Death of Hope Part 1: Anarchy Reigns

[@MrFusionCube]

*“HE MADE THIS IN A CAVE, WITH A BUNCH OF SCRAPS!”* _- Games Workshop CEO addressing creative team_

[@quangnguyentrung647]

It baffled me how this guy and Astartes didn't get to make an official 40k movie

[@daisho13]

Excellent use of reference 👍

[@ThortheGodly]

"I'm sorry sir...I'm not Louis Spark." -Matt Ward.

[@DebtorYen]

Indeed

[@internetman1213]

Quang Nguyen Trung GW is working on a movie though! Hopefully they’ll pick up both of them, I mean they hired the guy who did Helsreach. Only time will tell!

[@miketeeveedub5779]

Event Horizon: "I am grim dark." Hellraiser: "No, I am grim dark." DoH: "Hold my baby..."

[@sk00b72]

Oof

[@Keldow]

@@sk00b72 Event Horizon is just a warhammer film set in M2 ;)

[@sk00b72]

@@Keldow Shhhhhhhhhhh....

[@thashadowspawn]

Mike You had me at "hold my baby" fuck that mad me laugh for a bit. the Blessings of Nurgle touched that mother and her baby.... so much more to come :D

[@jean-michellegault1905]

@@thashadowspawn Nah I think it's warp exposure who have done that.

[@chikitabowow]

"I'm no animator and I absolutely HATE doing it", and YET this is 1000x better than the film production studio made Ultramarines movie. This is amazing!

[@Jackalos1]

A testament to Mark's devotion, but also shows how far computers have come in the last decade or so that this level of work can now be achieved by one person in his bedroom!

[@chosenrubric7308]

​@@choromancer7045 Animation is alright. From a professional standpoint its jittery and lacks refinement; obviously lots of mocap used. In my opinion the animation is the only thing worthy of serious critique.

[@astuteanansi4935]

@@chosenrubric7308 I think some of it is jittery on purpose, like the demons

[@chosenrubric7308]

@@astuteanansi4935 Sure, but it also looks off in places it shouldn't. I could break down specific examples if you want me to.

[@stevepickford3004]

Shame Astartes came out and blew this out the water. The tech is moving so fast that by time something is completed somebody else is doing it much better.

[@Midnight-Starfish]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the design of the armor? It is so detailed and ornate. Like, damn!

[@BurnCorpoMedia79]

Love the fusion of Baroque and High Technology in 40k!

[@michaelcoward1902]

It's absolutely beautiful, and the battle scars on them as well...The guy who clearly hasn't washed the last massacre off of his armour is terrifying, especially with those tiny, human sized bloody handprints...and the body horror is so masterfully done as well. and the way he has done the character design...Showing us their faces in such obscured ways that we can still see exactly who they are, without any fear of it possibly falling into the uncanny valley...It's top tier, S Class designing!

[@GIJane-nr2xm]

can we take a moment to appreciate that you took a moment to appreciate to take a moment to apprecitate that you took a omomoent to aprepciate thatt you took a momnent to appreciate?

[@flonkplonk1649]

Can we just stop the generic "Can we take.. appreciate etc." comments? 🙏 Just appreciate it!

[@Midnight-Starfish]

@@flonkplonk1649 Who shit in your cornflakes?

[@joshdoz9234]

And this children is why joining Chaos is *never* warranted.

[@Alopex1]

Why? Looks like the Word Bearers and World Eaters are having a lot of fun... :-P

[@ArtharusDominus97VN]

Maybe because they are in Warp

[@Narx1983]

Garbage. It is. BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!

[@floridaman3823]

TEACH THE CHILDREN TO WORSHIP THE EMPEROR! !!!!

[@joshdoz9234]

@@Alopex1 Yeee- *explodes into Chaos Spawn*

[@merlinlemmerdeur7417]

"I breathe. It will be enough." It's literally "Tis' but a scratch" but ten times more badass

[@AVoxintheVoid]

Loved recording that line. Was a blast Paul

[@maxissixam6049]

The fact that woman is so disfigured and still believes in the emperor is astounding

[@jackdaalfbrainork6392]

Lunarl Mune true loyalty

[@bryanbarcelo5440]

she should be recognized as a Saint by the ministorum someday, too bad nobody will ever know she even existed

[@brainplay8060]

Psychopaths don't believe that they've done anything wrong. A person that disfigured by the warp should have ended their lives long before. Now she is tainted, knows it, knows the threat she is to everyone around her, yet still believes she isn't the one cursed. Her love for the child outweighs her love for the Emperor, with whom she only calls out to in order to save the baby, knowing full well that the abomination should have been smothered and cleansed in fire when it was birthed. She would forsake the Emperor the moment she found someone or something that would give her hope to save the child.

[@NeverLookBackOnce]

@@brainplay8060 The Horrifying thing is that you are right. Death would be a gift and a loving mercy to such warp tainted beings. I weep for the mother and her child but they are corrupted and must be absolved through cleansing fire. Only through that will their tainted souls be granted the Emperors mercy.

[@maxissixam6049]

@@brainplay8060 explain how you have diagnosed Psychopathy based on appearance alone? Also care to explain the hypocrisy in such diagnosis as you have said a psychopath does not veiw their wrongs as such yet this woman not only acknowledges that she is forsaken but if she is a psychopath she could not reach the conclusion she is forsaken as it would be acknowledgment that she is wrong. Furthermore in the whole how is the woman the psychopath you use as example when you have literal Wordbearers and World Eaters on this warship?

[@dusk6686]

The most terrifying part for this was when one of the cultists looked out a window and into the warp. There are demons and warp entities crawling all over the hull of the ship. It's like they're in a submarine diving into the depths of an ocean inside hell.

[@Sollapoke]

What time?

[@terryjackson4531]

And what are those little cubes with tentacles. Creepy.

[@Sollapoke]

@@terryjackson4531 warp entities

[@jakeg3733]

Yeah that got me too, but it's also what sucked me in. That's exactly how lore describes the warp. Bad, BAD shit. And in this case there's a truce of sorts, imagine if this were a loyalist ship with no Gellar field, and no protection from the "gods" GW needs to step back from taming and humanizing it. The Immaterium is populated and ruled by malevolent, near-unknowable entities and their servants existing beyond any conception of natural law or order. _This_ is what it's like

[@HelghastStalker]

@@jakeg3733 Even Chaos/Traitor ships use Gellar fields, and it's heavily implied that deeper into the Warp, there are beings even older and more powerful than the Chaos "Gods".

[@piotrsupinski9190]

"Have you recovered?" "I breathe. It will be enough." Doesn't get more Space Marine than this

[@TheStargateNerd]

Agreed. How to write dialogue for 8 foot tall killing machine.

[@ExcessCongruence]

*it was not enough*

[@danielstarczewski3827]

Emperor protects!

[@fatbastard9147]

Piotr Supiński thats also some spartan shit right there

[@Bublito]

@@danielstarczewski3827 Considering this is 30k. That is highly heretical.

[@Hesric]

Dear god I'm beginning to understand why Imperium has such a thorough purging policy.

[@azzy3169]

@Imperial Judesmen138 while watching this for some reason the hairs on the back of the head started to tingle and i felt an urge of PURGING all the way damn.

[@ImperativeGames]

The reason heretics are turning worlds to Chaos is that people living on Imperium worlds are poor, miserable and believe they have nothing to lose. They are wrong, of course, they will lose their bodies and souls, but they are not very imaginative...

[@CommissarDan]

"Life in the 41st Millennium is hard." -Warhammer Adventure

[@bryanbarcelo5440]

@@CommissarDan what a fucking understatement, no wonder those books failed

[@kafon6368]

The Imperium are the "bad guys" to people who've read only 2 minutes worth of WH40K lore. After 3 minutes? "It all makes sense!"

[@svp2864]

The best depiction of Chaos in Warhammer Universe ever created.

[@benjaminhunt7947]

I like seeing the Mechanicus. I always wondered what they looked like besides videogames. Look metal as hell. I could never imagine completely modifying myself to be barely human. Guess living forever is a good perk though.

[@Qwufi]

Agreed 100%

[@wawawuu]

Dan Abnett's Traitor General also paints a pretty good picture of what an absolute horror Chaos actually is.

[@P00PBUTTH0L3]

*1. corpses on the outside of the ship are stuck there due to astartes magboots, giving a glimpse of the previous boarding assault fight on the hull.* *2. marines in floors and walls are due to either a blind, rushed, or warp interferenced teleport assault attempt.* -both of these make it seems like the fight was a last ditch effort assault just so they could potentially get a few men on board to sabotage or to break out and warn the next planet where ever they exit the warp from. *3. blipping demons, old school bloodletter, and mutated mother/child are because there is no gellar field on while they're warp traveling (makes sense given they're wordbearers)* *4. dark mechanicus guy says there's an intruder messing around with the ship: either a surviving ultramarine or maybe that nightlord astartes perched over the pit (could be loyalist).* -more than likely the first since the guy in the cell asks the ultramarine if he's recovered after he finds out they're close to the next planet/about to exit warp, as if ready to spring their own plan. *5. torso ultramarine over pit is probably the captured captain from part 2 that welcomed wordbearers onto planet; now being forced to watch his captured brothers fight/die in the pit.* -he has his imperial laurel nailed to his head, probably in mockery , and the ultramarine in the pit is wearing his while fighting with two "Macragge" ultramarine signature axes *6. normal guy in cell is probably a captured ultramarine initiate based on his shoulder armor and dialogue with the world eater; "aspire to become one with the 13th legion".* - also says he doesn't need to be modified to go toe to toe with the world eater, referring to either the gene seed needed to become an astartes or the butchers nails. *7. same guy recognizes the ultramarine walking with the wordbearers and is in disbelief; astarte in next cell tells him its a wordbearer that's just wearing his armor; "a lie".* -at the end, you can see both the imprisoned astartes armor being worn by the wordbears and Nakal, as shells that they will "march onto the streets of neighboring worlds" MK1 Terminator and gal vorbak were a great touch as well. Phenomenal animation: liked and subscribed.

[@shallah777]

Thanks for explaining bcuz I didn't understand what was going on. Now I have to watch it a 2nd time but this time with understanding.

[@VoxOperator]

6. "Normal guy in the cell" just an auxiliary mortal soldier of Ultramar. Guilliman made an army for 500 worlds, and most of it was just mortal soldiers and tankers. Not only Astartes defend Ultramar.

[@fc-rq2bi]

5. I thinks he is more of the captain from the trailer

[@blacklanner5795]

I wonder what chaos space marines look like under the armor. 1 minute later. Take it back! Take it back!

[@abullais58]

His skin is just melting off with blood and pus everywhere

[@sonofthewolfguardianofthef1214]

If you’re talking about the guys in the gladiator pit. The one with the lorals is a tortured Ultrasmurf.

[@sonofthewolfguardianofthef1214]

Joe Appleby well even then they still should look like regular humans but chaos torture is a bitch.

[@Tezzer37]

Its probably to do with the fact that he's from the World Eaters, and always rushing in to melee range can be a bitch to do

[@techpriestalex8730]

@@sonofthewolfguardianofthef1214 chaos torture? You mean blessings.

[@DefconLives]

Astartes, Helsreach, Death of Hope... Animators in this community have stepped their game up so high that I honestly doubt GW can even catch up. Look at this, that mother scene and the ritual going about nearby her alone was more brutal and grimdark than half of this setting. Demons from warp flickering in and out, Hereteks roaming about, Marines that actually look as scary as they are supposed to be, good representation of the animosity people have against each other in the setting, and for once Chaos is actually the ultra fucked up universal terror it is rather than a Saturday night cartoon villain. Thank you, this 20 minute glimpse into the grimdark represents how it is supposed to be far better than it's creator does.

[@AdeptKing]

I think the guy who made Helsreach actually got picked up by GW so that's something.

[@DefconLives]

@@AdeptKing Oh, I hope thats true. Shows they're not detached and I'd like to see what he comes up with on a good budget.

[@AdeptKing]

@@DefconLives Ah yes here it is. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3fMlp5nq5d_opY

[@semondice4831]

I loved the fact that chaos is not only depicted as the horror it actually is... But not fascinatingly either. Is THE chaos,the pure, anedultoreted evil that broke the spine of the Dream the Imperium was supposed to mean.

[@happyhammer1]

Lord Inquisitor is pretty good too.

[@Alopex1]

6:15 You know that you've got the most dedicated, most nerdgasmic fan of old-school 40K when you see a Saturnine Tactical Dreadnought armour brought to life... My heart is racing, I'm close to tears. Thank you.

[@myname7382]

still the best looking tactical dreadnought armor in my opinion

[@jacobpeterson4071]

I really love that you don't shy away from the more gruesome aspects of 40k. I feel like you're the only animator that could get the Dark Eldar down right

[@Darqshadow]

​@CanadianDoomer and yet both Slaanesh and the Dark eldar are toned down in media. Which sucks cause I like dark things to balance put the factions like the Space Wolves and other more nobler factions

[@Eldor-117]

I think the dark eldar would be a step down in the gruesomeness.

[@Darqshadow]

@Eldor read the lore. The Hummoncalia are messed up af

[@flonkplonk1649]

@@Eldor-117 what ???! Or do you mean a step down into the abyss?

[@rhino2960]

this isn't 40k, this is 30k, where it started.

[@CptSkillet]

Between this and Astartes. Life is good to be a warhammer fan.

[@RusskayaOikumena]

What happend with Astartes, do you know? Will it continues?

[@benioniduthie6564]

yes it continues if you follow him on Twitter he is hard at work on part 5

[@RusskayaOikumena]

@@benioniduthie6564 nice)))

[@csabahofecker6650]

Other franchises are crushing down one by one these days, but 40k seems to be on the rise.

[@lewisirwin5363]

@@RusskayaOikumena Part 5's just out now! It's leet!

[@Luetin09]

Fantastic stuff, cannot imagine the amount of work that went into such a production, but undoubtedly worth it

[@marklouisspark]

Oh wow i'm honored to have you in here man! :D I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@Luetin09]

@@marklouisspark ah dont be silly, its an amazing piece of work. Look forward to the next whenever it comes along.

[@ExcessCongruence]

it would be great to platform his work on your channel, Luetin; your reach and overall quality of work, would go a long way in getting Mark some recognition for his work and give him some exposure. That's one side of it, the other being that I (and many others, I'm sure) would very much enjoy your reaction to it and having you dissect and analyze it.

[@MrThemilk14]

Maybe he could animate in this style the Luetin Necropolis work you do? A lovely dark Daemon story with the Sisters of Battle?

[@Luetin09]

@@marklouisspark Mark just a headsup, pinged you a message on Artstation

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

Mark, thank you for all the time and effort you've put towards this project over the years, you're a legend, mate, the community needs people like you who make this awesome content, thank you!

[@Tinkeruk2010]

Same can be said to you CMV

[@martinsvacina4389]

Valrak... Mark. That must be shared. Thats what this universe need.

[@gruntheslayer8457]

Chapter Master Valrak AMAZING 😌

[@nickypenn5841]

Chapter Master Valrak, the Emperor of Mankind personally *DEMANDS* you to make a comprehensive review on this short movie. It's best for you and your chapter to obey such a honorable request from our most glorious Master of Mankind. =][=The Emperor protects.=][=

[@aliveandwellinisrael7944]

Meanwhile Valarak continues to happily shill the current GW abominations. Hypocrite

[@RogalDorn23]

For this project to have been ALLOWED to be cancelled, is a goddamn crime.

[@AcidPhos69]

When you say "canceled", are you refering to cancel culture or Games Workshop systematically destroying fan made content over IP rights?

[@blakebrouwer3266]

@@AcidPhos69 the latter, GW, Sparks seems to have discontinued it in fear of losing it.

[@miguelortiz3836]

@@blakebrouwer3266 not with this one. Just like SODAZ this guy quit because "fans" said they didn't like this or that about the project and he, somewhat rightfully, said he didn't have to make anything for ungrateful fucks so he stopped

[@blakebrouwer3266]

@@miguelortiz3836 it's just a fuckin' shame! His work is beautiful! What, fans whining over different aesthetics?

[@miguelortiz3836]

@@blakebrouwer3266 yeah, he had already dodged the bullet of GW's IP shenanigans but instead got hit with this "doesn't being good because it doesn't look like Astartes" I know the Astartes guy did an awesome thing but not everything is meant to be the same, apparently there were some that thought differently.

[@jaelee1996]

"Brother! There's Ultramarines roaming freely on board." "Describe his armour, brother." "Uhh. Ultramarine mohawk with studs on right shoulder?" "Actually, brother, I think that's Brother Tal from our Legion." "What about the one with lightening marks on his chest?" "I think he's also one of ours?" "Make them wear name tapes. I almost tore his head off."

[@Chegs2071]

"Friendly fire is on, Brother"

[@jaelee1996]

@Jack Adams Word Bearers are wearing Ultramarine armour and going on raids on neighboring worlds.

[@BrightOne-r3b]

Hello from the Warhammer fan from Russia. It is absolutely stunning. What I especially appreciate is the way you managed to show the Chaos, its true horrifying nature. The problem about books or "encyclopedia-type" videos is that none of them could give the real undestanding of all those hellish horrors that hide behind this word, "Chaos". You absolutely DID IT. All this hopeless atmosphere and whole material feed give an opportunity to feel like I am right there, on that ship, and that feeling creeps me out. Great job done on details, every single rust stain is alive and the darkness of that world is seen in every minute. I hope I made myself clear to understand, thank you so much! Hoping to see the complete story.

[@АнтонГолубев-ф7ч]

Все верно, атмосфера передана отлична и "Хаос", как таковой, вызывает закономерное отторжение у психически здорового человека. К фильму в общем нет претензий, кроме того, что все космодесы в нем и в трейлерах ворочали шлемами, тогда как известно, что в начале Ереси далеко не везде имелись доспехи Мк.4.

[@yiyegorris]

Greetings from the Spanish (Inquisition) community. Amazing job.

[@victorfly98]

100% agreed with you. Same feelings. strange feelings. Amazing serie and I can't wait for the next episode

[@ВиталийЛитвинов-ъ7б]

Прям все в точку!!!

[@skynet361]

well said

[@Massivebeef]

The Random misshapen ghostly figures were chilling.. You really seemed to capture the warp chaotic nature with them. Loved it

[@SnifyWisper]

For most horror movies such occurrences would be the main terror of the movie but for Warhammer this is just Tuesday.

[@Doomerbro99]

@@SnifyWisper Daemons on chaos ships? Thats just tuesday!

[@maxissixam6049]

All this greatness from someone who says "I'm not a great animator.."

[@jackdare]

@@maxissixam6049 Enough with that heresy, proof of his greatness has been written.

[@LemonRush7777]

@@maxissixam6049 Just like the Emperor says "I'm no god".

[@bluedog843]

Seeing the bodies fused with the hull of the ship is so fuckin creepy, and I love it.

[@TheOrdomalleus666]

Teleport assault gone very, very wrong. Looks like an entire squad missed the zone.

[@coyote4326]

@@TheOrdomalleus666 Teleportation technology is very iffy stuff, never guaranteed to end up in the right place and that's assuming you're targeting a STABLE area. They tried teleporting onto a moving ship... I'd be surprised if it *didn't* end horribly.

[@LandersWorkshop]

@@TheOrdomalleus666 Or possible the effects of the warp over time?

[@PaulLundgren1970]

The mother and baby were worse. Thanks for the nightmares, man.

[@ratave6472]

@EPHRAIM ABNER Ok

[@ubert495]

I dont understand how people dont appreciate this, 30k was extremely dark

[@s2korpionic]

Because nu-Warhammer under the current GW wants to make everything heroic and noblebright again, and that gives out a certain perception to newcomers. Also are the newcomers demanding for more brightness and hope.

[@CrizzyEyes]

To be fair there needs to be a rise before there can be a fall, that's tragedy 101. 40k wouldn't be tragic without the highs of the Dark Age of Technology, and basically everything that happened while the Emperor wasn't stuck on his throne. I can understand why narratively, they would want a rise again before another fall. It just needs to not be contrived

[@FrankAboutFitness]

This is unbelievable! So good! Cant wait for the next one

[@99Plastics]

Because beside the gore-porn next to nothing actually happens in the 20 minutes rofl

[@piscisknight]

@Tharr Mortus Thousand Sonds is one of my favorite HH books at all, because despite been the ol'self-fulfilled-prophecy with the classic tragic twist. you can still relate to everything that happens, specially if you are a person who consider knowledge one of the most relevant and important traits. Without spoiling you how the novel ends, I would consider that "Thousand Sonds" won't be the moment that Magnus fall, rather I would say it´s just one more stepping stone. Nowadays I'm in Mark of Calth. This quarantine has helped me read at least 10 books in a few months. You won't regret it.

[@TheAlaskanfrog]

The crying mother makes me realize the inquisition and its brutality may just be warrented in this universe.

[@zombyciler2122]

@@pyerack and that saying something compared to their normal days

[@andrewpye7459]

Chaos is really bad

[@kylefreitus6765]

They can go way overboard and aren’t always right but they do serve a vital purpose he showed that beautifully here

[@inquisitorkrieger8171]

*Stares in I told you so*

[@lucastark1784]

The Imperium as a whole are the good guys. The Eldar and Tau can be ok too. And some Necrons are reasonable.

[@Legacy2530]

"The titanic labor you're about to 'see' was 3D modeled,animated, written, directed, drawn, created by one MARK LOUIS SPARK" in any other video this would be seen as boastful egotistical and inappropriate. In this video it's an understatement. Well done and I can't wait for more!

[@ExcessCongruence]

usually ppl say that shit when they don't do 5% of what they claim they did; he did it all and then some so he has a right to boast as much as he fucking wants to!

[@SADDDsteve]

A year later and he’s basically the last animator standing

[@cc1093]

What about the Astartes one?

[@ivancolonna7520]

@@cc1093 I’m pretty sure Astartes was the first one to bite the dust.

[@westerwald3923]

@@ivancolonna7520 The guy who made the astartes animation actually is working for games workshop now. Hence his channel became silent.

[@ivancolonna7520]

@@westerwald3923 I wonder of how he is doing? Was the money worth it? I hope that he doesn’t regret it.

[@RandomDude85]

@@ivancolonna7520 It's not like there was any real choice. It was work with GW or stop using their IP

[@CommissarDan]

Somebody should check Gellar fields, I don't think they're running properly.

[@jasonmerton7007]

i THINK THEY where destroyed and yeeted out the cargo bay doors

[@adrianpomarancza4348]

@@jasonmerton7007 Without gellar fields ship would be literally dissolved by warp. Traitor or not, you NEED gellar field.

[@gilesbarnes7456]

@@adrianpomarancza4348 unless of course the chaos gods directly intervene for one reason or another cough deathguard cough

[@Bublito]

@@adrianpomarancza4348 Nah, a couple witches linked to the Astropath chairs will do the trick too. And since this is 30k, all the daemons know not to fuck with the traitor marines unless they want to get their ass whooped by their patron gods.

[@heckinmemes6430]

Try turning them off and back on again. T. Daemon.

[@sonofangron2969]

Sees the absolute savage barbarity of the World Eaters and their fighting pits brought to life in shockingly detailed fashion. It's... beautiful... 😭😍

[@bryanbarcelo5440]

Khorne dog Khorne dog

[@tylerghersinich576]

SentientVirus. exe there’s also a blood letter in the begin 5 minutes

[@bryanbarcelo5440]

@@tylerghersinich576 yo what, where. i didn't see it

[@tylerghersinich576]

SentientVirus. exe 4:10 to 4:15 make. I believe it looks like a bloodletter of khorne

[@bryanbarcelo5440]

@@tylerghersinich576 the sword is off, as is the lower body. it seems too clean to be a plaguebearer, too springy and fat to be a bloodletter, too angry and skull looking to be a pink horror, and too modest to be a daemon of slaanesh. it might be a bloodletter, but he do be lookin kinda thicc doe

[@Integ82]

Whats so amazing about this is how the creator has made marines into being actually really f**king scary. Even the ultramarines look scary. It really captures this sense in the books of transhuman dread. That these beings are so ascended beyond a normal human, that people are like insects. There is many comparisons I read between this and astartes. I like everyone else enjoy astartes, its very polished. But Death of Hope OOZES atmosphere, the world it creates is such an authentic representation of the grim wh world. Normally I dont like too much deviation from 'normal' space marine appearance. But the detail in DoH, its really awe inspiring. I love the art so much, but something worries me, surely only one touched by the warp could produce such dire majesty. Summon the Inquisition!

[@razavierdavis]

Ok I knew something was going on with the ultra marines look because I was having a hard time figuring out who and who weren’t chaos afflicted.

[@ShadowGhost0117]

While I do enjoy the modern 40k armor designs for space marines, I personally prefer the Great Crusade/Horus Heresy era designs more.

[@timhill7177]

This is an excellent point. This does at least attempt to convey transhuman terror and an uncartoonish grim dark asthetic. Makes one realise how watered down the supposed grim dark is by comparison.

[@MrCSP24]

Most of the the canon media doesn’t quite grasp that lore-correct Space Marines are so heavily engineered that they’re barely human anymore. This guy gets it.

[@allytank-itykitty7417]

@@MrCSP24 best and weirdest part I find is that their rib cage is like a carapace instead of ribs and covers most of their torso (under the skin) as well as all their blood is slightly corrosive.

[@CptZog]

200% more what I picture the 40k setting looks like over what has generally been being put out these days. What an incredible fan project. I'd love to see more.

[@CptZog]

This kind of detail for a full retelling of Gaunt's Ghosts- I'd die a happy man.

[@PartTimeJedi]

its set in 30K so the setting is a bit different than 40k era

[@jackrusso4700]

But it’s not even set in the 41st millennium? It’s not 40K at all, nor should it reflect the imperium of 40k lol

[@WillRobinson]

"Hey Word Bearers, is the ship grimdark enough for you?" "Needs about another 80 tons of Silent Hill"

[@mutegrab666]

Silent hill would be if the warp was feeling lethargic for a bit.

[@afqwa423]

I find it funny that the whole twitchy monster thing comes from Jacob's Ladder, which was a major inspiration for Silent Hill 3. A lot of the visual shorthand in this film was nicked off other pop culture influences.

[@tumage8592]

and dead loyalists

[@afqwa423]

@Zoomer Waffen Cope my dude. You do realize the film isn't canon, right? I don't think it's bad for the film to take inspiration from other sources. Hell, there barely is even a canon in 40K anymore because it's been changed so much over the years. 40K started out as a giant meme fest of British cultural references. No, no, the Orks aren't soccer hooligans and the Arbites totally aren't Dredd knock-offs. You're taking the franchise way more seriously than it needs to be.

[@afqwa423]

@Zoomer Waffen Stay mad. Imagine taking 40K so personally.

[@leakycheese]

“In the grim darkness of the far future there is only the Death of Hope.” Mark, this is a truly stunning piece of art you have lovingly crafted here. Your tireless adherence to exquisite detail and in-universe authenticity is without peer and sets a new bar of animated story telling in the universe of the Horus Heresy and wider Warhammer 40,000. Never before have I seen these stories and art brought to life with such power and utterly uncompromising and brilliant clarity. Your Astartes and Mechanicum are how I imagine them in the minds of the Black Library authors and of course, the late great Alan Bligh. The depictions of the neverborn daemons are inspired and connect to the deepest, darkest lore of 40K and took me vividly back to the Realm of Chaos books Slaves to Darkness and Lost And The Damned. I offer my heartfelt appreciation and most admiring compliments to you and those who contributed towards the incredible creation the is “Death of Hope”. It is a grimdark masterpiece! A final personal note. I cannot find the words right now to express how completely overwhelmed and honoured I am to see you mention my humble content in your dedication. Imagination is perhaps the greatest of gifts to give and to see you say so is a moment I will always treasure and remember. Thank you Mark.

[@Ohkami84]

I love your channel man!

[@tunguskalumberjack9987]

That was beautiful. And well deserved, the honour and respect that travelled in both directions between the two of you. You are both paragons of the Horus Heresy fan world, and as creators of original content yourselves, have both contributed immeasurably to my own personal enjoyment of it- and I’m also honoured to have corresponded with both of you, however briefly, through your channels. As high as the regard is in which I hold the both of you, I’m always blown away by how down to earth and accessible you guys are. It speaks to your character, mainly- that you’re both willing to share thoughts and ideas with those of us who are not as talented or knowledgeable as you guys, but love the grimdark, amazing world that Bligh and company have given to us to enjoy, with the same devotion and passion. This was an amazing piece of work, and something that I’ll watch countless times (as I did with the prologue) until part 2 premieres. I have been waiting for this for so long, but I have to say, that it was more than worth the wait. Just incredible, Mark. And I got such a great feeling when I saw that dedication at the end, and recognized the banner and models before even hearing Leaky’s voice- I just thought- how incredibly appropriate, and fitting. Anyway- thanks for all of the thousands of hours of work that obviously went into the production of what Leakycheese rightly named a “masterpiece.” This is a one of a kind - and will have a place of honour in the lore and works of the Heresy that we all know and love.

[@leakycheese]

Björn Maxe Thank you Björn!

[@leakycheese]

Mark Brigandi Thanks Mark, that's so kind of you to say. Like you, I'll be watching the Death of Hope: Anarchy Reigns a great many times!

[@tunguskalumberjack9987]

leakycheese You’re very welcome, my friend. (And how could one NOT watch it again and again? I just ended my 3rd viewing- for today at least😉)

[@LordKilljoy2012]

For anyone thinking they forgot to activate their Gellar Fields, they didn't... They left it off.

[@Assmaholic419]

And that is why they are dumb

[@Houseoholiker]

@@Assmaholic419 that is why there are so fucking awesome and metal u mean

[@Assmaholic419]

@@Houseoholiker blood Angels are better in my opinion

[@MrPatrick568]

que Orks polishing their choppas

[@AfatterMan2]

its kind of like 'dry-aging' a living human steak in the warp

[@cbrando190]

I watched this again 3 years later and I think the amount of effort that went into this should not be underscored. Someone was trying to share their vision of something. I appreciate it.

[@TURBOJONGE1]

The urge to purge, BEGINS TO SURGE

[@maxissixam6049]

My hand is cravin' Some daemon misbehavin'

[@Assmaholic419]

@@maxissixam6049 reference

[@maxissixam6049]

@@Assmaholic419 you know where its from

[@Assmaholic419]

@@maxissixam6049 yes

[@CryingZombie666]

PURRRRRRRRGING WITH - MY KIN!!!

[@BRWeisensel]

With "Death of Hope" and the "Astartes" videos, the bar has been set pretty high for GW's official CGI series. Your work here is beautiful, you managed to make the immaterium unnerving and I love the unique apparitions rather than just the cliche daemons.

[@yobo1152]

the warp confused and kinda scared the shit out of me

[@thashadowspawn]

@@yobo1152 Good that was the point and then some ;)

[@HomeCookOtaku2003]

@@yobo1152 The Warp being confusing is it's entire point

[@anthonykaternoza9664]

that one ultramarine stuck in the floor after a failed teleportation: "shid"

[@Wayoutthere]

Noticed that to! At least Guilliman finished one of his own off after the same happened in pursuit of kor Phaeron

[@ShadowGhost0117]

Not to mention the others you can see in the wall right after that.

[@Get_Splooshed]

That’s such a bruh moment

[@shan9usfc]

And this is why you take care of Gellar Fields.

[@plate.armour_0996]

🌞🔁🌎

[@gravitatemortuus1080]

Pretty much.

[@Eldor-117]

Open your eyes and take in the majesty of the chaos gods...oh wait, I've gauged your eyes

[@saulgonzalez3305]

Saturnine-pattern Tactical Dreadnought Armour.... no words....

[@samcaruso8529]

Saul González wrong, there is one word “YES”

[@Chegs2071]

@@samcaruso8529 two words, 'F**K YES!!'

[@Bublito]

I can think of a few words: ''HOLY F*CKING GOD EMPEROR YES''

[@bringbackthebattleships8933]

yes , I love how the their animation actually makes them feel heavy like a walking tank, I wish we could get new models of them

[@sophias4221]

I saw Cataphractii, where were the Saturnine pattern? Am I just blind? (Maybe.)

[@demographicdominion412]

*Malformed Woman Mourning her Dead Flesh-fused Child* Chaos Marine: I love this Song!

[@JiGCop]

I understand that she was burned not with weapons, but with a warp? She began to change, including her psycho-emotional state.

[@dashans6175]

@@JiGCop Yea, i think these where the effects of the warp.

[@andrewhodgson2566]

It's Gellarpox I believe 8t seems the baby didn't make it

[@scout360pyroz]

@@JiGCop her closeness to the chuld, and it to her, according to the author. Memories of being connected in the womb, perhaps? Either way the warp manifested those feelings.

[@merrickdoherty5421]

I don't think anyone has acknowledged the scene with the girl and her baby being the same girl and baby that ran past the ultra marines in death of hope trailer 2, this is what chaos did to her when they took her prisoner and that little continuance and detail is what really makes these videos so special mark.

[@goodoldaley6375]

Holy hell I thought I was just connecting dots that weren't there when that crossed my mind. That's great!

[@myflatlineconstruct]

2024 here again. This still is the top of the top showing how grim, how dark, this universe is. Other fan made pieces may be more incredibly polished, this is the real feel.

[@Firebolt193]

This video is the only Warhammer video that does the Warp and the sheer brutality of the 30k-40k universe justice. Well bloody done!

[@MizantropMan]

What about Astartes? That one also potrays 40k well and the animation is far more polished there.

[@Firebolt193]

@@MizantropMan I'm talking about how the warp and its brutality is portrayed here, not the actual animation or anything. But yeah Astartes has much better animation

[@bartomiejboguski9676]

The Astartes honestly pale in comparison to the depth of narrative and details we see here.

[@natesal5037]

Inglief Hronjrsson Detail? Absolutely not but Narratively? Yes

[@bigtreecombatacademy2927]

Inglief Hronjrsson agree Mark has managed to capture the hopelessness and true horror of chaos in a way nothing has before Astartes is cool but this is an expression of emotion

[@Petrocorian24]

Guys, there are other 40k animations that are nice, especially Astartes, but this one... Damn, here we find the madness of encapsulated heresy, the violence and horror of the warp spread throughout the material universe, in such an unhealthy way... it's perfect. Visually as well as in the atmosphere, it's exactly as I saw Horus' Heresy... Mark, you point out that the animations are perfectible, ok, but the amount of work you had to put in to get this result transpires..., the details of the environments, the armors, the characters, damn it's huge! Get some rest man, because you deserve it, you've just delivered the best visual representation of Horus' Heresy (and even 40k I dare say) we've ever seen. Thank you, and Bravo.

[@fellipemartins4730]

When I first watched Event Horizon, I thought: "I wish these fellows made a proper Warhammer film", until watched what you made. If you ask me, despite the old vs new debate, we live in an age where amazing talented people like you can finally gives us a vision of the grim darkness of the far future, and I'm thankful for that.

[@marklouisspark]

Yeah, when I say "for the fans of true grimdark" It's stating its for a specific target within the fanbase who've been for the most part neglected. Anyone can be a fan, and if you liked this then you are as much of a grim dark fan as the old! Im not saying every fan from back in the day liked this stuff, but there are a handful that did :) It's also nice to show new fans what we liekd and invite them into a different flavor. If I wanted to be a complete ass, i would have said for the true fans of warhammer, which as i said am fully aware its not every true warhammer fans flavor. Im glad u enjoyed!

[@weedsmokinhippy]

@@marklouisspark do you have like a tip jar that isn't patreon for the simples of im on a budget on i heard patreon takes a cut so any chance you got a different jar ?

[@asmodeusmalificent503]

Fellipe Martins - I agree completely with respect to the Event Horizon vibe. Positively brilliant work.

[@fellipemartins4730]

@@marklouisspark I discovered the Warhammer universe around the third edition. I managed to buy a few marines, but back then I couldn't dive into the hobby until recently, as an adult with spare time and money, but still I followed the lore, read the books, specially HH and the Eisenhorn collection. What you're doing here is simply brilliant, it's a vision of the Warp and what it means to every single living being of the galaxy that no one had the courage to realize before ( as audiovisual product). Every time I read the Uriel Ventris saga -into what we can call hell- I think "this is the grimdarkness that we deserve". I'm glad we have all the books to back us up, glorious miniature and the amazing work that the fans are producing, this includes you, the project Astartes and the project Hellsreach. Keep up with the amazing work!

[@fellipemartins4730]

@@asmodeusmalificent503 First time watching Event Horizon I thought "so they used a warp drive without a gellar field"

[@MeliorIlle]

People just don't get how dark and serious 40k really is, this guy gets it. Amazing.

[@119winters5]

Sir but this is the 30k

[@MeliorIlle]

Same universe.@@119winters5

[@jackrusso4700]

This isn’t even 40K tho bruh, the movie says “a hours heresy fan film”, it’s not 40K.

[@MeliorIlle]

@@jackrusso4700 All of this is the 40K universe, easy on the autism.

[@demigges]

Punts a Grot, picks up his fanciest hat and goes "AAARRR...*cough* i mean: WAAAGH!!!"

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

The atmosphere, the voices, the art style, the animation *EVERYTHING* is on point. Man-Emperor bless the Warhammer 40k fanbase, especially to you and your team, Mark.

[@floridaman3823]

Blesssssings from All Father!!

[@dgs9569]

Dat nick and anime on avatar so fun ))

[@BrooksSligh]

Holy hell, man! This project is absolutely unbelievable! The atmosphere is just entirely perfect, 100% on point. Just exceptional work here, I'm blown away. That exo-armor! Those wierd daemons! The Dark Mech looking all bizarre! All of the layers & details on the Marine armor that are all still recognizable marks & models! The wild uniforms & gear on the baseline humans! The strange bone biomech Eldar! Just... Grim-dark perfection. Going to watch it five more times then start building some Dark Angel Legionnaires...

[@arismafiamafiaiskandar5145]

Two scenes that stuck on me, first the cultist /daemon glitching and teleporting when the Word Bearers passed by. It really captures that warp fuckery shenanigan's from what the lore said. Second, the woman and her dead baby. What really sells is that she's desperately screaming at her child calling it a bastard knowing her descent to madness. Quite bleak and hopeless for her, I mean that's what grimdark is right??

[@khorneberserker]

@@arismafiamafiaiskandar5145 That's exactly what stayed on my mind as well. Just the presence of the Daemons on the ship was... intimidating and then again not.

[@arismafiamafiaiskandar5145]

@@khorneberserker It reminds me, how the Word Bearers and world eaters are completely fine knowing that the warp can effect someone minds. I guess they got the blessing from the chaos gods right?? While the woman and her child are infected.

[@khorneberserker]

@@arismafiamafiaiskandar5145 That with the side note that the Word Bearers and World Eaters just gave in to their urges (Religeous zeal and bloodlust). They are Chaos as the Ultimate freedom. The woman didn't even realise she was mutating (which according to the Word Bearers, for whom Daemonhood is the greatest achievement, is a blessing). But her cries at the end show that she has begun her descent into madness.

[@legaloutlaw777]

@@khorneberserker Well put

[@antoinematte9121]

This is a milestone in the Warhammer fan made movies. Impressive work

[@proto.exp_2.031]

Love how the two humans walking with the group don't even need to be speaking English for us to understand the mood, gawd damn this is so good!

[@Janovich]

The mother and baby was what really stuck with me. Man it really shows just how fucked up the warp is and you wonder the reason for what sick twisted reason they are keeping her on the ship mutating like that. Absolutely brilliant.

[@Corium1]

The warp seems like a fun place to hang out in. You get spontaneous mutations, random demons, immense torture, and stuff you can’t even imagine.

[@rhabeldibabeldi6812]

Thats what you would call a "happy place", if you feel down, just go there

[@joe.black-mortem.angelos]

Lovely stuff

[@lordspaghettiyetithe1st513]

Like a girlfriend?

[@spiritscoffee6199]

@@lordspaghettiyetithe1st513 go to the third floor in slaanesh's tower and you'll find at least 3

[@BDMWI]

In a second, you'll hear the word "heresy" and a bolter on your head

[@InquisitorClock]

Finally a depiction of Chaos that isn't embarrassing!

[@tagrooms1288]

Dude as a 30k Word Bearer player, I watch these every chance i can get...they help motivate me to paint and enjoy the hobby. How you animated them, voiced them, is exactly how I imagined them when hearing/reading their lore. Regardless what anyone says, these are the most hardcore and badass videos I've watched. The perfect amount of grimdark....just wonderful...an artist is supposed to project their vision, the viewer is suppose to stand in awe of the creativity. I stand in awe of the art and dedication for these animations...I do wish you'd continue making them....but this is your creation. I wish GW would realise its thanks to the creative minds like yours that created free marketing for them instead of what they're doing now. Anyway, dude, you're the best. I'd be happy if you do a word bearers movie for just me lol. If i had unlimited money, i'd hire you to animate just for me Word bearer lore....sadly.....i'm a broke blue collar man...

[@Ohkami84]

Nakal approves.

[@Maerdy]

Funny, I watch this to remind me why I hate traitors and heretics

[@Catonzo]

They got a, relatively speaking, minor scolding. A finger wagging. A slap on the wrist. A bit of an ego nipple twister. What did they do? Turn to Chaos. They have the least amount of "good reason" to turn, yet they are the most awful of all the legions that turned to Chaos. I simply find it extremely difficult to ever sympathize with them as a legion. They have the weakest minded, willed and even physically speaking Primarch. Ultramarines did nothing wrong. If anything they didn't do a thorough enough job.

[@flonkplonk1649]

@@Catonzo Word Bearers are the most important legion in the Heresy, they were the first traitors, they (Lorgar, Erebus, Kor Phaeron etc.) started it all! And they really have some depth ..

[@natalassblaster]

wow dude this was one of the coolest things ever. I felt like I could see the Emperors dream dying in front of me with how twisted the Traitor space marine's had become. And the Lovecraftian elements to how a Word Bearers ship is a totally messed up place where the warp bleeds through was done perfectly. This is so loyal to the Horus Heresy Books it is amazing, I always knew the Word Bearers were messed up and their ships were nasty but holy god-Emperor! this is what 30k/40k should be, grimdark to the core. This was awesome!!

[@Dr.Gainzzz]

This is everything I've wanted to see in regards of how chaos should be depicted in 40k. Ultimately evil, scary, and fucked up. You've given me so much hope for 40k with this man!

[@thomassullivan6721]

This is a good representation of the shit going on traitor vessels on the later half of the Horus heresy all the flesh change and the never-born not quite having enough power to properly manifest on the ship and the warp, with all the never-born scuttling around the hull on the outside. This Is truly stunning.

[@thomassullivan6721]

@IntrepidTit by absorbing what ever emotion/feeling that birthed them. in the end, demons are just amalgamations of strings of emotions/feelings

[@michaelmoses8745]

Blind luck+- warp fuckery.

[@wayne1516]

How can anyone hate this? Even I don't play 40k see this as an amazing work of art. Truly GRIM and DARK as the people of 40k like to say. Good luck to the rest of your endeavors. You 100% have talent!

[@Victor-mk5kg]

Some of them just hate it cuz it was a grimdark... About the baby and mother scene

[@Sollapoke]

@@Victor-mk5kg that baby and mother scene was vile and disguisting. I understand why the Imperium hate mutant so much! Although yeah it shouldn’t mean people hate 40k.

[@lostagain7292]

Great animation but not great story telling. Pretty choppy piece.

[@taramaforhaikido7272]

@@Sollapoke That's the POINT of the scene. Life isn't fair. Harsh reality.

[@Valthyrion]

However hard I tried imagining Warhammer, the full weight of the images eluded me until now. This was what my mind was trying and failing to conjure. By the Emperor's light, we need more! P.S. You're an inspiration.

[@doorstopper674]

Damn, i didnt expect this to be actually disturbing but wow

[@PerturaBased]

i came here expecting some daemonculaba level shit , so it was fine

[@doorstopper674]

@@PerturaBased i dont think youtube would allow that

[@ExcessCongruence]

@@doorstopper674 title it "body improvement/ medical procedures" and claim it's about excess skin being removed; it should be ok then :)

[@PerturaBased]

@@doorstopper674 ikr , i don't even know how they let this

[@yakubagishev5371]

Yeah, it's like video game cutscenes (like fallout 1&2 scared me back when I was 7-8 years old at the time) from the 90s in terms of actual disturbance and suspense, only with so much more detail and quality

[@trenchgaming2166]

Bruh the beauty of this is amazing. Seeing how detailed that eldar banshees armour was and how dark and terrifying you made the chaos ship brought tears to my eyes. Good job bro keep up the great work. Your doing the fandom a great service

[@BloodDrawer-tz9ux]

If warhammer animators had 10% of this man’s dedication we would have entire series of warhammer shows to last the 40,000 years

[@KillTeamHungary]

GW has to pick you up man, this IS what Grim Dark is all about and sadly this IS why 40K will most likely never be mainstream, most of the people cant really take this shit... however, we can :) thank you for your work!

[@MadMalkavian]

Epitomy of R RATING 😈

[@yahaaa1343]

I guess you wanted to say : why mainstream 30/40k will never be true 30/40k :-)

[@cthuludreams1]

@@yahaaa1343 "nEvEr Be TrOo" lol get over yourself

[@forrestdorman4870]

Jsh Pk if they ever tried to release 40k for the “wider audience” then it wouldn’t be what we’ve all grown to know and enjoy. It’ll be more watered down garbage like the avengers. Missing what made it so unquie. So might I request you get over yourself and invest in the models? Or I’ll put this much simpler for you. Normies ruin hobbies.

[@Chegs2071]

@@forrestdorman4870 agreed

[@floridaman3823]

The Inquisition will find and prosecute the 142 heretics that downvoted this most holy recitation.

[@marklouisspark]

Downvotes are most welcome :) its pretty graphic visually and emotionally so I can understand their dislike.

[@floridaman3823]

@@marklouisspark 'Ahem' CHERUBAAAAAAAEEEEL!!!!!!!!

[@Yokelus]

"Prosecute". Heh, you meant marmalize.

[@officerkaiser9100]

This was badass. It shows what Chaos really is in the Warhammer 40K. It is a dark, mind twisting, and unnatural force that corrupts all it touches. It is not some evil force like in other sci-fi stories. It is a dark mix of the madness, over worldly evil, and limitless power you see from something in a Lovecraft book with the mix of a sci-fi faction that can honestly destroy the whole galaxy but has so many layers and layers of why people align with chaos and how they act within it. This is the Grim-Dark a lot of people have wanted and it shows a good image of what Warhammer 40K is in general. It has its interesting moments but is in total a very dangerous and dark universe that twists the mind and is constant war and suffering every being within it cannot avoid. This is what the Fans love. Keep up the work Mister Spark. Cant wait until Part 2.

[@pieman2435]

Yeah, remember when Abaddon was scary and not a saturday morning cartoon villain?

[@nuggiedejuggie3746]

Than you got the orks

[@DJGHOSH]

How GW saw this and didnt immediately say "this guy, this guy has more heart and talent than the entire production department at Warhammer TV, hire him and give him what he needs to make a full production immediately" is beyond me.

[@souldrinkerchaplain]

Their cheap assholes, only worried about their profits. They honestly quit caring about us and the quality of the lore years ago. My thought, anyhow.

[@internetuser320]

Good If he was hired we woulnt be able to acess this and gw will murder the video Like astartes

[@chestnut4860]

Didn't the animators of warhammer tv make do with what they could?

[@MrAraujo2nd]

So as a person who cannot imagine a single day in his life without 30k and 40k, and a follower and supporter of you since I saw the first DoH trailer. You cannot imagine my excitement when i popped in to check on any progress and saw this. I immediately made popcorn, dimmed the lights, and now on my 5th watch, i'm trying to find the right words or epic comment to express my happiness and gratitude. and all i can come up with is thank you. Thank you for your hard work and dedication. Your attention to detail, lore and fan service is monumental and F@*&!ng Insane!! ...I could keep going but honestly I just wanna say thank you man, Thank you. You and your work are so deeply appreciated. The utter joy you have brought to me and i'm certain many others is truly truly indescribable. All the strength and blessings to you dude. You are the light in the Grimdark!

[@marklouisspark]

Love it that you made the popcorn :D was telling people to as it is one that requires a sit down. I'm very happy you enjoyed it the way you did!

[@MrAraujo2nd]

​@@marklouisspark Haha and what a sit down it was! :D. I have a question though. I think I've read anything and everything 30k, but i'm not sure what the creature in the dueling pits is, the one eating the dead ultramarine? Is it a native animal from Colchis? I should know this and will pay penitence to the emperor (or chaos gods) for this lack of knowledge :D:D! Really looking forward to the next installment!

[@marklouisspark]

@@MrAraujo2nd It is a flesh hound brother. Going off old canon, and being near the astartes :)

[@jakobjansen9541]

At 11 minutes in I would like to remind everyone that GW still thinks that this terryfing hell of a game is rated PG 13^^

[@Godzilla-mq5zv]

Also Warhammer Adventures.

[@iloveanothermanswives4278]

@@Godzilla-mq5zv we dont talk about Warhammer Adventures. That shit is heresy

[@Godzilla-mq5zv]

@@iloveanothermanswives4278 Wrong brother, it's not just heresy, it's EXTRA heresy. Even heretics think it is heresy.

[@wojo44frompl]

To be fair - tabletop by itself isn't that brutal. Novels and other literature on the other hand... @Godzilla 123 Yeah, you're gonna need Heavy Bolter for this heresy...

[@Godzilla-mq5zv]

@@wojo44frompl I'm going to need a Vulcan Mega-Bolter for this heresy.

[@gerabrekku]

I don't have any words that can describe the disturbing and uncomfortable scenes in this video. But one thing's for certain, this is really well made.

[@marklouisspark]

There are moments if wonder, moments of disgust, and leaving you wondering if u should like what u watched but doubt if u should. That is Grim Dark :D

[@maxnowicki6594]

This is hands down the best depiction of warhammer 40k (I guess 30k here) and chaos on the internet, period. It’s absolutely sanity blasting to me that one person did all this, the detail is exquisite and the storytelling is refreshingly unique - those warp beings and the spookiness combined with the authority in the chaos space marines strides and the brutality of the fighting pits… incredible. I’m shocked anyone would criticize such a masterpiece, I hope Mark makes more of these one day, but does so at his own pace and takes his time. Why games workshop wouldn’t hire this man to make epic cgi stories like this full time is beyond me

[@maxnowicki6594]

Also in case anyone is confused on the storyline, it looks like the world eaters are going to wear the ultramarines armor to commit atrocities and get them forever blamed by their legion

[@mattwho81]

Brilliant but i was a little confused at first and had to watch it a couple of times before I realised that the figures walking about in Ultramarine armour are wearing stolen gear.

[@albertobreen4155]

Ooohhh thats what it was, I didn't get that either till you daid it

[@jasonbridges4395]

So at the end when they go lets begin, They werent ultramarines but word bearers wearing the stolen armour?

[@Matthieu_L]

@@jasonbridges4395 No at the end, this is real Ultramarines that are prisoners. They wait something to happen, like the alarm at the end (Probably something that the Eldar dude did). The false ultramarines is walking with two other traitors at the beginning, when u see the word bearers Terminator. Anyway I can't wait to deliver the 500 hundreds, death to the traitors brothers !

[@jasonbridges4395]

@@Matthieu_L i was surprised to see eldar there, I didnt know they were active in HH However I believe that eldar was killed by the Possessed? It seems the prisoners Eldar included were being used for gladitorial entertainment

[@123mibu]

@@jasonbridges4395 The Cabal did active involded themselves into the Horus Heresy , to make sure Horus (Chaos) wins but the other Eldar attacked them , on order of Farseer Ulthran

[@pierreb97]

The one thing that confused me - note that I say "confused", it's not that I didn't like it - is the narrative. I mean... I'm not too sure where this vessel is going, I'm not too sure who these Ultramarines at the end (who appear to be free somehow) are, the Eldar, err, I mean the Eldar looks extremely nice but what is this banshee doing here? As for the rest, I don't know man, my English isn't good enough to find the proper words but I'll go for awesome, astonishing, crazy, mind-blowing and then some. What makes me kinda sad is that GW will never step up and produce something of this quality, seeing how their "meh, good enough" approach to things.

[@MadMalkavian]

They murdered those Ultramarines for their battleplates to Wear, to add to the confusion and terror when attacking another loyalist World.

[@raisttlyn]

^^^^, classic Word Bearer tactic. Or Alpha legion?...……..we are Alpharious

[@finnymathew6400]

you gotta pick up the pieces a bit. WE and WB invaded a planet. Sathus(I think). Took prisoners. Went to the warp. Executing the marines and scouts by gladiatorial combat. The dark mech tech priest has found a sensor breach and reported it to the captain(sergeant idk). Later the WB are killing ultramarines and taking their armor to wear. We find out that the WB plan on invading another world, by disguising themselves as Ultramarines and then betraying the true UM once they breach into the next world. Finnaly we find out that a group of UM have sneaked on board the ship for some reason. Find out next time on Dragon Ba....Sorry I mean Death of Hope part 2

[@yahaaa1343]

I guess it refer to a novel story, so without the novel we can only guesss. The word bearer seem to want to infiltrate as ultramarine survivors to spread terror and add to the distrust within the rank of the defenders of ultramar.

[@I_am_Spartacus]

Firstly, it might help you if you watch the first two trailers leading in to this...But your Eldar comment.. obviously a prisoner like all the rest.. the Banshee is in a holding cell... doesn't matter how or why

[@Roy.404.]

If one Mark Louis Spark can do this just imagine what a squad of Mark Louis Sparks could do.

[@clawhammr666]

Send in the CLONES!

[@Jyeoi]

SEND EVEREEEETHINNGGG

[@stevenwang5148]

Give that man a successor chapter

[@LemonRush7777]

Hold on, I'm calling Fabulous Bill.

[@FrstSpctr88]

Maybe have Astartes and every other good 40k animators unite under one project...

[@astrofox1155]

15:20 I absolutely love the delivery of this line. Bro knows full well the situation he's in but is willing to throw down for the innocent given the chance.

[@themetroidprime]

I hope that torn Ultramarine survives and become a Dreadnought eventually.

[@techpriestalex8730]

Hellbrute

[@toastie8173]

@@techpriestalex8730 Better that than a chaos dreadnought xd

[@Jatc93]

@@toastie8173 It really isn't

[@maxanklowitz9888]

Toastie heretic

[@duangjanchaiyachit8018]

Blood raven is coming

[@cacacacaca546]

The scene with the woman and her baby was retty brutal, and as a new father, hard to watch... It's so grimdark, love it! Please continue :)

[@ATFwontfindme]

I had the same thought (my first is 11 months) but it was certainly true to chaos

[@SiamSentin3l]

same here, I watched it when my baby boy was 1 month old it really ripped at my emotions. Every second of the movie! Wow!

[@Noitanis]

Aaaaand that's why you don't enter the warp without a Gellar Field. But jokes aside, the representation of the warp was amazing in this. Including the... "blessings".

[@_.alex.-]

To those new parents, it doesn't change. I have teenagers and you can still relate to the feels. It's hardcore dark. Such excellent and important work delivered here.

[@Primus_Phallus]

Same here

[@CrimsonUltrafox]

This work has been blessed by the Emperor, the Four Chaos Gods, and the Machine God. The grimdark despair clearly shines a light on just how gruesome and terrible the Warhammer 30-40k universe really is. So many scenes in this capture the pure essence of Word Bearer evil, the horror of the warp, the transhuman dread of Astartes, and so much more. In modern 40k, Chaos has been relegated to meme jokes where we laugh at Abaddon. That or we see these "fix bayonets" memes that completely takes away from the intimidation factor of Chaos Marines. THIS RIGHT HERE delivers so much justice for us people that have grown tired of the modern day vanilla stuff and the stupid memes. I could go on about every scene and how it digs into the soul and makes you feel uncomfortable. This is a situation where the good guys aren't going to win and everything is not going to be alright. The one scene where the World Eater enters that guy's cell is intimidating as fuck. Props to that guy for having the balls to stand up to him. That is how you respectfully showcase a guardsman's bravery without taking anything away from the marine. Then we see the woman from the first trailer with her baby and they're both corrupted by being on that chaos ship with no Gellar field up. We see a botched teleportation with is rarely ever mentioned anymore. We see these warp horrors just materializing in and out of the ship as the traitor marines carelessly ignore them. That shit right there is real Chaos and I deeply appreciate this accurate and detailed depiction of it. I imagine it will be another year or so before the next part, but I sincerely thank you for all your hard work in making this Mark.

[@spacewolfblackmane19]

Well said

[@MichaelOlmeda-ch2uf]

I just got to seeing this for the first time. Currently stopped qt 5:42. Had to pause to say thank you. Such magnificent work.

[@ezrolly898]

Respect. You most certainly got the look and atmosphere right. Outstanding! Everyone feeling sorry for the woman and her baby, I gotta say, that Eldar is who i felt most concerned for. We all know what happens to a naked soul in the Warp.

[@kafon6368]

@Strike Striker I'm wondering if that woman and child were chaos cultists when I saw them like that ...

[@munmunmurmur4920]

Strike Striker You seem to have mixed up the term “baby” and “mutant”. The former is a cute little human that could grow up to be a loyal imperial servant. The latter, as I suspect is what is shown in the video, is on the same level as Xenos.

[@Assmaholic419]

But everyone you forgot they all must be purged filthy normals

[@barbossawhitley5750]

The entire video - * physically and emotionally disturbs me * Me - That's some good shit.

[@Der_Dekanter]

At some point i felt some vomit coming up. Chaos not even once

[@DarkSamael55]

@@Der_Dekanter Especially that mom-baby part It kinda made me depressed/sad for what happened to them

[@Aden_III]

senpai fam I would not dream of how being a victim of chaos feels

[@Skargar]

I feel sick, too. Just how it's supposed to be. The title is spot on.

[@joe.black-mortem.angelos]

C'mon boys, just 6 more likes

[@Emperor1G]

In my opinion, nothing will grow the fandom and support of Warhammer 40K more than movies like yours and Astartes. You have done more to bring this universe to life for both existing fans and people who are unfamiliar with the game than anything else. I can't imagine how much time it took you to craft all this and your previous movies, but know this: It is appreciated, by WH40K fans everywhere. Thank you.

[@AceSlaanesh]

This guy caught the essence of WH40k to the point with this video

[@refiner2317]

This is 30k.

[@0d138]

My only regret is that I have but one like to give. Glory be to this blessed work of the Omnissiah!!!

[@toxicmongerofthehatefulbro5745]

So this is what it feels to be conditioned for the Deathwatch. My ever burning urge to purge the traitor grows yet stronger by the moment.

[@ronanchristiana.belleza9270]

You are not the Only One Son of Dorne

[@inquisitorkrieger8171]

Right?

[@csabahofecker6650]

Agreed. In the name of the Emperor, let no traitor survive!

[@Fanatic808]

Hehehehe yes my plan is working!

[@SlaaneshiChaplain]

Too bad you'd be going after Xenos.

[@tdasblinda9222]

Lorgar knew that his "truth" will lead to this yet he chose it anyway. That freak is more evil than chaos gods.

[@edenromanov]

This is just payback though, tit for tat 😂

[@grimstrife4338]

sadvv ergvs anything taken to an ultimate extreme becomes evil. The chaos gods are evil. Show me any good they do?

[@solusnostre7399]

Don't forget Erebus.

[@cancankr8867]

@@grimstrife4338 Yeah I'd understand this if GW didn't completely dump the positive aspects of the Chaos Gods, they really are just evil and it makes me roll my eyes whenever someone says "they are like a force of nature you see"

[@traversingthedark]

This still should have blown up more. This should have been a whole damned series. To date, no warhammer 40K animation has captured the utter despair of the universe like this. It's perfection.

[@chenchen-vh3so]

Wait a second... that’s the mother in the trailer innit? Ohhh this is a boatload of grimdark heresy and I can’t wait for the next episode! Great work!

[@brotheralaric7177]

6:13, damned i love the rendering of those terminator walk, you easily feel the heaviness, slow but unstopable.

[@66Vulcan66]

Myself as well. Absolutely awesome! I can't speak for any newer terminator models but I'm pretty sure that ​ @Mark Louis Spark modelled this terminator after the Original 410609 Terminator Marine designed by Jes Goodwin and Bob Naismith from Rogue Trader days. Then Added a healthy dash of awesome to that.

[@prasannapalla4189]

Saturnine pattern terminator

[@nilsingvar7319]

It's funny how people like chaos so much. It's like they think the would actually benefit from it in any shape or form. You'll be playthings and snacks for powers beyond you. You give everything and gain nothing.

[@marklouisspark]

I like the 30k traitor stuff. World eaters are for me. In truth, it may not look it but am an Ultramarines fan XD

[@MadMalkavian]

@@marklouisspark and for once you made those poor bastards likeable 😉

[@nilsingvar7319]

@@marklouisspark Apart from Ward furking them up, they are one of the more interesting and nuanced chapters.

[@kafon6368]

If you EVER wondered why the inquisition exists ... it's for them.

[@TheControlBlue]

Or.... just maybe...

[@goranvujnovic597]

Man never have I thought that a day will come when I will feel anything for the Ultramarines... This is just brilliant

[@scout360pyroz]

mourn what GW made him delete

[@anthonyhanner6609]

The world that games workshop has created but is afraid to put into realization. Thank you for your efforts! Very impressive! KV

[@cpf6125]

Magnificent. The animation is plenty good enough and adds to the mood but the design is fucking phenomenal - probably the purest representation I have ever seen outside of the best dioramas and models. So many little touches it is oozing with twisted gothic atmosphere and warp juice. This is the warhammer that I signed up for. The grimmer, darker kind. Doesn't have to be chaos insanity with sorcerors and daemons - there is loads of other stuff they could be writing about but it is the aesthetic and feel that is important. Anything other than the imperium as bona fide good guys and the endless superhero stories we get in 9 out of 10 of the books.

[@inquisitordolan1198]

Mark, I watched this and went speechless , it is a beautiful representation of what we all projected in our minds while reading the horus heresy novels, it hit me hard, Thank you for this, make sure to take a break though man, you certainly earned it.

[@user-du2pp3lr6y]

How much Grimdark do you want in your movie? Mark: Yes!

[@headbangermedic]

I'm 47 years old. I dont watch tv and I'm very picky with what movies I watch. Between graduating highschool in 1993 and 2014, I read every book ever written by Dean Koontz, John Saul, Ann Rice, Steven King, Tolkien, Joe McKinney, and many others, with hundreds of stand-alone novels between. I had just finished 60 something novels in The Legend of Drizzt series by R.A. Salvatore along with all offshoot series related to the Dark Drow Elf's journey when a Barnes and Nobles employee recommended The Horus Heresy. I haven't played the table top, not due to lack of interest but, lack of free time. The world of 40k has become part of my life. This series has been the most compelling, radical, work of genius over the many novels and series I have read. That being said, of all the fan made material out there, this animation took me back to when I read this story. I felt true despair at what the loyalists were facing on a galactic scale simply by the death of hope that befell the warriors captured on this ship. The betrayal is unimaginable and the scenes and atrocities that I saw in my minds eye while reading this abhorrent account of treason to the Emporor, couldn't have been portrayed better than this. It's as if you looked into my imagination and pulled the images from the dark recesses where I had stored this traumatic tale. Amazing, simply amazing .

[@valentusdolor3742]

Wow, very well said, one couldn't have expressed it any better! 👍

[@OneMindSyndicate]

WOW!! This was way darker than I thought it was going to be. Absolutely amazing. I can't wait for the next part.

[@MadMalkavian]

Oh, nice to See you here. So many friendly faces :D

[@jason.larsenthedanishgreek1226]

Nobody likes the way you sound and lisp thru your STRAIGHT READING OF THE WIKI

[@TheDrouyn]

Yes this was great. But honest criticism I felt rather unsatisfied at the end. The beginnining was a bit slow and seemed repetitive in parts. Maybe if the other trailers had been spliced in at the start and tied together with some narrative it might have seemed more action packed. Please don't take this as hate because it was stylistically fantastic and the attention to detail amazing. I look forward to the next installment and hopefully it will be even better. For a one man show absolutely outstanding. Well done Mark you should be very proud of what you have achieved. Thank you.

[@Io-ns8rm]

your "criticism" can only lead to the deleted scenes because the author will want to delete scenes considered as "a filler". And in the end the atmosphere will suffer because not all the scenes will be shown in the final version. Stop these nitpicks, be happy we have something. Remember the inquisitor movie we waited for years?

[@Bublito]

@@Io-ns8rm You mean the cash grab so some guy could start a shitty video studio? Yeah. Ofc. As for the main topic: Imagine a movie where all you'd see is action from the get go. No introduction, no story line, just ''Lets butcher each other for 40mins''. Would it be fun? Yeah, maybe. Would it be fullfilling and telling a story? The type of story we actually expect from a Warhammer movie? No. Warhammer might be based on brutality and war, but a huge element of it is story telling, or also called ''Seeding'' in the movie industry, where they ''Plant'' the seed of a story and flourish it into a full fledge movie. Also this is just the first episode, there's more to come and more murder!

[@TheEmperorsSoulFragment]

@@Io-ns8rm I disagree with you chief. You can't, nor should you ever, take things at face value. Criticism has and always will be a driving force for the development of art and artists. At the end of the day what mark here is doing, is creating a product, we are the consumers, and as consumers we have every right to share what we think, that is not "nitpicking" . And not to mention, mark is obviously still learning his craft, no one is born a master, you gotta work to get good, so getting constructive criticism is one of the best things an inspiring filmmaker can get. Now what he does with that criticism and advice, is up to him.

[@keremktay3842]

I don't care what people say about the animation or other things in the video and you can even call me fangirl blinded by the love of Warhammer 40k but holy shit dude this is AMAZING and I love every minute of it, I'd love to see how the story going to progress, please keep doing what you do best because there are people still appreciates the good work!

[@marklouisspark]

Unfortunately i'm stopping at part 2 and no longer doing a part 3. Thanks for enjoying it for what it is :) people like you helped me get this far. The reasons I've given in recent comments asking why the video is unlisted. Don't worry, part 2 will be nice and a lot of things to look at with wonder! :)

[@blackjack5167]

A girl.... 👩AND a gamer? 🎮Whoa mama!😮😮 Hummina hummina hummina bazooooooooing😙! *eyes pop out* 😮😮😮😉AROOOOOOOOGA! *jaw drops tongue rolls out* 😱😱😱WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF🐶🐶 *tongue bursts out of the outh uncontrollably leaking face and everything in reach*😛😛😛😛😛 WURBLWUBRLBWURblrwurblwurlbrwubrlwburlwbruwrlblwublr ,🤪😜😜🤪*tiny cupid shoots an arrow through heart* 💘 Ahhhhhhhhhhh me lady... *heart in the shape of a heart starts beating so hard you can see it through shirt*😍😍😍 ba-bum ba-bum ba-bum ba-bum ba-bum 🥁🥁🥁 *milk truck crashes into a bakery store in the background spiling white liquid and dough on the streets* 🥛🐄🥛BABY WANTS TO FUCK ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ *inhales from the gas tank* ⛽⛽⛽honka honka honka honka 🚕🚕*masturabtes furiously* 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🍆🍆💦💦💦💦ohhhh my gooooodd~😮

[@mistermcking8445]

@@marklouisspark Why will you stop?

[@bloodangel19]

@@blackjack5167 i can't bring myself to read this

[@onizgr77]

@@marklouisspark dont stop man we need this

[@grailknightofenoch1263]

After a year and watching this 100x times I am still in absolute awe of what you created here