The Burning of Prospero: The Censure Host of Valdor & Russ (Warhammer 40K & Horus Heresy Lore)

Being a record of the mustering and formation of the Censure Host, to bear the denounced Magnus the Red to Terra to face judgement, and sundry discussions on the events surrounding it's fortune.
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[@UGNAvalon]

Russ playing video games: “I hate escort missions..” _Shoots escort. Loots body. Burns NPC’s home._

[@mikewaterfield3599]

Ooh you know he plays a murder hobo

[@lordfrostwind3151]

And happens to forget he left Iron Man Mode on.

[@Adino1]

Also he is the only Primarch that is a raging drunk

[@syvarris467]

Magnus: “Whatcha got there Russ?“ Leman, standing with his Rune Priests: “A milkshake”

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

Ah yes, "technically it's not against the rules" the best way to not break the rules

[@mikewaterfield3599]

“Definitely, maybe, could be, but probably technically not a psyker.” The Master O’ Plans

[@aaronmcgowan5769]

"I DRINK, YOUR MILKSHAKE! I DRINK IT UP!"

[@anotherzingbo]

The Oculus seems to be sailing rather close to the wind with some of his personal observations again. Might he soon be getting another visit from his friendly local member of the Inquisition again?

[@SirJustinTheLion]

The burning of Prospero is one of the greatest tragedies in all of 40k. I'm very much looking forward to your telling of it.

[@AndroidPhoenix]

Oh snap, time for the Banana Slam Tammeran Man to make his appearance

[@commissarcactus1513]

I appreciate the disdain for endless arguments over who could beat whom as though everything has a defined Power Level that is consistent and unaffected by outside factors.

[@foulmoodcentral2830]

the Deathlord stated as much himself, wages being made on whom would best whom were stupid to him as every Primarch was made for a different manner of war.

[@totallynotawesternspie693]

Popp paar

[@totallynotawesternspie693]

@@foulmoodcentral2830 das ein

[@Azzie420]

@@foulmoodcentral2830 Mortarion being toxic and based af, he’d make at least half of them yield to his scythe

[@foulmoodcentral2830]

@@Azzie420 He did muse from time to time how some of them would deal with or react to Barbarus' atmosphere and less then comfortable environment.

[@ethantaylor9613]

I actually really like some of the fluff they give for this event in “The Talons of Horus.” The thousand sons of course have a great deal of bitterness in their hearts but by the time the black legions formed it’s more directed towards the sons of Horus. Many of them simply see the space wolves as useful idiots and even feel bad for them because the worst thing a thousand son can imagine is to be so horrifically fooled.

[@BM-is5ei]

Yet fooled they were. Including their primarch.

[@shadoll7856]

@@BM-is5ei I havn't read all the HH books but I remember that seeing somewhere that Russ tried to communicate but the signal was jammed. Wouldn't that imply that he tried?

[@BM-is5ei]

@@shadoll7856 it's been a couple of years since i last read the HH books in question, but yes i think you're right. I vaguely remember that the Space Wolfs landed on Prospero urging Magnus to acompany them to Terra and he outright refused and acted like a petulant child. I don't get where Oculus gets his idea Russ was bent to kill him.

[@tedwintedson8548]

"the deceived"

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

@@BM-is5ei You've... you've never read the book then. Or at least you're remembering it incorrectly. Russ BOMBARDED THE ENTIRE PLANET, killing all cities besides the one Magnus and the Legion were in. Magnus sulked in his library and ACTIVELY SABOTAGED his own legion so that they could be properly "punished" for his "crimes". There was no signal being jammed, Kasper Ansbach Hawser was a Chaos plant that Russ thought was a Hidden One of the Thousand Sons, and thus his message through Hawser to Magnus to surrender never actually got through. So no, it wasn't Magnus being a "petulant child". He was truly repentant, and a Chaos agent made sure that Horus's plan went through. So no, they didn't land "urging him to accompany them to Terra". Magnus didn't refuse. Your confusion is your incorrect memory about what happened.

[@PoolNoodleGundam]

I prefer to refer to them as the "critical mass fuckup retaliatory tag team", personally

[@ArchArturo]

And it was considered an ESCORT group! My guess there was also a team of chefs in those ships.

[@attemptedunkindness3632]

I am stuck in a snow-in, thank you for letting me cozy up next to a warm burning Prospero.

[@Furtuim]

I saw the notification and knew my morning was gonna be great. You're such an excellent narrator, and I look forward to every upload!

[@matiashofmann6010]

I'm a simple man. If I see the notification of either occulus or luetin, I instantly get the anticipation rush

[@talabackland8127]

Same here

[@NIL0S]

Probably one of my favorite tragedies in 40k.

[@cormacbyrne2210]

If anything, this event, the moment the Emperor chose Russ for the mission, shows to full extent that the Imperium, and the Emperor by proxy, are not and never have been "good". Well-intentioned perhaps, but the "bring order to the galaxy" line of thought that the Emperor espoused is little different from a certain other galactic Emperor, only clad in gold and glamour. The Emperor is anathema to Chaos not because he is "good", far from it. No, it not Good vs Evil, but rather Order vs Chaos brought to its extreme conclusion. And for all Order can clad itself in the shining glamour of virtue, we have plenty of narratives that show the evils of Order and Law absolute. To extreme Order, and its embodiment the Emperor Himself, any word but his is Blasphemy. Any question but "What is Thy will?" is grounds for censure and humiliation. Any vision but His to be grounds for complete and utter annihilation. Any "good" created from such a force is incidental. Pure Order is violent, brutal, and cruel, especially to anyone who dares ask the question "Why?". Magnus was no Saint, arrogant, reckless, and naive as he was, but neither was he a villain, and yet still the Emperor bid him to obey an order without explanation and sentenced him to death when Magnus defied it for reasons understandable to any with compassion. Chaos may be monstrous in its inhuman madness and completely anathema to the Imperium, but at the end of the day, they both have one similarity: despite the smallest of exceptions, they are evil, utterly and to the core.

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

I compare Emps sending Russ to censure Magnus vs. sending Guilliman to censure Lorgar. Guilliman HATED burning Monarchia, but he did it. He also evacuated all the civilians first, did exactly as much damage as he had to, and when Lorgar hit him really hard with a mace, he just picked himself up, dusted himself off, and asked if they were done yet. Can you imagine Russ at Monarchia? There would've been so many casualties. Russ is an animal. And the Emps sent him with the Ordo Sinister, the Custodes, the Sisters of Silence and generally just more then enough force to scour Prospero clean. He has to have known this situation would spiral out of control really quickly. The best case scenario is the Emps was angry and making decisions from emotion. The worst case is he deliberately pushed Magnus into the arms of Chaos. Either way it's bad.

[@ZeroNumerous]

@@AnIdiotsLantern Or, the third option: The Emperor knew Magnus was fallen long before Magnus himself did. And make no mistake: Magnus had already fallen by the time the Emperor ordered him apprehended. Magnus had, by that point, bargained and accepted the help from Tzeentch twice. First to "cure" the Flesh Change--a touch of Tzeentch from the beginning--and second to blast through the Emperor's wards around the human webway. He further trusted Tzeentch more than his own father. Magnus was corrupt to the core already. Magnus was ordered to be apprehended. The Emperor did not order Magnus killed, nor did he order Magnus destroyed. He ordered Magnus apprehended, and sent forces with the assumption that Magnus would refuse as he knew Magnus had fallen. Tzeentch, through Horus, turned that apprehension order into an order of execution in order to force Magnus' hand. If you assume the Emperor is the only acting entity, then yes he certainly looks evil. If you look at it as another move in the Great Game of Chaos then you realize it was Tzeentch, not the Emperor, who had tried to kill Magnus.

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

@@ZeroNumerous it was not out of the Emperor’s power to help if he wanted to. He didn’t. And there’s a difference between unknowingly accepting help from a malevolent force and willingly betraying your family. Magnus’s hand was forced one way or another. He was really screwed no matter which side of the Heresy he came down on. As soon as the Webway was wreaked, his options were either to serve chaos or to be a battery and let his legion all die, and really I can’t get myself into a place where I buy that as the more moral option

[@Hunk666]

@@ZeroNumerous Magnus did nothing wrong.

[@cormacbyrne2210]

@@Hunk666 On the contrary, Magnus did a LOT wrong, and I'm a fan of him! Problem was, no one took the time to actually explain why it was wrong in the first place. Beyond superstition, they could not, for Emps refused to explain to anyone, and His xenophobic propaganda denied access to outside sources that warned of the danger (the Aeldari for one). And as said before, Emps would always expect people to obey without question, so him espousing "no psykers" was likely in his mind the end of it. In His absolute Order, that should have been sufficient. But no one does what their told without explanation, and when that order trampled on all that Magnus was, well.... Add in Tzeentch's manipulations, and is it an surprise things happened as they did?

[@mikemarcotte5962]

I love the idea of the scavenger impulse overtaking Russ and the Iron Priests when given a golden ticket to a Forgeworld. "I'll take one a' them, and one a'them, and all you got of those..." 😄

[@JWKONTRABASSO]

Also goes to show they knew who they were up against when considering a fight.

[@lordfrostwind3151]

I can actually see at this point the Emperor's own secrecy about the Imperial Webway actively working against his efforts. My belief is the Emperor needed Magnus alive on Terra so he could power the Golden Throne long enough for the Emperor to seal the rifts and stabilize the gateway. However because of the secrecy around the project either Valdor did not know or was forbidden from sharing information to Russ on the absolute necessity for Magnus to be brought alive and the deployment of all the assets was merely a means to "convince" Magnus to come peacefully. Though I have to agree in the assessment of Russ, for all the supposed reluctance to kill his brother and the trickery of Horus, Russ seemed quite eager to drop several gigatons of "screw you!" upon Magnus and his legion. Granted Magnus's plan on how to handle this didn't help but I'm not sure even him sitting in an unarmed trawler in high orbit over Prospero broadcasting his location and surrender on every frequency would have halted the execution of Prospero.

[@WiseguyThreeOne]

And maybe a reason why Horus had to use the Wolves to ensure Magnus was unavailable for the job, and the Fifteenth unavailable to provide loyal psykers to the Imperium.

[@kre8or465]

Ah yes the burning of prospero, best box-set to get as a gift for a certain deamon primarch, I'm sure he'll love it.

[@Niemand]

No, no...still too soon...

[@shumishumi2059]

You gotta continue the story of Prospero and the actual siege of the planet in your analitical style. That would be very interesting. Ave Imperator

[@darkhighwayman1757]

I have a question...did Magnus ever know that Horus betrayed the Thousand Sons to get butchered by Russ and co.? If so why did they help at after that?

[@jahlaniwilliams2468]

It was after the Siege of Terra that Horus set up the Burning of Prospero but it was already to late to do anything about it

[@raycearcher5794]

After Russ beat Magnus 1 on 1, he retreated into the warp, which is where he made his pact with Tzeench. From then on the Thousand Sons served the king of plots, with Horus only being their tool to do so. In all likelihood, Horus' betrayal was the first secret Magus learned in the warp. According to the books, the Thousand Sons spent most of the the siege of terra plundering the most arcane relics hidden below the Imperial Palace in preparation for their retreat to the warp. Whether they did this to further their own powers or to preserve the secrets of humanity from the ravages of the traitors is hard to say, probably doubly so for the Sons themselves.

[@WalknTalknStevnHawkn]

@@raycearcher5794 What book does it say that? As far as I'm aware in "Fury of Magnus" he would not have been able to enter the Emperors palace while the ward was active if he was tainted

[@attemptedunkindness3632]

@@jahlaniwilliams2468 The Emperor sent for the Space Wolves to bring Magnus to him a whole seven years before the Siege of Terra. Burning of Prospero is closer to the battle of Beta-Garmen. During the Siege of Terra Magnus was already bound to the Warp and fractured, thus the only reason he was even there.

[@attemptedunkindness3632]

@@WalknTalknStevnHawkn Also, I keep seeing you everywhere. *Holsters Gatekeeper Bolter* Real recognizes real, and I would like to think that your username is more of a play on his ongoing theories being proven in spite of his death rather than a tasteless joke.

[@carnis616]

Soo much prosprine content lately, it makes my dust all giddy, I love your work. Thank you for every last bit.

[@markrtoffeeman]

I would say Scribe. That Valdor was present merely as The Emperor's representative. Russ was the military leader of the Censure Host. Whilst Valdor was the political/legal leader. As the conduit of The Emperor's will.

[@lordfrostwind3151]

Still though you'd think that the Emperor's personal representative would have at least the authority to dictate the parameters of the mission and that a full purgation would only be considered if Magnus refused to surrender himself. Big difference between announcing yourself and demands surrender than announcing yourself by dropping a continent sized space station onto everyone's heads, awesome though that may be.

[@SHAKIZZY]

Id say this is the best tragedy of 40k well done Occulus you somehow made me love the cyclops more that I already did

[@coryling4014]

Every day I look for my next fix of the Oculus, and this day I was rewarded for that diligence.

[@frankthetank8050]

Also very interesting to note: Despite INFINITELY outnumbering the Thousand Sons with thousands of Spacewolves, ten thousands of auxiliary troops, thousands of Sisters of Silent, *1000* finest Custodes AND Magnus actively allowing the invasion to happen, the Thousand Sons would have still slaughtered them all if it wasn't for the flesh change. That is the incredible might of the Thousand Sons. People really fail to understand the sheer over the yop power of an army of powerful psykers

[@ImpudentInfidel]

...the power the Sisters and anyone standing near them are completely immune to, you mean?

[@frankthetank8050]

@@ImpudentInfidel Read the lore darling. The Sisters are NOT entirely immune to any warp attack. Any external warp power will kill them just like anyone else. Lightning, firestorms, telekinesis, titans hurling their way, the very ground beneath their feet swallowing them & 1 Million more ways to die at the hands of a resourceful sorcerer *shrug*

[@ImpudentInfidel]

@@frankthetank8050 ... he's taking this from Inferno, hon. Maybe look up how the battle canonically went before insisting it doesn't work like that.

[@frankthetank8050]

@@ImpudentInfidel Read the lore Tess. All accounts of the battle stated very clearly that the Thousand Sons would still have crushed the censor host. It's only due to the flesh change that they were defeated

[@charlottewalnut3118]

@@ImpudentInfidel OK well being able to stop psychic powers doesn’t mean much when your psychic opponent proceeds to put rubble above your head and start dropping it after that physics is doing all the work, not psychic power and your barrier that prevents psychic power from hitting you is not going to stop the fact that rubble is still falling. Congratulations it lost 10% of its speed but it’s still 30 tons of brick falling on you. You still get flattened into a pancake.

[@JWKONTRABASSO]

You are one of the few to have considered that Russ himself was less than forthcoming in his assignment and that Russ also disregarded the Edict. I don't understand how people like to fawn over Russ like he was some great paragon. He and his legions character show how they persecuted others for the wrongs that they themselves would call righteous.

[@spaceangelmewtwo9074]

I tend to wonder why so many people like Russ as well. He is a hypocrite, a warmonger, and my least favorite loyalist primarch. Even the Night Haunter, for all of his insanity, was conflicted about the atrocities he committed, but Russ was perfectly content to be little more than an animal. A calculating, vainglorious animal, but an animal nonetheless. It's astounding that the Wolves never fell to Khorne during the Heresy, considering their attitude towards war and death. I wouldn't be surprised if the Ordo Militum still continues to keep an extremely close eye on their chapter to this day.

[@cormacbyrne2210]

In many ways I find myself agreeing. That the Wolves have taken a more moral stance after the Heresy makes me wonder if it is partly from a lack of Russ's influence as much as any guilt. The mass casualties of the pre-Heresy Wolves are stark in contrast to their more pro-civilian stance in the modern 42nd millennium. But then, I AM biased.

[@Kristian.B.Kristiansen]

I really like Leman Russ and the 6th Legion, exactly because I see their many failures and blatant hypocrisy. But they are loyal and Magnus would become traitor, so fans have had decades to get attached to the admittedly awesome Wolves of Fenris.

[@JWKONTRABASSO]

@@Kristian.B.Kristiansen that is where this gets kind of tricky. You having such malice against one of your own Brothers keeps you from serving me a in the way that his very own custodian Chief custodian suggest then you clearly Aren't Loyal are you you're kind of doing just what you want who is this is my opinion on Russ

[@inquisitorgarza312]

The Wolf King was absolute fool for following the orders of the Warmaster instead of the Emperor himself. He allowed his pride and hatred against his brother to do this great error that will haunt his sons and the Imperium forever. No doubt that the Wolf King should have never ignored his father direct order, and he will doubt remember that it was eagerness that send Magnus and his sons to the waiting arms of the Chaos Gods.

[@my8thaccount236]

To be fair to Russ, Horus spoke with the Emperor’s voice. So much like Malcador an order from Horus was near indistinguishable from an order by the Emperor himself. It’s what made the corruption of The Warmaster so dangerous. No matter how odd or suspicious the order was, it for all intents and purposes came from the Emperor himself which made the orders unassailable.

[@LIETUVIS10STUDIO1]

It was no foolishness. It was malice.

[@piotrd.4850]

@@my8thaccount236 Frankly speaking, it was a concept of WarMaster alone that was problematic. In tradition with burearucracy, Astartes Legions should have been distributed in Corps Councils or something: "primus inter pares" Primarch or even just seat for single nominated primarch in Segmentum, Custiodian, Administratum representative or smth.

[@krimzonstriker7534]

I mean I think the Emperor did still want Magnus back, given he needed him to sit on the Golden Throne and all.... 🤔

[@DeusExMachina10001]

Valdor was just...weird in this story. He was so much more out for Magnus's blood than Russ during the Burning that you'd think he had some personal reason for wanting Magnus dead. Which is kinda the exact opposite of how he's supposed to be.

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

Valdor has a terminal case of "Keep Summer Safe" when it comes to the Emperor. Anything and everything that so much as steps on the Big E's shadow MUST BE DESTROYED. Not his fault, the guy was lobotomized as an infant and had his mind replaced with slavish obsessive devotion. He doesn't make good decisions.

[@beardfistthegoldenone7273]

Perhaps anger at magnus causing a warp rift inside the Imperial Palace. That was my reasoning for him being so out of character.

[@licensed_beheader]

Its because magnus had caused the mess on terra and to further add salt to the wound his legionaries were practicing raw sorcery with no restraint in defiance of the emperor's edict of nikaea and due to the mess that went on to him, Magnus had refused arrest.

[@uglyweirdo1389]

Poor Horntits. No wonder he just stood there and watched.

[@thewayfarer8849]

While watching the last video about Thousand Sons avoiding attrition warfare, this sort of massive tally of warriors known for brutality came to mind. They tried, but they weren't going to be staying in one unshielded city for long.

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

If only someone had waited to find out WHY the shields were down if someone else really had decided to fight. But that would take a thimble of restraint and we all knows animals don't have that

[@ewanstuart5521]

This made my Friday thank you Occulus. Really enjoying the Thousand Sons focus

[@Ozcogger]

First time in months I've gotten a break at work and your video is up. So pumped.

[@HelixFlame33]

Once again an excellent piece of work. Immersive and informative to the max.

[@ckaiborbor]

Grateful to be lucky enough to live in a time with this kind of content.

[@anjetto1]

"I must remain neutral in all political situations." Says one of the highest ranking members of a genocidal and xenocidal regime. A true centrist indeed

[@philipclay8531]

Yessssss I really needed this this morning. Thank you SO much!!!

[@lukyw720]

I just listen to this in background while doing daily jobs..just so soothing. What a great series!

[@jeffreygreen8668]

Boom. Afternoon sorted. My thanks to the Oculus 😎

[@finlayames6216]

Best lore channel on KZbin, believing otherwise is heresy of an order only eclipsed by the Horus himself.

[@Azaghal1988]

going to enjoy this! Thanks for your great work!

[@Lemonhead209]

This is pure art… I’ve listened to this 4 times already.

[@Thedagda801]

A wonderful retelling, thank you.

[@alfredaflatooni]

Amazing work!!

[@thorshammer8033]

Nice timing. Just got The Crimson King yesterday.

[@Dctstampede88]

I was just wondering when I'd get to hear you again.. hooray!

[@eichler721]

Amazing video and coverage of the forces that attacked Prospero.

[@vsGoliath96]

The Emperor: "Psychic powers are not okay and you should definitely never use them. Also The Emperor: "Psychic titans are totally kosher though, trust me."

[@greyjedi4794]

Love your work Occulus!! Keep up the great work.

[@Matihood1]

I am very happy that you keep making these videos, despite Game Workshop's awful treatment of its fanbase.

[@ledzep215]

I've been hoping you'd release more on The Burning of Prospero :3. Hope we get more soon!

[@FoundingChambers]

Awesome as always!

[@ceebee9195]

As ever, your narration is perfect for these stories.

[@stephencrockett3084]

Once again my day is complete with occulus's video, thank you for your amazing content

[@beardwierd2783]

Brilliant work dear sir.

[@frankdagrank2423]

8am. Perfect timing for sleepy time

[@mbp1652]

Nicely done bro

[@ryanmccabe1036]

The best channel on YT. Not even just the best 40k channel on YT.

[@paulsimon007]

Awesome as always

[@JZ0UK]

Another excellent video, and interesting thoughts on the Emperor's intentions, but, how do they square with the "key event" in Fury of Magnus? 🤔

[@georgesulea]

Well done, great Chronicler:)

[@tuckcuttertuck6802]

Perfect. Thank you for your work.

[@somerandomschmuck2547]

Welcome to the latest episode of "The point in history where everything went wrong forever!"

[@jfkjkshjpppppppppphsasi8669]

Great job!

[@Spideryote]

I'm not ready for these feels at 5 in the morning 😭

[@andrewhannaford9300]

Great vid!!

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

We don't talk enough about how, once the Webway was messed up, the Good Ending for Loyalist Magnus would've involved his entire legion being culled and Magnus himself being bolted into the Golden Throne to have his psychic powers drained away while his body falls to peices, in the place of his shitty dad. The one case where maybe falling to chaos really was the less horrible option.

[@finlayames6216]

Is it actually confirmed that the golden throne would affect him like that? There is 2 differences between him and his dad. 1. Magnus and the throne were meant to work together (either he was designed for it or it was designed for him, I’m not sure which design came first). 2. Magnus would in theory but fit and healthy when he sat on it while the emperor was mortally wounded and only kept alive by the throne. Admittedly this isn’t an area of the lore I know much about so I very well could be wrong

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

@@finlayames6216 let me put it this way - if I were Magnus, no way in hell am I sitting on that big shiny chair. The odds are non zero that I’m never standing up again. Also there’s the “we’ve got to kill all your sons” thing which even Vulkan admits he could never do. There’s really no good options here. Magnus took the less terrible one.

[@finlayames6216]

@@AnIdiotsLantern oh I’m not saying it’s a good option, but there seems to be a widely held belief it would turn him into a vegetable and I’m not sure that’s actually supported. Now as you say, the rest of the situation would be so shitty it’s arguable not knowing anything would be preferable but I’ve not come across anything to suggest it would affect his mind.

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

@@finlayames6216 if you’re Magnus are you taking that chance? Especially considering everything else going on, like the deaths of all of your sons? If odds are good that you’ll be stuck as a living battery for forever, powering a device that even the Emperor is sweating balls to use, is, “well it might not be as bad as it looks” a really comforting option?

[@finlayames6216]

@@AnIdiotsLantern it’s a shit option and on that part I’d actually agree with Magnus (even if I find him insufferable most the time). My point was basically to ask if there’s any evidence that actually points to the throne affecting his mind since this idea is common but I’m not sure where it came from. Again, not saying it’s a good option even if it doesn’t but just trying to understand what would actually happen to him if it went according to the plan

[@AurelionTheStoic]

My dearest chronicler has posted more of the lore regarding the heresy. Tis but a grand day.

[@gavinboyer4634]

Magnus; *accidentally destroys the Emperor's psychic wards. The Emperor; "GAH! You threw off my groove!" Leman Russ, pulling up to Prospero; "I'm sorry, but you've thrown off the Emperor's groove."

[@smp1017]

Hell yea I’ve been waiting for this one

[@BluJean6692]

7:38 In the grim-darkness of the far future... there are still cocktails! ;D

[@terminatorofbaal7853]

LONG HAVE I WAITED

[@loneal627]

As always a great video

[@Ennio444]

I only wish for two things: One Oculus Imperia a week That, if GW's big eye of Terror ever notices you, they hire you instead of striking your channel down. I think your blend of matter-of-fact research and disgruntled but loyal Imperial citizen makes this a unique insight into the 40k world. I am a historian by trade and I appreciate the historian-like apprach to the various accounta and sources as the ultimate way to make any setting believable.

[@Mr_Bunk]

No, don’t let them hire him! They’ll suck all the creativity out of his work!

[@markharrison543]

Well done Oculus

[@OldBrensBarns]

The wolves that stalk the stars. This man knows his shit

[@br7693t]

"if one is to remain true to scholarly rigours..." Love this channel, as an academic

[@ArchArturo]

The whole Censor Host pales at the comparison to Slam Man Tammaran, the greatest of all Custodes (also known as Steve).

[@Error-mn4el]

might have missed it but I wonder why Valdor just let Horus go like "oh nah actually orders changed, burn the planet to the ground"

[@finlayames6216]

Russ was technically higher ranking the Valdor and it’s not exactly clear why Russ decided to be so hostile to Magnus. It seems like Horus didn’t order the attack exactly but instead gave Russ the nudge to do what Russ likely wanted to do, execute Magnus and his legions

[@jamesnurgle6368]

The first time I watch oculus's videos it's to emerse myself in the lore and feed my curiosity. The third or fourth is to sleep 🤣

[@danieltester3449]

The self control it took to not go and watch this in the bathroom at the club when I saw this notification

[@Kareszkoma]

I kind of would've preferred if Russ wouldn't have believed Magnus to be a traitor, and if he would've thought that this was a "misunderstanding". The reason is later lore, the deleted brothers, and the way you look at an enemy. If Russ would've looked at Magnus as an enemy and traitor, he, as a Primarch would've noticed so many things being amiss. But believing a brother to be innocent, and being betrayed, brings up much emotion and confusion, which could be abused. The surprise I think is important.

[@Starman_Dx]

Oh blessed deliverer of spreadsheets, I await your newest vid.

[@jamesknighton4489]

God I love this chapter in the HH and made me love the Talon of the Emperor

[@servit0r]

1000 bois is all I need

[@MrPigfarmer23]

as always fantastic stuff, but I do miss the kaigu butt stuff contact details

[@SirArtanis7]

I am behind! I need to watch several months worth of audio logs, got alot of listening ahead of me!

[@Stashue]

Amazing

[@brandonbell1601]

Awesome

[@trajanfidelis1532]

Ave Imperator And Hydra Dominatus

[@alphacypher7099]

Years ago I may have sided with the wolves. Because I hated psykers back then. but I was young and naive. Now I stand along side the Thousand Sons. And my resentment and hatred for the Emperor and Imperium have only grown exponentially.

[@theophiledumont3291]

For fuck sake .... yes this is good ... please do more thousand sons lore !

[@Ninjaguiden89]

Great video but I have to say that to someone from a nordic country, the space wolf great company numbering is pretty funny lol

[@vontheunknown7982]

I'm still thinking the blood Ravens are from the Thousand Sons🤔🤔🤔?

[@vontheunknown7982]

The problem is how did I not suffer from The Flash change or turn to dust?

[@vontheunknown7982]

@@TheBananamonger you maybe right.

[@graemealkins9138]

Finding a legion armed to the fangs 🤣

[@AdrianMartinez-ho6db]

Emperor bless brother oculus for his lore stories. Also tho, What if vids on any of the other legions named sent instead? Who’s with me ?

[@NoName-lo9ym]

Leeroy Jenkins Russ. Least he ain't chicken. Hey - the Custodes are bodge job Men of Gold. Change my mind

[@arturorayon9052]

origins of the space wolves vid coming soon perhaps?

[@matThaHatter]

Am I wrong in recalling that Leman had wards on his armor that were bestowed by the Emperor for this particular campaign? Pls let me know someone.

[@TheKyleCostello]

When are the next Vraks episodes coming out

[@Kristian.B.Kristiansen]

"Russ wanted to Kill Magnus, Horus just gave him the excuse" Yes! If it is possible to sum up such a complex situation in one line, that would be it!

[@zdron07]

I wonder if the army troops from albia still wore their power armor they had before during the unification

[@thelostman88]

I hit the play and like button so fast