The Closest Thing The Old Squats ever got to a Codex - Codex Compliant
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6 month later and GW has officially announced a full army range of Squats for 9th ed 40k.
Quickly, do a Codex Compliant episode on Red Corsairs🤣
I hope that GW does not throw them into the Grimdark retcon work too hard, it would be nice to have a Faction that is not yet another flavour of "Nothing good exists, only Despair and Pain"
Noo do Traitor Guardsmen first!
@@JKRavenBlood It looks like you might have your wish.
No.
Oh no - They need to cover Exodites. I need dinosaur riding Eldar in my Ynnari force!
I prefer the theory that the Dark Angels chapter is actually made up of the surviving Squats. Each Marine is two Squats in a suit of power armour, but there was an odd number which is why the Chapter Master has that curiously small fellow following him around. ;P
And the fallen are the original part of the legion who know about the imposters.
Nobody has seen squats and dark angels together
Canon.
This aged well
My Squat army turned to the worship of Khorne in 1988 or so and resent any implication they might be space marines now
"The Closest Thing Squats ever got to a Codex"
Second Edition 40K's Codex Imperialis section on Squats (and accompanying Codex Army list supplement): "Am I a joke to you?"
Also in regards to the "Squats got eaten by Tyranids" this explanation was heavily alluded to (to the point of being pretty much confirmed) within the 2021 Liber Xenologis, as Janus Draik states "I had heard rumours that many of (the Squat's) worlds were consumed by Xenos fleets" (not to mention the last Psychic Awakening book implying the return of Squat fleets, with a race named "the squ-" being thought to have been long extinct)
As for Draco being non canon, bear in mind he was mentioned within the Inquisition illustrated encyclopaedia from 2007, even getting a full page article about him in the process :D (not to mention all the ongoing references to it in recent editions, such as the Mother Gullet story, as well as him being outright name-dropped in the newest Kal Jericho novel - Sinner's Bounty)
Geez... it's like you make videos on the subject or something...
Honestly awakening a Necron Dynasty would have been a far better believable excuse that didn't require a Hive fleet to end up in a place they really wouldn't even bother going to given the barren nature of the squat homeworlds.
@@toxofoz6233 also the motherworlds were in the center of the galaxy, so having the hivefleets just appear so far away from the Border they came from is quite weird
@@phoenixdblack actually iirc the hive fleet in particular didn't come from the side of the galaxy, it came from underneath it.
Hello!
So who else is back here after the Squats were confirmed to be returning.
VOTANN LIVES!
STAMP STAMP STAMP!
Glad to see I'm not the only one giving this a rewatch after the recent reveal.
Squat war trains in Epic were the most ridiculously awesome units. Talk about something both OP and completely impractical.
Imagine cracking the whip with the rear cars of a high-speed combat train. THAT'S military action
In the white dwarf battle report the land train was destroyed by one shot from the Ork Gargant Belly Gun.
4:54 Loving the squat taking a selfie of him and his boys brandishing their weapons
Glad to hear my boi zoran back voicing leman!!
it was a really nice touch
He did the accent and everything!
I can hear Magnus screaming from here
I really miss him already as Leman Russ.
@@gandalfjunior3448 if GW was smart they’d hire him to do some trailers and canon voice work. And while they are at it, picking up A Rogal Dorn, a Magnus the Red, a Corvis Coraz and maybe a few other talented voice actors who deserve way more work.
@@AnIdiotsLantern we all miss him brother, I’m just sad we never got to see the wolves in TTS
It might not be canon and from the unholy book titled “Draco,” but the idea that the Squats are massive foodies is adorably off brand for GW.
Dwarves do love a good meal or 3 or 5.
@@jc7997aj No, you're thinking of Halflings/Ratlings.
It's _booze_ that dwarves like.
I like to imagine a squat or an ogryn would be the only ones to handle fenrisian mjord, the ogryn because there's so much body and not enough brain cells to wreck and the squat probably complaining that it's lightweight or something.
You mean Inquisitor
@@Dementat It has been printed under both names at different times. First Inquisitor, then Draco. Probably changed because GW didn't want the name of one of their factions associated with...well, that novel.
Legitimately spat out my tea when hearing Zoran's voice.
Also congratulations, with that one line, you enter the "Six degrees of Spiff" the UA-camr equivalent of the Bacon Number, with a Spiff number of 2: has not done a collab with Spiff, but has done a collab with someone who has.
Military aristocracy (or a ruling class composed by a king an his closest/best band of fighters) is taken straight from ancient and medieval germanic and norse societies, which fits with the whole anglosaxon/viking aescetic the squats and fantasy dwarfs usually sport. This has been your episode of "Stuff no one asked for yet here it is"
It's a nice history tidbit I could use in a bar talk, thx
Most ancient societies revolved around that fact. Spartans & Early Romans for example.
@@albertovelaluis8512 To be fair, ancient sparta and rome were a bit more sophisticated, but it is indeed a recurring theme in the ancient world for the nobility to be made up of profesional soldiers. In this case however, the source of inspiration are the saxons and viking (judging by the squats and dwarfs general look)
@@Mrkabrat Indeed, their Nordic inspiration os quite clear.
indeed, a lot of historical nobilities based their legal privileges on the basis of their ability at war. The citizens-soldiers of Athens and Rome controlled those city states because they had the money to afford the armour needed to defend it. The Feudal knights of the middle ages claimed their place in society on the back of their martial prowess (The Second Estate), as did the samurai of japan. A significant proportion of most officer corps in Napoleonic armies were of noble birth. In fact, I think its a fair observation that the majority of "noble" systems had warfighting as the reason they were socially elevated, at least initially. Their ability to defend the State granted them privileges with that state.
SQUATS ARE BACK BABY!
The real reason squats got removed was because the Mechanicus got gealous that squat engineers are actually qualified engineers and have an understanding of how technology works, rather than relying on religious ceremonies and percussive maintenance.
All craftssquatship is of the highest quality, after all.
"All craftssquatship is of the highest quality, after all."
I see what you did there.
The squat/mechanicum is a bit Foundationesque
Games day either '98/'99, Q&A session with Jervis, the question was asked 'what's happening with the squats?'
Reply came from Mr Johnson - 'Fuck the squats!'
Warpath showed that the Squats work just fine so long as the company supports the product line. There is almost not difference in style with the Forge Fathers and squats just some updated design aspects.
Exactly, how well a faction does is related to how much care and investment the company puts into them. Death Guard were just an average CSM army, I don't recall ever seeing them on the tabletop before 8th edition. Now they're one of the most popular armies because GW invested heavily into them. Same thing with Dark Eldar, when I started playing they weren't even available in store and seemed more like a rumor than a full faction, now they've surpassed their CWE cousins in popularity.
The problem though is that you have to have someone who is super into the faction. Everyone that was super into Squats had left which was part of the reason they were discontinued. I'd also take what people who worked at GW say with a grain of salt since they're often biased. The closest we got to a full Squat comeback was in the late 90's where GW was trying to come up with a brand new race. They had many competing ideas including Squats, they designed and reworked ideas until in the end it was down to Kroot and Tau and so they decided to just merge them into one faction and add in the other ideas as auxiliaries for Tau.
Basically all that they need is a better name. And GW are changing all their good ones to weird complex stuff like Sloppity Bilepiper anyway, so it's win-win really.
Hell, AoS showed squats work just fine
This video became so much more relevant after April fools 2022.
And the subsequent April Fools joke that was Codex Votann on release.
The Squats... Having a *Short* Codex...
...I'll see myself out.
We all know that the squads homeworld were destroyed by a giant warpstorm and the few survivors are now the Kharadron Overlords.
Why this Tyranid thing... ***Lord Inquisitor why are you targeting my head with your boltpistol ? ***
I loved the Squats, and there were a few Squat players at my local GW when I was a kid. If GW ever brings them back, I’ll gladly get some to ally with my Imperial Guard.
*in silly angelic voice* your wish is granted!
arks of omen detachment rules got you covered
Funny thing is, the source that has been accurate on all of the recent GW releases and schedule indicates a Squats 40k release next year. I'll believe it when I see it, but given that they have come back in Necromunda, GW is at least including them in the lore and minis again.
I suspect either that source or GW is trolling people.
Squatland Forever!
@@ScooterinAB the source in question has made a rather long list of predictions about the GW release schedule, and frankly, so far hes been pretty accurate, so im inclined to think he might be right. Also, he merely said that it was being "worked on", and apparently is still a very long way off, both of which i can believe to be true.
@@xerxeskingofking You're ignoring what I said. Either that source or GW is trolling people. How reliable that source has been in the past is irrelevant because we're not talking about being wrong wishlisting; we're talking about someone likely slipping in a joke.
@@ScooterinAB how do you feel now?
"...look like militarised kinder eggs..." Thanks for the conversion idea!
i love the use of the old transformers "the transformers will return after these messages" add in
There's a lot to love here, but putting Inquisition War in the bin might have been one of the best bits to date.
The Jarvis Johnson post was real as it was also printed in "Fanatic" a short lived magazine headed by JJ. it also contained information on what to do with squat armies (proxy as ig)
YOU DID IT! You made them come back
“Dial 540-FIST.” GW, honey, we need three more numbers, that’s kinda how US phone numbers work 🤣
555-
It was a simpler time.
Wasn't always. There was a time before cellphones when you only needed 7 numbers to make a call. I'm guessing your younger than 30...
@@nickTeeKaystrickland ok boomer 👌🏿
@@nickTeeKaystrickland HAHAHAHAHA.
Watching this again now that GW have announced the return of the Squa... Leagues of Votann is a very odd experience.
Got me very hyped up though!
Honestly it is funny now, but at the time it felt like a betrayal. I pushed a heavy ass lawnmower in the Florida heat to earn money for my Squat army. I played with my friends and they kept getting new models and codex. Eventually I went with them to a tournament and wasn't allowed to play because we didn't have a codex. Once 3rd edition came out I knew it was all over. I have not really trusted GW since and haven't played 40k since then.
The mid '90s Epic supplement Ork and Squat Warlorlds may in some ways also be as close to a Squats Codex as anything, even if they had to share it with the hated greenskins. Sadly I never got that supplement (I had Armies of the Imperium, the equivalent supplement for Space Marines and Imperial Guard) but despite having some Epic Squats for 1st edition Epic I was unable to afford Ork and Squat warlords so I don't know if it actually included much in the way of interesting lore for them.
I had Ork and Squat Warlords back in the day. I don't remember how much reading material came in the box, but it was enough to rue the lack of 40k models for the faction. I only managed to get the Space Dwarfs box before they got phased out.
@@AndrewMcColl had plenty in there about their use of heavy mining vehicles, how the squats created the imperial leviathan command super heavy etc.. it wasnt bad but obviously it was really a combination of white dwarf material
Isn't that also how we got the Squat Landtrain as well?
Yeah, the epic Squats were actually a proper army, with plenty of unique units. Land trains, variants on the Leviathan, artillery pieces the size of skyscrapers, armoured airships and gyrocopters - they had a great line up.
I have a friend who exclusively collects Squats for 40k - they're awesomely awkward minis!
My love for the Squats still burns so strong I've been painting some Einherjar from Wargames Atlantic to use as Imperial Militia (Abhuman Zealots, Survivors of the Dark Age) for Horus Heresy. And yes, I'm painting them in 'traditional' colours.
Right on.
If you have a printer, Kyoushuneko also has good squats. Also, it's my pet theory that Kharadron were originally meant to become a 40k army, but were pressed into service for AoS.
@@mycatistypingthis5450 it's possible. Or they found a more appropriate setting for that style of army.
Yeah I must get myself some Einherjar Militia to suplenent the Karadron Overlords I'm using to bulk out my old Rogue Trader era force.
@@U2QuoZepplin I do think Einherjar are a lot slimmer than Kharadron. I supplemented mine with Blood Bowl dwarves, but also purchased the Kyushuneko STL's. By themselves, those Einherjar look perfect as Squats.
There were two collections before 2nd edition with all the extra rules found in white dwarf with the army lists for squats and genestealer cults and programming your robots among others
Did you see the recent Auspex Tactics covering the so far accurate leaked GW release schedule?
At the end under the "being worked on section" - Squats 😆
Yeah, rumour has it that there is something in the works.
I was more happy for the confirming that CSM basic recipe and World Eaters was in the pipeline, not to mention the near 100% callout rate on the Black Templar releases basically confirming it's accuracy. Having more mortal servants around the last few big CSM units that needed upgrades is a nice change of pace for em even if I would want a full Lost and the Damned sorta codex instead. At any rate, don't be surprised if Squats are a KT faction at this rate to gauge releases.
They could test the waters with adding some Squat (or whatever they rebrand them as) units in the next Guard codex, kind of like how the ogryns are. If demand seems high, could write them back into the story.
Or, they could just make a whole new army.
@@watchm4ker Well, yeah, they did. What's with the necromancy?
I do love collecting these old space dwarves, I love their biker theme and chunky builds.. it must have really sucked for anyone that invested all that cash on biker squads, exo suits and so on only for GW to pull the rug out from under their feet, one for the book of grudges for sure!
It's also rather amusing hearing that Games Workshop at one point in time knew the feeling of shame.
Love Paul Bonners illustrations.
Indeed; their inclusion always brings a smile to my face. He put so much character in to his drawings and paintings.
Agreed
I still cling on to my pet theory that the squats were wiped out by the Imperium (probably through virus bombs and the like rather than open conflict) for being a successful human faction outside of direct Imperial control.
I think that makes a lot of sense. My headcanon is that the Imperium helped divert the 'nids Squat-wise, or at least stood aside and ignored any please for help.
I think the Imperium heard about the Tyranids arriving, but didn't bother to send any help.
Happy days - recently marathoned all your old codex compliants and have been waiting for a new one! Love your stuff
the inquisition war is one of my favourites, i can't believe you don't like it. its gloriously nuts, beautifully written, full of gothick space opera weirdness. space marine, the ian watson novel, is even better, probably the single best piece of fiction that gw have produced.
I love the Codex Compliant series. It’s always a good laugh and brings me back to the old days.
Wild that we have the squats back now.
I am sure that in a 3rd edition codex to do with Imperial guard tanks there is a tiny paragraph off to one side that says the Squats were wiped out during the age of apostasy.
It's videos like this that bring a lot of joy on a dark November Monday in the UK. Thanks guys, love this series
I like the idea that the tyranids wiped them out and it was covered up by the inquisition. However their territory was in the middle of the imperium so pretty hard to hide or write out the tyranids from this.
Always a blast with you guys/gals. Codex compliant is in fact my favorite Warhammer content on UA-cam. Keep it up!
1:10 Rainham shopping centre! I used to walk there quite often from about 2010-2012, there is (or was) a second hand bookshop there. I had no idea there used to be a wargamming shop, sadly it's a cafe now.
Woke up, saw this as the first thing in my sub que, and take this as a sign as it being a good day. I play a squat count as Astra Militarum army. So I love this episode before even watching it.
I'll believe that Squat rumor when I have a kit in my disbelieving hands, but I really want it to be true. I'll start another army if they're a full army and I would absolutely love it if Squats were an abhuman auxiliary for the Guard.
Which kit is in those disbelieving hands right now?
@@dyciefisk2535 None yet, but soon some of the troops
Great review! I wish I had kept my squats from back in the day. Awesome that you brought some Pratchett into your review!
My head canon is that the Demiurge are Squats that survived the Tyranid Invasion and fled to the eastern fringes Battlestar Galactica style.
I will have to keep up with this channel man pretty cool, and good humour always brings this boy!
Excellent vid as always. The merch plug was brilliant lol.
My favorite type of your c̶o̶n̶t̶e̶n̶t̶ nonsense and im early enough to *maybe* say keep up the good work and actually be seen. what a treat!
Squaats! Thank you for this! I have been waiting for this episode for years!
Excellent video as always !
Another great video, really enjoyed this one!
This was great, thanks!
Kinda sad they got.... DIDDLY SQUAT AHAHAHA
You'll never take me alive, Arbites!
I have a complete White Dwarf digital collection from 1977 to 2014 and i frequently i found hidden treasures like this.
Pretty damn hyped for the squats coming back now. I'm here for it.
If any detail of Inquisitor/Draco is canon it would make sense that it would be the squats being eaten by tyranids. That particular detail was added as part of a forward written from the perspective of an Inquisitorial Acolyte who provides the in-universe explanation for that novel being non-canon, he says he tried to verify the account of events given in the book, finds he cannot, and would greatly appreciate it if he could just erase the book from existence, a sentiment we all share.
Rewatching this while painting old metal squats after they fully returned to 40k has made me smile.
This show keeps getting better and better! :D
Amazing video as always! Keep it up guys! :)
The least canon part of squat lore is Leman Russ writing a book...
It was a very short book with some pictures in crayon
Excellent stuff!
Ok i LOVE that picture of the techmarine watching a squat work
Thank you for being the first people I've seen (outside the den of scum and villainy that is 1d4chan) that makes it clear the "Squats got nom'd by Tyranids" bit was not, strictly speaking, established canon. That, indeed, you did your research and showed _why_ so many people believe that in the first place. It's really frustrating having to state this in the comments of every video about the Squats, because everyone parrots that idea uncritically.
I'm just saying, GW could bring the Squats back and say they were never eaten ("rumors of our devouring have been greatly exaggerated") at any time. You know, if GW weren't COWARDS.
1d4 chan is... an intresting place
@@aaronmorrison8050 It's so annoying that THAT is technically the best of the three 40k Wikis, as it's a mix of real stuff and fan stuff. I inadvertantly added my custom Skaven Clan to a list of legitimate ones from the lore, and it's STILL listed there. That was nearly ten years ago, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd been name-dropped in other people's fan stuff by now!
Thank you! That you snipe and wib for taking me down nostalgia lane!!! Now if you did a model review of the squats epic model line…. Well I would be on your patreon.
I have waited so long for this
I've just recently discovered this Codex Compliant series and I'm absolutely loving it, but one of my favorites parts is how often you two talk about something we've actually gotten in the last couple years. Really makes me appreciate the GW release schedule in a way I didn't before.
Demiurg are briefly mentioned in a Ciaphas Cain novel, described as squat-ish in shape and stature in their void armor/space suits. In total no more than a single paragraph.
Another Squat, Sholto Unwerth, might or might not have appeared in the Ravenor series as a ship captain, along with his manhound.
Loving the music choice. That brings back some good chaos gate memories.
Total side note, loving that Streetlight poster, 40K and ska? Most excellent, BASH THEM TOGETHER IN A VIDEO!
There might be some new Squats in the future, a recent leak says they're in the works, and the leak correctly predicted new Black Templars (with new Helbrecht and Grimaldus models) so there could be some truth to it.
Maybe. I suspect that it will a small release though. Perhaps as an AM/IG supplement.
I'm guessing kill team, myself.
I can't bring myself to hope that GW are actually planning an army-level release.
The perfect thing for the squats in my opinion is an HQ, a troops choice, a small tank and a devastator-style squad to add to the Guard.
Squats AND Streetlight Manifesto? What an excellent video.
Still have a bit of nostalgia for these guys having grown up with my uncle's White Dwarf compendium
Hi! i just wanna say your content is amazing! keep it up!
Love your guy's videos 🙂
Great Void Father I freaking love this channel
If ancestors are powered by their dead relatives and the praise they receive, with modern lore would that kinda make them warp entities/god
I just noticed: you have about 40,000 subscribers. This officially makes you _the_ 40k channel. By law. No ifs, buts or whatevers, no takebacks and no double jinxes.
Oh wow this was a nice morning catch ☺️
I thought I recognised Arbitorians sultry tones!
Great video guys
Squats were my first proper army back in the Rogue Trader days!
I gather you were displeased when all support for them vanished? You know, after you spent money and effort on models?
@@Bluecho4 I was dissappointed but played them as Imperial guard throughout second edition. I still have them kicking about the attic somewhere!
There is a guy out there, his name is Phil and he probably still plays Squats to this day. There is no reason a pocket of Squat survivors couldn't still be out there, armed with hover boards and void bombs just harassing the crap out of Orks and Eldar and everyone else just for the fun of it.
Oh, the truth turned out to be far more interesting.
For as long as I can recall, I have loved puns, and I have loved airships.
The fact that the Squats had a zeppelin called the Overlord was one of my favourite things in my pre-teen years!
Had an epic squat army. It was cool to look at, loads bikes
This is perfectly timed as I've just managed to grab about 60 squats from a car boot sale!
Treasure, indeed!
@@euansmith3699 they're all painted but are lacking a lot of commanders and have no heavy weapons
@@0hMax A great find! I started (re)collecting squats about 2 years ago,, been scrolling eBay and other media ever since ;) By now I've hoarded about 80% of their old range + some Grombrindals.
I hope you will find your commanders and heavy weapons. Seems people still add them to eBay on a daily/weekly base, some for very reasonable prices. I'm now mainly missing the plastic infantry. In pewter/metal I'm still looking for 2 pirates (#6 and #10) and 3 iron claw characters (Capt Budd, Lambast and Levi). I might have a few doubles/triplets from buying lots in case you can't find certain miniatures.
still got my full squat army, even scratch built a 40k scale land train for them
yay, Robotech! 😀 had some squat miniatures back in the days, only one survived the decades (unpainted)...
Squats had a mini-army list in the Codex Army Lists book from 2nd edition. Their excuse for not seeing squats in any games or armies or whatever seems bad, because they didn't even get a chance in 2nd edition with proper model support.
You guys now have 40k subs. Fitting haha
Squats were fully fleshed out in Epic, and had thier own supplement.
Hello, I'm from the future, for those that don't know the Squats are back. Kinda. There are 2-3 Squats for necromunda and there is a whole faction that pays homage to the Squats called the Votann.
I had this White Dwarf when I was 11! I spent hours poring over it and the one with the Imperial Guard army list.
And the first minis I ever bought was a blister of Rogue Trader squats.
Squats are the only race with compulsory sunglasses
There's another reference to the Squats in the third book of Dan Abnett Ravenor trilogy. It made me chuckle
There's whispers that they are coming back. With the men of iron. Late 2022 👍
That was the first issue of WD I ever got! Cool nostalgia trip ☺
It was great being 11.
Ah yes, the Military Industrial complEggs.