The Apocrypha Of Jaq Draco - 40K Theories

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  • Quite possibly the most infamous and notorious Inquisitor to ever exist, the stories of Jaq Draco’s various (and often times unbelievable) exploits are quite literally the stuff of legend. But the biggest mystery surrounding this Radical Inquisitor is in regards to his very existence.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 56

  • @40KTheories
    @40KTheories  12 годин тому +10

    If you enjoyed this video and would like to check out some exclusive videos in where Naerina and I dissect, react and do deep dives into Ian Watson's 40K novels, consider supporting us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/40ktheories
    Also, as a pre-emptive answer to any newcomers wondering, the reason I pronounce Tyranids the way I do is simply due to personal preference :P

    • @26th_Primarch
      @26th_Primarch 2 години тому +1

      I would like to point out an important tidbit you seemingly didn't notice, Draco was a member of the Ordo Hydra and had a Hydra tattooed to his face in art depictions...
      Do you know who else used the Hydra as a symbol and had it tattooed on their face in art depictions?
      Alpharius/Omegon.
      Which means that either the Hydra Conspiracy or the novel trilogy itself is the work of the Alpha Legion.

    • @40KTheories
      @40KTheories  2 години тому +3

      The funny thing is that, despite being called the Ordo Hydra, their symbol was more like an Octopus (it could have even been a reference to Hydra in Marvel Comics, or simply referring to the tentacled micro-organism also called a Hydra, though I'm not certain).
      Also, an unrelated fun fact, the Alpha Legion's penchant for secrecy and manipulation and the like didn't actually come about until 3rd edition. In 2nd edition they simply wanted to prove that, despite being the youngest legion, they were just as worthy as the others.

    • @V.B.Squire
      @V.B.Squire Годину тому

      @@40KTheories That makes Ian Watson the God Father to the Modern Alpha Legion as well as the Modern 40K!

  • @Big_E_Soul_Fragment
    @Big_E_Soul_Fragment 3 години тому +47

    "Who knows Ian, maybe this could be my next movie"

  • @akumaking1
    @akumaking1 4 години тому +44

    “This book was a mistake.”
    ~Rogal Dorn

    • @darthslain
      @darthslain 3 години тому +3

      it even creeped out the pillarstodes

  • @ternel
    @ternel 3 години тому +17

    The tech priest should have left the document wedged between the sewer pipes...

    • @40KTheories
      @40KTheories  3 години тому +9

      I don't think the irony is lost on Black Library.

  • @MrGhjkl63
    @MrGhjkl63 4 години тому +33

    GENESTEALUSSY

  • @highlandoutsider
    @highlandoutsider Годину тому +5

    This is a fantastic example of what I believe to one of the best aspects of 40k lore, its acknowledged in universe unreliably, unlike so many other IPs that get reconned over the years where things are and then are not cannon, everything in 40k, regardless of contradictions, remains cannon due to the bureaucracy that records it being so bloated and unable to cope with the amount of information the universe generates, I love it 🔥🔥🔥
    Cavill Protects =C=

  • @RecoveringLoLAddict
    @RecoveringLoLAddict Годину тому +5

    Radical Inquisitors check their beds for Jaq Draco.

  • @Usernamesdontmatter1
    @Usernamesdontmatter1 2 години тому +6

    Honestly if I was a writer for 40k and forced to write an answer to the Draco being a real person or a fictitious character, I would honestly cop out and say both. He would be a real inquisitor who had some of his adventures but the story has been convoluted and distorted to the point that it bears little if any resemblance to the Draco we see in the draco novels. Much like how the historical inspirations for King Arthur bare so little remembrance to said historical people. To the point where only a name and a basic physical description being the only connecting factors between the man and the stories.
    That's the only way my brain can make sense of him being real in universe and just retconning his whole existence seems lazier writing than the books he stars in.

  • @dwreanchinotan
    @dwreanchinotan 2 години тому +8

    when a lonely inquisitor's fanfiction is found out by accident

  • @djsharky3822
    @djsharky3822 4 години тому +12

    You poor fool! Random Machanicus guy why would you do this to yourself again?

  • @BlasphemousDreadnought
    @BlasphemousDreadnought Годину тому +3

    Glad to hear Nurgle has finally left you alone Rem!! And if this pre-recorded, I certainly hope you are doing better!!

  • @Liethen
    @Liethen 2 години тому +8

    Good news! Netflix has given the go ahead for the adaptation. they've already cast Adam Driver as Jaq Draco. I can hardly wait!

    • @wetzel4806
      @wetzel4806 29 хвилин тому +2

      *looks at genestealer*
      "I know what I have to do, but don't know if I have the strength to do it."

  • @Matt-md5yt
    @Matt-md5yt 2 години тому +4

    Glad you covered this crazy guy

  • @AntiKira20
    @AntiKira20 3 години тому +7

    I purchased....the forbidden book a year ago. I'm still trying to cleanse my mind by reading Fulgrim, Dead Men Walking and hopefully by purchasing a Blood Angels novel.

    • @daniellandon6811
      @daniellandon6811 2 години тому

      I reread it a few years back..... I am now an Iron Warrior

    • @AntiKira20
      @AntiKira20 2 години тому

      @@daniellandon6811 Iron Within, Iron Without!
      Even an Imperial citizen and a Chaos Warrior can find comraderie when they have read a book that would make others feel disgust.

  • @darthslain
    @darthslain 2 години тому +6

    ah yes ian watson..the one being in all of creation capable of out-kinking slannesh

  • @cobracommander6606
    @cobracommander6606 Годину тому +2

    Ian Watson, Sewer Goblin!

  • @ampeater777
    @ampeater777 2 години тому +4

    I love it when people pronounce it "mail-ee-us" despite malleus being a real word with several variations, of which none are pronounced that way. It's so silly and I always love a good laugh. Do you call a mallet a maillet?

  • @V.B.Squire
    @V.B.Squire 2 години тому +6

    MAGNUS I mean IAN WATSON did nothing wrong!
    He is the God Father of modern 40k

  • @daniellandon6811
    @daniellandon6811 5 годин тому +5

    Oh noes... We're gonna need some strong liqour for these zany hijinks😅

  • @ChristopherWeuve
    @ChristopherWeuve 2 години тому +2

    Another excellent video!

  • @zedakh
    @zedakh 2 години тому +2

    By the man emperor what heresy is this

  • @theemissary1313
    @theemissary1313 Годину тому +1

    I picture the story to be an imperial parable of virtue and warning against weakness. For instance, the imperial fist is the one who dutifully obeys the inquisitor's orders, nobly fights off demonic possession, but by constant vigilance ultimately executes the inquisitor for his crime of emotional weakness sending the band on a fool's errand. Also look at how all the mutants show character flaws - the squat is portrayed as somewhat cowardly at times and basically a stand in for the mechanicus, their omission possibly being to maintain political neutrality for the author, and the navigator who succumbs to the warp unlike the noble space marine, and then the astropath who defies Draco and sends an exterminatus order anyway. The moral of the story to an imperial citizen is be dutiful, obedient and vigilant even to your superiors. I guess.

  • @Prich319
    @Prich319 Годину тому +1

    I think this book corrupted poor boy.

  • @memesofwarhemmer7076
    @memesofwarhemmer7076 2 години тому +1

    Hydra sounds like an alpha legion demon prince or maybe alpharius god to ascend 😂

  • @ZeroGs2232
    @ZeroGs2232 2 години тому +1

    HE IS FROM THE FUTURE
    sorry the moment you meation it being found in a sewer pip and it being 13 hundred years old i couldnt get the DBZ abridged line out of my head

  • @forickgrimaldus8301
    @forickgrimaldus8301 47 хвилин тому

    Wait Hydra, Cover ups, Damn you Alpharious

  • @arturohernandez5857
    @arturohernandez5857 Годину тому +3

    I long for gene 🧬 stealer ass

  • @Neoentrophy
    @Neoentrophy 3 години тому +2

    Mate, you should add #spacemarine2 now while the algorithm is still reeling from the traffic spike

  • @Overanalyse_This
    @Overanalyse_This 2 години тому

    Is this the same Inquisitor dude from Necromunda Hired Gun?

    • @40KTheories
      @40KTheories  Годину тому

      If he is then it's the first I've heard of it. He _was_ mentioned in one of the Kal Jerico novels though (as shown in the video).

    • @Overanalyse_This
      @Overanalyse_This Годину тому

      @@40KTheories ah you're right. It's Kal!!

  • @FollowerofWotan999
    @FollowerofWotan999 2 години тому

    oh god

  • @amosb1452
    @amosb1452 2 години тому +1

    Comment for the comment god!

  • @tigeriussvarne177
    @tigeriussvarne177 2 години тому

    Inquisitor was my first 40K book, loved the story, but man, the german translation was BAD! xD

    • @40KTheories
      @40KTheories  2 години тому

      Oh? How bad was it? I'm curious.

    • @tigeriussvarne177
      @tigeriussvarne177 2 години тому +1

      @@40KTheories Space Marines were called Kaisergrenadiere* (imperial grenadiers) and bolters were translated to Bolzengewehr (bolt rifle), just to name a few. The translator had no clue what he was reading/writing about. But it got better with the third book. *I think that's what the Imperial Fists were called, it's been some time.

    • @40KTheories
      @40KTheories  2 години тому +3

      They were 25 years ahead of the curve when it came to bolt rifles lol

    • @tigeriussvarne177
      @tigeriussvarne177 2 години тому +1

      @@40KTheories Omg, you're right, lol! Also: the Emperor was the "Kaiser" (literaly the german word for Emperor), Horus was the "Heermeister" (army master), oh, and Space Marines were just called: "das Marinecorps", so I thought of them as regular humans first.

  • @GotrekGurnisson
    @GotrekGurnisson Годину тому

    Pardon me wtf was that mechanicus adepts name?!

    • @40KTheories
      @40KTheories  Годину тому

      Aurelis Fo (I accidentally wrote it in my script as Aurelius Fo)

    • @GotrekGurnisson
      @GotrekGurnisson Годину тому

      @@40KTheories I thought you said the guy from the heresy that Horus had arrested

    • @40KTheories
      @40KTheories  Годину тому

      @@GotrekGurnisson No no, that would be Basilio Fo hehe