The Shadow Crusade EXPLAINED By An Australian | Warhammer 40k Lore

The Ultramarines are generally considered to be pretty unbeatable, that was until the Shadow Crusade, a campaign of destruction that brought the 13th legion to their knees
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[@majorkill]

Whenever anyone starts whining about the Ultramarines being a bunch of Mary Sue's, just remind them of the Shadow Crusade.. Was not a fun time for the boys in blue Stream is live : kzbin.infodPpUAuD9PpU?feature=share

[@edwinrosario3849]

Just a bit of a mini-review, I've been playing the new Rogue Trader game up to the second chapter. So far, it is very good, there are a few issues but nothing that should cause problems for anyone playing it. Though, might not be able to get the Space Wolf until the third chapter which I am not sure is out yet or not.

[@bigolbearthejammydodger6527]

don't mistake cookery for foolishness. You spying on my kitchen kido?

[@datguui9021]

have you play the beta? cant wait to see your take on the setting of the game

[@k24m76]

bUt mAjOrKilL

[@nightazday7988]

to be fair the earlier editions were all like "and they sat the entire Horus Heresy out and outnumbered their loyalist counterparts because of it" So the Shadow Crusade hit two birds with one stone.

[@rexlumontad5644]

Lorgar and Angron: *burns Ultramar* Roboute Guilliman: "I was something beyond furious."

[@robertnelson9599]

The Horus Heresy gave Bobby G and the Ultramarines a lot of personality.

[@Neoth40k]

G-Man: "I was something Sicut orphanotrophio per galaxia cum Lorgar natus est"

[@Nyghtking]

@@Neoth40k So pissed off he unintentionally slips into speaking roman?

[@Neoth40k]

@@Nyghtking yep, space and time barriers is for pussis

[@cjthebeesknees]

@@Nyghtking Latin, uncultured swine. Roman isn’t a dialect. Sorry for busting ya balls but I just had too.

[@deadmeme902]

Shadow Wizard Money Gang Crusade

[@gearfox7]

We love casting heretic spells

[@lordofshades9497]

This is sponsored by the shadow cabal

[@nivunikonu3008]

Legalize extarminatus bombs

[@fiftyfourm]

joeyy warhammer crossover when?

[@Ironbattlemace]

Oh no, it's the Sam "Ghost of Kiev" Hyde reference. He can't keep getting away with these.

[@rexlumontad5644]

8:30 If the Eldar hadn't ambushed baby Angron, he wouldn't have been injured so bad that got him captured by Nucerian slavers who put the nails on his head in the first place. The Eldar sought to prevent Angron from becoming Khorne's champion in their visions but ended up causing it themselves as a Self-Fulfilled Prophecy.

[@BahadurSingh-mg8jj]

How the hell do you lose to a baby, even if its a primarch 😭

[@captaintitus4637]

@@BahadurSingh-mg8jj hey they were only 80 years old they were noobs

[@andrewbyrne2173]

Old Scottish proverb, you meet your doom on the road you take to avoid it.

[@Lorddacenshadowind]

​@Bahadur Singh remember Disney Hercules when they tried to kill baby herc?

[@Nostroman_Praetor]

Khorne said fuck your future seeing crap, if I can't have The Angel I want the red one!

[@my_dad_came_back_with_milk]

Lorgar and angron : burning ultramar Rub me off gorrilaman : Alright bitches, no more mr.nice guy

[@KaiHung-wv3ul]

Roblox Gillman: "Okay, time to delete two Legions into non-existence."

[@argeltal_thewordbearer]

I'm sure that Khorne, despite his hatred towards sorcery, could ascend Angron without his nails, but decided to do a little trickery there

[@abdullahirfan9991]

You just see tzeennch in the corner rubbing his hands "gooood, goooooooood"

[@jeanmichelbambi2563]

I'm pretty sure Angron wouldn't have been so hellbent over blood and violence if he didn't have the nails after ascension

[@abdullahirfan9991]

@@jeanmichelbambi2563 I mean yeah, they literally hurt the guy when he isn't in rage and killing stuff. I think that's why he became khorne's new favorite action figure

[@kingebin9830]

Without the nails, I think Angron would fall to Nurgle more than any other primarch, even Mortarian. Angron’s main power is that he can remove the feelings of pain from others, which is more or less what Nurgle does to his followers.

[@Lol-nn5su]

​@@abdullahirfan9991just as planned

[@sanguinius3938]

That was when Kurze realized even by predicting the future he couldn't beat the Lion on a 1x1 match, simply because the Lion uses unconscious abilities to Strike, he doesn't even need to think before doing it, it's absolutely natural.

[@Buhlmanzky]

Didnt Kurze nearly kill him two times before the Lion was saved by Corswain and later Dantioch ? Lion fanboys forget that out of three matches he only won one by himself.

[@sanguinius3938]

@@Buhlmanzky shhhhhhhhhhh

[@minhducnguyen9276]

But if Kurze ability allows him to see future, then it's irrelevant whether he reads Lionel mind or not. He's not trying to see what Lion's trying to do he's looking at the future. The writer's gonna need some serious explanation for this.

[@lordofshades9852]

​@Buhlmanzky not sure about Corswain, but didn't being saved by Dantioch outside of a duel?

[@sanguinius3938]

@@minhducnguyen9276 that's what he wrote, but according to the writer's interpretation, if the Lion doesn't think before doing it, Kurze can't predict

[@Honour-in-spades]

Poor Angron... That fellow is suffering in both mind, body and spirit. I can almost imagine a small piece of the noble Angron, huddled away in some dark recess of his mind, sobbing in utter despair, never to see light or hope again. 😥

[@MrFallenone]

Remember the ascension to Demon prince frees the primarch spirit from the body as we can see with the clone of Fulgrim. Angron is actually doing great and likely chilling with Ferrus, Sanguinius and the other afk Primarchs.

[@shadowstrider8295]

There was one group of people who genuinely cared for Angron, and they're all dead. If Lorgar cared, he would've crushed his head with that undeserving mace

[@horusluprecal1144]

"Hope"...... is the first step onto the pathway to disappointment.

[@Honour-in-spades]

@MrFallenone Even then, I can't believe his spirit isn't somehow scarred from his life and looking at what has become of his previous self, with grief. To know, that what was once you is now a murderous, rampaging monster, genociding millions, has to hurt to your core.

[@sanguinius3938]

@@MrFallenone Actually, they retconned, sanguinius is not dead anymore, just gravely injured and in stasis

[@MrFallenone]

Excuse ME. That was NOT a world eater dreddy. That absolute unit was the OLD Legion Master of the Warhounds still in their old colors and he tried to kill Angron for what he did to the legion.

[@majorkill]

True True, I should have paid him most respect. he was one of my favourites and it was pretty hard to read how dirty he got done

[@jarlathquinn2628]

Didn’t Lotara try to teach the dreddy how to be play cards

[@timerevive1511]

​@jarlathquinn2628 You are correct sir. They played for about one or two rounds, with a servitor holding the cards for Lhorke, until he got fed up with it.

[@rexlumontad5644]

1:49 I remember that fan animation of Death of Hope where the Ultramarines had to fight off World Eaters and Word Bearers while trying to protect the citizens of Calth.

[@jfkshouldofducked4348]

Yeah a world with ultra terms and defensed by gman but a group of ragers and Petties win, retards should learn their place and stop trying to influence gw to allow them any type of win😊

[@iainrickwood2623]

Shame what happened to Sparks and that we never saw more, the marines he made looked even better than in the Astartes fan series

[@FerreusVir]

Man, imagine being the warhound princeps - knowing that you could end it all right here, two primarchs at once and you could save so many.

[@kowaretatenshi4561]

Along with the books this is based on were heartbreaking in so many ways, Angron actually stood among the bones of his fallen gladiator brothers and sisters and CRIED.. Angron CRIED! His he considered himself already dead and this was his grave, on top of that when Lorgar fought Guilliman he came to the realization that Robute had NEVER resented him, hated him, thought himself better than Lorgar.. not any of that and felt truly betrayed by what his brother had done to Ultramar. Lorgar even tried to apologize and explain everything to Guilliman but quickly realized it was pointless. If you want to hear a lot of this yourself then listen to the Audiobook "Betrayer" its amazing though listening to "The first Heretic" helps with context. Traitors still gotta die but the books and story in them still hit ya in the feelz

[@IronClique]

Angron really is a tragedy

[@endmysuffering6847]

4:08 this ultramarine really did chuck in a bolt gun to his pauldron because he's missing an arm. What a badass.

[@rexlumontad5644]

"Looks you're going to the Shadow Realm, Jimbo!" - Word Bearer Hugh to Ultramarine Jimmy probably.

[@znalniaskas]

"We're here to return the favour." Also, Lorgar is lowkey a really capable strategist. The thing about Lorgar is that he actually cares and thinks that he's doing the right thing. He was willing to risk his life to stop his men being slaughtered by Corax. In his mind he was probably doing the only thing he could to prevent his brother Angron from dying.

[@rexlumontad5644]

3:37 Ultramarine Space Marine Terminator squad likes to go for a walk. A very enthusiastic walk.

[@trimeerious4349]

Getting a video about how each of the pre heresy primarchs would have reacted to being placed in Guillimans position as lord regent would be pretty cool ngl , seeing their own imperium's burn of flourish would be great.

[@fuchsmichael93]

One Day Brother

[@wahbegan]

Honestly Lorgar and Angron's unlikely bromance is a high point of the lore for me

[@RedXlV]

Imagine if Guilliman had stayed and managed to murder Lorgar before he could complete the ritual. The Ruinstorm would've been stopped, *and* Angron's tragedy would've finally ended with him getting to die in peace. On the downside, the G-man and the remaining Ultramarines would've almost certainly died too. But with no Ruinstorm dividing the galaxy, the remaining Traitor Legions are pretty well fucked because there's nothing slowing down the Lion and Sanguinius from coming to Terra's defense.

[@derargent4692]

that’s a good question then. what happens in M41 with no primarch

[@winthroprockwelliv499]

It's still pretty sad looking at Angrons life and the fact that during that final part of the battle he was happy knowing that death was finally coming... but nope. Now a prince and in even worse pain. 😢

[@notjustanother3191]

That Lorgar, Angron broment is my favourite thing in the heresy.

[@wessthemess117]

Wow seeing the death of hope never gets old😮

[@jewsheisty8133]

A video on each primarchs reaction to chaos and demons would be lit

[@blagojpejov4155]

Lorgar and his world bearers and Angron World eaters completed their goal in ultramar

[@ace_the_race9340]

"Crusades are usually fun for the good guys" Instant flashbacks of the 13 black crusades.

[@matthinton19]

6:15 this is still one of the favourite moments I’ve ever read in the Horus heresy books. The titan pilot is like wtf is going on why has the foot not gone down to the ground and somebody turns round and says it’s being pushed back up

[@abdullahirfan9991]

Robot gorilla man, moments after the shadow crusade: "almost lost my cool there"

[@TheRealCartman1]

Future video - has the Imperium really lost technology or those that have access refuse to share? Imperium can't or barely can build new battleships but here's 3 brand new Abyss class battleships. Phalanx is failing but when motivated Custodes can repair it. Forge Worlds that can build Baneblades refuse to share knowledge with others.

[@MrFallenone]

Those Abyss class ships were a custom order built in secret and since they were all destroyed quite easily I would say not that good. Size and firepower is not everything. As the nazis learned when fighting the soviets endless waves of cheap T-34s.

[@Nyghtking]

Yeah they did, one of the events that occurred during the heresy was the destruction of a forge world that possessed a large amount of STCs and was one of the pioneers for technological advancement, the head machanicus destroyed the forges to prevent them from falling into the hands of the traitors, and with it the knowledge to make much of the technology of the pre-heresy impirium, because had the traitors gotten the forge there was actually a decent chance they could have won.

[@daozzyone]

Next video idea, Top 5 things Majorkill would change in the 40K Lore

[@XtheMagus]

"Konrad Curze tried. Really hard! " is one of if not the best memes from TTS.

[@Balrog4242]

ROFL "Angron popping the biggest hemorrhoid in the world to save Lorgar."

[@markogalic2912]

"Orbitable" weapons always gets me 🤣

[@fguocokgyloeu4817]

All weapons are orbitable with enough booster rockets.

[@emperor6878]

What happened to the millions of guardsmen who joined Horus in the Heresy?

[@BahadurSingh-mg8jj]

You can imagine

[@Nectarbro]

Surprisingly good health benefits, high pay rate, and overall positive working environment.

[@abdullahirfan9991]

​@@Nectarbro Meds. Now

[@Nectarbro]

@@abdullahirfan9991 yes exactly they had great meds, that goes along with the health benefits! Corporate satisfaction was at an all time high!

[@abdullahirfan9991]

@@Nectarbro .................. COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER, MAA MAN 🤝

[@Splash43]

I'm glad your channel has gotten so big that you now get free crap, truly shows how far you've gone

[@hmsrenown7801]

Hey Majorkill maybe you could do a video on the different warships of the imperium. Be pretty cool I think

[@matthewpletsch7523]

I feel like attacking Ultramar is a really easy way too get fucked up.

[@qigonglungz]

Whether ya like the Blue or not, "Know No Fear" is one of the best 40k books out... It actually makes Guilliman likable as hell!!!

[@thefrenchbaguette919]

Guilliman was literally to angry to die but on steroids

[@scribbles1424]

I'd like to see a video on how Angron would be if he didn't have the nails and had his primarch power.

[@swinginjoe8477]

Props to that guard member to dodge a blind CSM axe swing 4:06

[@MaxHansen-tc6pr]

Yea

[@lylepea4001]

The fan made clips made this one next level - five stars, aussie warhammer guy

[@doge9813]

A video on the White Scar Targutai Yesugai and the Sagyar Mazan would be nice ngl.

[@Scorpionwincheater88]

This

[@birchtree8028]

Had prom last night got sloshed, I wake up with a headache but it’s all okay cause majorkill posted

[@dollface2907]

note for the conqourer a squad of world eaters was supposed to be there, but had went planetside ignoring the captains orders...

[@LoFi_Sinner95]

Angron holding a titan's weights is bonkers!

[@Wowthatsatoe]

Been following you since your were around 25k followers. Working until midnight so gonna have to miss the livestream. Thanks for great content and keeping us nerds entertained for several years

[@codysing1223]

Rip Mark Luis Spark, thanks for the footage 😂

[@dreamhollow]

I hate that I missed the stream, but I know it was probably a good one. I'll go check that out soon. Good video man. You still keep putting out the hits.

[@gothmog9823]

Wow majorkill thanks for this absolutely awesome video🖤

[@CputtockDthomson]

The blue boys of the Imperium did get a bit of arse fuckery in this crusade but seriously dude I wanna hear about the glory of Aun Shi and his status amongst Orks as chief sashimi man 😊

[@rodac100cook7]

Why do I imagine Lorgar as a slick superhuman jackleg Televangelist. Lol

[@znalniaskas]

The main difference is that Lorgar isn't doing it because he's sleazy af, he's doing it out of conviction. The guy is a fanatic who believes in his cause.

[@IronicallyNotEvil]

BEST ORK WAGGGGGGGGGH MOMENTS

[@sirgideonofnir6840]

I constantly feel so bad for angron.

[@leonardoportella2580]

Majorkill can you please do a video about how the lion woke up and what he did after that

[@EldritchAbominationTransGF]

Erebus: (breathes) Raum: 🔪🔪🔪

[@RebelInTheF.D.G]

Betrayer has remained my favorite Heresy title. I've reread it 5 times. Always slaps.

[@michaelhowell2326]

It kind of begs the question: if Chaos can just cook up a warp storm, why did it take them 10,000 years to serve up the latest one?

[@CousinOfCurze]

Because getting Chaos forces organized enough to scour full systems to fuel it is a bit of an issue. They probably could have done something like this in Arks of Omen if they weren't so hyperfocused on the Key. Probably the most organized Chaos has been since the Heresy.

[@legio-IV-Cataphract]

What will happen if traitors primachs get redeem and the reaction of the universe would be great

[@kingofexecution.9710]

Gonna watch this tomorrow

[@Chrivs]

If you are a Lore and Story and Side Story and People Diarys and Just Love the Art Work and Decorations Nerd/Geek You will love "Rogue Trader"! And Even More if you love to read EVERY little Thing (; You will have so many hundreds hours of enjoyment! And you got to say to yourself ALOT "The Emperor Protects" instead of "OMG" haha Maybe you could do a Video on Ships and Their storys and if any ships has their own nice story And Ships sizes and all that ;D and how long it take to make a ship like a small battle ship to a really BIG ship and how many workers to do and so on And how many Crew men each ship size need and all that And how big is a battle group of ship and so on And I could go on and on with alot of stuff that I would like to see in that kind of video^^

[@xIJoJoBoiIx]

Yo, you stream now gotta catch those

[@XAZTECXWOLFX]

If the ultramarines had hundreds or even thousands of Thunder warriors when they got attacked by the shadow crusade that traitors would have been horrified by the juggernaut tanks just breaking through there lines and destroying them all while the blue buys covered them with superior firepower

[@KingOfAllLore]

Great video man. I would love to see a video over sharrowkyn

[@doom1609]

There’s no way you watched a video in 28 seconds

[@themitchnater7800]

Majorkill you should do a video on the life of a chaos cultists

[@snaplordmeep6748]

Majorkill can you do a video on the different harlequin masques?

[@gotcila1000]

The best video on your channel in my own opinion, gg

[@alexpaul4144]

Betrayer was one of the best HH books

[@g00fysmiley]

That warhound in the ultimate chad move should have detonated its reactor to blow up 2 traitor primarchs in the process. open the vox to broadcast on all channels and say "warp block this"

[@caydendipple9085]

I just finished this book on audible the other day. This was a really good listen, btw love your content, dude.

[@a.r.h9919]

Oi ! majorkill could you talk about the vassal races of the tau empire ?

[@kennycai8695]

On a side note, the events of the Shadow Crusade actually soured relations between the World Eaters and Word Bearers. While Lorgar had good intentions (in a twisted way) to save Angron from the Butcher's Nails by helping him ascend into a Daemon Prince, Angron actually HATED his transformation, cause it meant forever binding him to the service of Khorne (literally too, since daemons are practically immortal). This is reinforced in the Prince of Blood short story, where the World Eaters actively hate Lorgar and his Word Bearers, even though both the Word Bearers and World Eaters are technically on the same side.

[@alexwansink3464]

Hey loved the vid. Can you make a video explaining what would happen if all the caos gods were to get defeted or died

[@Irishbroadsword]

If only death and hope had been finished, would’ve been glorious

[@Random_brabants_dutch_gal]

The way the big traitor ships got destroyed really reminds me of the yamatos death

[@crypticgaming2022]

wasn't there another video before this that was taken down? "which traitor legion would be the most useful to the imperium" or something like that?

[@JescoJimBo]

God damn, your videos are great,, but I'm like 21 books into the Horus Heresy,, and I don't want spoilers!! Sad I can't finish this awesome video : ) Lol!!

[@michaelhowell2326]

Angron holding up a Titan's foot might be the single biggest jumping-the-shark moment in 40K lore. It's one of the reasons I hate him and the World Eaters so much.

[@user-hv3xx1gu1p]

What do you mean bro it is one of the coolest things about the book

[@michaelhowell2326]

@@user-hv3xx1gu1p I sure as hell hope not. I haven't read that book specifically, but if that's the best part then I'm going to be pissed to waste my time on it. I don't have the necessary vocabulary to explain my deep hatred of Angron. He should have been a bj.

[@user-hv3xx1gu1p]

@@michaelhowell2326 so you are one of these dudes who hate a character without reading anything about him nice 👍🏻

[@michaelhowell2326]

@@user-hv3xx1gu1p dude, I've been doing this over 20 years. I don't have to read everything about everyone to know I don't like a character.

[@facemanmc6364]

I really wish I could watch this video, but I am reading the Horus Heresy books myself right now. So I really don't want to spoil to much of the books because they have been amazing so far. Cheers mate.

[@LupercalRising]

Have you covered Imperium Secundus yet? Interesting topic

[@tigeriussvarne177]

Courage and Honour!

[@randyruger9063]

Rogue Trader potentially will be amazing. Owlcat games did a pair of Pathfinder RPGs that were the best surprises of the last few years.

[@withlovefromlightindust591]

Hello Majorkill, Would you please make some lore videos on the Imperial Truth, the Imperial Creed, the Ecclesiarchy, and the High Lords of Terra? Pretty please? Thank you.

[@freekill1018]

THANKS LORGAR !! bet that's been said a fuck ton 😂

[@MrFallenone]

The spirit of Angron is fine and chilling in the warp. The flesh suit that has his memory and personality is not actualy him. The existence of the perfect clone of Fulgrim confirms that ascending separates the primarch soul from their corporeal flesh.

[@MrFallenone]

I would love to see Fabius make a perfect clone of Angron just for the lolz. Would be nice to see the Primarch he would become without the nails and it would send both the Lion and Gman for a loop to see Angron as a nice guy.

[@user-hv3xx1gu1p]

I like your head canon but Angron is fully there in his body

[@kodak5678]

Cool video

[@alexejvecera6317]

Conrad curz tryed hard! With a fork!

[@jonathan6401]

How each pre-heresy primarch would react to the current imperium when placed in Gullimans shoes would be a cool video idea

[@codyt.1905]

God dammit. The one time i don't watch a video when it drops and I miss out on a beta key😂😂

[@RedBaronHill1]

Yay for giveaways!

[@gringolikeme3564]

4:04 i wanna read that book

[@seniorwhalez1]

Month 4 request for a nykona sharrowkyn video

[@jeremyrm7]

Lotara was the Navy Captain Cadia needed

[@yesman866]

Also. Wasn’t the second abyssal class already destroyed in a previous novel. Only one made it to the 500 worlds

[@RoncoAlAdige]

Bravo!

[@aljandrojuarez4239]

LEGION OF THE DAMMM VID

[@cantonnierbethcepourlavhy6343]

Lmao nothing is stronger than a named ultramarine

[@Niko-dx8tq]

Majorkill you should do a eview about the 40k movie "Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie"

[@barlotardy]

Man, I wish they'd give us a Lhorke book.

[@commanderstorm8874]

Every time something badass happens in the heresy it’s almost always because of the loyalist elements of the traitor legions

[@villenmillenion7986]

Saly I was getting wasted and missed the stram hjope you had fun