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Warhammer 40000 is a world of expansive lore and a crazy amount of backstory. Today, I create a digestible version of it to understand Warhammer 40k for new people. You will learn about the Necron lore, Eldar lore, Emperor lore, and more in this timeline of Warhammer events! - Hry
Can we agree that Bricky is one the biggest contributor when it comes to bringing new people into the hobby
Indeed. Getting hit in the head with a brick is what makes most people think playing warhammer isn't such a bad idea.
Actually, it's the serie "astartes" that got me into warhammer. But yeah I love bricky's warhammer video
yeah, him n the reactions to his videos have managed to drag me back kicking and screaming
I was attracted to the hobby by 2 things. Bricky's lore videos, and orks (specifically evil sunz)
Yes very much it was him in 2020 that got me in to Warhammer and I'm happy about it
I usually like to put 40k lore on my second monitor while I work, but god damn if this isn't some primary monitor content.
ey i didnt know you liked warhammer, love your videos too :D
My guy, make a sculpt of literally anything 40k. Really love your content and happy you like Bricky, my beloved
There are so many goopy spoopy nids you could sculpt for Halloween season
@@noobhunter217 i would love some spooky scary necron bois, but ngl in 40k are a lot of things that goes good in halloween
This man understands!
"This weapon has killed 99% of the aliens in this galaxy, unfortunately, you're facing the remaining 1%" goes so hard
Killing 99 lesser demons with Lasgun but turns out the last 1 is Greater Daemon or Chaos favourite Champion
that s indeed a sick line qutable for alot of things too would definetely use it if a new virus outbreak happens again
Side note about the Eldar Fall, they were able to go to such violent extremes with each other because they were immortal. When they died, their souls just reincarnated into a new body, good as new. Therefore, they could murder each other all day long and just keep coming back for more. This changed when Slaanesh was born, after which all Eldar souls go straight to her.
This is kind of important, why wasn't this mentioned?
@@radumotrescu3832 It's one of the parts of the lore that manages to exist but be entirely irrelevant to the modern lore. Remember that the soul stones are a technological replacement for the natural system that the birth of Slaanesh broke. It doesn't get mentioned a lot because 1) It isn't the modern state of the Eldar, 2)Most people forget about it because it has a replacement that works the same way only slightly different so they occupy the same memory unless you're really thinking about it
@@radumotrescu3832because it is an important detail for the fall of the Eldar, not for the entire history of 40K.
That’s like asking why doesn’t school teach us about Matthew Perry in the United States? Well he is a big part of Japan’s history… but in American history, he’d be lucky to find himself a footnote.
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it's a good day when Bricky uploads a new Warhammer video
Fo Sho
He's been uploading a lot of 40k on adeptice ridiculous
Who is Bricky? Do you mean John Warhammer?
I've never played 40k, not even a stand alone videogame. I still rewatch Bricky's Warhammer videos every so often.
@@camiloandresbarretorojas7404If you're a fan of the XCOM series I would recommend checking out the Mechanicus game. If you're a fan of RTS's I would recommend the first 2 Dawn of War games. Lastly if you're a fan of Bomer Shooters I recommend Boltgun. Other than that, most Warhammer games are kind of eh to offensively bad.
The fact that people are able to consolidate the timeline to only 30ish minutes is wild
_Only_ 30ish minutes
Well, he DID skip everything between the horus heresy and the modern imperium. That's quite a lot of info. Stuff like the scouring, the great forging, the interregnum, the age of apostasy, the discovery and rediscovery of the t'au, the discovery of the tyrannids ang kryptman's exterminatus extravaganza, and of course the black crusades and the reawakening of the necrons.
Hopefully a timeline vide of the age of imperium comes next
@@1estel1ch.42sure, but as a first introduction to w40k? This is amazing, it sets the world well enough for you to have an idea of the major players, and you can tell that more stuff happened, it just wasnt covered, because if you cover some, why not the other?
Arbitor Ian has another aprox. 30 minutes break about it!
29:03 Jeez, literal chills from those final lines and the music drop.
What's the song
@@miirakk8072 Immortal Imperium from Warhammer 40k Darktide
@@korbanhooker7603 thank you, you chad.
@@korbanhooker7603 thanks man👍
Slight correction: It was the birth of Slaneesh that ENDED the Age of Strife. The age had been caused by the psychic buildup of Eldar emotions leading up to the birth of Slaneesh which extinquished the vast majority of Eldar souls in the warp ending the age of strife
Slaanesh's birth scream essentially blew away the warp storms that had isolated pockets of humanity and that had built up over the course of their increasing hedonism.
Was looking for this. The emperor was waiting for the storms to break and be blown away so they could do the crusade.
@@tlcronus Seems less that he waited for it and more that he got blindsided by it to me. I mean, he launched the Unification Wars and the Crusade with tech he'd basically scrounged up from behind the couch cushions in an incredible hurry. If he'd really been planning for this for thousands of years, he'd have been a lot better prepared. He was kind of like the student who's just realized that this paper is due tomorrow and it's 50% of the grade and he hasn't even started yet.
Another slight correction: Knorne, Tzeentch, and Nurgle were not around in the War in Heaven. They came MUCH later, in fact more near our modern times. I believe Nurgle is the oldest (though apparently some sources place Khorne earlier still), truly forming from nascent energies during the time of the Black Plague on Earth. The rest came about later.
@@spamhere1123 It is implied that Khorne's initial "spark" emerged with the first murder.
"Gods cannot be killed but they can be broken" was such a raw line Bricky holy shit
But they can bé killed, they killed one at least, it just backfired badly when you kill an entity on which the universe rests upon
@Bnvnu who was it?
@@rgama1173 Llandu'gor the flayer
@@Bnvnu Yes. And because of this the Necrons have the flayed ones. Not the best trade. ^^
@@Bnvnuthe exception proves the rule i guess
thank you Bricky, for mentioning sororitas abs not even 30 seconds into the video
and for making a flavour better than schlatts titty milk
Amen 🙏
I forgot that was "schlatt's" flavor
Sorry bro but RussianBadger already beat him to the punch
@@heistingcrusader_ad3223 gonna have to hard disagree.
guacamole gamer fart isnt even close to being as good as titty milk
That ending speech... Chills
I like that he used the phrase, "writing on the wall" to describe what the wise Eldar foresaw for their race.
BRICKHAMMER 40K EXTENDED UNIVERSE
I see what you did there lol as a copy of weshammer
I can't decide what to be more excited about; Bricky making another W40K video, or our man getting a Gamersupps flavor. Congrats Bricky!!
And oh what a flavor it is!
@@Idontevenwanachannel I just ordered 🤭
@@Nathesium I’m a simple man, I see abs, I buy
a good thing that he got it.
you wouldn't catch me dead with these things but good for him
why? try talking with someone holding that and not making them uncomfortable.
One thing to remember with Eldar debauchery: Eldar were effectively immortal and didnt go into the warp but were reincarnated. Their lives were just cycles and it was necessary for them to go to the extreme of each life, experience everything, do whatever. And with no consequence. If you killed someone, they would just come back again. There were no consequences
Yup. Now remember what happens to real world children raised in environments with “no consequences” and we can start to see why and how things went so wrong.
that closing monologue sent chills up my spine, excellent video for newcomers for introduction, and for old players for hype. congrats on the flavor, brick!
That little nod to Alpharius when you were talking about the first found Primarch was great
I am Alpharius. This is a lie.
I saw that, it was an excellent little nod to the deeper lore
The bolt pistol to the head talking about the “true” number of primarchs is also top tier
Could you Tell me where I could find out about this?
@@ifinnalychangedmyprofilepi4888their podcast adeptus ridiculous has an alpharious episode and like alpharious the podcast has lies ;^)
This, hands down, was the single greatest introductory video to 40k I have ever seen. He summarized what takes me almost 6 hours and a ton of backtracking into a succinct 30 minute video. Absolutely superb work.
It's great that Bricky was able to give Shy a cameo in his new solo video 21:16
And she’s locked and loaded
The ending went so hard. That smooth af transition between telling a story of the timeline into a hype speech to pickup your lasgun ending with the incredible age old saying of "There is only War" followed by that sick transition beat... incredible
That ending though. I can feel Bricky Smiling as he edited that bit with the music drop. Such a great video for anyone looking to get into/understand Warhammer 40k
While Darktide isn't the best of games, it damn well embraced the setting perfectly and gave us some amazing tracks.
Sk8ter (Bricky's editor) did a phenomenal job on this one! These two make a fantastic team when it comes to the pacing and overall vibe of these videos.
@@simoncroft73the song at the end was from Darktide?
@@gabrielchin4161I think it's called Immortal Imperium
@@antonytansom7877 thank you
Would you consider a part 2 just covering the 41st millennium? I think it'd be neat to see just when all the famous events we know about actually happen.
Try the Lex, search for M41 - Events
There you go. All the events collated from the codexes and books, on mostly one page
I second that!
and also mention the leagues of Votann
Please let this happen man
Would be wonderful. Although there’s a LOT to talk about and even this is a super quick run-through a bunch of stuff. I really recommend listening to his podcast, Adeptus Ridiculous, if you want more.
That last section gave me CHILLS bro
by the emperor you did the "There is only war" line so well such cool way to end the video
Those Darktide tracks hit so hard. Well done Brick, made me want to go back to it.
No better time than right now. The new patch is a huge step up.
It's seriously fucking awesome right now, I couldn't stop playing it, even in my dreams.
Didn't think it was possible but Bricky made YET another banger of a video...
Would love to see a full story on how the Orc race came to be
Orcs are fun. But the Krork were actually the MAIN reason the necrons “Noped” out after the war in heaven. A species that gets stronger and more intelligent the more war you give it??? Yeah, screw all that. The silent king decided to let the Eldari keep assassinating all the most powerful Krork for millions of years, and denying them open confrontation. Which led to a de-evolution of the Krork race into orcs. Denied anyone but themselves to fight, and their best and brightest constantly being assassinated… It was a problem after 60 million years of Eldari “containment” programs. Fortunately for the orcs, the Nids are giving them a “propa fight” and certain orc strains appear to be evolving forward once more. Not to the point they used to be. An ancient Krork would be MORE than a match for any space marine. But enough to be different from the usual orc hordes.
He did cover Orcs a few times on Adeptus Ridiculous.
kroks are literally 2 time the size of a primarch, Ghazkull is already and half Krok by this standard and he is still growing@@ghironsingh
The excellence of WH40k Rogue Trader kinda revitalized my interest in WH40k lore videos.
Wouldnt be surprised if you see an uptick in viewers.
Verrrry slight correction: the Birth of Slaanesh blew away the isolating warp storms that the decline of the Eldar had brought. That is, the Fall of the Eldar brought the end of the Age of Strife.
The warp storms that caused the Age of Strife can be more accurately viewed as the incubation of Slaanesh.
Bricky feeding the reaction community for another 6 months.
Henry Cavil needs to hire Bricky as a narrator for his 40k show.
Came here for this comment! Just subscribed to bricky and immediately thought Amazon prime could just refer to him!
Man. That last speech? The “in the far reaches of the grim dark future, there is only war” speech?
Chills. I got chills when the music cut it. That was done *masterfully*
So to date, The Emperor has eaten 3 billion, 650 million Psyker souls. He's a hungry boy.
28:37 that small shift in tone when he says „Selection“ really shows the love he has for 40K.
Almost childlike enjoyment if something, and I mean that in the most positive way.
God, that ending was sick... May the Emperor smile upon you, Bricky, for this offering you have given. It's difficult to tell 40k's overarching story in less than thirty minutes, but not only did you do it, you also managed to convey the full emotional context of the setting as well. The individual heroism, those little sparks of hope keeping the dark away, courage not for the sake of evil but for the sake of those at your side - all so well communicated. Amazing job. This is one of my favorite videos on 40k, and I'll be sure to try to show this to anyone who is interested but still new to the hobby.
That ending speech gave me chills
“Gods.. cannot be killed… But they can be broken.” Goes hard-
Dude I got chills with that ending. Theres really something poetic about this garbage universe. I love it!
The minute the montage of "There is only war" popped up, I got so hyped
"That weapon in your hand has killed 99% of the Alien population in this galaxy! Unfortunately for you, you're fighting the remaining 1%!"
This franchise has accompanied me for almost 20 years of my life. This is the first time i'm almost in tears remebering what it means to me and the memories i have associaeted with it. Thank you Bricky, from the bottom of my hearth.
Darktide literally makes 40k videos better by their musical scores. That and Mechanicus have given such bangers.
That speech in the end was so amazing
I always wondered about the differences between the 30k and 40k eras
Give or take about 10k years
30k was when Imperium was a fascistic empire hellbent on manifesting destiny across the galaxy with legions of gene enhanced warriors.(Also the Imperium was just better off, no threats 20 primarcs +Emperors and millions of astartes.) 40k Imperium a post fascistic theocratic society which literally collapsed beyond repair after the Heresy, clinging to life in a constant fight or flight reflex that is willing to sacrifice everyone to sustain its existence.
@@kesmeseker9593honestly? Well put
@@kesmeseker9593 a note on 30k, I get the feeling that many of the upper echelon of Imperium command was more on the "true-believer" vs "cynical opportunist just out for personal gain" side of this Imperiums Ideology, and also for that reason this empire was hellbent on manifesting destiny across the galaxy, Not and excuse or disagreement with you calling it fascist (its appropriate), I just think calling both 30k and 40k facists, misses alot of nuance of how different the two where,
Both settings are grimdark, but the 30k guys haven’t realized it yet.
I never engaged with Warhammer (40k), but something about the universe of 40k is so damn compelling. I love these kinds of videos and hope you do more of them.
You should check out the pinned comment sir, he is involved in a whole podcast all about 40K. Plenty to slack the lore thirst and they've been at it for...jeez is it almost three years? Lol lots to listen to and discover
Well thank you good sir! I can't believe I missed that. Sure is a lot of content to go through holy shit. I will be locking myself in for a while. Thanks again!
Same. I never got into the table-top game, so I didn't think there'd be much left for me in Warhammer without that
I don't think I've ever been so wrong before lol
"That weapon in your hands has killed 99% of the aliens in this galaxy... unfortunately for you soldier you're fighting the final 1%"
I love this line
This is hands down the best explanation I've ever heard for new arrivals, this will be my new video I send to people interested in 40k
And this is why I enjoy bricky. He enjoys warhammer for what it is, without embracing the horrible mindsets as acceptable.
From what I can see in this fandom there are people that take the game too serious. Some take offense and want to change it, others take it to heart in a bad way. Bricky got the right mentality.
@@GsusCrustI have to say that it was Bricky who got me to embrace 40k lore (outside of Orks and Kriegsman, because those are both meme gold) but he made me actually understand and embrace the depths that I had previous felt were just derivative)
Phenomenal upload. 10/10. Even as a long time Warhammer enthusiast, this was such a joy to watch. Great work, Bricky.
I like how the tau got a single screenshot and wasnt mentioned by name at all lmao
'that weapon has killed 99% of aliens in this galaxy, unfortunately you are fighting the last. 1% and emperor damn it. They are fucking pissed"
The use of the Darktide music is such a good bit of evidence of how good and fitting that music is for warhammer.
What was the music he used at the end
@@Icemage25Immortal Imperium
Bricky has come such a huge way in terms of writing and editing since his first 40k faction video which was already really good, it's insane
He really went far with it
I picked up Darktide because it was on sale. I watched the opening cinematic and was like WTF IS THIS. THIS GOES HARD. Especially when we have so many other games that play it so safe. I had to learn more about this world and its lore. It brought me here and i can not wait to get even more into Warhammer after this video. Great stuff.
Jesper Kyd's "Immortal Imperium" is SO GOOD. Probably one of the top 40k songs
SLIGHT CORRECTION: I had the Birth of Slannesh backwards. The hedonism of the Eldar created the age of strife, and the Slaanesh birthed helped remove it. Kind of like a gigantic warp wind that blew it all away. Or mowing your lawn with a nuclear weapon.
If you want to get a more in depth (but still new person friendly) continuation of the lore, check out www.youtube.com/@Adeptusridiculous the Warhammer podcast I do with my two great cohosts
Just wanted to say thank you. You didn't have to break down the timeline but it's very helpful for a 3rd person kinda on looker into 40k. There's so many events and major moments it's kinda hard to tell EXACTLY when they happen without direct purchase of books, audible. Etc. Thanks Brick
Every time I hear the Tekken soundtrack it makes me laugh, cheeky bastard XD
I read '' chaos '' instead of cohosts
I think there's some horus heresy going on.
yo u may wanna censor at 17:01, might've slipped thru in the edit
Well. Gonna go play some Darktide now. 😆
Your original 40K explained video got me into the setting in the first place. Intro videos like this are so important for growing the community. Keep ‘‘em coming!
It's official.
Bricky has made the best fuckin' introduction to Warhammer 40k.
Emperor bless him!
Another masterclass in storytelling from Bricky! 30 minutes seemed far too short a time to encompass the VAST history behind the 41st milennium but man can this guy cram a lot of detail into every segment!
Loved this! I'm and old guy and I have long looked down upon WH40K (because reasons) but a few years ago I dived into it and now I can't get enough of it. I wish it would evolve a bit faster because I don't wanna die before interesting things happen 😀
Scientists in the year 40,000: **"Why does Guile's theme go with everything??"**
5:33 "But there are also gods of real space..." _Oh I know those are gonna be the nice ones who fight the warp ones!_ "...and they EAT STARS." _Oh..._
The speech at the end of the video gave me LITTERAL chills!!!!!!
GLORY TO THE IMPERIUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The passion and fun you have while making those videos is so empowering, every video I watch is making me glad you are doing such content
The first novel i read for WH40k, was Fifteen Hours. I'd say that is also a really good novel for starting out, as it really hammers home the plight of the average soldier in the Imperium. How little one truly is in the grand scheme.
Been a big Adeptus ridiculous listener these past few years, still always fun to see the timeline laid out like this in the brickster style, p.s the ab juice looks great can't wait for the next flavour...bripple milk
I love that you equate hell to Victorville, CA where I grew up and I couldn't agree with you more.
17:44 "Slaanesh's birth sent storms from the Warp across the galaxy, making travel between the star systems impossible."
I had previously heard that Slaanesh's birth is what cleared the warp storms responsible for ending the Golden Age of Technology, and that The Great Crusade was only possible after Slaanesh's birth cleared the galaxy of storms.
From what i understand that is true but Slaanesh's gestation from the Eldar's debauchery was effectively heralded by the excess warp storms and his/hers actual birth and the resulting death of 90% of the Eldar cleared the storms up
I became aware of this universe like 3 years ago with TheRussianBadger's videos but watching Bricky's last year really got me interested. Now I played Space Marine and Dark Crusade and I'm playing Boltgun, Mechanicus and Tacticus. You really got me, Bricky.
i'd recommend darktide. it had a rough launch but i can finally say its at a good point to give it a go. i hear it's like left for dead, for reference
@@ExtraRaven_it’s essentially left for dead with a warhammer reskin overtop.
Mate, that's the exact same way I got into Warhammer. Difference being is now I play Space Marine, Vermintide 2, Darktide, and Arma 3 with a ton of mods
"I'm gonna burn these Xeno's like I burned the custody papers!"
@@Yolboc
“It says we can’t do that in the Codex!”
“WELL I CAN’T READ!”
John Warhammer, he has returned!
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE, KHORNE FOR THE KHORNE FLAKES!
I gotta say, that last section, ending with the famous 40k line hit real hard. Someone definitely cutting onions around here...
Good on you for getting your G-Supps flavor, Bricky! You’re doin great keep it up champ!
Just watched the rest of it, what a masterfully written video.
I tried getting into the lore but felt too complicated, your an amazing storyteller for someone like me who need things to be described more simple but still intriguing and don’t missing out on the details. Thank you Bricky
I don't know if you know this but bricky is on a podcast calls adeptus ridiculous where he goes over warhammer lore in a very simplistic and casual manner. I personally enjoy it quite a lot.
@@baldrtheboulder8927 I do but never started listening to it yet, thanks ✨🌸💖
A little bit more info about how the C'tan came to be. The Necronty basically made them. Ther were barely sentient, eating only from the energy of stars, as he said in the video, but the Necrontyr found them, and put them into machine bodies with very advanced AI, to give them sentience, and it all went down from there
When you realize that every faction and everyone within the factions is a shade of gray, it becomes much simpler. At that point it's really about breaking it down into chunks and going from there.
28:46 This part goes unimaginably hard
Bricky helps me understand Warhammer as I play only 3rd to 1st person Warhammer titles. Not only does he makes it easier to comprehend but also keeps you engaged.
Oh shit another 40k banger, LET’S GOOO!
The only thing better than watching Bricky as a 40k vet, is knowing I get to watch vtubers react to this universe we all love!
I feel called out.
@@gabrielchin4161 I should hope so! If I project any harder trying to convince myself I don't enjoy watching vtubers from time to time, i'll turn into a movie theater! 🤣🤣
Honestly Bricky, beautifully crafted. From audio, to visuals, to the script itself, you are under-rated and I know you can get to 1 Million! Keep up the amazing work.
29:10 Floors me every time, chills
Just a week ago I got a buddy of mine interested in the 40k universe. What a time for you to bless us with this video.
Don't let this amazing Video distract you from France
What’s up in france?
@@bradleyjenkins2271it’s still existing 🤢
In modern 40K lore, it’s not implied the corpse emperor is dying, in fact, it’s heavily implied several times that the Emperor has grown ten-fold in power after 10 thousand years of absorbing psykers. There is an except where an Eldar sees his “spirit” of sorts fighting all 4 chaos gods at once.
Really can you send me a link to that?
His soul might be increasing in power, but his body is wasting away.
@@RichardX1at that rate, he wont need a body anymore
this literally gave me chills at the end, that line delivery was outstanding!!
The final monologue was brilliant! Honest-to-Emperor chills right there. Great job Bricky. :)
Wouldn't be a warhammer fan without Adeptus Ridiculous and Bricky's faction video so I'm definitely hyped for a new 40k vid!
Time to wait for all the reactors to get to this one so i can watch it 5 more times 🤣
That ending speech god damn it gave me chills like you were reading from the book like a commissar
I'm so early that necrons are still dying from radiation
Man this video is so good, if only there was a CZcams channel that had bricky talk a lot more about Warhammer, like going into detail about some moments of the lore, the factions and even one off stories like rylanor and commissar yarick
Dude there are literally so many. Luetin09 for instance.
tbf Leutin is a big less bombastic then Bricky.@@trazyntheinfinitearchivist7866
@@trazyntheinfinitearchivist7866I think he's referencing Bricky's podcast Adeptus Ridiculous
@@gabrielchin4161 Ah. My bad. Didn't see the sarcasm.
Please do more 40k lore videos. Your lore vids are by far my favorite and there aren't enough
You should look up adeptus ridiculous, that's a.o. bricky going more in depth with lore
comparing the warp with the nether is genious
Honestly, this is a perfect video to intruduce your friends into the lore. Well done!
Perfect timing, I was just introducing some friends to 40K!
28:38-29:35
As entertaining, funny, and meme-y as this video is, this part gives me the chills - of fright and of "hot damn, that's awesome"
I've done some math, and the big e had devoured 3 billion 605 million souls at minimum
Because he's been in his chair for 10k years so this is the bare minimum
HOT DAMN THIS IS A GOOD VIDEO
BRICK ASCENDANT!!!
Holy shit. That ending gave me chills.
It makes me so happy to see bricky looking so good and doing so well. I am grateful to have him around as such a strong figure in the warhammer community. What a guy.
I cannot fucking wait to taste those abs.
25:18 Damn it now i can't stop imagining the emperor doing korean dashes and ewgf
Bricky Mistakes:
- The Necrontyr suffered radiation damage to their DNA due to their homeworlds close proximity to their sun, meaning death by cancer and at a younger age was very common.
- This did not stop the Necrontyr from working hard and becoming an advanced (and militaristic) space faring civilization, which even conquered their genetic diseases.
- They carved out their own galactic empire of sorts by the time they met the Old Ones, who were a far older race and far more evolved in all fields (tech, medicine, etc). The Necrontyr at the time were facing distabilization in their empire, and due to their jealously of the immortal Old Ones (who didn't give them the key to immortality) declared war on them. This united their feuding nobles against a common foe.
- The Necrontyr got soundly beaten.
- The Necrontyr found the Star Gods, and managed to figure out a way to communicate with them and ask for their help. The Star Gods, who were ancient enemies of the Old Ones (and hungry for souls) agreed.
- The entire Necrontyr race (men, women, children) were stripped of their flesh bodies, their consciousness installed into the Necron machine bodies. Nobles kept their minds intact and ruled over the masses, who lost most of their conscious thought. Together with their new bodies and weapons, and the C'tan they began the War in Heaven.
- Old Ones were now losing, and in desperation create the Aeldari (Proto-Eldar) and Krork (Proto-Ork). Aeldari were made to use the warp as a weapon (psychic) which the Necrontyr had no defense against. Krork were made into the ultimate shock troops, which even upon death would shed spores that guaranteed more Krork would be born, hence guerilla wars would continue unless all spores were burned off a world (a near impossible task).
- As the Eldar Empire grew in excess, warp storms appeared across the galaxy and began the dark age for humanity, because this cut humans off from supplies and one another. These warp storms were like the first baby kicks of Slaanesh in the womb or the warp. When Slaanesh was born, the vast majority of Eldar died and the warpstorms from the warps pregnancy were blown away, allowing humans to travel freely again. So as the Eldar go to become near extinct, the near extinct humans now flourish once again.
- The Emperors name isn't the Emperor, we don't (well if you read the books we do) not know what his name was. Also he's not 10 feet tall, the Emperor is a god tier psyker and appears to you how he wants you to see him.
- There are (were) 21 Primarchs. Two were KIA or MIA early on in the setting, their spots only existed to allowed gamers and painters to be creative with their own painting and narratives. And one of the primarchs was actually a set of twins.
- It was actually the Primarch's mother who cast them across the galaxy. She was afraid the Emperor would make his sons bloodthirsty warlords and hoped they could find better lives away from him.
- Sanguinius was already dead when the Emperor met Horus. We aren't exactly sure what stopped the Emperor from being merciful but in legend it was either an Imperial guardsman or unknown Space Marine that stood between Horus and a mortally wounded Emperor. Horus swatted the man aside and the Emperor knew he would never get the Horus he raised back and so deleted him.
I started listening to the Warhammer audiobooks at work to pass the time and they've been a great experience.
I'm a big fan of the Astra Militarum so far. Seeing just how hard humanity will fight to have some small comfort is really interesting.
Thanks Bricky, I think your original Warhammer faction video might have gotten me on this lore train.
PS I now know why we don't talk about Cadia :(
This video is going to be THE video i show to my friends and others to introduce them to Warhammer 40000. It is such a great contribution to the community. Thank you Bricky.
Bricky, your timing is impeccable. Played BG3, started a DnD campaign, saw 40k figures, played Darktide, built self hype for space marines 2, and literally a week pf that and then you uplpad this banger?! Thanks to the Old Gods
what a delivery at the end that was! Fucking amazing! keep doing what you're doing Bricky, you're amazing!