The Lore Of Space Marine 2 EXPLAINED. What You Need To Know | Warhammer 40k

[@weshammer]

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[@MurrayBadour]

When are you doing lords of excess part 2 u said ruffly 14 days But either way thanks for the new video very excited

[@Clouds12012]

I clicked fast af when i saw this video

[@MichaelAnderson-xc5ib]

⁠ my

[@spiritupgrades]

28:09 you forgot COG BOIs

[@Obsidian-Nebula]

Could you make some theories about the meaning behind Imurah's final words? He said that he saw the future and all the effort of the Imperium is for nothing. Does it mean that the Empire of Man is gonna inevitably collapse ? I think it's an interesting topic

[@kamalalsb7292]

I clicked this cuz I thought "Ah sweet, I didn't know what happened in Space Marine 1, this'll be a cool refresher." and then it opens with "What is a Space Marine" and I realised "Oh this is for like NEW new people." [EDIT: Some of you need to chill. This wasn't meant in a disparaging way, in fact the comment literally starts with me pointing out I didn't play Space Marine 1 and was hoping this was a refresher. I'm glad content like this exists, it's how I first got into 40k, and I'm not a lore expert know-it-all laughing at noobs or whatever. The easier the hobby is to get into the better, I was just surprised that this particular video wasn't a recap of Space Marine 1. No idea why some of you are taking it so personally.)

[@ozziemandiasIEatAss]

ok

[@mathewmeek8263]

Mkaaaaaaaay

[@hoodieninja01]

My same thoughts lol. I spent the past 6 or so months learning lore and stuff so when I can finally get sm2 I'll understand what's happening and then Wes just drops this shit 😂

[@GIJane-nr2xm]

wow we could only dream of your knowledge

[@Einuhreins]

yes. this is for me, im the target audience.

[@zooomtoall1024]

I love it when this community grows. It's always a blast watching ppl discover the pure absurdity of this universe

[@rahman9749]

yeah, its the universe we want to know so much but absolutely don't want to go into.

[@mediumsurmoon6283]

@@rahman9749​​⁠ I would go if I hit the jackpot and a mother native to Paradise world give birth to me somehow, otherwise I would just off myself right then and there with my mother’s own umbilical cord. Reset.

[@DekkarJr]

Yea!

[@Speedcubenz]

I played a bit of regular WH in the 90s, and now me and my kid are getting back into it via Kill team, and GAWD DAMN has the lore expanded since I last looked 🤣

[@Imdumb567]

Literally never heard of warhammer until i decided to but space marine 2, and oh god, this rabbit hole never ends, i swear.

[@zacneal9911]

It genuinely blows my mind the things that we create as people I mean I grew up nerding over comic books, lord of the rings star truck etc the vast worlds of fiction we are able to create I played space marine 2 having no idea there was history of the game and the more I look the more I want to replay the game so I have an appreciation of everything i come in contact with thruout the campaign. Thank you for putting in the ungodly amount of time this probably took to make it’s appreciated

[@YeahSorryAboutThat]

RIP your spare time bro

[@RMCbreezy]

Its rewarding in multiple ways, depending on how you engage

[@mediumsurmoon6283]

This franchise shall now be your lullaby and you WILL become part of the sleep club.

[@connorrobinson6510]

​@@YeahSorryAboutThat yeah facts spare time out the window and if you get into the table top say bye bye to your wallet 🤣

[@JbMuz]

I have fallen into a black hole of 40k lore after playing Space Marine 2. I have spent so many hours watching lore videos since the launch.

[@bigloving]

Enjoy the grim dark rabbit hole! We've been on this trip for 30ish yrs, welcome to the club!!!

[@AreEia]

Welcome to the fold brother. The Emperor protects!

[@GondorRamsay]

Im in the lore for two years now The best universe i discovered after Tolkien's Welcome to the Grimdarkness

[@watts18269]

I’ve been into it for almost 30 years and feel like I’ve still not scratched the surface 😂

[@socksaredelicious8204]

Did you grow a second head and develop the ability to see into/predict the future?

[@thizloliboi7523]

Calgar and his massive balls facing down a lord of change, the dreadnaught killing a helldrake and a Hellbrute...The codex astartes does not support this but I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCH THIS VIDEO

[@scarlett469]

Don’t forget the dreadnought wanting to fight Magnus

[@courage04]

@@scarlett469 I am new to 40k but can the most powerfull dreadnought defeat the stated person? I mean they are really cool and powerful, right?

[@nopeuhhuhh3662]

No. Magnus could melt a dreadnought in his sleep. ​@@courage04

[@courage04]

@@nopeuhhuhh3662 is he a daemon prince?

[@bigboiconar6165]

@@courage04 he’s the daemon primarch of the thousand suns

[@FlorboVG]

Finally got into Warhammer just a few weeks ago and your channel is an actual godsend.

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

Welcome, my dude!

[@passchen-fail3704]

Have fun in the ‘verse, man!

[@MusicWithMatt13]

Wes, you're rapidly becoming one of, if not my favourite lore-tuber. I love the structure of your videos, your cadence and delivery are great, and the level of depth you go into without sacrificing comprehension and entertainment is spot-on. Thanks for the vids, keep up the hard work :)

[@DRXNESTRIKE]

He’s got great videos I just can’t stand the soy face look he does in his thumbnails 😂 I’m glad he pitches his voice down on these tho his shorts are GRATING to listen to

[@Romanlegion0727]

Ive wanted to get into Warhammer 40k for a while now, just didnt know where to start. My first experience was space marine 2 and im so grateful for how accepting the community is for new people just learning the lore for the first time

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

Good. Stay on that side of the community. Like every fanbase, we have our own share of bad people, so it's best to know who to avoid. For every 100 great people there's one creepy gatekeeper who shakes his fists at clouds, blaming newcomers for turning 40k woke or what have you.

[@DRXNESTRIKE]

Real

[@DRXNESTRIKE]

@@LordCrate-du8zmyeah I’ve noticed already 😂 been into this community since about an hour ago lolol

[@mancamiatipoola]

Yes most people are grim and dark but they will welcome you to partake in their suffering if you are willing to. However they will call you "heretic" if you start spouting nonsense. It's just how it goes.

[@Awesomesauce213]

I know a little about 40k but I didn't know who the Thousand Sons were so I literally started watching your video on them as I was playing SM2 and right after you got done talking about Prospero and the genocide of knowledge that happened there, Calgar had his speech where he also mentions the burning of Prospero and I did the DiCaprio meme and pointed at the screen lol

[@TheBubblybanana]

I don't really comment on the stuff i watch, but your channel has been helping me get into the lore of war hammer BIG time. I appreciate the time and effort you put into the videos. Please please PLEASE keep it going 🙏

[@anthonym6160]

I'd always assumed regicide was like chess in the 40k universe.

[@timothyserpette9403]

Me too, but now that he mentions it I do know that there's a deployment phase in regicide because I've heard people that play it such as Peter Turbo and Dorn talking about the importance of setting your pieces correctly before the game.

[@weshammer]

It's been depicted in a lot of different ways throughout the years. Sometimes it's a simple chess game, other times it's this grand hologram with moving units that you can zoom in and out of in order to do both void battles and ground engagements. Sometimes it's turn-based, sometimes it's real time. It's kind of like how amasec can both be a bottom of the barrel gut rot style cheap booze, and also the fanciest liquor known to man depending upon the author😅

[@modredastal1644]

​​@@weshammerI recently read Storm of Iron and really loved hearing that a higher shelf alcohol in 40k is "Uskobah (spelling?)," which is taken from an early name for whiskey in Gaelic, uisce or uisce beatha (water of life), which filtered through English into "Usquebah" and eventually "whiskey."

[@MetalOverlord01]

How space marine exist in the universe ? 1000’s 100.000’s or millions ?

[@weshammer]

@@MetalOverlord01 its estimated that there are around a million tho we dont have exact figures as there are many non codex compliant chapters. even with them included tho we normally say one million as all of the other chapters frequently suffer losses and are rarely ever at 100% full strength

[@kinecchimoto5144]

I'm new to "Warhammer 40k" and as an active Enlisted Personnel this universe, is awesome. Can't believe this Lore has been around for many years and yet I already discovered this in my 30's. For the Emperor!

[@tiagocastellano1109]

You have single handedly encouraged people to create their own fan works in the greater Warhammer 40K fandom by breaking this down so effectively. Mad support, Wes. I look forward to the next video.

[@BloodRose1141]

The amount of information you crammed into a video of this length is incredible. By far the best warhammer lore guy

[@Abasilisk]

51:27 forgot to mention that Big E ordered Magnus' arrest only, instead of what Horus manipulated Leman Russ to do in Prospero.

[@Thedawntempest]

I actually just got into the warhammer 40k fandom this year after stumbling on one of your lore videos. I'm looking forward to playing Space Marines 2

[@Donsoto97]

As someone who just started getting into the lost about a year ago see a refresher video is nice

[@GHMYahooka]

as a super new person this is certainly appreciated

[@TheLaitGuy]

No sir... Ain't got none of those questions. I already know the answers. Just love watching your content💯💯

[@mr.moistly1633]

Every video I watch answers a few questions and asks a dozen more

[@Barasu13andKiara]

I found your channel right after playing space marines 2 with your timeline video reccomended to me. Now I'm halfway through your content. It makes my drives to and from places amazing thank you

[@camranm.6319]

I got into this fandom at a really good time. I started to actually get into WH40K a couple of months before Space Marine 2 was announced, and it's so cool to both understand a lot of the lore and to help newcomers start out, for whatever that looks like for them

[@johnb3170]

Made my morning - The emperor protects!

[@GodEmperorofmankind1]

YES, MY CHILD.

[@stewartpreston491]

I have been playing and following Warhammer for over 30 years and I still learned new points on this and gave me a catch up on some of the newer lore. Love your content and well presented every time

[@conkykong4395]

I was introduced to your channel through a friend. As I have become very fascinated with 40K after playing Space Marines 2. Thank you for all the content you have made of 40K, so a newbie like me can know more about it!

[@kRispy_dwight29]

Space marine 2 got me interested in 40k when the trailers came out. And weshammer launched me into the abyss now I watch all his videos and have been reading a lot of 40k books. Keep up the great content man!!

[@EarthGainX]

A combination of watching SM2, dipping into Boltgun on PS4, going to a Warhammer store in London, and Weshammer videos made me get into the books. Eisenhorn Omnibus is a great series and just finished the first book. Anyone just starting out, the books are great!

[@everardolopez3121]

I started watching your reels on Facebook! I really appreciate all the work you do. Definitely my favorite warhammer streamer keep up the great work

[@the.punchline33]

Thanks so much for this video and it's perfect timing for me that you uploaded this yesterday as i just beat the game today! I had SO MANY questions about wtf was going on but the game was so awesome that none of those questions detracted from the experience. Great game, great video!

[@nicksepulveda6662]

I've been addicted to your content after playing this game! I am really getting into Warhammer now, thanks to you. Keep making amazing content like this! A lot of people appreciate you.

[@rexisright]

Boo, Leandros, BOOO

[@rev1ction]

I love it! "Titus, if you even fart in the wrong direction, your ass is mine."

[@Snicshavo]

​@@rev1ctionMeathammer40k 😳

[@Gfish17]

Why hate Leandros?

[@rexisright]

@@Gfish17 bc Leandros is Leandros. duhh

[@Gfish17]

@@rexisright I will take it as you have no actual reason then. It's Not often for one can resist the touch of Chaos Brother. You'd best avoid the touch of Chaos. Titus touched chaos and came out the other side. Watch him brother.

[@A_Nellprober]

Even having been involved with Warhammer 40k since the early days i still enjoyed the video. Helps work be not so dull. Keep up the amazing work.

[@TimmyMicBobbins]

Thanks for the Video Librarian Wes!!! your doing all our New Brothers and Sisters a great service

[@christopherjagels5240]

I'm a 50 year old just now getting into 40K. Thank you for explaining everything about this universe so brilliantly. You have made a diehard fan of this entire culture..

[@Piecespatpaints]

Great overview! I’ll be sending these to a few friends that are just now getting into 40k through SM2.

[@ashenphoenix6869]

A great summary of 40k as a whole. It's a refresher as someone like me has started the journey thanks for space marine 2 several weeks ago. Your videos have been awesome Wes

[@bigloving]

Love Wes and his lore deep dives👍👍👍 If you love this universe don't sleep on another content creator: Baldermort Combo of lore and fan fiction that is next level. Best of gaming and life!

[@weshammer]

Baldy is amazing. Not only is this content great but he is a genuinely really nice person. I message him on discord probably about once a month with questions about certain books and he's always super knowledgeable and happy to share his wisdom❤

[@bigloving]

@@weshammer That's one of the things I love about this scene! We all wanna help each other geek out over this crazy messed up universe. Thanks for your help in letting us geek out together brother Wes!🙏🤘

[@passchen-fail3704]

Baldy is great, love his imaginative, fun, and educational stories. Also love how he and his daughter work together occasionally. And you can tell him I said that!

[@flakpanzer074]

yess!!!! I got into into the 40k universe after playing the game... I love it.. I think, I have watched every video and youtube shorts you have uploaded. thanks for explaining the lore!

[@EastyyBlogspot]

I only started recently one thing that had me puzzled was communicating with the machine spirit, well i think he was talking to it as i could have sworn he referred to the voice as a machine spirit

[@KuPaoChicken]

They kind of deify machines...in the name of the Omnissiah!

[@EastyyBlogspot]

@@KuPaoChicken i always thought the Machine spirit was a nebulous thing neither confirmed or denied ...unless that has changed

[@jaythekid4728]

@@EastyyBlogspotit’s true to an extent where “Machine spirit” is equivalent to a highly sophisticated “Hey Siri” “Hey Google” command prompt and they’re coded to respond to the ritual style awakenings

[@TheSpeedyLoonyCanoli]

@@EastyyBlogspotits questionable for the most average techs, other than that its like a will left behind by the soul of a person or the very soul itself. Machinery that requires a human like a servitor likely has a machine spirit, the most obvious example of machine spirits being real are Titans and Imperial knights, upon death the soul would go to the warp but not for these constructs. Faith would also have this effect, relics of worship way have a certain power to them.

[@weshammer]

That's a good point probably should have mentioned those when I talked about at the mechanicus. So the mechanicus believes that all machines have a soul referred to as a machine spirit that needs to be appeased and respected in order for it to cooperate. Aggressively oversimplifying it here but if you do not anoint your gun with the proper sacred oils and give thanks for its service, it is more likely to jam in combat. Same logic can be applied to everything from a humble las rifle all the way up to the warp drives in their void ships. Although some people look at this as superstition, it has been documented on numerous occasions to at least hold some element of truth. Landraiders that have had their entire crew killed have continued to fight on regardless and many ships seem to have a personality and sentience of their own. Some particularly wrathful machine spirits within knights and Titans can be almost too bloodthirsty and really difficult to control. Some people in the 40k community believe that machine spirits are simply misunderstood AI but in my research I have not actually come across a source that confirms this nor gives anything in the way of supporting details for the theory. So as of right now that's just a fan theory. One that I'll admit makes sense on paper, but one that doesn't have any evidence to support it.

[@RjDaGreatOne]

Great vide🙏🏾 I finished the SM2 story mode (Angel Of Death) but came in blind about the vast lore! I appreciate your time and effort with making this video!

[@sodreir.8666]

For Space Marine 3, Necrons as the Xenos antagonists and the Emperor’s Children as the main Chaos villains.

[@ImperiousJordan]

After playing Space Marines 2, this a whole new realm of lore for me. It’s quite fascinating learning about the Necrontyr and The Old Ones. Learning about how they conquered death and the war in heaven etc. And now learning about the Adeptus Astartes, what a world of lore.

[@jordanroberts8270]

Dude as a complete noob to space marine ( haven’t even downloaded it yet) this was great to sit and watch like a whole new universe to get to know thanks for the introduction

[@isaacbenrubi9613]

Me: TIME TO WRECK THIS XENOS SCUM Also me: *SPENDS 3 HOURS TRYING TO MAKE THE PRETTIEST MARINE TO EVER MARINE*

[@mancamiatipoola]

Having good drip is also part of the lore, brother. Art and beauty may not be encouraged in the grimdark, but even the emperor understands that humans are also creative creatures and need to express their creativity through art. This is why every space marine chapter has their distinctive colors, logos, symbols, litanies, custom paint jobs, statues of their heroes and so on. Even in a culture dominated by war and violence, creativity still shines. So paint your space marine, brother, and make him wear the proud colors and insignia of his chapter!

[@mermaidwives]

Is it finally time for a deathwatch deep dive soon? Love the videos btw!

[@ryukaze20]

For me my favorite dreadnought is the Contemptor Pattern one. I like facing the 999 Offsprings XD

[@ramrod3922]

30 years of lore and books...Why hasn't this become a movie franchise by now? I know Henry Cavill going to star in a Warhammer show soon, but damn there seems to be so much potential here.

[@Mercator89]

The show will probably (hopefully) not happen because both Cavill and GW can't seem to agree with amazon about the very questionable changes to the lore amazon wants to make. For all their faults, GW are quite protective about their IP and what they'll allow when outsourcing their product. I personally think it would be better if the amazon show never happens because they are a soulless company that care more about profit, but most of all pushing "the narrative" which has corrupted every single fictional setting these big companies like disney, netflix & amazon can get their hands on.

[@zooomtoall1024]

Mainly because the game work shop doesn't want any real changes in a cinematic universe, and they'd want to control every second of every production. In short, they're REALLY defensive of their IP its also y we don't get AAA 40k games every year and stuff like that

[@mrluckduck1558]

Game workshop doesn’t want a repeat of what’s happening to other franchises like Ring of power. They are super protective of their IP. Which I can respect.

[@weshammer]

That's a pretty big question that I've been asking myself for years but I think it has to do with the fact that it's so big. Like where would they even start? I've always thought it would be best to start small. Do a lower budget show about an inquisitor or a rogue trader and gradually introduce more of the grandiose 40K elements over time. I know my idea is not what Hollywood would want to hear though lol. If anything we're probably getting a get a Space Marine show in the same vein as the games.

[@bradyveltman249]

40k fans don't want that rn. It'll get fucked up just like everything else Hollywood touches

[@spysnipers4181]

Nah fr answered any question I had through the game! Thanks for the amazing video ❤

[@taureandoctor9141]

Just got into warhammer a year ago, first game being inquisitor martyr and Vermintide and instantly fell in love. Between this channel and imperial iterator channel I have an idea of what legion I like the most.

[@Danthesane]

Thanks Weshammer! I tried explaining all of this to my frie-brother in arms, and I just couldn’t due to the fact that there is just SO MUCH to bring up! So this helps a lot!

[@11_EVERYTHING_OEFx2]

I was inspired by Event Horizon, it being one of my favorite childhood movies. Some people even said that it was also the inspiration of the devs who created 40K. When the ship achieved faster than light travel, it actually went into the warp. In the movie it was described as what we conceptually think Hell would look like. Then when the ship reappeared back from that dimension, it was actually possessed by an evil that the space faring humans could not comprehend. Anyway, I’ve always loved this stuff, Doom was also a favorite of mine, first PC game I ever played was Doom. I recommend everyone give Event Horizon a rewatch, it was way ahead of its time. They said that the footage of the warp or Hell was so graphic and horrifying that test audiences couldn’t handle it. That footage is sitting in a file in some editors closet collecting dust and id probably give my left testicle to watch it.

[@grahamlogan4068]

I was definitely scarred by the tiny glimpse they give you in a recording watched by the new team. It was so effectively awful in a few split seconds

[@Bradderz407]

13:24 that is definitely Jason statham as a space marine

[@bewareofthadawg]

I’m starting my salamander successor homebrew chapter and your lore videos are helping me immensely

[@Yaboi-if8bw]

With the Lord of Change: My headcannon is that, somewhere down the line, in his millennia of studies and sorcery, Immurah could have potentially learned the greater demons True Name, and bended it to his will, but consequently, and through Tzeentchs tom-foolery, ultimately negating it's overall power, but still proving to be a massive threat. After all, while the final boss fight does take place IN the Warp, the dev's have stated that it's Immurah's own pocket realm.

[@SimonPreece117]

The Space Wolves were sent to arrest Magnus, not destroy the planet. That was Horus shenanigans.

[@usernamed0189]

So, is Prospero still there? Like, it is not some broken pieces of rock floating in space?

[@SimonPreece117]

@@usernamed0189 It's still there. The Space Wolves did attack the planet, but they weren't sent there to do that. The Emperor just wanted Magnus bringing to Tera to face justice. Horus tricked them into thinking the Emperor actually wanted them to attack, but they didn't blow it up. Horus wanted to force the Thousand Sons to join Chaos - which they did to avoid being wiped out. It was declared a dead world because The Thousand Sons left to a Daemon World, and I think that's just what they call planets that the traitor legions owned. Magnus rules the planet again now, and he's trying to rebuild.

[@tokukeitaro]

Please, I love the woofy bois, but Russ hated Magnus so much he didn't question the order change, and even his own attempts to negotiate were half assed.

[@SimonPreece117]

@@tokukeitaro that’s true, but I thought it was important to point out that the emperor didn’t send them to destroy the planet. Especially given his plans for Magnus.

[@Bryan-py6ul]

Yeah, I imagine Weshammer skipped this nuance for time, because he DOES mention it, in another one of his lore videos

[@thegator247]

Thanks for the video Wes I listend to your video as a podcast, so maybe you mentioned it and I didn’t realise. I don’t you talked about what a compagny is. That a space marine chapter is composed of 1000 SM and that a compagny is made a 100 of them. So before reinforcements were needed because of the Chaos, to hold a full scale tyranid invasion the imperium send only 100 SM.

[@Inmysightsgaming]

Great video! enjoying learning some of this lore as I’m currently playing space marine 2.

[@markcantu8876]

I usually play your videos while playing SM2. It helps when my faith in the emperor waivers

[@calvinkent2856]

WesHammer's Dark Lore/Lore/Deep Dive/Grim Dark/History always hits the sweets spot whenever i go to sleep i always leave the video on continue while i sleep

[@JakJak636]

I just got into 40k by wondering around on KZbin and it’s so much that I don’t understand that bc this video was much needed help

[@Evsjs]

SM2 got me into warhammer and I thank you for this video, this helped me with lots of questions I've had when playing SM2 Warhammer lore is way deeper than I thought and amazing to explore. Have a sub from me!

[@zackariaswade]

Wes, I enjoy your enthusiasm and love for the hobby, keep it up dude.

[@0v3rk1ll9]

Great video, exactly what I was looking for after completing the campaign and totally agree with the big bird guy not being portrayed as a much bigger threat but still awesome and loved the game as a fairly new 40k fan

[@qstar710]

So glad I stumbled across this video. The 40k world seems awesome.about to go down a 40k rabbit hole.

[@mattieice2857]

Thank you for this video, I played the original Space Marine but was so lost with the lore. Playing the new game I've jumped in alot more to understand and videos like this are awesome.

[@4k4m00r]

Thank you for the warning!! I'm just listening at work and without that I wouldn't have noticed. Love your videos man!

[@linkstolemyshield]

I would love to see an Astra Militarum deep dive in terms of lore, factions, characters, wins, losses etc. I feel like they are the faction that are just sort of "there" and don't get the credit they deserve.

[@someoneinthesky9784]

I've been following these kind of stories since I hooked playing Warhammer 40k : Space Marine. 15 years later, I still feel fascinated towards this ever expanding stories.

[@Zenphoshen]

I really like these types of videos. Its great for new people and people who have been here a while. As for the Lord of Change that appears in Space Marine 2. I don't actually believe that was a Lord of Change but an illusion conjured up by Imurah to try and scare the Ultramarine/Cadian Guard as it just did some minor things like cast Warp Fire and smash the ground. It only shows up once Imurah gets that huge power boost and it also takes no damage from the towers when we turn the artifacts. Also when we actually fight Imurah only his HP Bar is present and not the Greater Daemon and when we deal sufficient damage to Imurah the illusion breaks and he appears and the Lord of Change vanishes. This just screams Imurah trying to flex his power and make people believe he is stronger than he actually is.

[@prisoner817]

It shoots a massive bolt of energy at the advancing ultramarine column that definitely sends a tank flying and kills a bunch of dudes so even if it's an illusion it's a functioning one

[@Zenphoshen]

@@prisoner817 Everything that illusion did Imurah could have done with ease. Especially after he started channeling the power of the artifact. The point I was making was that it wasn't a Greater Daemon rather an illusion conjured by Imurah. As a true Lord of Change would have snapped its fingers and everyone on that battlefield would have been dead or warped beyond recognition. What gives this more credence is the fact that the Lord of Change we see in Space Marine 2 doesn't have it own health bar and is directly linked to Imurah. Any damage we dealt to it damaged Imurah. The fight in the game though was a ton of fun.

[@prisoner817]

​@@Zenphoshen hmm makes sense

[@mattelwood980]

It was definitely Imurah trying to flex.

[@GreyKingZero]

I approve of the entire video. I honestly don't think there was is any misinformation. Seriously amazing work. Now, I just want to say that the Necrons are tied with humanity for the best race. I totally want SM 3 to have Necrons. Maybe it will have a story similar to SM 1 where we fight Chaos, then them, or Necrons, then Chaos. I want a temporary alliance just to stick it to Chaos.

[@jackmaruyama6291]

As a guy whos been deep in the lore since i got my first model at 8 years old im so hyped for my buddies who are just starting to scratch the surface of this nerdy lore behemoth. All new guys welcome, if you catch some flak on the way in, we love this franchise alot and are very defensive, but if you’re interested, weshammer is a great place to start

[@davidsmusicbox5866]

So something that I feel could be very interesting for this channel that hit me during the outro of not knowing how to approach something from the view of a newcomer. The idea (which could take many forms) would be as something like SM2 comes out, probe the community for said newcomers. Say after a video like this, during the outro ask if there is some lore someone new, brought to the video from the game, is curious on. It could be a simple back and forth question video. It could be a "hey, so someone asked this question, so here's a deep-dive." Or something else entirely. It could be long-form, or short. Depending on the depth of questions. For me, I am EXTREMELY new to the lore community. You were the first lore channel I poked and proded around on (and binged all of the mid-to-long-form content within a month.) I had known about the game, but not the lore. And it has been a fun ride. I literally came into the community knowing very little, and what I knew, was wrong. I knew of nothing of the God-Emporer beyond the literal skeletal picture of him on the Golden Throne in his emanciated form, and him being called the God-Emporer. And then learned he is actually a decently written character. Not some megalomaniac wanting nothing but to be all-powerful.

[@dommysprite3771]

Haha glad you got in a video for the new fans, I'm definitely looking forward to the explosion in Warhammer popularity I've watched all your videos along with a lot more and like to believe I know a good deal about Warhammer yet there's still things I learn that I didn't know almost every time I look into it really wish is wasn't such an expensive hobby glad I have a way to enjoy the world of Warhammer outside of the tabletop game!

[@Gavolak]

I was talking with my friend one time (he’s a huge war hammer nerd) and I accidentally initiated a 3 hour unskippable cutscene where he explained “the basics” of the war hammer universe. This video feels like that.

[@sicmunduscreatusest6780]

I know nothing about 40k. The lore is pretty crazy. Your videos are great to watch as a fan of sci-fi in general. I haven’t played this game but I’m glad I watched this vid. I didn’t want to have to watch a gameplay vid without knowing any of the context. Thx and keep up the good work!

[@rafindeed]

So one the best warhammer experiences i had recently was playing this game with a friend that was really new to 40k lore. I finished the game first so before each mission i would give a little background of things that are not explained in the game without spoiling anything but just inserting crucial information that would be obvious to someone that know the setting that if i mentioned x, y will happen and after the mission i would clarify and point out key elements and how they relate. After the introduction, he didn’t what scale a conflict in 40k can reach , so when he asked who were cadians , it was a trip and such funny moment when i gave the backstory of the fall of cadia and watching him becoming flabbergasted when i said: then, they threw a colossal ship into the planet and the planet was shattered. The planet broke before the guard. To then proceed to next few missions and having him roaring for cadia when they were pushing at the bridge when a day ago he would not have the same excitement without the context. Such amazing game to introduce people and to entice player to know more about what and why things are happening

[@Clouds12012]

Great video!!! My friends kept saying that they want the Necrons to be a DLC expansion. I said NOOOOO they NEEEED to be their own game perfect for SM3 im every single way. Im happy you agree with me since i know alot of 40k and teach it to all my friends who desperately want to get into it or simply want to learn more in a wording only i can summerize in appropriate for how they individualy digest information friend by friend until we all are on the same page. They turn to me for their lore and i turn to you since your first video on youtube to get deeper into things in 40k that i didnt already know. Ive been into 40k for 20 years but its soooo massive of a franchise that even though i know alot, your channel teaches me things i did not know. Thanks for being one of my favorite youtubers. [EDITED THAT LAST SENTENCE IN THERE]

[@AmViR1]

I like this video as it explained some of the lore I needed to know about. Space marines IMO are what is making this lore so fun.

[@swinginjoe8477]

I know this might be slightly off topic, but that pic of Guilliman smoking a cig with the Emperor’s Sword is hilarious. Which is kinda extra funny knowing his anatomy, that the cig with do nothing for him

[@DRXNESTRIKE]

Nah it’s a newport menthol it’ll get him right

[@BearPawSwipe]

That LoC entrance was so good!

[@lewisstevens7084]

This is a great video thank you for all your research and time you have put into this ❤

[@Rooster-illusion]

Glad you made it through the storm, Wes. The emperor protects. Great video as always.

[@JtDrake372]

My only complaint is that punk Lenadros being a chaplin!

[@toesniffer9452]

My man you don’t know how much of a saint you are for the lore vids. Just started my first 40k audio book (A thousand sons as they did nothing wrong and I will fight you on this) and it’s allready confusing as hell.

[@weshammer]

Oh that's awesome dude good for you! That one is a really good one but I agree with the confusing bit. Horus heresy can be kind of advanced reading and expects you to be already familiar with 40k. That being said, thousand sons is a good first book and it's a stand alone story

[@toesniffer9452]

@@weshammer I actually got into 40k because of your TikTok’s a few years ago! One of my favorite worlds to learn an about now! Thousand sons have always felt right to me so starting off with there books. They did Magnus wrong dude was just trying to help 😂

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

Lictors > All imo. I forget the short story I heard. But when I read it and that Lictor drove that commander to madness, that was when I understood the power of FEAR, and why Lictors are SO EFFECTIVE

[@Rxsydx_]

i like yout tone, speed of speech. good ways to intro 40k lore to my son

[@grimnasher7153]

think it may have been a nice touch to maybe go over the relationship between leandros and titus as well for the newbies

[@CaptainTacoSauce00]

Regardless if started on tiktok i do find myself engaged in your content of the lore. Keep up good work, Wes

[@barl6412]

It's crazy how many "fun fact" videos have been uploaded about space marine 2 that are completely false. thank you for doing your part to correct the record.

[@irystocrattakodachithatmooms]

My introduction was actually through The Templin Institute and their research report style videos. This game is my first proper interaction with 40K however, I can't really be bothered to get figures when I have other things to buy. I'm also not sure if I'd be able to find a local store with them or if I'd need to order them online. I live at a place that, by global standards, isn't really a city or at least a very small one.

[@prisoner817]

Excellent vid for the newbies Wes 👏

[@artisticsolace3424]

I was just exposed and now I'm hooked already ordering minis

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

Which faction?

[@csmitty_7815]

I’m definitely thinking a deep dive lore video on blood angels would be cool

[@AndrewBanner-o6q]

Perfect video exactly what I was looking for

[@robbyloux]

I just bought this game last night, so this masterpiece came out at the perfect time for me 👏🏼

[@Azubrael]

This was well put together.

[@soulfire_gaming2395]

Excellent video man Only thing I could think that may have even been missed is the classes they have in the game . Especially the new ones like bulwark and vanguard

[@lightlegion_]

Keep it up! Your vibe is fantastic!

[@GeekyDolphin46]

Space marine is my first introduction to warhammer 40k. All i need to know is that this shit is absolutely metal. And it hooled me instantly