The Excoriators: Forgotten Sons of Dorn (History & Lore) | Warhammer 40,000

[@GruwskiTheDogski]

Spartacus before you go onto the Eldar and leave the Adeptus Astartes, I would love if you got into The Sons Of Omegon, The Carcharodons and the Silver Skulls. Chapters of renown deeds and secrets.

[@thil2894]

We never forget any of our Brothers. The sons of Dorn are still standing. Also we all share Father Adorable love of the magic pain glove. IN ALL IT'S FORM.

[@stewart2517]

Indeed.

[@jamesknighton4489]

Spartan, we need you and fans aid, a battle brother named Astartes channel has been hacked and the chapter master is mass Twitter the KZbin help channel but will need you in the fight go to his channel the link will be there

[@knowplay3258]

@ItalianSpartacus Now you understand why, as veteran of many combat engagements, I love My Excoriators!!! You did a great job!!!

[@adamfrazer5150]

I appreciate your cheeky commentary now and then that grant reprieves from the often harrowing accounts of darkness, death and devastation - it's a nice, more subtle approach than most content I've seen and I think it's a great blend of enthusiasm, depth and most importantly (imo) your tone, how you come across (the guy talking nonstop and who's brain is bathed in G Fuel, that life is being lived a billion times over, it would seem 😐). It's subjective of course, but what all of these qualities do is make your videos accessible - it's engaging but also approaching conversational. It's welcoming for the unfamiliar, and for someone like me, who loved the 40k universe and didn't know it, your content is easy to digest and a solid place to get the knowledge whenever I get curious about anything 40 K. (Didn't mean to get all professorial like that - sometimes I like to seem like I'm trying 😐 Cheers man 🍻)

[@italianspartacus]

Thanks so much dude. I learned about all this Lore at my local game store growing up, in casual conversation before I went home and consumed more of it. So I wanted people to feel that level of being in a store listening to these far flung tales of distant Sci fi worlds. Learning something is all about relating. How do you relate to the material. And I'm glad I could help make it easier to digest by also making it easy to relate to!!

[@adamfrazer5150]

@@italianspartacus I think GW should quote you man, that was cosmic stuff, I was already crossed-legged on the rug ready to hear more 👍 Been watching some of your Gothic Fleet matches - even these are laced with observations and if there's time, maybe some lore - good show old boy 😎

[@ChapterMasterValrak]

Excoriators are awesome :D

[@italianspartacus]

You're awesome!! A response from the Son of Dorn himself, that's high praise sir!

[@d8god]

@@italianspartacus Yall should play some tabletop next time you head out to the UK!

[@madginger3634]

Great video. They are like the Iron Snakes, in being virtually unknown but indispensable.

[@drakan935]

An exemplary job.The Excoriators may not have the fame the other chapters of Dorn have,but they are more than worthy of the admiration of the followers of the Imperium aswell as the fans of the Imperium in 40K. -1st Company Ancient and Excoriator Claudius Drakan of the Epsilon Last Wall Protocol P.S Keep up the good work.

[@wenceslaus.draconistarum]

Dorn's sons. For stubborn they are born, for loyal they prove.

[@stewart2517]

Indeed.

[@majormoolah5056]

Never heard of these guys, but you made an awesome job bringing them to life! Thank you Spartacus

[@GruwskiTheDogski]

Great video my dude! Really enjoy these kind of videos more than you could possibly know! :) All Sons of Dorn suffer from the genetic flaw known as the "The Darkness" Spartacus, its a psychic backlash when Dorn failed to save the Emperor and through the Ironcage, went on to his sons by the emotion caused at the time, the founding chapters of the Imperial Fists that followed gain these "traits" and differences in the aftermath of the conflict itself. However the Excoriators suffer from it more than any other chapter within the legion itself, its why their more related brothers The Black Templars suffer from bitterness and rage resonated so strongly, in the sense of hatred towards traitor Space Marine legions and "mutants". It may have left a psychic imprint in the Gene-Seed itself of the Imperial Fists in general.

[@larrynintendo6838]

The hardest part about painting my minis for my first game is picking which of the Sons of Dorn to play. Imperial Fists chapters are the just hands down the coolest.

[@epsilonlastwallprotocol9096]

Very nicely done Spartacus. Glad to see the Excoriators covered, they are obscure but just as worthy of admiration as any other sons of Dorn. We look forward to your next upload! - 1st Captain Dekra

[@mrrey3481]

Ahh, yessss, more 40k. Hell, it's about time!

[@blakecheboygan]

MrRey less than a week?

[@hugmynutus]

You're making me really Dorn's successor. And great timing I just finished Praetorian of Dorn last week. Dope video. Love your 40k stuff.that battle plate inscribing stuff is dope.

[@thil2894]

It's a matter of gene seed.

[@TSmith-yy3cc]

Great pick to do a video on. Thanks for your work!

[@mrrey3481]

Oh, thank you so much about reminding me about the Iron Cage. I helped me to understand one joke from latest TTS and got me dying. You made my day, bratan xD

[@joemiller361]

As someone who spent days in the Lexicanum site, I love learning about new warhammer lore. Thanks Spartacus!

[@jimminey-fooking-cricket4903]

This chapter sounds like loyal Death guard.

[@PumpkinHoard]

They're not forgotten, they just got lost inside the giant fortifications they were building.

[@SkywalkerWroc]

Happy to hear Eldar are next. There's tons of videos about Adeptus Astartes online and comparatively few about other races.

[@talscorner3696]

I MEAN! You gotta have literal balls of ceramite to have your armorial shield to the right of the Black Templars', on top on the Executioners' and to the top right of the Celestial Lions'! Gonna check if the Deathwatch RPG has something on the Excoriators, tho, 'cause iirc there is.

[@kaj9245]

Really great video just found your channel and happy I did

[@italianspartacus]

Welcome to the family brother :)

[@ryanhendry1835]

1:25 can someone tell me what chapter the shoulder pad under the excoriators pad is called. It's the one with the two axes?

[@italianspartacus]

I'm. On mobile right now, but I'll try to get a concise answer for ya.. In the mean time, this link has a pretty solid list of em all. warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Pictorial_List_of_Space_Marine_Chapters_(A-L)

[@beanie1636]

Superb video, man. Dorn for the win.

[@fargus4718]

This was an interesting lore video for me one of my biggest question was how the transition from the secular truth, to the imperial cult happened and why the adeptus arstartes allowed the imperial truth to be thrown out.

[@GrandiaKnight]

I'd love a video on the Black Dragons or The Exorcists. They always struck me as interesting but unknown chapters.

[@Daimon-X]

Bless The Curse Brother! Fire and Bone!

[@GrandiaKnight]

@@Daimon-X I've been thinking about doing a Black Dragons army ever since the new Codex came out. I think it would be fun!

[@Daimon-X]

@@GrandiaKnight Awesome! Good luck Brother.

[@markhohenbrink5230]

@@GrandiaKnight I've started mine a few months back and I really enjoy my assault marines. Warhammertv has a basic tutorial for them and I really like the way it turned out.

[@justinweber4977]

Huh... Dorn's legions are pretty awesome. It's fun to hear about them.

[@maxpowerdup]

Forgotten? Hardly. I have a yearly rite of reading "Legion of the Damned"

[@michaelhowell2326]

I think it would be pretty nifty if you would do an episode on the Deathwatch. Specifically which loyalist chapter was found wanting and was forbidden from joining the Deathwatch.

[@dirk903]

Good choice on a chapter focus!!

[@liveforlife180]

I had no idea The Excoriators were a thing. Anything related to Dorn are amazing especially Black Templars. Biased opinion here though. Also never regret puns, ever.

[@Daimon-X]

Zachariah 'Scourge' Kersh is a real BAMF!, Not a refined sword-master but a killer, fast, deadly and precise. The Excoriators Chapter maintains a grid of watch fortresses, situated in star systems around the Eye of Terror. "Semper Vigilare" was a star fort/bastion placed in Vhospa Mundi system a fringeworld, in orbit of Vhospa Mundi gas giant.

[@aidancampbell5644]

You mentioned the legion of the damned. They sound interesting, but probably hard to give much detail about.

[@Slenkamure]

Noun. excoriator (plural excoriators) One who excoriates, or strongly denounces. A machine for stripping the skin from fruits.

[@fordprefect8406]

I’m down for Eldar, but I’m hoping the White Scars and the Khan get a video soon too

[@c.brettgann5137]

The Raptors chapter, a Ravenguard second founding, would be something I personally would want to see. While not as popular as some of the other options, they do have a decent following among players. Reasonable-Marines at their best. lol.

[@johnnieschatz693]

Great video

[@lordphoenix4733]

Another awesome vid sparty! The sons of Dorn in my eyes are by far the most loyalist in the space marine ranks. Always holding the line and being a force that would happily fight and die to the last man standing. Sparty when you touch upon some imperial guard regiments do you think it would be possible to throw in some quotes said by members of the regiment? Imperial guard have some pretty awesome quotes

[@italianspartacus]

i'll try and squeeze some in on the next ones my brother :) thanks for the suggestion!! SPAG!!!

[@lordphoenix4733]

ItalianSpartacus no problem my SPAG brother!!!!

[@nickster5207]

Nah man, Valrak is keeping them alive.

[@italianspartacus]

HE IS THE TRUE SON OF DORN! SIGISMUND REBORN!

[@nickster5207]

@@italianspartacus Ye

[@smilingbear7430]

I simply cannot fathom what possessed one person to dislike this video. I guess they do not like informative videos about obscure space marine chapters.

[@thil2894]

Probably Tau propaganda.

[@ethanwall2443]

I mean i accidentally clicked thumbs down by accident before I corrected it perhaps something similar happened and they never realized they clicked thumbs down

[@Crazyd6666]

They must all be Iron Warriors.

[@adamfox1669]

Or they abhor commercials before the video even begins??

[@ORBrunner]

The MOST stubborn chapter from all. If the die, they die standing as true sons of Dorn.

[@Booyaka9000]

THAAAAAANK YOU!!

[@blazedandconfused477]

Damn, is that a servitor baby?

[@rick44451]

This is the strangest start to a pick up line I've ever read

[@jr66743]

As I was listening to this I kept feeling that their recruit planet would likely be Krieg.

[@dontang2090]

Do a video on strike cruiser n battle barrage n other starships n theor size n difference

[@TheSturmtiger2]

one of my favorite books

[@shmee123ful]

I am fortifying this position

[@TheCoulsonlax]

Excellent

[@tristanwilliams2026]

Let’s just not mention the Fists Exemplar xD

[@italianspartacus]

I did!!!

[@moriendus]

"fugue" is pronounced "fyoog", FYI. I really like your videos and am glad I found your channel. Just wish you didn't skirt the line of heresy so closely.

[@dontang2090]

Crimson fists next or leigon of dammed

[@knowplay3258]

YES!!!! MY BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!

[@knowplay3258]

Zachariah Kersh is the greatest swordsman of all the Astartes. He is also the most resilient and toughest of any Astartes!!!

[@winterswede5496]

Why do i get deathguard vibes from them

[@andrewvincent89]

Both can take a lot of punishment

[@mrbloby15]

Great

[@regalgiant1597]

is it it not promounced like Excorism?

[@italianspartacus]

I'd be totally open to that, I was pretty pain staking with the pronunciation! It's such a weird word

[@sevlow4035]

I wouldnt say there forgotten

[@andytheshark2102]

fix the sound. and i got the fist comment and like

[@moriendus]

Please don't speak so flippantly about the God-Emperor. He is clearly a God and no one should even suggest otherwise. Thank you.