It has been said that if the Space Marines are the very tip of the Imperium's spear, the Guard are the rest of the spearhead, the shaft and the man holding it...
***** imperial guard is the hammer. space marines are the shield. while the hammer cant strike, the shield will take the impact and push the enemy back so the hammer can strike them down.
+MrAnimepredator Astartes are far away from being a shield. They may have their glory moments in important battles but it is the Guard that dies in the millions - day by day - just to keep the Imperium in its fragile state of now.
***** hah the Astartes were the ones standing side of the The Emperor him self when they united Terra and the Imperium of Man. without them, Terra and the Imperium it self would be nothing more than punch of techno barbarian tribes cutting each others heads of.
MrAnimepredator There are simply too many worlds in the Imperium for the Space Marines to even remotely protect; The Imperium is in decline, but while the Space Marines go on their little, petty crusade (In which, because of their vanity, millions of guardsmens usually die), the Imperial Guard holds the line at all cost, by building wall out of bodies of their comrades and through sheer faith in the Emperor...
"We've run into scorpions the size of battle tanks. Three men died from Eyerot last week and I've sweated enough to fill a lake. Emperor help me, I love this place -- it's just like home!" - Captain Rock of the Catachan III "Green Devils,"
Space Marines make greater sacrifices. Like the Grey Knight Grand master Mandulis and the 300 others that were lost so that he could banish a chaos demon Prince for 1000 years.
Unlike you Space Marines....We need no augmentations, no advanced weaponry, no power armor, and no glory to serve the Emperor! We have all the more to lose with none of the advantages yet we face the same foes. God im a nobody
"To each of us falls a task. And all The Emperor expects of us guardsmen is that we hold the line, and we die fighting. It is what we do best. We die standing." -General Sturnn of the 412th Cadian Regiment
A large group of Tau soldiers are moving down a road when they hear a voice call from behind a small hill: "One Imperial Guardsmen is better than ten Tau!" The Tau commander quickly orders 10 of his best men over the hill, where upon a gun-battle breaks out and continues for a few minutes, then silence. The voice once again calls out: "One Guardsmen is better than one hundred Tau." Furious, the Tau commander sends his next best 100 troops over the hill and instantly a huge gun fight commences. After 10 minutes of battle, again Silence. The calm Guardsman voice calls out again: "One Guarsmen is better than one thousand Tau!" The enraged Tau commander musters 1000 fighters and sends them to the other side of the hill. Rifle fire, machine guns, grenades, rockets and cannon fire ring out as a terrible battle is fought! Then silence. . . Eventually one badly wounded Tau fighter crawls back over the hill and with his dying words tells his commander: "Don't send any more men. . .it's a trap! There's two of them! . . .
The Imperial Guard. In a universe where everything else is a genetically modified supersoldier, highly advanced aliens with technology indistinguishable from magic, literal hellspawn, or an intergalactic eating machine, these guys take to the field with nothing more than a flak jacket, a glorified laser pointer, and _balls of steel._
"A Guardsman's LIFE is to die. My job has always been to send them where they CAN die. I'm not afraid to spend men, but I never waste them!" --General Castor
The first time I hold my blood in my hands, The first time I see a man with nothing. Would be the first time I see my own lands, Covered in heresy, death, and rotting. My son stands over him corrupt and pale, A lone Guardsman stands free. My fallen Horus lifts the deadly flail, In one instant, the strength of man I see. This mere man done what I was unable. A tear flows from my eye and it is clear, The tyrant's cold reign I must disable. Briefly I know what it means to feel fear. I leave the future to the strength of man, For they alone do far more than I can. -The Emperor of Mankind
Beautiful... a perfect fit & tribute to The Imperial Guard. "These Men, have held the Line, for 10,000 years!" "The planet broke, before the Guard did." Tank Commissar: "Drive me closer! I want to hit them with my Sword!" "Our best strategy? *AFFIX BAYONETS"*
Over 1 and a half million Imperial Guard soldiers defended the Imperium during the final battle with Horus. They are the real soldiers, the real heroes. No super- streight, no special abilities, only their faith in The Emperor and Imperium. Everyone underestimate them, but oh they are wrong... Death Korps of Krieg prove them so wrong in every battle... FOR THE EMPEROR! FOR THE IMPERIUM OF MAN!
+Marko Kircanski Ollanius Pius, greatest Guardsman of them all. That guy had Mars-pattern forged balls of Adamantium the size of an Emperor-class Titan. Had the guts to step between Horus and The Emperor in their battle, and gave his life to defend the Emperor.
a petition must be made so that we may have a hollywood grade movie of live action guardsmen fighting the orkz in massive combat with trenches and valkryies with leman russ tanks and a minimun of 3 baneblades this must happen
I am his soldier. I am his strength. I am his sword. I am the sower of His word. I am his shield I am his army I will help him fix this world I am His Wrath and Mercy I am a guardsman.
This song almost makes me want to throw my life away in glorious combat in Warhammer 40K. Given how horrible that would actually be, that's impressive.
don't worry, according to some rumor, in 7th codex edition, imperium of man start to push back their enemy and human still have hope in the 42th millenium. look's like the high lord of terra and rowboat gulliman make a good decision, despite cabal future prediction.
Although the Golden Throne of Terra orbits a distant star far from here, the Emperor's hand is on your shoulders today. You have fought and displayed bravery and loyalty far and above your calling as Guardsmen. You have faced the full brunt of an Ork Waaagh! as well as stared down the horrors of the Warp in the fallen Space Marines, and in that I am honoured to have led you.
"The enemy commanders think themselves safe from the Emperor's Wrath behind kilometres of fortifications and legions of warriors. They did not account for us. Make your peace with the Emperor, men-we drop in two minutes."
Honor the Guardsmen, for in their chest beats the heart of a man. He has no special powers, no super strength, no augmentations. His faith lies within the Emperor of Man. He who was born on some forgotten planet in some corner of the galaxy. He is a factory worker, a farmer, a store keeper, a father, a brother, a son. He fights for not just those he loves, but for man kind as well. He has stood the line against those that would destroy the Imperium across the galaxy. He held the line in the imperial palace during the Horus Heresy, he held the line during the black crusade. As Cadia broke, the guardsmen continued to hold the line as the ground under their feet crumbled into space. For ten thousand years the guardsmen has held the line and he will continue to hold it.
nah. 1000 Dead is a Annoyance. 2 million Dead is a victory for the guard. Can build a new Defense wall out of the bodies, Drown the Enemy in the blood. and re-use all those wonderful Flashlights.
"'On the Shores of Marik, my friends, the fathers of our fathers made a stand under the flag of Belladon. Did they break and run? Yes! But only in their minds. They ran to friendly places and loved ones, where they could be safe.. and then, by the providence of the God-Emperor, they saw what those friendly places and loved ones would become if they did not stand fast, and so stand fast they did! *How do you feel?* Belladon blood is like wine on the Emperor's lips! Belladon souls have a special place at his side! If we spill our blood here today, then this is the soil He has chosen to bless and anoint! Oh, lucky land! Stand firm and fire, my friends, stand firm and fire! If they're going to have our precious blood, then they'll find the cost is dearer than they can afford! Fury of Belladon! Fury! *Fury!*" - Commissar Genadey Novobazky, Belladon Eighty First
'His Last Command' nice one bud. Damn it that's the one where 'Shoggy' Dom gets killed... now I'm sad :( But then again... no man who died in The Emperors service died in vain
SinDawg030 You sure? Cause I coulda sworn he got killed in an explosion right b4 that final battle, like he was laying demo charges or somethin. Cause Novobazky and Colonel Wilder held the line while the Ghosts and some other Imperial forces bugged out. And like Culi(Coli, cant remember how to spell his name) is like holdin Shoggy and I think Guant or some1 tells him hes dead. Idk man, been awhile since I read that book
SinDawg030 Yea you were right, my bad. I went and looked it up in my old copy. Still Murt was one of my favorite chars. It's one of them "WTF Dan?" moments, ya know?
+UnhumanRampage It's also an unspeakable honour to fight alongside the Emperor's Finest, my lord. You are an example for every servant of the God-Emperor to follow.
The Imperial Guard, you may doubt their competence, but NEVER doubt their bravery or courage. These guys are truly the bravest warriors I think in any medium, and can even be compared to those in real life. Emperor bless these brave men and women, and may they know peace in the Emperor's light, even as they are surrounded by horrors unimaginable, and war never-ending.
As an Ultramarine Force Commander I look to this video with pride for our battle brothers in the Imperial Guard. You guardsmen truly deserve the name "Hammer of The Emperor". And as brave guardsmen you are you will hold the line till the Angels of Death arrive.
"Eldar! The cadian 412th have faced doom before! We bested it then and we will best it today. Die well!" - General Sturn This video is very inspiring. Especially when we think of the Imperial Guard facing down armies with infantry many times stronger than a guardsman. However even that cannot break their iron will to fight on regardless of the odds stacked against them :)
" To each of us falls a task, and all the Emperor requires of us Guardsmen is that we stand the line, and we die fighting. It is what we do best: We die standing."-General Sturnn
I just found out that the lyrics of the song are about a demon of change. My day was already ruined but this is the cherry on top. This is now my least favorite Imperial Guard video.
The music fit so well with the imperial guard. They are tryly the heroes of the imperium. It imediatly brought me back to the old times, when W40K was really grim and good, when Cadia was still alive, when there were not those primaris ~
For the Emperor,for the Imperium,for Valhalla not a step back we will fight and we will die. For every 1 of us that die 10 more are ready to take his place
Though our tanks and artillery are mighty, it is the vast ranks of Imperial Guardsmen that shall trample the enemy to dust - let them come. - Lord Castetllan Creed of Cadia
BROTHERS!! The time has come! Fix bayonets and follow me into the breach, in the name of our Glorious Emperor! Fight with prayer on your lips and fire in your guts! Our victory shall be measured in blood; ours or our enemies! And dear comrades our assured victory needs no explanation, for our defeat will allow NONE! Forward and onward brothers to victory and glory! FOR THE EMPEROR!!!
This happened during a Only War roleplay session where Black Templars (played by the GM) have given the idea to the officers of the Imperial Guard to abandon the civilians of a hive world because he saw them as "unworthy and a waste of time of their habilities and resources" against Dark Eldar raiders. My character ( a Colonel-Sniper of a regiment created by me, the Gunmetallican Longbolters, a infiltration and sniper regiment) was so pissed with that that he slapped the Black Templar Captain in the face, and the rest happened as follows: BTC:"Do you dare to raise your hands against a Servant of the Emperor?" Me:"No, Space Marine, I dare raise my hands against a sociopath who is so full of arrogance and hubris to the point he had forgotten to what reason he is fighting for!" BTC:"You know nothing of my of Duty, weakling!" Me:"I cannot be a superhuman soldier, Astartes, but I know more of Duty then you could even perceive in your entire existence!" BTC:"They are civilians! If they cannot fight for themselves they are unworthy of our help!" Me:"So, why the Emperor had fought for the Unification of Terra? Why He fought the Great Crusade? Why created the Primarchs and Space Marines? Why He created you? Why, even today, are we fighting for? For Honor? Glory? Medals? Odes for our feats of battle? No, Astartes! We fight to protect Mankind! And when I talk of Mankind, I talk ALL OF IT! It doesn't matter if they are of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the Administratum or the Adeptus Ministorum. I dont care if they live in a Feral or Hive world. I don't give a shit if they venerate the Emperor as the Sun or as an Avenging Angel. I care nothing if they are common stock, Ogryn or Ratling. And I don't give a fuck if they are soldiers or civilians. All that I care is that they are HUMANS! And really I don't know about your Duty, but when I joined the Guard, I've made an oath to the Emperor that I would - nay, I MUST! - protect Mankind with all of my strength, and with my blood and life if necessary. If you do not care about the civilians, well, FUCK YOU! My Duty is to protect THEM, because they are the ones who make the food, bulid the weapons, vehicles and ships that the Guard, Navy and YOU use! They are the ones who build monuments, art and the poems making homage to YOU! If you cannot show at least a MINIMUM OF RESPECT FOR THEIR WORK AND DIGNITY, then all what the Emperor have made, all of what He fought, sacrificed and dreamed for ALL MANKIND, would be for nothing! Now, "gentlemen", if you excuse me, I'll be doing my Duty, protecting the "unworthy" civilians, because I cannot even trust a fucking superhuman soldier to do the fucking job!" My character left the room, arranged the regiment to defend the civilians, and after a gruesome battle saved them, but my character died fighting the Dark Eldar leader. All the players have even cried manly tears in the funeral, and my regiment gained the enmity of the Black Templars ever since. Colonel-Sniper Lazarus Von Hohenheim, 7th Gunmetallican Longbolters, showing that the Imperial Guard have more balls then the fucking Space Marines.
+Leonardo Rocha His deeds will long outlive all those he saved. His spirit burned bright in life and has earned him a place next to the Emperor and his finest.
+Leonardo Rocha worry not my brother! for his soul and action will be remembered as a tale by the imperium of man to strengthen the morale of another battle brother to fight for another day. his sacrifices wont be in vain.
+Leonardo Rocha Acted like a true fucking hero, if a bit naive. Sorry but to be honest your GM(the marines) are probably right, even if he worded the marine's argument poorly. The population of the Imperium is such that losing the population of an entire hiveworld has little impact overall, that should've been the marine's argument. He could also have argued that it was a huge waste of time and resources, especially if there would be more important engagements elsewhere, but seeing as a freaking IG infiltration regiment(infiltration regiments? is that a thing?)managed to succesfully defend the civilians without being completely annihilated then i'm guessing the captain was a huge arrogant asshole who deemed the battle unworthy of his effort.
+Leonardo Rocha That went reeeeeeally well! Me in Only War: garrison-priest of the by myself created 7th Schanzenheim. The Marine: Sergeant of the Ultramarines (he was an actual character not played by the GM). Marine: "This position is endangering the 2nd wing's assault. Clearing the field with artillery." Me: "That is an cathedral of the Golden Throne that stood there long before even you were born!!! I WONT tolerate this act of desecration!!!!!" Marine: "Then don't tolerate it." Me:"But....." Marine: Slams me in the face. Characters face wasn't pretty after that astartes slam :'(
***** With a planet whose population is mostly sterile, and on a planet which is constantly besieged by hostile xenos and heretics, cloning vats are a viable solution to the production of said soldiers.
***** The Adeptus Mechanicus and the Inquisition suspect that the Death Korps is made up of clones, but they let it slide, because of the fervour, zeal, ability and effectiveness of the Krieg Guardsmen.
We are the hammer, We have no gauntlet about our fist, We are no tip of the spear, There is no edge about our gun We have our balls of steel We are the hammer, and we shall hold our line
Keep your ceramite and bolts! I prefer the company of a cardboard shirt, my trusty flashlight, and my fellow meat shields! We will drown the enemy in either las bolts or corpses! Ave imperator!
Lyrics: Cum historia mutat valde Razgriz revelat ipsum: Primum daemon scelestus est. Cum potentia sua Daemon fundet mortem in terram: Deinde moritur. Cum somnus finit, Razgriz surget iterum: Magnus heros est.
The balls of my guardsman are made of more Adamantium you could ever fit on one of your Land Raiders Chaplain. Now begone. I have a planet to save. - Attributed to now Colonel Hyreas Vestrial, 74th Harrakoni Warhawks.
So epic this song, like it represents the human spirit of struggle against the odds to achieve victory. We will never travel the stars in our lifetime, we just have our imaginations of the future to cling to
let abbadon have his little victory, he has millions of planets to go, it took him 13 crusades to take 1 planet. cadia served its purpose, quadrillions more soldiers stand ready, and ofc the emperors proud sons, the space marines.
They should make an fps or third person shooter of the Imperial Guard. Playing as the Kasrkin or the Catachan jungle fighters or as a commissar. Hell even the vostroyan firstborn.
It has been said that if the Space Marines are the very tip of the Imperium's spear, the Guard are the rest of the spearhead, the shaft and the man holding it...
***** imperial guard is the hammer. space marines are the shield. while the hammer cant strike, the shield will take the impact and push the enemy back so the hammer can strike them down.
+MrAnimepredator
Astartes are far away from being a shield. They may have their glory moments in important battles but it is the Guard that dies in the millions - day by day - just to keep the Imperium in its fragile state of now.
FieserMoep The Imperium couldn't survive without the Imperial Guard; It could without the Space Marines...
*****
hah the Astartes were the ones standing side of the The Emperor him self when they united Terra and the Imperium of Man. without them, Terra and the Imperium it self would be nothing more than punch of techno barbarian tribes cutting each others heads of.
MrAnimepredator There are simply too many worlds in the Imperium for the Space Marines to even remotely protect; The Imperium is in decline, but while the Space Marines go on their little, petty crusade (In which, because of their vanity, millions of guardsmens usually die), the Imperial Guard holds the line at all cost, by building wall out of bodies of their comrades and through sheer faith in the Emperor...
"We've run into scorpions the size of battle tanks. Three men died from Eyerot last week and I've sweated enough to fill a lake. Emperor help me, I love this place -- it's just like home!" - Captain Rock of the Catachan III "Green Devils,"
Indeed it is just a nuclear wasteland for me
Like home indeed
🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡
The Imperial Guard makes more heroes in a single day than the Space Marines in a single lifetime.
Space Marines make greater sacrifices. Like the Grey Knight Grand master Mandulis and the 300 others that were lost so that he could banish a chaos demon Prince for 1000 years.
Unlike you Space Marines....We need no augmentations, no advanced weaponry, no power armor, and no glory to serve the Emperor! We have all the more to lose with none of the advantages yet we face the same foes.
God im a nobody
Luckiflowe The Awesome Oh wow, 300 grey knights lost. Compared to the four hundred billion Imperial Guard we lost the other day, and every other day.
QIUT WIT YA FANCY WORDZ AND GIT TO DA FOIGTING YA GIT
***** LUUKS LIK SUM FUN, GREENEZT IZ DA BEZTEZT!!!!
WAAAAAGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"To each of us falls a task. And all The Emperor expects of us guardsmen is that we hold the line, and we die fighting.
It is what we do best. We die standing."
-General Sturnn of the 412th Cadian Regiment
A large group of Tau soldiers are moving down a road when they hear a voice call from behind a small hill:
"One Imperial Guardsmen is better than ten Tau!"
The Tau commander quickly orders 10 of his best men over the hill, where upon a gun-battle breaks out and continues for a few minutes, then silence.
The voice once again calls out:
"One Guardsmen is better than one hundred Tau."
Furious, the Tau commander sends his next best 100 troops over the hill and instantly a huge gun fight commences. After 10 minutes of battle, again Silence.
The calm Guardsman voice calls out again:
"One Guarsmen is better than one thousand Tau!"
The enraged Tau commander musters 1000 fighters and sends them to the other side of the hill. Rifle fire, machine guns, grenades, rockets and cannon fire ring out as a terrible battle is fought!
Then silence. . .
Eventually one badly wounded Tau fighter crawls back over the hill and with his dying words tells his commander:
"Don't send any more men. . .it's a trap! There's two of them! . . .
oskhamp I'm stealing that
That's perfect, good job fellow servant of the imperium
Well done guardsmen
Malik og gutterne No. 1 fan Dude XD I laughed for straight minute out of this with tears in my eyes . Great job
I actually expected the unexpected Sly Marbo, though the first letter of the alphabet was far too underrepresented in the guardsmen's sentences.
If a single imperial guard can't take the hill, then a million of them will!
Will make the uphill battle a downhill one with the volume of their bodies..
And if they can't no one can
Where are the rest at
Bruh I'm the only one who showed up
@@Guardsman_Greg
Reporting for duty sir!
The Imperial Guard. In a universe where everything else is a genetically modified supersoldier, highly advanced aliens with technology indistinguishable from magic, literal hellspawn, or an intergalactic eating machine, these guys take to the field with nothing more than a flak jacket, a glorified laser pointer, and _balls of steel._
Remember citizen, the planet broke before The Guard
Honour their Sacrifice
Join the Guard today!!
"A Guardsman's LIFE is to die. My job has always been to send them where they CAN die. I'm not afraid to spend men, but I never waste them!" --General Castor
The first time I hold my blood in my hands,
The first time I see a man with nothing.
Would be the first time I see my own lands,
Covered in heresy, death, and rotting.
My son stands over him corrupt and pale,
A lone Guardsman stands free.
My fallen Horus lifts the deadly flail,
In one instant, the strength of man I see.
This mere man done what I was unable.
A tear flows from my eye and it is clear,
The tyrant's cold reign I must disable.
Briefly I know what it means to feel fear.
I leave the future to the strength of man,
For they alone do far more than I can.
-The Emperor of Mankind
Beautiful... a perfect fit & tribute to
The Imperial Guard.
"These Men, have held the Line,
for 10,000 years!"
"The planet broke,
before the Guard did."
Tank Commissar:
"Drive me closer!
I want to hit them with my Sword!"
"Our best strategy?
*AFFIX BAYONETS"*
Only in death does duty end!
HisHolyMajesty Guardsmen don't die they go to hell to regroup!
seraphx26 Where they are gang banged by Slaaneshi Daemonettes.
Behemoth Mawloc
More like they blow their melta guns in Slaaneshi Daemonettes.
seraphx26 Yes, that's usually how it works.
/sarcasm
Behemoth Mawloc
Oh you were being sarcastic? who knew..
Over 1 and a half million Imperial Guard soldiers defended the Imperium during the final battle with Horus. They are the real soldiers, the real heroes. No super- streight, no special abilities, only their faith in The Emperor and Imperium. Everyone underestimate them, but oh they are wrong... Death Korps of Krieg prove them so wrong in every battle... FOR THE EMPEROR! FOR THE IMPERIUM OF MAN!
+Marko Kircanski Techinically Most were Solar Auxilia.
+Marko Kircanski Ollanius Pius, greatest Guardsman of them all. That guy had Mars-pattern forged balls of Adamantium the size of an Emperor-class Titan. Had the guts to step between Horus and The Emperor in their battle, and gave his life to defend the Emperor.
Sammy9262 He was a true hero until the very end.
who are the best IG?
Valhalla corps, Death Korps, the IG from the jungle ( i forget their names) , the IG from Cadia ....
Aldo Fitla Each one has a certain specialty, you can't really compare them on one by one basis.
a petition must be made so that we may have a hollywood grade movie of live action guardsmen fighting the orkz in massive combat with trenches and valkryies with leman russ tanks and a minimun of 3 baneblades this must happen
+TheWarpmind Amen for the Emperor!!
+TheWarpmind Or 'nids. With some Imperial Knights charging. Maybe even the Ruinous Powers.
+TheWarpmind not only 3 Baneblades I WANT THEM ALL!
+TheMadness 117 It will truly be captain Diomedes' nightmare
***** How about Stormhammers instead.
11 friggin' years, wow, it seems like yesterday,
I am his soldier.
I am his strength.
I am his sword.
I am the sower of His word.
I am his shield
I am his army
I will help him fix this world
I am His Wrath and Mercy
I am a guardsman.
Close to tears thinking of the brave men and women holding the line against the darkness. Valiant among the countless soldiers in the Imperial Guard.
your father served, honor him and join imperial guard.
This song almost makes me want to throw my life away in glorious combat in Warhammer 40K. Given how horrible that would actually be, that's impressive.
don't worry, according to some rumor, in 7th codex edition, imperium of man start to push back their enemy and human still have hope in the 42th millenium. look's like the high lord of terra and rowboat gulliman make a good decision, despite cabal future prediction.
25 thousand years wtf? The Great Crusade was definitely not a defensive period and it was only 10 thousand years before the current timeline.
"Only"
The song is from Ace Combat.
Although the Golden Throne of Terra orbits a distant star far from here, the Emperor's hand is on your shoulders today. You have fought and displayed bravery and loyalty far and above your calling as Guardsmen. You have faced the full brunt of an Ork Waaagh! as well as stared down the horrors of the Warp in the fallen Space Marines, and in that I am honoured to have led you.
"The enemy commanders think themselves safe from the Emperor's Wrath behind kilometres of fortifications and legions of warriors. They did not account for us. Make your peace with the Emperor, men-we drop in two minutes."
This is valid more than ever now.
*CADIA STANDS*
Even more so now, a year later.
Cadia stands!
Was that a picture of COMMISSAR CIAPHAS CAIN, HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!!!!?
the one and only
Honor the Guardsmen, for in their chest beats the heart of a man. He has no special powers, no super strength, no augmentations. His faith lies within the Emperor of Man. He who was born on some forgotten planet in some corner of the galaxy. He is a factory worker, a farmer, a store keeper, a father, a brother, a son. He fights for not just those he loves, but for man kind as well. He has stood the line against those that would destroy the Imperium across the galaxy. He held the line in the imperial palace during the Horus Heresy, he held the line during the black crusade. As Cadia broke, the guardsmen continued to hold the line as the ground under their feet crumbled into space. For ten thousand years the guardsmen has held the line and he will continue to hold it.
I am a imperial guard fan tell the end cuz when you can say "Only a thousand lost?So I guess we won then," you're badass
"Maybe if we send enough men they'll drown in all the blood!"
nah. 1000 Dead is a Annoyance. 2 million Dead is a victory for the guard. Can build a new Defense wall out of the bodies, Drown the Enemy in the blood. and re-use all those wonderful Flashlights.
"'On the Shores of Marik, my friends, the fathers of our fathers made a stand under the flag of Belladon. Did they break and run? Yes! But only in their minds. They ran to friendly places and loved ones, where they could be safe.. and then, by the providence of the God-Emperor, they saw what those friendly places and loved ones would become if they did not stand fast, and so stand fast they did!
*How do you feel?*
Belladon blood is like wine on the Emperor's lips! Belladon souls have a special place at his side! If we spill our blood here today, then this is the soil He has chosen to bless and anoint! Oh, lucky land! Stand firm and fire, my friends, stand firm and fire! If they're going to have our precious blood, then they'll find the cost is dearer than they can afford! Fury of Belladon! Fury! *Fury!*"
- Commissar Genadey Novobazky, Belladon Eighty First
'His Last Command' nice one bud.
Damn it that's the one where 'Shoggy' Dom gets killed... now I'm sad :( But then again... no man who died in The Emperors service died in vain
Jake Harris Shoggy 'ain't dead! Novobazky gave this speech during his final battle alongside Colonel Wilder on Ancreon Sextus.
SinDawg030 You sure? Cause I coulda sworn he got killed in an explosion right b4 that final battle, like he was laying demo charges or somethin. Cause Novobazky and Colonel Wilder held the line while the Ghosts and some other Imperial forces bugged out. And like Culi(Coli, cant remember how to spell his name) is like holdin Shoggy and I think Guant or some1 tells him hes dead.
Idk man, been awhile since I read that book
Jake Harris Pretty sure it was Murtan Feygor who died then, not Shoggy Domor.
SinDawg030 Yea you were right, my bad. I went and looked it up in my old copy.
Still Murt was one of my favorite chars. It's one of them "WTF Dan?" moments, ya know?
As a Space Marine Its always a great honour for me to fight with brave IG vs Monsters And Xenos!
They are truly fearless!
+UnhumanRampage
It's also an unspeakable honour to fight alongside the Emperor's Finest, my lord. You are an example for every servant of the God-Emperor to follow.
kubaGR8 On the battleground everyone are equal.
+UnhumanRampage Roleplay level: Emperor's Finest
+UnhumanRampage From which chapter do you come from my fellow brother Astare?
Sir Leonor Ultramarines
Our lives for the EMPEROR!
As an Ace Combat fun and a 40K fan.
This video is my wet dream.
Hah))
The Imperial Guard, you may doubt their competence, but NEVER doubt their bravery or courage. These guys are truly the bravest warriors I think in any medium, and can even be compared to those in real life. Emperor bless these brave men and women, and may they know peace in the Emperor's light, even as they are surrounded by horrors unimaginable, and war never-ending.
As an Ultramarine Force Commander I look to this video with pride for our battle brothers in the Imperial Guard. You guardsmen truly deserve the name "Hammer of The Emperor". And as brave guardsmen you are you will hold the line till the Angels of Death arrive.
+Angel Garcia Problem is the ultramarines are the chapter that will not even look at the guardsmen, as they don't have the valor of such chapter.
Explain SpaceMarine the game?
Captain Titus was the one beacon of hope in a sea of hubris and arrogance.
Well that's true but it's only one captain from a huge chapter :(
Jakub Olsza Uriel Ventris is alright too, in the case that he isn't a mary sue.
It really is remarkable when a slideshow with music can be so inspiring. An exceptional feat indeed :)
@@metal_fusion Have to say that one was amazing. Won't lie I sometimes would watch Dawn Of War videos individually just to hear some of those lines.
Came back to say this is still my favorite Guard tribute
"Eldar! The cadian 412th have faced doom before! We bested it then and we will best it today. Die well!" - General Sturn
This video is very inspiring. Especially when we think of the Imperial Guard facing down armies with infantry many times stronger than a guardsman. However even that cannot break their iron will to fight on regardless of the odds stacked against them :)
" To each of us falls a task, and all the Emperor requires of us Guardsmen is that we stand the line, and we die fighting. It is what we do best: We die standing."-General Sturnn
This is my favorite Imperial Guard Video
I just found out that the lyrics of the song are about a demon of change.
My day was already ruined but this is the cherry on top.
This is now my least favorite Imperial Guard video.
Follow me, lads! TO GLORY!
Futaba Sakura FORWARD YOU DOGS TO VICTORY
What empress? What moon? Who is this heretic!?
CHARGE!!!!!!
*GLORY!!!*
I haven’t seen this in a long time, bring pride and joy to stand with the guards!
Brings tears to my eyes and my heart is filled with faith for the Emperor! GLORY FOR THE IMPERIUM! DEATH TO THE XENOS AND THE HERETICS!
God I want to join the Imperial Guard and die for the Emperor.
Good attitude but i prefer the xenos, heretics and deamons to do the dying
GnosisZX Fuck the dying for the Emperor, let the enemies of the Imperium die by his wrath.
no disrespect sure dying is part of the job but i preffer the enemies do the dying
GnosisZX if I will not serve in combat then you will serve on the firing line *blam*
@@GnosisZX if you join the guards then you can make sure the Xenos does do the dying
Follow me fellow Guardsmen! and together we shall march forth and meet the enemy with honor on the battlefield!
The music fit so well with the imperial guard. They are tryly the heroes of the imperium. It imediatly brought me back to the old times, when W40K was really grim and good, when Cadia was still alive, when there were not those primaris ~
It says something when even Space Marines respect the Guard.
Damn
almost 10 years since this masterpiece came out...
This footage and music provides real battle mood for real battles! Greetings from Ukraine with best wishes by soldier of Airborne Assault Forces!
Okay I was not expecting a song from Ace Combat to work this damn well with 40k.
In the name of The Emperor, you've done it again sir! You did an excellent job as always!!
The first video which got me into Warhammer 40k... glorious.
Same here
"FUCK EM UP!!!"
- a lost guardsman
For the Emperor,for the Imperium,for Valhalla not a step back we will fight and we will die. For every 1 of us that die 10 more are ready to take his place
Let’s us educate the archenemy of mankind.
What lesson do we teach?
The Emperor protects.
Though our tanks and artillery are mighty, it is the vast ranks of Imperial Guardsmen that shall trample the enemy to dust - let them come. - Lord Castetllan Creed of Cadia
No higher praise for The Guard than this.
"They Stood To The Last. "
And we always will, for He is with us. The Emperor Protects.
MILK FOR THE KHORNE FLAKES!!!! -inquisition trolling from orbit-
BROTHERS!! The time has come! Fix bayonets and follow me into the breach, in the name of our Glorious Emperor! Fight with prayer on your lips and fire in your guts! Our victory shall be measured in blood; ours or our enemies! And dear comrades our assured victory needs no explanation, for our defeat will allow NONE! Forward and onward brothers to victory and glory!
FOR THE EMPEROR!!!
OY LAD'S! Dem 'ummies are leaving da trenches day be itching for a proopa figth! WAAAAAAAAAAGH!
lordofdarkdudes say hello to eleven barrels of hell green skin.
We's always bring more boys 'tan you gut bullts!
+Jake Harris BROTHERS ? it's a replic of Space Marines not Imperial gard
+CapitaineKirk If a man lifts up his weapon for The Imperium, then he is MY BROTHER IN ARMS! For The Emperor!
For the emperor of mankind!
The imperial guard, putting mooks from all science fiction genres to shame and looking awesome while they do it.
"For humanity! For the Imperium! For the Emperor!" - anonymous Guardsman
This happened during a Only War roleplay session where Black Templars (played by the GM) have given the idea to the officers of the Imperial Guard to abandon the civilians of a hive world because he saw them as "unworthy and a waste of time of their habilities and resources" against Dark Eldar raiders. My character ( a Colonel-Sniper of a regiment created by me, the Gunmetallican Longbolters, a infiltration and sniper regiment) was so pissed with that that he slapped the Black Templar Captain in the face, and the rest happened as follows:
BTC:"Do you dare to raise your hands against a Servant of the Emperor?"
Me:"No, Space Marine, I dare raise my hands against a sociopath who is so full of arrogance and hubris to the point he had forgotten to what reason he is fighting for!"
BTC:"You know nothing of my of Duty, weakling!"
Me:"I cannot be a superhuman soldier, Astartes, but I know more of Duty then you could even perceive in your entire existence!"
BTC:"They are civilians! If they cannot fight for themselves they are unworthy of our help!"
Me:"So, why the Emperor had fought for the Unification of Terra? Why He fought the Great Crusade? Why created the Primarchs and Space Marines? Why He created you? Why, even today, are we fighting for? For Honor? Glory? Medals? Odes for our feats of battle? No, Astartes! We fight to protect Mankind! And when I talk of Mankind, I talk ALL OF IT! It doesn't matter if they are of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the Administratum or the Adeptus Ministorum. I dont care if they live in a Feral or Hive world. I don't give a shit if they venerate the Emperor as the Sun or as an Avenging Angel. I care nothing if they are common stock, Ogryn or Ratling. And I don't give a fuck if they are soldiers or civilians. All that I care is that they are HUMANS! And really I don't know about your Duty, but when I joined the Guard, I've made an oath to the Emperor that I would - nay, I MUST! - protect Mankind with all of my strength, and with my blood and life if necessary. If you do not care about the civilians, well, FUCK YOU! My Duty is to protect THEM, because they are the ones who make the food, bulid the weapons, vehicles and ships that the Guard, Navy and YOU use! They are the ones who build monuments, art and the poems making homage to YOU! If you cannot show at least a MINIMUM OF RESPECT FOR THEIR WORK AND DIGNITY, then all what the Emperor have made, all of what He fought, sacrificed and dreamed for ALL MANKIND, would be for nothing! Now, "gentlemen", if you excuse me, I'll be doing my Duty, protecting the "unworthy" civilians, because I cannot even trust a fucking superhuman soldier to do the fucking job!"
My character left the room, arranged the regiment to defend the civilians, and after a gruesome battle saved them, but my character died fighting the Dark Eldar leader. All the players have even cried manly tears in the funeral, and my regiment gained the enmity of the Black Templars ever since.
Colonel-Sniper Lazarus Von Hohenheim, 7th Gunmetallican Longbolters, showing that the Imperial Guard have more balls then the fucking Space Marines.
+Leonardo Rocha His deeds will long outlive all those he saved. His spirit burned bright in life and has earned him a place next to the Emperor and his finest.
+Leonardo Rocha worry not my brother! for his soul and action will be remembered as a tale by the imperium of man to strengthen the morale of another battle brother to fight for another day. his sacrifices wont be in vain.
+Leonardo Rocha Real men go into battle with a flak jacket and a lasgun
+Leonardo Rocha Acted like a true fucking hero, if a bit naive. Sorry but to be honest your GM(the marines) are probably right, even if he worded the marine's argument poorly. The population of the Imperium is such that losing the population of an entire hiveworld has little impact overall, that should've been the marine's argument.
He could also have argued that it was a huge waste of time and resources, especially if there would be more important engagements elsewhere, but seeing as a freaking IG infiltration regiment(infiltration regiments? is that a thing?)managed to succesfully defend the civilians without being completely annihilated then i'm guessing the captain was a huge arrogant asshole who deemed the battle unworthy of his effort.
+Leonardo Rocha That went reeeeeeally well!
Me in Only War: garrison-priest of the by myself created 7th Schanzenheim. The Marine: Sergeant of the Ultramarines (he was an actual character not played by the GM).
Marine: "This position is endangering the 2nd wing's assault. Clearing the field with artillery."
Me: "That is an cathedral of the Golden Throne that stood there long before even you were born!!! I WONT tolerate this act of desecration!!!!!"
Marine: "Then don't tolerate it."
Me:"But....."
Marine: Slams me in the face.
Characters face wasn't pretty after that astartes slam :'(
man, i got chills despite it being like 90 degrees out here
Armor is depleted, ammunition is gone, and we are taking fire.
LAUNCH THE ATTACK! FOR THE EMPEROR!
Came here right after watching the 35 years of 40k stream. In no uncertain terms:
CADIA STANDS!
Th Imperial guard using the theme "Unsung War" from AC5? and 12 Heretics Dislike? Where is the Inquisition?
it seems the Inquisition got one of the twelve heretics
I am here, who needs Purging?
Gothic7876
Did someone say, heretics?!?
Inquisitor Bronislaw Czevak Hello, again. I've been looking for you.
No one expects the Spanish inquisition
I love it when my favorite Imperial Guard tribute gets an overhaul. Fantastic.
remember cadia
Let it be remembered, that the planet broke before the Guard did.
Cadia never did fall, since all of its men were fighting till the end. they died STANDING!
Saruman The White **BLAM** Fucking Heretic!
CADIA STANDS! *(STOMP STOMP!)*
“Even the Emperor needs a bit of help from the guard.”
Man, you can argue about IG, but you cant deny how badass the Death Korps of Krieg is.
***** Probably as high as most Imperial worlds, but a rather low birth rate as most of their population is sterile.
***** Two words. Cloning Vats.
***** With a planet whose population is mostly sterile, and on a planet which is constantly besieged by hostile xenos and heretics, cloning vats are a viable solution to the production of said soldiers.
***** The Adeptus Mechanicus and the Inquisition suspect that the Death Korps is made up of clones, but they let it slide, because of the fervour, zeal, ability and effectiveness of the Krieg Guardsmen.
Don't forget Armageddons Steel Legion! the Panzer Grenadiers of 40k
This makes me honored to be an IG player! ALL GLORY TO THE EMPEROR! WE ARE HIS HAMMER!
We are the hammer,
We have no gauntlet about our fist,
We are no tip of the spear,
There is no edge about our gun
We have our balls of steel
We are the hammer, and we shall hold our line
***** but they shall never break our balls!
im not usually a fan of slideshow with music, but i like this one, chose the music well :D
THE PLANET BROKE BEFORE THE GUARD!
The Imperial Army in My Experience is the Tip of the Spear,The Sword and the Shield!,i Salute them!,Ave Imperator !.
All that the emperor requires of us guardsmen is that we stand the line and we die fighting, that's what we do best, we die standing.
*sob*.
go ACE COMBAT 5....that game had one the best epic heroic storylines I've ever known
Ace Combat 40k: Adeptus Aerolus.
The perfect song for the greatest defenders of the Imperium.
Keep your ceramite and bolts! I prefer the company of a cardboard shirt, my trusty flashlight, and my fellow meat shields! We will drown the enemy in either las bolts or corpses! Ave imperator!
Stand to guardsmen! for I shall lead you to glory or glorious martyrdom! now fix bayonets and prepare for glory!
I have never seen such a glorious tribute!
Lyrics:
Cum historia mutat valde
Razgriz revelat ipsum:
Primum daemon scelestus est.
Cum potentia sua
Daemon fundet mortem in terram:
Deinde moritur.
Cum somnus finit,
Razgriz surget iterum:
Magnus heros est.
Very Impressive.
For the Emperor of Men.
"if the Astartes are a spear, we are a sledgehammer."
Yes you do. It is fortunate that arrived. We had a short tussle with the Tau, but I emerged victorious.
Imperial Guard=GIANT BALLS OF STEEL. FOR THE EMPEROR!
This new version is insanely good. It is much better than the older one, and the new artwork of Macharius on that moment... just perfect.
Absolutely spot on!
“That’s no pdf son...those are GUARDSMAN. we may see tomorrow yet.”
Nur ein Kommentar, um die Relevanz auf youtube zu erhöhen.
Cheers form Germany! Well done.
The balls of my guardsman are made of more Adamantium you could ever fit on one of your Land Raiders Chaplain. Now begone. I have a planet to save. - Attributed to now Colonel Hyreas Vestrial, 74th Harrakoni Warhawks.
Great Inspiring Video, loved it!
I love the novels about the imperial guard such carnage on an epic scale! :D
For the Glory of ManKind!!!!!
Imperial Guard: The Meatshield of the Emperor.
1337penguinman No, that's the PDF (Planetary defense forces)
+1337penguinman I smell heretics in the aire!
So epic this song, like it represents the human spirit of struggle against the odds to achieve victory. We will never travel the stars in our lifetime, we just have our imaginations of the future to cling to
Soldiers...Cadia,.........Cadia..... Has Fallen.....
let abbadon have his little victory, he has millions of planets to go, it took him 13 crusades to take 1 planet. cadia served its purpose, quadrillions more soldiers stand ready, and ofc the emperors proud sons, the space marines.
The Emperor Protects!
FOR HUMANITY! FOR THE IMPERIUM! WE WILL WIN IN THE NAME OF THE GOD EMPEROR!
Fuck Yeah Brother!!
CADIA BROKE BEFORE THE GUARD DID,REGROUP,THE EMPEROR IS WITH US AND WE ARE INVINCIBLE IN HIS GRACE
Probably the best combination of Warhammer and epic music so far
LET IT BE KNOWN THAT THE PLANET BROKE BEFORE THE GUARD DID.
2:27 that's a true hero. Look at his face, while he charges an Ork twice his size with only a bayonet
"All rise for the national anthem!"
Seriously, someone make this an anthem
I have been looking for this song for YEARS!
They should make an fps or third person shooter of the Imperial Guard. Playing as the Kasrkin or the Catachan jungle fighters or as a commissar. Hell even the vostroyan firstborn.
+DeadNight Lx But it would still be totally badass.
+DeadNight Lx Probably an mmo would be able to handle all the anarchy.
i honestly cant stop watching this, you have a gift DuskSniper
It is the 41st Millennium...... And THERE IS ONLY WAR.
OH MY GOD...ITS FANTASTIC