A Conclusive BEGINNERS GUIDE to Imperial Knights - Warhammer 40K Lore

The Imperial Knights, or Questor Imperialis in High Gothic, are piloted robotic combat walkers of small to medium size in the service of the Imperium and sometimes the Adeptus Mechanicus/Adeptus Astartes.
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[@LiShuBen]

Imperial knights are what got me into warhammer. I downloaded the mobile game because i love mechs and the story sounded really interesting

[@Dutch40KGuy]

Theyre genuinely so cool

[@cinderguard3156]

I got in by playing Gothic Armada. Then found out above knights

[@mr.expunged6040]

That game is what introduced me to Warhammer. So one can imagine that I may have a “slight” bias towards them.

[@Horus_bo19]

Freeblade???

[@Dutch40KGuy]

Here is the fixed version guys! PLEASE DONT SLAM THIS ONE KZbin

[@arcturus960]

"The knightiest knight that has ever knighted" you have such a way with words!

[@vlad_ussr8390]

Damn, i enjoy knights (lore wise) and how they look. but I enjoy chaos knights even more, funny how the juxtapose each other win wise.

[@ServitorDominusPrime]

Omnissiah curse the Chaos God of the Algorithm! The Priesthood of Holy Mars approves this video. 10/10 as always Mr. Dutch!

[@Dutch40KGuy]

Glad you liked it!

[@Jimmy_the_ork]

Yea, like this one too

[@astartesanonymous]

Great video brother!

[@Dutch40KGuy]

Appreciate it!

[@stephenbridges9915]

Keep them coming. Believe it or not this niche is still far from saturated, if thats even possible with 40k lore

[@calebhall1445]

Saw your community post and came over straight away. Love your vids.

[@HorizonIsHere1337]

Awesome review.

[@vin7490]

I just playing freeblade warhammer while ago

[@siegfried1422]

They're in a rough spot after the Balance Dataslate, however, I can look past that because ever since I started playing in 9th edition, no army had given me quite the same joy when playing them. House Terryn's color scheme is also very pleasing to the eye.

[@warhammer3051]

banger video papa good job

[@Dutch40KGuy]

Thank you!

[@guilherme5094]

3:04 Say no more man, just take the like👍!!

[@Dutch40KGuy]

Thank you sir!

[@GrimDarkHalfOff]

YT taking down good content again, don’t worry happens to all of us, you did nothing wrong! Keep trucking brother!

[@guilherme5094]

KZbin hates fun!

[@Dutch40KGuy]

appreciate it!

[@Ottakazi]

Could a knight pilot who fought in the horus heresy be alive in the 40k setting? I know its not unreasonable the knight itself would, but the pilot?

[@continuumsanctum869]

Why did YouPoop took the 1st version down? 🤔

[@envergursoy]

LETS GOOOO

[@Dutch40KGuy]

YESSIR

[@TheChuckfuc]

Are there any good books about the imperial knights?

[@wulf2757]

Anyone know where the image at 6:15 is from?

[@TheStarWarsStoryteller]

Another banger

[@Dutch40KGuy]

Thank you!

[@gruby_0924]

1:01 i see what you did there

[@christopherreynolds7594]

Although I do think Knights need more variety in theme, such as Samurai and Mesoamerican, I think a good lore justification is that their effective arsenal is limited. It is difficult to re-design a 4m chainblade into a katana, and the mechanicus, a necessary aspect of all knights, be it Questoris Mechanicus or Imperialis- is incredibly reluctant to allow anything new. Their stance is all knowledge of the machine god exists in the form of STCs, and innovation is heresy. That said, I think knight houses have a good variety of different traditions, attitudes, and alignments to not be more than a fresh coat of paint. There are more noble and respectful houses, there are more apathetic and bloodthirsty houses, there are those obsessed with the Omnisiah, and those who fall entirely to chaos. Some houses do hour long reciting of past pilots, and others that view knights as tools needing subjugation rather than connection. There is a variety beyond the style and equipment although in form are near identical. And if you are a particularly experienced modeler, you can certainly sculpt custom weapon weapon models and decorations to fit an entirely unique theme. Knights aren't necessarily limited to their "knightliness".

[@Dunkopf]

Whoa. Was just browsing your channel when this pipped up. . . . Am . . . . . Am i first? Something is wrong with the timeline.

[@Dutch40KGuy]

HA! Welcome!

[@DutchLoreGuy]

Finally❤

[@Dutch40KGuy]

YESSIR

[@ExplainedGoodly]

Knights go HARD

[@Dutch40KGuy]

THEY DO!

[@fredrikjonsson-bj5ru]

I bought a knight just because they look cool and want it for my ultramarines

[@stephenbridges9915]

I just got back in with Leviathon box, and after 5 months I have 3 armies easily over 3000 each of course Knights being my 3rd. At first it was just going to be one knight, now its 3 questoris, armiger, 3 valiants, 1 lancer and 1 archeron. They are just that cool

[@stephenbridges9915]

And a Cerastus...

[@death2all79zx]

The worst thing about playing 40K is that a price tag that is slightly less than €700 is considered to be reasonable.

[@DOOMSLYER_1FREEBLADE]

👍aprovel of the freeblade

[@user-et7br6ir1h]

Royalty 🤴

[@suzanneplaizier8163]

You're the bestest❤

[@GwainSagaFanChannel]

Oh neat another Dutch 40k fan

[@Dutch40KGuy]

jazeker!

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[@11jerans]

13:30 That’s lazy GW writing unfortunately. The lore states that knight worlds are unique and varied in their culture and set up, but other than House Terryn, the blue boys featured on most Knight artwork, they’re all medieval feudal worlds. And even Terryn is still feudal to a point, though they are much more open about allowing the common man rise up to be a Knight Pilot through hard work. The hardcore medieval thing works great for Hawkshroud, who live in a miserable, cold, rainy world and hold a man’s word and honor above all other ties and responsibilities. It adds a good flavor to their ride or die ally mentality in that it’s based on the fact even the nobles of that House live in conditions even mid level Hivers would consider poverty stricken. The biggest perpetrator of the Knight Houses being somewhat flavorless is the mechanicus Houses though. How in the world does the Adeptus Mechanicus, who relies on these sworn Knight Worlds to feed and clothe the billions of laborers on their Forge Worlds, allow these guys to retain a feudal hierarchy? What if the king dies without an heir? You’re telling me the Mechanicus is just going to let these massive war machines duke it out in a civil war over the rulership of an agriworld they’re depending on? You’d think their Houses would be strictly controlled by the Mechanicus, to the point where their marriage contracts and child rearing are run entirely by a Magis Biologis, and that the “King” is appointed by the most senior Magos on the planet.

[@Usinghealer099]

Waarom kreeg ik deze als een advertentie? Maak niet uit, lijkt erop dat je hogerop in de wereld komt hiermee.

[@boris1965]

God yes, good job!

[@Dutch40KGuy]

thanks!