I don't know if I'm right about this, but I associate Perturabo with Otto Von Bismarck. Perhaps it's his personality; that and the whole "blood and iron" thing. When the government wouldn't levy taxes for his war, he showed up in person to collect them. I could definitely see Perturabo doing that!
Incoming wall of text, but TL;DR, other interesting notes about some of the Primarchs' influences that I feel should be mentioned, even though this video is already great. I would also argue that the Lion, especially in his fall, also mirrors King Arthur and his betrayal, as well as the fall of Camelot. Arthur is betrayed by Mordred, who takes over Camelot, has a duel with Arthur, and mortally wounds the king, who is then taken by the fae to the Isle of Avalon where he supposedly sleeps to this day. The Lion is betrayed by Luthor, who takes over Caliban, has a duel with the Lion and mortally wounds the Primarch who is taken by the Watchers in the Dark to the bowels of the Rock. That, and if you read the Lion's new book "Son of the Forest" and take a shot every time you see a King Arthur reference, you will probably be dead before you finish the book. For Leman Russ, one actually kind of fun thing to note is that his meeting with the Emperor actually also pays homage to another Thor myth, though with the Emperor actually standing in Thor's place, that being Thor's meeting with Utgard Loki. In this myth, a giant king named Utgard Loki invites Thor and Loki (no relation) to visit his court, where he and his courtiers challenge Thor, Loki and a pair of mortals to various challenges, including eating and drinking, which they all lose. The story ends with Utgard Loki admitting that although he and his courtiers managed to beat Thor in these challenges, they were also rigged against him, and Thor would destroy him if they fought for real. There's a bit more to it than that, but it's a really interesting myth that I can't do justice to in a UA-cam comment.
I’m always up for some primarch lore 😆 Loved your analysis on every primarch here, especially Ferrus Manus. I think you’re right, that his inspiration was Hercules. It’s a shame that Black Library hasn’t given us more good lore on him, he’s my favorite primarch.
I'd definitely like to see more Primarch novels, especially set prior to the outbreak of the Heresy and I agree there isn't nearly enough lore about Ferrus Manus or his sons.
Dorn is King Solomon. Wise: Dorn was one of the wisest Primarchs Solomon was known for his wisdom. Master builder of the most holy site in their peoples religion: Dorn and Solomon both did this Wealthy beyond measure: fists had the best fleet, best flagship, direct access to Terra and Mars for equipment, had free reign to recruit anywhere in the imperium setting up a network of citadels much like Solomon did. There are many many many more but this post is already really long.
(Before watching the video) 1. Dark Angels = Medieval European knights 3. Emperor's Children = Flamboyant gays (but tough) 4. Iron Warriors = Ancient Greeks 5. White Scars = Mongols 6. Space Wolves = Vikings 7. Imperial Fists = Modern Western military (enlisted men) 8. Night Lords = Serial Killers 9. Blood Angels = Vampires (but good) 10. Iron Hands = Cyborgs 12. World Eaters = Prison gang 13. Ultramarines = Modern Western military (officers) 14. Death Guard = Biological warfare guys 15. Thousand Sons = Magicians/Wizards 16. Luna Wolves = Superheroes (before heresy)/Supervillains (after heresy) 17. Word Bearers = Religious fanatics/terrorists 18. Salamanders = Jamaicans 19. Raven Guard = Special Ops/Snipers/Recon 20. Alpha Legion = KGB/Gestapo-style secret police Did I get it right? I'll watch the video now and find out... EDIT: So I was mistaken that the video was about more specific individuals and not general themes. But I suppose if you replace the legion name with the primarch name above, I guess my hypotheses still apply.
@@orcho141 Perhaps. The guy did say Guilliman was inspired by Augustus Caesar. But I think they're ALL Roman-inspired, aren't they? Like, the entire 40K universe. I remember, when I first started learning about 40K, before I knew anything, my first thought was, "Is this the future if the Roman Empire never fell?" So the question is, are the Ultramaries remarkably MORE Roman than everybody else?
Part 2 covering the remaining 10 Primarchs here: ua-cam.com/video/5jEyxq6ULpE/v-deo.html :)
Great video. Love to see history married with 40k lore ❤
I don't know if I'm right about this, but I associate Perturabo with Otto Von Bismarck. Perhaps it's his personality; that and the whole "blood and iron" thing. When the government wouldn't levy taxes for his war, he showed up in person to collect them. I could definitely see Perturabo doing that!
The algorithm cued your second video on this, but not the first one.
Yup. Have stumbled across the second part as well and came here first in order to maintain chronology.
Incoming wall of text, but TL;DR, other interesting notes about some of the Primarchs' influences that I feel should be mentioned, even though this video is already great.
I would also argue that the Lion, especially in his fall, also mirrors King Arthur and his betrayal, as well as the fall of Camelot. Arthur is betrayed by Mordred, who takes over Camelot, has a duel with Arthur, and mortally wounds the king, who is then taken by the fae to the Isle of Avalon where he supposedly sleeps to this day. The Lion is betrayed by Luthor, who takes over Caliban, has a duel with the Lion and mortally wounds the Primarch who is taken by the Watchers in the Dark to the bowels of the Rock. That, and if you read the Lion's new book "Son of the Forest" and take a shot every time you see a King Arthur reference, you will probably be dead before you finish the book.
For Leman Russ, one actually kind of fun thing to note is that his meeting with the Emperor actually also pays homage to another Thor myth, though with the Emperor actually standing in Thor's place, that being Thor's meeting with Utgard Loki. In this myth, a giant king named Utgard Loki invites Thor and Loki (no relation) to visit his court, where he and his courtiers challenge Thor, Loki and a pair of mortals to various challenges, including eating and drinking, which they all lose. The story ends with Utgard Loki admitting that although he and his courtiers managed to beat Thor in these challenges, they were also rigged against him, and Thor would destroy him if they fought for real. There's a bit more to it than that, but it's a really interesting myth that I can't do justice to in a UA-cam comment.
I'd never considered a connection between Lion'El Johnson and King Arthur, but having read your comment I have to agree 100%, good call.
I’m always up for some primarch lore 😆
Loved your analysis on every primarch here, especially Ferrus Manus. I think you’re right, that his inspiration was Hercules. It’s a shame that Black Library hasn’t given us more good lore on him, he’s my favorite primarch.
I'd definitely like to see more Primarch novels, especially set prior to the outbreak of the Heresy and I agree there isn't nearly enough lore about Ferrus Manus or his sons.
@@doomguy9049 fuckin love the name hoss
@@doom1609 Likewise, I guess great minds really do think alike!
Dorn is King Solomon.
Wise: Dorn was one of the wisest Primarchs Solomon was known for his wisdom.
Master builder of the most holy site in their peoples religion: Dorn and Solomon both did this
Wealthy beyond measure: fists had the best fleet, best flagship, direct access to Terra and Mars for equipment, had free reign to recruit anywhere in the imperium setting up a network of citadels much like Solomon did.
There are many many many more but this post is already really long.
Great video and editing!
I always associated Lion El with Tarzan
I always associated The Lion with "The king asleep in the mountain" folklore of many European nations.
Angron is Space Spartacus
(Before watching the video)
1. Dark Angels = Medieval European knights
3. Emperor's Children = Flamboyant gays (but tough)
4. Iron Warriors = Ancient Greeks
5. White Scars = Mongols
6. Space Wolves = Vikings
7. Imperial Fists = Modern Western military (enlisted men)
8. Night Lords = Serial Killers
9. Blood Angels = Vampires (but good)
10. Iron Hands = Cyborgs
12. World Eaters = Prison gang
13. Ultramarines = Modern Western military (officers)
14. Death Guard = Biological warfare guys
15. Thousand Sons = Magicians/Wizards
16. Luna Wolves = Superheroes (before heresy)/Supervillains (after heresy)
17. Word Bearers = Religious fanatics/terrorists
18. Salamanders = Jamaicans
19. Raven Guard = Special Ops/Snipers/Recon
20. Alpha Legion = KGB/Gestapo-style secret police
Did I get it right?
I'll watch the video now and find out...
EDIT: So I was mistaken that the video was about more specific individuals and not general themes. But I suppose if you replace the legion name with the primarch name above, I guess my hypotheses still apply.
I mean I guess. The video is about primarchs not legions tho.
Ultramarines are roman inspire, no?
@@orcho141 Perhaps. The guy did say Guilliman was inspired by Augustus Caesar. But I think they're ALL Roman-inspired, aren't they? Like, the entire 40K universe. I remember, when I first started learning about 40K, before I knew anything, my first thought was, "Is this the future if the Roman Empire never fell?" So the question is, are the Ultramaries remarkably MORE Roman than everybody else?
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