NECRONS Deep Dive. The Most POWERFUL Faction In 40k? Complete History | Warhammer 40k Lore

[@Hinokassaudifan1]

The plot of mechanicus is pretty funny for me. Mechanicus goes in, steal anything that isn't nailed down and run away before the bony bois wake up.

[@weshammer]

That game is seriously underrated! I got it for like a dollar on a steam sale and played an ungodly amount of it

[@Hinokassaudifan1]

@@weshammer I LOVE the music in it. Noosphere is just a church bass drop.

[@TheHere_AndNow]

Mechanics no swiping 🤖

[@titosfilippotis7039]

@@Hinokassaudifan1 I blast Noosphere whenever I play Harrow in Warframe

[@4eversight781]

@@weshammer curious is their a space marine chapter who the most hated or don’t like? Like a certain black dragon chapter

[@Alastair_]

One thing I love about Necrons is they could easily defeat Chaos and close the eye of Terror but choose not to because they just don't consider it that much of a threat XD

[@thenson1Halo]

They did try to flatten the Warp itself though. Which would have the effect of defeating Chaos as well. From a certain point of view the Necrons and Old Ones are the mother and father of the chaos gods.

[@glyngreen538]

I thought the Necrons were going on a massive campaign to fight warp corruption? That’s what the whole 9th edition Pariah Nexus is about? They have a whole network trying to close down the warp in the galaxy because they’re cross about the great rift. It might wipe out humanity in the process too but the Necrons don’t care.

[@charluu1929]

I would love to see The eye of Terror and Chaos vs The Necrons

[@Alastair_]

@@charluu1929 there honestly wouldn't be much of a challenge if the Necrons were united.

[@charluu1929]

@@Alastair_ because they're robos?

[@Alvorto]

"The Infinite and the Divine" is a great book about the Necrons. Its intresting to follow characters with god mode galavanting around the universe

[@davisdf3064]

Also, Trazyn is such a troll

[@Tyranid_HiveMind]

Ok

[@Hereoneavailable]

Necrons is so goofy like “Old one help me” “No” *Destroy universe

[@Conorscorner]

Way cool!!! Thank you for suggesting this I'm going to take a listen.

[@greggillespie8259]

Okay, intelligent orks that are fully aware of their psychic abilities is the most horrifying thing I could imagine hitting the current 40k setting

[@isThreeman]

Honestly hoping Ghazghkull rediscovers the orks inherent reality altering ability and guides it to reinvent himself into a pseudo Kork that is not just a prophet but Gork and/or Mork manifest.

[@listerineclean343]

Cyborks* FTFY

[@MrSquishles]

There was one like right after the horus heresy, the warboss was about primarch level or stronger. They engaged in diplomacy...

[@SilentHotdog28]

It's a paradox that wouldn't work, they realise their ability, then they know that something only works because they believe in it, therefore it doesn't actually work once they discover their ability, meaning they would not believe that red goes faster, because they know it only worked before due to the power......It's one big headfuck, but yeah, the Orks are screwed once they realise their power is why things worked. They would only pretend to believe in something to no avail, due to them not truly believing in it, due to knowing it wouldn't work.

[@walterlaten7662]

I am really hoping we get a Ork character that's a bit smarter may even have a shot at uniting them imagine that orks united

[@greenfire4656]

The necrons have a very cool lore to them. The tragic tail of begging for mercy in a harsh galaxy, and anger, greed, and ignorance taking gold in a desperate people seeking vengeance. Very fascinating.

[@olihoisl7546]

I always felt the other way round to them. The necrons could have asked the old ones for helping them research for the survival of their race, but they instantly asked for immortality. I would give humans immortality either. Helping them fight against diseases and mutation but the necrontyr wanted everything and nothing less

[@greenfire4656]

@@olihoisl7546 true, that's very true.

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@olihoisl7546 eh idk about that the old ones, the so called benevolent beings , could atleast give them something instead of being "I missed the part where that's my problem"

[@MrRawrCEO]

@@comradekenobi6908 I think I remember reading in the old lore a long time ago that the Old Ones initially offered them immortality but the Necrontyr told them to bugger off due to pride/paranoia so this new stuff is probably a retcon of sorts. That said...solar radiation and genetic deficiencies should NOT have been a problem for a race as advanced as they were. It's not the smartest writing when you examine it closely, but like everything else with 40k rule of cool and plot armor are like 70-80% of the franchise (I still enjoy it tho).

[@MrRawrCEO]

@@comradekenobi6908 Also, 4chan pointed out that the Old Ones possibly looked at the Necrontyr and their expansive mentality and were just like, "Hmmm, if we give them immortality they'll probably just go on a giant murderhobo spree across the galaxy trying to take everything over. Even if they don't, going from short painful lives to unending pleasant life will probably result in massive social upheaval (how the heck do you handle childrearing and social advancement when life expectancy goes from 40-infinity?) and with their level of technology it could be a problem that we really don't want to deal with until they mature a bit."

[@lekrieg8618]

The necrons are mostly not that aggressive, but are incredibly posessive. They will happily destroy anything in order to reclaim worlds that they once owned but rarely go out conquering something new. Its important to remember this

[@mhutch5082]

Russia v ukraine

[@andersbodving4510]

​@@mhutch5082 how the war is going I'd say Ukraine is more guardsmen and Russia is playing the part of greenskins

[@mhutch5082]

@@andersbodving4510 not at all. The necrons. Taking what is rightfully there's throughout history

[@aster2790]

@@mhutch5082 no, necrons are literally russians in that case Like, yes they were first to conquer a planet, and? No one cares

[@nightshadowninja3053]

We also don't care about the ants which wanders around the garden but they don't comes back to their hive when they step in to the kitchen.

[@Vanq22114]

The 'crons are one of my favorite factions in 40k, and the only one I own models of. An ancient, impossibly powerful, horrifyingly eldritch and arcane race of soulless abominations come to reclaim the galaxy they once ruled with an iron fist. And then there's Trazyn.

[@synergy8879]

you mean chapter master of the blood ravens?

[@illuvitarv5]

How can they be arcane when they don't use magic

[@Vanq22114]

@@illuvitarv5 The crypteks do space magic and shit

[@desevator]

@@illuvitarv5 they literally have neurons called chronomancers

[@jimmyford-hill1925]

Trazyn

[@boredcryptek5513]

Szarek did not intend on returning to the galaxy. He basically set out and encountered the Tyranids. This struck even him with fear and so he booked it back to the galaxy to get the Necrons ready to fight the Tyranids. There is even plans to recreate those weapons he had destroyed.

[@tuahsakato17]

He's scared there will be none to rule and nothing to return to flesh to if the Tyranid nom nom everything. They wanna be whole and fleshy again.

[@scp--un6pg]

lmao, immortal bone skeleton emperor gets scared over aliens

[@MartinFinnerup]

@@scp--un6pg Not exactly a skeleton. Not exactly bone. It's just the aestethic.

[@ireallycant4416]

@@MartinFinnerup hard to pass a drip metallic style ain't it

[@trazyntheinfinite]

He is not scared for his or necron lifes he is scared the tyranids would leave no biomass behind to reverse the biotransference

[@benalor1973]

I've been wondering about this: What exactly would happen to a Tomb World if Orks showed up? Does it become a never ending battlefield, do the Necrons just up and leave, or do they invent some sort of vacuum to suck up all the Ork spores? I should probably note as well. As much as I like your shorts, the long video content are the best and I can't wait for the next one.

[@overlordinquisitor6565]

Necron weapons tend to cause chain reactions in the molecules that they hit, and most likely straight up disintegrate a significant portion of a spore. And because gauss weapons work from the outside in, it’s even better at jumping to the released spores. Even more so for tesla weapons.

[@markevans1618]

@@overlordinquisitor6565 yep. Their weapons are specifically designed to be anti life. Unfortunately what really gave orks the upper hand 60mil yrs ago was that the eldari worked with Korks to fk them up. A semi unkillable intelligent Kork with incredible durability and physical strength could work as meat shields with magic powers while the eldar would conjure devastating phsyker energy from another dimension and obliterate necrons. These new dumb orks stand no chance and the broken eldari are nothing more than a shadow of themselves. Unless they find a way to work together, the necrons and chaos will be the only things left fighting in the universe. And chaos relies on souls and living beings for energy. So unless the chaos gods work together to stop necrons like right now, the necrons will kill their energy source and eventually the gods will weaken and die and the necrons push into the warp itself cleaning out everything one by one

[@BigAlLGator]

I recommend you read "Twice Dead King: Ruin." The early chapters show orks on a tomb world and the crons trying to run them off. It is also an incredible book cover to cover.

[@brianpj5860]

@@markevans1618 yup, the Krorks where up to 13 meters tall..... thats like fighting and Imperial Knight, only it could probably survive alot more damage. Not to mention the Krork mega armor and genius waaaaaaarg energy! I wonder if Krorks where as numerous as Orks.

[@Truth_chan_studio]

The green succ machine

[@lordinquisitorrichard8808]

Blackstone actually has two abilities: 1. to block out the warp, as with the pylons 2. To channel the warp, to absorb it or "use" it, as with the blackstone fortresses. You need to polarise the blackstone to make it useful. It's an important thing to mention that both the old ones and the necrons used them, and it shows in the two blackstone constructs we know of. The Blackstone Fortresses (Also known as the Anvils of Vaul, Vaul being the Eldar forge god) use blackstone that's polarised to channel the energies of the warp and project them out as a way to fight the C'tan (Also to blow up Cadia #1 *Never forget...*) The Pylons, on the other hand, were directly made to combat the warp through a negative warp polarisation (Blackstone used in the fortresses are the examples of positive warp polarisiation) This essentially creates a space that is "devoid" of the influence of the Realm of Souls (What we now know as the warp) It's why Saint Celestine was turned mortal when the pylons were turned on during the war for the Cadian Gate. Don't ask me, a simple Lord Inquisitor, how I know this. And you never heard this from me either. *Runs away so as to not alert the Puritans*

[@juliane.mfarias9285]

I wonder what the Big E will turn on near the Pylons

[@A.Singularity]

​@@juliane.mfarias9285big e becomes so disgusted by his people worshipping him that he begs them to make him sleep again but this time for realsies

[@BlackHoleOfKnowledge]

Thank you for sharing this in an accessible manner, you have single handedly given me my entire 40,000 lore and it is glorious.

[@weshammer]

Glad you enjoy it! I do my best to make it simple and fun

[@ijustmorbed9180]

@@weshammer hi

[@GodittoC]

69 likes, make a wish!

[@BlackHoleOfKnowledge]

69 vote wish: I wish for Trazyn the Infinite to always have new toys to add to his shiny collection. Yay now it must be true.

[@akumaking1]

@@weshammer have you considered contacting Adeptus Ridiculous or Bruva Alfabusa for a collab?

[@121tut]

i like how they were paralleled in the tomb kings. both immensely more advanced than all other races, rising from the dead. love it.

[@vardiganxpl1698]

Well 40K was originally a spin off of Warhammer Fantasy, and the Necrons are literally the spin off version of the Tomb Kings of WHFantasy

[@donalddavis7423]

​@@vardiganxpl1698this doesn't sound right. When I played Warhammer back in the day I don't remember Tomb Kings being a seperate army from Undead (I did not learn of the split until I played Warhammer Total War) but Necrons were certainly a thing in 40k already. This was late 90's/early 2000's, but maybe my store had older source books.

[@xavierharris1207]

​@@donalddavis7423 now I know I'm late by 4 months I do believe the tomb King were based on the necrons not the other way I do know one was based on the other

[@theghast160]

Fun fact : necrons (both currently awoken and in slumber) outnumber both humans and even orks

[@walkelftexasranger]

Well shit

[@overlordinquisitor6565]

Yep, *billions* of tombworlds

[@szarekhthesilent2047]

That's probably just propaganda.A mere Eldar bedtime story. In fact, they don't actually exis- no, that's nothing, stop digging! I said stop, Karl!

[@magearamil8626]

I honestly love Necrons lore, it is FIRE ;)

[@MrRawrCEO]

I doubt they outnumber Orks. Humans are a different story, but it's also worth noting that when the Necrons went to sleep they were EXTREMELY WEAKENED and did it to avoid detection/obliteration by the Eldar and Krork. Also some got destroyed by the Eldar over the years (probably not a significant number though) so the race is nowhere near as numerous as it was during the war in heaven.

[@chaosXP3RT]

Humans, Eldar, Tau, etc. often struggle to understand what they are fighting and dying for. But the Necrons have already died. And that's the most terrifying of all. The Necrons already died to rule the galaxy and they feel like it's owed to them.

[@ghandi4209]

Id love to so a eldar version of one of these, their lore goes so deep

[@weshammer]

I did a drukari one which covers the birth of slaanesh and the fall of the Eldar empire. But I'd like to do one that's specifically focuses on the craft worlds or the harlequins as well

[@Wulfgar246]

@@weshammer I would love one about Harlequins, the servants of the biggest troll in the galaxy

[@ijustmorbed9180]

@@weshammer hi

[@Galland780]

Oh they go deep alright

[@neemyn407]

Those snobby slugs...

[@jacobpendragon2391]

Luetin is one of my favorite lore KZbinrs when it comes to 40k, but your videos have a certain flare that make them more fun to listen to. I hope to see more from you soon.

[@deeznutz8320]

Luetin goes into such deep details it can become a bit stale

[@deeznutz8320]

Love the guy btw

[@TheAmberKing]

I can tell a huge amount of effort went into this. Extremely detailed brother, well done!

[@Lordradost]

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[@r.l.steinfeld1448]

I struggle so much getting into lore videos of ANY franchise, but your channel is the only one I've ever watched where paying attention feels effortless. Your ability to relay these details to the viewer is incredible, and you manage to tow the line between sharing important, interesting details without telling too much unecessary fluff. It's so great

[@gjc21ful]

I love this idea of the truly alien Necrons but having just finished the infinite and the divine and been more a trekie then a Grim Darker I have to say that the Necrons come off as the most Human like race in 40k at least when trazyn and orikan the diviner are concerned.

[@jamesn0va]

Who are you backing the next time these 2 gods of getting there own way go at it?

[@gjc21ful]

@@jamesn0va Trazyn

[@christiandauz3742]

Neither. Chaos is much more OP than Necrons, Orks, Imperium and Tyranids combined! Orikan himself is afraid of Slaanesh

[@davisdf3064]

@@christiandauz3742 It's not fair to compare literal space gods to a race of... Wait, it is. Because the Necrons enslaved the incredibly powerful C'tan, are the most technologically advanced race, and have technologies capable of closing the Eye of Terror. Yeah, i think the necrons can win

[@Firefrab]

uh t'au feel pretty much human

[@Gnomkiller2000]

The thing I love most about the necrons is they're so so extremely advanced that no advanced weaponry can truly hurt them yet the thing is most of the other races are so far behind that the necrons no longer have adequate defensive measures against those primitive weapons xD

[@galomir833]

they have the power of literral physical god and forget that a rock can hit hard because of it

[@enderborn6860]

@@galomir833 i want t see a Necron squad fendng off Orks only to get bested by a bunch of rocks painted red cause the orks did it so it could go faster and hit the Necons quicker imagine the sheer mass blue screening on the Necrons and the fact they are getting pelted with rocks painted red AND LOSING

[@galomir833]

@@enderborn6860 i admit it, it would be FUN even more because they fought the krork, so they know how the ork collective stupidity work since it was a working network at that time, not the random bulsheet that we have today (i can only admit that it fun)

[@sleepingcity85]

@@enderborn6860 but you have to remember that these red painted rocks are not red painted rocks anymore. If orks think something is lethal, it will be. They are altering reality for everyone.

[@Zenphoshen]

I love these longer videos, I work from home and do fraud review for a credit card company so my days are pretty boring but having your videos on beside me while I work has made my days go by quicker and rekindled my love for Warhammer 40k. I am a simply man, I see Wes post a new video, I click on it and watch it. 99% of the time even before watching it, it automatically gets a thumbs up. Absolutely loving your content my dude, keep up the great work, be it in the shorts or long form videos. I really enjoy what ever you post.

[@weshammer]

Thanks dude! That means a lot!

[@ijustmorbed9180]

@@weshammer hi

[@Infamous_wu13]

necrons is basically gor the god butcher and the old ones are the ignorant gods

[@dragnl0rd]

Me: I will never get sucked into another game with collectibles. Magic: The Gathering burned me so bad. Me: I love Sci-Fi, lets learn the lore of 40k! (discovers this youtube channel). Me: Whoa, these shorts that mention the Necrons make em sound cool! (posts comment asking for more necron lore) Weshammer: (posts extended necron lore video) Me: Where did this receipt from Games Workshop come from from and what's this box in my car? The Silent King, contains 3 miniatu... oh SHIIIIIII...

[@MrWol]

So it begins...

[@overlordinquisitor6565]

You serve the Infinite Empire now.

[@johnbeck1978]

Don't do it. Take up crack it's cheaper

[@thomasmacabee8361]

One of us..

[@MonkeyPooFlingers]

Plastic cocain man! You always have time for another line.... (of models)

[@32bitsamoan87]

I'm glad you decided to embrace the longer deep dive format. It's great that you found a balance for your old stuff and an outlet or whatever you'd like to with this format

[@Divinemakyr]

My favourite faction! Crazy to see you drop a 1-hour deep-dive.

[@kieranslate4680]

Same I also enjoy the necron faction

[@dr.t8705]

M

[@karvenman]

I think they're my new favorite faction, it used to be deathwing

[@dr.t8705]

@@kieranslate4680 😉😉ok

[@dr.t8705]

@@karvenman ok💪😎

[@shaneross4465]

As someone who use to love star wars for the lore when i got into warhammer i fell in love. There is something for everyone and the scale is just sick. never even touched or painted a model but the fact i can go from demon cults, guardsman, orks, eldar or zombie robots and still learn more and find new things is fantastic.

[@markopolo1271]

Absolutely love your deep dives they're super Informative and extremely morish can't wait to see what you do next

[@laughingmask3118]

I think current Necrons are way more charming than original Necrons and the Tyranids are better at the "horrifying, mysterious entity we barely comprehend" thing.

[@TimaeusEXE]

I think they're a bit of both. When first awoken they're that horrifying mysterious entity but after a while of composing their personalities they regain their charm.

[@galomir833]

i like both because the one we did not know about there story where like "old robot that can kill anything", they where fear itself they still remain it but they gave a sad feiling now in bonus whit the fear

[@BigAlLGator]

Quick correction in the flayed ones segment. The tapping wasn't a flayed one trait, it was a means for a flayed one to talk to his friend via a code the shared while the rest seemed to use a kind of hive song to communicate.

[@BaranZenon]

In game Dakka Squadron, where one of the enemies are the Necrons, there is a really interesting monologue of a Necron Lord to orks. How remember orks at their prime and that they are nothing in compare. Then the ork pilots in their Dakka Jets trashed him and his Monolith and later on, to add salt to the wound, they looted a Doom Scythe. Couse Orks are Orks :)

[@hixc2069]

29:00 never once I thought I would be saddened by a story of a cyborg craving meat helping they're own people to win the wars

[@tyberiusmcintyre3411]

funny thing about the C'tan is i dont think they needed to lie, the Necrontyr were already marching to their inevitable destruction out of spite

[@skaiaks8934]

Also considering how petty they seemed to be, they would find a reason to turn on C'tan anyway. Also it wasn't the C'tan as a whole that lied to them, it was exclusively the "Messenger" aka the Deceiver acting as sort of an envoy between the two while pulling up strings everywhere just for the heck of it, first getting the Necrontyr souls for his brethren to feed on and then constructing the entire inner conflict between then by convincing everyone that they can get even more power by eating each other. Basically all fell to hell because of this one C'tan that was especially machiavellian and sociopathic even when compared to others from his kind. Poor Outsider is still weeping in his refuge due to that guy.

[@twiztedmind209]

I have to say, the Necrons are probably my favorite faction in 40k. It's gotten to the point where the Necron skin replacer for synths mod on Fallout 4 will permeanantly have a spot on my mod list, and I can't wait until Mechanicus goes on sale so I can buy it. Awesome video as always!

[@telphex4471]

Do you use the Astartes power armor mod too?

[@twiztedmind209]

@@telphex4471 i did for a playthrough, but it was bugged out on console. The version available on xbox doesn't allow you to change the look of it, the FCOM extension it has doesn't work, and the location where you can find the power armor set crashed my game every time. The Waaaaaaaagh! super mutant replacer mod was really good though.

[@Dragonwolfworm]

My favorite faction. Lore, mechanics and the fact that the Necrons will be around forever is just so cool.

[@kg7518]

Weshammer is well on his way to becoming one of the big 40k lore channels

[@weshammer]

I don't need to be the biggest, but if I can assert myself firmly in the middle, to where I can justify doing this full time, I will be super happy with that 😃

[@ijustmorbed9180]

@@weshammer hi

[@HereticalKitsune]

I still remember playing against the first Necrons back in the 3rd Edition. Was fascinating.

[@leedrage5514]

WHAT A VIDEO! Absolutely incredible! I love the way you deliver the information and I don't mind having spoilers but I must admit the way you avoid them kinda makes me wanna read the books even more so I'm glad you do it that way 😅 I absolutely love the longer lore videos and I'd love to see one maybe every two weeks or so even if that means less of the shorter ones as I understand how much passion, work and time you put into these videos 😊 but do what makes you happy man we're all here for the ride as you're content is literally top tier as it is 🤟 hope you're doing well and I look forward to the next lore video 😁

[@ApoJake13]

Love the Necron Lore since I started playing them almost 2 decades ago! I've since stopped playing the TT game but still love the lore. I just wish there were more Necron novels! Great video, by the way! 👌

[@tomw2885]

I love your long-form videos, dude! You really make 40K lore accessible

[@anothertarnishedone5960]

Necrons were my first dig into wh40k, and in those times, they were just silent machines in service to the C'tan; not much personality, but the relation between the Adeptus Mechanicus and the C'tan know as the Dragon was terrifying and awesome. I didnt like much the retcon despite the great variety it provided for the race, but some bits (the Silent King mostly) are quite cool.

[@Rapture-nv5vj]

Tbh I love how you talk about about thinks in 40k. With Adeptus Ridiculous and Baldermort you're my favorites.

[@alastor1776]

Never heard of Warhammer 40K before finding your Chanel and I’m loving it. I always love a really in-depth world with a lot of deep lore. Thanks for showing up on my FYP or might of never heard of this. This is all I will be watching for a while.

[@craigbrown4526]

Amazing! I can see this channel taking over the 40k lore space very soon

[@evilbrox1801]

so basically the necrons are the reason why warhammer exists, if the old ones helped them there would be no eldar, no slanesh, no unlimited war

[@killak3219]

If the old ones helped them the gods would still have come into existence but with the necrontyr as the dominant race instead of the eldari imo

[@457dragon]

Awesome work as always, can't wait to see what you've got on the Tyranids!

[@thegentlemensdenstream]

loved the Azir image @ 30:30 I guess he's sort of inspired by nercrons

[@drawgonanimation8778]

I absolutely LOVE the longer more in depth videos! love the Necrons, but I really can't wait for longer, more in depth video about the Tyranids. They're my absolute favorite! Keep up the great work Wes The Hammer! Keeper of stories long forgotten!

[@freshjnew]

Tyrannid is space bug eat you to make more space bug demons don't like em

[@RexTiredAF]

Wes, I'm absolutely loving these long form dives you're putting out. I already watch a lot of Luetin's long form videos, but having yours is complimentary and offers a lot of details that one or the other may not have covered. Look forward to more!

[@martelstorm4845]

This is my favorite of all your videos. Not a minute was wasted, and I was on the edge listening to every word. Could go on complimenting endlessly but I just wanted to leave some quick positively efforts. Very impressive. Looking forward to more long format videos. I could see myself listening to a 10 hour video of this quality. If you narrate any audio books I will buy them and listen to them.

[@literallyafrisbee5820]

I always love the necrons lore and I wish we knew a bit more about them and got to see them have more purpose in the current fighting

[@jbw2109]

Yes thank you for the longer video. I love listening to your videos while I work

[@weizenconnoisseur]

Same

[@h0shidont35]

After finishing The Infinite and the Divine, and the first Twice-Dead King book, as well as playing through Mechanicus, I definitely wanna make these guys a small army of my own. I love them!

[@JJoJam]

I was looking forward to this one! I loved learning about the destroyer cult and the tragedy of the flayers. The Trazyn voice synth was great too. I'd love more of that in future videos. It's a great way for me to experience lore, for a character within the world to actually comment on their experience of it. Great stuff @WesHammer. And thanks for the book recommendation. ❤

I'm not a WH40K player, other than Dawn of War I haven't had any contact with the franchise. I have zero interest in getting into the tabletop game, however the setting is super appealing to me and it's very interesting. Your videos are exactly what I was looking for, and since I'm not into Shorts or TikTok, these long form videos are wonderful to me and I enjoyed them a lot, I appreciate that you added the chapters too, that's super helpful. I hope you continue doing more lore videos on other factions, and interesting moments in the WH40K universe. Thank you.

[@supremecai5857]

A 50min Weshammer video about my favorite undead space Egyptians? Fuck yes.

[@weizenconnoisseur]

But they dont worship cats...😉ugly Living things😑

[@michaelfrazier3024]

Your short videos got me into this universe but I do like these long ones as they answer alot of questions and give me a better frame of reference of the vast 40k universe. Keep it up bud.

[@seanhutt4621]

Absolutely love the long form content really enjoyable I look forward to more deep dives like this thanks dude

[@goose_dove]

Nicely done. This was a very solid and engaging necron deep dive, one of the best I've seen. Kudos, man.

[@murstyle]

These are great Wes, You got me into the 40K lore a few months ago and what an interesting flush out universe it is. I hope one day some movie studio creates a filmed War Hammer Universe similar to the MCU as the this world is so much more interesting than the MCU

[@thedayidied]

Absolutely fantastic video! I thought I knew a lot about the Necrontyr/Necrons, but I actually learned some stuff here!

[@Xanathosevilinc]

Love the long videos! Great work as usual. Necron lore is sweeet.

[@potato-dono7562]

I really need more videos like this. I love your videos but have always thought they are too short. The way you share/tell the stories is really enjoyable!

[@dillinsutherland5135]

As an avid follower and learnerof Warhammer lore I shall bequeath my highest service I can offer, A like But in all honesty, you have great talent, love you man and whatever it is you are doing, keep on doing it brother, in my personal opinion you should continue with these longer forms of videos

[@weshammer]

I really like making these long videos. They don't get even a fraction of the views as the shorts do, but they're fun to make and the people who like my content seem to really enjoy them. So I make them for them 😃

[@dillinsutherland5135]

@@weshammer just unfortunate that the Algorithm Gods prefer short and sweet videos, that's ultimately how I got to know you, came across one of your shorts and at first I thought, you were just a wannabe, but then within 2 months you became the 3rd biggest Warhammer KZbinr, the other two majorkill and Luetin09 took YEARS to get to where they are, which you achieved in two months, so yeah at first these videos won't get alot of videos but with time, they will gradually get more views

[@kerryridgway8021]

Loved the video, it had aspects that I didn't know about like the intelligence of the flayed ones and is gave a really nice overview of The Necrons. To go indepth into the various groups of the necrons would take hours. However there is one major plot point that you've missed in the lore video and it is a very recent lore point. It's what the Silent King found in his exile. In his exile being beyond the stars of the milky way he found the Tyranids and knew that they would be a threat to the rise of his people and any hopes they had of reversing the biotransferance. He has been back for a very long time, long enough to have met Sanguinus and they were on the verge of making an alliance. Never the less in the Silent Kings eyes only a united necron people would be enough to stop the Tyranid tide.

[@cmcmillan22]

The one I’ve been waiting for

[@gc6096]

Yup same

[@weizenconnoisseur]

Total

[@gc6096]

Man that was great have a nice day you two ^-^)/

[@jacobschott9385]

I lost to Necrons last night, now you drop this video. Surely this is no coincidence

[@overlordinquisitor6565]

Your flesh is a relic; a mere vessel. Hand over your flesh, and a new world awaits you. We demand it. -Necrons probably

[@ShadyWizardude]

@@overlordinquisitor6565animatrix

[@SarmonOflynn]

When I first saw your shorts on youtube, i didnt really take your content very seriously. But seeing this? Absolutely blown away. Awesome job dude.

[@LegacyNesferatu]

This gives me an idea for a 40K campaign. Maybe a race of mechanical beings that evolved from as a silicon based lifeform rayher than a carbon based one. Essentially making them cold, calculating, machines from the day they evolved to the point of sentience and intergalactic travel. Just, have the Necrons come across them on the edge of the galaxy, and see how they interact.

[@sandman4663]

Necrons are the true victims of the story, forsaken by the old ones. Who IMO are the cruelest of all, they have immortality yet seed sentient life where they see fit, knowing that they are damning their creations to oblivion. Up until the Necrons said enough is enough and then the old ones forged sentient weapons. Only to save themselves. Then the Necrons were betrayed by the C'tan, so they clapped two races of gods then took a 50 million year power nap just to flex.

[@tuachixiong5232]

Tyranids: "Alien bugs that want to eat EVERYTHING!" ORKS: "JUST DA BOIZ!" Chaos: "Come and have some *_F U N_* !" Imperium of Man: "FOR THE EMEROR!" Eldar: "F**K the monkeigh, their petty little wars, the ORKZ and ESPECIALLY 'SHE WHO THRISTS'!" Dark Eladr: "we just do what we need to do to survive." Tau: "For the *_GREATER GOOD!_* " Necrons: *_"S P O O K Y S C A R Y S K E L E T O N S T H A T ' L L R E D U C E Y O U T O Y O U R A T O M S !"_* EDIT: 30:26 HEY WES! That's not 40K! That's Azir looking out at Shurima from League of Legends!

[@reforgedrole-playinggames1035]

Excellent presentation! The conversational tone and excitment in your voice really makes this a treasure.

[@terrellthegoat5919]

Your really making a splash in the genre. If you wouldnt mind joining the community we would fully embrace you. Luetin09 is our Dear Father/President. Majokill is our edgy brother who lets ya smoke when Mom (Onemind) isn't looking. Arch is our uncle we only see on holidays while Baldermort is the soulful Grandpa that everyone in the family loves and unites us. And don't forget our cousins like 40k theories and Valrak. I believe you'll fit right into our dysfunctional Family 👪. Love ur channel, hope we get more longer videos like this.

[@weshammer]

I would absolutely love that

[@terrellthegoat5919]

@@weshammer WOW and you respond to your fans. Wasnt expecting that. Yeah your in! Your up there with the boys in your own right. You ever find yourself in Philadelphia my friend Drinks are on me. Respect to your grind and craft. A video like this isn't easy to make so ill be watching multiple times. And I'll say it for you. Guys Like Comment Subscribe and hit the bell..this man is serious and isnt jus reading the wiki. Man actually puts out Quantity and Quality!

[@Sir_Dank_Souls]

Wes just wanted to say you're awesome! You have helped me as a newbie to warhammer learn so much so quickly.

[@NikoLiabotis]

Absolute banger of a vid. Keep it up man! I personally prefer this style of vid to leutin. You are definitely his equal! Do not sell yourself short!

[@weshammer]

That's a massive compliment thank you! I'm still learning tho but I'm having a lot of fun on the journey so far!

[@ZanderSabbag]

Your script and reading of it was absolutely amazing. Awesome work! Most other lore channels suck at reading and writing, take 40k theories for example, who is extremely bland and uncharismatic, but you managed to succeed very well at both. Your narration isn't as cinematic as Baldermort's or witty and crass as Majorkill's, you have a more neutral way of speaking in these videos, which lends itself well to these presentations.

[@animefaction863]

"Left death for lesser creatures."

[@aedangiffin1471]

This is absolutely your best video I've seen. Your voice over narration is so goooood dude

[@justintaylor3044]

S.K: “These weapons are f***ing terrifying, we must destroy them” Necron: *points at celestial orrery* S.K: “… what? This old thing?”

[@blank001]

32:22 awesome ship design, kudos to the designer And WesHammer your content is as awesome as always, really like this kind of long videos

[@patrickhasachannel]

I'm super happy that youre doing longer form stuff here on youtube, I've been interested in 40k since I was a teen and the lore is so dense and sadly the wargaming community, 40k in particular can pose a high barrier to entry, gatekeepers notwithstanding looking forward to more

[@tomeg82]

You caught my attention with your short form stuff, but I'm hooked on the long form videos. Keep it coming.

[@Soccercrazyigboman]

Came here after watching Pariah Nexus 😊

[@Embertine]

The necron weaponry does pretty much what I envisioned the anti-energy weaponry of a species I made to do. It would erase the quantum bounds between atoms and molecules, causing flesh to liquify, and solid objects to turn into dust. Mind you I was only 13 when I thought this up, and have learned a lot more about atomics and quantum theory since then, and now understand what actually happens to atoms and molecules. But I just think it's awesome that someone else had a similar idea as me

[@akumaking1]

How Necrons can deal with Chaos: Feed their C’Tan shards warp entities. The C’ran get addicted to consuming warpstuff, thus nullifying Daemons

[@overlordinquisitor6565]

But then they get stronger consuming all that energy. The Necrons would never let them become that powerful ever again.

[@matthuck378]

My intro to the Necrons was the game Mechanicus. Great game, if you like CRPGs and X-com like turn based games. The OST is phenominal too. Some of the most fitting and well done game music I've ever heard. It's up there with the Diablo 2 OST. I'm digging your videos too! You and Luetin09 have made learning more WH40K lore highly entertaining...And I don't have the time or money for all the books and minis.

[@matebubori5064]

49:10 bro how did azir get there my guy? i tought this was a warhammer video not a league of legends one

[@janne295]

Was thinking the same, at 30:34 you see him as well 😂

[@Anon33467]

Overstated. Cannot be overstated. Not understated.

[@Andy_Arkadata]

I love how chaos is horrific, madness and just downright abominations, but the necrons, they’re different, they reverberate an awful feeling that lingers. In my opinion they are far quieter, but scarier in their own way.

[@vexinglex4996]

I absolutely loved the these skully boyz long before I knew this much lore about them. Been a huge fan of the "undead" and any kind of necromantic and deathly race/character/faction in most of the games I play. Now that I've learned a bit more about their great history (thanks to this awesome channel and other creators), I have an even deeper admiration for the tragic and sinister Necron. I've only ever played the video games (especially Soulstorm and the Ultimate Apocalypse mod), so this is a great way for me to appreciate the stories I'd never be able to learn on my own. Thank you very much!

[@TheDukeOfDallas]

"Warp Travel is insanely dangerous." For the lesser meatbag species it is. I could see the Necron having a blast in the warp, laying waste to anything and everything they came across lol.

[@eddw7650]

Great video! I started a Necron Army with the Indomitus box and have been thinking to go back and finish it recently, and this video has really imspired me to do so!

[@gc6096]

What did each of the prime March thought of each other pior to the Horus heresy?

[@raging_crusader]

Too my knowledge most of the primarchs either tolerated or actually liked each other

[@gc6096]

@@raging_crusader cool thanks 👍

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

Love it!!! Awesome AWESOME Video. Working on my first army now, just bought the necron side of Indomitus box. Still havnt decided on my paint scheme. Going to be a good winter!

[@lowbridge4080]

Moral Lesson of the Story: Don't be a dick to someone who is suffering which is the equivalent of space cancer because it would end up in a galactic size war in the long run.

[@LaxKING-1v1me]

Wish we had more 40k origin videos like this, can we get a TIMELINE playlist. A complete history with or without conjecture

[@mercuryman3080]

29:52 communism

[@HCG]

Thought I knew everything about the Necron, found out I didn’t. Great video and THANK YOU for chapter markers

[@BucketKingu]

God, I wish we'd get more Warhammer games involving the Necrons. Easily the most fascinating race Warhammer has to offer, with one of the largest and most diverse unit roster. Which is surprising, giving how 'uniform' their initial appearances may be. Tau and Necrons have become my most favorite races lately once I started to embrace what they had to really offer.

[@henrikgallon]

They basically are in all games :). I hate them in videogames. The reanimation protocols are super annoying. When I kill something in games I want it to stay dead :)

[@pretzolboy]

as much as I like your shorts, your full length lore videos are priceless!!!!

[@mookiwaltz4403]

Found you thru shorts, but the long form content is why I'm staying. Great stuff.