"VULKAN LIVES" | Pariah Nexus Reaction / Breakdown Episode 2

[@danielhardman234]

dudes clearly seen this before making the video

[@TheChillzoneX]

calling me a pre- wacther, you get a pin of shame for that

[@LuoSon312_G8]

bruh, that intro was an after edit, you entering the chill zone, chillax.

[@UNION_JACK_THE_RIPPER]

​@@TheChillzoneXI'll get the book of grudges.

[@danielhardman234]

@@TheChillzoneX i stand by what i said

[@IronJoeHorn]

I saw this before I saw this video too

[@OneReallyGrumpyJill]

I feel like sisters should teach each other that, when next to Salamander, do not threaten civs at any cost

[@consolescrub4031]

I feel like this is probably the scenario which results in the most Salamanders/Sisters combat on account of how both factions don't really fall to chaos or go renegade much barring systemwide murdercurses brought about by sacrificing a lot of people, a planet and a primarch. That said, I imagine the Sisters in general are still perfectly willing to fight loyalist marines if they go against the Emperor's teachings and while they will most likely lose the 1v1, they do a pretty good job against marines in numbers as we know from their original introduction where they stalemated the Imperial Fists, Soul Drinkers, Firehawks, Black Templars and a significant force of Admech long enough for the Custodes to get concerned.

[@OneReallyGrumpyJill]

@@consolescrub4031 Oh, fsfs; and as the man himself said, doesn't help that this particular Sister belongs to one of the more zealot branches

[@the_furry_inside_your_walls639]

The saddest part about the Salamander killing those guardsmen and kriegsmen is that he had no idea they were infected by mindshackle scarabs. He assumed they were all traitors, when they weren't even in control of their own bodies and were actually begging him to kill them because of it.

[@odinulveson9101]

Im not that lorewise, if its possible, but couldnt they tell him they were infected?

[@claudiu-mihaipuiu1221]

@@odinulveson9101 Mindshackle scarabs basically mind control people for the most part, so it's unlikely that they could have done all that much to tell him about stuff.

[@usxldcom7543]

​@@odinulveson9101it's not really an infection a mindshackle scarab is implanted into a users brain so it's kinda hard for them to do anything about it

[@TheRealRightPrice]

@@odinulveson9101 It depends on how strictly the mindshackle scarab is controlling them. It can be as strict as the person having absolutely no control over their bodies at all, not even being able to blink by their own will, or as loose as the person being almost entirely free to act how they want. In the book The Infinite and the Divine, Trayzan employed a man to basically be his secretary for like 60 years and the mindshackle scarab the dude was implanted with was only really preventing from telling anyone that his reclusive employer was actually an alien robot, physically stopping him from speaking about it and causing him pain if he tried, but otherwise the dude had full agency over his own body and lived his normal life. In this episode it looked like the first guardsman was trying to warn the space marine but didn't have enough control over his own body to do more than mumble incoherently.

[@CorwinTheOneAndOnly]

That's one of the things that I feel like it was shoehorned in way too hard. This is a Space Marine. They are *smart.* And he might also know what a Kriegsman is. And he definitely knows what Necrons are. He should have been able to put 2 and 2 together and know that there was something wrong going on.

[@boodstain]

I always love to see the Salamanders, any other space marine wouldn't have even acknowledged the civilians but Sakan knelt to speak with children on their own level and refused to abandon them. So glad they chose to actually have a Salamander in this rather than go full "Ultra Marines are the best!!!", would've been so easy to do that, hope we see more of them and of Sakan.

[@ivansolodyankin6820]

I liked the moment when he simplyfied medical terminolgy while describing his wounds when they say they don't understand.

[@tilted_axis9819]

And there are plenty of other chapters who would have just abandoned or killed the civilians immediately.

[@lucidiously]

I like the detail of him taking off his helmet and holstering his gun before approaching them. And how quick he switches back when a (possible) threat appears.

[@tilted_axis9819]

I always thought it was hilarious how Sa’kan talks about multiple organs failing like it’s a mild headache

[@alricmalicorne321]

"I had a headache. But then it went away." -A survivor of Helsreach

[@stingingcashew2321]

I like how the Salamander is missing his second heart and third lung. I remember someone pointing out that it depicts him as more in touch with his humanity

[@Cirac1]

Another little tidbit - he's from the 3rd Company - the Pyroclasts. These are considered the least merciful of the chapter as they are the ones sent to put down rebelions and burn non-compliant populations. Their captain Adrax Agatone is the exception to the rule that Salamanders are friend shaped. So when they're telling you to chill your murder boner, you should probably listen.

[@Silverized84]

well, he didn't hug neither civvies or the sister, so he clearly the least friendly salamander

[@beerten202]

Whats the most saddest part is not just a regular space marine but a salamander calling a mindshackeld kriegsmen the most suicidal devoted emperor loving guardsmen a traitor Practically a worst nightmare come true for a krieger

[@twahtskie]

Felt bad for the Kriegers. They had no control of their bodies and trapped in their mind, fully aware of whats going on. Think the only reason they were able to even eek out a word in the crash was because they saw a Space Marine.

[@lavans5721]

Poor dude... not really on Sa'Kan either. He just lost his brother's gene-seed and woke up from a crash in a necron infested world in less-than-optimal conditions.

[@aethewulf4787]

Sister "you are the cancer upon galaxy" also destroyer "no you"

[@lavans5721]

Destroyer: "CANCER?! I went to sleep, for like, 30 minutes! And you fuckers all invaded my lawn and had an intergalactic WAR ALL OVER MY DAISIES!"

[@padascos]

I do love the Salamanders continuously getting the love they deserve. No other chapter has that instant clarity of „the true good guys are here“ like them. Others might be stronger or more effective, but to normal humans, no other compares in the righteousness to bare the name, angel. Also, I think you would like nothing more as a Guardsman than to have a Salamander unit with you to keep you and civvies safe.

[@odinulveson9101]

Salamanders among Ravenguard, Space Wolves and Imperial Fists are my fav space marines 👏

[@justsomeguy8352]

I love how even tho the salamander thought the kriegsman was a traitor and said he was gonna leave him to suffer, he still killed him out of mercy because as a salamander he couldn't bear to see them in so much pain.

[@ThatGuyyApollo]

I love salamanders so much. As my main faction being the imperial guard. It just feels so nice to have a counterbalance and having that moral good there to care about the common people since others won’t. I’ll definitely make slamanders feed during space marine 2

[@haramberoth117]

9:52 im going to start using this when older people see me in the grocery store.

[@Blackhart-7]

As a Salamander enjoyer im glad to see one of them in action o7

[@MnemonicHack]

My entirely 100% loyalist boys the Alpha Legion are hands-down my favorite space marines, but hot damn the Salamanders are my second favorite. Also, I love how even Danika's mental-break-spawned imaginary friend, who hasn't been giving her the best advice up til now, is like "Girl you have gone straight off the reservation. What the fuck are you doing?" when she starts arguing with Sakan.

[@robashley8216]

Vulkan Lives! * Stomp Stomp*

[@VulkanLordOfTheDrakes]

I LIVE *STOMP STOMP*

[@matteocdt5214]

FRIEND!

[@angelobrewster6293]

It's a good job those civilians were found by a Salamander and a not an Iron Hand or Minotaur, Marines Malevolent, a Flash Terror or a Black Templar Because Black Templars view normal humans as military obstructions and do cause alot civilian casualties.

[@matteocdt5214]

You mean flesh tearer? Also yes, they were very lucky

[@RiazGT]

Sakan: My name.... is Sakan Naive Child: Sakan? Chad Sakan: Yes, Sakan deez Nutz!! *~Sakan deez Nutz procedes to elbow and jossle the ghosts of his dead brothers while sharing loud laughter with them~* Existentially Destroyed Child: 😑 Sorry, someone had to do it so i decided to get it out of the way

[@boom350ph]

Weird thought Thought salameders genes are fire proof

[@justinisp9361]

Salamanders are Best Bois

[@chrisbacon3071]

Space London really? Dude I’m hurt 😔 (joking that is an apt description)

[@OffendedFoxCh]

Sakan dis nuts!

[@AJZulu]

Well...

[@captaincoolbreeze9429]

The Militant Orders of the Adepta Sororitas are still the fighting arm the the Ecclesiarchy after the post-Age of Apostacy reforms so the trauma of that time ended with the death of Goge Vandire and did not carry onward.

[@PiratePawsLive]

My gripe for this episode: The Deathmark went to the Stormtrooper School of Shooting. Yes I understand, when the "main characters" get sniped the story kinda ends so it makes no sense.

[@consolescrub4031]

There's actually a really good reason why this fight lasts longer than the one against the Ultramarine (beyond the sister of course). You see it in the next episode but I'll explain it in a spoiler below. Spoiler alert He gets a Zoom call from his boss which he has to take mid firefight. He incapacitates the pinned down Salamander basically instantly once he gets back to the fight but he's physically incapable of ignoring his boss's direct orders. We also saw from the Ultramarine that the Deathmarks typically get their first shot dodged if there's nothing distracting the marine. It takes a bit more carefully baiting and surprise to get a clean shot on a marine due to their sensors identifying likely ambush points and reactions fast enough to keep up with most Eldar. Whether this is consistent with previous representations of Deathmarks (one of whom technically sniped Calgar) is another matter but I suppose you could argue the marines are definitely expecting an ambush here.

[@tilted_axis9819]

If you want to try to justify it you callus say astartes senses & reflexes are good enough to avoid the deathmarks shots. It seemed like Sa’kan heard the rifle charging before it went off

[@Divine_Darkness]

23min ago squad

[@abaddon7558]

death to the false emperor, all this could have been avoided if they had called for cahos gods and "traitors" anyway thanks for your sneak pic :)

[@tazmokhan7614]

All GW cares about is more and more profits without a care about customer wants and needs.

[@tre3961]

FOR VULKAN!!!!!