The VESPID - Death from Above - Warhammer 40K Xenology Lore

[@TheCorrodedMan]

I like that you said “Space storm” instead of “warp storm,” further cementing the fact that T’au are sweet summer children that don’t know the meaning of fear.

[@mayflower72]

This was super informative and clear. Best 40k lorer there is!

[@onlywar]

I'm sorry my blue friends I made a mistake in the original upload. Luckily I could trim the offending part so no-one else will be mislead by it. I try very hard to fact check everything and avoid head canon completely but if I do make a mistake on your favourite faction please do tell me and I'll fix it if I can.

[@_NIKOS9_NIKOS]

The story about the Vespid trying to save his Kroot comrade was both heartwarming and breaking

[@onlywar]

That & the lost traditions of the Vespid are really well written parts of the book.

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

Hey man, I was SO happy to see Only War collaberating with Amber King and Baldermort. I get the feeling we have a 3rd Generation of Loretube coming so soon. And I couldn't be more excited!

[@onlywar]

Thanks my friend. I was chatting with Amber King about his Chaos collab when we both had less than 1K subs. Just kept it quiet until it happened. It was great (if a little intimidating) when he told me he got the other guys onboard.

[@exponenttie9707]

@@onlywar I found you a week or so before your collab with Amber King but I knew of him for about 5 or 6 months now, love both your guy's work, keep it up

[@ROTTERDXM]

You're absolutely right about that 3rd gen of LoreTubers! And I gotta say I like the trajectory. I like it when people extrapolate upon the known lore, and when they read between the lines of the setting. That's where the real horror, intrigue and psychology lie.

[@onlywar]

It's a fine line to not stray into head canon but I try to put a few tells in the script if something is not expressly stated in a source.

[@ROTTERDXM]

@@onlywar Exactly, and that's the way it should be done.

[@OvGmaybe]

Awesome video man, I really like your way of putting these videos together!

[@onlywar]

Thank you. Ended up chopping and switching some bits on this one. Affected my flow a wee bit but think it was still worth it overall.

[@fumarc4501]

Called it! Minor Xenos getting some fan love is always great. Thank you. Gonna do others? Maybe Demiurg, Stryxis, Loxatl, Zoats, or Blackstone Constructs?

[@bequakynskagroupie3751]

Yikes..! Never heard of any of those (other than Zoats..)! Gonna have to do some googlin’... we’re you the one in the teaser post than simply said “vespid “? lol lolol lolol

[@onlywar]

You did brother. Did you get your hands the book? I’m definitely planning on covering many more minor xenos. Might need to get creative with some though or put them together in one video.

[@fumarc4501]

@@bequakynskagroupie3751 That was me! I’m a huge fan of the 40K lore and know a lot of the obscure and meta lore. Not to brag.

[@fumarc4501]

@@onlywar Book? Which book? I just went by the description and the picture showing floating rocks with crystals. Two big flags that best described the Vespid home world. If you ever want help or hints where to find some obscure lore, let me know!

[@onlywar]

@@fumarc4501 Pic is from the Liber Xenologis. Some awesome stuff in there but they trolled me with the Hrud page. Redacted my arse!

[@Necron_Lord]

Glad to see you got that patreon up! Already in it! Well deserved. Keep the quality concent coming!

[@onlywar]

Thank you my friend. I saw you signed up and I really appreciate it. It's the first proper discord server I've set up so there might be some teething bits especially with the bots.

[@capgunbandit]

I did not expect a Bee Movie meme in there...

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

I also just want everyone to appreciate the choice and placement of the music here. Really good work, buddy.

[@onlywar]

Make sure to check Adrian’s channel in the description. He’s so talented & probably one of the best humans on the internet.

[@ROTTERDXM]

Yeah, Only War is on point with the music in his vids!

[@bequakynskagroupie3751]

Bruuuuuh..... that bass-ey goodness in your intro is so sick and addicting!! Great work! -a Bequa Kynska groupie

[@Ricky_Nixon]

Man, you could make the 850th Horus heresy video and somehow it would keep my interest and also be unique and fresh. Keep killing it, Lorkin/Lorcan/Lore-kin. just incredible stuff.

[@onlywar]

Thanks brother. (I’ve always written it Lorcan.)

[@ritwik1223]

I love your calm voice and the great work you have put into your videos. Thank you!

[@stewartthorpe2533]

You actually made vespids interesting. Well done! Many videos I have watched but only this one made them interesting so far

[@Lordradost]

Excellent, OW. Hope to see more Xenos videos as the scraps of knowledge are often so meager. Also, excellent collaboration with the Amber King and Co.

[@gripenasty4287]

Hey, great video I've watch 40k lore for the past year. This is by far on of the more interesting videos I've seen. Looking forward too more!

[@timothysmith1628]

Another great video.

[@ROTTERDXM]

Really digging your choice of topics! Don't even think I need to comment on the overall quality of the vid at this point :) well done!

[@unchartedgroupielove]

Excellent video 👌

[@epiendless1128]

Didn't know anything about the Vespids until now, even though I had heard of Communion Helms. Hope you get more views.

[@edmundthespiffing2920]

Every video gets better!

[@lunaeek9130]

Didn't know anything about the Vespid until now. Cheers mate!

[@korvusliedke8913]

Great lore channel. Keep em coming

[@onlywar]

Thanks brother. Will do!

[@ROTTERDXM]

If I may be so bold to suggest a future topic, I've been intrigued by the Navigators' noble houses for a long time because of their obvious mutations combined with the sway they hold within imperial politics. And of course the parallels with Dune that can be found there. Perhaps that (and their non-combat role) is a reason the lore on them is relatively thinly spread.

[@onlywar]

I'll put it in the memory banks as a topic to look into. I won't promise it will be soon but I'll start ruminating on it. Like you said it's a thinly spread topic. Good to see you back in the comments again my friend.

[@ROTTERDXM]

@@onlywar You remembered! Honored! It's just a suggestion, no pressure intended :) Stoked for future videos! I find the Fabius Bile duology especially rewatchable.

[@onlywar]

I definitely remember you brother. One of the earliest (I want to say first 500 if not earlier), most helpful and most supportive subscribers I've got and that's a high bar for this wee collective.

[@sheevpalpatine2128]

Thats a great idea i love the less talked about stuff too

[@sheevpalpatine2128]

Great video some of the best 40k stuff on youtube cant wait to see your channel blow up you deserve it more than some lazy creators that read the wiki and insult subscribers 😀

[@Cam-ks8yz]

Frickin neat

[@waltercarillo8916]

Great job with amber king. Hope u guys do more colab with other 40k youtubers like lutin, arch, grimdark, baldemort, etc. How bout a podcast too?

[@onlywar]

A warhammer panel type podcast is something I'd like to do and have had a wee chat with Amber King about actually. Could be some time zone issues but it's in the thoughts.

[@waltercarillo8916]

@@onlywar please include the other 40k youtubers in your podcast. Thay would be awesome!

[@onlywar]

@@waltercarillo8916 Definitely! The ideal would be a regular co-host & then have other folk from all around the hobby as guests. One step at a time though. First step is trying to make this my job.

[@supremercommonder]

Do you think the tau would eventually kill of and replace there client races once they have the population to replace the need for the client race

[@onlywar]

That thinking might hint you are slightly distrusting of their intentions...

[@supremercommonder]

@@onlywar I am especially since the 4th sphere of expansion. Some of those xenophobic tau still live and could spread such ideals. I think the etherials will lose influence eventually. The tau will adapt a more xenophobic attitude after witnessing all the horrors in this galaxy. There naive attitudes will disappear once they have a comprehensive grasp on what kind of galaxy they are in.

[@supremercommonder]

@@onlywar Also they did it with the first race they met. I don’t believe for a second that a virus killed them of. At the time the tau probably saw no use for them in the greater good.

[@JoeSmith-sl9bq]

Chaos Raptors would eat them for breakfast

[@bequakynskagroupie3751]

I’ve heard “chaos raptors “ a lot recently. Are they related to the Raptors/reasonable space marine chapter, the actual raptors units within the chaos space marines, or something else i haven’t come across Yet...??

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

@@bequakynskagroupie3751 No, they're basically the Chaos equivalent of the Jumppack assault marines. (Way cooler name and way cooler looking in my opinion! haha)

[@fumarc4501]

I’d like to see Nightlords vs Vespids.

[@theHedgex1]

For your greater good.

[@racspartan1]

Nice 👍

[@onlywar]

Thank you

[@xenotundra3346]

That last recount by the vespid fully illustrates how ignorant it is to say the tau are benevolent and good. They're aesthetic is Japan inspired but their lore is completely British and by extension Roman, arguably more so than the imperium.

[@onlywar]

I do love that lamenting story at the end.

[@valandil988]

Hey dude might want to watch out. GW is on war path against you guys if you didn't already know. Your prolly too small atm for them to care but if their current policy sticks this channel might not be sustainable longterm for future monetisation.

[@onlywar]

Some people are concerned but I don’t know of any lore channels being contacted by GW yet.