Is the Warhammer 40k CHAINSWORD realistic?

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An in depth analysis of the chainsword from Warhammer 40,000 to see how practical it would be in real life.
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[@shadiversity]

Big thanks to George Norman Lippert for the new intro animation! There’s more to come in that department so keep your eyes peeled ^_^ Hope you all like the new camera too, I know I do. And a bid thanks to Oz my editor for all the juicy Warhammer memes in this video. Hmm, I feel like I’m forgetting something monumentally awesome. . . nah, must have been nothing.

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

I personally love the new intro.

[@user-vg6ow8in5s]

Love it..and ya forgot...DRAGONS!!

[@Meet_The_Pyro]

Great stuff :D

[@draketungsten74]

Off topic but I think you might be interested: unauthorizedmedievalhistory.blogspot.com/2019/06/defending-middle-ages-weve-been-doing.html An online medieval history course for the layperson.

[@Chris-iy6du]

Lancer next please

[@KarolusTemplareV]

"Chainsword rotating clockwise would be pulled IN the enemy and pull the enemy ON to you" A Space Marine: "NICE"

[@varmituofm]

There is lore that suggests that some models are reversible.

[@jager9198]

I think it’s safe to say the chainsword is designed to operate at such a speed and force that all it does is tear through. Plus, really, a Space Marine can hold something in place and manipulate the blade through the enemy pretty easily I’d say.

[@varmituofm]

@@jager9198 in some of the books, space Marines switch your rotation direction in duels to throw the enemies blade.

[@jager9198]

varmituofm that’s cool! But I was talking about the chainsword blade being able to be moved through an enemy due to a Space Marine’s strength

[@danny_decheeto8300]

Yeah

[@connerbixby6532]

*Tries to parry chainsword* Now my weapon is in the next county, my whole hand is numb, and a very large gentleman is looking at me with purge filled eyes.

[@forrestdorman4870]

Why are you fighting a black Templar?

[@connerbixby6532]

@@forrestdorman4870 I wasn't holy enough

[@Internet_No_Body]

@@connerbixby6532 why are you fighting a black templar *with melee?*

[@hentiluvr1579]

cause he is a Tau

[@connerbixby6532]

@@hentiluvr1579I keep forgetting the space commies exist. But nay I am but a humble gaurdsman. The Black Templar heard me say something less than complimentary to the comissar and well.... now I'm just a warp voice in your head.

[@26th_Primarch]

Chainswords: Because sometimes you need to cut things while simultaneously already cutting things.

[@deminumenera1758]

Hey, we heard you like you like some sword in your sword, so we made the edge out of tiny rotating swords. You're welcome.

[@carbinecryo30716]

nice

[@hewdelfewijfe]

Is that a RussianBadger quote?

[@cedricschmidtke4287]

shad: "wheres all the removed material going? you would absolutely splattered" me: are you trying to convince me theres not enough blood and guts in 40k?

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

Yes, now I can imagine an Astartes fighting style unique to the chainsword or anyother Chain weapon, reversing the blades direction to punsh an enemy then using its hand guard smack him in the face, increasing the power to pull enemies to the ground to either step on them or shot or stab them ect. They can even use the back of the "blade" as a blunt weapon.

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

P. S hope Astartes get some ideas from Shad in his current Official projects.

[@verdantvagrant7353]

@@forickgrimaldus8301 you can learn about chain sword fighting in First and Only

[@melianatara]

That's exactly what I'M saying.

[@kevindenis9551]

"This tree is a heretic... cut down the trees, my brothers!!" Laughed so hard after hearing that.

[@vardamirithor6590]

You can prune away its branches, even cut the tree to the ground, but it will grow again ever stronger. Such is the nature of heresy.

[@mr_unsubscribe]

@@vardamirithor6590 Hence why you go for the root of the problem instead of just the symptoms

[@tttheemeraldsword7528]

@@vardamirithor6590 Moar violence will do the job

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

Such is the nature of...nature.

[@Raffney]

On murder it was actually trees^^ i know it sounds weird but it's true 😅

[@FleetAdmiralDouglas]

So really creating a chainsword is only an engineering problem and not a break the laws of physics problem? Enginseers, get to it! The Emperor demands it!

[@galahad3195]

WHERE ARE THE TOASTERS IT PROMISED US?!

[@lordvonpainther8242]

@@galahad3195 BY THE OMNISSIAH!

[@sexylexy22100]

yah it's just engineering but its some hella engineering get the motor down to a pound 3 inches in diameter and about 15 horse then we might have something usable also smacking a chainsaw into something is a really bad idea it will throw you all over the place and probably break the blade turning it into a bladed metal wip coming at you're face

[@iheartbong]

@Zach cash I like your attitude.

[@IONATVS]

@Nicky, again, tricky but not impossible, even with modern tech...just not that useful, since when are you going to get into melee with a tank outside of the Grim Darkness of the 41st millennium? If the batteries/fuel tank & internal combustion engine (the heaviest bits of a chainsaw) were moved to an external backpack or belt mount, you could probably fit a much lighter electric motor into the handle, with the main weight source then being gearing it to the desired power. If a single constant ratio is desired, a planetary gearbox is pretty light and reliable, but if you want to be able to throttle the speed vs power at will (with a thumb-operated slider switch?) there are some pretty light CVTs...they just have a lot of reliability issues and probably wear out too quickly for sustained combat use. Martial arts for such a weapon would need to emphasize protecting the cord, however, so it would be a band-aid solution until lighter batteries can be made. The angular momentum issues several commenters have mentioned could be mitigated by having a second chain in counter-rotation (if you don’t want to deal with the problems associated with cutting in either specific direction) or an internal gyroscope-like counterweight in the hilt (if you want the advantages of the single direction cutting, especially if reversible). Or have martial arts with movements that mimic the natural procession of the chainsword’s gyroscopic forces to deliver harder-to-block (but also easier to predict) blows.

[@theoverpreparerlamenters3r436]

If I remember correctly, civilian tier chainswords push enemies away. Astartes chainswords pull them in.

[@Nempo13]

Don't you just love that their are even civilian tier chainswords?

[@haukionkannel]

@@Nempo13 man has te rights to protect himself and his family! ;) So USA gun party still is alive in AD 40000

[@Arcessitor]

@@haukionkannel It's not a right to protect yourself and your family, it's your imperial duty. :)

[@scp-2348]

@@Arcessitor Well said, arbites.

[@cnlbenmc]

Well they theoretically can push or pull if it has a mechanism to pick the direction. Chainswords aren't the most common weapons in the Imperium, even the cheap gas (prometheum) powered ones so it would be an expensive to buy and fairly rare weapon. There's a reason why the Chainsword is the Melee staple that accompanies the Bolter in the hands of Space Marines and Battle Sisters as basic weapons and anything akin to those orgs use as standard would be vanishingly rare.

[@thanhool]

Alt title: "Catachan discusses the finer point of chainswords."

[@huntereyeofdarkwood5417]

The teath of the blade i wold imagine

[@rafaelsantos1497]

Catachan video next week "5 reasons why hunting knives are better than nukes"

[@BusbyBiscuits]

“Wait, hang on guys, damn jungle is encroaching”

[@alexandermartinez1318]

@@rafaelsantos1497 You didn't watch/listen to the video did you?

[@rafaelsantos1497]

@@alexandermartinez1318 You don't really understand the concept of "humour" do you?

[@BeratLjumani]

You: describing the realism of a Chainsword Me an Intellectual: MY FAITH IN THE EMPEROR IS ALL THAT IS NEEDED!

[@NyiNyi-hu5yd]

Yes obira

[@DoomStarRequiem]

The emprah proteccs!

[@hugofreitas6799]

Paint it red!

[@lucareali7645]

For the emperor

[@AshtonCoolman]

Guilliman is back so I believe in the IMPERIAL TRUTH! Chainswords are marvels of science.

[@ornu01]

It is inevitable that all weapon enthusiasts get dragged into 40k. Welcome to hell.

[@ornu01]

@I Nominate This Rock for the Democratic Candidacy I said 40k, not 30k, so I am certain that the Emperor would agree with my statement.

[@shan9usfc]

The Warp*

[@ankaros7194]

I think you wanted to say Welcome to war

[@michaeldillon7072]

The Emperor protects

[@gentlemanvontweed7147]

@@ornu01 I'll go get the bolt pistol.

[@MischievousBastard]

So in 40k they connect distant places by travelling through hell. Does that mean that 40k is set in the same universe as Minecraft?

[@arandomguyontheinternet2308]

Oh I know what armor will be in the 1.19

[@simtexa]

I bet there is a 40K mod for Minecraft where the Nether is filled with Warp daemons and you can craft actual power armour.

[@mrvespuccia.k.ameganite1747]

Idk but it is theoretically possible for 40k to be not in the same universe but connected to the doom universe

[@yaboikiba4302]

@@arandomguyontheinternet2308 AND Doom

[@toaster83]

@@mrvespuccia.k.ameganite1747 god those hell gods are fucked if that would be true (please note I don’t know anything about wh40k apart from the emperor guy and space marines

[@KantFromEC]

"It cuts because I will it to cut" - Rogal Dorn, probably.

[@changer_of_ways_suspense_smith]

"At least try to be a little more clever than that." - Magnus the Rad

[@siddharthnandi3995]

@@changer_of_ways_suspense_smith Rad?

[@lukegulson5438]

@@siddharthnandi3995 Magnus’ cooler twin brother

[@wardulens7607]

@Elias Johnson hmmmnno

[@N-i-L]

"I am go"

[@TrueMentorGuidingMoonlight]

“Look at the chainsaw brutality in Gears of War!” me: *[laughs in 40K]*

[@Roy.404.]

*HA HA HA HA HA HA*

[@kovi567]

"looks at the chainsaw brutality in Gears of War" *remembers chainsword brutality from wh40k DoW intro*

[@VictorianTimeTraveler]

I know, what a rip off

[@notyourbusiness8340]

@@VictorianTimeTraveler Get out.

[@sonofthewolfguardianofthef1214]

HempMasterNinja We saw you and you didn’t make the cut.

[@ChristophelusPulps]

The way you describe it made it sound like overkill, until one considers that Space Marines had to fight hulking space orcs, giant space bugs, and giant inter-dimensional demons. Having the absurd excess of mauling capabilities would be a necessity in the battlefields of 40k.

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

Orks can survive being decapitated if their head gets stitched onto a new body quickly enough, so a chainsword makes sense to completely mangle the poor sucker caught in it's path to prevent such a happenstance.

[@user-co3uc8vt7e]

@@Zombiewithabowtie Chainswords originate from Terra pre-unification, they're created to shred genetically enhanced dudes.

[@robertpistole7815]

It was primarily for "shock and awe" to scare resistant planets into joining the imperium. Watching your friend get turned into a bloody pile of mangled flesh in one strike would be terrifying and enough to break the resistant humans will to fight. It isnt as useful against the xenos hordes, tyranids would be spraying acidic blood everywhere, demons wouldn't be phased by it one bit, orks can literally just glue the two halves back together

[@user-co3uc8vt7e]

@@robertpistole7815 A) there are far more terror-inspiring weapons, B) when you fight tyranids in close range, you're either wearing power armor that protects against acid blood, or you're screwed anyway, C) demons are very uncommon enemy, then again, they're resistant to most of weapons, D) provided ork survives the encounter and recovers lost parts.

[@snazzyjovialwyrm3314]

@@robertpistole7815 To be fair.... the Orks have the Placebo effect, which is just as much of a deadly weapon for them as it is against them.

[@Sivartius]

In the Caiphas Cain novels it actually goes through the main character running through practice drills for blocks, strikes, parries and riposts, and then using them in combat. The main character is not a Space Marine, but he is described as extremely athletic and fit. There is a scene where he is shown fighting an Ork Warboss, who is immensely stronger than him, has much greater reach, and is wearing power armor to boot, and armed with an even bigger chain weapon, where our hero is wearing a uniform. The first part of the fight has him dodging and parrying and thinking "Oh shit I'm going to die!" Then, after he's gotten a measure of his oponent he feigns running out of stamina. The warboss, being an orc, moves in for the kill, pressing their intersecting swords closer & closer, & leaning in to the hero, who he towers over. Whereupon, the protagonist shoves the pistol in his off hand through the Ork's vision slit, and into it's eye, and discharges it on full auto. I think it's a very good depiction of what that kind of combat would actually be like.

[@lazylonewolf]

It also helps that he's one of the most skilled duelists.

[@kinagrill]

I also recall a moment in one of the 40k novels I have where the chainsword is mentioned to have a reverse-motion that can help clean out the weapon if something jams into it and to basically 'fling crap' out of the way.

[@BeondTheKDGaming]

"Chainsword rotating clockwise would pull in the enemy, and pull them on to you." That's 40k for you. The placebo effect has a tangible effect on reality.

[@Gamerguy826]

Also, the Orks believe chainswords work because they love *blam* foightin' humiez wif big gnazhin choppy bitz zo derefore chainzwordz wurk cuz Orkz say dey do. Zimple as, ya git.

[@DepressivesBrot]

15:00 chainswords are, in fact, reversible on the fly. Abnett makes references to the practice during the flashback duel in "First and Only".

[@carlbrittain1993]

I was hunting for this comment. The Tanith First and Only approves.

[@Sorain1]

It gets mentioned in the Ciphas Cain novels as well, going down to the trick of chain weapon duels being knowing when to reverse the rotation to throw your enemy off balance.

[@tomaszwota1465]

Aye, good comment.

[@KingmanHighborn]

That and it's surprisingly devastating thrust.

[@hansstrudel9614]

DepressivesBrot hopefully the teeth also reverse or it’s not gonna be all that useful.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

the universal laws: red things go faster purple things are invisable and there is never enough dakka

[@jacobdennison968]

you missed the most important law: In the grim darkness of the 41st millennium, there is only war...

[@weldonwin]

You also forgot the other most important law: *GREEN IZ BEST!!!*

[@caninelupus8369]

And war... War never changes... (Yes I know that's fallout's slogan but I couldn't help it.)

[@TeamKhandiKhane]

Silent guns do no damage.

[@ThatSpecificIndividual]

There is only WAGGGHHHH.

[@Mirvra]

''Except for a Commissar's laspistol'' I legit started laughing my arse off.

[@theslayerssanctum5534]

"Except for a Comissar's laspistol" My Comissar: laughs in boltpistol

[@starhammer5247]

@@theslayerssanctum5534 Oof, that must suck for you, my commissar's dead.

[@vinnylatoria4478]

Lmao I just don’t have a commisar.

[@Nempo13]

@@theslayerssanctum5534 Your pistol is meaningless for the Krieg, your entire job is to try and prevent an endless charge, and if you try and hold them back for too long the guardsmen all kill you anyway for being a coward. If you aren't in the first rank? The nearest Krieg kills you anyway for being a coward.

[@nuclearsimian3281]

In fairness, the chainsword is meant to scare the shit out of the Marine's adversaries as well. Its also meant to be extremely brutal to basically punish someone that fought against the Imperium.

[@joeb8248]

It is a terror weapon.

[@mewhen9152]

​@@joeb8248 the heretics deserve nothing less

[@AE149823]

I am a simple man. I see a Shad video on 40k, I watch a Shad video on 40k.

[@FukUrToS]

Indeed battle brother

[@joeacnatety]

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!!! DEATH TO THE FALSE EMPEROR!!!

[@reclusiarch6524]

@@joeacnatety HERESY

[@seanmccurdy80]

Missed step, I like a Shad video on 40k

[@AE149823]

BLOOD FOR THE CORPSE EMPEROR ... Wait a minute

[@noahyang9362]

Are chain swords actually effective? Shad: Well no, but yes.

[@baronprocrastination1722]

In more detail: Well, _currently_ no, but _possibly_ yes.

[@user-jt8dy3sq1u]

Well no,but actually yes.

[@bulldowozer5858]

*IF THE CHAINSWORD HAS FAITH IN THE EMPORER, THAN "YES, ABSOLUTLY"*

[@jacobstaten2366]

It might be okay for messy executions.

[@maso96001]

current implementations no but if some 1 did some real RD could probably com up whit something practical

[@franksworld9922]

You have to remember a space marine can swing a weapon with the force of a large pickup truck hitting you at medium to fast speed.

[@changer_of_ways_suspense_smith]

"They hit me with a truck" - Edgy boy #56

[@barrylyndon5552]

Cept they are hitting monsters who would mostly laugh that off. Like a carnifex, who would throw that truck across the town Marine strength helps make any weapon plausible, cept that they are made to fight things generally bigger and scarier than even them

[@franksworld9922]

@@barrylyndon5552 would laugh it off if it wer not for ceramite armor and blades that are one molecule thick or powered with a force field that can cut through almost anything or amplify the power of such blow a thousand fold. Space marines are badass in my opinion

[@franksworld9922]

@@barrylyndon5552 ok the creatures would not be harmed very much or at all but that's why they have devistator and terminator squads or in such scenarios dreadnought or heavy vehicles such as land raiders and other tanks.

[@barrylyndon5552]

@@franksworld9922 I collect Custodes so marines are like our pets. But yeah, we pat them on the head and tell them theyre are doing a pretty good job. Marines are rather strong, but they are outclasses in the galaxy by the sheer death out there. Their best weapons are skill and tactics, their weapons and physical strength is only above average and their numbers are tiny. But by working together and having godly plot armor they often win

[@conan1939]

Whenever I start my Husky I shout, 'For the Emperor!'

[@mr.potato2223]

AHHHHHH

[@18Hongo]

And what do you shout when it breaks and you realise you should have bought a Stihl? I bet most people never even considered that chainsaws and brushcutters have their own ridiculous PlayStation-Xbox rivalry.

[@OMartinez91]

You're analyzing a weapon from a universe where some green bois can make vehicles go faster by painting them red

[@flinchous5228]

those same green bois can also just make those vehicles go by thinking that they can go they dont even need to paint it red

[@jaymiddleton1782]

Flinchous it’s not about thinking it... it’s about *believing* it.

[@thedragon133]

Not to mention that the guys wielding the chainswords also have guns that are basically rocket propelled grenade launchers. As the weapon in the other hand while attacking with the chainsword...

[@robertnovich4137]

Omar, we all know you painted bright purple. Trying to be all sneaky sneaky? HEY EVERYONE! OMAR MARTINEZ IS TRYING TO BE SNEAKY ORC! IGNORE HIM!

[@mumblingmercian3386]

*RED’UNS GOO FASTAHHHHHH*

[@raynmanshorts9275]

W40K developer 1: "You know what would be cool? If they used CHAINSAWS as swords!" W40K developer 2: "Yeah! ...But is it realistic?" W40K developer 1: "It's cool! But of course it's not realistic! Who cares about that?" Shad: "I care! And actually..."

[@nocturnetuber]

The Rule of Cool

[@kevlarburrito6693]

@Cristian Serban bolter rounds are not micro-missiles. A missile is capable of self guidance. They're rocket propelled rounds, and they do plenty of damage, however...you don't need to reload a chainsword...

[@8vantor8]

@@kevlarburrito6693 you do in a way you need to Reload them. you need to refuel (most) of them after a period of time that is determanded by how forten you use it(only exeption is some mastercrafted chainswords)

[@kevlarburrito6693]

Vantor Vantor well then we’re all poop guns and eating is just reloading

[@tonyhakston536]

Kevlar Burrito Missile is just a synonym for Projectile.

[@marcelocampos5521]

"Living bone" Yeap... found the necromancer

[@JohannLudwigEdel]

Leave that man alone, it's hard enough nowadays to raise a family when they aren't buried in the same grave anymore due to high divorce numbers.. For all my colleagues who are also facing severe persecution, to bypass such hypocritical laws instead of raise dead, you can use animate object.

[@domezasrekh3775]

MEEEE! xD

[@starhammer5247]

@@JohannLudwigEdel Oh, I didn't realize Necromancers suffered this much, I'm sorry for the pain you have to go through.

[@alexanderthegreat6682]

Technically it's not really bone, but it is organic material. It's weird.

[@rizkaarifiandi5670]

Shad : "Chainsaw sword is not real !" Imperial Knights engineer : "ok boys, put down that chainsaw arm"

[@butterlerpunch]

Sad gallant hours

[@prometheus70516]

Shad said that it is plausible, though.

[@darthskarr8975]

>Video of Shadiversity reviewing the 40k Chainsword: *Exists* >In Count Dooku voice: *"I've been looking forward to this."*

[@kerrystagmer]

Hi Shad! Kerry from Man at Arms here. As one of the few people on earth with a functional chainsword (sitting right here in the room with me), I can tell you that one of the main problems with the sword as it is most often shown is the blade guard. The blade must have curf (width of cut) beyond the guard or it cant cut any deeper then the blade is exposed. This is a major issue! Power armour or great strength can as you stated fix issues of how cumbersome it might be but the physical issue of that guard cant be over come without major changes to the way these swords are normally shown. In our video you will notice that the guard is removed when we are cutting hard objects.

[@dnj2815]

Love your videos Kerry, beautiful craftsmanship. The chainsword was amazing

[@oddkidbiker]

Man at Arms is epic! Nice input Kerry

[@Grissbane]

HERESY! FAITH IN THE EMPEROR IS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED! HERETIC!

[@bfahren]

@@Grissbane Or enough Orks that believe it´s possible.

[@MansMan42069]

Only because you guys are too weak to push the chainsword in yourselves.

[@capuchinseven]

I feel it's important to point out that with a lot of KZbin videos talking about martial applications of 40k technology (and I think you nail and understand that in the context of the universe these things actually do make more sense), they somewhat miss that a lot of the technology (if not all) that's used in the year 40k is actually developed in around 25k (which was pretty much the height of human technology achievements, it was god like technology and then all lost after the fall) and just rediscovered later in the year 30-40k. A lot of this technology wasn't originally actually meant to be used the way that it's used, Terminator armour for example was simply just a very rugged space suit in 25k but when rediscovered in 30k, because of the nature of the Imperium (and to be fair the nature of the galaxy that the Imperium has to survive in) it was repurposed into powered battle armour that's now worshiped, cherished and looked after the way we'd look after the Sistine Chapel). So when it comes to Chainswords it might look a little unwieldy but that's probably because it was originally used to be attached to a 20-25k robots arm to be used as a simple cutting tool, the Imperium just see it and think "ooooh think of what we could use that for!"

[@bloodyhatter2692]

Chainsword direction can be changed on the fly by user. This function is used in chainsword combat as a standard technique.

[@tristikov]

Was looking for this comment. At least in one of the Gaunt's Ghosts books, knowing when to reverse your spin direction (such as in a bind) is an integral part of dueling with chainswords.

[@TrueMentorGuidingMoonlight]

Who needs a 4K video... when you have a 40K video?

[@deadknight1402]

Weakling heretics, that's who.

[@TheRealNekora]

What of a 40K video in 4K?

[@francesco8000]

Chainsword vs regular sword. One of my space marines in my black templars' collection asked me "why not both?"

[@Gunmetal_Wolf]

You mean power sword right?

[@francesco8000]

Yeah but the joke is more effective if i say "regular sword" compared to "sword that it's basically a more metal light saber"

[@skltr5177]

defs need a lib with a force sword

[@crusader_jeffory3363]

(Fellow black templar brother)

[@nylkul9933]

what is that sword-y thing you are talking about? Can it help the greater good?

[@TheDeinonychus]

Still waiting around for someone to do a video analyzing lightning claws. Out of all the 'weird' weapons in 40K, I feel they always get overlooked, and I think they're more plausible than people might think.

[@tunguskalumberjack9987]

My Primarch approves this comment.

[@Revenpsix2]

As far as I understand, the "chain"part of 40k weapons are indeed different, some rotate towards the user, others away from him, and some consist of different saws moving in opposite dirrections form one another, thus making the weapon even deadlier and more efficient in "sawing"/removing material from the cut.

[@burritodorit0772]

Don’t mind me, just a guardsman patrolling for heresy

[@plaidpvcpipe3792]

Hail friend! Remember, the planet broke before the guard did. And stay vigilant, heretics and xenos lurk in all corners of the Imperium!

[@VictorSierraGolf]

Don't mind me, just a commisar overseeing a guardsman patrolling for heresy, trying to come up with excuses to shoot him.

[@danielhogan6255]

In The Name of The Ordo Hereticus i hereby apprehend this commisar, overseeing a guardsman, patrolling for heresy, on the charge of heresy.

[@danielhogan6255]

Plaid PVCPipe You are suspiciously friendly..i hereby by order you to present yourself to your nearest Ordo Hereticus Base of Operations, to be tested for slaaneshi corruption.

[@VictorSierraGolf]

[defiently shoots the guardsman for non complience with grooming regulations (and also heresy) before being apprehended. On the charge of heresy.]

[@CazadorSlayer]

You honor the Machine-Spirits with such an in-depth analysis!

[@Rakanarshi2]

Praise be the Omnissiah!

[@darkkrenify]

your still not getting the toasters

[@KaiserAfini]

Imagine he does all that before implanting blessed cogitators into his mind. He has the potential to be an archmagos. I think its worth breaking out the best recruitment tools: offer him the sacred service of a microwave !

[@freyadraginda-burnett9781]

@@darkkrenify *binary reeeeeing*

[@muninrob]

Space Marine, after spending 3 minutes chopping on an orc's neck with a sword. "Damn, this is like chopping down a tree with a knife - possible, but far too slow" Lumberjack, with chainsaw *brrrrrrrrrrrrr* "Timbeeerr" Space Marine: *Doomguy has found the chainsaw*

[@WallyBDO]

In the Commissar Gaunt novels a young Gaunt duels another commissar, chainsword to chainsword, and yes, flipping the rotational direction was a real tactic.

[@dopeskone]

During the Horus Heresy space marines found the chainswords weren't very effective against other marines. New fighting techniques had to be developed to make them more useful

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

By and large they aren't that good but way easier to produce than power swords. Faster as well since I believe game mechanic wise Power swords always went last in the attack phase if I remember right.

[@TehAsianator]

@@JustaGuy_Gaming You're thinking power fists and axes, not power swords

[@SoftisNelaris]

This, much this. The Chainsword is specifically an anti-personnel weapon, used for killing fleshy, lightly armored things like Tyranid gaunts, Ork boyz, traitorous guardsmen, Eldar aspect warriors, etc etc. And on top of that, the roaring and screaming of the chainblade alone sends a message to the enemy in a universe where emotions can affect the world (Warp stuff and all that) Why not use more power weapons? Well, power weapons are **very** hard to craft, IIRC they're also a lost technology. And actually, factions like the Eldar that still have the tech *do* use power swords en-masse; only the Striking Scorpion aspect warriors use chainswords. Why not use bladed weapons with the same technologies and materials used in the chainsword? Well, by and large the things that you'll be hitting with it are highly resistant to simple cuts, I.E. Orks. Chainbladed weapons will apply *more* force outside of the wielder's swing: Even if the initial strike dosen't penetrate, the blades will start ripping at the armor, then the flesh underneath. This is especially important for the Adeptus Astartes, who suffer from impaired flexibility and maneuverability due to their hulking physique and power armor. So, if you can't arm your entire arm with power weapons and simple bladed swords are insufficient, you make chainswords.

[@dopeskone]

@@SoftisNelaris standard power armor isn't very restrictive to movement. It been described as acting as a second skin. The exceptions being Mk3 power armor, imdomitus and Cataphractii terminators plate. Shad has no idea of the thirst of Warhammer fans for good content.

[@jozzyalthefool9273]

Hmm. I wonder how would a chainsaw not be effective against armor made out of pure metal. I mean seriously, if you are cutting wood with a chainsaw and acidentaly hit a random little rusty nail, your chainsaw needs a new chain. Why would one use that in combat against buff guys in thick plated armor? But again, we are talking about 40k, a place where there still is melee combat even though guns exist.

[@williamarmstrong7163]

clearly the emperor planned to make all his space marines lumberjacks after they retired

[@Hellsong89]

Retired....what kind of heresy is this?! In 41st millenia there is only war and it wont stop even when milkyway galaxy is under rightful rule of the terra. If you havent noticed there is other galaxies around and some twats bioengineered nids into existence and send them to milkyway... Emperor wants to have wee bit of a chat whit these twats, hence there is no retirement for space marines..

[@canadiancrok2240]

Space marines don’t retire, they get taken behind the shed by the emperor when they get too old

[@Pikkabuu]

Oh hell....I now have in my head a picture of Space Marines doing the Lumberjack song....

[@adrianflare7951]

@@canadiancrok2240 To be fair the Thunder Warriors were extremely unstable genetically and were prone to just dropping dead.

[@herbertgearing1702]

Retired that's cute!

[@dudewithahat5260]

for the Emporer. I wanna know more about 40 weapons in general, including and especially hammers.

[@jackhughes8585]

Something I love about warhammer is that they have in lore addressed how, when being used by normal people, it is best to just use it as a very ornate club. I think because space marines are so strong it has the same idea, in that you just need to thwack someone with it to kill them, but the chainsaw part is just so that if an enemy doesn't die they are not going to be getting back up or attacking you after a hit.

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

Next analysis: "Do red wunz really go fastah?"

[@Ally5141]

They do

[@johnj.spurgin7037]

@@Ally5141 ironically, studies show that blue is actually the color taht goes faster. something about it being a colder cooler, so it conserves heat or something? Don't tell the orks though.

[@ichduoderer1498]

@@johnj.spurgin7037 well becuose ther all thing red is faster it couses the baklash of the warpenergy thats generated on this way to make it faster

[@johnj.spurgin7037]

@@ichduoderer1498 I know how the orks work. The thing is, it's based on the number of them in the vicinity and their belief. Shake that belief, and break that power.

[@ichduoderer1498]

@@johnj.spurgin7037 but its gencodet into them wahts makes it pritty hard

[@forgottenone6317]

Warhammer 40k + Shadiversity....the God Emperor has truly blessed us!

[@CosmicG777]

Lol. Yes, God Emperor Trump has blessed us all.

[@ousamadearu5960]

All hail the Imperium of Man.

[@StormTheSquid]

Man-emperor, you mean.

[@Archy871]

The God Emperor of Mankind- A husk, that requires mass sacrifice of psychers daily. Who created the Imperium and removed any other form of worship. Honestly- sounds like a chaos god to me. We are all enslaved.

[@renaudldupuis3407]

@@Archy871 BLAM!!! We got another heretic. All hail the Emperor!

[@RawkL0bster]

3:30 I'm dying over here, I don't know how many times I've replayed this.

[@blacksheepwall79]

Another thing about chainswords is also that you hear them revving in the media. So the wielder may have some control over the chain actually running. They could disengage the blade while parrying and such. They may even be able to simply engage a gear to reverse the spin of the blade.

[@Manfromthenorth0551]

The thing is, even if the Chainsword wasn't as effective as a sword Space Marines would probably still use it purely for intimidation. The Imperium of Man has many examples of this. I mean for crying out loud the giant Titan mechs and their battleships are essentially moving cathedrals with planet-killing weapons strapped to them.

[@miyama8936]

Who wouldnt surrender if the sun stops shining because of the giganic chainsaw of a imperial titan? But it is not dark because of the blue light of his charging plasmagun.

[@blacktemplarbrotherlucius1935]

Intimidate what, Orks? They'll run even faster to you. Chaos marines? They don't give a fuck. Eldar? Maybe. Tau? They don't do melee so their fucked the moment they hear the chain sword. Everyday heretic/rebel? Yeah shitting bricks.

[@devinmorales7077]

i actually have a chain spear, its great. it attaches to my weed whacker engine and also comes in really handy for pruning my trees. best part is i got it at the hardware store for $50.

[@rangerunner6274]

I really didn't expect shad to know so much about 40k, you keep surprising me.

[@Rhysman30]

I wonder how many people are watching this like, "Wtf is warhammer 40 Kay?"

[@JosephFlores-yn4yi]

I dont even know whats is supossed to be, is it a comic? A board game? A videogame? A movie? All of them?

[@Rhysman30]

@@JosephFlores-yn4yi allll of them. It's a universe. KZbin astartes or an intro to warhammer40k. You won't regret it!

[@taloscal]

@@JosephFlores-yn4yi table-top boardgame that ended up becoming so popular it got its own universe.

[@mediumtim2237]

@@JosephFlores-yn4yi it started as a board game,turned into books and games,check out dawn of war 1 to check out hoe the universe is,for in the grimdark future,THERE IS ONLY WAR FOR THE EMPEROR,THE WAR TO PURGE HERITICS AND KILL ZENOS

[@michaelo5665]

Check out wolf lord rho or 40k theory

[@drizztiley8740]

The first mistake of making a 40K analysis. Assuming logic is a big concern

[@carsoncasmirri3874]

Thinking is Tzeentch worship and heresy

[@user-co3uc8vt7e]

WH40k is still far more logical than, say, Tom and Jerry or Disney's Star Wars.

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

@@user-co3uc8vt7e Does star wars have orks that can make things work just by believing they work?

[@user-co3uc8vt7e]

@@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 I was talking specifically about Disney's Star Wars. And you seem to misunderstand what I meant. Fiction can divert from rules of reality in the laws of its own setting. Orks having collective mind-warping psychic field is a good example. However, any work of fiction should stay true to its previously established rules. Ass-pulls are never a good thing. It's not great when already very Mary Sue-ish character turns out to be descendant of saga's main villain, or when some smartass Mechanicum turns out to have hundreds of thousands NEW BETTER supersoldiers in stasis chambers all over the Galaxy, and no one in ten thousand years had any idea they existed.

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

@@user-co3uc8vt7e Oh got it

[@Khelemvor]

When you can shrug off a 0.75 caliber mass reactive explosive bullets, you don't really need to dodge. Plus there is the power armor.

[@Stuffandstuff974]

And wave after wave of guards men to keep throwing at the enemy until they run out of ammunition.

[@uUuWolf16uUu]

@Lord Admiral Spire Actually, there are chainswords that are better than power swords. For example Leman Russ personal chainsword. Which has a implemented power field and is made of the teeth of some beast that can cut anything with its teeth (some kind of leviathan). There are also just upgraded chain swords that have additional power fields. I believe those are mostly for space marines.

[@uUuWolf16uUu]

@Lord Admiral Spire Well, yes. There are power chain swords. Which are mostly used by the Vlka Fenryka (Space Wolves). Leman Russ Sword is an artifact weapon that is even superior :D.

[@sevenproxies4255]

Astartes do not "shrug off" bolter rounds. You do realize that Astartes use bolters against other Astartes right?

[@rayhankazianga6817]

@@sevenproxies4255 yes, but normally heavy bolters.

[@danielpencil5931]

3:26 oh I know that sound anywhere

[@fan9775]

Wut

[@hartianx1698]

Personally I'd think in some twisted grimdark sense of logic the chainsword would be good more for tearing apart another Astartes due to the fact that they have an incredibly fast clotting agent in their blood. They'll stop bleeding in only a few seconds so constantly tearing away flesh and other material seems like an effective option.

[@shawngillogly6873]

Warhammer laughs at your desire for realism. Everything in Warhammer is turned up to 11000.

[@jirkau555]

More like 40000

[@thomaswhite3149]

The funny thing is that Warhammer was always realistic

[@p_serdiuk]

It stays mostly logical, though, otherwise books like Imperial Armour couldn't be written about it.

[@david2618]

@@thomaswhite3149?

[@Elkator955]

@@thomaswhite3149 Internal consistency is not realism.

[@Dour888]

"But if they're not in armor, that could injure you quite significantly" *Laughs in Sister Repentia*

[@mrrey3481]

I see what you did there. Well done

[@CrizzyEyes]

Unarmored chainsword users in-universe are always depicted as insane suicidal maniacs, though, even for 40k standards. That also includes Redemption cultists who have a tendency of charging in with long flowing robes and gigantic two handed chainswords.

[@Dour888]

@@CrizzyEyes ...ON FIRE! No srsly, the redemptionists uses them with a built in flamer which wreath the blades in flames 8D

[@kevlarburrito6693]

Yeah but if you've ever looked at the chainsword blade direction, they don't have much to worry about in that regard...

[@danyael777]

Ah yes, the Eviscerator Two-handed Chainsword. A weapon for the true believer.....

[@user-zv6th8fh8v]

5:05. Actually, not. The chainsword will dig its way through your opponent, effectively preventing it from breaking distance or contact with the cutting edge. 12:30 That's why he (Everyone knows that this mechanism has a soul or machine spirit, as this phenomenon is called by Adeptus Mechanicus.) has such a large developed guard.

[@prometheus70516]

At 5:05 Shad is talking about real life chainsaws, not the chainsword, so I'd say he is actually correct on that point.

[@haillobster7154]

Shad struggling with 'mono-molecular' gives me life.

[@thekhanartist6334]

"Slaneshi recruitment video" f***ing brilliant lol great video shad, and editing team

[@darthfenrir4892]

I won't lie, I'm curious as to the video. Purely to report those in it to the Inquisition, of course.

[@felniiriisk8863]

@@darthfenrir4892 Too late heretic! *BLAM*

[@zachrich7359]

@@felniiriisk8863 YOU INSPIRE YOUR MEN TO STUDY SUCH FOUL SMUT COMMISAR?!? YOU HERETIC! *BLAM*

[@thekhanartist6334]

100 likes, neat

[@ThomasTee]

A 40k video without heresy? Colour me impressed. Ave Imperator! Gloria, in exelsis Terra!

[@sebastianwagner7334]

Heh, show this to the Mechanicus, think they would see it as pretty heretical. Now excuse me, i habe to figure out how to get my heretics out of their Arbites isolation cells...

[@PedroMM193]

What about the Slaaneshi propaganda chain porn?

[@DZ-1987]

About bloody time someone recognized Me. Huh? What do you mean... i know there's more than one Emperor, but which one? Him? oh, good friends with him. Mate, i gave him me finger as a sign of friendship, he even offered to take it out for me, which was mighty nice of him.

[@ServantOfOdin]

No heresy? Slaaneshi Chain-porn? Endorsement of Orkian red paint-schemes? Not to mention the heretical scriptures in his shelves....

[@trueakuma777]

I've always enjoyed the idea of the chainsword as a feasible weapon, and it was nice to hear the opinion of someone who knows weapons and combat. I agree that it could work under the right circumstances and would be a devastating and gruesome weapon! Thanks for the awesome video and stay safe out there!

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

1:57 Oh look! It's Notorious MAC and his ever so fancy blanket!

[@brandonogden3498]

"Brother! Get the Heavy Hose!" I was nearly on the ground laughing my arse right off sir. Well done.

[@flippingchips7343]

Let's cleanse your armor of this xeno filth, battle brother.

[@Meet_The_Pyro]

Ooh I like that hidden message.... wait no.... must've been my imagination

[@devilsadvocate1380]

What message?

[@SivaExperiment]

8:28 ReD ThInGs JuSt Go FaStA for future me to find whenever you want to just hear that

[@codykrueger796]

Pretty great video! If you have used a chainsaw, you will likely have noticed the spikey bar near the hilt to to speak. Similar to spikes you talked about- they are already there lol. I think it is called literally the spike bar, to hold the wood down/out as the saw pulls toward it. Also, you could just have a small guard to likely catch most of the debris from the blade.

[@RevantheBlack]

We all know Shad’s battle-cry in 40k: For the MACHICOLATIOOOOOOOONS!

[@deathcompanybattlebrother]

@El Bearsidente Shad would turn an Emperor class Titan, from a walking cathederal, into a walking castle

[@wojciechkowalski8061]

He'd fit well with Imperial Fists. The creators of the mighty Golden Machicolations of the Imperial Palace!

[@Rawkit_Surgeon]

Shad will definitely be a son of Dorn.

[@matrimalviarin5043]

So he would be an Iron Fist

[@mrrey3481]

@@deathcompanybattlebrother so you want to say, that he would be able to make an Emperor's pallace a titan and the Emperor would be able to fight once again?

[@alexrhinehart9604]

Awesome video, im glad you thought about how it works in universe.

[@Merkwerkee]

Question: would the rotational momentum on the edge of the blade interfere with swinging the darn thing? Like trying to hit someone with a gyroscope

[@serensoriano6890]

*Shad puts up potential Xeno propaganda* *Inquisitors would like to know your location*

[@markhellvig4549]

Innocence proves nothing

[@ThunderSkull214]

LARRY! BRING ME MY EXTERMINATUS BUTTON!

[@serensoriano6890]

*Larry pushes button* WRONG BUTTON!

[@janczaplinski658]

@@serensoriano6890 *shoots Larry in the head* Bring me another Larry

[@gabrieldoyen692]

Innocents are guilty of wasting my time.

[@calumdeighton]

As a Warhammer person, I'm so glad you did this video Shad. Chainblades are an icon; and they are just awesome.

[@lynxk9372]

What do you identifie as girl or boy? Warhammer person.

[@ottovonbearsmark8876]

I remember hearing somewhere that during Chain Blade duels a major tactic was switching the direction of rotation mid fight to throw off your opponent.

[@jameshallam3221]

you should do a video on power fists, ive always wondered how they would work as a mix of shield and might electric fist

[@itsuko6366]

Shadiversity, the Tech-Priest who specialized in melee weapons.

[@paolotan8043]

The teeth on the chain sword could also just be going back and forth in an actual sawing motion, effectively cancelling out any effect of Newton's Third law on its own.

[@patrickhearne5536]

Doom told me its pretty practical. It works well on demons

[@Lanadra]

Space Marines would agree.

[@richardlionerheart1945]

@Chase Moore so a black templar then

[@weldonwin]

@@richardlionerheart1945 He's basically Sigusmund, the very angriest of Dorn's Angry Boys

[@VeryPeeved]

pretty handy on cacodemons, especially. their pain tolerance is low enough to get stunlocked by it, they're tanky enough to be worth the trouble, and their large hitbox block shots from enemies behind them, protecting you while you rip them to shreds.

[@weldonwin]

@@VeryPeeved Scion Matilda: Aw yeah, they're right tanky little buggers, innit?

[@cakepigs]

'we can ignore weight because they're superhumans' *guardsman with a chainsword looking away*

[@josephwilliams1665]

Brother, they are stronger because of the Emperor!

[@animwarhd3125]

Looking at the thumbnail I can just hear the picture and I love it.

[@LadyKjell]

For the Emperor!! This video was a pleasant surprise as a long-time 40k fan.

[@johnmangino7825]

Kjell McGuirk SAME BROTHER!

[@LadyKjell]

@@johnmangino7825 *ehem* The term is sister. Sister of Battle, specifically. :)

[@Deamons64]

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! MILK FOR THE KHORNE FLAKES!

[@winstonking8847]

Gtfo you heretic

[@arthurfox1733]

BURN! MAIM! KILL!!!! BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!!! On a side note, khorne flakes are amazing, but I prefer mine with the freshly spilt and still hot blood of my foes

[@Viktor-zg6co]

in the name of The Emperor Burn Heretics!!!

[@muninrob]

Don't forget the Tau flavor...... Kroot Loops....

[@BeardedBen]

I am irrationally happy to see this comment :D

[@andrewofthebloodcrusaders7175]

when one has to put a disclaimer to avoid committing heresy

[@michaelvanniekerk2104]

This was great! Thank you

[@themaster1dcp]

WE ARE THE ANGELS OF in depth analysis as to the practically of the chainsword

[@veraxis9961]

Shad pulling the start cord on his chainsword: *pull* Machi-- *pull* Machico-- *pull* Machicolatioooooo--[chainsaw buzz]!!!

[@RecklessAbyss]

Loved the metal chainsaw scene and the utter terrified look on shad

[@Dustbinlid1]

15:08 it is possible for the user to swap the direction of the chainswords spin. In the book "The first and only: Gaunts Ghost" during a duel between two chainsword users it's used as a technique. It is also mentoned that chainsword vs chainsword occurs very rarely and few peple even bother to teach/practice it as it's considered a waste of time.

[@Unknown_Shade]

FOR THE EMPEROR! Welcome Shad to the Grim Dark.

[@kabob0077]

The Emperor protects.

[@micohazakin8576]

Andreas Björkman it shall be loud WITH YOUR SCREAMS

[@micohazakin8576]

Andreas Björkman I SAID IT SHALL BE LOUD WITH YOUR SCREAMS!

[@micohazakin8576]

Andreas Björkman FOR THE LOVE OF KHORNE! THATS MY FAVOURITE KIND OF SCREAMS!

[@mattaffenit9898]

@@micohazakin8576 _RRRRRRUSS AND THE ALLFATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!_ **Poweraxe-ing intensifies**

[@Guderian2]

*sees the new intro* HOLY CRAP! I am already amazed. Also: "FOR THE EMPEROR!!!!"

[@headquarters447]

Which Emperor Mr. Tarkin? *the Inquisition would like to know your location*

[@NacnudPinky]

Brother get the flamer The HEAVY FLAMER Pls analyse the heavy flamer

[@glenmurie]

I realize I'm very late to comment on this, but it'd be fun to see you do this for the power weapons, and especially the over the top silliness that is the omnissian axe of the adeptus mechanicus

[@darkhorse13golfgaming]

Shad: States valid cons of a chainsword Me: ***Stares at Shad coldly in Adeptus Astartes***

[@soldraconis3899]

Downsides: To heavy for normies, sprays you with enemies guts AND armor, pulls you and the enemy closer together/throws the enemy away from you. The only real downside is the weight issue, but that just makes it a weapon exclusive to elite troops. Oh, and the whole armor particles ripping your legs apart if you don't wear armor thing.

[@Sorrowdusk]

Evolution was a great movie

[@darkhorse13golfgaming]

@@Sorrowdusk lol most folks don't get where I got my profile pic from, good catch lol.

[@undertakernumberone1]

@@soldraconis3899 too heavy for "normies"? Iirc Comissar Ciaphas Cain, HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!!! is an expert chainsword fencer. He even trained with a Space Marine.

[@rupert5066]

@@undertakernumberone1 Brother Drumon!

[@MegaGullas]

RED GOES FASTA YELLA' MAKES BIGGA' BOOM BLACK IS TUFF BLUE IS LUCKY

[@FishfaceTheDestroyer]

YA FURGOT PURPULL IS SNEEKY YA GROT

[@MegaGullas]

@@FishfaceTheDestroyer YA MOIGHT BE ROIGHT, BU' IMMA KRUMP YA AND TAKE YA TEEF YA GIT

[@ragnerschwarzmane3412]

AN‘ OF CURSE: GREEN. IS. BEST!!!

[@mattaffenit9898]

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[@spartanhawk7637]

@@mattaffenit9898 Me: *Looks at WAAAAGH* shit. My character: CEASE YOUR HERETICAL EXISTENCE AT ONCE!!!!!!!!!

[@Samuel-vb8ms]

I imagine a chain sword would function very much like the Doom Eternal chainsaw. Slicing enemies in half.

[@LeonJagerWulf]

It's funny that I see this video shortly after I started playing Warhammer 40k Space Marine. Have been cutting the hell out of some orks.

[@danforthlaertes]

FOR THE EMPEROR! We need more 40k content, deffo.

[@CMAzeriah]

THE EMPEROR PROTECTS!!

[@burritodorit0772]

*battlecry intensifies*

[@bulldowozer5858]

Next Episode: The standart imperial bayonet!

[@wolfblade40k89]

Emperor protects

[@WhatThe40k]

Today I learned Shad would make an excellent Remembrancer. Great vid, and fun references for the 40k fandom.

[@jakobottsman7470]

Who is Shad Brother do you mean Brother

[@DECKTRON5001]

Occulus imperialis is a 40k rembrancer style KZbin channel if it'd be of interest

[@WhatThe40k]

@@jakobottsman7470 You are absolutely right Brother. I must now begin my Penance Crusade. Into the fires of battle-

[@WhatThe40k]

@@DECKTRON5001 Wow this is perfect! thanks for the recommendation, subbed and ready for my next hobby session. :)

[@basteala525]

This was a fun breakdown to watch. This might actually in part explain why guardsman and even scout marines are rarely seen with full blown chainswords, needing both the superhuman strength (though scouts would have that), and the dense armor to protect you (which the scouts usually don't). ...It makes the no helmet sergeants even more crazy, though. lol

[@justletmeinnow100]

Love that cut scene advert!