What is the Codex Astartes? | 40k Lore

[@Overanalyse_This]

Dude you just got some really high praise. My 75 year old mother has been living with me since Covid hit. I listen to lore quite a bit, especially when I'm eating. The other night I was watching you video on the Space Wolves and my mom asked me who you are because "he is the best of all those guys you listen to". She said you have a nice voice and explain things really well and actually interested her in all of this.

[@blingsing5383]

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[@Overanalyse_This]

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[@andreykuzmin4355]

Your mother sounds, like Ancient of Rites. Make sure she passes her wisdom onto young blood of your Chapter.

[@aaronwilliam2859]

Glad to see a new 40K channel that talks about the lore in a non-serious way. Love the humour despite already knowing the lore, more or less

[@dderajj2166]

wow no kidding, he really is new. Didn't expect his start to be 2 weeks ago, this many views already? Damn!

[@Oh-xp3fv]

You’d also like Majorkill too

[@cynickicksass]

Love

[@tdnavy1066]

agreed

[@Adrian-vd6ji]

your sense of humor will come in handy, dulling the pain you will feel from the many failures you are bound to produce not just on the internet but also your personal life, work life, and love life. i say thos with all possible respect

[@11jerans]

I think the Codex Astartes gets a bad wrap amongst the fans. Yes, they limited the size of Astartes forces to 1000 space marines per force, or 1000 sword brothers and 5000 “Initiates” and 8000 “neophytes” if you’re the Black Templars, but that size limit kept shit from the Badab wars from getting out of hand and turning into another galaxy wide civil war. Yeah, the loyal legions had proven their loyalties, or at least their loyalties to the loyal primarchs, but as the loyal primarchs began disappearing, there was no guarantee of that loyalty staying. It also limits corruption of a space marine chapter to 1000 marines. Also the Codex was originally written by Guilliman as a training manual that all the legions were to read and learn as a hypothetical so each marine would have some tactical solutions on hand before ever facing a battle scenario and as a way to make inter-legion operations smoother because every marine will have the Codex to fall back on to reduce conflicting strategies.

[@jackp492]

Interestingly there is a similar thing I think in the book of numbers in the bible, where the formation of the isrelaites is given, It says something along the lines of “Captains over 1000s, captains over hundreds, and captains over 10s” Lots of very specific prescribed social shaping in those books, and lots of seeds that have grown into influences on 40k

[@Firepup740]

The problem with the codex as a training manual is that for every Titus using it as intended, there's about three Leandroses waiting to say "space book says this bad." every time someone improvises. Not disagreeing with your points, just adding my two cents.

[@CustardCream515]

I love that the T'au figured out the Codex pretty quickly and were able to outplay the space marines of the damocles gulf and have since had a reality check whenever they come across non-codex compliant or even Ultramarines now that Guilliman is in charge and can make on the fly decisions

[@TheNME]

-Azrael: Asmodai? +Asmodai: interogate? (Blessed be the creators of TTS, for they have forever changed our perceptions of certain characters! Such as: Cato sicarius, cypher, asmodai and kaldor drago!!!)

[@soulsava8456]

Indeed there is a lot of fluff unless it’s Kharn head butting Eribus’s shinny little head bolt before cutting off his arm and telling him to get up.

[@TheBoneZone40k]

Probably the most catharsis I've ever had in a book series was this moment. I know the meme is to hate Erebus, but like real talk when Kharn beat the shit out of him, I was grinning like a moron the whole time

[@soulsava8456]

@@TheBoneZone40k Hell yeah. Great work on this new channel. You’re Chaos god one popped up on my feed and I binge watched the rest of your videos. I can’t wait for the next!

[@USECXJ13]

Breaking up of the 13th Legion is a key part on why the imperium decayed so much in the 10,000 years between 30k and 40k

[@Mace-1191]

Just recently found this channel and it gives me serious Pancreasnowork vibes and I'm all about it

[@TheEmperorsChampion964]

To give people an idea how OP space marines are in comparison to other universes if one space marine was present at the battle of Hogwarts he would have slaughtered Voldemort's entire army in a matter of minutes

[@fluffly3606]

Comparing Space Marines to fantasy magic users is a bit apples to oranges because it's hard to tell how such magic stacks up to Psyker powers, but an average Space Marine 1v1 vs. a battle-hardened Jedi from Star Wars is a slight advantage to the Space Marine, and Space Marines working together is an exponential force multiplier--a bare bones basic squad of Space Marines is the equivalent of a small army against most opponents, especially from most other sci-fi.

[@TheEmperorsChampion964]

@@fluffly3606 I meant more the non wizards in that army but yes I get your point

[@icenhorn4744]

"I hope you fuckers are learning something" HAHAHA I lost it, i laughed so hard, PLEASE keep this up this is GREAT!! xD

[@tom2gunzbombadil689]

This was good... im newish. And it actually helped me understand better. I've listened to probably 20+ audio books but they usually don't explain shyt. Sometimes jst confuse me more.

[@wraithdino1217]

for another chapter thats weird with scouts, iron hands clan companies recruit directly from their clans on medusa this also includes the first company veterans. avernii scouts go directly to the first company veterans. the veteran part comes from their bionics as they give the new veteran the "veteran" bionics of the previous marine.

[@TheOneWhoSometimesSaysOk]

3/5⭐️ It was okay -Rogal Dorm

[@DB8ed]

I love your intros! "uuuhhhhh HI" brins a smile to my face as well HI :)

[@RichardRider-hp4rp]

I already know about the codex but these vids are entertaining

[@ToastyBreadV]

Love your videos man, very simple and sweet

[@ZajVR]

omg, I love your attitude and your humurous demenar it's fantastic!

[@nicholasgucwa2065]

Do worldeaters

[@SkyReign777]

Good video. I've been trying to figure out what is the codex

[@Cmdtheartist]

There are a lot of messed up scenes in Watchmen. Was it that scene where that guy did that thing and the other guy is all like "Whaaaaa?" And then kerblooey? That scene? Great reference, my man.

[@lordofdefiance8174]

Black templars be like: What's a librarian?

[@TheBoneZone40k]

They in fact do not need nerds Ever

[@lordofdefiance8174]

@@TheBoneZone40k Librarians? Nah we removed them to make more room for our chaplains. Praise the Emperor of Mankind!!!

[@charliewelford8542]

Love these videos man

[@garrettangelici1622]

2:07 for headphone warning. Literally scared the shit out of me

[@louditalian1962]

Talks shit about Lamenters. Me: “Ohhh you done it now”

[@Warmaster2001]

Black Templars and Space Wolves: Fuck the CODEX!

[@donovanberserk4993]

How many pages are in the Codex? Is it divided into chapters? How big are the margins? What font type and size are the letters?

[@jasonstanton5416]

Ancient, and Company Champion.

[@Knight-chaplainashriel]

I think the first captain of the Dark Angels, Belial.

[@TheMythicalHaastsEagle]

Librarians. Space wizards, and a "bunch of book keeping nerds"

[@Metallica4Life92]

9:54 this reminds me of Chaplain Bald :D

[@HobbNoblin]

1) Can a Codex Compliant Chapter sport a melee-focused combat doctrine, even among its rank-and-file troops, or are bolters mandatory for compliance? 2) Does having an unusually high amount of psykers make a chapter non-compliant? 3) Can companies be deployed in smaller squads or strike teams while still being considered companies, ala The Alpha Legion? 4) Did fucking Burger King Moldova actually call fursuiters fucking Beast Man?

[@rottenmeat5934]

Fun fact : if Guilliman added edits to the Codex Astartes upon his return, then the work is not based on logical necessity. It is then a legal work, and following it is an affirmation of devotion to the leader. So the Ultrasmurfs were right to worship it.

[@josephboustany4852]

I don't understand your argument/point

[@novsmith4547]

​@@josephboustany4852same. This confused me

[@rottenmeat5934]

@@novsmith4547 A lot has been said that the Ultramarines were too devoted to the Codex Astartes, they say it was just a guidebook. However, Guilliman was willing to go to war in order to break up the legions. So it as much a declaration of how things should be rather than just education. That is, it was law. So worshipping the Codex Astartes is the logical course, as it was never intended to be the best treatise on astartes combat, it was meant to form astartes as Guilliman saw fit. Since the writings within are not absolutely necessary for astartes warfare, then chapters should be able to use it it discard it at a whim. But they can’t, because it is law. So the Ultramarines are right to evangelize for the codex at every turn, because they are reinforcing the law of the Imperium.

[@AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH365]

just one more scoooore

[@TacticalReaper56]

Intrusive thoughts got hands😅

[@QuackerHead-j]

4:26 This is not tedious minutiae at all. This is the very basics of the book that even a serf who speaks low gothic is reasonably expected to understand. The tedious minutiae comes much later where they detail every single potential factor of a battle and what the best course of action may be in a specific unlikely scenario.

[@vladimirmihnev9702]

Also known as Black Templer TP!

[@bigearl3867]

Which chapter has a taco Tuesday?

[@joeford5181]

Toilet paper of The Dark Templars and Dark Angels 😊

[@robingraves9517]

And this my friends, is why my chapter ( Sons of Retribution) are NOT codex compliant.

[@muurloen]

Custodes, when?

[@gospelarchain4504]

Its always funny when people find psykers and magic weird in 40k. 40k is high fantasy with a sci-fi coat of paint itd be weirder if it didnt have magic.

[@f.palmero5010]

I saw the Cato Sicarius image and I was hoping it was the shitpost one

[@siamihari8717]

Wouldnt it be just like the Alpha Legion to end up with a Third secret Promarch I mean... three heads has the serpent

[@user-mq7uh8dd5c]

by the dark god 1000sm only? how can i siege the shit out of everthing with out my cannon fodder i mean battle brothers yes

[@SpliffingBrit]

Woah woah woah you didnt say "im arthur"

[@L.Bomrek]

Nerd book

[@dododostenfiftyseven4096]

THE CODEX ASTARTES DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS ACTION!!!

[@KittoniusLonginus]

The Codex Astartes is Toilet Paper.