The Tragedy of the Iron Hands - They Chose The Wrong Path | Warhammer 40k Lore

[@majorkill]

The Iron hands might be a tragedy but 30% Major Minis storewide definitely isn't : www.majorminis.com.au/ Celebrating 50,000 minis sold, and 600k subs I guess, sale ends friday

[@williamcasey7115]

Remember that time you acted like a bitch. Pick which one

[@Fishbiene]

Ahriman vs Mephiston. Video. Make. Give. Now. Please

[@withlovefromlightindust591]

Hello Majorkill, Would you kindly make some lore videos on the Imperial Truth, the Imperial Creed, the Ecclesiarchy? Pretty please? Thank you.

[@RogueBoyScout]

Knock off the Autism shit. I know it's now a synonym for "r3t4r3d" these days, or "Psychopath". There is nothing woth joking about when kids freeze up and shut down because some gronk can't be bothered to turn off their fire alarm upstairs. It's not fun to be misinterpreted or to misinterpret everyone because we cannot understand the nuance of language. We are not Sheldon Coopers, we're not all science geniuses who geek comic books and scifi. And it's hard to be a braniac doctor when everytime a code blue goes off, again, your neurological whacked out parasympathic nervous system turns up to 150% We don't shoot up schools, and we are statistically more likely to be the victims of abuse and violence, then the perpetrators..,, Knock off the Autism shit.

[@raptor908playsgamez9]

i hate what the algorithm is doing

[@derubermanns1210]

“The flesh is weak, but deeds endure” probably why they arent remembered as much

[@majordakka5743]

Sort of like people spouting "Blood is thicker than water" which is the opposite of the original " The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb".

[@InvaderFelix]

@@majordakka5743 Fake saying apparently: "... The 'the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb' thing was created by Albert Jack and Richard Pustelniak in 2004."

[@orbitalbutt6757]

@@majordakka5743 That is not the original. That is a 20 year old saying.

[@Balthazer_Gelt]

*sad iron hand noises*

[@mediocremason]

Unironically had a Homebrew Iron Hands successor chapter called the "Onyx Nagas" with the warcry "Deeds Endure!" When I was younger. They still loved getting augments but only got them if they "earned" it in battle.

[@LamiaLover]

Permission to make an OC based on your homebrew? The ideologies of both the iron hands and onyx nagas clashing with one another, like two parts of Ferrus Manus's teachings bumping heads with one another would be a good concept.

[@mediocremason]

@LamiaLover I'd love to see it! I admittedly made them when I was younger so almost everything I put here is kinda all I had rn. You have my full permission! Anyway, I could get in contact with you?

[@LamiaLover]

@@mediocremason I use discord if that's okay with you.

[@mediocremason]

@@LamiaLover that's chill with me! What's your user?

[@mediocremason]

Thats cool ​@@LamiaLover what's your user?

[@nobodyspecial9097]

The reasons I love the Iron Hands more then any other chapter is because of how human they are. They were, betrayed, lost their dad, got depressed, and started cutting themselves. An entirely human response to trauma. They show that no matter how much you try to engineer the humanity out of a person. Pieces of it still shine through. The desire to not fail your family and ultimately yourself is a core piece of what we are.

[@casbot71]

And then they suffer from *apotemnophilia*

[@mcarrowtime7095]

Cutting yourself is a pretty f*cked up reaction to trauma in normal humans too, and it’d be a pretty big stretch to try and compare the two actions. It’d be better to compare it to someone who works out to the point they’re actually damaging their body.

[@mannmannmanifred1316]

I love that last line bro. Worthy of being qouted

[@nobodyspecial9097]

@@mcarrowtime7095 The point of the Space Marines is that they take things to the most extreme. If cutting is a, human response, removing a limb is a Space Marines. Remember the 1st thing every new Iron Hand member does when ascending to the full rank of battle brother is remove their perfectly fine right hand. That's not working themselves too hard, that's physical mutilation to temper the spirit. Its like the Salamanders burning themselves. Only its motivated by shame. Not pride.

[@Ronfost89]

Man my dad died and I never once cut myself. What do you consider human?

[@titanosaurdy9493]

Ironhand: The Flesh is weak but the machine is not so easily corrupt Arcifane: *Hold my beer*

[@turtleinvader2982]

The Arcifane could probably do it while holding his beer.

[@Nyghtking]

It wasn't even the arcifane, they fell to Slaanesh once despite their reasons to hate her due to their obsession with machinery.

[@titanosaurdy9493]

@@Nyghtking this time however, once the Arcifane becomes a Daemon god not only will the mechanicus be damned but the Ironhands will become traitor

[@MagkeitoMaten]

@@Nyghtkingwell as they say: the flesh is weak

[@jamiemiller386]

YOU WILL HOLD YOUR TONGUE SPEAKING OF THE LORD OF IRON IN SUCH A WAY!

[@jeremy1860]

For an Imperium that claims to fight for humanity, it's disheartening just how many within it view humanity as a flaw to be removed 😟

[@gsst6389]

Well, when you life under a world is that of suffering and misserry with no breaks for 20 years and no internet to learn from multitued Of views. Its gonna put an peculiar view point outlook of life.

[@Historyfrek4ever]

Saddest part is that it was because the were so detached from their humanity that they couldn't handle the loss of their primarch, who while a douche was still a loving father, a harsh one but the point stands. Ones fought to retain his memory, others wanted the pain to go away.

[@oldmanbread1826]

A video on magnus taking the grey knights from Big E over saving the thousand sons during the great crusade would be an entertaining what if

[@leighz1962]

What if no

[@ЯАга-я4л]

I think that happened in Robautian heresy

[@christiandauz3742]

Grey Knights didn't exist until the last 5th of the Heresy Had Magnus let his Legion die during the GC Tzeentch would have let him die to kill Russ and the Space Wolves Tzeentch then corrupts the Lion and the Dark Angels ensuring Horus wins

[@darcsteel]

Considering the role he had in mind for Magnus I could see him leading the Grey Knights. Hell technically he did (noble shard)

[@christiandauz3742]

@@darcsteel Tzeentch then kills Magnus inside the room of the Golden Throne causing a massive explosion which destroys the Throne, the Talisman and permanently kills Vulkan Ahriman and the TS are all turned into Chaos Spawn and attack the Palace head on Tzeentch corrupts Lion and the Dark Angels

[@rexlumontad5644]

TTS Ferrus Manus: "You are weeeeeaaaaak, Vulkan!" TTS Vulkan: "Shut up Skull Ghost Ferrus! You are no friend!"

[@IscariottActual]

Stop I miss it so much

[@svenskhund3603]

Ferrus going from right hand of the Emperor to the first primarch casualty in Imperial history to the most forgotten primarch in 40k is a sad character arc.

[@ranger3576]

I actually made an Iron Hands successor chapter that broke off from the Iron boys because they began to question the beliefs of the chapter and got involved in a civil war with the chapter. After the war, they and the Sons of Medusa chapter were then made independent chapters from the Iron hands. My fan chapter is called the Storm Heralds, paying homage to the origins of the 10th legion. They believe that while the flesh is weak, the spirit of the warrior isn’t. Those who rely on augmentation solely are weak in body and soul, while those who manage to succeed without augmentation are truly strong, as are those who have been forced to become augmented because of injury(prosthetics and dreadnoughs) because they use the technology to allow them to continue fighting and fulfill their duty.

[@nemdenemam9753]

Going overboard the other direction. I like it, its a quintessential 40k reaction

[@ranger3576]

@@nemdenemam9753 yup. As to be expected, they don’t have a good relationship with their parent chapter.

[@LordGrantius]

Unfortunately Majorkill, you are incorrect. The Iron Hands had the largest contingent of Shattered Legions, not because they were the toughest, but because the majority were not at Isstvan. When Fulgrim attempted to turn Ferrus, and failed, the Emperor's Children opened fire and crippled the Iron Hands fleet. Receiving the order to proceed to Isstvan, Ferrus took one clan-company and the fastest, most intact ships. Warned that he was ordered to rendezvous with his entire legion, Ferrus replied that he would not show up late, the rest would have to catch up as they could. Many Iron Hands would show up during the massacre, and be lost in orbit, but many more would escape or be warned off. The Iron Hands were done an immense disservice by the decision to start the Heresy series at Isstvan. If Black Library had spent more time on the Great Crusade, we could have seen more of what makes each legion great

[@christiandauz3742]

They still lost more than 85% of their Legion at Isstvan V The EC vastly outnumber them during and still after the Heresy Daemon Fulgrim has over 100k Marines There are only 9k Marines that have Ferrus's geneseed

[@majorkill]

This is a good point to bring up. Many Iron Hands were not on Istvaan however that doesn't take away from their tenacity. No Iron Hand should have gotten off Istvaan considering their position and loss of their Primarch, yet many still did, more than the Salamanders. Nykona Sharrowkyn only survived because he got dragged to a gunship by an Iron Hand, with even some of Ferrus's honour Guard making it off world

[@Balthazer_Gelt]

@@majorkill 👍

[@IanHarrison-n9m]

​Do you do anything but glaze chaos like damn @@christiandauz3742

[@chippsdubbo990]

The flesh is weak but deeds endure

[@lmao3448]

i love the new focus on smaller lesser known marine chapters, great video!

[@Sugarierspoon99]

I know this I'm probably the only one to say this but the iron hands were and still are my favorite, ferrus isn't my favorite primarch because dead on like the first day but in the crusade he was my #1.

[@DaveMcMuffin]

I hear Iron Hands I am happy. I recently decided that I want my marines to be iron hands, and can hard agree with you in the sense that it is a shame they don’t get more love.

[@JetPantherCrispy]

Iron hands let’s goooooooo! ALSO: They will always need robot backs because of how they carry the other legions. Ironstorm Spearhead is goated in 10th too, Fans of the Hands eatin GOOD!!!

[@stillwatersrundeep001]

Delulu level over 9000

[@lupuskonig9]

@@stillwatersrundeep001 He’s not lying lol

[@MrAdventus]

Spearhead only succeeded in making them the blue boys tank division. Anything that made them iron hands is gone. 6++ that they’ve had since 5th ed- gone. Any heavy weapons bonus’- gone.

[@JetPantherCrispy]

@@MrAdventus that’s totally fair. And lore accurate. Wasn’t there a Space Wolf who said primaris (10ed) are just blue bois with a paintjob? 🤣

[@MrAdventus]

@@JetPantherCrispy I don’t know much wolf lore, but that’s definitely something they would say lol. Got to respect them calling a spade a spade.

[@thatguy44148]

I see why everyone likes this channel I'm new to warhammer but I've gotten so much lore from this channel the jokes are on point and the quality is amazing

[@Ronfost89]

His videos are fun but do not get your lore from youtube. Go read a few books and get the correct info first hand. While Majorkill videos tend to be solid, they gloss over a lot and he likes to pepper in his personal fanfic and new fans far too often think it is canon.

[@refugeehugsforfree4151]

@@Ronfost89 @thatguy44148 Yes and if you do get your lore from youtube watch likes seven different Warhammer creators to at least balance out the misinfo and jokes that might confuse you with other more serious creators and longer form videos at least if you don't have the time or money to read the books and other forms of media.

[@robbdennis1493]

"Opening up the rear of the traitors" 7:58

[@ryanscala5221]

Well played.

[@MrAdventus]

Mate I absolutely love your Iron Hands content. Other content creators out here don’t seem to understand them or recognise their significance. They are a very neglected chapter and deserve some fresh lore and rules that parallel their abilities in 8th and 9th edition.

[@MrAdventus]

Also they’ve started laying the ground work for Ferus return. With all the details in TEaTD vol 2&3 as well as the snippet from the first founding where he says he’ll return as well as the board is set when big e says he’ll come back when he has time to fix him

[@Balthazer_Gelt]

i am pleased by your words

[@drrichyrichr1517]

My first army is iron hands and I love to see more videos about them. Still a fun, interesting, chapter to play and customize

[@randbrannigan2590]

The real tragedy is GWs writing.

[@izzymansoor5636]

I’m very new into warhammer and I have gotta say your lore vids have helped me get ahead so much

[@vulkanlives8188]

Would be interesting to get more 40k books on them, I read one a few years ago that was pretty solid, but obviously painted them as uncaring automatons, but it would be cool to get an omnibus that gives a ton of background on how they operate in the current setting, and how they interact with successors. Since primaris are around now it would be cool to see how they integrate (there probably already is some stuff out there)

[@israeldelabra9069]

Literally the first Damm KZbinr I actually purchased Merch from and have not being disappointed! Thank you mate and keep up the good work .

[@chiefkeef74]

Holy shit my vote won 😂

[@Izzystrickery29]

"My vote." You mean OUR vote

[@ATF-]

Our vote brother, OUR vote

[@EdwardEstacado]

Congratulations brother.

[@redluke8119]

Majorkill is a fascinating study on creating your own opportunities out of the tiniest beginning. I'll never forget watching the very first time he did Warhammer lore I've been here since 6 or 7 thousand subs and the growth and change has been something really cool to see.

[@kevinsimard]

I'm new and I'm currently building an iron hands army. Definitely my favorite.

[@jonlueckenotte1673]

Iron hands Fan here! wish we could get more lore and models but not holding my breath where GW is involved.

[@vb6523]

We had it quite alright i think. Not too much attention to screw Things Up, but enough tidbits to get a hint in which direction It's going. I really do Like the development around my Boys Stronos and Feirros and the hint that they are starting to get their shit together. The way they ultimately handled the whole Saphire King Situation propably would be the First time in milennia Ferrus would be proud of Them. Unique Dreadnought would be nice tho.

[@gravey_official]

it was such a hard choice for me between starting Raven Guard or Iron Hands. I ended up deciding with a coinflip, and it landed on Raven Guard. But I appreciate the Iron Hands for what they are, and theres more depth to them than people let on.

[@venerablebrothergoriate5844]

And we appreciate you, Raven Guard. The tactical advice of the Raven Guard saw many a successful Shattered Legions raid on numerous Traitor Legion supply depots, recruitment worlds, shipyards and foundries, as well as multiple ambushes on isolated traitor legion battlegroups in the void. If it weren’t for you guys being so damn insistent, despite the Iron Fathers trying to shoot your points down at every opportunity, we’d all have been in a world of shit. I mean, we were. This is the heresy we’re talking about. But the Iron Hands supplied the will, the numbers and the gear. The Salamanders bolstered that. But the Raven Guard were the best shot-callers we could’ve possibly had in our corner for the situation.

[@tychoMX]

50k minis sold?! Dude, congratulations!

[@gnarlymess7598]

I truly wish they got more love. The more I hear about them, the more I love them. There’s so much to do

[@metek8926]

One way or another every legion that survived the heresy has a tragedy. The Iron Hands tragedy is deep down they see themselves as flawed. They define themselves by the pain of being flawed, and they mutilate themselves to try to numb it.

[@TheExist911]

Ooof, nice new Majorkill video at 235am.... let's hecking go.

[@williamcasey7115]

Loser hours

[@washington7677]

Video idea if you haven't done it already. All the other primarch's reactions when hearing that Ferrus was killed

[@victorcharles27]

Yes

[@dclangst]

Loyalist: fuuuuuck Traitors: hell yeah End video

[@GarkKahn]

Finally my favourite legion shines

[@qstar1237]

love the vids. keep up the great work

[@guesswhoandrew1782]

I have an Iron Hands successor chapter that I've built and love. It's a mix of mostly Iron Hands and a good amount of White Scars. The way I thought about it in my head was that the two forces met as warbands and then formed one big warband after, that would eventually become a successor chapter. Not getting along at first, but the joyful nature of the White Scars eventually winning over the hearts of the Hands and turning them into the chapter they should have been with Ferrus. On the other side, the White Scars would get dope af upgrades to their bikes and vehicles in return. I'd love to show them to anybody that wants. Not sure where to do that though.

[@Nikita_gooskov]

Jesus, the quality of your camera and sound is nuts! You have come a long way dude, mad respect🙏

[@cyan3293]

I’ve been shadowing the iron hands for a long while, but after learning more about them and Ferrus manus, they have became one of my favorite first founding chapters and Ferrus manus probably being my top 3rd favorite primarch. He was highly respected by his brothers due to his traits of being a warlord, a tactician, strategist, smith and just one hell of a fighter. Both of his fights with Fulgrim were closer than people realize. He lost the first one because Fulgrim recovered faster from the explosion of Fireblade, leaving Fulgrim to knock him out while he was prone. The second was in his favor and would’ve killed Fulgrim if the laer blade didn’t respond on its own and took his head. If Ferrus would’ve survived, he either would’ve died an honorable death later, but his sons would’ve honored his teachings, or would’ve played a major role into leading humanity to a better future. It’s such a shame that he had to die the way he did at such an early time. Him and the iron hands deserved better and would love to see his return.

[@badassgibus]

Everyone forgets fulgrim wasnt trying to kill ferris and was actively crying about fight each other

[@TheDevilockedzombie]

Iron Hands are my 3rd fave faction. It goes Death Guard, Space Wolves then IH. I do see why theyre not popular, but I love their personality. Really resonates with me.

[@Ge4ok]

Majorkill, please make Death Guard inspired models. Would love to buy them!

[@KomboAndy]

They have the Angst of the night lords but the edge of an imperial fist

[@wolfsoldner9029]

I got to research the Iron Hands lore, because I really like their emblems in Space Marines 2. Now that I have learned that they are the underdog chapter I am committed to support them even more.

[@withlovefromlightindust591]

Hello Majorkill, Would you kindly make some lore videos on the Imperial Truth, the Imperial Creed, the Ecclesiarchy? Pretty please? Thank you.

[@benelliott2484]

Iron Father Feirros is a beast in current 40k but Iron hands don't get enough lore

[@dascoop6018]

Congrats on the models solid work man!

[@Schmitty7546]

Have been considering my own home-brew Iron Hands successor chapter /or/ special company, with even closer ties to Mars. Swap the black for Mars red (i.e. techmarine colours for all!!), and call them 'the Iron Pilgrims' !! ...I should really get back to work .

[@dr_yeet9399]

"The flesh is weak but what do we fight for? If not the flesh of those we were engineered to protect then who?" Dunno where I saw this quote but it always stuck with me.

[@Warlickx]

I just love Iron Hands cause of bionics and Dreadnoughts and tanks and Techmarines (i LOVE them.) I understand Daddy Manus wouldnt like me, im still waiting for his return.

[@zuroxbear9347]

Nice Video and Thanks for the discount now I´m waiting for my Necron bundle

[@beerasaurus]

Salamanders and Iron hands are my favorite loyalists, they very different but also have had it the worst during the heresy.

[@DouglasCarter69]

Wouldn’t be a Majorkill video without 2 minutes of advertisements

[@casbot71]

Having your right hand man having silver metal hands is an issue ...

[@zaczane]

So is this a tee up for some Cool Major Mini Iron…..Palms…….Characters? Or Iron Knuckles…. Shit this is harder than I thought.

[@penguinbeverlin]

Still love them

[@cerzith8339]

Welp with the sale i think its finally time to start painting minis, not to mention the chaotic legions can work nicely as dnd models

[@carlospomares3225]

They may be on the wrong path but they are loyal and unbreakable. These guys will fight to the last Marine to get the job done!

[@smoke10001]

Finally an Iron Hands video!!!! My favorite legion!!

[@benn1181]

40k Iron Hands lore is actually really cool. And im one of those rare dudes with an IH 40k army.

[@fadelsukoco3092]

Here are some for consideration: What if every Astartes Legion staged a coup on the Emperor and took over the Imperium? How would they rule it and how successful would it be, compared to the canon Imperium? What if 2 Primarchs held the Warmaster position cooperatively, under the assumption that those who would take issue at one Warmaster would respect the other one more and they could thus overall be more productive? Which nonhuman species would be the best fit for Chaos to take over and attain galactic dominance? If any one Loyalist and Traitor Primarch switched sides for the Horus Heresy, who would you choose for the best outcome for either the Loyalists, or the Traitors? What if the Silent King never got rid of his Command Protocols and took (almost) all the Necrons with him out of the galaxy to perhaps find a new and better one and come across the Tyranids? What if the Great Crusade had all the Primarchs and none turned Traitor, but there were no Astartes? What if the Beast Orks succeeded in defeating the Imperium? What if the Raptor Project succeeded/was never sabotaged? How would each Heresy/Crusade-era Primarch and Legion fare against the modern Tau Empire? What if one of the Primarchs landed on a xenos world and was raised by them? What if the Eldar managed to kill Angron before he was enslaved? What if another power rose to power during M31 instead of the Imperium, such as the Ullanor Orks, the Rangdan, or the Necrons via the Silent King returning early? What if the Beast Orks grew to threaten the Imperium before the Heresy could happen? What if the Tyranids arrived in M31, before the Heresy could happen?

[@Johan-tq3fk]

A video about, what if there were no loyalist elements in the traitor legions ,this would also count for omegon and magnus. So there would be no need for the culling at isthvaan and weakening of the traitor forces.. this would be very intresting to see what all the effects would be on the succes of the heresy.

[@Goblinhandler]

They’d still lose, 150k more marines or so wouldn’t save them from how disorganized they are

[@trollinoakenshield9822]

Still.. without garro guy informing dorn n emperor, the traitor might have element of surprise and some extra chance of winning.

[@Goblinhandler]

@@trollinoakenshield9822 Horus openly declared rebellion like immediately afterwards, Garro isn’t that important

[@trollinoakenshield9822]

@@Goblinhandler thanks to fulgrim failing to persuade ferrus 😂

[@revelator0043]

My 2 favorite chapters are Raven Guard and Iron Hands. Been rebuilding my Space Marines and decided to dedicate it to themes. Heavy stuff and vehicles go to the son of Ferrus and Stealthy and light armored vehicles to my sons of Corax.

[@zombiebrainsnut6816]

When a Curator listens to their followers.

[@Motard.Actual]

I love the iron hands, they really should get more love. I really wish the would make a Kardan Stronos he is a great character.

[@venerablebrothergoriate5844]

I think they’re still trying to figure out whether or not to make him an Iron Father/Techmarine style with servo arms over standard armor, or kit him out in the Terminator armor he often wears in denser fighting, like he did in the audio drama The Calculus of Battle, when he deployed his squad to try and cover the evacuation of civilians and guardsman from a world overrun by Tyranids.

[@CamAteUrKFC]

A topic for a video idea - who or what has the emporer been through the ages of man? For instance, we know there are hints that he was Alexander the Great, he was certainly an Argonaut, possibly Gilgamesh etc. I think exploring the emporers actions through history and how that relates to our reality is exciting. I like the idea of tying in real world legends and myths into the 40k universe and, in fact, find it an endearing part of the franchise. It is something I wish more lore tubers would dive into.

[@casbot71]

What if the Iron Fathers encountered a Man of Iron? They might see it as the ultimate goal of what they want to be ... a living machine of humanity. And the Man of Iron might think that they could be manipulated and therefore useful. Or at least not immediately homicidal towards an Ai. Who knows, prehaps one of the Iron Fathers is secretly a Man of Iron, hiding in plain sight.

[@infernalskepandaen2127]

A video about how the primarchs reacted to the death and disappereance of other primarchs

[@Agent_Frank_Horrigan]

I've been slowly getting into Warhammer 40k for the last couple of months, and Space Marines 2 felt like the perfect opportunity to learn the lore and get into while the hype and content was high. Ive alway thought Tech Priests were cool as fuck and decided I wanted to choose a chapter with a close relationship to them. And who better than the Iron Hands. It is a bummer that they are so mistreated, lore wise, but I won't give up on them. Also IDK if im just lucky but I also absolutely love the Knights of Byzantium sub chapter and those guys have no lore what so ever. Hopefully, one day, all will be well, but much like the Iron Council, I'll have to wait and calculate the triumphant return of our beloved chapter

[@zacharytan3912]

New heresy idea: Iron hands go rogue following a re-emerged man of iron impersonating Ferrus

[@vb6523]

Not a seperate Successor chapter, but i run my Hands more tempered, refraining from unneccesary augmentation, only using them as prosthetics after grave injuries to adapt. Basically a branch of Clan Raukaan that took Feiross' teachings to heart. Instead of removing their hands, they have gone back to Painting their gauntlets silver, honoring Ferrus in a more healthy way.

[@StevenCarusone]

GW needs to give Iron Hands some love. Relaunch the chapter with a silver primary color, and a bright bold secondary like orange, red, or purple. Say the new colors represent revenge for Manus. Then, have the chapter master wear a suped up warsuit. Make him both peak man and peak machine.

[@venerablebrothergoriate5844]

To be honest, I wholeheartedly disagree with the color scheme thing. Part of the Iron Hands’ whole aesthetic is Function over Form. They don’t try to catch the eye or summon the gaze with something bright and flashy. And Kardan Stronos already commonly goes to war in terminator armor. And that is to say, Terminator armor that’s spent a considerable amount of time in the employ of the IRON HANDS. They modify and upgrade their stuff like crazy. Suping up motive systems, adding extra layers of fiber bundle muscles and armor plating, integrating special sensors and targeting systems with particularly vicious machine spirits into their armor and bodies. Hell, in the case of Gorgon Terminator armor, the suit possesses a conversion field generator that transforms incoming hits into flashes of blinding light. Yeah. That’s right. Taking a shot at a Gorgon Terminator accomplishes about as much as the shooter taking the PEQ-15 off his rifle and shining it directly into his eyes for a solid hour.

[@ameryaser3987]

Awesome video that get's at why nobody plays iron hands. Also please do imperial knights

[@rakshasavishra]

Finally, Iron Hands content :D

[@greybuckleton]

I play Iron Hands. I have to use Perturabo quotes because I have so few cool Primach lines. Why do we not have a character Leviathan Dreadnaught?

[@doom1609]

The flesh is weak, but deeds endure. I was not expecting the Iron Hands vote to win!!! I’m glad it did tho cause yeah they don’t get a lot of love. As an Iron Hands enjoyer I like them because there are still human elements fighting for the ideals of the Primarch and for the good of the legion. I one day hope to see lore about the redemption of the Iron Hands.

[@jorgnocke991]

thank you for this great story

[@shimazutakuma1031]

YESSSSSS YYYYYEEEEESSSS! MK LISTENED! THANKS for giving iron tenthacles some love! ❤

[@rowanirish]

I picked the Iron hands 4 years ago. My intro army into 40K. Over 9,000 points later and they look cool AF.

[@I-am_Alpharius]

Day 59: What if Omegon returned to the setting. What would happen?, how would Guilliman and The Lion react?. Would be a pretty good video idea.

[@jovpal5685]

IronHands are pretty cool Terminator (Movie) Astartes cold and calculating In my opinion the IRON hands mirror the DeathGuard Tough Resilent + they would be the perfect counter Cybernetics slow to decay vs regular flesh EC should be against the WS

[@paulschwartz4850]

An Iron Hands update would be so sick. Helfather terminators, generic Iron Father model (terminator and normal would be cool) and Revenants. The Keys of Hel is the perfect excuse to give the Iron Hands a ton of new stuff

[@venerablebrothergoriate5844]

I mean, it’d basically just be an Iron Father with Medusan Immortals backing them up. The Immortals were essentially the suicide squads of the legion, stripped of all rank, insignia and clan affiliation as punishment for one misdeed or another. Basically as close as it gets to a penal company, and sent into situations where the Iron Fathers knew that a space marine’s ability was required, but it was almost certain that the marine would die in the process. It was common for the mad Iron Fathers, those who turned the Keys of Hel, to fill the ranks of their Revenants with Medusan Immortals who fell in battle. No one would mourn or miss them beyond the removal of their geneseed, and so many Astartes went MIA after Istvaan V that an Iron Father, like Kastigan Ullok for example, could pluck a squad here, a squad there, from deserted battlefields, and then turn the Keys of Hel to have a formidable fighting force again.

[@RogueSanta]

Im not crying about Ferrus. Im just really angry and sweat is dripping from my eyes...

[@crunchyfrog1709]

I would love to see Ferris return (somehow) and confront his legion. I also know this will never happen

[@mrckapm2241]

Rewatching this video after learning the lore moment where Ferrus has some Warp shenanigans and comes across a dead Iron Hand from the current setting. He is disgusted by the amount of augments and cybernetics that his son had and told the Magos with him (who told him this was likely a dead warrior from another time period) that as long as he lived he would not allow his Legion to become that (which ended up being the case)

[@SirJeremyBridges]

I'm glad I voted on this video. Epic and informative!

[@SuperWhiteSuit]

I'm kind of surprised Vashtorr the Arkifane didn't try and woo these guys over to him

[@MarekCapybara]

Do a vid on chapters that deserve a book or added lore next?

[@arkjade7715]

another banger!

[@venkelos6996]

I know this kinda goes against the video, but I'd like it more if the Iron Hands had their own Bjorn, the Fell handed, or even just "special Dreadnought", like how the Blood Angels used to deserve a Librarian Dreadnought no one else could field, despite other Chapters having better psykers. Imagine a cool, ancient Contemptor, or Venerable, who remembers Ferrus, and laments the direction his brothers have taken. I've never totally understood the deal behind the Flesh is Weak. I get that they think it, but a lot of work goes into making a mortal into an Astartes, just to then start lopping off whole quantities of that enhanced flesh, just to replace it with average tech. I'm sure they're not bad at augmetics, but they aren't the Salamanders, or Vostroyana, with artisan tech, or the Dark Angels, with hoarded DAoT specimens. Not to crap on the Raven Guard, and their use of the Raptor Project, bur I almost wish that that lore had gone to the Iron Hands, in such a hurry to recoup their numbers that they would just sweep up aspirants, and instead of slowly sculpting them into Astartes, just "upgrade" them into Servitors who can still reason, and even net a unique unit type, with Chapter serfs who are practically Astartes, but without the gene-seed.

[@lupuskonig9]

Their tech is that good though. They aren’t called the most resilient loyalists for no reason. lol

[@lupuskonig9]

And not only that, their homeworld and other bases holds ancient and fearsome tech and STC’s. Hell, they even have a Halo™️ ring around their planet and use Ai dreadnoughts in one book. But like you said Gw completely ignores anything that isn’t an Ultramarine or Ultramarine adjacent. 😅

[@Universal0Life]

Honestly I love iron hands legion I just hope that maybe when they bring back Vulcan or Manus the legion will be able to recover from their state

[@Jakedarkforce]

I have an Iron Hands army, they were rad in 9th. Lots of dreadnoughts and predator tanks. I got some cool custom guys with cyber limbs and stuff. I like their high level of mental illness. It's fun.

[@MarekCapybara]

Video on best space marine duels?

[@The8Disciples]

Hey majorkill id love a sanguinius model from majorminis, a glorious hawk boy if you will

[@stripeybag6977]

Do we get an Iron Father Feirros video soon? Also I remember there was one of the T'au's first encounters with Genestealers where they enter this facility where they are attacked with the MC finding the remains of a Deathwatch squad where only the Iron Hand was alive still due to his augments; it's then that they go down together destroying the place. Day 558 of requesting a Commissar Yarrick Major Mini pls and thank you

[@JaggedKarnage]

Hey majorkill, could you do a video on white scars and some of their most badass moments?

[@PabloOstertag]

Day 107 of asking for a dedicated series of videos detailing in depth the Lion El'Heresy

[@ManuR-l4m]

The Iron Hands are like kids who lost their dad too soon. They try to be like him but fail in the execution because they lack the right guidance.

[@DtWolfwood]

You'd think these guys would be the mechanicus' favorite legion.

[@Rogn80]

They are ... In fact the mechanicus is involved in quite a lot of fuckery with them.

[@venerablebrothergoriate5844]

They are. The Iron Hands pretty much did all their field-testing and research for them, at least concerning Astartes grade wargear. There were even some sects of the Mechanicum that believed Ferrus Manus to be the true Omnissiah, and not the Emperor.