The SADDEST 40K Story Ever

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[@miriamemanueleforneris3701]

He died like a true soldier

[@myfaceismyshield5963]

ordered to certain death and not even realising it.. yup, sounds about right

[@thalastianjorus]

A common misconception about soldiers - by those who've never served.

[@pierluigiadreani2159]

...Deceived and abused

[@Royalgecko-zp8zd]

a true child soldier........

[@legoman5491]

Hevy would've been proud of him

[@SaintNamedSlickback]

Gork and Mork will finally stop fighting for just a second to accept Snickle into the afterlife with open arms for Snickle died performing the will of his gods, a performance oh so well done o7

[@SordidusFellatio]

No they wont

[@aideng-0.033]

They’d reincarnate him into an ork who would then become a mek or pain boy, maybe even a warboss, with an inexplicable affinity towards their grots.

[@Aberinkula9]

​@@SordidusFellatio If we and Orkz believe in it so much, it will happen! He deserves damn it! 😢

[@Angels510]

A grot will never be big enough or orky enough to be worth the gods’ attention

[@gotrekandslixem4882]

As soon as hes there they wpuld eat him.

[@tefras14]

Orks are used as comic relief. Meanwhile the Orks...

[@kamchatmonk]

Orks are a comic relief... but only for other orks. Nor so much for those on the receiving end of a WAAAAAGH.

[@davisdf3064]

Orks are comic relief Grots are sad oppression (unless you are the RED GOBBO, then you are a revolutionary

[@marcelleroux9172]

what about the grots that get fired at the enemy through the Warp to reappear completely insane and defecating uncontrollably

[@ZWOXIS]

That's not sad, that's rad af!

[@marcelleroux9172]

@@ZWOXIS i know, it just seems like this Grot in the video got a better deal than most😂

[@notusneo]

Fucking funny

[@Nerdiness1985]

And they can end up inside a tank or inside a soldiers armour/body. But that gun is no unpredictable and unreliable it can also launch the shooter itself through the Warp. The Shok attack gun

[@ClubbinSealz]

Those are snotlings, not grots.

[@EsShinkai02]

Funny thing! This story is based on anti-tank dogs from WWII. They're exactly what you think they are, and basically everyone used them in some capacity. Once again, the only setting grimmer and darker than Warhammer is Real Life.

[@-TheMachineGod-]

Everyone on the Eastern front used them, Japan tried to, and the US considered trying, but basically all their use was by Germany and the USSR

[@yurisantos8730]

Oh i remember that those dogs with satchel bombs in their body and they will train to go under the tanks 😞😢😭

[@lordlucius1341]

It was a complete failure of a project, the soviets trained them on their own tanks so the dogs blew up their own sides armor

[@sudanemamimikiki1527]

​@@lordlucius1341 that or the dogs got scared by all the loud noises of a battle and ran back to their handlers and blew them up instead

[@richardthomas9497]

​@@lordlucius1341Also the dogs were trained with stationary tanks, not moving ones in the noise of battle.

[@FrogmanhatesQibli]

Rest in peace Snickle. Gone but not forgotten, forever in our hearts.

[@MasakanSolaris]

Dude that's messed up even by 40k standards

[@VA_Nightshade]

Welcome to the Orks

[@An_Ian]

Not really this is pretty normal stuff for orks Some space marine chapters will even take women from worlds there evacuating to "Recruiting worlds" where they are treated as livestock to breed more space marines. AND THIS IS A LOYALIST CHAPTER

[@novanegro88]

​@@An_IanWow that's grimdark. saved from monster just be sold into a form of slavery

[@mobiusZero2]

​@@An_Ian you want more mess up? Demon Kalaba. Come back when you're ready to admit in 40K everything if F up

[@An_Ian]

@@mobiusZero2Oh I know my point was this short wasn't even tip of the iceburgh

[@tudorvelcea7292]

#ripsnickle

[@user-nh4zm6xj5d]

#ripsnickle

[@EomertheSecond]

#ripsnickle

[@aideng-0.033]

#ripsnickle

[@Nickerdz]

#ripsnickle

[@bombercbc9431]

#ripsnickle

[@sergiocontreras5629]

What the hell?? That actually was sad...

[@Scarletraven87]

Welcome to 40k

[@MechMK1]

My saddest 40k story is that of my friend, who died in a car accident on his way to his first ever game. He was so excited to play, was talking about it for days.

[@pasta1549]

:( I hope somewhere out there, he found peace playing every game possible with every army available. I’m so sorry

[@Kalopsia666]

That’s heart breaking

[@micho_3715]

He may be a filthy xeno. But he is the bestest filthy xeno...😢

[@SirLordofKings]

Could not have said it any better 😭

[@NewWarhammerNerd8881]

Poor Snickle

[@bushidofunk7248]

Bro it's Friday and you drop this how dare ya make a nightlord feel

[@alanmechling9822]

...You guys can feel?

[@jojo_sanders5342]

...No *Flays you* ​@@alanmechling9822

[@AlphagonOmegarius]

​@@alanmechling9822aparently so

[@philosophichuman1507]

Remind me of that Ork from dawn of War 2. His only regret? Exploding.

[@johnhickman8391]

He at least had a happy an peaceful death. Ignorance is bliss. Id say he actually had one of this universes, best deaths ever.

[@inductivegrunt94]

There's depressing, and then there's this. Snickle did not deserve this, he deserved better.

[@hitnfgsbluntd1194]

Snickle, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@mueezadam8438]

The saddest story in 40k is when some dude’s weighted dice wouldn’t flush down the toilet.

[@WonderedGoose99]

-We shall co together then, shall we? This death is ours. We choose it. We deny your victory.

[@lich.possum]

Ya know there was an ork that thought "where's ma favorite grot at..."

[@mullerpotgieter]

That warboss deserves an eternity on a planet devoid of life. So he may live out his existence in absolute peace. *Spit*

[@aussieman4791]

I can think of one Trooper Caffran, the bright eyed and young Sergeant that had seen so much trying to save a child, only for his team to be ambushed. The Chaos soldier killed he turned to see the child he was trying to help which had been reduced to a near animal due to their time on Chaos held Gereon holds a discarded Las rifle. Instead of snapping or ordering the boy, he kneels down, reaches out a hand and says, "Here, put that down and give it to me," all with a smile. Before young boy shoots him in the chest. He died never knowing his Son became a Ghost, he died never having talked with Gol Kolea about their relationship and the fact his kids were now Cafs and Tonas. He died doing what had saved three people he loves then more then anything in the universe, acting out of the kindness of his heart to help another in need.

[@thatguy4544]

The ghosts have it rough. Caffran, Agun Soric, Bragg and others I won’t mention in the name of yet worse spoilers.

[@usernamemakesmemad]

RIP Bragg 😞 you deserved better

[@robertlee6442]

Dermon Caffran was one of the hardest deaths for me because while it was during an assault to take back a world; it wasn’t the enemy that took him from us but a scared child that just wanted to survive and it was done with the ease of breathing. It’s one reason I love the Gaunt’s Ghost series it has amazing stories of triumph and deep despairs of mourn soaked losses.

[@Clutterlicious]

RIP Snickle. You were a real one.

[@jablue4329]

Angron's fall seems so unfathomably contrived that I can't help but think that Big E knew exactly what he was doing.

[@MinoTaurus205]

Don't forget Angron crying begging for freedom... And when Khorne giving it... He gave him peace with death... Only for temporary before he bring him back to once again kill his foes in the name lf Blood god

[@Haloister]

A duty, honorably, discharged.

[@octaviolarronda6200]

NOOOOO SNICKLE Meanwhile the orks: HAHAHAHAHA

[@TheLoraxshadenough]

Snickle's war boss hit him with the most subtle low tier god

[@ohsunkang1177]

Don't forget the part where nurglings are literally like little puppies, only to see their friends bloat and die

[@CuriousLumenwood]

Snickle my beloved

[@badman231177]

i actually shed a tear. he just wanted to be appreciated for a job well done

[@hermitprime5410]

When I saw the title I knew exactly what it would be

[@Suodemon]

Saddest for me is still: Did you find your love? Yes. I found her.

[@michaelrogers4157]

Dude, that one hit me hard.

[@robbie710]

I need to know what this is from pls

[@alanwestmoreland6152]

​@@robbie710 Helsreach

[@harox77]

Poor Snickle. He shall be remembered by us. He don't need Ork boyz

[@nuclearthreat545]

A true hero 🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@secretsecret3528]

This is why education is important, if he'd been well taught in explosives, he would of known to run.

[@Vin_San]

Yep BOMBS DON'T KILL Dakka and lack of education do!

[@37_newts_in_a_costume]

Its It's enough to make a grown man cry

[@mdidrees711]

SNICKLEEEEEEEEEEE😭

[@HalduBouyaNono2]

That's the kind of text that remember us why Warhammer 40000 is one of the Pilars of the grimdark. With his tendency to focus on supersoldiers who can't feel fear and extremely large scale battles, most of the time it looks more like dark space fantasy. Which isn't a criticism, 40K was originally Fantasy in space, the dark fantasy is part of its DNA. But this kind of text remi us that the essence of grimdark isn't the scale of the threat of the existence of abomination: it's tragedy to human scale - or any other sentient being like here - set in a fantasy or dystopian universe.

[@Nyrm01]

Reminds me of trying to get a raise in a megacorp

[@Myder_Dragon]

They had a timer, the grot didn't need to die The boss just thought it would be funny 😢

[@randommanwill802]

"He didn't cry at Titanic!" "Do men even have feelings?!"

[@GoufinAround_]

Just more reason to hate the Orks

[@Culebrunch]

That was too far, Games Workshop... poor Snickle didn't deserve that...

[@tythus654]

Honestly, it feels so strange how I read that exact passage just a few minutes ago

[@deimudda2130]

'Squad Broken' is another wholesome 40k story.

[@antonjonsson9271]

Ooohhh my heart, f for snickle

[@djashovel]

You should look up Star Wars vs. WarHammer40k. It's a really good series, and it's so respectful with the Lore. And the writing is great, And you should definitely react to it.😊 But I do have to say About this series All they did was make anakin more powerful, and more OP😅 Of course in my personal theory He has a connection to the emperor In some way

[@knightsminifoundry]

Snickle no 😢 #pouroneoutforafallenbrother

[@diomano.3341]

I don't see it as a sad story since he died happy af.

[@user-cq1cw8xz7f]

This made me cry, F

[@andrejjelcic3675]

You want sad? A person stands next to a random Servitor on a random space station, recognizes the Servitor and says: ''Dad? It's me. Dad? Dad?''

[@brandonwoeldike2084]

You’ve done Gork and Mork proud, Snickle

[@cesly87]

Very good, Snickly. To the side of Gork and Mork with you.

[@TheFalseEsquire]

Mood

[@user-kn3de9li1u]

He just wanted to be free from bulling. Rip Snickle.

[@rookwills9168]

I legit remember reading this and being sad

[@caos1925]

Hundreds of sad stories, which we know

[@omegon2540]

Khrone stopped killing Nurgle cried Rivers, as did isha Slanesh stopped the tourcher in its realm Tzeench gave his honest opinion, no strings attached The emperor shed a necrotic tear

[@TemplarBlonic]

“Fall of Angron” implies he could have ever been at a high point in life… and that’s the true tragedy.

[@xeniosaias]

poor snickle

[@user-eh3eo3cn3c]

How to make fans sad about characters they normally laugh about.

[@Aravaganthus]

Makari be like "hope they treat him "well"? The f*ck?"

[@TheDukeofGinge]

As a World Eater fan that hates Xenos, this hit me harder than it should. Think I need to go to Khorne’s warp gym talk to Kabunga and pet the crocodile while lifting dumbbells that scream at you with each rep

[@markcochrane9523]

"Lol" said the ork boss. "Lmao"

[@toastybread0413]

Grots like Snickle is why we need Da Red Gobbo back

[@cjthebeesknees]

The Ork Godz cease punching each other in da face once his puny wretched soul essence flows back into the warp… gives him a nod and a hug. 😭😭

[@aliywafiy]

Wait torgardon is dead?

[@dawwammawardimuthahhari3152]

Yep, slain by Horus Aximand during the Drop Site Massacre, there's a continuation bout his body getting corrupted into Tormaggeddon and finally freed by Loken but yeah he's dead

[@thomassnowball6374]

@@dawwammawardimuthahhari3152close, the dropsite massacre was on Istvaan V, Loken and Torgadon fought Aximand and Abaddon on Istvaan III

[@MisterAnonymous1000]

"Oh no! Anyway, last week..."

[@TheLegacyDan]

That was predictable yet extremely sad, up until the last second. Then it became hilarious.

[@Monsterbug98]

We love a spotlight on Killteam 2.0, best tabletop game in the War Hammer repertoire

[@BigguzCaptainBogz]

Poor Snickle, he was a proper grot

[@kulrigalestout]

I will always love grots. Had a mob of 30 I took to every game, and every opponent I had learned to fear them; they were the luckiest of lucky charms, whatever I pointed them at they obliterated no problem. Some people have distraction carnifexes; I have distraction grots.

[@jinguini8001]

Saw the killteam octarius book and automatically knew what was coming

[@alanheinze7259]

Very sad, but I have to say, the story of Garvial Lokan throughout the horus heresy is heartbreaking, especially his ending, I cried hard

[@rainy4902]

RIP snickle. This is why the REVOLUTION must carry on! All hail the red gobbo!

[@CookieKobold]

And yet the endless tales of woe and misery make the few moments of joy shine ever brighter

[@baalrog887]

Ye, well, to be fair it were well funny ta see dat little git flyin in all different directions like dat

[@kbennett2587]

Damn, I think that would even make old one eye tear up. Hell, maybe even afew ultramarines or salamanders too.

[@evgeniblanchard675]

They need a Gobbo revolution faction

[@albertor.6635]

He got the snickle fritz treatment 🤣

[@kishin901]

He now stands at Gork and Mork's side

[@maimer1691]

I finished reading Lukas the Trickster yesterday. What you felt in this story I definitely felt after completing Luka's book. I need GW or whoever the fuck is in charge to write up a good comeback for my boy Lukas. Out of all the books I've read so far, and characters that I've come to love only Lukas has brought me to tears. I will die for that man, I will kill for that man PLEASE PATCH HIM UP GIVE HIM ANOTHER HEARD DO SOMETHING MY GOD RRRAAAAAGGGHHHH 🥺🥺🥺😭😭

[@brotherhoodofsteel4751]

For me I always cry at Dante meeting Sanguinius

[@chrishamilton7516]

“NOOOOOOOOOO! The Promethium!” (You thought I’d care about some filthy Xenos)

[@arashzombi8705]

Death Of Torgaddon and Tarvit hit so hard :(

[@edwardrobinson7726]

I guess Snickle is Boblin the Goblin

[@DameionC]

The most recent tale of Woe & Missery in 40k is the story of the Custodian Chad's being g told some of them have always been girls...how sad for the golden boys.

[@Keram-io8hv]

Not as much pain as watching all these "GW gone WOKE, CAWILL DESTROYED" clickbaits

[@DameionC]

@@Keram-io8hv why is having an opinion and making the best of it by joking about it bait?

[@Keram-io8hv]

@@DameionC These are no jokes, people are furious because of lore which was everything except consistent

[@DameionC]

@Keram-io8hv I know, trust me I'm just as passed as the rest of us..just trying to make light of it the best I could in these Grim Dark Times.

[@RyugaruSenbi]

Tbh I don't really care that there are female custodians. Afaik the lore never explicitly stated they were exclusively guys. Meanwhile female Astartes, despite afaik having been a thing in the past(discontinued and booted from the lore early on because of bad sales iirc) would be kinda weird because the geneseed is made from the genes of the primarchs which are all dudes, thus likely rendering men more compatible with it. Tho it could still be hand waved away because if Big E can create these supersoldiers, he can also make the geneseed work regardless of sex.

[@Geebees93]

What the fuck? That's actually heart breaking.

[@ajanssaryfrommaccabia5852]

There is no feels for the enemies of Man !!!

[@Qardo]

The fact the Grot had a name. That is the amazing part. He was special to someone. Grots rarely have names. As Grots rarely live long enough to get a name. If they do get a name. It is because they did something great or good. Or...in some causes. One day, just decided to call themselves something.

[@jarekwrzosek2048]

RIP Snickle. :(

[@doomslayer9077]

Snickle you've done well gork and mork are proud of you

[@Ghost3210]

Not gonna lie, I would love to a story where a Runtherd became a warboss and actually improved how they treat Snotlings and it leads to a lot of the small guys from other Waarghs joining his Waargh. After all, if Weirdboys, Mekkboys and even Commandos can become Warbosses, then why wouldn't a Runtherd have a chance, too.

[@Warlord_Gruktak_Rukrak]

The would be awesome( i am always a big fan of Runtherd and Snakebite clan)

[@adenoutdoors5447]

😢

[@anaklngameplayer2549]

Okay there's grimdark and then there's this. I have literally just produced a tear for a grot. This is why God has abandoned us. Not because of hatred but because of the fear that we have gone too far.

[@justme42300]

Boss: Now dat iz a krumping gud grot, taik notes boiz.

[@cheesaliciousable]

But when you consider death in this universe is a mercy not all can obtain, it's kinda a happy story.

[@chrisharley5781]

I been drinking and this nearly made me emotional.😅