Design vs Lore The Death Guard

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Timestamps ⏱ 0:00 Intro 0:40 Preheresy Design Breakdown & Analysis 12:03 Preheresy Art 15:31 What Sunny Knows 17:40 Preheresy Design vs Lore 23:59 Preheresy Final Notes 24:56 Post Heresy Design Breakdown & Analysis 32:28 Post Heresy Art 42:18 Post Heresy Design vs Lore 45:27 Redesign 53:29 Post Heresy Final notes 56:00 Outro 56:33 End Credits

[@michaelw7241]

Sunny was super on point with the whimsical garden comment. Nurgle has a visual motif and lore of Nurgle’s garden. She made a great observation! This was an absolute knockout of a video gang!!

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

I think it's pretty fitting that Nurgle's followers are associated with that kind of vibe, right? 👀 ~Sunny

[@blizzardgaming7070]

21:04 the reason that Mortarion hates the Emperor so much for this action is that Mortarion had been devoting his entire life so far to the death of his father, leaving him as the last Overlord to kill. Then the Emperor shows up, goads him into attacking with inadequate equipment which leads to the deaths of the original Deathguard and then kills his father, denying him his life's goal. Anyone would hold resentment for that. I mention the original human Deathguard as it was for them that he renamed the legion.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Yeah but it is still goading he could have not, it is 100% a douche move but, it was Morty's decision - Cal

[@edwardhayes6816]

Funny thing about Mortarion and Guilliman. When they fought, Morty 'killed' Guilliman with another poison. But then the Emperor, THE Emperor, possessed Guillimans body. Morty was actually afraid for once, and the Emperor banished him to the Warp. However before Morty was banished you see the Warp gate showing an image of a derelict house and from the entrance you hear a disgruntled sound. Nurgle for once was displeased, I can only imagine the shit Morty had waiting for him when he was banished. Then the Emperor got rid of the poison and Guilliman was revived again

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Which is a little unfair for Morty I mean he kills* Gil and then he gets plot armoured and loses. Like try explain that to your boss at the office - Cal

[@edwardhayes6816]

@@WhatareyouPaintingnow True, but I will say the possession has lead a lot of folks believing the Emperor could return to the setting or play more of a hand than just him in the background Plus Morty, he's just a grumpy guy. Him showing other emotions was nice to read about

[@lebendigesgespenst7669]

I wouldn’t say the helmet is only Slavic inspired. Considering what they do, I’d say the German pickelhaube also played an influence since Germans introduced gas warfare into the industrial age.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Oh yeah! That makes sense 😃 although I must admit I didn't pick up on the German parts as much as the Russian boyar helmet ~Sunny

[@lebendigesgespenst7669]

@ that is understandable. WW1 was a hyper focus of mine at one point and for those who aren’t as into that side of history it probably wouldn’t be the first thing they think of. I mean the pickelhaube design itself heavily borrows from Slavic design and similar helmets featured quite heavily in Russian militaries. So it’s not like you’re wrong. I just feel like the German pickelhaube being the main influence fits thematically due to the aforementioned and the world wars in general often serving as inspiration for 40K designs.

[@deadknight1402]

In classic lore, the Warp actually fuses the armour of the marines to their flesh, so they aren't just wearing armour, the armour actually _is part of_ their bodies now. These days that's moreso reflected in the Possessed and the Obliterators, but it's supposed to be other Chaos Marines as well.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Yeah the lore can be flexible at times... So going into detail can be setting a trap for yourself especially as a KZbinr 😅 - Cal

[@andrewkomlyev4877]

And the funny thing about pre heresy colour scheme. Official painting guide from citadel suggests using pale flesh and skin tones for cream parts of the armour. Just find it fun for sone reason considering in 40k their armour is their skin and flesh in many cases

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Ironic ha ha ha - Cal

[@mostcomplicatedman8115]

Sunny was spot on with the heresy design analysis . her takes are more and more interesting in the recent videos i love this content

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Wooooo yaaay I do a smart Warhammer!!! My brain is swelling ~Sunny

[@Big-Hat-Logan57]

I love the 2nd redesign with the corrupted cherub I think that pagan ritualistic cult vibe is a niche that’s isn’t in 40k yet and could fit in really well and the cherub being connected to the marine itself is so crazy and grotesque it’s awesome

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Nice! We think that is the strongest design of the 3 as well, but I'm glad I was hitting all the right points ~Sunny

[@GhostLegionairy]

Great video. Sunny was spot on, and the redesign was also really good. legions count down 6 left before best boys

[@GhostLegionairy]

Im pretty sure Typhus would of taken that as a compliment

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Don't worry I promised we would get there and we will! - Cal

[@abgea]

Sunny - The barber people yes. Cal - The Bar-Bar-us people. Sunny - Yeah that's what I said

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Hahahah yes! 🤣 ~Sunny

[@lebendigesgespenst7669]

Omg today is a good day as far as KZbin releases go. Been waiting on this one forever

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Huzzah!!! Well it's a good thing we are doing exclusively design vs lore videos now so the fans of the remaining legions don't have to wait so long anymore ~Sunny

[@lebendigesgespenst7669]

@@WhatareyouPaintingnow Well that is exciting news, I’m glad to hear it! P.S. also loved hearing that you seemed to like this legion, it’s definitely one of my favorite.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

I think Nurgle has some of the most interesting design space there is. Did you see the Rotagus I did in the community posts? - Cal

[@lebendigesgespenst7669]

@@WhatareyouPaintingnow I did not but I’ll be sure to check it out now

[@chococuache486]

like when you say chaos has no clear defined lines, that is more aligned to chaos undivided, in the sense that all chaos gods should unite, but they're gods, they're ideas and most likely based on their ideas, sometimes they don't mix and always are headbutting eachother

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Ooooh yeah there is always much head butting with them 😅 ~Sunny

[@kohinonion1794]

You've covered three legions of the main Chaos pantheon so far, but I'm still curious about 16th Legion, the Luna Wolves/Sons of Horus/Black Legion. The problem with them is that they have virtually no consistent lineage. They're three different iterations of the same Legion's soul in their design and partly in lore.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Well you have pretty much hit on the problem we will have we are going to have to be reviewing three legions in one - Cal

[@blizzardgaming7070]

I really like the Luna Wolves with all their roman influences, the Sons of Horus feel like a needless change that makes them less interesting but the mallet-like spiked studs looks pretty cool. The Black Legion is just boring, both visually and as villains.

[@MasterSkirmisher]

What do you think about some of the first founding legions being inspired by Berserk characters (in visual design and in lore), like the Emperor's Children being based on Griffith, or the Iron Hands being based on Guts?

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

No not as much maybe their art which comes later but 40k is a very old game older than Berserk - Cal

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

I never really so that correlation but now that you mention it, I can see how you would make that connection ~Sunny

[@rumbleroocomics]

To me body horror always had to do with an irreversible change to the body, in that even if you survived you'd never be the same again.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

To be fair I don't think that people will ever be the same after being touched by Nurgle - Cal

[@andrewkomlyev4877]

The models for death guard are one of the most detailed space marines in 40k. Each model in a squad is unique and so cool. They make a very good art project.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Yeah the detail level can be a bit of a handy cap at times - Cal

[@TheGreenskullgaming]

I semi-recently finished a death guard army project. While the sculpts are really cool the amount of varied textures and colours made me begging for the end by the 20th plague marine lol. Luckily the nature of the DG means you can dirty em up and don’t need to be perfect and neat painting it all.

[@SWATDRUMMUH]

I've been saving this since the world eaters video; there is a splinter warband of the death guard called the pallid hand, they retain the legion scheme of grimey cream.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Aww man! Now we have to look this up ~Sunny

[@Kay_Drechsler]

Waiting for your Death Guard episode for quite a while and how it's finally here!

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Well everyone is getting their legion, we are trying our best to keep our head above water but we promised everyone of them so we are just going through them all incase we can't keep going, so we hope everyone enjoys their favorite legions - Cal

[@jackflashman3322]

Loved the 2d redesign. Like a druid turned to nurgle.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

yeah! A lot of us felt the 2nd was the strongest ~Sunny

[@davidkwiecien415]

57:14 lol the comicon burn!

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊- Cal

[@ChaseDaOrk3767]

For my Dornian Heresy Nurgle Blood Angels, I'm definitely wanting to lean into the design and aesthetic elements of both the Crimson Court from Darkest Dungeon and the Black Grail from Trench Crusade I'm wanting have my Blood Angels Plague Marine units to have a mix of baroque designs of their armor to contrast with the decay and rot of Nurgle

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Man! I would be very interested to see that! Combining the concepts of the 2 legions I like most so far, it will have such a juxtaposition! ~Sunny

[@ChaseDaOrk3767]

@WhatareyouPaintingnow I'm hoping to not only make this idea into a decent size force on the tabletop, but also have something that's unique to me and aswell as being a fun project to work on

[@goldensimp7729]

I found the comparison to the trench crusade Black Grail to be interesting. I almost don't want to compare them because I find their approach of the same theme, (Rot, Disease, spreading plague) to be opposite. The cartoonish nature of the modern death guard feels more nurglish. Nurgle spreads disease cause in his twisted mind he is spreading his love around. Beelzebub spreads the black grail because he hates humanity and God. Nurgle demons are happy go lucky and jovial, the black grail wants to spread rot that liquifies everyone into a zombie horde. I feel like adding trench crusade or darkest dungeon elements to the death guard takes away a bit from what makes the death guard and nurgle unique. Think of it like Marvel and DC. Both franchises do superheroes but DC has themes of "Gods acting like humans" while Marvel has "Humans acting like Gods" and their different approaches make them stand out from eachother

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Yes I can totally see what you are saying, we were coming from the perspective that it didn't feel as grimdark whereas trench crusade really gives you the visceral reaction from looking at the designs and we thought that essence could come through more. Although yes, with Nurgle it's a positive view of the plague it is hard to try and find that balance of showing off that jovial aspect but also making it grimdark ~Sunny

[@beannguyenkhac4332]

im surprised that they've been grimey since pre heresy

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Insert the always has been meme - Cal

[@pyerack]

Just found this channel and I love it

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Glad you are enjoying spread the word like Nurgle spreads the sickness - Cal

[@mjmj330]

Never thought I’d see the day when someone compared Guilliman to Mortarian when it comes to hypocrisy 💀 Besides that I really like the redesign, it feels like it could be a really cool demon prince or champion design. I am surprised Cal didn’t go more into how much Mortarian hates being beholden to Nurgle meanwhile other legionaries like Typhus did. I think it could’ve been very insightful for her understanding of the legion.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Time, time is always a major thing for us we were actually a day late on this one for members. In addition we primarily focus on design so I wanted more time for Sunny's redesigns - Cal

[@dreadtrain2846]

Great video, thanks guys!

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Thank you very much for watching! We are glad to see you enjoyed it ~Sunny

[@grex951]

I gotta say that that the comparisons to trench crusade and whenever someone says 40k isn't grimdark. It's mind boggling to me and evidence that people get desensitized to the universe they're familiar with. For the detractors who say 40k has lost its grimdark...look up art of squats. Not votann. Squats. Old art of them. The whole 40k universe is so over the top that it's cartoonishly horrible. It always has been. That said it's still Hella grimdark bc would YOU wanna go through anything that nurgle. Or all of chaos or the Imperium has going on? No you wouldn't bc you're a sane person lol

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

I think some people don't like the shift in art direction, which I can understand but don't necessarily agree. I think a lot of people are particularly upset by their community post/Facebook/X(Twitter) style art which I can understand a whole lot more. - Cal

[@Matt-md5yt]

sweet the Sticky boys gotten covered

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

We are doing everyone so of course they would covered 😊 - Cal

[@rumbleroocomics]

Red tie and grey body that sounds like Business Elephant.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Business Elephant sounds like a new comic idea... - Cal

[@rumbleroocomics]

@@WhatareyouPaintingnow it is ;)

[@Matt-md5yt]

Glad you mentioned the loyalist one i adore

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

I really loved the European fountain design of their loyalist look ~Sunny

[@spes_marine-42]

I miss the dusk raiders...

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

To be fair you get like one of the best characters in the whole Horus Heresy - Cal

[@goldentherusty]

LETS GOOOOO BEST LEGION

[@alfieingrouille1528]

Based

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

I don't know about the best legion seeing how they smell like the 3rd day of comic con, but concept wise? Yeah probably the best 😉~Sunny

[@chaoslordzar7601]

Thanks so much far the video

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Glad you enjoyed it. -Cal

[@SWATDRUMMUH]

If sunny is more a fantasy fan, the next legion will surely enchant them! 😉

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Don't tell me too much my man I'm already trying to contain my excitement ~Sunny

[@SWATDRUMMUH]

​@@WhatareyouPaintingnowI really am excited if you do a demon primarch video. With the new plastic Fulgrim mini, I'm curious to hear you two's thoughts and input

[@bashkaai]

Watch The Ritual. Do it. Or better yet, read the book. It's even better.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

I want Sunny yo sleep - Cal

[@bashkaai]

@@WhatareyouPaintingnow What's sleep?

[@burricat9615]

I'm looking forward to a new Emperor's Children from you guys.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

A new one?! What do you mean? - Cal

[@alfieingrouille1528]

GOATGUARD & GOATARION

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

I will take it you liked it 😄 - Cal

[@archmagosbiologusraucker2178]

Personally i have always seen the spiked helmets of the death guard as being similiar to the ww1 german picklehaube helmets.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Yes another commentor pointed that out, definitely the spike looks similar to the German helmet but the rest of it looks a lot more like the Russian boyar helmet and I agree with the commentor about adding some German influence in there because of their invention of gas weapons ~Sunny

[@ostnev]

Design vs Lore is seriously lacking the story of Typhon. Long comment warning. Typhon was the bff with Morty since day 1. Typhon was the one who asked Morty for help, giving him a choice to be good for the first time in his life, as his adoptive father overlord was a dick. Since then, they fought against overlords together. Typhon is a half breed between these overlords and a human woman and so he was hated by everyone just as Morty. And only with their joint effort they managed to convince the people to trust them and lead them in war. They both hated overlord magic and Morty was really really against it when Typhon suggested to use one overlord's power to defeat the others. Morty then also heard Nurgle's voice whispering to him about some bs, when Emperor killed his dad, which was the actual trigger of hate starting. And even then big E really respected Morty for his resilience. Typhon, however, never received special treatment when he became an astartes. He started out as a line trooper, unlike that one bissssch Luther or many other human friends that became the right hand instantly. Even after the betrayal at Istvaan Typhon was going on his separate way and discovered Nurgle followers, who claimed Typhon to be his envoy or some sort. And so. Blessed with Nurgle rot, Typhon tricked the legion and Morty into a long wapr jump to Terra, blaming all astropaths with betrayal of their trust, and then inflicting horrors beyond imagination to the legion. Morty even tried to kill Typho , but Nurgle said "nah, I lime this one" and then resurrected him as a demon prince Typhos. Morty then agreed to the deal to sell the Legion's souls to Nurgle to end their suffering, because he truly loved and respected everyone of them.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

And this comment's size shows why we can't talk about everything - Cal

[@ostnev]

@WhatareyouPaintingnow *winking chaotically with enthusiasm for more videos

[@shadowman484]

Randomly spotted this video, first one of this channel I watched, and I'll stick around for at least two next legion videos, as Thousand Sons and Word Bearers are my second and top-favourite respectively. Very nice one, though, the sir (sorry don't know thoust name), seems to be bit bitter at times? Then again, knowing the lore I watched it entirely for artist's persepctive, which creates some bias.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Thank you very much shadow man I'm glad this video has piqued your interest I do hope the next 2 legions will also keep you watching, perhaps you'd also like to take a look at our previous design vs lore videos? there's 13 legions already done ~Sunny

[@shadowman484]

@@WhatareyouPaintingnow Going to watch Night Lords' episode, saw some questionable scrolling in between, though... Also, I shall say; I will be judgemental about Word Bearers. People give them a lot of hate, it's kinda justified, but still hope you play it well.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Sorry I don't understand what you are saying by sounding bitter it questionable scrolling - Cal

[@chakradarrat8832]

fun fact. sanguinius almost kille mortarion when they first met because of a disagreement about how mortarion handled his first planetary takeover

[@alfieingrouille1528]

Rare sanguinius L you hate to see it 😢😔

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

This begs the question....how many primarchs have tried to kill mortarion? 🤔🥸 ~Sunny

[@chakradarrat8832]

@@WhatareyouPaintingnow pre heresy. only sanguinius. post heresy, khan and guilliman directly

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

List three people of 18 "only" this many ha ha 😂🤣😭 - Cal

[@cristhianmlr]

13:13 such a tiny head

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Literally false just big armour - Cal

[@Spacefriend594]

STINKY BOOOOIIIS

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Correct 😄 - Cal

[@kohinonion1794]

To me, the helmet in the seventh version of the pre-heresy armor reminds me of the shape of the helmet of the German troops during the First World War, which echoes the history of our world (the first mass use of chemical weapons in war) and the theme of the Death Guard as specialists in the use of such tactics and weapons.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

You're not the only one my guy a few other commentors are on the same page as you too 😃 ~Sunny

[@Flight_of_Icarus]

The Death Guard are honestly the most popular single god devoted legion, and I don't really quite rightly know why. Personally I just don't see the appeal in the grossness of Nurgle. I'm not squeamish, but I don't revel in disgust. Still the Death Guard get a lot of love from GW, of the big 4 monogod Legions, the Death Guard have the most unique units and were the stars of 8th edition. The ranges of the Thousand Sons and the World Eaters are tiny by comparison.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Probably because as we mention later on in the video, there's a lot more creative freedom with their theme and perhaps that's why they might have gone all out ~Sunny

[@BrodieFairhall]

I too love the death guard while hating how gross they are 😅

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Good to know we have similar tastes 😁~Sunny

[@davidkwiecien415]

My least favourite legion… (shudder) y’all are lucky I support ya lol

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Well I hope it was enjoyable none the less - Cal

[@alfieingrouille1528]

L

[@ostnev]

Oh ye, my favorite legion, discord mods!

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Discord mods ??? - Cal

[@alfieingrouille1528]

Hoof feet? wtf is she yapping about???, also where tf is sunny from i swear she has the most obscure accent I've ever heard?

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Yes because the fit split to give a hoof like appearance... It's literally part of their design. And Singapore isn't that obscure - Cal

[@alfieingrouille1528]

Oh ok?​@WhatareyouPaintingnow

[@alfieingrouille1528]

​@@WhatareyouPaintingnowI just haven't heard a Singaporean accent before?

[@cristhianmlr]

17:30 literally false, they just work because they barely work yet TechBoys manage to hold them (barely) in one piece.

[@WhatareyouPaintingnow]

Do you have a page number to assert your knowledge or just conviction - Cal