Mechanicum vs Mechanicus - What is the Difference? | Warhammer 40k Lore

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You have probably heard of people calling the Priests of Mars the Mechanicum as well as the Mechanicus, but what is actually the difference?
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[@THATfishguywithfish]

what an ad a true masterpiece

[@christiandauz3742]

Had the Emperor tried to take Mars by force there would be no Imperium Chaos wins

[@rudivanrooyen6870]

Lol!!!!!!! Absolute brilliance.

[@matteodebelser1025]

where dog

[@withlovefromlightindust591]

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

[@akatsukiwolf2735]

Tech-Priest: *"Discharge Mechanicum into Mechanicussy. Post-clarity Machine Spirit."*

[@free_at_last8141]

*Toaster ding*

[@robobird3383]

[@1krani]

Data nodes before scrapcodes.

[@gso619]

See, that right there is why the Big E lowkey wanted to nuke Mars.

[@NeocrimsonX]

​@robobird3383 if you discard the weakness of flesh you will no longer be hindered by the biological need to vomit. Praise the omnissiah.

[@diamondhamster4320]

Well, I mean Necron tech is the safest super advanced tech to study and reverse engineer in the 40k fictional galaxy cause it is literally by design devoid of any Warp influences.

[@bloodangel19]

It's also the natural advancement of human tech since they both, for the most part, share the same origin. Should humanity re-discover their lost tech and fully master the necron one alongside their pyschic abillities the setting would be cooked

[@diamondhamster4320]

@@bloodangel19 Well, I mean there was that one funny lore conspiracy theory that ancient one monke Jakkeiros race are actually human ancestors - cause their tech looks blue-ish and tesla-ish, coil-ish like modern AdMech.

[@bloodangel19]

@@diamondhamster4320 well humanity and the techbro monkes are both old one creations, so they are at least distant cousins.

[@diamondhamster4320]

@@bloodangel19 yes, but that lore conspiracy theory states that one of those monke techbros colony mega ship crashed on Earth around 300,000 years ago and they mingled with our Earth monkes and now we have humankind in Warhammer 40k.

[@sendapez]

The way they speak is fun to read

[@quintu5]

Majorkill did a hair transplantation to not become a Horus in the future himself. Classic.

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

You either get more hair or you go Chaos.

[@iExploder]

Weird. He still looks like Horus to me.

[@iz9744]

He is so afraid of becoming Horus, he started awakening inner Fulgrim.

[@RewardedRocki]

Industrial maintenance here, I love the Mechanicus because I know exactly what they are going through. Here are a few examples: We run 25+ year old PLCs on a bunch of equipment and when they fault or "lock up" we can either try to navigate the hundreds of pages of old DOS based code to find one stuck bit and attempt to fix it (Which usually causes other problems) or we can just give it the ole "Siemens' Reboot" (Cycle power) and it will run until the next fault. When upgrading or replacing Variable Frequency Drives I started noticing that every single terminal on the drives were wired, even if it was for a relatively simple process. Also most of the drives had expansion cards for additional terminals, also all wired. I started tracing the wires out and found that usually 70 to 80 percent of them went to nothing, just dead ended on a terminal strip. When the drives were initially commissioned the installers just ran all the wires and then the engineers programmed the functions for whatever wire was next in line. So every time a drive had to be replaced the job was much more tedious and time consuming for no reason. But that is how the old one was wired so people wired the new one up the same way including expansion cards that were effectively useless. We have gantry cranes that operators are supposed to inspect before using, an operator found an issue and called us. When we boarded the crane with him, before he would show us anything, he went to a disconnect on one of the panels, turned it off, and locked it out. We asked him why he did that and he said his trainer told him to do that. He said he did not know what it did or why he had to do it but it was part of the inspection "ritual". The operator boards the crane to inspect the hoist cable, he was locking out the bridge function that has nothing to do with what he looks at. We asked his trainer about it and he said he did it because that is what his trainer told him to do. At least three generations of operator had been locking out a disconnect for no reason and they had no idea why or what it was for. It was just part of the "ritual".

[@MrLittlePredator]

Wow what the heck, such an interesting phenomenon. I'm working in a place where there's a team dedicated to maintaining and installing new PLCs, in more or less the same way as you do, very old, known inside and out how to be operated but also for their reliability. It's basically monkey see, monkey do and it's also probably easier to operationally "blame" someone else. It is however also the way we learn, this just shows a lack of deeper knowledge on the subject. And then you throw religion into the mix or "it works because I believe in something greater" and you get the Mechanicus xD.

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

What is a plc

[@RCorvinus]

@@goldenfiberwheat238Programable Logic Controller. It is the ‘brain’ for a piece of industrial equipment that will allow a supervisory program to control it. For instance, there will be a PLC on the above mentioned Variable Frequency Drive. Let’s say you have a pump. Without a VFD, that pump will run at one speed because its power is set and can’t be changed. The PLC will enable the VFD to modulate the power to said pump so it will run at below 100% output and only pump what is needed. It can also allow for lead/lag programming where if one pump can’t keep up a second or even third will turn on.

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

@@RCorvinus oh ok

[@Hotsama]

​@goldenfiberwheat238 programmable logic controller.

[@The_Mimewar]

I’m having a new prosthetic made right now, and I’m putting the Mechanicus skull logo IN the resin of my leg. The mechanicus seemed appropriate since I had my weak flesh replace with the superior cold hard steel and carbon fiber.

[@raistlarn]

If there's iron on it throw a magnetic purity seal on it as well.

[@nix-cipher]

That's cool!

[@The_Mimewar]

@@raistlarn the metal bits ARE ferromagnetic, so yeah, I’m Gonna have to😂

[@quempire2656]

@@The_Mimewardid you do it

[@TheWarmachine375]

Meanwhile the Dark Mechanicus: *"MAKE PEE-NIS INTO ROBOT!!!"*

[@BoomerNick]

😂

[@codysing1223]

Oh the TTS reference... It was a family Guy cutaway kind of scene...but it was still one of the best.

[@amandag.6186]

Isn't it Dark Mechanicum?

[@gregantus595]

​@@amandag.6186 Dark Mechani-cum

[@kbo8029]

Lore accurate Dark Mech would be turning robot into penis 😬

[@Minnesota_Fatts]

Do you guys wonder if the chick watching these vids is Major’s mom showing support?

[@calvinwalker5408]

HA😂

[@jb-wc1hx]

I’m a guy, but I’ve been using a KZbin account sense I was young that originally belonged to my mother. So I might be the girl.

[@Captainrizzlicious]

No, I'm not his mom.

[@r33ject75]

Def his Nan

[@raistlarn]

Whatcha trying to do? Bait the one chick into outing herself?

[@Realitycheckm8]

"Obviously the Mechanicum is better, it's in the name!" -Majorkill...probably

[@NemFX]

Mecanicum was better. They had the better tech. They had dudes flying around on floating discs, just because they could. They had weird stuff like having their troops having animal heads and emitters to make the animal sounds, why? Because it was scarier. You had a guy with a gun, sure, scary, but then he's also some kind of robot/cheetah thing with a gun? Yeah, probably pointless, but cool.

[@TheWarmachine375]

Man-Emperor of Mankind: "There shall be no religion in my Imperium!" Adeptus Mechanicus/Mechanicum: *exists* Man-Emperor of Mankind: "I'll allow it... For now. Time to get all their wonderful toys for my Great Crusade!"

[@Archon3960]

Same with Lorgar until he started slogging. X)

[@lokensicarius9347]

I guess the Dragon being a non warp machine is a loophole he was willing to allow. lol

[@NATEDOG]

​@Archon3960 didn't he do the same for Sanguinius when the big E found out people on his planet worshiped him (big E)?

[@amandag.6186]

​@@NATEDOGfirst I heard of it

[@chilliophillio1645]

I just watched one of these loretuber's videos on the emp and sanguinius. They were having a talk about leaving his planet alone in return for joining big E​ @amandag.6186

[@mrrodriguezHLP]

I love how Tau tech is just regular technology that either works or doesn't, and not because of the spirit dwelling inside the machine.

[@GhostoftheSnow271]

Magos Biologis Adepts be like: “your Steel and wires are no match for my immensely complex vascular system and washboard abs. Now watch as I dedicate this Lat Spread to the Omnissiah”

[@Medard566]

"Loyalty is the best policy" thats a good 40k line

[@jamricsloe]

The Acacia Reader chair she created was a miniature Golden Throne! I've always been shocked by how people didn't connect those two dots.

[@TheWarmachine375]

What matters is that all Tech Priests love their toasters.

[@BlindTimeLord]

By your command!

[@advaitdhoundiyal435]

Can you please cover the animals/pets that still exist in the 40k universe from the present day?

[@TheRABIDdude]

ALL ORGANIC LIFEFORMS ARE PETS IN THE EYES OF THE INFINITE EMPIRE, MORTAL. ENJOY YOUR PLAYTIME. FOR WHEN WE AWAKE, THE TRAINING SHALL BEGIN.

[@thalastianjorus]

Majorkill: Makes fun of Horus' baldness. _also_ Majorkill: Gets a hair transplant.

[@I-HAVE-A-BOMB]

Makes perfect sense dude doesn't wanna be bald

[@adamm2091]

Starts at 2:07

[@Vantud391]

Warhammer's The Exodite got me intetested in Tau Navy. Please make a video about them, their strategy and battles they fought against Imperium Navy.

[@OmegaZyklon]

This video was very interesting, props for coming up with the idea to cover this.

[@TheRedGauntlet]

We need more Dark Mechanicum

[@planetbob6703]

Horus: "I'm starting a-" Hal: "Whatever you’re proposing, I’m in!" Horus: "You don’t even know what I was going to-" Hal: "I got the gist from your vibes. If you want to overthrow the false Omnissiah I'm in!"

[@Negatigger]

I appreciate the Seals are Good reference.

[@CidVeldoril]

@@Negatigger I have a thesis about the Horus Heresy and its dichotomous nature..

[@aleksapetrovic6519]

​@@CidVeldorilDr. Anakin, how did you got here?

[@jaydayee]

Video idea: who do you think will be the next loyalist primarch to receive a permanent death?

[@Nakorli]

none.

[@jaydayee]

@@Nakorli lot of thought put into that one

[@The_Keeper]

@@jaydayee For real, GW isn't gonna kill any more loyalist Primarchs, it would be bad for business. Well, they DO seem to be gearing up for a 40K version of Age of Sigmar, and when that time comes, *everyone* dies.

[@jonstalin5992]

Got us in the first half, not gonna lie

[@RealHimikoLoona]

Rogal

[@gideonhorwitz9434]

The big difference politically during the crusade era you could say the imperium was more of a personal union between the empire of Terra and the mecanicum of mars bound together by the emperor

[@legio-IV-Cataphract]

A video of the top ten community made wholesome moments would be great

[@gammothdraws]

Perfect timing! I just started playing 40k Mechanicus 2 days ago

[@casbot71]

Why didn't the Emperor originally bury the Void Dragon on Earth in order to make all of Humanity smarter over the millennia before they spread out and left Earth? Was it because that would seriously F up Humanity?

[@thedeathknightegris7287]

1.the void dragon is massive and would be a logistical nightmare to transport 2.he needed it there for the mechanicus religion 3.it would wake up and destroy shit midway through transport

[@MrFallenone]

Because putting a shard of a reality consuming god inside Earth was not a good idea? Planet devoid of life at the time on the other hand...

[@higharchbishopofteatasting6217]

​@@thedeathknightegris7287I thought the shard was on Terra before Big E knocked it out

[@absalomdraconis]

​@@higharchbishopofteatasting6217: It was, yes... _causing trouble._ So he moved it.

[@higharchbishopofteatasting6217]

@@absalomdraconis Thanks for the sarcastic response but clearly the point soared directly over your head.

[@blackjacklover99]

(Mechanics destroys Tau gun in front of guardsmen) Guardsmen: What are you doing it was better! Mechanics: NOTHING FROM THEM IS BETTER THAT THING HAD UPTIGHT ZEN SNOB GERMS ALL OVER IT!

[@sasanahadian2859]

Superb 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,

[@Ragnarra]

Lostical nightmare that is. Tell us more.

[@DouglasMeloche]

with the new Mechanicum Battle Set PreOrder THIS just became hella relevant again

[@matthewsmall8009]

Hands down best 40k lore channel.

[@chucklytell]

I wonder if Trazyn knows about the Void Dragon shard on Mars and if he'd come to snag it if he found out

[@jonnycoolg]

Ok this is a question I didn't realize i needed to ask. Nice.

[@TheWarmachine375]

To think the Mechanicus/Mechanicum was formed because of the influence of the Void Dragon's shard hidden underneath Mars.

[@dclangst]

Dark Mechanicum ftw. Putting a demon into a machine, chaos corrupted code, etc. they’re like 1950s scientists. “Can we X? Fuck it let’s find out on live subjects”

[@terrenusvitae]

'Mechanicus' is in the nominative, and 'mechanicum' is in the accusative. I hope this helps.

[@zoch9797]

The correct answer I was seeking. Salvē.

[@joshp3720]

Love your content and presentation as always, would love to see more videos about lore, chapters people etc that isn’t so mainstream and isn’t loads of videos already?

[@theworldsgreatestjidiot9667]

The words changed after the custodes pissed on the fabricator generals cables

[@redeye3869]

I hope we get a Reclamation of Mars book during the scouring soon. I’ve waited YEARS.

[@PrincepsImperator]

Koriel Zeth's attempt at creating the Akashic Reader was as important, if not more important than the emperors webway project to the idea of an ascendant humanity. I said what I said.

[@oji8022]

Are dark Angel major minis coming soon? Would love to have some more space knights. Love the video, keep up the good work 💚

[@lenardbordo9838]

It's nice to see how the Mechanicus is starting to invent again. You could say that things are starting to get better. Not brighter (still grimdark) but better.

[@Masso-gy9yu]

Attempt number 56: what if the Primarchs were found in order of their creation. JOIN ME MY BROTHERS!!

[@Archon3960]

The Lion would make the Great Crusade even greater. 😎

[@stephenbarrett8861]

By now you could have made the video yourself.

[@Ginrikuzuma]

no

[@KCUFyoufordoxingme]

Very weak premise. So much writing work could be spent on similar and far better ideas.

[@Archon3960]

@@KCUFyoufordoxingme Okay, go ahead then. ;/

[@austintracey9368]

I know skin care will slow down the appearance of aging but I'm really scared that it might slow down the actual aging and make me live longer.

[@MeanderingBeing]

The your mom joke caught me off guard and I laughed way too hard in the office 😂

[@derekjohnson9154]

Video idea. Doomslayer in 40k. Imagine Doomguy assisting the Emperor in reclaiming his webway. Big E repairs the Magnus sized hole while Doomguy builds a mountain of dead demons.

[@oatmealman1586]

Thats just that one grey knight in the warp whose soul has persisted so strongly after death that he is literally still fighting and giving commands to his living brothers.

[@Archon3960]

Funny how the Dark Mechanicum think themselves the true successor of the original Mechanicum still, even thought the Mechanicus is the true successor of the actual Mechanicum. Okay, are you all lost? Good.

[@chosechose6298]

Did not check the video yet, but damn good idea for a video. The answer to a question i didn't know i had.

[@sombra_rex1212]

When I look at major kills hair at the beginning I just can't help but see the hair from the mayor of whoville from the grinch

[@Prushle]

Could you do a video talking about Kelbor-hal specifically?

[@chrisa6667]

A video of the codex being revised throughout the years and G man updating it after 10000 years.

[@MrBlazinace102]

To be real majorkill, your operation Is completely unnoticeable

[@elchapojrkimgofthetrap2180]

I mean he's only 1 week of the surgery usually takes a few weeks for the scalp to fully heal up.

[@Necromediancer]

My favorite faction by far. Love their lore and aesthetics.

[@JanitorScruffy]

The primary difference is that one has extremely sick miniatures and actual robots. The other one has like weird kite wings or something idk.

[@sci-figaming8631]

You def need to make a video on Skitarii and Tech-Priest

[@thomasb.anderson8113]

man i really like this aussie channel sajorkill

[@HitchcockJohn]

Am I the only one to hear about how Mechanicus interacted with the Emperor and immediately imagine it playing out like Life of Brian? “NOW LISTEN HERE! HE’S NOT THE OMNISSIAH! HE IS A VERY NAUGHTY BOY!”

[@grayrook8637]

The most reasonable split during the Heresy I personally think. The Treaty of Olympus was toilet paper and the whole point was to absorb Mars into the Imperium not be equals. Boy I wish there was more Dark Mechanicum lore. Also Gene Father video when?

[@UncleMikeDrop]

It is still odd how Big E did not infiltrate the Mechanicum of Mars in its infancy. It was well within his ability and would have saved him a great deal of trouble in the longrun.

[@somerandomdude3729]

Yay! Mechanicus vid!!!

[@fg1735]

Will you make a video about each legion's best accomplishment/battle/victory? Counting Unification Wars, Crusade and Heresy.

[@MKHousel]

Being this early is wild, love to see the videos!

[@supremefankai5480]

Glad that little linguistic oopsy has been cleared. I am also guilty of mixing up the names but I hope that this video will help me remember. Because the memes.

[@HandburgerHandburger]

Blud did NOT need a hair transplant

[@BeepTheDull]

Holy crap he’s pumping out videos like it’s a sweatshop.

[@cesarerinaldi6750]

Tech-Priest I have a logical question. Is it Tech-Heresy to create Laser Bolters for Space Marines instead of the usual bullets (as logical proof there are already Plasma Guns)?

[@oatmealman1586]

Las guns are relatively weak compared to the bolter, and the bolter gets its name from the physical projectile it shoots. It is designed to kill astartes by penetrating the armor and exploding while inside the squishy bits, something lasguns cannot do. Its not tech heresy, it's just a downgrade from what they already have. Closest thing to what you're describing are the volkite weapons (however they're spelled) which were the intended weapons of the astartes but were too difficult to maintain and expensive to produce.

[@yamahadrag69]

Now if we could just get them to not suck on the tabletop that'd be great

[@Jollynever]

Dear Majorkill - wanted to try Geologie, but their shipping is like +$50 to Aus. I'm sure you'd agree, FUCK THAT. Please get them to sort it out. Cheers

[@Blashmack]

Long distance shipping is usually expensive. The store usually has little power to negotiate it down if they aren't shipping massive volumes of product on the regular. It's the shipping company who dictates the price, and usually shipping from US to AUS is just very expensive. Sucks!

[@IGuyAF]

I thought it was just the Latin grammatical difference, changing Mechanicum (a neuter noun) to Mechanicus (a masculine noun), I didn’t realise they were so different

[@MrNb22]

fun fact, you can double the factions in a setting by having a 'dark' version of each one

[@I-am_Alpharius]

Day 16: What if omegon returned to the setting?. What would happen, how would guilliman and The lion react?. Would be a pretty cool video idea

[@imurmothersluv2968]

Love this channel. But could you do an appreciation vid on the common man? (Aka badass moments of common soldiers)

[@PabloOstertag]

Day 61 of asking for a dedicated series of videos detailing in depth the Lion El'Heresy

[@Nakorli]

Is it that good and extensive?

[@PabloOstertag]

@@Nakorli Before anything, what exactly are you refering to with this question? A clarification would be appreciated before I can give you a proper answer.

[@Donquixote_doflamingo164]

One likes the big golden crippled man and one doesn't

[@J1P2K]

What would it be like it other alien plants from fiction were in the 40K universe? Also, what would it be like if comic books were found?

[@bindleberry]

Nice. Mechanicum lore is cool, could a video looking a the various forces of the mechanicum/Mechanicus/dark mechanicum be on the books please?

[@tedbarker8404]

You should do one about the beast snaggaz if you get the chance man

[@withlovefromlightindust591]

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

[@theworldsgreatestjidiot9667]

For this you better call cawl

[@halloweye4613]

I'm new to Warhammer 40K but... I have a firm belief that the Emperor is an Super AI, or at least has something like Cortana in him. Change my mind.

[@_Syned_]

Only problem is they forget deodorant isn't a substitute for washing... Take it from airport security searching you...

[@seag7432]

Imma be real with ya chief, I didn't know there was a difference.

[@skrahzgutstomp5584]

He avoids becoming Horus, only to become Majorkim Jong-Un

[@psy_p]

Mechanicus is the adeptus before using the toaster. Mechanicum is the adeptus after using the toaster.

[@vmaldia]

This is the first time i heard the current fab gen being mentioned by name

[@dragonturtle2703]

Not all the time. Stigious 8 for instance, is known for loving eldar tech (though they will still happily try to plunder tomb worlds). And honestly, the Tau aren't too more advanced than some of the really good stuff the admech have. They just don't hoard it all, actually share secrets with each other, and know how everything works.

[@Genatils]

The hair is looking nice Majorkill :)

[@NeocrimsonX]

"From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the blessed machine. Your kind cling to your flesh as if it will not decay and fail you. One day the crude biomass you call a temple will wither and you will beg my kind to save you. But I am already saved. For the Machine is Immortal."

[@onlymatus5420]

Thanks to you, I got into 40k... Do you think that in the year 2100 we will progress in lore to 42nd/43rd millenium?

[@Johan-tq3fk]

A what if video about the primares where a thing from the beginning, how would this affect the great crusade and heresy? How would this affect the legions especially the thousand sons, emporers children, blood angels and space wolves with their now more stable geneseed?

[@STVODVIL]

BALLS!!

[@stripeybag6977]

I mean can you reverse engineer Eldar tech? I know that they have an explanation for how it works but they use Psyker powers to literally sing their stuff into existence? Day 502 of requesting a Commissar Yarrick Major Mini pls and thank you

[@mr.politics1388]

Please make a video what if the emperor conquered the mechanicum

[@feralprocessor9853]

Thanks Geologie.

[@Gitzsmakka]

Dem majorgit just got a brand new hairsquig!

[@CidVeldoril]

Mars never became disloyal because they were never loyal to begin with. Loyality under threat of destruction is no loyalty at all, merely compliance with the status quo. Big E forced his will onto others and they rebelled the second they got a chance. Which is why Lorgar was right and Big E was not. Just pounding your enemies into submission is not enough. You need to establish a bond of understanding and loyalty through more than just violence. The planets Lorgar brought into compliance were actually loyal because he spent the time to actually establish that loyalty.

[@OccultistResearcher]

what is G-Hard?

[@TheSneakyOne-1]

My favorite and much preferred Lebanese militant already educated me on this Warhammer 40k lore, but thanks anyway.

[@LucioRodriguez-m2b]

What if some exhibits from Trazyn museum escaped