Harbinger - Original Song - ft. Cpl. Corgi, Empath

[@corporalcorgi5777]

Oh man. I gotta say recording this one was *cathartic*! When I was recording the first half, I was coming to the end of an exhausting day and practically forcing myself to record. Just like Ollanius must have been dragging himself through the battles that preceded his encounter with Horus. But when I was recording that final Chorus? I was *m o t i v a t e d*. I dug in my heels in front of the microphone, summoned all my anger towards all the tyrants and bullies and monsters that have somehow found a way to rule the world we live in, and let em' have it the way Ollanius must have let Horus have it. Ollanius knew he had virtually no chance of actually beating Horus on his own. He must have known that his words of defiance towards the Lupercal would likely be his last, and none would have faulted him for getting the hell out of the way. But that wasn't how our boy Olly P rolled. He stood up anyway. He gave the evil before him his all, even if that wasn't much on its own. And even if he was tossed aside, his act was what pushed the Emperor to do what needed to be done. I want to be more like Ollanius. If more folks took his attitude towards doing what was right, I think we'd have a much happier, more just world.

[@siege1289]

Beautifully said. Thank you for your work!

[@Dogmelter42]

I am not the biggest fan of your songs on the channel, but this one was beautiful. Good job. You can really hear the passion that went into this one, and I applaud that.

[@GhostBear3067]

When all the evils of the universe stand before you stand firm and give them the finger.

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

i just bought this song! I have had so much shit thrown my way in the last few months and new GW goes and starts hitting the Exterminatus button on some of my fav KZbinrs. WELL, WE SHALL NOT FALTER!!! FOR THE GLORY OF THE FANDOM!!!

[@redneckdreadnought7017]

you did good man also how do you not have more subs then you do when you have the talent you have i will never understand. keep up the good singing Corporal Corgi.

[@pinheadlarry504]

The Emperor: "He must be referring to that regular old imperial soldier that stepped in front of fucking Horus when he was about to finish me off after he used some dirty Chaos contrivances to punt me down on the ground. For being a regular human, that man had such titanic fucking balls that I want to clap my hands vigorously just thinking about it."

[@forts1251]

Horus: "Do you know the way to the Emperor?" Ollanius Pius: "Yeah, it's back the way you came."

[@williambowes-xt2sm]

Well it's very simple Horus, you follow the signs that say "one way" as in one way out, in a primarch sized body bag!!

[@shawnflynn8662]

Horus: "But this is literally my home, you're the one that came here." Olly: "Did I stutter? Leave."

[@iordachemihai-lucian6938]

​​@@shawnflynn8662Ollanius Pius,not Olly

[@ja-vishaara]

The Astartes performs his duty without fear. The guardsman performs his duty without hesitation.

[@brotherhoodofsteel4751]

" Somewhere in the universe a coin flip lands on its side. Somewhere in the universe a drop of water saves a life. Somewhere in the universe a pebble stops a landslide. Maybe it is because someone believed hard enough. Maybe it is because everything is secretly fair. Maybe it is because the universe is a vast place. Yesterday, I was very cold. Yesterday, I was very hungry. Yesterday, I wanted to run away. Today, I am going to believe hard enough. Today, a pebble will stop a landslide. Today, I am not going anywhere."

[@danthespaceman9747]

Mmm.

[@Brigtzen]

Where is this quote from?

[@brotherhoodofsteel4751]

@@Brigtzen not sure the original but I found it on the 1d4chan page for ollanius

[@kaylkneasyle1724]

rimmy@@Brigtzen

[@Brigtzen]

and who is rimmy? a book author?@@kaylkneasyle1724

[@seelcudoom1]

imagine if they made a Horus Herasy gamefrom the point of view of a guardsman, and you think your suppose to be playing just one of many generic guardsmen until the very last level brings you to the Vengeful Spirit, and you are met with the image of Horus standing over Sanguinius corpse

[@moustrout1299]

that would be pretty damn cool

[@collinschroeder8039]

That. That would be, truly a moment of pure, badassery. Let's make it happen!

[@guyver441]

Rise to the moment. For the Emperor!

[@connermulders6394]

Isn't it on the vensvol spirit that they are on

[@seelcudoom1]

@@connermulders6394 yes, though they changed it around hence my confusopm

[@zoobatzjr371]

Horus: You can't defeat me. Ollanius: No. But I can do what I've been doing from the start. Buy us just a little more time.

[@randomcenturion7264]

Badass!

[@thebaron9405]

" I'm not meant to live but just long enough "

[@somerandomschmuck2547]

Considering good ol’ Ollie was a perpetual who lived through the Age of Strife, and possibly even the Unification Wars, the Collapse of the Dark Age of Technology, the Revolt of the Men of Iron, and who know how much of human history. That line works so well if you take it as meaning he’s not referring to dealing with Horus specifically, but just the fight to keep humanity alive in a galaxy that seems to hate it.

[@thecombatwombat7652]

I think the best possible response to “You can’t defeat me,” would have to be “I don’t have to.”

[@thetau4866]

​@@thecombatwombat7652 "I only have to slow you down."

[@ShawndaPrawn]

Horus scoffed at this challenge and obliterated the soldier where he stood. Tens of thousands more will take his place, only to join him in death. He looked to his father, about to offer him the same oblivion. The Emperor was not looking at him, nor even at the lifeless shell of Sanguinius. He stares at where that one Imperial soldier stood between him and the arch-traitor. A man of impossible bravery and selflessness, snuffed out as though his entire existence amounted to nothing more than an inconvenience. Horus froze as the Emperor finally looked to him. The hesitation, the fatherly love that still lingered, none of it remained. Only the Emperor’s fury, hatred and psychic might. In this moment, Horus realised…he had already lost.

[@kriegertechpriest7011]

Empeor: You just murdered... a man... a man somuch more then you... will ever be... and shows more courage then you show now... that man could have watched me die, or fled... he instead drew your ire away, and took your blow... and you think him as an inconvenience?! THAT MAN WAS MORE A SON THEN YOU WILL EVER BE NOW! THERE IS NO REDEMPTION NOW... HORUS... YOU WILL NOW KNOW THE WRAITH OF A MAN WHJO LOST BOTH! OF HIS PRIZED SONS... FOR NOW I KNOW MY SON DIED LONG AGO, AND THE BEING INFRONT OF ME IS NOT HIM... NEVER WAS... ONLY A PUPPET OF THOSE MOST FOUL... SO PREPARE... FOR THERE SHALL BE NO MERCY

[@drakeyork241]

In this moment Horus knew… HE FUCKED UP.

[@danielm.595]

@@drakeyork241 Horus: I calculated the risks and took the chance... but man, I am bad at math.

[@grubb2103]

@@kriegertechpriest7011 Honestly, with Big E? I feel like he'd take a far more brief, yet equally brutal route. "...You are no son. Die." Followed by immediate death on Horus's end.

[@kriegertechpriest7011]

@@grubb2103 I feel he would like to draw it out, mabye make him feel the dread and realize "Now their is nothing to save me from my doom". I also tookmsomewhat inspiration from TTS where he is a bit... how do I say this... Flamboyant/Overdramatic in his actions

[@sanguiniusse434]

In King Lear (III:vii) there is a man who is such a minor character that Shakespeare has not given him even a name: he is merely “First Servant.” All the characters around him - Regan, Cornwall, and Edmund - have fine long-term plans. They think they know how the story is going to end, and they are quite wrong. The servant has no such delusions. He has no notion of how the play is going to go. But he understands the present scene. He sees an abomination (the blinding of old Gloucester) taking place. He will not stand it. His sword is out and pointed at his master’s breast in a moment: then Regan stabs him dead from behind. That is his whole part: eight lines all told. But if it were real life and not a play, that is the part it would be best to have acted.” - C.S. Lewis

[@DM-mi4je]

Nice quote.

[@ShawndaPrawn]

Didn’t that servant wound one of them (I can’t remember which one, but it definitely wasn’t Edmund), resulting in them dying off stage?

[@TheIfifi]

He dealt a mortally wounding blow to his master.

[@XtreemAlan]

Ollanius: not to men like you Horus: there are no men like me Ollanius: there are always, men like you

[@randomcenturion7264]

Badass reference.

[@joshuahill1934]

Loki vibes

[@temp3608]

''I'm not like the other villain's'' ''Yes you are.''

[@imperialfist2304]

The story of the man with the biggest balls in the history of the Imperium.

[@VeeTOHFan]

He would have charged Horus, but his balls were too heavy

[@lordcypher5889]

@@VeeTOHFan That and he didn’t have any room to charge because he was already in Horus’ face.

[@BrotherGS]

*looks at a chaos empowered Horus* "Yhea I can take him"

[@lordcypher5889]

@@BrotherGS Oh, hi Asmodai

[@BrotherGS]

@@lordcypher5889 .... I N T E R O G A T E

[@utubrGaming]

The Pious one. The First Warmaster. The Last Catheric. The First Guardsman. He might've been just an Oll Perrson, but he was also one of the last vestiges of humanity as it once was.

[@christopherbravo1813]

and he died for a man who personally broke hundreds of men like him, murdered thousands, and ordered the deaths of hundreds of thousands more.

[@logangrimnar9896]

Friendly reminder that as the last Catholic Man in the Imperium, Ollanius Pius was technically the Pope.

[@C0ldD1rective]

The Psudo-Pope sacrificed himself to save the Emperor from his son who was going through a rebellious phase. *sounds like some Fanfic shit, but it's canon*

[@Aceshot-uu7yx]

Relly that last religious man in the galaxy was the one who defended an atheist super power from a demon empowered man. I'm shocked that gw would allow such a story. 100 likes yeah never got this before.

[@jankokovac1229]

Holomily

[@Dodsodalo]

Damn.... That's a bitchin' way to go as a pope, telling off a demon for MANKINDS SAKE.

[@blakebridges8989]

Your telling me that Ollanius was canonically the last Catholic in the warhammer 40k universe?

[@JV8116]

Ollanius Pius continues to be the shining exemplar of human determination and courage. This song does him great service.

[@mysteriousfletcher9838]

Ollanius proved that even mortal men and woman are just as reliable and legendary as super soldiers especially when facing traitor ones.

[@PrimevalInception]

It's just the thing... Ollanius wasn't mortal at all.

[@mordredpendragon1235]

Technically he was like Vulkan so that didn't kill him permanently

[@SirMythcat]

@@mordredpendragon1235he’s now very dead dead as of end and the death vol 3 He’s not coming back

[@syrienangel4137]

​@PrimevalInception Nope, no one wants to believe that retcon. Man was a nobody through and through.

[@stringstorm]

Let us get a couple of things clarified: - TTS is not cancelled. - Alfa did not receive any messages to stop. - It was voluntarily put into indefinite hiatus because of the change in policy. - And it will stay that way for until it loosens up. - If we want to see change, keep harshly criticizing the company but do it in a civilized way. - Physical letters, emails, buy second hand, make it known on their social media. - But do not, under any circumstance, harrass, attack, or go after the employees. - I will not be going anywhere. - I'll be expanding so expect songs not based on their IP. I'll still keep making the usual songs, though. Don't you worry. - Harbinger is not a statement, but I cannot stop people from interpreting it how they want to interpret it. - Preserving art is not bad. But preserve the artist too. Art does not need food or a home. Artists do.

[@gumball6445]

This fits so well who could have foreseen that the day this is released would be this day well its fitting not your Intention but fitting nonetheless

[@crazzykiphunter]

Lets ignore them. And let the printers go brrrrrrrrrr. Hit them where it hurts. In there wallets. Do not forget that we the consumeren have there faith in our hands. Just boycot them. And refuse to join Warhammer + refuse to buy there miniaturs. Put down your fist in anger. With words and smart actions. But do not strike ad them. Just hurt them in there wallet. Let there wallet bleed.

[@moondragon5573]

Ive upped my Patron to him from 1 to 15 a month. I'm doing my part.

[@gumball6445]

@@moondragon5573 god speed brother

[@Dogmelter42]

Unrelated but love the background logo! It's like a mix of Van Halen's and the Aquila.

[@sirreaper3067]

"Strike me down, I am the harbinger!" feels like something the entire creative community of warhammer is saying lately, considering the events that have transpired.

[@sirreaper3067]

@GigiGiga I would not cast all of GW with the people who took that decision, this is purely happening because of Warhammer +. The hobby and game in itself did not cause this!

[@Scaevola9449]

@@sirreaper3067 GW going bankrupt and losing their IPs would be the best thing to happen to the community in decades. I would go as far as to say even Disney would handle them better than GW does.

[@sirreaper3067]

@@Scaevola9449 There is a plethora of reasons why you don't want that! Main being that you lose the entirety of Warhammer, no more progression, no more plot. I saw so many of the fans get up in arms, despite what everyone of these creators told you all to do! Blind rage is not going to help anyone pull through, it is only going to tear down the franchise and ruin it for all sides involved. Now it's a time to be patient and smart, not a pitchfork mob.

[@sirreaper3067]

Unless anyone here thinks Warhammer won't go with the GW ship, if it goes sinking.

[@whiteeye9584]

Not exactly if gw go bankrupt some will buy warhammer franchise

[@r0de]

Honestly, the Legend of Ollianius Pius always amazed me, for the simple fact that eons of waiting and planning, could all be thwarted by one man Imagine yourself as the Chaos Gods, grooming Horus to be your ultimate champion, setting in motion plans as old or even older than the Primarchs and finally having ultimate victory within your grasp: the Death of your Anathema. To finally rid yourself of your greatest enemy, the God Emperor of Mankind himself. Your Champion has him dead to rights; The Space Marine Legions? Split and weakened by Civil War. Terra? Finally bested after a brutal siege the likes of which mankind had never seen. The Primarchs? Corrupted or misled. The legendary Custodes? Too few to prevent the inevitable. The Astartes? Fallen, like their Gene-Fathers. The Emperor's own Angel? Beaten and bloodied, lying dead on the ground, massacred by Horus' power. All of Earth's Might could not stand between Horus and the Emperor. And then *he* steps in: A lowly mortal. A single man. Unmodified, armed with weapons that couldn't even scratch the mighty Warmaster of Chaos, clad in armour that couldn't even protect him from a flick of Horus' fingers. A simple Human. Worthless, useless, weak. And yet... he puts himself between the fallen son and his Father. And he commands Horus to not make a further step. He ORDERS a living Demigod of Chaos to halt. And you know what? This lowly Mortal made the Gods of Chaos FLINCH. Because he proved that, so long as there was one man left standing, as long as one brave warrior believed in Mankind's dream and courage, Chaos could never win. Ollianus might've died that day, but he sent the Chaos Gods a message that would haunt them until the End of Days: Humanity would not lose hope. And with hope, they would stand triumphantly amidst the stars. Because a single man stopped the End. Because a Pebble stopped a Landslide. Because the Courage of Humanity is undefeatable. So long as the last man stands, so long stands the Imperium

[@odettefahy4568]

*GIGACHAD THEME INTENSIFIES*

[@athingwhichexists]

I really hope that the writers of the horus heresy novels know that they need to make Ollanius pius a normal human. GW tends to really want to make everything Space marines, but this only works if its a normal human with no abilities or powers (an not a perpetual)

[@addisonwelsh]

@@athingwhichexistsHe wasn’t a normal person, he was a Perpetual named Ollanius Persson. Ollanius Pius is a myth created by the Imperium not knowing what actually happened on the Vengeful Spirit. There were no normal humans fighting with the Emperor aboard that ship.

[@athingwhichexists]

​@@addisonwelsh The lore of Ollanius has changed A LOT and has been extremely contradictory. ORIGINALLY he was just a normal human, then he was removed, then he was replaced with a space marine, then with a custodes, then with a perpetual, then with a space marine again. As of right now there are 4 canon version of ollanius all relatively new: Ollanius is a regular unspecial human (the most popular version) as seen from fantasy flight, Ollanius being a perpetual (the very controversial "new lore" written by Dan Abnett who likes super hero esque stuff, and doesn't care much for the guard), Loken the space Marine which seems to be what the Horus Heresy Novels are going to be going with, and a custodes which is the other contender the horus heresy series is attempting to use. Him being a perpetual is extremely new, and has been extremely controversial (only about 1/6th of the community is ok with it, the rest hate it) Point is this: Him being a perpetual is dumb, it doesn't work.. Same goes for the custodes and space marine variants. Giving him any special abilities or quarks like that takes away from his story and sacrifice. It goes from a single lowly human who managed to alter the course of history through his selflessness and actions, to just a normal super hero. All the meaning, theming, all of the weight and power behind the story is lost the second he is made more than just your average human. Its along the lines of comparing superman with steve. One is a hero who of course can save the world, we've all seen it before. Steve on the other hand, he has no powers, he works a job like everyone else, has a family like everyone else, is unremarkable in everyway, but a story of Steve sacrificing his life to save the world says a lot more than a story of another superman doing the same. Now then, as for your statement that there were no humans fighting with the emperor on the vengeful spirit: 1. at the moment the fact that the fight even happened on the vengeful spirit may not be kept as canon, the location of this fight has changed drastically over the years (the fight happening int he golden throne is still the one that makes the most sense), and it is still under subject to change until the book of the fight actually comes out (Thats right, the book of the Emperors confrontation with Horus hasn't been written yet, hence the request for a normal Ollanius Pius). 2. Even with the fight being on the vengeful spirit some books claim there were normal humans while others don't. 3. I think all of this has made it clear 40k lore is a hot contradictory mess with very little hard canon in its history. If you wish to interpret it the way you stated: congrats good for, I feel sad that you won't accept the far more meaningful variant that the rest of the community goes with, but thats good for you I guess.

[@kreimer1702]

Personally I like Ollanius being normal for the bad ass factor or a perpetual who was the last catholic. Adds to the irony that WH tends to do.

[@axcelmcaver4009]

A mortal man armed with nothing but a laser Rifle and balls of Pure Auremite, stood in front of the champion of the chaos Gods and spat in its face. Fucking Legend.

[@cazador7131]

And then exploded...

[@fumarc4501]

Not only elaborated, but outlined 3 point PowerPoint why Horus’ defeat was inevitable.

[@asingularkriegsman3316]

@@cazador7131 oh yeah. Completely and utterly evaporated.

[@Olanius_Pius666]

@@asingularkriegsman3316 What did you say about me?

[@asingularkriegsman3316]

@@Olanius_Pius666 oh, that Horus hit you with enough shovel grade force that all but your black hole dense balls were evaporated.

[@gustadood9166]

I was enjoying this song and was wondering what it referred to. Me: "Ah, song about a guardsman. Neat." Me: "Oh, this is during the Heresy. Cool." Me: "...it's "him". He that shielded the Emperor from the Arch-Traitor. ... His sacrifice..." Tears were shed.

[@captainvanghn]

Exact same dude.

[@vodean77]

When Stringstorm & Co are able to turn something epic into something more epic: "Oh good, guardsman go epic resistance" *Inside the Vengeful spirit's halls* "OH MY! YESSSSSSSSSSS!"

[@averyangrycrow4936]

Like that was one hell of a twist

[@jmachero5852]

It was foreshadowed by the thumbnail/video picture and the title ‘Harbinger’

[@aveimperator1748]

I knew before he mentioned the Vengeful spirit because I knew there was only 1 event about a Guardsman epic enough to be made into a song before other things like the Ork wars for Armageddon, the Drop Site Massacre, Fulgrim's duel with Ferrus Manus, the Flight of the Eisenstein, etc.

[@natecondy4125]

The most famous guardsmen the very first of their kind

[@Didierpelupessy]

Guardsmen are like ants to a Daemon Primarch. On the other hand, about a hundred people are killed by ants each year, so isn't that an intersting statistic, Horus?

[@josephstahl9119]

*In all fairness how many ants do you remember stepping on?*

[@astronomybrainiac]

A fellow Terrible Writing Advice fan, I see. I salute you, fellow man of culture!

[@Didierpelupessy]

@@astronomybrainiac was hoping someone would get the refference

[@lordfelidae4505]

@@astronomybrainiac link to the reference?

[@astronomybrainiac]

@@lordfelidae4505 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oquzkH-GqdOXsJI

[@zachf.7854]

Horus: "Die" The Emporer: "that was my favorite Guardsman... " Horus: "Why do i feel as though I've made a terrible mistake...?"

[@paulpriglinger4154]

When your son steps on the first guardsman you ever painted.

[@blueberry1vom1t]

I knew him for less than five minutes and yet he was my favorite.

[@arkanterian4663]

@@blueberry1vom1t Through the magic of Retconning, that one Guardsman was Big Emp's First Warmaster.

[@Captain_Bart_Peterson]

And the last Catholic

[@knightpal1545]

​@@arkanterian4663 the only acceptable retcon in Warhammer 🗿

[@banzeyegaming2234]

“Your lives are ours….give into your lust for power, for blood… *give in.”* The Guardsman was tempted. Before him and his comrades, the hordes gathered; fallen Space Marines, unspeakable horrors from the Warp, and their own people who turned towards the Dark Gods. But did they waver? Nay, they did not! For they knew that every Heretic and Traitor and horror they killed was one more person that could escape from their doomed planet. Was it hopeless? Perhaps. Would they die? Oh, most certainly. But in the Emperor’s Light, ones faith must not waver! It is at this moment the Guardsmen remembered the Guardsman’s Angel, Ollanius Pius; even when facing the Arch-Traitor himself, he did not waver. No, he stood his ground! And so, just like that one Imperial Army trooper held the line for his Emperor, so too did the Guardsmen hold the line. Just as they had done for 10,000 years. “Ave Imperator.”

[@inquisitorthomasdefinitely536]

AND THEY SHALL HOLD THAT LINE FOR TEN THOUSAND YEARS MORE THE GATE OF HELL BROKE AND WE SLAMMED THEM SHUT THE GRATE DEVOUR BAIRED DOWN ON THE GALAXY AND WE DROWNED IT IN OUR BLOOD THE LONG DEAD TERRORS OF THE GALAXY ROSE FROM THERE TOMBS AND BLASTED THEM FROM OUR PLANETS THIS GALAXY IS OURS!

[@ladywaffle2210]

It's rarely mentioned that Ollanius Pius *fucking died.* His corpse was hurled across the room, every bone broken, blood streaming from his body. But, in Death, he did his duty, for ten more did indeed take his place, and a hundred theirs. Truly, he was the harbinger.

[@kriegertechpriest7011]

The guardsmen does not live for glory... The guardsmen dies for duty... the guardsmen does not retreat with cowardice... the guardsmen charges with fury and courage.... the guardsmen does not lay down and submit.... The guardsmen dies standing.... Though we have cheap equipment and armour.... Poor leadership and plans... Flaws in our minds and bodies... Afear in all our hearts...Even us Kreigers.... We fight on wards... holding that one inch... for one more seconds... for one more life to slip away unscathed..... That on inch we gain... Closer to victory... closer to peace... closer to a nightmare to end... A prayer for hope and light... answered in the time of need... We the gaurdsmen of the imperium stand... qlone and together... with fist and lasguns... from chimeara to imperial titan... Stood firm against the imperium's foes... As we have 10 millennium.... And for 10 millennium more we shall continue to stand firm... for we fight for our Emperor... Our Machine god... Our Imperium.... Our home... Our land's... Our family's... Our lives.... And for them we shall never falter... We shall never break... For we are the Imperial Guard...The wall of guns... The empeors hammer... And for those that face us... Your doom.

[@Alexander59059]

He saw Horus standing over the corpse of a primarch, about to kill the emperor and his immediate reaction is “Oi fight me you fuckin bitch” The greatest mistake the enemies of man make is underestimating “mere” mortals.

[@hiddenbladestudios7248]

Quote from the great Ollanius, *Fuck it we ball*

[@theenderdestruction2362]

​@@hiddenbladestudios7248also another quote: COME HERE YA LITTLE SHIT

[@rogeryoung7562]

«What is the strongest weapon of mankind? The god-machines of the Adeptus Mechanicus? No! The Astartes Legions? No! The tank? The lasgun? The fist? Not at all! *Courage and courage alone stands above them all!* » -Lord Commander Solar Macharius

[@astronomybrainiac]

StringStorm, by the God Emperor do not give in to the Arch-Traitors at GW. Resist them with all your might, we beg of you. You are the only one left.

[@bloodangel19]

We still have all the good lore bois at least

[@astronomybrainiac]

@@bloodangel19 How long before they go after those too? They've said that there will be lore videos on WH+, so I bet those will be targeted next.

[@Sh-kl8gy]

Introducing WH Radio! Only GW sanctioned songs will be allowed relating to Warhammer 40,000. and Warhammer: Age of Sigmar may be created.

[@bloodangel19]

@@astronomybrainiac if they take majorkill ima pull a Rylanor on their hq

[@ivarbjornson533]

@@bloodangel19 In that case, try to minimise collateral damage.

[@the_emperor_of_mankind]

Ollanius should've been so scared of Horus that he wouldn't have been able to move, but as the old saying goes; "an astartes acts without fear, a guardsman acts without hesitation".

[@harrymee3ep724]

2:27 this funnier if you imagine this is what was actually said. Guardsman: “hold! My lord shall not taste your wrath! For I shall end your warpath!” Horus: “…are you singing?”

[@MefanJert]

Guardsmen: Fuck you, i want epic death down there, so dont interrupt me you asshole!

[@tasospantazopoulos8217]

Oh sire the news of your survival despite the execution of bruva alfabusa brings joy to me for the king may have fallen but his son can still claim the throne

[@thomascourtois1404]

Lord Alfabusa is very much like Ciaphas Cain, by imperial decree, he is never considered "dead".

[@tasospantazopoulos8217]

@@thomascourtois1404 well said

[@FirstNameLastName-fe2tu]

The fact that the song begins with the same melody as TTS. Stringstorm, you magnificent bastard. Thank you for doing the Fandom Justice, once again.

[@hideouspillow5724]

I’ve seen ‘TTS’ everywhere but still don’t know what it stands for

[@FirstNameLastName-fe2tu]

@@hideouspillow5724 If the Emperor had a Text to Speech decive, known as TTS as to shorten it. A fun parody show that was alot of people's introduction to 40k.

[@hideouspillow5724]

@@FirstNameLastName-fe2tu Not table top simulator then, gotcha. Thanks!

[@commissarkruber7205]

rip TTS

[@razorraptor2247]

Also has the same tune as Cadian XXth at the end

[@ladywaffle2210]

It is the eternal shame of the Custodes that no golden-suited warrior stood between the Arch-Traitor and the Master of Mankind. It is the greatest embarrassment of the Astartes that they could not prevent Horus from entering the Palace. It is the eternal pride of the Astra Militarum that, between the Emperor and His traitorous son, stood the last of the Solar Auxila, and the first of the Imperial Guard.

[@Matt-md5yt]

I rather have it be a Guardsman anyways, they need more love you know

[@sothasil7716]

The Custodes and Astartes are living weapons forged from and to mimic the form of man Guardsmen are but Human The Primarchs are superhuman and that is why they fell, because the Emperor didn't see them as a superior form of humans but as living wepons akin to the Astartes and Custodes

[@hallowedbeyourdays]

I do reckon it was fitting that an Astarte Terminator and a Custodes threw themselves in the way like the Army Soldier who had his wits about him to do it first. Horus fired three shots!

[@DatSamThen]

To be fair, all of those mentioned that were close enough were probably fucking dead by then

[@germanmandalorian3514]

This... This is so far one of the best Warhammer Comments I ever read. You deserve a big Like, Battle Brother.

[@axellenhart7890]

Ollanius one of the first imperial saints WILL BE REMEMBER AS THE EMPEROR FINNEST WARRIOR

[@twojstarypijany3182]

He is remembered as th one who held the line. He is remembered as the one mere human standing before a demi god and not wavering. He is living rent free in every space marine head as the one who in his bravery matched ore even surpassed them. Ave imperator

[@vascor3015]

I'm just going to guess that you just forgot/didn't know that Euphrati Keeler was a person. You got the heart but the facts are a bit off.

[@GeneralPenemonto]

@@vascor3015 Is EK the first imperial saint? What I mean is, who reached a widespread-saint-status in the Imperium? I know some people were regarding EK as a saint far before the Siege of Terra, but what about widespread recognition? Or even, "official bookkeeping" of the priests?

[@Blood.Angel.]

Was it a primarch? No. Was it a castodes? No. A space marine? No. It was a man, a lonely guardsman that stood against the Archtraitor a daemon of war was challenged by Ollanius Pious the first of the Imperial Guard. No super solider or demi god of war but a mere man stood and held against a force he could not have hoped to survive. He served the Imperium He protected the Emperor HE HELD THE LINE! AVE IMPERATOR!

[@tyberostheredwake6153]

*AVE IMPERATOR*

[@natecondy6193]

@@tyberostheredwake6153 WE WILL HOLD THE LINE UNTIL DEATH WE STAND

[@natecondy6193]

@@tyberostheredwake6153 ollanius pious has balls bigger then terra itself

[@tyberostheredwake6153]

@@natecondy6193 *The entire galaxy gravitates around those massive spheres of pure auramite*

[@natecondy6193]

@@tyberostheredwake6153 I have a funny thing to tell u so calgar is really getting annoyed by sicirius so he technically teaches him a new Cqc fighting tactic and then PUNCHES HIM WITH THE FORCE OF THE SUN

[@bornonthebattlefront4883]

Ollanius Pius was sick, his heart in his stomach and the blood of his friends, his brothers in arms, his long lost hero’s covered his coat, yet he pushed on, marines and soldiers fought behind him, he could only push forward. The horrors he has thus seen, and yet to see, flickering in his thoughts, he could only push forward. There in front of him, slain guards of the emperor, and fallen blood angels, the way their corpses were disfigured and torn to shreds, he could only push forward. He pauses for a moment, hearing clashing in front of him, he checks his las-gun, only a tiny charge left, and not a single extra power pack… he curses and the clashing stops in front of him, he can only push forward. He bursts into the room, bodies of every kind strewn across this once beautiful room, corrupted by its leader… he sees the rooms owner, Horus…. in a flash, he notices the corpse of the angel, the battle master standing over his Emperor, He Can Only Push Forward. Without a thought, not a single fraction of hesitation, his feet moving and his voice vibrating without him telling them to… He screams louder then he thought possible, all this anger, all this hate for what he’s seen, that knot in his stomach and that weight on his chest, it’s just all undone. He Pushes Forward “TRAITOR!” He says His breath like fire, his eyes burning like Sol itself, his heart has turned into solid ceramite. “Face me coward!” The Emperor, in his weakened state, notices the Soldier for the first time… Horus, who knew he was there since the moment he heard him fiddling with his toy in the hallway, scoffed “You wish to die for your emperor?” Pius, his faith, the last of its kind, fully invigorating him, he looked upon the war master, whom stood 10 feet over him, his armor and weapons so large he could be killed in an instant, the aura of taint and sin surrounding him, yet he still looked him dead into the eyes as he spat, lasgun firmly in hand! “Where I fall, ten more shall take my place! And one hundred each of them! So strike me down! I am the harbinger!” At that moment, the War-master twisted, his small amusement turned annoyance, and like a bug that is too close to one’s food, Horus struck at the soldier, as if to swat him away… Pius, the normal, average, loyal soldier, crumbled where he stood, a single line showed where Horus had struck him… Horus turned back to his father, happy with himself because of his own power, gloating in his own mind, looked down and saw something that very quickly soured his mood… The emperor, staring, not at the Angel, not at Horus, not even noticing the other marines or soldiers or the Custodes trying to reach him, nor the ones on the ground slain No He looked in amazement of this single human, this one man who stood up to great evil, who looked into oblivion, and didn’t blink He rose, to both the Emperor and Horus’ shock, his gaze finally rested back to Horus… The light, the sadness and compassion, the hesitation, in that moment, died inside the Emperor His pity for this creature before him was ceased, his eyes burned like stars going super nova, his whole body shook like his very being couldn’t contain the energy he was producing, steam and smoke from the pure concentration filled the area, he rose to fight, and instead of trying to wound, he was going to kill. Horus, previously proud and confident in his victory, quickly realized… he had lost, he had made a mistake, and there was no going back… he was dead before he could even utter a single word… That, was the story of the man Ollanius Pius, the one they call… The Harbringer!

[@Анафем]

А откуда это? Это цитата? Или твои мысли?

[@Historyfrek4ever]

I for one needed this. You have made us all into Harbingers.

[@headcrabo..2301]

@@DelightfulTyrant have a heart my dude, these are dark times . . .

[@drmadrid1]

We need to hold the line.

[@Theherooftime61702]

Let the planet fall before we do

[@seasons1745]

@@DelightfulTyrant >is named and has a pfp of a overused 40k meme

[@dragonhound3706]

This guardsmen had serious balls to take on Horus and everything else and not fall into despair. Many would break and route at this situation yet those loyal soldiers stood tall and fought to the death not giving up no matter how bleak their situation it is truly inspiring to see these brave men and women fight so hard and with such ferocity to humble even the gods. They're a credit to their oaths and duties.

[@Aceshot-uu7yx]

The chaos gods felt fear of only one thing the anathema. A being so power dull it could rival the chaos gods at their weakest which was still an impressive feet. They learned to fear another man a mam of faith, grit, and mortality who stood their lamb down and HELD THE LINE.

[@phantomwraith1984]

This.... This song speaks to me. Speaks to most of us I'm sure after what happened today. Scattered yet unbroken, maybe content creators and us fans should ban together to make our own tabletop with in depth lore just as a massive middle finger to GW. Vulkan: "Ever heard of *BATTLEMACE 42 MILLION?"*

[@twojstarypijany3182]

Dis iz da wai, ya gitz

[@gemattack1442]

FOR THE WEEEEEEEGH

[@Augusto3506]

We should just take old Warhammer lore, its not like Games workshop is going to do something worth with it anyway...

[@WorldArchivist]

Sign me up!

[@deadlymouse6722]

@@gemattack1442 The blueskinned erks are upon us now!

[@Judge_of_Anubis05]

Harbinger Meaning 1- One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner to those who come after. Meaning 2- One who secures a place for another; specifically an military officer or royalty. In all ways and purpose Ollanius Pius is *The Harbinger*

[@jubisvaldo5450]

The only reason the Empire and humanity still stand is because of a certain massive pair of balls who stood in the way of Horus, never forget humanity's balls o7

[@jubisvaldo5450]

Ollanius Pious was not a mere hero *He was a man*

[@samfire3067]

With BIG balls

[@watcherofmemelords7967]

Ollanius Pious was not a man, he was a message and it read thusly. "Though you may be stronger than us, smarter than us, faster than us, there is one thing that we have with you can never replace. That which you gave up for your powers. We have courage, for even as you strike us down a million other sons and daughter shall rise to take our place. In short, we are legion, we are many and no matter the outcome of this moment, we will be ready."

[@johnaxios6335]

“When I fall, ten more shall take my place! And one hundred each of them! So strike me down! I AM THE HARBINGER! -Ollanius Pius, Saint of the Imperial Guard. The one who Held The Line.

[@PsychShrew]

My boi Ollanius "big balls" Pius looked at a giant monster empowered by evil gods and really went "STOP! You violated the law. Pay the court a fine or serve your sentence." "Then pay with your blood!"

[@olympusgolemoflight7198]

When the end times come, and all hope is lost, the LotD will spill forth to help stem the tide of choas. They will not be led by Rylanor, nor will they be led by Sanguinius. No, they will be led by Ollanius Pius, for he is the harbinger.

[@wolf2965]

Ollanius fought longer than any other human, including the Emperor himself. Let him rest.

[@thetau4866]

@@wolf2965 he will come back when he is once again needed. He sees no need to return, and so he does not.

[@theoverpreparerlamenters3r436]

Will Sanguinius at least be there?

[@olympusgolemoflight7198]

@@theoverpreparerlamenters3r436 But of course. Someone has to be in command of the Legion.

[@theenderdestruction2362]

​@@auugh43546 I NEED HELP THE DAMN THINGS ARE EVERYWHERE AND IM PRETTY SURE ONE OF THEM IS STUCK IN A STATUE THAT CADIA HAD TO HIM AND ITS CURRENTLY FLYING AROUND THE WARP SCARING THE GODS

[@C0ldD1rective]

The lyrics hit different seeing what's going on between GW and their Fans.

[@terbin4487]

I just told my friend about this - replace the Horus with GW, the guard with the content creators, and the emperor with the fan base.

[@C0ldD1rective]

@@terbin4487 I'd say the Guardsmen would be the fans and the Emperor the Content Creators but I completely agree.

[@KheptlaxaXonu]

The IP itself is the Emperor, the fans are the guard, the fan creators are the Primarchs, and GW is Horus/the Ruinous Powers

[@sothasil7716]

@@KheptlaxaXonu those who have given in and sold their soul to the ruinous powers (GW) to be part of warhammer+ instead of dying with dignity as Horus could have on Davin by deleting their content to deny it to GW are the traitor primarchs The Imperium is the IP who the ruinous powers hate and wish corrupt and/or destroy The Emperor is Bruva Alfabusa, the largest fan creator, who is now on the golden throne (hiatus) indefinitely until a solution can possibly be devised

[@asonofhoruslegionary]

@@sothasil7716 that would make Stringstorm comparable to Guiliman as the last loyal primarchs standing. I’m completely behind this!

[@simplewrites]

Me the first time listening to this: "Damn this song is pretty good." Me the second time:"Wow, ok! This song is amazing!" Me the tenth time: "HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD! MY LORD SHALL NOT TASTE YOUR WRATH! FOR I SHALL END I YOUR WARPATH! RAISE YOUR MAUL FALLEN ONE AND FIIIIGHT! I'LL NOT MOVE AND HOLD THE LIIIIINE! STRIKE ME DOWN ETERNITY I EMBRAAAAAACE! FOR TENS AND HUNDREDS MORE SHALL TAKE MY PLAAAAACE! THOUGH THE WRATH OF GODS I'LL INCUUUUUUUR! I FEAR NOT FOR I'M THE HARBINGEEEEER!"

[@UncleAsmos2005]

In light of the last bombshells GW is dropping on the content creators of the Fandom, this is a bittersweet song, but we all know that this move is going to make people angry, or straight up makes them leave 40k as a whole, in search of more fan friendly IPs.

[@kemvaros5031]

The Guardsmen are actually the true heroes of this setting. It was that realization that made the Emperor obliterate Horus. The realization that it wasnt his genetically enhanced supersoldiers, his warp infused demigod sons or even himself the greatest warriors of Mankind. It was the GUARDSMEN, the regular men and women that have the balls to stand up even against literal Gods. This made the Emperor smile. He didn't need to improve Mankind, for we were already great.

[@jakubgrzybek6181]

_Then mankind proceeds to fall into superstition and destroy itself and Emperors legacy_

[@_d--]

Then gw proceeds to turn that guardsman into a perpetual and ruins its beauty And also made him older than the Emperor too

[@GeneralPenemonto]

@@_d-- Nah, GW did right by that. Olannius Pius is a perpetual, a common soldier, who fought in every battlefield of humanity, and probably died in most. He is THE common man, THE common soldier. It just makes the image even stronger.

[@DheeradjS]

The Emperor's goal, untill the day he was put on the Throne, was to one day become unnececary, that Humanity might go on without the guiding hand of him and the other Perpetuals.

[@_d--]

@@GeneralPenemonto Not so common when he led his armies with those of the Emperor to eradicate the Enuncia's tower the Cognitae were trying to build during Terra's oldest times..... And at that time he spat on the Emperor face too going against his words (oh i forgot he litteraly stabbed him with a dagger too).... His sacrifice changed from a selfless act by a regular man to a "meh i can't die anyway so big E you own me a drink later like old times". It was no more a sacrifice by a powerless loyal subject showing the real strenght of humanity, but a bro-moment between two friends..... (And that Cabal thing..... Don't get me started....)

[@Darkstar1484]

"We may not win, we may not be able to harm them. But we will hold the line."

[@unclesam1756]

I get what StringStorm is saying about this not being a statement about recent events - it's clearly about the siege of Terra from a guardsman's perspective - but the fact that so many people see the parallels with GW's treatment of its fans speaks volumes.

[@KaBar41]

Not just any soldier (They weren't the Guard yet, that came after the Heresy), but Ollanius Pius. The mortal who fought his way through the halls of the Vengeful Spirit after a freak accident teleported him there alone and then stood between Horus' blade and the Emperor. His death bought the Emperor enough time to strike Horus down and end the Heresy.

[@quinnhasse9170]

@@KaBar41well, end horus i think the heresy he created will never end

[@theinquisitionsparrot6749]

This song makes me feel like I will survive 2021.

[@EvilOverlord1662]

POV: You stand against the dark gods of Games Workshop as they try to kill everything you love.

[@banebeard]

Commissar Nofucks of the 95th Krieg regiment, "The Managers", reporting. Have successfully integrated this masterpiece into my regiments' training mix. Casualties are up 75%, we've conquered 9 planets without support and dug nearly 10,000 kilometers of trenches. Morale couldn't be higher and the Karens.... I mean "heretics" are truly terrified at our devotion to following this mans' herculean example. Ave Imperator!!!!!!

[@monsterhiddenfromthesun210]

Commissar of the 58th Cadian Remnant Regiment "Bigdic" reporting. Got this into my men's Training Routine Mix. We have improved our Lasgun Performance by 500%, making them better than Bolters and those Eldar Laser Weapons. We've taken 7 Worlds with only our regiment and have earned Catachan Knives out of respect due to me and a few other Boys Bringing down a Hive Tyrant without a Baneblade. We're heading towards the Eye of Terror with this Song behind us and aiming to kick Abbadon in the Balls.

[@sintyscape]

Aaaa I'm so glad that I could finally work with you! The singers were absolutely perfect!

[@brandondemers1769]

Everyone knows this is about Ollanius Pius but this hits so close to what GW did to it's fans and TTS it's uncanny. Whatever happens in the future we wish only the best for you Stringstorm and all those who participated in this channels great works.

[@sosocorny9877]

Lol except the Alfa thing is clearly him wanting out, he is literally the only Warhammer content maker who has never been touched in over a decade, they won’t sue him, at worse a C&D. The dude just had a kid and is burnt out on shitting out warhammer content for ten years.

[@phantomwraith1984]

@@sosocorny9877 not really burnt out on making Warhammer content, he just feels like he has no job security anymore with how GW is targeting fan animations. Couple that with how people abuse KZbin's copyright policy and he could have his entire channel nuked overnight and he won't be able to get it back. He said in his video that if he had some kind of certainty that GW will let him work in peace and won't make him remove his channel, then he'll come back

[@sosocorny9877]

@@phantomwraith1984 he hasn’t been targeted for ten years with the exact same policy. He’s fine

[@pilky_boooi]

@@sosocorny9877 but how is "he hasn’t been targeted for ten years with the exact same policy. He’s fine" gonna confirm the stability of his income? yeah there is no way to be sure

[@sosocorny9877]

@@pilky_boooi there’s a lot of way to be sure, don’t base your several thousand dollars IP on something you have never owned for one, regardless he wasn’t even contacted and If they didn’t actively go after him right now I absolutely doubt they’ll do it later

[@oreo-postraphe]

GUARDSMEN, RAGE WITH ALL YOUR HEART! FOR OLLANIOUS, FOR THE EMPEROR, AVE IMPERATOR IN EXCELSUS TERRA!!!!!!

[@green_creeper288]

It feels almost fitting that what might be Stringstorm's last Warhammer song is about a lone guardsmen standing up to a demigod that betrayed him and everyone he knew. Edit: did not expect to start a small war in the comments. (Thx for the likes tho)

[@comradecommissar8223]

It's the Horus Heracy if I'm correct. The Siege of Holy Terra. The traitor is Warmaster Horace Luprical himself. And his liege the God emperor himself.

[@jamescawl6904]

@@comradecommissar8223 GW is Horus and stringstorm is Ollie P.

[@sosocorny9877]

“Idk im assuming here” summarizes perfectly how dumb the fanbases reaction to the reiterated policy and GWs choices themselves. Two idiots lol

[@jamescawl6904]

@@sosocorny9877 gw is killing fair use protected content that many people are enjoying. Why is it dumb to be angry about gw's actions to strangle all fan made animations?

[@QuestionableAdviser_]

@@jamescawl6904 outdated copyright policy is what they are using against the fans.

[@quox3987]

When the “Look out sir!” roll is successful

[@THExRISER]

This song couldn't have been more perfectly timed, GW has made a million Harbingers with their recent decisions.

[@voiddragon903]

You couldn’t have timed the release of this better, SQUAD MORALE RESTORED!

[@theenderdestruction2362]

I like the image that even the litter ctan respect Ollanius

[@justshane9027]

Ironic, though definitely not the intent, that almost every line of this song could be interpreted as the fandom versus GW

[@fenorlex1126]

Well, GW's becoming Horus. And there's a lot of the Imperial Guard as fans.

[@Aniyah-CHG]

@@fenorlex1126 We can only hope a Great Scouring will happen.

[@pokejust7045]

Alright, some1 pls find our version of Macharius and we are good.

[@catowarmeowson9964]

So in the end, GW really was the arch-traitor

[@minyu613]

Download each and every video, as shall I. Let gw come when they strike we shall reupload and then ten for each strike from there. Hydra dominutus.

[@aidengaming5999]

@@minyu613 Hydra Dominatus

[@tefras14]

Chaos is growing stronger these days as GW is trying to kill us

[@Finalhellmaster]

Do NOT compare us with those fuckers. Even I have standards

[@Noxims47314]

@@Finalhellmaster Agreed, Chaos is ever to be blamed but i can assure you this is very much from outside our galaxy much like those accursed Tyranids.

[@minyu613]

@@Noxims47314 Tyranids are not evil, they merely eat to survive. This, this is evil. Evil on a level never seen.

[@sirdickkickerthefirst9611]

Listen, I’m pretty sure even EREBUS is disgusted GW.

[@chupakabra1999]

The fact that this song comes out to us in the most desperate times of GW axing all we love... *morale has been raised, righteous wrath gained. Let them come.*

[@michalsoukup1021]

*sharpens a field shovel with religious intent* Bring me the Heretics!

[@josipbroztito1365]

I just realized that this song is about Ollanius Pius, a guardsman who went onboard The Vengeful Spirit æduring the Horus Heresy. Here he saw Lupercal stand above the broken Emperor, as well as the body of Sanguinius. As lupercal was about to kill the Emperor, Ol' Pius jumped in between sacrificing himself. The highest order of the the Imperium is named after him. A great piece of music, which is great at giving an idea of what Pius thought when he saw the Emperor.

[@ButFirstHeLitItOnFire]

Wait, this gives me an idea: Games Workshop specifically forbade “Fan _Animations”,_ but what about fan _Audio?_ Like Music and Voxcasts? Those should still fly under the radar, correct?

[@countshrubula5997]

You clever bastard you. This could be the answer! Or not. Hopefully yes.

[@DM-mi4je]

No mercy from the execs from far up is what will happen.

[@ButFirstHeLitItOnFire]

@@DM-mi4je Over _what_ exactly? Nothing’s “animated” or “monetized”. Hell, it could just be a TTS Voxcast set to the background of a Starcraft marine fornite dancing with the title saying *NOT A WARHAMMER 40K ANIMATION* and legally that _should_ skirt by, at least under current GW IP regulations, RAW.

[@ButFirstHeLitItOnFire]

@@DM-mi4je Actually, you wanna know something I find pretty confusing about this? So the developers of the game _Stellaris_ hired and paid Alfa to produce a _Stellaris_ special. All the characters there were basically ported over from the usual TTS, but the only connections to 40k are the assumption that it’s everyone playing the actual Stellaris game from their own universe. My point is that, _If Alfa’s channel, god forbid, gets taken down, Wouldn’t the Stellaris developers be within their rights to press on with legal action, considering a property of their own, that they personally approved and financed, has been directly attacked/affected by GW as collateral damage?_

[@sleepyfenix656]

GW's purge is one that only affects content that overlaps with the "Official Stuff", so music should be safe untill GW starts composing and gathering musicians to undo this part of the community. For now, these people are our last line of defense, these brave men and women of the Fandom fighting the ruinous powers of Corrupt Capitalism.

[@thomascourtois1404]

Great hymn for the imperium of Man, fear not denizens, Lord Alfabusa is very much like commissar Ciaphas Cain, by imperial decree, he is never considered "dead". He'll return...

[@sirflapfla97]

He has returned, hope is still here. I find it funny that he barely changed the characters yet it still works real well.

[@eotwkdp]

Yay something to cheer me up other than the tts news

[@liamc.h.2691]

I feel that.

[@t-wolf8502]

Took me some time to figure out what this song was about while listening to it. When it clicked though. Damn this song is epic and fitting for the greatest moment of humanity fuck yeah in all of 40k.

[@jubisvaldo5450]

A more suitable moment for this song could not be, GW may strike us down but were one stands ten more shall take his place, and a hundred for each of them, we shall never be broken, brothers

[@DM-mi4je]

For every Warhammer fan creator that falls ten more shall take their place. In other communities!

[@mathware11]

I don’t know how u do it but everytime i hear your stuff the 1st time is meh but it somehow gets better with time by the 5th time it’s already on repeat and I’m determined to hear this song for the next week

[@Myname-cb9ru]

First rule of music theory: repetition is king.

[@QuestionableAdviser_]

Its the Stringstorm effect my friend

[@jgkitarel]

That's the thing with StringStorm's works. The first time, they're good but not overly impressive. But they are catchy and you listen to them again. And you start hearing more and more that was put in and you can feel the raw emotions that were put into the music. As if he is able to channel the characters he is singing about, allowing them to be the ones to bring out their souls and sing out their lyrics.

[@utubrGaming]

The last stand of the Old Person, the first Warmaster, the last Catheric, who stood at the beginning of mankind's civilisation, seen its rise and fall, and even with all he witnessed and experienced, sacrificed himself knowing that he would be undone by the only thing that could unmake him.

[@KnightspaceORG]

We don't even know if his soul was destroyed, nothing even points at that. As written, he was just turned into a red mist, so he could still turn back. I kinda hate it, I much preferred the zeigest version of Pious, who didn't die to Angron

[@linus8380]

Ollanius Pius is why I believe the imperial guard is the specific faction to win the war in the grim darkness of the far future

[@RoulicisThe]

"And like the first among them did in our darkest hour, they hold the line They have held the line for ten thousand years"

[@Prophetofthe8thLegion]

I am just a simple guardsmen. A small cog in the machine. Yet if all those other little cogs play there part we will grind the enemies of man into dust...

[@captainvalourous6668]

"RAISE YOUR MAUL, FALLEN ONE, AND FIGHT!" To be honest I kinda interpret this in 2 things. 1. Obviously, Ollanius the Guardsman challenging the Fallen Warmaster Horus in a duel to protect the God Emperor. 2. Ollanius convincing the God Emperor, who at this moment is now weakened and beaten to the pulp by Horus so bad, to stand up and keep on fighting.

[@phantomwraith1984]

But a Maul is a giant Mace, which Horus had. Emperor used a flaming great sword

[@captainvalourous6668]

@@phantomwraith1984 Maul also means a person's/animal's wound and in this story Big E has been battered so hard on his duel with Horus.

[@blebbb4728]

I also like to think that Horus was shocked and he had to say that

[@TheAKgunner]

⁠@@blebbb4728Can you blame him? It’s the equivalent of an ant walking up to you and shouting “FIGHT ME, YOU GIANT BASTARD!!”

[@xXFuzzeeXx]

Fun fan-canon idea. The entire Horus Heresy, instead of actual battle, was conducted with musical metal-opera battles. Emperor gets struck down and lies there, unable to resist Horus's chaotically infused shredding. And a lone guardsman runs up, picks up the Emperor's guitar and fucking *shreds*. Cue 2:24 and onward.

[@Goldcat1850]

I love this, 100% canon

[@fernandobraga8455]

And then Dorn (Or Maybe another Primarch, Astartes, or even the Emperor) sings Death of Horus.

[@Klepto2322]

Don't know what you mean fan canon, this is how it happened... according to Emperor's Children Noise Marines, anyway.

[@Alexander59059]

Admittedly I'm immensely biased towards the Harbinger, but I say this is by far your best song. And this is probably the most fitting time for this song to come out.

[@bowenorcutt78]

"You... are an utterly small and insignifcant insect." "I only disagree with the second part of that."

[@tyjytjafdf689]

I can never understand Cpl. Corgi's voice. It always sounds rough on the first listening, but the more you pay attention, the better it gets and his chorus' are so empowering. I wouldn't hesitate to say that of the regular roster, he nails the feeling behind the character singing uniquely well. Obviously the writing is stellar, but in this, Months of Shame, Vilified and Lamenters he really manages to bring character to the words. The music gives these songs the oomph they need, the lyrics make them interesting and infinitely repeatable, but the singing makes them a story and an experience.

[@tyjytjafdf689]

And of course, Rylanor's Last Stand is a masterpiece in a league of its own and i can't pretend to know what's going on there.

[@LordyT34]

Most clutch "Look out sir!" in Warhammer history

[@scruffles3838]

*fearful waiting as unsure if GW will put the hammer down on this too*

[@C0ldD1rective]

In the words of the Harbinger, *"HOLD"*

[@minyu613]

Download each and every video, as shall I. Let gw come when they strike we shall reupload and then ten for each strike from there. For every one that falls another 10 shall take their place and for every 10 that fall a thousand shall retaliate.

[@xboxseriesxoverlord]

This song is the story of TTS fans happily sacrificing themselves defending Alfabusa from GW.

[@rukardio9491]

Thank you Stringstorm this was a nice reprieve from the sadness of TTS’s hiatus

[@sirflapfla97]

There has been more slack given recently it seems. But alfa has returned with copy and paste characters that works so good even in a totally different setting.

[@motivationenjoyer9830]

Ollanius stood there because he couldn't move under the weight of his giant balls

[@malcho1234]

"As the hordes draw near I will know no fear Outnumbered and outgunned - We shall remain until the day is won! As insects they may see us But we will fight as one On this day, we're Godkillers - We shall see their plan undone! I've sang these verses so many times while playing games. It's just so fitting for so many situations, it's so epic! I've roleplayed as a Chaplain in EC, I've rallied troops in some other games, but these verses are more perfect than anything I've ever even dreamt about!

[@xXFuzzeeXx]

GW tries to extinguish the last parts of the fandom The Fandom: *H O L D !*

[@longwlenguyen4214]

"Do not remember heroes. Do not speak their names. Remember my words, but do not speak my name. I have a vision of a Galaxy overrun by mankind from Core to rim. Of four hundred billion stars each enslaved to the rhythms of Earth’s day, Earth’s year. I have a vision of a trillion planets pulsing to the beat of a human heart. And I have a vision of a child. Who will grow up knowing neither family nor comfort. Who will not be distracted by the illusion of a long life. Who will know nothing but honor and duty. Who will die joyously for the sake of mankind. That is a hero. And I will never know her name. Always remember: a brief life burns brightly." Hama Druz from Xeelee Sequence

[@whiteeye9584]

That s is reterded

[@longwlenguyen4214]

@@whiteeye9584 Welcome to Xeelee Sequence most humanity in this setting are more retarded and nihilistic than all of 40k.

[@whiteeye9584]

@@longwlenguyen4214 differences between the warhammer 40000 and Xeelee is that first respect heroism and second does not

[@longwlenguyen4214]

@@whiteeye9584 Humorously, Stephen Baxter the author of Xeelee Sequence one time was asked to write a Warhammer 40k novel but he refuses because he doesn't want to write a totalitarian story where the tyrannical government force their people to fight war, but rather the populace supported the tyrannical government war efforts in a twisted way.

[@whiteeye9584]

@@longwlenguyen4214 people of 40k fight not because they are forced but because they want to

[@gutsusama2671]

I can't imagine how proud the emperor must have felt seeing this, and sad that a normal one was a far greater being that his own fav son.

[@loltwest9423]

Me: "Huh, well, looks like I haven't checked this one out yet. Guess I may as well." *5 rewatches later* "HOLD! MY LORDS SHAL NOT TASTE YOUR WRATH! FOR I SHALL END YOUR WARPATH!"

[@seelcudoom1]

my headcanon for the confusion of the various version of Ollanius, is that he WAS just a guy, but a perpetual and several custodes started calling themselves that so his name could live forever thus creating the confusion

[@acedeci4560]

What do you think of the real events that took place in end and the death part 3?

[@firefker]

@@acedeci4560 Something like this is always better as a mysterious legend than some author's narrative.

[@noneedtoknow07]

For all the the augmentations of the Space Marines and Custodes, they could not engineer balls big enough to compete with this man.

[@InquisitorThomas]

So what’s your plan moving forward with TTS going on indefinite hiatus Stringstorm?

[@sirius6738]

I think he will shift toward "totally not wharammer" songs, where the reference to 40k is obvious, while avoiding any direct allusions

[@funnyswangoosething5088]

He did made a community post about if there’s any Battletech musicians out there soooooo.

[@ghostfear2011]

He asked if there were any Battletech musicians out there.

[@williambowes4150]

That is a really good question @inquisitor thomas

[@Cadiangrunt99]

@@funnyswangoosething5088 There is so much material for Battletech to do songs. Tales of so many people in that setting.... just thinking of him doing a song about the Grey Death Leagion or Archier Christpash(sp) makes me excited.

[@calebjones3636]

One day I’d love to see an animation set to this

[@danthespaceman9747]

Hmm... Well god gave me Hands for a Reason

[@C0ldD1rective]

​@@danthespaceman9747 We will watch your career with great interest.

[@CptMacTavish-sg7hj]

I'm a simple man. I see Stringstorm notification, I click. And I never am disappointed

[@motihill2844]

The music in the background is the same music at the end of every TTS episode. Now I am double sad.

[@gumball6445]

Oooh pooh ooh good gos

[@jubisvaldo5450]

Loyalist Guard till the end Epic song as always :)

[@Kareszkoma]

The last words of Ollanius Pius defined what the Imperial Guard would become. "I'll not move and hold the line." his words like prophecy "Eternity I'll embrace" .. "For tens and hundreds will take my place." The will of mankind engraved in it's soldiers for 10 millennia they held the line.

[@Dillpickle1997]

Ollanius was the biggest badass in 40k. I'm so glad his story didn't go untold by Stringstorm.