Check out These Awesomely Brutal Kill GIFs from Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

Are you squeamish? Then Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor is not for you. Under any circumstances.

If instead you’re the type who squeals in delight at the beheading of an orc, or claps your hands with glee over the bloody decapitation of Mordor’s foulest creatures, then you’ve come to the right place. I was a bit stunned by the game’s violence at first, but after a bit of good old-fashioned desensitization, I found myself becoming a proud member of the latter camp. It was only a matter of time.

It’s odd that the game’s protagonist Talion is pretty much more badass than every LoTR film character combined, but let’s not get nitpicky – Shadow of Mordor is, after all, a video game. Plus, Talion’s wraith-like abilities put him in a league of his own, so much so that he quite literally can’t be killed. This is mainly because he nearly was killed at one point, but I’ll leave the rest of the storytelling to cutscenes within the game. There’s always the Shadow of Mordor Wiki to dive into as well.

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While viewing footage and gameplay videos, I felt compelled to gather some of the best, most over-the-top kills I could find in one place. This is the result of that effort, and since the game doesn’t release on PS3 and Xbox 360 until November, some of you will need something to stare at until then. If you’re playing on PC, PS4, or Xbox One, then you’re probably already enjoying the brutality yourself.

I don’t doubt that Shadow of Mordor gets exponentially more blood-tastic as it progresses, so if you’ve already encountered more brutal beheadings than these, more power to you. Why not share them with the group? Somebody has to document this sort of thing.