Play Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus: play.tacticusgame.com/luetin Making this video was so inspiring it actually convinced me to begin planning a Blackshields force that got ‘lost in the warp’ only to be recovered by a niche Inquisition sect - who I am also making as part of a Militarum force. Excited to show and talk about all of that later in the year? More new stuff coming soon - if you enjoyed please appease ALGO - LIKE and tell me your choice of other legendary noted characters from the Heresy?
I think a video on Tyranid subspecies that have become feral could be interesting, specifically how the krakens on Fenris and brainleafs on Catachan are suspected to be just tyranid subspecies that lost their connection to the hive mind.
A small correction: Abbadon was not teleported back to the Vengeful Spirit during the fight under the Saturnine gate. He was teleported back to one of the digger machines they had used to try and dig under the gate. He later went and rallied some of his men and flew back to the Vengeful Spirit by Thunderhawk. Or rather, he stepped into the thunderhawk and then stepped out again in the Vengeful Spirit's docking bay, due to the warp shenanigans taking place in the latter parts of the siege.
@@dparky1627 Malum Caedo is the canonical reference to Doom Slayer of w40k, so the answer would be no. Malum = Evil Caedo = Slaughter/Slay/Cut/Chop/to fell/to strike So basically Malum Caedo is a semantic variation for Doom Slayer.
Imagine you're surviving loyalists emperor's children space marine. Your choices are Ally with chaos or be hunted down by the imperium. One day while moving from hiding place to hiding place, your approached by astartes wearing all black with no chapter emblems asking you if you want a second chance to serve the emperor.
One group of Emperor's Children loyalists, the Death Eagles chapter, became blackshields during the Heresy and repelled the traitors from Lethe. Later, during the 3rd founding, a chapter by the name Death Eagles surfaces as a Raven Guard successor. All this to say, there's always hope, even for traitor lineages.
"There were no skill to speak off, just beautiful fury! .. A wall of strength who crushed everything before it" "He took 6 or 7 of Abaddon’s killing thrust in the belly and chest and refused to die... just refused!"
They did our boi dirty in Saturnine, he could attacked him from the rear with his powerfist but the author let him takkle abbadon from the side like wtf and some phrases before he crushed a justaerin head with his fist but Failbaddons plot armor is too thick i guess
@@Caramelraver Abnett didn't do him dirty. And Ezekyle Abaddon is the most legendary Astartes warrior to ever exist in the setting! Please read the lore, not its memes!
@Abefroman1812 Define "better"! As a warlord no Spacesmarine has ever lead larger armies, won bigger battles and changed the Galactic setting more. As a Warrior, no other Spacesmarine has ever fought so many named legendary characters and won so many duels. As an icon, Abaddon has been The Chaos leader since 1996. You might not like it... but Ezekyle Abaddon is the "most" Spacesmarine to ever exist in the lore.
@@Kristian.B.Kristiansen Meh this fight as well as Kharn v Sigismund were the most disappointing, loyalist clearly winning but bag guys being deus ex machina to put them back into 40k...
There's actually some real world relevance to the Black Shields. In English culture at least, having your coat of arms, which was typically displayed on a shield, painted over in black was a sign that you had done something to bring you or your family into dishonour (it was something like that, I can't remember exactly). My family name has two black shields in Lancaster Castle, though I've never been able to find out what it was my distant ancestors may have done to deserve such a thing
@@bertvsrob I believe it's in the main courtroom. The back wall is covered in coats of arms, some of which are painted over. You'd need to get a tour to see it though since it's still a working courtroom
A World Eater that still retains their oaths, honor, and loyalty bested their father in all ways. Someone like Arrian Zorzi had the Nails and yet still stood apart from his bloodthirsting brothers...he wasn't exempt from madness, but still had the semblance of composure of the old Legion and the Apothecaries. Remember Istvaan.
I really do love the Blackshields as a concept and find them very interesting. I do feel though that enough Loyalists from the traitor legions stayed loyal that Guilliman being an amazing bureaucrat and master of logistics was not just able to shield many of the Loyalists from traitor legions but used the Second Founding to cover the trails of many of them turning them into chapters that are "Successors" from the Ultramarines' legion. Not only saving a f*ck tonne of man power, but also giving these Marines a place they could belong in the loyal Imperium. It would also help explain a lot of things that are basically traits from the old legions that somehow showed up as chapters but are labeled Ultramarine successors.
The Ultramarines and Fists also took in the survivors of the 2 lost Primarchs. This is a known fact. Also why the Crimson Fists have some interesting aspects that seem at odds with Dorn's other sons.
I think this is less a theory and more a heavily implied fact. And it's not just Ultramarines who did it. There's a blackshield group formed from the remnants of a loyalist Emperor's Children chapter, called the Death Eagles. Wouldn't you know it, there's also a Raven Guard successor chapter of the 3rd founding called the Death Eagles...
Do you mean the famous « imperial fist » successor chapter « sons of the phoenix » with purple as their main color🧐 ? (I know primaris chapter created by Cawl - not a 2nd founding chapter)
@@Nempo13 There's also the Soul Drinkers and the White Templars, both chapters believed themselves to be Dorn's descendants but turned out it had nothing to do with it. Both are listed as "unknown founding chapters"
I binge-watched every video of his, when I first stumbled across his channel, thanks to MajorKill. Now I watch every new video, beginning to end, while I'm wide awake and able to absorb the details, and put his playlist on while I sleep so it soaks into the subconscious and saturates every cell of my hindbrain. 🥲👍
Your channel is one of the very few, where i get genuinely excited every time you drop a video, the quality and effort you put in, sets the bar. Keep up the excellent work, good sir. The emperor protects!.
After a day at the hospital with a very sick family member, it is nice to come home to a Leutin video and let myself be just be taken into the world of The Grim Darkness of Far Future. Thank you for taking someone close to a breakdown and being able to cheer them up with a simple video.
My best to you and your family, brother. There's a lot of negativity on the net right now, but hopefully Leutin's channel is a place we can all come together. Wishing for a speedy recovery.
@@eddiebendigo7317 Not really? I mean, Blackshields were mostly marines with no heraldry. What I meant was the Rule support. And now with the new Beta Garmon campaign you have rules for both Blackshields and Shattered Legions
" I have no homeworld, no chapter, and no Primarch. But I have my oaths to the Emperor and a banner of black without shame or markings of the past. I have shorn myself of the treacheries of others. But yet, duty remains. So I ask that I may serve here for the glory of the throne, and the millenia of brothers and heroes my homeworld gave to the chapter who's name I shall nevermore utter. I ask only to record my name so that when my time comes my brethren here may cast unvarnished judgement upon me, and should I have earned it, be remembered by the honourable, and the loyal" *Unknown marine rapporting at watch station Enrioch to take the blackshields oath*
Very interesting video, Leutin! These deep dives into the more obscure aspects of the 40k lore are some of my favorite! M31 is an era that seems to be heavily covered but only in the sense of the main players on both sides. It's really interesting to hear about the other parts of the heresy.
Probably one of my favourite lesser known characters, took a blade in the chest multiple times and still nearly got the kill on Abaddon had he not had plot armour
Abaddon didn't "use plot armour" to win. He stabbed the man in his brain! Abaddon used Artificer Cataphractii Terminatorplate and its shields to survive Haars attacks.
I really wish they covered these Marines more often or even ones that went rogue. WH 40k has so much more lore with Astartes than just the Chapters/ Legion marines.
This type of comment could go on any of your videos @Luetin09 but after many years of listening this video, especially at the end reminded me most as to why I listen to any and all videos you put out. These videos have put me sound to sleep night and night again, made long study sessions in college feel like mere minutes, and have provided countless hours of entertainment on long drives to work. For that I am thankful. Here’s to many more videos like the hundreds you have already put out and to others like me who found your videos hand have fallen in love with the world of 40k.
I thought the angriest Marines wore yellow armor adorned with a scowling red face, but I didn't know much about Blackshields and Endryd Haar. Awesome! Also, I like the new chapter marker/title card animations. Very slick.
Soooo tempted to do a full 5 man Black Shields veteran killteam squad for my Deathwatch. Just one squad of badass anti-hero dudes that nobody else wanted.
I mean, how can you not love this. Even if you dont know wh40k, his speachcraft level is beyond amazing. If I had to go to a lonely island and could only take one thing - Id take all Luetins narrations. May the Emperor protect you always.
Excellent video, that telling of Harr’s story is pristine. It really is moving seeing such realization of the Astartes discovering their true purpose through the destruction of any humanity they had left. It didn’t matter how loyal they were, they were their own weapons of their demise and it really is indescribable how much of a monster the Emperor truly is. There has to be a much broader reason for the Heresy, because even if his plans didn’t go awry, how would it have been less destructive? So many pieces of the picture missing is scary enough, but very interesting. Anyway love the exploration, please do Tyrannids or custodes next, I can’t get enough of the bugs.
I’m definitely loyalist leaning but I absolutely love loyalist from the traitor legions and even just non chaos aligned renegades. Would love more stories following astartes who are just renegades loyal only to themselves and there renegade brothers as well as stories following traitor legion loyalists. They just seem to have so much character in the lore
This makes me wonder if there are any known Astartes "swords to plowshares" stories from the Heresy or post-Heresy era. It isn't necessarily something that would lead to exciting content like this, but I am curious.
That entire concept is erased from their psyche. A lot goes Into hypno-conditioning. Conditioned only for war and loyalty, such concepts such as peace and comfort are simply erased or replaced with increased aggression and a unending need for violence. Astartes are not human, they have no need or desire or concept of peace.
Thanks for your work on these vids. I'm new but am playing the crap out of Darktide. I'm going to buy a set and paint them with my daughters. Keep it up.These lore videos are are amazing. I keep falling asleep but I can't help but finish them
I love these videos about the lesser-known legions. There are so many cool legions that get overshadowed by a handful of the popular legions. Thanks for sharing and keeping these lesser-known legions alive!
It sounds like you're describing a pirate age of the Astartes. Some fought for the emperor, some against, some banded together for themselves, and some just did it to watch the worlds burn.
Someday, somewhere, in some way, I hope to be as strong and unyielding as Endryd Haar. That’s a level of strength that I don’t think I’ve ever seen or heard of in 40K before. Great video Luetin ^^
Awesome video Luetin! Harr and the Blackshields are one of my top added new lore tidbits to 30k. They are indeed so fascinating amidst the madness of the Heresy. And the audio drama trilogy featuring Harr penned by Josh Reynolds has got to be one of the best ones I listened to! While I wish Reynolds had had time to pen Harr's end, it is funny how he pinned Abaddon in death during that brutal fight.
Luetin has an uncanny ability to capture my attention and keep it. I listen to these videos in my truck a lot and even after a 2 hour video im sad that its over and im left wanting to know more. An absolutely incredible story teller. Id listen to a 6 hour video on how best to watch grass grow if Luetin made it.
This is perfect. I have just bought about 20 intercessors and have been trying to figure out a paint scheme for them. Gonna try and make them black shields as described in this video.
His Autonomy, Brutality, Fierce Drive to Die in Battle & ability to cleave through Astartes so easily, really makes me wonder if he was actually a surviving Thunder Warrior? If so, that would make his story even more of an epic tragedy....
Thank you again for your effort and insights - just started the episode but it will be a banger as all of your work. The Emperor protects and provides!
I enjoy the way you play out the stories of these lesser known characters. This was an astartes I wasn't aware of before. I hope you plan on doing more like this. 👍 👍
I will never not get excited whenever you upload a video. It's almost a certainty that I'll learn something new about WH40K. Some of my favourite figures from the Heresy are Sevatarion, Alexis Polux and Revuel Arvida aka Janus.
I'm actually creating a Blackshield army in 40k, they are a band of rogue Astartes who originated from the Dark Brotherhood warband, now called The Black Sails, they live as Pirates and Mercenaries who control several worlds in the Pale Stars. They are not so much as loyalist or traitor, but rather Anti-heroes, they'll ally with or against anyone as long as it serves their own interests. For the moment, the Inquisition is willing to hire them to cause problems for Traitor and chaos fleets trying to move through their sector as well as act as a dumping ground for Astartes still loyal to the Imperium but for various reasons could no longer serve in their chapters, not even in the Deathwatch.
Loyalist Astartes from traitor Legions and traitor Astartes who still rejected chaos are more compelling in my opinion. I'd love to see some rogue Astartes collaborate with a T'au splinter faction.
Brother - You could be read audio books. Thoroughly enjoy your content. It's just pure, quality - sure, we all have to wait for it... That's the thing about quality, it takes time. So I wait patiently, and then I enjoy thoroughly.
The blackshields I find more interesting than the traitor legionaries who stayed loyal to the Emperor, are the loyalist legionaries who turned against Him. It takes far more of an esoteric and personal motivation to side with the Warmaster even when your own primarch is staying loyal to the emperor than to stay loyal to the emperor as your primarch turns traitor.
new watcher love your series! i was originally put off by 40k because too much soft scifi. but im coming around to it and i really like the STC concept. basically what if in the future people had command of genies in a bottle? seems more plausible now than ever.
So I finally listened to this entire video without sleeping. One stand out point for me that you made was the speculation that The Emperor had planned to kill off some of the Astartes at some point in the future. In the past I would have disagreed with that but more recently I feel like that was almost certainly going to be the case. It's clear that some of the Legions were only kept around because they could still be a useful tool. Why was there very little effort to rehabilitate or keep certain legions in line, such as the World Eaters? It didn't matter that Angron was unstable and putting the nails in his sons. They were good at killing and if too many of them died in battle it was just less to clean up later. I could even believe that the Blood Angels would have been on the list of Legions that needed to be eliminated. The undesirable legions would have still been useful until harsh compliances were no longer a big issue. The keepers would have been the Ultra Marines, Fists, Dark Angels, ect. They would have been useful to maintain order and deal with any new threats after the crusade but the unstable legions regardless of loyalty would have to go. I could even be compelled to believe that the Space Wolves could have been considered for such extermination. It's fairly clear to me now that The Emperor had his goals in mind and nothing else really mattered.
I also gotta add. Wasn't it a mantilith pattern termite assault rig abbadon teleported back to after haar did some facial cosmetic surgery on the first captain? The bedrock was denying the Tele homing signal or something preventing the 1st company from extraction
One of the original batch of Space Marines and referred to DNA-wise by Fabius Bile as a "Mongrel" as he was created before Space Marine creation was streamlined and standardized. Almost the equivalent of a missing link between the Thunder Warriors and the Space Marines with the best and worst qualities of both. A walking weapon Malcador didn't hesitate to unleash for his secret projects. So strong and powerful This proto generation Space Marine killed Thunder Warriors with his bare hands. I wish and hope that they expand upon this character more in the future. The early history and any lore on these first "Space Marines" would be greatly appreciated and definitely books I would read.
Bro, I've listened to your videos at work (and a couple at home) ever since i discovered them a few days ago and somehow forgot to sub. The oversight has been rectified.
It was obviously a great video as I was asleep in about 2 minutes… don’t know what it was about but great job bud! Will have another listen at some point 😂
Thanks for this video! I read all the HH/SoT novels but did not listen to any audiobook, so I found it quite strange to all of a sudden be reading about a supposedly major character who had never showed up before. It was the same with Loken being back all of a sudden, with many references made to how tough it had been for Garro to bring him back. Although I have nothing against audiobooks, I really hope the Blackshields series gets released as a novel at some point. A sort of omnibus, similar to was BL did with Shattered Legions, would be amazing.
This is in fact one of the issues with the lore, its quite scattered across formats. I do recommend the many audio shorts. They are usually just £1-2 from Black Library. Although the more recent ones since 8th edition are usually more palatable, the stuff from the mid 2000s can be... a little cringeworthy.
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Making this video was so inspiring it actually convinced me to begin planning a Blackshields force that got ‘lost in the warp’ only to be recovered by a niche Inquisition sect - who I am also making as part of a Militarum force. Excited to show and talk about all of that later in the year? More new stuff coming soon - if you enjoyed please appease ALGO - LIKE and tell me your choice of other legendary noted characters from the Heresy?
From which sources did you read those unrecorded battles such as the defence of Nagathar? Just curious.
I would love to see you do a deep dive on khârn
I think a video on Tyranid subspecies that have become feral could be interesting, specifically how the krakens on Fenris and brainleafs on Catachan are suspected to be just tyranid subspecies that lost their connection to the hive mind.
A small correction: Abbadon was not teleported back to the Vengeful Spirit during the fight under the Saturnine gate. He was teleported back to one of the digger machines they had used to try and dig under the gate.
He later went and rallied some of his men and flew back to the Vengeful Spirit by Thunderhawk. Or rather, he stepped into the thunderhawk and then stepped out again in the Vengeful Spirit's docking bay, due to the warp shenanigans taking place in the latter parts of the siege.
😮😮😂 draw the normal map for a right
"Too angry to die" is honestly a very accurate description of several things in 40K.
You mean most
So he's the Doom Slayer.
*angron enters the chat*
Grimaldus
@@dparky1627 Malum Caedo is the canonical reference to Doom Slayer of w40k, so the answer would be no.
Malum = Evil
Caedo = Slaughter/Slay/Cut/Chop/to fell/to strike
So basically Malum Caedo is a semantic variation for Doom Slayer.
The guy refused the butchers nails and was still the most angry world eater!
Imagine you're surviving loyalists emperor's children space marine. Your choices are Ally with chaos or be hunted down by the imperium. One day while moving from hiding place to hiding place, your approached by astartes wearing all black with no chapter emblems asking you if you want a second chance to serve the emperor.
Ehh, if I take my second chance now… will there ever be a third time? 😂
One group of Emperor's Children loyalists, the Death Eagles chapter, became blackshields during the Heresy and repelled the traitors from Lethe. Later, during the 3rd founding, a chapter by the name Death Eagles surfaces as a Raven Guard successor. All this to say, there's always hope, even for traitor lineages.
@@CarlPetersson-w4f what's that story about the guy with the boat but he's like "nah, I'm waiting for God to give me something"
His fate in Saturnine had me in awe, smashing Abaddon's face in! The passage from Abaddon's perspective is amazing
"There were no skill to speak off, just beautiful fury!
..
A wall of strength who crushed everything before it"
"He took 6 or 7 of Abaddon’s killing thrust in the belly and chest and refused to die... just refused!"
They did our boi dirty in Saturnine, he could attacked him from the rear with his powerfist but the author let him takkle abbadon from the side like wtf and some phrases before he crushed a justaerin head with his fist but Failbaddons plot armor is too thick i guess
@@Caramelraver Abnett didn't do him dirty. And Ezekyle Abaddon is the most legendary Astartes warrior to ever exist in the setting! Please read the lore, not its memes!
@Abefroman1812 Define "better"!
As a warlord no Spacesmarine has ever lead larger armies, won bigger battles and changed the Galactic setting more.
As a Warrior, no other Spacesmarine has ever fought so many named legendary characters and won so many duels.
As an icon, Abaddon has been The Chaos leader since 1996.
You might not like it... but Ezekyle Abaddon is the "most" Spacesmarine to ever exist in the lore.
@@Kristian.B.Kristiansen Meh this fight as well as Kharn v Sigismund were the most disappointing, loyalist clearly winning but bag guys being deus ex machina to put them back into 40k...
There's actually some real world relevance to the Black Shields. In English culture at least, having your coat of arms, which was typically displayed on a shield, painted over in black was a sign that you had done something to bring you or your family into dishonour (it was something like that, I can't remember exactly). My family name has two black shields in Lancaster Castle, though I've never been able to find out what it was my distant ancestors may have done to deserve such a thing
Very cool.
Being from Lancaster is enough
where in the castle? might have a nosey ^^
@@bertvsrob I believe it's in the main courtroom. The back wall is covered in coats of arms, some of which are painted over. You'd need to get a tour to see it though since it's still a working courtroom
Is this what you're talking about?
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The emperor provides Luetin
The Luetin informs!
Praise be to Luetin!
@@stephenbernard3003inshluetin
Stop being such a cringey simp
Luetin protects ❤
A World Eater that still retains their oaths, honor, and loyalty bested their father in all ways. Someone like Arrian Zorzi had the Nails and yet still stood apart from his bloodthirsting brothers...he wasn't exempt from madness, but still had the semblance of composure of the old Legion and the Apothecaries. Remember Istvaan.
I used to think it would be impossible for a 40k channel to hit a million subs. But if anyone can do it, luetin can
40k is not as nuche as you seem to believe
You realize we’re getting a tv show right ?
@@Elinbemyname as it recently used to be*
Unfortunately he's a Heretic and he's spreading hate towards the Emperium.
I really do love the Blackshields as a concept and find them very interesting. I do feel though that enough Loyalists from the traitor legions stayed loyal that Guilliman being an amazing bureaucrat and master of logistics was not just able to shield many of the Loyalists from traitor legions but used the Second Founding to cover the trails of many of them turning them into chapters that are "Successors" from the Ultramarines' legion.
Not only saving a f*ck tonne of man power, but also giving these Marines a place they could belong in the loyal Imperium.
It would also help explain a lot of things that are basically traits from the old legions that somehow showed up as chapters but are labeled Ultramarine successors.
I love that theory
The Ultramarines and Fists also took in the survivors of the 2 lost Primarchs. This is a known fact. Also why the Crimson Fists have some interesting aspects that seem at odds with Dorn's other sons.
I think this is less a theory and more a heavily implied fact. And it's not just Ultramarines who did it. There's a blackshield group formed from the remnants of a loyalist Emperor's Children chapter, called the Death Eagles. Wouldn't you know it, there's also a Raven Guard successor chapter of the 3rd founding called the Death Eagles...
Do you mean the famous « imperial fist » successor chapter « sons of the phoenix » with purple as their main color🧐 ? (I know primaris chapter created by Cawl - not a 2nd founding chapter)
@@Nempo13 There's also the Soul Drinkers and the White Templars, both chapters believed themselves to be Dorn's descendants but turned out it had nothing to do with it. Both are listed as "unknown founding chapters"
The luetin sleep club is happy to have more lore to listen to
commenting for the algorithm, i have horrible insomnia and these are amazing to listen to as I'm getting to sleep, thank you!!!
I binge-watched every video of his, when I first stumbled across his channel, thanks to MajorKill.
Now I watch every new video, beginning to end, while I'm wide awake and able to absorb the details, and put his playlist on while I sleep so it soaks into the subconscious and saturates every cell of my hindbrain. 🥲👍
Join the Luetin sleep club. Welcome brother.
Your channel is one of the very few, where i get genuinely excited every time you drop a video, the quality and effort you put in, sets the bar. Keep up the excellent work, good sir. The emperor protects!.
We love you Luetin. The Emperor's blessing upon ye.
The whole segment 30-33 min made me cry..
After a day at the hospital with a very sick family member, it is nice to come home to a Leutin video and let myself be just be taken into the world of The Grim Darkness of Far Future. Thank you for taking someone close to a breakdown and being able to cheer them up with a simple video.
Same bro
Keep fighting for the light
Best of luck mate. Hope they get better!
Hope your family member recovers. Keep your head up Tupac
My best to you and your family, brother. There's a lot of negativity on the net right now, but hopefully Leutin's channel is a place we can all come together. Wishing for a speedy recovery.
Sending some hippy healing vibes out for your family member, hope they recover soon.
We eatin good this evening boys, praise the Emperor!
This corpse starch never tasted so good 😎
Looks like lore's back on the menu, boys!
@@thetruth45678 Imperium of Man-flesh 👹
The Riven Hound. One of the best characters in 30k. I love the idea of running an army of black shields/shattered legions.
You can now
So go ham
@space_log4914 hopefully one day. I appreciate the encouragement though.
I think the term is kitbash? Nothing's actually stopping you from putting together your own Black Shields.
@@eddiebendigo7317 Not really? I mean, Blackshields were mostly marines with no heraldry.
What I meant was the Rule support. And now with the new Beta Garmon campaign you have rules for both Blackshields and Shattered Legions
@@Brother_Nihilus I don't see how that would stop some fans from kitbashing their own guys for the fun of it
Always look forward to these my son got me into 40k
Welcome to the gang 🙂
You’re son is a loyal servant of the EMPEROR
Going through it right now in life, and your videos and 40k in general bring me such comfort.
Thank you for posting, I really love your lore videos.
Hope your doing well man. God bless
It’s a rare gift to be able to talk for 21:25 to then get to the topic at hand. Well done sir
The new mini for Haar is so damn good.
" I have no homeworld, no chapter, and no Primarch. But I have my oaths to the Emperor and a banner of black without shame or markings of the past. I have shorn myself of the treacheries of others. But yet, duty remains. So I ask that I may serve here for the glory of the throne, and the millenia of brothers and heroes my homeworld gave to the chapter who's name I shall nevermore utter. I ask only to record my name so that when my time comes my brethren here may cast unvarnished judgement upon me, and should I have earned it, be remembered by the honourable, and the loyal"
*Unknown marine rapporting at watch station Enrioch to take the blackshields oath*
Very interesting video, Leutin! These deep dives into the more obscure aspects of the 40k lore are some of my favorite! M31 is an era that seems to be heavily covered but only in the sense of the main players on both sides. It's really interesting to hear about the other parts of the heresy.
Probably one of my favourite lesser known characters, took a blade in the chest multiple times and still nearly got the kill on Abaddon had he not had plot armour
Abaddon didn't "use plot armour" to win. He stabbed the man in his brain! Abaddon used Artificer Cataphractii Terminatorplate and its shields to survive Haars attacks.
@@Kristian.B.Kristiansena lot of words just to say “plot armor”
I really wish they covered these Marines more often or even ones that went rogue. WH 40k has so much more lore with Astartes than just the Chapters/ Legion marines.
This type of comment could go on any of your videos @Luetin09 but after many years of listening this video, especially at the end reminded me most as to why I listen to any and all videos you put out. These videos have put me sound to sleep night and night again, made long study sessions in college feel like mere minutes, and have provided countless hours of entertainment on long drives to work. For that I am thankful. Here’s to many more videos like the hundreds you have already put out and to others like me who found your videos hand have fallen in love with the world of 40k.
I thought the angriest Marines wore yellow armor adorned with a scowling red face, but I didn't know much about Blackshields and Endryd Haar. Awesome!
Also, I like the new chapter marker/title card animations. Very slick.
Ooooo a nice weekend treat 😀
Soooo tempted to do a full 5 man Black Shields veteran killteam squad for my Deathwatch.
Just one squad of badass anti-hero dudes that nobody else wanted.
Would this not mean that those veterans would have been alive 10 thousand years?
I mean, how can you not love this. Even if you dont know wh40k, his speachcraft level is beyond amazing. If I had to go to a lonely island and could only take one thing - Id take all Luetins narrations.
May the Emperor protect you always.
Here I was thinking this day couldn't get any better, and the emperor bestows upon me even further fortune with a Luetin upload.
Sweet!!! Thank you for the upload!!
Excellent video, that telling of Harr’s story is pristine. It really is moving seeing such realization of the Astartes discovering their true purpose through the destruction of any humanity they had left. It didn’t matter how loyal they were, they were their own weapons of their demise and it really is indescribable how much of a monster the Emperor truly is. There has to be a much broader reason for the Heresy, because even if his plans didn’t go awry, how would it have been less destructive? So many pieces of the picture missing is scary enough, but very interesting. Anyway love the exploration, please do Tyrannids or custodes next, I can’t get enough of the bugs.
I’m definitely loyalist leaning but I absolutely love loyalist from the traitor legions and even just non chaos aligned renegades. Would love more stories following astartes who are just renegades loyal only to themselves and there renegade brothers as well as stories following traitor legion loyalists. They just seem to have so much character in the lore
Stories like this is why I love the blackshields and 40k period
This makes me wonder if there are any known Astartes "swords to plowshares" stories from the Heresy or post-Heresy era. It isn't necessarily something that would lead to exciting content like this, but I am curious.
That entire concept is erased from their psyche. A lot goes Into hypno-conditioning. Conditioned only for war and loyalty, such concepts such as peace and comfort are simply erased or replaced with increased aggression and a unending need for violence. Astartes are not human, they have no need or desire or concept of peace.
Thanks for your work on these vids. I'm new but am playing the crap out of Darktide. I'm going to buy a set and paint them with my daughters. Keep it up.These lore videos are are amazing. I keep falling asleep but I can't help but finish them
Absolute quality lore-mongering. This and the Cawl episode are top tier stuff. Thank you!
I love these videos about the lesser-known legions. There are so many cool legions that get overshadowed by a handful of the popular legions. Thanks for sharing and keeping these lesser-known legions alive!
I am always ecstatic when LT drops a new video, such a great storyteller & entertainer. Looking forward to watching it tonight!
Oh good a video to fall asleep to that won't give me nightmares.
It sounds like you're describing a pirate age of the Astartes. Some fought for the emperor, some against, some banded together for themselves, and some just did it to watch the worlds burn.
Someday, somewhere, in some way, I hope to be as strong and unyielding as Endryd Haar.
That’s a level of strength that I don’t think I’ve ever seen or heard of in 40K before. Great video Luetin ^^
Praise be the Omissiah!
This channel rules, I got the new game that just came out and I’m really enjoying learning about the lore, thanks for providing so much content !
Awesome video Luetin! Harr and the Blackshields are one of my top added new lore tidbits to 30k. They are indeed so fascinating amidst the madness of the Heresy. And the audio drama trilogy featuring Harr penned by Josh Reynolds has got to be one of the best ones I listened to!
While I wish Reynolds had had time to pen Harr's end, it is funny how he pinned Abaddon in death during that brutal fight.
Luetin has an uncanny ability to capture my attention and keep it. I listen to these videos in my truck a lot and even after a 2 hour video im sad that its over and im left wanting to know more. An absolutely incredible story teller. Id listen to a 6 hour video on how best to watch grass grow if Luetin made it.
This is perfect. I have just bought about 20 intercessors and have been trying to figure out a paint scheme for them. Gonna try and make them black shields as described in this video.
Abaddon going Super Saiyan in Saturnine had to be one of my favorite moments in the entirety of the SoT. It was written so well. Oh my gosh.
SO GOOD. The end gave me goosebumps, it did. More from this time period, please!
His Autonomy, Brutality, Fierce Drive to Die in Battle & ability to cleave through Astartes so easily, really makes me wonder if he was actually a surviving Thunder Warrior?
If so, that would make his story even more of an epic tragedy....
The last audio drama of him. Actually confirms he was a thunderwarrior
Thank you again for your effort and insights - just started the episode but it will be a banger as all of your work.
The Emperor protects and provides!
Luetin each day keeps heresy away.
I enjoy the way you play out the stories of these lesser known characters. This was an astartes I wasn't aware of before. I hope you plan on doing more like this. 👍 👍
I will never not get excited whenever you upload a video. It's almost a certainty that I'll learn something new about WH40K. Some of my favourite figures from the Heresy are Sevatarion, Alexis Polux and Revuel Arvida aka Janus.
Been maining Endryd in "WH40K Legions" card game for a few years, been waiting for this video for awhile lol
Feeding Algo hoping it wakes up and spreads the word of the Lore Master Luetin far and wide
I'm actually creating a Blackshield army in 40k, they are a band of rogue Astartes who originated from the Dark Brotherhood warband, now called The Black Sails, they live as Pirates and Mercenaries who control several worlds in the Pale Stars. They are not so much as loyalist or traitor, but rather Anti-heroes, they'll ally with or against anyone as long as it serves their own interests. For the moment, the Inquisition is willing to hire them to cause problems for Traitor and chaos fleets trying to move through their sector as well as act as a dumping ground for Astartes still loyal to the Imperium but for various reasons could no longer serve in their chapters, not even in the Deathwatch.
Loyalist Astartes from traitor Legions and traitor Astartes who still rejected chaos are more compelling in my opinion.
I'd love to see some rogue Astartes collaborate with a T'au splinter faction.
Loyal World Eaters are amazing.
Brother - You could be read audio books.
Thoroughly enjoy your content. It's just pure, quality - sure, we all have to wait for it...
That's the thing about quality, it takes time.
So I wait patiently, and then I enjoy thoroughly.
A day with Luetin content... is a good day.
Love that Abaddons revelation at 58:30 is basically 'The Greenskins were right all along....'
Letttttssss goooo, I just caught up with all your vids this weekend
What an amazing video. Learned a lot about the Blackshields today. :D
I think the period immediately after the heresy and everything from that point up to "now" is interesting and needs to be explored more.
The blackshields I find more interesting than the traitor legionaries who stayed loyal to the Emperor, are the loyalist legionaries who turned against Him. It takes far more of an esoteric and personal motivation to side with the Warmaster even when your own primarch is staying loyal to the emperor than to stay loyal to the emperor as your primarch turns traitor.
😮 W H A T!!!! Luetin you are awesome, thanks for this great discourse! 👍
Always look forward to some Lutin09 niche lore. Much appreciated.
new watcher love your series! i was originally put off by 40k because too much soft scifi. but im coming around to it and i really like the STC concept. basically what if in the future people had command of genies in a bottle? seems more plausible now than ever.
Spectacular video! Love learning about Warhammer!
I love this rambling tale. Cadence top notch!
37:29 It's wild that I never even thought of that... bwarrrrrr
What a day it's been for lore and this is the cherry on top thank you Luetin amazing as usual!!
Your still the best war hammer 40k guy on UA-cam, thanks
So I finally listened to this entire video without sleeping. One stand out point for me that you made was the speculation that The Emperor had planned to kill off some of the Astartes at some point in the future.
In the past I would have disagreed with that but more recently I feel like that was almost certainly going to be the case. It's clear that some of the Legions were only kept around because they could still be a useful tool. Why was there very little effort to rehabilitate or keep certain legions in line, such as the World Eaters? It didn't matter that Angron was unstable and putting the nails in his sons. They were good at killing and if too many of them died in battle it was just less to clean up later. I could even believe that the Blood Angels would have been on the list of Legions that needed to be eliminated.
The undesirable legions would have still been useful until harsh compliances were no longer a big issue. The keepers would have been the Ultra Marines, Fists, Dark Angels, ect. They would have been useful to maintain order and deal with any new threats after the crusade but the unstable legions regardless of loyalty would have to go. I could even be compelled to believe that the Space Wolves could have been considered for such extermination. It's fairly clear to me now that The Emperor had his goals in mind and nothing else really mattered.
I also gotta add. Wasn't it a mantilith pattern termite assault rig abbadon teleported back to after haar did some facial cosmetic surgery on the first captain? The bedrock was denying the Tele homing signal or something preventing the 1st company from extraction
So this is the Brother of the Doom Slayer? Impressive Guy... Haar surely is a beast and a real Warrior. Impressive story!
New Luetin right at lunch time let's gooo
It's kinda cool to see they're starting to add nuance to the setting.
Rumor has it that one of the Yellow Kings main goals is to find the limitations of Abaddons plot armor.
Always love your videos Luetin!
I hope Luetin does a video over theheresy in light of the last The End and The Death.
Luetin, if you had to pick one Astartes to be in the entire 40k verse, who would it be? Thanks for your work, brother! 🙏🏻
Black shield are welcome in the deathwatch 🔥☠🔥
Thank you Leutin!
Man. This was so good it kept me awake.
What a great upload, thank you so much!
Goddamit. I've conditioned hearing your soothing voice with sleep-time so each time I start a vid, big yawns come.
Awesome video, as always!
The Riven Hound, neat !
Huzzah! I now have something to listen to on my long car ride tonight
At the gym whilst listening to Haar tear Abaddon a new data port gives me quite the significant pump.
One of the original batch of Space Marines and referred to DNA-wise by Fabius Bile as a "Mongrel" as he was created before Space Marine creation was streamlined and standardized. Almost the equivalent of a missing link between the Thunder Warriors and the Space Marines with the best and worst qualities of both. A walking weapon Malcador didn't hesitate to unleash for his secret projects.
So strong and powerful This proto generation Space Marine killed Thunder Warriors with his bare hands. I wish and hope that they expand upon this character more in the future. The early history and any lore on these first "Space Marines" would be greatly appreciated and definitely books I would read.
Damn, this was a cool story!
I love the perspective of seeking a true warriors death for Abbadon. Would he ever face a better challenge than Har and Garrow?
Mr. Leutin I NEED an Iron Warriors video from you pleaseeeee!
Bro, I've listened to your videos at work (and a couple at home) ever since i discovered them a few days ago and somehow forgot to sub. The oversight has been rectified.
It was obviously a great video as I was asleep in about 2 minutes… don’t know what it was about but great job bud! Will have another listen at some point 😂
If I had a nickle for every time there was a astartes who was too angry to die.
All the nickels. Even the ones that have some sort of weird corrosion on them.
You might be able to afford a forge world army lol
Thanks for this video! I read all the HH/SoT novels but did not listen to any audiobook, so I found it quite strange to all of a sudden be reading about a supposedly major character who had never showed up before. It was the same with Loken being back all of a sudden, with many references made to how tough it had been for Garro to bring him back. Although I have nothing against audiobooks, I really hope the Blackshields series gets released as a novel at some point. A sort of omnibus, similar to was BL did with Shattered Legions, would be amazing.
This is in fact one of the issues with the lore, its quite scattered across formats. I do recommend the many audio shorts. They are usually just £1-2 from Black Library. Although the more recent ones since 8th edition are usually more palatable, the stuff from the mid 2000s can be... a little cringeworthy.