Space Marine humor be like: Space Marine 1: Brother I've lost my leg. Space Marine 2: releasing 9th September 2024, preorder now for early access 5th of September from Saber interactive.
The Adeptus Custodes like Whiskey and Gin The Sisters of Battle sip wine Imperial Guard are blitzed off their tits on vodka with soda and lime Orks do shots off the bellies of Grots The Eldar imbibe their own tears But we all know the best of the lot Drink with the Emperor's Beers!
That's the one thing I do find missing in the writing and lore of 40k with the Space Marines and the Imperial Guard. The gallows humor. I spend a lot of time around former military, many were Spec Ops and the dark gallows humor they have is something else, but its a coping mechanism to deal with the situations they were in. 40k could use more of it, but not too much because then it turns into Deadpool.
Which is funny, cause 616 Deadpool is gallows humor like what you described incarnate. He knows he cant die, both due to his popularity and regeneration, he'll outlive almost anyone and never have peace, so retreats into his ocer the top silliness to hide from the pain.
11:33 the earlier Roman military veterans were promised farmland as a retirement reward for service, Guiliman had already been active for a very long time by the time he's having the idle thoughts of farming.
Trident probably symbolizes the three chapters in elara's veil, spears probably means vanguard, tip of the spear warfare. But I don't know, I too are new in 40k.
I think the most human moments in Warhammer is when characters get to break away from the culture they've been inured in. When stone faced imperial fist shows compassion, when an ultramarine cracks a joke in a fight where they just got backstabbed. The most human moments for me is when a character can just break away from that monolith of people's perception of them and they can take in that moment.
On a side note the watery counter part to the salamanders are the definitely in the top 3, I love their homeworld being like a waterworld and the planets light being the bio-luminescence
Ah yes the Dark Krakens, love em, they are essentially Salamander Navy SEALs. Well, if Navy SEALs were often tasked to hunt megafauna and other massive monstrosities in the field.
My favorite part of the setting is the absurdity of it all. I like when space marines are unreasonable meatheads, squats start using surfboards, or someone holds a gun four times the size of their body. I dunno if there are any good black library books for highlighting that
I mean. Emperor Spears is my favorite chapter as well. I actually am actively making them for the tabletop. I miss the unique rules for 9th but they’re still just Ultramarines. Who kinda stomp on the table at all times, being the Favorite sons of GW and all.
There's a funny bit in a Cain book where Amberley Vail talks nostalgically about a children's book about a cartoon flame teaching the reader about promethium and all of its wonderful uses.
I enjoy 40K for larely yhe same reason I like things like Pacific Rim. It's either the smartest dumb setting ever made, or the dumbest smart setting ever made, and its so much fun for that.
I really love the Minotaurs chapter for their sense of humor, you actually get to see a ton of it in The Regent’s Shadow. You can always feel the grin behind their helmets as they interact with the imperial fists or the custodes in that novel.
Love the Spears. Also an enjoyer of the small scale moments that you can build a character in. Where things can be molded in a way they can actually be interesting.
I’ve been hoping for someone to make an Emperor’s Spears video since I read their novel as my very first Black Library book. Arthur from the bottom of my Spears-content-starved heart, thank you
I'd love the Guardians of the Covenant covered! They have some lore, not much but enough to get a good idea what sets them apart, what cool things they did, and a great color scheme to boot.
I find it amusing that the Dark Angels took the Primaris that came with Guilliman and basically brainwashed them to be out front in every battle to kill them off, then used the tech to make proper Dark Angel primaris
I get what you mean about relating to them, gallows humor is not for everyone but it is the kind of humor someone like a space marine, a super human demi-god of war that knows with 100% certainty that, he will die, in battle, and it will be painful and Emperor willing, glorious, so having a chapter that embraces that finality while at the same time adding a bit of levity to it makes them way more relatable, particularly considering that these are sons of Guilliman. When it comes to little moments like this, I'm reminded of a scene in a comic that stuck to me, even colored some of my own personal chapter ideas for my custom chapter, it was an old Dark Angels comic, a Raven Wing was bike squad was deployed to take down a Gargant and after killing it, they where chased by a full clan of Speed Freaks, and the last bike on the line was an attack bike, since they had the heavy bolter, they where the rear guard, but also they where slower than the rest, at one point the driver got hit in the back and died, so the other marine joked that his brother got hit, but that would only improve his driving, he told his sergeant that they where going for one final kill as the bike went out of control and ran straight into an ork buggy, the marine cried out "Speed Kills" which was the battle cry they had during the comic. That scene is one of my favorites because it showed to me that, even the somber Dark Angels had a sense of humor, and even though the heavy bolter marine knew he was done for, he just joked about it like they always did during the comic, and went for as he said, "one last kill", knowing that he was quite literally dead but sort of fine with it, which is a sentiment I've seen from other marines, but never quite as... humorous I'd say? He knew he was dead, but then again, he always knew he'd die on his bike, so it's a fitting end for a brother of the Raven Wing.
If you see this Mr. Bones, thank you for uploading these videos so consistently with such quality. I recently had a break up and these videos are helping a lot.
Thank you for continuing to talk about your passions and spread your own joy to others. But you know I gotta ask you for a video about the Stormcast Eternals.
I agree with your take on 40k, by having these little moments of humour sprinkled in they become a little more relatable and you get to see a rare side of them which is really enjoyable to read about! Brilliant video as always my dude, keep it up! 🎉
Iron Snakes, I love their traditions, and I love their culture. Honestly I adore them, they're different from marines and feel a lot more human that any space marine in a book I've listened to.
Emperor's Tears... In reality that was the name of the new strand of the Life Eater Virus... Raven Guard is my fav Legion/Chapter - Victorus aut Mortis! Second Founding: Flesh Tearers & Iron Snakes And last but not least, Black Dragons from the 21 Cursed Founding. Bless the Curse!
I alway held the opinion that grimdark is greatly highlighted by jovial moments and humor so it's necessary that we have moments that are light hearted fun in the darkness of never ending war
Brother Davide: yeah it was really weird, we were loosing hard to the tyranids but then these blue and red checkered eldar came to bail us out, not complaining of course but it’s just odd to me *elsewhere* Harlequin: yes laughing god, we aided the emperor’s spears as you demanded of us.
I dont know why but i like learning about space marine chapters, especially about their gene flaws and quirks... Even though I love the Covenant of Fire, I love the gene flaw of the Howling Griffins where they just get overly obsessed Word Bearers over time...
So glad someone covered this chapter I love them for the little amount we’ve gotten about them. Can’t stand GW lorewise focusing on the same four chapters and forgetting there’s so much variety.
You already covered an Ultramarine successor in this video but I think The Iron Snakes could be a nice addendum to this video, showing how two chapters come from the same father, developed in similar environments and naturally have some similarities but each one creating an identity that's pretty unique; you will have plenty of material to go by if you also cover them since unlike the Spears they had had more than one full lenght book dedicated to their exploits plus they show up in the Sabbat Worlds Crusade / Gaunt's Ghosts series.
When Mr. Bones said he finished a new batch of books, I was hoping this was in the bunch. I haven't torn through a book like The Spears of The Emperor in a long time.
The best part about 40K is seeing humanity persevere in the face of unmatched horror. These character moments would not feel so satisfying and important if the setting was less focused on world ending warfare. And I love that.
They really be naming chapters after the Emperor's entire arsenal: Scythes of the Emperor, Swords of the Emperor, Axes of the Emperor, Emperor's Blades, Emperor's Claws, Emperor's Shields, the fucking Emperor's Pointy Sticks, and now the Emperor's Spears All we're missing are the Emperor's Halberds, Emperor's Morning Stars, Emperor's Maces, Emperor's Javelins, Emperor's Arrows, Hammers of the Emperor, Warhammers of the Emperor, and Emperor's Bowels
It’s very interesting you see this characters that are so fucking done with everything in 40k but they can’t just quit because everyone depends on them lmao
I'm busy making an Iron Hands successor chapter that tries to retain their humanity and views their bodies as gifts from the Omnissiah, and the Primaris end up making this an even more strange situation as they are even less human.
When you mention your appreciation of the small scale microcosm drama of 40K, I am immediately reminded of the entirety of Rogue Trader. Not the video game, but the actual rulebook from 1988. In it, there are images of space marines sitting at a table in a bar, beer steins in front of them, and graffiti behind them beseeching the reader to "Smash the Empire". "The Big One" emblazoned on the right pauldron of a green marine, while seated next to a kerchief coifed red marine. Another image is marines on Rynn's World questioning a mohawked civilian, who is posturing the known position of being frisked against a wall. These show a remarkable willingness to bring some sort of punk rock levity into a setting, making it feel very realistic and immersive. Etc. etc. THIS is the real 40k. This is the ancient lore which lured us all in originally and made 40K into what it is today; though is now lost and forgotten by most. For that reason, I deeply respect your choice to make them your fave chapter, and will be investigating them further myself.
I’m now determined to read the emperor’s spears book. I’m ready the Dark animals omnibus and in one of the last books which includes a certain Vostroyen captain called Landon who feel for a planetary governor’s daughter and got her pregnant, he didn’t know she was his daughter till later. Anyway I’ve reached the point where he has just died to give her and his unborn child the chance to escape taking on a horde of orks killing 2-3 in the process and it broke me because it’s that human individual level I love. His squad goes back and retrieves his body which is missing an arm and leg plus hole in the chest I think. I love getting invested in individual characters not your primarchs your nobody’s like Landon but when they get hurt or die it almost breaks a little bit of you since you can imagine Marita’s pain, the governor’s daughter. It’s why like with other franchises like Star Wars I’m rooting for that storm trooper not the Jedi, that trooper is a normal person who has a family and home to fight for, same with the guardsmen, why I’ll always get attached to the nobody’s who’d blend into a crowd not the 7ft super soldier who you can barely call human. Apart from the Salamanders because their culture is different from a lot of others.
Gotta say gonna look into them watched all the other vids about them but your just simple adoration of these guys just pushed them up to the top of the list
I would just like you to know that you talking about the Spears inspired me to read the book and one thing led to another and long story short now I’m painting up 1000 points of Spears. So thanks.
The emperors spears are fucking rad. ADB went out to interview cops, fireman and paramedics to really get a feel for that kind of brotherhood. As a member of public service, i can say he fucking nailed it. Lol the working guys dont get along with admin (hilarious) Add on top that they are Pict space marines who dont get along with roman space marines. Its just a great inderrated chapter.
You should check out the video on the "elegiac hero" on xorlore. Your comment about titus, and the kinds of characters you love in 40k remind me of that. It's a discussion of characters worth of eulogy, worthy of remembering but not that you'd ever want to be them. Super interesting take on that grim resolve we see on titus, or garro or grimaldus or a dozen dozen others.
I recently bout a chapter variety transfer sheet for my deathwatch and I wanted to let you know I chose Emperors Spears as one of them because of your videos.
Omigod, what if the Emperor's Spears had to fight the NightLords???!!! Omigosh, who would you root for, Arthur?? Which parent will you betray???!!! Ohhhhh, the post-humanity!!!
Don’t suppose you could try a video on the obsidian glaives? They’re a cool chapter concept by the sheer difference in how they view themselves and their purpose as to other marine chapters.
I don't remember if it was you or someone else but there was a short on the Silver Templars that sent me down a rabbit hole. And they've become one of if not my favorite ultima founding chapters. So not a successor but still gonna ask for a video on my boys one day :3
I think they're really Neat! I'm currently making my HB Whaling Lore based Chapter and using a them as a good reference for how to add cultural flavor.
All my asking for the Novamarines was useless but this is still good. I have a rule that I read one kindle book every 5 irl books and once I'm done with Lion son of the forest and either Yndrasta or Lazarus (whichever anyone here recommends) I'll grab the spears book, I've had my eyes on it for a while now
I don't read any 40K books nor any kind of firsthand lore, but I really hope we get some new lore for these guys soon, just so we can an other video of you screaming at the top of your lungs "NEW EMPEROR'S SPEARS LORE GUYS"
> called the Emperor’s Spears
> use swords
They may need to work on their branding integrity.
Power spears when gw
@@tanairium654 power scimitar when gw!
Chain billhooks when GW!?
Literally holding a spear on the cover art 💀
Space marine humor be like:
Space marine 1: Brother, I've lost my leg.
Space marine 2: No you didn't, it's right over there.
Space Marine humor be like:
Space Marine 1: Brother I've lost my leg.
Space Marine 2: releasing 9th September 2024, preorder now for early access 5th of September from Saber interactive.
This genuinely made me smile Ngl
Emperor’s Beers.
Cheers to the throne
The Adeptus Custodes like Whiskey and Gin
The Sisters of Battle sip wine
Imperial Guard are blitzed off their tits
on vodka with soda and lime
Orks do shots off the bellies of Grots
The Eldar imbibe their own tears
But we all know the best of the lot
Drink with the Emperor's Beers!
MALCADOR BRING ME FIVE TRILLION BEERS PRONTO!
How much beer do you think the emperor would be able to drink on an empty stomach
Everyine chud laugh with him.
7:36 Wait a minute. So you're saying that Guilliman is unlucky enough that his sons that have a sense of humor are out in the middle of nowhere? 😄
Not only that, they also call him basically false primarch😂
@@arnantphongsatha7906what, why
With as many sons of Guilliman has, it was possible one chapter inherited his humour
Take a drink for every chapter that is an ultramarine successor, has “stable geneseed”, and follows the codex astardes.
You’d easily die
That's why I totally sympathize with Gabriel Seth from the Flesh Tearers and his opinion on Primaris Marines.
@@hissickness697Though their primaris did fall to the black rage and red thirst similarly to the firstborn
ARTHUR!!!! GIVE ME A VIDEO ON THE STORM WARDENS, AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!!!!!
IM SAYING DUDE
GOD YES PLEASE
And my chainaxe!
Storm wardens and Mentors deserve more about them
That's the one thing I do find missing in the writing and lore of 40k with the Space Marines and the Imperial Guard. The gallows humor. I spend a lot of time around former military, many were Spec Ops and the dark gallows humor they have is something else, but its a coping mechanism to deal with the situations they were in. 40k could use more of it, but not too much because then it turns into Deadpool.
Which is funny, cause 616 Deadpool is gallows humor like what you described incarnate. He knows he cant die, both due to his popularity and regeneration, he'll outlive almost anyone and never have peace, so retreats into his ocer the top silliness to hide from the pain.
11:33 the earlier Roman military veterans were promised farmland as a retirement reward for service, Guiliman had already been active for a very long time by the time he's having the idle thoughts of farming.
I drink 2 cups of nuln oil before watching this guys videos. I dont know what a warhammer is anymore and my veins have turned black
A warhammer is a hammer used for war
Mmm chug-a-luga!!
Only 2 cups? Rookie numbers.
Drinking nuln oil in this economy
My blood is black, you know
A yess the emperor's (Trident) spears
That use swords
Trident probably symbolizes the three chapters in elara's veil, spears probably means vanguard, tip of the spear warfare. But I don't know, I too are new in 40k.
I think the most human moments in Warhammer is when characters get to break away from the culture they've been inured in. When stone faced imperial fist shows compassion, when an ultramarine cracks a joke in a fight where they just got backstabbed. The most human moments for me is when a character can just break away from that monolith of people's perception of them and they can take in that moment.
Mouse wheel scrolling 0:35
Now you know he is going to take over the top solutions to prevent this from happenings . Or at least that's how I imagine and laugh about
HE'S READING FROM A SCRIPT! HE HAS A TELEPROMPTER!
FRAUD! 🤣
HE HAS A CHAIR, MOUSE AND ATLEAST A MONITOR
WE’RE MAKING BREAKTHROUGHS
Celtic Ultramarines......nice ive read the book, really getting tire of ADB not finishing his stories
That book really left the door open for more but who knows if we will ever see it.
I still very much enjoyed it.
@@drunknnirish thats the thing, he more than likely wont finish it, which pisses me off because id love to see the end
Oh Decimus, we need you so badly
@@stoops187 you see lmao
Isn't that the Mortifactors
On a side note the watery counter part to the salamanders are the definitely in the top 3, I love their homeworld being like a waterworld and the planets light being the bio-luminescence
Ah yes the Dark Krakens, love em, they are essentially Salamander Navy SEALs. Well, if Navy SEALs were often tasked to hunt megafauna and other massive monstrosities in the field.
My favorite part of the setting is the absurdity of it all. I like when space marines are unreasonable meatheads, squats start using surfboards, or someone holds a gun four times the size of their body. I dunno if there are any good black library books for highlighting that
I mean. Emperor Spears is my favorite chapter as well.
I actually am actively making them for the tabletop.
I miss the unique rules for 9th but they’re still just Ultramarines. Who kinda stomp on the table at all times, being the Favorite sons of GW and all.
There's a funny bit in a Cain book where Amberley Vail talks nostalgically about a children's book about a cartoon flame teaching the reader about promethium and all of its wonderful uses.
The slight inflammation around Titus' service studs are a great symbolic detail. A mark of pride, but never comfortable.
I like Harlequins for similar reasons to you liking the ES. "we're sooo fucked, lol, lets dance."
I enjoy 40K for larely yhe same reason I like things like Pacific Rim. It's either the smartest dumb setting ever made, or the dumbest smart setting ever made, and its so much fun for that.
I can't wait for the founding of the Emperor's Boltguns, a chapter true to their name through their employment of boltguns.
Only uses Meltaguns
I really love the Minotaurs chapter for their sense of humor, you actually get to see a ton of it in The Regent’s Shadow. You can always feel the grin behind their helmets as they interact with the imperial fists or the custodes in that novel.
Love the Spears. Also an enjoyer of the small scale moments that you can build a character in. Where things can be molded in a way they can actually be interesting.
Knights of Abhorrence?
Or a "What the fuck is the Ghoul stars?"
Tanith 1st & Only - Celtic Guardsman
Emperors Spears - Celtic Space Marines.
Love em!!! We need a crossover with these guys!!!
Flesh Tearers. Scythes of the Emperor. Crimson Fists. Sons of Medusa.
he's done flesh tearerd and scythes already
I’ve been hoping for someone to make an Emperor’s Spears video since I read their novel as my very first Black Library book. Arthur from the bottom of my Spears-content-starved heart, thank you
I'd love the Guardians of the Covenant covered! They have some lore, not much but enough to get a good idea what sets them apart, what cool things they did, and a great color scheme to boot.
the best way i can think of to explain the setting of 40k is every joke that ends with you going "HAHAaaa....Fuck."
And that is a wonderful thing.
I find it amusing that the Dark Angels took the Primaris that came with Guilliman and basically brainwashed them to be out front in every battle to kill them off, then used the tech to make proper Dark Angel primaris
I get what you mean about relating to them, gallows humor is not for everyone but it is the kind of humor someone like a space marine, a super human demi-god of war that knows with 100% certainty that, he will die, in battle, and it will be painful and Emperor willing, glorious, so having a chapter that embraces that finality while at the same time adding a bit of levity to it makes them way more relatable, particularly considering that these are sons of Guilliman.
When it comes to little moments like this, I'm reminded of a scene in a comic that stuck to me, even colored some of my own personal chapter ideas for my custom chapter, it was an old Dark Angels comic, a Raven Wing was bike squad was deployed to take down a Gargant and after killing it, they where chased by a full clan of Speed Freaks, and the last bike on the line was an attack bike, since they had the heavy bolter, they where the rear guard, but also they where slower than the rest, at one point the driver got hit in the back and died, so the other marine joked that his brother got hit, but that would only improve his driving, he told his sergeant that they where going for one final kill as the bike went out of control and ran straight into an ork buggy, the marine cried out "Speed Kills" which was the battle cry they had during the comic.
That scene is one of my favorites because it showed to me that, even the somber Dark Angels had a sense of humor, and even though the heavy bolter marine knew he was done for, he just joked about it like they always did during the comic, and went for as he said, "one last kill", knowing that he was quite literally dead but sort of fine with it, which is a sentiment I've seen from other marines, but never quite as... humorous I'd say? He knew he was dead, but then again, he always knew he'd die on his bike, so it's a fitting end for a brother of the Raven Wing.
If you see this Mr. Bones, thank you for uploading these videos so consistently with such quality. I recently had a break up and these videos are helping a lot.
A great choice!! All my love goes to the Blood Ravens. Followed closely by the Black Templars and Exorcists who share my 2nd place spot.
13:10
The hell you talking about my good sir? Am I about to launch a 1 man crusade on GW?
For real what was that about?
Thank you for continuing to talk about your passions and spread your own joy to others.
But you know I gotta ask you for a video about the Stormcast Eternals.
Water: (exists)
@TheBoneZone40k-c2q Made what?
also omg, i got a reply from da channel dude 😄
@TheBoneZone40k-c2qOh wait, he has achieved the necessary succeaa to have bots now apparently.
nevermind
SKOVAKARAH UHL ZARUN
8:04 im a space wolf reader im very used to my marines having a sense of humor
Quote from a space wolf “by Russ’s frozen balls it’s cold”
I agree with your take on 40k, by having these little moments of humour sprinkled in they become a little more relatable and you get to see a rare side of them which is really enjoyable to read about!
Brilliant video as always my dude, keep it up! 🎉
Iron Snakes, I love their traditions, and I love their culture. Honestly I adore them, they're different from marines and feel a lot more human that any space marine in a book I've listened to.
Hell yeah bud great fucking book
Wish I could buy it but it's 200 fucking dollars
Spears is a great book for the Mentor Legion to boot.
Just read Spear of the Emperor, loved the book! Very happy to see you make a video on the Spears!
I love seeing human moments shining through the void in a dark fantasy. Having Lil human moments is so much fun to read about
I love the Crimson Fists. Ork killing, swamp dragon slaying, didn't hear no bell Space Marines.
not going to lie emperors spears are a very close second for my favourite chapter, but nothing can beat the dark angels.
Emperor's Tears...
In reality that was the name of the new strand of the Life Eater Virus...
Raven Guard is my fav Legion/Chapter - Victorus aut Mortis!
Second Founding:
Flesh Tearers & Iron Snakes
And last but not least, Black Dragons from the 21 Cursed Founding. Bless the Curse!
"We told him to keep his head down."
I alway held the opinion that grimdark is greatly highlighted by jovial moments and humor so it's necessary that we have moments that are light hearted fun in the darkness of never ending war
Brother Davide: yeah it was really weird, we were loosing hard to the tyranids but then these blue and red checkered eldar came to bail us out, not complaining of course but it’s just odd to me
*elsewhere*
Harlequin: yes laughing god, we aided the emperor’s spears as you demanded of us.
Blood Gorgons!!11!
BLOOD GORGONS!!
1:15 I did a cheeky drawing based on the Castelans of the Rift I like them a fair bit too =w=)
I dont know why but i like learning about space marine chapters, especially about their gene flaws and quirks... Even though I love the Covenant of Fire, I love the gene flaw of the Howling Griffins where they just get overly obsessed Word Bearers over time...
So glad someone covered this chapter I love them for the little amount we’ve gotten about them. Can’t stand GW lorewise focusing on the same four chapters and forgetting there’s so much variety.
You already covered an Ultramarine successor in this video but I think The Iron Snakes could be a nice addendum to this video, showing how two chapters come from the same father, developed in similar environments and naturally have some similarities but each one creating an identity that's pretty unique; you will have plenty of material to go by if you also cover them since unlike the Spears they had had more than one full lenght book dedicated to their exploits plus they show up in the Sabbat Worlds Crusade / Gaunt's Ghosts series.
When Mr. Bones said he finished a new batch of books, I was hoping this was in the bunch. I haven't torn through a book like The Spears of The Emperor in a long time.
The best part about 40K is seeing humanity persevere in the face of unmatched horror. These character moments would not feel so satisfying and important if the setting was less focused on world ending warfare.
And I love that.
Totally down for more videos of your favorite topics in all of 40k
Ordo Xenos should mandatorily recruit a veteran from this chapter in every Kill Team...just because
As an English seeing Lord Kitchener does warm the spirits
They really be naming chapters after the Emperor's entire arsenal: Scythes of the Emperor, Swords of the Emperor, Axes of the Emperor, Emperor's Blades, Emperor's Claws, Emperor's Shields, the fucking Emperor's Pointy Sticks, and now the Emperor's Spears
All we're missing are the Emperor's Halberds, Emperor's Morning Stars, Emperor's Maces, Emperor's Javelins, Emperor's Arrows, Hammers of the Emperor, Warhammers of the Emperor, and Emperor's Bowels
It’s very interesting you see this characters that are so fucking done with everything in 40k but they can’t just quit because everyone depends on them lmao
Now that Oaths of Damnation's came out so recently, you could take a look at the Excorcists.
Someone said "Emperor's beers"
I'm busy making an Iron Hands successor chapter that tries to retain their humanity and views their bodies as gifts from the Omnissiah, and the Primaris end up making this an even more strange situation as they are even less human.
I would love to see a video on the Bringers of judgment I have no clue on how much Lore there is about them but they're one of my favorites
I find the actual personal moments where space Marines laugh to be some of the best. Helsreach had a few good moments for this.
When you mention your appreciation of the small scale microcosm drama of 40K, I am immediately reminded of the entirety of Rogue Trader. Not the video game, but the actual rulebook from 1988.
In it, there are images of space marines sitting at a table in a bar, beer steins in front of them, and graffiti behind them beseeching the reader to "Smash the Empire". "The Big One" emblazoned on the right pauldron of a green marine, while seated next to a kerchief coifed red marine.
Another image is marines on Rynn's World questioning a mohawked civilian, who is posturing the known position of being frisked against a wall.
These show a remarkable willingness to bring some sort of punk rock levity into a setting, making it feel very realistic and immersive.
Etc. etc.
THIS is the real 40k. This is the ancient lore which lured us all in originally and made 40K into what it is today; though is now lost and forgotten by most.
For that reason, I deeply respect your choice to make them your fave chapter, and will be investigating them further myself.
I love hearing the omori music in your videos it’s bring me back
Ah yes, the emperor's tridents
I’m now determined to read the emperor’s spears book. I’m ready the Dark animals omnibus and in one of the last books which includes a certain Vostroyen captain called Landon who feel for a planetary governor’s daughter and got her pregnant, he didn’t know she was his daughter till later. Anyway I’ve reached the point where he has just died to give her and his unborn child the chance to escape taking on a horde of orks killing 2-3 in the process and it broke me because it’s that human individual level I love. His squad goes back and retrieves his body which is missing an arm and leg plus hole in the chest I think. I love getting invested in individual characters not your primarchs your nobody’s like Landon but when they get hurt or die it almost breaks a little bit of you since you can imagine Marita’s pain, the governor’s daughter. It’s why like with other franchises like Star Wars I’m rooting for that storm trooper not the Jedi, that trooper is a normal person who has a family and home to fight for, same with the guardsmen, why I’ll always get attached to the nobody’s who’d blend into a crowd not the 7ft super soldier who you can barely call human. Apart from the Salamanders because their culture is different from a lot of others.
yes lad, honestly the best chapter, we even has a discord now.
Everyone, look up The Exorcists. They're what the Grey Knights should have been.
Here lies Brother such-and-such. We will miss him, because the enemy did not.
I was surprised when you said they were a non codex compliant ultramarine successor
Retributiors from the astartes animation are my personal favorite. All about business
Finally, I'm currently reading the Spear of the Emperor and it's being a fun to read
Gotta say gonna look into them watched all the other vids about them but your just simple adoration of these guys just pushed them up to the top of the list
I would just like you to know that you talking about the Spears inspired me to read the book and one thing led to another and long story short now I’m painting up 1000 points of Spears. So thanks.
The emperors spears are fucking rad. ADB went out to interview cops, fireman and paramedics to really get a feel for that kind of brotherhood. As a member of public service, i can say he fucking nailed it. Lol the working guys dont get along with admin (hilarious)
Add on top that they are Pict space marines who dont get along with roman space marines. Its just a great inderrated chapter.
You should check out the video on the "elegiac hero" on xorlore. Your comment about titus, and the kinds of characters you love in 40k remind me of that. It's a discussion of characters worth of eulogy, worthy of remembering but not that you'd ever want to be them. Super interesting take on that grim resolve we see on titus, or garro or grimaldus or a dozen dozen others.
Really like the Charnel Guard Chapter, even more vampiric Blood Angels.
The humour in 40k is why the greatest heresy is Tor.
For the first 3 seconds I thought the background music was a bardcore version of better off alone
These guys are so awesome!
I recently bout a chapter variety transfer sheet for my deathwatch and I wanted to let you know I chose Emperors Spears as one of them because of your videos.
ADB - writers a book about a chapter/warband.
The entire fandom - this is my favourite chapter/warband ever.
Omigod, what if the Emperor's Spears had to fight the NightLords???!!! Omigosh, who would you root for, Arthur?? Which parent will you betray???!!! Ohhhhh, the post-humanity!!!
Don’t suppose you could try a video on the obsidian glaives? They’re a cool chapter concept by the sheer difference in how they view themselves and their purpose as to other marine chapters.
Im a fan of the big bang bang shooty mcshootface, BUT I WILL DIE for any ounce of characterized stories in 40k
I don't remember if it was you or someone else but there was a short on the Silver Templars that sent me down a rabbit hole. And they've become one of if not my favorite ultima founding chapters. So not a successor but still gonna ask for a video on my boys one day :3
It's one of the reasons why I like trooper André from helsreach
I think they're really Neat!
I'm currently making my HB Whaling Lore based Chapter and using a them as a good reference for how to add cultural flavor.
Love these guys so much, I tried making my SM2 Bulwark look like one
Man, you need to know about the Angels Resplendant/ Angels Penitent
The Emperor protects
The Emperor condemns
Emperor's Spears are among my favorite chapters, alongside Salamanders and Carcharodons
Never talking about the Angels Penitent or even the Dark Coil is a travesty
All my asking for the Novamarines was useless but this is still good. I have a rule that I read one kindle book every 5 irl books and once I'm done with Lion son of the forest and either Yndrasta or Lazarus (whichever anyone here recommends) I'll grab the spears book, I've had my eyes on it for a while now
These guys must be an Alpha Legion chapter.. Called the Emperor's Spears, while using swords & have a trident as their symbol.
I don't read any 40K books nor any kind of firsthand lore, but I really hope we get some new lore for these guys soon, just so we can an other video of you screaming at the top of your lungs "NEW EMPEROR'S SPEARS LORE GUYS"