[40k] Lion El'Jonson isn't happy with Azrael (Dark Angels)

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[40k] Lion El'Jonson isn't happy with Azrael (Dark Angels)
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[40k] Dark Angel players right now - Lion El'Jonson announcement revealed!
In this video, we're uncovering the latest news in the world of [40k] Dark Angel! Lion El'Jonson, previously known as the Lion, has been announced as a new playable character for the game, and we have all the details you need to know! Check out the video to find out all the juicy details, and be sure to share it with your [40k] Dark Angel fans!

[@a-dubble7891]

Well now I want Charles Dance to play a role in Henry Cavill’s upcoming 40K show lol.

[@paulpan-yt]

Can you revive certain humans by chance ?

[@ChristophelusPulps]

Inquisitor Commodus Voke. If this were made 15 years ago, I'd have said Sir Christopher Lee. Charles Dance is the best surviving alternative.

[@lonewolfandcub668]

Make enough noise about it and it'll happen lol

[@youdontknowme2913]

He can play the ecclisiarcy

[@paulpan-yt]

@N christopher lee

[@bplup6419]

Tywin El'Johnson isn't ever something I thought I needed. Now I can't imagine my life without it.

[@fearan9406]

"You are being exterminated at this very moment"

[@agonefire]

Lion El’Danceon

[@AAGEnzee]

I think GW actually took huge inspiration from Tywin Lannister in their redesign of the Lion. Grimdark Tywin as part of the Imperium is exactly how I view him now.

[@TKUltra971]

Tywin El Johnson. Copyright that. Copyright it NOW. Think about it. Who wouldn't want a show of old grumpy primarchs return to attempt to save their father's kingdom and how they play off and interact with each other?

[@bplup6419]

@@TKUltra971 Warhammer 401k squad Vulkan: Danny Glover Ferrus Manus: Clint Eastwood Dorn: Stephen Lang Sanguinius: Bill Murray Jaghatai: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Roboute: Michael Kane Leman: Anthony Hopkins Big E: Jeff Bridges

[@trialnerror3643]

I love how the actor plays that like he is still in game of thrones. Completely straight stern and logical man

[@r4v3nw1ng1]

It's like when Michael Caine did the muppets Christmas story. A ridiculous movie, but he committed to doing it as if it were a Broadway production.

[@MyFableVids]

Your Highness and the first episode of Game of Thrones came out around the same time

[@RXdash78]

I love how his entire career for the last decade is to play a vilainous father disappointed by his children. He got typecast as this hyper specific thing and there's just tons of work for it.

[@jasonsantiago6308]

​@@RXdash78It helps that he's convincingly smarter and meaner than almost anybody

[@stillwatersrundeep001]

@@RXdash78 This character (from the film 'Your Highness') wasn't villainous in the slightest. Everything he says about the other character is justified.

[@11Bbq]

The more I see Charles as the Lion the more I like the Lion. Someone call Henry Cavill and make this happen.

[@k0bra3eak40]

Honestly probabaly too alte in his career at this point, had it been like a decade or 2 earlier absolutely

[@Madgardian]

At 76 maybe? He was/is working on Sandman.

[@Sabactus]

We need to make a dream casting. This is what I got at the moment. Constantin Valdor or the Emperor- Henry Cavill Lion El'Jonson - Charles Dance Fulgrim Perturabo Jaghatai Khan - Hiroyuki Sanada Leman Russ Rogal Dorn Konrad Curze Sanguinius Ferrus Manus Angron - Ron Perlman Roboute Guilliman Mortarion Magnus the Red Horus Lorgar Vulkan - Idris Elba / Terry Crews Corvus Corax Alpharius Omegon

[@OMartinez91]

​@@Sabactus I disagree on Vulkan. It's gotta be Terry Crews

[@Sabactus]

@@OMartinez91 Oh that could work.

[@lordparmesean972]

This must be what Tywin looked like during Robert's Rebellion.

[@michelveilleux123]

That hair wave was fucking beautiful 😅

[@tellurius4951]

Tywin when he was Aerys right hand*

[@le_travie7724]

Cipher causally sneaking around and the Alpha Legion infiltrators make this even more hilarious 😂

[@kirkgriff5117]

Thanks sir, we are the distinguished gentleman viewers

[@Toddler.Titles]

I am Alpharius

[@TheDukeofDeath666]

@@Toddler.Titles silly, iam alpharius

[@FLMKane]

​​@@TheDukeofDeath666 No! I AM Alpharius! You... You're nothing but an edgelord emo goth dude

[@alphalegionary7646]

What Alpha Legion infiltrators?

[@picklecannon]

Charles Dance would actual make quite a good Lion.

[@mindfortress105]

Too old looking, maybe an inquisitor, general or admiral

[@TheDrewcas]

@@mindfortress105 oooo he'd be a perfect Inquisitor

[@AlphaOmegon]

​@@mindfortress105 bruh the lion is old now

[@michaelkean5969]

if they made an animated clone wars style 30/40k series then dance would be perfect for either the Lion,Magnus or the Emperor himself.

[@deadeye9439]

@@AlphaOmegon true but what if the movie/show series is set up during the first founding? Lion El'Johnson is very young by the time leading the Order They want to cast someone younger but still resembles Lion in every shape and form Although if it is *animated* movie/show series, Charles Dance is perfect for voicing the Lion

[@Jagonath]

"Look around at the harm that has befallen this castle!" Seconds later the pauldron turning Alpha Legion... that little touch had me dying. 🤣

[@theemperormoth5089]

Lion El Jonson: Am I the only one to see through this performance? Is it possible that so many can be so stupid for so long? Alpha Legion: There are times when I have trouble believing it myself.

[@minhducnguyen9276]

​@@theemperormoth5089 "Believe it or not, we passed through 50% of imperial security just by wearing construction helmets and carrying around ladders and notepads"

[@MusMasi]

Cypher peeping around the corner......

[@arpandey698]

Even in the grim darkness of the 41st Millennium, Tywin Lannister cannot escape disappointing children.

[@AlphaOmegon]

The fact there is also a watcher of the dark makes this perfect

[@tariqshort4025]

Does that mean an alfa legion agent.

[@AlphaOmegon]

@Tariq Short aight I'm gonna have to put you to sleep mate.

[@kaspersaldell]

@@tariqshort4025 Fool

[@eugeneflores1810]

​@@tariqshort4025 ?

[@676Thanatos]

Perfection yet again! Loved Cypher hiding in the wings and the Alpha Legion marine was another great touch!

[@kaijufan2000]

I am Alpharius

[@SIGNOR-G]

Vashtor too

[@richardthomas9497]

What if Cypher is Alpharius or Omegon?

[@originalamerican9396]

He would be perfect to play The Lion. Wouldn't even have to worry about action scenes. Just have the stuntman wear the helmet so you can't see his face.

[@AmericanZergling]

Dude, action scenes would be CGI. No one's going to make a Primarch fight in some goofy looking practical effect suit which towers of a space marine which towers over a normal person. There is no way to make convincing Space Marine action but with CGI.

[@NephritduGrey]

@@AmericanZergling Unless it would be a mix of both, IE have normal sizes humans (like typical Guardsmen) be the (quite smaller) CGI figures which die gloriously in the thousands while the actors march through enemy lines. But yeah, basically enhance practical suits (or parts of it so there's the quality and Detail of realism still present) in post. I mean it's tons of money and/or time investment for the CGI for a Wh40K universe movie/series anyway.

[@AmericanZergling]

@@NephritduGrey I would rather the guardsmen be the ones played by normal actors. I think inquisitor and guardsmen stories are honestly the best route to go for 40k screen adaptations, not space marines. Emperor knows we have too much space marine focus anyways.

[@Dantinus]

@@AmericanZergling Space Marines should be like a season finale treat. Kind of like Luke Skywalker at the end of Mandalorian Season 2.

[@shanetuma3845]

No show has the budget to make space marines/primarchs regular recurring characters, and have them look good at the same time. Its just not going to happen.

[@youngarchaeotech189]

Thinking about that time the Lion smiled and told a joke to his first captain, and how this action was so out of character for him that the captain believed he was about to be killed for some failure.

[@alexyoblick]

I love a similar scene in The Unremembered Empire when The Lion arrives on Macragge and Guilliman goes to welcome him. The Lion acts all brotherly and hugs Guilliman (after having his Dark Angels show off by doing marching movements so perfect that Guilliman calls him a show off) that Guilliman is completely thrown off by it. It’s a brilliant political move on several levels. It makes the Lion appear as a friend to the wider audience of Macragge, puts Guilliman on the backfoot and not be completely coordinated, and establishes his own dominance. And the best part? The Lion did it on instinct. He didn’t plan ahead of time to do this.

[@carsoncasmirri3874]

If you’re talking about Fallen Angels it wasn’t the first captain, it was Nemiel.

[@gamechanger8908]

​@@carsoncasmirri3874 Nemiel ain't a Captain, he was a Chaplain that was killed by Lion for insubordination.

[@carsoncasmirri3874]

@@gamechanger8908yeah but he was the one the Lion told the joke to he didn’t tell it to a Captain he told Nemiel

[@gamechanger8908]

@@carsoncasmirri3874 I mean Nemiel should be scared, he was involved in a plot to kill the Emperor. Also I was tripping through insomnia when I replied, sorry abt that.

[@tonyvalovicic262]

The movie is Your Highness for those who seek the original material.

[@NorninTGK]

Thank you, I was looking for the source.

[@jovee6155]

I scrolled down so far to find this. Thank you

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

Thank you!

[@bushturkey798]

Thanks m'lord!

[@kingtimmy88]

Thank you!

[@WoodImp]

I won't lie, it's been a pretty crazy month for the channel, 13 new videos, subscribers doubled, 2 million views this month alone! I'm extremely grateful to you all for tuning in, commenting and sharing with your friends it makes a huge difference to me and the 40k meme pages at large. Don't forget, that if you want to support my content and enter month box giveaways head over to patreon.com/WoodImp Cheers, Wood Imp

[@Wanderer628]

As I said in one of your videos man, you've got a good sense of humour and good editing skills, only a matter of time until your channel grew.

[@gorillajamma3711]

Yea and we need more of it

[@itsDavoBro]

You’ve got a real good eye for picking these scenes out and relating them to 40k, and your editing is pretty good too, overall s tier memes

[@WingsHype]

That means Warhammer movie is in the future!

[@nopenope3135]

GET BACK TO WORK IN THE MEME MINES.

[@charleshurst1015]

Charles Dance's ability to play it straight with such conviction is legendary

[@chaptermastergutza9718]

What's more ironic is the Dark Angels are always hiding secrets and the Alpha legion is hiding right aside them is pure gold

[@mtrunkello]

Funny but Azrael is one of the most distinguished chapter masters in the setting currently. Being the supreme grand master of the unforgiven, dueling kharn and surviving, dueling Vashtor and surviving, leading the Dark Angels through a bunch of wars and battles leading from the front.

[@Will_Parker]

Also the first named character to actually die from being turned primaris lol which I feel like makes his other accomplishments feel more real and less Mary Sue-ish. Since he can actually die looking back on all he's done makes it feel more like genuine accomplishments. Good thing the watchers are Deus ex machinas haha

[@Steel799]

Where does it say he died? I thought he was wounded but healing from the the rubicon.

[@sethkrueger5472]

Still didn't finish the job

[@justinhhp87]

@@Will_Parker didnt ragnar die as well ?

[@sivel7493]

@@Steel799 he CLINICALLY died, twice I think. His heart stopped and was revived

[@LostEmpireProduction]

So I guess whenever Hollywood needs a character in a medieval setting, who hates his sons they just automatically call Charles Dance

[@steeltywars1]

I really hope now Charles Dance voices the Lion in the upcoming audio book.

[@warchiefzeke9134]

Cypher and Alpharius having a party in the rock

[@AlphaOmegon]

You mean Omegon and Alpharius?

[@DarthBalthasar]

You mean Alpharius and Alpharius?

[@Mechagodzilla128]

What a coincidence. I am also Alpharius.

[@NickC84]

The more I read/hear about it, I'm convinced the Alpha Legion never even had a Primarch and the Emperor started the whole "I am Alpharius" thing as a way to make a legion purely from the left over Astartes. 5D chess.

[@Mechagodzilla128]

@@NickC84 That would make a lot of sense actually. If Alpharius is smaller than other Primarchs, that could be because he is just a normal marine, and the "I am Alpharius" thing could be a way to eliminate any previous identity the leftover marines had.

[@neilmartin7776]

I love Vashtor sneaking around, and the Alpha Legionnaire hiding in plain sight!

[@moodyowlproductions4287]

I can definitely see Charles dance playing the voice of lion el Johnson..for some reason"

[@MrTheevilmage]

0:58 "If you want me to go on a quest why not start with something easy like boiling a gaurdsman or beating off infront a mounted Kreigsman, elementary things"- Azrael

[@mazz9487]

Funny thing here is Charles Dance played the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork in Going Postal. In that mini series, one of the first speeches he gives is about angels. You could consider him to be a dark one.

[@samg7430]

Tywinel Johnson

[@mohammadhazraty2372]

"I've fallen and i can't get up." "What?" "What."

[@blueberrygod8275]

Charles Dance as the Lion is something I never thought I needed.

[@D00D00WATER]

Damn it seems in every setting Tywin is disappointed in his children

[@MURPHYCHACHO]

His failures follow him across dimensions and incarnations. There is no escape.

[@scottm8292]

He really does care about his legacy.

[@ivanelias3916]

Cypher and Alpharius are ready to play the greatest game of amongus we have ever seen.

[@Shurukkah.]

*We will never see

[@chaozboy9482]

Charles Dance is a freaking legend.

[@alsfan2161]

You thought this was a Dark Angel's meme. It was really an Alpha Legion meme all along.

[@DeceiverIX]

If there comes a point with the upcoming live action projects that the Lion is on screen.... He damn well better be played by Charles Dance.

[@bloodraiden4038]

1:05 - be-FALLEN this castle! What? There's no Fallen here, what is even that.

[@alfatazer_8991]

ASMODAIII MAKE HIM REPENT!!!

[@offtankgaming1310]

Why is this so perfectly lined up? Brilliant editing

[@westonparker5940]

I always had trouble picturing exactly what kind of person the Lion was just based on lore descriptions, but envisioning him as Charles Dance really clears it up for me.

[@DylanThomas1993]

Cypher peaking in the background and then leaving at 1:12 is such a nice and stupid touch lol

[@Beau74]

Having these two actors in the same scene together is like watching a Honda with a fart can trying to keep up with a Ferrari

[@MURPHYCHACHO]

I was always impressed that Maisie Williams was able to perform so well alongside a legend like Charles Dance in season 2 of Game of Thrones, especially being so young.

[@imminentpowers3097]

Charles literally fits the role, he deserves to play the lion

[@Treeeboy]

After seeing how much the new model looks like Charles Dance anyway I am now even more convinced he should play him in a live action show!

[@aggroash232]

I like how it looked like he was slipping his drink out of his armour.😂

[@GunNutproductionsOG]

The new Lion model has opened up meme potential I'm all for

[@konosmgr]

I fucking love Charles dance, the guy is ideal for medieval or commander settings.

[@jonathanwatson4484]

The music fits everything in the scene, aslo yeah despite the high chapter master best efforts things haven't gotten easy the fact that we were attacked again by the enemy and almost failed really isn't doing any good for our pride, since the chaos thinks they can just walk into the rock with ease, but I assure you they forget the reason why the fallen are scared of us.

[@isaiahburns9140]

That background shoulder paldron revealing the Alpha Legion insignia was a hilarious touch

[@johndoe5432]

I would kill to see Charles Dance as Lion El'Jonson in the Warhammer series Henry Cavill is making.

[@doodguy12]

The look on his face when the pauldrons changed just did it for me

[@niklasericsson2234]

From The Lion of Casterly Rock to The Lion of The Rock.

[@Snake_holiday]

hahaha my buddy were just talking about how Lion El'Johnson looks just like Tywin Lannister

[@Its_Cannon]

I can’t wait to see the interaction between the lion, guilliman, and the watchers. I’d love to see the lion perpetually followed by 2 watchers. When they all meet on terra, the guilliman shows up with two Custodes, and the lion shows up with 2 watchers. Both flanked by their sons. The primarchs greet eachother, and the custodians size up the watchers. The watchers are unmoving, not reacting in the slightest. Guilliman and the Custodes question the lion. The lion: you know how I wasn’t dead for the last 10,000 years? That’s thanks to these guys. I’ve adopted them or they’ve adopted me. Doesn’t matter, touch them, and I will burn what’s left of this imperium to the ground.

[@Zabzim]

The imperium being split up has been on the cards for years now, so you are probably not far off the mark with your words

[@itsame8057]

He's perfect for it. Absolutely perfect.

[@patrickbateman69420]

This works so well on so many levels! 🦁👌

[@trepplex2657]

I hope the Lion = tywin and/or Charle dance would live forever like the Emperor himself.

[@rabumalal]

this was superb!

[@scarletfoxfrostnovember3407]

The drinking bit was like he pulled out his arm inside the suit and pick a glass inside the suit and drink🤣

[@plague903]

The best part of this is that the lions face on the new model ACTUALLY looks Charles Dance. AND on top of that his character is game of thrones sigil is also a lion

[@danielward-smith9466]

There was a lore video came out the other day (can't remember which channel) about the primarchs appearing to have aged when they are not really supposed and they said the new model looks like Charles dance.

[@OuchMyBrainz]

your masking is so good 👍

[@johnlm5901]

I lost it when he did that casual eye roll when he saw the pauldron go from Dark Angels to Alpha Legion.

[@icebreaker5138]

“A quest is supposed to be hard.”-Zahariel

[@ericdavis9210]

Vashtor and Cipher in the background got me 💀

[@deliriumguiness]

With how the miniature of the Lion looks like, Charles Dance would be perfect to portray him.

[@cesarh6513]

i love that after a lot of time getting deeper into the lore im able to get this lol

[@grahamcarpenter5135]

In retrospect it was a little condescending for Lion El'Johnson to refer to the Leagues of Votann as a "dwarf village".

[@sirlenemodesto2665]

The fact even his model looks like Charles Dance, it's really a perfect match

[@muhammadjawadzahid9675]

The Man would be the perfect Malcador

[@justindiffenderfer7484]

Okay, hear me out. Charles Dance as the Lion.

[@datemasamune2904]

Crazy thing is this is still better parenting than Tywin does to any of his kids. XD

[@ArnoldJudasRimmer..]

This one....is absolute genius sir! 👏👏👏

[@johnfraire6931]

Ah, wasn't expecting Your Highness! very nice

[@rumiak1660]

Charles Dance was actually the first person I thought could play Legion I primarch.

[@Pragabond]

I love how he just rolls his eyes in annoyance as the Alpha legion spy just reveals himself. Not concern just vague annoyance.

[@magnithorsson2154]

Omegon hanging out in the back so wrapped up in a plot he cant remember what he's actually doing there

[@TheLaluciDaniel]

Cypher and Alpharius cameo is a stroke of Genius

[@fer65734]

Jokes aside if we ever we get a tv show starring the dark angels, Charles Dance would be a great choice for Lion el Jhonson

[@ogrelaca]

Last time when somebody countermanded the Lion (I think it was Nemiel) had been beheaded by Jonson's fist blade

[@paradox7358]

More 'Your Highness ' memes please.

[@warcraftdude13]

You can face banishment from the kingdom! "Shit" - hearing that from a dark angel is hilarious as I always thought of them as the classic British knights in a secret order speaking proper, high english.

[@side7oldtype298]

To anyone asking what movie is this from, the movie title is "Your Highness".

[@turtle27171]

Vashtoor in the back has me dying lmao

[@grunt6799]

Now I can't unsee Charles as the Lion.

[@J4k3R]

Charles Danse is now my head canon lion el johnson lol

[@brandondemers1769]

This guy deserves an Oscar.

[@Alex-tn7pv]

Charles Dance is incredible even in slapstick comedy.

[@marsmech]

Someone needs to do some Charles Dance AI voice to the Lions quotes.

[@TrapsterJ]

This is the alternate timeline route where Tyrion wasn't a dwarf but just impotent mentally instead.

[@Archon3960]

Damn. Charles Dance was definitely the model for Lion's new mini. And I am fully behind it. 😎

[@thecinnamonguy5127]

Ok. I see you and now I need this to come true

[@Fearoq]

Its amazing how everyone just accepted Lion look like Charles, so house Lannister is Dark Angels

[@memento_mori6019]

As SOON as I saw the thumbnail I knew there were others that thought like me (and love Tywin Lannister)

[@dicksoncider5099]

that twist though

[@sonofabitch95]

God damnit Your Highness is underrated

[@papanurgle8393]

0:24 "I did survive a 1V1 against Kharn." "Ok, that's actually pretty good."

[@guilherme5094]

Awesome👍👍!

[@TheGodOfWarhammer]

The fact that the model looks like Charles Dance himself is funnier

[@Marvolo14]

This is what needs to happen to every chapter.

[@SegaRihdan]

I didn't think this would work, but by the emperor, it did.

[@praetor9822]

"Not another word! My sons. You've disgraced the Imperium of Man for far too long."

[@TKUltra971]

HAHAHAHA! This is so lore friendly I'm dying in laughter!

[@ernakopmak5373]

Finally! A Tywin that won't get one-shotted by a crossbow in the toilet

[@cliffcampbell8827]

I can definitely see him having a powerful presence in the Warhammer movie (if it ever gets made). He just projects strength.