Editing Balthasar Gelt (section)

==Total War: WARHAMMER==
{{Topquote|Welcome to Estalia, gentlemen. I will not lie, the chances of your survival are small - some may even turn against your friends as living corpses... But you have my word that I will use my arcane gifts to ensure your bodies are given unto Morr's garden. This is the greatest reward, more than even gold, for the fate of your soul is an eternal concern! Now, come. Follow me, strike down the Undead that rise against us, allow me to find this eldritch amulet. I ask not for my own selfish studies, but for the good of the Empire!|[https://youtu.be/wrRpdJqMC80 The man, the myth, the legend]}}

Gelt is one of the playable Legendary Lords of the Empire, as well as the only Lore of Metal caster on the Empire’s roster for now. Originally, he was a part of the Empire faction, however, as of the Hunter and the Beast DLC he leads his own faction; the Golden Order, starting in Solland. Lorewise, he is there because good ‘ol [[Karl Franz|Franzy-boy]] sent him to rebuild it, as well as to kick out the local Greenskins. In his quest battle, he gets to fight (and maybe kill) his mage rival that tried to steal his seat of the supreme patriarch.

In campaign, his stand-out Faction Effect is giving the entire faction +10(!) armour. This is no joke, making him quite powerful, despite having a harder start, due to his inability to properly corner and destroy enemy generals, due to not being a beatstick like Franz or an allrounder like Volkmar. Besides from this, he also reduces upkeep and increases capacity for Battle Wizards, and is able to inhabit mountains, allowing you to get your grubby little mits on all that Runic lore the Dwarfs have. His personal effects are similarly magic-oriented, with a -50% Winds of Magic cost when casting Lore of Metal spells and +2 Recruit Rank for Battle Wizards. And linking into his ties to the gunnery schools, artillery units gain +10% Missile Damage. Overall, very ranged-oriented, with lots of spellslinging and guns while armored up infantry holds the line.

Being a Lore of Metal wizard, he is good against most armoured opponents, as well as armies known for wearing heavy armour (those being Warriors of Chaos, Dwarves, etc) using his bombardment spell as well as armor debuff spell to melt them right away. He gets to ride the standard Imperial Panopoly of Mounts (Horses, standard Pegasi, etc) before finally getting his favourite <strike>Pony</strike>Pegasus, Quicksilver, allowing him to avoid all ground danger and shit out Final Transmutations from the sky.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDEpJylRAsk He is known for his... interesting voice lines], most of which, despite being well-done by themselves, are hammy enough to evoke memories of [[Indrick Boreale]] in veteran neck beards, with such classics as “DO NOT WASTE MY POTENTIAL!”. Magic was made when someone put [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoK20MzDtTg his speeches over helicopter noises to evoke Apocalypse Now], leading to the creation of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JyQe4NXKII Vietnam Vet Gelt]. In multiplayer, his most feared spell is indeed <strike>Napalm Airstrike</strike> Final Transmutation, a spell which, if used right, could have the capacity to straight up [[Awesome|delete enemy Lords and Heroes right off of the battlefield.]]