Just How Powerful Is Constantin Valdor Really? | Warhammer 40k Lore

[@majorkill]

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[@midgethobbit5243]

read your comments FOOL

[@snackboxone364]

Imagine him unloading on you, I don’t mean his guardian spear

[@bootybreakeronlyformen]

Imagine him ripping you in half, im not talking about him using his spear

[@JeroenDoes]

you gave me a small panick attack. Almost father's ! Then I looked. It was 2 months ago.

[@imwithstupid086]

@@snackboxone364 I bet even his Custodian custard is golden.

[@Mantheon]

Fulgrim can take more Astartes at the same time than Valdor, but in a very different way

[@Gameboypxht]

Its on 34 somewhere i bet

[@Ariadne.Of_Emperors_Children]

That's my father you speak of! But... yeah.

[@funwithfrank7522]

Hahahahahahahahhaha

[@alexanderdavidov6465]

30000 blademasters

[@UrMom-it7gj]

Oh lord…

[@SabreJ]

I always felt like Valdor was the best the Emperor could make without getting the warp involved.

[@RemoteEars]

That also leans into the way Custodes feel about Grey Knights. Like, Custodes failed, so the Emperor had to fall back on pyskers for the future of mankind. Custodes were the dream, Grey Knights the sad reality

[@frankthetank8050]

No, I am the most POWAFUL!

[@drewe51]

​@@RemoteEarsI think grey knights are kinda mid tier in new-ish lore. On par with deathwatch, but way below Custodes. I think old lore has grey knights with the Emperor as their gene sire, but I don't think that works in newer lore.

[@Romuluz369]

​​@@drewe51 grey knights are def Emperor seed, that was actually recent last few years. Also they are not really just the Sad reality vs the dream. The Emperor knew humanity was destined to become a psychic species. But he needed to deal with chaos as it is before he could help us embrace that. The grey knights were like that awesome video game title that got amazing hype and like 30 seconds of game play before it was rushed out by market demand. I imagine the true dream would have been something akin to psyker custodes. All the pure psychic talent of the grey knights, with the wills, minds, bodies, and wargear of a custodes. The obvious short term issue with that idea at the time was the fact that a psychic custodes would double as both bodyguard and gateway into the warp, which makes them a dangerous set of body guards to have inhabiting the palace and being so close to the Emperor.

[@seanjones5682]

I think that Valdor is genetically related to the emperor in some way.

[@rexlumontad5644]

*"There are no bystanders in the war of life and death, no place the battle cannot reach; so fight it without remorse or relenting, for death will surely do the same."* - Captain-General Constantin Valdor

[@rykehuss3435]

Captain-General Kitten

[@YYC_RZA]

God the Valdor book was so fucking good

[@illuvitarv5]

Sounds similar to the speech count of monte cristo gave to his son

[@izzymosley1970]

I think Valdor is what happens when you take someone who was already going to be legendary as a human and turn them into a custodian.

[@zacharyhernandez1483]

There's a reason the emperor came for him personally

[@buzzlightyearpfp7641]

@@zacharyhernandez1483 well tbf the emperor did that with every custodian

[@zacharyhernandez1483]

@buzzlightyearpfp7641 he did but he moved mountains for his real son valdor 😂

[@M4421-O]

​@buzzlightyearpfp7641 I don't think he did I know at least one custodian was taken by valdor during an assassination of a Terran warlord and the emperor generally had more important things to do

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

Valdor is probably a non psyker biological descendent of the Emperor who was turned into a Custodes.

[@UncleMikeDrop]

Constantine Valdor exposes by contrast all the errors in Primarch and Astartes engineering. He and the Custodes are a product of meticulous planning and PATIENCE. Much of WHT is wrong about the Imperium of Man before, during, and after the Unification Wars, Great Crusade, and Horus Heresy can be boiled down to reckless haste and hubris. Hell, reckless haste and hubris tends to be what comes back to bite people in the ass IRL. Nice parallel.

[@Storming360]

The impatience of the emperor was justified. There were many worlds in the galaxy that could have taken over it, given a few decades. One of the reasons the emperor bulldozed over everyone was that warp travel was impossible, and no one was ready for a massive army to invade their world as soon as the warp storm dissipated. Earth had one chance to take over the galaxy, and it was a limited time schedule.

[@UncleMikeDrop]

@sinazarin8401 He got a late start. He was relatively inactive during the Dark Age Of Technology. Given his ability to repair an Imperial Knight with contemptuous eas, his unrivaled psionic ability, and his ability to alter his appearance/size/presence, he really should infiltrated the Mechanicum before the Age Of Strife(which he saw coming). It was also odd how no one instituted a thorough genetic screening of every initiative to every genseed line. It was well within the Great Crusade Imperium's capability to sequence the genomes of initiates who best adapted to the genehancement process, developed gene therapies to administer to recruitment worlds, and dramatically reduce the rejection rates of every Astartes strain. There is also the underutilized potential of what would become the Raptor line that only went awry due to Alpha Legion sabotage. He had options he did not use.

[@Storming360]

@mikevasquez1103 he seems to have lived a carefree life up until very recently. I mean, the guy could have warned everyone about the fall or put some plan in motion to invade the aeldari in when the whole "murder-fuck"ing began. At very least, a war might have given them something (beside spiraling toward the slaneesh) to do or culled their numbers.

[@_NutcasE_]

@@Storming360 It's pretty safe to assume that Emperor did not know about the murderfucking godbirth when the race filled with foresight users and Farseers didnt see it coming either.

[@Storming360]

@_NutcasE_ The guy knew about the age of strife and the nature of the warp, though. It would have been a simple deduction.

[@jonathan6401]

How each pre-heresy primarch would react to the current imperium when placed in Gullimans shoes would be s cool video idea

[@blacklighthologram5339]

I’d like to say that

[@lucack6348]

Great ideer

[@TaylorLiam87]

Awesome idea!

[@JammesJack-td6gv]

Yes

[@trimeerious4349]

Thank you for continuing to carry my torch once more brother 🫡

[@sarnicholas4053]

To be fair though, Guilliman was unarmed and unarmored during the ambush by the Alpha Legion.

[@EdcelJannMCorre]

Not to mention bed ridden from fighting in the vacuum of space without a helmet

[@rexlumontad5644]

I always find it weird how did Valdor create an army of Blanks even though they are rare to find in the galaxy.

[@TaylorLiam87]

Cloning my friend, gotta read the pariah book series

[@stripeybag6977]

Maybe that's why they're rare, he just swoops in and steals them xD

[@Robercon]

10,000 years

[@bloodangel19]

It's been explicitly stated he cloned them all. So he has a clone army like in star wars

[@area609joe2]

Army of clones

[@MandoSki464]

One of my favorite Custodes lore is the torch bearer fleet taking primaris tech to the marines malevolent just to get ambushed by a tyranid fleet forcing the custodes to teleport with the primaris tech to the nearest planet where they then held out for a month until the marines malevolent relief force arrived to find a single warden standing guard over the primaris technology surrounded by a mountain of dead nids.

[@henrypaleveda7760]

what book is this? that sounds baller!

[@magicmanscott40k]

That's so cool

[@LxR7601]

I love when Constantin Valdor said "it's Valdin time" and proceeded to to Vald all over the place, truly an emotional and inspiring moment

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

Truly one of the 40,000 moments of 40K.

[@euanmorse]

He was the most Warhammer of the 40,000 available.

[@DahLekKnight]

If that spear allows him to relive a person’s life, a mind like Valdor’s would be able to glean a lot from each kill, especially if it were a particularly talented warrior.

[@MrFallenone]

He also gets the names of daemons he kills with it ... which means he can control or instantly banish them if they come after him again.

[@Tyrazaphael]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's how he's doing his thing in the City of Dust. He also has a perfect memory. So he might actually be the most knowledgeable person in the 40k universe, at this point.

[@diarmuidallen5899]

What happens if he uses it to kill the emperor

[@Tyrazaphael]

@diarmuidallen5899 he won't. If he wanted to, he could walk into the Throne room and spear him. And no one would have stopped him.

[@oddursigurdsson9637]

@@diarmuidallen5899 mankind dies with the emperor. Valdor knows this and serves

[@LupercalRising]

Valdor doesnt have any "warp juice" like the Primarchs and yet he could still take half of them in a fight

[@christbenitez8797]

Bro deserve his own animated show.

[@malachistice8111]

He could only take them once, for after that, the primarchs adapted to valdor.

[@unkown981]

No wait do you seriously think valdor is beating a primarch other than pre heresy lorgar and maybe alpharius the weakest of the bunch he probably can’t beat omegon who actually specialises in combat unlike alpharius

[@polmMM-uk1rz]

Stop watching too much majorkill, alpharius was dominating dorn or it was an equal fight until an imperial fist attacked alpharius

[@koreyclark5677]

⁠@@unkown981yes, he literally beat both Horus & dorn in sparring and nearly killed alpharius he actually has better feats than some of the primarchs lol he is less powerful but a LOT more martially skilled he could definitely kill the less powerful primarchs

[@itsheresy]

The Primarchs have warp based entities/souls, how that would alter any match up exactly I'm not sure, but it is an important distinction between Valdor/Custodes which are human and the Primarchs, which are something else. The scenes from End and the Death Vol.1 where Valdor is absolutely beasting Demons and muttering their names for future reference are awesome. He's a total unit alright.

[@MrFallenone]

The spear he wields is insanely OP. Basicaly an endlessly scaling weapon. The more he uses it the stronger he becomes.

[@antcow1239]

Ill remember you, Kevin the demon! - Valdor, being cheerful for once

[@LouisKing995]

He can’t beat them. They are beyond him, they are beyond all humans. He sparred with Rogal after they first found him and he was fresh. He won the first round then After that Rogal never lost. The primarchs are just on entirely different level. There are thousands of custodes but only 20 primarchs were ever created.

[@Tyrazaphael]

@@LouisKing995 You're looking at it the wrong way, mate. There are thousands of Custodians. But only 1 of each Custodian ever exists. 3 normal Custodians, in lore, can actually threaten a Primarch. Valdor is easily worth at least two normal Custodians. Also, Custodians lack a couple of severe weaknesses the Primarchs nearly all possess. Don't forget Valdor sparring =/= Valdor fighting, as well as the fact that beating a Primarch once is a feat basically no one else can mimic. Like... No one.

[@LouisKing995]

@@Tyrazaphael If you are honestly implying the process for making a custodian is as unique as it was to make the primarchs you are just beyond deluded. Again 10s of thousands of them and they are still just augmented humans. You really implying each custodes is totally different with no overlapping genetic traits? The primarchs are created, they are grown from Embryo from the emperors own dna. They are effectively his clones. The mental gymnastics the banana fanboys undertake to over-inflate the custodes knows no bounds.

[@anthonynoel57]

No, the only Primarch we know he fought was Alphairus. Now he supposdly fights him too a draw before its stopped by Malicor. But if theres was any Primarch who would want to give an opponent the false idea that in a fifht they could possibly win, so that if they ever had too fight that opponent would be taken off guard...it's Alpharius

[@adrienwatson2179]

Yes and no. The lore mentions 3 fights Alpharius, and i was literally a single stab and ripose...with both thinking they could take the other. 2. He sparred with Dorn when Dorn was discovered...just friendly training. He beat Dorn in the first friendly duel..then Dorn dominated him in every duel afterwards. And he mentions in a discussion with Leman Russ that "You know you could readily strike me down" Basically insinuated that they have sparred and Leman can dominate him

[@songhan1586]

the commander of the custodes probably already knows the power of each Primarch...

[@ElGrabnar]

Or possibly Omegon

[@exponenttie9707]

I do hope that Valdor does remain loyal to the Emperor, it'd be dumb to make him an enemy to the Emperor

[@MrFallenone]

Pretty sure hes working for Big E. Only difference is he makes his own plans now.

[@Hoosierdaddy14]

It's impossible for him to betray the emperor. It's literally built into his DNA

[@ouromov2895]

Only an edgy writer who wants a stupid dram twist to jerk off to himself would think of something like that. Like grey knights smearing themselves with sister of battle blood.

[@Florkl]

Yeah. Especially if he becomes a primarch-equivalent for Custodes. It would suck if you have to decide between a sweet model and a loyal army.

[@Yubier223]

I find it crazy that Valdor (or other Custodians) can react so quickly. If he reacts in nanoseconds, than his body must move on its own; as eyes register visual information in around 13 milliseconds and the brain takes over 50 milliseconds. Valdor literally has ultra instinct. How OP!

[@MrFallenone]

"as eyes register visual information in around 13 milliseconds and the brain takes over 50 milliseconds" Those are baseline human numbers. Space marines are faster than that and Custodes are even faster.

[@Yubier223]

@MrFallenone Problem is, I sadly don't know the exact numbers so I just go off normal human numbers as both are still based on humans, if you got the numbers I'll gladly listen!

[@daijme]

Reacting so fast is so stupid, his body could never keep up with that speed

[@Sirtrolltzar]

He was genetically engineered to keep up

[@davidtodd2104]

Hey @MajorKill, would love a new video on the Aeldari gods. What happened to them, how many are left and what their plans are.

[@malachistice8111]

It's on his channel already but an updated video would be cool

[@paimonisfood4986]

Only three Gods are left somewhat: Cegorach, hid in the webway and directs the Harlequins to help the Eldar, Khaine which is shattered into shards which the Eldar can then summon into his avatar, and Isha which survived the fall of the Eldar when Nurgle kidnapped her and her current location is in Nurgle's mansion. Yeah most of them are dead but Ynnead is about to be born and is already partially awake so I guess technically four of their Gods are still influencing the Galaxy to some degree.

[@paimonisfood4986]

Might as well add Slaneesh in due to her technically being an evil Eldar God but their status is pretty obvious.

[@rykehuss3435]

Isha is getting forcefed Nurgle's buttjuice

[@ravnemagne9598]

You know what would be dope? A video about the Adepta Sororitas, like describing their various orders, or a deep dive into their saints.

[@thatonekriegguardsmen6140]

I think a video covering the current caption general trajann valoris would be cool

[@eagle_and_the_dragon]

A video on the Primarchs in Guilliman's position PLEASE 🥺 And the not the position in which he's ploughing Yvraine. Thanks.

[@bocholotthethird3159]

Yeah thats my position

[@MrSkillns]

I cackled, thank you

[@NeonViper00]

Best pfp I've ever seen

[@rykehuss3435]

He isnt interested in Yvraine. Stop this heresy at once

[@rykehuss3435]

I'll start with a few ones. I'm making all the traitor primarchs "loyal" except for their Choas boosted personalities: Lion: He would do pretty much what Guilliman has been doing, except worse since he doesnt have his logistics skills. He'd also take to the battlefield much more often, and wouldnt be as accepting of Yvraine, the xeno scum. Fulgrim: He'd turn the whole Indomitus Crusade into Indomitus orgy, stopping it in its tracks for good ol hedonism. This is bad news for Yvraine. Rule34 has more on that. Angron: His connection to Khorne would turn everyone insane with battlelust, and basically the Imperium at large would collapse fighting among themselves. Khorne is experiencing continuous ejaculation. Yvraine would lose her head for looking at Angron the wrong way

[@LRodz279]

Video Idea: How would each Primarch fair against the angel of destruction

[@yabarber6902]

Angel of destruction wins every time. Going by the 2 paragraphs of lore he has, he was invulnerable and had to be trapped and put into a coma to be beaten

[@alvinflang9159]

One of my favorite scenes in the lore is when Lorgar got bodied by a bunch of World Eaters. I can't see that happening to Valdor.

[@Bapa_nada]

Props to only girl watching warhammer40k videos, you're a legend

[@eagle_and_the_dragon]

Majorkill's only-fan. Eh?

[@Captainrizzlicious]

Thanks. I feel special that he acknowledges me.

[@fluffly3606]

:3

[@99baking]

Yes hi hello

[@DarkCellsCustos]

Lmao.... Simps

[@SgtBigCactus]

I like to think Valdor is the Emperor’s natural born son. Maybe with Erda, maybe not, and that he inherited his perpetual power from him. Would explain why he worked so hard to find Valdor, and the desire to gift such incredible armour and weaponry to him. Just my thoughts!

[@IAMStormyNautilus]

Wouldn't any of the Emperor's sons almost certainly be S tier psychers?

[@snowblind9551]

@@IAMStormyNautilus The Emperor's naturalborn children, Sensei, are either psykers or blanks.

[@Tyrazaphael]

@@Human.33 Valdor is the GOAT.

[@Tyrazaphael]

@@IAMStormyNautilus Not necessarily. Offspring of Psyker doesn't necessarily inherent the trait. But the Emperor could have severed him from his abilities, somehow, if he were a psyker.

[@Tyrazaphael]

@@Human.33 Very likely. But I think, given the genome manipulation the Emperor is famous for, he would have edited whatever part he wanted to be true for it. So I agree.

[@bahmot9501]

I will keep asking for this because if there is one thing all 40k factions have in common it’s bei no stubborn: Could you make a video on how someone could permanently kill one of the 4 chaos gods and (more interestingly) what would happen if they did?

[@magicmanscott40k]

I know the eldar plan on killing slannesh

[@mewletter]

Now with the upcoming Tyranid fleets slowly nearing the Throneworld, the Chaos Arks of Omen shenanigans and the Silent King, wonder what plans Valdor could do to deal these major factions simultaneously. Even with the Lion and G-man at present. I want to see his tactical / commanding side and how well he managed large armies, naval fleet etc against the threats.

[@christiandauz3742]

Valdor dies in Pandemonium Macharius didn't meet Valdor, duh!

[@trimeerious4349]

Getting a video about how each of the pre heresy primarchs would have reacted to being in Guillimans situation as the first to return and as imperial regent would be pretty cool ngl. Seeing how each of their empires vary from eachother

[@jonathan6401]

Keep on going brother 🫡

[@cheeseburger12]

Vulkin would have sore feet and probably miss his own shoes. Alparias would probably share one shoe with Omegon.

[@diddlydeeitse6396]

Idea for a major mini: An Ork Pirate Warboss or something. Also could u do a vid on Ollanius Pius?

[@BDL3035]

How each Primarch would react to the Black Rage of the Blood Angels would make for a fun one.

[@adrienwatson2179]

There are three examples of Primarch vs Valdor 1. 2 strikes with Alpharius..both of them thinking they could beqt the other 2. Russ, Valdor admits that Leman could "Readily beat him" in a 1v1 fight 3. He dueled and trained with Dorn when Dorn was found I cant remember the exact quote, but he beat Dorn...but only once...every duel afterwards was a Dorn win. This was to show off how quickly Dorn could adpt and overcome

[@Paal2005]

I'm not too well versed in the lore, but to me it seems a lot like he's on the level of the weaker Primarchs, which still is an insane feat. Dueling the likes of Magnus (no psyker), Lorgar, Fulgrim (all non-demon) would probably be something Valdor could contest with, but the likes of The Lion, Sanguinius, Vulkan, The Khan, Leman or Angron? Don't see it very likely. Valdor might have fought 30 elite space marines, but The Khan soloed an entire army of orks.

[@timsmith5335]

To be fair to Roboute when he fought the ten alphas he was completely unarmed and unarmored. The alphas had armor and bolters to boot.

[@ItallMatters96]

video idea: 1 to 1 comparison of combat skills between legions

[@_the_eversor_lad_]

Skillwise I'd rank the World Eaters as the most skilled in combat. But they are also the most braindead.

[@nickz1259]

Excellent episode, but now I wonder, how does Trajann stack up ? Can we please have another Custodes video soon diving into this?

[@llewellyn9192]

Think that was the best visual of "speed" i've ever seen when describing attributes. Actually spat my drink out it caught me off guard

[@WARSMITHAFROW]

I always thought it was odd that valdor got a matching spear to russ, and on his data sheet, he's classified as a primarch

[@TheGRAclan]

Got a 4 hour train journey tomorrow this will help me get through it, thanks for the awesome content as always

[@gr8avocado]

Can't wait for the next Bequin book. The shit playing out in that series is just as or even more galaxy changing as the Primarchs returing. It seems Valdor isn't even one of the "good guys" and has plans to take the Empire back. Were these the orders/plans from the Emperor right before being put on the throne? His he acting for himself? Is it even Valdor? What are the mini Sanguinius legion? Tratior and loyal librarians with funky powers working together to stop him? Eldrad gathering several Craftworlds stop him? An army of cloned blanks? Is Alpharius/Omegon working with him? A race to find the Emperors true name? Juicy stuff right there.

[@tjoverton7581]

Seems like Abnett set up in end and death that the emperor took away some of valdors mental blocks he puts in the custodians So he can kinda think/act on his own more so then other custodians Like warp-craft. its not that they can’t learn warpcraft just cause of the emperors mental blocks they probably never think to use it Valdor can now. So like radical inquisitors he’s pretty much using every tool in the shed

[@adrienwatson2179]

The true name portion is constantly taken oitnof context. Ravenor THOUGHT that was the Yellow Kings goal. But he also said the Yellow aking was Cognitae... and that was the Cognitaes goal. By the end of the last novel we find out that bith Ravenor and Eisenhorns theories about him..were all 100% wrong and they had everything backwards. So it stands to reason, they had THAT wrong too, considering itbwas just a rumor they heard from Cognitae...who got betrayed and hunted down by Valdor. So just take that theory with a grin of salt, its not definite

[@silverrealm2945]

Forget the rest of the video, I truly felt that Father's Day bit. My dad truly doesn't think about potential gifts. If he wants it, can afford it, and can find a good reason for it, he will get it, even if Father's Day or even his birthday is just next week.

[@justinweber4977]

You know, now i want a comparison video of how much more powerful the Emperor is compared to the Primarchs. Or, a video determining how strong the Emperor is/was in comparison to the other heavy hitters of the galaxy.

[@vlkafenryka788]

The Emperor is deus ex machina …. He’s as strong as he needed to be for the situation… kinda like Superman so you can’t really contrast

[@christiandauz3742]

Nah, Slaanesh would curbstomp him 1 vs 1 anytime Ollianius Pius had to use Enuncia to weaken Horus in the duel!

[@Tyrazaphael]

Strong enough to delete Primarchs. Like, truly. He obliterated Horus, body and soul. Which is crazy.

[@christiandauz3742]

@@Tyrazaphael Only with the help of Ollianius Pius, another Perpetual, and Enuncia

[@jameshollins5659]

Hey MajorKill, can we have a video on the general overview of the "Leagues of Votann"? Maybe discuss their insane tech they have, the Votann being essentially fully working STCs, what would happen if humanity found out about this info, the likeness to dwarfs in fantasy etc

[@sullenSniper]

Personal Headcannon but i feel like Ra could be the strongest Custode in pure fighting. Being able to almost kill Drach’nyen who the emperor had some worries about.

[@jameshollins5659]

Agree Ra seems the most powerful Custodes at the time of the Battle in the Webway although I bet Trajann Valoris is probably equal or stronger now.... Ra didn't almost kill Drachnynn though did he ? That demon almost killed the emperor.

[@markcoroneos7811]

@@jameshollins5659its when drachnyen was in its “infancy” so to speak, before it had attained greater power through consuming those it slew. Its first enounter, ra and his team almost “kill” it before it escapes. Then we see it later when the emperor joins the battle when it has reached its full potential as a daemon, powerful enough that even the emperor couldn’t outright kill it. Though this is also due to drachnyen being tied to humanity’s fate and thus isn’t possible to kill.

[@jameshollins5659]

@@markcoroneos7811 ahhh ok understood. Yes so it's a metaphor also for humanitys fate. Master of Mankind was a great book ! Loved it

[@sullenSniper]

@@jameshollins5659 I believe there was a part where Ra and Drach were stalking one another around the corpse of a titan and the emperor is watching it through psychic power and he’s praying ra wins but Drach is able to flee.

[@magicmanscott40k]

Ra was cool but he must've been expandable

[@Eustres]

Id' love a video on the interactions or relations of each primar with their patron God

[@outerheaven4384]

Asking Majorkill to make a video on illuminor szeras.

[@rogerkintz4996]

the joy I get from getting shit faced and watching these is crazy

[@CloudSephiroth]

Easily my second favorite imperial character behind Malcador the Hero!

[@TheRisingEagle93]

1:55 damn when Majorkill said speed with that motion, it just threw me off LMAO

[@joshuawood3055]

"Punching through Space Marines like 9 year olds getting hit by train" i was having a shitty morning but that made my day

[@TheDarthLuffy]

Man, he took on thirty thousand Suns all at once? Must have been a hot battle

[@nahhfam7678]

I see the custodes and the reason Valdor is so strong is that although the custodes are purported to be the defenders of the throne from all threats, Valdor specifically is there to fight spacemarines and Primarchs. He likely knows the weakness of every single primarch so despite the supposed power levels I think he could go toe to toe with any primarch in the right conditions.

[@LouisKing995]

He sparred with Rogal and won one round, after that Rogal beat him every time. The primarchs are on another level.

[@tyeberiusmcintyre1879]

1v1 he would prolly lose, but i do believe he could be the right tool for leading a kill squad against a primarch without a doubt

[@LouisKing995]

@@tyeberiusmcintyre1879 I can get behind that idea, but to suggest he’s remotely the equal of even the weakest primarch is silly to me. There thousands of custodians and emperor could only make 20 primarchs.

[@nahhfam7678]

@@LouisKing995 that is true but to be fair though, I wouldn't show the people I may have to kill how I would kill them, especially considering Valdor is believed to have trained alot of the Primarchs.

[@Tyrazaphael]

@@LouisKing995 Wrong again, mate. He's very obviously the equal of AT LEAST the weakest Primarch.

[@spinnox1]

It's always a good day when you just finished doing exercise and a @majorkill video is uploaded to watch just after

[@sancocho1718]

Came for the 40k lore. Stayed for the majorkill shower scene. *Pauses video*. Enhance. Enhance. Enhance.

[@TheBlackBowser_]

you are down astronomical

[@bogen06]

The shower cut is so extra. Gives me a laugh every time. Good work mate

[@TheHorreK2]

i wonder if the next big reveal isnt a primarch (like the Lion/Angron) but Constantin in the current setting, but i am kinda confused as to why he wants to know the emperors true name if he is 100% loyal and true to him

[@MrFallenone]

Because it can reform the Emperors soul which is clearly all over the place? Like calling out his name will draw his attention.

[@adrienwatson2179]

Its not confirmed that he wants to know the Emperors true name. Thats what Ravenor THINKS and HEARD that the yellow King wants But he learned that information from people who Valdor was using...and later ended up betraying and hunting down/destroying (Thr Cognitae) So all of Eisenhorn and Ravenors theories and information up until the final chapter was 100% wrong... The books literally says "We were so wrong about everythinf" So we can safely assume that information is also wrong....Valdor was using the Cognitae for power...and he probably promised them he would kill the Emperor, like they want

[@kamaeq]

One of the rumors is that Valdor and his buddy Primarch Russ are working to save the Emperor. Valdor is after the true name and Russ is after some artifact or Isha to embody the Emperor and bring his soul together.

[@megakaioken9386]

question, how do you create and house an army of blanks in the warp? Wouldn't that be like trying to store a bunch of ice in an active volcano?

[@TheSpicyLeg]

Well blanks can go in the warp. They are just completely invisible to the daemons. Ironically, the warp would likely be the safest place for them. Daemons can’t see them, mortals can’t harm them there. The real question is how the daemons wouldn’t notice a huge bunch of nothing appearing. They couldn’t see what is there, but surely they’d notice the warp being rebuffed by having all these blanks in one place.

[@williambibens4508]

God knows how strong he is now as the King in Yellow

[@christiandauz3742]

Too bad he dies in Pandemonium since he doesn't appear after that novel

[@williambibens4508]

@@christiandauz3742 Maybe. We still don’t know how the story ends

[@christiandauz3742]

@@williambibens4508 Neither Macharius nor Ibraham Gaunt interact with him Valdor wasn't at Cadia when it broke nor when the Great Rift caused the Psychic Awakening

[@williambibens4508]

@@christiandauz3742 Yeah him not being at any of those places doesn’t mean his death is a forgone conclusion. He might get bound to Eisenhorn like Cherubael or ascend to become some kind of daemon prince or go into stasis or suffer a fate worse than death. Any number of things no reason to think it’ll only be the most obvious answer

[@christiandauz3742]

@@williambibens4508 Considering SIX Craftworlds will be sent to kill him should Bequin fail (and two of those Craftworlds are still around M42) Valdor's plan failed

[@TheMuph]

My personal Head Cannon is that Constantin IS The Primarch of The Custodes in the sense that he was probably the First and most Powerful one The Emperor ever created and his Genetics were the Basis for the Augmentations a Human Infant receives to become one of The 10 Thousand. I heard a theory somewhere that the reason The Emperor sought Constantin out personally was because he knew he possessed the Superior-Genetics of The Men of Gold!!! The Emperor used a combination his own inhumanly powerful Psyker Abilities channeled through Advanced Bio-Alchemic Archeotech to further improve on Constantins' already impressive Superhuman Physiology. When he was finished he was able to use the information gleaned from Valdor to create slightly less powerful variants which become The Custodes we know. In this sense every single Custodes is a Son of Valdor in the same way a Space-Marine is considered a Son of their Primarch.

[@rexlumontad5644]

I hope Constantin Valdor is not some enemy as the Yellow King.

[@TaylorLiam87]

For sure he is the yellow king, he has a lot of shit to sort out in the galaxy.

[@MrFallenone]

Except its clearly stated at the end of the Pariah novel that the name of the King in Yellow is Constantin Valdor. I love that he is using the inquisitions own training base for raising his blank daemon-host army, something insanely OP because the daemons can't take over the host since the blank soul is invisible to the warp while the host can use the powers granted freely.

[@clydedoris5002]

​@@MrFallenonebut somehow judika got corrupted by the warp and tadekki killed him those books made little sense

[@emperormornteth]

Make the special god specific space marine video

[@Ariadne.Of_Emperors_Children]

Hey Majorkill! Talked to the team! Fingers crossed you do make the Clonegrim mini instead of the weird Forgeword mad Fulgrim. Cheers Brother!

[@grayrook8637]

While it is true Valdor might beat most Primarch in a straight fight but i feel like they all have one distinct advantage on him. The advantage that had them conquering the galaxy while he was relegated to being a tool. A masterpiece of of tool but a tool non the less. That is the sheer plot armor fate minor warp god spaghetti that surrounds them. Primarch really are built different, and while Valdor is probably better in terms of skill and ever physique the protagonist status cannot be under estimated.

[@LouisKing995]

It’s not true at all that her beat most in a straight fight. I don’t know where this nonsense comes from.!

[@grayrook8637]

@@LouisKing995 you need learn work sentance structure butter.

[@LouisKing995]

@@grayrook8637 I’m more of a margarine guy, or a nice olive oil.

[@ZiGGi03]

The pocket dimension reminds me of TITAN and malcador sending them into a pocket dimension in the warp . Valdor must be getting help for very powerful psykers . Could be the emperor . I can’t wait to find out .

[@dmanplayz896]

I actually own the book about Valdor and it has an excerpt in it that talks about him fighting and defeating majority of the Primarchs in battle

[@notdoppler9833]

What's the name of it?

[@kharnthebetrayer.2632]

@@notdoppler9833Valdor.

[@omarsabbouh1237]

He won't defeat sanguinuis

[@EderReis]

@@omarsabbouh1237 Sanguinius would beat Valdor so fast that it would be funny!

[@omarsabbouh1237]

@@EderReis in my book, sanguinuis is the 2nd strongest in the imperium, second only to big E himself

[@GPatronymic]

I need to dig up my WH40K Rogue Trader 1st edition to check, but I seem to remember Custodes originally being jumped-up guardsmen with slightly better gear. So when I came back to 40K a few years ago after ~20 years away, I was surprised and gladdened to see them having been developed into their own super-badass faction. It made way more sense that way. Now I could totally be misremembering, so feel free to correct me if I’m wrong 😂

[@Danterag5]

@Majorkill You mentioned that Valdor is living in his own pocket dimension as per the new Inquisition books, could you do a video on that? PS Thanks for helping the boiz shave their nutsacks.

[@codyfritz3080]

Thank you for sharing Vasya in the hay, he does so much positivity in his videos!

[@codyfritz3080]

This was ment for a different channel, apologies! Don't drink and post you all, dangerous shit!

[@RogueBoyScout]

​@@codyfritz3080I hear that 😂👍

[@crystallkingh3048]

You may call him Constantine Valdor, but to me he will allways be Connie V. :)

[@carw-fe3ir]

I literally just watched the Valdor vid from 2 years ago this morning

[@richardbohacik2685]

Nice video, I love Valdor! But now, when you hinted it, can you make a video about what “Angel of Destruction” is? I have read most of HH books, but don’t recall anything of sorts mentioned there.

[@XAZTECXWOLFX]

Hey majorkill you should make a video on Sanguinius vs each other primarchs in a battle

[@stripeybag6977]

The real question now is, how absolutely cracked are those Nemesis Raiders if he's this strong and they made him worried? xD Also day 242 of requesting a Commissar Yarrick Major Mini for the last Old Man please.

[@brutalusgaming8809]

So many things are going badly in the Empire right now that it will take Valdor and all that stuff he has been building up coming out and saving everything just to break even.

[@jeremyleonjonas7657]

Doesn't the Khan slaighter dozens of Death Guard before being hit a single time in Lost and the Damned? Sure, not quite the same as beating 30 elite Thousand Sons, but considering the DGs obscene durability and endurance that is a noteable feat rivaling Valdor. Especially considering Jaghatai would've easily continued had it been any normal old weapon (rather then the Nurgle poisend blade) to hit him. The Khan also soloed an Ork army for a bit. So while Valdor is extremely impressive and probably mid primarch level, a good number of them do have feats on par or superior to him.

[@RikkiTikkiTavi290]

I thought the part where Gulliman and some Ultramarines charge the Galval Vak? ( Word Bearer demon marines) and Gulliman just tears through them was an awesome moment.

[@ds22342]

Tbf, Khan is a speed specialist.

[@jeremyleonjonas7657]

@@RikkiTikkiTavi290 yeah, he is. You also have Corrax slaughtering the Gal Vorbak no worries on Isstvan.

[@paulzoby1990]

He never mentions the Khan though really, its always dissapointing.

[@jeremyleonjonas7657]

@@paulzoby1990 yeah. The Khan is seriously underrated, but tbf Mk has a vid about him.

[@duaneho555]

My favorite character in 40K. I wish there was more on lore on him.

[@heathhannah454]

Not that impressive to fight 30,000 young boys and win

[@sakomanlee]

Even more astounding than his reliability, dude is one of the few important servants of the Emperor who is totally content with his lot. He is un-perturabo-able.

[@cp1cupcake]

Something to keep in mind with Valdor though is that Custodes are known to get slower and weaker with age. Not necessarily noticeable to a human, but enough that they return their armor and become spies.

[@fluffcrunchmini4572]

This never gets mentioned enough in lore videos.. But appears very different to marines over certain timescales.. See Dante and Grimnar amongst others who seem to get faster with age..

[@The_trees_have_ears]

Regarding those thousand sons blade masters: imagine being able foresee your foes moves only to see your own death before it happens

[@rogaldorn2535]

If Valdor and Alpharius were almost equal im their fight, then Valdor could not beat Rogal Dorn who kicked Alspharius butt.

[@felielle2812]

But was that Alpharius? Or Omegon? Or maybe neither?

[@colerobinson1422]

My question is how did the emperor view the custodians the emperor viewed the primarchs as just tools but the emperor seemed to like the custodians a little more and it almost seemed as if the custodians were what the emperor envisioned for the humanity to become so how did the emperor of mankind truly feel about the custodians

[@NornQueenKya]

Favorite thing about Valdor is a single bad wiki entry made everyone believe he could beat a primarch

[@aeroraven7165]

based

[@MrFallenone]

a brick COULD beat a primarch

[@sasanahadian2859]

Amazing video as always @majorkill. Could you make a video dedicated to the Navigators, the major houses, their politics, relation to the overall Imperium and factions, etc? Would really appreciate it!

[@madginger3634]

I recall RG being curious about facing off with Valdor. He didnt know of he'd win. But i bet Dorn would win vs Valdor.

[@chancephair]

A full video on leman would be pretty cooollllll

[@Daniel_Gonzalez2003]

I hope he's making winged blood angels etc.

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Thank you for another amazing lore video!

[@Roboguy48]

You saying it's about to be father's day threw me off completely i even checked my calendar to check the date

[@jaredsampaga]

Epic is Valdor. What about famous dreadnoughts, their before and after being entombed as well as what dreadnoughts in the coming times might be like. I love all your work my friend

[@John_Danktide]

Oh sweet, new Majorkill video drop.

[@themitchnater7800]

Majorkill you should do a video on the life of a chaos cultists

[@dwighttheislander7369]

Wait a second, Father's day alteady ended here, guess it's different in Aussieland, also, with an ad like that, I can only wish to have half of Majorkill's confidence

[@EnemyAtom65]

Just an FYI, Valdor did not create the pocket dimension you mentioned. He repurposed Horus'

[@robertkb64]

The problem with any comparison finding Alpharius anything other than the best is that it never uses the original Alpharius, instead using one of the Alpharius within us all. Hydra Dominatus.

[@fuskerfull2]

Now imagine HOW powerful was Horus when events of the boarding took place. Being empowered with might of 4 he beat a primarch and mortally wounded Daddy himself, also dispatching his golden boys. Fragging insane!

[@theworldsgreatestjidiot9667]

Day 5 of asking majorkill to cosplay as commisar cain an make it a poster

[@Arcangel61286]

Is Father’s Day in August in Australia? It’s in June in the states. Your promo made me check the post date.

[@Archangel_Kali]

You really made me double check on that Father's day thing. I assume this has been on the shelf for a few months?

[@Kemot300]

5:00 You could have said: "30 of the Thusand Sons blade masters"

[@Burn_pits]

Considering In the most recent siege book Valdor took and his squads took up primarch killing weapons to the vengeful spirit they can at least get strikes on any enemy. Valdor is much much older than the primarchs and his crafting was said to be elite of the elite. I can’t wait for GW to spill some of lore on the why he was so special. The big e sank a lot to acquire him.

[@frankytheimmortal8527]

From this video and extensive reading of the comments, in a serious fight, he has a chance at winning 1v1 against the weaker primarchs. Weather he is strictly stronger than any of them in any way is sort of unclear. I’d never say he would win absolutely against any of them, but he would be considered an actual challenge/fight against any primarch. Which for a non Primarch is pretty freakin bonkers.