LEGION OF THE DAMNED: THE SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE | Warhammer 40k Lore
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The Legion of the Damned is a mysterious band of Space Marines which appears unbidden when all hope seems lost, striding forth from its hidden netherworld in the Immaterium to bring retribution to the Imperium's foes.
Once their bloody work is complete the Legionaries vanish into myth once more. They are a legend, whispered in secret by a suspicious few, that the Emperor has the loyalty of a force from beyond reality.
The Legion is an army of vengeance and of flame, a brotherhood of warriors who appear at first glance to be Space Marines but quickly prove to be more lethal than even those most formidable of transhuman warriors. These warriors are variously said to dwell in the spaces between reality and the realm of the Warp, in the hopes and dreams of desperate men, and in a pocket of reality eternally lit by the fires of hatred.
Rare is the person that has witnessed the sudden violence of their attack, rarer still those with the strength of will to keep their sanity intact afterwards. - Zábava
Things Bricky missed:
-Legion of the Dammed are also assumed to be the remnants of the Drop Site Massacre
-The Emperor summoned them in the webway
-Ultramarine attempted to thank an Legionarie of the Dammed for saving them, it stared at him in silence. The Ultramarine noticed the distinct blue, gold and white of a Ultramarine.
-When the Cadian Pylons where activated, it forced Celestine and the Legion back into the warp
@Kabuki Kitsune If I am not mistaking that ship was imperial fists phalanx 🤔
In the Ultramarines omnibus didn't the MC see one? And it had a Ultramarine symbol on it?
@@SumDude129 I believe so. There are so many Ultramarine stories, hard to keep track
Celestine wasn't banished, she was just weakened significantly.
Celestine wasn’t forced back into the warp. The Pylons didn’t cripple her though.
Tonite on Ridiculous Gear: DK attempts to roast marshmallows using the Legion of the Damned as a bonfire. Bricky attempts to turn into ghost rider by gurning at the camera like Nicolas Cage and Shy attempts to create her own Legion of the Damned by using some unfortunate Warframe fans and an authentic Vietnam Flamethrower.
*_*hits bong + asthmatic cough_** 'Ery noice
Dude how many ridiculous gear quotes do you have???
All the people who gave her Mag have been conscripted
@@Drunkle2552 I made them until everyone gets fed up with them.
@@khoile4271 Ery noice
The only reason DK doesn't like Spyx Family is because they represent a nice wholesome family 75 percent of the time. Which is something he knows he will never have.
DAAAAAMN
Hell need an ice pack for that one
That anime is criminally overrated. Maybe it works better as a manga.
I'll weigh in if Hulu ever uploads the dubs.
Gonna need the warp to help that burn
I am supremely disappointed that you took the Fire Hawks theory to heart instead of spirits of dead marines lead by Ferrus Manus become holy demons.
Same, especially since they apparently appeared when the human webway got broken by magnus. and they helped out to fight the demons.
They appeared during the Horus heresy. So it doesn’t make sense much that they would be the fire hawks.
@@halfknight2310 except warp fuckery means timelines are meaningless for any entity using warp travel
The best theory I've heard about the Legion of the Damned is that they are the restless souls of the Noble, Betrayed dead of Istvaan III.
Those who were willing to die for humanity, but were cut down before their time and with their noble goal unachieved.
Their dying rage bouned them in a new yet old purpose: To show that, sometimes, not even in death does duty end.
Especially since they were said to be lead by a giant headless space marine. Believed to be ferrus manus
@@halfknight2310 now just give him a mechanical/demonic horse and we have a very big headless horseman
My personal head cannon is that it’s both the Horus heresy and the poor fire hawks as the restless souls eventually burn out and occasionally a space marine through the millennia will join the legion of the damned and the fire hawks were simply a larger batch. but some souls survive longer than others which is why I hope to see a Ferrus manus in the 42 millennium
Edit: I am bad with words so I fixed what I was saying
@@riven5677 my personal head cannon is that the fire hawks WERE warp-sick, somehow drawn into the warp before their time, and that Ferrus Manus and the Legion of the Damned salvaged what was left of them when the Fire Hawks realized they can’t return to the imperium. At least, not as they once had been. I don’t exclude the possibility that the former Fire Hawks are among the ranks of the Legion of the Damned, but I do not accept the exclusion of the betrayed dead of Istvaan V and Ferrus Manus.
@@venerablebrothergoriate5844 so it’s similar to my head canon?
I love how there’s an excerpt of when they arrive being lead by a headless warrior, I’d love to see Fulgrim shit himself knowing Ferrus is doing a Corax to him
@@Eleven217
Ghost Ferrus:YOU ARE WEEEEEEEAK FULGRIM...
Fulgrim: *screaming like a little girl*
Vulkan: *laughing his ass off* silly ghost ferrus you are funny my friend
dont forget the metallic hand and bigger than the rest of the army to make it more obvious
@@Azzie420 Not a ghost, skooooost.
That's from Master of Mankind and those are explicitly not the Legion of the Damned.
@@Azzie420 It is possible to feel your heart simultaneously warm and broken? Because this is what I feel every time someone mention's TTS
Chaos: "Why aren't you with us? You are covered in fire and look more evil than us."
Legion of the Damned: "We been tainted by the echoes of the past and very curse itself. The sound calls us and repeats. 'Burn baby burn disco inferno.' The lost power of the firely disco."
The salamander of the warp
So emo raven guard, but with pop music instead of black parade
They are the true users of the Disco-Lord.
@@elyrienvalkyr8167 link park in the end 480p
The idea of them being the dead at Istavaan III and V, whos rage was so powerful they came back as warp specters to fight against the traitors, is such a cooler idea than the firehawks thing.
I personally headcannon that Rylanor is part of the legion of the damned. I know it’s not exactly realistic, but it feels very in-character for a badass such as him.
Rylanor has to be around to body fulgrim a second time, and the headless ferrus manus is down for it
@@my-chemical-landmine2305 damn right!
I personally prefer the theory that they are actual daemons, but of the Emperor, acting on his will and protecting humanity, seeing how they can teleport at a whim, phase in and out of existence, tank insane damage, fire infinite ammo, travel the galaxy in seconds, and several other impossible feats.
Plus they disappeared on Cadia when the pylons got turned on
Personally prefer the Fire Hawks to just be a red herring to their origins. Them being the ghosts of what humanity considers to be angels of death being lead by Ferrus is much more interesting to me in a universe powered by faith.
Agreed, the Emperor even summoned them in the webway
I'm late to the party but isn't there an inquisition group that goes around making up stories for unexplained warp crap? It could just be that, emperor's demons just screams heresy.
I like this new bit of splicing DK audio to make him confess to crimes. I can’t wait till he professes his undying love for The Ultramarines in totally legit audio!
Never! How dare you speak of this blasphemy
The thing about the Legion that i really like lore-wise is that they only show up at the absolute last minute in the biggest most apocalyptic wars. Giant Waaaghs, hundreds of space marines dying left and right, millions of guards, lost and the damned and chaos astartes, titans, knights, sisters, raining blood and in one little corner of the planet spanning clusterfuck the legion of the damned just show the fuck up and wreck shit for 5 minutes then vanish. Such a cool idea.
And they're silent. They never make a sound beyond their gear
I wrote an entire comment about how Liquid crystal actually exists, then Shy goes and tells them like 1 minute later... I have once again been thwarted by my own foolishness and hubris by not trusting in our glorious lord and saviour, Shy. Please forgive me silent senpai. >__
There is also another origin story about the legion of the damnet, in which they are basically the vegenfull ghost of the Astartes that were betrayed during the heresy and are now called upon by the Emperor in critical situations primarily when it comes to chaos shit
The legion of the Dammed are literally summoned during the war in the web way by the Emperor being lead by Ferrus Mannus
I always thought the Firehawks became part of the Legion but didn't create the Legion itself, all the coffins proved is the chapter was lost in the warp. Master of Mankind has a legion of the damned being led by (presumably) the spirit of Ferrus Manus saving the fight in the webway after Big E stabbed the air with his sword and ripped open a portal. IMO their souls are in Big E's part of the warp as he owns their souls (similar to Slaanesh and the Eldar souls) and they are his minor demons with the living Saints being his greater demons. The Emperor seems to be the Chaos God of order and during the seige of Terra even discussed 'fixing' the problem of Ferras' death with Malcadore, which (alongside the webway fight) makes it seem like he already owned and could control Ferras' soul, he just needed to craft a new vessel for his soul to inhabit.
another thing to be noted about them is that they also make no sound when they fight, other then the sound of their weapons, the marines themselves make no sound and it is eerie to be around them when they fight
if I had a nickel everytime an astartes chapter did that, I'd have 2
@@isuckatusernames4297 Which isn’t a lot come to think of it but it’s strange that it happened twice.
Something to interest everyone, the chaos marines have a similar but not one to one to them called The Warp Ghosts which glow green and Iskandar meet them in the 31st millennium where he said their armor was futuristic, perhaps both The Legion of the Damned and The Warp Ghosts are marines that came from the future and are pseudo deamons.
If only the warp ghosts hadn't gotten dumped by forge world.
_"Liquid Crystal is some Warhammer 40 K shit"._
*LCD... Exists.*
Peak "End User" energy.
The best theory I've heard explaining the Legion of the Damned is that, like how Celestine is essentially a Greater Daemon of the God-Emperor, the Legion of the Damned are his Lesser Daemons. It explains how these guys can just show up out of the blue when the situation is at its worst (just like how Astartes are said to do in stories) and seemingly do this all over the god damn galaxy at almost the same time. Like with all things connected to the Warp, it's all a matter of how many believe it, how strongly, and for how long has it been believed.
"hey guys lets do the legion of the damned before the blood angels out of spite of our audience"- probably bricky or something idk
my predictions were correct
"His angels" but more literal this time.
They are still very canon. They were present for the fall of cadia. That's when it was confirmed they are warp creatures as they along with Celestine disappeared when the pylons got turned on and demons disappeared
I was always under the impression that the Legion of the Damned were basically Imperial demons/warp entities like Saint Celestine and the reason that they show up right when the situation is most desperate to save the day is because the prayers to the emperor are the most numerous when the battle is about to be lost. The mass simultaneous chorus of prayers to Big E allows them to manifest similar to how a chaos ritual can summon demons. The Legion then disappears when the tide of battle turns toward victory for the Imperium because the mass prayers for salvation have stopped; cutting off the mass psychic tether allowing them to enter into our dimension. Anyways, that’s the way I see it so I am rejecting your reality and substituting my own.
It's a huge shame you didn't discuss how Legion of the Damned might also be Iron Hands from Dropsite massacre of Istvaan 5, since one of their biggest members is a Headless Marine with fire engulfing the stump.
Normaly i would not "ahm actually" him, but i think this time its deserved because of a big oversight. The Firehawks Origin makes no sense in modern lore. The legion of the dammed fought in the horus heresy books at the side of the emperer. There leader was a big headles dude. So they are probably some sort of imperial demon created by the emperor.
Honestly, I wish they talked about the other theories more. And their appearances in the lore.
Every further episode where we don't cover the Dark Angels, I will count as further evidence that you both are in league with the fallen and pass the information on to Asmodai. The rock awaits your repentance.
It's true, I was the third Spy X Family fan. I'm in a Primaris Redemptor Dreadnought now. Gimme my phobos armor back! How am I supposed to be a loyal son of the Raven if the clank of my asscheeks keep alerting the Necrons?
Best comment I’ve read in awhile. Easy 10\10
Maybe convert a invictor suit into housing a dreadnought
You get to be a distraction.
While they swarm you all your brothers get to sneak in
@@velphidrow8317 just whatever you do brothers don’t use the plasma cannon it may be effective BUT WE NEED THE DAKKA YOU HEAR ME TUE DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA
I used to be on board with the Fire Hawk theory but the earliest sightings of them predate the Fire Hawks disappearing.
But them being the souls of loyal dead astartes being transformed by the Emperor makes alot more sense. Even more so with how Big E has gotten more active in helping the Imperium.
More lore? You know it!
There's some links to the Legion being the Emperor's work, some of this coming from the Emperor's battle with the extremely powerful demon known as Drach'nyen (which is currently Abaddon's blade)
The Emperor hunted the thing through the webway himself during the Heresy. When the Golden Throne was turned on for the first time his psychic powers went into overcharge, and he marched forth with an army of golden spectres, bearing the insignias of the legions that had suffered at the hands of the traitors during the drop site massacre (one was even said to look like Ferrus)
Now if we consider the Emperor's been getting all that charge from millennia of worship, it's fair to assume he's been able to regain this power in some capacity but has more instinctive, or less direct control over it in some capacity
Perhaps The damned legion are The souls of all Who died in The isstvan drop site massacre.
Thats a lot of space marines (and one primarch)
I bet The emperor had To hustle real Hard To catch those souls before they became playtoys To the chaos powers.
@@brok56 it's not impossible. The Emperor isn't quite himself right now, so some aspect of his fury and vengence aginst humanity's foes could probably manifest something like this legion
“Legion of the damned were in 7th edition… I’m old”
Me remembering them for 3rd edition and turning into dust.
I thought the Legion of the Damned was originally summoned by the Emperor in the War of the Webway as a manifestation of those slain at Istvaan and eventually evolved to contain the vengeful/unfinished souls of all loyalists Astartes who died without completing a purpose; also their led by Ferrus Manus' spirit.
PS DK don't forget that Subcommander Torchstar is a fire caste Tau so she is more muscular than the other types.
I love the idea of them being from the death guard and the flame burning away the putrification of nurgle
odd theory; as well as odd timing. just before watching this, watched a vid by Majorkill; during the Emperor's webway battle, Big E summoned the dead loyalists who died at Istvan to aid the Custodes. they appeared wreathed in flames [armors charred by the nukes], led by the spirit of Primarch Ferrus Manus.
as add-on to this theory; as they are still labeled as a legion, couldn't they have added into their ranks every dead Astartes killed since the Heresy, leading to the irrelevance of an emblem, other than to mark that "they were there."
Apparently the Emperor made them as there is a point in the Horus Heresy where the Emp went into the web way at the end to save the custodes and such he left to die and ripped open a port to a legion of space marines lead by the headless Ferrus Manus. Supposedly these are the drop site massacre casualties.
Also I like the Flame Falcons one, they are a chapter of space marines who, while in combat, become engulfed in flames that purge chaos but leaves the Marines perfectly fine.
The Inquisitions said they were Heresy and yeah.
Also I would love a 40k horror book where chaos cultists are being essentially hunted by the LoD. Like how daemons do the guard. Would love to see the tables turned on them. lol
Really missed a lot of Legion of the Damned lore on this one.
Everybody heretical until the Daemons start speaking High Gothic
AYO....I remember suggesting the Legion of the Dammed in a previous episode, here they are now, the God of Change is on my side today
They're not the Fire Hawks. The Legion of the Damned fought alongside Vulkan and the Emperor at Eternity Gate and in the Human Webway, long before the Fire Hawks ever existed. They're Daemons loyal to Humanity and the Emperor. I think, given the Astartes are essentially fragments of their Primarchs, and the Primarchs are warp entities turned human and filled with the Emperor's power, that the Legion of the Damned was always the intent of the Emperor, and is what all truly loyal Astartes become when they die.
If the Legion of the Damned show up, know that whoever they're aiding would have otherwise been clusterfucked straight into the warp.
They don't just show up, they only show up preceding extreme and unavoidable catastrophe.
Think the height of a giant WAAAAAAGGH with an (allegedly) Krork-like warboss leading the horde.
Moments when both the if and when of death are no longer a question, when it is so imminent that a guardsman can count down to their death. THAT is when the Legion of the Damned show up, and whenever they do, they bring with them the fire of brothers betrayed, and put down upon the enemy the infernal hatred of a God Emperor scorned.
They are vengeance given form, they are wrath unleashed, for what they could not avenge in life, they will a thousand times over in death.
They are the Legion of the Damned, edge as they might be, the last bastion of hope in their despair-drenched souls.
Where they walk, seas of blood boil.
Legio Damnatorum. Oh I long to see a *certain* Dreadnought in it.
Personally I like the idea that the Legion of the Damned are actually dead Astartes whi the emperor has brought back as demons. Especially since then they could be led by a headless ghost Farrus Manus.
My personal favorite theory on the Legion of the Damned is that they’re one of the original lost chapters, cursed to serve where they previously had failed. No idea how well that holds up in the face of GW’s amazingly inconsistent writings, but…I like the idea.
Normal Space Marines: Purge them in holy fire!!!!
Legion of the Damned: Behold, the power of diesel and Styrofoam
I been listening to this podcast for so long I finally caved, bought, and painted my first W40k models. They're Necrons.
I think the Legion of the Damned is just drawn by the psychic energy of utterly faithful servants of the emperor willingly fighting a hopeless battle.
Did I hear a Rock &Stone !!
If ya don't Rock & Stone, ya ain't comin' home!
Personally, I think the idea of the Legion of the Damned as just sufferers of a warp disease to be underwhelming. For one, it means they're doomed to eventually all die, which is lame. Second, it makes them more mundane. We don't need to wonder what they are, because they explained it. At least in this theory.
i prefer just treating the Legion of the Damned as straight up warp ghosts. They're space marines that died or were lost during warp travel, but refused to fade away. So they were inducted into the brotherhood of spooky ghost marines, to fight the enemies of mankind eternally. I also like the idea that they can be any space marines, not just from any one chapter.
Moreover, I think the idea of the "Warp Ghost" could easily be extended to any faction, not just space marines. Like flame-wreathed Imperial Knights (my "House Goetia" concept I proposed in the comments of a different episode), or zombie/skeleton/ghost Guardsmen.
And I don't even have the energy to get into my Star Geist idea. This is a rich vein to mine.
I'd like to hear more of this Star Geist idea.
The Tau little guy needs to have mini text "Pew Pew" coming from their guns.
42:35 - The Tau, some of the Eldar and a number of worlds who rebelled against the Imperium in the face of the awful and deplorable tithing/working/living conditions and formed their own government (which is probably most of the Imperium Nihilus right now that didn't have a Space Marine chapter nearby, since the Astronomicon's light can't reach them anymore and they are on their own).
Frankly it's the perfect setting for a game with the Tau a protagonist. You start in the Nem'yar Atoll and have to invest in the Air Caste to establish actual transport routes out there, Water Caste to win over stranded Imperium Worlds, Earth Caste to build them up and the Fire Caste because "Oh crap the Death Gaurd!"
My headcanon is that the legion of the damned are the loyalist elements of the traitor legions that were purged on Istvaan 3 Hense literaly legions of the damned
You know I think it’d be pretty cool if the legion started as the remnants of the fire hawks but as time went on the souls of any loyalist marine that died fighting chaos had a chance to be taken in by the legion of the damnned
I have 2 theories.
1st. The Legion of the Damned is one of the Two lost/erased Legions but they are still loyal to the Emperor
2nd. The Legion of the Damned are all gaurdsmen and Astartes that have died and because the Emperor has nearly become a Chaos god himself through Humanity's worship and they are in essence his own forces revived by the Emperor's power in the warp
Something that doesn't break DK's brain: vigilante outlast Ghost Rider Batman space marine Hot Wheels.
Something that entirely breaks DK's brain: LCD wafers.
Next week: Organic Light-Emitting Diodes!
In my head canon Rylanor was so pissed he joined LotD
I would love to see a LotD rylanor and ferrus beating up fulgrim
I was expecting Shy to lock the cabin with a chain and then set it ablaze at the end.
I was gonna say DK kept sounding like he didn't wanna do the dornian heresy lmao so BA episode would be sick
I thought the legion of the damned was led by a giant headless space Marine which may be a hint towards ferris manus the primark of the iron hands and that there was stories of the Damned 900ish years before the fire hawks founding then again that could just be warpy shenanigans
DK not liking Spy X Family: Totally fine everyone has their own taste in shows! :D
Also DK says he likes Rent-a Girlfriend: Bruh.
I have always like to think that, along with deceased fiercly loyal space marines, other loyal humans could join the legion of the damned if they were furious and loyal enough.
Just imagine: entire regiments of krieger waiting to charge and die other other again, shovels ready.
Cadians wanting revenge against the black legionnaires and failbadons.
And so much more angry humans waiting in line to get a shot against thèse who wronged them. X)
All of the Taniths Ghosts, hunting heretiks till the end of time, their thirst for vengance never satiated. Like your idea, going to the headcanon department in my head XD
a singular heresy-era soldier wearing a catholic cross round his neck perhaps?
The thing on Vampires and mirrors/photographs, old mirrors used silver and so did old photography a digital camera would pick up a vampire just fine in theory
DK be like: “I think Coolsville sucks!”
Remember when Jerma executed DK on the Tri-State line?
We need a bricky reaction cam whenever DK gets a quote wrong to see the disappointment in his eyes.
DK is renting. Stay back BRICKY! HE'S BEGINNIG TO RENT.
Dude, so I'm sick today, and I was convinced I was having some kind of drug trip from what I ate when they started talking about spy x family and jerma. Like, that caused maximum confusion
5:10 ROCK AND STONE TO THE BONE
Bricky is such a fucking meme lord this episode
DK hates Spyxfamily but loves Rent-A-Girlfriend. That's too impossible, even for my collection.
LCD stands for liquid crystal display. It's a thing, guys.
Edit: Thank you, Shy!
25:00 - ‘Two long cylindrical objects, not big ones’ 🤔 hey now
Thanks for doing this podcast! It's been fun to hear you guys and can't wait to see more episodes!
Imagine if games workshop made an official Warhammer 40K anime. Bricky would shit a himself. His brain would melt.
I feel like the legion of the damned was a joke towards the deus ex machina. Where something comes out of nowhere to save the heroes at the last second, and doesn’t make sense. Yet, this is the coolest implementation of that “problem”.
Also, shouldn’t bricky know that forcing a meme so hard, and bringing it up too many times ruins it?
Ah, the Shy being done with this shit continues. I'm waiting for her becoming host arc.
HECK YEAH, THESE ARE MY BOYS!! I've been waiting for your video on these guys.
They sound like white scar successors, which would fit with the Ghost Rider theme and tendency to show up out of no where, slaughter everyone, leaving and refusing to elaborate.
I didn't think it was possible for DK to lose respect even more until he said he liked Rent-A-Girlfriend.
It wouldn't surprise me if these spirits of vengeance were actually a single multidimensional actor known as Nicholas Cage.
ive always liked the idea that they are the fallen loyalist of the horus heresy, or the slaughtered of istvan 3
"Marvel Pictures Presents, Ghost Rider In Space"
the editing on these is getting more and more elaborate. I like it.
They used to have Thier own land speeder with a massive rib cage on the front
Metal AF! 🤘
The dornian heresy will be interesting to see as it is one of the most popular fan heresy’s and the fates of each of the legions are very spicy
Guns not hitting them? They must be using a max Dodge build from Payday 2.
I've always had had a thought in the back of my mind that the legion of the damned are the remainders left after the Nuke was dropped on the Salamanders at the drop site massacre. Then were called into the webway by the emperor afterwards.
44:03 "Damn, girl, are you on fire? Cuz' I'd piss on you..."
21:33 THAT'S MY SCREENSHOT!! Holy shit, that's me and some friends dressed as Alpharius in Amogus.
I know it's not really important but this is my favorite 40k podcast, so it's just neat to see a stupid joke we made wind up on there
DID I HEAR A "ROCK AND STONE"!?
The day has come, Rock and Stone!
me hearing the goal is a blood angels episode: "well... i'm not gonna do it now"
I greatly enjoy the - and I quote "apes throwing shit at each other" lol
Me, a DRG fan: "BRICKY SAID IT HE SAID THE THING OOOOO-"
These endings are getting more elaborate and shipposty i love them even more.
Okay THIS poster I am def ordering. Gawd. *DAYMN.*
Also poor DK has never looked at an LCD display before. Poor guy only uses CRT still. RIP the homie.
I vaguely remember hearing something along the lines that after the legion disappears anyone who saw them starts to forget them and after like 2 months they are forgotten completely until their next battle. I don't know if it is a fan theory or old lore so I'm unsure about the legion being known across the galaxy. anyone else heard of this?
Didn't know about these guys so at first I thought they were Malal's legion
Now THERE is a legion with serious issues.
First appearance for the LEGION OF THE DAMNED was in 30k and it was The Emperor called them into reality and the legion of damned was lead by A BIG marine with no head.
That "marine" was 100% Ferrus, aka Ferrus came back with all the marines thaf died and lead them to vengeance, emps just showed him where to go.
I hope someone tells DK what LCD TV stands for. So clearly the imperial tarot is eating small TVs.
He was corrected right after this comment but I stand by it.