WARHAMMER 40K - "PITY THE GUARDSMAN" - WORDS OF WAR
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- 'Pity the Guardsman' was a post made anonymously on a 'HFY' thread on 4chan /tg/ many years ago.
Always remember, however much the odds were stacked against them, they held the line.
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Still think the speaker in this vox is not a Commisar. Not anyone, but the Guardsman the Marine mocks.
He is exhausted, he is filled with doubt and fear. If it wasn’t for the phenomenal voice acting, I would say it was a commisar.
But this doesn’t sound like a Commisar. The passion, the defiance, the sound of a man who stood against, and barely survived every foe known to man, yet still holds the line.
If you want to think particularly NobleDark, there is the chance, that the Guardsman has a Rylanor effect, returning honor to the Marine, as he realizes his error. That a mere man brings back reality to a traitor. Even if he didn’t his only option is kill the Guardsman and live with the disgrace because there is NOTHING he can say to heal those third-degree burns.
Bang on the money. I always imagined it was from a guardsman point of view. Pinned.
Vox
I prefer to think is an space marine, because a human or commissar talking highly of themselves does not hit as powerfully as a space marine giving that kind of merit for a mere man.
Also, it would be weird for a normal man, who may not know even where and why he is fighting to use the phrase "for ten thousand years" as if he has seen that events
@@ragnarogk I'm pretty sure the original author intended this to be from the guardsman point of view. It was changed for the fan animation
@@ragnarogk It makes sense when a Chaos Space Marine is dumbing all of your kind’s achievements and acting all high and mighty. And it DOES work better because everyone typically thinks of normal humans as lesser, ESPECIALLY the enemies of Mankind.
I’m not saying your interpretation is wrong ofc, rather I’m justifying MY interpretation.
Somewhere in the Warp, Khorne is giving a standing ovation with a brass tear rolling down his great helm...
....i dont thing
@@felipedelrioalvarez6335 i dont thing either 👍
...and then Khorne beats the piss shit out of the brass tear for having the gull for leaving its duct.
Hahaha
Khorne: someone get this Guardsman a skull from the skull throne. He’s earned it.
The Emperor protects those who
*hold*
*the*
*line*
"What's your excuse, monster?"
Just imagine the chaos marine staying silent after the last sentence before he cuts the commissar down, not from blood lust, but because he has no answer. Even daemonic-enhanced superhuman physiology can't resist that burn.
I think you mean before he gets bisected by a loyal astartes
I think this version is more spoken from the Guardsman the Marine mocked so heavily.
Far more impactful that some random grunt, not an officer, not anyone else, dare fire back a harsh exchange of words at the Black Legion marine.
There is an answer tho: the black crusades were mostly successful. Abbadons crusades were power grabs more then anything. They were never meant to topple the imperium… they only served purposes for a greater end. Although we never got to see Abbadon’s full plan into action, he’s plan B still managed to cut the imperium in half and doom thousands of worlds to the whims of the dark gods.
Just because the CSM can’t wipe out million guardsmen (and let’s be honest, if they have retained some semblance of their former intelligence, an act like that wouldn’t be too difficult if they actually strategized.) it doesn’t mean that a guardsman is superior then he. For they could achieve those feats with fraction of the number.
But as he stated… he has something to look forward to. From his perspective he is living the dream… he has all he wants and is gonna be handed even more and more. Where’s the guardsman will die a mostly futile death and in his short existence he will only suffer.
@@62sy all he ever needed was *The Emperor* .. the poor fool
@@ChillAssTurtle the corpse god who might have planned the demise of his own empire in order to gain greater power? Doom his followers to awful and undignified existences, devoid of his originally stated vision and without clear purpose?
That emperor?
This is, by far, my favourite rendition. Instead of having a loyalist Astartes rebuke the traitor; having the guardsman spit a final insult back at him for his hubris. The guardsman knows he's going to die, but the way he tells to him "what's your excuse, monster?" Makes Ollanius Pious proud
Wow, I'm honoured that you think so my friend. Glad you enjoyed my rendition and hope you stick around!
This line of thinking makes me proud. ~ The Emporer protects and I am his instrument ~
I too like how it's the guardsmen speaking his part. It felt so cheap having another space marine speak up and talk on the guardsmen behalf. It made the guardsmen feel even more weak instead of empowering
Agree 100%
"We do not weep for you guardsman, as you are our wrath, our salvation, and our hope. We cry out your glories! Your triumphs! In defiance of the thirsting gods. Ave Imperator! The Emporer Protects"
Imagine an ultramarine kneeling in respect to a humble guardsmen
EMPRAH PROTECTS!
AND EVEN IN DEATH DUTY PERSISTS!
@@ethanmcfarland8240 as they should!
@@ethanmcfarland8240more likely a salamander
As adeptus ridiculous mentioned, the guardsman is issued a lasgun, 4 magazines for said lasgun, bayonet, shovel, a few grenades, uniform and kit, rucksack, boots, and a massive ass wheelbarrow to carry his massive adamantium balls.
One of the most badass lines in all of 40K. This speech shows that an ordinary guardsman, let alone a mortal, is never to be underestimated.
Well said sir!
Fixe bayonetts! Where is my shovel?
Best part is, that it isn't from 40K. It wasn't Aaron Demski Bowden, or Gav Thorpe, or Graham McNiel who wrote this.
It was 2 fans on 4chan, drawing words straight from the passion and sincere pride they felt in the universe and its characters. One of the reasons Warhammer is so incredible. Its overblowing of threats to almost comically large degrees allows for some of the most heroic, brave, and soul-lifting moments in all of fiction, when the light actually does drive back the darkness.
ive said it before ill say it again men of the west have always held a torch in a sea of darkness
And kraken granades @@lupus2079
The Chaos Marine fell to the ground after hearing this rebuttal, murdered by words while grasping at his broken heart.
Correction: Broken HeartS.
A stickler for detail...I love it
Guardsman rolled a bat 20 on his vicious mockery.
I imagine a guardmen on his knees, squad dead or missing. The chaos marine walks up to him talking seeing all the fight in him gone and so decides to gloat over this helpless mortal. He plucks the guardsmen up right as he finishes gloating but is stopped. The guardsmen with tears now rolling down his face responds and the chaos marine is left specchless. The guardsmen still dies but the traitor is left with wounds that will never heal.
"Though this body of mine, still intact, a part of my pride I fear will never come back."
In the Iron Warrior's helmet, the Iron within rusts, under a single, anguished tear. The Iron without mercifully hides the weakness... but it doesn't make the words hurt any less.
Depends, an iron warrior may let him live for showing resistance even in the face of impossible odds but the rest of chaos would not
The fire of this burn will pain him forever
"a part of My pride Will Never come back"- Prince Snake of Slanesh
In our current times, it is hard to not turn to chaos. To destroy and rage at the world. But even amidst the all hate and evil. The imperial guard stand firm to preserve some kind of order and peace even when it seems hopeless. God bless the Emperor's finest and God bless this tattered Imperium.
Well said! And awesome profile pic!
Go ahead and make this the pinned comment, I won't mind
"So, been chosen by the Chaos, feeling it power going through your body... how it feels... been beaten by pity guardsmen like me for 10 thousand years straight?"
One of my favorite small stories about our boys with flashlights. Hearing the retelling is great!
Glad you enjoyed it sir!
He has hold the line for Ten Thousand Years... God, I love the Guard.
I mean the Guardsman has a point...simple average Joes deny the chaos fueled demigods from taking the Imperium for over 10.000 years. I mean...this makes the spikey bois look kinda noob :)
Really good explanation. Love it
even better when you remember that the lassguns have the highest body count in 40k for what they lack in power they make up for in number
@@chimcybergooble9796 Do remember it was a Chaos space marine that said the famous line "Those who think the lassgun to be a worthless weapon have never tried to run through a field of a thousand of them."
@@chimcybergooble9796well, I don’t think so personally, as though I am generalizing a bit for what I am about to say, I’d say for the most part it holds true that most imperial guard regiments have their fighting doctrines and tactics centered around pieces of heavy equipment of one kind or another, of course there are regiments like catachan and the first and only who specialize as light infantry and in asymmetrical warfare, who do not operate these pieces very often and tend to favor infantry.
But the Lasgun is too weak to give the infantryman much firepower, hence why I mentioned it, it may be a supermurder warcrime tier weapon against baseline human levels of infantry but it does jack all against demigod child soldiers stuffed with funni organs and steroids draped in super ceramic power armor.
Or the daemons of literal gods.
And massive ass green mushroom muscle men who can take quite a beating and live to kill you regardless.
So yeah, why do you think they have squads and sections maneuvering and fighting as whole units instead of being able to split into fire teams to manuever like our modern infantry? It’s because the guardsman have relatively little firepower as infantry and are best suited in most cases to be meat shields against big bois for the actual damage dealing heavy weapons or an infantry screen against smaller foes to allow heavy weapons to again, do their magic.
I nonetheless admire the guardsman’s defiance in spite of such cruelty, people tend to forget most guardsmen tend to have balls of adamantium to stare gods and supersoldiers down face to face and kill them, and every word he said holds true too.
I like to think the guardsman who’s speaking is being spoken through by the spirit of Ollanius Pius, a man who has stood against monsters, tyrants, and the horrors of the xenos. A man who stood against the archtraitor. Imo with that pov, the line “what’s your excuse, monster?” Hits so much harder
" You're right. We are mortal and fragile. But even if we are tortured or wounded, we'll fight to survive.
You should feel the pain we feel, and understand.
I am the messenger who will deliver you that pain and understanding."
Abaddon listening in the background. As the Chaos Warrior is about land the killing blow he's ordered to halt by Abaddon.
Abaddon walks up and raises his power claw and before the blow falls the Guardsman hears from the Despoilers mouth "Not since Sigismund..."
A short time later a Warp gate opens near Terra and a casket containing the unmutilated body of a Guardsman holding his gun exits.
I like to think that the Chaos Marine hears this, and for a moment, turns around twards his forces/his brothers. And even though this single, mere Guardsmen, only wielding a small Chainsword, seems like no threat… the Guardsman leaps up and goes for the neck anyway. Knowing he will die, but maybe, just maybe, this demon of hatred and rage will go with him.
I imagine as this guardsman is doing his speech, wounded guardsmen are standing up and grabbing their weapons. Surrounding the chaos marine
The fire of human spirit and ambition burn hotter than any hellfire
I legit cried a bit in that ending. THE POWER IN THAT SPEECH, HOLY THRONE!
GW gets the science, numbers, and tactics of warfare wrong constantly. It does however get the spirit of a grunt correct frequently enough that some of these writers must have at least a passing acquaintance with actual combat vets.
@@PodreyJenkin138 that makes sense
GW gets the science, numbers, and tactics of warfare wrong constantly
How so?
@@WarbossR0kt00fSant0s The supposedly titanic conflicts that shatter worlds often have less fighters involved in them in WH40k lore than a single battle from any of the World Wars.
@@WarbossR0kt00fSant0sBullet calibers alone are massively inconsistent. The literal mechanical workings of various technologies are often contradictory across multiple sources. Logistics get really screwy.
@@Aristeidesyou really need to multiply any number gw puts out by atleast 100. Its not 2 million guardsmen fighting, its 200.
I wept tears of blood in Cry Havoc, tears of sorrow in Don't Go. But in this...I wept tears of pride. In the grim darkness of the far future, humanity's spirit endures!
The daemon-touched has seen 100,000 worlds over 10,000 years, has experienced every sensation and fallen to every level of degeneracy. And yet still, he is empty. The Guardsman may live for but a blink, he may never experience the highest points of pleasure, or the deepest depths of wrath, but he experiences love. He experiences duty. He experiences a life worth dying for.
Pity not the Guardsman. Pity the Chaos Marine, who lives in perpetual, self-sustained suffering.
Guardsman: What's your excuse, monster?
Chaos Marine: *cuts the guardsman down*
*Chaos Marine starts to have a loud echo in his head*
The Emperor: No decency to reply?....coward...
"FOR BOB!!"
Bob was indeed the bestest guardsman
This personifies the moment that the mortal guardsman Ollanius Pius stood bravely against the Chaos-corrupted Horus in defence of a weakened Emperor.
His final words a mortal's final words lethally burned a Chaos fueled warmaster of the renegade legion's leaders and the champion of the gods of chaos lost to him giving time for the emperor a chance for the killing blow.
There's always I liked about the guard compared to the space marines or some of the other factions even.
Space Marines were made to know no fear. The guardsman knows fear, probably lives in constant fear and yet they push forward.
And then you remember the guardsman like the death korp of krieg, the jungle guardsman and the cadians and realise that they held the line to keep the imperium safe.
Contrary to popular belief, Space Marines can feel fear.
While their fear response is undoubtedly gone (Fight/Flight/Freeze response, I mean), Space Marines have been seen to feel fear before, although it's suppressed. Like feeling scared but having no mental barrier to stop you from overcoming it.
What I like about the Guard is that they don't have this shortcut. They fight, with all their human flaws and imperfections, to preserve all that they know from a universe that individually none of them could hope to understand why it wants them dead.
@@inwit594 And then you have the absolute chad of a coward, Ciaphas Cain Hero of the Imperium. This mad ladd has taken on things and won that SPACE MARINES struggle against. He is an unenhanced human commissar.
@@Nempo13 Courage is just faking bravery, after all. He's only a coward in his own mind because he compares himself against a bunch of indoctrinated lunatics with no sense of self-preservation. Cain just never stops faking it for various reasons he uses to justify doing so.
Also: don't forget Jurgen! Everyone forgets Jurgen...
That's true bravery
I really needed this today. I was having a pretty stressful time at work, but if that nameless Guardsman could find the gumption to look his reaper in the eye and not blink than I can too.
Ave Imperitor brother. I hope you day goes better!
And as the speech ends, the chaos marine distracted by the rousing speech of his loyalist brother, and only remembers the guardsman too late as the whine of a plasma pistol powering up behind him can be heard
Honestly imagined the same thing lol
This feels like the last thing a demonic trespasser heard from a defiant Cadian Guardsman before the world broke and the ground they stood on shook. Powerful
one thing that was missing is the sound of the bolter round at the end, as the chaos champion, who could not answer, just killed the one speaking.
Add it in your head 'pew'
@@AVoxintheVoid bolters, don't do "pew"
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@@pensador6953 dude..I'm joking...
@@AVoxintheVoid yeah i know, but a common pet pevee with warhammer fans is that they don't get a good bolter sound, ever time is like a machine gun, bolters are rocket powered granades.
besides, if you wanted to put a proper sound from a bolter, in any video you might create, well now you got one.
@@pensador6953 I've got a phat sound to use next time I need bolters but also another thanks to you!
For nine days the lone guardsmen battled to keep the innocent safe....and then his brother walked in
To pick him back up to once fight again the name of the emperor
Phenomenal...I love the Chaos Marine's and the Guardsman's contrasting voices and emotions - reminds me of 'Don't Go' in a way. Glad you decided to narrate this classic 40K gem. Thank you 👍
This is something the chaos marine cries about on some nights, the day a lowly guardsman roasted the ever living hell out of him.
Your version somehow towers over the original because you changed the POV to the guardsman himself. Thank you for this.
For The Emperor!
*Fix's bayonet*
The Planet Broke Before The Guard!
*Charges like a lunatic*
I love pity the guardsman
Let's see what you've made of it
Edit: I LOVE IT
Phew! Thankyou for the listen brother!
@@AVoxintheVoid no, i need to thank you.
Yesterday was not a good day and this has definitely lifted my mood
I told you this would be great! Man I'm so pumped right now! As always, great job brother! The Emperor Protects!
Thankyou so much for the idea! Means a lot to me to have such a great community.
@@AVoxintheVoid Hey man, you don't have to thank me. The quality of content and the respect that you have for the material speaks for itself. Also, I for one am proud to be apart of this community!
I give respect and shout outs when it's due my friend and it's definitely warranted in this case. I appreciate the feedback and ideas for the channel, and this one is certainly a hit 🙂
I can’t imagine his face after hearing to demi gods fighting about the mining of his life
Man I love this story it was the that truly got me into the hobby. I love your rendition of it the voice work is great I love the harsh uncaring tone compared to the soft respectful tone it really helps show their emotions
Many thanks Connor! Glad it lived up to your expectations. All the best brother
that moment when the chaos space marine jumps into the trench and the commissar sniffs the air and says they smell bitch
Each moment after pushing back the enemy with the guard while i'm playing Dow, i remember this speech. No matter how hard was the fight. As long as the line holds, reinforcements will come.
It brings a tear to this Jaded guardsmen's eye to hear this.
I love it!!!!!!
I cried, millions of hearts beating!!
i'm reminded of.... i can't remember where it was. but something described the guard by instead ranting an endless stream of just how fucking terrifying every threat in 40k is. Only then going "The guard is regular ass men and women with mass produced armour and weapons, sent to fight ALL OF THAT. and they don't always loose. BADASSES."
The Emperor protects.
I think I like this version of this the best.
And I personally think the speaker is a guardsman.
I always imagine the guardsman that's responding is shaking wounded and is desperately trying to lift his lasgun just for one more shot maybe one more shot will save him but as the traitor starts to gloat he knows it's over so decides to fight back not with lasgun fire or a suicide charge but words that cut deeper than any chainsword or bayonet even could
I can Imagine after Guardsman Speech, Tempestus Scion, Catachan Jungle Fighter, Cadian Fighter, Tallaran Desert Fighter, Harkoni Warhawk, Valhalan Ice Warrior, Death Korps of Krieg and a Battalion of Baneblade showed up and Proceed to Mow Down all Chaos Force until nothing Left.
brought a tear to the professor's eyes -mighty well done
This is the best version of pity the guardsman I've heard on CZcams
Thankyou my friend! Truly appreciated. (Amazing username by the way)
@@AVoxintheVoid Thanks, and keep up the amazing work with the narrations. You've rightfully gained a new subscriber and fan today.
For the Emperor.
PITY THE TRAITOR THAT THEY MUST FACE DOWN THE FAITHFUL WITH NAUGHT BUT THE PROMISES OF DARK GODS!
“So what is your excuse, monster?” Is the hardest line I will ever hear/read
How did I not find this phenomenal channel sooner? This is amazing stuff! Your subscription and view levels are criminally low. This is one of the best kept secrets of 40k lore smithing.
Well, I'm glad you're here now!
The guardsman will still hold the line even after the planet breaks.
Im so happy that i have found ur chanal
I'm happy you're here too!
having an Astartes lecture this Heretic to death on how NOT PATHETIC the Imperial Guard are is truly the definition of epic 40k.
Chad meatbag > Sigma chaos marine
As much as I like chaos like my Thousand Sons I love the guardsman like this guy and the tempestus scions plus this also almost made me tear up
Love it
As an iron warrior, it is better to deal with this guardman than to be with the slaves of the warp parasites.
When the life fades from one guardsmen’s eyes, the second’s fills with rage as the blood begins to boil, his hands clench in fists and his finger holds down on the trigger as he aims his lasgun at whatever horror who murdered his comrade.
Inside every Gaurdsmen lies a mutual monstrosity.
A monstrosity that would rip, roar, and tear if the god emperor hadn’t pitied his enemies.
Superb, inspiring and motivating are just some of the words I can say to describe this peice of art. Thank you brother.
Many thanks for the kind words korton! I'm super happy my performance came across like this to you. Take care brother
The silence at the end is the traitor knowing they never needed an excuse for anything
“Lmao die”
Wow this is actually pretty amazing, I dare say this is actually better than the video. Yes the video is great but it has a space Marine with superior powers speaking down on a chaos space marine, while this one sounds more like when a physically weak kid stands up to his bully, knowing he might get kicked to death, still speaks up his mind anyway. This is actually more inspiring as it sounds more human. And the voice actor did a great job!
Thankyou very much my friend. Pity the guardsman was a piece of community fiction before it was made into a short animation. I always imagined it to be a guardsman grunt as the counter voice. Thankyou for the huge compliment, it was great fun narrating this and glad it came across that way. Vox
@@AVoxintheVoid That was you? dude you sound like a damn warrior poet ! please keep it up !!
@@GamingSpoiler yeah I'm the only voice you'll hear on this channel. This is my baby!
This is rather quickly becoming what I listen to at the end of any workout.
Glory be to our Emperor and Imperium
Pity thyself, traitor. The Emperor has given you everything you needed to do your duty. Except for the heart. That, not even the Emperor could give, to those lacking.
That was a great story and the voice acting was amazing
Thankyou my friend. I can't obviously take credit for the writing but i appreciate your kind words about the voice acting!
I imagine that there are two endings to this. All told by the silence, the lifting of noise that happens near the end.
1. The Chaos Marine, either in anger or in his inability to answer, kills the Guardsman.
2. The Chaos Marine, stunned, perhaps struck with thought...retreats.
Why the Guard is by far my favorite 40k faction.
My god this is awesome,good work as always vox!
pure power in few strong words carries the whole thing like atomic bombs into the warp .cheers mate for the strong presentation.
Thanks Jack! This was such a well written piece it was easy to transfer the emotions into audio format
Pity the guardsman - until a crazy Elysian gets on your face, screaming his lungs out and holding a primed melta grenade.
The Marine proceeded to fall to the ground and die, choking and gagging on his own salty tears.
Tears of jealousy
Spitting that hot fire guardsman.
This was truly a badass speech
Do not pity us, instead mourn for yourselves as we shatter the very skies above your head! AVE IMPERATOR!!!
Awesome work man keep it up FOR THE ALGORYTIM
Thankyou once again Blackstone, all the support is supremely appreciated!
Ugh! That hit me in the heart
Love this rendition 💖. 1st time I came across it was with a cgi animation a couple of years ago (aged now but pretty decent for the time) but the audio always rankled me. Great work 🔥🤘😎👍🔥
Thankyou pipes! I did check out the animation after I was given the idea to perform this. I found it strange that it was a marine giving the speech about the guard. Thanks again sir!
*_"SKULLS FOR THA SKULL THRONE!!!"_*
A Guardsman holds the line. He has nothing but the fire in his heart which rages against the dying of the light. What could possibly excuse the forces of chaos for their 10,000 years of failure against the mere children of humanity
This is the most badass speeches in 40k. And this version being essentially a lone Guardsman giving some 9' tall walking tank empowered by Chaos the middle finger really gets the blood pumping
Edit: Somebody please upgrade this man's wheelbarrow so he can carry those brass balls he has
Inside the hearts of every gaurdsmen lays a beast…
A beast that will not die.
A beast that is the force of all gaurdsmen.
A beast that will not die.
A beast that will *FIGHT BACK.*
Epic..
Its been too long old friend...
But just when i think ive lost the signal there you are again.
This is very good. For Bob!!
FOR BOB! THE BIGGEST AND BEST IMPERIAL GUARDSMAN!
Hey man been here since day one hooe u remember me , love ur content dude
Of course I remember you! I can't thank you enough for the support!
@@AVoxintheVoid ❤️🤞🏾
No genetic modification, armor or otherworldly curse can mitigate the mental damage this guardsman did that day.
I was expecting a death...but my brother walked through the door way
Superb!
Many thanks!
FOR THE EMPEROR.
When ever someone joins the guard.
You get a uniform
A las gun
Your standard kit
Ammo
And a wheelbarrow for your 10 ton brass balls
FR
Because I wept when you walked through the door... salvation
I have now listened to five of your videos and only one of them hasn't made me go dead silent and listen as hard as I could. This was not that one. I think it has to do with the music, sound balancing, and emotion you put into the ones I loved. Is it you in every video? This is powerful. Thank you.
It is all me so far my friend. I have hired a few voice actors to help me out with future narrations. I'm so happy you feel this way about my work .
@@AVoxintheVoid I just want you to know I have CHOICE and ALMOST downloaded onto my phones now. I'm going to use them to meditate, write, work out, and work to. Thank you. I can write worlds and encounters and describe things because of your work. In the Black Ship one, it almost felt like you were shouting, even though all you had done was raise your voice at one point- everything felt so alive, so raw, it gave me a sense of the warp, like the noise of the ocean- your blood pounding in your head- when you put a shell up to your ear. How the warp must sound in an overpowering way to an untrained psyker. You have a gift that you have also trained and put to use, and I'm grateful you shared it in a place I and others can see it. Thank you.
Hold the line boys
Man the feels.
That's well said.
You found the last guardsmen...hey Kool aid man
If there is any piece of lore to be transfered to any future guardsmen, this is one of them! The other one is the speech of Grimaldus on the walls of Helsreach!
I've narrated that one too 😎