's Champions, Tyrant of the Gold Dunes, Golden Bone Lord, Avenger of the Dead, Carrion Master, Eternal Warden of Nehek's Lands, Breaker of Djaf's Bonds... and many, many more...
Many of you have stated that Settre the imperishable would also be worthy. I will politely inform you that you are wrong. Settre the imperishable it's not worthy of being an emperor. He is worthy of being a god and the fact that you would put him in such a lowly position as emperor is blasphemy
Karl is cool because he's ultimately just a guy. He's not a 10000 year old demigod who can destroy a million demons with the swing of his sword. He's just a human dude who rose to power in his kingdom. And despite all that, he's holding his kingdom together against the billion year old evil gods of horrible doom and destruction and their armies of whatever trillion demon entities of a quadrillion star destroyers. Karl is cool because he's grounded.
Steel, faith, and gun powder
I mean, he can turn into a Super Saiyan, has *THE* Warhammer and his pet is a Griffon, he isn't exatctly an average dude
@@arealhumanbean3058 tbh if you replace the griffon with a strong-main character horse it would be mostly the same, irl people used even bigger hammers (ofc not magical)
And having the good guys FOR ONCE get a cant-get killed-Main-character its fun
@@GreatBlueWorld In WFRP he is pretty much just a man.
@@toobig7150what do you mean not magical hammers irl???? Stop lying
“We must not be blinded by our own need for Power!”
going to go watch that.
This is your daily reminder that Karl Franz is not an elf this is a mark against that entire species
Dude could rizz up an Elf if he wanted to lmao
It brings me great joy knowing ol' pancreas has to square with that nightly before he goes to bed
Karl would be disappointed if he saw your comment. Shaming fellow upholders of Order is not the way forward in this awful world (Dark Elves are the exception to this obviously)
@@erikweltz8187 the high elves killed Ulrich(admittedly it was mostly teclis) and woodelves fucked me over when I was trying to wipe out the leaf cutters so a little bit of a burn is deserving
He’s an honorary Elf.
"His campaign is in a rough spot" Coming from a few Western Roman Empire runs in the original Rome and in Attila I see it as an upgrade
Coming from playing Ireland in Crusader Kings I also see it as an upgrade.
@@DocLeQuack same with restoring the Roman Empire in ck2
@@DocLeQuack Sorry to bust your bubble mate, but ireland is so easy in CK3 that its usually called "noob island"...
@@DocLeQuack You think Crusader Kings Ireland is hard? Boy, don't even TOUCH Europa Universalis Ireland mate, you will absolutely get your ass handed to you
@@terrypennington2519 jokes on you I am a masochist I want pain. So yes I kinda know Ireland is easy mode.
The other woman in the family portrait is Karl Franz's sister Isabella described in Altdorf Crown of Empire as youthful looking and blond.
Honestly, i like Karl Franz because he is a good man, thankfully GW didnt turned him into a grimderp Emperor like the other one, Karl feels refreshing to me.
I also loved him in the Ulrika trilogy, he shows up for few pages but he steals all the atention
Thank God they killed him so now they cannot destroy his character, let's hope they do the same with Magnus
@@Artemisarrowzz true, i hope that Magnus gets a proper build up in the Old World, in Lore he appears out of thin air in Nuln but since the Old World starts a few years before the Great War against Chaos i hope we know more about him
Grimderp is just realpolitik most of the time lol, in reality Karl's lack of willingness to assume power would spell the end of his rise to the hands of those who were willing & able to take the throne by any means; if not him just being assassinated the moment his father dies. Laggards and second-guessers don't last long in a power-vacuum, much less one for an empire; and this guy needed someone else to convince him, such is his lack of self-confidence.
If anything, him turning out to be some master statesman behind it all is grimderp (or at the very least, derp)
@@KevinJohnson-cv2no its not a power vacuum, its the Empire choosing a new Emperor like always, Boris Toddbringer didnt inmediately won because many of the southern provinces dont like Middenheim, no one in the Empire had a reason to assassinate Karl (and the enemies of the Empire wouldnt care that he doesnt want to be the Emperor, he would be an Elector Count so if he was a target being the Emperor of not wouldnt change that)
@@MiguelSanchezDelVillar As long as they don't turn him into another f Big E, it will be alright.
Damn how I detest Big E
The emperor of our hearts and the prince of our dreams
Back in one of the issues of White Dwarf Karl Franz had a special rules that once per battle phase he could say a prayer to Sigmar, who then turned all his stats to 10 for that phase. This was back in the day where having 10 in all stats allowed him to easily bulldoze everything, so even if you have a nice ward save you'll be getting your ass kicked.
That other lady in the painting might be Karl Franz' sister. In the Gotrek & Felix novel Skavenslayer it's mentioned (according to Lexicanum in chapter 1, and they're sticklers for details like that) that Thanquol tried to manipulate the head of Nuln's secret police into arresting Karl Franz' brother-in-law, which would necessitate him having a sister.
A good theory, but I think the sibling of your partner counts as a sibling in law. It doesn't have to be your siblings partner to be a sibling in law
Karl Franz does indeed have a sister, Isabella von Holswig-Schliestein, who is infeed married.
@@crazydude610 Correct. In-laws were historically the family you joined via marriage, so if you were a man who married a woman, her brother would be your brother-in-law, her mother, your mother-in-law. And you’d be their brother-in-law or son-in-law.
Similarly, a person marrying into your family would your in-law, but usually only that person. So, if Karl Franz has a married sister, her husband would be his brother-in-law, but her father would be his sister’s father-in-law.
is that place where nuln oil come from?
@@thejuiceking2219 yes and Guns many Guns
“I can feel the power of Sigmar coming inside me.”
-probably Karl Franz
He can feel Sigmar cumming inside him 😳
Are we not doing phrasing anymore? Lol
I need context pls :S
"this action does not have my consent!"
Think the immortal Empires trailer perfectly encapsulates Karl Franz.
At the meeting he is perhaps the most normal and least powerful powerful person there. Everyone else are powerful magic wielders, half dragons, ancient races some older than the empire itself or empowerment by god with superhuman abilities and expanded lifespans. Yet every single person there listens to Karl Franz and respects him and when they start bickering he is the one that unites them all.
Its his "Mudaneness" that what makes him be respected by his Pears who tend to be much stronger than him,
He is just a Normal Human but he still managed to keep his State intact despite the many Internal and External Theats it has, something his pears can admire and respect, he may not be as powerful as them but what little Karl can do he managed to do it despite that.
@forickgrimaldus8301 he is human, which allows that "madness." Humans dont live long enough like the other races. They dont get that much magic like some races. They have little time and little ways to spend it, and so that "madness" allows them to do crazy shit, its one of the main reason i like to headcannon that man is chaos favorite toy and they wont allow anyone else to have it, because of mankinds inherint "insanity" makes it so that anything we do? We do it at 200% compared to others, and others will wait a century or a couple of decades before acting man doesnt have that time they gotta deal with that problem now, it adds and subtracts, grand cathay ironicly only stands not cause of said dragons but because of man, if all humanity there just went "no fuck this" and left grand cathay would crumble but the dragons don't think that, they dont care for man, if all that respect slowly turns to fear, soon that fear will go away, and in its replace rage comes forh, and a human so filled with rage cause lets say someone took his children away from him? I wouldn't want to stand in his way cause a human who lost something like that? Is a human who will burn you to ash and dust even if it kills him
I recall a scene from when Orion saved the life of Franz. That battle was actually caused by the Asrai flooding a river to get the beastmen to piss off and about halfway through the Asrai were getting ready to return to Athel Loren and leave the lumber foots to their fate. As they were getting ready to leave one of Orion's outriders asked how long could this world endure if they let heros like Franz die. Orion looked at her with so much anger she feared he was going to strike her down on the spot. Orion then laughed smiled and proceeded to blow the horn of the wild hunt the loudest it's ever sounded, before fighting his way to the unconscious form of the emperor. For hours and through his current incarnation taking several borderline mortal wounds Orion defended the fallen emperor until the minotaurs consumed in their bloodlust failed to see that the rest of the warheard had routed and were subsequently cut down.
For as long as the weave endures so shall the Empire.
Long Live Athen Loren, Long live the Empire!
(yeah in case you haven't noticed I'm a bit of a hippy stand sue me)
Also dwarves like him so much his armour is made of black gromril, a very rare and sacred metal for the dwarves.
Finally… Karl became the Warhammer Fantasy….
These are the... Warhammer Fantasy Battles
Maybe the real Elector Counts were the friends we summoned along the way.
The only Empire-Bretonnia war within Karl's reign I found on the wiki
1. Happened in 2512, which is 10 years after his coronation
2. Was led not by Louen, but by the duke of Parravon
3. Was caused by Marius Leitdorf calling the duke's wife ugly (because she is)
3. Based Marius Leitdorf
Marius Leitdorf's exact words upon first seeing the duchess of Parravon (which he yelled at the top of his lungs): "Troll! Troll! Oh Sigmar help me! it's a troll!"
Based.
Well you know why they love their horse more than their women
@@LOL-zu1zr The taste of Bretonnian food and the look of Bretonnian woman made Bretonnian men the best horsemen in the world.
Karl Franz is a badass and represents how humans can triumph over immortal horrors with an iron will and some smarts.
Faith, Steel and Gunpowder
Don't forget plot armor
An artillery line helps. Though if the crew has no will and can’t tell what end of the shell goes first or even what direction to point the gun you are in about the same situation as an elite Xeno against a named Space Marine without a helmet.
@Dragondeeznutz-zh5ob every race has plot armor its a fantasy setting.
@@frostbyte2384 Well that artiliery line dosent exist for long without the iron will of that line of Halberds and the officers that command them. If the enemy can have giant mosters and demons than I think its only fair we have cannons to level the playing field.
Karl Franz, literally the best emperor there is. He is incredibly based even when surrounded by both enemies and idiots. His achievements are too many to count, his badassery is legendary, he is the only person who can tell the Wood Elves to "Shut the fuck up and get out of your room" and get them to actually be useful in any meaningful way.
Karl Franz, legend, badass, prince, emperor, chosen of Sigmar, based, actually has common sense, can get people to shut up and listen to him, greatest chin in the Warhammer world, has best hammer and best mount. I'd follow him no matter what, even against Greenskins and Chaos.
For Sigmar! Summon the Elector Counts! For the Warhammer!
Karl Franz, Do: Yes
Karl Franz, Don't: No
In the "present" year of the setting, IC 2522, Karl Franz is 52 years old in Warhammer years, which approximates to ~57 in Earth years.
The Warhammer World has a slightly longer orbit than Earth, with one year being exactly 400 days long.
It's also said to be approximately 40% bigger than the Earth.
He’s looking good for 52. Must be sigmar helping him out.
@@thekinginyellowmessiahofha6308 his clean shave and athletic lifestyle probably helps
Franz ain’t daddy, he is a proper and loving father. Which makes him again greater than Big-E.
Big E is not Emperior of mankind, its a tit caliber for Empress of Light
Yes, a fae like Her is better at being Emperor of Mankind
I am Prince and Emperor!
SUMMON THE ELECTOR COUNTS
SUMMON THE ELECTOR COUNTS
SUMMON THE ELECTOR COUNTS
I am Prince and Emperor!
Who calls?
@@swissarmyknight4306 The nation calls!
Imagine the faces of those soldiers as they watch Karl split the skull of the warchief, the entire field of armies shocked out of their gourd. Then the slow and climbing roar, rippling out from every man. Their eyes burning bright and their minds made clear and true. The entirety of their rage and fury barreling down on the orks, now properly frightened at the sight.
The End Times were a goddamned travesty and you gave them the exact energy they deserved thank you. Love my boy Franz, long may he reign after the defeat of Archaeon - an event that we all acknowledge to have happened
Karl Franz was the reason I got into Total War Warhammer, I knew nothing about Warhamer Fantasy before that campaign but after summoning the Elector Counts and crushing everyone who opposed me I fell in love with the beautiful bastard. There is none greater, there will be none greater, he is a man who has achieved everything through his own merit and by the blessings of Sigmar.
Also helps that he was born into a powerful Noble Family, but yes, Merit.
@@SplendidFactor Most nobles are feckless morons, so merit is extra special for them.
me too
@@SplendidFactor Hardly, man had to to fight for his right to party
And here I was hearing you explain why it's clearly Franz in AoS and thinking "hmm how much anger would suggesting it's Louen cause." I guess I know.
Seriously though the only acceptable explanation for him not heading the Stormcast Eternals would be that after the End Times his soul fused with Sigmar himself... And made Sigmar significantly better for it.
Bro, he is the Chad of chads. If normal people look up to be like Chad. Chads look up to be like Karl Franz
There is another connection between Robute and Karl. Both had been saved by Elfs. Robute was reawakened by and Eldari and Karl's life was saved by Asrai on two seperate occasions.
This is _just the right amount_ of Karl Franz appreciation.
The amount of companies that do 3D prints STL’s for warhammer fantasy is proof how much love warhammer fantasy still has.
Don’t care how good the Old World is, I’ve got my 3D print Stirland army and I love them
Where did you find those STLs?
@@akumaking1 highland miniatures and Lastsword miniatures do some great empire miniatures while One Page Rules is about to release some Empire minis
@@blindoutlaw is it possible to use Ninja Ripper (or another program) to turn Total Warhammer in-game models into STLs?
You can hear the genuine joy in his voice as he talks about Karl Franz
THIS ACTION HAS MY CONSENT
SUMMON THE UHHHHHH
>Excellent statesman
>Gets way more done than he reasonably should
>Very cool weapon
You've won me over. I'm a Karlboute Guillifranz fan too.
What about Magnus the Pious. The man that reunited the Empire after about three hundred years of civil war, got the blessing of all the major gods of the Empire and then killed the Everchosen. All without having Galmaraz or a Runefang.
Also worked with teclis to help establish the colleges of magic. That's one of his biggest achievements.
True but Magnus isn't even a legendary Lord for the empire faction in TW Warhammer
@@GameLover45408 because he’s been dead for 300 years by the time of ttwwh ☠️
@@Lordmun445 I know. So there is no point of introducing him in a video. Pancreas should just made one on Thorgrimm or someone else.
@@Lordmun445 half the LL are
One of my favorite things about our boy is how good of a balance he strikes between capable on his own, but still needs the help of others. Too many characters go too far on one way or the other, where they seem completely ineffectual without someone else’s help, or so ridiculously powerful they make everything boring.
Last time I was this early; Settra was alive, Malakith and Snorri had a bromance, Ulric was the top dog of the human pantheon, and Sigmar wasn’t even born yet.
Emperor Karl Franz I, Protector of the Empire, Defier of the Dark, Emperor Himself and the Son of Emperors, Elector Count of Reikland and Prince of Altdorf. Can't but love him.
Hoping my players will get to meet him in our WFRP game.
As far as titles: "Inheritor of the oaths sworn by High King Kurgan Ironbeard to Sigmar and his realm." And because you forgot that, you're going in The Book.
Karl Franz. Prince, Emperor, Statesman, Man who is capable of standing up from a golden throne unlike *some* Emperors.
The girl in the picture is Katerina Todbringer, the daughter of Graf Boris Todbringer. Its a long story, but in short in 2512 she became his niece-in-law. See the Wathammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th edition Enemy Within campaign part 5: Empire in Ruins
The gentleman standing behind them is Ludwig Schwarzhelm aswell if anyone was curious
Always enjoyed how in the Ambassador Chronicles the protagonist talk about Franz, its like his actions and speech have sold such a strong goal for the empire that every common men can only see him in admiration and wishing to fulfill that goal.
This is a interesting thing, because earlier, I was just having a dream where I attended a Convention dressed as Karl Franz in full plate, made from Cardboard, so I could actually move, and was talking to other con goers thinking about making Karl's Griffon mount for my next con. It's almost like it's meant to be, I should also mention every where I went I screamed, "SUMMON THE ELECTOR COUNTS!" with applause usually. lol
You are the chosen
@@lonle6506 SUMMON THE ELECTOR COUNTS!
Followed 40k lore for years and never bothered with Fantasy until I discovered your videos. Good shit man
You might as well show us the shrine dedicated to Karl Franz you have in your home at this point
God bless the developers for Creative Assembly for giving us the Karl Franz we never deserved
Thank creative assembly to give us this much and this good of warhammer fantasy at all after GW killed the seeting
He's a great role model for my characters every time I play Crusader kings 2.
to be fair Setra has a touch of a head start on Karl in terms of the on going collection of nicknames.
The only other person that could be the Celestant Prime is the Abbot that cut Kemmler from the Wind of Death. But I personally think the Prime’s a fusion of the two. Think of it as Powermaster Optimus Prime, if Karl is Optimus, then the Abbot is Hi-Q.
Settra could be the celestant prime
I believe that's his sister. In WFRP4e, he has a sister who was declared insane and sent to an asylum. She's still there, telling everyone she's Franz's sister. But no one believes her. Because, you know, she's in an asylum.
Ah yet another character who is better then the Big E. Karl Franz we bow to our prince and emperor.
Not a fair comparison. GW has been assassinating the shit out of him.
@@mr.raider7865 Back then, Big E was a fucking legend and couldn't be compared... not anymore. Have Karl Franz exist as he was before the End Times and give the GW beating of a lifetime throughout Age of Sigmar. Then you can compare
The real E Money conquered the galaxy, get back to me when Franz conquers one planet.
@@syrienangel4137 Big E was always a pretty suspect character. Even when 40K was new, dude was a corpse on a throne who needed human sacrifices to live. In any other science fiction universe, he would be the villain.
@Kolbo Not really? In any other science fiction, he would still be the good guy. Back then he was a genuinely good character. Loved his sons, loved humanity, both individual and whole. Do you remember why they sacrifice people to him? Not because they want to, but because they would fucking die or worse of they didn't and that would be the end of humanity.
Last time I was this early, Archaon was still a worshipper of Sigmar. And on a related note, when can we get a video on Archaon the Everchosen? I think it’s about time that the Horus/Abbadon/Lorgar/Huron Blackheart of Fantasy, figurehead of Chaos(excluding Daniel, Wulfrik, and Belakor), and harbinger of both Storm of Chaos and the Endtimes, for better and worse(mostly worse), finally got his time to shine.
Totally agree
i love how youre so passionate about karl franz. and you made me laugh many times throughout this video. I SHALL SUBSCRIBE!!
“I am Karl Franz, and I was born into this world, just like you.” What a line that says so much about his character in only a few words. I don’t even play fantasy, I play very little of AOS and still, I loved to hear about this guy.
Regarding Boris and Karl, I do believe that whilst Toddy doesn't like Franz, he does at least respect him enough to listen to Franz's suggestions when it comes to governing middenland. I mean, he was one of the EVERYONE who voted Karl to be emperor after all
Karl was my favorite character in WH before I even knew what warhammer was. I remember seeing his miniature in a shop as a kid (mind you that store is still there so hell ya Toy Soldier). I knew that very moment I was an empire fan.
Awesome video, as usual. Thanks for the seemingly relentless videos.
I see the editing has improved greatly, keep it up!!! 1:37
God Emperor: uses a sword
Emperor Karl Franz: uses a Warhammer
Yep, in a setting called Warhammer, Franz is definitely better
Warhammer 40k may look cooler but Warhammer fantsy feels cooler
Skill issue
@@chheinrich848640k is like something I’d come up with as a kid. I just think stories that try to be as over the top as possible are lame, too much scaling just desensitizes the reader imo.
I saw the Teclis and Nagash videos, so I figured I had to see your take on Karl Franz. You did not disappoint, it was exactly what I expected and well worth 20 minutes.
Of course Franz has the gods on his side, he literally wields the hammer of God
10:02
"Easy for you to say, it wasn't your hat."
Norscan raiders sacking the same place multiple times a week is the most relatable thing from the games.
17:20 - Didn't everyone forget that Karl's bitchin' armour is actually made from Gromril?
Black Gromril i might add
I was surprised to hear an Elector Count headbutted someone to death until you mentioned Marius Leitdorf, and it immediately made sense
I love the little giggle at the beginning of the video.
15:26 WE MARCH FOR MACRAGGE!!!!
I am a follower of the old world emperor and his clone Roboute! This is the best thing on the internet. You will never make a video better than this one! Bravo!!!
Yes yes more Karl Fran’s videos!
THIS IS LIKE CHRISTMAS! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR SUCH A LONG TIME.
MAKE HASTE MEN! SUMMON THE ELECTOR COUNTS!!!
In honor of this video, I will be commissioning many pieces of high quality Karl Franz Smut. Sigmar bless you!
My man this video was a pure joy to watch, thank you!
I hope one day his number one homie Balthazar can get the same treatment.
3:44 Money don't grow on trees
"Summon the Elector Counts."
That's all that needs to be said why Karl Franz is the GOAT.
He is Prince! And Emperor!
Probably ten months late, but to answer the question of who the young woman in the picture of Karl Franz' family, that's Katerina Todbringer, daughter of Graf Boris Todbringer.
That last woman is actually my girlfriend, you wouldnt know her she went to anothet school. Trust me guys, i promise.
That why you know its a fantasy, Because he's an honest politician.
You forgot one thing: he has a dragon in his own zoo
13:41 I mean look at the Celesten Prime's weapon, a war hammer, it looks pretty familiar. hey what weapon does Karl Franz wield?
The End times were ten times more embarrassing than the storm of chaos and it’s even more embarrassing that GW keeps doubling down on it.
Was actually looking for Karl Franz voice lines since I just got into TWW, definitely a fine coincidence
He's like the Germanic version of King Arthur, only he didn't get cucked by his best knight.
I have been dying laughing at the "Karl Franz Karl Franz..." moment at the end for an hour now. Thank you, sir, for that.
Wasn’t the biggest fan of him originally, then I played a campaign with him and he is my favorite character in anything ever now
Get ready and SUMMON THE ELECTOR COUNTS
Even The elf simp notices The might and jaw line of karl franz
Oh a lotta people are gonna be mad about this(because it's a premier) and I'll love it because it's such a small thing that doesn't really matter
Edit: seems I was wrong, the pancreas fanbase is too based to get angry over premieres
Summon the elector counts!
Thank thine great self, I love this and have been waiting for this for oh so long
Got a hypothetical for you: How would things change if certain characters swapped between 40k and Fantasy? Like Karl Franz and Roboute Guilliman? Or Archaon and Abbadon?
Archaon probably wouldn't fuck around doing...Abbadon things.
Archaon would’ve probably sacked Terra by now. Dude insists on total loyalty to him and would have made Space Varanguard a thing by Year One
One of, if the only, good moments from the End Times was when Franz, Tyrion, and Grimgor worked together to carve literal paths through an army of skaven, and their respected armies were so awed by this that they didn't know what to do until their leaders told them to move their collective butts.
Karl Franz: a true gigachad, Sigmar male.
11:02 Karl looks like a melted giga chad wax head
I think the only reason why Sigmar took over his body and hasn't brought him back is because he doesn't want the competition of a mortal who would do a much better job.
11:00 Oh my god this painting is just turn Karl Franz and his son into a Gigachad.