Understanding Omegon - (Alpha Legion) 40k Lore

Video made pre 'Head of the Hydra' release and will be updated in the Future.
00:00 Introduction
01:29 Origins
09:39 The legion
17:20 Primarchs
25:12 The Hersey
35:52 Consequences
41:02 M41
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[@ronnie953]

Makes me wonder how many people throughout history were willing to sacrifice themselves and be known as evil when in reality they were good.

[@TheAmberKing]

I imagine throughout history there were people like that on both sides of every conflict. Some have done awful things so maybe ‘good’ doesn’t encompass it. But people like that fight for the future of others, regardless it they make it or not. Not facts just an opinion.

[@tappingninja]

Look up the Seraphim Samael

[@andrefilipe9042]

@@tappingninja The angel of Death? Didn't he wrestle with God sometimes?

[@eduardodelima4456]

The great Itachi Uchiha

[@malb.4107]

The writing is brilliant

[@mphoramathe1801]

The one primarch i'd most like to see redeemed and returned to active service in the imperium

[@warchiefzeke9134]

Fulgrim

[@attemptedunkindness3632]

Omegon never left the service of the Imperium, never once.

[@attemptedunkindness3632]

@Ryan O'Connor Nonsense. He is just deep undercover, that's all.

[@mphoramathe1801]

@@attemptedunkindness3632 shhh... the misinformation is working just fine😆

[@LongWarEnjoyer]

Are you fucking kidding me? He’s a fucking traitor. Anyone who thinks any traitors should be “redeemed” just has bad taste in writing....

[@lolwtfbbq111]

My head canon: Alpharius and Omegon are not actual corporeal entities but a sort of psychic presence that actively coordinates the alpha legion and can possess marines and enhance them for periods of time to present themselves physically.

[@skullkruncher6144]

I think the Hydra is a hint that most likely the whole legion is Alpharius, Omegon and Sigmaron

[@rmepeters]

That doesnt sound chaosy at all !!

[@icecoldrugby]

I've thought that as well. Seeing that they can impart memories into their agents by having them drink blood, A and O could possibly be the only primarchs that can clone themselves. This is less far-fetched because their marines are roughly the same height as them after they are processed.

[@FC3zombiehunter]

​@@icecoldrugby Wait a second.... this video also mentions that some descriptions of Alpha Legion Astartes are also "monstously huge" meaning they can be the size of your average primarch meaning they all blend in with one another regardless of posing as astartes or primarch, it's all interchangable for the Alpha

[@loganfurer2646]

Omegon when Horus recognized him as his brother: "Was it the hair?"

[@petesinton69]

Only just found this channel after gorging myself with oculus imperialis & luitino9 for months on end.You sir are a welcome addition:)

[@Lordradost]

Incase you're unfamiliar with them: Baldermort's Guide to Warhammer, A Border Prince, Arch (Warhammer), Only War - for the 40K stuff. Milk and Cookies TV and some Arch for the WH fantasy stuff.

[@petesinton69]

@@Lordradost Couple thier I've never heard off,Thankyou brother.

[@brechtstroobant9879]

And reading wiki pages will give you the exact same information as a luetin9 vid. Don't give those lazy crooks your views, most of the other channels at least give their own thoughts on the matter or make a story all by themselves.

[@Lordradost]

@@brechtstroobant9879 thats a bit unnuanced, no? Many bring more to the table than a flat reading, such as reviews, obscure stories, deep research and examination. Then the effort put into scripts, audio, pacing and tone... Luetin09 is regarded amazing for those reasons.

[@waynegoddard4065]

Baldermorts Guides is quality if you like this. MajorKill is good too but an aussie (nough said)

[@Chemish]

I always love hearing more about the Alpha Legion well done.

[@RealJohnnyGuillotine]

When you read of Salamanders drenching flame upon enemies and you say "It was only Salamanders." I know "Alpharius was there too." When a Black Templar slaughtered half his chapter due to sickness, it was Alpharius that purged him... Even though you tell me it was another Black Templar. If Victory is the End, it is to know dreams to capture secrets that lead to victory. Hydra Dominatus

[@rojothetoaster6206]

My word this was far more relaxing than I had thought it would be when I clicked on.

[@attemptedunkindness3632]

Want to know how I relax, toaster? *unzips, thrusting out mechanicus cyber dong*

[@thefeatherbird_]

Basically ASMR

[@icecoldrugby]

Two of the HH channels I listen to have the issues that I can hear saliva the entire time, and the other talks so slow I have to turn up the play speed. This channel is better.

[@dantauche7917]

Both Alpharius and Omegon (or one or the other) still alive in the 42nd millennium waging a secret, one-man war against chaos would be AWESOME….

[@mattskinner5684]

This is the real truth, omegon is the unseen hero of the imperium, always playing the long game, always in the shadows

[@ronnie953]

I'm still listening as I had some work to do, the level of detail in these videos is fantastic.

[@ronnie953]

Thank you for the shout out!

[@TheNobleMoose]

Best new 40K channel. A video on Fabius or Lucius of the Emperor’s Children would be awesome. Some other ideas I personally would love to hear you make videos for would be Gabriel Seth, Dante, and Astorath The Grim. Keep up the good work, sir. Looking forward to seeing more from you!

[@juleswild9498]

I enjoy your videos a lot mate! Very well narrated with that mixture of gravitas and something like ice cold detachment. Top quality video material too and lastly the atmosphere created with the choice of sound is spot on. Strangely fitting that sort of dark Synthwave with the grimdark nature of 40k, which actually both has its roots in the 80's 👌🏼.

[@SlimRhyno]

IMIO Alpharius/Omegon has one of the coolest overall looks for any primarch. The scaled plate, the color scheme, that helm with the hydra atop the plume. Oh, and let's not forget that spear! That thing is one of sickest weapon designs that I have seen in ANY fantasy/scifi setting. ... The idea of sneaky 8 foot tall meta humans is still a little hard to swallow for me, even in bat**** insanity that is 40k, but that boss look certainly makes it go down easier!

[@xavier84623]

Need to remake this video with the info from the new book

[@xavier84623]

It’s still somewhat up to interpretation, but I think the new lore indicates that they had switched names by the time of alpharius death, so the one who died what actually omegon who had been found last in the crusade, but the true alpharius who grew up on terra was loyalist and being omegon at the time and was the one left behind and reassumed alpharius. It’s interesting that they are still chaos generally. It’s possible that the primarch sees himself as the ultimate double agent, but this arrogance has in the end simply resulted in another chaos legion, just and conflicted and self destructive and chaos itself.

[@sgtrock68]

Great video. It's a little slow but watching it at 1.5 seemed like the right pace. Yeah, I'm playing it back again at normal speed and it's definitely too slow for me. This is the best account of the Alpha Legion on YT and just about the only study of Omegon at all. I'll be watching...at 1.5x.

[@runcmd1419]

2x gang

[@NIL0S]

x1.25 sweetspot

[@erikrungemadsen2081]

A video named understanding Alpharius/Omegon and it is not just an hour of swearing and screaming. I am impressed. The good answer to the two futures of John Grammaticus, would have been for Alpharius and Omegon to shove Johns head up his own backside and find a third way.

[@darrenrenna]

First video I have seen from your channel Amber King. Beautifully done!

[@deadordreaming2607]

Great content by the way! Always great feeling to find a hidden gem channel for 40K lore. Love to see a video for Mortarion and Konrad Curze. :-)

[@smitty4293]

great video! when i see your thumbnails i’m always sure to click. i absolutely think it’s a travesty that omegon isn’t talked about more, but i also think the mystery just lends to that aspect of the alpha legion.

[@jestingjohnny5007]

Great video, I love how knowing how the book Alpharius plays out, makes all of this so much better, this is such a great listen. Well done, ser.

[@bufogabagool793]

Your channel is so underrated! I love the ambient audio and visuals you use in your videos. Def subscribed, and can’t wait to see what else you make in the future!

[@cthulawha]

Awesome work dude, was very entertained by this. Thanks for your hard work and for sharing

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Dude I am so happy I discovered your channel. I really enjoyed your videos on 40k is a pity there’s only a few but hopefully that’ll change with time. You’re definitely one of the top guys on 40k narrations explanation thingys

[@IndigoCrow]

Excellent video with well done graphics and ambient music to enhance the storytelling. Very entertaining and informative.

[@hurshalfeazel2655]

I love the way you narrate all of these vids. You humanize these guys so well!!!! Thank you!

[@redasylum]

Need a new video after Head of the Hydra.

[@TheAmberKing]

It may be a while but I definitely will be giving this an update.

[@db4552]

That intro music is exactly how i see 40k content - super retro scifi

[@jasonwright8546]

Watching your videos on the XXth has helped me gain a great deal of appreciation for them in the lore. Oddly enough, their tale is one of the more emotion inspiring.

[@richardvaldes3959]

Great quality i just found your channel and ive been binge watching

[@danielpearmain8525]

whoop a new lore channel . well presented and researched .

[@baitbait65]

Best Primarch videos I've come across. I'm excited to see more.

[@jbowen791]

These are great! Keep em coming!

[@SigfridSWE]

What, Only 140 subs?! Awesome video 🤘🏻🤯

[@ronnie953]

Came back to see how this video would do, all I have to say is see I told you so! If you continue I predict you will hit 100k subs as long as you put a video out a week. Just don't forget all us OG subscribers 😆

[@TheAmberKing]

Thanks man, I still work a normal job so full time may or may not be in the future. I just want to make something good rather than popular right now. Dw I see you OG’s.

[@qigonglungz]

The Cypher with the Hydra in the back pic at the beginning was soooo, awesome, had to watch the whole thing when I realized what I was looking at...

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Wow you really opened my eyes to 20th. I really dig what are doing keep it up. Good luck

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Your content is top notch! Keep up the good the good work!!!🔥🔥🔥

[@Celtic_Iron]

I want to see your channel blow up major. Great content once again.

[@JB-nw1lc]

The algorithm has been helpful, truly the emperor protects! Amazing work! Keep it up!

[@ProjectBealtway]

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO "Understanding Perturabo" PLEASE!

[@attemptedunkindness3632]

Go buy a piece of expensive metal, clip off and throw away 1/2 of it just to forget about it, watch the rest rust before your eyes, and lastly but most importantly: blame Rogal Dorn for all of it. Now you understand Perty.

[@attemptedunkindness3632]

@Tonya Patrick I feel like I still covered the basics of him with above. But yeah, seems like Ol Pert is a magnet for deep seated feelings of failure from the authors employed by Games Workshop. A real lightning rod of contempt from the creators. Almost like it was intended.

[@GenghisTron]

I'm soo much of a fan so soon. Great perspective.

[@MaxGideonActor]

Great video with kool visuals. One helpful comment for the audience, speed up video to 1.5X for oration at normal pace.

[@nyrukdaerog3973]

Just found this channel. Awesome content so far!

[@billyireland4890]

love the intro... so synth, much 80's, wow!

[@alexsimonson897]

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[@Omer698]

Please more videos. These are fantastic

[@lloydy68]

These 40k videos are incredible, so glad I found your channel.

[@matthewthames1203]

Love these videos Your voice relaxes me like a vodka tonic

[@hunter5822]

Oh there’s two of them so a couple of the origin stories can be true! Meaning that one could have been sent out into the galaxy while the other remained with the emperor!

[@dantauche7917]

Read Alpharius: Head of the Hydra…

[@bobbysalkeld2634]

Righteous work, brother

[@MrJoshuakirk85]

This is well researched and well presented. However, I listen to it at 1.25 speed. I think your channel can go far, but it may be beneficial for you to speed up your cadence just a bit. I really like the ambiance and art as well.

[@TheAmberKing]

Just tried it at 1.25 myself and your right it sounds better. Really appreciate the feedback as I’m trying to get to a standard I am happy with.

[@tc5620]

Thanks for the tip

[@ReggieV23]

I like .5x really let’s me soak in the information

[@edkolbe1850]

I'm a 1.75 guy myself

[@dantauche7917]

I’m a .25x man of great sophistication myself…

[@brycecramer9964]

Nobody does chaos stuff, love this channel!

[@avipatel7073]

Loved the vid but I had to put the playback speed at 1.5 which I don’t mind because was well written and presented

[@wikipediaintellectual7088]

I had to save it for bedtime, not that there’s anything wrong with that.

[@Overanalyse_This]

I think that the Alpha Legion's blue and silver armour with the scales is one of the coolest looking. It'd look sick in black with gold teim too

[@beaker126]

Very well done!

[@WesloTheTerrible]

Excellent Work💯‼️-Cheers🥂

[@caracalla13]

Thank you for video on my fav. legion...

[@hexru6529]

i need to say that i like your voice and the music!

[@JeanLucCaptain]

Understanding the alpha legion is a literal paradox.

[@alexandraponych8410]

Offering up my comment in service of the algorithm gods. Keep up the good work man. Great video

[@adamfox1669]

Great job. The intro music reminds me of bladerunner- very 40k either way.

[@sdogg]

Absolutely love this character. Probably second most interesting / intriguing after Cypher

[@clint_yeastwould9053]

An impressive take on the twin primarchs. 👏

[@justinavery8664]

The movie the prestige has an Alpharious/Omegon feel... Always swapping roles in the endeavors. Making unseen sacrifices... loyalists to the bigger picture... Nice work... lower the background music jussst... a bit. Subscribed either way.👍

[@TheAmberKing]

Thank you, I will lower the music slightly next time. Still figuring out the balance so hopefully next time it will be better.

[@justinavery8664]

@@TheAmberKing Great stuff. I enjoy all the 40k lore and the community. Got sucked in many years ago, with Rogue Trader, blister packs of lead mini's. The old Adrian Smith pencil drawing in White Dwarf, of the Emperor confronting Horus sealed the deal.

[@TheAmberKing]

Nice man. I bought the miniatures over a decade ago without knowing much about them. Only discovered the lore years later and just kept devouring it.

[@moonnightbricks3948]

Awesome.

[@matthewlloyd7527]

I would love to see a 10 foot tall superman attempting espionage! Great videos and a great atmosphere on the videos

[@SarmonOflynn]

I always found A/O to be the most compelling and honest of the primarchs. The others did great and terrible things, and evil, but rarely accepted the acts as such. Alpha legion were fully aware of the evil they wrought, and did it willingly without prevarication or applause, as it was what they were made to do.

[@MrFredstt]

I think Angron knew what he was doing/did was evil he just didn't care with the nails fucking his mind up

[@SarmonOflynn]

@@MrFredstt that an interesting thought. I'm not sure if I agree. I'll have to think about that.

[@theangryjeff]

@@MrFredstt I agree. He knows it’s bad but doesn’t care, because he can’t. The nails rewire your brain to chase the serenity of rage, and by his ascension that is mostly all he thinks about. They talk about the nails taking his empathy in slave of nuceria

[@raymore544]

poor man's version of Luetin 09 I love it like your editing style sir

[@Duppyman695]

and No shilling for GW unlike Luetin.....! and this guy doesnt tell little kids "if they cant afford GW models , go play snakes'n' ladders" not cool!

[@migeyshuu]

Just came here to say: I devoured your channel like a 'nid. Well done

[@unbreakablelag]

Personally I believe both Alpharius and Omegon live. I believe that Alpharius is a type of perpetual that can transfer his soul to one of his sons over and over as long as their are Alpha legionnaires. And Omegon is hunting him. To either kill him once and for all, to redeem him, or perhaps just to speak with him.

[@BonktoHead]

only thing id say is have you're transition scenes line up with the upcoming section. Other than that this some good shit.

[@georgesulea]

One of my favorite Legions. Hydra Dominatus.

[@johnnyscifi]

See, the cabal wanted the Emperor removed, because his presence made it difficult for them to continue their antics in the shadows.

[@quigonlynn1]

Amazing content. Only slight criticism would be maybe speed up your delivery a little as you seem to be talking waaaay too slow. 👍

[@mikemoore2791]

There is an instance were the Emperor appears to aid the Alpha legion, and they take possession of a relic. So I think that the prideful twin died, but the non prideful twin lives, and they are basically loyal, but following their own path.....

[@Overanalyse_This]

8:39 I REALLY hope that you're about to explain how each of these theories have some trith to them.

[@kerbal666]

More Warhammer content is always welcome

[@chadsmith5171]

Something is wrong with the sound on this video. Still love it keep them coming..😀

[@ericcloud1023]

Can we get a link to that fabulous opening song? If it is indeed a whole song

[@xavier84623]

It’s still very much up to interpretation, but I think the new lore indicates that because they had switched names, the one who died what actually omegon who had been found last in the crusade, but the true alpharius who grew up on terra was loyalist and being omegon then and was left behind with a traitorous legion. It’s interesting that they are still chaos generally. It’s possible that the primarch sees himself as the ultimate double agent, but this arrogance has in the end simply resulted in another chaos legion, just as conflicted and self destructive and chaos itself.

[@xavier84623]

Ooooor the loyalist brother was killed mid trying to subtly tell dorn he was secretly on his side. because like, the story is told from the perspective of this iron fist, and its clear he is so out of his league, he can barely interpret what is going on in this primarch fight. and if you look at some of alpharius' dialogue it seems kinda like it could have 2 meanings. and, i weirdly get the feeling alpharius was holding back. like, that final strike, he thought it was this ultimate deathblow, but probably it was just a really obvious strike, and dorn easily ate it in his tanky shoulder, and the iron guy glances off the blow almost as if he wasnt there. but dorn is no bullshit and doesnt want to chat, and because he wont negotiate he doesnt realize he is brutally killing a loyalist brother. its very tragic and grimdark enough to be 40k.

[@lalas198]

@@xavier84623 It's implied that it was the real Alpharius who was killed in the Siege of Terra, simply because Omegon was forced to double cross him (and he was the only one that could do so) as Alpharius had become disillusioned.

[@xavier84623]

@@lalas198 check out his new understanding alpharius video. it has the updated lore in it and pretty much clears this up.

[@KillTeamHungary]

You Sir, are seriously underrated

[@TheAmberKing]

Thank you very much brother!

[@theleadbonehead]

such a dedicated misunderstood and abandoned hero. i hope they bring him back in a truly heroic action one worthy of his sacrifice

[@OgamiClan]

I am Alpharius and I approve of this.

[@internetpleb4854]

One for Horus plse put more emphasis on the pre heresy era

[@apothecaryjahn5083]

Keep it up

[@JohnnySemor]

Just listened to this and it was awesome, I wish I could give it two thumbs up. Sad to see Games Workshop trying to kill intendent creators like this.

[@davidnguyen8981]

Omegon the great :) I would found interesting if the King in yellow is the head of the hydra :)

[@SlimRhyno]

Speaking of Saint Celestine... would you, please, do an episode on her? I know you would crush it out of the park, just as you have on Fulgrim and Corvus. C'mon, don't make me beg 🥺

[@trentpeterson3495]

Pretty sure. Alpharious is the dopple ganger and omegon is the original primarch. With one of his warbands being in posession of one of the people with part of the emperor. I feel like all the primarchs are coming back. I think the old ones are coming to cleanse the universe with hive fleets. This would force all species to join forces. Even chaos to some degree.

[@azzazel994]

so i have a question , was this vid made before or after the bead of the hydra , cause if it was made before , then the video is talking about alpharius in the latter half instead of omegon , or am i just confused?

[@TheAmberKing]

Before Head of the Hydra, I gave an updated version of events in my more recent 'Understanding Alpharius video'.

[@azzazel994]

@@TheAmberKing already saw that, great videos btw

[@echoleader6894]

Can you add this to the Primarchs playlist

[@HammarPwnsYourFace]

Hydra Dominatus, o’ Amber King… be weary, for the shadows have ears and blades…

[@donshipman8441]

Alpha legion has the coolest looking armor and color scheme

[@00784865]

Warhammer 40k Heresyposting sent me.

[@TheAmberKing]

Thank you very much. Great name btw.

[@wetwrkinc.5122]

Alpharius and Omegon always struck me as the most 40k names in the setting. If you were to blindly ask people out of every name in WarHammer 40k which one sounds like the main character/anatagonist, in relation to the human factions, I'd be willing to bet most people would point to Alpharius/Omegon as the most likely to be main chatacters, only looking at the names.

[@simsonleknox3286]

I would Omegon clearly prefer to Lion or even Vulcan. It could be so damn awesome, Omegon as head of the Ordos...

[@icecoldrugby]

Bro Trip 41 Thousand A light-hearted buddy comedy that follows the adventures of Omegon and Cypher as they make their way across the galaxy. What's their plan? What are their motives? Nobody knows, maybe not even themselves.

[@t.s.7166]

Alpharius is actually Omegon and Omegon was actually Alpharius So technically Alpharius was the loyal one and Omegon was the traitor

[@sunset7424]

"I am alpharius this a lie" never say actually when it comes to the alpha legion it's always maybe, Alpharius was maybe Omegon and Omegon was maybe Alpharius meaning Alpharius was maybe loyal and Omegon was maybe a loyalist, or maybe they were always traitor or always loyal or maybe they were playing both sides and maybe....this was all a lie.

[@iglusmulmus5171]

"Understanding" and "Omegon" don't go well together in the same sentence

[@lz8554]

The hero we may have never known about?