History YMMV / Warhammer

** Count Vlad von Carstein is a powerful vampire and the progenitor of the von Carstein bloodline. After freeing himself from the control of Nagash, Vlad resurfaces centuries later to seize control of Sylvania and uses brilliant tactics and intimidation to keep his hold, constantly coming out on top via his brilliant military tactics and political machinations. Despite his evil, Vlad deeply loves his wife Isabella,, and is one of the few villains to drive the Empire to its knees. Even in the End Times, Vlad never loses his style or redeeming qualities and ultimately dies with Isabella in a MercyKill when she is corrupted by Nurgle.

** Also, to a lesser extent, with fans of ''TabletopGame/Warhammer 40000''.

* FanonDiscontinuity: A large portion of the fandom hate with passion everything related to The End Times and the Age of Sigmar, to the point that they consider the VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammer as the real continuation. For a good reason the fan-made Fantasy Battles: The Ninth Age was created.

* FanonDiscontinuity: A large portion of the fandom hate with passion everything related to The End Times and the Age of Sigmar, to the point that they consider the Videogame Total War: Warhammer as the real continuation. For a good reason the fan-made Fantasy Battles: The Ninth Age was created.

* WhatAnIdiot: Archaon is prophecized to be the [[TheAntiChrist Everchosen of Chaos]] who will destroy the world, but he hates the Chaos Gods and wishes to defy them, even to [[KillTheGod kill them, if possible]].

** The Fantasy Battles: The Ninth Age movement, for those who hates Times Ends and Age of Sigmar.

* WhatAnIdiot: Archaon is prophecized to be the [[AntiChrist Everchosen of Chaos]] who will destroy the world, but he hates the Chaos Gods and wishes to defy them, even to [[KillTheGod kill them, if possible]].

** [[TheFightingNarcissist Sigvald the Magnificent]], Slaanesh's Geld-Prince, was cast out of his tribe at an early age for indulging in [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]. [[{{Patricide}} Killing his father]] and selling his soul for power, he married two women, only to [[TearOffYourFace rip off their faces]] and replace them with doll porcelain once he grew bored of them. The third of his wives was kidnapped by another lord, and he abandoned her to die. He then took command of a Chaos army, going on a rampage butchering any whom he deemed not beautiful enough, leaving entire cities dead in his wake. Sigvald then went on a campaign against the High Elves, killing every single one he saw [[EvilIsPetty just because their hair was better than his]]. When the Shadow Warriors struck back, killing a number of his men, Sigvald refused to retreat due to a fear of his pride being wounded. Eventually, as more of his lieutenants rose against him, Sigvald [[BadBoss grew a body count of his own men]] as high as the Elves'. He eventually permitted his own army to perish behind him as a point of pride, refusing to stop a duel to the death.
** [[DarkActionGirl Valkia the Bloody]] is the champion of Khorne. A mortal warrior of the Schwarzvolf clan, Valkia [[{{Patricide}} murdered her father]] to take control, [[TheSocialDarwinist purged her tribe of the "weak"]], married the chieftain of the bloody Clans, [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped him]] to produce her heirs and eventually [[TilMurderDoUsPart killed him]] for his sexism. After her mortal death, Valkia was [[WingedHumanoid reborn]] as a Daemon of Khorne, leading a savage campaign to [[FinalSolution exterminate her old tribe]], killing every man, woman and [[WouldHurtAChild child]] while personally [[OffingTheOffspring slaying her own daughter]] and [[SiblingMurder brother]] without remorse. Since then, Valkia arrives to battlefields to promote horrific slaughters in Khorne's name, even teaching the Norscan clans the [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Blood Eagle]] and having it practiced on an entire citadel of dwarfs. Valkia inspired a campaign that sought to wipe out all life in Nordland and, during the End Times, helps Chaos's forces to come and slaughter all in their path. [[BloodKnight Devoted to slaughter and bloodshed]], Valkia embodies the Khornate philosophy that "it matters not from where the blood flows. Only that it flows."

** [[TheFightingNarcissist Sigvald the Magnificent]], Slaanesh's Geld-Prince, was cast out of his tribe at an early age for indulging in [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]. [[{{Patricide}} Killing his father]] and selling his soul for power, he married two women, only to rip off their faces and replace them with doll porcelain once he grew bored of them. The third of his wives was kidnapped by another lord, and he abandoned her to die. He then took command of a Chaos army, going on a rampage butchering any whom he deemed not beautiful enough, leaving entire cities dead in his wake. Sigvald then went on a campaign against the High Elves, killing every single one he saw [[EvilIsPetty just because their hair was better than his]]. When the Shadow Warriors struck back, killing a number of his men, Sigvald refused to retreat due to a fear of his pride being wounded. Eventually, as more of his lieutenants rose against him, Sigvald [[BadBoss grew a body count of his own men]] as high as the Elves'. He eventually permitted his own army to perish behind him as a point of pride, refusing to stop a duel to the death.
** [[DarkActionGirl Valkia the Bloody]] is the champion of Khorne. A mortal warrior of the Schwarzvolf clan, Valkia [[{{Patricide}} murdered her father]] to take control, purged her tribe of the "weak", married the chieftain of the bloody Clans, raped him to produce her heirs and eventually killed him for his sexism. After her mortal death, Valkia was [[WingedHumanoid reborn]] as a Daemon of Khorne, leading a savage campaign to exterminate her old tribe, killing every man, woman and child while personally slaying her own daughter and brother without remorse. Since then, Valkia arrives to battlefields to promote horrific slaughters in Khorne's name, even teaching the Norscan clans the [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Blood Eagle]] and having it practiced on an entire citadel of dwarves. Valkia inspired a campaign that sought to wipe out all life in Nordland and, during the End Times, helps Chaos's forces to come and slaughter all in their path. [[BloodKnight Devoted to slaughter and bloodshed]], Valkia embodies the Khornate philosophy that "it matters not from where the blood flows. Only that it flows."

* FanNickname:
** Slann Mage-Priests, are, of course, [[{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}} the Hypnotoad]].
** The new Skaven Hellpit Abomination is sometimes known as the A-Bomb.
** The Warriors of Chaos are often known as some variation of 'Heavy-Metal Vikings'.
** The Dark Elves have a monster called the Kharibdyss -- the ludicrously-difficult spelling all but ensured that within a week, players were calling it "the K-Beast" instead.

** Slaanesh's Geld-Prince, [[TheFightingNarcissist Sigvald the Magnificent]], was cast out of his tribe at an early age for indulging in [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]. [[{{Patricide}} Killing his father]] and selling his soul for power, he married two women, only to rip off their faces and replace them with doll porcelain once he grew bored of them. The third of his wives was kidnapped by another lord, and he abandoned her to die. He then took command of a Chaos army, going on a rampage butchering any whom he deemed not beautiful enough, leaving entire cities dead in his wake. Sigvald then went on a campaign against the High Elves, killing every single one he saw [[EvilIsPetty just because their hair was better than his]]. When the Shadow Warriors struck back, killing a number of his men, Sigvald refused to retreat due to a fear of his pride being wounded. Eventually, as more of his lieutenants rose against him, Sigvald [[BadBoss grew a body count of his own men]] as high as the Elves'. He eventually permitted his own army to perish behind him as a point of pride, refusing to stop a duel to the death.

** [[DarkActionGirl Valkia the Bloody]] is the champion of Khorne. A mortal warrior of the Schwarzvolf clan, Valkia [[{{Patricide murdered her father}} to take control, purged her tribe of the "weak", married the chieftain of the bloody Clans, raped him to produce her heirs and eventually killed him for his sexism. After her mortal death, Valkia was [[WingedHumanoid reborn]] as a Daemon of Khorne, leading a savage campaign to exterminate her old tribe, killing every man, woman and child while personally slaying her own daughter and brother without remorse. Since then, Valkia arrives to battlefields to promote horrific slaughters in Khorne's name, even teaching the Norscan clans the [[CruenAndUnusualDeath Blood Eagle]] and having it practiced on an entire citadel of dwarves. Valkia inspired a campaign that sought to wipe out all life in Nordland and, during the End Times, helps Chaos's forces to come and slaughter all in their path. [[BloodKnight Devoted to slaughter and bloodshed]], Valkia embodies the Khornate philosophy that "it matters not from where the blood flows. Only that it flows."

* CompleteMonster: Before [[TabletopGame/WarhammerTheEndTimes Archaon]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroyed everything]] and the ContinuityReboot of ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'', these monsters wreaked havoc:

* CompleteMonster: Before [[TabletopGame/WarhammerTheEndTimes Archaon]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroyed everything]] and the ContinuityReboot of ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'', this duo wreaked havoc:

** [[GeniusBruiser Gorthor the Beastlord]], the most infamous of all Beastman warlords, amassed a reputation that was dark even by the standards of his depraved, [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Chaos-tainted race]]. Murdering and [[FlayingAlive skinning]] the Bray-Shamans of every tribe that opposed him--an act [[EvenEvilHasStandards even other Beastmen would consider taboo]]--[[MagicKnight Gorthor]] [[GenuineHumanHide made their hides into a hypnotic cloak]] that enabled him to unite all the Beastmen of the Middle Mountains under his banner. Pouring into the Empire, Gorthor's horde [[RapePillageAndBurn devastated]] Ostland and Hochland, leaving millions dead and depopulating both provinces for decades to come. Finally halted at Hochland's capital, Gorthor razed most of the city, intent on [[LeaveNoSurvivors leaving no one alive]]. Having vowed to [[FinalSolution exterminate humanity]], Gorthor died in combat with the Count of Hochland, [[MutualKill though the count died as well]] and even then he only killed Gorthor with a lucky dying blow. Even a thousand years after his death Gorthor is a name that still [[TheDreaded evokes fear]] in man and Beastman alike.

* UnfortunateImplications: The Pygmys of the Southlands, a faction from the very early days of Warhammer. Even if one disregards the fact that they are based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_peoples actually existing people]] and treated like something fictional, something that many fantasy franchises are guilty of, [[http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/2013/07/lstri-pygmies.html one can't help but to be deeply bothered]] that the models look like something out of a racist caricature (complete with overly large red lips and everything) and the fact that they were the only dark-skinned people in the setting for the longest time doesn't help matters either. There is a reason why they have not been mentioned for decades and are a concept even more dead than the Squats of Warhammer 40000.

* UnfortunateImplications: The Pygmys of the Southlands, a faction from the very early days of Warhammer. Even if one disregards the fact that they are based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_peoples actually existing people]] and treated like something fictional, something that many fantasy franchises are guilty of, [[http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/2013/07/lstri-pygmies.html one can't help but to be deeply bothered]] that the models look like something out of a racist caricature (complete with overly large red lips and everything) and the fact that they were the only darskinned people in the setting for the longest time doesn't help mattters either. There is a reason why they have not been mentioned for decades and are a concept even more dead than the Squats of Warhammer 40000.

* UnfortunateImplications: The Pygmys of the Southlands, a faction from the very early days of Warhammer. Even if one disregards the fact that they are based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_peoples actually existing people]] and treated like something fictional, something that many fantasy franchises are guilty of, one can't help but to be deeply bothered that the models look like something out of a racist caricature (complete with overly large red lips and everything) and the fact that they were the only darskinned people in the setting for the longest time doesn't help mattters either. There is a reason why they have not been mentioned for decades and are a concept even more dead than the Squats of Warhammer 40000.

** Fantasy still had a lot of potential, such as expanding the background of underutilized territories and races, which was a perfect opportunity to introduce new armies like Araby, Cathay, Nippon, Ind, Estalia, Kislev, Albion, the Amazons, the Fimirs, the Hobgoblins' hordes, etc… However, none of them will ever be explored because the world is destroyed with the “The Times End”, a campaign full of nonsense and asspull,

* MagnificentBastard: Malekith gets his moments: one of the best examples is how he gained control of the city of Hag Graef; the city was founded by a group of defeated Dark Elf generals who, [[YouHaveFailedMe aware of Malekith's reputation of dealing with failure]], established the city in a deep valley that would reduce the effectiveness of any punitive attack Malekith might send. The Witch King [[MakeAnExampleOfThem wanted to crush Hag Graef utterly as a warning to any other dissenters]], but Morathi urged him to be subtle. Instead, he invited the highest ranking nobles of Hag Graef to a feast, during which he made them a wager; one of the goblets of wine being served was poisoned and any noble willing to drink would receive his blessing to rule a share of the city. Not wanting to lose face in front of their rivals, the nobles all drank...at which point Malekith gleefully revealed that ''every'' wine goblet had poisoned, and only by swearing unconditional loyalty to him would they receive the antidote.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Many fans were disappointed with the "Storm of Chaos" campaign, for which , Games Workshop was build up the lore for years for the occasion and that offered many opportunities to advance the Fantasy background. What happened at the end? That Games Workshop decided to leave everything just like as it was before the campaign.

** Fantasy still had a lot of potential, such as expanding the background of underutilized territories and races, which was a perfect opportunity to introduce new armies like Araby, Cathay, Estalia, Kislev, Albion, the Amazons, the Fimirs, the Hobgoblins hordes, etc… However, none of them will ever be explored because the world is destroyed with the “The Times End”, a campaign full of nonsense and asspull,

** Fantasy still had a lot of potential, such as expanding the background of underutilized territories and introduce new armies like Arabia, Cathay, Estalia, the Amazons, Albion, hobgoblins hordes… However, none of them will ever be explored because the world is destroyed with the “The Times End”, a campaign full of nonsense and asspull,