The Solar Auxilia: Origins & History (Warhammer & Horus Heresy Lore)

Being a history of the finest unaugmented human soldiers of the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy, the Solar Auxilia.
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[@Aleks0207]

It's crazy to think that the Solar Auxilia started out as a passion project by FW designer Edgar Skomorowski, and now they're one of the most iconic elements of 30k. Goes to show what a good idea well-executed can accomplish.

[@commissarmanul]

I hope that Forge World expands on them

[@seffthechef4236bo]

All hail oculus imperia, who brings the golden light of the emperors glory into our life.

[@exactinmidget92]

Its weird seeing a guardsmen with real armor. Just another reason why the Crusade was a fun time.

[@SMScorx89]

The helmet design needs work, but the rest of the armor looks good. Reminds me of the Elysian Drop Troops. EDIT: The Ash Scorpion helmet is much better.

[@rutothechaser6146]

I know this is a two year old comment, but think more Militarum Tempestus than Guardsman.

[@CleoPinto4317]

Tempestus scions

[@ibarabandrak481]

But they are not guardsmen, as the Imperial Guard was created after the Horus Heresy.

[@EvMund]

aw yiss, finally the army that gives the truest definition of "space marine" gets their 15 minutes

[@kitten2799]

Glad you uploaded this. Was almost out of stuff to tell The Emperor about.

[@thomashawkins6154]

Lol

[@bloopss64]

Ahh, sweet for the ears. Long live the Emperor and his subjects.

[@ieuanhunt552]

Ave Imperator Gloria in Excelsis Terra.

[@LMR041082]

My preferred lore channel. Best productions and deliveries I think.

[@commissarlugh1040]

without question.

[@speestechsupport1341]

Dear Scribe, A query of mine, thrice asked of thee, remains answered. I shall pose it once more: “What sanctified chants do you use as a backdrop of thyne files?”. I have searched far and wide and still haven’t approached the beauty such as my hearing augmentations register in thyne files. I fervently await thyne reply. Ave Imperator, Gloria in excelsis Terra Magos 4619-Bondrewd of Manufactorum Cinis Corvus, Stygies VIII

[@tyberportoghese6674]

Never give up. He shall arrive in your time of greatest need. Remain faithful, adept.

[@speestechsupport1341]

Tyber Portoghese I shan’t, this surely is a test from the Emperor-Omnissiah, blessed be his name, on my quest for knowledge. Us, the adepts of the Mechanicum, scions of his divine will, will never give up on our quest.

[@ronuxy]

Your faith has been rewarded adept! Chants you seek are listed and hidden in obscure place, known as The description. Go there and find what you're looking for. Praise be the Omnissiah

[@speestechsupport1341]

Jester My gratitude to you fellow seeker of lore. This truly is a time for jubilations.

[@markrtoffeeman]

Impressive Scribe. The weight behind the spear tip of the Legiones. With the Solar Auxilia able to conduct independent operations to the legions. Human professional soldiery not simply a mob equipped with flak armour and stubbers or lasguns. But an actual tactical and strategic asset. My mind is in awe of the glory of The Emperor's armed forces with the Solar Auxilia. Glorious.

[@Dayrahl]

I love Warhammer I've read 43 Horus heresy books in the last 2 years. I started on lore channels then books. Your work is amazing 30k is my favourite era the Primarchs , legions the writing is amazing. Having a perpetual solider I think it alonious ,who remembers fighting at Verdun and Waterloo. Keep it up enjoying your content immensely. For the Emperor and Sanguinius

[@alizard7617]

Honestly as interesting as the idea is for Ollanius Pius to have fought in historic battles of human history, his immortality somewhat lessens the impact of his confronting of Horus as he believed he would regenerate

[@hughgedney3393]

A very extremely awesome video as always Oculus Imperia.

[@OculusImperia]

Glad you think so!

[@Methyll]

Solar Auxilia: back when the Imperium somewhat gives a damn about their standard army grunts

[@ultramarine0123]

Emperor above, I wish you upload more

[@ultramarine0123]

Harrison Gray I just want him to have some more servitors...

[@e21big]

My friend has a rather interesting, and totally-not-heretical, theory that the Imperial had in fact, a more than adequate forces to reconquer the galaxy without having to resort to the warp trickery in creation of the Astartes. The Emperor had the Imperial army, the Mechanicus Skitarii, and the Thunder Warrior who are just as mighty if not more than the Astartes (and not to mention the Custodes), only that the Thunder Warrior has a rather short life - which is actually a plus consider that the immortal Astartes increased their chance of turning traitor, at least half of them did turn on the Emperor after all and render him a mummy on the throne.

[@avalonazure5488]

Are you suggesting the emporer was wrong...? Heresy!

[@majorcoat]

He knew he was in a fanasty world ,so he created space marines to make sure the creators had some jollies while continuing his world. He knew all.

[@misterwhalrus7334]

Reform the Auxilia, the pride of the Imperium! Those snobby Tempestus scions are worth nothing in comparison to the Auxilia.

[@DivinityOfBLaze]

They dont look as stupid as the Auxilia. I'm just watching this video after seeing their awful design and thinking "what in the world?". Well, the grey knight fursuit of a mech is at least slightly better.

[@maggot9572]

@@DivinityOfBLaze The Auxilia look baller to me.

[@jasonulysess3652]

Well trained AND well equipped what a shock.

[@nicholaswalsh4462]

The Solar Auxilia: Because even the Adeptus Custodes need heroes.

[@kaiusbellum107]

2 chronicles in 1 terran standard month!!! One cannot simply handle this much glory... hand me my chainsword

[@HighlanderFrag4Life]

You Got 1 new msg. YES!

[@ashleymallett5345]

Dear scribe , thanks for your insight into to imperial empire. Have just subscribed to your page . It's great to listen to your videos while I paint and draw .. thank you ...

[@CarolusRedivivus]

Simply... The best lore channel out there. The rendition of Imperial history through the eyes of an imperial historian encompasses all this universe can be. Echoing the codicies we all read as youths this channel shows us how this universe is unique in that the viewpoint and prejudices of a human gifted with knowledge in these dark times is a burden in itself. It is a mirror into our own humanity and the darkness of our own, or indeed any, age.

[@Duppyman695]

Brilliantly narrated, in depth information, great subject, awesome channel.

[@OculusImperia]

Glad you liked it!

[@rogerwhite9484]

TY Remembrancer for this tale of the Imperiums heros.

[@TheRealKevbot]

Another great one, keep up that good stuff dude, you rock

[@mateuszmarkucik8013]

Emperors blessings upon you! All hail the greatest of the Scribes of the Imperium!

[@hobbitsis2102]

So amazing. Your absolutely great at doing Warhammer HH lore thnx so much

[@Hesric]

You are now my favorite lore channel, surpassing Arch. I just love the way you present the lore.

[@FieldMarshalFry]

ugh, Arch is horrible, inserts nasty far right politics into everything and misinterprets the lore, deliberately, to suit his agenda

[@Hesric]

@@FieldMarshalFry I don't think you quite understand what far right means. Though it is true that he takes liberity in his interpretation of the lore which I sometimes like, if it is within reason.

[@Dayrahl]

He's less of a neckbeard than arch who seem like his never left a basement

[@Dayrahl]

@Redwolf Dogrocket Nahh he's straight up neckbeard bro. Literally crys about articles than want women spaceamarines and thinks that's the goal of feminist like really no that's just some weird cutn try to make money of a pathetic article let's go e it attention it validates my world view that feminism is cancer, the status quo warriors are just as bad as the SJW's half the time he's outraged over something

[@Dayrahl]

@lioheart2356 if you're looking for good lore videos and other 40k stuff I recommend 40k theories tactica imperialis and lutien. Find arch can be good but I prefer channels that keep their videos in universe. He seems to have to many complaints about everything and injects politics into Warhammer like no tomorrow

[@bjorneriksson1166]

Keep up the great work! I love watching your stuff, and the quality of every video is extraordinary! Well done!

[@Dan-radda]

great video , keep em coming ! I've been waiting to see some Solar Auxila

[@steventcunliffe]

Fantastic series, I love your work!

[@simongrundyreiner]

Truly fantastic, as always.

[@WW2Explained]

Thank you for making such awesome content!

[@TheGrandOrange]

The Emperor has answered my prayers, GLORY TO THE IMPERIUM!!

[@yeakeltonyeah7493]

It is a good thursday. Thank you for the content.

[@MegaDecimater]

The delivery of this channel is very much like the Warhammer fantasy channel I watch, The book of Choyer

[@markrtoffeeman]

My question Scribe. Was the Void armour allowing of augmentation of baseline human strength and endurance? Whilst not Astartes power armour. Clearly a Solar Auxiliary in void armour would be superior to a modern guardsman in basic flack. If their armour provided additional capability. My mind is in awe of the ingenuity of the servants of The Emperor during that time.

[@fraterkaos7988]

Is it ButtStuff Gaiju??? Cool. I guess. Love your content my dude

[@thewarriorpainter9159]

That was awesome!

[@skullwhip7910]

you are a genius you do this so well bravo sir

[@trajanfidelis1532]

Ave Imperator!

[@forgefathervulkanhestan18]

If I May be excused a Halo reference. T1: Marine. T2: ODST. T3: Spartan. . T1: Imperial Army / Guard. T2: Solar Auxilia / Tempestus Scions. T3: Astartes.

[@terminatorofbaal7853]

The emperor's light shines down upon you, Continue your work, great chronicler. Ave imperator.

[@NateTheNarrator]

Imagine getting sent into battle with good armor instead of the cardboard reinforced flak armor the guard gets.

[@baysword]

Chronicler, I constantly hear of the xenos in the Saturn and Jupiter systems at the beginning of the Great Crusade. Never have I heard who they were!

[@OculusImperia]

Nor I! The records are currently incomplete in that regard. No species designation is extant.

[@killert-cell9943]

You do a good job

[@MatthewMalis]

I want hear now about these guys. They sound great.

[@vladalex2177]

AMAZING

[@l.jacobs2836]

Hail Scribe, the Sons of Russ whole heartedly enjoy the topics covered in this log. Our Wolf Priests will keep this knowledge stored within the walls of The Fang. For Russ, and the Allfather!

[@TheTurbanatore]

Amazing

[@dantejones1480]

Pity that the Solar Auxilia had disappeared. The Storm Troopers just don't even come close to comparison.

[@slymarbo152]

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[@kitten2799]

Sly Marbo SLY MARBO?! I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN!

[@slymarbo152]

@@kitten2799 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!??

[@kitten2799]

Sly Marbo CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH?!

[@Sir.suspicious]

Aaahh! If you do the deathcorps one day I might have an hearth attack then and there

[@wanderingpaws3111]

UranusStuffKaiju

[@jackmyers8687]

Let my epitaph be this; I was born nameless and abandoned in the gutter of a sunless pit, but I have died a conqueror of worlds. REPUTED LAST WORDS OF LORD MILITANT ERAIS SLAITHE, COMMANDER 74TH EXPEDITIONARY FLEET, THE FALL OF GOLGOTHEA TERAX, 0322.884.M30

[@LMR041082]

Superb! Can we have an indomitous crusade one at some point. I enjoyed the RP aspect of the scholar of your last on dealing with the rift.

[@Hesric]

Indomitus Crusade doesn't have enough lore, unfortunately. Here's hoping that they will improve upon that

[@phreakazoith2237]

Facing a lack of troops was an obvious issue the crusade would face sooner or later. Maybe the master of mankind should not have had his loyal thunder warriors disposed so fast and thrown them into the meatggrinder of the Geat Crusade instead?

[@lonewolf-qs7kk]

Can u do more space marine legions/chapter's

[@glomibabel1894]

i would have liked astra militarum show off like this :(

[@1Arky1]

WHat happened to the solar auxilia after the heresy? Does it exist now? Does Terra raise imperial guard troops?

[@redfalcon2919]

Yes. Though I don't know about sending them away, many guard Terra itself or in the case of some of the higher prestige auxilla such as the Lucifer Blacks, who now guard the palace walls.

[@biguzi27]

They were folded into the scions and stormtroopers of the guard the doctrine and training still live on

[@1Arky1]

@@biguzi27 It makes sense, it would also make sense that Terra does not pay a tithe.

[@biguzi27]

Alin Danila indeed Lucifer’s blacks are still around in smaller numbers for guard duty of the high lords according to the war of the beast series there’s not much lore on solar auxilla outside the red books unfortunately

[@Scorpionwincheater88]

@@1Arky1 how would terra pay tithe to itself

[@redeye3869]

Any good Solar Auxilia books?

[@DogseatDogs]

By the Throne, my wish for the watchmen and hardline soldiers of the Great Crusade has been granted. AVE IMPERATOR. Also, excuse me: WHY HAVEN'T GW INSTALLED THESE BADASSES INTO 40K YET? COME ON!!!

[@darkmystic7764]

They are.. They are called the imperial guard..

[@DogseatDogs]

@@darkmystic7764 I know. Just don't want all guardsmen on the shell to look like starship trooper and not/better-rambos. The SA models look really good. GW should just give them rules in the 41st millenium. Hell, Bob-G or the fabstodes can just reinstate after the whole deamon visit on terra. Srs, they should be along with other regiments too. More guard variety = More cash for GW

[@darkmystic7764]

@@DogseatDogs But they got rules... The standard solar trooper is just like normal ig troops...

[@DogseatDogs]

@@darkmystic7764Don't want to push it. Just wish they got there own unique stragetrems and doctrines, may be a few unique gears, bruv or sis .... I'm sorry, I don't know

[@darkmystic7764]

@@DogseatDogs Now that I can agree on that it would be cool. :)

[@markrtoffeeman]

What Scribe, were the views of the Astartes on the capability of the Solar Auxilia ?

[@orygungeeksolitude1380]

I...am Alpharius

[@trajanfidelis1532]

Hydra Dominatus

[@eragonfreedman9228]

bumped

[@legionofthedamned157]

Our thoughts light the Darkness that others may cross space. We are one with Emperor our souls are joined at his will. Praise the Emperor whose sacrifice is life as our is death. Hail his name the Master of Humanity.

[@InquisitorMatthewAshcraft]

And still only armed with FUCKIN flashlights, WTH?

[@thesteellegionnaire4570]

Back during the Heresy, the Lasgun was considered a more ADVANCED weapon than what was standard. That, and other Solar Aux. Units use Volkite and stuff.

[@jlinkpro]

Yay, new favorite. Go bad- ass normies.

[@fingerboxes]

I'm pretty sure that it's pronounced hop-light but then again, I'd be surprised that people more 35,000 years from now even knew the word. We don't have any words that we know of that are from 10,000 years ago and while some modern words are certainly descendants from older times, they've undoubtedly changed over the ages. Modern English isn't even 300 years old which is why older books than that use words like thee, thou, doest, or bringeth that don't exist in modern English. Descendants of most of those words exist: thou is now you, doest is now does, bringeth is now brings, etc. Even the older versions of English weren't along that long with the longest lived one existing for a mere 700 years. Really makes you think about how much there is that we'll never know and how much our descendants will probably lose.

[@brothergrimaldus3836]

COD-RAY

[@jasoncrowell8863]

The title is heretical. Orignins is not a word in either high or low gothic. But beyond that, it is another amazeng entry.

[@bladestormviking]

it's "hop-light", not "hop-lee-tay".

[@MC-pt8kv]

They are my least favorite part of heresy. They are the reason we didn't get something interesting to represent the imperial army.