Baldwin Iv Of Jerusalem - Tumblr Posts
In case someone didn’t know - I do love history and sometimes draw historically inspired things. I don’t usually post it here because who cares about historical fanart on tumblr, but I also love these pieces, so let it be here.
I think the veils are more historically accurate than the iron mask (which is much more impractical especially in that hot climate).
King Baldwin IV doodles. Based on wanting to do a design using more veils rather than the KOH mask (which I love, but curious to explore other styles)
In KoH and in history too. 😂
Baldwin IV, the... Gamer King?
Something I've found interesting - and rather surprising, tbh - is the increasing number of games and game concepts in which Baldwin IV features, and not simply as inspiration for the characters' designs, but as himself.
Here's how many places I've found him and the accompanying artwork of him (all very obviously inspired by - you guessed it - Kingdom of Heaven)
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First, the actual games...
1) Evony: The King's Return
This article from One Chilled Gamer gives the details on his statistics.
2) Blood of Steel
You can find the details in this news announcement on the game's Steam hub.
3) European War 7: Medieval
It's a little harder to find information on this one, but there's a discussion thread here on him.
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Baldwin also makes an appearance in the mods for several games, including...
Sid Meier's Civilization V
This mod adds the Kingdom of Jerusalem as a civilization to the game, with Baldwin IV as its leader. There's info on him on this wiki page, including his war and peace themes ("The Holy Land" and "Siege of Kerak" from Crusader Kings 2, respectively.)
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
This mod also adds the Kingdom of Jerusalem into the next game of the series, again with Baldwin IV as its leader.
Crusader Kings III
This mod overhauls CK3 to allow the player to assume the role of any leader present in Kingdom of Heaven (as well as their contemporaries around Europe and Asia), including Baldwin IV - although you won't get to play as him for very long before his death.
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Finally, I've found some concept-style art of Baldwin floating around out there, too, although I'm not certain they are for an actual game or simply intended for a potential game if they happen to grab a developer's interest.
This one is by ShawnFox on Artstation:
And this one is by XuanHan Chen, also on Artstation:
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This is all I've personally been able to find so far, but there's probably more out there I've missed. If anyone has run across any other game-related art of Baldwin IV, please share!
A few of my screenshots from Sands of Faith, a Kingdom of Heaven-inspired total conversion mod for Mount&Blade: Warband. Currently playing as King Baldwin IV in the Kingdom of Jerusalem faction and totally ignoring the fact there's no possible way he could have engaged in physical battle in 1185 (when the mod is set), but that's part of what makes it so much fun. You can customize his appearance in chargen, but, due to the game's graphics, even with texture enhancements and my best efforts he kinda looks like a potato. So we're keeping the mask on, lol.
(Work in progress)!!
⚠️ help me with the coloring and lighting in this please! what can I do to make it better? 🥺
clothing (including veil) is not yet finished so ignore that please lol
I have like a thousand versions but imma post these for now
I referenced the tiles from the Andalusian ones in my house bc they look similar to the ones in the movie!
Hhhshhwnn so I might really be into Kingdom of Heaven-
He was so confused 😭😭
PEACOCKS🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚
Small Baldwin lV sketch because I’m really way too obsessed