The Hardest Sh** I Ever Watched

[@leonardchurch814]

Astartes is so good even non-Warhammer fans like myself can appreciate it.

[@maxdhook]

That means you’re now a Warhammer fan 🤙🏻🤪

[@Pigayyy]

@@maxdhook thats exactly what i was about to say haha

[@davidloya4691]

every man is a warhammer 40k fan, they maybe not know it, but they are

[@NaderVaderYT]

RVB fan? 😎🤝

[@NaderVaderYT]

@@davidloya4691 true 🫡

[@HughMann989]

Not So Fun Fact: The 1 guy that made all this was scooped up by Games Workshop to exclusively make animations on the GW website (subscription needed) and because of that we basically have had no update. GW also does not allow fan made stuff to be uploaded technically

[@TNTspaz]

Companies poaching talent and then not using said talent is probably one of the more bizarre trends I've seen in recent years. I love how the official site keeps the little teaser at the end for a video they obviously aren't ever gonna make lol

[@s1n1st3rs0ul]

The same guy helped make Space Marine 2

[@voltus20]

​@@TNTspazpretty common business practice. Buy out competition, then do nothing with the talent so the bar doesn't get raised, so you can keep the effort minimal for maximum profit. That is why competition and monopoly breaking and prevention is so important. If a company becomes large enough, it'll just snuff out potential competition before it can become large enough to pose a threat, stifling development and quality in the process.

[@AshKai12]

GW doesn't mind fan made, but they employed the guy so Astartes went from YT to Warhammer+

[@Evan.13239]

Shame for us, but that’s fantastic news for the animator. I hope he’s payed well!

[@PRC533]

Imagine if you will, after each one of those black cuts, waiting 6+ months for the next 5 minutes of glorious video. That's how we originally watched this when it first released as he was making it. Having the whole thing at our fingertips feels like such a luxury.

[@thorinhannahs4614]

It was worth it and I'd do it again. This level of detail and skill is absolutely worth waiting for.

[@Yobott]

it was def worth it but they edited this video, the originals were better man.. just some parts of the music, like where the astropath is saying ''return your men immediately'' landed much harder originally, and they left the scene out where he gives a quick order to one of the other astartes that nods and runs back really, why mess with perfection, the whole thing was spot on fuckkkkk, really shows how corpo suits fuck great shit up

[@PRC533]

@@Yobott My understanding is that some of the music used in the original was copywrighted and so they changed it. I agree that the original sound design was much better.

[@BobS-0727]

I remember.

[@darkfire06]

Holy shi...now I remember these😂😂😂 think I stopped at the astropath...and lived my life

[@That_1_Bohemian]

Everyone's a Warhammer 40k fan, they just haven't seen Astartes yet

[@AnonymousVenator]

That's so real

[@SamuelAko]

Where can I see ? Is this a series comic or what ?

[@fartsmella40000]

​@@SamuelAko its on youtube just look up astartes :)

[@Neddicus]

@@SamuelAko There are various mediums for 40k and some comics too. This is a standalone animation, if you wanna learn more about 40k and dont wanna read (Which i recommend you do, its worth) is check out some KZbinrs. I'd recommend Luetin09, Adeptus Ridiculous And Isyander & Koda. If you want an Animation series to watch then i recommend the legendary: If The Emperor Had A Text To Speech Device.

[@santosrodrigo6285]

Yeah what IS this?​@@SamuelAko

[@tonsofregrets258]

The Psyker screaming "RECALL THEM IMMEDIATELY" through his Vaccum sealed helmet goes to show just how dire the situation was

[@sc9433]

where did you hear them scream that?

[@tonsofregrets258]

@@sc9433 watch the section just before the psyker gets possessed and listen closely. You can hear him say it

[@Rsalmond83]

9:39 it’s muffled

[@Yobott]

in the original that stuff was better, no unneeded sound effects and there's a scene missing, just can't get over what they did with it after fucking pedersen and banning him from making more when they first came out, after patiently waiting for months, it was really just *worth the wait through and through* , no rushing, no deadlines, just pure love for really making it the best he could (and he could!!) then some fucking bozo comes in and post directs all sorta crap into it and out of it making it just ..less..

[@CrimsonElite00151154]

An Inquisitor, to be specific. No Psyker can command a Space Marine that way.

[@kainepeterson6638]

Fun fact: before the Pskyer loses control you can hear him scream so loudly that you can hear him thru his helmet. He says “YOUR MEN ARE IN DANGER! RECALL THEM IMMEDIATELY!” And then goes silent because the daemon possess him in that second he lost focus to warn the chapter captain. Also fun fact: the orbs are talking to each other about corrupting the Astartes

[@drunkenastarte5243]

The entity within the orbs are Xenos in origin, not Chaos filth... Rather hilariously, while Pederson himself has said these Xenos are simply of his own design, they also bear a very, VERY striking similarity to an extremely obscure Xenos race called the Yu'Vath, from the original 1st edition of 40k, 'Rogue Trader'. The Yu'Vath were a psychically powerful Xenos race who combined their technology with their knowledge of the Warp, but were iirc, wiped out during the Great Crusade by the Legions Astartes.

[@Jack-wk7fg]

@@drunkenastarte5243 They should be also the original creators of the Grey Knights weapons, right?

[@drunkenastarte5243]

@@Jack-wk7fg No. The order of the Grey Knights were created by Malcador the Sigilite, on the orders of Big E. Malcador in secret, goes around collecting a number of Astartes from various Legions, including a number from those Legions who would later turn traitor & side with Horus. He also recruits a number of mortals who would go on to become the first members of the Inquisition.

[@Jack-wk7fg]

@@drunkenastarte5243 Ye, i known, i was talkin about the weapons. Psylancer and Pyacannon

[@drunkenastarte5243]

@@Jack-wk7fg They're weapons of Imperial/human origin. Remember, Big E has been around since sometime around 10,000BC if we accept the 'Shaman Sacrifice' theory of his origins... he still retains knowledge from the Dark Age of Technology, plus his own powers being greatly enhanced by his pilgrimage to the world of Moloch & into the Warp itself

[@Sock66]

ASTARTES is not only easily the best 40k fan film ever made, its probably THE best fan film ever made. FOR THE EMPEROR

[@genericuser984]

tis' a shame the animator got poached only to not have his talent be utilized

[@drunkenastarte5243]

Also need to recommend watching 'The Last Church' by KillTeam Hungary It's one of the most integral & deep character studies into Big E himself and his beliefs. He's still a horrible person of course, but it's a deeply enthralling story that's basically just two individuals having a theological debate, yet it's hands down 1000% better than 99.9% of the hot garbage Hollyweird has produced in a looooooong time! ;-)

[@dirtnoise0]

@Sock66 Hello me

[@helleboreofficial4692]

I'm pretty sure I've only ever seen 2 fan made movies/shorts (Emesis Blue and Astartes) and I love them both.

[@drunkenastarte5243]

@@helleboreofficial4692 There's plenty of fan-made 40k films out there... Aside from Astartes, the "must-watch" picks tend to be; 1. 'The Last Church' Set during towards the end of the period known as The Unification Wars, it's by far the best & deepest insights into the character of The Emperor himself. Also a great thinking film too! 2. 'Helsreach' Set during the 3rd War for Armageddon, it follows High Chaplain Grimeldus of the Black Templars and his squad of Marines, as they lead the defense of Hive Helsreach from the onslaught of Ghazghul's Ork hordes. Really gives a great look and feel of just how monstrous & terrifying the Orks are. Plus a good portrayal of Space Marines fighting a more protracted, defensive style of warfare.

[@LDSG_A_Team]

No other piece of media I have seen so perfectly encapsulates how Space Marines are absolute gods among men on the battlefield, while simultaneously being so incredibly out of their depth. Warhammer 40k goes hard, and Syama Pedersen's Astartes project goes hard even for 40k. Glad you got to watch it, Cross!

[@ghostwood9174]

Agreed. Really highlights how terrifying Space Marines are.

[@TheParaxore]

Yup its a fantastic way to show what they are capable of and just how much more effective they are vs baseline humans or even high level psyker/warp entities. They know no fear.

[@fiercedogfilms6135]

The next closest thing is the game

[@MediocreSix]

Raphael in Angels of Death bro. I'm forever Tau/Ad Mech, but even I was fighting the urge to yell "Honey! Fetch the credit card. I need 2000 points of Blood Angels"

[@hhjhj393]

The more I watch it the more I see just such excellent story telling. (IMO obviously) They show the Astartes at first as being insanely strong or overpowered compared to the normal troops, then towards the end they show the Astartes being outmatched by an Alien force. It really does show the whole theme of Warhammer for humanity. The way everyone is kinda robotic and cold, the harshness of it all, the constant fighting to the point where it almost feels like everything is mass produced, the overall aesthetics are just excellent. The mysticism, mixed with the ww2 aesthetic with sci fi.... It's all just very well done. The show don't tell story telling is just on such good display here. The execution of this short will always be legendary. Warhammer has always fit that weird area for me, how in this science fiction universe where everything is so vast it just means everything becomes mass produced and where even violence and war is mass produced. The cold almost factory like roboticism of the human race, almost like we are an ant hive. It's just a cool dystopian vibe.

[@Lesardah]

I love how Syama shows the Astartes as men of sheer will and purpose. Their actions seem deliberate, almost machine-like. The way they kill the inquisitor when he breaks - there's no panic or deliberation. The situation fell into a prescribed course of action, and they took it unflinchingly. Epic.

[@thesprawl2361]

Yeah, that's not admirable to me. To just do it without thinkng about it. I want my soldiers to have minds of their own, especially the more expert and powerful ones.

[@iamgalaxies]

@@thesprawl2361 Well luckily, this is fantasy.

[@thesprawl2361]

@@iamgalaxies Not to some of the people in the comments. They take it a bit too seriously.

[@RS-nb4sw]

At 10:19 when you said, "They didn't even give him a second!" you're right! What might also interest you is, when you stop and think about it you'll realize that the psyker in the red robe knew they would do this if he were to be possessed, knew the risk of possession it represented to break concentration long enough to warn them, and still chose to warn them anyway, knowing that it would probably cost him his life on the spot. That's badass.

[@buxmell]

what's happens to a man when possessed? is he becomes like zombies or what? don't know anything about warhammer. and what are those spheres?

[@conradgarrod117]

⁠@@buxmellnot too sure about the spheres, but if a psyker becomes possessed by a demon from the warp, they are usually used as gateways to allow MORE demons too come through, which never ends well.

[@JamahlRawls]

@@buxmellI’m wondering the same thing

[@jebhank1620]

@@buxmell Basically what happened is the blue sphere tried influencing the space marines but failed. In discussion with another blue sphere (which the red robe guy was listening in on) they agree that the blue sphere has to shed his form and escape through the warp. However, when blue sphere tries this, he gets instantly consumed by a warp entity which then acts through the sphere’s body to suck the space marines in and transports them to a strange place which seems to be a chaos realm.

[@jebhank1620]

@@JamahlRawls Read my other reply

[@OgreSayrone]

This fan made animation is single handedly responsible for the golden era warhammer is experiencing with new interest. Now if only the tabletop designers could pull their heads out their ass

[@shadowbush5021]

Facts I agree this animation I would say has allowed people who don’t know wh40k that well to at least get a glimpse into the setting. Yes it doesn’t explain anything but it will start that curiosity in one’s mind to investigate to see what it’s all about.

[@Erymanthos]

In your opinion, what is wrong with the tabletop designers, or their work?

[@NoSyrupLeft]

Just as one of the top comments on an Astartes vids said: “Astartes is what got me into 40K, Games Workshop’s behaviour and treatment of it’s fans is what got me out of it”. Although I must say Space Marine 2 has rekindled my interest in the IP.

[@IamJINCHI.]

I'm honestly confused as to why they haven't paid Larian to make a turn based Warhammer RPG

[@tNuOcCaFrUmS]

@@IamJINCHI. because they did rogue trader with owlcat and larian has other things to do.

[@calebclarke69]

Cross watching Astartes. Worlds healing.

[@allnet20]

about to say the same thing

[@badollies]

the dimensional tears in the fabric of reality are coming together

[@TsoBrok]

Closing the Eye of Terra

[@Redavv]

Whoever comes to 40k universe and goes deep in the lore as the time passes they realize how stupid the company that controls it now days.

[@chuey2846]

Then the female custodian made it onto "the tithe"

[@bensonhedges26]

Astartes got me into 40K. Now i'm about halfway through the Horus Heresy books, have watched quite literally hundreds of hours of lore videos on KZbin, have bought my first few models and started painting them, and am having a blast on Space Marines II. It's all downhill form here boys.

[@scout360pyroz]

You better read the Ciaphas Cain Novels.

[@CETGale]

Where are the gay of color WOKE women Astartes..? Everything must Be just like modern real life.... There could never be a real Astartes super soldier that wasnt a gay / woman / of color.......... Real life modern Super soldiers now are all gay / women of color... Look at all wars in history and you will see real representation like the gay Black women who stormed the beach at Normandy beating the White Nazis...... 1 Reply

[@Dabs_4_Dayz]

welcome brother

[@patrickkenyon2326]

Welcome to the Chapter, Brother! The Heresy books go hard. Wait till you get to the Siege of Terra.

[@dedompler]

welcome to expensive hobbies club

[@Vetaul]

It still genuinely baffles me how this was all put together and animated by one guy meanwhile multi billion dollar studios with hundreds of animators can barely shit out a half decent show without ruining it with some stupid misguided audience catering.

[@Yobott]

it baffles me too but at the same time it makes sense; art is a form of self expression, real art is to really make it how you envision it and have the ability to actually do what you see in your mind.. we all have ''art'' in our heads, just not many can actually put it into a tangible form as soon as you start making it a business it will become just that; thought out, planned out and optimizing for a large audience and it stops being self expression and it turns into a *product that should please the masses as the company envisions it to be* but it won't.. not as much as the passion that people see from that one person with extraordinary skills that really _really_ loves something and makes it exactly how they envision it, without compromise or deadlines, or monetary gain or whatever the fuck: they just make it because they love making it

[@joncheek7063]

The first 1:10 is the best interpretation of any space marine boarding operation we've ever seen and may ever see. SO DAMN GOOD. Melta charges ftw. Also bolter rounds are mini rockets. Each round fired is generally a kill shot. So imagine someone dying each and every trigger pull which is lore accurate.

[@seandlax9]

The red robe isn’t an astropath. It’s an inquisition psyker. Astropaths are also psykers, but they’re for long range (interstellar) communication and work in a choir, not alone.

[@Alex_Anti]

But ge got that navigator eye in it?

[@Kreigmstr]

The two aren't mutually exclusive. That being said, given the crimson robes and him being connected to the Xeno-tech device. I would think he's a TechPriest.

[@TheCommunistColin]

@@Kreigmstr AFAIK TechPriests don't usually bear the Inquisition logo, they usually have their own skull-and-cog symbol they wear even if they serve on everything else. I think this guy was inquisition rather than a servant of Mars.

[@Kreigmstr]

@@TheCommunistColin Thanks for clarifying. I don't really know the heraldry that specifically. I did play both Astropath and Tech-Priest at different points in a Dark Heresy 2nd Ed (TTRPG) campaign we had going for a couple years. Basically play as Acolytes of an Inquisitor. No guarantee that's canon. But it was published by a GW subsidiary.

[@TenTenTamten]

In Horus Heresy series, ships could have their own astropaths as well

[@couchpotato756]

Warhammer 40k. The epitome of sending tanks after cthulhu 🤌

[@SSD_Penumbra]

Sending tanks after cthulhu and losing.

[@keithfilibeck2390]

@@SSD_Penumbra eh, they thumb them in the eye every now and again, they are losing, but its impressive they are doing as well as they are, considering all their bureaucracy , religious hamperings, and outdated tech they no longer understand.

[@drunkenastarte5243]

"Drive me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!" ;-)

[@ExplosiveMuffin1]

The Imperial Guard experience

[@cykeok3525]

@@SSD_Penumbra THEN SEND MORE TANKS!

[@thedarkgenious7967]

"Somebody hire that fucking guy!" they did, took his stuff off youtube, put it behind a paywall, and have basically prevented him from making anything else. I've heard they might have let him work on the new video game a bit, but he ain't making any more of these sorts of animations.

[@hasturthekinginyellow5003]

If i remember correctly he worked on the second season of The Pariah Nexus and also did some work for that mini series of the blood angels against a genestealer insurrection.

[@Sebastianator01]

Goddamn does every corporation have to result to acting like a certain German leader??

[@savagegtalks5912]

@@Sebastianator01 They took everything. So they are acting a lot more like Mao... wasn't even a bird left alive in China, when he was done 🤣 They wiped all his work off the internet and placed it behind a paywall. So Mao would be way more accurate^^

[@DefaultFlame]

And the leaked NDA also reveals that even if he leave's his not allowed to make any Warhammer content, including for free, for years. GW is the biggest enemy of Warhammer fans, as usual.

[@rlnzler7131]

Search "Huxley: The Oracle" You're welcome

[@WhiteWolfDarkpaw]

I will never get over the fact the one Marine just tanked multi-las fire before his bolts deflected off the shield. And all it did was put pock marks in his armor. Also, a few days late, but the guy in the red robe is not an astropath. That is a Psyker Inquisitor, monitoring the captive sphere. He heard the psychic conversation between them, and when he let his concentration lapse to tell the Captain to get his men out, the captive sphere possessed him.

[@Obsidian-Nebula]

Now imagine that there are xenos/ beings who can tear up that armor like a piece of paper. That's some scaling

[@decwow]

10:20 No.. they didn't give him a second, and that's the best they could do for him. You don't want a daemon possessed Psyker.

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

For real. A second's hesitation, and what was left of that psyker would make the two the Astartes fought on the ship look like kittens by comparison. A daemon with a highly-trained Warp-sensitive vessel at its fingertips is a force to be reckoned with.

[@ek5268]

I really hate GW’s soundtrack changes, the original was superior in every way

[@ShinigamiH]

Hard agree, not even sure why they did it. Could be wrong but to my knowledge, nothing in the original soundtrack was copyrighted.

[@brothersgt.grauwolff6716]

Can't Have 💩 In The Ruins Of Detroit

[@spartancrown]

Yep. Also seems there was sound tuning on other effects as well. Miss the original episodes.

[@ShinigamiH]

@@spartancrown if i had to guess, GW had someone else come in, completely mute all the audio (cause they were to lazy to just rip the music from the files) and “dub” over the whole thing, I don’t feel like syama pedersen (animations creator) did this or have much say after being acquired by GW.

[@chickenjimmy6552]

@@ShinigamiH Nah it was copyright shenanigans. If they cared about the sound design they'd replace the effects appropriately but they just filled it with generic stock sounds. Cant win with GW

[@MediocreSix]

FunFact: the Space Marine chapter in this film are named "The Retributors". This chapter was also an invention of Syama Pederson, a fellow kiwi and the creator of Astartes. The film was so wildly popular, that Games Workshop added this to their official media, their KZbin project, hired Sayama and even went as far as to add Sayama's Retributors into official Warhammer chapter list, meaning he could play his own army. Their sigil is a golden fist, grasping a golden skull. It is expected that they will eventually get their own canon tales and exploits added to canon in time.

[@oroboros88]

I noticed in the new space marine game, the stiff but calculated and fast movement from marines was really noticable in certain cutscenes, and reminded me ALOT of how this dude animated his astartes, makes me wonder if some other animators took a page out of his book for the game or maybe he was involved

[@slicksilver2961]

I think they did, because that intro cutscene alone really gave me Astardes vibes

[@UserRedZero]

I’m pretty sure they also literally hired him.

[@Rrezz]

He worked on the new space marine game so that's probably why.

[@paragonflash8937]

A cool Detail In 9:00 The Psyker (basically Warhammer 40K version of a Wizard or Mage with a little hint of madness) is used to establish a communication between both of the Spheres which is why the space marines stabbed the sphere that is not chained up. 9:36 You hear the spheres say You must take them. The sphere that's chained up is talking to the other sphere that is not chained up. The Psyker then realises their screwed and warns them and says "Recall them immediately" (or smth similar to that). Him breaking this concentration and focus is how this Psyker actually gets possessed by the sphere.

[@MrDriedanddone]

I love that people are taking an interest in 40k. 40k lore is so interesting and deep.

[@icesharkk6399]

imagine if destiny had taken itself seriously instead of playing everything for ironic laughs

[@sterlingmillhollon2520]

They had a lot to work with but just turned everything into a garbage LGBT soap opera.

[@phillemon7664]

@@sterlingmillhollon2520me when I’m restarted

[@hithere5553]

Imagine if Destiny was rated M so you could show guardians actually take battle damage like this.

[@williammoutchia9292]

@@sterlingmillhollon2520 Y’all will jump at any chance to hate gay people lmaoo it’s not that deep😂😂

[@williammoutchia9292]

@@hithere5553 Oh hell yeah, that would be awesome

[@Gwynbleidd_117]

“Recall them immediately!” That break in concentration sealed the Inquisition Psyker’s fate.

[@Itsbeeve]

Astartes is the greatest piece of fan-made content I've ever seen. Its absolutely perfect.

[@Ryukachoo]

And this is why the Amazon series needs to keep the astartes in reserve. Season one finale needs to have a single astartes just wreck an entire room no sweat and be a deeply intimidating presence

[@metatron107]

_"They descend from the heavens, wreathed in fury and flame. The Emperor’s Angels, forged in war, clad in the light of his divinity. To witness them is to glimpse the Emperor's will made manifest, terrible and awe-inspiring, for they are the hand of judgment upon the galaxy."_

[@mon-kiegh477]

The world and lore of Warhammer 40k is huge. It is good and bad, amazing and terrible, dark as hell and sometimes heartwarming. You can find a part of it you can enjoy and have a deep connection to

[@hhjhj393]

That's probably my favorite aspect of WH40k books especially the Necromunda books I have read. Everything is just SO bleak, so dystopian, humanity is so extended, mass produced, inefficient, yet even in these hells there are just tiny tiny glimpses of goodness that sometimes poke through before briefly being snuffed out again. It's just such a cool vibe IMO. In this universe where space is truly vast where humanity has thousands and thousands of planets with hive cities with hundreds of billions of people in just a city on a planet, everything is just SO endless that there is such an intense feeling of hopelessness and desperation. Endless wars over such large areas and even timelines.

[@lucasblanchard47]

Dude. I know absolutely nothing about WH40K and have never really been interested in it, but this just changed my mind!

[@ghostwood9174]

Welcome to the fold, man! I recommend checking out some YT lore channels; Luetin09 is considered the lore granddaddy of the 40K community.

[@Excalibur234]

Welcome! in addition to youtube channels I also recommend books. You should choose a faction or space marine chapter that you are interested in and read some of their books this is really helpful when getting to know the universe. I did this myself I choose dark angels first legion and read Son of the Forest and Lion el'jonson Lord of the First. Books have a lot of specialized content that usually isn't talked about as much in youtube videos this really helps getting to know the universe.

[@lucasblanchard47]

@@ghostwood9174 ah so that’s like 40K’s MyNameIsByf haha!

[@lucasblanchard47]

@@Excalibur234 see I didn’t even know there were different factions of Space Marines. How many are there?

[@sundown6806]

@@lucasblanchard47 There's 18 distinct legions of Space Marines, each lead by a Primarch, who are the biological sons of the Emporer of Mankind. 9 of those legions turned to the side of chaos during the Horus Heresy, where Horus Lupercal, one of the Primarchs, was convinced by the gods of chaos to betray the Imperium of Man and turn to chaos. Now in the modern day, 10,000 years after the Horus Heresy, most of the Primarchs are dead or missing, but things have just recently been shaken up by the ressurection of both Gulliman and Lion El'Johnson, 2 Primarchs of loyalist legions.

[@Omni-Man]

I have the original uploads on my channel. GW changed the score and colour grade and the original soundtrack went way harder. It wasn’t an Astropath, most likely a Tech Priest within the inquisition and he became possessed the split second he took to warn the Chapter Master to “RETURN THEM IMMEDIATELY”, it’s muffled but you can hear it, he risked his life for it and Beakie Marine didn’t hesitate.

[@austinlizarraga4165]

The original sound design and audio was a lot better imo. They also cut out a couple different scenes

[@RaixsOreh]

Its not a tech priest. Its literally just an inquisitor.

[@cykeok3525]

@@RaixsOreh Yup the subtext is that it's an Inquisitor, likely one that's been investigating the nature of this grave threat, for years, decades, maybe even centuries... and it still got him. He knows he's risking his life in this attempt to decipher the enemy, and indeed he still gets corrupted and dies. The threats to humanity are so vast that no expense can be spared, no sacrifice too great.

[@RaixsOreh]

@@cykeok3525 right? I dont know how people somehow still get the answer wrong. Astropath? Tech priest?

[@MrDekasOne]

​@RaixsOreh literally has a giant I for the inquisition on his back. But Yeah, he's a tech priest or astropath, lol No a tech priest whould have the symbol of the mechanicus on him as they are always a separate entity regardless of who they are working for and astropthas only send messages

[@darkvoice8784]

The details has always been what makes this thing the best thing ever.....like they walk into the vault in diamond formation with a tail, the zero hesitation when the sanctioned psyker is compromised, the unstoppable nature of the squad just carving thru the defences, the sacrificing of his hand to try and disrupt the attack, his lens with all the targeting reticles being shown AFTER the cover is broken, so much more......unmatched

[@kiero1236]

Ive watched this so many times. The guy that made this, needs to be given the time, money and resources to make more. I would pay for more of this.

[@senju31]

I'd pay top dollar to him for sure

[@jeremikrowicki970]

12:48 He was indeed hired by games workshop and worked on several trailers in the warhammer universe

[@mmarshall404]

Astartes 2 is still happening and iirc he assist with the blur stuff too

[@lucasa4955]

@@mmarshall404is it tho? That was announced years ago

[@kharnthebetrayer4867]

@@lucasa4955 They gave an update like 2 weeks ago, that it still is in the works. Astartes was in the works for 5 years and got us 12 minutes. Don't know if he works alone this time too, but afaik he was also contributing to other official animations they put out.

[@Derg2003]

No he hasn’t. You couldn’t name one. They screwed him over.

[@Crocomire-q2c]

@@Derg2003 Comment above yours disagrees

[@hawk9mm]

The fact that Cross is watching this, like 5+ years after the original masterpiece got pulled by GW then reuploaded into GW's version proves that just staying in your one game space is so bad for us as gamers. We miss stuff like this master class in animation, that was made by 1 guy!

[@hg1986]

You could just listen for 10 seconds into the video and be sure this work would be the hardest bandger you've ever come across in maybe 5 years. Huge respect to Pedersen, hope he's doing good

[@mrmaxmondays]

People talk about the animation a lot (deservedly so) but holy smokes the sound design in these videos is astounding

[@armstrong.r]

@@mrmaxmondays the way the shots resonate at 2:42 always makes me giddy

[@remor698]

Yeah, the original sound design is ridiculously punchy. Like the GW altered version, which this is, doesn't sound bad in isolation, but it feels shockingly weak compared to the original, at least to me.

[@muchsneak9523]

Sanctioned Psykers are allowed... until they aren't. Also, small detail, whenever the space marine coughs up blood it is already clotting. That's how fast they heal.

[@ge0desic880]

So glad you have seen this and are giving it the limelight on your channel Cross. As someone who has been into the hobby since i was a kid (mid 30s now) and read a significant amount of the books too.. this one man astartes project just blows my mind every time i watch it. The best encapuslation in media of how terrifying a space marrine assault is. Brutal and ruthless teamwork and efficiency. I wish he was able to put out more.. lord knows what GW have him working on these days.

[@ge0desic880]

Also guy in the red robes wasn't an astropath, it was an inquisitorial psycher

[@DMXKonCur]

It’s happening boys

[@replicant_7774]

Only took 40 years for 40k to go mainstream

[@InTheFilth]

Let's just hope it doesn't get the Star Wars treatment...

[@drunkenastarte5243]

@@InTheFilth Yeah... about that... Femstodes are a terrifyingly Heretical reality already >.< Oh, and Age of S--tmar has it's first official They/Them weirdo

[@dasji2]

@@drunkenastarte5243 Oh noes! Quick go send death threats like the usual 40K fan does when they dont agree with anything. You did it to Matt and still do

[@drunkenastarte5243]

@@dasji2 As a woman, the idea that I *need* such BS as female Custodes to feel "included" in 40k is a fething insult to my intelligence!! 40k is *meant* to be hyper violent, super-chad masculine to the extreme, and there's absolutely NOTHING wrong with boyz having their own space & icons to enjoy. Besides, it's GW flipping the bird to not only the fans, but to nearly 40 *YEARS of established background history and lore!!* The Custodes being all-male is because they are meant to protect the Emperor's physical body. His ultimate protectors. The *exclusively all female order* of the Sisters of Silence were created to protect the Emperor on a spiritual level... as psychic nulls, they are the ultimate force against Chaos and the powers of The Warp. Injecting femstodes is an insult to the Sisters, who are infact a bad@$$ warrior order themselves! (...and let's not even go on about the Adepta Sororitas!) It also flies in the face of how and why Big E set up each order the way He did, as He did not want the possibility of trans-humans breeding and replacing humanity. Femstodes is Heresy. It must be rooted out and destroyed, lest it be allowed to corrupt everything.

[@Lancersilva]

Welcome down the rabbit hole, Cross.

[@TheEpicKyle61]

05:13 - He is starting to believe!

[@cavemanbadbones1568]

That was better than half of all sci fi content on KZbin! I will check out more! I am an old MechWarrior kid from the boardgame days. I remember painting my miniatures similar to the Warhammer ones. This has reignited something in me. Count me among your ranks of Warhammer Followers. Damn that shit was GOOD!

[@loganbaxter4685]

10:35 I like how it showed even superhuman killing machines will still be disturbed by warp entities. You can actually see him flinch slightly.

[@G.I_Jane]

one cool detail is the blood the space marine coughs up. You can see it start to collate really fast like how irl our wounds turn to scabs due to blood cells forming clots over time. Except for the space marine being a augmented being his healing factor is inhuman

[@lexmen1089]

Its still wild to me how GW lost its biggest FREE advertisment in the name of "money" without actually getting none, they really are the Sony of tabletop games. "We like money, but we actually dont like getting it."

[@spideysquestionablyusedcha5069]

I mean, even as someone who owns thousands worth of minis, the biggest thing holding Warhammer back is GW's insistence on unnecessary premiums. I have 2 friends who'd buy product in an instant if they weren't so egregiously priced.

[@Gabdube]

It's calculated as acceptable losses to prevent potential competition. Competition is actually bad for business once you reach a certain point of market-domination. At that point, competition is only good for other people, and only as long as it never ends. As soon as someone wins against competition, even if it's by outperforming all others (but usually because others fail to take them out by other means before it's too late), then you no longer have a market and it devolves into a stagnant aristocracy that will do everything in its power to never have to compete again, by keeping others down. But in order to maintain competition, you have to actively prevent and eliminate winners before they get to win. You can only "win" in a market if nobody ever does, or if you beat everyone else forever. That's why billionaires are bad for capitalism.

[@lexmen1089]

@@Gabdube pr talk for " we arent making money from it 😭"

[@Falconer5752]

​@@Gabdubebillionaires are not "bad for capitalism" they are a natural occurrence of the flawed system that is capitalism.

[@Gabdube]

@@Falconer5752 Yes. Being a product of it doesn't mean it's good for it. Capitalism incentivizes an exponential accumulation of capital in fewer and fewer hands, which is inherently counter-productive to the premise of a free market. If you want a freed market, you have to actively keep it free from capitalists.

[@BrandenThompson]

I'm super here for the WH40K universe finally getting the attention it deserves. Astartes was definitely one of those inflection points a few years back.

[@BrandenThompson]

This is also perhaps one of the best "lore accurate" portrayals of the Adeptus Astartes outside of the Black Library; Efficient, Tactical, with no nonsense.

[@christopheroagor3236]

That was simply intense, 'out there' and 'cold' !! Totally captivating - thank u fanman !!

[@TommyLomeo-k5d]

Beautiful. The direction and animation is incredible

[@wreck993]

About time! "In the Grim Darkness of the Far Future There is Only War!" THE EMPEROR PROTECTS!

[@heatnup]

Passion is greator than money and numbers.

[@Slaphappy1975]

I pray to the God Emperor of Mankind that a full-length feature film will be made in this exact same style.

[@Aurilion44]

06:20 That's a Psyker/Astropath that is also an Inquisitor

[@rowanirish]

11:25 The tentacled creature apparently draws the space marine into the warp and is immediately consumed by a warp entity. Effectively releasing it's grip on the space marines who fall back into real space.

[@thiagoarxalmeida606]

HOPE WE GOT MORE VARIETY GAMING FROM CROSSS

[@Kaevannan]

I wasn't expecting Cross to react to this, but I'm here for it. I was so hyped for each Astartes video as it came out.

[@GalenLeRaaz]

By a rare chance, a tourist slowly becomes one of Us. Welcome, brother.

[@alexxander9428]

Shame he couldn't watch the original, the music is so unbelievably amazing and changes the feel.

[@Pufson]

First iwant to tell that im shocked you didt see it till now. This fan-made film is the best piece of warhammer 40k art i ever saw. Maybe some of you wathced it now when all 5 parts are released but i saw this when only 2 parts were available. I waited 2 or 3 years to watch this completed. Awesome work. Games workshop hired this guy fter they saw this and made it canonic. The sad part is after they hider him they didn't make anything more. Fun fact: every true fan of WH40K universe when asked in which universe he would like to live one would say not in this :D

[@boldfacedred1023]

I absolutely love watching peoples faces when they 1st set their eyes on this. This is god tier WH40k! Furthermore that’s the GW cut. There is an OG cut that uses a completely different end song that has tribal drums and synthesizers playing which completely changes it for the better imo. Also look up the painter Zdzisław Beksiński. That’s the ending inspiration for sure.

[@dubiousjester475]

He’s getting drawn in deeper

[@nathanfee9644]

Someone showed Cross Astartes!? Yeah bro... that shit is peak. It is so peak that I'm fairly sure the idea of an animation studio for the company was indeed sparked by this animation. Before the original got pulled from KZbin and put onto their platform(They bought the creator out they wanted his shit so bad lol)... It had many many views and reactions lol.

[@NapGod]

This got me into warhammer over the pandemic. I love that people are still finidng it and reacting to it.

[@BabyKale-b]

Astartes is prob my most re-watch video on yt. I made my wife watch it once aswell....all though she wasn't into it. So glad to see it's getting more views. It's such a work of art

[@queuebe4068]

Dude, it's already so huge. Even after like 10 years people still are watching it.

[@BabyKale-b]

@@queuebe4068 I mean more in a general sense.

[@patrickkenyon2326]

This guy and Sodaz. Masters of art. Give each of them a 100 million dollar budget and let them cook.

[@tonyc.8667]

Divorce her immediately

[@BabyKale-b]

@@tonyc.8667 haha oh jeeze

[@doolie04lfc]

Cross the lore around humanity in Warhammer 40k is amazing you would nut over it

[@mickeyparr]

Uncensored F bomb from Cross right at the end there lol

[@user-by5td4bb7r]

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

[@Amanredpill]

Someone hire that guy? Workshop did hire him and hardly no ones heard from him again basically they pay-walled a fans work of art.

[@KaziMazi]

Really hope he watches Pariah Nexus next cuz Salamanders are best bois

[@Rex_Sierra]

VULKAN LIVES!!!

[@KaziMazi]

@@Rex_Sierra currently reading Deathfire and I always laugh cuz every 5 minutes of the audiobook Numion sais it

[@sundown6806]

@@Rex_Sierra IT'S ALSO A HAMMER

[@Neddicus]

​@@Rex_Sierra*STOMP* *STOMP*

[@aminamirkhani6377]

Destiny Lore used to have magic like this.

[@Vash_Carrison]

Cross, you need to play Darktide. I know it's not on the same level of quality as Space Marine 2 but it'll scratch that 40K itch you seem to be having. Although, no space marines in it. Just a priest, soldier, ogre and wizard.

[@ps5426]

Second this.... it's not as over the top as Spacemarine but it does give you a feel for the horrors of the Grim Dark....... then on to the Black Library 😂 maybe some Eisenhorn before you fall into The Horus Heresy.

[@gundamwingzero8484]

I honestly like Darktide more then Space Marine 2, I just want more content for Darktide…

[@nepspartan-7597]

​@@ps5426and you are just psyckers, an ogrin, or rank-and-file guardsmen that were put on death row against the forces of Nurgle

[@Vash_Carrison]

@@gundamwingzero8484 same but we are at the mercy of the developer Fatshark. Sigh.

[@kainepeterson6638]

Darktide is ABSOLUTELY on the same level of quality as SM2 and saying otherwise is so shitty to how absolutely fuckin amazing Fatshark’s developers did at capturing the feel of 40K

[@saltyrealism]

Didn't even know this was Warhammer. Whoever made is this is not only a brilliant animator but has incredible knowledge and intuition for cinematographic techniques! Bravo!

[@CarpenterJake]

The silent professionalism and communication between the space marines is why I appreciate this game from afar

[@brandonspeed]

Loved this animation, made me get into warhammer for like a month lol

[@pickle_38]

I am SO hyped for this, Astartes is maybe my favorite piece of visual media ever and now I get to watch one of my fav d2 youtubers' reaction???

[@Gabdube]

Too bad it's not even the original version.

[@RubenSanchez-qw2zx]

Never in my life would I think Cross would fall this deep into the Warhammer hole

[@Damalycus]

The direction for this is perfect. I cannot find any flaw. Every little detail works towards the plot. No useless bs.

[@Andytlp]

Just the opening how the ship flies to breach a larger ship is just perfection. The guy got such an eye for direction. Can't believe theyre not letting him helm a movie production or tv series.

[@FractionalMateo]

This was made by a SINGLE PERSON! Syama Pedersen

[@torvasdh]

Wish WH was owned by anyone but Games Workshop. That company is just a pile of shit.

[@blackbeardgmb5996]

Let’s goooooo more warhammer on the channel!

[@ProvenAlien]

Came across this randomly... Stayed hooked until the end XD I only like the DOW series (DOW, BC, WA and such) but this.... Community made.... Christ! 10/10

[@TheRealDigitalDecaf]

I saw the thumbnail and instantly was like Oh dang he's never seen astartes?! when it came out I watched it like 10 times on repeat, so dope

[@blacktemplar707]

Also Cross, look up The Emperors Text-to-Speech, it is satire, but does give you good lore, a much loved gem by the community

[@griffinfaulkner3514]

"I summon *P R O H I B I T I O N H A M M E R."*

[@N0TYALC]

TTS is one of the most u funny pieces of media I’ve ever seen. It’s honestly impressive how much of it I watched without laughing, chuckling, smiling, or emoting in any way besides for groans and eye rolls.

[@TheHaydena76]

Gives you good lore? Wtf? It's one of the main contributors to tourists completely misunderstanding the setting.

[@iloveguitar338]

@@TheHaydena76 Agreed

[@Tuffadandem]

10:11 PURGE THE UNCLEAN!!!

[@damianj4700]

This is sooooo Frigging AWESOME! The guy needs to be given his own studio so he can make full length shows!!!!! MINT!!!

[@Noisemaker50]

i love the way he reads "astropath, gotcha" like that answer clarified anything at all

[@SourBogBubble]

New fan Film dropped yesterday called The Awakening a 40k short. You don't want to miss it!!!

[@biggswigg2613]

Quick and Dirty summary for people who know destiny but not 40k (or the ones who are just starting to learn with space marine 2 coming out) Raid team of lore-accurate titans (as in could beat shaxx physically) wielding rocket frame auto rifles and linear fusion sidearms vs lore-accurate warlocks (bald guys are Ikora powerful and the orb creature could shame the Witch Queen) and their minions

[@Unsaelig]

Savathûn’s carnage wrought exists on the scale of multiple galactic arms and thousands upon thousands upon thousands of worlds. I love 40k and Astartes, but absolutely nothing in this video comes close to Savathûn.

[@biggswigg2613]

@@Unsaelig notice how I mentioned her personal power, not her schemes

[@eeruur]

what

[@zaslayer]

Time to clean up the vault to make space for all the new guns. OH WAIT THIS IS NOT DESTINY 2

[@BurntToastTTB]

I have never once played, read, or had anything to do with Space Marines or Warhammer 40K. But everything those marines did, I was like, "Yep, that's how they do it." That is how convincing this video is. So freaking well done.

[@sentient_trash]

ASTARTES LETS GO

[@blacktemplar707]

Get ready for Secret Level

[@blacktemplar707]

Pretty sure he's the main 3d artist for this new anthology series from Amazon, the marines in it look just like his work.

[@LPhooligan]

Bye bye Destiny, hello Warhammer

[@VantaClawz]

That was SWEET. This should be a series!

[@VintageJapaneseUFO]

what I love about this is that its not one of the typical GW-made cinematics that basically show only characters that actually exist as tabletop miniatures sold by GW. The way GW presents their cinematics/short movies it just feels like advertisement. This one here was fan made. These cultist(?) grunts, those 2 psykers/remotes and the two warp-basel alien-whatever entities are complete fan fiction. And thats great, because they really fit the lore of the 40k universe. This is how fan fiction in the 40k universe should look like and its 100 times more creative than the crap GW produces lately

[@siuu5359]

Warhammer is like so diverse in terms of characters so it will be hard to animate and life adapt it so i appreciate the animation a lot

[@callanruka9194]

Very cool very time consuming as well i would say,but when you doing something you love you get stuff like this,dudes going rogue with production cuts like this,daaaam!

[@danielcrump4404]

Love how the dude looks away for a mere second, with the warp demon only to be seen and disappear before he looks back at the screen. Pure chaos.