Fantasy Author Reacts - ASTARTES PROJECT - Original Version - ALL PARTS by Syama Pedersen

[@RyanPetersonReacts]

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[@oldeskul]

The two guys with golden helmets were beta-level psykers ad their golden helmets were psychic hoods. A psychic hood is a device that psykers wear which helps to control and amplify their psychic powers. They were also psychically bonded, so the death of one caused the other to momentarily be disabled. The orbs contain something, it's not clear exactly what. It could be warp daemons, xenos gods, warp entities, warp aliens. The orbs are definitely of xenos make. As the space marine kill team is approaching the orb, the whispers you hear is whatever is inside trying to mind control them, but it cannot break through the psycho-indoctrination. Failing that, it tries to telekinetically shove them away, but space marines are insanely stron and they can magnetize the boots of their power armor. The devices they shove into the orb are so the inquisitor back on the ship can spy on both orbs psychically easier. After the inquisitor psychically spies on the orbs and hears their plans, he turns to the space marine captain and tells him to get them out of there. However that momentary break in his concentration is all the entity in the orb needs and possesses him. When a psyker gets possessed, you have to act fast, a moment's hesitation will lead to disaster. A few of the things that can happen when a psyker gets possessed are: 1)The possessing entity rapidly mutates the psyker's body and then goes on a rampage. 2) The possessing entity causes all sorts of out of control, dangerous and deadly psychic phenomena to manifest. 3)The possessing entity transforms the psyker's body into a warp gate that allows whatever nasties lurking nearby in the warp to pour into realspace. When dealing with a possessed psyker, you have 3 options before the entity takes control of their mind and body: A) Shoot until the magazine is empty. B) Shoot until their body is mush. C) Both. Whatever was in the orb reveals itself to the space marine kill team and escapes into the warp. It opens up a warp portal and suck them in behind it. I'm not sure if the entity is trying to feed on the space marines or if it's trying to take possession of them by using it's powers unrestrained in the warp, regardless something attacks it, it could be a warp predator, a chaos demon or something else entirely, there's a saying that comes to mind, "When the rabbit screams, the fox comes to investigate. But he does not come to help." The kill team sergeant is the first to get flung onto the planet, where he removes his helmet and coughs up blood and laramin cells(special cells created by a gene-seed organ that causes blood to quickly clot and scar tissue to quickly form, it's one of the reasons why space marines are so tough to kill). After a second he's up and ready to get back into it. If you pay close attention, you see at the top of the surrounding plinths flashes of light, that's the rest of his team popping out of the warp. They're all lucky to be alive as the very nature of the warp itself is caustic to flesh and blood beings. The planet they're on, it's location is unknown. It could be anywhere in the galaxy. It could be in the warp as entire planets, and sometimes solar systems have been swallowed by the warp. They could have been flung forwards or backward through time, as time does not move in any normal sense in the warp.

[@ferrumtv7421]

They were Not even near beta-level psykers. Even one beta psyker will be able to obliterate all of them with a flinch of a finger.

[@62sy]

XD there’s no fucking way they were beta-level psykers. They would have torn the astartes to shreds if that were the case. Beta level psykers can destroy entire battlefields. The author states nothing about the level of psykers this guys are…

[@kolosmenus]

One thing, these guys definitely weren't beta level psykers. A Beta level psyker is near the peak of what human psykers can achieve. If these guys were at that level they would kill the entire squad with a gesture. These are Iota or Zeta at most

[@Derrad333]

Fantastic breakdown

[@zalachor9007]

The orbs are alien called Yu'Vath

[@lordmortarius538]

That boarding vessel they use is called a Caestus Assault Ram. It uses twin-linked Magna-Meltas (really, _really_ big microwave guns) to burn a hole into the enemy ship's hull so that it can disgorge its deadly payload of up to ten Space Marines (a full squad). While not as efficient as boarding torpedoes (literally an armored torpedo a Space Marine will get in and just get shot at the enemy ship), and not as safe as a Thunderhawk drop, the Astartes love the Caestus for its surprise factor and will go to great lengths to recover these holy craft. Bolters fire .75 caliber self-propelled mass-reactive shells, which explode when surrounded by mass (aka a body). That's why the traitor Guardsmen explode in a red mist when they get hit once :P That armour is Mk VII Aquila Power Armour, made primarily of ceramite which can easily withstand lasgun (or multi-las) hits, showing only a slight scorch mark for their efforts. Astartes are meant to fight much, MUCH bigger threats than rebel Guardsmen, and their equipment is designed for that. Lasguns are also jokingly referred to as flashlights in the 40K community, they're the weakest weapon in the game (a laser rifle that never jams and can blow off unarmored limbs, mind you). If you put half a million of them all firing at the same target though.... that can cause some damage :P It has also been said of Space Marines that nothing that big should move that fast; they can sprint upwards of 50-60 mph. Imagine a full ton of enraged superhuman barrelling at you at highway speeds. I'd shit myself, yourself, and everyone around me's self :P That wasn't blood in his eye btw, those were the cameras in his eye lens being revealed as the outer glass was broken by the psyker's attack. Space Marine helmets are kind of like Iron Man's, they display the exterior environment via cameras and a HUD rather than just having eyeholes to see out of. Their suits are capable of being sealed to operate in vacuum so they can't just have visor holes :P Additionally, you wouldn't hear a lot of dialogue in a mission like this, as the Astartes all have internal vox units so they can talk to each other in their helmets without broadcasting externally for anyone else to hear. You can hear the Inquisitor's muffled yell of "RECALL THEM IMMEDIATELY" after he listens in on the orbs' conversation through his helmet, which would have blared extremely loudly in the Captain's vox so he acts instantly. As to their quick reaction of murdering him as he's possessed by the Warp; if they hadn't, his mind would have allowed daemons and worse to manifest themselves into the Materium and endanger the ship. The Horus Heresy novel _Flight of the Eisenstein_ details this pretty gruesomely. Fuck you, Ignatius Grulgor :(

[@pandanemi-0239]

It’s pretty crazy that this was made by only one guy

[@lordomacron3719]

Well he did get a little help with somethings like rigging the models. But yes all the creative aspects was one man. He just had some help with the mechanics of some of the software he used to get the best out it.

[@snoox27]

Sucks well never get more

[@FedkaSlovanich]

@@snoox27game workshop pulled a nitendo and destroyed him

[@sirhoon87]

Games workshop hired him and you can see his influence in their new shows, Pariah nexus, Iron within@@FedkaSlovanich

[@clawhammr666]

@@FedkaSlovanichyes and no, they hired him, feel like we haven't gotten anything from him yet, animation they've put out is not near this quality and they showed 'astartes 2' when they launched warhammer+/tv and still nothing.

[@Myomer104]

It's always fun watching first-timers seeing an Imperial exorcism for the first time.

[@Staccet]

The ball dialogue "...no escape. I have failed brother." 'We have all failed. The Astartes deny our touch. You must return, break your seal." "Impossible, (I) will never survive." "You must! Take them!"

[@kerbe3]

Followed by the inquisitor yelling “Recall them immediately!”

[@salmonroe5608]

@@kerbe3 So sad that his empathy is what ended him.

[@kerbe3]

@@salmonroe5608 I’m not sure empathy is the correct word here. More like, “oh crap, this xeno thing is about to capture five full astartes.”

[@salmonroe5608]

@@kerbe3 Fair, but even astartes are expendable to a limit. This seems to be some highly heretical potentially xenos artifact, and as a blood ravens fan, I know that quite a few astartes would be glad to die in order to avoid those becoming dangerous/endangered

[@kerbe3]

@salmonroe5608 Well, of course, the reliquary was properly locked...unless, wait do we know for sure the captain wasn't Alpherius all along and intentionally left it unlocked?!?!

[@Zer0ThePlagueDoc]

I love the reactions of people seeing the Daemon Extermination Procedure for the first time.

[@Schinak]

The psycher had to be put down that ferociously and expeditiously because if they didn't he could turn into a portal into the warp and the ship would then make Event horizon look like a kindergarten stageplay.

[@Talancir]

"Hell is only a word. The reality..... is much, much worse..."

[@KaitoGillscale]

16:45 remember that once someone gets possessed by a demon of the warp, it is INCREDIBLY hard to kill them, since even a single intact limb can be possessed and animated by the ruinous powers. This was NOT overkill.

[@royce_beyer]

Honestly a WH40K possession is like a deadite possession from "Evil Dead" psykers don't even need to be alive, let alone fully intact, to be possessed once the process starts.

[@Silverized84]

plus there's the risk of warp portals opening in the body. You REALLY don't want that to happen in your ship.

[@Foffer1337]

Tbh, it was probably a underkill.

[@zhangeldy4097]

They probably didn't want to scatter remains too far before burning them with flamer or something@@Foffer1337

[@VeryDeathlyShiny]

Besides the impact of those AROUND the possessed, it is also a mercy to the psyker themselves. Being taking by warp entities is not a... pleasent experience to say the least...

[@Drocksas]

I would like to gush for a moment about how well the animator did when portraying the psykers as a real threat before the space marines even start fighting them. When the astartes first board, they just march through like they're on a patrol, mowing rebels down wholesale, firing their bolters in what seems to be semi-auto. Even the lascannon only made one take cover momentarily. But the psykers? They all stop short in the shadows. They check ammo, they position for ambush, hit and run strategies. And when they engage? Brace the bolter against the railing for full auto rain of bolter fire. That's beautiful storytelling without saying a single word!

[@lordmortarius538]

He also did an insanely good job of portraying actual military tactics, such as bracing on the railing for full auto, attacking from multiple angles and creating distractions to open holes in their defense, etc. Very coordinated and smart strategy, which one would expect from Space Marines.

[@VeryDeathlyShiny]

@@lordmortarius538 Also, it's one of those 'blink and you'll miss it' things', but when they unleash the fusillade, you can see the triggers are two-action.

[@louisrobitaille5810]

The golden rule of storytelling on screen: show, don't tell.

[@KhronicD]

Great comment, just want to point out that what the rebels used was a multilaser, not a lascannon. A lascannon would have obliterated that marine into a fine mist of burnt blood and ceramite. The multilaser however just left some pockmarks because it didn't have time to focus fire.

[@Thalanox]

@@VeryDeathlyShiny Bolters can be made in different patterns. Just like lasguns, standardization of the bolters isn't absolute. The Godwyn Pattern is the most commonly reproduced. Other bolters might have a different select fire mechanism. I know that the default state is supposed to be a burst of four to five rounds. Having only single fire and full auto would definitely be non-standard.

[@Piotrus2019]

18:36 -On the remaining "stone pillars" you can see flashes after the teleportation of the remaining members of the squad.

[@KaitoGillscale]

4:30 incense are essential in 40K, as the Adeptus Mechanicus believe that blessing the machine spirit in weapons make them fire more accurately and prevent jamming. While this may seem outlandish, the idea that remnant AI hiding in technology actually respond to the prayers (unknowingly to the AdMech who believe in the tech itself) implies that praying and burning incense DOES make the weapon perform better.

[@lordmortarius538]

There's also the concept that low-level psychic fields that are generated even by non-psykers can affect their equipment, much like the orks do but on a lesser scale. Even so, a small jam in a weapon because one didn't take the time to bless it properly can be catastrophic.

[@ADayintheLifeoftheTw]

I mean, if you work in IT, this is true. Any gremlin could be lurking in the hardware and the slightest disturbance can fu** up your software. Gotta appease the spirits and doing EVERYTHING according to the Manuel or risk the Heretical knowledge of some Indian tech support guru on KZbin from 2008.

[@joost1120]

Well there's definitely no remnant AI hiding in any space marine technology. That's all been made long after they fought and outlawed AI. AI was practically eradicated 4000 years before we even see the first thunder warriors, let alone space marines.

[@blastermaster5039]

@@lordmortarius538 Don't forget those little blessings can help stop psykers and sorcerer from just snapping, exploding or just outright make one's weapon not work. Belief in the Emperor, the Omnisiah as well as general religion in 40k is very important, for Gods and daemons very do exist in the setting of the 41st millenium. So asking and receiving those little blessing do help.

[@Beowulf8989]

15:00 "Wish I knew what was going on." Seeking knowledge, eh? Sounds like Chaos-talk, to me. "Blessed is the mind, too small for doubt." -Rick Priestley, Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader

[@d-pod_L]

Blessed are they without introspection, for they shall know no doubt. (darktide)

[@joshuadunn2]

When I was first getting into 40k a few years ago, this fan film was the first thing that really made me appreciate the destructive capabilities of Bolter rifles. Self-propelled, diamond tipped explosive shells the size of cans that explode a fraction of a second after penetrating armor, so normal infantry pop like balloons 😳

[@Mugthraka]

Astartes does a tremendous job at showing you 2 sides of the 40k verse. The Unbrideled Action, Warfare and Brutality. And then in the later part, the Eldritch Horrors beyond comprehension that is Hidden in this unforgiving Galaxy.

[@lmao7183]

The art of telling a story without dialogue, simply using visuals and sound, is the work of a masterful mind for sure.

[@NameIsDoc]

Its great as a 3d animator to know all the tricks and techniques this guy did to make it look amazing with a little effort. Its mind numbing at the end where he has full lights but there are points where Its funny how much he can hide in shadows.

[@chadwhitfield6946]

The marine stepping on ice is because psyker powers or warp powers often coincide with temperature drops.

[@ragnarian]

Hoarfrost, the light covering of ice over a surface, is pretty much the most common sign of warp fuckery That tiny inclusion was so cool, as we're the sounds of the astartes armour servos when sprinting You can even see his name if you pause it right in the sprint 'Kohlen' is on his pauldron When the pauldron moves when they lift their arms, a small plate is extended to cover the exposed area, still providing protection, an amazing detail to explain how the massive pauldrons are in fact practical!

[@dragonson04]

The orb said "No escape. I have failed. We have all failed. The Astartes defy our touch. You must return! Break your seal! We'll never survive. You must take them!" And then the Inquisitor says "Recall them immediately!" then the Inquisitor gets possessed. Had they not put him down, he would have been the epicenter of a nuclear sized explosion of psychic energy, killing everyone and ripping the ship apart.

[@matthewa6027]

Id say the only thing wrong is the cracking of the visor glass. so many people assume its blood, including me.

[@jezmerritt]

Just wanted to add a note regarding what the marine "steps in" as the team enters the rebel vault. It's ice, flash-forming around the marine's boot, then breaking. It's a clever head's-up that more psychic shenanigans are coming, as sudden drops in temperature are mentioned in some of 40k books as a side-effect of warp powers being used 😊

[@That1greykight0666]

Isyander & Koda is a good one to listen to they deep dive books and focus single factions, races, and characters highly recommend grey knights and the recent upload

[@idontfreakingknow4444]

a fellow isyander and koda enjoyer lol

[@MrDekasOne]

Part of the reason there's so little dialogue is because space marines have in helmet radios to talk to each other and can choose if they want their voice to be audible to outside, so some space marines can have a full on chat while standing next to some regular people and they won't hear a thing unless the space marines want them to hear. Just before the marines are sucked into the ball you see the sargent snap his head to his right that's him getting the order to get out of there from the marines back on their ship unfortunately it was to late

[@patrickhill8494]

What you saw in the one Space Marine's eye was actually his visual targeting stuff.

[@Rd0Lg]

This is definitely one of the coolest fan animations for any franchise ever. The fact one dude made all of it still doesn't quite process in my head. As for what's going on, it's seemingly a non-canon warp or xenos faction that the Space Marines are fighting so we know very little about it. If the project had continued we might have known more. If you want more recommendations, the various Warhammer tabletop trailers like Kill Team, 9th edition, 10th edition, Horus Heresy are pretty good popcorn videos. If you want to learn more about specific things, I suppose Majorkill or Luetin will be your best bets as they are the two channels that dive more into specific topics. Helsreach is another video people love, although it is LOOOONG. Always a treat watching people unfamiliar with the hobby and the lore get introduced to it and get really swept up in how much fun it is, even with its myriad of contradictions, vague dead ends and misconceptions.

[@Milliondollarloser]

The last church fan animation

[@nikita1578]

This reminded me of a book. In it, cultists destroyed a communications tower on a mining planet. Right during the orc invasion. There was no communication with the fleet, and in the besieged cities people began to go crazy with despair and worship Tzeentch. After the orcs, the guards also had to deal with cultists and a demonic invasion. Only three people survived (Commissar Atia Holmg, Inquisitor Alonso Barro and nun Alita Stein). Cool book, one of a whole series (series about Commissar Holmg). But not canon. Russia is full of such books. GW has nothing to do with them.

[@Biemb]

Great reaction Ryan! I really enjoy that you have been paying attention during the previous reaction as you call a couple of details out quite well. If you're looking for a slightly different angle in warhammer 40k reactions I can strongly recommend a Weshammer story hour video, like The Last Ascension of Dominic Seroff, or The King of Pigs. The story hours are like horror short stories usually from a perspective of a somewhat regular human being, not about the emperor or primarchs or warp gods or such. Just regular humans dealing with awful things in the darkness of space, it really adds another perspective to warhammer that I didn't have before watching those Weshammer story hours. Cya next wednesday.

[@YOGI-kb9tg]

Space marine armour is made of ceremite it's a fancy futuristic version of ceramic plates that's used in bullet proof vests.

[@rgabi91]

At 16:32 that wasn't even overkill. The dude can become a "gate" for demons realy fast. What comes after that is not prety... its better to make sure he is gone gone. >_>

[@awesomezombie4565]

For more lore stuff weshammer is really good at breaking down individual subjects

[@lordmortarius538]

Bricky as well.

[@adam7027]

You have to watch Helsreach

[@Sojiiro545]

at the end after dude man takes his helmet off, if you look at the two furthest pillars to the right you can see the flashes of some of the other Astartes warping in

[@haerverk]

That last scene is a great homage to Beksinski! Nightmareish art at its finest, and an exquisite addition to a universe with Lovecraftian undertones.

[@d-pod_L]

16:33 possessions are not taken lightly in the Imperium

[@SapFeaRon]

there is actually a part 2 teaser, kzbin.info/www/bejne/apK3d4mldqyEeKs Sadly, don't think we ever see part 2 but even f*cking teaser is amazing.

[@bdkj3e]

I haven't forgiven games workshop for what they did

[@kylrapture]

Camera pans along the axis of the plasma pistol=had me sold, earlier did the same with the chest of the doidging marine. similar to what they did in the Kingsman.

[@kindasupersonic7114]

Thumbnail: this is brutal …. Warhammer 40k: it’s just Tuesday.

[@tomaszprzyby784]

So you called the guy with the I on his back admech, I means he is from the inquisition. He is most likely only the adept and the spheres similar to the 2 spycher dudes are connected to each other.

[@forresthunt9573]

11:14 "Is bro alright?" Bro's an Astartes, this ain't even the worst thing he's been through this week.

[@toddkes5890]

11:14 - don't worry about the Astartes losing that eye, he has a spare

[@VaktheFox]

And then GW made sure the one man was never allowed to keep on doing amazing work, 'cause they had big-time peen envy and hated that one fan could create something with more passion than they could ever muster.

[@ibysdagon4659]

Well they hired him so if tthat's true they are giving him money to do nothing so good on him I guess.

[@Nushnark]

If you like fanmade 40k animations, I'd recommend Steel Coffin. It's a short series about human tank crews in 40k and very well made. Also, I recommend Dread Fall by Max Murray. It is a project about the dreadnaughts of the Astartes and very well made.

[@sorkeror]

Imagine an Astarets charging you, 500kg (1102LBS) at 100km/h (60MPH)

[@ispbrotherwolf]

If you go back and watch in the end, look at the other pillars and you can see more of the Astartes teleport in....

[@richardkutsera4992]

7:30 Why did he use two bullets on one men tho? XP They explode by one. He shoots two times at him.

[@marcpilati5597]

I dont know why KZbin takes 3 days to show me your videos but I'm here now! Loving the dive into WH40k!

[@lexsamreeth8724]

Welcome to the rabbit hole that is Warhammer 40k fan animations

[@ragnarian]

Space marines have always looked a little goofy with the large pauldrons But this makes them look so cool, and the armour plate that extends when the pauldron movea if they lift their arms, makes it so much more practical than previously thought The silence from the captain after being warned about the trap is also an awesome small detail, since most animations would've had him speak aloud, but through his body language we know something serious is being conveyed despite the lack of words So much thought into such small details make this animation the absolute best

[@steelgreyed]

12:00 There are two kinds of Warhammer Fan, and there is no shame in being in either camp but it is distinguishable. Those who recognize the Inquisition when they see them, and those who do not. You do get half points cause you recognized and remembered the Mechanicus robes are just as red and tube filled. :) Enjoy your stay in the Grimdark, don't feed the Daemons.

[@joelbenitez1790]

The Adeptus Mechachinus teaches the Astartes the chant's and rituals to awake the Machine Spirit in their weapons. Remember there's religion in everything :P

[@weebleman6]

ryan 'the fastest pause in the west' peterson 😂

[@DirtCheapFU]

The best part of the video is the creator showcasing his interpretation of how Marines move in combat. Once they leave the breach. The main group we watch, through the hallway, is only 3 of the 5. It's not mention, hinted or shown when they split. They're just silent and stealthing as a group of 3 with the other flanking like the sniper team getting clipped after their failed attempt. It actually gets abit wonky when you're trying to keep count of how many are there during the fight with psykers. 2 on top. 3 on bottom. 1 rush front side, other back and then support fire. And almost seem like there was more on the top floor but I think that judgment slip of his cinematography.

[@alexanderruckheim3870]

Ian McCollum from Forgotten Weapons launched a kickstarter campaign to be able to publish his first book and because of his success doing that, got other firearms experts together and was able to create a publishing company. I’m sure if you contact him, he‘ll be able to give you some pointers… And we who love and enjoy your content, would sure be willing to pitch in

[@Arkilonn_]

You maybe want to watch The Healsreach fun movie after this?:)

[@shaunsimmons5512]

Space Marines pray over their guns to make them more accurate. Orks paint their ships red to make them go faster. Belief, in the world of 40k, goes a long way.

[@gertbeefrobe]

I never tire of watching others find this video.

[@Obsidian-Nebula]

There was no team. There is just one guy who made all of this. THAT"S why he got hired on the spot. Also, it appears part 2/ season 2 or whatever it's called, is being worked on so it's not canceled

[@vivoblue4122]

I'm really interested in your books especially the one u said was like game of thrones I eagerly await the day to read it

[@Shifty51991]

4:35 yes he is praying with incense over his weapon......took keep the machine spirit inside it happy so his gun will work without issue in the coming battle. "His chest in gone" Yeahhhh bolter rounds explode after entering soft targets.....

[@niceofgames]

Real quick as to why they were waving, essentially, incense over their weapons: This is because there is a held belief in the Imperium that each machine, whether it be weapon or ship, has a "machine spirit" inside them that helps them in battle or travel. The Adeptus Mechanicus, a faction of technology priests, provided methods to appease these machine spirits. Now, yes, it sounds silly and odd, but if you pray over your gun and, suddenly, you find yourself nailing shots you, otherwise, would have NO CHANCE making...is it really all that silly?

[@TheBroGamer14082]

my guy there was no team. it was all syama

[@shaunsimmons5512]

Expect the best!

[@DenethorDurrandir]

"A little bit of a drama between fanbase and games workshop" Oh brother you don't know half of it. Half of the 40k fanbase is openly hostile to Games Workshop and the other half hates GW too. GW have been hating on the fanbase for years, so many horror stories from GW Store managers etc., it's way beyond reasonable doubt, and they have been full on anti-consumer for at least the past decade. In this instance they openly went after all people who did fan animations, the ones who got hired for the failed Warhammer+ project were bound in prohibitive contracts, the rest were bullied with takedowns and threatened with legal action, all within a month or two. PS: The original artist is making animations again, using his own legally distinct variation of space marines, I think he dropped first clip about a month ago, his youtube channel renamed and rebranded with no reference to the Astartes project.

[@FedkaSlovanich]

idk why GW is so toxic, its like they actively are trying to burn the place down to the ground. they make blizzard look like saints

[@DenethorDurrandir]

@@FedkaSlovanich same issue as major gaming companies, the small business that was originally ran by enthusiasts has grown so much that marketing assholes got in and started to run the place, the difference is that GW can outsource all of their work, so the ratio of marketing people vs valuable humans can be insanely high.

[@LurkMoar101]

Like others have said, give Helsreach by Richard Dolan a go, but be prepared to put a good 2 or so hours aside to watch the entire series. It is an incredible story and well animated. Another one I adored was Death Of Hope by Mark Louis Spark. There are two trailers that are a must watch, and then Death Of Hope itself is a good 25 minutes long but very lore heavy and accurate, maybe a little too heavy for someone not having read the Heresy books. But the detail Mark puts into it are next level.

[@kennethv5250]

yeah bro is fine, th Mechanicus will give him a mechanical eye. so yeah... i was watching this on a channel one time and some guy in the comments broke this down scene by scene. ive tried to find it since but cant, so let it be known that there IS breakdown of this video that explains EVERYTHING that you see and what it means.

[@Muir97]

You should also check out Helsreach it was also done by one guy and it's what got me into 40k

[@6lillium]

Helsreach next

[@tobiaskonig1396]

Hellsreach is Great.

[@solowingborders3239]

You should check out Scorch: Part 1 by Moskoni, it is by far my favourite Warhammer 40K animation and has close to 600k views after a couple days.

[@axelk4921]

I want to make it very clear. that it was only him who made the 5 clips.... not a team and that the original 5 clips took well over 3 years because hackers hijacked his channel AND took his YT Revenue ! That's why at the end of part 5 there is a thank you to "Chapter Master Valrak" who helped him to get his channel back SIDENOTE ; Since he joint GW his Homebruew Chapter of Space Marines became Canon ;)!!!!!!

[@knightheaven8992]

I would recommend hellsreach fan animated film it is a masterpiece, Weshammer short stories and mysteries are amazing as well

[@Arathorn3408]

Okay so that alien sphere is technically from 30k but it's not inherently impossible that they're still around. It's called a Yu’vath. A species that was fairly dominant during 30k. They are big boy psychers but pretty much lost their home to chaos and were practically hunted to extinction by the imperium.

[@Ulexcool]

The creator of the video said that this is not Yu’vath, the xenos for this project are all made up.

[@RiskOfBaer]

Yep, the similarities are purely accidental. Although it is a very good headcanon.

[@Arathorn3408]

@@RiskOfBaer I was gonna say, It looks pretty much exactly like Yu'vath tech. I call bs. Jk but honestly crazy resemblance.

[@dagonofthedepths]

To be fair, "evil ball" isn't exactly a crazy thing in fiction. I mean 40k has what? 3 evil balls alone? Pretty Lovecraftian concept in general.

[@marinesinspace6253]

@@UlexcoolFromm what I understand, someone askes Syama on Patreon if it was a Yu'Vath, and he 'no, responded "No, what's that?" Then looked it up and was like "Damn it!"

[@iambob6590]

If you're after a more comedic take on this type of 'universe', i would highly recommend the recent "Flash Gitz" (youtube channel) video titled "Space King" From an OG 40k fan (started in the early 90s) who thinks the work of Syama is near perfect.

[@Gladiatorat]

Unfortunatelly it seems that GW killed Astartes follow up stuff. From what I heard Syama is no longer with them. On his patreon he's working on 2 other projects that are not 40k related.

[@gundam2jimmy]

16:27

[@kato1kalin]

Never forget what gw took from us.

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

The end is even more insane when you realise that those stone pillars around the marine are actually platforms as large as his own off in the distance and its not sand its clouds floating around them. You can see the other marines teleporting in if you watch closely. That means those statues are kilometres high!!!

[@starkill97]

More majorkill for more 40K content or weshammer!

[@TheTimberwolf44]

Careful, the Astartes videos were my first ever warhammer intro. I started watching videos explaining the lore behind them. Cut to two years later, and I'm writing fan theories on which primarchs will come back into the setting next, and what Constantine Valdor is up to. It's a slippery slope, and the Astartes videos are the push.

[@Asterion_Mol0c]

My theories are more exact

[@Asterion_Mol0c]

Like I think Asterion Moloc is a thunder warrior

[@PartOfTheGame]

OH dude, Ryan, if you only KNEW what there was to talk about. You could probably make an hour-long video just discussing what is in the video and what it MIGHT mean.

[@Morhgoz]

Only grievance is thast that Astartes is running too slowly, as Astartes top running speed is like 80-90 km/h in bad terrain full of ruins in fiction...

[@primachpepe8597]

1 correction, this was made by 1 guy

[@tadasrimkus3545]

choas and warp are not the same thing, chaos gods just live in the warp

[@FedkaSlovanich]

warp used to be like detroit, was a great place but then turned into a shithole

[@Tiiyr]

comment for the comment gods

[@ImprovmanZero]

ArchWarhammer broke the lore down

[@cmmpr111]

meth

[@spmive]

Boooo!

[@terrorsanity]

Warp does not speak by itself stoopid, it's always someone or something

[@AnEnormousNerd]

don't be rood.

[@_KIROV_]

Too bad GW pulled a horus heresy on us 😢

[@RavenL1337]

he made it alone not with a team