First Tyrannic War and Battle of Macragge | Warhammer 40k Lore

In this episode I discuss the epic clash between the Ultramarines and Hive Fleet Behemoth tyranids in the First Tyrannic War! From epic heroes like Marneus Calgar to horrifying beasts like the Swarmlord, everyone will have something to fight on good ol Macragge.
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[@anoddperson.3114]

Discovering a new species. Biologist🤗🤑 Ocean explorer:😳🤑 Surgeon:🫡💀 Anything in warhammer 40k☠️☠️

[@KrakDuk]

Frrr Thanks for watching!

[@Alpha-zb8sp]

Except the Jokaro

[@Drownedinblood]

"if it bites, exterminatus now"

[@KODarakor]

@@Drownedinblood If?

[@notribadsvault]

Learning that Tyran was an ocean world suddenly makes me want aquatic Tyranids. I doubt it would ever happen because it can’t be made into proper models, but a story about giant killer fish and kraken nids would be cool.

[@KrakDuk]

Ya that would be super cool! I’m a sucker for aquatic themed minis. I think it could work, they did a great job with the deepkin models for sigmar. Thanks for watching!

[@DisasterLord]

That sounds cool, but they would have to be zoanthrope adjacents to move by floating

[@Thommy2n]

A Krakken Tyranid, hell yeah! Ooh! Maybe some sort of Amphibious inspired Tyranid? An Axolotl style giant monstrousity.

[@kamiwriterleonardo6345]

There probably are Aquatic Tyranids, but just like we don't see Imperial Submarines, we will never see the Aquatic Tyranids because GW refuses to acknowledge naval battles.

[@kamiwriterleonardo6345]

​@@DisasterLord Not really, making them more Mosasaur-like or even Giant Squid-like is completely fair.

[@silasplague5113]

*guardsman seeing thousands of Tyranids charging them* : "hmmm...I feel uneasy"

[@torwaldlimmortel5952]

Using the paint pot as the actual planet was such a genius move. I couldn't stop laughing x'D GG Krak, GG

[@KrakDuk]

Lmao glad you liked that gag! Thanks for watching!

[@StolenTheif]

I like the idea that swarm lords are really important tactical assets since the hive mind at large is so busy with their untold wars in other galaxies that it's just not possible for it to focus on individual battles

[@KrakDuk]

Ya makes sense to bioengineer little micromangers, even the hive mind could take a break🤣. Thanks for watching!

[@Alpha-zb8sp]

One correction for the video, there’s no “Swarmlords” only one. Reborn over and over.

[@RMCbreezy]

​@@Alpha-zb8spgoddamn the amount of times this poor bastard has died. But realistically i dont think thats feasible lore wankage aside

[@Alpha-zb8sp]

RMCbreezy They don’t have to be reborn in the same hivefleet, when their mind gets yoinked, they can be transmitted across the galaxy.

[@Alpha-zb8sp]

How I understand it, every hive tyrant is unique, semi-autonomous and respawns, the Swarmlord is only named because he’s particularly smart and has a unique weapon choice.

[@timotheebrasseur6188]

2003 Clone Wars rocks !

[@KrakDuk]

Real! Honestly one of the coolest animations ever. Thanks for watching!

[@vantagecontrol3549]

agreed brother 🗣️

[@rcislariu]

Ofc one of the best Star Wars IP is made by the god Gendy Tartakowsky.

[@SnowFoxWithAGasMask]

Also known as Tyranids eat some delicious plot armor! (as well as Papa Smurf’s limbs)

[@KrakDuk]

Tyranids are descendants of Gargamel confirmed Thanks for watching!

[@pulsegategaming]

haha you know Santa is a Salamander! he's just helping the boys in blue. He even gives naughty kids coal so they can learn to be blacksmiths it all makes sense now!

[@KrakDuk]

For real. Santa is a potent psyker, perpetual, and flamer lover. He even has a sanctioned alliance with the eldar! Thanks for watching!

[@pulsegategaming]

@@KrakDuk haha for sure he is a perpetual didn’t even think of that!

[@xxmattopsxx3931]

Can't believe you didn't mention the hardest qoute in 40k. "Praise the sun that brings the dawn of our final doom." - Purported last words of First Captain Invictus

[@KrakDuk]

Hey thanks everyone for checking out this video. Be sure to stop by on July 2 a 11am PST for my 40k sub special stream where I'll talk about my homebrew lore and do a little Q&A! Thank you everyone for taking this channel to 40k subs!

[@thehighground265]

100k before the end of this year guaranteed

[@Impo8816]

Sun tzyranid 😭 bro how do you come up with this shit 💀

[@Impo8816]

Like it’s too funny 😭

[@GigaChadBrooskie]

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[@angeredgnome]

if your homebrew aint good ill be really pissed off

[@MarioMario-uy2my]

Macragge blue as the planet goes hard lmao

[@KrakDuk]

😂😂

[@mattmelton7389]

"What do you mean they cut the Warp? How could they cut the Warp, man? They're animals!" Some private on Tyran

[@Blackstar-yd3yf]

Bro I got depression and the psyker is going mad in a prison cell . Don't ask me things

[@SnowFoxWithAGasMask]

@@mattmelton7389 saving private tyran didn’t go so well 😂

[@MrEricoze]

That "Ah!" That was a good one!

[@KrakDuk]

Yes it was strange to get brutally murdered by those spikey fellows, luckily I have since recovered. Thanks for watching!

[@zer0stream748]

@@KrakDukaverage chaos kit building experience

[@DoucheBoi]

Never thought I’d see calgar sprawled out family guy style 😂

[@Ottersanity]

One of the Terminators who died in the battle of the Polar Fortress was Lucian Ventris. Because of this honor, Uriel Ventris was able to join the Ultramarines. Now I want him to cover the Uriel Ventris story

[@FluffyyofChaos]

Ive never forgotten reading about the BFM way back when i first started in late 2000's, and the part of the Northern Fortress. Im more of a Tyranid fan, but you cant help but feel such massive respect for the terminators who held out as long as they could in the last room. Really shows how much of a fucking badass you have to be, to be granted the honor of being a Terminator. Ive loved Terminators ever since.

[@yeehaw8721]

YYYYYEEAAAAHHHHHHH TYRANIDS MY BELOVED I LOVE YOU FUNNY DUK MAN

[@KrakDuk]

YES LITTLE BUG DINOS GO BRRRRR!! THANKS FOR WATCHING

[@konradmickiewicz4020]

4:28 "We shall know them as THE SPACE BUGS OF DEATH" -Inquisitor Kryptman Behemoth part 1/3 by Eliphas

[@krassway8472]

2003 Clone Wars was awesome. Awesome video again

[@KrakDuk]

I agree! Love that show, one of the coolest animations I’ve ever seen to this day. Thanks for watching!

[@peterschacht8175]

I wish Tyranids had more lore, thanks for bringing some love to the best bugs

[@KrakDuk]

Yep! Tyranids are really cool I feel they get relagated to bolter fodder just because of their huge numbers and essentially immortal nature. Thanks for watching!

[@include1644]

how dare you make me read "Sun Tzyranid" with my own eyes love your work pal, keep it up!

[@redeye3869]

I hope if you cover more of the Tyranic wars you bring up how a remnant of Behemoth attacked a forge world and a skitarii alpha had the idea of filling the sky with promethium then igniting it with his Dunecrawlers neutron lasers only for this strategy to be stored away and forgotten.

[@KrakDuk]

Oh yeah I remember that story lmao. It’s pretty metal I’ll definitely include it in future tyranid vids. Thank you for watching

[@zergrush_9704]

It's an actual 5000iq move, but now I wonder, would it actually burn for a long time? I have a feeling that all this promethium would just explode in seconds and do nothing.

[@redeye3869]

@@zergrush_9704 If I remember right it was also mentioned that the flaming spores landed on the nids already on the ground. So a pretty effective strategy even if it is just one big explosion for a bit like you described. The actual quote is “set the skies ablaze” so hard to tell if they mean just a big series of explosions, or the sky actually being on literal fire for a while.

[@Inf]

I love and appreciate the 2003 Clone Wars General Grievous reference

[@KrakDuk]

Thank you! i love 2003 clone wars and will mention it any opportunity I can🤣

[@Inf]

@@KrakDuk I see you are a man of culture as well

[@pixelbrander9228]

Since Space Marine 2 is about to come out and the blue boys are going to fight the ‘nids again, I thought we might get some references to this war, so thx for the vid Krak, and good job ya git!

[@RowZilla42]

As a fellow guardsman player I was already going to be supporting your channel, however the General Grievous bit has made me a loyal follower. Also FFFUUUCCCKKK Dave felony with the business end of a "function of a light saber".

[@KrakDuk]

Thank you! I love 2003 clone wars I liked 2008 clone wars in general, but it did add some wierd things to the setting I didn’t like. Filonis recent shows haven’t been that great tho imo. Thanks for watching!

[@RowZilla42]

@@KrakDuk. To be honest the one really good thing about the 2008 show was the way the characterized the clones, and I mean that that was a genuinely good aspect of it and now I would say the show overall was mostly it mixed bag. And it had a lot of missed opportunity and under utilized concepts, like Darth maul being alive after he got cut in half made no sense, but if the night sisters going and recovered his body and capturing his sith ghost and reviving him through necromancy by sacrificing some of their people to bring them back, that would have been a lot better. . . . But as somebody who has been learning how to write for the last 5 years, I can tell when they either didn't give a shit about a character or were annoyed that they had to include them based off of the way they did things. And I wish I had an example to point too off the top of my head but I don't, and saying when you learn how to do something yourself from scratch it changes your perspective on a given skill or general topic, Isn't really a satisfying or conclusive argument but man I'm telling you it's there it's pretty easy to pick out if you know what to look for.

[@jeambeam3173]

​@@KrakDukppl want to praise him but Rebels was absolute trash. His design for Inquisitors are about maybe the worst thing in Disney cannon compared to superior Legenda

[@RoyGuerrero1904]

Who will win in a fight between The Tyranid vs Destoroyah

[@taudad5009]

My first 40K box was the 4th Edition Battle for Macragge starter set. It’s such a treat to see this period of lore getting so much love in the fandom lately. I recently got a bunch of secondhand firstborn ultramarines and touching them up while watching this video was a blast from the past for me. Thank you for your great videos! I’m glad I got in before the 40K mark.

[@thebigm7558]

Watching your videos is always such a blast! The little detail, the comedy simple awesome! The tyrandis are one my favourite parts of 40k. The add so much to the setting the huge monster that don´t care about anything but biomass. Even thought i have to say they are a double edged sword. In Lore the posses such powerfull abilitys like terraforming plantets while they attack them or launching tyrandi micro organism onto the defenders what would be an insta win everytime if we are honest. So GW has to balance there powers, and as we all know GW is very skilled in balancing

[@KrakDuk]

Thank you! Ya I agree with those points fs. I think another thing that ironically hurts their character in story is the fact that they’re essentially immortal. Any character in the setting that can revive seems to get disproportionately beat in fights lmao. And ya a lot of factions would have insane OP abilities if they were just 10% more willing to properly use their resources. But planetside sword fights are more epic than those things so it all works ou😂 Thanks for watching!

[@thebigm7558]

@@KrakDuk The immortality aspect doesn´t even bother me that much. As you said in your video it basically gives them infinate retrys. I like the concept of them only being "defeated" when the hivemind desides that an attack is wasting more biomass than they would gain. As i said double edged sword for a narative if you make them basically unbeatable, Them showing up is an instant game over what make for unbelievably dark stories. But if the are beatable it makes for stories of great heroism, what works well for the guard.

[@kgosch1]

Remember, no pre-orders! Hold the line!

[@knowledge_3055]

7:33 I didn't knew if they were that scary until the 2003 general grevious comparison dude that's actually scary asf.

[@ieatmarmalade1239]

this might do you head in here, but the 2003 grievous is probably a better representation of a normal hive tyrant, and the swarmlord is quoted multiple times as such: "the swarmlord is to a hive tyrant what a hive tyrant is to a gaunt". they are absolutely INSANE. oh, and they are both 20 and 25 feet tall respectively, so the fact that they move as fast as they do while being taller then most buildings is honestly just as terrifying as their intelligence lol

[@dontshootmex5588]

Imagine if the Titus squad was there Dominus Astra Captain: "They're too many! We need to overload the core to save the fleet!" Leandross: "Actually, Captain, the Codex Astartes does not support creating warprifts to to defeat your enemy. Might have to call the principal- I mean Inquisition, on you later."

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"Aw shit, they got a thinking cap, too!?" -Marneus Calgar

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[@user-ck6qb1qz9g]

I will forever respect the tyranids for their almost supernatural ability to nuke space marine plot armour from orbit. First Macragge, then Baal. I hope some astartes ass gets kicked before the fourth tyrranic war reaches its conclusion.

[@DisasterLord]

I kinda like that out of all the chapters that dealt with the Tyranids the Lamenters are the ones that surprisingly survived them while on a penitent cruzade on minimal numbers They didn't even bother to call them for the devastation of Baal and they were still figthing the Tyranids on their own, It's almost as if they won plot armor only for the strict purpose of their suffering to continue

[@kamiwriterleonardo6345]

They kicked the Custodes' ass in the new lore, absolutely balling

[@christianlangdon3766]

​@@DisasterLord I mean for all we know they just haven't received the call yet and will get it hop in to warp drive only to arrive when bael is now relatively unprotected so they have to last stand it.

[@salade5324]

​@@christianlangdon3766 "ah shit, ere we go again"

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[@Deadjim17]

4DK chess... what a joke! Great vid as always dude

[@KrakDuk]

Lmao thank you! Glad you liked the video

[@lionpridedivisionyt1388]

1:10 those are some awesome kitbashes

[@collfreeman6883]

My favorite part in any 40k book was the point of view from the #2 psyker of the Blood Angels aboard a ship that's mid transit through the warp. He makes note of a blotch of warp being shrouded in darkness. What he knew for sure was Hivefleet leviathan lacking its wounds after the Devastation of Baal. This being the same Blood Angel that locked eyes with a gaunt and the head of the hord. The Hivemind itself holding his gaze.

[@jonbauml225]

Santa with bolter and flamer is my favorite

[@shockmatter]

Just found your channel and did a dive; I just wanna say your humor is top tier and you get better and better with each upload, cheers!

[@zorper2x]

A) I'm a total Smurf nerd, so COURAGE AND HONOR! B) Old enough to have seen Star Wars in the theater, so laughed when you said 2003 Clone Wars was old!

[@rg9622]

Dude, you have some of the most entertaining 40k vids. Keep it up!👍

[@ilunachan9516]

that guard regiment is awesome, looks great!

[@offtankgaming1310]

It’s crazy that Titus showed up at the end of this, just too late to save his 1st company brethren. Also why he’s an experienced Tyranid fighter (even before the events of space marine)

[@KODarakor]

Omigad! Your cyborg death machine cultist warrior looks so cute!

[@TNAralwaysfun]

Another great vid. You really hit the lore on the head with a great twist of the funnies.

[@MadHax-wt5tl]

I learned something very important and new from this video. Hormogaunts can be really cute, Awwwo!

[@damnationdan5253]

Isn't it cool and epic that old 40k battles actually felt pretty apocalyptic meanwhile the 4th tyrannic war is still ongoing and defeated the "last line of defense" planet and we hear zip zero nothing?

[@damnationdan5253]

Happy Canada Day

[@KrakDuk]

Ya the battle of oghram seemed pretty inconsequential lore wise. I’m wondering if they’ll actually do anything with it for the edition or if it’s just mostly going to be flavor like the necrons were for 9th. Thanks for watching! And happy Canada day to my Canadians!

[@SeemtexX]

You did it - you collected all the 40,000 Warhammers. Now you can finally become the Horus Heresy.

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Ur so underated man ur content is awesome.

[@KrakDuk]

Thank you! I appreciate it

[@mothballcharles]

I think this is my favorite video of yours so far! I love it!

[@MichaelTheDane1]

I’m just gonna be turning on my lightbulb so I can attract some bugs. Emperor knows I need me some more of this fire Tyranid content.

[@grassferr7214]

DUDE, 2003 Star Wars is one of the best animated movies. Its so sad how little people know about it 😢

[@josellanes2285]

One of my favorite videos of your channel, keep it up KrakDuk!

[@unoriginal_username1]

Another great video as always mate

[@DeadGothicRed]

Lol love ya dude. I'd love to share my homebrew chapter with you, the "Obsidian Praetorians".

[@KrakDuk]

Thanks a lot man! We got a homebrew channel in the discord if you wanted to post it

[@DeadGothicRed]

@@KrakDuk ah sweet yeah when I get a chance.

[@plasticbag4102]

One of my top 3 warhammer channels. The little dudelles make it so neato

[@Denasgurman]

It's when I was 10 that I fell in love with the maccrage box The behemot color scheme is the best for Tyranids, no discussion allowed I remember I was fascinated by a particular illustration of a dark behemot Tyranid Prince in the rule book I miss this GW erea

[@nathanmcminn8830]

Great video dog! Love these!!!

[@zombi3brosnanxx]

Absolutely love 2003 Clone Wars. Still one of my favorite series for Star Wars. Great video as always. The First Tyrannic War is interesting since it was the smack in the face the Ultramarines needed that they needed to start thinking for themselves more and make changes to Codex Astartes, despite most of the chapter disagreeing initially with making changes

[@thebagbagpiper9082]

I'm a nid guy 10th edition is my introduction. I feel in love with their designs. Also I hope to see more tyranid videos in the future

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“Even more unending” Beautiful

[@KODarakor]

1:15 Shush, none tell him about the Dark Krakens and Naktis!

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Fantastic video as always! Thank you

[@KrakDuk]

Thank you! Glad you liked it, there’s more in the works!

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Always happy to see a new video. Keep up the good work.

[@KrakDuk]

Thank you! Got a lot of stuff in the works👍

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I think u and bricky are the staples for learning 40K in a funny but accurate way so thanks sir for ur efforts and dedication

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9:13 tis but a FLESH wound.

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[@KrakDuk]

Yessir! I’m happy to have seen you from the start supporting the channel, I really appreciate it! Thanks for watching man

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[@Matjoe_WeRTY]

Thank you for this video!! Will wait for the succeeding wars..

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Your videos never disappoints! Art was fantastic and the colors were great, clever to boot.

[@KrakDuk]

Thank you! Glad you liked it

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I thought I was unique with the sea monsters but I ended up going the route of a glacier planet with frozen beasts that are unthawing from the immense mining operations

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St. Nicklaus confirmed imperial saint.

[@KrakDuk]

Fr, he’s also a perpetual and has a sanctioned eldar army under his control

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KEEP THEM COMING 🙌 great video

[@KrakDuk]

I will! Thanks for watching glad you liked it!

[@colinbielat8558]

I would argue it is an imperial victory because of fundamentally what was at risk if the tyranids won. Remember at this time on Macragge was the still stasis lock body of Roboute Guilliman. Had the tyranids taken Macragge and gotten the genetic material of not only a Primarch who was arguably the best strategist and logistisian but also the Emperor, the galaxy would have been lost at that point.

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Nice drawn Skittari. I like it

[@KrakDuk]

Thank you! For a while I struggled to translate them to my style in a way I liked.

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the Peter Griffin reference at 14:14 is peak

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11:56 its funny that if you think about it there are only 100 first company marines

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Came for 40K, stayed for 2003 Clone Wars! 🔊‼️

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On bit of an ultramarine kick - said only you. Ever

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[@KrakDuk]

Thanks a lot! I appreciate you watching

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[@KrakDuk]

Thanks! I’m glad you like the channel

[@darthdoggo7324]

@@KrakDuk I've been a 40k nut for years and i love the way you edit and give info in an easily understood way. It defiantly helps get new people in and for newer people to not get discouraged from the 1hr+ long lore videos.

[@NotCompletelyHuman]

This has become my new favorite Warhammer channel. Do not fail the Emperor, the vigil of his gaze is eternal.

[@grimroseslight635]

Hey, I like the old clone wars 2003 movie. It’s one of my favorite childhood movies and yes, general grievous was fucking insane.

[@KrakDuk]

Same! I watched it over and over as a kid it’s so cool. Thank you for watching!

[@pixel_mode]

the swarmlord is not just a tyrannid organism, it's the incarnations of the hive mind itself, there can be one swarmlord in the the galaxy at any given point but damn I love the way you draw the nids !

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Now KrakDuk really became the Warhammer 40000.... The Emperor would be proud (if he wasn't a skeleton on eternal life supply)

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With enought clurage and honour we finally beat it