A GUARDSMANS DUTY IS NEVER DONE! THE DUTY OF THE ASTRA MILITARUM!

[@smellyflounder7544]

Commander: I am in charge here! Commissar: Do you feel in charge?

[@solortus]

commissar: I smell cowardice commander: *sweats profusely

[@40kbrit47]

I would rather be taken prisoner by the Orks than the Dark Eldar, being an Ork prisoner would be like on a holiday at butlins in comparison to the Dark Eldar.

[@swtorguy52]

What would Eldar imprisonment look like ? (not Dark Eladar)

[@bloodraven5533]

@@swtorguy52 They have no need for slaves since they stave off slaneesh through the rigours of the their paths. They'd leave you or kill you.

[@EdgarStyles1234]

There are most definitely regular eldar pirates who enslave people

[@Finalrellik99]

At the start of the story I was thinking please not dark eldar, please not dark eldar, please not dark eldar

[@anoninunen]

Orks: treat you like a grot Drukari: drag you back and forth across the precipice of death like a potato on a peeler Tau: ✂✂ Ecclesiarchy: All of the above, while telling you why you suck

[@malekiththeeternityking5433]

The Virgin Astra Militarum Vs. The Chad Imperial Guard

[@fauzyabdallah8158]

what is the diffrence between the two sorry im new to 40k

[@WilltheNinja]

@@fauzyabdallah8158 there isn't a real difference, games workshop just renamed it for copyright reasons

[@GUMMRUCHK]

Astra Milia-what? Son you're in the Guard now.

[@GUMMRUCHK]

@@fauzyabdallah8158 There were copy right disputes since GW thinks they own everything but lost so they changed the names to something more original that they can own. For example Tolkien owns the term Eldar I believe.

[@fauzyabdallah8158]

ah, thank you

[@Prophetofthe8thLegion]

the planet broke before the guard did...NOW BRING ME BACK MY KRIEGERS!!!

[@Guywiththetypewriter]

I know it is a bit late. But oh man I'd cry it you did the scene from "only in death" where a certain quote "onlynin death is your duty served, and he had done his duty 1000 times over" was used. Made me cry so hard I donated my limited edition copy to my local library :'(

[@worldeater2414]

Link to that please!

[@Guywiththetypewriter]

@@worldeater2414 I cant remember the page number but it is in only In death, absolutely cracking read!

[@worldeater2414]

@@Guywiththetypewriter would have liked to hear that, thx anyways

[@akiramasashi9317]

Ah yes. Prisoners of WAA. From that one time a group of guardsmen were taken prisoner by Waluigi.

[@Str8UpBustasGem]

Is it possible that particularly brave or effective guardsmen could become members of the legion of the damned? I mean they do say that guardsmen's souls go to the emperor after they die, so perhaps the good ones get admired by the emperor and he turns their soul into the deamon-I mean space marine they were always meant to be

[@alexandermackie7621]

He was the most seargenty seargent to ever seargeant. comes to mind

[@lupo1185]

I don't really see that happen. In my personal view, all Space Marines have this reaaaally small glimpse of 'supernatural power' in them. Every Primarch had supernatural powers, based on the 'secrets' the Emperor learned from the Dark Powers. This explains Raven Guard-Marines sharing the 'invisible-talent', the 'black rage' and other talents. I think this may be connected in some of the becoming LOTD. HOWEVER 'normal' humans can become something more in their own reight, for example the Sororita-Living Saints (they are not gene-altered, so....)

[@KalashVodka175]

Nope. But my headcanon is that the guards have something similar to the Legion of the damned, but instead of Space marines specters its an event that takes place on a battlefield: for several hours, the bodies of dead guardsmens keeps rising up despite grievous injuries or even despite complete death, as a tidal wave of undying soldiers, like plague zombies but pure of mind and not rotten, firing lasguns and marching in the name of the Emperor for even in death duty will not end

[@lupo1185]

@@KalashVodka175 that is a really cool thought - would be nice to have some kind of rule for that, for example if certan inspiring characters are around or sich...

[@ko36181]

@@KalashVodka175 That sound like heresy right there

[@Matihood1]

6:55 In the grim darkness of the far future, they still use units of measurement deemed archaic by a big part of the world today.

[@claeswelinder2014]

That explains a thing or two. Like fleet displacement after warp jump.

[@logannigh1959]

Having an imperium demands imperial units

[@ashleyblight8165]

Orks: we caught som' humies boyz!! Drukhari: awwww ain't that cute

[@DeadWayfes]

For a second i tought you were gonna tall about MkOll and his fucking awesomeness and the Tanith as a whole

[@swtorguy52]

Yea the Ghosts would be nice.

[@GarlicAvenger]

No one: DOW2 Space Marine: " *YOUR DUTY IS NOT DONE BROTHER!* "

[@wasted-blaster.]

Top 5 for best P.O.W. treatment 1 not getting caught in the first place 2 tau 3 tau 4 tau 5 tau

[@dibshadibs]

Just saw your video with boldemort about the space wolves, it's awesome to see you doing collabs with other wh40k youtubers. As always love your content

[@carlstanford7607]

Absolutely

[@fbussier80]

"... 10 miles from ..." TAKE THAT METRIC SYSTEM!

[@mohaa556]

16 kilometers XD problem?

[@amorphoussolid8512]

A slightly smug reminder that the American military uses the metric system and not a system devised by a drunken english man rolling dice! Jk love you all!

[@craynak]

To be honest from my ten years service and three tours of Helmand, we use clicks too.

[@Ork20111]

THAT is done due to not overstrechting the abillity of US readers. Lets face it. The emperor was a scientist. He wanted to root out superstition and religion and replace it with reason and knowledge. The imperial truth! There is zero chance the imperial measurments system would have survived under his reign, regardless of the fitting name.

[@ashboxall5280]

Fifteen hours is my favourite Guard novel. A great read and it shows a great angle on the Astra Militarum.

[@SilenTHerO78614]

Leaning way more towards the lieutenant on this one. One of the things Ive always loathed about the Comissars is they don't think outside the box. The guardsmen have no plan beyond breaking the wall without consideration for whats beyond that, just zerg rushing as usual. Personally id look into getting one brick removed first instead of breaking the entire wall and then figuring out if a light stealth approach may be better. That way the orks don't notice a few missing humies and a relief force can be sent while gathering more information.

[@brandonhughes4571]

Not to mention that staying put could reveal important details or weaknesses in the enemy forces

[@Butonz1]

The commissar in this story is quite lenient compared to most. You're average commissar, upon capture, would most likely execute everyone in the room and them themself for the treasonous crime of falling into enemy custody. The Emperor protects. BLAM!

[@timkats6635]

I think thats the overly grim image commissars have, as long as he does not fear the guardsmen being swayed to fight for the enemy, they will remain alive to spend their lives more costly in the emperors name. Be it gathering intelligence before breaking free, or simply sabotage if they manage to break free. Prisoners also require resources to watch, at least one more enemy that needs to be on guard duty - meaning one less with sleep or one less watching the frontline for a friendly attack. However, this only matters if the guardsman knows nothing that could disadvantage the guard if it was to fall into enemy hands.

[@Finalrellik99]

With what weapon?

[@cygryl]

Um...are you claiming that Yarick isn't a real commisar? I believe he would like his boot to have a word with you.

[@Butonz1]

@@cygryl OF course not! Old One Eye is hardly your average commissar. He got run over by his own baneblade and lived after all. That's clearly above average faith in the Emperor.

[@Butonz1]

@@Finalrellik99 Burning faith in Him on Earth is the only weapon a Commissar needs to carry out their duties. This question is therefore deemed heretical.

[@duppyman9025]

Service until the sweet release of death, ' The Emperor protects ' !

[@scrubsrc4084]

A fantastic book for both ork and guard fans. Love how it describes waaagh energy seeping from the gargant popping orks. And how they describe the smell of orks too

[@imperialcommissar6849]

I would like to have a chat with their lieutenant.

[@amorphoussolid8512]

I have your bolt pistol loaded and polished sir! Permission to be on burial detail, sir!

[@Lord-Inquisitor]

Prisoner?! No, I refuse! You can't make me!! *hugs melta bomb* For the Emperor!!!

[@Brad-yq3zm]

Commissar Yarik was taken prisoner by Big Gaz in the book chains of Golgotha along with thousands of guardsmen, and in the Gun heads novel there were more human slave encampments so no it’s not uncommon for the Orks to take prisoners

[@Turnil321]

true, but most guardsmen will fight to the death. Combine that with the fact that orks like a good fight they will mostly kill enemy combatants, but the more smart/cunning ones will keep the ones who do not give a good fight alive as slaves.

[@Brad-yq3zm]

Not denying that at all mate. Yes most Orks will just butcher any humans that might surrender my point is human guardsmen surrender quite a lot if you read through the Guard lore. The Dark Eldar take whole regiments prisoner, a lot of chaos guard are captured then converted (read iron warriors novels for that), even Necrons take slaves. So come to think about it the guard get taken prisoner on mass all the time it’s just guard regiments like the Catachens, Death Korp of Kreig and to a lesser extent Cadians that have the plot armour not to

[@amorphoussolid8512]

Yep! You get put under the 'care' of the runtherder orks! Orks with a somewhat strange ability to 'communicate ' with other species for slave labour and similar. They train squigs, they train other things. They have perfected the gentle arts of the not quite lethal beating!

[@tomisdead]

The Beast Arises has several scenes of Orks taking prisoners, its pretty grim in most cases

[@randomcenturion7264]

In the Space Marine video game, they sometimes nailed them to the wall just to "hear da funny screamy sounds." Orks can be very cruel at times.

[@premaldevi5477]

„I rather die standing than live kneeling!“ ~ Emiliano Zapata~ So I would fight to the death. When I would live in warhammer.

[@LordMuffinToken]

always easy to say eh?

[@premaldevi5477]

@@LordMuffinToken sry forgot the quote sings

[@LordMuffinToken]

@@premaldevi5477 ayyyy nice mate

[@hardcoreholman303]

@@LordMuffinToken better dead than marched to the literal slaughter house.

[@LordMuffinToken]

@@hardcoreholman303 cool

[@w.murphy5151]

In the military if you're captured you can only give them rank name number and basically hold out long enough so the higher ups can change all the plans etc. So even if you break the enemy is working with old information that's changed anyway, and it is your duty to try and escape whenever you get the chance

[@jeremyruhstorfer6762]

"Greater Good lessons every day" LMAO! Love it!

[@Ally.Cat.252]

Guardsmen are beasts! They don’t need power armour, 2 hearts, or to be 7feet tall to fight the enemies of man.

[@madocmayhem]

Wish I remember which source book it was in but there was a previous short story about orcs capturing humans. Think it was around the time of launch of the epic system rules.

[@nooblegacygaming6021]

Does the wolf lord have a discord? And if not you should make one. You’re a top tier warhammer 40K channel and you’re content is top notch, just keep it up man I love listening to your stuff while at work!

[@01SARDAUKAR]

Nice vid wolf lord Waiting a Macharius vid or vids !

[@Ceiling_Gato]

Orks take prisoners regularly, Ullanor itself was a giant work camp before the Crusade liberated it

[@Arkantos117]

It would be funny if orks bet teef on coliseum fights between human captives & gretchin or something.

[@ruaridh21sinclair21]

I don’t think the lieutenant was making the right decision but it seems the commissar keep undermining the order of there commander officer which in the end cause confusion in the ranks on the guards and a lot of the time commissar don’t seem to make the most tactical decision and when the commander tells you to do one thing then a commissar decide they don’t like that plan it can cause massive side effects throughout there war front

[@patrickmcabee123]

Another fine episode Wolf...😎

[@a.e4340]

witch xeno you want to be prisoner? it is like ask witch cancer you like same anser nn (and NOT the dark eldar)

[@BullScrapPracEff]

Oy man. I think you mean which and not witch. Which is to choose among a selection, and witch is a spell caster with a broom and whatnot. 😉

[@BullScrapPracEff]

And probably I'd choose the Tau, they seem pretty nice to their prisoners. And cancer wise... I think large cell melanoma non-budding.

[@a.e4340]

Sry for the bad eng XD and for the tau im not so sure A big risk of too get neutered And slaanesh do it for fun

[@gahngis8158]

I think its interesting that the orks have them. the lieutenant is in a right direction, to learn more could be vital.

[@GUMMRUCHK]

War is eternal the line must be held for eternity. 10,000 years 20k years 50k years 1 million years doesn't matter the line must hold.

[@simonmorris9877]

Rho, me owd mucker. You need to read some of the commisar Cain novels or Anarch from the ghosts series. In the former the orcs invasion of Perlia do take slaves and that is not an isolated example and in the latter a guardsman who could give Marbo a run for his money takes on a cultists muster point. Being taken captive is remarkably easy considering in the 40k universe as unaugmented humans are quite squishy and not overly robust so being injured and knocked unconscious is easily accomplished.

[@pcksp4135]

Commissars aren't junior to Lieutenants, they're not even part of the guard's command structure?

[@ddean191]

that is what I thought

[@DeadWayfes]

Depends on the regiment but they are just there for morale

[@stevestevenstevensen270]

It depends on the regiment and the writer. Mostly they are outside of the direct command structure and act as morale officers but also a sort of "quality control officer" that can take over if the command is killed or is judged by higher ups or by the Commissar themselves to be negligent or a coward.

[@Butonz1]

This is correct. Though they march with the units they are attached to, no officer of any rank can technically order a commissar to do anything. This is important because a Commissar's right to order summary execution extends to officers as well as the rank and file, as this story alludes.

[@AzrealMaximus]

@@gabrielbloom8704 Zampolit

[@samsonsteinreis9660]

LOL ! The poor orcs hoped, their food wouldent spoil, if they leaf it alive and then they get a spoiled officer. Thanks to Gork and Mork, they got the inspiration, to catch a commisar, to keep the food fresh. :D

[@JWKONTRABASSO]

You've got to do a week on the Macharian Crusade. Macharius is a great example of Imperial Gaurd awesomeness.

[@midgetydeath]

A little too good as his great success is what convinced the Imperial government to use the Guard as the primary cannon fodder instead of auxiliaries to the Marines. Woopsies! Now that right there is being hoisted by your own petard. So yeah, that being slaughtered by space monsters instead of hiding behind entire Chapters of Space Marines? That's all thanks to Macharius being too good at his job, causing the Administratum and co to think "Oh wow, the Guard can do this!? Well then I guess they don't need Space Marines to babysit them after all."

[@user-cj5nk8jk4w]

Lol totally thought the Lts name was Lt Potatoe first time his name was said!

[@HailKingBiffofEngland]

Double greater good on a monday!!!! Could this week get any worse?

[@CptFoolKillah]

A weapons sling? Most believable thing I've seen in WH40K.

[@fatcoyote2]

One assumes that guardsmen would fight to the death, but if a mob of orks wants to take you alive, well, an overwhelming horde of super-tough close quarters specialists who can literally tank every hit they take and replace every loss they suffer is gonna take you. I remember reading one story where an ork kommando was getting bonked on the head by a guardsman's spent laspistol while the ork and his mate pulled the poor bastard apart at the joints. Guy was still fighting, but it didn't matter.

[@michaelhowell2326]

My Gaurdsmen are so badass they don't need a Commissar. Commissars just just slow down the advance.

[@mohaa556]

Ah did I spot a shovel enthusiast?

[@Duppyman695]

I don't think the Catachan jungle fighters take to commissars either !

[@septicsauce322]

You know, I am curious how Craftworld Aeldari and exodites take prisoners, and what the Guardsmen would try to do to escape. Chaos, Orkz, Tau, Drukhari, Necrons, and nids I understand fairly well.

[@septicsauce322]

I honestly just don't see it being their style though if I were to answer my own question.

[@williamings773]

Maybe political prisoners to be used as bargaining chips.

[@septicsauce322]

@@williamings773 That actually makes a lot of sense: capture a commissar, high-ranking guardsman, priest, astartes, etc, and then they can use them to exchange prisoners or obtain soul stones. That or future good-will depending on how they gained these human prisoners and who they are giving them to.

[@dantecooke]

who are you more afraid of guardsman? the enemy in front or the commisar behind?

[@midgetydeath]

The enemy in front. Definitely. I think the Commissars work because they're a reminder that the Emperor is watching. Also, most Commissars in 40K inspire their men through acts of great valor to stir everyone up into an asskicking frenzy. Not by shooting their own guys. I mean, they shoot their guys when needed, but normally they lead from the front.

[@dracodarastrix4175]

Actually the imperium itself rarely take prisoners. But Ork, Dark Eldar, Eldar, Tau, Chaos (as sacrifice for the dark gods) heck even Necrons sometimes take prisoners. The only faction that really doesn't do that are Tyranids.

[@BlackHole392]

Actually even they kinda sorta take prisioners. Memeory is hazy but like I think some kind of utility nid for thier bioships requires a host becasue it's a parasitic creature in the early part of it's life or something. But yeah, most nids just eat ya and even when they take you prisoner it's still tenhnically only to eat ya, just slower and in a different manner.

[@iconicusensign9624]

@@BlackHole392 Probably Inside the bioships stomach is where they keep the prisoners where they slowly being digested.

[@midgetydeath]

Lictors kind of count for the few seconds it takes to eat your brains as their form of interrogation.

[@isawaryokage]

Easy scenario where Orks could get prisoners. Urban engagement, Guard fight for days, but last Ork push topples lots of buildings. Some Guardsman survive but fall unconscious and the Orks take them for more fighting later.

[@Red-jb2zj]

Is this Astra Milatarum week or Commisarr week? XD. Have your read the book 15 Hours? That is a Guard novel that deserves a place here tomorrow or Friday.

[@wraithship]

It's actually fairly common for orks to take prisoners as work slaves. (or squig feed) That happens in books a lot (usually civies though)

[@e21big]

Commissar Hard Nut: guess we know what guardmen think of her

[@williamforbes58]

Ork runtherds actually have a habit of taking prisoners and training them as slaves, to the extent the runtherd will even go out of their way to learn the language of their captive.

[@kriegertechpriest7011]

The guardsmen does not live for glory... The guardsmen dies for duty... the guardsmen does not retreat with cowardice... the guardsmen charges with fury and courage.... the guardsmen does not lay down and submit.... The guardsmen dies standing.... Though we have cheap equipment and armour.... Poor leadership and plans... Flaws in our minds and bodies... Afear in all our hearts...Even us Kreigers.... We fight on wards... holding that one inch... for one more seconds... for one more life to slip away unscathed..... That on inch we gain... Closer to victory... closer to peace... closer to a nightmare to end... A prayer for hope and light... answered in the time of need... We the gaurdsmen of the imperium stand... qlone and together... with fist and lasguns... from chimeara to imperial titan... Stood firm against the imperium's foes... As we have 10 millennium.... And for 10 millennium more we shall continue to stand firm... for we fight for our Emperor... Our Machine god... Our Imperium.... Our home... Our land's... Our family's... Our lives.... And for them we shall never falter... We shall never break... For we are the Imperial Guard...The wall of guns... The empeors hammer... And for those that face us... Your doom.

[@cantabrian1009]

"Greater Good lessons" lol

[@josephboustany4852]

Thing is war is hectic some of those soldiers probably got knocked out and lost consciousness during the battle and got imprisoned that way others might have reasoned that if they can escape still alive they'd be Abel to live to kill more xenos others probably wanted to survive

[@jaqdraco]

Even in internment, I still serve *proud dreadnought noises*

[@rowen0064]

Only in death does duty end and I think that the most unlikely to take prisoners would be the guard or any servant of the emperor.

[@markrtoffeeman]

Life is service to The Emperor. And service to The Emperor is life.

[@Scythwolf]

Who would I be prisoner of? As a regular guy? Eldar. Definately them.

[@captainburns9766]

"Only in death does duty end"

[@aaronperry5948]

My list of imprisonment is top to bottom. World Eaters (it would be over quick) Tau Eldar Alpha Legion Orcs Iron warriors Black legion Word bearers Nightlords Deathgaurd Emperors Children Tyranids (no brain bugs please. If they count) Dark Eldar.

[@malin1140]

Woot! 17 minutes........ TTFN, Good Sir.

[@Lmolina90]

Being taken prisoner by anybody, any faction in the grimdark future seems... less than desirable. As a Guardsman the Orks might narrowly beat out the other factions in terms of being your captors for one simple reason: whatever they plan to do with you will is more likely to kill you quickly, whether the Orks intend it to or not. The Tau, dark Eldar, and even chaos forces will have an easier time keeping you alive so they can do more heretical things to you.

[@midgetydeath]

Orks are actually pretty good about keeping their human slaves in good enough shape. Work them a lot, sure, but are pretty cunning when it comes to not pushing too far. And violence is unlikely to come from them because the Orks would find it incredibly boring fighting mere squishy humies that aren't in an army or decently armed. Heck, usually Orks flat out ignore non-combatants and just focus on killing soldiers and looting everything they can. Fighting a WAAAGH!!! is less of a defense against a murder spree and more a defense against a house robber. Heck, Orks don't really wage "war" as we understand it. They go pillaging and having fun fighting anyone willing to fight. Anyone not willing to fight they try to provoke but if that fails then they get bored and leave with their loot, their victims more or less unharmed.

[@Lmolina90]

@@midgetydeath for the sake of the trillions of regular people trying to live in the 40K universe I hope you are right. The Orks that hit Rynn's World for example were all to happy to slaughter the peaceful farmers of that planet.

[@midgetydeath]

@@Lmolina90 That's because everyone is brainwashed into being a fanatical horde frothing at the mouth at the sight of aliens. It's pretty normal in 40k. Part of what makes Hive Worlds so hard to invade, for example, is that everyone and their kitchen sink will attack alien invaders in a screaming frenzy. It's rare to find survivors of Ork attacks or Ork slaves because it's rare for people not to throw themselves at the aliens. That, and that the Orks do have to cause damage and kill people to try and get a violent reaction. If that fails, they get bored and ragequit. This is, I think, the reason why Orks didn't overrun the galaxy during or any time before the Age of Strife (remember that the Eldar were pretty crushed several times in their history, yet the Orks didn't come running). Simply that no one was willing to perform human wave suicide attacks on them so they found everyone boring, which limited their reproduction through war and heavily restricted their interest in expanding. Until the Imperium came along and gave them all the war they could ever want.

[@Lmolina90]

@@midgetydeath That is one of the darker parts of humanity in 40K. The "xeno=bad" and the "if you don't try to kill them then you are a traitor" mentality gives the Orks all the war they could ever want. I'm sure that Rynn's world was a bit of an exception. An agri world without hive cities. Normally, the Crimson Fists space marines there would be plenty of fun but they took huge casualties from a malfunctioning planetary defense missile that leveled their headquarters before the Orks even hit the ground. Plus the Orks were led by a guy with the title of "Arch Arsonist" to live up to.

[@daverage4729]

Prisoners of WAAAAGGHH! Lmao!!! :)

[@randomguy-z2l]

wasnt commissar Yarrick almost an ork POW and tried to save a bunch by himself and ended up stabbing a guardsmen

[@claeswelinder2014]

Awesome!

[@matiasyannuzzi9655]

The Lieutenant outranked everyone in the cell except for the Commissar, she was outside the chain of command and has the authority to execute even a senior officer.

[@PeteofHartainia]

It seems like orks take prisoners when the grots are running low. They want teeth, forced labor and snacks. If the orks are taking prisoners, they're losing. There is a background story to Commissar Yarrick where he gets captured by orks as child and makes and escape with a psyker boy. Yarrick is the only survivor and is recommended to the Commissariat for his actions.

[@jouniosmala9921]

Maybe the best Xenos to be imprisoned by would be craft world Eldar. It all depends on the details. They want some change in the future that they can see would happen if they took prisoners instead of killing people. And that change probably would mean they need us alive and to get a decent opinion of them. And they have one advantage over Tau, they could also figure out how to get us back to humanity alive to cause a change they want.

[@bubbasbigblast8563]

Let's go down the list: *Tyranid:* Turned into Hybrid, fate worse than death. *Dark Eldar:* Fate much, MUCH worse than death. *Eldar:* Often nice, surprisingly, as their prisoners are usually civilians relocated to off an Eldar world, or Rogue Traders kept for a bit and then released. In some rare cases, people might be kept on Craft Worlds indefinitely. *Orks:* Brutal and short lives, usually. As with everything Orky though, you can expect some very weird exceptions, like if Orky Hammer needs an audience for his 326 Decibel concert. *Tau:* Also depends, as one might be sterilized and slowly worked to death in a secret concentration camp, or treated surprisingly well, if they're trying to 'flip' you. *Chaos:* See "Dark Eldar" *Astartes/Guard:* An interesting case, since ordinary soldiers may have zero idea their governor is rebelling. If the Astartes believe this to be the case, prisoners may be treated quite well, as they are readied to be turned against the actual traitors. Full on traitor prisoners can look forward to the Penal Legion life style. *Necron:* Seemingly no consistency, as some prisoners are allowed to leave their planet largely unmolested, while most are interrogated and killed (presumably.) Then there's that one guy who takes prisoners on as guests while his servants quietly kill you off because their lord is actually just bonkers.

[@Duppyman695]

*Angels Vermillion* take humans to drink there blood, its why Dante made them outcasts !

[@prophet4722]

Does lazguns have recoil?

[@Corneliusoco]

Fear me!! But follow!!!

[@PlagueRunner]

Dark elder is who I wouldnt want to be taken prisoner by

[@OBIONEBARRONI]

This is not a true Militarum week unless you go over the legend of Sly Marbo!!

[@trajanfidelis]

At least they give you a lazer gun so

[@michaelcampbell6782]

Could anyone on here please recommend a good novel in relation to the guard? I'm a massive 4Ok lore, fan but sadly never read a book from the view point of the average Lasgun blasting grunt!

[@johnkesot223]

Anything to do with "Gaunt's ghosts". Also most of the books about Ciaphas Cain.

[@kgfalcon9394]

@@johnkesot223 yes this, this, and this and you can get an omnibus for either commisar for 20 dollars which is 3 novels and usually a short story or two. Gaunt for realistic imperial guard, cain for a more humorous take

[@OBIONEBARRONI]

We MUST have Sly Marbo and true lore about him!

[@Saintphoenix86]

In WW2 it was the duty of a british soldier to attempt escape and to disrupt and distract as many soldiers from the front line as possible

[@real-lomas-chenko]

I think...........that the lieutenant is not going to see the end of the story

[@smilingbandit6900]

Only in death does duty end. Commisar Hark Tanith first and only :)

[@starak97]

i think Yarrick was taken as a prisoner of war by Gazgull

[@dlugo09]

I’m guessing this scenario involved some weird boyz and a war boss who was playing at being especially cunnin

[@Duppyman695]

Cunnin and Brutal and of course...... Brutal and Cunnin !

[@eichler721]

The Necrons & Tyranids don't take prisoners unless you count a certain eclectic Necron lords collection. Orks, Aldari, Dark Eldar and Tau all take prisoners and obviously Chaos as they use them to fuel the rituals. Tau and Aldari would be the best to be a prisoner of. Ork, Dark Eldar and Chaos not so much.

[@scragglybeard9322]

Maybe the Lt was right for the wrong reasons. Maybe it is worth it to find out why the Orcs captured them instead of just killing them. The lose bricks will be also lose one or two days later.

[@claeswelinder2014]

Stryxis would be the best captors. For most imperials it would be a huge improvement of life quality. Untill they are traded away...

[@ivylt1274]

Commissars are not to be f'd with. Theres a reason these officers are renowned through out the Imperium for their tenacity and utter defiance in the face of certain death. These guys eat fear for breakfast ☠️

[@georgerafa5041]

Becoming a prisoner via surrender is disgraceful and immersion breaking given their commissar. Becoming prisoners after nerve agents or explosions (moar dakka) concussed a large area - at least somewhat plausible.

[@ram_scg7825]

I don't find it weird at all. Orks regularly take prisoners for food or labor (and then food). The only spanner in that belt is that the kind of prisoners Orks usually take are non-coms. I would never allow a filthy Xeno to take my prisoner as my faith in the God-Emperor is clad in adamantium. But I'd say Eldar (NOT DARK NOT DARK NOT DARK) or T'au.

[@SianiAnne]

Only in death does duty end.

[@kingbaldwiniv5409]

Tau would be preferable. That LT is about to get beaten to death by his own unit at the authorization of the commissariat.

[@SuperRavensblood]

Orks taking prisoners isn't all that surprising. Between using prisoners as food, slave labor, or if their War Boss has a flair for the dramatic gladiators in fight pits. Free Booters would also probably try to ransom high ranking Imperial Officers and the like. As for the xeno races that's the most likely to try and take you captive instead of just killing you... I'm torn between the Dark Eldar and the Tau. Of course the Craftworld Eldar and even the Necrons have also been known to take Imperial prisoners when the plot deman- I mean the situation calls for it. I also don't believe for a second that guardsman are told to fight to the death in every engagement. Falling back to fortified positions and even general retreats still happen (there is no glory in pointless defeat after all). Not to mention all the times they'll find themselves wrapped up in some local conflict between two loyal Imperial factions (even Space Marine chapters get caught up in those) and I'm pretty sure prisoners would be taken by both sides until the conflict is resolved. It's a lot more nuanced than people think I'd wager.

[@captainflapjax7240]

Most likely to take prisoners? Deldar. That's what they do after all. Most comfortable? Overlord Zandrek.

[@Tony_TK]

I remember in the brutal kunnin book the Ork character mentions that Orks capture slaves.

[@generalvictorironraven.1347]

And in the book Band Blade.

[@DanielWW2]

Wait what, Orks understand the concept of taking prisoners?

[@christopherjohnston4100]

Orks keep humans as cattle slaves

[@jkee9760]

Statistically speaking, theres a human who is raised by orcs...that would he a good book

[@BullScrapPracEff]

Well they kind of already have other orkoids they keep as slaves, so it's a semi-natural development.

[@midgetydeath]

Yes, it is pretty rare but only because normally orks completely ignore non-combatants as utterly boring to them, loot stuff, then leave.

[@coultermoulton1663]

Tau would probably be best case scenario, just about everyone else would suck. Necron, wouldn't take prisoners unless you have plot armor, Nids no, Dark eldar rape puppets, Eldar wouldn't bother with prisoners, Chaos would suck but specifics vary with their god, any of the Imperial factions would just convert or kill you. Every time the orks take prisoners, they make terrible jailors so you have a half decent chance to escape.

[@theguardsmen412]

To be a prisoner is not a option for this guardsmen

[@wutdafak7437]

probably the tau, though the eldars wouldn't be that bad, since the only reason they would keep you alive is because they farsaw you would be usefull to them in the future. in good or bad that's 50/50