Imperial Guard: Catachan Jungle Fighters - Lore & History | Warhammer 40,000

[@yokgor4675]

They are created from the geneseed of an Ancient Terran Warrior in the 2nd millennium called ‘John Rambo’

[@stalinsoulz7872]

He's lost Primarch confirmed

[@CharlesUrban]

"I see that you dealt with the reported Daemonic incursion." "Oh, yeah, that thing. That was a great time. We had fun. The jungle had fun. Sly Marbo showed up and yelled a lot. The heretics all died. It was even better than the time that Flayer Bug bit Jenkins in half and he still beat the thing to death with its own mandibles." "I think you might be embellishing that last part." "Okay, okay, it bit off just both his legs. Anyway, milord, we're all set. If you need anything to not exist anymore, we'll be right here."

[@paulwilliamgoyeneche6494]

Best comment here!!! 😂 🤣

[@beamerball666]

Strakken would proably show up and yell a lot, Marbo would just silently cut his way through a squad of Berzerkers

[@Meartmans86]

''So grab a Protein shake'.. *Awkward stare to the protein shake I am holding... Well ok then. Enlist me in to active duty I guess

[@italianspartacus]

WELCOME ABOARD BROTHER

[@tulipalll]

RAISE IRON FOR THE IRON GOD!!!

[@MortalCosta]

REPS FOR THE EMPEROR

[@samuelrodriguez9801]

@Steve Campbell What about Khaine?

[@samuelrodriguez9801]

Steve Campbell But he’s older than Khorne. Wouldn’t he be the old man?

[@whiskeyjack9646]

0:02 : "Today is a tale of bristling biceps and nine-pack abs!" When is it ever not on this channel?

[@DelightfulTyrant]

Listen, I'm gonna need more Sly Marbo. You don't understand. We need this.

[@hussarzwei6223]

He looked into the Eye of Terror, it looked away.

[@bladestormviking]

the only mortal Khorne himself is scared of.

[@adelahogarth2761]

Flak armour wears Sly Marbo for protection.

[@Agerholm2650]

They really get to show their worth in the book Pandorax. Holding off the black legion until reinforcements arrive, simply due to their badass jungle fighting

[@negativezero8174]

I love how they are the only guys with American accents in the imperium

[@happyhammer1]

Well I would hope so as they are based on vietnam era special forces. I agree, it's awesome.

[@alanreynolds7938]

That's because the Imperial guard are largely based on the United Kingdom armed forces it make sense because games workshop and warhammer originally is British but they based the cats on Vietnam some have American accents some don't

[@negativezero8174]

@@alanreynolds7938 lmao you mean *Cadians* are based on UK armed forces

[@schopenhauerassplower4223]

Negative Zero Yeah the Guard are not based on the uk armed forces at all really. I guess maybe some of the more pomp and ceremony aspects but that’s it.

[@arlogleich6174]

​@@negativezero8174 Yea, no way. If you *actually* look at records and interviews with Games Workshop concept artists, you'll find that they repeatedly credit UK military forces as their inspirations for a majority of the Imperial Guard regiments.

[@alecadanglao8386]

A secret war exist between Italian and Leutin to upload the most IG Regiment video, MOOOAAAARRRRR

[@andarara-c1p]

Whoever gets out, the audience wins!

[@HollowDubz]

Arch warhammer has a few out aswell.

[@advancedcorianderbeing4673]

Chaos: imma gonna ruin your planet. Catachans: is it a promise? or a challenge.

[@ganonstonebreaker4231]

Catachan (Planet): *laughs*

[@advancedcorianderbeing4673]

Catachan Barking Toad: hahahahahaha (takes a Emperor approved cigar hit)

[@MutantGoblinCaravan]

Ok, I love Catachans too, but enough badass heroes, let's hear about the most haggard, thieving, drug addicted scumbags - the Savlar Chem Dogs.

[@samuelrodriguez9801]

Savlar Chem Dogs: "I need this more than you!"

[@clemo85]

Space marines are my No1 boys but I love the Catachans. I just wish GW would update their minis to be as awesome as they deserve.

[@messageinthebottle1673]

Your wish has been granted cause the recently edition shows some new catachan models.

[@FrozenLord66]

Catachan jungle fighters remindes me of vietnam soldiers in space

[@Madjo-qj2ge]

More like Reverse US soldier on Vietnam

[@qTHEGAMERp]

@@Madjo-qj2ge Except these guys managed to adapt

[@areohdee4562]

@@qTHEGAMERp that's why they are called REVERSE

[@stalinsoulz7872]

@@qTHEGAMERp space SOG?.....Aka nam-era Green Berets

[@HistoryNerd8765]

I believe that was the original concept. 70s era us soldiers in space.

[@genma986]

Contest to deadlift dead chaos space marines, don't think it can get more bad ass than that.

[@blakecheboygan]

Knocking this series out of the park my dude.

[@Amatsaru29]

This made me rewatch the original predator

[@samrominski2290]

Same here

[@ordersmilitant5998]

Catachan's are a bunch of filthy, undisciplined, savage's. Still, any whom serve the Emperor with such ferocity has what respect I am willing to offer. Oh, who am I kidding. Catachan's are awesome! PS: I most definitely am looking forward to your potential Mordian Iron Guard lore vid.

[@MyH3ntaiGirl]

What do you know you glorify riot police?

[@Daimon-X]

"Welcome to the Catachan[jungle], we got fun and games!" Imo, "Dragons Cradle", Inhabitare Mortua, Cretacia the Home World of the infamous Flesh Tearers Adeptus Astartes Chapter, is just as deadly as Catachan.

[@Hellberch1]

I do remember the good old days when they had their own Codex Guard army with a 6+ Armour Save BUT WS 4 & +1 to any Cover Saves

[@Lorddavian0]

Heck yeah, these are the models I paint and play with! I've always loved their 80s action movie lore!

[@mrrey3481]

Oh, Emperor, finally I've got time to get to this. Thank you for still doing it, bratan, I appratiate it a lot

[@SpacepilotPirx]

Love the Catachans, they boost morale for baseline humanity by their mere appearance.

[@_Morph1ne_]

Imagine being a general in the guard holding a meeting with some other generals when some dude whose shoulders are 8 feet wide and whose neck is thicker than your waist walks in. Eventually you ask, “sorry who are you” and he just responds “the commander of the catachan devils” “oh ok that makes sense “

[@michaelhowell2326]

The way you described these guys made me wonder: do they turn up the gravity pumps on Catachan transport ships since they come from high-gravity worlds. And you're pronunciation is correct.

[@moriskurth628]

I think the Catachans have been native to their homeworld for *so* long, that their increased muscle mass is already ingrained in their genes, and as such won't really decrease much in lower gravity. Well, unless you lock a Catachan up, keep him from moving, and feed him nothing but fatty and sugary food, he wouldn't really get weaker. Alternatively they do alot of strength and endurance training as part of their daily drills when not in combat. Push-ups, Jumping Jacks, Pull-Ups, running rounds around the firebase, that kind of stuff, with maybe alot of manual labor. Where other Regiments might use Servitors to haul crates of ammunition, the Catachans might do it themselves. But that's just what I think, not really canon.

[@lynnusuk2092]

Them doing it themselves is probably true, since in most of the books they always reference how minimal on supply they are, and the forge world near them was mentioned to give them metal for their knives in exchange for the ores, but never stated to supply anything else. Also I think servitors would probably be a hinderance when traversing the jungles

[@cryskullker]

CataCHAD YEET

[@VoiceOfTheEmperor]

They're basically on a mutant blend of Vietnam, the South Pacific and Australia. Just look at them. They just *LOOK* like a United States Marine in Vietnam.

[@TWyler9595]

They should really start making space marines from this planet. Can you imagine a sly Marbo space marine?

[@kingheath97]

I'm pretty certain that the reasonable Marines are made from catachan people

[@TWyler9595]

Then that are most likely badasses. I’ll have to look some lore up on them

[@MisterBones2910]

@@TWyler9595 1d4chan.org/wiki/Reasonable_Marines

[@stalinsoulz7872]

Every time a Inquisitor Comes. All unison of Catachan Marines Yells Fock Off

[@TheCorrodedMan]

Any other planet: “our world has fallen. Daemons of ancient legends run amok across its surface, slaying and destroying whatever they please. All we have ever known has turned to dust. This is the end” Catachan: _FACK OFF CANT!_

[@tombouric]

Sylvester Stallone Clone? More like Ricardo Milos Reproduction.

[@RukaGoldheart]

If Ricardo and Stalone had kids

[@samuelrodriguez9801]

Somewhere in Catachan a Jungle Fighter grabs an Ork in a Headlock: "Crikey I caught me a Big One right here!" Engaging a Catachan Devil: "look at the size of this Bugga!" Tackling a Crotalid: "Ain't she a Beauty!"

[@messageinthebottle1673]

What made me to become a imperial guards fan is because of the imperial guards represent in symbolic wise. To me my most favorite imperial guards regiment the catachan jungle fighter, represents humanity's peak survivability and will power to keep living even tho their lives is a hellhole. Thats why catachans are considered to be the deadliest humans (normal, natural human) in the galaxy.

[@stalinsoulz7872]

A bridge dedicated to our hero. Sly marbo!...... *WAIT RETRACT THAT!. NO ONE'S GONNA CROSS SLY MARBO* - commissar Harris 5th Catachan Company

[@borjinator]

The “golden bracelets they got from the city” joke had me fucking rolling I’m not gonna lie

[@italianspartacus]

Hehehe I aim to please Borja!! :)

[@jasonbaker4445]

Have Catachans ever been recruited and turned into space marines? Would make for a seriously badass chapter.

[@Anon26535]

They truly are the Emperor's most fortunate sons.

[@SimonCarl93]

Spartacus I think you meant that Rambo is a Catachan clone.

[@jrlinsin]

An entire planet of Rambos? Yes, please.

[@kishinasura1989]

Gilman arrives on catachan : I'm I a joke to you? Catachan guardsmen: Witch One 😁😁😁😝😝

[@johnisaacfelipe6357]

I know you may not cover this because lorgar isn't well liked but after reading the First heretic and Betrayer, it dawned on me how multifaceted Lorgar's character is and just reading about him, it gave me insight on the nature and personalities of not just him but also of angron, guilliman, magnus, leman russ, their legioniares, and even the Emperor. I would love to hear more about him especially a fair outlook on his actions and decisions.

[@italianspartacus]

Don't you fucking worry brother!! Aaron dembski-bowden is a God and redeemed Lorgar in so many ways. I will absolutely cover Lore on him :)

[@johnisaacfelipe6357]

My thanks! May the holy work of humanity's ascension continue.

[@richardwirtz2997]

Great job as always!

[@Sidraughen]

Cretacia, the now home world of the Flesh Tearers, is similar in it's lethality. Even the insane boys in red found it a challenge. After discovering such a cozy planet to rip and tear through they declared it their own.

[@harveyjoe2496]

Astra mili-what? Your in the guard son!

[@gorvarhadgarson5227]

Officio munitorum: Are you ready to serve the Empire, Commisar? Commisar: I am ready, my lord! I will keep my lessers in charge in service of the Empire! OM: Good. You have two choices. A company of Krieg or Catachan. Commisar: ...shit.

[@RakRescue]

How bout I kill myself instead?

[@bullthorson2693]

Why don’t the Space Marine chapters recruit from Catachan? Seems like they’d make the best Space Marines

[@teutonalex]

Perhaps because they are too individualistic and therefore suspect in their total devotion to the emperor.

[@jasonsantos3037]

Looking at these guys right now and then make me a go back to watch mores action movies

[@GusCraft460]

Cadachan doesn’t sound like a deathworld at all. It’s like the exact opposite. It’s teeming with life. Most deathworlds are just not conducive to any kind of life at all, but Cadachan is just vibrant with all sorts of flora and fauna. You would think this place would be great for Nurgle’s underlings.

[@mrrey3481]

I really love how you're doing your best to avoid calling them...Well, basically "Rambo" during the whole video xD

[@OGdutch973]

Catachans are what got me into 40k, Sly Marbo and Colonel Straken are peak badass

[@mr.murlock9780]

Question: Does any SM chapter recruit from the Catachans?

[@RolfHartmann]

My homebrew chapter the Forlorn Hope sometimes does.

[@MasouShizuka]

Love the catachan's way of battle. "Ambush, traps, and if that don't work, demo charges and flamers/shotguns." "Oh look over there Commisar, a Tyranid lictor. Nothing my knife and biceps can't handle. "

[@EndermTheSwordsman]

*Puts Tyranid into a headlock and flexes, crushing the exoskeleton and smothering in sheer testosterone*

[@heinoobermeyer7566]

Talking about that level of population growth( 1 of 10 brothers), that rate was very normal in my great-grandparents time (8-10 was not out of the ordinary).

[@majorhazzard8642]

The first picture you showed whilst talking of sly marbo was colonel iron hand straken... No mention of him though

[@majorhazzard8642]

Still no mention of dell ffs underated character and model

[@josephb3175]

The Gray Knights love them to. I'm referring to the book pandorax

[@thomasbailey7159]

'biscuits that aliens give you'HERESY

[@thememeslinger7506]

Get yourself a Catacan of Catachan Piss It does everything that Red Bull doesn't, and it tastes about the same

[@naturalist4life396]

Now I'm beginning to wonder how a company of Catachans would fare on the Monsterverse Skull Island.

[@mitchmcginn4250]

Oh you mean that Five Star Restaurant in the middle of the ocean? I think I've made my case ! 😂

[@thealmightysala2801]

Those biceps are the dream of every bodybuilder

[@thydzz2180]

"Baby Ogryns" just made me think of an Ogryn baby backpacking a Catachan

[@gunpaa]

I grewup in Australia. Now I’m exploring Siberia - trust me folks, Siberian insects, wind, cold and animals make Australia look like a retirement village.

[@bobskywalker2707]

depends on where in Australia. The outback is pretty comparable to Siberia. Also you're used to Australia and Not used to Siberia. If a Siberian were dropped in the outback, they would probably think that Australia is worse.

[@Ishmachiah]

Then you should come over and spend a holiday in the jungles of PNG. Catachan had to be based off of it.

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

Yeah Catachan was my army growing up. I started playing IG and as you say their models were every where. Could get a whole box of plastic figures for the price of two metal ones of anther army. When you might need to field upwards of 200 units in the Imperial guard, saving money as a kid really helps. The fact they barely use tanks was also a huge boon in terms of making a collection. Though I will say the lore of the army is beyond badass helps a lot too. I was always a bit disappointed that the rules didn't really favor them that much. I don't know if later editions improved this but basically there were just normal IG troops, but started off as Veterans in the version I played. OH and Sly Marbo wasn't really worth his point cost.... I think it was 4th edition, maybe 5th?

[@kieranhayes3912]

Holy shit ‘Heretic ants’ really caught me off guard

[@112steinway]

If your favorite barbecue recipe is a Termagaunt and a flamethrower...you might be from Catachan. If a trip through the Cicatrix Maledictum is more of a vacation than a mission...you might be from Catachan. If the only beverage that is strong enough to make you forget is Ork mushroom beer...you might be from Catachan.

[@jerryamescua]

a movie or tv show of this place would be cool

[@captaingeneralconch]

Pretty apt description of my homeland Australia = proto catachan

[@Daimon-X]

Inhabitare Mortua. Death World Straya...

[@budtloper1]

Y'all are just British Texans

[@captaingeneralconch]

@@budtloper1 like hell we are we have gun laws that work downunder

[@budtloper1]

@@captaingeneralconch hahaha easy killer, just poking fun

[@uliksmorina9672]

when i was this early the empror was killing horrus

[@lucasnixan7695]

The only ones bigger are astartes?! (Sad ogryn grunts)

[@harveyjoe2496]

Oi loikes the impeerial gard!

[@drebodollaz3504]

If Rambo, Arnold Shwartzeneggar, and Doomguy fused.

[@melvinflett7506]

Just found this channel :o pretty dope, Think you can talk About "The Acid Dogs, The Lucky 13s?"

[@Pathfinfer11]

To borrow a character from Ghostbusters. Commissars to the Catachans are Walter Pecks.

[@callfall1]

Tough as nails? These guys make cast iron look like fucking spaghetti. Hunting down deadly face eating bugs just for the fat protein hit

[@wolflordgio6320]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-SLY MARBO

[@robertoleary5470]

Wolf Lord Gio Any relation to Wolf Lord Rho? 😆

[@wolflordgio6320]

Robert O Leary Its A WOLF Thing 🐺🤣🤷‍♂️

[@franciscodagnino4249]

mechanicus ost is so bad ass

[@robbomegavlkafenryka6158]

I remember reading somewhere that Fenrisians are about to same size.

[@grantaum9677]

Legend has it, that there's a unit of flayers who wear blue bandanas, after taking thr krypt oath

[@UsagiHell]

You should do Elysian Drop troops next

[@manlet_king]

Hello, these are awesome! Please do Vostroya next. All hail the God Tsar of Mankind!

[@ConfusedGuardsman]

I think you mean god Emperor commie swine. Jk!

[@michaelhowell2326]

It would be pretty nifty if GW would make codex supplements for the IG like they did for the separate astartes chapters. Also, this far into the 40k timeline, wouldn't Sly be hundreds of years old? Is he still alive?

[@helikontex2467]

I reckon sly is a hero of sorts. A legend is like the phantom, just keep changing like a ghost

[@simplewrites]

I want a really tall and buff Catachan Jungle fighter to walk up to a space marine and say:”Power armour is for pussies!”

[@dibberz-v1z]

I'd kill for a good Warhammer game of the catachan Jungle fighters

[@Kamina.D.Fierce]

Death Korps of Krieg: Our planet was subject to a nuclear apocalypse and we live mostly underground now! Mordian Iron Guard: Our planet is rotation locked so we can only live on one side of our planet with barely any resources and a population bent on our deaths. Catachans: Our planet sucked long before we got here.

[@heatherordonez1490]

The John Rambos of the Imperium...

[@empathetic_chaoss1993]

So... I may be late, but I think this confirms ItalianSpartacus is a Catachan....

[@italianspartacus]

You and one other person have said this.. it's the best compliment next to the guy saying I look like a Space Marine in one of my earliest streams hahaha

[@empathetic_chaoss1993]

@@italianspartacus haha! Yess! You do as well but their abs are genetically engineered, you do it the Catachan way, sweat, shouts and no shirt!!

[@empathetic_chaoss1993]

@@italianspartacus also, fanboying hard as a big fan and tabletop player that you reaponded! Please keep that amazing content and peraonality goin!

[@maDbiL]

In one war, Sly Marbo got bitten by a posionous Tyrannig lord. 5 seconds later, the Tyrannid lord died.

[@ianbarry6146]

Catachan and black templars are life

[@alanmunilla7196]

Apparently there was a chaos incursion on their planet, and the jungle ate the demons. Not banished, ATE.

[@Maxibon2007]

Another crushing victory against Chaos because the Deamonettes were too distracted by all the Swole.

[@Kamina.D.Fierce]

It's funny how my 3 favorite armies in 40k are also the 3 most insanely over the top. Death Korps of Krieg Mordian Iron Guard Catachan Jungle Fighters (And despite me also thinking Commissars are cool as well, it's funny how NONE of the 3 armies I listed seem to like or get along with Commissars, and it's always because the 3 see Commissars as less tough).

[@DontEatSmurfs]

Cant wait for luetin response for the "no this is more badass"

[@italianspartacus]

wait what?

[@badape9227]

So these guys are a cross between Rambo and Biff Tannen in space

[@justarandomdude2655]

When the trees speaks heresy..

[@foddorais1422]

Well, in the incursion of chaos on catachan they got lucky it was a khornate warband and not a nurgle one.

[@redherring875]

more like, CataCHAD jungle warriors

[@silvertemplar8061]

What is the second song man, I know the first one is the Children of the Omnissiah.

[@kingjohn219]

i imagine a bunch of rambos and predator arnolds

[@TTTristan1]

Imagine if a fucking primarch landed there. Swole wouldn't just be an adjective anymore. It'd be a noun.

[@davedogge2280]

Chata, Chata, Chata, Catachan Chatachan, Chatachan, Chatachan Chatachan, let me rock you Let me rock you, Chatacan Let me rock you, that's all I wanna do Chatacan, let me rock you Let me rock you, Chatacan Let me rock you, let me feel for you Chatacan let me tell you what I wanna do Do you feel for me, the way I feel for you Catachan let me tell you what I wanna do

[@ratri4969]

There needs to be a Arnold Schwarzenegger character (Dutch) in the Catachan Army.

[@frostyheretic299]

Nice stuff dude ^^

[@eotwkdp]

Amazon and austraila combined into a planet times 10

[@starbornstardust2855]

Why not salt the jungle ? Unless you have to import the salt it seems cheaper than promethium fuel to keep the jungle back, I dropped about 800g of salt on an ivy and Hawthorn bush today after cutting them back earlier today, they won't be back for few years.

[@atimelongforgotten5166]

That might actually be a good idea

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you