WARHAMMER 40K AUDIO: SURVIVOR BY STEVE PARKER (THE ORIGINS OF COMMISSAR YARRICK HERO OF ARMAGEDDON)

[@atsukunisumeragi1967]

"Adrenaline is your ally, boy, do not mistake it for arousing." - Fulgrim's adoptive father, too bad he wasn't listening.

[@billl2903]

Guardsmen stories > space marine stories anyday. They’re just so much more empathic and relatable, whereas space marine stories need tertiary humans to that end. Or to be told through a satirical point of view, at least, to be worth anything beyond the imagery. Which is fun in its own way of course.

[@billl2903]

Andrew Holcrft but they’re basically space vampires who exist to fight and fight to exist. Honestly I find the most ‘human’ to be chaos marines sometimes, or marines struggling with the idea of mental independence.

[@milesaway3422]

Are there any follow up yarrick audio books?

[@Smacstac]

I dunno. In storm of iron you get a real sense of how alien human concepts of hospitality are to space marines. The imperial fist captain from that book always made me chuckle at how he fumbled with normal human social cues the way a child would and yet how easy it was for him to form military strategy.

[@borisdorofeev5602]

@@milesaway3422 Yarrick appears in Helsreach as an older man holding the respect of the Guard and Astartes alike. He's only in a few scenes but those are fantastic.

[@milesaway3422]

@@borisdorofeev5602 do you have a favorite story?

[@SunTzuLao]

This story fills me with the desire to sharpen and oil my entrenching tool...

[@Shitbird3249]

Such elegant names

[@mouseblackcat5263]

You should do that anyway. A dull rusty entrenching tool brings shame to him that carries it.

[@joshuanard5853]

(Nods in agreement, slowly runs whetstone along knife's edge, stares warily at the stars...)

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

I am fortifying this comment section

[@joevines3428]

This actually made me dream of hiding from gretchin and orks in a blitzed city. I don't know why but it's easy to forget green skins are terrifying and not just comic relief.

[@BertramShord]

Quite interesting to notice, how similar dreams can be across different persons. Being chased seems to be some kind of deep seated, subconscious pattern i guess. Had that one some times and once, like you, it was orks (off different sizes - so gretchins'n'stuff?) It was the very first time i could exert some measure of controll about the whole scenarion. For at some point, running and to be hones, scared as fuck, i thought: Wait, there's some distance between them and me, maybe even a corner. Didnt think that, but basically: "Line-of-sight is broken" . So why not step aside into those bushes at the side of the wall or damm i was runnig on and possibly they just run past me. Thought that and made the deliberate choice to do so. Didnt help, they got me and i woke up. And the few seconds in which they found me made it more akin to a nightmare. But i still remember making that choice and thinking in a dream, without waking up. 1. Nice to read your commend 2. more controlled lucid dreaming is a fetching goal. 3. Yarrick is beast. Not half a fuck for Astartes, who are bred to "know no fear" and still fall to Chaos, probably because they do know fear (how to survive without that signal telling you: "Danger! Danger! Be aware!" ? But surpress it, which doesnt make it go away for good. It comes back after a century or so and fucks them up royaly. Yarrick knows fear ... grabs it and than crushed fears head with his powerclaw! 4. calling a voluntary return to service "making a Yarrick" . Like: "Yeay obviously he's to old and didnt have to serve in this battle, but he wanted to make a Yarrick. So sure! We can use every man." 5. n'other dream: Me and two friends (i mean my dream version of Helge and Ole - how could we share a dream, thats nonesense) found our selfes in a war like WWI or again some WH40K scenarios (had only little exposure to that universe back than, but hey) trenches and dirt everywhere, and i, like it is in dreams, just knew my friends an me were somekind of officers. Responsible for those grunts in the trenches. Cloud of gas encrawled on us and i was convinced i could safe some of them, just by dragging them away from the brownish mist. (remembered making some kind of split-decision- cant leave them there!) Tried and pulled someone a few meters, than noticed that i was just holding somekind of coat filled with the remains of a man, no lower body, just empty eyes and what my teenage mind must have imagined entrails looked like, hanging out. Like the "gas" had corroded them completly. Had watched Deathwach some days prior. So that whole WWI Gas/ Trenches'n-swollen-unrecognizable-corpse - thing was a freh imprint on me. Interestingly i never considered this one a nightmare, but - strange as that might sound - an amazing experience i still wish to repeat. 6. 'nought rambling in a comment section :D

[@LordSniggles]

Don't let meme brain let you forget that the only reason Orks don't rule the galaxy is that they spend as much time fighting each other as they do WAAAGHing. Even Chaos doesn't scare them. If humanity ever got to the point of almost being push back to just the solar system, the warp would become an Ork dimension. Gork n Mork would have fun beating up the big 4 chaos gods on a regular basis... Except maybe Khorne, Khorne would get so strong from an orky galaxy that he'd become the 3rd Ork god. The Octarius sector is an Ork empire the size of Ultramar.

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

I had a dream I got to be a living bomb from one of these stories. another time was being on a wall as a steel legion member trying to keep the militia rallied on the wall against the orks on Armageddon, I got to see a old man who lost his entire family jump into the green skins coming up I then saw a young boy too small to hold a rifle do the same in another spot and a few more after them do the same to the groups of orks that were climbing up, all these people who were either too old or young that had nothing left had explosives on them and it bought enough time for the glorified construction loader to have a man welded inside rigged to blow and sent to fight a mech that was coming. After a little while I died to a large axe in my guts near the top of a hive spire we defended while giving the man at the top the signal to detonate the base of the building now that I knew the entire thing was full of the xeno, my last thoughts were of the chipped ork tooth hitting me as I shoved what was left of my weapon and the arm holding it past the broken teeth and down my killers throat, the dumb beast was already dead as was I but I let it taste my las gun I had rigged to detonate anyway (a guards men trick Eisenhorn had to deal with) just to really make sure my killer never made it out of here alive. Had another dream I was a guardsmen or officer on a wall pushing a artillery shell off the side to stop a engine of woe climbing up the side. I knew we’d never survive as did we all but I’d be damned if I’d let the enemy win regardless. All these things are from various stories but by god it felt real at the time.

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

@@BertramShord I try not to read or dwell on too much of a certain thing and it helps avoid dreams like that. The other thing is not partying too hard before bed really helps.

[@BertramShord]

@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus Very interesting dream experience you got there! And i agree wth that second part!

[@BewareOfNerd]

Breaking news: Local child literally too angry to die, will remain too angry to die for centuries to come.

[@Slapdab]

Your tenacity and talent are inspiring. Thanks for recording all this.

[@johnjust2314]

Wow, I didn’t expect the ending, his hated for orks runs that deep

[@kimmogensen4888]

I did not know either, and now I understand how Yarrick knows the culture of the orcs so well, that knowledge Yarrick uses many times as an adult to win over the orcs, as when he used his enemy's power claw, which spread fear among the orcs.

[@gavinc.8071]

Of course Commissar Yarrick was a badass from age 7

[@BlackWallMute]

@buff battle boy to some thats badass

[@stevet1396]

Commisar Yarrick was not born... He simply executed an assault on the vagina.

[@TheMobiledoll]

@@stevet1396 Would that have been an amphibious assault?

[@jytte-hilden]

All lies and propaganda. The real Yarrick broke both his nannys arms the first time she tried to change his diaper.

[@hashtastic3537]

Dude, I was paining while listening to this. As soon as the boy looked at the knife and said his name, I froze and had tingles. Very cool, didnt expect him in this story at all.

[@joshuaAdams3561]

Have to admit though that I felt bad for 7 year old Yarrick he went through hell.

[@davewalker3873]

Thanks for all you do, listening to audiobooks is the only way i can relax and sleep at night!!! I listen to your readings regular. I some times listen and paint too.

[@MrRussiancoma]

I'm glad I'm not alone. I tell my wife I'm going to "nerd out" for a while, then turn on Baldermort, Lutein, Arch, 40K stories and others...and then paint!

[@TherealSBlair]

Yarrick - The bane of orc-kind as The Imperium cries out for The Emperor's Justice! ABorder Prince - The bane of my wallet as my library cries out for 40K awesomeness!

[@violentinsanity4425]

I appreciate your work, this coming from an essential munitorum worker, making the blessed toilet paper. What I do violates the code set by the administsatum, listening to your words but during the long nights vigil it makes it more bearable. Emperor's blessings upon you AB Prince.

[@Daimon-X]

Commissar Yarrick "The Old Man" the man, the legend, DA HUMMIE!

[@ABorderPrince]

so awesome

[@nofuxgivens2797]

Sarge definitely is giving a grizzled nod in approval from his grave

[@warhound1161]

ITZ THE RED EYED HUMMIE

[@Daimon-X]

@@warhound1161 Da RED EYE Wunz go fasta...

[@warhound1161]

@@Daimon-X but itz be a an eye that killz the green WAAAAAAAAGH SO not faster more deadly

[@RM--]

Opened the comments almost just seconds before the reveal, said “no way those just have to be unrelated to this” and, man the way you read these stories has me vocally exclaiming more than some good films, well done

[@centurionstrengthandfitnes3694]

A truly top-tier reading of this story. Thank you. Always felt this story didn't get the exposure it deserved.

[@iamalpharius9483]

Yarrick was destined to be the HARDEST of the HARD. If the Astardes found him first I'd bet you he'd have become a battle brother of the Space Marines. He would have made DAMN DANGEROUS Dark Angel or Iron Hands warrior. *edit* This is my favorite one yet Mr. ABP. 😉

[@bafaltin]

Nah he would have been an imperial fist. Man obviously knows how to fortify XD

[@Iacobus-Magnus]

He probably would have made Chapter Master.

[@aleccarroll7328]

Iron within iron without

[@borkthedefender3713]

Maybe, if he survived the conversion considering his age.

[@freethinker9480]

​@@Iacobus-Magnuschapter master yarrick, scoure of the greenskin

[@Cesly-mo3uf]

Karen wanted to speak to a manager and screwed the whole rescue.

[@Cesly-mo3uf]

In the grim darkness of the future...there is only Karen.

[@scambonehambone7655]

The manag-ork has declined your request.

[@dinocha0s]

That part was hard to listen to...makes my hatred for karens burn brighter

[@itisimatadvc]

Never trust a woman named Karen or a man named Nigel. I live by this and it has served me well.

[@augustopinochet2495]

I know a woman named nigel, is he trustworthy?​@@itisimatadvc

[@joshuaAdams3561]

Yarrick was a boss at 7 years old and he became Comissar Yarrick he become the WARBOSS!!!

[@johnhartley4640]

Love these readings. Makes the long days at work go by that much better. Have several of my coworkers listening at well. They never played or read 40k but now we get together and play once a month virus be damned. Good to see the community staying strong.

[@Reddotzebra]

Well, if you want to turn someone into a survivor without actually killing him every time he makes a mistake you kinda have to become the surrogate death of his mind. How can you hate someone that genuinely wants what's best for you? Turns out it's quite easy...

[@chainbound6816]

So maybe "Goblin-Slayer" was model after the "Bane-Of-Orks" Commissar Yarrick.

[@Agrothewarhorse]

More like Guts from Berserk, both had some "tough love" growing up raised by war ragged veterans, also both lost their arm and replaced it with badass weapons.

[@kathrynadkisson8964]

@@Agrothewarhorse I think its the Doom Slayer from Doom Eternal. Uses all sorts of weapons to kill his most hated enemies. Seeks to slay them all. Shows no mercy and is completely brutal about it

[@Agrothewarhorse]

Kathryn Adkisson i agree goblin slayer and doom slayer are similar just different settings.

[@KermRiv]

@mr oko that being said, i wouldn't be shocked if the influence was there.

[@aurorauplinks]

Always Fascinating to listen to a tale of the worrld of tomorrow!

[@ABorderPrince]

Thank you sir appreciate it

[@RedRaiderV]

Incredible; enjoyed this so much!

[@FrankAboutFitness]

Amazing story, never realised Yarrick had it so tough during childhood

[@nomadjensen8276]

It's a well known fact that people born with a silver spoon up their arse and want for nothing usually turn out as the toughest warriors in history, nothing hones a killer instinct to a razors edge like servants, pampering and having the world given to you. 😆

[@PreacherwithoutaPulpit]

That was very good and I want to give a heart felt thanks for the reading and sharing of the lore.

[@ABorderPrince]

cheers glad you liked it

[@A1509MDIX]

R.I.P Sebastián Yarrick Hero of hive Hades, Hero of Armageddon

[@georgelee6972]

Thanks! Really enjoying these :)

[@ABorderPrince]

thanks so much for this cheers

[@commenting9618]

For a bloke you can get the emotion through. Thanks for the time and effort you put to this. Great stuff.

[@NoxMortem]

I listened to this all the time not knowing what the title of the video, or the picture was. Just got it autorun while i was painting my minis. 1:54:57 made me drop my Balls a second time!

[@butterball33]

Ngl, I only read the title as Survivor, I was VERY surprised to hear the name Yarrick. It was a pleasant surprise.

[@mariuszsz5986]

I teared up at the end.

[@bigearl3867]

Adversity does tend to make one appreciate when things go well.

[@ferofax]

Yep. Hard times make for hard men.

[@zanthimos]

I heard stories that President Theodore Roosevelt was really pampered when he was very little but after his time as a soldier became a real hardcore bastard. I'm too lazy to even google if that's true or not but this story makes me think of the old legends of "Teddy" Roosevelt. Thanks for the upload!

[@stevepalpatine2828]

Teddy was like an irl Yarrick. (Without the Greenskin kill count, power claw, and augmetics)

[@Ransetsu]

​@@stevepalpatine2828 close enough

[@Warlord_Hyperion]

This one gave me goosebumps at the end. I knew the boy was Yarrick all along but it still felt like a prolific revelation. Really adds weight and validity to Yarrick's character, one of the toughest soldiers the Imperium has ever seen didn't just appear out of nowhere, he endured hardship from his earliest days, to forge him into a man even the Orks respected.

[@RAMBOdyykkari]

Once again a great WH 40K story, thank you!

[@kimmogensen4888]

Now I understand how Yarrick knows the culture of the orcs so well, that knowledge Yarrick uses many times as an adult to win over the orcs, as when he used his enemy's power claw, which spread fear among the orcs.

[@dudemanduderson]

wasnt gonna go to the gym today but feeling i should after this

[@BlackLethalDragon]

You cannot tell me that a man had such loyalty and briliance, who bested an ork warboss and took his metal claw for himself and even got the respect of one of the most feared and infamous warbosses, is not worthy of being admired and feared at the same time

[@kokodzmabo]

Oh man I just idly listened to this Story but subconsciously have taken all the details. I was not expecting the ending. Wow I still cannot compose myself from the unexpected or rather for this particular commissar expected ending. That was a great story narrated by you. Thank you and keep up the good work!

[@Sgt-lott10]

Well I planned on listening to audiobooks in an attempt to sleep better but I’ve found myself staying up longer because the stories are so interesting

[@MrTorchboss]

Had to pick up my model and have a good look at yarrick. This was a fitting story for a mortal legend.

[@justineaster751]

I love the end bit after all that effort to free him 'never truly safe' springs to mind lol if you get chance I'd love to hear you do some space wolf stuff

[@joshuaAdams3561]

I admit that it took me a moment to realise that Bas was Yarrick. I've read the lore on lexicanium but I've never read any of the books or played the games. But I love the lore. Yarrick is a favorite.

[@Desmont123]

This story is amazing, thank you for your great voice-acting!

[@ABorderPrince]

thank you!

[@cerberus9832]

I have the same name as Yarrick and its always hilarious if English speaking people try to pronounce 'Bas'.. They always end up with boss or anything. But you're nailing the name mate.

[@ABorderPrince]

really? didnt even think of it to be honest just seemed right

[@cerberus9832]

Well if you say Baz its pretty much the same. But yeahhh Dutch isnt known for being an easy language hahah

[@cerberus9832]

Mostly I just say, call me Bob 😂

[@vladimirmihnev9702]

​@@cerberus9832really seems quite easy to me, but than again I am fluent in German and English witch probably helps.

[@RMCbreezy]

I just heard it pronounced like the fish

[@Sebuin]

Great reading. Ty much.

[@Uploaded1995]

I know it's sort of childish, but it feels really cool to have such a badass fictional character with the same first name.

[@philo2077]

Your Name is "Commissar" ?😀

[@IronVigilance]

I screamed when Bas said his name at the end. Holy shit. My first guess was this was an origin story of a famous astartes. But holy shit. I had no idea this was the origin story of Sebastion Yarrick himself 🤯

[@stalwartteakettlepotato9879]

In my headcanon ,he still has the knife

[@germandougherty1443]

Thanks

[@basicwhitebread9619]

At some point I thought "how cool would this be if this were Commissar Yarrick's backstory" then I was like "nah that ain't it, just an ork survivor story" then last second it turns out it was about Yarrick. Good story.

[@bugiroff9926]

I didn't read the description before listening to this. I was shocked when I heard the name. Love it.

[@dinocha0s]

it was hard to listen to when Karen caused the horrible deaths of 20 ish people and a good man by being a selfish karen

[@illegalopinions4082]

Yeah well that's what happens when you're too much of a coward to put Karen in her place. You never let the stupid or fearful kill dictate anything. The only correct solution was to never bring her in the first place. The second was to kill her immediately when she started giving signs she was going to blow everyone's cover.

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

She panicked. She wasn’t built for this. Not defending her, but sadly more of us would be her in that situation then we are comfortable admitting

[@RealtimeInterrupt]

One of my favorite characters in the Warhammer 40k universe.

[@SJFrzrbrn]

I've listened to you read this to us a few times. You really are a treat to listen to! Thanks!

[@seymourfields3613]

This was a great story! Thank you so much for reading it to us! I had to turn it off after the hour mark to drive home from work in the snow. I'm glad I looked it back up to finish it the next day, now! I'm not too proud to say, I got goose bumps when he gave the last name Yarrick. I didn't see that coming at all! Again, great story, and thank you for doing such a long reading, I'm sure it took a lot to accomplish this.

[@darrianweathington1923]

I wish i had a family member who could teach me to be a badass monster... to go on fighting orks for like... 500 years

[@jasonw3204]

Got 700 40k books love this Helps at work

[@coletaylor725]

Freakin love this story. Listening for the... 5th time?? Great work!

[@darrianweathington1923]

I also like how the last few minutes show how goddamn tough imperial soldiers are because he stabbed one and he basically went "son of bitch stabbed me" and probably walked to the side of the street with a medic and lifted his shirt for one of those XL band-aids with Mickey mouse's face on it. 🤣

[@dualwieldroxas358]

Some factions of Imperial Soldiers (particularly Cadians, Kreigers, and Catachan) are insanely tough, even rivaling Space Marine scouts

[@nobleinexile4296]

I somehow had no idea this was about Yarrick until the end, holy shit what a end

[@Gnomkiller2000]

I knew from the start who it was but still sent shivers down my spin when it was revealed srsly good story

[@docmatteson2010]

That was awesome! Great job and thank you!

[@AshtonCoolman]

This story and this reading were fantastic. This is was better than watching a movie.

[@etiennemourez3059]

You are doing a great job and I really would like to appreciate and thank you for the efforts and dedication it must require.

[@wulfgar88-10]

Smashing story! Absolutely loved this one!

[@jonathanmorrow4898]

This was fantastic!

[@alexneal9534]

Cracking performance of a great story.

[@jimbotussock3856]

My 9yr old boy's favourite bedtime story! We've listened to it sooo many times. Since it was posted; 3 years now! (Since he was 6!) Bas' is a great role model for a squishy "grub" modern kid. Being 'ard is an admirable trait that is becoming rarer in our 'feelings first' modern world. Bas' story puts perspective on going to sports training when youre a feeling tired, pushing through on the rugby field when you feel exhausted. Not confusing adrenaline for fear when bowing in for a judo match... Never give up, always have hope, know your feelings but dont let them stop you. Bullies speak bully "Don't you ever back down, don't you ever let them win. 'Ard leasons are the ones that count. 'Ard leasons make 'ard people." And at least dad isnt as mean as Bas' grand father 😂🤣. The knife work in the story is a bit graphic for a kid's tale, but I havent been stabbed... yet... 🤔 And my boy hasn't smeared himself in faeces to hide from Orks either. 😁 Thanks so much Aborder Prince for doing such an amazing reading of this story! Your voice acting brings so much depth to the written word. A flawless reading, far beyond just doing it justice.❤

[@ABorderPrince]

cheers man hope you like and your son. best of luck cheers!

[@OEFarredondo]

Aaahhh now “Bass”!!! I should have put it together! I had just got it now!

[@box_head6440]

???what do you mean

[@OEFarredondo]

@@box_head6440 bass, seBAStien Yarrick

[@OEFarredondo]

@Jagd I didn’t come here to read boy! A heretic like me uses my sorcery to hear it read to me

[@OEFarredondo]

@Jagd 💀

[@sidguernsey1393]

Definitely one of the best stories I've heard you rad. Great job budy

[@ABorderPrince]

Thanks!

[@itisimatadvc]

Tyvm, really enjoyed listening 🙂👍

[@AB-ye8no]

Absolutely brilliant

[@ABorderPrince]

cheers

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

Anyone else here after the episode “Old Bale Eye?” What a story! What a character

[@tobiaspain]

Freakin awesome ending twist! Love it.

[@ABorderPrince]

is good yeah

[@bobreil7464]

Want to thank you for your work always enjoy your renditions of these stories the quality is always high your voice acting is very enjoyable I've spent many hours entertained by your storytelling and lore thank you for your efforts carry on sir.

[@deanwest2744]

Great story. Great narration. Would like more "human stories" over the SM ones. The only thing I'm wondering is the sound...the first word or two was cut off anytime there was a cut. Was it just my connection or did other people hear it too?

[@SavageThermo]

Whattt about ork stories?

[@deanwest2744]

@@SavageThermo Sure. So long as it's humans (Imperial Guard) killing the Greenskins.

[@leedrage5514]

absolutely stunning!!! I have always wondered about his back story

[@CaptainKiLL83]

I nearly cried finding out it was yarrik!!! That was absolutely fantastic 👏 loved it!!!

[@AZTigerMMA]

=][= thank you for all you do

[@ABorderPrince]

thanks man!

[@antonjonsson424]

I really liked this background for Yarrick

[@ju5t1ce33]

Instant like! My favorite character in all of WH40K.

[@anthonyhanner6609]

Always appreciate your reading. Just fantastic. I will say one of my favorite parts of your readings are the commentaries at the end. So my guilty request. Please do "Titanicus"

[@aeterna789]

Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka: *furiously taking notes*

[@mr.pickles9791]

he is planning to make strong yarrick people to fight against so he can has its fun!!!!!!1!!!!!11!!1

[@darrenpritchard2740]

Absolutely love test the end gave me shivers down my spine

[@chadsmith5171]

I love this story I've listened to it 4 times great narration keep them coming😀

[@trazynthekleptomancer5055]

this is like reading a WW2 veteran's memoir's . Such a delight thanks bro

[@IronCow8]

Omg that twist, it was ya boi evil eye all along

[@psyberoneofchrist2310]

That was awsome lol it took the funny and made the orks terrifying. Well done on capturing the intense moments :)

[@ABorderPrince]

Cheers glad you liked it’s one of my favourites

[@EmoryTales]

Holy crap! I didn’t read the title and was just listening when the ending hit like a Mac truck! Commissar Yarics origin.

[@kimm2701]

Best one yet! More of this!

[@Brunoemt0924]

That was great! Love the story.

[@Fengosk]

So on my phone I couldn't see this was the origin story of Yarrick and until the end wasnt aware until he said the family name on the blade. Honestly that was an awesome story and gave me goosebumps when I heard the name!!! Thank you border prince for another amazing story.

[@tomching927]

This is so GOOD !!, Amazing storytelling

[@ethangauthier5610]

That shit slapped. Got me tearing up at the end

[@The_ZeroLine]

Great story. And, as always, an even better narration.

[@xenoblad]

1:22:04 Thanks a lot Karen

[@samanthahicks6418]

Loved this! great story and fantastically read thank you!.

[@bunzblazing9548]

I love this one got me right into 40k. Thank you so much