Are we still Rejects?

[@rougenarwhal8378]

"the stain of suspicion never fades" when a single space marine fireteam kills....every fucking tyranid ever and 4 random mooks solo a traitor guard regiment

[@burnin8able]

I always get a kick out of comparisons between SM2 and Darktide because if you look at the total kill counts at the end of max difficulty missions in both, turns out darktide actually has larger volume of enemies. Sure a pox walker isn't exactly 1:1 with a tyranid gaunt, but it's still funny.

[@nonya1366]

Leandros: "NEVER FORGIVEN...Anyways those inquisitorial acolytes are pretty good!" *meanwhile* Rannick: "You'll *ALWAYS* be a reject!...Anyways I trust Lieutenant Titus."

[@burnin8able]

@@nonya1366 Rannick seems like the type of guy who would put on that imperious air about him, but then have a fanboy shrine to Titus in his private rooms.

[@nonya1366]

@@burnin8able This is the reason why he's in the inquisition. To indulge in hearing about Titus's exploits. He gambled a 1 in 3 chance to meet him and guessed wrong. Ordo Hereticus failed him again ™

[@CodexQuinn]

​@@nonya1366"Ordo Hereticus failed us again" is their motto is it not?

[@jackiecomics141]

Honestly the shift with the train mission having both potential handlers (Morrow and Kayex) hyping you up instead of treating you like dogshit was so good, it made me feel that much more motivated to get myself killed just so I could use the “Cheer!” command every other minute. Delightful.

[@samuels1245]

From my point of view, it's because they have someone there who fully doesn't believe in you: Commissar Dukhane. They're basically saying "Hey, yeah, they're filthy rejects, but only I get to say that about them!"

[@fleshdadbot6852]

when i started paying attentionto the rolling steel missions, my first thoughts were "holy shit, they are putting their trust in us." And it makes sense, the fate of maybe an entire guard regiment relies on this strike team so they have little reason to treat us like crap here

[@AnakinFury]

​@@fleshdadbot6852 Does make me hope we get more specialized missions like that, the feeling of you going from a random mook to "oh shit you're still alive" is fun. The train especially is a turning point because unlike the other missions of "we'll send another team later", rolling steel has a time limit which does not allow failure, the impending nature of it means their first and only choice was YOU, indicating a significant rise in their trust.

[@wasabiwarabi]

It's kind of funny going from that mission back to the Morningstar and Kayex calls the rejects pre-servitors still.

[@AnakinFury]

@@wasabiwarabi It's like grandparents, no matter how old you are you're still their little baby boy/pre-servitor

[@neofulcrum5013]

We’re more like Auric operatives now

[@CanadianPale]

I wanna know when and how we graduate to Mortis Operatives.

[@leozaboudi8005]

We're numbers on a datasheet, but the top 1% of numbers, so that's something I guess

[@FlashSonic542]

@@leozaboudi8005Exactly, the way I see it is we still are rejects; but we’re *The Rejects* that gets shit handled when it comes to cleaning up auric threat level chaos.

[@RevolverOcelot477]

nah auric operatives would have easilly taken tertium by themselves

[@samuels1245]

​@@RevolverOcelot477 I mean... Isn't that what we're doing, though?

[@sovietstarfishproductions5019]

I feel joy everytime KX-8 calls me one of his Pre-Servitors

[@MinusIsDeceased]

He became my new favorite the instant I heard him the first time on Rolling Steel, AdMech my beloved

[@michaelkolano8686]

I thought it was "*Kayex*-8"

[@MinusIsDeceased]

@@michaelkolano8686 'Kayex' is just a simplified nickname, shortened down from 'Engiseer KX-8'.

[@michaelkolano8686]

@MinusIsDeceased I swear I remember hadron herself referring to him as such, at least in the captions. Where Kayex refers to her full name

[@tac-floor1330]

KX refer everybody refer as pre-servitor. Even mistress Brahms ask stop refer peoples as pre-servitor😂

[@memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487]

Imagine Leandros meeting the average darktide squad, and seeing an Ogryn staring confused at a Grimoire. "You should not be holding that heretical tome." Veteran: "OI! THUD! NO EATIN THE BOOK!" Thud: "I wasn't going to boss!" Leandros: "Any word he recites from that could bring ruin on us all." Veteran: "Good thing Thud can't read. Besides, it was either going to go to him or the pysker." Pysker: "Yes, my beloved, they mentioned us!" Psyker: "Lenadros, my beloved called you cringe!"

[@tomleary508]

Take your like and go.

[@memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487]

@tomleary508 _gladly_

[@insert_name_here6487]

you sir have earned your like

[@Psyker_Unredactus]

Seer Psyker is the GOAT

[@brastionskywarrior6951]

after the third deamonhost and fifth nurgle abomination, talking smack to a space marine doesnt seem so crazy

[@Sparkhead-77]

Morrow truly is the undisputed top G. The only time that he really cracks down and berates us a ton is during the Warren mission (Where you're forced to locate and raid the heretic drug lab) and that was *only* because Rannick was breathing down his neck during the entire op. Otherwise, he's actually pretty chill most of the time. Hell, he even stands up for us rejects in Rolling Steel when commissar Dukane starts bitching about our efficiency.

[@wingnoot048]

Morrow has been in shitstorms like Atoma many times. The Rejects are his Guardsmen, they're poor sods he can empathize with.

[@Zagskrag]

Morrow has seen a lot of shit, including Hades Hive. He knows what he can reasonably expect from soldiers under his command, and understands that pointless whining only undermines morale. He can be harsh at times, but he's also fair. I have no doubts that he would absolutely chew us up if we genuinely fucked up, but since we're good and highly motivated soldiers, that doesn't really happen.

[@cancankr8867]

Technically yes title-wise but by now nah yeah we are pretty much an Inquisitorial kill-team. The crew can sometimes even mention having taken the Hereticus Oath upon finally being a proper part of the warband. The expendable nature/aura just comes from us still working for the Inquisition as grunts basically.

[@Scarfy397]

IIRC in at least one mission, Morrow refers to the rejects as being auric-level operatives, so while we might be expendable, we're certainly not disposable anymore.

[@Oops-All-Ghosts]

Yeah we've moved up from "you'll be executed at the end of this mission" to "you'll only be executed if you try to run, probably."

[@kokosigar4536]

Quite sure not only are we auric operatives but our deeds are so ridiculous that we're actively used as a tool of fear against the heretic's. This is shown during the latest missions with stuff like the inquisitor himself actively talking about our team and also the fact that killing us would remove weeks of progress as captain wolfer would use our potential defeat as a bragging point.

[@pyerack]

"I really don't care if you even make it out of this one" to "I would rather throw you at an objective that at least somewhat matters"

[@4thSurviver]

Even title wise you stop being a reject some time before 30. Rannick calls you an acolyte before officially inducting you into the warband proper.

[@flavormandeluxe353]

There are a few voicelines where characters give you proper admiration. If you go through a mission quickly and efficiently characters will compliment you. Also I remember a voiceline from Morrow on the walk up to a pox hound mission where he very solemnly says to be careful because atoma needs us. I think Morrow is actually the only one who cares, he just has to be pragmatic about it.

[@flavormandeluxe353]

Or better, "...you lot better get used to being heros."

[@amvhate]

hadron actual like us, she thinks we are as dumb as rocks. but She actually goes out of her way keep the rejects alive and do not allow us to go mission that will straight up kill us

[@CanadianPale]

@@amvhate KX-8 is also quite kind in his interactions with the "Rejects," and Hestia likewise tries to do what she can for the warband's conscripted cannon-fodder.

[@wasdwazd]

Morrow's a proud member of the Astra Militarum who works for a living, it shouldn't be surprising that he treats us with respect

[@pingus9934]

In morrows introduction to the commissar he straight up says he doesn't mind being buddy buddy with us but we can't act the same way with the commisar and just looking out for us. Morrow is a bro

[@I_Willenbrock_I]

The shipmistress is basically irrelevant. She is just the captian of the ship. While her voice has value in everything regarding operation of the vessel, the inquisitor holds the real power. This means thst grendel and his command staff have the ultimate authority over the warband and not the shipmistress. Since we are a part of the inquisitors warband, the shipmistress can talk all day.

[@Leckaine]

You underestimate just how important rogue traders are

[@Hasshodo]

That might be true if Grendyl had any presence whatsoever. Keep in mind the only people involved with Grendyl are Rannick, Hadron, Melk, Morrow, and Zola (and Sefoni I guess). Everyone else, including Kayex, Brunt, Masozi, Hallowette, and Krall are members of Brahms crew, and most of these people are underworld types. Dukane represents the interests of the Atoman Lord Militant, and the other Tertium Lords (and Hestia is like their rep as well). Brahms could throw everyone off her ship with little to no consequence if she wanted. Point is, Grendyl is not the one in charge, he's just the only one actually doing something thats having results. The moment that isn't the case, the Atoman lords or the sector Militancy will take over. The only reason they haven't is because there is still a massive and active warzone on the edge of the star system, and the Guard Regiments that are rotating back to Atoma aren't doing so to help with whats going on, they're being rotated out for replenishment and resupply (which isnt possible right now). As is common in the Imperium, no one actually know what the hell is going on - imagine if during WW2, the US fell into a civil war, and no one was able to tell Eisenhower or Nimitz about it, thats basically whats going on in this star system right now

[@Bread-nx9fo]

I dont get why they dont have Grendyl at least talk to us, like bitch we're your soldiers. I just dont see Grendyl's value narratively.

[@Manul_Atreides]

Yeeah. actually she is a rogue trader: "Male Judge: Have care around Brahms, Pilgrims. She has dealt with Xenos, and cannot be trusted. Male Seer: Oh... I don't think the shipmistress would care to hear that. Maybe I'll tell her. Male Loose-Cannon: What's wrong with trading with aliens, anyway? I mean, so long as they're not shooting at you. M Judge: A lifetime trading with the foul Xenos has left a stain on Brahms. M Professional: Best not let Brahms hear you say that. M Seer: You do know a Rogue Trader's life is more piracy than negotiation, don't you? Judge: What do we truly know of the Rogue Trader, beyond her tolerance of the accursed xenos?"

[@Hasshodo]

@@Bread-nx9fo The fact he's so spooky and mysterious is part of the interest. Grendyl might not even be real

[@lunokhod3937]

I think Hadron's actually quite nice for a tech preist, she's mostly chill with Kayex who is just a lowly enginseer, some missions she calls the strike team "efficient" which I imagine must be high praise from a tech preist, and she personally blesses our weapons for us; though lore wise she probably only does this to the 21 esteemed rejects (see, she does like us). Compare her to the tech presits in SM2, we're lucky to have her.

[@britinmadrid]

Er, "Existence seems so much more agreeable AFTER our discussions" seems like a burn if truth be told! Great video.

[@DocMadfox]

If you pause the little clip afterwards he mentions he just realized she's being sarcastic while editing.

[@Oops-All-Ghosts]

Yeah there's a blink-or-you'll-miss it acknowledgment of that a few frames after the quote in the video.

[@Drocksas]

Has the same energy as Left 4 Dead 2's Nick saying, "You know what I like best about your stories, Ellis? The sound they make when they stop."

[@HermitRunner]

lmao you’re right

[@Oops-All-Ghosts]

I don't think Rannick is meant to be a cold, calculating supergenius. Given how much of this game's backstory was allegedly written by Dan Abnett, it's really hard not to see him as just, like... Carl Thonius 2. Also thank you for acknowledging that we as the player character aren't meant to be the same kind of absolute garbage as the rest of the crew. Like even at the start of the game, we're A: a skilled veteran of the Astra Militarum, B: a fanatical warrior demonstrably capable of manifesting minor miracles of faith (leaving aside things that are arguably combat mechanics, the Fanatic personality mentions not having eaten or slept in weeks and still being as capable of fighting as ever), C: an Ogryn (Ogryns are lorewise capable of taking on Space Marines without a weapon and winning), and D: a combat psyker. The fact that there were any psykers at all aboard a prison ship like the Tancred Bastion is, frankly, borderline-lore-breaking; they're usually either held extremely carefully until the Black Ships arrive or summarily executed.

[@theredrisen9520]

I kinda assumed that the rejects, especially the pyskers, have some level of "divine protection" by Big E himself. This can be inferred by the fact that the rejects are immune to the pox plague, and are capable of decimating entire platoons of guardsmen and several neighborhoods worth of cultists without batting an eye. Not to mention it's possible to fight and kill both a daemonhost and a beast of nurgle in the same match.

[@Oops-All-Ghosts]

@@theredrisen9520 I think that's just plot armour and videogame logic for the most part, rather than any direct buff from Big E (for anyone other than the zealots, anyway). I'd say also that it's probable that a lot of the rejects do come down with some kind of illness, since there are constant screenings, rituals of decontamination, and implied "procedures" for if someone does test positive. Re: the psykers specifically, I think it's worth pointing out that one of the Savant lines is very similar to one used by the Daemonhost ("buzzing... buzzing... buzzing..." vs. "buzz... buzz... buzz..."). Seems very probable that one of the things Perils overload represents in the game is being attacked and killed by Daemons of Nurgle. fwiw, though, I also think that blowing yourself up with Perils and surviving is about as canon as being beaten to death by a Chaos Spawn only to show up captured a few dozen meters away.

[@CanadianPale]

@@theredrisen9520 _I kinda assumed that the rejects, especially the pyskers, have some level of "divine protection" by Big E himself._ Lampshaded by the Inquisitorial armsmen aboard the _Mourningstar_ commenting at rank 30 that we must have the Emperor's favour and that they're beginning to think that we're indestructible.

[@randomguypi-uf2jc]

@@theredrisen9520 some people have theorized that Grendel is a psyker and Toughness is him projecting a shield of psykic energy over the rejects

[@theredrisen9520]

@@randomguypi-uf2jc Never heard of that theory, but that's pretty interesting ngl.

[@somechannel7235]

I think our characters are still "Rejects" but in a more title sort of way. Like during the lvl 30 cutscene Rannick makes plain clear that we are now part of the Inquisitorial warband under his and Grendyl's leadership. Rannick specifically says "Of you acolyte (talking to the player) I have no more doubts. You've served me well, and you will continue to do so. Welcome to the warband. Welcome to the Inquisition." The title part comes in as "You are rejects, but you're our rejects now. And you have proved your worthiness to be part of the inquisition in our eyes." However we are still expendable to a degree, we might be now formaly part of Grendyl's warband but I think we are probably around bottom level of the hierarchy, we are part of the retinue but we are still grunts more or less. And evidenced by characters like Morrow, some characters have a soft spot for the rejects. We are rejects, but we are Morrow's rejects.

[@aaronlaughter6471]

Agreed, Hell, when you get to level 30 every NPC talks to you with respect on the Morningstar, compared to a lower trust level, the higher it is, the more respect you get from the NPCs.

[@kobold7466]

i love how one of the only ways the imperium is ever a meritocracy is when the lowest of the low that they literally chuck into a meat grinder somehow makes it through and THEN you are allowed to progress in accordance to your skill and merit as now the inquisition or other high level authority has probably taken an interest in your survival skills

[@CanadianPale]

Welcome to human history 101 LOL.

[@swordsman1_messer]

Kayex’s sympathies are easily understandable when you consider that Enginseers are held as just Tech-Adepts with more rudimentary knowledge of common technology for the purposes of upkeep and maintenance than actual participants in the Cult’s Quest for Knowledge. Look no further than the PvE mission Fall of Atreus in Space Marine 2, where Artisan Balthazar is some Tech Priest of seniority and being absolutely full of himself, compared to the one identified Enginseer who knows the stakes, and his commentary on how restarting the Battle Barge is proceeding with minimal issue on the tech front, yet still getting jabbed by Balthazar. Makes sense on that front. As for Rannick, we know he’s officially an Interrogator in terms of rank, which means that he’s one step before the full authority of a true Inquisitor. His passé attitude could be seen as him not wishing to get too attached because it could make him look too weak when it comes time to promote him, or that he’s required by Grendyl to not associate with the lower members. No commentary on Morrow, he’s a soldier, and looks to performance in missions. Melk and Hadron are way too snobby for their own good (as Melk seems to be a blue blood that sweet takes his way in, and Hadron’s just a Tech Priestess). Zola’s the outlier here, and it’s hard to figure her out because of the writing inconsistencies you’ve noted. All together; GIVE MORE CONTENT FATSHARK!

[@randomguypi-uf2jc]

inb4 the zola multiple personalities theories are true and it's not actually inconsistent writing

[@wolfgangwestmark5107]

Hadron isn't 'just' a Tech Priest though. She's an Artisan Technoarcheologist, part of the ruling body of Cult Mechanicus the techno-theocratic core of AdMech. That's comparable to Ministorum Arch-Deacon at least. She is surprisingly patient with the rejects that might as well be servitors to her. Comparably a Zealot character is a disgraced Ministorum priest of the lowest rank possible (given the class was originally known as a Zealot: Preacher)

[@thomasoreilly857]

I kinda live for Hadron's sass. She even backchats Kayex at one point, during the Dark Carnival mission, where Kayex is doing the normal tech priest thing of "these machines yearn for the solace of nonfuction, heresy bad, Omnissiah good, long live WD40" and Hadron basically just goes "these varlets do not understand or care what you're saying, and telling me how great the omnissiah is is like telling a duck how nice the rain has been lately"

[@Bazakaz]

3:52 She isn't being sarcastic, she truly thinks life is better after the discussion, meaning when you're gone.

[@Hasshodo]

She probably doesn't like communicating in normal speech.

[@AnakinFury]

@@Hasshodolove the idea she does like you but is very antisocial with flesh people (as most tech priests are) “I hate your guts” = “I wish you were more machine so we could talk more”

[@abbadullreee3298]

​@@AnakinFury"Please replace your intestinel track with PBC pipes and a pump"

[@foxdavion6865]

When your character hits level 30, yes they're still part of a penal battalion, yes they're still serving out their sentence, however they have gained enough trust to be also considered a member of an Inquisitorial Kill Team, having taken the Hereticus Oath and are now officially part of the warband. All this means is that your character is now trusted enough that they're above suspicion, they went from suspicious to being considered now a regular servant of the Emperor. Does this come with any benefits? Nope, apart from nicer accommodation and food. They serve, they die, like everyone else.

[@CanadianPale]

_Does this come with any benefits?_ Serving in the holy Ordos is reward in and of itself, varlet.

[@leozaboudi8005]

All that you get is that you -probably- won't be executed along the humans that got in contact of nurgle (like about everyone on the planet) and instead be shipped on whatever hellish mission Rannick goes next. Probably.

[@CanadianPale]

@@leozaboudi8005 _All that you get is that you probably won't be executed along the humans that got in contact of nurgle (like about everyone on the planet)_ As the PCs sometimes observe, if the Inquisition was going to sterilize the planet to stop the Chaos-taint, they would have done it already.

[@DEATHWISH65]

I feel like as the story evolves we will start to grow in the ranks right now we are still the low level the way I see it the game has still only been out for a year still so maybe in the next year we will feel a little more appreciated

[@Leckaine]

The game has been out for 2 years exactly on the 30th november

[@plaguefellow1499]

multiple voice lines and conversations change upon hitting certain trust levels, once you hit level 30 you stop being talked down to entirely. Levels that take place after the traitor plotline assume that our characters have proven their worth (like rolling steel)

[@MarkusHansson]

Yeah some voice lines could maybe use an update. I remember the loose cannon saying "You know what I like about this? No commissars poking their noses in my business." And now we have a commissar on ship.

[@zeroxthesoldat4410]

We've graduated from penal soldiers to inquisitorial canon fodder. Doesn't feel like much of a change but it definitely is.

[@TheHarimgrebduhl]

I gotta say I think the NPCs calling you the hero is classic british sarcasm and a piss take of other games that do that unironically

[@CanadianPale]

At lower levels, yes. Not so much once you've hit level 30.

[@CanadianPale]

Given that the Inquisitorial system has managed to carry on for roughly 10 millennia without destroying the entire Imperium in a hail of cyclonic torpedoes and virus bombs, I'd say it's working far better than anyone could have hoped. The Emperor Protects.

[@mil1317]

My thinking is that 'reject' is a description of our characters' relationship to mainstream imperial society. There's even scattered hints that our superiors are in the warband because they, too, were rejected by the Imperium, even if they won't readily admit it. I would wager that this is true all the way up to and including Grendel himself.

[@Eathus]

Pretty normal state of affairs for an inquisitorial retinue to be honest, they tend to pick up oddballs, Hadrons a good example of this she shows a lot more sarcasm than you would expect from a techpriest

[@carsoncasmirri3874]

I will say that from personal experience, Sgt Maj Morrow is pretty damn typical for most Sgt Maj’s I had the chance to serve under. They may not always care about you as a person because it’s hard if something happens to you, but they certainly care that you are an asset who should be used as efficiently as possible. Each death represents a costly loss of an investment in arms, equipment, training, manpower and experience so it is the job of those in charge to make sure that investment is damn well worth it.

[@memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487]

7:11 CogGal doesn't particularly have a liking for us because we have a lot of meat in us. If we were more like her, she probably would take a quicker liking to us. The Enginseer is probably just happy to talk to other than the mountains of equipment he has to keep operational. Nevertheless, he is a certified CogBro.

[@the_furry_inside_your_walls639]

I chalk up the vibe that we're still rejects solely to the fact that Fatshark botched the plot and dialogue of Darktide so hard whilst shifting it from a coop-oriented party horde slaying game akin to Vermintide to live service garbage.

[@malisickran5330]

My glorious reject uploaded today

[@ebbiilizard8954]

I like Shipmistress Brahms. Every time she threatens my life , I feel cared for , like she is thinking about me. do I have Stockholm syndrome?

[@nicholasthurmond4006]

You may have mommy issues and should see a therapist. Or you're just into dominant women.

[@sirgaz8699]

One of the voice lines I got, I think it was from Melk, was something like "There has been unrest and riots on the lower decks so if you needed to go down there, take a bodyguard with you" Oh damn, I've become valuable enough to assign a bodyguard to.

[@magicaljagical647]

I think he was referring to Hestia Prine. He says to her about something about having a bodyguard when walking around the shop. I think he’s trying to woo her or something. But might be me reading too much into it.

[@Jono_McK]

We're just a disposable clean up crew, that's literally it....

[@themarlboromandalorian]

They sent us to the basement to clean it. We found a cult down there. The guys who sent us to the basement in the first place are like "cult you say? Oh. Well would kill them while you're down there?"

[@Jestnarr]

Everyone of your darktide videos is a masterpiece. Keep it up.

[@rangerofthewasteschaoticne6888]

I always interpreted the player characters being "rejects" as something deeper and more meta than just "people the Imperium doesn't like but uses anyway". It feels to me more like most of the Rejects are deliberately designed to stand out against the stereotypical archetypes of 40k, some more than others obviously. The game feels like it's really trying to show that there's more to the Imperium's cruelty than just bolting people who step of line, that's it's INSANELY hypocritical and will compromise it's values at the drop of a hat to get something done.

[@LILLIASNIFFER]

That Lash junpscare was diabolical

[@willb1405]

My in lore characters are 4 professional operatives, and 1 constantly rotating reject who is replaced when he fails a mission.

[@HowlFromBeyond]

A hardcore mode would be both interesting and infuriating.

[@chellinacell7450]

My bf has adopted KX-8 as his husbando in Darktide. Everytime he shows up, my bf cannot shut his beautiful mouth up about how sexy KX-8 sounds. As if KX-8 himself put an implant inside my bf's brain to manipulate him to be his "little Pre-Servitor".

[@Lock-n-Load1779]

Now that I think about it, it is odd that the Loyalist warband would choose to verbally abuse the Lucifer Black Veteran, the Alpha+ Psyker, the Living Saint priest, and Ogryn who can pronounce "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".

[@CanadianPale]

Only to a point.

[@Vincent_A.]

Wake up Sah, new Frip Frop video!

[@locomotivefaox]

Hestia seething as every other crewmember treats my Psyker like their bestie despite referring to her God as "Carrion"

[@zacharys8141]

Hadron called me a good varlet once

[@Bread-nx9fo]

Still waiting to fight literally anything that isnt nurgle aligned, give us genestealers fatshark

[@Hasshodo]

maybe in Darktide II

[@adamg4336]

Fatshark really made vermintide 2 surrounding nurgle and did a Dj Khaled for Darktide. That said they did introduce beastmen so I dunno, maybe but unlike vermintide I doubt we'd see chaos and genestealers in the same map

[@Bread-nx9fo]

@@adamg4336 Introduced beastmen for 1 mission dlc and then never again

[@rebeccabarbosa978]

Or another daemons, khorne cultists, bloodletters, daemonettes, something

[@rebeccabarbosa978]

​@@adamg4336beastmen as a playable race would be cool

[@DrNoxin]

I think we are called Agents (of the Inquisition) at some point. Shipmistress Brahms have no say over it, her ship is now in service of the Inquisition.

[@trainfan-ks5hk]

4:39 Sarge: *Dont yell dont yell dont yell they can tear your bleedin arms off dont yell*

[@GoryGlory]

Apparently, Ogryns like Hadron because of how she breaks things down for them.

[@phantomsanic3604]

If it makes you feel better about Zola's...obsessions with stopping Chaos and her general behavior, there are implications that she may be compromised. One of the psyker's many lines has them talking about how secretive Zola is, except that she doesn't even know what some of the secrets she keeps are. There's also another one where a psyker talks about them having a dream where two Zolas are arguing before one shoots the other. Basically, something's up with Zola.

[@fenrirsrage4609]

0:35 You say that as if like Captain Titus isn't one of the more popular and memorable Ultramarines lmao. Man's starred in one game before and people were hyped as shit when he finally returned.

[@joemama114]

I think the idea that the soldiers and grunts are treating you "nicer" boils down to the idea that the work you're doing is making their life a bit easier and they get nicer jobs.

[@CanadianPale]

They'll sometimes mention that you owe them a team-up.

[@Dr_Dawn]

I know it's probably obvious/well known but what is the scene at 0:08 (where the Tyranid melts the guardsmen) from?

[@Casimir2811]

Hammer and Bolter, on Warhammer+

[@Hasshodo]

one of the 40k shorts\shows on Warhammer+

[@Dr_Dawn]

​@@Hasshodo Thanks for the info, completely forgot about Warhammer+

[@Dr_Dawn]

@@Casimir2811 Thanks. i'll check it out!

[@wargriffin5]

Rannick is based off of the villain from 'The 5th Element,' and I refuse to believe otherwise. 😉

[@Torma25]

to be fair, Rinda Karnak was an officer in the moebian 6th, one of the decorated military regiments of the local imperial guard. And given how Atoma works, she's most likely noble born, so her being erudite isn't too far fetched. Yeah she probably also smells like shit and farts and vomit but so did Lev Tolstoy looked into it and I was correct, it seems the Karnak twins are from a Moebian noble family

[@notwhatitwasbefore]

Being an Inquisitorial acolyte is way higher than reject and also essentially the same thing

[@Kattbirb]

To my understanding of 40k's Inquisition, we're technically acolytes by the end of things.

[@kudosbudo]

6:18 Rinda sounds like a Monty Python character cut from the Holy Grail.

[@40KKensei]

Morrow HR shit talked a Commissar to you over private vox, and tells wolfer off on your behalf. Very heartwarming, but I do feel its because Morrow although we are reject, its still that comradery with someone who has been shot at especially since the Ogryn and the Vet were from the imperial guard , and he is kinda separate from the totem pole of authority in a way, as he is still just a Sergeant just instead of the guard, an Inquisitorial warband. I doubt his personality was all that different in the Steel legion Good video :D

[@PythonTheBonker]

Yes, new upload lets goooo!!!!

[@BM-yy8db]

I spent too long laughing at those pictures of "Jean-Stealer"

[@Hesopod-w3b]

I wish plaguebearers and plague marines were in dark tide

[@Vincent_A.]

I believe there’s a plaguebearer’s skull on the ground in a manufactorum mission. We’d probably get rekt by plague marines unless we had a 4v1 special assignment.

[@setiem13]

unnecesary, play SM2 pvp then

[@Jestnarr]

Knowing the agents, they will survive, might even defeat them. We kill plague ogryns and chaos spawns on a daily. Plague ogryns are considered "rare" and a chaos spawn means major warp rift or a lot of psykers within the area. Daemon hosts are already an argument for exterminatus, since you need extensive sorcery to create and stabilize one, which lowly cults dont have access to. And the amount we witness is worrying to say the least. And then there is the beast of nurgle, which is already stronger then plague bearers or plague toads and can need decades to grow to the size we saw. So yeah, the "rejects" are atleast extraordinary.

[@Hasshodo]

not everything 40k related needs spehss muhreens in it

[@wikipediaintellectual7088]

I've said from the start that the ideal final boss for Darktide would be either one random plague marine or one random alpha legionnaire, just to showcase the ridiculous power differential that astartes have over normal people.

[@J-Rush]

The penance lady once said to me “you are my inspiration” or something along those lines

[@Zman14888]

I think when considering the way other characters interact with the players, it's important to think about whether they are talking about "The Reject" as a character in the story, or rejects as a whole. From a story telling standpoint, there is only one Reject whom saved Zola aboard the Tancred Bastion, and they act as a narrative vessel for the player in the unfolding story. When Zola addresses us directly after The Orthus Offensive, this seems to be the Reject she is talking to. This is also likely the case for the Operatives standing around the Mourningstar, which is why their reactions to the player change as the player increases in level. However, during normal missions, characters address us as generic rejects rather than the narrative Reject. This is likely done to avoid any narrative confusion that would result in characters acting too familiar with the fodder.

[@Bollerkotze]

i hope well meet grendyl sometime in the future. not personally...cause we are trash and "its" an inquisitor...but..like...a little finger maybe?

[@RighteousInquisition]

It would be somewhat interesting if one of the side characters was The Inquisitor hiding their identity the whole time, but I think there's something better about keeping the Inquisitor mysterious and anonymous.

[@gregtestagent]

Is that Deep Rock Galactic music?

[@krajicsek13]

1:34 General Kenobi

[@Psyker_Unredactus]

Sergeant-Major Morrow might be a hardened officer. But he's a good man. Over time, he comes to genuinely like you and holds your team in high confidence. He goes to bat for you against those on the Vox who may doubt your methods. Because its his mission too.

[@0bzen22]

After 1,000 hours of grinding every achievement, mastering Auric Maelstrom, and drapping myself in posh red and gold curtains, I'm still as popular as a level one fresh fish. I will never be funky enough for these ballers.

[@ZSharX7]

Oh, a Wallace and Gromit throwback. God damn.

[@PlebNC]

Smashing, Grommit.

[@TheRealSharkface]

I think Hadron likes me a little more now, because I'm just a Cadian survivor who lost his legs when the PLANET EXPLODED. And Hadron hasn't isulted me much since I adopted that as my character arc.

[@mr.bluesky4130]

Kayex has the same vibes as the professor from the sonic unleashed snap cube playthrough/ dub.

[@herpicusderpicus128]

honestly the shift in the theme of the dialog in vermintide 1 and 2 is quite drastic too. Go back and play the first game again, characters dont speak nearly as much and are mostly talking about the dire situation theyre in and maybe bits of their mysterious background. Fast forward to vermintide 2 and at times theyre having le hilarious banter while theyre in what is supposed to be a life or death situation. And they won't shut the fuck up either. The dialog triggers are literally on a timer to make sure you they don't stop talking all the time. It's too aggressive imo. and it's considerably worse in Darktide.

[@demolitionnicholas689]

I believe that poet part of Rinda is likely from her roots as being a noble born. As I remember seeing that was mentioned somewhere. As she’d be a noble she’d likely be given access to higher literature and education before joining the 6th. It’s either that or she’s taking her “Herald of Nurgle” role so seriously that she’s writing these scriptures thinking she is a prophet. That’s what I’m assuming

[@Aanderan]

I mean we explicitly become "Acolytes" at level 30 which makes us agents (and property) of the inquisition

[@thebigoof9458]

Look man, their snide comments upon us rejects are pretty funny the first few dozen times. But after that I wish they'd just shut up and talk to us like actual soldiers and not the goddamn guardians of the galaxy.

[@truemisto]

all the players who didnt keep playing or who never return = their rejects canonically died

[@RevolverOcelot477]

I feel a sense of acomplishment when morrow shows my squad of crackheads his proud face

[@scratthesquirrel5242]

"a demented lunatic who cooks and eats people" - okay, but what makes her demented? corpse startch is a normal ration in the imperium. and the emperors angels have an organ dedicated to learning things from people by eating them.

[@Scufflegrit]

We are welcomed to the war band…

[@thewhompingwampa2671]

To be fair on Rinda Karnak, being a Nurgle fanatic comes with as much demented joy at performing disgusting acts as it does poetic nihilism and apathy, it's one of Nurgle's main calling cards.

[@GhostlyOfficialVA]

I was not expecting Lash to be in the video😂

[@DustyPazner]

This game should have had characters like vermintide.

[@CanadianPale]

I like having my own character.

[@Whatsuppbuddies]

The progression thing would probably be clearer if they had stuck to their live service model as anticipated, and not have had basically 6-8months of backtracking and fixing issues.

[@nna1u39]

The wyrmwood agent meme took me out XD

[@lewisbarrett4391]

Honestly Carnak being a Nurglite poet in her free time is completely on brand, I think Typhus composes music in his free time and their handwriting tends to be quite elegant despite being written on putrid material

[@aaronlaughter6471]

Basically we are still at the bottom, but we are not at the very bottom.

[@Grifflez]

At least Marrow cares enough to say 'Don't give Dukane any lip or you'll get the slip (down a flight of stairs with a bolt in your head)'

[@joshuasmyth3115]

Ngl, i feel like some of them feel a _little_ shitty after realising that weve gone so above and beyond to prove we arnt criminals. Or, at least, criminals worthy of redemption.

[@elipeterson4605]

I like Rannick

[@C4MG1RL]

Voice personality also seems to play a part. Some get way more respect than others from my experience lol

[@EmmLoaf]

I might still be a Reject, but you know what else? I AM A WARROR!

[@David9413]

3:53 That wasn't even sarcasm, they are saying it's better when they are no longer talking to you, not that it became better from having talked to you.

[@dustinjones7458]

Tbh does anyone think they will actually set us "free" in a potential finale to the game? At best they'll send is to fight in Darktide 2. At worst they'll set us "free" from life. Any inquisition agent could conclude once our utility is expended, our chance of corruption outweighs any future utility.

[@ryuhanja3415]

one main reason no one likes Rannick and interrogators in general is because 1: they are Psykers 2: they are Psykers that can read your mind

[@henryhallward]

Good stuff, keep on going, mate!

[@MidanMagistrate]

Well being a highly trusted Operative doesn't make you stop being a Reject. The whole point of the "Rejects" is that you're unfit for normal work in the Imperium, either being framed or your behaviour isn't welcome. But, you're also far too valuable to execute or Imprison. Take the Seer Psyker for example, crazed and constantly going on about his Beloved, implies them to be THE Emperor of Mankind, but is also SHOCKINGLY powerful. All the Veterans may just be basic joes of the Guard, but they're also highly accomplished and skilled in their own right, to the point that Grendyl/Rannick/Zola all see value in them.

[@real_entless1301]

the only ones i feel that, i feel are not traitors on our side are hardron, kx8, bram and sister Hestia.

[@ShadowMaster885]

woke up this morning got some gabagool

[@jakal8888]

Hadron flirts so hard with Kayex 😂

[@foulbeast3904]

One thing I noticed is that Melk is ALWAYS friendly with Ogryns. The man has a soft spot

[@KillerOrca]

Oh fuck there's external lore? Shiiiiit.

[@gambitsheild9814]

I'd like to point out there is a difference in rejects(rank) and rejects(power). The difference is stark. When people say we aren't rejects they are saying rejects(power). Our characters are crazy powerful. The zealot can ward off chaos, the ogryn... ok the ogryn is just a slightly more powerful ogryn, and everyone else easily preform superhuman feats. Once you get to the point of level 30 and doing auric missions you aren't just trained and armed operatives. You are probably emperor blessed.

[@dragonproductions236]

Painting yourself blue makes you look like Tau aka a dirty xenos (valid target).