Tyrannic Wars l Warhammer 40k Lore

Step into the chaotic world of Warhammer 40k lore with this overview of the infamous Tyrannic Wars. Learn about the battles, factions, and key events that shaped this epic conflict in the 41st millennium. Get ready to delve into the rich and expansive world of Warhammer 40k!
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[@tonydabaloney]

Very well done. It explains a lot that I wasn't sure of, like where and when the tyranids first appeared. I'm 71yrs old and have enjoyed 40k since I first saw the game being played at my local comic book store back in the 90s, I think.

[@frankthetank8050]

Wow Tony, you’re a true wh40k veteran. Nice! ;)

[@gulagamelee4804]

May the emperor protect you.

[@Section8dc]

Throne! Tony youre a badass!

[@RecoveringLoLAddict]

My brain does a funny every time I heard Ultramarines protecting Erebus

[@SirBeast1992]

Fuck Erebus lmao

[@justindiffenderfer7484]

Man, those Jenna-stealer cults are dangerous... Awesome video, seriously. I'm going to be bookmarking this for probably several future re-watchings.

[@frankthetank8050]

Jenna-stealer are truly the worst 😂

[@musicilike69]

Probably couldn't make it work with that word and putting jean stealer had unforeseen consequences when the audio interpreted it as whole worlds were deprived of all Denim in fierce battles.

[@robertmacdonald2573]

Sounds almost exactly like my favorite naturalist. Legit perfect for these types of videos

[@user-bn9xy2on8i]

+1

[@calanjameshunt]

+1

[@knowledge604]

I was wondering why his voice sounded so familiar! Didnt put it together

[@kellyhutchison7513]

It is why he's my favourite 40k channel.

[@Section8dc]

​@@kellyhutchison7513Literally

[@LordOmnissiah]

Bonus facts: the hive world of Ograhm which was in the same subsector of Sanctum ultimately fell to the Tyranids. Also the Raven guard found a humongous planet sized bio ship. At this point the Imperium’s only hope is for the Mechanicus to fight its way past Vashtorr and the Necrons and get enough black stone to make a bunch of massive anti-psychic weapons to disrupt the hive mind.

[@tcondon95]

Is that a novel or the pariah nexus supplements? I need to read that!

[@LordOmnissiah]

@@tcondon95 nah it was something posted online on Warhammer community after a big narrative event tournament.

[@jerrythestarship]

Ah the "breaking blade", my favorite Baneblade variant..

[@mcribbedherpleasure668]

This is more enthralling than any sci fi movie I’ve seen in a while!

[@Transblucency]

First those filthy stealers came for my gin.... Now they're after my Jenn as well? "This aggression will not stand, man" - The Emperor of Mankind

[@mileshawkins3856]

attenbourough lore be damned. dont get caught using that voice. nice job!

[@sjmarham]

Thank Grandfather he sent the Death Guard turn up to help the Imperium.

[@harrisonbliss1028]

That was throwing me off too

[@simbriant]

Tyranids: Dear Imperium, we mean no harm. We're just really hungry. Don't you understand how long it takes to float through space from system to system? There are no inflight meals or complimentary snacks. 😭 And you are really crunchy and go well with ketchup.

[@Demoncorp]

Come back here you little shit! I mean you no harm

[@grindedfranz]

My favourite Iterator!!

[@acarrillo8277]

11:00 a wild Arch appears!

[@dualityomk9854]

Almost as fun as a zentradi war fleet.

[@hollowkiller1011]

How does lore like this exist its insane

[@kyle108]

Oh mate! This edition was a belter & S-Rank for sure 🙏

[@sasquatchandme3673]

Good video, but I have one question: what is a Jenna-stealer, and is it anything like a Genestealer?

[@Orgruk]

Bring back my Jenna, you stealers!

[@billysgeo]

@@Orgruk 😂

[@jmo8391]

Great videos. Love the content. Hours and hours of lore and great visuals. Makes me want to paint minis while listening to this.

[@Airborne_all_the_way718]

I just found you this week and you just keep delivering new content. Keep it up brother ❤

[@redluke8119]

Same

[@Keeagn]

Same.

[@dacuddi4155]

1:04:19 May those billion souls consigned to oblivion rest with ease knowing the emperors will was at hand.

[@thomasmctague4771]

Great video! The Tyranids are my favorite race in 40k, as they have the most delicious medium for showing characters true personalities. I adore all the tyranid point of views and their hungry adventures. Great in the table top and perfect for spooky narratives!

[@frankthetank8050]

😂

[@HansFlamme]

most of their detachments are ass

[@slothlord195]

Great video bro, I can't wait for more awesome content.❤

[@RockyDonoghue]

Where should I start in books for warhammer

[@320466]

This is great!!. Thank you for the story

[@Greensiteofhell]

Fantastic - huge respect!

[@jonathanroque5326]

The tyranids are really terrifying, you dont know your going to die until ita too late,

[@S.huddo-db3ew]

I know they make me anxious

[@UltraMarines1337]

great job guys!

[@TheNewGuy21]

Keep up the great work!

[@sebastianosionnides]

Great video. Thank you

[@robpatterson3133]

Man the voice . The set up and delivery is great in vids and great lore

[@coreyr.1012]

Great video

[@tictcha612]

Great video !

[@HandofBlake]

Love this video!

[@narutofromdbz]

No mention of Cato Siccarius, I am sad :(

[@omegavon]

I guess the "death guard" eventually decided to start xenos hunting and join the inquisition hunting jene-stealers 😅

[@timeforringydingy]

What's a jennis tealor?

[@EastyyBlogspot]

34:34 ahh nooo not the Jenny stealers

[@57badarse]

Brother your content is so good, I don't even mind that your poor bot can't decide how to pronounce gene stealer and tyrranid 😂. Keep it up bot you'll get it someday

[@RedRaiderV]

Thanks!

[@trazyntheinfinite1961]

could be found in Jorphdan's Map of Hell

[@altartas2559]

Bu mükemmel eser için teşekkür ederim

[@andrewschull6039]

Love your voice and narrative prose. Do you narrate audio books? You should.

[@RockyDonoghue]

I want to start reading 40k books where do I start

[@mike-ph3fk]

Godspeed.....doest matter really. I started at the heresy series...but I don't follow to closely. A good necron title? He'll yeah. Interesting admech recommendation? I'm there

[@RockyDonoghue]

@@mike-ph3fk I’m going to start with eisenhorn I think done some research lol

[@joshbrooks120]

Thanks

[@user-kc5sd7wy3s]

I love the artwork from Arch's channel. Based.

[@YourManifoldWorld]

Your voice is amazing.

[@AP-jl3rs]

I could listen to you narrate for hours

[@MarkvanderSteenhoven]

This would be so much better if it was a bit slower.

[@helloidharbl6753]

Ok man. When you made this you SERIOUSLY never had a problem with calling "GeneStealers"; 'Jenna Stealers' ?

[@maxstr]

Darn those Jenny stealers!

[@xDownSetx]

49:55 lol is that a still from Avengers where the nuke destroys the command ship?

[@aprince1250]

Great video. I'm not super familiar with the 40k universe. How long is the average human life span in this era? It's crazy, and convenient, that the same humans are still alive and able to lend their experience more than 200 years after the initial Tyrannid invasion.

[@marcusweathers3070]

Convenient? It's the year 40,000+ where humans have colonized every corner of the galaxy. Use your head rather than your mouth.

[@redluke8119]

Really awesome thumbnail

[@wlnter06]

I love the tyrannies!

[@Cody27]

hopefully your channel doesnt get struck down like the other guy who used the same voice for 40k story time

[@tb1271]

Year 745 M42??? It was 745 M41.

[@zran3097]

M41.745 is the during the period of M42 millennium, like how we say 14th century to describe 1300s etc

[@tb1271]

@@zran3097No, because it was the year 40745. That makes it M41.

[@kellyhutchison7513]

Nah that'd be year 745 M40 by that logic

[@tb1271]

@@kellyhutchison7513 No, years 39000 to 39999 would be M40. It is currently 2024, that is M3.

[@zran3097]

@@tb1271 Cool! Never thought of that :P we are living in M3

[@psychshift]

"The jenay-stealers." - forest gump.

[@EmeraldEdge72]

You made me laugh so much😂

[@jansandman6983]

what more bad-ass than a guardsman with an M16/203 an ancient weapon from ancient terra with powerful magazine packed with 5.56 projectiles and 40mm grenades capable of making even the angels of heaven run for cover.

[@grindedfranz]

Hell YEA!!!

[@richardvaldes3959]

Whalers? What is he referencing here. I never heard of this?

[@richardvaldes3959]

I wish you would use your own voice for this as you are a good writer

[@yttryff6159]

386 million galaxies

[@Sn0w1981]

Not bad, just a shame about the many mistakes with names.

[@damienpace7350]

Order of the Wailers?

[@self-trainedmegaman8580]

Ventris never leads the death guard 😂

[@mjollnirjc]

Anyone know where or who created that thumbnail pic?

[@dobro1631]

Super smurt man.

[@noinktechnique]

No one. It's a generated image.

[@dobro1631]

ипать вы заморочились))), я в ахуе сколько материала и все в тему и качественно!!!

[@michaellapalme1198]

NO MUSIC PLEASE trying to sleep

[@trazyntheinfinite1961]

carceri??

[@Orgruk]

""Wailers," those are Lamenters. Oh well.

[@yingyang5632]

cool for me its in german and the video is only 6mins long even tho it shows 1:40:01 as total time. So strange never seen this on youtube

[@ImperialIterator]

Fixed

[@reggattobonner4451]

Yeah let the blood run down the cross and the dead walk

[@deividasmalaska5793]

ily

[@trazyntheinfinite1961]

it's another world another realm

[@nachtmacher6237]

😊

[@Eleonora_16p]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@leoz4484]

The script needs obvious proofreading. Otherwise, it sounds decent. Maybe tweak the voice some more to avoid future legal troubles.

[@calanjameshunt]

this voice another one of those type and it reads deals?

[@PhilosophicallyAmerican]

Arch Warhammer cameo at 11:10.

[@MrTrenttness]

🔥🎸🔥

[@thatguymatt5816]

Some of your pronunciation is wild. You say tyranid like 5 different ways 😂

[@zran3097]

Welcome to England where people just make the language up as we go along

[@dualityomk9854]

​@@zran3097 sounds like ya need to boot those non british

[@owenbagwell8997]

I think its a vocal bot

[@kitty5104]

Hope yall asked Arch if you could use his image XD

[@dualityomk9854]

Arch is too busy creeping on his pet cat boy.

[@Havocblackrain]

🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@ManfredMustermann-ed1wj]

Never stop with your 'special' pronunciation of certain words (like Genestealers). I also really like the way you pronounced 'Primarchs' (Preemarks). You gave it a 'High-gothic' twist with an almost German pronunciation.

[@The_Conqueeftador]

Tyranids are ruining Nergals fun. Not much intrique and advancement to be had if your play things are broken. He will likely wipe them out.

[@babyakame1469]

ear balm

[@DrBananananananananananananana]

dude turn the bass down when your editing these videos

[@redcell2852]

That thumbnail for this video is bad a$$! But honestly it has more of a contra vibe going on than 40k!"

[@Freecomments4u]

Come on. Thats the zerg.

[@mortenfrederiksen3063]

Probably because Starcraft was intended as a WH40k game… so its the Zerg that is the Tyranids and not the other way around.

[@dualityomk9854]

​@@mortenfrederiksen3063 kid was prob born after the first starcraft game

[@nomore2226]

Zerg are a rip off.

[@hardcoreholman303]

Cap 😂 catachan never fear or cower l call bullshit

[@Oblivisci........]

Yeah I don't buy it either.

[@The-Music-Archive]

Break on through to the other side, break on through to the other side, yeah tit to tay watay tay watiti, yung mabdullah hafiz habibti.

[@creightonleerose582]

YOU could give 'ol Jimbo a run for his own Arabic language skillz....;) "AlHubbahDahHeeBeeDuhHoobooDa"

[@knobjob2839]

I'd like to see a lore change to the Nids, where they are independent creatures with personality, until the hive mind possess' them for battles and they become proppa Tyranids.

[@edwardbyrd8352]

Awesome video,very entertaining.I’m still new to 40k but I can say this universe sucks 🤣🤣🤣

[@johannahunderwood4596]

Lots of information but I gave up halfway through because of the constant changes in the pronunciation of the same words, even in the same sentence. It just got jarring. Decide how you will pronounce a word and then stick with it.

[@TheHaughtyOsprey]

I cant stand the Nids. There's no drama outside of sheer dread. Theres no emotional action, no heroic duels. Even that fight El Johnson had with the hive tyrant was just him killing a monster. Yeah, his troopers might e been inspired and the fight well written, but theyre just soulless mouths. Never been able to enjoy really anything about them. Theyre a lazy mechanism of plot steering.

[@zran3097]

Respectfully I disagree. I would liken the lack of inner emotional narrative of Tyranids to Shakespeare's Iago; evil for evil's sake. Or The Others from AGOT, as a threat so vast and terrible they make a mockery of interior political landscape. They represent a crucial aspect of war in its ultimate form, precisely because their incoherent brutality is so senseless.

[@Nvenom8.]

You're conceptualizing them as a character. That's not what they are. They're a force of nature.

[@zran3097]

@@Nvenom8. This 👆

[@chrissinclair8705]

"Who knows how many Galaxies they have destroyed for their untold hordes"....Are you talking about woke Twitter?

[@dualityomk9854]

Naw, its talkin about yer mums rank va jay jay

[@OoO-rf2gt]

​@@dualityomk9854 pronoun enjoyer detected

[@dualityomk9854]

@@OoO-rf2gt could care less about what some "muscle mommy" fetishist decides to whinge about. Go wash your krusty kitty

[@dualityomk9854]

@@OoO-rf2gt wash your kitty before you project your pronoun nonsense on someone trashing your beloved "new trek"

[@dualityomk9854]

@@OoO-rf2gt what kinda wierd shite lead to that ban hammer boyo?

[@matthewmallan1995]

Excuse me! Are you just ASSUMING the hive tyrant's gender!? 😡

[@TheHaughtyOsprey]

Woo! Time to gatekeep!

[@st.dennie1149]

@@TheHaughtyOspreyGatekeeping is positive, imagine if Amazon was prevented from making that Rings of Power abomination.

[@helloidharbl6753]

I'd never dare to assume the gender(s) of a champion of Slaaneth .

[@allenm6950]

Do you purposefully mispronounce every single faction and character???

[@allenm6950]

Gene is literally pronounced the same as the name… it’s not like it not a common name as well as a common topic in secondary school.

[@Meteyard97]

The voice is the most off putting thing, can never listen for more than a few seconds

[@seanbrazell7095]

Great video, but the Tyranids are my least favorite race in 40k, as they have almost no personality whatsoever. There can not, and will never be, any novel following the Tyranids from their own point of view. They are great for tabletop, but terrible for any meaningful narrative.

[@BrandonGiordano]

True, but I'd say their lack of complexity is their strength. They're singular minded to consume and never stop growing and consuming. You can't reason, you can't barter, you can only hope to survive. They're a force of nature

[@TheCorrodedMan]

Well there could be, it’d just be one word over and over again NOM NOM NOM NOM

[@growinglifeorganic940]

Spoken like a true flesh bag waiting to be assimilated. 😂

[@Abp.Mars-Assembly]

Sparing release of material from the tyranid perspective would be interesting as exposition material on their conflict against other exotic xenos like chaos entities or Nurgle chapters. But where they weakened the drama surrounding Tyranids was exposing the Swarm Lord role. Because that concept is rather hollow and can never have as much layer as a host of individual characters from other factions. Unless they give the tyranid behavior variety. But for the most part the tyranids always seem to function as repetitive and predictable concept because they are not given room for individual expression or therefore adaptive creativity found in similar brands like Aliens. Where the species is a hivemind but have room for creative problem solving, making each xenomorph more unpredictable and adaptive than a tyranid. If they add that element, then perhaps introducing more than one installment from their perspective wouldnt be so stiff and bland. Because any xenomorph under the right circumstance can become a Queen when driven to far from the hivemind. Which is why they have room for adaptability. Whereas so far that concept isnt present in the Tyranid. The swarm lord dies, the whole tyranid source is ruined. A xenomorph queen dies, the horror continues because a new queen will appear. A tyranid is just a mindless extension of a Swarm Lord and there isnt much else to it. That limits depth to them. And make the solution quite obvious. And after going over one Tyranid incursion from start to finish, there isnt much difference to be expected when going over a separate infestation.

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

While they are devastating, they can be a tad boring. Simple and constant devastation gets old after a while I suppose. They are fun to play though, but can be kind of easy to defeat if you equip correctly. But 40K is all about options isn't it?

[@pugfugly1989]

This guy doesn't know how to pronounce a single word from the franchise