The God Emperors Police! The Adeptus Arbites! Law And Order From The Barrel Of A Shotgun!

[@TactWendigo]

I do think it's a neat note in the Commissar Cain novels that alot of people call every law enforcer an arbites until they run into an actual arbites officer.

[@Radagast49230]

Yep then they realize what they've encountered is NOT your typical hab enforcer.

[@TactWendigo]

@@Radagast49230 in the books that's not what it is, but I'm sure that's happened somewhere.

[@Radagast49230]

@@TactWendigo It doesn't happen in the Cain series, but it was a good comment about people calling any law enforcer arbites until they run into the real thing. There's a series about an Arbites Justicar that has this happen multiple times. Where people used to local enforcers run into the Justicar, who is an actual imperial arbites and discover how big a difference that means.

[@TactWendigo]

@@Radagast49230 my bad when I said the books I did mean the Cain novels. Do you remember the name of that series? I'm interested in it already. Lol.

[@Radagast49230]

@@TactWendigo You can get the Omnibus under the title Enforcer, it's about a female Arbites who has just been reassigned to a hive world that's troublesome enough to have its own Arbites garrison.

[@trajanfidelis]

"Don't you need a warrant to enter here?" "I am the warrant, civilian, now here is your 5000 throne fine for questioning an Arbitrator."

[@muninrob]

≡][≡ "I asked to see your clearance to enter an inquisitors hab uninvited, arbiter..... Unless YOU'RE the heretic that authorized this raid... Surely you would rather I redirect my attention to your superiors, Hrmmm?" ≡][≡

[@kinagrill]

and the complimentary shockmaul beating, as well as the fine for the damage and/or cleaning expenses for the postbeating for the shockmaul.

[@Marinealver]

"He who is without sin ON THEIR KNEES!" - a line from an Arbitrator in the film Damnaitus

[@mnbvcxz486]

Compliance will increase your odds of survival by 0.7%! Truly, the Emperor's servants are merciful to a fault.

[@sadwingsraging3044]

They _had_ their chance to be good citizens of the Imperium.🤨

[@Warrior-Of-Virtue]

New theory. Judge Dredd takes place in the 40k universe during the Age of Strife and the Judges were reorganized into the Arbites after the Emperor united Terra.

[@user-do1kg1py1d]

That sound pretty neat

[@lightweightjive]

Lore accurate except for Rob Snieder. He would’ve been executed the first time he laughed like a goat.

[@declaration9704]

JD has psykers, mutants, the odd alien popping by and even Mean Machine could be considered the first Iron Warrior trial! It could easily slot right in FAR better than Primaris EVER could.

[@tarektechmarine8209]

@@declaration9704 primaris just don't make sense, I could fit halo, fallout, terminator and judge dread and still primaris would make less sense.

[@lightweightjive]

@@declaration9704 well said

[@maddlarkin]

"Adeptus Arbities Open Up!" To be clearly and confidently declared by the point officer as the Krak charge blows the door off its hinges -Arbitrator guidance for announcing their presence to a citizen in their hab while serving a routine summons

[@Marinealver]

"He who is without sin on their knees!" Right before an Arbitrator shoots and kills a Hive girl for shooting a servo skull. -a scene from Damnaitus

[@harbl99]

The Arbites (aka, the Judges) were in the original 40K Rogue Trader book. Right there next to the unexpectedly swole Administratum clerk, changed just enough from Mega-City One Judges to be distinct.

[@thetruth4116]

Just imagine after a long day slaving away in a manufactorium you hear a knock on your door, open it and discover a hulking Arbites standing there who calmly informs you of your guilt regarding being the great grandson of some long dead heretic before emptying the barrels of his shotgun into your face before you can even figure out what by the Emperor's golden balls he is even talking about. I love 40K.😂

[@jacthing1]

Sounds like something the dwarves in fantasy would do. Just instead of a shotgun it's an axe to the kneecaps and then face.

[@awendigowithinternetaccess4400]

And the sad part is, that's one of the better ways to go.

[@omatieogbebor]

@@Yekenahdinnaematter hey man there has to be SOME semblance of procedure before a summary execution.😤

[@alastor8091]

@@awendigowithinternetaccess4400 what do you mean? Thats a good way to go period. Instant. Painless. Dont even really know what happened. My grandmother just died in hospice. I was there till the very end. I do not want to die from natural causes.

[@richardcowling7381]

You could probably avoid breaking a law in the 40K universe by remaining in a dark basement all day. But then the Arbites will charge you with loitering.

[@jeremyfeldmann7969]

Or posting a bad joke

[@arionofotherworld]

The Arbites go as far back as the original 1987 Warhammer 40'000 Rogue trader book, their stats were about the same as the space marines but with carapace armour. They deserve more attention than another space marine variant.

[@jondoe5937]

*To be just, our law must be cruel.* Matthew Farrer's Enforcer trilogy is a good read for getting a sense of what the Arbites do, how they're trained, and what their relations typically are with other adeptus orders.

[@Analog_Mind47]

Arch could you do a video on Imperial Commisars. How does their command structure intersect with the Imperial Guard's command structure, what are their official duties & reaches of their authority? How high up the Imperial Guard's command chain can they boss around without an official request from a higher office? What are the circumstances & procedures in which they can take over a regiment? Are there special formations of troops that are officially assembled to carry out their edicts? When can they receive orders from Imperial Guard officers? Etc

[@maddlarkin]

There's an extract in the old 4th Ed 'Nid codex that's signed off Commisser/acting Warmaster, so pretty high given the implication...

[@ninochaosdrache3189]

To my knowledge, during a campaign, they can shoot the leader of the whole operation, if he's lacking in faith.

[@Vollification]

@@ninochaosdrache3189 Yep

[@GodOfWar109]

@@ninochaosdrache3189 they can shoot the captain of a ship if they want.

[@Joural0401]

First answer is pretty easy It doesn't

[@ornu01]

IT'S THE LAW!!!

[@robertstrong6798]

No I am the law !

[@GetsugaTensho85]

LAAAAWW

[@purestress2597]

But dah emprah is dah LAW!!

[@alpinewolf7751]

LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW

[@rouxe1]

I AM THE LAWN!

[@GiRR007]

The emperor is THE LAW!

[@johnkonig865]

Well duh. :D

[@Marinealver]

🔥 Mostly 🔥 Peaceful 🔥

[@Gakido117]

I would say you missed out on the 3D Arch, I know it isn't the best thing in the world and mostly gone now. but there was something to be said about how all the blood in the slo mo sections popping out of the screen and the play on depth within the megacity structure was well done. Man I need to watch this again now...

[@Hiihtopipa]

The owner of 2000AD and Dredd said he wants a sequel to happen! On lindybeiges channel there is an interview with the man. He also put the myth to end about Urban wanting to keep the helmet on. They made a whole written agreement that the helmet stays on for Dredd the whole movie. 😁

[@SnlDrako]

Does he provide the docs, or it's a he said she said situation? Because I take Urbans word over his.

[@SittingOnEdgeman]

@@SnlDrako Honestly it could be both right? Urban might have wanted to keep it on and there might have been a written agreement.

[@SnlDrako]

@@SittingOnEdgeman Yep. Definitely. It might even be that both honestly wanted it, but didn't trust the other, so codified it. That's how I would've done it.

[@somersethuscarl2938]

Knowing Jason, it is true

[@ivanthemadvandal8435]

Lindybeige is an complete bastard.

[@aaron2923]

The Arbities are neat and I’m glad they might be getting models soon

[@luckybrass8457]

Arch, you're not bad on your timing. Warhammer Kill Team is getting Arbites Officers on the Imperium faction.

[@ray101mond]

Sometimes I use it as a support beam. -Rogal Dorn in reference to the size of the book of judgment.

[@tba113]

The Judge Dredd influence gets lampshaded in one of the Ciaphas Cain novels. An Arbitrator that Cain is working with to hunt down cult-related smugglers quotes an in-universe fictional character named "Arbitrator Foreboding," the lead of a popular holo series at the time.

[@JeRefuseDeBienPrononcerBaleine]

Ironically, the book of judgement or lex imperialis is actually pretty close to what the roman law was (late republic to empire). A lot of laws that were passed at different times and since this was before the internet, a lot of inconsistencies and contradiction.

[@Howlrunner82]

"Father, have you noticed that the Adeptus Arbites wear buckets on the heads? This is funny to me" - Lord "Adorable" Dorn

[@bandaid6550]

Favorite DH campaign was as an agri-world Arbite. Played him like the sheriff from Dukes of Hazzard.

[@cousinzeke4888]

There absolutely is a law saying you can't have the same law twice. It's underneath the third law saying you can't have a law twice. Which is underneath another... I love bureaucracy.

[@Venneroth]

The Arbites, giving a whole new meaning to "raid night" since AD 30,000!

[@jacobhouse6505]

Best 40k content creator right here! Keep it up Arch. No matter what bullshit gets spread about you, you will always have a loyal fan base!

[@GRBoi1993]

I’m sure by now Robbie boy has repealed huge swathes of the Book of Judgement, Black Library just needs to mention it now 😂 It’s already been mentioned that he passed reforms and replaced the High Lord of the Arbites. He’s a genius statesmen, no way the BoJ (heh) goes un-touched.

[@kronos661]

that all of those reforms didn't spark civil war is outright retarded.

[@kostakatsoulis2922]

Personally I love the idea of the Arbites as maybe an Imperial Guard sub-faction, where they get really good crowd/horde control troops as well as maybe some good melee options, and maybe even Rhinos for heavy support?

[@snipedude4953]

I used some Arbites in Necromunda back in the day. One of my friends got all the magazines featuring all the supplemental rules for Necromunda.

[@worldofwarcraftman2]

I can just imagine 1000 Arbites going around rural planets and enforcing every single law before leaving for the next and they must be the most popular people in the imperium lol.

[@KT-pv3kl]

Arbites usually don't give a crap about rural planets and they usually aren't bothered with petty crimes or even the 40k equivalent of a felony. Arbites are meant to fight the type of crimes that threatens the stability of the imperium. They fight organized crime, cults, large gangs and track down serial killers etc.

[@worldofwarcraftman2]

@@KT-pv3kl true I was mostly making a joke with how over the top 40k can sometimes be.

[@sadwingsraging3044]

Are you saying the Emperor's Justices are not merciful?🤨

[@JeffBilkins]

I've always thought the cops from The Fifth Element had a decent Arbites look. They were a bit goofy in the movie but they had the heavy gear hive spire vibe.

[@razor1uk610]

I'd say the Fifth Element cops are more akin local polices far as goofiness, but comparing those same goodies to modern Earth police, yes as far as general force of arms firepower.

[@KalashVodka175]

Fifth element cops could be a good inspiration for local hive world cops, rather than for actual Arbites imo

[@whisped8145]

Can't believe I keep falling asleep to Arch's Lore videos. It keeps happening. That's not a bad thing. I am massively sleep deprived and have a very hard time falling asleep. Another good thing is that I can watch these videos again for the first time. Thank you for your soothing lore-story-telling voice, and keeping at it despite the makers of this lore hating your guts - and their lore as it seems. What a strange world. Now, where is my pillow and Centuri-Bear?

[@Hiihtopipa]

I always sleep to either Arch or Luetin :D

[@redactedc1928]

Fun thing about the Dredd movie, some of the guys who worked on the 2012 film also worked on an action/kung fu flick called The Raid. And it shows. You will like that movie Arch, check it out.

[@ChrisKCook]

Which version?

[@Burn_pits]

Thank you for being the better person and doing the lore videos even though GW hates the community and the consumer.

[@sadwingsraging3044]

🤣Oh Arch gets a hard-on when he gets to point out their weak stories and their even weaker knees when GW kneels to "THE MESSAGE".

[@benlyon4739]

Back in 5th edition I used the Grey Knight and Guard codexes to make an Arbites list with Coateaz various squads of henchmen, using the metal Necromunda enforcers with a squad of veteran guardsmen with shotguns in a valkyrie led by a lord commissar, an Ordo Xenos inquisitor with ALL the grenades leading crusaders with storm shields and power mauls and some Psyber mastiffs as death cult assassins in a storm raven. My centre piece unit was a kitbashed Interceptor squad mixing ravenwing parts with scout bikers.

[@MnemonicHack]

The Shira Calpurnia novels are great, if you're looking for WH40k themed law and order story. I'd actually put Calpurnia second on my list behind Cain as favorite books, since I'm not a big fan of space marines.

[@colinscutt5104]

HERESY !!

[@erikrungemadsen2081]

This book deserves praise simply for giving the picture of arrested people, being thrown into sacks with straps on, and then strapped to the outside of the Repressors because. This is how little the Arbites care about your welbeing and comfort. Also the part about enhanced interigation not being to determine guilt, but to make the prisoner realise their actual crime so their soul can be redemmed through atonement. 40K comes with its own kind of logic and when done right it is so fun.

[@razor1uk610]

Calpurnia is a great (series) or tome (in omnibusal format, with additional content notes), one of the best books from The Black Library, sits (for me) proudly next to Blood Bowl Omnibus tome, that being the funniest book (series) by BL.

[@torbk]

I can't believe he didn't mention the Adeptus Arbites also got their own Strike Cruisers for when rapid responce and deployment is needed. One example is mentioned in the old Leoten Semper Battlefleet novels set during the 12th Black Crusade.

[@huntermad5668]

I think those strike cruisers aren't your SM or Navy strike cruisers but something like Navy Destroyers. The Arbiters ' void operations are mostly custom duty so they don't need the like of navy cruisers. The only branch of para/military forces under Imperium were left without some sort of warships are The Guards. They just ride on Navy ships.

[@torbk]

Well, the one in the Leoten Semper story was compared to an Imperial mainline cruiser, so, this one was pretty much a full fledged strike cruiser. Also they don't tend to call escort vessels strike cruisers. The vessel in question was called the Inviolable Retribution, under the command of Adeptus Arbites Marshal Jamahl Byzantine. WH40k Lexicanum identifies the class as a Punisher Class Strike Cruiser.

[@KalashVodka175]

@@huntermad5668 Arbites do have legitimate Strike Cruisers. They are probably built to different specifications then space marine Strike Cruisers but they are still full fledged strike cruisers built on the pattern and hull of marine’s SC

[@clydemarshall8095]

The sad part is it wasn’t even called Dredd 3D in the States, and I think it still under performed

[@AdarColussi]

tbh, the Arbites and every day life in a condense hive city would make for a great 40K movie or series. A Dredd style movie in a hive city.. just another day in grim darkness.... yes please!

[@lordbebek4727]

AHH the Arbites, my first Warhammer 40k army back in the days. Still have the models laying round. The Good old days :). Thanks for that lore bit Arch brought back some good memories.

[@jtfbreedlove]

Well nice to know that Rogal's outdated physical copy of the Book of Judgement probably *could* be used as support beam.

[@MerculiarchSyn]

“Handcuffs are for decoration only. No one will be taken alive.”

[@sadwingsraging3044]

Dragging strap...

[@KalashVodka175]

Bad advice, never deprive the chastiser from their quarries, bad sport

[@mortyjhones4068]

yes the Adaptus Arbites had rules in the 3rd and 4th ed. it was only a Chapter approved artical and they only had 3 units and a character at there largest. the Big thing of the army was the Web and Riot gear. Weapons that Rolled to wound against Str or the now deleted Initiative or where poisoned (4+) and the executioner round that let you ignore all terrain and cammo type affects. The Army.. Stat-wise they where the same as sisters, but only Carapace Armour Judge/Magister. (Character) Arbites Squad (troops) Arbite Man-hunter and his ciber mut. (elites) Arbite Handler and the Suicide Squad, with suicide Bomber zealots. Razorback (Heavy Support) They could use Chimera transports or Rino's as a dedicated transport.

[@FARBerserker]

Stallones german synchronization as Dredd sounds so much better than the murican one: "IICH BIIN DAS GESETZ!"

[@alaneskew2664]

Arbites have always been my favorite faction in 40k and I'm excited to see new rules for them

[@ChrisKCook]

Sadly, it looks like just a couple of units at best in an upcoming Agents of the Imperium Codex. Lets hope they get at least a HQ so we can run them as a whole army if we wish.

[@NobodyDungeons]

So, in my own game of the all guardsmen party I played a secret Korne worshipping under hive gangster who was press ganged into the guard who ended looting a set of arbit armor and tower shield with a chain axe. So, you had a already large underhive gangster with muscle augmentations beefed up further by knorne decked out in some very good armor charging at you with a chain axe basically ignoring your gun fire.

[@ronnibech3376]

There is a mini series out there about the arbies the first in the series is called crossfire about the newly assigned arbites officer Shira Calpurnia. Crossfire, Legacy and Blind is the full series as far as I know at least.

[@Vtfilamguy]

I absolutely love the content, your background music gives a certain mischievous quality to your presentation that simply adds to the fun. Thank you for another fine presentation.

[@zraal3759]

And the sad part about Dred movie is that it is a near perfect example how 3d should be used in a movie. The 3d effects enhanced the story telling.

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

GOOD GOD-EMPEROR OF MANKIND!!! I THOUGHT YOU WERE NEVER EVER GOING TO COVER THESE GUYS!!! I asked for this like 2-3 years ago!!!

[@darkhighwayman1757]

I still have a late 80s or maybe early 90s Arbites mini. Big eagle on his helmet and a shotgun in hand. Love that dude. Only mini I have left of my original minis.

[@kelvinsantiago7061]

Damn it's older than me!

[@zachsmith1676]

the incident on Hubris during Dormant (where the populace cryosleeps through the period of the planet's orbit that puts them too far from the system's star) is a rather good example where "small law-fish" has jurisdiction over the case but then "big law-fish" comes and takes over the case (in this case it kinda happens three times, the Custodians get the case taken over by the Arbites which is then taken over by Gregor Eisenhorn of the Ordo Xenos, Ordos Helican) though in this case Godwyn Fischig, a member of the Arbites, goes with the "bigger law-fish" as the "eyes and ears" of the High Custodian of Hubris...

[@chrissinclair8705]

Chaz: "Yeah down with the man!! The Democrats would never touch us!! We own this town!! Whoo hooo!!! Imperial Arbetes squad: "Squad! Prepare to advance and judge!! Advance!" Chaz: "Oh shit...." Shotguns booming and screaming... Local Governor: "I hope you used minimum force necessary Sargent, I have a reputation to protect" Arbetes SGT: "Oh absolutely sir, we used absolutely the minimum force only. 4,232 civilian-suspects killed" Local Governor: "Thank you Sargent for keeping this operation low key and quiet. Mayor Wheeler, control is now ceeded back to you. Don't make us come back here. Carry on."

[@markcoroneos7811]

@@trueblue2363they arnt death korps 😂 More like “fix shotguns to full auto and throw ALL the grenades”

[@KopperNeoman]

@markcoroneos7781 Replace shotguns with rockets and you're playing OG X-Com properly.

[@Sleipmon]

The Arbites would be far more merciful than the Death Korps. Granted that isn't saying much.

[@ChrisKCook]

You can give Inquisitorial Warrior Acolytes Boltguns and Boltpistols and/or Boltpistol and Power Maul. I was going to use that to represent Arbites Kill Squads. However, the new PDF for the Boarding Actions mentions Arbites in the Agents of the Imperium section. So, it's not a rumour. Its confirmed.

[@yetipotato8567]

I like to think Night Lords were supposed to be the even higher form of Arbites. The astartes of internal policing.

[@alexandercross9081]

Could you imagine these guys in the same world as the Loyalist Konrad Kurze.

[@ninochaosdrache3189]

They would just carry scalpels, instead of batons.

[@malaficus]

Nope. A loyalist kurze would come up with something more effiecent. Arch video's are making me question just how much imperial resources are wasted on things that dont work.

[@alexandercross9081]

@@malaficus of course they'd be more efficient they'd be run by Space Marines

[@KalashVodka175]

@@alexandercross9081 Considering how fucking psychotic the average night lord is, yeaaah… no.

[@Khalith]

The new arks of open detachment that GW previewed specifically mentions an arbites unit called an Exaction force which means the Arbites will be getting a killteam or a re-release of some kind.

[@deerhawk7788]

It'd be nice to have updated models

[@ChrisKCook]

@@deerhawk7788 they have previewed the silhouette.

[@deerhawk7788]

@@ChrisKCook yeah I saw

[@32Loveless50]

yes Arbites models where teased. or well it matches the Arbites as we have only seen the silhuet :)

[@Gashren]

3:40 "Adeptus Arr-bitey's"? Sounds like space pirates to me... :D

[@LordGhousty]

Long live Arbites Foreboding, the in-universe much publicized tri-d character

[@akuinator6350]

It's amazing that the Arbites get anything done at all when court cases last for literal centuries.

[@joshuafischer684]

Considering the Lex Imperialis contains so many laws that a book simply containing a single character for every thousand laws would be larger than an Emperor-class battleship...

[@KT-pv3kl]

"court cases"? If you really think the arbites care for court rulings you haven't understood why they are called "judges"...

[@spiritvdc5109]

The Arbites are the reason the Imperium gets anything done with laws that extensive lol

[@dgurevich1]

ATTENTION CITIZEN MULTIPLE THIRD PARTY INDIVIDUALS REPORTED ONE OR MORE OF YOUR RECENT ACTIONS AS BEING INAPPROPRIATE some times I feel like GW and KZbin are acting exactly like this.

[@enoughothis]

The Squats came back, maybe the Army of the Dredd will return. Fighting against the Genestealers would be right in their wheelhouse.

[@cryptosporidium01]

Genestealer cults and adeptus arbites are a match made in heaven. Or hell 😂

[@RedwolfDogrocket]

"10,000 years of laws all piled in top of each other both legal and illegal." So... Britain!

[@The_trees_have_ears]

My favorite but rarely covered branch of the Adeptus Terra A more palatable version of the inquisition that have *some* accountability

[@DEUS_VULT_INFIDEL]

They will even fight Arbites, Martin. THEY WILL EVEN FIGHT ARBITES.

[@joshkarn1951]

Tis a shame that we never got the LH Kibs party wipe at the hands of Imperial Justice

[@dougwhiddon8227]

Back in the day, before 40k was even a thing GW had a license to produce a Judge Dread game. When 40k started up and took off they dropped licensed games and just repurposed the JD models, both the judges and the gangs. This is why we got both Arbites and Necromunda gangs.

[@bigideasrhinomilk4278]

I forget his name but the Arbites in Execution Hour has to be one of my favourite characters in 40k

[@ChrisKCook]

His? Shia Calpernia is a lady. I used her as one of many examples of strong female characters in 40K as a counterargument to the idiotic Wokehammer Femarines nonsense.

[@bigideasrhinomilk4278]

@@ChrisKCook Marshall Byzantine

[@ChrisKCook]

@Bigideas' Rhino milk Ah. You recommend Execution Hour?

[@bigideasrhinomilk4278]

@@ChrisKCook yes. There’s a fantastic audio version on KZbin by A Border Prince. Either the whole book or he has 1hr chunks, he also did the sequel Shadow Point

[@ChrisKCook]

@@bigideasrhinomilk4278 thanks I'll look it up.

[@kostakatsoulis2922]

You know there have been some leaks(miniature silhouettes) recently about a possible Arbites squad, I would love to pick one or 2 up!

[@MidWanker-Minis]

In the first Execution Hour novel it describes the Arbites characters as having their own class of ships.

[@aaronlaughter6471]

Its stuff like the Arbites that make me laugh my ass off when GW sues, strikes and everything else to protect there stuff, when they themselves stole from other people.

[@aaronlaughter6471]

@@CJVS995 I know, like how the hell can they act high and mighty when they stole the chaos symbol from him, and then claim everybody is stealing from them.

[@MatthewChenault]

The legal code, by itself, would be enough to drive men to chaos.

[@darkanddryhumour1822]

It still pisses me off how much recognition your channel doesn't get or rather how much it lost to a bunch of panzy a$$ liars

[@Elenrai]

Arch ascended to the Eisenhorn of warhammer lore and the gold diggers came rushing

[@colinkillian9265]

Arch flew to close to the sun...His friendship with Sargon and the culture war specifically the meme war of 2015 showed just how effective he was. So, they came for all of them and damn near succeeded in shutting both Arch and Sargon up...

[@darkanddryhumour1822]

@@colinkillian9265 gotta love the inclusive movements of the left, especially the exclusiveness of thier definition of acceptable.

[@Honor_and_Steel]

@@colinkillian9265 I had no idea that Arch knew Sargon. Was not expecting that, probably should have been considering how many times Carl has referenced 40k.

[@colinkillian9265]

@@Honor_and_Steel Yeah, back in 2015 or so they did collaborations on culture war issues.. I think they're still friends but since they both faced huge censorship they kinda stopped.. Carl's recent podcast/KZbin project lotus eaters was recently demonetized like a week ago..This shit sucks..

[@josephwilson1385]

@21:10 Around here I thought about a great game: A grand strategy for scale but XCOM (original) for hunting down xenos and cultists. I could Midjourney the art and then build the mechanics (if I had the skill). Also a good way to both prototype an idea GW won't do and thumb my nose at the if it spreads.

[@013wolfwarrior]

I heard somewhere that Arbitees figure might be coming, I wish because theyre soo F-ING COOOL Also wish they made a class for Darktide.

[@drivanradosivic1357]

alternative class path or actual new class? Also given Darktide is about rejects, how would Arbites fit in? as a example of other frequently requested class, Commissars as a new Darktide class, it would make sense if it was a case of low ranker that did something they shouldn't have instead of a Lord Commissar rank.

[@013wolfwarrior]

@@drivanradosivic1357 well the starting classes are rejects doesent mean all of the other have to be either, a commisar or Arbiter going on a mission might aswell be looked at as a overseeing job.

[@gozillabk]

​@@drivanradosivic1357 Calpernia of the Enforcer omnibus did get hard jailed so I think it's possible.

[@christopherortner7282]

You know I am having a hard time deciding if GW should have Guilliman fix the imperiums book of laws by taking out laws that were no longer in place. Because it would be a logical decision in universe (Guilliman wrote the codex Astartes I think he could write an imperial law book, and Napoleon himself fixed the confusing French laws into one napoleonic code). Admittedly don’t know if that would ruin the Arbites

[@KalashVodka175]

Its not that easy Roboute has an intellect that defies human comprehension but even if he could read 1 page per second he’d have to go througy literally trillions of pages of decreed after decrees and then make decisions for each individual ones Fixing the lex imperialis would take years that he has to spend on other projects And redoing it from scratch would also be similarily daunting because we’re talking about a set of law that apply to the entire imperium it can’t be half assed

[@martinmortyry7444]

As a descendant of a Warsaw Uprising fighter, I'm gonna smack you with my spiky appendiges for that comparison!

[@sadwingsraging3044]

🤣👍🏻

[@alistermycroft7898]

I AM THE LAAAAWN!

[@CC-xh1ok]

I heard some about them and always been interested from what I heard, thanks for the lore video.

[@Cassandra112]

Perfect fit for a Darktide class.

[@drivanradosivic1357]

alternative class path or actual new class? Also given Darktide is about rejects, how would Arbites fit in? as a example of other frequently requested class, Commissars as a new Darktide class, it would make sense if it was a case of low ranker that did something they shouldn't have instead of a Lord Commissar rank.

[@Cassandra112]

I was thinking more for an alt path. A Zealot alt class. But, disgraced Arbiter could be its own thing as well.

[@drivanradosivic1357]

@@Cassandra112 Well, given how Arch pointed out in the video that there are several types of Arbiters, that could mean that it is better to have them as a new class type. Personally I think this, same for Commissars. make Commissars a new class instead of a alt class. as example, there are leaks that one of the alt classes would be a Squad leader for veteran, I think that this does not infringe on Commissair class.

[@EvilTwinn]

I honestly don't think you put sufficient emphasis on their role as the Imperium's armed presence on a world. Abrites are expected to overthrow the planetary governor should he go bad or just be sufficienty bad at his job, or at least hold out and resist until reinforcements can get there to throw him out.

[@ninochaosdrache3189]

Finally. I was waiting for this video to happen. Thank you Arch.

[@whimsio]

Spent a hour streaming, and watching your videos is a good tone down to relax and watch.

[@crassiewassie8354]

I want an Arbites Immersive sim where you can choose to try and convict high ranking criminals or just some guy

[@nottodisushttoagen1309]

To be fair they aren't just Dredd ripoffs... The helmet is clearly "inspired" by RoboCop as well.

[@sakomanlee]

I'd like a series of novels about a precinct of 40k Bobbies that walk an Underhive beat with nothing but Power Billy Clubs and Space Whistles.

[@KalashVodka175]

Could happen but they’d be local enforcers instead of real capital A Arbites

[@Crom_Apsotle]

I AM THE LAW

[@earnestbrown6524]

Heresy *BLAM* The God Emperor is the Law.

[@Hurricanelive]

Can you imagine any of a few dozen worlds where you see no militarum, no sisters, no astartes, it's just a simple farm backworld that for thousands of years is just still an average earth world but you have a lead Sheriff and his deputies taking care of just local crime and crime lords, no chaos, no gene stealers, just the most boring planets in the universe. The slowest work day is a couple kids wrecking some large farm equipment or noise ordinance.

[@sadwingsraging3044]

Wrecking farm equipment? Heretics stealing food from the mouths of Imperial citizens and their children... Drag them kicking and screaming to the Fortress😑

[@joejack5390]

"Hey, check this out. Apparently it's illegal to stuff squirrels down your pants for the purposes of gambling." -Paraphrased from Arbites Wiggun

[@eichler721]

We need a good horror game with Arbites vs GeneStealers it would be great and interesting to play.

[@TheVleckChannel]

My review of the Dredd movie (2012) is thus: I struggle to think of a single scene where there ISN’T something badass as fuck happening.

[@malicant123]

The most original law enforcement in science fiction!

[@FARBerserker]

DREDD is the only Movie i regret NOT watching in glorious 3D on the big screen in cinema ._.

[@godscreation111]

Would love to see a Dread law series 😻

[@hyperdimensionbliss]

ATTENTION CITIZEN!

[@Marinealver]

So Arbites are the 40k Feds Or more accurately, the Imps.

[@johnpo2]

I want a classic noir arbites book now. Cheesy one liners and all

[@Aserbic]

What's Wrong Citizen? *Malicious Shotgun Noises*

[@barryhill2836]

Thorgrim Grudgebearer was a dwarf arbites you can't change my mind.

[@mikealpha2611]

Arbites are really quite rare. In the Eisenhorn book Xenos there are only 2 Arbites on the entire planet you are first introduced to. Often they are seen in the writing trying to stop planetary uprisings (Vraks).