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The night lords were warriors who used terror methods to win overwhelming odds and to comply worlds without entering their space solely on the intel that the night lords were coming. They degraded over time like most legions. The world eaters didn’t try to earn their primarch love they chose to share his pain. They didn’t car for love or the notion of being loved. They knew their father had no aura hence half a primarch and yet they chose to share his pain and be closer to him . Their dna was made to care for others regardless. The alpha legion was the biggest legion in size possibly thousands or hundreds of space marines under terra and and in stasis on other worlds or in other space marine legions chapters . You need to stop being biased or what you think they are like. Like all legions they have a broad scope of honor terror horror and warriors ….get your facts right
Always good to see more long form lore videos, good stuff man, and to answer your question, an interesting topic might be discussing the dark age of technology/golden age or more broadly the general history of humanity within 40k.
@@Arkimedus to be honest I think that's been done to death by mostly focusing on humanity/imperium not that I won't watch those videos but the war in heaven/ fall of the eldar need more love too
@@bolojohnson711 yeah some aspects of it has been heavily focused on, though men of iron stuff less-so imo, war in heaven stuff is also super interesting, though it has also been covered a fair bit and is less accessible to new viewers and doesn't have as much explicit source material to focus on. Personally I do prefer more obscure 40k theory, but at the same time I would be hesitant to jump into making longer videos on the more esoteric and less accessible aspects of 40k, though getting to those topics when the bases are covered is a good idea. While the war in heaven isnt too obscure, you might for example, want to focus on an introduction to the necron orks and eldar first imo.
Toiling through the books, Codex, online sources and old notes is the fun for me. I wear my extensive knowledge of the 40k universe like a badge of honor because if it ❤
@@commandershepard4235 The original idea for the first rogue trader game was that realistic. It was formed on the idea that in such a massive galaxy, anything could happen or develop.
Literally depends from chapter to chapter, even then on an individual basis. …space wolves nearly went to war with the inquisition to protect refugees from a war zone… you wouldn’t do that for cattle would you.
@@scottytoohotty7617The Raven Guard are also noted for interacting with Imperial Guard well (respectfully) and taking measures to avoid collateral civilian losses
Names prior to primarchs: - Uncrowned Princes - XXXXX - Heralds of the Emperor - Corpse Grinders - Star Hunters - The Rout - Imperial Fists - Night's Children - The Revenant Legion - Stormwalkers - XXXXX - Warhounds - The War-Born - Dusk Raiders - The Thousand Sons - Luna Wolves - The Imperial Heralds - Dragon Warriors - Raven Guard - Ghost Legion
I really like the name of the Raven Guard and the fact that it is an OG name is cool too. Corvus Corax is one of the coolest to me, minus the early 2000 edge. He saw the Emperor's true form for a split second when they met, not the form in golden armor.
@@davidgloster1671I know what your talking about. He only ordered the adults to be killed but spared the children bc he knew the children didn't know better and the adults took advantage
@@michaelscalese3142 you understand that the First Legion that all others be based on became the Dark Angels when The Lion took over right? The First Legion was fighting monsters, aliens and horrors long before reaching Caliban
The dark angels NO, The AZRAEL one do. OK? Dont misunderstand things here, some noobs will eat your sh11ts. Azrael do those things not everyone. Even Titus from Ultra marines has this Ability also.
Sad, it seems like Sanguinius may have accidentally cursed his own legion in his oath and through his psychic bond "we will rise together or we will fall together". He fell, and as a result of their deep link to him theyre upholding the oath and reliving his fall shot for shot. The black rage isnt some sporadic curse its very likely the result of a primarch not knowing his own power
ive been playing space wolves since i was 15 years old. I am 44 now. And able to tell you i am very happy to have seen this video since some of this lore went past me somehow. Amazing video, thanks brother.
@@ahzekahrimanTS Thousand Sons being Royal Blood, right? Men of emperor right? Now imagine they use a rubric of evil to fight Chaos or any evil, doesn't that sound like what Chaos gods try to sell these Marines? Use Rubric of Ahriman(Evil) and get more power to fight Chaos, ironic. The ones who didn't give into chaos turned to dust. Like I said I don't know what you're talking about, I might be mis understanding it all. I understood that men of emperor using a rubric to gain power which sounds like chaos rubric or evil rubric that's what I'm understanding. Again I'm bad at the lore so apologies if I'm not on the same page with whoever owns a thousand books of 40K. + Dude if you wanna be an ass about it we don't need to talk, but if not then kindly just explain more I'm interested to know more about this Rubric of Ahriman, might research it myself later so obviously you're not obligated to be nice or being an ass, thanks.
The Space Wolves didn't miss the Siege of Terra due to the battle of Prospero, they made it back to Terra well before the siege but set out to kill Horus, Russ didn't deliver the killing blow so Horus won and the Space Wolves were hounded by the traitors until they were trapped. They survived due to the intervention of Corax.
Exactly, to make it even more precise, Leman refused Dorn's request to defend Terra because he felt it wasn't his Wyrd, so he went to Fenris to consult the underworld to find out how he could harm Horus. From the start, he was well aware that he couldn't defeat Horus, but he saw that if he wounded him with the Emperor's spear, it would lead to Horus' defeat, which is what happened. Leman literally threw himself into the fray to guarantee Horus' defeat. In fact, before attacking Horus, he consulted his Legion and asked them if they would prefer to stay on Fenris, if they would prefer to go and defend Terra or if they would prefer to follow him, knowing that the attack on the Sons of Horus could lead to the downfall of the 6th Legion, and they all followed him.
If I'm not mistaken, Russ didn't kill Horus because the Warmaster used some magic trick to show a pure form from when he wasn't corrupted by chaos,then Russ hesitated to deliver the killing blow with the Emperor's Spear, but hurting him a lot
Only a single legion understands why the war is fought. Why the soldier dies. Not to destroy what's in front of them. But to protect the innocents behind them. Salamanders, now and ever.
For the thousand sons, kind of an important detail that you glazed over: Magnus didn’t just get the flesh change under control all by himself. He sacrificed his eye to Tzeench to postpone the change. He didn’t know it at the time, it was just a warp entity to him.
This was just one of many times Tzneetch manipulated Magnus, poor boy is a prime example of arrogance. Still loved his daddy though, unlike most of the other traitor primarchs.
@@MrLegendseeka I did say he loved his daddy, not currently loves. Look at the others, do you think Angron loved Big E ever? What about Peteurbo, or Mortarian, Curze? Hell I still say not even Fulgrim loved his father, he was entirely too much of a narcissist. Horus loved daddy E and the twins I have no idea truthfully. Magnus did love his father, and had the Wolf not burned Prospero and took his head, I still say the thousand sons had a good chance at staying loyal. Horus and Magnus I think are the only ones who loved daddy. Someone's gonna try and whiteknight Lorgar but I think it was more absolute adoration and a desire to serve a higher purpose. It took ADB and a terrible plot point to turn Lorgar against his daddy, in love there is a willingness to see the flaws and Lorgar was just too busy wanting to present himself for headpats, truthfully always seemed a bit the way they present Future Trunks in the abridged. "Please love me dad" Anyways a long winded way of saying I do believe Horus and Magnus are the only two who truly loved daddy. Feel free to chip in if you think I missed something.
Correction: The Emperor did not design these primarchs or these chapters to behave in any particular way. It was completely random, simply a scientific experiment that went array. The primarchs were lost and scattered across the galaxy, each and every one of them landing on their own unique plants that would come to reshape them. Each and everyone of them eventually conquered and reforged the existing societies into something that reflected their own personalities, flaws and everything. The emperor did not ask of Conrad at any point to flay or torture his own citizens just as he did not ask Lemon Russ to behave like an angry drunk all the time. The emperor of mankind is not a god, he could not foresee any of the results of these experiments which is why he ended up getting wrecked by his son Horus and been on life support ever since, watching his imperium degenerate into everything he ever hated.
Keep in mind that although long-time fans may understand what you mean when talking about how the Ultramarines's numbers swelled, newcomers are likely to be utterly confused. This video seems to be mostly aimed at those who are new to the lore, so perhaps some background could be given.
@@knightshade2654 I believe it was a reference to II and XI Legions; the legions and their culture were destroyed, but the Space Marines themselves possibly weren't eradicated. This, coupled with the Ultramarine's nature of recruitment, led some to believe the remnants of these two legions were integrated into the XIII. Hence their massive numbers.
@@scar4361 That was purely World Bearer rumor. Even the author himself it is nothing more than a rumor. The 13th is large because they have 500 stat systems to draw recruits from and have very stable geneseed
The Alpha Legion is by far my favorite but I am liking the Night Lords more and more over time and this video definitely has shown them in an interesting light.
I'm more and more a Fan of the alpha legion. I hope they do more with them! Much intrigue, multiple plans, multiple ways a situation could benefit one or more goals, whichever they are and whichever side they benefit, it's like every bit of lore and plot with them is a Spark and you never know a 100% if it's gonna be a campfire that warms you or burn your house down... ..or 1000 other possibilities. So much room and directions to speculate! I like that. Probably also the reason I'm obsessed with Cypher 🤷🏼♂️😁
According to the newest lore, Alpharius was the first among the Primarchs to be discovered. He even created the Blood Games - the ruthless training of the Custodians. His twin brother Omegon was discovered the last. Alpharius saved his brother in a daring SOF-type rescue operation against mind-controlling aliens, and then it was pretended by the twins that Alpharius was "discovered" by Horus.
I'm starting to see why the general advice to newcomers is to pick a faction and read about them. The only problem is that it's hard to pick a faction when ya don't know about them lol. Videos like these help, so thanks.
Always go by what they call "the rule of cool" and read into those you think LOOK cool. Would be the easiest approach. Because it will pull you into other factions regardless.
Great video. My Army buddies have tried getting me into 40k for 24 years and I finally decided to start learning the lore. Such an amazingly fleshed out universe. I will be watching a lot of your videos in the near future.
Something notable about the White Scars: They were considering going to Horus' side within the Heresy, however what stopped them was Jaghatai's understanding and reason. He saw the corruption that had undergone Horus and his other brothers, and had they been simply dissatisfied with the Emperor and the actions that he took, which would have been immensely reasonable for all of the Traitors aside from Fulgrim (Angron and Mortarion got kidnapped, Horus felt betrayed by the lack of knowledge or involvement in the Webway, Perturabo was stuck fighting the impossible wars, Magnus had been told that he was not allowed to utilize his gift, Konrad was literally driven insane by prophetic visions, Lorgar had his homeworld destroyed, and Alpharius Omegon had a point to prove about subterfuge, but he's the weakest one the group for reason.) Jaghatai would have betrayed the Emperor in a heartbeat, he was not a good or honorable man, he was a bastard who just happened to be the maker of Jaghatai and his loyalties did not lie with Big E.
You got the Dark Angels somewhat wrong - It was mostly calibanites that turned fallen, not the OG Dark Angels from Terra. Basically they were calibanite traditionalists that saw the imperium as a faceless entity destroying their culture.
Correction for the first legion, all had bought into the Lion after they had duelled him because he believed that action spoke louder than words. Plus he inherited the Charisma of the Emperor even more so than a normal primarch would. They were one unifying force during the great Crusade up until Luther hesitated to tell the Lion about the atomic bomb snuck on his flagship. The Lion saw Luther as a father Figure now brother and had felt betrayed, so sent him to Caliban as a governor of some sorts to later deal with him. After the Heresy he had tricked the Astartes of Caliban , some not aligned with Chaos, some mixed fired the first shot at the Lion.
He did not inherit the charisma of the Emperor, in fact he is quite famous for having absolutely no empathy or social skills unlike many of his primarch brothers. This being the reason why the 1st legion is respected but also very mistrusted among the Astartes. That flaw also played a huge role in him not being chosen to be Warmaster and the animosity with the space wolves.
By charisma I believe he means the Aura the the emperor has. The one that make you look apon then in awe and service. The emperor and the Lion are the only one that walk in a room and you feel the desire to kneel down before them. Even Horus felt this. Hi is the closest to his father. And yes they both have that autistic personality that comes of as rude and uncaring. But the lion is actually one of the best a reading people especially in combat. Malcador the Sigillite said so himself
@@Not-Ken-MolestinaThe Emperor never had an aura or feeling of uncaring, he was known as one the most humble and empathetic beings in human history. The first few thousand years of him attempting to unify humanity were from positions of secrecy or advisory. Also, the Primarchs didn't inherit anything, they were designed to be everything they became and reflected key points of strategy the Emperor believed were necessary to advance the Imperium. The downfall of the Primarchs was the "secret ingredient" added into their creation
the lion had the presence of the emperor, not the charisma, that would be sanguinus but it is roboute gulliman who I think is the closest to the emperor over all, he wasn't as great of a warrior, or a psyker, but his intelligence matched the emperors and he tasked cawl to improve upon the emperors work creating the primaris marines which stabilized the gene seeds something that not even the emperor was able to do. Infact between the 3 of them, I think is why they were shown to have formed the second empire (imperial secundus) when they couldn't return to Terra. I think that is why he is also the first returned primarch in the story because no one else could take charge of the imperium and pull it back together.
As someone new to WH40k but excited about Space Marine 2 it's been great finding channels like this as well as others like the 40k lorecast on Spotify. Really enjoying starting to read the novels and get into the lore. It's all over the place but a lot of fun to learn about. Thanks 👊
The loyalist have culture I'm starting to see. They concentrated on things besides being perfect, or extreme war methods, there some of the most human super humans I have ever had the pleasure of reading about
The Alpha Legion sounds a lot like the Green Berets to me. Go in with a small number of troops, destabilize the government, start a coup, wait for the main battle army to arrive and take over.
That was awesome man, as someone who is just now getting into 40 k as space marines 2 is coming out I found the video to be super easy for me to understand thanks a lot!
I've been learning the lore recently and I find it funny that the Death Korps of Krieg is basically just the guardsmen version of the Iron Warriors saying "fine, if you're too good for the trenches I'll do it myself".
Each of the legions has a counterpart between the Loyalist and Traitor forces. Some are easy to see while others are more debatable. Dark Angels=Luna Wolves White Scars=Alpha Legion Space Wolves=Thousand Sons Imperial Fists=Iron Warriors Blood Angels=World Eaters Iron Hands=Emperor's Children Ultramarines=Word Bearers Salamanders=Death Guard Raven Guard=Night Lords
@@alphamav3rickgaming Youre talking about rivalries. The Death Guard tried to hunt down the White Scars during the Horus Heresy but couldnt because their practically opposite combat doctrines. Same for Night Lords being serial killers that captured Vulkan and Salamanders that save civilians. Raven Guard and Night Lords both have primarchs with similar appearances that use lightning claws, both legions have a defect that turns their skin white as paint and eyes black. They both focus on surgical strikes. The Pre-Corvus Corax Raven Guard even were terror troops just like the Night Lords. Death Guard and Salamanders both focus on direct assaults, with Death Guard specializing in Destroyer squads and chemical weapons, while Salamanders banned Destroyer squads but heavily favor flame weaponry. Both Legions have 7 Companies and their primarchs are incredibly resilient. Mortarion is weak to Melta and Plasma weapons but resilient against poisoned and fleshbane weapons. Vulkan is weak to poisoned and fleshbane weapons, but resilient against melta and plasma. A big difference between the Loyalists and Traitors is the reason why they ultimately rebelled. The Traitors didnt care about non-astartes or the Imperium as a whole. Look at the Salamanders who send in squads of incredibly valuable space marines to save civilians and then look at the Death Guard using virus bombs. Raven Guard are special forces while Night Lords skin people.
I would say Emperor's Children mirror the White Scars more than the Iron Hands. Espescially if you consider that they have similar ways of warfare generally and Jaghatai and Fulgrim were actually swapped.
@@jw7500 The Iron Hands and Emperor's Children have opposing situations like several others. Both go to extremes, the Iron Hands turning themselves into cyborgs more and more, while the Emperor's Children mutate and get surgeries for bizarre drug glands. The Iron Hands cut off their emotions while the Emperor's Children embrace them to the extreme. Even their Primarchs were practically opposites, with Ferrus Manus as an ugly and slow but strong warhammer wielding brute, while Fulgrim was a beautiful and swift swordmaster. As far as I know the Emperor's Children didnt have a distinct form of warfare, and nowhere near the White Scar's hit and run specialty.
@@ChaosTicket Afaik the EC very much favoured fast, but melee based warfare. Not nescessarily from the saddle of a (jet)bike as the Vth did. But very much a fast assault force. Both Primarchs are very similar in combat style as well, fast and precise swordsmen. The big difference tho, between the two legions and Primarchs is that one is absolutely inundated with narciscism and the other is very much not. funfact: in the Heresy game ruleset, there is a EC army configuration that basically gives you the White Scars ruleset.
This is your first long form video? Great job. I can't believe I'm only now getting interested in this, and while it is a lot to take in, that's part of the fun imo. Thankfully, there's a ton of vets willing to share their knowledge of the lore with newcomers. So far, it seems like there is a faction for everyone. I haven't decided on which one I want to follow, but there's a ton of them.
I went into space marine 2 blind but aware of the vast lore of 40k I've come to the conclusion that there aint no way im fitting all of this in my brain
Best way to think about it is to compare a story to a machine. Characters, plots, motivations, they're all separate parts that come together to do a thing and make the story. 40k is a complicated, big ass machine where the separate parts are also complicated machines. Most of those machines are also powered by human sacrifice on ALL sides, there are no good people and no one is having a good time
Thanks for this video. No infantile, edgy jokes. Just clear, concise information. I like making jokes as much as the next guy, but I kept finding these videos of some dude my age still sounding like a teenager. I understand the need to add some color to stand out. But don’t try so hard, other guys. Comedy should come across as natural.
“Flesh is weak because it knows it must come to an end, and so we must rise above the concerns of flesh and leave a legacy that others will be proud to inherit. Ferrus Manus understood that. He was a harsh master, an unforgiving ally, but he was also a maker of things - a builder, not a destroyer.”
I've been seeing smaller videos on TikTok about Warhammer and it piqued my interest. This was the first long-form video I watched on Warhammer and I must say I feel fully invested now and must learn more! The next thing I want to do is figure out which Legion I think I would align with most 😂
Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t the Alpha legion have one of the largest forces, not smallest during Horus heresy. It was only the fact that they didn’t fully commit, splitting into sub factions of loyalist, traitor, full blown chaos worshippers, non loyalist anti traitor and everything in between?
Yeah, due to the Alpha Legions way of operating, they very rarely got into open combat against equal foes and as such suffered the least casualties of the Legions during the Great Crusade.
The thing is, we don't know what Alpha Legion strength was... I don't think THEY ever know, just like they don't even know who's side they are actually on, because its been 10'000 years, they never went to the Eye of Terror, so unlike other Traitor Legions, they have no veterans of the Heresy still with them and with how compartmentalised the Legion is, anybody who had any idea of what side they are on or what they are even really doing, is LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG dead.
Watching this before the new game comes out, brothers is is Heresy to want to play as a Salamander, both because I love that they consider the loss of a single human life as unacceptable, and I like the color green, but I also want to play the Bulwark class (sword and shield, no flamethrower)
Fantastic. Nice and easy to understand. I'm somewhat new to 40k, but I love it. Better than anything else out there. Please break down the HH into digestible chunks. While I've read a fair number of books in the last year, this massive story arc is very messy and daunting to go through. A video about the Inquisition would also be welcome, I LOVE them.
So an interesting thing about the Alpha Legion is that, while at some point they may have been secretly loyalist, the book "Renegade Harrowmaster" -spoilers for this book by the way- ... show that the current 40k Alpha Legion not only fully believe they are hertical, but also no longer all look like and call themselves Alpharius save for a specific part of their chapter. In fact, due to the secrecy of the Alpha Legion, they dont have much of a written history and as such really dont know if there was a plan Alpharius set in motion. Keep in mind that while many chaos marines went into the Eye of Terror and a lot alive during the Horus Heresy are still alive in currwnt 40k, the Alpha Legion did not. Theyve had 10k years of unwritten history that has them greatly different from 30k. All they know is their enemy is the Imperium.
@MoreLoreYT - It looks like at 4:17 the Iron Warriors should be the 4th Legion but the subtext on the intro slide states, "Fifth Legion". The 7th Legion is in the 6th Legion chapter. The 15th Legion is in the same chapter as the 14th. Just FYI in case you wanted to separate them like you did the rest. Very helpful! Great video.
Only correction I’d give is about the space wolves: it was never confirmed they had anything to do with the deaths of the 2nd and 11th legions and it was alleged by angron that the emperors executioners was a title the space wolves gave themselves rather than what the emperor actually asked them to do.
I didn't learn a lot from this video, but I did learn how cool the Alpha Legion is. Imagine they are spending actual centuries to destabilize the forces of Chaos and are preparing to route and potentially destory them all at any moment. That is extremely cool.
Idk if you will ever see this, but I have always told people who don't know where to start, to just load up the games workshop website and just browse the various factions mini and see which one kind of stands out to you; and then head over to UA-cam and look up a lore video for that faction (I always suggest Weshammer, because he does great lore videos and has quite a good amount of deep dives on factions lore, plus the deep dives tend to be only about an hour to at most 2 I think, so they are not overly long and give you a lot of info.) And then from there just kinda browse whoever's channel you found and you will probably find a lot of more video about random Warhammer things (another reason why I recommend Weshammer because he also has a lot of shorter form stuff and you can just kinda watch on the fly, or shorts if you want even smaller info tidbits). Essentially just kinda grab whatever gets your attention and watch it, develop your knowledge and tastes from there and see how it goes and see how you like it. I hope this helps in any way ^^
for all of you, i recommend taking a look at the two videos by youtuber Bricky where he explains each faction, and find out which one you like and then just go find some lore videos related to those factions and boom, suddenly you know 40k. Every faction will eventually tie back to another, so there will always be a connection to explore, just keep following those threads and picking up little fun facts about the lore and you'll be just fine. Oh and dont EVER let anyone tell you what you can and cannot like in the setting, those people suck.
14:31 Echoes of Eternity describe this in great detail. We see it from the perspective of Amit, who turned to a savage from the barbaric customs of the Ninth Legion, known at that time as the Revenants. Sanguinis quite literally turned around the Legion, although he kept certain rituals in place.
1 Correction, the Lion and the Dark Angels actually rivaled and even at times surpassed the Lunar Wolves with victories. If the ability to win battles was the most important quality of Warmaster then the Lion would have made a better Warmaster
@@Victard It varies a little depending what source you go off, also it makes a difference on what you mean by "Successful" if you're going by worlds conquered and territory gained I believe Ultramarines holds top spot, if you're going by Number of victories then it would be Dark Angels & Luna Wolves. But with so many conflicting sources and fudgey definitions it would be difficult to compile a list of successful legions
I just found your channel and I'm so pleased you started to do longer form content. Great delivery and easy to follow, already shared with my friend who is trying to get in to WH(:
I think the night lords are my favourite legion, first of all thwt name but also compliance through terror is really unique, that and Kurze's decent into madness is just a cool story
I don’t know which chapter to choose from but I am enjoying the black with bronze and white with gold tones so much. Man, I really dig the alpha legion too and the emperor’s fist too. I need some real help here! It’s so amusing! Also the white scars are dope! 😂
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How about the Tau empire mechs and auxiliaries
The night lords were warriors who used terror methods to win overwhelming odds and to comply worlds without entering their space solely on the intel that the night lords were coming. They degraded over time like most legions. The world eaters didn’t try to earn their primarch love they chose to share his pain. They didn’t car for love or the notion of being loved. They knew their father had no aura hence half a primarch and yet they chose to share his pain and be closer to him . Their dna was made to care for others regardless. The alpha legion was the biggest legion in size possibly thousands or hundreds of space marines under terra and and in stasis on other worlds or in other space marine legions chapters . You need to stop being biased or what you think they are like. Like all legions they have a broad scope of honor terror horror and warriors ….get your facts right
Always good to see more long form lore videos, good stuff man, and to answer your question, an interesting topic might be discussing the dark age of technology/golden age or more broadly the general history of humanity within 40k.
@@Arkimedus to be honest I think that's been done to death by mostly focusing on humanity/imperium not that I won't watch those videos but the war in heaven/ fall of the eldar need more love too
@@bolojohnson711 yeah some aspects of it has been heavily focused on, though men of iron stuff less-so imo, war in heaven stuff is also super interesting, though it has also been covered a fair bit and is less accessible to new viewers and doesn't have as much explicit source material to focus on. Personally I do prefer more obscure 40k theory, but at the same time I would be hesitant to jump into making longer videos on the more esoteric and less accessible aspects of 40k, though getting to those topics when the bases are covered is a good idea. While the war in heaven isnt too obscure, you might for example, want to focus on an introduction to the necron orks and eldar first imo.
Me studying for what color my marine is going to be in space marines 2.
Literally the exact reason why I clicked on this video
Ah, I am not alone in my search for knowledge 😂
We gotta get a group going
Same lol
Lmfao 😂 same
40k lore is one of the best out there but its also a mess to read through it. So getting a free explanation is very useful
I heard someone once say "everything is Cannon and nothing is true". I think it fits 40K very well. 😅
Toiling through the books, Codex, online sources and old notes is the fun for me. I wear my extensive knowledge of the 40k universe like a badge of honor because if it ❤
If you open your mind with love for the Emperor, you don't need to read, it will come to you directly as any truth.
@@commandershepard4235 The original idea for the first rogue trader game was that realistic. It was formed on the idea that in such a massive galaxy, anything could happen or develop.
@@onevastanus They made you change the username pretty fast huh? 🤣🤣🤣
Lets be honest,
you’re here to find out what color and designs to make your character in Space Marines 2
Literally digging out my codexes for inspiration
I wish not yet. Still haven't got next Gen. I will be joining my brother's soon though. For the Emperor
@@yahyaibnmartey7626yes and I’m going to pledge myself to the heretical astertes
@@ItsRedVelvet Damn. Don't know what to say to apart from Traitor!😂
@@ItsRedVelvetCease thy filth and blasphemy heretic
I fucking love 40k lore. I don’t play the game but the journey of exploring this entity is an amazing experience. I love the dark and gritty lore
“Horus was the first primarch to be discovered”
Alpharius: are you sure about that?
Well if Alpharius was never lost he could never be discovered lol
Alpharius isnt even sure about that, afterall, his entire book was "a lie".
Alpharius was first primarch then became the prototype for primarch/s, Horus is the first to be found
Sounds like something Omegon would say.
@@Not2surethe lion was the first created and the prototype was an “angel”
5th legion: “Our brothers call us soft and mock our prowess”
Jagaty: “Pottery class at 10, interpretive dance at noon”
their badass killing machines that make self portraits lol
“And like any Tyrant, the Emperor…” - Reported.
LOL. The Inquisition is gonna LOVE this.
ML talkin mad shit for someone in cruscading distance
Ok Leandros😂
Yes sir, that herege right there said that
The GOD Emperor.
Salamanders are the only ones who haven't forgotten where they came from. Many chapters treat baseline humans like cattle.
And Astartes should be treated as mutants
Literally depends from chapter to chapter, even then on an individual basis. …space wolves nearly went to war with the inquisition to protect refugees from a war zone… you wouldn’t do that for cattle would you.
@@TehOmnissiah I said many chapters. Space wolves have an army of human soldiers they treat with respect.
@@scottytoohotty7617The Raven Guard are also noted for interacting with Imperial Guard well (respectfully) and taking measures to avoid collateral civilian losses
Salamanders are my favorite but there are some very solid and human centric chapters out there.
Names prior to primarchs:
- Uncrowned Princes
- XXXXX
- Heralds of the Emperor
- Corpse Grinders
- Star Hunters
- The Rout
- Imperial Fists
- Night's Children
- The Revenant Legion
- Stormwalkers
- XXXXX
- Warhounds
- The War-Born
- Dusk Raiders
- The Thousand Sons
- Luna Wolves
- The Imperial Heralds
- Dragon Warriors
- Raven Guard
- Ghost Legion
he said the rout wilka fenrika correct? cant really hear it too well
I really like the name of the Raven Guard and the fact that it is an OG name is cool too. Corvus Corax is one of the coolest to me, minus the early 2000 edge. He saw the Emperor's true form for a split second when they met, not the form in golden armor.
Dragon Warriors. Full of Pandas
god i love the dusk raiders, they were cool as hell.
Luna Wolves persisted through Horus' discovery. It wasn't until the Heresy and his fall to Chaos that they became the Sons of Horus.
Salamanders are true heroes. Die for others instead of dying for their ego. Never forgot who they are. Closest to human as you can get.
Except when it comes to killing children
@@davidgloster1671 💀
somebody needs to purge heresy in everyform, only they have the guts
@@oleksandrtsuprunov100 Pretty sure Grey knights have 0 issue as well.
@@davidgloster1671I know what your talking about. He only ordered the adults to be killed but spared the children bc he knew the children didn't know better and the adults took advantage
The dark angels rightfully feel superior they would go toe to toe with monsters before the gene seed was implemented.
The monsters of caliban were destroyed before the legion arrived
@@michaelscalese3142 you understand that the First Legion that all others be based on became the Dark Angels when The Lion took over right? The First Legion was fighting monsters, aliens and horrors long before reaching Caliban
The dark angels NO, The AZRAEL one do. OK? Dont misunderstand things here, some noobs will eat your sh11ts. Azrael do those things not everyone. Even Titus from Ultra marines has this Ability also.
@@ditulliodj what in the fuck does this mean
i hate it when dark angels fans are right.
Sad, it seems like Sanguinius may have accidentally cursed his own legion in his oath and through his psychic bond "we will rise together or we will fall together". He fell, and as a result of their deep link to him theyre upholding the oath and reliving his fall shot for shot. The black rage isnt some sporadic curse its very likely the result of a primarch not knowing his own power
True it was basically a double-edged sword
Fuck it they my pick for space marines 2
I fucking love the salamanders, char skin, demon eyes, incendiary weapons, and a heart of gold!
VULKAN LIVES!
@@pitbullnamedcupcake8485 *STOMP STOMP*
UNTIL THE ANVIL
STOMP! STOMP!
@@DbladeMedic INTO THE FIRES OF BATTLE, UNTO THE ANVIL OF WAR!
Ni
ive been playing space wolves since i was 15 years old. I am 44 now. And able to tell you i am very happy to have seen this video since some of this lore went past me somehow. Amazing video, thanks brother.
After watching this, I'm even more confused who to choose as my favorite.... All of them are insanely badass
For the Thousand Sons, the Rubric of Ahriman led to the Psychers had their powers multiplied. The ones who didn’t have abilities turned to Dust
Ahriman in my language means Evil…
What emperor doing?? 🤨
I think it originates somewhere indo persia idk
@@hazardousrusty4259 what are ya on about ?
@@ahzekahrimanTS Thousand Sons being Royal Blood, right?
Men of emperor right?
Now imagine they use a rubric of evil to fight Chaos or any evil, doesn't that sound like what Chaos gods try to sell these Marines?
Use Rubric of Ahriman(Evil) and get more power to fight Chaos, ironic. The ones who didn't give into chaos turned to dust.
Like I said I don't know what you're talking about, I might be mis understanding it all. I understood that men of emperor using a rubric to gain power which sounds like chaos rubric or evil rubric that's what I'm understanding.
Again I'm bad at the lore so apologies if I'm not on the same page with whoever owns a thousand books of 40K.
+ Dude if you wanna be an ass about it we don't need to talk, but if not then kindly just explain more I'm interested to know more about this Rubric of Ahriman, might research it myself later so obviously you're not obligated to be nice or being an ass, thanks.
@@hazardousrusty4259 yeahhh I don’t bring real world stuff into Warhammer. I seen them as Egyptian
@@hazardousrusty4259what is bro talking about 😂 dont bring irl stuff to 40k 😂
The Alpha Legion playing the longest game by pretending to be traitors would be one of the greatest moments in 40K.
Exactly what I’m waiting for
they're going to pull a nikocado on us
This is not a playground, brother
Isn't there a theory that Guilliman died and it's alpharius taking his place. That would explain what the emperor said to him more.
"Pretending to be"? Half the Alpha Legion believes they're still loyalists.
The Space Wolves didn't miss the Siege of Terra due to the battle of Prospero, they made it back to Terra well before the siege but set out to kill Horus, Russ didn't deliver the killing blow so Horus won and the Space Wolves were hounded by the traitors until they were trapped. They survived due to the intervention of Corax.
Exactly, to make it even more precise, Leman refused Dorn's request to defend Terra because he felt it wasn't his Wyrd, so he went to Fenris to consult the underworld to find out how he could harm Horus.
From the start, he was well aware that he couldn't defeat Horus, but he saw that if he wounded him with the Emperor's spear, it would lead to Horus' defeat, which is what happened.
Leman literally threw himself into the fray to guarantee Horus' defeat.
In fact, before attacking Horus, he consulted his Legion and asked them if they would prefer to stay on Fenris, if they would prefer to go and defend Terra or if they would prefer to follow him, knowing that the attack on the Sons of Horus could lead to the downfall of the 6th Legion, and they all followed him.
If I'm not mistaken, Russ didn't kill Horus because the Warmaster used some magic trick to show a pure form from when he wasn't corrupted by chaos,then Russ hesitated to deliver the killing blow with the Emperor's Spear, but hurting him a lot
*me succumbing to the black rage*
“By the emperor…. Im HIM”
HE'S JUST LIKE ME FOR REAL.
Only a single legion understands why the war is fought. Why the soldier dies. Not to destroy what's in front of them. But to protect the innocents behind them.
Salamanders, now and ever.
VULCAN LIVES!!! *(STOMP STOMP)*
UNTO THE ANVIL!
I’d say Ultramarines understand too somewhat it’s also about the government and efficiency that protects and uplifts the people
Also woman custodes know that
@@Versosurma Which female custodes?
34:18 is hands down one of the sickest pieces of art for Raven Guard.
The sneaky invasion of space Normandy
For the thousand sons, kind of an important detail that you glazed over: Magnus didn’t just get the flesh change under control all by himself. He sacrificed his eye to Tzeench to postpone the change.
He didn’t know it at the time, it was just a warp entity to him.
This was just one of many times Tzneetch manipulated Magnus, poor boy is a prime example of arrogance. Still loved his daddy though, unlike most of the other traitor primarchs.
@@ActualDrunkAtheist he renounced his father after becoming a Daemonic Primarch. The only loyalty he has now is for the knowledge beyond the warp
@@MrLegendseeka I did say he loved his daddy, not currently loves. Look at the others, do you think Angron loved Big E ever? What about Peteurbo, or Mortarian, Curze? Hell I still say not even Fulgrim loved his father, he was entirely too much of a narcissist. Horus loved daddy E and the twins I have no idea truthfully. Magnus did love his father, and had the Wolf not burned Prospero and took his head, I still say the thousand sons had a good chance at staying loyal. Horus and Magnus I think are the only ones who loved daddy. Someone's gonna try and whiteknight Lorgar but I think it was more absolute adoration and a desire to serve a higher purpose. It took ADB and a terrible plot point to turn Lorgar against his daddy, in love there is a willingness to see the flaws and Lorgar was just too busy wanting to present himself for headpats, truthfully always seemed a bit the way they present Future Trunks in the abridged. "Please love me dad"
Anyways a long winded way of saying I do believe Horus and Magnus are the only two who truly loved daddy. Feel free to chip in if you think I missed something.
Bro stop calling him daddy.
it's weird.
@@ActualDrunkAtheistwe all know the twins are actually secretly loyalist so they don’t count anyways. Hydra Domitus! Omegon Lives!
Correction: The Emperor did not design these primarchs or these chapters to behave in any particular way. It was completely random, simply a scientific experiment that went array. The primarchs were lost and scattered across the galaxy, each and every one of them landing on their own unique plants that would come to reshape them. Each and everyone of them eventually conquered and reforged the existing societies into something that reflected their own personalities, flaws and everything. The emperor did not ask of Conrad at any point to flay or torture his own citizens just as he did not ask Lemon Russ to behave like an angry drunk all the time. The emperor of mankind is not a god, he could not foresee any of the results of these experiments which is why he ended up getting wrecked by his son Horus and been on life support ever since, watching his imperium degenerate into everything he ever hated.
the correct phrase is “went awry,” not “went array”
Depends on the book you read.
The game and campaign you play.
The lore isn't very solid...
"Not a god".... heresy!!!
@@davewhite756 true. This what lead to Horus's Heresy
Goodbye
Keep in mind that although long-time fans may understand what you mean when talking about how the Ultramarines's numbers swelled, newcomers are likely to be utterly confused. This video seems to be mostly aimed at those who are new to the lore, so perhaps some background could be given.
Thank you. I was hoping it'd get touched later on
I am mostly new. Can you explain?
@@knightshade2654 I believe it was a reference to II and XI Legions; the legions and their culture were destroyed, but the Space Marines themselves possibly weren't eradicated. This, coupled with the Ultramarine's nature of recruitment, led some to believe the remnants of these two legions were integrated into the XIII. Hence their massive numbers.
@@scar4361 That was purely World Bearer rumor. Even the author himself it is nothing more than a rumor. The 13th is large because they have 500 stat systems to draw recruits from and have very stable geneseed
@@scar4361and II plus XI make XIII
The Alpha Legion is by far my favorite but I am liking the Night Lords more and more over time and this video definitely has shown them in an interesting light.
I, am Alpharion.
Ah, the Night Lords and Alpha Legion. The biggest honeypots of the 18 legions
I'll highly recommend the Nightlords Trilogy written by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
I, am Omegan...... I mean..... cypher..... Oops I mean Alpharius.
I'm more and more a Fan of the alpha legion. I hope they do more with them! Much intrigue, multiple plans, multiple ways a situation could benefit one or more goals, whichever they are and whichever side they benefit, it's like every bit of lore and plot with them is a Spark and you never know a 100% if it's gonna be a campfire that warms you or burn your house down... ..or 1000 other possibilities. So much room and directions to speculate! I like that. Probably also the reason I'm obsessed with Cypher 🤷🏼♂️😁
Salamanders, Death Guard and Blood Angels seem to be my favorites.
I dig the White Scars too
Legion of the damned and space wolves is mine
I'm very new and the Death Guard resonated with me the most at first viewing.
You gotta give Jaghatai Khan credit for promoting work/life balance in the White Scars
According to the newest lore, Alpharius was the first among the Primarchs to be discovered. He even created the Blood Games - the ruthless training of the Custodians. His twin brother Omegon was discovered the last. Alpharius saved his brother in a daring SOF-type rescue operation against mind-controlling aliens, and then it was pretended by the twins that Alpharius was "discovered" by Horus.
According to Alpharius, yes. But he is THE unreliable narrator for missinformation is his game ;)
@@jannikwinkelmann2050
"This is my record. And all the records are lies" - Alpharius
@@jannikwinkelmann2050It's the Canon origin
that is in a book that give more than 1 origin story. also the book ends with saying this might all be lies
@@loganmarks2105
*Beginning:* _I am Alpharius. This is a lie._
*End:* _I am Alpharius. This is a lie._
I'm starting to see why the general advice to newcomers is to pick a faction and read about them. The only problem is that it's hard to pick a faction when ya don't know about them lol. Videos like these help, so thanks.
Buying books for those factions are good too
Always go by what they call "the rule of cool" and read into those you think LOOK cool. Would be the easiest approach. Because it will pull you into other factions regardless.
Great video. My Army buddies have tried getting me into 40k for 24 years and I finally decided to start learning the lore. Such an amazingly fleshed out universe. I will be watching a lot of your videos in the near future.
Something notable about the White Scars: They were considering going to Horus' side within the Heresy, however what stopped them was Jaghatai's understanding and reason. He saw the corruption that had undergone Horus and his other brothers, and had they been simply dissatisfied with the Emperor and the actions that he took, which would have been immensely reasonable for all of the Traitors aside from Fulgrim (Angron and Mortarion got kidnapped, Horus felt betrayed by the lack of knowledge or involvement in the Webway, Perturabo was stuck fighting the impossible wars, Magnus had been told that he was not allowed to utilize his gift, Konrad was literally driven insane by prophetic visions, Lorgar had his homeworld destroyed, and Alpharius Omegon had a point to prove about subterfuge, but he's the weakest one the group for reason.)
Jaghatai would have betrayed the Emperor in a heartbeat, he was not a good or honorable man, he was a bastard who just happened to be the maker of Jaghatai and his loyalties did not lie with Big E.
yep, the khan's loyalties lied in his brothers and humanity.
Im very new to the lore, but i think the salamanders are dope and underrated compared to ultramarines and sons of horus
You should check out and animated videos Pariah Nexus, those show how a Salamander is like
Crimson Fists are even more under-rated despite the fact that the Crimson Fists are on the Cover of 1st edition.
So Brothers iam still waiting for the Timw of the Wolf when Russ comes back at the aend of Time to fight again for Mankind.
For.Euss and the Allvater
Black Templars have unrivaled drip
Salamanders seem to be my favorite. Possibly the Blood Angels. Really cool backstories
Im loving their look… definitely gonna make one on Space Marine 2
Yeah those are my top two I'm thinking. Can't decide which one I like better.
if you like the blood angels i'd highly advise reading or listening to "The Devastation of Baal," its got some of the best blood angels content.
You got the Dark Angels somewhat wrong - It was mostly calibanites that turned fallen, not the OG Dark Angels from Terra. Basically they were calibanite traditionalists that saw the imperium as a faceless entity destroying their culture.
Watching this to prepare for Space Marine 2. Its really my first entry into anything Warhammer related.
welcome to the community! Hope you enjoy your stay in this war-torn hellscape of a galaxy! Don't forget, the emperor protects!
Read the books and get into the other games and table top games
Correction for the first legion, all had bought into the Lion after they had duelled him because he believed that action spoke louder than words. Plus he inherited the Charisma of the Emperor even more so than a normal primarch would. They were one unifying force during the great Crusade up until Luther hesitated to tell the Lion about the atomic bomb snuck on his flagship. The Lion saw Luther as a father Figure now brother and had felt betrayed, so sent him to Caliban as a governor of some sorts to later deal with him. After the Heresy he had tricked the Astartes of Caliban , some not aligned with Chaos, some mixed fired the first shot at the Lion.
He did not inherit the charisma of the Emperor, in fact he is quite famous for having absolutely no empathy or social skills unlike many of his primarch brothers. This being the reason why the 1st legion is respected but also very mistrusted among the Astartes. That flaw also played a huge role in him not being chosen to be Warmaster and the animosity with the space wolves.
By charisma I believe he means the Aura the the emperor has. The one that make you look apon then in awe and service. The emperor and the Lion are the only one that walk in a room and you feel the desire to kneel down before them. Even Horus felt this. Hi is the closest to his father. And yes they both have that autistic personality that comes of as rude and uncaring. But the lion is actually one of the best a reading people especially in combat. Malcador the Sigillite said so himself
@@Not-Ken-MolestinaThe Emperor never had an aura or feeling of uncaring, he was known as one the most humble and empathetic beings in human history. The first few thousand years of him attempting to unify humanity were from positions of secrecy or advisory. Also, the Primarchs didn't inherit anything, they were designed to be everything they became and reflected key points of strategy the Emperor believed were necessary to advance the Imperium. The downfall of the Primarchs was the "secret ingredient" added into their creation
the lion had the presence of the emperor, not the charisma, that would be sanguinus but it is roboute gulliman who I think is the closest to the emperor over all, he wasn't as great of a warrior, or a psyker, but his intelligence matched the emperors and he tasked cawl to improve upon the emperors work creating the primaris marines which stabilized the gene seeds something that not even the emperor was able to do.
Infact between the 3 of them, I think is why they were shown to have formed the second empire (imperial secundus) when they couldn't return to Terra. I think that is why he is also the first returned primarch in the story because no one else could take charge of the imperium and pull it back together.
21:45 ronounciation of "Macragge" is hilarisous🤣 Besides that great video
Almost as funny as your spelling 😂
As someone new to WH40k but excited about Space Marine 2 it's been great finding channels like this as well as others like the 40k lorecast on Spotify. Really enjoying starting to read the novels and get into the lore. It's all over the place but a lot of fun to learn about. Thanks 👊
Really enjoyed this. Stayed for the whole bit. Thanks for the extra tkme needed for the long form video. Was GREAT!!
The loyalist have culture I'm starting to see. They concentrated on things besides being perfect, or extreme war methods, there some of the most human super humans I have ever had the pleasure of reading about
I love the Space Wolves, they are probably one of only two factions in the whole setting who seem like they are actually having fun
@@weldonwin can't forget about the white scars, they're known by many as "The Laughing Killers" simply because they love what they do.
Space Marine 2 is my first warhammer game so I’m really new to the series. I had no idea the lore was this expansive
Crazy right, this universe is right up there with LOTR and Star Wars. Hollywood is missing out on a potential goldmine.
Same! My wife and I just watched this and our minds have been blown. This universe is awesome!
@@JonBlack413 As a new fan, myself, Hollywood would absolutely botch this if left to its own devices.
@@promatheus951 Sadly you might be right.
The Alpha Legion sounds a lot like the Green Berets to me. Go in with a small number of troops, destabilize the government, start a coup, wait for the main battle army to arrive and take over.
Glad i wasn’t the only one who thought about that! They truly are textbook examples of what Green Berets are.
yeah pretty much... but they do it whilst saying "greetings, I am alpharius"
yes, great job. a rising star on the grimdark lore channel horizon
That was awesome man, as someone who is just now getting into 40 k as space marines 2 is coming out I found the video to be super easy for me to understand thanks a lot!
Me too, this and the warhammer lore in one minute video.
Any other noobs or pros tryna play the game on ps5? Add ur psn below
I've been learning the lore recently and I find it funny that the Death Korps of Krieg is basically just the guardsmen version of the Iron Warriors saying "fine, if you're too good for the trenches I'll do it myself".
Whos here after Space Marines 2
I stumbled upon a universe that’s too badass for the world
Yessirrr
@@epgamer1145 welcome to warhammer 40k friend, and this ain't a universe, its all just one galaxy :)
What are you doing here Brother?! The Xenos are coming!
Idk what faction to choose i keep trying to search around
Really good high-level overview. I've sent this to my buddy who is unfamiliar with 40k, but is loving Space Marine 2. Great job!
“They were hollow joyless men in desperate need of something to enrich themselves.”
You just described a lot of men.
I'm literally a White Scar, except without the badass ceramic enamour, cool augmentations and a badass mocking Primarch
Each of the legions has a counterpart between the Loyalist and Traitor forces. Some are easy to see while others are more debatable.
Dark Angels=Luna Wolves
White Scars=Alpha Legion
Space Wolves=Thousand Sons
Imperial Fists=Iron Warriors
Blood Angels=World Eaters
Iron Hands=Emperor's Children
Ultramarines=Word Bearers
Salamanders=Death Guard
Raven Guard=Night Lords
It’s definitely more White Scars=Death Guard, Salamanders=Night Lords, and Raven Guard=Alpha Legion
@@alphamav3rickgaming Youre talking about rivalries. The Death Guard tried to hunt down the White Scars during the Horus Heresy but couldnt because their practically opposite combat doctrines. Same for Night Lords being serial killers that captured Vulkan and Salamanders that save civilians.
Raven Guard and Night Lords both have primarchs with similar appearances that use lightning claws, both legions have a defect that turns their skin white as paint and eyes black. They both focus on surgical strikes. The Pre-Corvus Corax Raven Guard even were terror troops just like the Night Lords.
Death Guard and Salamanders both focus on direct assaults, with Death Guard specializing in Destroyer squads and chemical weapons, while Salamanders banned Destroyer squads but heavily favor flame weaponry. Both Legions have 7 Companies and their primarchs are incredibly resilient. Mortarion is weak to Melta and Plasma weapons but resilient against poisoned and fleshbane weapons. Vulkan is weak to poisoned and fleshbane weapons, but resilient against melta and plasma.
A big difference between the Loyalists and Traitors is the reason why they ultimately rebelled. The Traitors didnt care about non-astartes or the Imperium as a whole.
Look at the Salamanders who send in squads of incredibly valuable space marines to save civilians and then look at the Death Guard using virus bombs. Raven Guard are special forces while Night Lords skin people.
I would say Emperor's Children mirror the White Scars more than the Iron Hands. Espescially if you consider that they have similar ways of warfare generally and Jaghatai and Fulgrim were actually swapped.
@@jw7500 The Iron Hands and Emperor's Children have opposing situations like several others.
Both go to extremes, the Iron Hands turning themselves into cyborgs more and more, while the Emperor's Children mutate and get surgeries for bizarre drug glands.
The Iron Hands cut off their emotions while the Emperor's Children embrace them to the extreme.
Even their Primarchs were practically opposites, with Ferrus Manus as an ugly and slow but strong warhammer wielding brute, while Fulgrim was a beautiful and swift swordmaster.
As far as I know the Emperor's Children didnt have a distinct form of warfare, and nowhere near the White Scar's hit and run specialty.
@@ChaosTicket Afaik the EC very much favoured fast, but melee based warfare. Not nescessarily from the saddle of a (jet)bike as the Vth did. But very much a fast assault force. Both Primarchs are very similar in combat style as well, fast and precise swordsmen. The big difference tho, between the two legions and Primarchs is that one is absolutely inundated with narciscism and the other is very much not.
funfact: in the Heresy game ruleset, there is a EC army configuration that basically gives you the White Scars ruleset.
Wildly well done. could kill it with more 40k lore since right now stuff is reallllly going down. Lots of answers coming to light.
This was perfect! I’m new to warhammer 40k so this was a perfect explanation on the legions. Now I know who to represent in the game. Thanks a bunch!
This is your first long form video? Great job. I can't believe I'm only now getting interested in this, and while it is a lot to take in, that's part of the fun imo. Thankfully, there's a ton of vets willing to share their knowledge of the lore with newcomers. So far, it seems like there is a faction for everyone. I haven't decided on which one I want to follow, but there's a ton of them.
I went into space marine 2 blind but aware of the vast lore of 40k I've come to the conclusion that there aint no way im fitting all of this in my brain
don't worry, it all fits in... somehow
Best way to think about it is to compare a story to a machine. Characters, plots, motivations, they're all separate parts that come together to do a thing and make the story. 40k is a complicated, big ass machine where the separate parts are also complicated machines. Most of those machines are also powered by human sacrifice on ALL sides, there are no good people and no one is having a good time
this is such good content please do more videos because they are fun to eat to while watching
Watching while I eat my breakfast
If you ever get a chance I would love to see a video about each legion successor chapters
There’s over 1000 chapters! Be a long video 😂
Thanks for this video. No infantile, edgy jokes. Just clear, concise information. I like making jokes as much as the next guy, but I kept finding these videos of some dude my age still sounding like a teenager. I understand the need to add some color to stand out. But don’t try so hard, other guys. Comedy should come across as natural.
You aren’t depressed you just aren’t exercising while listening to 40k lore enough
Very well done, well paced video! Held my attention the whole way
I was a 37F in the US Army (PSYOP), so of course I roll with the Night Lords.
Hmm. Former MI here. I wonder what I would be?
19:59 Who have the unfortunate bad luck of being nicknamed the Ultrasmurfs.
Never really played warhammer 40k but watching this video REALLY makes me wanna play it
Finally a video explaining Space Marine lore ! Haven't seen one of these on youtube yet
🤣🤣
Looks like you're a newer WH40K lore channel to me. I like your style. Looking forward to more videos!
The Emperor’s Children: autism personified.
nono... thats the imperial fists and the iron warriors
They're ADHD or OCD maybe
In the last moment, The Salamander's HAVE to win, there is no way that feeling of wanting to protect other's doesn't make you fight better.
“Flesh is weak because it knows it must come to an end, and so we must rise above the concerns of flesh and leave a legacy that others will be proud to inherit.
Ferrus Manus understood that. He was a harsh master, an unforgiving ally, but he was also a maker of things - a builder, not a destroyer.”
I’m just trying to get into this and though it’s mind boggling it’s also amazing! Thanks for this awesome video bro!!!
Dude warhammer is so awesome
I've been seeing smaller videos on TikTok about Warhammer and it piqued my interest. This was the first long-form video I watched on Warhammer and I must say I feel fully invested now and must learn more! The next thing I want to do is figure out which Legion I think I would align with most 😂
My fucking brain cannot handle this all.
Great video. I’ve been enjoying this lore for 30+ years and yet here I learnt a couple of interesting facts . Subscribed! 😊
Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t the Alpha legion have one of the largest forces, not smallest during Horus heresy. It was only the fact that they didn’t fully commit, splitting into sub factions of loyalist, traitor, full blown chaos worshippers, non loyalist anti traitor and everything in between?
Yeah, due to the Alpha Legions way of operating, they very rarely got into open combat against equal foes and as such suffered the least casualties of the Legions during the Great Crusade.
The thing is, we don't know what Alpha Legion strength was... I don't think THEY ever know, just like they don't even know who's side they are actually on, because its been 10'000 years, they never went to the Eye of Terror, so unlike other Traitor Legions, they have no veterans of the Heresy still with them and with how compartmentalised the Legion is, anybody who had any idea of what side they are on or what they are even really doing, is LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG dead.
Alpha legion is now the biggest
@@weldonwin after reading a bit of "Harrowmaster" yeah... they don't even know what the fuck they're doing.
Watching this before the new game comes out, brothers is is Heresy to want to play as a Salamander, both because I love that they consider the loss of a single human life as unacceptable, and I like the color green, but I also want to play the Bulwark class (sword and shield, no flamethrower)
Great video! At 21:28 are you making reference to the Primaris Marines or something entirely different I know nothing about?
It is semi canon that the marines of the lost legions went into the ultra marines and imperial fists
Fantastic. Nice and easy to understand. I'm somewhat new to 40k, but I love it. Better than anything else out there. Please break down the HH into digestible chunks. While I've read a fair number of books in the last year, this massive story arc is very messy and daunting to go through. A video about the Inquisition would also be welcome, I LOVE them.
Did he just called the Lord Emperor a "GOD" ????? Blasphemy!
Black Templars: Not blasphemy, but gospel!
Big E IS a god, lol, at least to most of us that aren’t Xenos or Heretics.
That is a Blasphemy indeed
He is a living dead guy.
@@craiglee3048bro so caught up in a game he forgot he damned himself IRL
21:05 except the horus has a nearly full 30 years before guilliman, give that 30 years to guilliman horus would not be even close.
Amazing video, hope to see more of you!
YT's algorithm suggested one video about Space Marines. I watched it, got hooked, now I've got 30 years worth of lore to decipher.
Vulkan is still there...somewhere, over the rainbow!
Nice to see new a guy on WH40K explain field!
Amazing video bro always loved the 40k universe since it's so deep but always been too complicated by the lore. This was simple and well explained
Warhammer lore rivals FromSoft lore dude. This shit is so good.
So an interesting thing about the Alpha Legion is that, while at some point they may have been secretly loyalist, the book "Renegade Harrowmaster"
-spoilers for this book by the way-
... show that the current 40k Alpha Legion not only fully believe they are hertical, but also no longer all look like and call themselves Alpharius save for a specific part of their chapter.
In fact, due to the secrecy of the Alpha Legion, they dont have much of a written history and as such really dont know if there was a plan Alpharius set in motion.
Keep in mind that while many chaos marines went into the Eye of Terror and a lot alive during the Horus Heresy are still alive in currwnt 40k, the Alpha Legion did not. Theyve had 10k years of unwritten history that has them greatly different from 30k. All they know is their enemy is the Imperium.
This was very informative, thank you for this video.
@MoreLoreYT - It looks like at 4:17 the Iron Warriors should be the 4th Legion but the subtext on the intro slide states, "Fifth Legion". The 7th Legion is in the 6th Legion chapter. The 15th Legion is in the same chapter as the 14th. Just FYI in case you wanted to separate them like you did the rest. Very helpful! Great video.
Only correction I’d give is about the space wolves: it was never confirmed they had anything to do with the deaths of the 2nd and 11th legions and it was alleged by angron that the emperors executioners was a title the space wolves gave themselves rather than what the emperor actually asked them to do.
I didn't learn a lot from this video, but I did learn how cool the Alpha Legion is. Imagine they are spending actual centuries to destabilize the forces of Chaos and are preparing to route and potentially destory them all at any moment. That is extremely cool.
Have not played a single game but this lore is incredible im hooked now and I don’t know where to start!
Idk if you will ever see this, but I have always told people who don't know where to start, to just load up the games workshop website and just browse the various factions mini and see which one kind of stands out to you; and then head over to UA-cam and look up a lore video for that faction (I always suggest Weshammer, because he does great lore videos and has quite a good amount of deep dives on factions lore, plus the deep dives tend to be only about an hour to at most 2 I think, so they are not overly long and give you a lot of info.) And then from there just kinda browse whoever's channel you found and you will probably find a lot of more video about random Warhammer things (another reason why I recommend Weshammer because he also has a lot of shorter form stuff and you can just kinda watch on the fly, or shorts if you want even smaller info tidbits). Essentially just kinda grab whatever gets your attention and watch it, develop your knowledge and tastes from there and see how it goes and see how you like it. I hope this helps in any way ^^
Same here 🤣
Here here
for all of you, i recommend taking a look at the two videos by youtuber Bricky where he explains each faction, and find out which one you like and then just go find some lore videos related to those factions and boom, suddenly you know 40k. Every faction will eventually tie back to another, so there will always be a connection to explore, just keep following those threads and picking up little fun facts about the lore and you'll be just fine. Oh and dont EVER let anyone tell you what you can and cannot like in the setting, those people suck.
Its takem me 33 years on this planet to realise i absolutely love this shit. How i have not got into 40k before is beyond me.
My favourite Space Marine Legions will always be the Blood Angels, Imperial Fists and Ultramarines.
Why?
*Space Crusade!*
14:31 Echoes of Eternity describe this in great detail. We see it from the perspective of Amit, who turned to a savage from the barbaric customs of the Ninth Legion, known at that time as the Revenants. Sanguinis quite literally turned around the Legion, although he kept certain rituals in place.
1 Correction, the Lion and the Dark Angels actually rivaled and even at times surpassed the Lunar Wolves with victories. If the ability to win battles was the most important quality of Warmaster then the Lion would have made a better Warmaster
Who were the most successful legions during the great crusade?
Dark Angels & Luna Wolves > Ultramarines > who then?
@@Victard It varies a little depending what source you go off, also it makes a difference on what you mean by "Successful" if you're going by worlds conquered and territory gained I believe Ultramarines holds top spot, if you're going by Number of victories then it would be Dark Angels & Luna Wolves. But with so many conflicting sources and fudgey definitions it would be difficult to compile a list of successful legions
For the emperors children they had a disease running through them that was killing them off and fabius bile still has to deal with
Please make more of these videos ❤
I just found your channel and I'm so pleased you started to do longer form content. Great delivery and easy to follow, already shared with my friend who is trying to get in to WH(:
I think the night lords are my favourite legion, first of all thwt name but also compliance through terror is really unique, that and Kurze's decent into madness is just a cool story
I don’t know which chapter to choose from but I am enjoying the black with bronze and white with gold tones so much. Man, I really dig the alpha legion too and the emperor’s fist too. I need some real help here! It’s so amusing! Also the white scars are dope! 😂
Wow, one of the best 40k videos on youtube. Fast and to the point information. Keep up the amazing stuff.