Astartes Project by Syama Pedersen - Original Version - Full Edit - All Parts

Disclaimer: Some viewers have reported mild siezures triggered by sounds in this video.
Parts 1 - 5 of the Astartes Project by Syama Pedersen, edited into one video for convenience. I played no part in the making of this film. All credit goes to the creator:
Astartes Channel
/ @astartes40k
Astartes Animation on Warhammer Community
www.warhammer-community.com/w...
/ astartesfilm
www.paypal.me/astartesfilm
/ astartesfilm
Download link for this edit:
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[@TheChach]

Update: On 3/27/24 Syama posted on his LinkedIn asking for vfx help with a homebrew project accompanied by a short teaser for it: www.linkedin.com/posts/syama-pedersen-339b8761_looking-for-some-vfx-help-for-a-little-homebrew-activity-7178565260147138560-CsAT Disclaimer: Some viewers have reported mild siezures triggered by sounds in this video. Edit: The original creator has been hired on by GW to continue the project and contribute to others. As such the originals are no longer available on KZbin, the project is now on Warhammer Community. Links have been updated. I'm not sure how this news will affect the future of the project, but I find myself feeling pessimistic. I hope I am wrong. Either way, this video will remain up as long as I am allowed to and I have added a mega link for this edit, sans the first intro text, at the bottom of this comment and the description. Edit2: GW in their infinite wisdom has decided the world needs yet another streaming platform, so any future projects will now only be available on Warhammer+. Needless to say, this is a disappointing turn of events. Putting the content exclusively on their own, much less popular, website was bad enough. This video itself has garnered nearly 300,000 additional views since that move. That's free publicity they would deny their artists in order to greedily sell exclusivity. To then put the content behind yet another barrier, this one now monetary and a recurring subscription, and expect anyone to sign up for it is foolish greed and I don't see many people doing it. If they do it will be in support of the artist, but I fear as always in the end they will be the ones to get the short end of the stick. Edit3: www.belloflostsouls.net/2021/07/games-workshop-clamping-down-on-fan-animations.html Tl;Dr: Games Workshop bought up most of the the creators of the most popular fanmade animation projects, put their future work behind a subscription paywall, and has now made a policy making fanmade animation projects IP infringement. Notably, this only applies to animations. 40000 IQ. Edit4: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iam2Y56Ie9OcldE Anyone interested in helping GW in the battle against heretical intellectual property thieves? Then I have just the job for you. Parts 1 - 5 of the Astartes Project by Syama Pedersen, edited into one video for convenience. I played no part in the making of this film. All credit goes to the creator: Astartes Channel kzbin.info/door/FMtdiQILuTZr22sKUeAOOAfeatured Astartes Animation on Warhammer Community www.warhammer-community.com/warhammer-animation-astartes/ www.patreon.com/astartesfilm www.paypal.me/astartesfilm instagram.com/astartesfilm/ Download link for this edit: mega.nz/file/z951AIwb#1ap2FzWfrGbjjNA7tNAuctc8LfVI0Uag8Ll-skTLTpk

[@kickflipinyaface]

Will you take down this video if the creator releases a supercut of his own?

[@TheChach]

@@kickflipinyaface I will unlist it.

[@sirflytrap1926]

@@kickflipinyaface goddamn leeches popping up everywhere

[@TheChach]

@@sirflytrap1926 Sorry you feel that way.

[@David-eh9le]

@@Maximum_Bacon ok snowflake

[@shiddy.]

the best defense against the astartes is having a ship with really narrow hallways and low ceilings

[@kurenai_or_bust]

basically, a human-sized spaceship

[@MetalGearMachina]

Until they make their own hallways.

[@alamsyahbatrabatliz9340]

Dude its Astartes, they'll just rip open a way if there's none.

[@0liver_Clothesoff]

Until they get Terminator armor and make their own hallways

[@MagnusTonitrum117]

*an enemy without shelter is without hope*

[@chieckenman4432]

Me, who knows nothing about warhammer 40k: wow this is fucking awesome

[@ropee8084]

Watch bricky all warhammer factions explained its really good for new people.

[@Defa_Noob]

I've known about warhammer for years and still barely know anything about the universe and lore due to how vast it is.

[@ethanwilliams4028]

i have no idea whats happening, but its pretty sick

[@masongoser5627]

WELCOME BROTHERS!!

[@TimeWaster_Elite]

Same boat, bro. Hasn't stopped me from watching this shit, like, 5,000 times in the last month. Fucking sickest animation ever. AND it needs to be said that it is insane how much this 13-minute story can draw you in with almost zero dialogue. That's the mark of a true artist right there.

[@xchazz86]

3 years later and this one man still hold the title of best animation ever.

[@4aw50fGold]

I come back to it every 6 months for a Refresher.

[@AremStefaniaK]

possibly becos all the best russian content creators are being repressed from doin hobby work and recruited to put their quality animation into the current war for the betterment of russian state image:) there were a few projects that looked promising. Haven't heard much updates to them recently

[@djvojtan]

@@AremStefaniaK kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHLTk5SFmdqNfbssi=pUO1-_rUTZFcW3cX :)

[@Kurskayaduga]

@@AremStefaniaK perhaps you and other dumb idiots shouldn't talk about something they have not a slightest idea. "Repressed". What a clown.

[@EnterpriseKnight]

​@@AremStefaniaK projects like?

[@Hiddenman15]

Honestly, the fight scene at 4:00 is incredible. No Wasted Actions, no "toying" with them, just two equally powerful and intelligent enemies taking a fight to the death seriously.

[@soviet3918]

It's not incredible, it's reallistic, japanese narrative could take note of how an action scene must be done

[@By_the_gods]

Wasted movement and unessecary pauses when two enemies or groups of enemies meet in combat in cinema has always been a gripe moment for me. Like we always have to have the shot of the "big reveal" of the monster. It needs to stand there and growl for fifteen seconds. And no. No one ever shoots the monster during this time. In fact, the monster closes the distance somehow and kills people. "

[@PastaBiceps]

who are these wizard dudes

[@crofoegbu6535]

​@@PastaBicepsmy 40k knowledge is not the greatest but I *think* they were Chaos Psykers i.e. psychics who belong to a cult that serves Chaos

[@thorclarke8600]

​@@PastaBicepsPsykers, and if I heard correctly it says in the Creator's patreon that they're in fact nobles of the rebellion who have augments to improve their psychic powers (the extra spine thingies)

[@joehill4094]

Imagine putting your heart and soul into working on the Ultramarines movie only to be completely out done by one kiwi madlad.

[@greylithwolf]

I feel like if their heart and souls were put in to it, the Ultramarines movie would've turned out very differently.

[@reefy5316]

? By a kiwi?

[@SissypheanCatboy]

@@reefy5316 its a silly term for ppl from New Zealand, based off the kiwi bird

[@custink22]

@@SissypheanCatboy would be funny if it was a literal kiwi fruit. Would still have more soul than GW.

[@Matt24002]

@@HopeisAnger Not brass. Nickel and dimes.

[@logancluer1141]

When your fan film is so well made and so damn badass that the official company decides to make it canon.

[@drafezard7315]

And are so intimidated by it they force not to make any more. -_-

[@thewidowskiss7675]

@@drafezard7315 wait what

[@Vexed_Vixen]

@@thewidowskiss7675 GW might as well be renamed the nazi party. There's a reason the original is no longer on youtube. Look into it.

[@thewidowskiss7675]

@@Vexed_Vixen why is that tho

[@Vexed_Vixen]

@@thewidowskiss7675 "look into it" Im not explaining everything here in a comment 5 people are gonna read Edit: this aged poorly

[@Zapinc9]

At first I thought "Damn why did he puke, isn't he made of tougher stuff?" but then I realised my man probably just teleported about 10,000 light years and survived in the immaterium without a gellar feild for about 60 seconds, he's lucky to have his organs all in the right place.

[@sentinel501]

Theres several things in this video that subtley shows off enhanced Astartes physiology and gear: 1:20 Right from the very beginning, Astartes genhanced bodies allows them withstand an incredibly aggressive boarding ram that would likely shatter a normal humans body. 1:37 The helmet has full spectrum visualization and can also auto lock on potential targets. However Space marines can basically see in the dark, they probably dont even need the helmet to find their targets. In addition, they process information incredibly quickly even after the shock of the previous boarding action. All the targets are marked and divided up between the squadmates in an instant. 1:45 Space Marines drill endlessly with their weapons. That coupled with their auto-range finders and armor assisted targeting, they rarely miss. Plus their incredibly fast reactions means they can pop off a shot seemingly the second a target presents itself. Notice the guy in the back rounded a corner and instantly got popped. 2:32 Once again we see basically no wasted shots. The enemy is in cover and in the dark and yet each shot is a perfect headshot. 2:34 The rocket launcher guy managed to get a shot off but the marine probably saw him well in advance even from what looks like quite a distance away. He can quickly calculate the trajectory of the rocket and only needs to sidestep a little bit to evade. No need to dive into cover as he is THAT confident that the rocket will not hit. Keep in mind that rocket would actually do some damage if it managed to hit. 2:47 The sniper guy managed to pull off a prepared ambush with a heavy weapon. The first marine just keeps moving, he likely has over a century of battlefield experience and he knows his squadmate pulling up the rear will take care of it, if he stalls the advance then his whole squad will be vulnerable. The second marine in the column reacted instantly and angled his pauldron to take the shot. And finally the last marine takes care of the guy. 3:06 Space marines have incredible hearing too. This marine probably heard the guy try to sneak up on him even in the middle of a hectic firefight. In the freeze frame you can see the marine tilt his head right before the guy shows up from the shadows. 3:35 Marines have near total recall and muscle memory, this marine fired a couple shots earlier, threw a blind grenade, recalled the gun position and muscle memory to fire through his own smoke. Blind grenades btw also has chaff to blind EM detection, which you can see from all the sparks in the smoke, so his own helmet would not be able to pierce the smoke. 4:07 Marines do have internal encrypted channels for communication, as well as their own hand signals (battle-sign) for non-electronic communications, but they have so much experience working as a squad that almost no communication is necessary. Just a simple glance to indicate readiness and a head nod to signal go. 4:30 These two marines are hit with a psyker pressure wave. A normal human would probably be crushed but they come back later not worse for wear. 4:57 Astartes are both fortified mentally and physically. This marine is engaging in a battle of both mental and physical with the psyker and slowly pushing through. 5:17 The marine is recovering MID-air with his primary weapon loss and instantly switched to a double handed knife grip, putting his whole weight behind the strike. He also likely surmised from earlier that this is the best possible chance to overcome the psyker kine shield, with overwhelming physical force concentrated on a single point. Once again demonstrating quick thinking and experience, constantly switching strategies. ----Finally getting near the end. 8:05 That sphere probably tried to mentally corrupt the astartes in some way. But the psycho-indoctrination that all marines go through likely prevents most mind control attempts. The tau tried to indoctrinate a marine once and it ended terribly, for the tau. 10:03 This subtley shows the military discipline that all marines, really any professional military has. The captain gave an order to recall that was probably unexpected, but the subordinate didnt even question it and instantly leaps into action. 10:28 Space marines know no fear. They see a threat and react to eliminate it. A psyker in the middle of a demonic possession would be a terrifying experience for almost any human in this setting. And of course the sargeant puts a few more rounds in for good measure. 11:11 Just pure decisive crisis management. The marine overloads his plasma pistol in an attempt to free his squad knowing itll likely cost him his arm. 12:03 Space marine blood clots almost immediatly, which is what i think those dark things in the coughed up blood. Also the black mesh in the back of the guys neck is probably the black carapace, which is a subdermal organ that allows the marine to directly integrate his entire nervous system into his armor. 12:07 This marine has one gold service stud and two silver ones. So roughly two centuries of service. In a Codex chapter, he would probably be a standard line infantry tactical squad marine. But this is a homebrew chapter and hes part of an impulsor squad.

[@THEBADASSEMO360]

Bruh reading this and watching the timestamps you put was really interesting and cool. The in depth detail into the descriptions of the scenes gives it more weight to them. I've enjoyed reading this and I genuinely thank you for your insightful comment. Me and a friend are just now getting into the Warhammer 40k lore for about a few days now and I'm going to be hella deep into the rabbit hole. Well, not that deep. I ain't interested in that table top board game. I heard it's very expensive. Genshin impact already has my wallet and I don't need another thing to eat it up as well lol. But anyways, good shit on the comment. You got me more engaged than I already was. Have a great day homie💪🏿

[@agus957]

La re vivís Scooby

[@MaDiViL696]

Great notes man. Like said underneath it gives more weight to any animation decision in this and shows that obviously the person who was in charge is a huge fan of the license and knew exactly what he was doing down to every details. I really like the last one. So simple yet so efficient. Do they normally ever take their helmet off?

[@LambertCinema]

They need to pin your comments for new Warhammer folks because after 1 year of learning Warhammer like myself, I watched Astartes when I BARELY knew what a Psyker was & just discovered The Inquisition. & now that I'm reading your notes, everything makes sense. Also great notes 🙌

[@sentinel501]

@@MaDiViL696 Named characters take their helmet off all the time. Which is obviously really dumb in combat, but this setting is meant to tell a story at the end of the day so it’s whatever.

[@erik260196]

The scary part about fighting these big boys is that even though the "enemy" did everything right - Identify the breach position very quickly and set up a crossfire kill zone right there (just look at how big the ship is in the intro, yet they were there to meet them with over a dozen men at different angles/levels), fortify surrounding corridors with heavy weaponry, ambush tactics with anti-materiel rifles and suicide bombers, long range mega gatling cannon, willing to sacrifice their own troops ... and it STILL felt like a walk in the park for the Astrates.

[@blockboygames5956]

Well said. Yes exactly this.

[@Chronaxy]

yes cuz they are just rebels. Elders, chaos marines, sometimes orcs and tyranids can be real pain for marines

[@Chronaxy]

@@zippyparakeet1074 yes technically you are right but guardmans are outnumber everything. They are billions and their power comes from from this. :)

[@here1359]

@@Chronaxy don't forget their tanks, artillery and the fact that unlike other horde faction like orks they have some of the best generals and strategist.

[@KingQwertzlbrmpf]

I find it extremly refreshing to have competent bad guys for a change. And that alone shows just how superior spacemarines are to any regular guardsmen. Even if you do everything right when fighting them, your chances are still slim.

[@BriPod90]

The way the animator has made eery movement of the astartes be so deliberate and confident is impeccable.

[@malcontender6319]

The rhythm of their steps sounds like impending death. The audio alone deserves praise.

[@trumediamix1]

​@@malcontender6319 I'd better call it *_"clarity of thought before rashness of action!"_* The Adeptus Astartes are so ironically deadly against those who are on their level (or below) because they're basically mass-produced "10-10 Str/Int Super Soldiers." This is a trope that many people enjoy in media, needless to say. I personally love it due to the idea that it reminds me of the "power scale diff" between "the typical video game protagonist" and... literally everyone else... Yes, I just joked how I often compare gamers to Space Marines because everyone else in Warhammer 40,000 has yet to "get gud!" unironically.

[@vorstacks420]

I would happily pay $30 just to watch 3 hours of this

[@obergfamily9049]

Dude, at this point, I'd pay $300 to watch 2 hours.

[@prometheus9732]

Shit I’d pay 70$ to even see a trailer.

[@xxgaelixsxx8151]

ill pay 500$ just for a exclusive sketch ngl

[@mattymclaughlin5900]

warhammer is a fan franchise FUCK GAMESWORKSHOP

[@jsy-tak]

Watch Helsreach.

[@haloshaw1626]

Funfact, his fananimation became so popular that besides hiring Syama Pedersen. GW also made his Space Marine Chapter Canon.

[@shrekneutron1587]

Yeah... I dunno man, it seems like they kinda screwed him. If you go to his youtube page theres just his announcement video and nothing else. I haven't tried to find this series on the GW website but I hear it's a much worse version quality-wise with some weird edits. Some of the hearsay also mentioned an NDA so I dunno man. Very glad this version survives here though

[@hobbyhaven9862]

@@shrekneutron1587I mean, he’s being paid by GW to produce another series. Isn’t it great that a fan animator was so good that they hired him and he can support himself?

[@paradoxal69420]

Opposite. Theyre paying him to not make anything​@@hobbyhaven9862.

[@shieldphaser]

@@hobbyhaven9862 With the way GW's behaving, I wouldn't call anything they do 'great'. They've done more than enough to earn themselves a spot on my boycott list.

[@theoutsider8745]

@@shieldphaser I definitely believe they bought the guy out in order to suppress his work in the name of some copyright bullshit. It's been 3 years and we haven't heard any updates from Syama Pedersen. Change my mind.

[@gcaroppo]

Oh my... In the autocannon sniper scene i've never even noticed the sniper actually has A SPOTTER on his side... That's why the space marine fires twice... I swear there's a new detail every time i watch this masterpiece again

[@Khronos12]

Holy shit.

[@Demiglitch]

Damn, you’ve got better eyes than me. I just thought he was being safe or shooting the gun as well.

[@wilhelmlyskltt5451]

Timestamp?

[@Siwastar]

@@wilhelmlyskltt5451 2:42

[@primary2630]

Yeah def hard to spot at first. You can see his eye specs and his hood when they open fire. Super cool

[@BrodyLister]

4:22 When the Emperor says he's signing autographs.

[@tuachixiong5232]

"This brings a smile to my face."

[@typhonviserys8288]

When you realize there's no poo pouch in your power armor.

[@bludraco1]

I would just die right there. See that running at you, knowing you cant stop them.

[@artransformeraqe5692]

@@bludraco1 I have no idea what Warhammer even is, but scary is scary, and I'd follow your advice

[@imperiumCirca41]

Bro i see a space marine running towards me Im unplugging my cable

[@frederiklikesgames6481]

Its saddening that Astartes is the best content on Warhammer+, they actually got everything right when it comes to Spacemarines. 1. They hardly or never talk 2. They don't die by just one shot 3.They are fast, tactically superior warriors 4.They are a brute unstoppable force ...saddening, because it needed an outside developer to show GW how it s done

[@Yeschanz]

I'm a complete newb when it comes to anything WH, but regarding #1 I think someone else broke it down and said they do talk, it's just that no one on the outside can hear (aka they have comms built inside their helmet or whatnot). This is also why it was concerning when the guy using the beads got possessed. The higher rank guys were alarmed when he could be heard outside his helmet, meaning he was screaming so loud that sound was escaping through, also then evidenced by illuminating his screaming face in horror through the visor. I'm actually curious, so if that guy got it wrong I'd like to know if the other guy was making that ish up, and the marines don't actually communicate.

[@deathpope3922]

@@Yeschanz It depends on the chapter, there's ALOT of speeches that the space marines do before battle. It's based really on the chapters flavor with some like the Raptors and Ravenguard being silent and tactical, and others like the Black Templars being more "Knights in armor" themed. 40k is HUGE with so much to explore and so much that fits basically everyone's tastes. Welcome aboard!

[@angelofdeath188]

It’s honestly so sad - They have so much money and all the time in the world and they have yet to deliver anything on this level of animation. Even Pariah Nexus - compared to Astartes Pariah Nexus is just so mid

[@ironduke5058]

​@@YeschanzMarines talk lol, I have no idea what the commenter is on about. But what you do get is that some chapters are more silent and stoic and don't talk much because that's just the culture of that certain group of Marines. Read the first 3 or even just the first Horus Heresy books, it's full of Marines talking to and cracking jokes with one another. It's hard not to get close to a guy when you've been fighting alongside him for the past 200+ yrs

[@annhentaiuser6658]

@@Yeschanz Likely a built-in vox (comms, in WH terms). You can tell by the captain signaling them to open fire at 4:06.

[@miguelafonso6375]

I've watched this a few times over the years, and I've NEVER EVER noticed that at 12:20, you can see the other Astartes being teleported in, first on the right, then left, then right again. I don't however see the 5th one. Really amazing details that I had never noticed for 4+ years.

[@theshlauf]

Jesus you can't even see them on those pedestals. This scale of this mystery location is insane!

[@BlueZest]

oh my god, i was just revisiting this and never noticed that either! I don't think I've heard anyone else notice it... Amazing catch!

[@NeverKilledHillock]

Holy, that is really hard to miss, but that show the scaling of this area even more.

[@faroukdbk5489]

I didn't see them could you point them out

[@adewilyan8030]

​@@faroukdbk5489 from 12:27 image there's 8 stone platforms including the one he's standing on, while camera moving try spot the flashes on top of them. That's presumably the rest of em teleported.

[@warlordjulianrobotnik5741]

Big companies: "How is it possible to make a movie with millions of dollars and thousands of workers!?" Fans: "Are you serious...?"

[@red_cosplay]

More like, CEOs of big companies: "Something like this cannot be made without us giving ourselves and our friends some million-$ bonuses along the way, nuh-uh"

[@NoversalStudios]

Accurate

[@AveSicarius]

@@red_cosplay You get what you pay for, and when you constantly invest money in the upper echelons and neglect, or even get rid of, the core labour, you end up with a substandard product. The worst part is, the executive management is by and large employed due to nepotism, not merit. They all seem absolutely terrible at their jobs (though are somehow good at making money for shareholders), because they actively sabotage creative design, they artificially inflate prices while product quality gets worse, and they end up creating an incredibly unsustainable profit line for their company, because you can't make infinitely increasing profit unless you have infinitely increasing consumption, which won't happen if you cut wages/workforces and nobody has money to spend. It's honestly a huge problem, but apparently these people at the top of the economic ladder have no idea how the economy works...

[@jpoor1]

Well most blockbuster movies have like anywhere between 20-80 million bucks but other than that I see your point

[@AveSicarius]

@Word Of Mouth It's absolutely insane, because a sustainable economic state gives far more income in the long term. Forcing an economic bubble to expand seems leads to recession in the long run, and everybody loses money... I honestly question the education and intelligence of many of these corporate managers, they are largely the result of nepotism, yes, but they should realize that they are destroying the company they work in over time (by being completely deaf to the consumers) while also shooting themselves in the foot with a bullet that is going to hit hard in a few years time.

[@StanleyJohnny]

I still cannot believe this was fan made by a single person. It is absolutely insane. Not a SINGLE frame was done without care for the quality of production but also care for the lore of WH.

[@xXalexis190Xx]

not to mention that attention to detail is crazy too.

[@simonnielsen6023]

This is the product of passion and love of the lore. Its very hard to pay anyone to do same quality work.

[@Evilfish82]

@@xXalexis190Xx That's an understatement. The man is THE first to really illustrate the super-human skills that the space marines are meant to have. This is by far the best representation of a space marine down to every motion, the rest being unable to even hold a torch to what this guy created here. The man is an absolute genius. I'm honestly sad they snatched him, it's probably better for him but considering how hateful GW is of their fans they won't allow him to make anything this fucking good. GW truly survives because of the honest love their customers have for Warhammer and one in a million fans is able to make something like this that makes the rest of us briefly forget that Warhammer is in the hands of scumbags. But they remind us fast, don't they?

[@rhoydplaz2853]

@@Evilfish82 yeah they do

[@legm5298]

@@Evilfish82 The scene were the space marine ran in an attempted to kill the psycher was amazing the sense kf speed was crazy but at the same time you still see that it is a mountain of a human being running

[@nbrown4356]

5:27 might be my favorite moment in the video…no dialogue, no head nod…just a silent look, from one brother in arms to another, that conveys everything by saying nothing…a look that speaks “I’ve got your back, because I know you have mine.”

[@lidla2008]

also they have helmet comms so they probably just said "u good? word, i'm good. skiddit."

[@MaXtreme91]

They also literally have the Psychers' back

[@arun-it9gr]

Might just have been a quick survey too check for any survivors

[@chpircriss]

"It's done, lets go'

[@murpimoo3020]

@@MaXtreme91I always wondered are they twin osykers or something Idek but they look cool as hell

[@the_Red_Star]

I don't know much about warhammer, but I really appreciate how the action happens in real time, no repetition, no dramatic pauses. It's not something you see all that often in animation, and it offers a unique kind of... viscerality. We're shown what two overpowered factions seriously trying to end each other looks like, and neither of them is going to slow down for us. But despite going so fast, the video is still full of details for you to find if you just go back and look. It's not using the fast pace to hide a lack of effort.

[@Boyscout533]

The best thing about Astartes is that the creator made Space Marine's enemies competent. It's just that the tactics and abilities of the Space Marines are superior in every way.

[@captainnyet9855]

"superior tactics" *casually walk around in the open while being shot at* *slowly walk around the ship, no rush amitire?* *still gets ambushed twice* Honestly; they seemed pretty incompetent; mostly just relying on their superior strength and resilience to win; they were pretty good shots but the only piece of "tactics" we saw from them was when they tried to ambush those golden boys.

[@terrelldurocher3330]

@@captainnyet9855 space marines are boring. Thats all im gonna say.

[@BlueCraneBlue]

@@terrelldurocher3330 why are you here then?

[@terrelldurocher3330]

@@BlueCraneBlue i like the low level enemies trying to stop the space marines.

[@BlueCraneBlue]

@@terrelldurocher3330 fair enough.

[@Tarumarugan]

One thing I’ll always appreciate about this is that it actually managed to make the bird beak helmet look cool for once.

[@Hikkikomoru]

Beakies were always cool.

[@mistersebaa6245]

Yep, Corvus Power Armor pattern is one of my favourites.

[@kindledflame5179]

I noticed that right away because I'm a geek for armour, nice to see irl inspired helmets in play

[@snugglyhedgehog]

@bishop takes king snowcone helmet amirite

[@whitty0033]

Hound skulls are fucking sick what do you mean

[@Bitfire31337]

After accidentally hearing about this I tried to watch the original on YT, which is gone. Then I found it on warhammer-community, which didn't play sound for me. GW really did a hell of a job of keeping people from seeing this. Thanks a lot for keeping this up!

[@WhiskeyDJones]

Is it much different from the original? Why was it changed?

[@Bitfire31337]

@@WhiskeyDJones Never seen the original source, but I guess it's the same video. Just wanted to watch it on the creators channel so they get the view and ad revenue.

[@garlicbreadstick404]

​@@WhiskeyDJones the OG creator got hired by WG and they had to take down the video. Glad someone kept it on youtube

[@formwar3262]

​@@garlicbreadstick404 hey man, I know its weird to ask, but to make such beautiful cinematics like these what kind of degree should I learn? 😅

[@garlicbreadstick404]

@@formwar3262 tbh i dont know myself, but im mostly guessing cinematography and animation (art) Maybe go to film school, but this is just the words of a random internet stranger, i suggest you do some research yourself

[@user-di1vr9st6m]

The visuals, the sounds, the atmosphere. Fast, tactical, unstoppable. That's who Astartes is. Dark, brutal, mysterious. That's what Warhammer 40k is.

[@jdk7278]

If Henry Cavill can make his show even 75% as awesome as this, I'm a happy man

[@_KimJong-un_]

I love Henry Cavill as an actor, I think he's great and he seems to be a big big fan of 40k wich is optimistic but like we saw with The Witcher, a lot of different people can interfere and mess it up. I feel like animation is really the way to go with this universe. I don't feel that it will be as dark and gory and edgelord if it's live action.. We'll see I guess !

[@johnson7156]

@@_KimJong-un_ at least for warhammer he’s the executive producer. Which means he could get some final says about the direction of the project. Plus he could probably fund the whole project himself by being half naked on onlyfans whispering things like “the emperor protects” >\\\\

[@_KimJong-un_]

@@johnson7156 Ahahaha sure man, you're right ! Only time will tell

[@carlvaliquette6442]

@@johnson7156 can johnson win something or an award just for what he said bout cavill and OF dam made my day ahahahahahahahahahahaahahahhaahahha lol

[@norris667]

@@_KimJong-un_ I completely agree with this. There's an otherworldliness that's hard to mirror with live action.

[@vincentkuipers9577]

Grabbing this for historical archiving.

[@sierra1598]

how are you downloading it?

[@atticusbeachy3707]

@@sierra1598 4k video downloader is probably the best program

[@sviatshekh157]

I like this audio far more than new in community... PS Just was watching the video on official gw community... New audio sucks( I will save this original masterpiece for my good memories and will wish the author good luck and much money from gw. He deserves it, but does gw deserve him? Hope they will let him make what he wants)

[@malkenvrel6289]

@@sierra1598 also in TheChrach's comment is a mega link to download it

[@EcthelonEvendil]

@@malkenvrel6289 Yeah best to use that mega link in the pinned comment. It's probably the highest quality version available.

[@Gmon750]

There's something about the way they walk at 1:52. They walk with such authority and presence. Never gets old.

[@Klukier]

There's something poetic about it. You can see that 1. They are superior. Just how confidently they move towards danger. And 2. They are aware how superior they are. There's not a shred of doubt among all of them. The mission is not "hard" or "impossible", it's an order and an order needs to be carried out

[@Cpt.Croissant]

For anyone wondering, the music at 10:46 is Destroyer of Worlds by Rok Nardin. I happened to be listening to the song and thought it sounded familiar.

[@onlynameMrBlank]

I just want to point out that this guy, by leaps and bounds, is a better director than most people in Hollywood. The action is clear, easy to follow, exciting, and has none of the stupid action tropes found in modern movies; no stupid shaky cam, no super quick cuts, no dumbass melodramatic slo-mos, none of that crap. It just goes to show that sometimes an inspired amateur knows a hell of a lot more than the professionals crapping out their big-budget bombs and calling it art.

[@StarboyXL9]

That's because most directors in Hollywood are deliberately chosen for their lack of vision and talent. It's all part of the demolition of the West

[@dboot8886]

@@StarboyXL9 Uh... sure... totally not because they follow trends or anything... nope... gotta be this biiiiiiiig conspiracy for the West to, uh, kill the uh... th-the West. It's like that meme with the kid pointing the gun at the back of his own head 🤣

[@StarboyXL9]

@@dboot8886 gaslighting shill

[@SyndicateOperative]

@@dboot8886 Stop trying to gaslight him. No human actions are binary; something can qualify as one thing while qualifying as another. The 'demolition of the west' could also qualify as 'following a trend'. The other user said 'chosen for their lack of vision and talent' - you said 'follow trends' - these are extremely similar qualities. Please, logic is an integral skill to living life without wasting your own effort; I'd strongly recommend taking the time to learn the common rules and fallacies of logic so that you can save your effort & time in the future.

[@dboot8886]

@@SyndicateOperative ... the schizophrenia blesses us this fine day.

[@MitricaCristian1988]

The marine at the end has 200+ years of service. Imagine surviving 200 years in 40k Universe.

[@weltschmerz333]

how do you know

[@MitricaCristian1988]

@@weltschmerz333 Service Studs are metallic studs attached to the skull of a Space Marine, which visibly protrude through the skin of the forehead. The awards signify the number of the Marine's years in service to the Chapter. Different designs and shapes of studs denote different lengths of service. At the end of the video when he takes his helm off to vomit (you know he's been thrown into another reality since a space marine wouldn't vomit for pretty much anything else) he has the service studs that equal 200 years of service (2 silver, each representing 50 years, and 100 for gold). What's insane is his rank...imagine fighting aliens, demons, mutants, the darkest creatures in the universe for 200 years and still nothing having a high rank (he's not even a lieutenant).

[@weltschmerz333]

@@MitricaCristian1988 thank you so much for explaining, I have been into 40k for like 6 years and never heard this before I always assumed they were some kind of cybernetic augment...always learning new stuff about 40k :D

[@M3Lucky]

@@weltschmerz333 me too what the heck haha

[@Hanoua2]

@@MitricaCristian1988 holly sh**, that explains why he's so freaking good at his job lol

[@jebbroham1776]

The effects in this are just insane. The way the smoke dissipates around the shot at 3:35! This was extremely well done.

[@WhiskeyDJones]

Favourite part for me. The animation is godly

[@obergfamily9049]

I will never how understand how ONE GUY did this. I will remind you again. O-N-E F-U-C-K-I-N-G G-U-Y

[@mr_rogersM320]

icryevrytim

[@wickedpissa25]

I don't know anything about Warhammer, I don't know what's going on here, but this is goddamn AMAZING! I would absolutely pay to see a full feature length film of this!

[@obergfamily9049]

Just Google "Henry Cavill 40K" in like, 3 years and you should get some good stuff. If you don't see Cavill anywhere in it at all, though, run for the fucking hills.

[@bigvoiceguy]

How ironic that in GW's zeal to protect their IP, they've done more damage to it themselves than any youtuber ever could.

[@dazehara3197]

yes, truly it's ridiculous. other companies would kill for their fans to make such high-quality advertisements for their IP, but GW is INTENTIONALLY and FEVERISHLY stamping it out. Incompetence personified.

[@elricvanekimus]

its get even worst look at Archs Vids about Warhammer+ its like they wanna destroy thiere own franchise 🤨 kzbin.infovideos

[@melandor0]

@@elricvanekimus Don't give arch your attention, he's a white supremacist. On his other channel he has appeared with White Nationalist "The Golden One" and with the neo-nazi organisation Stormfront.

[@stopnostep5756]

@@melandor0 definitely gonna watch It now

[@carrot5610]

@@melandor0 very good

[@element1111]

Funny thing I just noticed - Syama did not delete the project off his artstation page. Instead, he's linked each episode to timestamped parts of this very video.

[@UncleAsmos2005]

Certainly has a feel of "I'm trapped in here, lads"

[@clicktoaddtext7933]

Just proves that even the creator himself realizes that his work is being downgraded :(

[@georgeofhamilton]

Sad.

[@alpatr0s596]

ouch

[@atroxiv]

Holy crap, Time to sub to his patreon. I am no longer standing for GW bs, we need to fund this man to make more astartes that's actually good.

[@bradchildsNYC]

that was completely insane. why isn’t there 4 more hours of this? the artwork and motion are astonishing.

[@Your_Average_Warlord_Titan]

The original creator was contacted by GW themselves and was ordered to stop producing these animations cause of some stupid copyright claim

[@RaifuEnthusiast]

​@@Your_Average_Warlord_Titan pretty sure they hired him because he does a better job than their entire team combined lol

[@RaifuEnthusiast]

You clearly don't know how long it takes to animate anything, this is 1 guy, the fact he made something look this good is already time consuming, it would take years for someone to make hour long animations, even a whole animation team wouldn't be enough because most animators are not at this level

[@FierceRanma]

@@Your_Average_Warlord_Titan Nah they hired him, hes been working on number 2 for a few years and going to drop on amazon prime (eventually)

[@evanbelisle8464]

The Space Marine in the white cape absolutely knows how baller he looks.

[@MegaGird]

I see a lot of people praising the animation. But can we talk about the sound effect tho? It's very on point. The muffled explosion in space (I know you got no sound in space, it's only for the sake of the animation). The sound of bullet hitting the armor, the sound of barrier and psychic activating, footstep's, heck he even knew to make conversation muffled so it build up the tense. All and all, this guy not only a genius in animation but also in sound effect.

[@Anschlagen]

The ship is pressurised, just FYI. The first bit with the landing craft only has sound from the view of the ship we are following, some very muffled explosions, but that would be the gasses from said explosion hitting the ship. No sound in space is a bit of a tricky thing. Sound doesn't travel in space, but an explosion would blast gass and debrid to anything nearby.

[@MegaGird]

@@Anschlagen thanks for the info. I have really little insight about this. This is the sole reason I barely tried to do sound effect of space or sci fi in general. The insight about this tiny little detail is needed for the realistic result.

[@SyndicateOperative]

@@Anschlagen Thank you, I was just about to comment this; a lot of people don't realise sound is essentially just matter vibrating. So long as there is something being expelled (most often gas), there is sound, even if it moves through space before it's finally heard by human ears. Tl;dr: so long as something that was affected by the explosion reaches your body/ears, you'll hear it as a 'sound'.

[@MilkT0ast]

The sound design is really good. It really sells how powerful these guys are.

[@sarge2115]

Sound is awesome In agree. 4:20ish when our boy is going 20mph you can hear the slight whine of his suit

[@yamamushi]

This guy got me into Warhammer 40k. GW's actions towards their fans got me out of it.

[@HollowEffect1621]

I'm only in it for the lore. The game takes like an hour for a single person to take a turn lol

[@HollowEffect1621]

@@pogsothoth fuck that. I've been playing Catachans and holding my own pretty well

[@MrUzzynator]

@@HollowEffect1621 Try Kill Team, a W40k game where you use one unit rather than a whole army. Alternating turns and streamlined gameplay.

[@Tank50us]

@@HollowEffect1621 only if they're using the kind of ruleset where every possible little thing has to be accounted for rather than just checking range and rolling the damn dice

[@hearthatbird]

Me too except I'm not yet out. There's just so much lore and I've only scraped about 1%.

[@Palpab1e]

Syama Pedersen asked for help on a homebrew animation in a LinkedIn post two days ago (March 27, 2024). It looks like he's currently working with a studio called Digital Bones. There's a teaser video released with the post and as per his usual specs, it's amazing. Legends never die.

[@TheChach]

Just looked into that, looks great. I'll update the pinned comment with that news.

[@LordGhentsis]

Is the video on KZbin?

[@vee-bee-a]

​​​@@LordGhentsis Doubt it. Considering how corpo‑centric this place is becoming, don't even get me started on the Warp entity designated as 'Gee‑Dubs'.

[@mannnu13]

i come back ever so often to watch this masterpiece....watching it again today...🙂

[@siechamontillado]

Same here, I keep coming back because it's just.so.good. It's a bottle of wine I like to reopen again and again, and appreciate something different with each tasting.

[@1elaleman1]

The only movie about Astartes that truly conveys how elite these troops really are. While Space Marines often look cartoonish in other videos, even in official Games Workshop clips, here you really get the feeling you are up against humanity's most advanced warriors. The silent professionalism in which they move. Every shot a hit. Armour impenetrable by ordinary weapons. Superhuman speed and reflexes. Also their incredible willpower in the fight with the psychers. Simply outstanding!

[@2KOOLURATOOLGaming]

The psyker encounter was a good example of their actual tactical intelligence (every other supersoldier portrayal take note!) And the orb was a better indication of their willpower, unable to be corrupted as the Sergeant approached and all other defences failed.

[@polarisraven5613]

Agreed. This was the turning point at which I became interested in WH40K. The first few times I've found it, first time was when it was mentioned by Isaac Arthur, second when I found out they're basically top sci-fi army here kzbin.info/www/bejne/fISqnWCHqK-Mjs0. Both times I left uninterested. I thought the character art looked funny / clumsy, I thought they'd intentionally bee lined it to OP status among sci-fi armies, the inclusion of magic, orks especially, had me thinking it was more fantasy than sci-fi, and the 'Status Quo' Dystopia (goal being to maintain things as they are if at all possible rather than to improve the situation) didn't interest me at the time. This changed that. I was still unappreciative of it my first view, but I was impressed, and had a few questions, so I went to see a lore explanation of this... and came away absolutely Stunned at the amount of thought that goes into Every little detail. This launched me down the WH40K animations Rabbit Hole along with more Lore. I still wouldn't say I understand enough of the WH40K universe to consider myself a fan yet, but it's certainly caught my attention.

[@bluemike807]

"They shall be my finest warriors, these men who give of themselves to me. Like clay I shall mould them, and in the furnace of war forge them. They will be of iron will and steely muscle. In great armour shall I clad them and with the mightiest guns will they be armed. They will be untouched by plague or disease, no sickness will blight them. They will have tactics, strategies and machines so that no foe can best them in battle. They are my bulwark against the Terror. They are the Defenders of Humanity. They are my Space Marines and they shall know no fear."

[@benjones2270]

@@bluemike807 "No sickness will blight them" (laughs in Nurgle)

[@Captroop]

I have played the Space Marines since the late 90s, but I never truly "got them" until I watched Astartes. The thing made clear here that no other 40k media captured before is a Space Marine is a monster from the perspective of a human. The scene that made it all click was the instant the psycher's hold on him is broken, immediately the knife is on it's way to his neck. He wasn't struggling to break free, he was single-mindedly trying to kill the psycher the whole time. Just singularly amazing visual story telling. Added so much more to my appreciation and understanding of the universe of 40k. Too bad we won't get any more fan projects like this.

[@damocles7406]

Man. Sucks to think this might be the last great fan animation after the new announcements. Jesus.

[@pancytryna9378]

It will be, but fear not if "GW" makes anything cool you can always pirate it

[@stantrien8106]

GW made an actual announcement? Can I get a link?

[@stantrien8106]

@@Rhydin123 That's just asking to get slapped down for fair use/parody.

[@Mothlord03]

@@Rhydin123 their desire to fuck with fan creations pisses me off lol I'm gonna make a fan animation just to peeve them off now

[@Wzrd8]

@@pancytryna9378 this. Sittin fancy with the entire codex collection for 6e and completed BFG 2010 FAQ on TTS. I had no idea what I was doing back when first collecting tau any way. 4e codex in 5e rules saw half my stupid items as worthless.

[@davidhartleycombs2465]

Their resistance to the sphere’s psyker waves starting around 8:00 is so sick

[@THEjoelivingstone]

@ 2:45, the attention to detail is just amazing. The cadence of the firing and the fact that he one-shots both the sniper and the spotter preshadows how easily they are going to be brute-forced.

[@raphaelaugusto7663]

I would pay 1 dollar for every minute for a 7 hour movie of this masterpiece. The Emperor protects.

[@raulcustodio2943]

The Emperor protects

[@euanmcl1831]

That would be $420….. nice

[@slushy4289]

Shut up and take my money

[@doofmoney3954]

Thank Intellectual Property

[@St.Raptor]

@@euanmcl1831 If I can re-watch it as much as I want, ...that's a win.

[@leventeacs8606]

Not only did GW take down the originals and put them on its own site, they even modified it for the worse. Green filter, changed sounds and they even deleted the absolutely kickass after credit scene. I dont know why was it so hard to respect the dudes vision when it was already perfect. He went up and beyond for everyone. Nonetheless thank you for letting me rewatch the original!

[@TheChach]

Np, The Emperor Protects.

[@Maverick619-CA]

They also simply bought the dude up and made him disappear

[@therealistintheboot8822]

​@@Maverick619-CAExactly, sad shit man. I really do believe this and TTS getting so much love from the community is what caused GW to lose their shit and launch its campaign against fan animators. I don't know if it came from jealousy or spite since GW has never made anything good animation wise.

[@davecrupel2817]

Because GW are a company of unimaginative, petty/petulant cvnts. And they hate that the fans have a better imagination than them.

[@sonofjack6286]

​@@therealistintheboot8822I'm gonna say it's due to spite.

[@ForGlory1]

I never even heard of Warhammer 40k before this video. Now I watch 40k lore videos everyday.

[@Mercer87]

The brutal efficiency and single-minded determination really made this stand out for me, nothing flashy or unnecessary, just soldiers with a mission 🤯🤯🤯

[@Davies46]

It's really cool that GW are basically telling anyone who is passionate enough to make an animation to fuck off. Pretty disappointing when a company punishes its fanbase for loving the IP.

[@cole5953]

Jealousy. They are filled with jealousy.

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodla2091]

They fucking killed TTS

[@kewdi2254]

Yeah it's so terrible how they hired the creator and gave him probably his dream job and now he gets to make official WH animations.

[@trevordenver9877]

GW is an abusive father that wont listen

[@brandonstone2754]

@@trevordenver9877 except they hired him on and had him collaborate with others. Now he getting paid to do this. What a terrible company :P

[@davidintrabartolo5887]

4:09 The inclusion of a two-stage trigger on the bolters is probably my favorite detail in the entire series. Syama knows his firearms.

[@DistantThunder89]

He nailed so many details it blows my mind. JUST ONE GUY made this thing.

[@davecrupel2817]

What the fvck the more i read these comments, the more fine, beautiful little details i notice in these animations! My God-Emperor! ❤

[@sethael1741]

Yeah its absolutely amazing!!!

[@godz52]

Can you explain that to me please?

[@reddogsaws]

​@godz52 on most machine guns have a selector switch, for different firing modes like single ,full auto, or burst fire , a progressive trigger has to firing modes depending on how far you pull the trigger back in this case a light trigger pull single shot but full trigger squeeze will give you full auto filing

[@thijsv948]

What I love about the story being told here, as mentioned by someone else on the original video, is just how _powerless_ regular people are against an astartes. From ambushes to a chokepoint wuth a heavy gun, willingly sacrificing their own men in hopes of bringing down even just one of them and it means _nothing_ Your weapons don't matter, your tactics don't matter, YOU don't matter when you are up against them. Such excellent story telling in an otherwise already awesome work of art!

[@JohnnyRocker023]

That's 40k... space marines will rock on through thousands of enemies and not bat an eye. A couple hundred cultists is a drop in the bucket for an impulsor squad.

[@Hatake_11]

10:26 best moment in this masterpiece

[@llucllumador380]

Syama Pedersen, the creator of this animation, is a one man triple A animation studio. This is incredibly well animated and directed.

[@ImranKhan-gs2hy]

💯! But then GamesWorkshop did this to him 10:28

[@xadadax5014]

@@ImranKhan-gs2hy what happened

[@themechbuilder6171]

one man studio... sounds like a good name for a studio

[@davecrupel2817]

​@@ImranKhan-gs2hyI hate that I laughed at that. I'm picturing somebody from games workshop punching him square in the face with the force of a semi truck. 😂

[@evolicious]

@@xadadax5014 He was bought out by the licensing lawyers. Basically he works for GamesWorkshop now to avoid a lawsuit. He isn't allowed to make anything pertaining to warhammer IP ever again.

[@unprofessionalanzhelia297]

Ngl, this actually made me get into WH 40k lore just to understand it. That's how good this was.

[@karoljones7455]

Same here

[@techtalkmike4968]

Same here. Started off with the Inquisitor Eisenhorn books from Dan Abnett.

[@mxrlon1]

kzbin.info/aero/PLl6BRvEJ-auZ5aYPHj1B3pKJ_pLjg9qNU

[@DraconasTenZHG]

Yea after watching this I went to watch an over 1 hour two parter video about lore of every WH40k race. I didn't enjoy the game too much as RTSes aren't really my thing but the lore is badass.

[@karoljones7455]

@@DraconasTenZHG Bricky?

[@kururin55]

The amount of detail and care put into every moment of this is truly astounding. I especially love the sound effects.

[@codyphillips1821]

You know, there's a special kind of love that only a true fan can give to this kind of art, something just a bit different than anything the company itself can give it

[@raymorreale8746]

We need a 40k movie just like this. Depicitng how powerful the Astartes are.

[@bud389]

Quite frankly this show's more how powerless and weak they are relative to the cosmic entities they are dealing with.

[@Ammoniumbicarbonat]

@@bud389 Compared to regular humans they’re pretty fucking powerful. Just shows how grim the odds stacked against the Imperium are.

[@88Xlmk]

@@Ammoniumbicarbonat And not just humans, an Astartes Marines are stronger 1v1 against most enemies, but when they meet against their elite soldiers, then they are in trouble. I think what hinders the space marines the most is their lacking numbers and how fractured they are. I know it is the effect of the Horus Heresy. Also their aging tech and equipment - I think I read somewhere, that their armor can't be made anymore, that the tech is lost and actually all armor sets are from old storage, passed down from older marines who can't fit in them or made from the good parts of broken sets.

[@regriefing1807]

@@88Xlmk fair enough

[@Kevin-ek4fi]

1 astartes could take over the world *I think*

[@reidsimpson4213]

The fact that GW had the fucking audacity to alter the SOUND DESIGN, one of the best things about the Astartes series, does not bode well.

[@astrofpv3631]

And it’s now at 720p because that’s what their streaming service can handle

[@jacksonmcmillen3209]

@@astrofpv3631 bro are you serious lol, how do they keep fumbling so hard

[@nekrataali]

Part of the problem was the use of copyrighted sound/music in the original. Specifically, the Dredd (2012) soundtrack is featured. It fit so well because Dredd's composer, Paul Leonard-Morgan, also did the soundtrack to Dawn of War 3. But rather than working to get the permission to use the original sound design, they instead did a rush job to the shit sound on their site.

[@HRRRRRDRRRRR]

The fact that GW have anything to do with it at all doomed it. Terrible move on the part of Syama Pedersen to have anything to do with that shit company, sure hope the money was worth it in the short term. Because it wont do a thing for his career, or bring him any fulfilment in life.

[@pouncelygrin6699]

@@HRRRRRDRRRRR yep it is terrible, I am glad that he's financially stable now since he's being paid way more than before but now I won't expect anything better to come out from his work not with GW taking control on whatever they do

[@ratave6472]

The film that introduced me to 40k

[@johnnyanderson2-roblox185]

Anyone wondering, the music at the end (12:00) is "Pilotpriest - Future is gone" I searched for ages to find it and I doubt I'm the only one.

[@Thomas-fz9xw]

Well, boys, this is the only thing we have left of original Astartes now. May GW not ruin his vision, but at least we still have this to remind us what was. Edit: so the answer is now clear. GW did force him into their fold in order to push their paid streaming service. GW shoots themselves in the foot (with a bolter) once again.

[@andyleearts785]

Download it and save this masterpiece

[@nutyyyy]

They will remove it soon. We need to get versions of this downloaded.

[@LordVader1094]

Download it quick, they're removing all other uploads

[@inciacci549]

Download it. GW gonna copyright it.

[@jorgelozoya6739]

we need someone who can do it with at least 2K. because lord, this shit is insane.

[@stuartsmith1651]

I really like that the Space Marines NEVER talk in this. It makes them seem even more badass. Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of a Chapter Master or someone like that giving a pre-battle speech about glory and The EMPEROR and getting them all hyped - but then once they're on the mission, they're just so synced up and all know their roles so well that they don't have to say anything. They just kill shit.

[@InCognito-vx8gi]

I'm pretty sure they do talk, you can hear the helm vox of the marines a few times. The vid just gives us an external view on them, like their enemies see them, and unless a marine activates his vox caster, they appear nearly silent, which is even more impressive considering their size and their huge armor.

[@stuartsmith1651]

@@InCognito-vx8gi That's a great point! We're outside observers in this, so we wouldn't hear anything they said unless they were using a caster/speaker. So even if they were talking to each other, like you said - no one facing them would know it. Which I think makes them even scarier as an enemy!

[@deepblue1846]

I've always thought that concept is dumb considering astartes are in a constant state of "hyped" for battle lol Most of the CG movies I see of astartes are ruined for me by the voice acting or writing. Astartes use words the same way they use bolter shells.. Not a single one is released without a purpose.. Wasting time speaking information that is not useful or have purpose is not something an Astartes wouldnt do. I think under very rare instances should we here them speak and it should be very mechanical, emotionless and to the point. I yield a little more in the novels when it comes to this because I can put my own spin on how they say it etc but in videos hearing someone else voice act their words.. cringe..

[@stuartsmith1651]

@@deepblue1846 You mean you don't like it when they yell, "BROTHERS!!"...? Haha. I understand what you mean, though, and I agree. I like to think of it as - there's a job for everyone. There are probably guys who talk more, because their role demands it (leaders, basically), but I figure the troops on the ground wouldn't typically NEED to talk much at all, like you said. They've got helmets with a HUD full of sensor displays, maps, all that shit - so they probably know where everyone is and what they're doing at almost all times. So unless something's really gone awry on the mission, why bother? And even if they HAD to talk to each other, like In Cognito said, only they would hear it. Which again, to an outside observer, makes them scary as hell. Regardless of what happens, all you would see is them just silently changing tactics as necessary, and continuing the fight.

[@ls_rus4666]

"SPESS MAHREENS TODAEH WE ARE IN SPESS! WE KNOW OUR DOOTY AND WE WILL DEW IT."

[@caspaasmolenaar2875]

Just the sheer cold calculated way the Space Marines work in this short film. Damn everytime i watch it, it impresses me.

[@jstagzsr]

it still blows my mind how good this is. ive watched it probably 50 times spanning many months and it has never gotten boring or old. mind blowingly amazing.

[@markeister4092]

9:57 Anyone else hear the psyker say "recall them immediately"? The amount of detail in this continues to blow me away. Every time I come back to it something else makes me marvel.

[@TheMagicKingdom02]

I know, and I feel like doing that is what caused him to lose control. He stopped focusing on communicating with the sphere to save those marines :( so sad

[@waterrbottle]

WHOA

[@eyesfullofsky9776]

I also think that the main Astartes soldier turns his head because he heard the order to fall back (I imagine he was caught off-guard by the order, hence him actually turning his head despite the voice likely coming from inside his helmet). But, as we all know, he and the others are sucked into the ball basically immediately after this.

[@cptawesome11]

I hear "return them immediately" same meaning though.

[@rooneyrythm]

​@@cptawesome11 Recall makes the most sense.

[@yozer247]

I've never see anyone else mention this. You can actually see the other space marines warping in at the end on the pillars in the distance. Wild, never noticed despite countless watches

[@jeb123]

Yeah, i tought it is just the music but those bang sounds are their warping sounds. Neat.

[@danielmiller2357]

Just blew my mind. I thought that was music, and the poor guy was alone(as were the others) in some vastly far planet. Now I know the pain train was just relocated.

[@josephharmon5992]

What time?!?

[@jeb123]

@@josephharmon5992 12:24

[@ryahanse8031]

I've watched this a dozen times and never noticed that, awesome, thanks man!

[@Spam1192]

The cinematography here is absolutely phenomenal

[@JosephCarven]

I've heard GW hired the author, Syama, to Warhammer TV+, acquired rights on this video, and then kicked him out.

[@deshawnwinn9454]

GW can go rot in the warp.

[@netherdeath1835]

source?

[@clarkecorvo2692]

true talent is rare.. and this guy? puts studios to shame.

[@culley8841]

Not him, he just took someone else's hard work and edited it together to syphon clicks.

[@clarkecorvo2692]

@@culley8841 bro, i know.. im talking about astartes.. ^^

[@frenchsoldier8485]

@@culley8841 To be fair, the linked the original

[@the_jester5448]

If he worked with the guy who made "Death of Hope" that would be an epic film!!!

[@SystemAbominant]

I could not agree more

[@bohemondiofantioch539]

Don't mind me, just here to download the original Astartes before GW nukes the video.

[@LeafMaltieze]

Same

[@vklnew9824]

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[@iamablacksabbathsong9765]

How do I do that

[@mukamuka0]

Same...

[@Gacin100]

@@iamablacksabbathsong9765 The Comment from the channel has a link.

[@Brikkwall]

That immediate walk off as soon as they kill the psykers is so g-damn warhammer it makes me shiver every time

[@dirkjewitt5037]

I really hope that the new 40,000k series is like this. I like it without dialogue, it gives it that original Conan the barbarian feel. You know, the only one that matters. If the showrunners have watched this and some other fanfiction, we may have a great show.

[@yxx_chris_xxy]

It's already the end times at 40k. At 40000k, there will be only tyranids with some chaos god genes and a fungus infestation...

[@martiansoldier]

10:29 When GW sees decent fan made content

[@strings491]

Lmfao

[@KILLRAPEDIE]

12:23 It took me watching this 50 times to notice those flashes and then to realize that he is on one of the pillars and his brothers are also teleporting onto those pillars. I thought he just got dropped into some desolate warp valley all alone

[@vencislavgynev8282]

Which gives you a perspective how insanely big and large this place is. In the firsts seconda it's like he is on the sand and pilars are just small structures just couple meters away. But when you realize that he is on one of these pilars and his brothers on the others and you barely see them, shows you how far away they are and this small pilars are actually huge, like a building, but if you put them in whole picture, they are so small compared to skeletons...so these sletetons are not just insanely huge, but even more, some thing that can't be described. You just learn, one of these skeleton is big as skyscraper and there is a thousands of these skeletons. This is just scary and disturbing.

[@wide4583]

@@vencislavgynev8282 That is jaw-droppringly creepy and insane. Jesus Christ.

[@jeb123]

Also the music is actually his teammates warp sounds, it's really neat.

[@BattleBrickState]

Damn you're right. It's so fast and small I couldn't even see

[@shacacoora]

Wow I never would've saw that if you didn't point it out. This series is fucking amazing

[@garlicbreadstick404]

The amount of details he puts into this for every single frame never ceases to surprise me. Its been a few years and countless re-watches and im still spotting new details that i never realized were even there

[@rafaelmunoz455]

this video is the beginning of my Warhammer journey.

[@hellothere9167]

I think one of the reason why other 40k animation don't hit as hard as this is their lack of dialogue. It maintains the mysticism and uniqueness

[@douglasdagley9858]

also apart of the lore is that they have radios inside their suits rather than speaking it outloud

[@AremStefaniaK]

i think there was plenty of dialogue. What you mean, do you want this to be the Serranos? habla habla? The guns do the talking

[@kaitracksmalgom]

I honestly wish I knew who the masked phykers were at least that’s honestly my only question

[@Secret_Takodachi]

In regards to the OP's comments. YES!!!! Sure, even if the Astartes could technically be talking to each other over mics: the perspective the audience has DOESN'T HAVE TO HEAR THAT. Instead, we get the perspective of an observer in the room. Which really helps sell just how terrifying and how "whisper quiet" to "deafeningly loud" an event like this would be. ❤

[@guypierson5754]

They all got their helmets on, pretty sure when they don't want to broadcast, you can't hear what they are saying inside the helmets, they can communicate to each other thru their coms units, pretty sure on their HUDs they can even see what the others are looking at if they choose to broadcast/recieve. WE just can't hear what they are saying.

[@Baloo106]

-"You would destroy us with 5 astartes?" -"We would destroy you with 1 astartes."

[@GenBuBlu]

It's "astator" ;)

[@nevmo]

What a crossover that would be

[@Snow.Frostborne_Ch]

Gotta love how the heretics literally did everything right, defensive lines, bottleneck the enemy, armour piercing rounds, high explosives rounds, Flanking maneuvers, and yet still lost. Making your opponent competent and still having your protagonists win is how you show a good power dynamic. Hollywood could learn a lot from people with passion

[@mattymclaughlin5900]

they never got that sniper tho

[@ScottMcMaster-er4xj]

Rest in Peace unnamed Psycher. You did your duty to the end. The Emperor's mercy dealt by his angels released you from the grip of evil.

[@jochentram9301]

One thing I like is that the perspective is resolutely outside the armour. You can tell in some instances (the coordinated attack on the Chaos sorcerers, the scene with the Inquisition psyker) that communication *happens*, but it remains contained within the armour. To outsiders, the Astartes look like they operate by telepathy or some sort of gestalt intelligence, and it makes them that much scarier. Yes, I realise that was most likely driven by a lack of voice talent, but that only makes it *more* impressive. The creator took a real lack and turned it into a strength of the end product.

[@pancytryna9378]

Radio tho

[@Morrowman17]

While watching, I also imagined that they were in constant coms, however, it was all radio coms internal to their armor and wasn’t broadcast outside of the suit. Either way, I loved this!

[@Aramil4]

Nothing in this video was related to Chaos -- it was all ancient xeno technology. (confirmed by the artist)

[@uhsepevaldez8470]

Pretty sure theyre boost psykers not chaos psykers i may be wrong but thats the impression im under

[@MetalScryer]

They can talk via Vox or Blink-click through their internal huds as away of quick sending messages or tactics.

[@Draknareth]

Amazing how a fan project can make the Ultramarines movie look like a bad joke.

[@Matterian]

That many Imperial Fists get slaughtered. Not buying it.

[@vulkanXVII]

Apockiller they are genetically enhanced warriors vs regular soldiers ofc they are gonna slaughter the regular soldiers no matter how well trained they are

[@Matterian]

@@vulkanXVII Bruh I was talking about Space Marines the movie. 100 Imperial Fists get slaughtered by Chaos. And then the Utramarines show up with a squad and takes out the Black Legion. Not gonna happen.

[@tech20100]

i totally agree with you here . i swear i wish he make a movie like this . but like 1 hour + . omg this guy will make something epic i know! he have talent and all skills . i really apreciate his job and work !

[@malekith13]

To be fair, ultramarines is 10 years old ^^ but yes that guy works is amazing

[@squishyushi]

Ugh this animation is so good, everything about it, the weight and speed of the astartes is so good and the sound design is amazing

[@Forbiddensirenz]

2:05 always cracks me up. Like they’re already all running towards the marines to stop them, yet the one guy just angrily feels the need to zap one of the people despite doing their job.

[@MAL1GNANT]

Brother probably needed a Psyker power-up from inflicting pain or something

[@DarkEmperorRay13]

10:42 If you look closely, a great subtle touch is how the Space Marine pulls back when that creature's face appears, makes them still feel human at how unnerved seeing something like that so close so suddenly can get you.

[@testtesttesttesttest884]

Unreal attention to detail, I never noticed that.

[@MrAlubenco]

If you listen closely, before he's absorbed, "o God" comes forth from his lips.

[@fryone]

@@MrAlubenco very true!! Damn

[@aerea4759]

@@zakshei6967 Not at all. There are some chapters, but many don't see the Emperor as a God. That being said, the Retributors-Chapter shown in the movie are quite religious.

[@tegopro86]

@@MrAlubenco I can't hear anything.

[@ripharambe2348]

I love how they made the marines actually fast. Normally when you have something as big as a marine they are lumbering and slow. Wonderfull job

[@marrvynswillames4975]

in universe marines are said to be way faster than they look

[@WeirdIncluded]

Their armors are supposed to be their "second skin" and feel not clunky at all, something very often misrepresented.

[@ripharambe2348]

@@WeirdIncluded ah I see. Still. A very wonderful video.

[@jocosesonata]

Transhuman Dread, baby! **collapses due to brain unable to comprehend something that big moving so fast**

[@ripharambe2348]

@@jocosesonata *gets sucked through an inter-dimensional portal due to the fact that they are too fast.

[@idem0david]

I come here every two or three months to revel in the brutal force of Astartes. Nice 😊

[@badtemper88]

This short film was my first real step into Warhammer and I’m thankful for it.

[@TheRealSabakuNoGabo]

Spiked sphere: Who's here? I have failed. Caged sphere: We have all failed. The Astartes defy our touch. Spiked sphere: You must return. Break your seal. Caged sphere: It's impossible. Spiked sphere: We will never survive. Caged sphere: You must. Take their bodies Psyker: "Recall them immediately!"

[@howls773]

What happens when they got into the Spiked Sphere? What was the tentacle thing and black flames when the psyker was posesed?

[@loganbaxter4685]

How the heck did you translate that?

[@IcespherePlaysGames]

@@loganbaxter4685 He was the Psyker

[@longps9528]

​@@IcespherePlaysGamesthen it's impressive he was able to tell us what he said with a bolter to the face.

[@eckroattheeckroat4246]

Is it "Take their bodies" or "Take the alpha" ? I hear "take the alpha". Also after the Psyker says 'recall them immediately' I feel like the sphere says something else. "at last..." or "alas" something.

[@theganjacologist2819]

Bruh, the Inquisitor straight looked at the commander as he over heard the daemons talking about possessing him. He knew what was coming and warned the space marine thus saving the entire ship with that simple gesture. What a boss, took his fate with absolute loyalty.

[@svendays]

He saved more than the people on the ship. He was the one that blasted the warp entity when it tried dragging the Space Marine squad into the warp. Although, the space marines didn't look like they landed somewhere hospitable.... so maybe he only prolonged the inevitable in their case.

[@willmarisela]

@@svendays I disagree. Im pretty sure the Space Marine who blew his arm off is the one who killed the warp demon. He's getting pulled in by a massive tentacle demon. (right before they get sucked in he see's the demons true form with a bunch of tentacles.) right before he gets pulled into the orb aka "the warp" he looks into it. As you see his vision goggles light up. He sees where the demon is that is pulling him and his comrades in. He then aims his mega blaster gun (or whatever that is) at the demon in the warp and fires. I guess because of being partially in the orb it also blows his arm off. Then it shows the point of view of his comrade being held by the tentacle demon and it shows his comrades blaster shot, shoot in and blow up the demon.. which then causes them all to be dropped in who knows where

[@VeryDeathlyShiny]

The Emperor protects!

[@nullnull7035]

@@willmarisela nope, the chaos entity that comes in and grabs the orb entity is a warp predator, the orb entity used psychic power in the warp and attracted the attention of all the nearby hungry things which then devoured it.

[@NLGedonis]

You can hear him shout "Recall them immediately!" The dude screamed so loud you could hear him through the helmet. Same with the chanting he does when he stands and turns to the commander.

[@Zain_production]

This deserves to be an animated or a movie bc I LOVE THE ANIMATION OMG JUST LOOK HOW CREATIVE THIS LOOKS

[@scribeofsolace]

My friend Alfred showed me this bit a week ago and I was new to Warhammer 40k or anything in general. Lets just say after watching this, its been a non stop ride for me and this franchise. Truly one of the greatest I've come across. Its like everything I love in one big ol thing. 😢

[@Phileosophos]

Best and most believable adaptation of the Adeptus Astartes as written in the books. Too many depictions get them wrong as slow, lumbering tanks: I laughed with outright joy seeing them run the 100 yard dash in just a couple seconds in full armor. Absolutely awesome video for 40k fans!

[@zach1972]

It's easily the most terrifying thing about Space marines, and this is one of the only pieces of video where this is shown, just how fast they are

[@rdklgrunt6985]

Of course space marines are fast... compared to guardsmen. But compared to eldar for example... not so much.

[@rixille]

Dawn of War did a good job of showing their speed and agility. Tactical marines running during movement.

[@fritcher4553]

@@rdklgrunt6985 you mean fluff or crunch? They are much weaker in tabletop than they are intended to be fluffwise. A proper Marine can't outrun a Banshee, but they are damn fast lol.

[@rdklgrunt6985]

@@fritcher4553 Fluff of course... tabletop wise they move just as much as a guardsmen.

[@ishitrealbad3039]

Anyone else here because Astartes deleted all his vids and GW altered all of the vids with stupid SFX and music?

[@user-sq5mr8ut1o]

exact reason I'm here

[@unknown9126]

Yep. Copyrighted music I can understand, but changing the SFX and adding music when it was silence is crap. Plus the damn thing is in 720p on their site. Just hope they let Astartes do this thing without any more interference.

[@genrrizeecuvsfatti4747]

@@unknown9126 i hope too.

[@don8439]

gotta protect this, before it is gone

[@genrrizeecuvsfatti4747]

@@don8439 sodaz is the only one left. Not him either.

[@IBtrollinyoufool]

This so good, I watch it each time it loops in my feed and it’s always amazing!

[@dustinstephenson1360]

This is some of the most brilliant work I've ever seen.

[@fortunatedespair]

I have no clue what’s going on but I’m enjoying every second of it.

[@ObzTicle]

I can answer any questions you might have :D

[@jack9315]

@@ObzTicle I thought Space Marines and Imperial Guard were on the same side?

[@adrianhirst484]

@@jack9315 i'm pretty sure the crew and garrison of this ship were corrupted by that cargo they were carrying

[@jack9315]

@@adrianhirst484 ah okay. Thanks, also what actually was the big ball thing? Something to do with the warp

[@adrianhirst484]

@@jack9315 That was what my first impression was but it could honestly be anything. For example, a relic containing alien consciousness or something

[@alexanderdemoniac8107]

The almost not noticeable detail at the end is the Astartes response time. He just got his arm blown off, got flung around in the void and then teleported to some unknown place. It takes him just a few seconds to start looking at his surroundings. It is the equivalent of being kicked in the stomach, thrown down a flight of stairs into a dark room and being told you have 6 seconds to identify your surroundings.

[@bayoutalon]

last part is pretty much Astartes neophyte training to survive the Initiation Rituals.

[@Thagyr]

He really sold Astartes being pretty much near inhuman warmarchines. Their actions are close to being, but not entirely, robotic. Beings bred and trained for warfare. I just love it.

[@k85]

Six! You kidding? More like 1.3.

[@Vanguisher66]

I'll never stop rewatching this