The Lament of Captain Placeholder

[Markp827]

When listening to a video/song from Cranius i always get the same question in my mind. Maybe someone can help me with it. The question is ''Why isn't he famous in real yet? as in he surely sings better than the 70% autotuning users singers we have now <.<

[icannotbeseen]

@Markp827 i guess today's music is hardly about skilled singers. it's all marketing and pretending to do something new while in truth it's all the same crap. all those great but unknown musicians out there are unknown because they don't address a dumb audience not caring about choices. special music just doesn't appeal to everyone. i'm not trying to say that popular music generally sucks, but doing your own thing no matter what's popular rarely seems to earn you fame unless you're very lucky.

[icannotbeseen]

@icannotbeseen unless you can afford the necessary advertising or have great contacts among people who can make you famous. i guess few people do.

[perfectsuperchaos7]

Where is cranius?!

[Scaremeaway]

This song is legendary i sit playing WoW and listn to this song and it just warms my heart.

I hope to make songs and video as great as this.

[HandOfBloodButcher]

i don't know if he quitted, but he's not doing musics. @Tommydombek

[TommyDombek]

@HandOfBloodButcher Oh, yeah, along with a lot of gamer musics

[HandOfBloodButcher]

I even named my char Placeholder. you'll be missed Cranius.

[TommyDombek]

@HandOfBloodButcher What do you mean? He quitted wow? He died?

[SlightlyImpressive]

Wow, great job!

[CorpPitbull]

Slash salute.

[FrozenLemur]

Love your music. Too good

[jackiechance]

Placeholder, you will be missed. As for Cranius, amazing job man.

[HPNomad]

That's one bombastic mandolin solo.

[borek92]

wow comminity gets more corrupted every expansion, unfortunately we'll never be back to old days. that's why i dont play wow anymore, there is just too many douchebags, assholes and durotards.

[MrYaro1234]

You think in cata wotlk their more frendlier?

[SpkrTraeus]

great song! Grats toEledainn for writing it :D and very nice video to go with it

[MrYaro1234]

Even though i play TBC this makes me sad and cry, this made me look on old vanilla screenshots when everything was happy and fun, everybody had fun and were friendly people all around. WoW was different, Different legends people. Everybody enjoyed the game and know people remember the good old days... Now in Wotlk there is a lot of Fan servers. thats completely boring. I remember the good old days and captain p. Farewell good old wow.

[WGMindless]

@MrYaro1234 People were friendly back in vanilla?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

HOHOHO!

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

OH GOD, HAHAHAHAHA!

...you're serious?

Oh, how nostalgia can change your memory...

[spartaninspace]

@WGMindless well in vanilla I wasn't called "fgt" half as much. Plus it was a bit forced, as anyone in your pug had to do their best, as they had no server/faction/name changes and you'd have to re-roll if you were a giant arsehat and nobody on the realm wanted to associate with you

[WGMindless]

@spartaninspace Ah, the wonderful selective memory of nostalgia.

[milten09]

DAT GUITAR !

[MrArinth]

its true that wow is not on its best days, but it doesnt matter wow supported us, gave comfort on our bad days.We had fun times, good times and bad times.We had great times and now its time to support it back. I am going back to wow!

[doom2ruler]

So, wait, Captain Placeholder was real?! I thought it was just a joke! Interesting!

(Can you tell I'm not a Vanilla player?)

Awesome song, though!

[1Kapuchu100]

@doom2ruler Captain Placeholder was an NPC located on the docks at Menethil Harbor.

His name suggests exactly what he was: A placeholder.

Back when he was there, Blizzard had problems getting the ships to work properly. And as such they put Captain Placeholder there instead to teleport players to Theramore when they needed it.

So no my dear friend, he was never a joke. He was a very real character :)

[ThaDanishGuy]

I, among many Vanilla players, miss the good ol' days but to be quite honest guys..

If Blizzard had not released any expansions then the game wouldn't have survived for that long, six years is AMAZING.

Truly, WoW gave me the six best years of my life.

[coopdaniel]

if im going back to wow ... my over 1 year online time shaman.. well this song gonna get the blame. still love your works cranius

[MultiJoBit]

i started playing wow with cataclysm.... i love this game and i love songs, but can anyone tell me what's vanilla?

[TheMaraudingGuy]

@MultiJoBit

It's what you call a game without any expansions. The original.

[Madmerebear]

@MultiJoBit Vanilla is the original WoW. It was the game before all the expansions and changes, it was very different back them.

[1Kapuchu100]

@Madmerebear There is no "Original" wow apart from World of Warcraft.

WoW is WoW no matter what expansion you play. It is one game, and there will only be one World of Warcraft.

Yes it was different back then. But it was not more original thant cata

[Cinderbloom]

Stunning song, with a great story and a wonderful voice.

[qwasd0r]

This game has inspired so many good people and Activision destroyed it and Blizzard with it.

[HaioHaoi]

550,550 views

[sylectris777]

truly the greastest fan made wow related song

[kendro1200]

The world splits asunder, many npcs fade off into the forgotten corners of memory and time, yet Captain Placeholder always remains with us, even with those who never saw him while he was around.

[OromisBack]

I played both factiones, Now i have decided for the Horde, but Captain P will stay forever in my heart!

[andrey48x]

@iAmDeathSpank You can still have it in Cata. Just set Water Quality to the lowest option :)

[Tachinori]

Ah the good old days. Im afraid captain placeholder set sail with all the fun in the game a few months ago. A moment of silence for the wow that once was and might never be again.

[iAmDeathSpank]

Ah, the old WoW water.

I forgot how bad it looked.

[fatduck100]

Every time I watch this, I get the sudden urge to re-join my old vanilla server :)

[peteking01]

ah good times playing wow... :) now im hooked on lol :D

[Lyvantiz]

I love you. Thank you

[CameronWasmund]

I never even played the Beta, Why does this make me feel all emotional.

[StarKnight619]

The night-elf looked the best but i bet the Blood-elf looked better lol

[CrazyScops]

I promised Myself Not to cry But i couldent do it.

[Arugal1993]

haha good old times!!!! wow i sound like 10000 years old!!

[wowrivsand]

Guys always compliment girls on their singing and I'm not gay, but you're a great singer and I think you could go somewhere with it :)

[1Kapuchu100]

@wowrivsand we all know that Craius is a genious when it comes to singing :)

[Deathfrenz011]

Did I see Oxhorn o_O

[niamhnyx]

The reason we havent seen sargeras for a while is cuz Captain Placeholder kicked his ass last year

[Xientun]

Just tell me pls, what is the problem with the WoW? Everybody says: It is sucks! and every other is better. But, i have played with other MMORPG, and i have seen more, but i think still the WoW is the best. I don't wana see rude yelling on me, i want to hear: why is the wow sucks from your opinion? I quited it one year ago, but i still miss it, and i think it is a good game, just there are some assholes who playing with it only cause it is popular, i am an old rider with WoW, and i like it!

[niamhnyx]

@Xientun world of warcraft is less impressive now rather then what it was when it released people long for the good old days and are pissed at blizzard for not developing the game to its full potential. that is why they say wow sucks ... oh and work on ur english plox :p

[Xientun]

@niamhnyx ^^ My old guild mate said this to me all time either XD i am on it :P

[TerranWTF]

@niamhnyx Instead of saying that wow sucks, people could group up and try to get blizz to listen to them, i think it would work, but alot of people gives up instead and quits, thats the problem. You would need alot of people to make them actually listen.

[megamage911]

@TerranWTF and actually give cunstructive critisisme, instead of whining,,, that imo is the biggest problem of alot of wow players,,,

[TerranWTF]

@megamage911 Mm

[sniflekid]

If blizz could bring me back ONE npc it would be Captain Placeholder!

[DarkVengeanceGaming]

The legend that is World of Warcraft has started to fade but it will never truly begone because we all will remember the great years we had playing it. It is time to move on so we can create other legends on time I just hope Blizzard realizes this soon and gets an idea for another MMORPG that will be better because of the things they have learned from WoW and because of the compitition from other games that are in-development and are releasing soon.

[Carmine0808]

Save the forests, bring back Captain Placeholder :D

[BlueSamoth]

I was not playing when Captain P was in game and yet, I miss him. *single manly tear*

[niamhnyx]

@BlueSamoth when its about captain placeholder ... every tear is a manly one :) cry it all out ... just let it go

[MrPipkaBob]

Кто с нуб клаба палец вверх.

[AntonidasWoW]

i miss the days when everything was bugged and you needed capt placeholder's aid. He was in cata beta for some time

[blizrfiz]

Zazi of Kirin tor, if you ever read this: I'm sorry if i upset you, i always thought you were one of my closest freinds, and the greatest of my mentors. i thank you for everything you did for me, and i'm sorry if i let you down. i miss you, i miss all of you, but i don't think i can return... maybe someday... but not now. Trolls forever. -Draconi, of Kirin Tor.

[Metalmaniacfromhell]

I once wanted to be a Placeholder like you, then I took an arrow to the knee...

....Nope, I still wanna be Placeholder.

[killzithe]

Even I don't played Vanilla... I cried hearing this song

[wasp9]

I miss my old friends. I'll always remember you guys and the adventures we had in Azeroth.

[kairixmeforever]

awesome :(

[mereoth]

This song never fails to bring a tear to my eye, and that's no lie my friend.

[Kartissa]

@mereoth Same here. And I've never even played WoW. It's just a beautiful song.

[BHargoman]

CRANIUS, you listen and you listen will, Mister!

....Your song is wonderful!

[Lordofrock290]

I love this song, been listening to you for awhile Cranius and love what you do. It's sad that you've gone away now, but inside our hearts you will always be alive. I really hope you'll do another video someday.... Someday.

[1337BigBadWolf]

@Lordofrock290 But he ain't gone, he just isn't making videos.

[Sidror1221]

I miss Captain Placeholder I hope he will be back. He is and he will be the best Captain that could ever be.

[MrUbermannen]

What is the EPIC ger at 2:09? i gotta know

[justsillynotstupid]

:( FARWELL TO YOU PLACEHOLDER YOUR SHIP HAS SAILED TO SEA /cry

[Mogrann1]

I started playing after he was gone :( I wish Blizz would bring him back. I also miss the days of vanilla WoW but I don't like change so that is probably why.

[Gulivan188]

Was his name acually Captian PlaceHolder?

[Tiwack01]

@Gulivan188 Yes

[matte0093]

/cry i miss u :( COME BACK!!!! /cry alot

[94DeathAlchemist]

So what did Placeholder do exactly? Did he just stand there or did he actually do something for you?

[MrNazgy]

@94DeathAlchemist he was a replacement for ships, so he insta-teleported you a long distance which you usually had to wait some time for.

[13badluck3]

I'm horde and i miss him.

[de14jabs]

whos the captain on the south west corner of Westfall on the lil island with the lighthouse?

[Celticguy2010]

Time to go see Capt. P. in Azshara tonight

[LadyDemonSlayer]

This song makes me cry, no lies. ESPECIALLY where the chorus of "Oh~"s strike up.

[Eagleking07]

I loved him

[Rascopuff]

Some times I miss good old Vanilla. Sure it was a bit flawed, but it was the game I fell in love with.

[travisridinger]

@Rascopuff lol try project feenix vanilla wow...you do realize that you can play all the old expansions for free right? its much better than catashitism

[fatduck100]

@travisridinger I can vouch for this server, it -is- scripted, but it's not AS hard as retail vanilla. HOWEVER, you are still considered good if you can clear ZG (The second-easiest raid) and clearing BWL is definitely not easy in any way.

[GamesAreWin]

@Rascopuff Only way to get that would be private servers mate :<

[Rascopuff]

@GamesAreWin Yeah, but it wouldn't be the same I guess. Maybe what I really miss was being a sixteen year old kid and playing with my friends. Remember when I first saw the NE starting zone and was super impressed. It really isn't the same today :P

[Tankbot85]

@Rascopuff Couldnt have said it better. I miss Vanilla and the old community.

[maartenvdvegt]

@Rascopuff same here

[yaseenazzam99]

Girfriend: TAXI!!!

Boyfriend: Its fucking over, (Walks over to Captian P and whispers, "Sorry about that, She did'nt mean it".)

[BlueSamoth]

@yaseenazzam99 How dare she.

[LoLaCFC]

This makes me miss using boats at menethil. sw ruined it all

[DiAmOnD595]

0:52

just your friendly replay-button-maker.

[huxleyhuxhuxley]

Im a horde player and even I know of placeholder! R.I.P!

[BoyluvWOW]

-3 cranius

[vanlalzahawma]

I still dont know who he is..........yet,I miss him

[TheVonjoker]

was that a banjo?

[Flakedrit]

@TheVonjoker Yes, are you deaf? Oh, wait. No, you heard the banjo, so you're not deaf. :P

[grayfoxrun]

@TheVonjoker that is not a banjo it is a Mandolin

[berge100]

I hope that during the fnal battle against deathwing Captain Placeholder shall return and beat Deathwing to death, because that is what he deserves.

[110joen]

@berge100 Indeed, Cap'n Placeholder should be the one killing deathwing with a waving hand and a smile on his face.

[saands1]

@berge100 Sadly he dosen't :/

[COldfusionstorm]

@berge100 Im sure if wow ever closes, Captain placeholder will end all threats to azeroth and bring peace to warcraft.

[Madnes13]

@COldfusionstorm And from that day on be known as Captain peaceholder... :3

[matte0093]

i miss him :(!

[lukeez512]

i rememr him hahaha

[TheInsaneWombat]

Oxhorn makes an appearance? WHERE.

[superwolf226]

blizzard should make a world event for his death any other sailors lost at sea

[Musikkingofthecookie]

I remember Captain Placeholder. I felt so sad for his dissappearance i held a funeral in his honor.

[matte0093]

@Musikkingofthecookie me to

[Ihazagiggleinmytalk]

heart-rending <3 Love it!

[MrShadowshape]

god you add so much story in it, its just epic, and you picture just the right tiny things to give a good feeling

[tracdanger]

RIP Alliance scum

[mirjamdeboterham]

@tracdanger Captain placeholder is horde atm noob

[MegaCreativeName]

@mirjamdeboterham think he is just a placeholder model for something else. noob

[zelden666]

I wonder how many WoW players actually remember Captain Placeholder

[Cdamann12]

@zelden666 lol i do

[BokasThuzzad]

what island is that were> in northrend> or where please tell me

[MrJewbabie]

Apparently Cap'n Placeholder is now in Azshara, i think on one of the goblin rocket ways. He is now Horde affiliated.

[darthgoosius]

@MrJewbabie But of course. Metzen gets his way again. An Alliance NPC? Shit, not anymore.

[MrJewbabie]

Apparently Cap'n Placeholder is now in Azshara, i think on one of the goblin rocket ways.

[Shellshocker1013]

This made me shed manly tears.

/salute Placeholder

[chubbm]

@Shellshocker1013 I was close to manly tears as well. What a song.

[chubbm]

/salute Placeholder

[TheRamosOnline]

/salute

[StarTrek0871]

he may be man, but man is ally ;)

[LeonSylon]

@StarTrek0871 I see what you did there...

[UberUltraMegaGuy]

I want to learn this song on my guitar so I can walk throughout my school singing it... And only the cool people will understand!

[wowrulz392]

@UberUltraMegaGuy Haha that would be awesome!

[maxharryhenk]

i love this song i still shiver everytime i hear it

[Zeratul3598]

I just want you to know that your songs,and videos made me play World of Warcraft again...I didnt play for like a year...I will post this on everyone of ur videos...AND i would apriciate if you Thumbed this up so that every can see it...!!!

[BlueSamoth]

I wasn't even playing the game when Captain P was alive, and yet I miss him.

[Liwen3]

@BlueSamoth I love you, AULTARO <3

[BlueSamoth]

@Liwen3 o.O they found me.....RUN FLUFFY!

[BlueSamoth]

@BlueSamoth /cry....Farewell sir.

[WGMindless]

Farewell, Captain Placeholder, we will always remember you and what you did for us.

/salute

/single manly tear

[Kodama867]

@WGMindless Captain Placeholder: A stalwart teleporting sailor with no single regret in his life.

/manly tear.

[darkkrenify]

@WGMindless he returns eavry beta

[Aethren]

He's back as a 95 elite Horde-side NPC... he can be seen dancing on the rocketway :D

[awsomenoobpwner]

this song gives me the shiverseverytime i hear it cos its sooo awsome

[DAOFREAK7896]

Capt'P Lives! Just chillin like a boss in Azshara.

[swordo21]

Appearances

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...

Gordnt

Oxhorn

Me: WAIT WHAT BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK

[StarTrek0871]

To clear it up all you lazy bastards who cant be bothered to google it, Nyhm is in the settlement in the north west of Winterspring and is called nyhmn becuase nyhm was taken by fangirls/fanboi's

[Lintary]

Ever once in a while I have to come back to this music vid for some good memories, WoW may be gone form my life, but traces still remain :)

[MrKicknoobs]

I think its good that some people sing of the old day's..

[doorran]

I'm glad you made this music vid before they destroyed minethil.

[111skeet]

i like horde's but he is incredible at making songs! i dont care if he is an alliance

[Hypherius]

It is really good that the songs that The Master (he deserves the name, master of alliance!) doesn't only sing about PvP, PvE, and gears

[theshatteredrockstar]

This brought such a huge smile to my face. Not only is this on par with the original, which was so damn perfect, I felt Cranius' voice added more of a powerful ring to it, than Eledainn more somber version.

[MegaSteveiscool]

i rember one time i didnt know you had to talk to him(i was a noob back then)i sat there for like 30 Mins waiting on that damn boat... MAKE MORE SONGS Cranius PLS!:D

[Casperrus]

Realy awesome! Thanks for the smile! :)

[Norion84]

Well, Horde has the Chieftains, but Alliance has Cranius, that's a tie for me ;P *and to halt any possible flame: I play mostly on Horde side, but I enjoy every good music, regardless of the side it comes from*

[onewindingriver]

Did Cranius take Pachelbel's Canon in D and make it sound fun with his guitar? :O I think he did!

[Urazel]

I am Horde and I approve of this song!

[TheSimplEpiphany]

I LOVE the bit starting at 2:25!!!!

[xplode35]

ok i know this is kinda stupid but who is capitan placeholder? i was never able to find out otherwise.

[AlexSal3377]

@xplode35 Before the boat system was in place Captain Placeholder would teleport alliance players from menethil to darkshore

[CREGZZZZ]

@xplode35 wowwiki.com/Captain_Placeholde­r

[mrfredriclundberg]

Oxhorn?! 3:53 6th name in list!

[Moosic1337]

Cranius, as i commented before, keep doing what you do, you know how to touch people's hearts through song, and though some turn it into an absolute ragefest, the real world isnt like youtube :P