@@minoreror9961 Finished book last night, Ryken (guy with head wound) survived and talked to Grimaldus before he left. He confirmed that Cyrio (Lady officer) survived with a smile on his face.
@@collecter343 Thank you, literally was gonna ask if they were in the book about a minute ago, if I hadn't gotten up to do something real quick. Came back and saw your comment
There was only one hero... until they edited out all the parts where Sly Marbo flew in and killed everything. + @Staccet . Guilliman would be proud of your diligence. However, people that tend to use the word "Nazi" are all but guaranteed to be chaos cultists... aka antifa
@@redjupiter2236 Holy fucking shit. You're right. I saw the trailer, but I didn't know that Richard would be on the animating team... Truly, the emperor smiled on us.
@@redjupiter2236 Wait Richards the one directing that? Shit me, GW have finally grown some sense when it comes to their official movies/animations it seems.
@The Jim Reaper™ Richard Boylan (creator of this Helsreach series), is at the head of the new Games Workshop movie, centered around a squad of Blood Angels. ua-cam.com/video/ixVvdnf49tA/v-deo.html
@The Jim Reaper™ We'll have the "Angels of Death" to look forward to, so there's hope for GW. Also, I've been following ASTARTES as well, pretty awesome.
This is one of those things in history when we can all look back and say that we watched Richard Boylan's independent stuff back before he was a world-renowned artist.
Considering they gave a shoutout to this series specifically on the official blog and brought him on to work on an official series, I think things look alright in that regard
Kothra workshop got just woke enough to realize the community offers passionate assets that can be exploited for solid cash, with the byproduct of delivering some actual quality content. Good for all I guess.
It's a bit funny, knowing that those scouts( Warhound) Titans were the only Titans that Participated in Vraks and they made a lot of impact whenever they go but here! They're the Joke!!!
Artarion held Grimaldus' banner until the very end, compromising his own safety for the glory of his commanding officer. Not only that, he spent his last moments in reverence of their friendship, that shot of him looking back over his shoulder leaving himself vulnerable just to say goodbye. I haven't shed a tear in years... bravo.
I like it in the book where they go back to back while both laughing, the second time Grimaldus turns towards his brother to say goodbye he finds him on the floor mutilated. Love the very end in this however where even at the last fraction of a second he aims to fire his plasma pistol one last time before getting knocked by the falling debris. Epic sci fi done right. Even this fan made battle gave me more chills than the last Game of Thrones episode.
@@lordnaton6492 Magos biologis Naton I was saying it in reference to Richard Boylan's fanmade Helsreach film. This video represents the completion of it, all that's really left is to splice everything into one video.
@@meatmelon1476 True, but hopefully this will be the Harbinger for better Warhammer 40k TV/Movie series. Especially now that Richard is working officially with Games Workshop.
'Your friend. Your love. Did you find her?' I am no judge of human emotion, but I see his smile turn fragile and false. 'Yes,' he says. 'I did find her.'
*Cador* dies ambushed by cowardly Greenskins, a bullet in the back ending centuries of distinguished and honourable service. *Bastilan* dies coming to his brother's aid, the shock of seeing the corpse of the Emperor's Champion deafening him to the rage of battle around him and leaving him unprepared for a stray bullet piercing his helmet. *Nerovar* dies held up by two Ork spears, his last breath and energy calmly used to stab the xenos scum holding him aloft like a bloody banner in its tiny, disgusting eye. *Priamus* dies with the Black Sword in one charred hand, the other cut off long before the immolating fires boil his skin inside his armour and reduce him to bubbling ash and blood. *Artarion* dies holding aloft his brother's banner with glory and defiance, spending his last moments giving a proper goodbye to his precious companion rather than spend it in fear and terror. And *Grimaldus* ... *Grimaldus* is alive, buried amidst the ash and rubble and corpses of valiant brothers and hated enemies alike. He is alive, where everyone else is not. Alive, and alone.
Grimaldus did die here. Buried with his Brothers. Even an Astartes, great souled though they are, could not endure such loss and be the same man they once were.
When he stood in the ship staring at the empty space I legit felt the emotions hit like a sledgehammer. Your squad in battle is more than family and to lose them all and live is a far more cruel fate than to die with them.
I just realised that the moment Grimauldus ordered Jurisian to retreat with the words "There is no dishonour that your fate lies elsewhere." was the culminating moment that ends Grimauldus' journey. Just like Grimauldus was sent to Helsreach instead of the front lines, Jurisian was sent to the Hemlock by Grimauldus himself. At that moment he had finaly come at peace with the fact that his sending to defend Helsreach was the wariors fate that was ordained upon him and he was ready to accept it as the one that defines his life as a warior. And they say 40k is incapable of literary prowess.
@@lawrencemadsen9957 that's the moment you realize that "I will die on Armageddon" does not refer only to the old Grimaldus but also refers to squad Grimaldus.
I have to say that the way the Orks were written in this was masterful. They never say a word in their silly cocknee talk, and we never take a moment to see the war from their perspective. Because to the 40k fanbase, the Orks come off as a silly amusing race of maniacs. But could you imagine having to fight them? They are monsters in the truest sense. Not like tyranids, who are just animals trying to survive. But monsters that take pleasure in war and nothing else.
They are not monsters. They are but a weapon which should have been destroyed after it served its purpose. They are nothing but a tool that tries to do it's duty after it was done. They are like a rebelling AI. They are noting because they have no agency, they are just following the one commend that was coded into their very being. They take pleasure in war and nothing else because they are made for war and nothing else. Eldar, Necron, Tau, Human, Chaos- whatever they do they do it because they want to do it, however influenced by outside forces. The Greenskin? they only do what they were made to do.
@Nathan Miller that beeing one takes itself WAY too seriously, cannot lighten up, and feels like it was written by an shadow the hedgehog fanboy. The other can at least take a moment to calm down. Also, i believe silly is the wrong word for it.
Grimaldus did die on Armageddon, died when the last of his squad gave their final breath in service to the God Emperor, he was then reborn Reclusiarch Grimaldus, Hero of Helsreach. When he stood upon the thunderhawk alone for the first time in centuries, when darkness would take lesser men he instead stood firm, a monument to the Imperium's resilience. The Emperor Protects
In Recent events the black templars are protecting shrine worlds against chaos with the sisters of battle. Maybe je will have the primaris treatment or become a living saint...
@@RedTankable Considering the popularity of Grimaldus, in part to the many forms of Helsreach's story itself I have no doubt he will eventually ascend to the Mk X armor himself. Considering some people's rightful concerns that eventually there will be nothing but Primaris, it only makes sense that old heroes will evolve or die. And Grimaldus... he already died on Armegeddon.
The moment Grimaldus named Primus the last Emperor's champion of Helsreach and called him to take up the black blade. That character development was so great I cried
Fucker went down swinging too. Down an arm and surrounded by Xenos all trying to beat or shoot him to death all while bleeding out on top of a pile of dead orcs. At first I was sad to see him die but then again there’s almost no other way he could’ve gone out in a more badass instance.
I prefer the interpretation of the general mood of the final, heart-wrenching last stand within the temple in the Helsreach fan-made movie than the novel. In the novel, in true Templar fashion, there's almost a sort of insane levity, what with Artarion laughing his final words and Grimaldus echoing that. I can see why people would approve of either interpretation, but I prefer the movie's. The tone is far more somber and heart-breaking, as it should be, I think. The Black Templars are known for the incredible zealotry that most rears its head in moments that would make most consider a retreat. Their attrition rates are atrociously high. Dying gloriously on the field of battle, against overwhelming odds is seen as the highest honor...as it should be. I feel sometimes it's portrayed with almost too much levity, though. The Helsreach movie did it right; it showed us something far more somber. It showed us that even amongst warriors who see a violent death as an inevitability, who feel no fear, who seek to burn twice as brightly still experience the pain of loss...and it is crushing. Not only that, the deaths of squad Grimaldus all showed their true, beautiful and terribly honest, colors at the end. Nero, a competent apothecary and warrior no doubt, was far more prone to outbursts of emotion, especially grief. Amongst Templars, one might call him soft...I think he was simply the most human. Within meek, gentle Nerovar beat the heart of defiance; as he was hoisted onto a spear by his midriff, he pulled himself down lower upon the spear whilst still being impaled...and for what purpose? So that, in a final act of defiance and raw courage, he could stab his killer and take him down with him. In his final moments, we see gentle Nero shine brighter than all as a true warrior. Priamus was young, proud, haughty, and immensely talented. Quick to anger, quick to misinterpret. Proud to a fault, he refused to show weakness; arrogance was his default trait, though it did not come from a place of malice. In his final moments, the overwhelming pain of missing a limb, amongst a myriad of other injuries, finally showed in his voice. It was heart-wrenching. "They're bringing the temple down!" is said with such desperation, yet he continues to fight. The implacable pain of witnessing the brutalizing of his battle-brother Nerovar and the futility of trying to save him is palpable in his delivery when he cries "Nero!" Not least though, is when Priamus, finally succumbing to fatigue, takes a blow across his face and falls to his knees. In his final moments, proud and boastful Priamus looks towards his brother-chaplain and says "Grimaldus...brother." with such pain, the rest of the scene I watched through blurred vision. In his final moments, despite being a zealous Templar, despite knowing he would die violently, despite a lifetime of battle, despite knowing that his death in glorious battle would earn him a place beside the Emperor of mankind...he wished only for the comfort and presence of one of his brothers. He didn't want to die alone. Artarion...dependable, sturdy Artarion. I don't have nearly as much to say, but it doesn't soften the blow any less. Banner bearer of Squad Grimaldus. Stalwart. Gruff. A pillar of strength, to be sure. In his final moment, before decapitation, he looked towards his brother, Grimaldus, and somberly said goodbye. He was going towards the Emperor's light, he was saved...his honor and his memory intact. He was to die a warrior's glorious death against impossible odds; this is akin to the holy grail, practically, for Black Templars. Yet, still, in his final moments, he laments having to be separated in life from his brother. The sheer weight of loss sets itself upon him so solidly, he cannot hide it when he says "Goodbye, brother." Perhaps he knew. Perhaps he knew that he alone would die and Grimaldus would live. Maybe his deep, audible pain was in knowing, in feeling that somehow Grimaldus would live. That wherever Artarion was going now, in the afterlife, Grimaldus will not follow...not for an agonizingly long time. And so he grieved because he would miss his brother, simply put, and Grimaldus would miss him. How soberingly human. Were I Grimaldus, I don't think I would have wanted to survive, either. The pain of living through that may very well dwarf whatever temporary pain he would have felt from death. The Hero of Helsreach...as if there was only one.
I disagree in the notion that the mood should’ve been depressing. To me the worst thing you can to death, is to laugh in his face. To enjoy the finial moments of your life before the end, Mexicans got it right with their day of the dead. Where regular men, would howel with angst and grief these men would stay their last with utter laughter. Truly in this way they died gloriously, a fate that Grimaldus craved. But that was the tragedy of Grimaldus, in the beginning, he wanted only glory, instead he was only given honors. He grew resentful of it all, but in the end he knew that glory only belongs to the dead. The living must have honor. A lesson that has been learned with a grim price. If you can’t tell I FUCKING LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH!!
"Goodbye Brother..." Wow... Just wow. I felt again like a little kid watching in horror and fascination a fight between good and evil. Knights vs monsters... Beautiful.. Tragic and gut wrenching.
@@distroya_ Astartes sense and notice much more than regular humans, especially in a confusing battle like that. Maybe he knew the temple was about to come down on them. I also kind of like how the "goodbye" is the sad part for the marine, not the death itself. They care about their brothers, not death. Just some thoughts :)
Well that’s a way to go off with a bang. if I was in his shoes I would probably done the same thing and taking My enemies with me In the name of the Emperor
Furious Finch no he didn’t, you can see him right after Nero dies, he is still very well alive and kicking. They share no other scene with him at the very end till after the church collapses
Years ago, when the Helsreach novel was first released, a good friend of mine organised a narrative campaign of Helsreach in our 40k gaming group. I played the Black Templars using Grimaldus and a special command squad as the core of my army. Another friend in the group played the Orks. The Imperial Guard and Sisters of Battle were also played by others in the campaign. We played all the major battles mentioned in the Helsreach novel. The campaign lasted about a month or so, mostly on weekends. It was a blast. Despite the daunting number of Orks my Black Templars were facing, somehow Grimaldus managed to stay alive to the end of the campaign just like in the novel. It was truly a campaign to remember.
The survivor's guilt Grimaldus must have. He truly did die on Armageddon. What he was before he can never be, for it is left there buried with his brothers in front of that temple in Helsreach.
That's basically what Helbrecht intended. To be left on Armageddon in order to defend a city that is doomed to fall served the purpose of cleansing Grimaldus' soul and getting rid of that "darkness" even his brothers speak of. The plan worked out quiet well, so Mordred was right when he chose Grimaldus as his successor. If he wasn't, Grimaldus would've died and therefore prove himself to be "unworthy" of the title of a Reclusiarch.
That just goes to show that space marine, super humans that they are, are still just humans. Even tho the sons of Dorn can be huge autists more so with black templars, they are not immune to feelings that humans have.
Grimaldus *DID* die on Armageddon. The last vestiges of the glory-seeking Sword Brother Grimaldus died during the Siege of Helsreach and Reculsiarch Grimaldus rose from the ashes - more fully understanding his new role within the Black Templars.
‘I have dug my grave in this place, and I will either triumph or I will die!’ Five knights still live, and they roar as I roar. ‘No pity! No remorse! No fear!’
"I had a headache" I remember listening this phrase the first time when I listened to the audiobook. Still as funny as ever. Andre deserves a model. Special Rule: On a 3+ ignore any wounds. Andre suffers from a mild headache instead.
or every time he uses a command point to reroll a saving throw he regains the command point on a 2+ and this doesn't count towards the 1 per phase limitation.
Let me just say Richard, thank you! You’ve put so much effort and love into this, I’m amazed, simply amazed! Congrats on your new project with Games Workshop, you deserve it, brother! Edit: That was me piloting the Thunderhawk at the end, I SURVIVED!
I doubt he will have the time since he will be working on the Blood Angels story next, but it would be truly splendid to see him work on the sequel to Helsreach, Blood and Fire. It would be truly awe-inspiring to witness the Reclusiarch and Celestial Lions in battle, and of course Grimaldus telling the Inquisition to fuck off or else.
Yes my Chapter Master, the proper praise must go to the man who almost singlehandedly accomplished this incredible feat of creativity, dedication, and artistic mastery. Congratulations Richard on a job well done, I’ll be on the edge of my seat awaiting your next, and now GW funded, project with anticipation that Slaanesh would be envious of
Chapter Master, is Richard embodied of the spirit of the Emporer? Is he the one who will lead us to a untfed and peaceful Imperium? Will he lead the chapters to spread love and peace within the planets that fall within his endless bounds? Will he create the imperium of man that we all dream of rom within our mean existance? Is Richard the re-incarnation of our glorious Emporer and will he bring our Imperium to a gloruius and everlasting supremacy within the galaxy!
"The Hero of Helsreach... as if there was only one" Reminds me of a quote I've seen before somewhere (possibly also 40K): 'For every battle honour won, a thousand heroes die alone, unsung and unremembered'
" "Your friend. Your love. Did you find her?" I am no judge of human emotion, but i see his smile turn fragile and false. "Yes, I... did find her." ... ... He laughs, but there is little joy in it. His eyes are like glass since he mentioned finding his friend. " Shit, there must be someone peeling onions in this room or something.
"Hero of Helsreach... As if there is only one." Indeed. A hearty, hero's welcome to this tribute to the long, dark future. May your steps under the Sons of Sanguinius grant you further favor.
@@jeremybk54 For a moment I thought the rubble was the ceiling coming down. Knowing that the Space Marine thrown a fully scrapped ork at another, so hard, that the other nob had died, I bet there is a strength to that punch.
So I guess the message of the ending is at least partly the unpredictability of war. Grimaldus and Andre were the two characters with the most death flags, yet they were the only characters to survive. Grimaldus literally stated he would die on this planet and acted as if he would die, and yet he was the only astartes to live. Andre also had many death flags. He was the comic relief in a franchise like Warhammer, and he sent a note to his love believing he would surely die. And in a surprising twist she (assumedly) died instead and Andre lived. Primus is another example. He was built up as a rising champion and most people who hadn’t read the book probably thought he would survive and apply all that he learned to future missions, due to him having the largest character development of the secondary cast. Yet he dies, and not even in an individual blaze of glory. He dies during the same montage as all the other characters, and from being burned to death, dying with no more fanfare than any of his brothers. And I feel like this is why I love the story: it’s true of war. Despite the science fantasy themes and the over the top action, at its core the story feels like an actual war story where the outcome is unexpected by everyone, chaos reigns, and there’s both plenty of dramatic moments and plenty more anti climatic moments.
In the book, Stormherald's last survivor holds his ground in the cockpit of Stormherald with nothing, but a laspistol, keeping the Orks away from Zarha's body until his last breath. Helsreach is such a fantastic book to show 40K for what it is. A meat-grinder. People go in one end, meat comes out of the other. However, it also exemplifies the heroism of those who willingly go into that meat grinder, knowing how it will end. It's just fantastic.
I agree completelly. In fact Richard even pointed out that he read the book for the first time while he was on duty in Afghanistan and that detail was one of the things that appealed to him the most about how the story was written.
Grimaldus dies partially. He lost everything. He dies, not phisically, but in mind and heart everytime someone close to him is gone. It's a way i see it at least. And the "Hero thematic" at the very end is not only about the Marines but the Guardsmen who stood at the very end
@The Jim Reaper™ That would inquire as to the fate of the other 2 senior guardsmen, Adjutant and the Major, probably married by now, and that one woman among the sisters who Andre gave that letter, upside she is probably available,
CHAD Jurisian: - Hacks into a hidden mechanicus base and defeats a masterwork self-evolving code. - Takes a big fucking weapon to a city about to fall to the Orks. - Immediately snipes the biggest ork titan he can see - refuses to elaborate (much) - leaves
Sadly, in the novel, he perishes as Oberon's angered Machine Spirit overwhelms his psyche after he forces this one singular shot out of it. His last words are "Engine kill."
“Grimaldus, I stood until the end as promised.” It’s heart breaking every time I watch it. As moving as an Oscar nominated movie. I hope great things for Boylan. A story teller with vision and passion. Two qualities sorely missing from the current crop of cookie cutter, hack, assembly line, mediocre, butt slave directors in Hollywood.
Also when Zarha punches Godbreaker in a last act of defiance, basically moving an unpowered Imperator Titan in that moment. A perfect depiction of the unmatched willpower of a Princeps.
It's weird but I feel bad for the Stormherald itself. An Imperator-class Titan is not only a war machine - it's an Avatar of the Machine God AND the work of engineering art for the Imperium. It saddens me when such a machine is destroyed. Made even WORSE by the whole business between Zarha and Grimaldus. She did hold her promise. And by extension Stormherald did. They stood until the end.
7:04 Cannoness:"I have fought alongside warriors who would have given their lives for the Imperium's ideals..." Grimaduls : "So you met Dante In the Second war?" Cannoness:"...And warriors that cared only for accruing glory." Grimaldus:"I didnt know Cato Siccarius was here;" Cannoness;"and then I fought besides some reaaaaal assholes. I mean really, If you Astartes consider yourself genderless holy weapons for the Emperor, how in the seven chambers of the Warp do you create such assholes? All the Black Templars:" Marines Malevolent"
I, CATO SICARIUS IS ALWAYS NEAR PLACES OF POTENTIAL GLORY. SO THAT I, CATO SICARIUS CAN ONCE AND FOR ALL PROVE, THAT I, CATO SICARIUS WOULD BE THE GREATEST AND MOST GLORIOUS CHAPTER MASTER OF THE GREATEST AND MOST GLORIOUS CHAPTER THERE IS.
I started crying when Zaha and Storm Herald died. Richard knows how to set a soundtrack like no one else, the sheer tension when one of the officers realized that he had doomed them all, and the other one shot them.. Fucking hell I didn't have a dry eye till the end. No, not till well after the end, because goddamn am I sad and happy at once..
“I will die on this world”, he wasn’t wrong. Squad Grimaldus, who’s journey and beliefs mirror his own, died on Armageddon. Grimaldus, chaplain commanded of Helsreach died. In his death rose the reclusiarch, black knight of Helsreach, that warriors story has just begun.
I started playing 40k tabletop when I was 15. It was never more than a game for me until my dad let me read his copy of Horus Rising, the first novel in the Horus Heresy Series. Although the 40k community has its quirks, the lore written by ADB, Dan Abnett, Graham McNeil and so many others is, in my opinion, what sets 40k high and above any other fandom I’m a part of. These stories were a part of my childhood and it’s honestly been such an eye opening experience. You don’t need to like Sci-Fi to like this story, you don’t need to be a military film enthusiast to connect with these characters. These stories are so human to me, and they have so much more to them than to just be an add-on to the game like other game novels. They have something to say, they have emotions and lessons they wish to express. Sorry to make an essay. TLDR: Reading is fun for everyone, no seriously do it.
@@nickolascampbell1837 and how old are you now? I started with WHFB at 13, 21 years ago, went over to 40k at 19, I am now 34 with over 70 vehicles and over 300 infantry models sitting in a dedicated hobby room in a house I own with my spouse, who I've managed to inspire to interest in the hobby! :D
I’m shaken when the Black Templar says to Primus “The Black Sword.” And gets shot a second later in the head. I realize that a soldier can be the greatest warrior and still die by the fickle finger of fate. Captured perfectly by you, Richard. Also, when Grimaldus asks Andre’ about his love, you don’t oversell the moment. Andre’s millisecond pause and blank stare while answering says it all. No tears streaming down his face or a dramatic wince. You captured the subtlety of the moment and exchange with perfection. Can’t tell you how happy I am that GW recognizes your talent. I wish you success to rival Abrams, and Johnson with SW. Maybe this will catapult you to Hollywood and replace those mediocre talents. A 150 million dollar budgeted 40k movie with you at the helm. I’d like to see that some day. Good luck and thank you for your hard work.
> Also, when Grimaldus asks Andre’ about his love, you don’t oversell the moment. Andre’s millisecond pause and blank stare while answering says it all. No tears streaming down his face or a dramatic wince. You captured the subtlety of the moment and exchange with perfection. The scene is pretty great in the book, too. "I am no judge of human emotion, but I see his smile turn fragile and false. 'Yes,' He says. 'I did find her.'"
I wish there were more people to credit for that song to play out, but he practically did everything by himself lol Thank you for everything Richard. I dare say Helsreach was truly the highlight of all my UA-cam experience.
Richard Boylan is using the audiobook as his base, which limits him quite a bit. There is a *lot* that is left out, including development of other characters that simply make cameo appearances here or characters that don't appear at all in the audiobook. Simple example, the ending scene in the book is of Grimaldus returning to Helsreach with the three great relics of Helsreach he personally pulled from the temple with him as he dug himself out of the pile of rubble. A lot more going on with three custom built servitors carrying them to be offered back to the people. Another would be when Jurisian (the Master of the Forge) confronts the Titans as they are leaving Helsreach and negotiates with them. This results in one of the secondary Titans taking on Godbreaker (the Ork Titan) and going down hard to give Oberon the shot to kill it, which pretty much was what broke the back of the Ork invasion of the city. However, the main storyline is left intact and the main thing in the novel is the growth of Grimaldus from a squad leader with potential into one of the leaders of the Black Templars.
@@LobstersLobsters Yes, a one man team is a limit on the technical side. I'm referencing the editing he used to cut out certain scenes and not develop other characters. Lack of voice actors forced him to use the audiobook, which is the limit I'm referring to. Apparently the audiobook itself paraphrases the original written book. IMO, a silly decision since the prose in the book is sparse as it is. By all other standards, it is a great job and I love it.
@@nathanclark2295 Um, no, it apparently isn't. The ones I hear tend to have side plot elements cut out of them, like, where is the fat priest? Where is the consecration of Grimaldus by the Mother Superior? Where is the scene under the cathedral? Where is the fall of the sea platforms that warned about the sea invasion? Lots and lots of scenes missing. Nothing that interrupts the flow or misses big points, but lots of little flavor things. Pretty much about what you see in any conversion from prose to audio or visual. The other answer would be that the animation is edited down since if the audiobook is complete and unabridged, then this wonderful series has a great editing job to cut out all those scenes.
The moment the temple fell, the moment I saw Nero being speared through, dying with defiance... God Emperor, it brought back the emotions when I first read that chapter from start to finish.
Did we ever see those two officers die? I liked them but I’ve got a feeling one of them suffered a horrible death since the camera panned to an orc tipping the head off a guardsman. Couldn’t tell who it was.
Jim Saint Ruth Oh I’m sure, but I mean the man and woman from before. The guy had a face wound. They survived the initial assault but we don’t see anything of them after the woman picked up a dead guardsmans lasgun I think.
@@korbin58 I took it as they fell under the Green wave and it just wasn't pretty. For me seeing Nero keep going after he gets ran through, he's so on task he doesn't even cry out, the Emperor's Finest.
@Daniel Martin That's all but normal. Ya know that Smurf cartoon were they bite each other and turn from blue to black becoming over agressive and are hunting down the remaining blue ones? Blue snowflakes become black badasses. Everything is fine.
as soon as i got the notification from youtube, i called all my warhammer friends, we went to my basement, turned all the lights off, got snacks and watched this. I'm not kidding when I say a bunch of grown ass men cried. Thank you Mr. Boylan. It was glorious.
When Nerova.. Arterion and basicly Squad Grimaldus got wiped.. I am not ashamed to say I cried... The visuals, the sound and how Grimaldus said 'Arterion..' and that 'Good bye Brother'... This played with my feelings. Everyone gave theur lives.. The Sisters.. The Steel Legion.. Templars.. the Titans... OMG best animation in ANY universe I have seen so far. If you can put the new Blood Angel anination with GW over this one, I don't what will happen it I will cry again I guess. Too beautyful and dramatic...
@@DamienTheCat You shouldn't be in the comments if you haven't seen it you stupid shit, next time watch and then scroll down before vomiting your assholish diatribe in response to someone else's comment.
@The Jim Reaper™ yes I have seen all episodes to Astartes so far and it is GLORIOUS AS WELL!!! Helsreach.. Astartes.. and the new Blood Angel series by Richard and GW itself ... What a time to live in!! XD
No shame brother! No shame at all! That line, delivered by Arterion... Bowden and Boylan made me shed tears on a work of sci-fi... you magnificent bastards!
the ork's titans really come with a bulky force and menace here. You feel their weight and deadly firepower. Even in great artworks they often cannot transmit being a real danger to imperial forces because they look like crude rubbish bolted together, almost cartoonish. But here, perfect.
It's scarier when it has motion to it because of how reality defying it's being is. It is a construct held together and made to function by nothing but the immense will of the orks to destroy. As a still image it is just a pile with no will or presence to it.
For sure. They're nowhere near as deliberately designed as the Imperial Titans, but they have way more guns; way more armor. And worst of all? No matter how badly you wreck one of them, any Ork mek with enough time on his hands can get it working again.
Hearing Primus voice at 26:52 onwards was heartbreaking. The once proud, arrogant warrior wailing shrilly as a temple of his faith is desecrated (They're bringing the Temple down!), his brothers are slain (Nero!!!), and at his own life is taken. I was no fan of Primus originally, believing him to be a rude, arrogant prick, and incredibly irreverent for a Templar. But hearing him whimper "Grimaldus...brother..." as he died, immolated in the fire so sacred in the Imperial Creed... it really made me pity him. Made me wonder just how much a Space Marine is changed internally.
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. Don’t cry..... _Sniffle Sniffle_ *_BAWLING_*
Is there any better way to die then back to back with your friend, your brother on a mountain of slain foes; on ground you consider holy? Chills....chills
Only two templars of Grimaldus force survived Helsreach and Armmagedon, Reclusiarch Grimaldus and Sword Brethen Cedric. Both of them later go to the Manneheim Gap. Only they survived Helsreach and Armmagedon from the 100 templars
@@enginepy it wasn't a speech really. The book this is based on playes differently. The imperials fought in a constant fighting withdrawal into the cathedral place until they where forced to retreat into the building itself. During the entire time they fought barely anybody had noticed their surroundings until the sister superior shouted her lines because at that point they had been driven back into the inner sanctum. Her call "woke" most of them out of their battle trance which made a many few humans panic and some even to try to run away. Grimaldus responded to this with his speech to give the soldiers around him moral and resolve. This worked only somewhat so he charged the nearest biggest ork and yelled his final speech that was being both broadcasted by his helmet as well as to everyone's com-unit around him. This led to all the remaining black temples chant their battle cry with the humans. This actually has even more deeper meaning than most realize, because in this last moment before the end, the black templars accepted the human soldiers into their fraternity and regarded them as equals in battle. Meaning the dead humans , their names, history and deeds, is now part of the black templars, and by extend the imperial fist as a whole, history
I don't know why but this is so cute 4:44 Look how the little warhound leads the enemy to his big brothers and then he goes on to mind his own bussiness its so cute
Because it's a young cub. A princeps puppy is playful and cute, in his 15 meters giant killing robot endowed with Vulkan mega-Bolters and a marco plasma weapon. If strong enough, One day that puppy may grow to be able to pilot a bigger and less cute god-machine, but hey, odds are it will get melted to slag with his machine way before that.
@@lkvideos7181 no, its good against everything but well armoured orks and space marines equvilents, vs other humans (like renegades and cultists), tau, unarmoured orks, most eldar, most tyranids, etc. the standard lasgun is a decent to very powerful weapon, and the hot shot is good vs anything short of a terminator, and even then it can hurt. the vast majority of the guards oponents are vulnerable to lasguns, its just that that marines (and equipment) are more commen on the table top then in the lore. In 40k its a light assault rifle/carbine, capable of blowing apart all but the heaviest and rarest persoal body armors.ere
@@matthiuskoenig3378 Actualy that *highly* depends on pattern as not every forge world produces the same quality weapon or more preciciely not every world produces as good a quality Lasgun as a forge world.
Honestly one of the smallest yet most impactful parts. I really don’t understand how relationships could possibly blossom in the 40k universe. But for it to do so, to seem so genuine, and then be dead. It is devastating.
"I have dug my grave in this place. I will either triumph or I will die. No Pity. No Fear. No Remorse." Its a perfect summation/distillation of the poem Invictus. It should be a video all unto itself.
I like how Primus goes from only caring about his glory to shouting in pain at seeing Nero die (when previously he taunted him about the way Cador died). It shows how much Bayard's death(and the battle in general) shook him. Also his reaction to Bastilan dying so suddenly was animated very well.
26:55 This scene...and everything after is why 40k is so beautiful/gritty and why it beats every other franchise EVERY...SINGLE...TIME. 18:10 When you and the boys are about to start introducing orks to the room temperature challenge.
I literally screamed at the screen "I shall know no fear!" Richard I'm an Iraq vet, mech recon, huge 40k fan. Now granite miner in ga believe it or not. I really, really liked this very much. Very, very much. It's a work of art. I hope you continue to provide us with powerful things like that to look at. .... I had to edit. When I yelled at the screen. I was very surprised. What that means is your content is very evocative.
Just a little FYI, Richard has been hired by Game Workshop to do an animated series called "Angels of Death" (starring the Blood Angels) because they liked Helsreach so much. Yes, Richard is officially working for GW at an official project with company resources.
Evocative work. I am also a veteran (OEF/OIF). As an officer, let me say your visuals expressed the strain of command. My words fail to express all I want to say, so let me say this much... All leaders wear masks for their troops. All troops fight for their comrades. If you are a hero, it is not a title you take(or want) for yourself. Our awards are worn for those who fell... To honor them as we press on. To all my fellow veterans, GET THE HELP YOU NEED! I tried all the stupid mind games we play. It nearly killed me. So talk to someone, go to the VA, find others who can understand enough to point you in the right direction, look up you local DAV chapter... Get off your (edited for the public) posterior and do something. We are stronger together Brothers. No matter your race, creed, sex, gender, nationality, or breed (K-9s too)...you are my Brothers. Take my advice, not all wounds leave scars on the outside. I've finally gotten my PTSD to a manageable state, but it took time and a team to shift the engagement in my favor. Too many of us die because we don't get the help we need. So all I can say is this last plea. Live a life that honors the fallen. Carry on.
I was also introduced to 40k through Dawn of war. The Marine dying and planting the flag really resonated with me. The devotion, the valor.... I found Dawn of war when I got out of basic and was on leave, my friend had a copy. I'm so very glad GW has finally hired someone like Richard who really seems to get what draws people to 40k and isn't just trying to sell the franchise.
Also, to the officer that replied, thank you for your message brother, but the VA is absolutely useless. At least where I am in Atlanta. Better off talking to fellow veterans.
13:42 When that one guy cost you the game because he just couldn't follow orders.... 13:53 And before the match is over, you team-kill him in frustration.
And it's such a simple scene. No overblown monologue. Just reading into his body language. that long pause and the way his expression dims. It's just so powerful
Here is the thing. Richard holds the crown because he FINISHED. He is the first. All the other's have gotten bored or had creative differences, quite and the projects died. Short lived? I doubt it. I hope not, I love the work of Astartes and Death of Hope, but I dont hold out much hope if them finishing just like Lord Inquisitor.
@lioheart2356 I'm sorry, I didn't mean it to come across as being angry. I love what I saw with Lord Inquisitor, but the director flaked out. I will give props to all and support all but I give full props only to those that start & finish a project.
Out of all the gut-wrenching lines and moments in this episode, "they're bringing the temple down" has to be my favourite. There's just so much rawness in Priamus' voice, the voice actor did an amazing job
From the first episode to the last, you did an amazing job. Not only that, but you finished! Very few UA-camrs that take on projects like this can say the same. So, congratulations! Get yourself an ice cream or some type of reward.
If I fell at Grimaldus's side I wouldn't be angered at him for surviving, I'd be happy he told the tale of his venerable squad who fell protecting the Imperium.
The conversation between Andrej and Grimaldus at the end is quite likely the most fitting end to Helsreach I can think of. Such a great book, and really this was an amazing adaptation. Thank you to everyone who helped make this come to life, and thank you Richard in particular
him and everyone taking the piss abut reinforcements. "did i hear you going on about reinforcements again?" "they are coming. why does everyone seem to focus on that?!"
Honestly André made the entire story more human, a soldier with a sense of humor who lived through an ork invasion and not being to see the person she loves ever again, made me tear up inside
I haven't cried in 9 years...give or take a few months 9 Goddamn YEARS this finale...is tugging at the strings of my heart, and wearing at my resolve to keep the streak going... i might lose... this series, and the work you have put towards this spectacular end is worthy of such renown that i find myself stricken with fear of never doing something so great! thank you, Richard, for all of this. Thank you...for Helsreach...
I come to the conclusion to possibly the most magnificent fan made film ever made. Far better than a plethora of triple A movies, and I have no shame in admitting that I am full of emotions of it's conclusion, and more than anything I am glad I had the chance to see such a labor of love in one of my favorite universes. Though I surmise we won't find anything of this caliber for a very long time. However, if anyone can do it, it would be you.
Well rejoice friend because our boy Richard Boylan is making an official 40k series called Angels of Death, Games Workshop hired him, so now he'll have a full team and professional software to work with, rather than Source Filmaker and Kinect cameras
"Yes...I found her."
Poor Andrej.
yeah i agree it seams like she died but i'm pretty sure his pause was suppose to be suprise that grimaldus remebered
What happened to the two officers?
@@minoreror9961 Finished book last night, Ryken (guy with head wound) survived and talked to Grimaldus before he left. He confirmed that Cyrio (Lady officer) survived with a smile on his face.
@@collecter343 Thank you, literally was gonna ask if they were in the book about a minute ago, if I hadn't gotten up to do something real quick. Came back and saw your comment
@@wizard0313 Happy to help
All those in favor of declaring Richard an imperial saint say Aye
aye
Aye
AYE!
aye
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*"The Hero of Helsreach... as if there was only one"* ... Good way to end a story.
Sorry but my grammar nazi sense tingling.
**Edit** Thank you
For every medal of honor thousand heroes die in loneliness.
Unnoticed
Unsung
There is only one, Richard Boylan.
There was only one hero... until they edited out all the parts where Sly Marbo flew in and killed everything. + @Staccet . Guilliman would be proud of your diligence. However, people that tend to use the word "Nazi" are all but guaranteed to be chaos cultists... aka antifa
I agree
Suicide mission of a battle 6-7 men survived -“were you injured”
-“I had a headache”
But then it passed.
His lover didn't tho...
`meMe TraSh McGee
This made me smile
@@Doomroar , and she was the most beautiful woman in the world. Every man says so.
@@Doomroar oh but his lover passed
"I had a headache... but then it went away"
"This made me smile"
Genuinely the happiest moment in this entire series.
Loved that moment.
That man is my favorite, just, ah, so much perfection
Don't forget the gut punch before though.
Truely a son of dorn
a guardsmen makes a joke causing a Templar to smile. he deserves to b made a space marine for performing such a feat
You, sir, shall be forever remembered in the fanbase.
You gave us what Games Workshop never did.
You're a bloody god damn hero.
well, now GW is giving you a blood angels Series directed by yours truly, Richard Boylan
@@redjupiter2236 Holy fucking shit. You're right. I saw the trailer, but I didn't know that Richard would be on the animating team...
Truly, the emperor smiled on us.
@@redjupiter2236 Wait Richards the one directing that? Shit me, GW have finally grown some sense when it comes to their official movies/animations it seems.
so true. cant wait to see the blood angel series.
No Hero A Legend
"Your friend- your love, did you find her?"
*Silence* "Yes... I did find her"
This kicked me harder than it should have.
And Grimaldus understood without a single moments misinterpretation.
do you ever get to know who he was refering too?
@@Dorfanable the woman you see him at the desert outpost with is that friend/love interest he lost.
@@WydeFade which episode?
@@Dorfanable Most of them that hes in.
That little pause before Andre said he found her, that hurt.
Maybe he was just surprised that Grimaldus remembered
The storytelling is fantastic. A second pause, a slight gesture, and we know so much more.
@@funybirbman3813 No she died, in the audio book its elaborated on a tiny bit more but... yeah.
I second this excellent story telling overall but that part low key hurt me a bit.
Andres girl was the girl that Grimaldus stayed with during her last moments...
"Goodbye, brother."
A simple line with so much emotion behind it.
@The Jim Reaper™
Richard Boylan (creator of this Helsreach series), is at the head of the new Games Workshop movie, centered around a squad of Blood Angels.
ua-cam.com/video/ixVvdnf49tA/v-deo.html
@The Jim Reaper™ We'll have the "Angels of Death" to look forward to, so there's hope for GW. Also, I've been following ASTARTES as well, pretty awesome.
I broke down when I heard him say that...
otakusized07 I agree
The feels are too real man
The temple broke before the imperials did.
This is one of those things in history when we can all look back and say that we watched Richard Boylan's independent stuff back before he was a world-renowned artist.
As long as Games Workshop doesn't screw him over, yeah.
Considering they gave a shoutout to this series specifically on the official blog and brought him on to work on an official series, I think things look alright in that regard
Kothra workshop got just woke enough to realize the community offers passionate assets that can be exploited for solid cash, with the byproduct of delivering some actual quality content. Good for all I guess.
@@blitzkrieg8776 I really lke this comment I hope your right
@@danielavalsangiacomo6691 it is good. Means we get actual decent content.
That scout titan...
I was like “RUN SCOUT RUN!! MOVE THOSE LITTLE FEET!! FULL SPRINT!!”
Then it gets back to mama and papa
it s pretty much their role scout and draw ennemies to bigger titans !
It's a bit funny, knowing that those scouts( Warhound) Titans were the only Titans that Participated in Vraks and they made a lot of impact whenever they go but here! They're the Joke!!!
If those were scout warhounds, I was wondering how in the world they could get ANYTHING. So bloody clumsy looking, and slow.
@@jwalker216 If you think they're not worth the pact, check the Imperial knights and the output.
Artarion held Grimaldus' banner until the very end, compromising his own safety for the glory of his commanding officer. Not only that, he spent his last moments in reverence of their friendship, that shot of him looking back over his shoulder leaving himself vulnerable just to say goodbye. I haven't shed a tear in years... bravo.
I like it in the book where they go back to back while both laughing, the second time Grimaldus turns towards his brother to say goodbye he finds him on the floor mutilated. Love the very end in this however where even at the last fraction of a second he aims to fire his plasma pistol one last time before getting knocked by the falling debris. Epic sci fi done right. Even this fan made battle gave me more chills than the last Game of Thrones episode.
@@elasolezito Let us not speak of GoT, Brother.
@ Forgive me Ron, the last season is under inquisitorial investigation after all.
@@elasolezito ooooh man if only i could give D&D a bolter execution
@@SirSpycrab I would send them to a panal corp!
He dreamed of creating the world's greatest Warhammer 40k film.......and he succeeded....
What movie did you mean?
Ultramarines? I wouldn't call that great
@@lordnaton6492 Magos biologis Naton I was saying it in reference to Richard Boylan's fanmade Helsreach film. This video represents the completion of it, all that's really left is to splice everything into one video.
@@QuigProQuo I see
Not to diminish from this excellent work of cinematic art, but there ain't much in the way of competition.
@@meatmelon1476 True, but hopefully this will be the Harbinger for better Warhammer 40k TV/Movie series. Especially now that Richard is working officially with Games Workshop.
'Your friend. Your love. Did you find her?' I am no judge of human emotion, but I see his smile turn fragile and false.
'Yes,' he says. 'I did find her.'
*Cador* dies ambushed by cowardly Greenskins, a bullet in the back ending centuries of distinguished and honourable service.
*Bastilan* dies coming to his brother's aid, the shock of seeing the corpse of the Emperor's Champion deafening him to the rage of battle around him and leaving him unprepared for a stray bullet piercing his helmet.
*Nerovar* dies held up by two Ork spears, his last breath and energy calmly used to stab the xenos scum holding him aloft like a bloody banner in its tiny, disgusting eye.
*Priamus* dies with the Black Sword in one charred hand, the other cut off long before the immolating fires boil his skin inside his armour and reduce him to bubbling ash and blood.
*Artarion* dies holding aloft his brother's banner with glory and defiance, spending his last moments giving a proper goodbye to his precious companion rather than spend it in fear and terror.
And *Grimaldus* ...
*Grimaldus* is alive, buried amidst the ash and rubble and corpses of valiant brothers and hated enemies alike. He is alive, where everyone else is not. Alive, and alone.
Their deaths we're honorable and glorious and rogal dorn didn't dissapointed before the final squad member let go of the banner.
Grimaldus did die here. Buried with his Brothers. Even an Astartes, great souled though they are, could not endure such loss and be the same man they once were.
Amen Brother
Well said.
@@Shadowfalls89 Chaplain Grimaldus died in the temple rubble. Reclusiarch Grimaldus arose from the ashes.
"Hero of Helsreach the crowd cheers as if there is only one"
That truly got me.
Such a beautiful closing line.
When he stood in the ship staring at the empty space I legit felt the emotions hit like a sledgehammer. Your squad in battle is more than family and to lose them all and live is a far more cruel fate than to die with them.
@@devastater97 For Astartes they literally are family.Their minds are wiped when they are initiated into the chapter.
"No Pity! No Remorse! No Fear!"
*Manly templar tears
4:30 here we see a baby warhound titan running to its parents while being chased by a Garguant
To me that was so cute lol
@@soulreaperazazel6612 Not gonna lie it was ^^
'Never talk to me or my son ever again'
It seems to be basic Titan tactics. If you want to read up on it read Titanicus from Abnett
@@bvdemier1 Baithounds. ^^
I just realised that the moment Grimauldus ordered Jurisian to retreat with the words "There is no dishonour that your fate lies elsewhere." was the culminating moment that ends Grimauldus' journey. Just like Grimauldus was sent to Helsreach instead of the front lines, Jurisian was sent to the Hemlock by Grimauldus himself. At that moment he had finaly come at peace with the fact that his sending to defend Helsreach was the wariors fate that was ordained upon him and he was ready to accept it as the one that defines his life as a warior.
And they say 40k is incapable of literary prowess.
@@lawrencemadsen9957 that's the moment you realize that "I will die on Armageddon" does not refer only to the old Grimaldus but also refers to squad Grimaldus.
@@JohnTrustworthy He did survive btw
I have to say that the way the Orks were written in this was masterful. They never say a word in their silly cocknee talk, and we never take a moment to see the war from their perspective.
Because to the 40k fanbase, the Orks come off as a silly amusing race of maniacs. But could you imagine having to fight them? They are monsters in the truest sense. Not like tyranids, who are just animals trying to survive. But monsters that take pleasure in war and nothing else.
That said, Id gladly watch Hogan Heroes style comedy based around Gorka-Morka
They are not monsters. They are but a weapon which should have been destroyed after it served its purpose. They are nothing but a tool that tries to do it's duty after it was done. They are like a rebelling AI. They are noting because they have no agency, they are just following the one commend that was coded into their very being. They take pleasure in war and nothing else because they are made for war and nothing else. Eldar, Necron, Tau, Human, Chaos- whatever they do they do it because they want to do it, however influenced by outside forces.
The Greenskin? they only do what they were made to do.
@Nathan Miller because theres a difference between grimdark, and edgyness
@Nathan Miller that beeing one takes itself WAY too seriously, cannot lighten up, and feels like it was written by an shadow the hedgehog fanboy.
The other can at least take a moment to calm down.
Also, i believe silly is the wrong word for it.
@Nathan Miller that is because 40k is deep down a piece of comedy.
Grimaldus did die on Armageddon, died when the last of his squad gave their final breath in service to the God Emperor, he was then reborn Reclusiarch Grimaldus, Hero of Helsreach. When he stood upon the thunderhawk alone for the first time in centuries, when darkness would take lesser men he instead stood firm, a monument to the Imperium's resilience.
The Emperor Protects
In Recent events the black templars are protecting shrine worlds against chaos with the sisters of battle. Maybe je will have the primaris treatment or become a living saint...
@@RedTankable Considering the popularity of Grimaldus, in part to the many forms of Helsreach's story itself I have no doubt he will eventually ascend to the Mk X armor himself. Considering some people's rightful concerns that eventually there will be nothing but Primaris, it only makes sense that old heroes will evolve or die. And Grimaldus... he already died on Armegeddon.
The Emperor Protects, Brother.
The emperor protects
Marc Rodbossman he does
"Yeah, I had a headache, but then it went away"
"this makes me smile"
His smile, his optimism,
*RESTORED.*
Ork Gargant: "Oh, you're approaching me?"
Storm Herald: "I can't beat the shit out of you without getting closer"
Nice poke. Time to put the lights out! Good night!
Hoho!!
Is That a Jojo reference?
😂
The moment Grimaldus named Primus the last Emperor's champion of Helsreach and called him to take up the black blade. That character development was so great I cried
Fucker went down swinging too. Down an arm and surrounded by Xenos all trying to beat or shoot him to death all while bleeding out on top of a pile of dead orcs. At first I was sad to see him die but then again there’s almost no other way he could’ve gone out in a more badass instance.
Primus was truly the blade master, he was not mistaken
@@andrewvincent89 indeed, better than the former
Last black knight. Hero of the Helsreach. Champion of Armageddon. Templar too Angry to die.
that is an upgrade for a khorne unit in path to glory
But i bet grimaldus never had a headache, that guardsman is the real hero here
@@franciosdeaeruiu7555 Not that. Every Guardsman. As he said "Hero of Helsreach... as if there is only one"
Too*
Hero of Helsreach. As if there is only one.
I prefer the interpretation of the general mood of the final, heart-wrenching last stand within the temple in the Helsreach fan-made movie than the novel. In the novel, in true Templar fashion, there's almost a sort of insane levity, what with Artarion laughing his final words and Grimaldus echoing that. I can see why people would approve of either interpretation, but I prefer the movie's. The tone is far more somber and heart-breaking, as it should be, I think.
The Black Templars are known for the incredible zealotry that most rears its head in moments that would make most consider a retreat. Their attrition rates are atrociously high. Dying gloriously on the field of battle, against overwhelming odds is seen as the highest honor...as it should be. I feel sometimes it's portrayed with almost too much levity, though. The Helsreach movie did it right; it showed us something far more somber. It showed us that even amongst warriors who see a violent death as an inevitability, who feel no fear, who seek to burn twice as brightly still experience the pain of loss...and it is crushing. Not only that, the deaths of squad Grimaldus all showed their true, beautiful and terribly honest, colors at the end.
Nero, a competent apothecary and warrior no doubt, was far more prone to outbursts of emotion, especially grief. Amongst Templars, one might call him soft...I think he was simply the most human. Within meek, gentle Nerovar beat the heart of defiance; as he was hoisted onto a spear by his midriff, he pulled himself down lower upon the spear whilst still being impaled...and for what purpose? So that, in a final act of defiance and raw courage, he could stab his killer and take him down with him. In his final moments, we see gentle Nero shine brighter than all as a true warrior.
Priamus was young, proud, haughty, and immensely talented. Quick to anger, quick to misinterpret. Proud to a fault, he refused to show weakness; arrogance was his default trait, though it did not come from a place of malice. In his final moments, the overwhelming pain of missing a limb, amongst a myriad of other injuries, finally showed in his voice. It was heart-wrenching. "They're bringing the temple down!" is said with such desperation, yet he continues to fight. The implacable pain of witnessing the brutalizing of his battle-brother Nerovar and the futility of trying to save him is palpable in his delivery when he cries "Nero!" Not least though, is when Priamus, finally succumbing to fatigue, takes a blow across his face and falls to his knees. In his final moments, proud and boastful Priamus looks towards his brother-chaplain and says "Grimaldus...brother." with such pain, the rest of the scene I watched through blurred vision. In his final moments, despite being a zealous Templar, despite knowing he would die violently, despite a lifetime of battle, despite knowing that his death in glorious battle would earn him a place beside the Emperor of mankind...he wished only for the comfort and presence of one of his brothers. He didn't want to die alone.
Artarion...dependable, sturdy Artarion. I don't have nearly as much to say, but it doesn't soften the blow any less. Banner bearer of Squad Grimaldus. Stalwart. Gruff. A pillar of strength, to be sure. In his final moment, before decapitation, he looked towards his brother, Grimaldus, and somberly said goodbye. He was going towards the Emperor's light, he was saved...his honor and his memory intact. He was to die a warrior's glorious death against impossible odds; this is akin to the holy grail, practically, for Black Templars. Yet, still, in his final moments, he laments having to be separated in life from his brother. The sheer weight of loss sets itself upon him so solidly, he cannot hide it when he says "Goodbye, brother." Perhaps he knew. Perhaps he knew that he alone would die and Grimaldus would live. Maybe his deep, audible pain was in knowing, in feeling that somehow Grimaldus would live. That wherever Artarion was going now, in the afterlife, Grimaldus will not follow...not for an agonizingly long time. And so he grieved because he would miss his brother, simply put, and Grimaldus would miss him. How soberingly human.
Were I Grimaldus, I don't think I would have wanted to survive, either. The pain of living through that may very well dwarf whatever temporary pain he would have felt from death.
The Hero of Helsreach...as if there was only one.
Well said sir,well said
I felt Priamus's death the most. You could tell he was scared.
I disagree in the notion that the mood should’ve been depressing. To me the worst thing you can to death, is to laugh in his face. To enjoy the finial moments of your life before the end, Mexicans got it right with their day of the dead.
Where regular men, would howel with angst and grief these men would stay their last with utter laughter. Truly in this way they died gloriously, a fate that Grimaldus craved.
But that was the tragedy of Grimaldus, in the beginning, he wanted only glory, instead he was only given honors. He grew resentful of it all, but in the end he knew that glory only belongs to the dead. The living must have honor. A lesson that has been learned with a grim price.
If you can’t tell I FUCKING LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH!!
Beautifully worded my friend, you made me shed manly tears, bravo
@@jaegar2786 like a white scar
Artarion, Priamus, Bastilan, Cador, Nero, Bayard.
Press F to pay respects.
REST IN THE LIGHT OF THE EMPEROR, For the Lion!! my brothers.
F
May they rest in the Emperor's light.
No they go to the warp ''bro'' ;)
F
F
"Goodbye Brother..." Wow... Just wow. I felt again like a little kid watching in horror and fascination a fight between good and evil. Knights vs monsters... Beautiful.. Tragic and gut wrenching.
I'm not crying, you're crying.
The Emperor Protects...
I Cried, not ashamed to say it
Yeah, that line hit me too. Very poignant, and tragically fitting, seeing as he died only a second or two after uttering those two words. :(
@@distroya_ Astartes sense and notice much more than regular humans, especially in a confusing battle like that. Maybe he knew the temple was about to come down on them.
I also kind of like how the "goodbye" is the sad part for the marine, not the death itself. They care about their brothers, not death.
Just some thoughts :)
26:20
A man, His last drink, and a straight path to the Emperor
Why die Sober amaright?
Well that’s a way to go off with a bang. if I was in his shoes I would probably done the same thing and taking My enemies with me In the name of the Emperor
A toast to that guardsmen that would rather fight till the end like a guardsmen should go out
Does anyone know what happens when you die in warhammer? Is there a after life?
KILL AS MANY ENEMIES AS THEY ARE NEEDED TO KILL YOU!!!
"And you, were you not injured?"
"I had a headache but then it went away"
This makes me smile.
I wonder if he is a perpetual. They generally don't spoil it in public, otherwise, the Inquisiton will take them away....
@@Emrod82 But how do you take away a perpetual?
@@aaaleshin You killed his soul.
@@Emrod82 I'm pretty sure I saw him getting his entire head ripped off during the battle. So he may well be.
Furious Finch no he didn’t, you can see him right after Nero dies, he is still very well alive and kicking. They share no other scene with him at the very end till after the church collapses
This finale can make even Rogal Dorn smile in aprroval! FOR DORN AND THE EMPEROR!!!!
NO PITY! NO REMORSE! NO FEAR!
Hopefully the Blood Angels series has the same effect on Sanguinius. FOR THE ANGEL AND THE EMPEROR!!!!!!
Dorn will never smile at the accursed blight that is the Black Templars, his disowned and sorry excuse for sons. Grimaldus may be the only exception
This could make Konrad Curze smile.
For the Allfather cousin!
Years ago, when the Helsreach novel was first released, a good friend of mine organised a narrative campaign of Helsreach in our 40k gaming group. I played the Black Templars using Grimaldus and a special command squad as the core of my army. Another friend in the group played the Orks. The Imperial Guard and Sisters of Battle were also played by others in the campaign. We played all the major battles mentioned in the Helsreach novel. The campaign lasted about a month or so, mostly on weekends. It was a blast. Despite the daunting number of Orks my Black Templars were facing, somehow Grimaldus managed to stay alive to the end of the campaign just like in the novel. It was truly a campaign to remember.
I would sacrifice Chaplain Cassius to have a Group like that
@Ben Ivin Cassius is grandfather smurf, remember
Ave Imperator.
The survivor's guilt Grimaldus must have. He truly did die on Armageddon. What he was before he can never be, for it is left there buried with his brothers in front of that temple in Helsreach.
It's also fantastic how at the beginning he wanted anything but to be left and by the end he was ready to die beside his brothers and guardsmen.
@Caramel Johnson Only in death does duty end.
That's basically what Helbrecht intended. To be left on Armageddon in order to defend a city that is doomed to fall served the purpose of cleansing Grimaldus' soul and getting rid of that "darkness" even his brothers speak of.
The plan worked out quiet well, so Mordred was right when he chose Grimaldus as his successor. If he wasn't, Grimaldus would've died and therefore prove himself to be "unworthy" of the title of a Reclusiarch.
That just goes to show that space marine, super humans that they are, are still just humans. Even tho the sons of Dorn can be huge autists more so with black templars, they are not immune to feelings that humans have.
Grimaldus *DID* die on Armageddon. The last vestiges of the glory-seeking Sword Brother Grimaldus died during the Siege of Helsreach and Reculsiarch Grimaldus rose from the ashes - more fully understanding his new role within the Black Templars.
‘I have dug my grave in this place, and I will either triumph or I will die!’
Five knights still live, and they roar as I roar.
‘No pity! No remorse! No fear!’
"I had a headache" I remember listening this phrase the first time when I listened to the audiobook. Still as funny as ever.
Andre deserves a model. Special Rule: On a 3+ ignore any wounds. Andre suffers from a mild headache instead.
Special Rule: Doesn't die if you have a good one liner
@@sadhappy8860 "You just got sarged."
or every time he uses a command point to reroll a saving throw he regains the command point on a 2+ and this doesn't count towards the 1 per phase limitation.
For the Emperor!
It is gone now.
Holy Terra, this finale was worth the wait. May the Emperor's blessings be forever upon you, Mr. Boylan. The Emperor protects.
Let me just say Richard, thank you! You’ve put so much effort and love into this, I’m amazed, simply amazed! Congrats on your new project with Games Workshop, you deserve it, brother!
Edit: That was me piloting the Thunderhawk at the end, I SURVIVED!
I doubt he will have the time since he will be working on the Blood Angels story next, but it would be truly splendid to see him work on the sequel to Helsreach, Blood and Fire. It would be truly awe-inspiring to witness the Reclusiarch and Celestial Lions in battle, and of course Grimaldus telling the Inquisition to fuck off or else.
He said his favourite Primarch was Rogal Dorn during the pre-release stream btw, I imagine you must have been giddy. :P
Yes my Chapter Master, the proper praise must go to the man who almost singlehandedly accomplished this incredible feat of creativity, dedication, and artistic mastery. Congratulations Richard on a job well done, I’ll be on the edge of my seat awaiting your next, and now GW funded, project with anticipation that Slaanesh would be envious of
Chapter Master, is Richard embodied of the spirit of the Emporer? Is he the one who will lead us to a untfed and peaceful Imperium? Will he lead the chapters to spread love and peace within the planets that fall within his endless bounds? Will he create the imperium of man that we all dream of rom within our mean existance? Is Richard the re-incarnation of our glorious Emporer and will he bring our Imperium to a gloruius and everlasting supremacy within the galaxy!
Richard Boylan needs a successor chapter!
"The Hero of Helsreach... as if there was only one"
Reminds me of a quote I've seen before somewhere (possibly also 40K): 'For every battle honour won, a thousand heroes die alone, unsung and unremembered'
I believe it is from Helsreach as well. Or maybe is from Epsilon... But I've heard it before as well
Read this in very first Rulebook, Rouge Trader. But maybe it's famous historical quote and uses a years ago.
@@truemenon Me too, in WH40k 3rd edition rulebook if I'm not mistaken.
“I had a headache. But then it went away.”
Top 10 Imperial plot twists.
Aye!!
He lost the woman he love tho....
Technically he could have just gotten totally rejected.
Normally one headache is enough to kill someone in the Imperium
"
"Your friend. Your love. Did you find her?"
I am no judge of human emotion, but i see his smile turn fragile and false. "Yes, I... did find her."
...
...
He laughs, but there is little joy in it. His eyes are like glass since he mentioned finding his friend.
"
Shit, there must be someone peeling onions in this room or something.
Yeah, that is war :(
@@lkvideos7181 She died didn't she?
@@amirsafwan8491 yep. Basicaly from that troop in the cathedral only Grimaldus, Andre and a handful Guardsmen survived. Andre found her corpse iirc.
@@lkvideos7181 I see. What about the officer and the Adjutant?
@@amirsafwan8491 they died too. if they lived they shouldve been standing with andre and attending the parade
"Hero of Helsreach... As if there is only one."
Indeed. A hearty, hero's welcome to this tribute to the long, dark future. May your steps under the Sons of Sanguinius grant you further favor.
"An hour ago. We saw Storm Herald die."
Grimaldus: 😐🤯😡😡😡😡😡
Now...IT'S PERSONAL!!!
i was surprised his punch didn't cause the temple to collapse
@@jeremybk54 For a moment I thought the rubble was the ceiling coming down. Knowing that the Space Marine thrown a fully scrapped ork at another, so hard, that the other nob had died, I bet there is a strength to that punch.
@@boredoflife8703 The Titan
"NOT MY BADASS TITAN GRANDMA!"
You will be forever remembered as the emperors finest.
So I guess the message of the ending is at least partly the unpredictability of war. Grimaldus and Andre were the two characters with the most death flags, yet they were the only characters to survive. Grimaldus literally stated he would die on this planet and acted as if he would die, and yet he was the only astartes to live. Andre also had many death flags. He was the comic relief in a franchise like Warhammer, and he sent a note to his love believing he would surely die. And in a surprising twist she (assumedly) died instead and Andre lived. Primus is another example. He was built up as a rising champion and most people who hadn’t read the book probably thought he would survive and apply all that he learned to future missions, due to him having the largest character development of the secondary cast. Yet he dies, and not even in an individual blaze of glory. He dies during the same montage as all the other characters, and from being burned to death, dying with no more fanfare than any of his brothers. And I feel like this is why I love the story: it’s true of war. Despite the science fantasy themes and the over the top action, at its core the story feels like an actual war story where the outcome is unexpected by everyone, chaos reigns, and there’s both plenty of dramatic moments and plenty more anti climatic moments.
In the book, Stormherald's last survivor holds his ground in the cockpit of Stormherald with nothing, but a laspistol, keeping the Orks away from Zarha's body until his last breath. Helsreach is such a fantastic book to show 40K for what it is. A meat-grinder. People go in one end, meat comes out of the other. However, it also exemplifies the heroism of those who willingly go into that meat grinder, knowing how it will end. It's just fantastic.
I agree completelly. In fact Richard even pointed out that he read the book for the first time while he was on duty in Afghanistan and that detail was one of the things that appealed to him the most about how the story was written.
Grimaldus dies partially. He lost everything. He dies, not phisically, but in mind and heart everytime someone close to him is gone. It's a way i see it at least.
And the "Hero thematic" at the very end is not only about the Marines but the Guardsmen who stood at the very end
in the book both Major Ryken and adjutant Quintus Tyro also survive
@The Jim Reaper™ That would inquire as to the fate of the other 2 senior guardsmen, Adjutant and the Major, probably married by now, and that one woman among the sisters who Andre gave that letter, upside she is probably available,
=][= Richard Boylan, Hero of Helsreach =][=
CHAD Jurisian:
- Hacks into a hidden mechanicus base and defeats a masterwork self-evolving code.
- Takes a big fucking weapon to a city about to fall to the Orks.
- Immediately snipes the biggest ork titan he can see
- refuses to elaborate (much)
- leaves
Sadly, in the novel, he perishes as Oberon's angered Machine Spirit overwhelms his psyche after he forces this one singular shot out of it. His last words are "Engine kill."
Giga chad sigma male
@@arklaw8306 thats too bad
@@arklaw8306 :(
@@arklaw8306 he didn't die though, he just left with oberon
Someone give this man a succesor chapter or something
Ok.
that was easy
#SonsofRichard ^^
“Grimaldus, I stood until the end as promised.”
It’s heart breaking every time I watch it. As moving as an Oscar nominated movie.
I hope great things for Boylan. A story teller with vision and passion.
Two qualities sorely missing from the current crop of cookie cutter, hack, assembly line, mediocre, butt slave directors in Hollywood.
Also when Zarha punches Godbreaker in a last act of defiance, basically moving an unpowered Imperator Titan in that moment. A perfect depiction of the unmatched willpower of a Princeps.
GW is hired him to help make their new show, Angels of Death
It's weird but I feel bad for the Stormherald itself. An Imperator-class Titan is not only a war machine - it's an Avatar of the Machine God AND the work of engineering art for the Imperium.
It saddens me when such a machine is destroyed. Made even WORSE by the whole business between Zarha and Grimaldus.
She did hold her promise. And by extension Stormherald did.
They stood until the end.
@@mattwetherille6539 Not sure that's a good thing. Hope he doesn't get corrupted at GW or have his talent held back.
@@RyanEX2000 forgive me my Heretical addendum, but...
Or both...
7:04 Cannoness:"I have fought alongside warriors who would have given their lives for the Imperium's ideals..."
Grimaduls : "So you met Dante In the Second war?"
Cannoness:"...And warriors that cared only for accruing glory."
Grimaldus:"I didnt know Cato Siccarius was here;"
Cannoness;"and then I fought besides some reaaaaal assholes. I mean really, If you Astartes consider yourself genderless holy weapons for the Emperor, how in the seven chambers of the Warp do you create such assholes?
All the Black Templars:" Marines Malevolent"
Perfection...
Thanks to archwarhammer i somehow understand all this
i only understand the cato sicarius smurf boi reference not the marines malevolent
Cannoness: "And I met a few retards."
Grimaldus: "Ah, the Sons of Russ."
I, CATO SICARIUS IS ALWAYS NEAR PLACES OF POTENTIAL GLORY.
SO THAT I, CATO SICARIUS CAN ONCE AND FOR ALL PROVE, THAT I, CATO SICARIUS WOULD BE THE GREATEST AND MOST GLORIOUS CHAPTER MASTER OF THE GREATEST AND MOST GLORIOUS CHAPTER THERE IS.
"They are bringing the Temple down" ....You can hear the despair in his voice.... sent chills down my spine.
*_For all the content that had to be removed or modified to fit this video's time frame, this was a masterful cut._*
*_Well done, Brother._*
A year of hard work, sleepless nights and a lot of beer. We appreciate your hard work. We appreciate you.
Aye
He delivered one of the most epic moments of 40k. Let this be an example for all the good stuff GW can make for Warhammer 40k!
Well said
I started crying when Zaha and Storm Herald died. Richard knows how to set a soundtrack like no one else, the sheer tension when one of the officers realized that he had doomed them all, and the other one shot them.. Fucking hell I didn't have a dry eye till the end.
No, not till well after the end, because goddamn am I sad and happy at once..
"I will die on this world. I will die on Armageddon." I freaking LOVE how you did that part!
“I will die on this world”, he wasn’t wrong. Squad Grimaldus, who’s journey and beliefs mirror his own, died on Armageddon. Grimaldus, chaplain commanded of Helsreach died. In his death rose the reclusiarch, black knight of Helsreach, that warriors story has just begun.
perfect point, never saw it this way.
I started playing 40k tabletop when I was 15. It was never more than a game for me until my dad let me read his copy of Horus Rising, the first novel in the Horus Heresy Series. Although the 40k community has its quirks, the lore written by ADB, Dan Abnett, Graham McNeil and so many others is, in my opinion, what sets 40k high and above any other fandom I’m a part of.
These stories were a part of my childhood and it’s honestly been such an eye opening experience. You don’t need to like Sci-Fi to like this story, you don’t need to be a military film enthusiast to connect with these characters. These stories are so human to me, and they have so much more to them than to just be an add-on to the game like other game novels. They have something to say, they have emotions and lessons they wish to express.
Sorry to make an essay.
TLDR: Reading is fun for everyone, no seriously do it.
Or perhaps....There'll be yet another war for Armagaddon. With Grimaldus back into the fray. And that, is when he'll finally meet his end.
@@nickolascampbell1837 and how old are you now?
I started with WHFB at 13, 21 years ago, went over to 40k at 19, I am now 34 with over 70 vehicles and over 300 infantry models sitting in a dedicated hobby room in a house I own with my spouse, who I've managed to inspire to interest in the hobby! :D
SonsOfLorgar 22 so not as long as you 😂
I’m shaken when the Black Templar says to Primus “The Black Sword.” And gets shot a second later in the head. I realize that a soldier can be the greatest warrior and still die by the fickle finger of fate. Captured perfectly by you, Richard.
Also, when Grimaldus asks Andre’ about his love, you don’t oversell the moment. Andre’s millisecond pause and blank stare while answering says it all. No tears streaming down his face or a dramatic wince. You captured the subtlety of the moment and exchange with perfection.
Can’t tell you how happy I am that GW recognizes your talent. I wish you success to rival Abrams, and Johnson with SW. Maybe this will catapult you to Hollywood and replace those mediocre talents. A 150 million dollar budgeted 40k movie with you at the helm. I’d like to see that some day. Good luck and thank you for your hard work.
> Also, when Grimaldus asks Andre’ about his love, you don’t oversell the moment. Andre’s millisecond pause and blank stare while answering says it all. No tears streaming down his face or a dramatic wince. You captured the subtlety of the moment and exchange with perfection.
The scene is pretty great in the book, too.
"I am no judge of human emotion, but I see his smile turn fragile and false. 'Yes,' He says. 'I did find her.'"
"Andre’s millisecond pause and blank stare while answering says it all"
Well said, and damned if that scene doesn't hurt all the way to the soul
its a little hard to see in the animation style, but he looks down and away at that moment too
Amen to that :)
I wish success to far SURPASS Johnson's Star Wars - since rivaling him isn't really much of a feat and is more of a curse if anything.
I wish there were more people to credit for that song to play out, but he practically did everything by himself lol
Thank you for everything Richard. I dare say Helsreach was truly the highlight of all my UA-cam experience.
Richard Boylan is using the audiobook as his base, which limits him quite a bit. There is a *lot* that is left out, including development of other characters that simply make cameo appearances here or characters that don't appear at all in the audiobook.
Simple example, the ending scene in the book is of Grimaldus returning to Helsreach with the three great relics of Helsreach he personally pulled from the temple with him as he dug himself out of the pile of rubble. A lot more going on with three custom built servitors carrying them to be offered back to the people.
Another would be when Jurisian (the Master of the Forge) confronts the Titans as they are leaving Helsreach and negotiates with them. This results in one of the secondary Titans taking on Godbreaker (the Ork Titan) and going down hard to give Oberon the shot to kill it, which pretty much was what broke the back of the Ork invasion of the city.
However, the main storyline is left intact and the main thing in the novel is the growth of Grimaldus from a squad leader with potential into one of the leaders of the Black Templars.
@@LobstersLobsters Yes, a one man team is a limit on the technical side. I'm referencing the editing he used to cut out certain scenes and not develop other characters. Lack of voice actors forced him to use the audiobook, which is the limit I'm referring to. Apparently the audiobook itself paraphrases the original written book. IMO, a silly decision since the prose in the book is sparse as it is.
By all other standards, it is a great job and I love it.
@@kamaeq The Helsreach Audiobook as narrated by Jonathon Keeble (Used as the basis for this series) is Full and Unabridged.
@@nathanclark2295 Um, no, it apparently isn't. The ones I hear tend to have side plot elements cut out of them, like, where is the fat priest? Where is the consecration of Grimaldus by the Mother Superior? Where is the scene under the cathedral? Where is the fall of the sea platforms that warned about the sea invasion?
Lots and lots of scenes missing. Nothing that interrupts the flow or misses big points, but lots of little flavor things. Pretty much about what you see in any conversion from prose to audio or visual.
The other answer would be that the animation is edited down since if the audiobook is complete and unabridged, then this wonderful series has a great editing job to cut out all those scenes.
What makes people cry.
Girls: “come back Jack”
Boys: “goodbye brother”
This makes women cry. And men vengeful. We have both daughters AND sons.
AVE IMPERATOR!
I truly did cry, I admit.
@@atanasdimitrov6469 No tear shed in the Emperor's name is ever weakness battle brother.
'Hero of Helsreach!' the crowd cheers
As if there is only one
The moment the temple fell, the moment I saw Nero being speared through, dying with defiance... God Emperor, it brought back the emotions when I first read that chapter from start to finish.
I read the novel, heard the audiobook, now seeing it brings it alive
Did we ever see those two officers die? I liked them but I’ve got a feeling one of them suffered a horrible death since the camera panned to an orc tipping the head off a guardsman. Couldn’t tell who it was.
When watching that scene at the end with Captain Andre I was getting vibes that he found his crush dead, based on how he said it.
Jim Saint Ruth Oh I’m sure, but I mean the man and woman from before. The guy had a face wound. They survived the initial assault but we don’t see anything of them after the woman picked up a dead guardsmans lasgun I think.
@@korbin58 I took it as they fell under the Green wave and it just wasn't pretty. For me seeing Nero keep going after he gets ran through, he's so on task he doesn't even cry out, the Emperor's Finest.
Well damn. I'm not sure what to say, save for " I'm trying to paint Ultramarines and I think you ruined that, they keep coming out black."
WHY DOES GUILLIMAN HAVE A CROSS ON HIS SHOULDER?!
Honestly best thing you could do to an ultrasmurf
@Daniel Martin That's all but normal. Ya know that Smurf cartoon were they bite each other and turn from blue to black becoming over agressive and are hunting down the remaining blue ones? Blue snowflakes become black badasses. Everything is fine.
You meant to say "They keep coming out RIGHT."
What are..."Ultramarines"? The only Astartes I recognize are the Black Templars.
as soon as i got the notification from youtube, i called all my warhammer friends, we went to my basement, turned all the lights off, got snacks and watched this.
I'm not kidding when I say a bunch of grown ass men cried.
Thank you Mr. Boylan. It was glorious.
Wish I had a basement full of Friends to cry over that ending with. My girlfriend was so fucking confused lmao
I didn't have the luxury of a dark room tonight, but I did pull over a blanket and let it soak in a few tears...
I cried a little when artarion said goodbye to grimaldus.
Hell. I cried during the end of this book.
I cried a bit that the dumbass didn't shoot the guy about to kill him but instead turned to have a touching hollywood bye bye.
Engine... Kill.
So GLORIOUS
When Nerova.. Arterion and basicly Squad Grimaldus got wiped.. I am not ashamed to say I cried... The visuals, the sound and how Grimaldus said 'Arterion..' and that 'Good bye Brother'... This played with my feelings. Everyone gave theur lives.. The Sisters.. The Steel Legion.. Templars.. the Titans... OMG best animation in ANY universe I have seen so far. If you can put the new Blood Angel anination with GW over this one, I don't what will happen it I will cry again I guess. Too beautyful and dramatic...
Same Brother
@@DamienTheCat You shouldn't be in the comments if you haven't seen it you stupid shit, next time watch and then scroll down before vomiting your assholish diatribe in response to someone else's comment.
I am sorry if I spoiled something. But I thought this was well known to everyone. Sorry again. :/
@The Jim Reaper™ yes I have seen all episodes to Astartes so far and it is GLORIOUS AS WELL!!! Helsreach.. Astartes.. and the new Blood Angel series by Richard and GW itself ... What a time to live in!! XD
No shame brother! No shame at all! That line, delivered by Arterion... Bowden and Boylan made me shed tears on a work of sci-fi... you magnificent bastards!
That slowmo, “I will die on this world”
N U T
This pleases the n u t
That was the pinnacle of 40k
the ork's titans really come with a bulky force and menace here. You feel their weight and deadly firepower. Even in great artworks they often cannot transmit being a real danger to imperial forces because they look like crude rubbish bolted together, almost cartoonish. But here, perfect.
Yeah first time I've seen ork vehicles as scary.
They pretty much are crude rubbish believed into existence
It's scarier when it has motion to it because of how reality defying it's being is. It is a construct held together and made to function by nothing but the immense will of the orks to destroy. As a still image it is just a pile with no will or presence to it.
For sure. They're nowhere near as deliberately designed as the Imperial Titans, but they have way more guns; way more armor. And worst of all? No matter how badly you wreck one of them, any Ork mek with enough time on his hands can get it working again.
Hearing Primus voice at 26:52 onwards was heartbreaking. The once proud, arrogant warrior wailing shrilly as a temple of his faith is desecrated (They're bringing the Temple down!), his brothers are slain (Nero!!!), and at his own life is taken. I was no fan of Primus originally, believing him to be a rude, arrogant prick, and incredibly irreverent for a Templar. But hearing him whimper "Grimaldus...brother..." as he died, immolated in the fire so sacred in the Imperial Creed... it really made me pity him. Made me wonder just how much a Space Marine is changed internally.
Daniel Garza god that’s when I knew it was all over. When a warrior of true skill and arrogance breaks, you know it’s all over
The way he died fucked me up to, i hate seeing good characters die horribly, so that got me especially.
And they shall know no fear 😭
fuck i pressed on it and you just made me cry again
Like his brother, he died horribly.
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.
Don’t cry.....
_Sniffle Sniffle_ *_BAWLING_*
Yep
"Artarion!"
"Goodbye, brother."
😭
😢
Is there any better way to die then back to back with your friend, your brother on a mountain of slain foes; on ground you consider holy? Chills....chills
I cried like a fu**n baby...so emotional...
😥
"The bastards took my face and that made it personal!"
God i love that line, it is so Guard
Artarion.
Priamus.
Bastilan.
Cador.
Nero.
We will remember.
And the emperor’s champion Bayard
Commiserations on the behalf of the Dark Angels.
@@Джудо Bayard was a dick to Grimaldus, tho. That puts him on my shit list.
Only two templars of Grimaldus force survived Helsreach and Armmagedon, Reclusiarch Grimaldus and Sword Brethen Cedric. Both of them later go to the Manneheim Gap. Only they survived Helsreach and Armmagedon from the 100 templars
@@agustinschissler2210 damn. That's.... intense.
Goodbye brother.
Lie down, try not to cry, cry a lot.
That slow-mo at 27:44!
Quite possibly the most 40k-defining moment in cinematic history.
That's a screensaver or background right there 😂😂
I think Richard wanted this to look just like those battles in codexes. So we can say: This is Warhammer 40,000
Sister of battle: gives inspirational speech
Grimaldus: Amateur
Indrick Boreal : hold my beer
For real, her speech was just junk
@@enginepy it wasn't a speech really.
The book this is based on playes differently.
The imperials fought in a constant fighting withdrawal into the cathedral place until they where forced to retreat into the building itself. During the entire time they fought barely anybody had noticed their surroundings until the sister superior shouted her lines because at that point they had been driven back into the inner sanctum.
Her call "woke" most of them out of their battle trance which made a many few humans panic and some even to try to run away.
Grimaldus responded to this with his speech to give the soldiers around him moral and resolve.
This worked only somewhat so he charged the nearest biggest ork and yelled his final speech that was being both broadcasted by his helmet as well as to everyone's com-unit around him.
This led to all the remaining black temples chant their battle cry with the humans.
This actually has even more deeper meaning than most realize, because in this last moment before the end, the black templars accepted the human soldiers into their fraternity and regarded them as equals in battle.
Meaning the dead humans , their names, history and deeds, is now part of the black templars, and by extend the imperial fist as a whole, history
Invictus got that. Just meant that her dialogue was flat and uninspired. Sounded more like a generic Hollywood speech. Unlike the ones grimaldus gives
@@enginepy True that
I don't know why but this is so cute
4:44
Look how the little warhound leads the enemy to his big brothers and then he goes on to mind his own bussiness
its so cute
Good gun-pupper.
Because it's a young cub.
A princeps puppy is playful and cute, in his 15 meters giant killing robot endowed with Vulkan mega-Bolters and a marco plasma weapon.
If strong enough, One day that puppy may grow to be able to pilot a bigger and less cute god-machine, but hey, odds are it will get melted to slag with his machine way before that.
It’s little high pitched war horn was adorable
My first thought
Warhound:"mommy, daddy that big nasty gargant is being mean to me!!!"
Cute, in a way, certainly....I was just slack-jawed when I saw that...
Lasgun
Our world : a highly dangerous laser based weapon
40k world : a glorified laserpointer
“It’s not a laser! It’s a little lightbulb that blinks!!”
-Guardsman Woody, 534th Cadian, “Andy’s Toys,” Division.
They don't call the Standard Imperial Flashlights for nothing you know.
@@Atrumitos That's why what he says is 100% true ^^ in *40k* it's but a mere flashlight :D
@@lkvideos7181 no, its good against everything but well armoured orks and space marines equvilents, vs other humans (like renegades and cultists), tau, unarmoured orks, most eldar, most tyranids, etc. the standard lasgun is a decent to very powerful weapon, and the hot shot is good vs anything short of a terminator, and even then it can hurt. the vast majority of the guards oponents are vulnerable to lasguns, its just that that marines (and equipment) are more commen on the table top then in the lore.
In 40k its a light assault rifle/carbine, capable of blowing apart all but the heaviest and rarest persoal body armors.ere
@@matthiuskoenig3378 Actualy that *highly* depends on pattern as not every forge world produces the same quality weapon or more preciciely not every world produces as good a quality Lasgun as a forge world.
Probably one of the most dramatic and hearthbreaking endings I've ever seen.
In 40k victory can taste like defeat apparently. Grimaldus won but he lost his entire squad.
It was a bit Blake's Seven, wasn't it!
@@AdeptKing What did it cost to Win
for Grimaldus his family.
and this isn't even anywhere as dramatic as the Horus Heresy series.
Damn. That guardsman captain. "Yes.... I did find her" then have the courage to move on as if he didn't lose something so valuable to him.
He didn't move on, he was clearly faking the voice and the smile. It will take him a few more months to really smile clearly.
If only one could move one so easily
Your pfp and name are triggering me lol
Coco is like our Primarch that went away. Left us to our cold bleak future alone 😭
Honestly one of the smallest yet most impactful parts. I really don’t understand how relationships could possibly blossom in the 40k universe. But for it to do so, to seem so genuine, and then be dead. It is devastating.
"I have dug my grave in this place. I will either triumph or I will die. No Pity. No Fear. No Remorse."
Its a perfect summation/distillation of the poem Invictus. It should be a video all unto itself.
It’s be a long travel but you made something very special for the 40K community and thank you for your service. May the Emperor continue to favor you.
Dont eat those orks or you'll start seeing sanguinius.
Don't do Durgz!
HERETIC BORGER!!!!
I just ate some
Ah, I forgot about the new head canon, thanks for reminding me
Shroom trips man.
I like how Primus goes from only caring about his glory to shouting in pain at seeing Nero die (when previously he taunted him about the way Cador died). It shows how much Bayard's death(and the battle in general) shook him.
Also his reaction to Bastilan dying so suddenly was animated very well.
26:55 This scene...and everything after is why 40k is so beautiful/gritty and why it beats every other franchise EVERY...SINGLE...TIME.
18:10 When you and the boys are about to start introducing orks to the room temperature challenge.
Those last deaths were just heartbreaking T_T
I literally screamed at the screen "I shall know no fear!" Richard I'm an Iraq vet, mech recon, huge 40k fan. Now granite miner in ga believe it or not. I really, really liked this very much. Very, very much. It's a work of art. I hope you continue to provide us with powerful things like that to look at. .... I had to edit. When I yelled at the screen. I was very surprised. What that means is your content is very evocative.
Just a little FYI, Richard has been hired by Game Workshop to do an animated series called "Angels of Death" (starring the Blood Angels) because they liked Helsreach so much.
Yes, Richard is officially working for GW at an official project with company resources.
Evocative work. I am also a veteran (OEF/OIF). As an officer, let me say your visuals expressed the strain of command. My words fail to express all I want to say, so let me say this much...
All leaders wear masks for their troops.
All troops fight for their comrades.
If you are a hero, it is not a title you take(or want) for yourself.
Our awards are worn for those who fell... To honor them as we press on.
To all my fellow veterans, GET THE HELP YOU NEED! I tried all the stupid mind games we play. It nearly killed me. So talk to someone, go to the VA, find others who can understand enough to point you in the right direction, look up you local DAV chapter... Get off your (edited for the public) posterior and do something. We are stronger together Brothers. No matter your race, creed, sex, gender, nationality, or breed (K-9s too)...you are my Brothers. Take my advice, not all wounds leave scars on the outside. I've finally gotten my PTSD to a manageable state, but it took time and a team to shift the engagement in my favor.
Too many of us die because we don't get the help we need. So all I can say is this last plea.
Live a life that honors the fallen.
Carry on.
I was also introduced to 40k through Dawn of war. The Marine dying and planting the flag really resonated with me. The devotion, the valor.... I found Dawn of war when I got out of basic and was on leave, my friend had a copy. I'm so very glad GW has finally hired someone like Richard who really seems to get what draws people to 40k and isn't just trying to sell the franchise.
Also, to the officer that replied, thank you for your message brother, but the VA is absolutely useless. At least where I am in Atlanta. Better off talking to fellow veterans.
Iraq here too. Read the last chancers via Pvs-14 in the truck. Till Valhalla brother
13:42 When that one guy cost you the game because he just couldn't follow orders....
13:53 And before the match is over, you team-kill him in frustration.
I take it you play WoT or WoWs then....???
He had that shot tho
@@comradeconnolly4538 you see that the weapon trajectory wasn't alligned before the shot.
That cursed moderatus..
@@comradeconnolly4538 The Comisar had the shot too.
Frankly, never seen any of these and just finished watching all 13 parts in one sitting. One word "Impressive" truly.
Damn that Andre part when he was ask about his "friend" really hit like a truck ....... Thank you Richard for doing this series, hell of a ride..
And it's such a simple scene. No overblown monologue. Just reading into his body language. that long pause and the way his expression dims. It's just so powerful
He's love died? Becauae the pause he made...
@@avitus-k the way he says it "yeah i found it" suggest theat he did in fact find her after the battle.
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sadly dead
@@maticferlan7903 oh...
It was what I feared.
No doubt the best 40k fan-made project, don't know what else to say so I'll just clap.
Astartes is also excellent.
Just you wait until the Lord Inquisitor gets released - if it ever does!
@@axelhopfinger533 the lord inquisitor was axed and will never be releasing
Here is the thing. Richard holds the crown because he FINISHED. He is the first. All the other's have gotten bored or had creative differences, quite and the projects died. Short lived? I doubt it. I hope not, I love the work of Astartes and Death of Hope, but I dont hold out much hope if them finishing just like Lord Inquisitor.
@lioheart2356 I'm sorry, I didn't mean it to come across as being angry. I love what I saw with Lord Inquisitor, but the director flaked out. I will give props to all and support all but I give full props only to those that start & finish a project.
Its funny how, what is no question the best animated/feature film based on warhammer was made by a fan on his spare time.
And that now GW hired him to animate
@@LordHydrik gw hired him for his storytelling and delivery not animation lol this was made in SFM
Psst, kid wanna watch something good?
ua-cam.com/video/CMGRa4_UjE4/v-deo.html
Out of all the gut-wrenching lines and moments in this episode, "they're bringing the temple down" has to be my favourite. There's just so much rawness in Priamus' voice, the voice actor did an amazing job
From the first episode to the last, you did an amazing job. Not only that, but you finished! Very few UA-camrs that take on projects like this can say the same.
So, congratulations! Get yourself an ice cream or some type of reward.
If I fell at Grimaldus's side I wouldn't be angered at him for surviving, I'd be happy he told the tale of his venerable squad who fell protecting the Imperium.
And so it ends. For the Emperor, Battle Brothers!
The conversation between Andrej and Grimaldus at the end is quite likely the most fitting end to Helsreach I can think of. Such a great book, and really this was an amazing adaptation. Thank you to everyone who helped make this come to life, and thank you Richard in particular
Andre is honestly the best character in this story. JUST A HEADACHE. God damn that made me laugh hard.
him and everyone taking the piss abut reinforcements.
"did i hear you going on about reinforcements again?"
"they are coming. why does everyone seem to focus on that?!"
And then it went away.
Who else survived? What about the Adjutant and her boyfriend?
@@amirsafwan8491 They survived. But Domoska sadly did not :(
Or she found someone else to marry no one really knows.
Honestly André made the entire story more human, a soldier with a sense of humor who lived through an ork invasion and not being to see the person she loves ever again, made me tear up inside
I haven't cried in 9 years...give or take a few months
9
Goddamn
YEARS
this finale...is tugging at the strings of my heart, and wearing at my resolve to keep the streak going...
i might lose...
this series, and the work you have put towards this spectacular end is worthy of such renown that i find myself stricken with fear of never doing something so great!
thank you, Richard, for all of this. Thank you...for Helsreach...
I feel the same, brother
It is okay to cry. Even the emperor sheds tears.
there is no shame in spilling tears to this my brother
If you feel you wont accomplish anything I could turn you into a servitor.
Im pretty sure im incapable at this point tbh. Some times i want to, but those shriveled bastards wont work anymore XD
I come to the conclusion to possibly the most magnificent fan made film ever made. Far better than a plethora of triple A movies, and I have no shame in admitting that I am full of emotions of it's conclusion, and more than anything I am glad I had the chance to see such a labor of love in one of my favorite universes. Though I surmise we won't find anything of this caliber for a very long time. However, if anyone can do it, it would be you.
Send this comment to the top, i 200% agree
I agree it is the best fan film ever made and is better than 90% of studio films made today.
It's not the same but you should watch the "astartes" fan shorts
Well rejoice friend because our boy Richard Boylan is making an official 40k series called Angels of Death, Games Workshop hired him, so now he'll have a full team and professional software to work with, rather than Source Filmaker and Kinect cameras
@@aidymacBrago That's the best news I've heard all week.
Gotta say my favourite character was Servo-skull number 5. He floated around looking at things until the end.