Reacting to the Epic Horus Heresy Explained | Warhammer 40k Lore

[@Angelimir]

You gotta give it to that Imperial Fist Captain. He was missing his right arm, met Horus high on chaos juice, and simply said "YOLO, we ball!"

[@claudematthieubayemi4276]

2:00 thats just a normal space space marine of the imperial fist

[@xxchaos315xx6]

Leutin09's the emperor of man parts one and two. It goes pretty in depth about the heresy and why it happened. Itll be hugely informative for you. They are as important, if not more than brickys videos. Btw that was just an imperial fist space marine that horus skewered with his claw, not one of the adeptus custodes.

[@raymondhenderson8230]

Brilliant videos! These should definitely be reacted to next! Especially if it’s for the Horus Heresy!

[@gawkthimm6030]

I love Leutin09 but he is terribly at explaining things to people who dont already have base wh40k knowledge

[@bobstevenson9015]

@@gawkthimm6030 strongly disagree, his emperor of mankind series is easy to follow.

[@gawkthimm6030]

@@bobstevenson9015 only for people who already know some wh40k lore. I think none of his videos are made for newcomers. secondly his formats are way too long for newcomers too

[@DekkarJr]

@@gawkthimm6030 I also strongly disagree. If there was a "representative" 40k lore video community. I wouldn't be surprised if it was him or bricky. I do prefer Bricky because he's pretty funny. That frat bro looking australian dude isn't too bad either

[@RH-mw1nc]

That was an Imperial Fist, not a Custodes.

[@tokukeitaro]

Not that a Custodes would have lasted much longer than that.

[@morrettigames5153]

Hats off to that Imperial fist who saw Horus grabbed his blade and said “Bet”

[@DekkarJr]

It's an easy mistake tbh. I've been into 40k for 20 years and I still get yelled at for confusing the blood angels with the blood ravens lmao. Some of the chapters just low key look too much alike xD

[@CeiStockport-nx2qi]

Also, Bricky either skipped it for time or made a mistake. Custodes are NOT Space Marine's. They're created by a much more complex procedure from infancy without extra organs or implants. Each Custodes is a bespoke work of art compared to a mass produced Astartes. It's like comparing a Bentley to a BMW.

[@adamcollumbine]

Horus was told by the Chaos God's that his Father (the Emperor) stole some of their power and wisdom to create the Primarchs. And when the Emperor was finished conquering the galaxy, he would kill them all.

[@gabrielplattes6253]

The Emperor was an alpha-plus psyker, who tapped the warp for power, whilst keeping the warp a secret from his sons, in order to safe-keep them from it. The warp got to Horus, and convinced him that their father betrayed them, by denying them the power of the warp.

[@ambakaro]

You should see how the emperor found and recovered each of the primarchs, some willingly agreed to return with him, others...... the emperor did not give them a choice and did not care in the least about the situation in which they found themselves. were at that time

[@BrightBrandi]

Yeah my boy angron got shafted

[@PiterDeVries668]

Just now finishing up the siege of terra: The End and the Death trilogy as audiobooks... Dude... The narrator from audible is just awesome. Makes the books so much cooler, and he's pretty damn good at doin the Primarch voices and Malcador too! Would HIGHLY recommend giving them listen if you get the chance!

[@DekkarJr]

Cadia is very popular btw in the lore because they represent the best of the human race imo. All of the surviving ancestors of the Cadians, 10,000 years later still fight "For Cadia". That is an intensely emotional and noble thing. To still fight for your home, that is gone, forever. Not choose to submit, to be defeated, to fall to chaos to gain power. But to believe and train and fight harder than ever before. To honor the billions that died on Cadia. There are similar planets you will hear about revolting to attacks by the Chaos factions, that inspires their people to fight like never before. Like Calth. "I was but a boy on Calth when the Word Bearers attacked. That is how I came to know the mark of Chaos." - Brother Chairon in Space Marine 2, 10,000 years ago. He was one of the first batch Primaris Marines, stronger and faster and bigger then the previous iteration of Space Marines, and they were by the thousands put in stasis and woken up when the Imperium decided they most needed them. Created and designed by Belisarius Cawl of the Adeptus Mechanicus, on the orders of the founder of the founder of the Ultramarines and Primarch: Roboute Guilleman, both still live 10k years later, Cawl via cybernetic augmentation. He's basically the Einstein of the Imperium. Except WAY WAY more important and way more intelligent than Einstein ever was or will be tbh. To get back to Cadia: they are also generally speaking considered to be tougher and better soldiers than most of the Astra Militarum, of which there are, if recall, there about 30 billion of them. Morale can be very important in war. Almost more important than being a good shot tbh. The "why" you fight is very important. Like the "why" our soldiers fight to protect the US and seek out and destroy our enemies, because it is their sworn duty. Makes me a bit teary eyed just describing that tbh, it's a very passionate piece of writing in the 40k universe, of which there are hundreds of examples) To still fight for your people, your home, the home of your GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT ( etc etc ) ancestors is imo an intensely noble thing. To not have chosen to be defeated, but to reconstitute their iteration of our species ( Pureblooded Cadians have purple eyes ). They could have dispersed into diaspora that then mixed in with the rest of the imperium, and of course some did, but most of them chose to keep the bloodline of their people going. Kind of similar to the situation the Jews tend to find themselves in tbh, to use one example here on our Earth. Their fighting firstly for survival, but also for something they believe in and that their people have believed in for thousands of years. There is a degree of respect that even if you don't like em, you gotta give it to em. For surviving, for not giving up. Not the best comparison tbh but yeah xD

[@PerditioTempus2591]

Will be watching your warhammer vids with great interest

[@commissaryarrick9614]

The Heresy is itself, an amazing setting and bit of lore from GW for 40K. It has 60ish novels and an “eight” novel series to finish it. The “eight” is in quotes because there are a few novellas and book eight has three volumes (ie it’s three books really). The Emperor was always an immortal psyker of considerable strength. He became the Alpha+ powerhouse we know him as by taking power from the Chaos Gods through a portal on the planet Molech during the Age of Strife. The goal of the Emperor was to do away with worship that feeds power to the chaos gods. He also wanted to stop using the warp for space travel. The Imperial Truth and his super secret webway project were means to that end. The Primarchs were given limited knowledge of the warp to help avoid corruption. It is a realm that cannot be mastered or tamed and telling that to Primarchs who can master and tame everything else will get the “hold my beer” response out of most of them. ie they would be corrupted trying to master it. Horus through manipulation and planning was wounded by a weapon of chaos made specifically to kill him. The only way to heal him was through a chaos ritual that was also used to corrupt him. There he was exposed to some of the Emperor’s necessary lies and shown the Imperium of 40K where he and half his brothers were forgotten and the Emperor was worshipped as a god. He wasn’t told his betrayal and civil war would be the catalyst to cause that to come true, but that is what set him off on the path of betrayal. Seeing the Emperor worshipped as a god was in stark contrast to everything they knew and a betrayal of the Imperial Truth they were spreading. That and being introduced to the “humble” pantheon of chaos who only sought to right the wrongs of the Emperor, led to the heresy.

[@roguefenixC55]

It's audio only, but I recommend you listen to: Epik voice acting; echoes of eternity, speech of sanguinis. It takes place during the siege of Terra and the imperial palace itself, and Sanguinis, Primarch of the Blood Angels gives an amazing speech to the defenders

[@betathoughtexperiment]

The best video covering the Horus heresy that exists is by Luetin09 called the Emperor of man part 1 goes over what happens before the heresy and setting up the universe and part 2 is the heresy. These stories get so much more tragic the closer you get in detail

[@snackelwolf4462]

I listen to the Horus Heresy novels on audible on the way home from work and while painting. They first 4 at least are essential if you enjoy this. Rad to see your reaction.

[@ninobrown1309]

That was an Imperial Fist space marine that Horus Luprecal impaled with his claw, not an Adeptus Custode.

[@spicyladjr3650]

Ah the horus heresy. The single most expansive well documented war in the 40k universe.

[@dreadtrain2846]

Horus was right! The Emperor is not what he seems!!!!!! Papa Nurgle is the way.

[@Fyn114]

Arbitor Ian's Horus Heresy timeline video is pretty good, if you're looking for recommendations

[@russzolti6825]

Ian has the best Warhammer 40k channel.

[@Jakeverhart]

I thought it was a custody for the longest time too. But no, just a brave a hell Imperial Fist

[@AllramYT]

Aren't you missing part 2 of the factions ? Great reaction videos as always :D

[@milosstefanovic6603]

The best vids about characters of 40k are on ,, Amber King ,, channel, deep dives on every Primaech and other characters

[@NordisktLejon]

Cadia Stands! Reason it is memed a lot is because it was one of the most important planets in the Imperium and even in 40k overall for 2 irl decades and one of the first things they did when they started the new lore era in 2017 was to blow it up. Rip(ped apart) Cadia.

[@6_pains]

This trailer makes me sad that Amazon and Henry Cavill couldn’t workout their creative differences😢💔

[@NexusGameEnt]

bottom line, the emperor chose a perfect time to become an introvert

[@TNTGamingonline]

Lol

[@goldenbojack619]

Highly recommend watching Isyander and Koda channel.

[@champcpr]

Yeah they’re pretty consistent and precise with their lore updates

[@Kaibongdeity]

The HH series has about 60/70 books covering the whole galactic civil war :)

[@ChaseSecurity]

The Emperor Protects!

[@jeambeam3173]

Horuss two main issues with the Emepror is that A Big E was going to give power over the Imperium over to humanity after the Great Crusade which Horus felt like it should belong to the Primarchs and Space Marines and B Horus found out that a small chunk of Big E's powers cane from the warp in a way where he made a deal with the Chaos gods

[@flu1dz]

I probably sound like a broken record, but I cant recommend the "Weshammer 40k Timeline" enough. Its a LITTLE bit longer than Bricky's video, I think it's about 50 minutes long.. but it has a strong Horus Heresy segment in it, too. It gives you the info you need to know :)

[@hahaha1171]

Those big mechs aren't Knights. They're titans. Bricky didn't cover them. They're bigger and they require a crew alongside a main pilot plugged in. Knights require a single pilot and are more fluid in motion. They are different. You need a good eye to spot the difference.

[@FlexStudioPL]

Watch rest of Bricky you will get most of the answers. Most of Primarchs had daddy issues. Emperor left to Terra without any explanation to them and picked H to continue his mission and other Primarchs was jealous and didn't understand why Emperor left them so they was more easier pushed to the chaos.

[@timconner7693]

Yeah, I think Sandman got a look at Bricky's view numbers on his 4 Intro into 40K videos and thought.. "Gee, sure would be nice to pull in those kinds of numbers." and gave that style of video a shot. Unfortunately it's a bit to short and a bit to inside for a lot of people. See, one of the Primarchs was raised religious and just couldn't lay off the worshiping sauce (even though Big E's no. 1 rule is "There are no gods"). He started setting up the religion of Big E as the God Emperor (guess who's fault it everybody so religious in 40K) so Big E sent the Blueberries to teach him a lesson and burn down his Holy City. He didn't learn his lesson though and went off (secretly of course) to find new gods to worship, found the Chaos Gods and got the snow job of all snow jobs. Not that he needed that much of an effort since he was a simp seeking something to simp for, after that he and the Chaos Gods found a way to corrupt Horus the Warmaster and... heresy followed.

[@MakooWallinen]

I would say that this video is honestly just their to make you interested and start your journey. Pick a subject, and ask youtube the question and see many videos :) Emperor of man is covered by many, including Luetin. The fall of Cadia is another topic etc

[@bolojohnson711]

I recommend either majorkills or lutein09 videos about the horus heresy

[@danollerenshaw8410]

Try Arbitor Ian. He does a really good condensed breakdown that isn't too dry, but pretty comprehensive

[@champcpr]

That’s an Imp. Surgical but wait until you come across my boys from Blood Angels, absolute savages!!! Mephiston my go to on Tacticus currently, hoping the release Dante😬 PS. The primarchs are made with warp magic stolen from the gods in a deal that big E made but flaked out on, if I’m not mistaken…it’s been a minute 😅

[@TNTGamingonline]

Ahhhhh….. I see.

[@countdankula2081]

Cadia is the closest imperial planet to the Eye of Terror, didn’t blow up technically, after like 12 black crusades (chaos crusade) on the 13th abbadon said “fuck yall” and crashed a black stone fortress from space into the planet, but even after the planets surface cracked the soldiers of cadia continued to stand their ground. Cadia stands!

[@crows6591]

yeah the video didnt explain the good bits of the lore, it was more like a bite sized version. The siege of terra and russ attack on magnus and the thousand suns are really cool and got me into more of the lore. And how horus got corrupted in the first place, being new to the franchise myself, i notice alot of people joke around what really hapenned with him lmao, but its good fun now that i know more.

[@somesicilian5420]

Horus wasn't exactly wrong about Big E. He DID make a deal for power from the gods in some unknown deal so he could create souls for his sons. He then betrayed the deal immediately and "stole" the power

[@michaelriddick7116]

THE EMPEROR PROTECTS!! 💪😎💪

[@joshmorales770]

CADIA STANDS!

[@dragons0914]

A custodian wouldnt have fallen that easily. He needs more lore.

[@Capng123]

Bricky has two other major lore videos you should really watch before doing any specific deep-dives, one on the non-human factions and one on the original Space Marine legions. Both are long, both are necessary but both are fantastic.

[@scatterthewinds3126]

down the 40k rabbit hole you go lmao

[@cozzsiecooper296]

I would love to see you check out some Majorkill vids on Warhammer Lore the dude is hilarious but does some amazing videos.

[@cyberash3000]

and if you want to go EVEN FURTHER BACK you need to check out videos for the lore on "dark future" which is set in an alternate 2000's in thw 40k universe to be precise, but there is a few lore videos online for it, but its been a dead game fgor while (except on pc) but worth a look if you want to know whats going on sorta around NOW time in this uniiverse the video for that lore is called "Dark Future’s Connection To Warhammer 40,000 - 40K Theories" its the only one but it will give you what is ancient history on this version of earth that 40k is set on, a lot ID SAY A MAJORITY OF WARHAMMER 40K FANS DONT KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORY BACK IN THE 2000S

[@Randobar]

There are 64 books explaining all of it :)

[@ghoulish4208]

if you really want to get into deep good lore, react to Luetin "The imperium of man" videos.

[@jeambeam3173]

Damn dude...Custodians arent Space Marines and that was an Imperial Fist not a Custodes

[@TyConquers]

the emperor did a lot bad that's pretty much 90% of the reason why his sons betrayed him so easily.

[@DrClef_1]

The Emperor's power and knowledge how to create the primarchs came from Chaos Gods themselves, so he knew prematurely that his sons would betray him, he just didn't know which, which is why horus heresy went the way it is

[@Ower8x]

Some of the issue here ... is too many cooks .... with portrayal of many characters varying greatly ... the Emperor chief among them ... and that a lot of the lore was though up decades ago, with no real though for making it a consistent story itself, more myths and legends As well as many of the current authors wanting to change thing, kinda to give it their own mark .... Sanguiniuses death a prime example ... the mess with the primarchs mother another.

[@notchjohnson2540]

Leutin

[@drzooland8902]

The golden space marines are the custodes. And yes they are the personal guards of the emperor and stupidly strong. One can take out multiple space marines at once. Just shows you the power of Primarchs. And there are more in depth explanations of the herasy in KZbin. You should check those out to really understand the lore

[@dreadtrain2846]

That was an Imperial Fist Marine in the video.

[@robertlongster1893]

watch luetin09 emperor of man series much more in depth and will give you a much better idea of the setting this is a skimming of what happened its more in depth than this

[@xavierlehew6746]

The video you chose for the Horus heresy was awful tbh, glad to see you watch the cinematic though

[@Nabekukka]

Yeah this was a bad video for anyone looking to learn about the Horus Heresy, you can't really condense that to such a short video and the jokes and memes made it even worse. Honestly, I can't really recommend anyone else than Luetin09 for learning about this, but his videos are significantly longer than most other 40K content creators, so be prepared for that if you're going to watch them, but his videos are by far the best in terms of how deep he goea and the overall quality of presentation is unparalleled.