Death Guard Deep Dive. The Most HORRIFYING Legion? | Warhammer 40k Lore

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    No space marine legion is quite as repugnant and horrifying as that of the Death guard. They turned against the emperor of mankind and chose to instead follow nurgle, the chaos god of plagues and despair. They are the warhammer 40k universe's equivalent of power armor equipped plague zombies. they are immune to pain and can shrug off practically any injury. this once proud and noble legion, has forsaken its oath to protect the men and wemon of the imperium of mankind, to instead travel the cosmos, spreading Nurgle's corruption as far as possible. lets take a deep dive into their tactics and history and see what Nurgle's nasty boys are all about.
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    Time Stamps
    0:00 - Intro
    3:18 - Who Are The Deathguard?
    9:02 - DeathGuard Tactics/Weapons
    21:37 Mortarion
    27:07 Mortys Origins. Barbarous
    32:42 The Emperor Arrives
    39:07 Rise of The Plague Marines
    53:13 The Plague Planet
    57:59 Closing Thoughts
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    With the Deathguard appearing as the main antagonists in the new Warhammer 40000 chaos gate game, I figured it was a good time to give the gross boys their own deep dive.
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  • @weshammer
    @weshammer  2 роки тому +164

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    • @chillcannongames5758
      @chillcannongames5758 2 роки тому +8

      Raid shadow legends. Sponsor of all breathing life.

    • @Prof.BiggusChungus
      @Prof.BiggusChungus 2 роки тому +7

      Raid will be sponsoring births at hospitals by 2026

    • @doyle1516
      @doyle1516 2 роки тому +1

      Reason why they my favourite cause they my first army and only army atm (only 13)

    • @maewynbow
      @maewynbow 2 роки тому +21

      Think I'd rather have the sheets over raid shadow legends

    • @firmak2
      @firmak2 2 роки тому +2

      I imagine most of the original traitor marines are dead.

  • @Midnight-Starfish
    @Midnight-Starfish 2 роки тому +1218

    While the Death Guard aren't my favorite traitor legion, they by far have the coolest looking Primarch. I love that Mortarion kept the aesthetic of the space marines while also looking like a daemon.

    • @ianyoder2537
      @ianyoder2537 2 роки тому +83

      Grim reaper athletics are kinda a soft spot for me, and the moth wings add a unique and thematically appropriate flair.

    • @jonathanathor117
      @jonathanathor117 2 роки тому +31

      He's a zombie primarch. The greatest thing since superhero zombies, walking dead, Crossed and garlic bread.

    • @ianyoder2537
      @ianyoder2537 2 роки тому +20

      @@jonathanathor117 Eh, zombie's are a bit over dun for my taste. We need a new pop culture hoard monster for the hero to mow down in waves to look badass/ something else to physically represent the decay of man and society. I'd like to nominate goblins, those rotten lazy thieving cheating creeps are designed to come in droves and the internet has adopted them as the symbol of degeneracy ... and i swear to god if you mention that annoying short stack trend I'll call goblinslayer.

    • @jimmyhassett3179
      @jimmyhassett3179 2 роки тому +6

      @@ianyoder2537 Goblins you say, Gotreks ears just pricked up

    • @ianyoder2537
      @ianyoder2537 2 роки тому +1

      @@jimmyhassett3179 Glad to see someone else likes the idea as well.

  • @FNShepherd
    @FNShepherd 2 роки тому +958

    As a fellow Nurgle enjoyer, I sometimes get frustrated when people over-simplify Mortarion's origins, erasing all the depth that his character might have. I am really happy and grateful that you did him justice. Great video, as always

    • @pennertoadinc.3150
      @pennertoadinc.3150 Рік тому +37

      Same everyone always makes him sound like a fussy baby this truly explains the depth of his character and does him justice

    • @gidi3250
      @gidi3250 Рік тому +45

      Same with angron, so much of his story and origins is pushed aside and he's mearly thrown about as an angry moron, instead of the guy who got brain damage as a baby, then had parts of his brain removed and nails implanted (very badly) followed by an very bad meeting with the emperor something the emperor did with mortarian aswell.

    • @Truthorfib
      @Truthorfib Рік тому +11

      @@gidi3250 That's why the Emperor is known as sh*tty father 😂 The mom too as well cause they wouldnt have had such crappy upbringing if their mother didn't yeet them throughout the universe.

    • @hungryburger1170
      @hungryburger1170 Рік тому

      i can smell you through my screen

    • @TACO_BELL-bs9pv
      @TACO_BELL-bs9pv Рік тому +5

      Nurgle haters wouldn't understand

  • @jabaited
    @jabaited 2 роки тому +236

    You know the Death Guards are horrify when just their presence can corrupt the air surrounding them and most living things are vulnerable .

  • @yoursafeplace8476
    @yoursafeplace8476 2 роки тому +327

    Honestly. I think the Emp would be most upset when he would have to go against the Deathguard as they are now. Imagine coming to a battlefield and seeing your son and grandchildren looking like this and doing these horrific things. Knowing only a holy blade blessed in your name which is another massive sin in and of itself is the only thing that can take them down. The Emps heart would be heaviest that day I believe.

    • @Karhall
      @Karhall Рік тому +52

      Well considering the Emp has committed genocide on such a level that H!tler would be proud, I don't think he'd care.

    • @Unnatural09
      @Unnatural09 Рік тому +39

      As per the words the Sigillite said to Jagathai, the emperor wanted to train his sons personally and allow them to grow on Terra while building their comradry with each other. Though sadly the Great Crusade couldn't wait any longer, the emperor knew where he'd fail and how his sons hated him, but sadly there was no time.

    • @cangirayicel7639
      @cangirayicel7639 Рік тому +34

      Reason most of the Primarchs turned against him in the first place was Emp not seeing his sons as sons but as weapons. I am not sure how much he feels for them.

    • @Karhall
      @Karhall Рік тому +14

      @@cangirayicel7639 well he did like primarchs like Rogal and Sanguinius and he definitely loved Horus.

    • @cangirayicel7639
      @cangirayicel7639 Рік тому +16

      @@Karhall all of my information comes from games and wiki but l remember l read somewhere while He wanted them to call Him father He didn't even call them sons in person. He didn't trust them enough to tell his plans either. He maybe liked some of them but looks like not too much.

  • @legendinmysparetime985
    @legendinmysparetime985 2 роки тому +1430

    You’re easily becoming my favorite Warhammer 40K Lore channel! Great energy, informative, and you have amazing production quality. Love seeing someone with your passion in the 40K fandom!

    • @weshammer
      @weshammer  2 роки тому +151

      Thanks I seriously appreciate that! I do my best to make the production quality as good as possible.. but the reality is I'm working with a cheap camera and a $50 microphone haha. but I did just buy the little clip on mic for the intros so that's been kind of fun to play with 😅

    • @legendinmysparetime985
      @legendinmysparetime985 2 роки тому +28

      @@weshammer You’re more than welcome! Thank you for all the amazing content you give to us. I especially love these Deep
      Dives that you do. Keep up the fantastic work!

    • @dueinuremom5082
      @dueinuremom5082 2 роки тому +4

      You should watch baldamort. He also has a lot of passion and he leads his videos with a short story he wrote and they are all good. The video he made on khorne was my favorite and the short story was sublime.

    • @Vegeta8300
      @Vegeta8300 2 роки тому +2

      I agree 100%!! These over 30minute deep dives are awesome! Keep going man, I will watch to every video like these you do. Let's get some Tyrnid vids! Keep up the good work!

    • @suppmydiff3257
      @suppmydiff3257 2 роки тому

      And doesn't feel the need to make a painfully edgy joke about priests fucking kids literally 3 times a sentence or make 2 hour long videos for 35mins of info which shouldn't be refreshing to find in lorehammer videos but somehow seriously is

  • @WildWolfGod
    @WildWolfGod 2 роки тому +900

    The Death Guard are the literal last legion I'd like to be thrown against as a Guardsman besides MAYBE the Night Lords. Just horrifying.

    • @ianyoder2537
      @ianyoder2537 2 роки тому +83

      Nurgle is in my opinion just the best chaos faction in general, there defiantly one of the more powerful ones, there in my opinion the most terrifying, they have some of the most writer bias, and there one of the most narratively interesting bad guy factions.

    • @allbankbasalisk___2005
      @allbankbasalisk___2005 2 роки тому +28

      Heavy flamers

    • @arcturus960
      @arcturus960 2 роки тому +18

      @@allbankbasalisk___2005 no no no, we need handheld exterminatus weapons (idk if they exist, tho we need them to rid the galaxy of Nurgles plagues)

    • @mousesteam7882
      @mousesteam7882 2 роки тому +51

      @@ianyoder2537 Any faction is a better faction then slaanesh

    • @Naper675
      @Naper675 2 роки тому +3

      @@mousesteam7882 dark elder?

  • @spaceiguana5066
    @spaceiguana5066 2 роки тому +118

    The Death Guard were my first army when I dove into 40K as a universe, before even learning the lore. I started with the Know No Fear box, but didn't want to play Space Marines. The more I learned about the army and Grandfather Nurgle, the more I loved them for such a different outlook than their fellow Chaos chapters. My first audiobook for 40K was The Lords of Silence, and the internal bickering of the legion really brings up such an interesting point about how divided they are on their gifts. Some relish in it, the durability or the love of bringing suffering to others. Some, such as the Tallyman, focus solely into their work to avoid thinking about it too much. Then there are others who still hold SOME semblance of loyalty to who they were prior to their corruption, such as the gene seed vault scene near the end.
    On the surface, they are easy to wave off as body horror monsters, but the deeper glance you can take into the legion reveals them as such a fleshed out faction that I can't help but love them all the more.

  • @Huvy_Huevy
    @Huvy_Huevy 2 роки тому +288

    I would imagine most of the Death Guard who still have some semblance of thought must regret their new eternal tragic existence immensely, it is pretty much a mockery of what they once were.

    • @ireallycant4416
      @ireallycant4416 2 роки тому

      Poetic shit

    • @beastboygaming5401
      @beastboygaming5401 2 роки тому +58

      That’s what I’m saying, can you
      Imagine the transformation process before you lose the sense of pain, your nose rotting and falling off, inside organs lobbing out and getting caught on stuff

    • @charliecoke7396
      @charliecoke7396 2 роки тому +85

      Interestingly, the general vibe of the members of the death guard is a sort of fear of Nurgle's influence. They all want to be able to remove their armour, they all want to be able to move like they used to, they all want to be able to feel, but Nurgle is an inescapable vortex. Once you start your descent into him he's completely inescapable, slow as it may be. Sure, he can suppress your disgust and fear, but he can't get rid of their desire for humanity, which leaves just about every member of the Death Guard more than a little depressed.
      The newer ones see Nurgle as a means to an end, all be it a terrible experience to get there, but most of the older ones have realized there's no light at the end of the tunnel, so might as well just keep your head down and keep going.
      Most of them feel less like zealots and more like revolutionaries. Their lives are awful, but the fact that they're living "The truth" makes their current existence ever so slightly better than when they were "blind"

    • @Unnatural09
      @Unnatural09 Рік тому +43

      This is how it is for all traitor legions, in the beginning it's wonderful and you love it. You're mentally and physically stronger. However, you realise your actions are not your own your thoughts are not your own, you're nothing but a plaything for the dark gods.

    • @guisampaio2008
      @guisampaio2008 Рік тому +8

      Especially when you remember they were already immortal, so they gain little of this putrid state.

  • @WarriorTier
    @WarriorTier 2 роки тому +166

    My expectation was high for this video but you crushed it! Love your channel Wes!

    • @perabdul
      @perabdul 2 роки тому +7

      Same exact thought here! Loved this video and the fact that it was over an hour but I especially appreciated the deep dive into the plague marines. Please keep making long videos like this!

    • @Daniel-le3gl
      @Daniel-le3gl 2 роки тому +2

      @@perabdul I second the plague marine kudos. Eternal suffering in the warp from the destroyer plague sounds sooooooooooo pleasant!!!

    • @WarriorTier
      @WarriorTier 2 роки тому +3

      @@perabdul Glory to the Emperor brother!

    • @trashyhobo4957
      @trashyhobo4957 4 місяці тому +1

      Love your videos Brother Tier

  • @RexTiredAF
    @RexTiredAF 2 роки тому +171

    Fantastic addition to the 40k lore scene. Thanks for all your hard work boss!

  • @1985Seraphim
    @1985Seraphim Рік тому +84

    Mortarion and Typhon’s story in how they evolved into Nurgel’s foot soldiers is just dark as hell. You’re right, there are things worse than an honest death; becoming a member of the plague marines.

    • @randombot449
      @randombot449 7 місяців тому

      Worse than death : praying the emperor

  • @23tovarm5
    @23tovarm5 2 роки тому +36

    I will not lie, I thought your content would be trash, or at the very least sub-par. However, you are easily becoming my favorite Warhammrr 40k UA-camr out there. Very nice!

    • @weshammer
      @weshammer  2 роки тому +22

      Haha thanks. I understand that the tick tock style of storytelling is not for everyone so I try to do a good balance between the two.
      The short video serve their purpose to introduce new people to Warhammer or for people who already like Warhammer but don't have a lot of time on their hands 😅

    • @AncientIrishCelt
      @AncientIrishCelt 8 місяців тому +3

      ​@weshammer can I add a +1 to OP's sentiments. Your longer videos are superb.

  • @paulinman6762
    @paulinman6762 2 роки тому +23

    Raid shadow legends was created by nurgle....To have infected every UA-cam I watch

  • @PugMast3r
    @PugMast3r 2 роки тому +49

    I love the death guard so this is DEFINITELY going in my “Real Good Warhammer Videos” playlist

  • @OzMediaOfficial
    @OzMediaOfficial 2 роки тому +152

    The Death Gaurd are a legion I love to hate. I absolutely despise them. Which is why I have a full army. It's a villain aesthetic that I just never see, and it's such an amazing style to pose against grey knights.
    However, thousand sons are better.

    • @ayoutubechannle4411
      @ayoutubechannle4411 2 роки тому +5

      Hey OZ i love your content and i must say, i agree

    • @randommoron9892
      @randommoron9892 2 роки тому +4

      Yes

    • @QrazyQuarian
      @QrazyQuarian 2 роки тому +11

      I hate demons IRL. Normally, I don't associate with demons in my entertainment because I refuse to glorify them for religious reasons. However, I will play the crap out of demon hunters, which is why the Grey Knights are the perfect choice for me!

    • @xdrakken4710
      @xdrakken4710 2 роки тому

      I never took you as a wh40k guy, neat

    • @rangernolen8291
      @rangernolen8291 Рік тому +2

      @@QrazyQuarian Something for everyone!

  • @disturbed_myself1192
    @disturbed_myself1192 2 роки тому +52

    Honestly only discovered you're channel last month, I had heard of Warhammer previously but hadn't engaged with anything involved with the universe. You're channel was such a great introduction to 40K. Thank you for everything you do

  • @alexwright5376
    @alexwright5376 2 роки тому +47

    Please do more deep dives into the chaos legions. The way you explain everything makes it so easy to listen to. Would really love to see more!

  • @Schwartzbruder1
    @Schwartzbruder1 2 роки тому +68

    Typhus was by Mortarion's side that long? It seemed like there was a much bigger disconnect between them. I could've sworn he was Terran born.

    • @daltonbalusek
      @daltonbalusek Рік тому +15

      In the original lore I believed but it was later retcon

  • @2747Kent
    @2747Kent 2 роки тому +12

    my god, this is absolutley AMAZING. I've always been a fan of the aesthetic of the followers of papa Nurgle, but I took the Horus Heresy quiz and got Iron Hands. Might want to just switch to Deathguard after watching this, such a great vid man!

  • @glassking9229
    @glassking9229 2 роки тому +36

    Are you going to cover all Chaos Astartes Legions like this? It was a great video, and I'd love to see you take a deep dive into the other traitor legions. My favourite are the Night Lords

    • @weshammer
      @weshammer  2 роки тому +19

      My plan is to do one of these for ever major faction and every space marine legion 😃

    • @jakehughes6087
      @jakehughes6087 2 роки тому +4

      @@weshammer night lords 🙏

    • @negative6442
      @negative6442 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@weshammerAlpha Legion 🙏

  • @DiabloTommaso
    @DiabloTommaso 2 роки тому +20

    As a Necron lover i can respect this legion eaven if their immortality is different

    • @minuano2ndtrueancestor865
      @minuano2ndtrueancestor865 2 роки тому +3

      I wonder if Necrons can counter Nurgle's diseases and shredd them atom by atom using their techo weapon or the other way around

    • @DiabloTommaso
      @DiabloTommaso 2 роки тому +3

      @@minuano2ndtrueancestor865 tecnicly been robots helps against diseases

    • @isuckatusernames4297
      @isuckatusernames4297 2 роки тому +2

      @@minuano2ndtrueancestor865 iirc they both have had a feud and mortarion sent a palgue to destroy a tomb world

    • @patrik9328
      @patrik9328 2 роки тому +1

      At least Necrons dont have to wash their hands while fighting Death Guard

  • @Sinclairelim
    @Sinclairelim 2 роки тому +28

    I really enjoy quality 40K lore content. There aren't that many good narrators with such passion. i mean, you probably get compared to Luetin a lot but honestly there's not a contest there, your styles are so different I don't think there can be a competition. And I love seeing your videos man.

  • @rockkiller124
    @rockkiller124 2 роки тому +13

    This channel has the best beginner friendly 40k lore contents, Death Guards are my favorite faction as well

  • @Mikelos1992
    @Mikelos1992 2 роки тому +49

    I love these deep dives! You're doing incredible work :)

    • @Fezzz182
      @Fezzz182 2 роки тому

      Okay understand that sounds

  • @ashardalondragnipurake
    @ashardalondragnipurake 2 роки тому +37

    i love that some of GWs artists actually know what a scythe looks like
    still not a warscythe, but far better then the ineffective curved blade polearm that is usually pretending to be a scythe

    • @ianyoder2537
      @ianyoder2537 2 роки тому +6

      Ever since I started studying historical weapons to draw better fantasy weapons, I can't look at a fantasy scythe anymore. Real war scythes really were that badass, but how their drawn ... it's just... *THE BLADE IS LITERALLY POINTING AWAY FROM THE ENEMY! JUST ROTATE THE DAMN THING 90 DEGREES!*

    • @NoahDaArk
      @NoahDaArk 2 роки тому +3

      @@ianyoder2537 Wait so how does a warscythe actually work?

    • @DarthAxolotl
      @DarthAxolotl 2 роки тому +9

      @@NoahDaArk a proper war scythe actually has the blade pointed up so it looks like a spear with a long curved blade.

    • @NoahDaArk
      @NoahDaArk 2 роки тому +3

      @@DarthAxolotl huh, interesting

    • @ianyoder2537
      @ianyoder2537 2 роки тому +4

      @@NoahDaArk Like a gave but with a concave curve. You know how blades with a concave curve have more cutting power but are harder to use because they have a more specific striking aria, if not look up "falx sword cutting roman shield" to get a pretty good image in your head. Now imagine that with the reach and leverage of a pole arm. Historically speaking war scythes were said to be able to cut threw a knights greathelm.

  • @williamharris5487
    @williamharris5487 Рік тому +12

    Hey man I absolutely love these long-form lore videos. Extremely informative without dragging or becoming boring please keep them up, really appreciate all your hard work. I'm sure there's countless people that have been introduced The Hobby through your excellent videos.

  • @Chasta1n42
    @Chasta1n42 4 місяці тому +5

    Me watching this while eating

  • @madslian8137
    @madslian8137 2 роки тому +10

    I must say. I knew nothing about Warhammer 40K before I managed to stumble upon your channel. I think you are doing a great job! Definitely got me hooked! Keep up the good work!

  • @Ostrichgasms
    @Ostrichgasms 2 роки тому +23

    These deep dives are so wonderful. You've quickly turned into one if my favorite 40k youtubers. Keep up the incredible work. Because these videos are so refreshing.

  • @infernodelta70
    @infernodelta70 2 роки тому +21

    Honestly what makes the death guard my favorite faction, and also the one I’d play if I had the money to build an army, it’s the tragedy of their fall.
    They never wanted to turn, hell they had begun their final trip with every intention of serving the Imperium, but were tricked by Typhus into being corrupted by Nurgle, only succumbing when they finally gave out to the pain of Nurgle’s gifts. The fall of the 14th feels like the most protracted and painful because, well they were trapped in the warp, and they finally cracked. Most chaos legions turned in a moment, or fell to sweet lies and soothing whispers, Nurgle’s chosen fought tooth and nail against it, eventually succumbing to the inevitability that Nurgle brings to his chosen.
    Also because Nurgle is my favorite of the gods but that’s my own bias.

    • @jonathangarzon2798
      @jonathangarzon2798 2 роки тому

      This is also what I think earned them the right to be nurgles chosen, they showed their fortitude unlike any other chaos faction

    • @gerbill13
      @gerbill13 2 роки тому

      Hell when some where severed from the warp they were horrified by what they had become

  • @UncleNathan42
    @UncleNathan42 2 роки тому +14

    These long-form lore videos are easily my favorite content that you produce, love you're passion and commitment, keep up the great work! :)

  • @JonWPK
    @JonWPK 2 роки тому +8

    I just started reading about WH40K lore and I ADORE the long videos you do. Please keep it up, I’m so looking forward to more

  • @charlieebert9845
    @charlieebert9845 Рік тому +8

    One thing I really love is when you talk about different weponds how brutal they are, so when we then play on tabletop you can literally feel that when your ex your tyranids kills a space marine, you can feel the tyranid bullets borrow through the astarters armor and literally eating him up inside.

  • @adamblue1220
    @adamblue1220 2 роки тому +29

    Dude an hour long great job it was so worth the wait love the content man 🥰

  • @sadlislorfanproductions9475
    @sadlislorfanproductions9475 2 роки тому +14

    Woooo, a Concise telling of my Second favourite legion, and my Favourite Heretics! I love this and learned a whole bunch from it (Like Morty has hair?!). Can't wait for the Salamander deep dive and I hope you keep doing this because I love how you handle this show.

  • @Balgus4
    @Balgus4 2 роки тому +13

    This was simply amazing. Truly a great deepdive, I learned more than I expected, which was in itself a gift!
    Thank you for all the effort you put into this channel, as fan of 40K and Warhammer, I greatly appreciated.
    You are awesome!

  • @istvanmitca5691
    @istvanmitca5691 2 роки тому +8

    Got the whole army now I’m painting them. Happy to see them getting covered by you

  • @Jordan-gv2bp
    @Jordan-gv2bp 2 роки тому +24

    Loved this Lore dive. While the Death Guard aren't my favorite legion I must say I've gained a greater appreciation for them from this video. The shorts are cool but the more lengthy video essays are really where you shine bright in my opinion keep up the good work.

  • @bocarlsson3rd
    @bocarlsson3rd 2 роки тому +3

    Common white phosphorus is already horrendous. It's sticky, ignites almost immediately when it contacts oxygen, burns quickly through flesh and bone, and is almost impossible to extinguish. Eaven the vacuum of space are not always enough.
    Using it has been a war crime here on regular earth for a long time.
    Just imagine what thousands of years of cruelty and war can do to make phosphorus even worse.
    Love the show
    /Bo

  • @charlieebert9845
    @charlieebert9845 Рік тому +5

    Man oh man, I love this channel the information is told in a really cool way without getting boring that some other channels do, btw love when you tell the information so well that you literally feel like you can se a picture in front of you. Keep it up also, if you could do more like the ones with how terrifying weponds are that would be lit. Other channels do that of course like one mind syndicate but they don't tell information and stories like you keep it up man pure talent!!!🔥

  • @coma-cody
    @coma-cody 2 роки тому +8

    gosh I love your videos. even when its stuff I already knew a little about, you dive deep into the lore behind it, and it's never done in a boring way, always great, the shorts, the deep dives, learning so much about factions I never gave the time of day, it helped me find my favorite legion. The thousand sons and my faves characters Arihman and now Mortarion. pls keep it up man, hope we get to play one day, my KSons against the Plague Marines sounds fun lol

  • @dragonsmith9502
    @dragonsmith9502 2 роки тому +12

    Having just started my death guard after finishing necrons, this is the perfect supplement! Thank you!

  • @blackabyssgaming2917
    @blackabyssgaming2917 2 роки тому +7

    These deep dives are GREAT. In my free time being able to chill and learn about the universe of 40k is something I love doing. 🔥

  • @brentlamborn6813
    @brentlamborn6813 2 роки тому +7

    Thank you so much for putting the level of effort you do into these videos. I absolutely loved this video

  • @gr8tbigtreehugger
    @gr8tbigtreehugger 2 роки тому +9

    Thanks for this comprehensive and entertaining video! Love your narration style and art direction. Fun to see you jumping into green screen compositing - Wes is really IN 40K!

  • @trav3172
    @trav3172 2 роки тому +7

    I love the shorts, and these lore videos are awesome. I look forward to all the future content.

  • @britishpalmtree9268
    @britishpalmtree9268 2 роки тому +9

    I am so happy someone else finally saw mortarion as a version of Nathan explosion!
    Now I want to try and see the other traitors as members of deathklok!

  • @SubSonicEctomorph
    @SubSonicEctomorph Рік тому +3

    Granted I haven’t watched all of your 40k videos, but this is by far my fav. Thanx for doing this! Please keep up the good work, cause the community are loving these ❤

  • @Redxmenace
    @Redxmenace 2 роки тому +4

    keep killin it bro! Your videos are lookin fire and the formatting is really popping off. Much love ❤

  • @ghostofalltime4934
    @ghostofalltime4934 2 роки тому +5

    This was awesome. Great work man! I think you hit both the tragedy and the horror of the Death Guard.

  • @CrazyLeg360HD
    @CrazyLeg360HD 2 роки тому +1

    I started off watching you do shorts for warhammer 40k and no joke your shorts turned into raiding every bit of lore that you had on your channel on 40k! it all started when henry cavill mention a blackstone fortress or maybe something like that and then the algorithm caught your short and sent it to me ive been stuck on 40k ever since then! im happy youre doing more 40k video and having more than just 1 minute to explain the legions! its been awhile and i forgot who put me on when i was going through the shorts again and then now when i saw an hour long video! Thanks WesHammer any hour long video you put out about warhammer is gonna always get a like/view from me! Much love

  • @wulfrikthewanderer7358
    @wulfrikthewanderer7358 2 роки тому +6

    I like your deep dives, and especially your short videos. I know you have done some shorts on some units and members of the Imperial Guard, and I'd be interested to hear more about the different specialized guard regiments like the last chancers or Tallarn desert raiders!

  • @faultycommodity
    @faultycommodity 2 роки тому +5

    You're getting me hooked on Warhammer 40K lore - and I am all for it

  • @noctisosiris7032
    @noctisosiris7032 2 роки тому +7

    This is great. I’d love a video on each of the Primarchs and their legions. I know it’s a ton of work though, I appreciate your research!

  • @munchmycactus
    @munchmycactus 2 роки тому +5

    Beyond amazing work again! Thank you for the great content and amazing explanations of this beautiful 40k universe.

  • @FunkaPunka3113
    @FunkaPunka3113 2 роки тому +3

    We have been blessed with another lore video!! You're legit my favorite 40K lore channel now!

  • @kobet7341
    @kobet7341 2 роки тому +6

    I love these long deep dives, the narration is so good

  • @ashardalondragnipurake
    @ashardalondragnipurake 2 роки тому +9

    while they got a lot of cool new stuff, i kindof miss one piece of lost lore that had such subtle depth
    it used to be a rule that death guard could use bolters as bolt pistols on the tabletop
    could use it at range as a full bolter, but it was one handed and counted as a melee weapon as a pistol
    wich made perfect sense
    not only did they get a lot of bulk to absorb the recoil, it was always how they fought
    they always ground down their enemy with slow frontal infantry advances, but it was also always accompanied with either bioweapons or nuclear
    if a planet wasnt a toxic hellhole before they attacked it would be during and long after
    and what weapon is made to be as simple and durable as possible, the bolter
    volkite guns needed constant maintenance, plasma guns could explode during the long battles, lazcannons lenses would get covered in the gunk and eaten away by the acid rain
    none of these weapons could compete with the pure reliability of the bolter, and just like mortarion appreciated that of his men he also appreciated it of his tools
    and their slow grinding wars made reliability important over a little extra firepower
    so the death guard became the bolter specialists of the legions, carrying them one handed, some of them dualwielding them, without losing any accuracy and learning how to use their pitted blades along with the massive club of a full bolter in melee
    its such a simple little detail but it fits so perfectly with their mindset
    im sad that in modern lore they lost it for goo cannons while the imperial fists became the bolter specialists, for no real reason since they are defensive and always close to their supply lines so they could use the fancy weapons
    i miss back when 40k lore considered logistics
    the entire reason the imperium uses lazguns instead of the fancy plasma of the tau eventho they can make much stronger weapons

  • @alyssavillarreal1324
    @alyssavillarreal1324 Рік тому

    Straight up I had no idea what 40k was till Facebook started showing me your videos and now I'm attached you go into such detail it makes it easy to understand and has easily replaced my need for pod cast

  • @radamanthus
    @radamanthus 2 роки тому +14

    Thank you for having a bit of sympathy for the Primarch.

    • @weshammer
      @weshammer  2 роки тому +10

      No problem, I've always really enjoyed the humanizing elements of some of the larger than Life characters in 40k. I feel like they get glossed over a lot for the sake of memes. Which on one hand is funny, but those little humanizing moments are what make the characters so compelling in the first place to me

  • @Cptn_Asstacular
    @Cptn_Asstacular 2 роки тому +19

    Bro I'm so glad I found you on tiktok. I definitely love the long form vids. I've already bi get your content and am looking forward to all the vids to come. I'd love to see a collab with Majorkill, you both do an amazing job explaining the lore with comedic stuff sprinkled in. Thanks for the vids my dude o7

    • @weshammer
      @weshammer  2 роки тому +6

      Thanks! I'd love to do collabs with all the other creators, hopefully that will happen one day

    • @thehermitman822
      @thehermitman822 2 роки тому +1

      @@weshammer Majorkill was the reason I found you a few months ago.
      I hope a regular podcast can workout between a group of you big enough that ppl can rotate in and out. It can work well with someone discussing a subject they are most knowledgeable in while others ask questions. Also could be a simple update podcast.
      I'll be happy seeing crossovers if that's all that can be managed though.

  • @leatherjerk2192
    @leatherjerk2192 2 роки тому +5

    I honestly love these videos. There is so much great nuanced and masterful storytelling about the great tragedy which is Mortarion and the Death Guard. It is a welcomed edition as most see Mortarion as the great hypocrite; the staunch, tyrant-hating, anti-psyker primarch who surrendered himself to the side of demons, tyrants, and sorcerers. I do think most factions in Warhammer have nuances and debates, and it’s always a pleasure to see that brought up. Thanks Weshammer!

  • @justintucker6617
    @justintucker6617 Рік тому +1

    I just wanted to say thank you, I’ve only recently gotten into 40k and watching your Lore videos has been super helpful. So thank you!

  • @BigBinky_Gaming
    @BigBinky_Gaming 2 роки тому

    You know what I started watching the shorts and some of your videos and I like your delivery. Also that joke before the sponsor and was hilarious.

  • @dirtysand7700
    @dirtysand7700 2 роки тому +4

    I shouldn't do this but every other 40k channel on UA-cam honestly lacks so much. Weshammer on the other hand makes his channel fun, it's interesting. Its a 40k channel I know I show friends and they won't get bored

  • @sethmead4699
    @sethmead4699 2 роки тому +5

    I just wanted to tell you that you're doing great work keep it up. If it wasn't for you and you narrative style I would never have love the 40k universe as much as I do. I even want to build my own army later on down the line, again, keep it up brother Hammer!

  • @mochatoast887
    @mochatoast887 2 роки тому

    Already my favorite lorehammer. Please keep up with videos like this. Absolutely love your yt shorts too

  • @dustintedder4474
    @dustintedder4474 2 роки тому +1

    Please do more of these videos I'd love to learn about all the other legions that are chaos. Please keep up the great work and don't stop being awesome

  • @Kelhan
    @Kelhan 2 роки тому +15

    your videos are great. if you are interested in requests, id ask for more Chaos. Everyone does loyalist/imperium stuff.. give us more chaos lore :D
    Maybe do a fabius bile deep dive (?)
    I just picked up the first nightlords omnibus book and am halfway through and its cool but focuses too much on Talos, imo

  • @chupacabra304
    @chupacabra304 2 роки тому +3

    Great video, i’ve been watching your shorts but now i’m learning so much depressing space fantasy 😹 thanks Weshammer!

  • @wobblytide
    @wobblytide Рік тому

    600 K dude, congrats, you've earned it! A heartfelt thank you for your quality content (and for sharing your sources, this is some next level craft).

  • @fallenzspartangameing2337
    @fallenzspartangameing2337 Рік тому +1

    I just recently started to get into warhammer and good god this channel in itself will have you asking a million and one questions even after giving you so many awnsers 🤣🙏🏻 Love the content Wes! Keep up the great work!!

  • @Dryceman
    @Dryceman 2 роки тому +4

    You’re simply killin it - loving your content

  • @andrewbasehore507
    @andrewbasehore507 2 роки тому +3

    Im absolutely loving these longer videos 👌🏻👌🏻

  • @m3nacingsquash989
    @m3nacingsquash989 2 роки тому

    Thanks for starting the long form videos!!! Always loved your shorts!

  • @zacman223
    @zacman223 Рік тому

    Dude I used to despise your shorts but am utterly loving your long form content! Keep it up broyher

  • @theodorwissingkrogh5687
    @theodorwissingkrogh5687 2 роки тому +8

    Just a few days ago i was searching for lore on the death guard, since I found it to be my favorite faction/ legion in the 40K universe. And my god this video did not disappoint!
    I find this to be your best video yet and hope you will strive to make every video as thorough as this one.
    Absolutely amazing!

  • @Garfield4317
    @Garfield4317 2 роки тому +4

    I love your long form content, thank yoy for making this.

  • @mrbubz7875
    @mrbubz7875 2 роки тому +1

    You have a talent for presenting and they way you paint a picture of the lore is amazing. Love your work mate

  • @FreewayKingz
    @FreewayKingz 2 роки тому +2

    Great content! Love these deep dives!! Keep up the great work

  • @derekmay9717
    @derekmay9717 2 роки тому +4

    Definitely love seeing new takes on warhammer a few channels I watch and it always helps to hear new lore or perspectives may have been missed. I like nurgle and the death guard. But tzzech is my boy. The thousand suns are cool and powerful.

  • @qigonglungz
    @qigonglungz Рік тому +4

    I'd love to see a "love/hate" grudge match of "Magnus & Ahriman" vs "Mortarion & Typhus"... which pair could look past their differences to beat the other team... lol... I love warhammer stuff...!!! Great video Wes...

  • @W1LYKAT
    @W1LYKAT 2 роки тому +2

    Real good pacing and well put together, so we'll I didn't even realize how long it was.

  • @moswenzojii2451
    @moswenzojii2451 2 роки тому +1

    bro your production value has gotten so much better and I love it! keep it up! your awesome!

  • @TruthBlackheart
    @TruthBlackheart 2 роки тому +15

    I always found nurgle to be a paradox, the dudes demons and soldiers do nothing but mutate and yet nurgle represents stagnation? Yet every depiction in the shows and games is having heavily mutated troops. Just seems weird

    • @minecwaftcat4474
      @minecwaftcat4474 2 роки тому +2

      Nurgle is more like giving up on everything

    • @handsockpuppet
      @handsockpuppet 2 роки тому +2

      I think of it more like entropy

    • @coryyoung7544
      @coryyoung7544 Рік тому +4

      Technically he represents the cycle of life more, stagnation is just a stage which I guess is another paradox because he makes the ones he gifts live longer.
      idk man most 40k lore is just don't question it.

    • @Thraxraganharapollyus
      @Thraxraganharapollyus Рік тому +1

      Not erosion born of action, but decay born of stagnation.
      Mutation is not Nurgle, but the rainbow of Decay is His Gift.

  • @gctennisdude203
    @gctennisdude203 Рік тому

    Dude, keep up the content! I fell in love with the hobby awhile back but you give a lot of good attention to detail while providing great story telling to keep it interesting. I saw your short then decided to check out your channel. I honestly wish I discovered you earlier but better late than never 😁

  • @_Gandalf_The_White
    @_Gandalf_The_White Рік тому

    Watched a couple shorts but I will definitely binge these videos now, you do awesome 40k readings.

  • @templarsforever
    @templarsforever 2 роки тому +6

    this was really neat.
    Can I suggest you do one of these deep dives on the Primarchs?

  • @panthervoodoo
    @panthervoodoo Рік тому +4

    Wow Wes. Fantastic and compelling lore lesson man. I had no idea Mortarion’s origin story was such an epic tragedy! Thanks for this excellent vid

  • @sethjewell7879
    @sethjewell7879 2 роки тому

    My favorite new lore channel! Btw long format vids are the best! Keep up the good work bro.

  • @lewisa4158
    @lewisa4158 Рік тому +1

    You’ve helped me get into 40k so much it’s unbelievable thank you! 😊

  • @zaavo2008
    @zaavo2008 2 роки тому +34

    I was on the ropes on getting into Warhammer as a whole, and with these videos you’ve tilted me to the other side. Thankfully I haven’t gotten into the figures, my wallet can’t take much more 😂

    • @weshammer
      @weshammer  2 роки тому +3

      That's ok! The novels are affordable and they are awesome! If you prefer audio books, they use some pretty perfect narrators and you can get most of the catalog on audible

    • @matthiasthulman4058
      @matthiasthulman4058 Рік тому +1

      A Border Prince here on UA-cam also does some 40k audiobooks if you'd like to give it a try for free.
      He's a hell of a narrator and does good work, check him out

  • @maidenlord6663
    @maidenlord6663 2 роки тому +8

    This was a great video I'm looking forward to many more

  • @LandonBB
    @LandonBB Рік тому +1

    This video is very informative. I have just started learning about war hammer and have picked plague marines as my legion and I really enjoy these videos to learn more about them. Thanks for making this 😁

  • @YoshikuniSoujiro
    @YoshikuniSoujiro Рік тому +1

    Thank you ! You just gave me more motivation to start a death guard army.
    Please do 1 about Thousand Sons as well !
    Definitely looking forward to listening to more lore videos while building my army.

  • @ashyone
    @ashyone 2 роки тому +3

    god damn i loved this so much, think i found my fav faction and group in all of 40k
    Heres hoping we can get more deep dives into the other chaos god legions!

  • @vermacvontaven2200
    @vermacvontaven2200 Рік тому +3

    Even though I'm just now listening to all these I've been learning a lot. I listen to your deep dives while at work and it's fun to learn so much about WH40K lore. Also love to the grandfather. Have a character for Black Crusade that's a warpsmith and aligned with the grandfather.

  • @kriegsmanofthe141st6
    @kriegsmanofthe141st6 Рік тому

    I've come back to watch this over and over, and I must say the way you say "There are far worse things, than an honest death" sends chills down my spine everytime

  • @PlatnumCy
    @PlatnumCy 2 роки тому

    Found you on TicTok a while back and I am happy you made the switch to UA-cam! Gratz on your sponsors.
    You and LoreDaddy Leuten Keep my warhammer needs met! Thanks for that!