Ciaphas Cain - The GREATEST HERO of the Imperium | Warhammer 40k Lore

[@art4freak795]

Cain: ah, finally the sweet release of death! Five minutes later revives as a perpetual or saint. Cain: fucked ballocks!

[@jackmack4181]

Cain is in his “realm”, he knows it well because this place existed in his mind. To his left an expanding void, to his right a massive wall. This wall isn’t exactly a wall but a massive plaque that expands to the sky. On it holds names of soldiers, citizens and people Cain has met in life and in this new one. Some are new, freshly carved, some are warn away to obscurity. So with grunt and a heave, he climbs the wall, using the names as handholds and footholds. He climbs for what feels like hours and minutes, he climbs so high can’t see the floor nor the top. Cain climbs till he finally reaches the top and the top before a glowing gate, he finds a statue. A statue of the only man Cain ever trusted, holding his coat, gun, sword and cap. The statue is remarkably clean for in life the man was a mess. As Cain dons his wares, he gives the statue a caress on its plaque. “Gunner Jurgen, the only man who I could ever trust in life”. With a sigh, Cain straightens his cap and makes his way to the glowing portal. Mouthing out an old saying that his aide said a many times “the emperor protects”

[@jackmack4181]

One thing I love about Ciaphas Cain books is how he describes the techpriests doing their rituals on the machines. I remember 2 moments in his series thst made me laugh 1: he describes how the techpriest chant the rites, use inscense and bless the machine to activate…only to the kick it or bash it for some kinetic persuasion. 2: in another series he’s either in a ship or building where there’s a many cables strewn about the floor, he considers them a tripping hazard and shock hazard. He then mentions how a few tech priest were working here and getting shocked multiple times but didn’t even flinch and he dreaded to think they actually enjoyed if.

[@tanjiro2507]

It's probably due to all these augmentative prostheses. It's hard to interact with regular humans when you actually feel closer to a drinks machine. Amberley Vail, Ordo Xeno.

[@callumduckworth7490]

ahh yes the rite of kinetic persuasion

[@Reddotzebra]

@@callumduckworth7490 The litany of percussive maintenance, performed on the devotional indent. (Because they've been bashing it for so many years in the same spot)

[@Octarinewolf]

I liked the time Cain ran into a Slanesshi Sorceress with a glamour that made her look like your hearts desire, and he shot her for impersonating an Inquisitor

[@tanjiro2507]

Thanks you Jurgen for that.

[@ravenRedwake]

Wasn’t there another time where he fought a daemon princess and was all like “I prefer blondes.” And shot her. I too prefer blondes :(

[@psy_p]

@@ravenRedwake yes, in the same book.

[@bogustoast22none25]

That has got to be the ultimate disrespect and most Commissar attitude ever done in 40k. You are literally from the realm of temptation, and you try to tempt a horny Commissar, and he just straight up makes a new hole in your body in disappointment because you impersonated someone. Not because you were trying to seduce him, not because of the renown of your people for being sadistic torturers, but because you impersonated one of his co-workers. Just... Damn.

[@FireTalon24]

@psy_p No, two different books. Two different sorceresses. The first was Emile, the slanneshi sorceress that came back as a daemon multiple times. She's the one he told the blonde line to in the anthology series which showed her during her human time. The other was one of the main books and that was the random sorceress that glamoured herself and was killing guardsmen as they stormed her home.

[@TheBearInTheChair]

Behind this great hero of the imperium, at the end of the day, is a null scrolling on a datapad looking at corn

[@johnnyhellfire6]

Corn as high, as an elephant's eye?

[@clareornias1120]

It's just unfortunate Jurgen "smells like a fermenting sack full of moldy socks" Tanna tea anyone?

[@Reddotzebra]

The interesting thing is that if you read the Jurgen short stories, he's actually a LOT smarter than he pretends to be.

[@Rukdug]

One moment that I always liked is actually a footnote where Vale (who actually has access to Cain's official academic records at the Scholastica) actually debunks Cain's claims that he was a horrible student by bringing up that according to the paper trail and his actual teachers he earned average scores in his classes while being near the top when it came to physical training. This implies one of three things: 1. Commissar academic standards are much worse than Cain thinks they are. 2. His imposter syndrome is so bad that he's retroactively applying it to his student years 3. Cain really is "brilliant but lazy" because he still got average scores without any kind of studying or effort put into the academic side of his training, instead hyper focusing on the physical side.

[@sinbotosimmons7624]

He also is stated to have a clean record. Which is then followed by the statement that this less likely due to him being a model student and more that he was very good at not getting caught.

[@midgetydeath]

And 4. He realized from an early age that his life depended on his martial prowess and was desperate to survive.

[@bogustoast22none25]

Well, it's also a sign that his imposter syndrome has ALWAYS been there. He has an idea of what a Commissar is supposed to be, and if he was leading a two-[ronged life of "I don't want to be in the front lines, I want to be sitting back and relaxing" and "A Commissar has to be [insert expectation here, here, here, and here] and I'm nothing of that" it would make him see himself as a failure, because he COULD have been all those things academically speaking, but he wasn't. So it isn't that the Standards are worse, more so that in his mind, he wasn't reaching them, thus a failure.

[@blackhawk4ful]

lets not forget when Cain was saved from a angry mob by a Kroot, he did not regard him in disgust, hatred or any other imperial commisar manner, he took his hand and said thanks. When he, a tech priest and a squad of his men found a necron tomb, he oredered to blew up the entrance and when the priest when about the omnissiah cain reponded, and i quote (according to the spanish translation of the book) "TO HELL WITH THE OMNISSIAH". He is also the guy who when thought Jurgen and his men were trapped in a sealed tunnel with gene stealers started to desperately dig with his own hands to save them. Cain is a good men and a reflection of what a "normal person" would do or be in 40k.

[@adamperdue3178]

The best thing about him is that he's legitimately extremely competent. He flies by the seat of his pants a lot, but he has remarkable leadership skills, and great tactical/strategic acumen. It also cannot be stressed enough how good of a duelist he is. ---Spoilers--- Such as the time a psyker cultist attempts to assassinate him in broad daylight. The psyker is completely invisible/silent, and infiltrates an Arbites building, and goes to stab Cain while his back is turned. Cain detects fucking movement in the air, instinctually realizes that there's a blade headed for him, and immediately draws his chainsword and parries the blow. He then fights against an invisible enemy, repeatedly parrying blows entirely by instinct, and instantly decapitating the psyker when Jurgen nears and causes the invisibility to FLICKER. Man is an actual beast, he just has imposter syndrome and actively attempts to downplay all of his achievements (which ironically makes people like him more because they think he's being humble)

[@PrlePnet]

his echolocation instincts were tingling

[@kyoken8691]

@@PrlePnet probably comes from him being born in a hive world, hearing is far more useful in dark tunnels than sight is.

[@Argonegone01]

LMAO love the guy. I like to think that he seriously is very competent especially in combat but is sooo scared to die that it made extremely good at stalling or killing others. Guy's a survivor

[@AnakinFury]

@@Argonegone01 If anything his cowardice is his strength. Because he's so hellbent on surviving, he can literally stall out or catch vulnerabilities to keep on surviving. He's as paranoid as an inquisitor, but isn't as cruel as they usually are, so most people revere him. And he's rarely overconfident and doesn't aim for glory. He's like, ironically a really great Commissar because of this and it's amazing.

[@birubu]

@@AnakinFury”Fear is not a weakness. It is a tool, one we evolved for a very good reason: it helps us stay alive.”

[@HiddelS143]

The reason why Cain is still listed on active duty is because he has been reported dead so many times because of his shenanigans that the Administorum declared "We don't make mistakes" and just keeps him on active duty.

[@ananonymousnerd.2179]

"MOOD KINDRED!!!" - Chapter Master Marneus Calgar of the then-undefeatable Ultramarines

[@lukkaredwolf3534]

*ultra comfort and support*

[@tomsmith247]

How often will he talk about how hot Amberley Vail is? Him: Yes

[@GeneralBradley101VA]

I am wrong though?

[@Magavynhigara]

​@@GeneralBradley101VAuh yes. Should of been more.

[@HubiKoshi]

And he is right!

[@jinhocheong5114]

not to mention the myriad of women whom Cain goes into great detail about their "physical" features.

[@Sam--506]

Well it seems to work for him. Vail is the editor of those stories and if they are present - she likes it

[@SiegeTF]

13:25 Cain also 'forgot' to register the combination of the two regiments, which meant The Imperium sent them extra supplies to compensate.

[@HubiKoshi]

Did he? I was always under an impression that the memo just kind of got lost in the Administratum (they lose planets for Emperor's sake!) and just kept sending doubles

[@tanjiro2507]

​@@HubiKoshiyeah according to Cain himself, it's Administratum fault.

[@LegendStormcrow]

Cain's 591'st Vahallan Iceborne regiment is so efficient that their numbers actually go up when not fighting or recruiting. Nice.

[@MyH3ntaiGirl]

isn't 597?

[@psy_p]

Perks of a mixed gender regiment.

[@Channel-23s]

From hate and infighting to creating new cadets ehhh 😅

[@monster_fiz_the_story_lover]

His regiment is pretty much a one very big family, literally and figuratively 😂

[@Ivvyfay]

It doesn’t hurt that for a very long time, they were getting two regiments’ worth of recruits due to a bureaucratic error.

[@inductivegrunt94]

Cain may be a coward, but he's only human. He is still a hero of the Imperium. He also has an Inquisitor GF and a Melta slinging, Tanna bringing, blank bro by his side. He is both winning and losing. Cain really is one of the best characters in 40k. He is truly a most human character.

[@jackmack4181]

He was able to make friends with a space marine, who also possessed a sense of humor. In book 11 Cain, a tech priest and space marine were about to leave via an air car but the space marine stop and looked at the car that was barely half his size.

[@HubiKoshi]

In all honesty can he even be called a coward? Dude faced, reluctantly but STILL, such an absurd variety of absolutely terrifying things and is STILL alive and sane. Yes Jurgen's Aura helped but that was only against Warp tricks. There aren't many humans who'd fight a Space Marine or an Ork Warboss in melee without breaking down due to fear. Like the only thing that can make him Really panic are Necrons and even then he tries to keep a cool head.

[@richardkenan2891]

@@HubiKoshi He's not a coward. He is always in control of himself. He is terrified, sure, but he is acting on what he needs to do, not what his fear tells him to do.

[@dougwhiddon8227]

@@richardkenan2891 I was just about to say the same thing. Being pragmatic and wanting to live is not cowardice. Cain never just ran from danger, he only ran when his death would have been pointless.

[@midgetydeath]

Being scared is not cowardice.

[@ngominh259]

Cain is EXTREMELY smart and insightful, not just in strategies & tactics, but also in social etiquettes and functions. He always knows how to appear powerful, humble, and suave, and always knows how to read the room to say the right things, not just to impress people, but to get himself out of the danger he perceives to be immediate (lol). But this also serves as a very nice contradiction to Cain's obliviousness to others' opinions of him. He doesn't think others would care if he dies, while in fact after the vox signal notifies everyone that the commissar down, several Guardsmen immediately leaves cover to help Cain, meaning that the 597th shits their pants and zerg-rushes to save him as if he was carrying their colors. Vail notes that morale will plummet if anything happens to Cain, but he just refuses to acknowledge it. He's also unaware that the crazy hot busty doll that he's been smashing for weeks were trying to marry him, until she outright told him so. Also, Sulla has a huge crush on Cain, but Cain is just so blind to it he couldn't notice it. Cain's also insanely grounded. He always talks about Lord General Zyvan with the tone of an underling trying to please his superior to enjoy Zyvan's foods and drinks, but in a book, he casually mentions that if circumstances force him to, Cain CAN shoot Zyvan where he stands. It's just the mountains of paperwork and the fear of being shot by his men in the back that dissuade Cain. He's just that normal and sensible.

[@justinweber4977]

My favorite "Cain being a genuinely good person" moment is when, after working with the T'au against gene stealers, he's reluctant to let them inadvertently infect their worlds by transporting potentially infected T'au back to their territory. Of course, the Inquisitor overrides his concerns, but it was nice to see.

[@flyboy6392]

Nah, he openly said it was their problem

[@justinweber4977]

@@flyboy6392 I must have misremembered that story, then.

[@moparty4409]

​@flyboy6392 he said I guess it is their problem.

[@aditghifari5039]

Cain: my life is worst King: tell me about it, wanna playing some game?? Cain: IM IN !!!

[@fy3kor]

Buggy and Ussop: can we join?

[@Norbert_Sattler]

You forgot (or chose to) not mention one hilarious piece of trivia: Cain has his own splinter cult on Tallarn, who whorship him as a saint of the Emperor. ^^

[@GeneralBradley101VA]

I did not know that.

[@Norbert_Sattler]

@@GeneralBradley101VA It's just a little quote + Amberly explanation near the end of the book with the rotationally locked planet, with one permanent hot and one permanent cold side, where Cain meets his old classmate Beije, so it's easy to overlook, but it made me laugh out loud for several mintues when I first read it. :D

[@kyoken8691]

@@GeneralBradley101VA Third book the Traitor's Hand, it's one of Amberley's footnotes and also a start of chapter quote. The soldier from the Tallarns that accompanies him as he fights the Daemon Princess eventually starts a "church approved" cult worshiping him as the living will of the Emperor. It's not simply just a splinter cult, it has the official approval of the Ecclesiarchy.

[@yoannklieber6943]

Well, he might just be at this point considering the outright miracles he achieves😂. Might hinder a bit his image of overly skilled commissar, but could make for some banger plot.

[@betternamepending9543]

Cain can definitely smell Jurgen and does NOT appreciate his unique bouquet. He's just gotten used to it. Also, he appreciates it a lot, that Jurgen does what he is told and is ready to do his paperwork for him. Cain not only wins though luck, he is one of the best (human) swordsmen of the segmentum, an excellent shot with his laspistol, as well as quickwitted, observant, with a good grasp of tactics and strategy. He is also diplomatic and charming and can keep the bigger picture in mind. Jurgen is an absolute badass and funny as hell when he unintentionally annoys people or intentionally uses the gaps and contradictions created by his dual status as a commissar's aide and a normal solider to ruthlessly stonewall anyone who tries to come into Cain's office without a good reason (from his pov). A downside of the books is, that there's no real tension. Caiaphas Cain will always survive, so will Jurgen, and usually they win. Some interesting trivia to add on: - Cain knows refers (at least in the early books) to most of the soldiers of the Valhallan 597th by name, implying that he actually learned their names. - In his later years, when he taught commissars at the academy, he tried to impart his wisdom on how not to accidentally fall seventeen times on his own bayonet to the next generation, making a contribution to more effective commissars.

[@justinweber4977]

Ciaphas Cain was how my friend introduced me to Warhammer 40K. Its what brought me to it

[@jkee9760]

Cain is the luckiest unlucky human in the imperium. He is incredibly skilled swordsman and shot. Survived a necron tomb world, dueled a khronite berserker. He doesn't want to appear as the coward he thinks he is. Also he ya know uses logic and treats his troops with respect.

[@williamwilson1222]

Or is he the unluckiest lucky person?

[@psy_p]

He survived 2 tomb worlds.

[@HubiKoshi]

I love Cain because he is a single solitary sane man in a world full of death worshippers.

[@michaelrossel7339]

The nearest you get to a Terry Pratchett Novel in the 40k universe. Including the foot notes. Read them in German first and then bought them in English again. Just love them

[@monster_fiz_the_story_lover]

The thing about Cain's death is that he’s been reported KIA so many times that the paperwork has reached a level of absurdity. The Administratum basically threw in the towel because dealing with one KIA that turns out to be false already requires a mountain of paperwork and now imagine the poor soul who has to handle Cain's *many* KIA reports, only to find out he’s still kicking. If it were me, I'd be praying, "Please, just die for real this time" because as if i want to deal with the imperium many paperwork. And let’s not forget his regiment, which has proven to be one of the most successful out there. Their numbers always seem to increase when they’re not fighting. Yes, you heard that right, *their number is always goes up when they’re not fighting*. I’m pretty sure that’s not due to the usual PDF drafting and recruitment. It seems like they’re just multiplying on their own, one way or another, if you know what i mean.

[@randomguy9940]

Imagine Cain suddenly wakes up in Trazyn's museum? With his opinion of necrons and everything, imagine interactions with Trazyn. Imagine Cain's reactions to the stuff Trazyn has.

[@DahLekKnight]

The Big E: Hey Chaos, I’m going to bless this guy for shits and giggles and make him a hero. Each Chaos God: Fuck…that’s LoLs 😆 Me too! I want him to mess with my followers? Khorne: he’s gonna fight…a lot Slaanesh: he’s gonna bang…a LOT Tzeentch: And screw up plans I don’t like Nurgle: And he’ll be blessed with a body that will keep going when it should decay! 😆 *** Big E Internal Monologue: 😏 success

[@HubiKoshi]

Cain is the true Champion of Chaos Undivided, Suck it Abaddon! XD

[@Wulfspyder]

@@HubiKoshi The emerging Great Good entity is probably blessing Cain to.

[@psy_p]

12:55 - you lost a chance to say "Cain on the other hand, didn't have a bolt pistol."

[@Proudtrekkie96]

Bruce Campbell should play an older Ciaphas Cain. Reading the books i always picured Campbell's face as Cain

[@GeneralBradley101VA]

That is bloody genius.

[@zombi3brosnanxx]

One of my favorite RubixRaptor clips. Glad to see this back. Great job General

[@ForWeAreMany]

Yarrick having finally bit the dust was a sad event. even the Orks he had been fighting for for multiple decades paid their respects to him. that's how much the Orks loved fighting the old coot. he was by far their favorite opponent. every Ork that could go fight him did. everything has got to end eventually. eventually, Rejuvenat is no longer enough, it no longer works and now you must confront the reality that life is approaching its end. Yarrick went out as he lived: fighting Orks to the bittersweet end.

[@somederp8915]

Didn't he die to Angron?

[@midgetydeath]

He was killed by Chaos, not orks. The orks swore revenge for Yarrick and have gone on a crusade in his honor. Ghazghull considered Yarrick to be his best friend.

[@joashappalsamy6110]

Cain is the definition of, "Suffering from success".

[@HenryTemperly-f6u]

1:52 “ where were you when Yarrick die. I was there. Yarrick kill. No.” War boss Grimskull upon learning of Yarricks death

[@ssjjshawn]

The Table wasnt stupid, it was placed by an Agent of a rivial Inquisitor specifically to humiliate Amberly

[@FaeAngst]

Probably one of the Ordo Malleus Loony’s

[@OMartinez91]

Im a simple man. I see a video about Ciaphas Cain. I watch it

[@TheIronbuster]

Did you notice at the three headed Dragon meme, Cain has a small "Jurgen" dragon on his neck with his melter? XD

[@GeneralBradley101VA]

Love little details like that.

[@jo_ken]

8:30 Spoiler warning for the book Cain was called to serve after Abbadon’s most recent black crusade. Cain was retired and actually teaching commissar cadets at a schola when a splinter crusade of the black crusade started to pop up on a nearby world with some Alpha + psycher that could mind control people just by using his voice. Cain has to deal with that since at the moment Abadon’s newest crusade is just a rumor and he’s on the far said of the Galaxy away from Cadia where things kick off. Great listen on Audible and won’t spoil anymore, just thought it’s funny guy was teaching when everything kicks off.

[@nox22119]

If I remember it was because there was an artifact in that planet that Cain actually ran pass the first time he was there when it was being invaded by the Orks. Chaos wanted that artifact while Cain needed to defend it.

[@jtfbreedlove]

Fun fact, one of the contributing factors of 597ths morale is that the administratum has not quite yet caught up to the fact that it's two merged regiments so they get extra supplies.

[@ramonpizarro]

Knowing how inefficient everything is, it might take centuries for someone to notice

[@snip105]

I actually got the book "Ciaphas Cain hero of the imperium" when I was on a family trip to Copenhagen. I read during last summer and let me tell you folks I really enjoyed it and it had some of the best and funniest lines I’ve read. I do recommend getting it.

[@jefferyrlc]

My favorite moment comes from the first book where a Tau ambassador just got shot at a party at the Governor's palace. Everyone's shouting and waving a gun around, and no one's listening. Even one of the Tau diplomats is hysterical with a pistol and Cain just walks up and says, "This does not advance the Greater Good." And that made everyone stop.

[@VegetaLF7]

Especially since he had just learned that phrase shortly before and gambled on it getting the Tau's attention. Even better is he so impressed the Tau that they fully gave up a war on a planet THEY WERE WINNING against the Guard when they realized that Cain was present and they realized he was so respected that he could help them with their issues on another planet. The Tau were on the verge of annexing a world and gave it back as a gesture of goodwill in order to secure Cain's help because of his reputation and their experience with him from decades before

[@MrDahunta]

one of the best parts of the books that are co-narrated by Amberley is when she has to add additional sources and the only source describing the ongoing battle is "Like a Phoenix From the Flames: The Founding of the 597th" by General Jenit Sulla and her very dramatic style of writing. The audio books are awesome

[@ryanartward]

Ciaphus Cain i think embodies the ridiculousness and satire of Warhammer 40k so well.

[@tastymoojuice9665]

You my good sir are such an underrated creator! Not only do you explain 40k lore in a totally original way, you’re bloody hilarious too. Every time I walk away from watching one of your videos I always have a stupid grin on my face😅

[@MadJustin7]

The table itself wasn't stupid but it was a stupid place to put it.

[@GreyKingZero]

This is the most fun video on 40k.

[@zebadiahhendricks1486]

It was a stupid place for a table, and her lifesaving transporter has a bit of a sense of humor I think

[@VegetaLF7]

I do love whenever Amberly uses the teleporter, it's almost always followed up by a crashing sound in a neighboring room and the sound of swearing.

[@A_Wild_Dyzzy]

The way I’ve always seen it is that Cain is one of the few people in the entire imperium that exercises the incredible power of common sense. Combined with either the emperor’s protection or sheer luck, maybe even both.

[@Alva_Lombax]

the imperiums biggest coward, ends up legit inspiring an entire regiment

[@khartog01]

The regiment still receives reinforcements like the are 2 regiments due a cleric error.

[@LegendStormcrow]

He's basically 40K King Tiger from One Punch Man.

[@codymcginley6823]

8:15 Coincidentally those where the exact words Caiphus Cain said when he got the message

[@brianjohnson5272]

When magnus hits your vox asking you to come and help you say "lemme get my boots and bring me a fresh commisar uniform ill brt minus everything but the boots!

[@huntermad5668]

The missing commisars are just minortity just like really well liked commissars. Most commissars just keep enough respect and fear to work in their regiments

[@Ordecaos]

Cain’s true super power throughout the books and all of his various bowl emptying adventures isn’t that he’s one of the greatest human swordsman to have ever lived (rivalling your average Space Marine) nor his incredible charisma and ability to talk his way into or out of anything with reasonable ease. It’s his common sense. Cain is the only person in the 41st millennium who is able to see past the propaganda of the imperium and actually get to the core of what it is to be a human, which allows him to have these breakthroughs that are so obvious to us in our modern day but totally lost in the Grim Darkness of the future. Of course if you treat the troopers like they’re people instead of cannon fodder they’ll respect you more, if you try to apply tactics that ensure your survival you’ll probably live, and when people see you surviving they might try and emulate you. That’s what I truly love about Cain, for all of the fantastical people in 40k who do all these bombastic things, sacrifice so much and do so many things…Cain is just us. And it shows us that we can be heroes too, as long as we can use our common sense.

[@nathanlehman9415]

8:18 that's not fair, to abbadon at least. Cain would call down an orbital strike from the equivalent of 1,000 space marine chapters on his ass.

[@steve20097]

9:53 glad To see that Jay has become a part of 40k lore

[@Captain_Sanders]

SOUP!!!!

[@hayhay2640]

Chekorath the laughing god does enjoy the many jokes that hes played on cain including his continued existence that time a certain eldar slipped and stabbed himself. That time several kornates encountered cain. The time his inquisitor wife needed a favor. Oh and we cant forget what started it all a splinter group of a hive fleet.

[@NoxTheZombie]

That stupid table was in a weird place anyways.

[@TycoonTitian01]

im pretty sure amberly said at some point he is actually dead (of old age) and hes 'died' (gone missing) so many times the astra militarum had it decreed that he would never be listed as dead, so he is the only guy to be buried with full military honors while being listed as serving in active duty.

[@honjohorikoshi]

Love how Cain is basically the Col. Henery Blake and Kermit the Frog of 40k.

[@Solly-Tom]

Cain was declared dead multiple times, only to turn up later (and usually ask for some tanna) and try not to explain how he survived. The Departmento Munitorum now has standing orders not to declare Cain dead. My favorite part is that when he finally did die (of unstated causes) he was duly interred with full honors. And is still on the rolls as Active Duty. They know he's gone and they know where his body is. They're still not willing to take his name off the rolls because they believe (just enough) that he'll show up again.

[@Warrior-Of-Virtue]

Makes me wonder if his death was fabricated and he's actually on a secret mission somewhere.

[@beomcheolkim8543]

One of my favorite characters in the books is Jinxie, the other unluckiest luckiest person in the galaxy. I'm convinced that if she goes into the Emperor's Throne Room on Terra, she will trip on a wire, hit something important with her face, get electrocuted, and somehow end up fixing the Golden Throne while survive getting electrocuted by the God-Chair.

[@saffetardaavc3217]

You mean penlan? The guardswomen with lasbolt burn on her face

[@Hatzi89]

one day, during a vacation to terra, cain will accidentally spill a cup of tea on the golden throne resulting in the restoration of the emperor and the imperial webway

[@MrTeslatank]

My favorite Cain fact is the meta one about the book covers being propaganda posters as he is often depicted with a bolt pistol when he uses a laspistol, Jurgens inaccurate Melta weapon design like a machine gun, and how his covers never depict him doing the things on the cover though 100% look like what they would be willing to show an imperial citizens.

[@Rrusch2025]

Really enjoyed your video about Ci-Ci-Ciaphas Cain, Hero of the Imperium. The Cain books are my favorite series in 40k, followed by the Eisenhorn books. Raising a cup of Tanna Tea up in honor of Ciaphas, and the lovely Amberly. Also, if enjoyed the Cain books, then I would recommend the Flashman series by George Macdonald Fraser. Not sci-fi, but a similar type of character to Cain, if a bit darker and in the British Empire. Thanks again for the fun video.

[@GeneralBradley101VA]

You my dear friend are most sincerely welcome.

[@gutz166]

At this point I would like to think that Cain is what the Emperor view humanity would be if his plans to elevate humanity in a higher psychic race actually works back in Horus heresy era.

[@thealaskanseparatist6786]

I feel like i watched this video before.

[@mattdelong6582]

Magnificent mustache, my dude.

[@GeneralBradley101VA]

Appreciate it brother!

[@Khalith]

My favorite Cain excerpt is when he was fleeing from an ork horde on an ice world and lead their vehicles over a frozen lake which causes the lake ice to shatter and the orks to go under. It was recalled as something like “what appeared to be the commissar fleeing was in fact actually a brilliant feint to lure the Orks in to a trap. His bravery and brilliance is to be praised.“ Also a side note, I believe, genuinely, that Amberley Vale is the best written female character in 40k.

[@TheVileOne]

Let’s hear it for Hero of the Imperium! Just got into the Ciaphas Cain stories and I’m loving them!

[@franzcedriclat7629]

Why Cain is considered most blessed by the God Emperor? Perhaps out of all the humans in the grimdark universe, He is the most "human" of them all.

[@Malakren]

he is alive tarzyn has him on his collection with his regiment. XD defo something I see tarzyn collecting

[@ForgottenHonor0]

Is this a reupload?

[@arcturus960]

Yes, you can read the description if you don’t believe me lol

[@GeneralBradley101VA]

Aye.

[@letendreelliott8778]

Ok so slight misconception. The only reason he was dragged out of retirement during the 13th Black Crusade is because Perlia, his retirement planet, was attacked by a Chaos fleet affiliated with Abbadon. He successfully lead the defense of the world, even slaying the Chaos Lord at the head of the fleet himself, but he didn’t join in the fight on Cadia or at the larger Cadian Gate. From my knowledge, Cain never left Ultima Segmentum in his entire life and officially (with the Inquisition who knows) died of OLD AGE at around 200+ years old. That’s why I kind of don’t want him to be alive. This man fought every enemy the galaxy could possibly throw at him and died of natural causes. Absolute mad lad

[@AB-gw6li]

"F**k it We ball" Behold the service term biography of Ciaphas Cain.

[@tastymoojuice9665]

This is hands down one of the best 40K videos I’ve ever watch! I laughed my ass off through 90% of it and the other 10% I was like damn, that’s freakin awesome. Oh one last thing……Emily Veil!

[@callumduckworth7490]

cains was buried with full military honours the administratum didnt want to take the chance his casket was empty so kept him on the as active but he is 100% dead and buried

[@BigRedDragonFan]

Cain stole all the luck from the Lamentors.

[@myfakename5582]

Weirdly after reading the books. I think the author accidentally made an actual realistic hero.

[@inquisitorbacon8170]

Never thought id find a character in 40k i can actually relate to, huh

[@hartantoanggoro]

Cain : Even in death I Snu Snu

[@andy313131313136]

To be honest I think I have listened to every Ciaphas Cain book, yet I don’t recognize the table reference.

[@meligoth]

I'm just imagining Eeyore and Droopy Dog inside a Commisar great coat.

[@ZethranOverwatch]

If you look at Cain from the Imperium side, he should've been shot on the spot. If you look at Cain from his accomplishments, he's one of the most competent people in the galaxy. Get this man his tanna. Now that I think about it, from their first meeting onward the lord general gets some tanna for Cain every time they spend time together even though no one on his staff likes it at all. The lord general respects Cain to that degree. Also how the hell does he go against a patriarch (you know those scary things from Deathwing?) and 2 separate hive tyrants in melee and still walk away? The 11 books I've read had my jaw dropping at the power scaling of what he faces. Like when a space marine who doesn't really respect humans saw him as a worthy sparring partner and friend. They also respected Jurgen when people usually don't even acknowledge him at all which was a nice touch.

[@mairaineplayzgames2205]

i like to believe the emperor is trolling ciaphis cain :P

[@benjamincuevas9627]

He's just a lucky anime character like Hercule Satan, King, and Tylor. If these men teamed up their combined luck would instantly destroy all threats in the universe.

[@7BabyBee]

I like the bgm for this clip too

[@redsledgeblu5234]

It really was a stupid place to have a table *nodders*

[@AlbanAwan]

3:50 it was a stupid place to put a table...

[@ImmolatisEternus]

Which book goes over retired cain in black crusade 13? Also is Amberly his wife? Which book says that?

[@Obozo_Gaming]

Ci-Ci-Ciaphas Cain! Hero of the Imperium!

[@rayraybordley8732]

Great opening very well done 👏

[@Optimusprime1993and2]

I hope Ciaphas Cain have an offspring or many. Imagine, their story even wilder 😂

[@alexarroliga284]

Cain is literally 40k's Mr. Magoo

[@Gfish17]

I need to know how Commasar Cain Beat Chaos!

[@TycoonTitian01]

that table was in a dumb spot anyways

[@andy313131313136]

Wait what do you mean this is not what the Emperor meant when he said “fuck the xenos!” What else could he have meant?

[@DonzaDJN]

1:51 What song did you use?

[@GeneralBradley101VA]

It's not a song it's a meme sound, "Get ready to slumber, Ohhhh that brother gone" Dude I wish it was a song though.

[@dj_campfire3937]

when people say tere is no good guys, when i look at characters like Cain, I realize that is not true on an individual scale that is. On a faction scale everyone is evil, but on an individual scale some of the indivudals are good.

[@Reddotzebra]

Canonically the Schola Progenium, where Cain grew up, is a pretty fucked up place as well. I mean, to begin with it's basically the most prestigious school in the entire Imperium, but they only take in the orphans of notable people who die in service to the state. And then they drill the ever loving shit out of them, this place is like a Japanese university crossed with boot camp that aims to output exclusively special forces. Their tagline actually makes them a slight bit more lenient than a Japanese high class university because it's really hard for a good Imperial citizen to wash out and fail, because there is only one way **to** fail and unlike what you might assume, dying isn't it. If you die you are not considered to have "failed", you're just dead. Nah, the only way to fail is to not follow orders unquestionably. The Commissar track is especially fun since we know that they literally watch the classes to find out which students are friends with each other, and at some random point the instructors are just going to hand you a pistol, point at your best buddy and then go "Kill that guy and make it snappy." Yeah, Cain being mentally fucked up and believing himself a failure is NOT strange at all. The aim of the program is to make every commissar into a highly trained warrior, proficient with any weapon he might come across, capable of inspiring the forces around himself by essentially having media training and charisma enough to appear unphased by any situation, and most importantly **lack any concept of fear or attachment** but being trained in its use. These people basically go through training from hell to be the gun toting, parade perfect, unflinching psycho yes-men of the Imperium, so it's entirely understandable that Cain, being a skilled duelist with admirable survival skills that genuinely cares about people would see himself as a failure. Because he is the Commissar that the Imperium SHOULD want, but he isn't the one it currently wants.

[@didrechus9904]

it was a stupide place for a table indeed !

[@jonpeacock5580]

Love the Cain books. Just need to ask which one is it where they pull the Titan fall? I keep hearing it referenced but never see the book name. Also slight spoilers she's My 2 favorite moments have to be when the tech marine was having a sparring match with him and he managed to land a blow on the Marine. And when a hive fleet shot his transport down and passed out with a concussion but the 597 right like crazy to recover him and save his life.

[@silent_stalker3687]

Book 10, i think But i can’t be for sure. Look for wll books with Amberly in them

[@spearsage]

The one time I know he passed out was during the same campaign he had to help Amberley track down the Shadowlight. It's in the 5th novel I believe. A frag missile (allegedly fired by a soldier from local planetary defense force, whom purity from genestealer has been vouched by local battle sisters) somehow landed near the vehicle he rode in, toppling it down, while at the same time he also had inhaled some noxious gas from tyranid attack that bounced off the vehicle armor plating. He fell unconscious from both concussion and minor poisoning. The 597th valhallan squad that happened to accompany him at that point was led by none other than Sulla, so yes, they rushed to rescue him. He only passed out completely when the squad managed to catch up with him and helped clear the incoming horde of tyranids that were about to engulf him and Jurgen.