The GeneStealer CULTS Are HORRIFYING!| Warhammer 40k Lore.

[@patrik9328]

There should be a game where you play as Genestealer Patriarch, start your own cult and spread anarchy and terror across Imperial Planet

[@dicorockhimself]

they coud even use the cults as different pplaystyles that would be cool

[@tatarchan5212]

Well cult of the lamb duh

[@chrislail3824]

That’s basically Deathwatch Overkill

[@colh3127]

Uhhhh, heresy!

[@DiabeticOgre]

I'd love to play a dwarf fortress style game like that

[@me6664]

I got a wes ad for Tacticus before the vid and it was very confusing, like "Shut up Wes, I'm trying to watch Wes"

[@_NIKOS9_NIKOS]

It's also worth to be noted that while Genestealers are extremely effective against the Imperium due to the sheer numbers of humans and the general lack of organization they have a significally harder time when it comes to the rest of the factions (even tho it is possible to infect most of them). Orks: Usually are able to sense the ones that are infected since they do not act "orky" enough and thuss they kill them very early on. As a result Genestealers can only infect them in smaller numbers (freebooter crews) which kinda defeats the purpuse of the genestealer. At best they can use them to spread to other planets Eldar: Due to how fortified the Craftworlds/webway are and since they keep a close tab on the inhabitants, the infected rarely are able to infiltrate much less grow in numbers (the Eldar slow reproduction doesnt help either) Tau: They keep close tabs to every citizen withing the Empire and everyone is subjected to mandatory health/bio scans yearly (the leaders even more regularly). Furthermore the kroot have learned to detect the infected by smell and thuss are placed everywhere to sniff them out. Pluss research has been made to halt the progress of the infection. Necrons: Straight up immune in every way Chaos: One can not worship the hive mind and the chaos gods at the same time

[@sosomadman]

Not sold on choas, they can be tainted, I've heard of storys of sick nids, most likely infected by papa nurgle. Its not like they're capable of worshiping choas, but they can carry/spread hes gifts. Would the planet fall to chaos before it fell to the genestealer cult, idk. Needless to say, it sucks to be tau or PDF/imperial guardsmen.

[@thesatelliteslickers907]

@@sosomadman I think they more mean that a genestealer cult is not effective against the forces of chaos than the other way around

[@sosomadman]

@@thesatelliteslickers907 my bad, I see what your saying

[@merlin566]

If chaos gods manage to brand GSC patriarch they could very well be corrupted by chaos.

[@Aconspiracyofravens1]

I would say chaos is not quite fair as the chaos gods do not answer most prayers

[@XBloodyBaneX]

Hearing that Terrans had a seemingly supernatural resistance to the Gene-stealer's mind control filled me with a bit of joy. Though it may be filled with spineless greedy bureaucrats, the Emperor still protects.

[@Sluggadome_Rotunda_Bernardson]

The moment that he described how the link was severed was genuinely horrifying to me. The idea that your divine being that you have been worshipping for years and has brought you such comfort has its illusion broken and you realize it’s just a horrific mass of flesh and it just stares at you as the world ends is some great horror!

[@hardbrocklife]

A great horror you manifested as well. Like the realization Biden supports must feel looking Americas economic decline.

[@LillithineLair666]

unless of course prospectus person-to-be-horrified is into that sort of thing XD like the second wave cultists in dead space 3 awakened

[@Tarik360]

I think the mental image you're having is essentially the eclipse from berserk. Except everyone are guilty of betraying their friends and they either put up a last fight, surrender to despair or kill each other out of rage. Also wearing a wig or a hat all your life as a 3'd or 4'th genner suddenly makes a whole lot more sense.

[@abhabh6896]

Its like antichrist

[@ronaldomontora2449]

​@@Tarik360 This right here.

[@Bluecommando10]

I think the Tyranids are the single most terrifying thing in the galaxy because they have a singular focus. Every other faction has inner squabbles that hobble their effectiveness. Need more Tyranid lore

[@thehayguy]

I'm fairly new to WH40k, but Tyrannids are by far becoming my favorite faction

[@FriendlySwarmlord]

There is no sob story, no tragic upbringing, no betrayal, no internal intrigue, no scheming against your kin, no thirst for glory and reward and no emotion. Every Tyranid knows their purpose the moment they open their eyes. They do not fear change, they embrace it. Truly they are the perfect organism

[@Metrion77]

I mean, there ISN'T more lore. They're an intergalactic predator species that shares a massive godlike hivemind. They're just the perfect predator who mines planets for biomass. They don't fear defeat because they can't really be defeated. Even if every tyranid in the galaxy was defeated, none of them are actually dead. The brood lord and the lichtor are still backed up in the hivemind, contained in every single hive ship across the multiple galaxies.

[@TheZamaron]

@@Metrion77 They could be killed off for good. The problem comes down tot he fact that to even attempt to do so would essentially I assume require likely every race, Humanity, ELdar, Tau, Orks, Dhrukhari, Necrons, all of them to stop their squabbles and unite as one throwing everything they can at th TYranids, no matter the cost, throw all they have at the Tyranids to wipe them out to the last cell, and even then if the theory of the current forces being just scouts prempting a much bigger invasion to be true, there may not be any hope. But even if they all worked together like this the conflict would be to costly for them to ever commit to. And so they all resighn to fighting back Tyranid Hive Fleets best they can and joining forces temporarily, but it's never enough. Add in the Genestealers able to insidiously pop up anywhere, even Holy Terra, that makes the Tyranids collectively a greater threat then even Chaos could ever be. Good God the Imperium seems doomed, constant rebellion, heretics, so many powerful xenos races chipping away slowly against it, and the Emperor's time running out and his predicted death in at most 100 years. It's not looking good man.

[@Metrion77]

@@TheZamaron Even if every force in the galaxy united, none of these races have the ability to cross the galactic gap to attack the hive forces in andromeda or pegasus. The tyrannids have been wiped from the galaxy several times. But they always come back.

[@PP237PP]

What's terrifying is that the Hive mind has decided that this is one of the easiest ways to win human planets

[@1000Tomatoes]

I love Genestealer Kelemorphs. They're essential genestealers that look like cowboys and are seen as free, spirited heros repelling against the Imperium's authoritarian rule, when in actuality they are ruthless monsters designed that way in order to appeal to humanity 's fantasies. It shows how the Imperium's greatest enemy is, as always, themselves, as well as the ruthless adaptability of the Tyranids to even evolve in ways to replicate human ideals.

[@czar381]

i really like the energy in the shorts and these long vids are a real contrast to those but even more awesome.

[@squidy2902]

Same, I look forward to these

[@microwavegommmm916]

Great contrast between the two

[@xavierduckworth822]

Bruh 1 min in and I understand what you mean. New content for me lol

[@shawncorbett5517]

I like the long videos not enough lore in the shorts

[@swishlordnorth]

Exactly what I was thinking, he's energetic and gripping in the shorts but quite calm and more in depth with these longer videos

[@theragingfurry7411]

I think this is one of the few times that the Inquisition did something right, surprised they didn't kill a large amount of civilians just because. They probably did.

[@Scrombo2]

Genestealers probably beat them to it

[@greenarcangel]

They probably did

[@pcppbadminton]

Terra Exterminatus. You know, just in case.

[@HartlyLion]

@@pcppbadminton As much as the inquisition are extreme, even they won't suggest such a thing.

[@free_wifi_kids]

Imperium is like oh a single Zeno glass the planet

[@michaelwallington1272]

I’ve already gotten the basic gist of the genestealers before, but the way that you presented your information and the atmosphere you created with the music enthralled me and sucked me back in as if I was learning about them for the first time all over again. It even has me entertaining the idea of starting a genestealer army! Marvelous video, and I will definitely keep up with your work in the future.

[@HansLemurson]

Being enthralled and sucked in by genestealer Cult content? The Inquisition would like to know your location.

[@Madjo-qj2ge]

I just finish watching Angels of Death, and the background story on how Genestealer can take down one planet with the survivor being a Mechanicus and some of her servitors is kinda terrifying

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Fantastic so see a long video from you! Congrats on the success mate! If you ever need to talk about this whole youtube journey feel free to reach out :)

[@weshammer]

Hey dude I would actually really appreciate that as I have no idea what l I'm doing LOL. Will definitely hit you up! Me and my partner love your content by the way

[@funkyjaban3822]

I absolutely hate how overpowed the trynids are kinda ruins learning about the other factions becuase they'll just be biomass.

[@Rucka_Inc.]

I remember reading a very compelling argument that the Orkz are the most powerful faction. The only problem is that they can't unite under one banner because they're always fighting each other... that is until Ghazghkull became a warboss.

[@NotALiberalSoSkipTheScript]

I found Dawn Of War: Dark Crusade when my uncle took me to go spend my work money as a kid and fell in love with the Orks. Something I read said: By far the most dangerous group to the Imperium are the Orks. They don’t care for anything but awful violence. Their “WAAGGHH” is a psychic maelstrom which makes Ork armor, vehicles and weapons work EXACTLY the way they want it to even if they shouldn’t. The paint themselves and their vehicles and weapons red because they BELIEVE their weapons will work faster. So it does. Their equipment shouldn’t work as it has no mechanism to work. But they do. If they believe a hunk of iron can melt the faces of the Chaos legion it will. Our only saving grace is their inability to manufacture and work together under one banner. If they could even Necron Tombworlds would be overrun in no time. The Quintilions of Orks could breakthrough the Eldar Webway and the Imperiums Holy Cities. Even the multitudes of Tyranids would be eventually over taken by the Green Wave.

[@WolfA4]

@@NotALiberalSoSkipTheScript My favorite thing about Orks is how once they get on a planet it is impossible to get them off, even if the planet is blown to pieces there is still *some* Ork presence.

[@renevil2105]

What makes them so powerful is also a weapon to use against them. The humans just need to paint their missles/rockets red. Cause Orkz are all physkers an whatever they believe becomes real. They believe red rockets have a much bigger boom than yellow. So they end up empowering your own weapons if you paint them certain color lol.

[@jonathanathor117]

@@WolfA4 Has anyone ever tried anti matter? Or nano machines/ gry goo?

[@totalnerd5674]

@@jonathanathor117 Grey Goo is probably a weapon not worth the risk, in all fairness... Try biological microorganisms that sterilize (or straight up eats) the Ork spores instead. If they feed specifically on fungal spores, there is little to no chance of it mutating and attacking humans.

[@geraldposter1496]

I dimly recall hearing somewhere that on absurdly rare occasions a genestealer cult manages to break free from the hive mind and rebels. Cause they did the math and figured out what's gonna happen when their gods arrive. From what I understand this is a thing purely to justify Warhammers idea that you need an excuse for every faction to fight every other faction. Even itself.

[@glockfanboy4635]

You're the perfect middle ground between majorkill and Luetin. I love it dude! Keep up the good work!

[@andreibarabash9701]

MajorKill is extra cringy. Just hearing his Aussie accent and seeing that extra smug s#!t eating grin that he always puts on, gives me an instant headache.

[@TheNecrokage]

Never thought of it like that but, you are absolutely right.

[@loafofbread9400]

Majorkill is so annoying

[@glockfanboy4635]

@@loafofbread9400 that's heresy, and I'm calling the inquisition.

[@REXae86]

@@loafofbread9400 so true.

[@kristiantumber1564]

This human is the last, great reciprocal of knowledge, may he be blessed with the golden light of The Emperor of Mankind. May he be called from this moment forth: Wes, The Great Wise One. On the real, great video man, looking forward to more of your deep dives of 40k lore

[@benurban8875]

List of factions I would love to see 1:Orks(aka Da Boyz sorry if I spell that wrong) 2:Necrons(aka undead robots) 3:Salamanders(aka one of the only space marine chapter to care for human life) And finally the Chaos Marines

[@keithlarsen7557]

Dah only way to spell dah boyz wrong is to spell something else like "ummie.

[@drigoleus1055]

Oi What about white scars?

[@benurban8875]

@@drigoleus1055 please explain

[@drigoleus1055]

@@benurban8875 white scars and I think raven guard do care a lot about civilian lives To go with the irony of the most intimidating space marine being the nicest

[@benurban8875]

@@drigoleus1055 ah ok

[@drummingkiwi8766]

This made my day!! Was so disappointed when i saw you only had 3 long vids. Glad to see number 4!! I’ve become interested in 40k thanks to you. Keep up the good work!

[@weshammer]

haha sorry about that. The truth is I just started making longer videos. I've got it down to where I can get one out in 3-4 days but I'm brand new to this and am not supper familiar with all the editing software. so for a bit anyways, I'm gonna be in an experimental phase and hope to eventually be able to get one out every 2 days

[@juanroblesbarrasa1337]

@@weshammer will you do a longer video about trazyn??

[@itzmistah_1874]

@@weshammer Homie, you're doing great 👍🏻 just keep up the work and you gone be KZbin famous big dawg. I'd put money on it. Plus, im one of the people that has allllwaayys wanted to get into 40k but it seemed like way too much to try and learn. You've made me take that leap man, and your longer videos are literally amazing. I've saved 2 of em just for work tomorrow lol. So thank you @WesHammer, for the work you put into all this and your knowledge of it all, and the effort it takes to bring it to people. Much love dude!

[@drummingkiwi8766]

@@weshammer Yeah take your time! I run a much smaller channel and recently upgraded to some pro level editing software and I'm still in the process of learning everything over again, so I totally understand where your coming from. But so far I think what you've got in this vid I think your current format is great. Visually appealing, concise and engaging in its scripting. And if you are able to make a new vid like this every 4 days at some point expect to see me here for everyone, cause I know the effort that goes into writing and editing something like this, and that deserves some serious views. Can't wait for more!

[@Bobbb-f3i]

@@weshammer hey, I am just learning how fascinating Warhammer is. I'm not into models or tabletop games, just the lore. I think it's amazing that somebody has invented this whole other universe with so many races with so many factions and religions in each. That is just"WOW" to me, you know? I love listening to your explanations of the different race/species/religion and am glad you're getting into longer videos

[@morrettigames5153]

You should cover the Legion of the Damned. It’s rarely covered and really unknown in the lore. Awesome paint style too.

[@johnanon658]

Abador prince did a reading of an official inquisition report on the LotD

[@mouse7669]

I mentioned on a short, could you do a long form deep dive on the beginnings of humans expanding from earth and how the gods came to be and how the wars started. Cheers mate.

[@laughingmask3118]

I really love the Genestealer Cults and have been saying for a long time that GW needs to license a scifi horror movie that showcases the process of a Genestealer Invasion in all it's horror as the antagonists of the movie. Maybe have two narratives where one lone Inquisitorial candidate makes a name for himself by rooting out cults before they get off the ground on multiple worlds and eventually becomes a dedicated Inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos over the course of a few generations, have him do those youth treatments so that by the end of the movie when he's facing the genestealers with his team from the Deathwatch he's old but still kicking. Meanwhile at the opening of the movie, a lone purestrain Genestealer stows away on a cargo ship and infects one of the crewman. Then the next time we see him and his crewmates they've arrived at their destination and they decide to settle down there, and we the purestrain scuttle off the ship into the sewers, and we see the crewmen meet some ladies at a bar and get freaky spliced in one scene with the purestrain Genestealer picking off a few isolated citizens to infect them, smash cut to the birth of the crew's children being horrible looking but the couples just adore their children. Then the next time the film focuses on this planet have some of the crewmen much older inviting some friends at their new jobs to come to their place of worship, pitching it vaguely as being part of the Imperial Cult, and how creepy it would be as they actually descend down into the sewer system, maybe the new victims barely seeing something just beyond the light now and then, but rationalizing that as weird as this is there's no way their longtime friend and mentor figure would ever be a heretic, until eventually they get to the chamber where the sermon is being given about the "true gods" and the new victims are corraled together for some sort of baptism, halfway through the sermon the first few generations of infected Genestealer offspring emerge from the shadows to join the worship and the victims realize much too late that something is horribly wrong and they've made a terrible mistake as the original purestrain Genestealer emerges from a vast cavern behind the altar in his immense, horrifying massiveness and the sermon begins talking about the glorious kiss off the angels, fade to black screaming. Next time we get to see this planet a new group of victims are working the mines and are dubious of a few of their coworkers who they slowly realize they haven't seen without their gear, always obscure their features, never come with them to the surface on breaks, seem to leave work earlier than them, they get suspicious and start to think maybe it's heresy, one of the guys tries to strike up a conversation more personal than shooting the shit at work and cooperating while mining and the strange coworker is dodgy. Frustrated the miner grabs their coworker by the shoulder and turns them to the light and sees that they're not quite human, eliciting a hiss from the dodgy guy and getting overpowered, knocked down and the suspect fleeing deep into the mines. The miner and his cohorts immediately flag down an Arbites Judge and report the mutant in a panic and the judge calls for backup. When backup arrives, they deputize the miners and all go into the tunnels to hunt down the mutants only to eventually be drawn on by the judges and forced to line up when, to their horror, several purestrain Genestealers far more hideous than their mutant coworkers descent from the rock ceiling and they realize these judges are heretics, they're working with the mutants and these Xenos are going to kill them... except they don't. The first miner gets pounced on by a purestrain Genestealer which shoves it's long tongue into his mouth as the rest of the purestrains dogpile on the miners and the scene cuts to black... All this shit goes on as the movie swaps between the aging Inquisitor as he rises and then rides along on his glory and then slowly age catches up to him, the youth infusions becoming less and less effective as he discovers he has some sort of condition that prevents them from working after so many all the while watching this slow and horrifying invasion of the original freighter crew's new homeworld until eventually the two storylines combine and the Inquisitor and his retinue investigate the world where the invasion is underway only to slowly realize they are far too late, most of the government and the military there on world have been infiltrated and then the Hive Fleet arrives, and the Cult comes out like insects in a frenzy under an overturned rotting log and the Ordo Xenos retinue make a defiant and heroic last stand as they're overwhelmed by enemies from above and below and in the end as he lay dying the Inquisitor makes a desperate call to his ship that the world is overrun, the ship needs to flee, but first his final orders: Exterminus. Incinerate every last bastard Xenos and this whole damned world. Sacrificing his life and awaiting Exterminatus the Inquisitor delivers an epic and tragic speech about how it was an honor working with his crew, to get to safety, leave him and his retinue behind and blow this Throne forsaken planet to kingdom come and with tears in their eyes the ship returns to orbit and blasts the whole planet to smithereens, killing the tendril of the hive fleet, the cult, the citizens of the Imperium and the Inquisitor's entire landing party in one massive explosion. A funeral service is held on the command deck of the ship and then the crew drink to the Inquisitor's glory, swapping stories of their experiences under his command and showing how much they loved and admired their Inquisitorial superior. Eventually the Captain makes his drunken way back to his quarters but gets turned arouyand disoriented but eventually finds his room... Only to be attacked by a purestrain Genestealer stowaway before he could open the door. Ending the film but starting the cycle anew. GIVE US THIS MOVIE, GW, YOU COWARDS!!!

[@Jupue]

I'm not a horrormovie person, but GODDAMN, that sounds great and i want it

[@Checkpoint_King]

Bruh, get that laid out as a rough draft and start bothering the writers guild. You got a blockbuster on your hands.

[@pavelchorovsky4677]

Love the video. You have successfully done what most failed to do, make the genestealer cult absolutely terrifying.

[@Keemo533]

I’ve never heard of 40k before u. Now I’m thinking of buying a book to read. I love how you make the 40k universe accessible and interesting for new people.

[@gholamdapantaloonsniffer8218]

Dude get the Ahriman omnibus 🙏🏼 it is amazing

[@gholamdapantaloonsniffer8218]

Also any of the Commisar Yarrick books

[@meltinggod]

Dude all your videos are fantastic! So stoked for more long form 40k breakdowns!

[@rdubayoo]

I was under the impression that when the Custodes heard of the inflitration of Earth they booted everyone else out and took care of it themselves, albeit at great cost to themselves.

[@QrazyQuarian]

I kinda laughed at the idea you presented. Just imagining Custodes with sunscreen on their noses. "Everybody outta the pool, someone shit in it and we gotta clean it up!"

[@MrvariedGamertag]

You are easily my favorite Warhammer 40k channel out there. Love both your long and short form content keep up the grand content.

[@Xoguran]

The real horror is why the Genestealer cult has reached Terra. Those hybrids of the cult which link is never severed allow the Hive Mind to absorb their memories, their knowledge, their personalities, and add them into a gestalt that grants the Tyranids an awareness about their hunting grounds. But it also does point out that the Hive Mind does have indeed a Divine Complex and is determined to bring down the competition in its quest for divinity.

[@Balgus4]

While I knew some information about the genestealers, this opened my eyes on much a treat the tyranids and their minions are. For in the shadow, the patient work and wait, the return of the star children.... It also justifies the paranoia of the inquisition on many levels..A great video and good vibe throughout.

[@doobiousd5020]

This is why I find them so interesting-reverse engineered out of some of the biggest unjustified phobias, panics, and conspiracy theories we know and then made flesh to give all of those a justification. The stuff of nightmares for sure.

[@shagun1074]

What a great video, amazing atmosphere, the genestealers are so spooky as are the nids. You really made them seem powerful force and a scary one. Would really like to see a more indepth video about the stinky bois of the death guard, i personally like the the most in the universe and feel like they have one of the best fall to chaos stories of the traitor legions.

[@weshammer]

Deathguard is like my favorite faction. I will definitely make one for them in the future!

[@beefnoodlles]

@@weshammer yaaay!

[@cowmadness]

This video was truly amazing to watch. Keep up with the good work! I would love to watch more videos in this format. The ambience fits the theme perfectly.

[@weshammer]

Thanks! I was really proud of it. I've only made one other one so I'm still new to this and figuring it out. I have another one planned soon and should get into the position of being able to get a new one out every 3 or 4 days. I had some family show up so I've basically taken a week off 😅

[@ArtoriastheAbyss-Walker]

I can't get over how good your long form videos are! I love your tiktok and I'm so excited to watch your channel grow into a warhammer powerhouse!

[@ConformedSanity]

First off I love your long lore videos, I feel they rival the top channels and you bring an interesting perspective to the lore that not a lot talk about. Second, I think that the Gene Stealers are a SUPER underrated threat and have always fascinated me. Who knows if there is more than one cult on Terra, or how many worlds are actually infected? This could be what might bring the emperor from his coma to fight again.

[@DM-xw4um]

I am new to 40k and have always been for the "good guys" aka Space marines....but slowly as I gather more and more lore I am starting to like other factions even more. Great Video. Imperial Guard is for sure my fav, I love underdogs.

[@dustybybee6528]

Awesome video! It's great to see more about tyranids/genestealers on KZbin. Keep it up mate!

[@jacobaguirre2263]

Amazing video! Your shorts got me into 40k and I'm glad you're making longer videos.

[@stefanoborgealf95]

Hello Wes, first of all thanks for the content. You were able to create a real interest in 40k lore in me. Second, can you do something of a tech analysis. How does man kind compete with xenos if development is stagnant? How far did man kind get before all advancement stoped? How far are we falling behind in the whole scheme of things?

[@guy_autordie]

During the "dark" age of technology, humanity had a better technology than today. Why humanity still stand? Logistics. The Inquisition. The Space Marines. That's the top 3 things I think of. And faith. There is nothing new form the adeptus mechanicus, because innovation is now heresy because everything is already create. (You can rediscover something because the knowledge was lost, but not for them, because you have to do it through innovation.)

[@LucRice]

love these was waiting for long content i liked the short lore videos but i want more in depth. this game is too expensive for me right now in my life but learning the lore is getting me interested in it

[@fumarc4501]

It was the Ciaphas Cain novel For the Emperor where I was first exposed to 40K and Genestealer Cults. A few years later the new models dropped and I knew they would be amazing!

[@hisnotsolonely2961]

No brothels- Ciaphas cain

[@johnanon658]

“For the emperor” is the title? Would like to read some more CC books. Only heard the one about the Tomb of those robot guys

[@NotoriousF.A.T]

Very well made, would love to see more in this format. Great job Wes

[@sname4537]

Very happy to see a new long form video! They've all been great so far and very interesting! Well put together too!

[@craigbrown4526]

You're killing the competition! It's nice listening to warhammer lore without the same tired joke repeated every episode. Keep up the good work man!

[@TheSebastianSykes]

This is the perfect length, other channels have felt way too long and irrelevant to what I was looking for. Additionally this video reminds me of the Alpha Legion maybe one day you’ll cover them eh? Great Video!

[@liaemilie6583]

Subscribed! Absolutely incredible! When other channels simply read the wiki in a montone voice, or at best, paraphrase and adds slightly to the given narrative, you give an absolutely enthralling narrative with great production, excellent voice over, and compelling synthesis of lore, extrapolations based on previous lore examples, and nuance with great care of detail! That combined with a unique personality and approach easily makes this one of my favorite lore channels! Praise the Omnissiah!

[@mrbubz7875]

Honestly I think this is the best Warhammer lore channel right now. The way you explain things is clear and concise and you make it interesting! Well done!

[@movespammerguyteam7colors]

Those Custodian warriors must have been absolutely pissed off that a group of Gene Stealers was hiding on Earth.

[@brightbound3309]

you know something the only being in this situation that can be seen as truly evil is the original Gene stealer because the ones who actually raise the world to ruin feel like they're saving it they've been lied to

[@louiesatterwhite3885]

The road to hell is paved with good intentions

[@dillasoul2228]

Mankind: "Nowhere is safe from the Tyranids" Tau, Aeldar, and Orks: "Yeah...if you're human" Nekrons: "We couldn't care less"

[@p.6789]

Absolutely outstanding work! I love this format of videos so much, continue!

[@maxwellmulford5898]

I was on board for the shorts. These have a different energy that I didn’t know I wanted but absolutely do.

[@TheCrepper98]

I only started to learn about 40k lore after watching your "Are the Chaos Gods the good guys?" video since I am a Warhammer Fantasy Enthusiast and I saw tons of paralleles. Well I mean it is obvious since they are essentially the same enteties in both univereses. First of all I love this erie and primordial vibe you were able to give off with this video and also made great use of music. It reminded me of this deep rooted fear we all have as humans, the fear of the Unknown and I think that is also why I enjoyed this lore telling so much because it taps into this fear. I think you could even argue that this story or lore bit for lack of a better term could be categorized as cosmological horror. These reasons named here are also the reason why I like the Skaven of Warhammer Fantasy so much though they are more graspable compared to the genestealers as species. On that note I again see some similarties between the Skaven and Genestealers in the fact that they are this hidden threath festering far beneath the cities of mankind and possibly other races waiting for the right moment to srtike to devour the surface world and that all they care for is to devour all that lives. But I don't know how familiar you are with Warhammer Fantasy lore.

[@kurtsherer8211]

My favorite faction for a reason. Thanks for this lore video!

[@rox5939]

Hello there I just want to say to keep up the great content! Loving these longer videos! (:

[@emperorsblade2786]

Hey wes pls continue this long takes. I like to listen to them while doing stuffs. Also your shorts are charming and phenomenal. Keep doing the emperor's will.

[@thepig50]

Hey man great content. I have never played Warhammer but play d&d, this is a easy way to take in the lore.

[@jbowdensdeliveryservice845]

There’s a lot of lore channels but somehow you have something fresh going on I can’t put my finger on. Good work

[@Bobbb-f3i]

Energy and obvious love for the topic?

[@URKCEHinoSuu]

I wouldn't exactly call it brother against brother or mother against child because..... you know, same family, same business, same cult... ain't no way someone in the family's a genestealer without the whole family being genestealers 😂(well, maybe except the first generation) But yeah, I got what you're trying to say. 👍

[@wastelesslearning1245]

You ignore they can recruit new members. From those new member’s family perspective it’s like there brother became started keeping to themselves before showing radicalization in the proper time. So yeah they share a bloodline but new people suckerd in and or hypnotized will create the brother v brother; father v son, effect

[@allisterthedamned2917]

Plot twist the genestealers are real. They live in Alabama.

[@wastelesslearning1245]

@@allisterthedamned2917 oh fuck your right. I’m a be up for weeks🥶

[@geeljire9247]

Why would that be impossible? i mean your parents could've been recruited after you were born

[@allisterthedamned2917]

News just in: they're in Ohio.

[@ImpudentInfidel]

A bit of lore added in the new codex is that some hive fleets keep cult-controlled ships with them just because they're cheaper than spawning new vanguard organisms.

[@streetstoner3552]

Anyway amazing vid, it makes me happy to hear that you mentioned the pauper princes. But in some cases the tyranids leave 2 and 3rd generations be since they a great with their technological skills

[@NightSurgeon09]

As of the "Day of Ascension" novel, it's confirmed that a child taken by the mechanicus, after passing the Crux-Mechanicus (more metal than flesh) can have their programming overridden by a magus of their genestealer cult. If the tech guard are vulnerable, how long before they learn how to infect an Astartes...

[@meikencythe622]

GSC isn’t a threat you should totally just ignore us… I mean them.

[@kingdepressed9468]

Let's goo!!!!!! Fresh new content from the one and only. Thanks for my daily dose of 40k lore.

[@Ithetortoise]

I'm really enjoying your videos, I appreciate the level of effort you clearly put into them! I Love the Genestealer cults too, in my mind one of the creepiest, most insidious factions, very Alien, very the Thing, their lore is awesome!

[@vencislavgynev8282]

Actually they are cult of mutant space rapists, like Slaneesh cult, just the first do it for tye sake of reproduction and grow in numbers, others for the sick pleasure of doing it.

[@anaughtymoose]

Man this was cool. As someone who hasn't read the books etc, thanks for sharing the lore this way. I feel lucky to be enriched by your passion for this fiction.

[@ZephLodwick]

This all goes to prove that the tyranids are quite possibly the scariest villains in all of fiction.

[@QrazyQuarian]

The Reapers as presented in Mass Effect 1, to me, are the scariest in all of fiction. Hyperadvanced machines that have existed even before the universe began, and will endure after its eventual heat death. We cannot possibly comprehend their existence, an alien intelligence beyond mortal fathoming. Their reasoning for harvesting us every 50,000 years is beyond our cognitive grasp. Their numbers can darken the sky of every world, and it takes entire legions of mortals to take just one Reaper down. We are but ants fighting a boot, 2-dimensional drawings that can understand why the cartoon fire drawing burns us but can scarcely fathom the real fire that sets our drawn world aflame. Compared to the genestealers, who simply serve the masters of those who come, eat, and leave, the Reapers have a far more sophisticated and unfathomly-scarier pretense for existence in our mortal space.

[@Valkbg]

I wouldnt call them villians. Antagonist sure but not villians

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@Valkbg nah they're just animals

[@Dylanfrias24]

Choas is worse

[@loafofbread9400]

@@Dylanfrias24 typos are scarier

[@b1battledroid476]

Is Life within many imperial worlds really any worse than being killed by nids? if the industrial machine your life is dedicated to, a rogue gang war or the arbites don't maim or kill you, the constant back-breaking labor, tight and cramped hives and rigid structures with no escape, save to die on the frontlines will, usually slowly and painfully.

[@jenswurm]

WesHammer: "What the Imperium is not prepared for is a threat that comes from within" Inquisition: "Am i a joke to you?"

[@kharngotrekson1726]

Inquisition is a fuckig joke.

[@Kee9264]

Damn your narration brings the horror and dread to Warhammer 40k really cant wait to see the lore for Chaos Cultist or Dark Aeldari next 🤩

[@robertcross9863]

Genestealers aren't very dangerous/effective agents orks because they try to infiltrate them but the ork hybrids are easily found and ended by all the other orks before they can become anything near a threat

[@AngelShadowheart]

I love that this explains more about the monsters that I have known about since I was a kid. Still surprised that Genestealers do not give me nightmares.

[@BannerOfIllusion]

I saw this video and then went to sleep. The dream I got out of it was the same situation of geneStealer's taking over the world. I was asked to look into a building for a butt load of money. Foolishly I did and found the place to be really weird. People were nice, there was food, freely given and everyone just opened up about themselves with a priestly normal man (no purple or balding! he even had a beard.) I just looked around till I found the room where they do it. "The Changing Room" the guy was out and on a table. That was enough for another robed priestly fella to call for help and get "me". I ran and ran, thinking they would double check their own base I hid under their noses. Soon after a member of the inquisitor's came and saved me! A fair and kind man and a strong hand pulled me from the dark and told me it was because of me not coming back they knew to look into the building and found the fowl xenos. I was saved by a man with short white hair and he even had a beard to. A handsome elder, that needed my help to continue the good fight against the GeneStealers. I accepted happily. The next thing I remember I'm loading charges or missiles into a barrel in space to set down a great explosion on the surface getting out of control. I some how get shot, begin to bleed out. And painfully, the illusion was removed, almost instantly. I bombed a army station, their must have been hundreds of men in there and a handful of ogryns as well. The thing I put in was was some kind of thing that made the whole room burn. My other siblings locked the ways out and they will die painfully. One of them shot up where they hole was and got me. My last human words, telling my another of me "Its all fake, BRother It's fake" I then saw him leaving saying "Wow those bullets will do one hell of a number on you." disappearing into the dark. Then I woke up. I hope this is an acceptable comment and people enjoy it. It was real for me and I can recall before thinking that I could out do the hypnosis because an threat attacks you and then a good thing helps you seems wrong in 40k. It was the hope of being saved that got me. (please excuse spelling mistakes, I woke up and I put this down immediately as to keep it fresh in my mind). (PS if a GeneStealer dies do they get a second to remember all they have done? I don't know but it sounds 40k enough that it could be.)

[@drago939393]

The link being broken upon the actual Tyranid arrival, only for the cultists to die horrible deaths with realization of what they had done, is almost Grimdark overkill lmao.

[@w00dm31st3r]

I love Tyranids and Gene stealers cuz they remind me of a combination of Necromorphs, Xenomorphs, and Slither. Thanks for the lore; keep ‘em coming plz

[@swishlordnorth]

Really hope you continue with these longer videos man, shorts are great but these I can fall asleep to 😂 keep up the good work my guy!

[@RrRr-or5tw]

Wouldn’t it make sense if one day literally every faction maybe even the chaos gods would form an alliance against the tyrannids. I mean no one even the chaos gods are benefiting from the tyrannids and considering that the galaxy might already be surrounded isn’t such a coalition inevitable.

[@FrogEnjoyer17]

If there ever was a Warhammer 40k: Endtimes to end everything, that would probably be it

[@borisbaran]

There are some fan theories about Malal/Malice being the god behind the tyranids

[@cassiusstewart9575]

Can they be killed?

[@universalpotato9503]

I really love these long videos because you have a beautiful narrator voice and you don’t dumb it down like in the shorts

[@FreshCoatKustoms]

Until you said "Let's talk about the Genestealer Cult" at 2:10, I was pretty sure you were talking about Islam in modern day Sweden.

[@mohammedbarakeh4084]

What the fuck is actually wrong with you

[@Bababooey887]

Hey! Just wanted to thank you for getting me into the 40k universe. Because of you I ordered my first 40k books!!!. Very excited to see more from you and to see you grow as a KZbinr!!!

[@orrenmckenning5148]

This has to be the best lore vid not only the vibe, background music and voice is top tier this topic is generally interesting, well done, should do more of these vids

[@sprowlxx2]

Please keep the long lore videos coming!

[@markopolo1271]

Absolutely loving the long form videos it's really fun to watch

[@MrAvailable1992]

This is awesome! You have a different pace and I enjoy it a lot. Can’t wait to hear more!

[@NightBane345]

Frist time I bought some 40k small figures, it was these dudes, because when I was a kid, I thought they looked brutally kickass, still do. Had no idea their story, was just their visual design that I liked, that had 4 arms

[@redluke8119]

Great content sir! Looking forward to seeing shorts and long content videos as well. Can't wait to see the WesHammer MajorKill collaboration!

[@Ryy22]

Finally a long vid!! Keep making shorts as well as longer ones. Love the variety bro!!

[@anne-rebeccajaninavanloock7015]

Randomly found you on the shorts, and omfg, I love your channel so much. I've been looking for a 40K lore channel for so long. Thank you for having made this channel. This vid scares me though, I don't think I'd be able to live in 40K, cool lore, but nope, don't wanna live there.

[@jamesmack1415]

Absolutely amazing Wes. I love your storytelling ability. I’m new to the lore of 40K and you make it interesting and easy to understand and get into. Thanks again

[@Lexos15]

I was hooked to my chair while listening to this and painting mini’s. Loving every second, keep up the good work!!

[@dogkaiju9699]

I was literally thinking when you were going to do these long essays because your shorts are awesome

[@wesbrown3831]

I just found your channel and absolutely enjoy your productions. I can understand what your saying without having to pause and rewind. Great Job!!!

[@quint3ssent1a]

One of the funniest cult descriptions in Warhammer novels was in Peter Fehervari's Spiral Dawn. There, cultists are described as less insane than ordinary imperial citizens, to the point that when open confrontation seems inevitable, a cult Magos ( second in command only to big four-armed daddy himself) volunteers to parlay with guardsmen in attempt to avoid slaughter (and to woo guard commander with psychic bullshit). Said commander just promptly lops his head off without even being 100% sure that there's some cult shit going on, just because he's paranoid to extreme.

[@keres993]

Love your work. If you get around to reading this and haven't learned already, chitonous is pronounced with a hard C. Chitin (KAI-tin) is a material found in organisms with exoskeletons. Be blessed

[@mogdogolog1030]

"There's nothing subtle about Orks" Well he's obviously never seen a purple one! Well, no one has I guess, that's impossible.

[@sosomadman]

Watch out for those ork snipers

[@captaiNkool12345]

Please more long form lore / audio. You are the man!

[@itzmistah_1874]

@WesHammer Homie, you're doing great 👍🏻 just keep up the work and you gone be KZbin famous big dawg. I'd put money on it. Plus, im one of the people that has allllwaayys wanted to get into 40k but it seemed like way too much to try and learn. You've made me take that leap man, and your longer videos are literally amazing. I've saved 2 of em just for work tomorrow lol. So thank you @WesHammer, for the work you put into all this and your knowledge of it all, and the effort it takes to bring it to people. Much love dude!

[@pizzamelia3210]

Loving your channel! The shorts got me hooked on both Warhammer 40k and your channel, but these long form videos are amazing and you'll have my view on all of them. I was uninterested in the genestealer cult until I watched this, and I gotta say they definitely seem more dangerous than the obvious threats.

[@zaqzilla1]

Even your wardrobe isn't safe from the filthy xenos. They'll go right into your closet and steal you jeans.

[@anilchowdhury76]

These videos have gotten me fully into the 40k universe. Thank you so much for your efforts!

[@whoknows7337]

I wasn't really interested in learning about Warhammer cause it generally boils down to a "my dad can beat up yours" for the stuff I'm into with most of the people I interacted with. But my god your videos are fun as hell and actually got me really interested in 40k