Master of Mankind - The Emperor reveals his childhood to Ra || Voice Over

[@Archen31]

my personal headcanon, the Imperium's skull iconography that is used so much, is rooted in the Big E’s loss of his father. I know imagining it like that makes it alot more sentimental than grim dark but i really like it. The skull usage it the imperium and just warhammer in general has its own lore and artistic badassery reasons, but it's a really cool thought that makes the master of mankind a lot more human. Thanks DQVO for another amazing video, love your work !!

[@piotrd.4850]

Probably ret-conned, but so wonderfully.

[@LordCommander-ui2fw]

A very excellent piece. I like that Ra, a Tribune of the Legio Custodes was actually humbled by the origins of humanity. And the moments where the Emperor's true voice shone through the visage of the boy He may or may not have been long ago? Chills. Speaking of moments from Master of Mankind, do you plan on doing "The Sun Rises" at some point?

[@pedropierre9594]

Imagine being a Custodes, who has never seen Earth at its best, then your Emperor shows you not only it, but himself at the beginning, how simple life was and compare that to demigods warring to give humanity to parasites in a different dimension, that must have been a gift beyond anything else

[@CeoofUnitedHealthcare-l5w]

A gift worthy of the man doomed to die in the webway with a demon swordstuck in his stomach

[@piotrd.4850]

Symbolism the Valdor seems to be pondering, might apply to Ra as well - Ra was god of Sun and Order; kind of opposite to darkness and chaos. Anathema, if you will.... so "Sun rising" shoted by neverborn might also relate to Ra finally apotheosis into Drach'nyien jailor.

[@attemptedunkindness3632]

@@pedropierre9594 "Earth at it's best" **Spits on ground** Pathetic. I'm still waiting on my void-scraping cathedrals, Mariana's trenches filled with kilometer high sculptures of kings, and planet-wrapping disk of space ports. Protected by macro cannonade the size of cities and voidshields that can can turn aside a supernova, Omnissiah be praised. And you call looking at some trees and water flowing over dirt "a gift beyond anything else"!? Leaves and dirt!? A GIFT!? **Shuffles away in stunned Mechanicus frustration**

[@Moosebobby]

SPOILER WARNING: This excerpt is really interesting because Dan Abnett pays homage to it when the Emperor slays Horus in The End and the Death Vol III (Volume 10, Chapter 17, The Stroke). "In the end, it's just a man killing his son with a stone". I think it's really interesting how Abnett draws a parallel to this moment where he slays his uncle. It continues that theme of fratricide and betrayal, of infighting of family, and of the notion that humanity may have all this supposed enlightenment and technology but at the end of the day still are human.

[@CeoofUnitedHealthcare-l5w]

Which in this universe is the truth. Every race was created for war by the Old Ones and have simply been left to their own devices. Enlightenment can never truly come because it’s not their purpose. Their purpose is to literally fight and die against Chaos and the Necrons. Everything else is futile

[@wujitsu77uusi]

Having listened to this a few times now... its just phenomenal. The portrayal of how the Emperor speaks, how Ra speaks - the Emperor's true voice echoing from the Boy's voice. Just phenomenal to listen to, like all of your W40K work. Much love!

[@grex951]

Ra Endymion...we shall miss thee. Thanks DQVO!

[@I3erzerker]

Master of Mankind. What a book! Easily top 3 if not the best in the entire series. ADB bringing it home every damn time. Goat.

[@TheEnderOfDays]

“Brothers killing brothers” those words would ring out into a far future that he tried to shape differently.

[@LJD442]

So wonderful such great characters and use of effect

[@ADARSHSENGUPTA]

People think Warhammer is a parody of fascism or a caricature of a fantasy setting that is grim-dark for the sake of being dark; a tale of overly zealous character and plotlines and stupendous bravardo, but its none of that, WARHAMMER 40K is a tragedy it's a story of a MAN of a GOD that saw too much did too much lost too much; it's a story of a being who is humanity' greatest achievement ambition and will power made flesh; craving the one thing that despite being the very anathema to the dark reality of the cosmos , he will never get, PEACE.

[@piotrd.4850]

Started as one, evolved to another.

[@Alzir-n9m]

​@piotrd.4850 nah it can be both. Something being a parody/satire doesn't mean it only has to be that.

[@piotrd.4850]

I have no idea why people hate this whole book and writer. I've read it dozens of times. Scene with Derek, Zephon and Diocletian ..... pure delight. Only thing missing was veiled callback to Ordo Sinister. PS: MASTERFULLY DONE

[@dhaqabk4022]

Only a heretic would hate that book.

[@loyalty.is.its.own.reward]

The big E did it all for his dad 😢

[@ADARSHSENGUPTA]

Of course the greatest king that ever lived is a avenging son.

[@k1llerseventeen]

Absolutely fantastic

[@randomdude8202]

Is this canon? Did emperor really born close to Sakarya river in Turkey?

[@erwerewolf]

Seems the closest we might ever get to actual info about his origins.

[@leandrocastello309]

​@@erwerewolfyep, the master of mankind gave us that origin of his. It fits much better than the 3th ed. shaman story.

[@pll3827]

Yeah, this is a direct reference from a book. So it's as close to canon as possible. Assuming Big E isn't lying here.

[@Decayrate-of-Ravn-Rike]

@@leandrocastello309 The shaman story is probably canon as well. In my mind: the souls coalesced into being(s) - the perpetual(s). All birthed by different tribes in pre-history. The shamanic sacrificial essence in the warp clotted and got separated a bit.

[@Erebusdidnothingwrongish]

@@leandrocastello309did you like the book? I am enjoying “The Watchers of the Throne”. I am currently listening to “The Fury of Magnus”…. You? ;)

[@Jillking45]

ADB brings a new fresh breath of air to everything WH40k.. this book was more of a deep drive, very illuminating.

[@pedropierre9594]

The Big E deserved better

[@bryguy1502]

He really didn’t. He’s kinda just the worst.

[@wujitsu77uusi]

@@bryguy1502Was he though? I can only think of three fuck ups and thats ousting Lorgar, not taking Angron seriously and Magnus at Nikaea that he royally fucked up and made the Heresy into a reality.

[@nellyover9k]

@@wujitsu77uusiit just kinda spins back to “ youre a literal all knowing all powerful entity that has seen past and future alike and you thought that was the play call..?”

[@nellyover9k]

nahhh man….love Big E da Chad but nahh…

[@Merovinjian]

​@nellyover9k If you read the master of mankind book youll know hes not even close to All Knowing nor All Powerful. Hes just super smart and wickedly powerful. Only in the end of the heresy do we realize what he could be and thats really just the end of all things, if he chose it.

[@valhallan45]

I was hoping to sleep to this video but just ended up crying after 2 whole years for some reason.

[@rosemariebradley761]

Awesome

[@TheBriarWolf]

Love the glimpses we get of the Emperor’s past. RIP Ra 🫡

[@nicholasd7107]

He got done BEYOND DIRTY!

[@I3erzerker]

​@nicholasd7107 that was the price Ra had to pay to be the only other being in existence to know the full scale of the Emperors vision. That's more than even Malcador.

[@nicholasd7107]

@ he did ask to know it though. Hence, the dirty being done.

[@06burhan]

I wonder if Ra heard the Emperor's name, or was it hoarse like Zangestu Yhwach and he missed it.

[@06burhan]

Another question, was it really the Emperor himself, or a dominant memory from one of the shamans...

[@GoldRadius]

Oh I'm eating good tonight.

[@chainsawsubtlety9828]

Even in the Modern Day, not everyone can understand, or properly pronounce, "myocardial infarction". Apparently.

[@Rman94]

Shame about the Big E’s cousin though.