Blackshields: Space Marine Renegades of the Horus Heresy (Warhammer 40,000 Lore)

[@BoisegangGaming]

17:11 some Astartes being so traumatized from the war breaking out that they went back to games workshop grey and LARPed the Great Crusade is just peak warhammer.

[@GlareanLiebertine]

Frankly, I see them not as something to be loathed, but something to be pitied.

[@Idk-gn8ov]

What does LARPed mean

[@JV-iv9ml]

​@@Idk-gn8ov Live Action Role Playing. Pretending/acting on a massive scale and essentially going so deep in character that it takes a lot to pull you out.

[@-KTGo-]

I just saw this and went “ooo”.

[@ODannyBoy1975]

same

[@doom1609]

How dare you share my thoughts 😅

[@daveeol1987]

A good topic as always from our wise loremaster

[@LMR041082]

Me too!

[@MaticustheRed]

Noice.

[@dragonsword2253]

Honestly, these men may well be the bravest loyalists of the entire heresy. It's one thing to stand in solidarity with your kin while doing the impossible, but quite another to spit in your dad's face and call him a bitch, let alone surviving the ordeal

[@kieran2221]

I think that part of the story is that almost all of them didn't survive the ordeal ....

[@Kristian.B.Kristiansen]

Are the Traitor-Blackshield included in your considerations? They also had break-off groups.

[@ZeroNumerous]

@@Kristian.B.Kristiansen He did say "bravest loyalists" so, I assume not. Given the the traitor blackshields weren't loyalists.

[@lucassmith4524]

You may well be right, but I think the bravest are now and always will be the plain Jane, basic bitch, 100% Homo sapiens sapiens.

[@cloaker2829]

@@ZeroNumerous 🤯

[@auroralee]

So glad the Blackshields are getting so much love recently with this edition of the Horus Heresy. I think they really illustrate how big and complicated the years-long galactic civil war was. I feel like for most of my time with the Heresy, it's been limited to: Prospero>Isstvan>Calth>Imperium Secundus>Siege of Terra. But every planet in the Imperium had to pick a side, every chapter of Astartes had their own goals and motivations to contend with. Sure the astartes are indoctrinated to be loyal, but they were working off of imperfect information, and at the end of the day they are merely human.

[@no-nonseplayer6612]

kinda wants make my own black shield group in current era from left over bits and pieces i have left

[@auroralee]

@@no-nonseplayer6612 Made a Kill Team doing just that. It's such a fun and liberating experience I can't recommend it enough; especially cause the rest of my Heresy army projects lean a lot closer to the more "historical" aspect with set armor marks, uniform weapon loadouts and heraldry. Also threw in some old Stormcast bits to create something closer to "true-scale astartes" and adds to the bespoke look of each Blackshield.

[@no-nonseplayer6612]

@@auroralee i was kinda thinking mixing some night lords alpha legionaires iron hands and salamanders as black shields as i have un made models from those legions and maybe adding dreadnought or two with raven guard librarian to lead them

[@limeyndixie]

“the leonid’s share” Little touches like that are what make your work so engrossing and evocative. Fine work, mate. Imperator Defendit

[@jesseberg3271]

I have spent much of my life being told not to use big, or complicated, or unusual words because they would make "normal" people uncomfortable. Part of what I love about our Historitor is that he wastes neither time nor effort on such concerns. He is not ashamed to speak the Emperor's Gothic in all of its expansive and expressive glory, and I admire him to no end for it.

[@cthulhuhoops7538]

He referred to a crown as a "cranial ornamention display" a video or two ago. He's a turn of phrase wizard.

[@limeyndixie]

@@cthulhuhoops7538 haha, I remember that! Not the video, that exact phrase 😂

[@widdershins5383]

Just like any war, the leftovers and broken men of each side banding together and forming bandit parties and raiders and pirates.

[@KillerOrca]

Okay, the Atavists are new to me and I LOVE IT.

[@carsoncasmirri3874]

Literally shit on by both sides for being larpers

[@doomguy9049]

I never thought about Jason Statham as a Blackshield and former Death Guard legionary, but after having seen this video I can’t unsee it

[@LurchTheBastard]

Nah. He's too expressive.

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

Garro!

[@ProphetXXIV]

5 foot murheen

[@doomguy9049]

@@ProphetXXIV 😆

[@carsoncasmirri3874]

@@michaelgautreaux3168he’d need to be just a little older but that got me thinking. Bill Nighy as Mortarion

[@AshleyBlackwater]

"atavist" backsheilds reverting to thier great crusade colours and arms is a really cool way of keeping armies modeled as great crusade era forces playable in herasy, quite cool!

[@tamkin007]

Wonder how many none fallen Dark Angels are black shields The lion didn't trust the Terran born just like corax

[@mmallory22]

Random Oculus upload during my morning commute? Man I was really not wanting to go to work, this is going to make things much more bearable ✌️

[@tamkin007]

Not quite a servitor yet 👍

[@tomorion5186]

The craft of story telling alive and well thanks to this channel. Thanks occulus

[@andrew1230981]

The last loyal son Barabas Dantioch

[@rayoung74]

New lore on my Birthday. BEST PRESENT EVER!!!

[@SirJustinTheLion]

Happy Birthday!

[@ghostplays2766]

Happy Birthday!

[@LexYeen]

Congratulations on another solar orbit.

[@brianknapp6215]

A new Oculus Imperia video?? Just the thing I needed to go with my morning Corpse Starch ration...

[@ikenosis8160]

Excellent episode. I've loved the lore since 1991 and never knew about the Black Shields. Totally awesome to learn something new all the time. Thanks for all your great work and talents. Liked and shared. Glory to Terra.

[@Yacovo]

The Atavists are a strange, but understandable reaction. Thanks for the video.

[@AshleyBlackwater]

I think its supposed to be a really cool way of keeping armies modelled as great crusade era forces (with thier arms and colours) playable in heresy? Quite a cool and creative way to facilitate it if so

[@DenzelHashington]

Man oh man Another banger from my favourite grimdark scholar

[@Ozcogger]

Thank you so much for the continued flow of high quality content. You are one of our community's Gems.

[@jesseberg3271]

One wonders how many of the survivors of the loyalist aligned blackshields simply vanished into the loyalist legions when the war ended. Picture the scene: _A group of Ultramarines and Salamanders have just fought a battle together in The Scouring. Both groups take off their helmets to talk to each other, and everyone can see that there's one Salamander with fair skin and perfect white hair._ *Ultramarine:* Hail cousins... I'm sorry, where on Nocturne are you from? _The Salamander's leader answers for his warrior._ *Salamander:* He is from the Clan of the Phoenix. They are a small clan. You *will not* have heard of them. Why, where in the 500 worlds is he from? _The Salamander points to one of the Ultramarines who has deathly pale skin and black eyes that are all pupil._ *Ultramarine:* Fair point. Well fought cousins. We March for Macragge.

[@bodricthered]

AVE imperator.

[@Bluecho4]

I more or less assume many Second Founding chapters were, in fact, Loyalist companies hailing from Traitor Legions. The Imperium, not wishing to bleed itself further or suffer disgrace from putting these Loyalists to death for the sins of their Primarchs, abstained from doing so. But, because the Scouring-era Imperium was rife with deep emotional wounds and bitter enmities, couldn't just invite these Blackshield companies back as they were. So wherever possible, these groups were quietly reabsorbed, and given new names. Indeed, I have a suspicion part of Guilliman's intentions behind the breaking of the Legions into chapters was intended to disguise this. Anyone would take notice if there were Marine companies with no apparent connection to one of the Loyal Legions. But none could be expected to keep track of the hundreds of Chapters that replaced them. These former Blackshields either going on to pretend descent from a Loyalist Legion (with or without official sanction from the Legion's Primarch or ruling veterans), or the records of their true lineage quietly "lost". Is it any wonder so many Chapters have no apparent trace-able origin in the 41st millennium? Which records were lost because of honest mistake or bureaucratic neglect, and which were redacted for political expedience during the Scouring? None can say with certainty.

[@I_am-lost.]

I can just imagine 10k years later brother edgimus summoned to speak to his Chaplain "Brother, have you wondered why you've looked different to everyone else? To tell the truth 10k years ago we adopted your geneseed from the nightlords"

[@ZeroNumerous]

The Ultramarines and the Imperial Fists are known to have accepted many blackshields.

[@Mr_Bunk]

*Salamander:* And where in the 500 Worlds does _he_ come fro- *Ultramarine:* _We do NOT talk about where brother Altean came from._ *Salamander:* Why no- *Ultramarine:* Because _we do_ *not* _talk about it._ _The Salamander attempts to recall any of the legions he hasn’t heard of_ *Salamander:* …OHHhh, understandable. Good fighting, cousins.

[@ChagaThunder]

Know then, at the time of which I witnessed this video communication, I proclaimed exuberantly "ahhhhhh yes" in exemplary Oculus tone and fashion.

[@krimzonstriker7534]

Thank you for illuminating an aspect of 40k that would have been obscured otherwise as always Oculus 🥳

[@gawkthimm6030]

blackshields are my fav, I wrote a whole fanfic background around the closing days of the horus heresy, on how band of mixed traitor legion loyalists survived and became a chapter into M41; who now have lost all records of their origins but are very non-codex compliant, and very isolationist and in function are much like the charcaradons; nomad crusader fleet-based without a homeworld, wholly dedicated to "unifying all mankind under the Emperor" - atoning for all treacheries by astartes traitors and renegades against the Emperor, not religious but spiritual, using psyker guided meditative trance and chanted mantras to "overcome" problems with their degraded and mixed chimeric gene-seeds, manifesting odd idiosyncrasies. when you read this try and guess their original gene-seed stocks; Wall of text; The Eagles Reborn (of the Eternal Emperor). high gothic; [Aquila Reincarnate de Imperator Eterna]. ancient High Gothic are etched in gold into the black edges of their pauldrons; "Aquila Reincarnate, Imperator Eterna, Imperialis Immortalis". power armor is a gleaming polished black with baroque, ornate and artistically stylized and individualized patterns in subtle reds and light and dark blue trim. chapter badge; a baroque and ornate two headed black eagle with outstretched wings that incorporates lightning bolts and flames, a golden halo above, perched within a green Imperial Laurel wreathe that encirlces it, all alight in flames on background divided in 6 horizontal chevrons of alternating thick stripes of dark red, dark blue and dark green. The only other clue of the chapter's true origins is that they have a tendency to idolise their chapter's 'first founders' and especially their first Chapter Master, who is recorded as a Terran born hero of the Imperium that fought during the early Great Crusade alongside the Emperor, and whose true name is now lost to the passage of time, now only known as the Sapphire Eagle. The chapter has an ancient collection of strategic doctrines, philosophical and theological theories, combat records, personal logs and some poetry of the Sapphire Eagle, these are the surviving accounts from those founding brothers that survived the Horus Heresy, all their names and legion origins have been left out deliberately. The leadership of the Sapphire eagle was remembered as tactically and strategically brilliant, also charismatic as he rallied beligured loyalist forces to even great hights of valor against traitors, he would also speak of; "a quest for forgiveness and the sanctified wroth of betrayal, the need for atonements of the sins of our brothers and a struggle for redemption for the broken promises of mankinds treachery against the Emperor". 'The tales and teachings of the Sapphire Eagle' was written down as a compilation by Astartes Chaplains and Officers and codified into a tome of learning after his death and became central to their chapters culture. Their rank-and-file battlebrothers don't suspect or consider their origin, other than being certain of the fact that their Founders were the heros and all astartes traitors are weak willed cowards falling for the lies of the Arch-enemy. One of the most well known passages, which informed their renaming, "It is better to perish in the dark depths of the void than to fail our Immortal Emperor, we shall become the Dark Shield of the Imperium, we shall see it and ourselves reborn in the blood of traitors and the fire of retribution". A common war chant among their brothers is something a famous chaplain laid down as chapter doctrine many centuries ago, spoken in an archaic high gothic accent; "Imperatore est Imperialis" -[The Emperor is the Imperium]. Their Crusade mandate; "to eternally quest for the continued Unification of all Mankind under the Emperor's Imperium, knowing no home but only living under the grace of the Emperor's mercy, our mandate is the eradication of all traitors and rebels of the Imperium, to seek and gain repentance, mourn over, grieve for and lay to rest all the sins of the traitor astartes souls, to avenge all betrayals against the Emperor and to always guard the mortal servants and the worlds of the Imperium". The Eagles Reborn willingly employ whatever tactics they believe most appropriate, they prize skilled marksmanship, independent thought and superior tactics as much as close-quaters savagery, and view the Codex Astartes as a highly effective set of guidelines rather than absolute doctrine and maintain a high degree of flexibility in their deployments and structures, and in battle they often favor ambush and hit-and-run tactics as much as direct shock and terror tactics. Their existence is as eternal nomad-crusaders, mostly outside of Imperial law and space and on the edge of the light of the Emperor, the Chapter has been forced to take extreme measures in order to survive for all these millennia, they have become fierce scavengers and their techmarines are not mars trained but continue the traditions, and with some discreet Rogue Trader connection and by raiding and scavenging any forces they can cripple or destroy the Eagles Reborn have been able to salvage much, but occasionally they have acted as if they were official tithe ships on remote industrial worlds, otherwise they would ask an Imperial world they defended for "compensation", a rebellion brought under control would give 'compliance compensation', they do act in accordance with Imperial law and tradition towards loyal planetary governors but most often they would have what they had asked for; Press-ganged workers, indentured criminals, young boys with violent behaviors, or critical supplies. The nomad chapter would also conscript from underhives or penal worlds. Always on the search for the hated enemies, often going from one war into another and often at the far edges of the Imperium, has bred within them an isolationist and independent streak, shunning closer brotherhood and oaths of alliance with their fellow Astartes Chapters. The reason for such insular tendencies is unknown to outsiders. Their eternal war has continued through the ages and due to the Chapter's history of isolation from the rest of the Imperium and lack of advanced technological resources or reliable support, they had often had to fight under-strength this has led them to slowly over time to concentrate their resources and limited capacity on wargear which they can best support. Though they are able to field a considerable fleet of Thunderhawk gunships and other Attack Craft to ensure their mobility in battle, many of their brothers wear composite Pattern battle-plates of mixed marks, with parts scavenged from various sources. The psychic portents that their specialist Librarians known as Prognosticators receive from the light of the Emperor are studied carefully to guide them on their exiled path of Penitence along with the Emperors Tarot, providing additional measures of intelligence to the Chapters leadership to plan their nomadic patrols. The Master of the Forge is a personage of high honour among the chapter, as the most senior Techmarine, he is charged with the maintenance of the Chapter's fleet of armoured fighting vehicles, and his knowledge of the arcane sciences has been refined over centuries, oversees the Chapter Armoury, the training of the Chapter's new Techmarines and he is the chief engineer and weaponsmith. He is the Keeper of his Chapter's most ancient and treasured arcane secrets, or operate potent wargear whose origin predates that of his Chapter. The Master of the Forge also bears the title of 'first Salvager' -It has become a part of his duty to take control of any ancient human technologies found on the isolated worlds that their nomad crusade might pass through for exchange with critical spare parts with mechanicus forge worlds. As a new neophyte marine advanced to become a full battle-brother through squad-apprentice in a battle company (no scout company), he is allowed to smelt, forge, engrave and inscribe personalized close-combat weapons of their choice, with a mono-serrated edge: Bolter Bayonets, Axes, throwing Tomahawks or the most favored wave-bladed serrated greatswords, symbolizing the weapons they themselves shall become, forged and wielded by the hands of their chaplains and officers and sharpened for any type of battle or war through their training and meditation.

[@Darwinist]

I´ve always seen the re-emergence of the Raptors after being MIA for almost 2000 years as a way for a group of loyalist black shields who wanted back into the Imperium's good graces after spending thousands of years out on the galactic fringe to do so safely. Just pick a convenient chapter with enough gaps in their history, paint yourself up in their regalia and come back in with some bullshit story about being trapped in an isolated fringe sector for centuries on end.

[@zachschreck]

The most narrative fun Ive ever had has been with my Death Guard Blackshields. As likely to die from exposure to their own phosphex and rad weapon as any enemy, they seek the annihilation of all tyrants, Emperor and Warmaster alike

[@pf6797]

Thank you oculus, I am so in the mood to listen to lore tonight. Pinnacle tier.

[@wouterffs8655]

I love listening to your videos when i'm working out or trying to sleep.

[@darkknightnine]

Thankfully after the War of the Beast, there was a place that accepted most individuals and small groups of blackshields into service for the Emperor. Suffer not the alien to live.

[@Turnil321]

I would love a video about the Ashen claws and the space sharks.

[@readwatchlisten2863]

Non-Legion Aligned Heritic Astartes and Renegades sounds kind of cool

[@ralach]

THIS i have been looking forward too :) Cheers, Oculus, for making videos of the highest quality!

[@BigZam_TheMan]

Time to watch some oculus with my coffee like im reading the morning paper.

[@L3GHO5T]

Perfect video to listen to while cleaning up mold lines and filling air bubbles on my endryad haar model!

[@dragomirw.844]

Love this kind of synthesis lore.

[@BeepBoopFriendo]

Such a rich source of inspiration for homebrewing, both for 30k and 40k.

[@roryokane5907]

Each time I hear Horus Lupercal’s ambition referenced, I grow more convinced that that exact choice of surname/cognomen was a reference to Mark Anthony’s funeral speech in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.

[@krimzonstriker7534]

Btw, I hope a certain Blackshield force of Terran Ravenguard, aka the Ashen Claws, will get their due when the Thramas Crusade video pops up? 😉

[@SusCalvin]

How these blokes can make a game interesting in M39-41 is the important part. I guess pirates and reavers would be able to continue their traditions and have small, functional bands. Similar to chaos warbands where warriors flock around a line of charismatic leaders, but without the chaos worship. And in a similar state of supply, without the industry of the Imperium to back them. A lot more use of baseline human auxilia, much more iffy recruitment and reliance on primative means. Marines in arcaic plate armour with marine-scale slug hand cannons and swords etc.

[@nickpelchat1631]

I absolutely love the concept of the Atavists. Mentally ill Great Crusade reenactors is so funny and so sad.

[@andrewg6057]

A fine entry Oculus, as always

[@Bluecho4]

I just adore the biting social commentary during that Atavist section. Well done, Oculus.

[@adamwhite6530]

A wonderfully written and performed vid. Thankyou so much for this.... it has brightened my mood considerably, after a testing week!

[@Carbonblak]

I always enjoy new uploads from my 40k channels . All you guys are awesome seems you guys have been burning the midnight oil great job, loved your recent appearance in the parenting. Cheers!

[@Abefroman-lq3md]

Sir Occi, you appear, I watch. Love this channel. Salutation’s from Belfast Northern Ireland 🇬🇧

[@buliwyn]

Glad to have you back - thank you for this!

[@cappinjocj9316]

Beautiful vid as always. Cheers Oculus.

[@mr.ashenfire2624]

Thanks, Occulus, for one of my favorite pieces of Heresy Lore.

[@grendelfreak]

I randomly saw this going through my subscriptions, didn't even show up in my recommendations.

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

Excellent work Historator

[@l33t9r0u93]

always a good day with a new oculus video

[@AliThaDude]

You should cover the Knights-Errant next!

[@JohnTandy74]

I was really happy when I realised that I must have fell asleep the last attempt to watch your Blackshields vid!! I was incorrectly thought in early heresy novels the sorta proto blackshields were iron hands, raven guard & salamanders set adrift by the istavaan atrocities but it’s seems I’m wrong!! Love the work guys!! Quality of the work is as high as ever x thanks for the knowledge & love of the lore

[@kupper123]

This day just got a whole lot better

[@V.B.Squire]

Can you please do an in universe in character interview with baldemort that would be hilarious

[@KillerOrca]

Im actually surprised they haven't done stuff together yet. Go for the trifecta; have the interview be overseen by Border Prince's OC XD

[@V.B.Squire]

@@KillerOrca at first I thought it was the same guy playing 2 characters on 2 channels (some KZbinrs are great voice actors)

[@kieran2221]

I see a oculus video and am immediately excited. Thank you so much.

[@chaboof120]

When 👏 does 👏 my 👏 little 👏 chronicler 👏 learn 👏 about 👏 the 👏 LION

[@overlord2495]

Atleast till the end of the year, omen book no. 3 & 4 left before we get to the lion. or I could be straight up wrong and the next vid is on the return of the lion

[@Bluecho4]

There needs to be a good reason to justify why the Oculus can learn about the whole Fallen situation, and not be marked for death by the Dark Angels. The easiest would be "with all the Fallen being active and the Lion's influence, the secret became simply impossible to hide". Although, who knows? Perhaps our good historitor will meet a Dark Angel agent, who reluctantly hands him a stack of records, by orders of the Lion himself. His brother Guilliman should, after all, receive some kind of notice about the whole situation, shouldn't he? In any case, watch as the Oculus suddenly finds another group breathing down his neck.

Ah yes, the blandest of the bland.

[@kbennett2587]

As much as I understand why they were hated. I can understand why the Dusk Raiders were reborn. On another note, thank you for the video. I'm thinking of writing up a damned renegade chapter of space marines from the ghoul stars. This will help in that.

[@michaelkean5969]

You know I would love an Open world RPG where you play as a black shield.

[@voidimperatrix406]

God I love blackshields, such a cool concept

[@poprostujanek1014]

Thank you Oculus for telling us the story of the Linkin Loyalists. Kitten would be proud.

[@Froggypond69]

great video man

[@eichler721]

Amazing video and love these so much.

[@markkapalo5253]

Great story telling once again

[@TeutonicKnight92]

No Gods, No Masters

[@THE_BLUE_MENACE]

"seen as little more than immature adolescents unable to cope with the reality of a changing world, retreating to imagined pasts, blankets of nostalgia, where the truth of the world could not exert itself. from ones own perspective it is a stark reminder of the sheer psychological vulnerability present in members of the legionaries Astarte's. one that expressed itself in other ways across other legions during this conflict: but one rarely so tied to inherently human desires to build oneself an insulated world, where nothing can ever harm you, and you will never have to engage with the truth on its own level." hmmm this feels very pointed, I'm sure this is just a commentary on the Grognards and not anything in the news recently.

[@normtrooper4392]

Extremely!

[@alexandermccabe429]

Because there have always been Tyranids in the Necron ranks, there have always been Orks in the Imperial Guard, Eldar served in the Astartes Legions of the Great Crusade and still do in the Chapters! And of course there has always been Men in the Sororitas Convents, since the very begining, when the Ecclesiarchy was told they cannot have *men* under arms so they built an army of women instead.

[@LexYeen]

​@@alexandermccabe429bro your copium dose is either too high or too low, what in the name of He Upon The Throne are you trying to say

[@alexandermccabe429]

@@LexYeen Apologies, misread your reply. My point is that instead of doing something that works with the bounds of their existing setting and lore, such as expanding on the Sisters of Silence with new & significant characters. GW decided that changing a not insignificant piece of lore for a faction and then said "its always been this way." If the lore defining the setting and groups within doesnt matter, then why not throw out similar lore of other factions? The all female battle nuns of the Sororitas? Bah. The Imperial guard consisting of Human soldiers of various forms? Ridiculous. The opposing natures of the Tyranids and Necrons? Since when.

[@LexYeen]

​​@@alexandermccabe429so you're upset that a media property you don't own is doing things you don't like. in the immortal word of one punch man: okay.

[@AlfieVsLion]

Always a pleasure to see you post brother ✌️🇮🇪

[@cstgraphpads2091]

The art of that one marine from Death of Hope!

[@patrickhenkel7502]

I painted my Endryd Haar mini while listening

[@amadeokomnenus1414]

Very nice mate. War Hounds colors?

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

Isn't it so amazing that "Traitor & Loyalist" are synonymous. Depends on which end of the "Tube" U care to view through doesn't it?

[@Gooblin1000]

Nothing like nihilistic revenge against insurmountable odds. Glad you covered the blackshields, they're one of the most interesting aspects of the Horus Heresy.

[@mut-x8k]

Been waiting ages for this video.

[@jensenfairhurst426]

Guys will see this and think hell yeah

[@Snappa-fu8xn]

Damn ive never heard of the 'atovist' black shields before. Crazy to think that space marines that are mentally broken can do that is honestly really sad

[@musicalDrebin]

i hope there are gonna be images from the new beta garmon campaign book in this

[@xInfiniteGaMeRsX]

I feel like Oculus would have a great voice for doing Elden Ring narrations

[@raftguy1376]

As someone that attempted to learn mandarin, and failed. This both made me go “ohhh, that makes more sense” and come to the same conclusion “damn that language is way too much memorizing of individual symbols”.

[@thegoldenpath326]

Comment for the algorithm and the Emperor

[@ChagaThunder]

The emperor protects!

[@pbr-streetgang]

Way cool stuff, thanks for the vid sir.👍🏼👍🏼

[@Thedagda801]

Superb good sir! Superb

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

Excellent! U always show what must be seen, always say what must be heard! As expressed toU...U will! Remain in the Emperor's light. 👍👍

[@carsoncasmirri3874]

Are you a Psyker? I just finished Silent War today.

[@Pfasma5]

Excellent details!!

[@NIL0S]

Blackshields are what Thunder Warriors would have become.

[@Imucknukchuck]

What happened to buttstuffkaiju?

[@LexYeen]

Lore retcon.

[@dcbluenose1873]

Well done. My favorite non faction of the heresy.

[@SovietWomble]

26:36 - This sort of thing concerns me from an IP perspective. It feels inevitable, when you have a company interested in maximising profits, over telling good stories. The in-universe result of having too many cooks (commissioned authors) telling their own self-contains stories. Lots of little accounts, barely connected, all verifiably canon. On the good end, you might have littles gems of world building. Frustrating readers by being the only example to ever appear. On the bad end, you might have an author introducing a universe breaking paradigm (hyperspace ramming from Star Wars, for example). That has to be continually ignored in order for the rest of the stories to remain coherent.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

That's definitely an issue for GW as they do clearly care more about profits, but authors of BL books do not necessarily represent what is canonical and what is not. It's fans which determine what is canon and what is not, if GW make a story or a line of models and hardly anyone shows interest GW will scrap the idea because it's not profitable. But 40k has always had "between the lines" spaces where people can homebrew campaigns and their own armies, that's most of the fun to building, painting, and gaming.

[@Self-replicating_whatnot]

I bet there were a lot of Iron Warriors blackshields, what with Perturabo being the petty sh*tter that he is. Would explain the antisocial and misanthropic character of some of the loyalist chapters, too.

[@WiseguyThreeOne]

The Atavists rediscovered authencity-snob war reenactment and stitch-counting autism.

[@thomashawkins6154]

Ere we go ere we go 💪

[@Pfasma5]

Nice work!

[@LG-rg4ut]

Great work -

[@alphaprimus7794]

Blackshield Atavists sounds like a whole lot like a part of the hobby that can't handle when things change.

[@widdershins5383]

😂 nailed it lol

[@KillerOrca]

Funny enough I'm not sure they're a recent addition to the lore either. GW being oddly precient? Or just knowing how humans work and giving the Astartes some more "mortal" traits.

[@LexYeen]

Thank you for your dedication, dear Oculus. Be kind to your future self.

[@randomacademypilot]

Thank you.

[@rickychapman3377]

played a ttrpg where we were black shields was a loyal night lord fought typhus the fight didn't go well

[@popularopinion1]

My theory: minotaurs are loyalist iron warriors and charcarodons are loyalist night lords

[@Overanalyse_This]

Very nice but... ARKS OF OMEN???

[@Kristallmetall]

Well done!

[@or6397]

Yeah Beta Garmon book makes it very on the nose that this is your “choose any colour scheme you want for Heresy” if you really want to.

[@ultrasquid7901]

Awesome ! But who were the stormwalkers ?

[@servit0r]

Why wasn`t this in my recommendations?