Who are the ‘Dregs’ in Darktide?

[@errantvice7335]

“Oh man, these guys are great! Thanks for helping us deal with those water cartel goons.” “Anytime! So, you guys ready for the plague?” “The what?”

[@JohnnyJohnJohnson]

Willpower plays a part in resistance to Nurgle's plagues, as it is a sickness of the spirit as much as the body. The rejects have lots of willpower. The Veteran has been through many battles without breaking before and shields their mind with extensive protocol, rationalization, and just enough knowledge to know how to beat the enemy without knowing too much. The Zealot has devoted themselves body and soul entirely to the God Emperor and has nothing but hatred in their heart for his enemies, their faith is so absolute that they committed some kind of atrocity that went OVERBOARD in the Emperor's service to earn a criminal conviction. The Psyker's mastery of the warp helps to guard their spirit against warp-influenced sickness while also being utterly disgusted by all the extra corrupted voices and warp glimmers they see in the cult, they know that as brutal as the Imperium is, what they're fighting is way worse. And the Ogryn doesn't know much but his heart is motivated with promises of bonus rations and a chance to have lots of fun stomping bad guys to make the Emprah happy, which is way more than what the cult can offer him. He doesn't want to turn into a sick, lumpy mess, he's plenty strong without them.

[@Warfighter-lf7tb]

So let me get this straight; the water cartel kept water from people and the people who couldn't shower and became filthy and then became Nurgle worshipers? That's like the best origin story ever!

[@TheGamingDefinition]

5:09 really got me, the way you just looked at the wall being peppered with bullets 💀

[@sivel7493]

I like to think the single "corrupted" left eye on the Dreg Shooters is a form of "initiation" to join the cult, something along the lines of idk...being the eyes of the Plague God or something like that xD, maybe it also helps them see better in the dark and such. That, or it's just the fact that Dreg Shooters (and most enemies) share a single model (with small changes)

[@54032Zepol]

In order to join our gang you gotta take out your own left eye with this here rusty spork! Then you'll be part of the Left eye gang pardner!!

[@remipoujoulat7759]

I mean maybe it's part of Nurgle's corruption. See how they always seem to grow three growths in the shape of Nurgle's symbol on their body. Maybe it's none of their choosing but Nurgle's himself.

[@BigMikeMcBastard]

A single cyclopian eye is a common aesthetic of Nurgle-corrupted beings.

[@remipoujoulat7759]

@@BigMikeMcBastard That as well yes ! I don't think Nurgle purely corrupts through random plagues, bacterias and viruses alone, Nurgle changes the DNA of its host.

[@seaofenergy2765]

Nurgle daemons are cyclopean so it will be to do with emulating that/nurgle only being interested in corrupting a single eye.

[@Allen667sjja]

I think that it’s interesting how when you fight in the more upper portions of the hive the infested have a change in wardrobe, def sporting more of an upper class look. Def empathizes the whole class struggle in the hive

[@dystopianchimp]

Great pickup - apparently you can actually pick out the House supporters among those infected in Throneside - Barquettes are usually wearing golds, blues, purples and other fancy stuff while the Margraves are more fond of earth tones like red, yellow and brown

[@Allen667sjja]

@@dystopianchimp that’s actually a neat little detail I’ll have to keep an eye out for it next time

[@Mark-in8ju]

@@dystopianchimp Didn`t both sides die in the bioweapon attack!? Allying with Chaos always backfires.

[@Mestari1Gaming]

Hopefully we can get more lore on the Scabs and the Dregs. Who are their leaders and what are their goals?

[@dystopianchimp]

We know that Captain Wolfen (the masked guy who was in the cell opposite us at the start of the game, and who now has random lines of Vox dialogue in some missions) is the apparent leader of the Scabs - not clear yet on the Dregs, just theories really

[@Mestari1Gaming]

@@dystopianchimp Yes i know him and i have seen few of his messages during gameplay. Hopefully we can hear more of him and what his background is.

[@dystopianchimp]

@@Mestari1Gaming fingers crossed

[@spamhere1123]

Hopefully the game actually includes ANYTHING that Dan Abnett created. There's actually highly in-depth and interesting lore surrounding Atoma...but we see next to none of it in the game. And sure, you can make the argument that we, the rejects, don't know anything because we aren't told anything. But I find that argument somewhat asinine. We're the players of the game, not the actual reject. We should see the plot play out, even if our characters don't

[@Peterphoskytos]

​@@spamhere1123we start as rejects but we make our way into trusted inquisitorial guard. There's no reason even for our characters not to be involved

[@totallynotapuffball9119]

Ngl, as a big 40k lore freak.... I love this shit. The most beautiful part of it to me is how.... self-inflicted it all is? I think a lot of 40k fans, and Imperium fans especially, are under the impression that the Imperium is so terrible to live in as a necessity. That the horrid working conditions and squalor forced upon the masses are the price that must be paid to keep humanity afloat in a galaxy full of horrors, when in actuality they are the very thing eating it from the inside. Chaos is allowed to fester, not from some sinful, inherent flaw of the soul, but by desperation, by the cruel, needlessly polished bootheel of those lucky enough to be elevated by the systems with which mankind hastens its own end. The cults call to the starving, the downtrodden, promising just a sliver of hope that has been crushed out by those who claim to see His holy designs. To blame them for answering, to mark them as mere fools, is to hand a gift of victory to Hel, wrapped in unearned pride.

[@bananaboy444]

I'm telling Grendyl

[@theenderdestruction2362]

Excpet in the end a lot of it is mabye self infected but those who follow the chaos forces especially with knowlege of it is a foolish idea, chaos doesnt offer true hope it offers false hope, in the end the neccaryness of the crap the imperium does can be argued for and against till the 40th milliunum and beyond, but in the end chaos is only false hope for gods who care naught but gor themselfs, in the end neither option is good but sadly chaos is the worst option of the two

[@killsode4760]

The best solution to chaos is indeed compassion and better governance, meaning that the roots can never find purchase.

[@combinecommando001]

Nurgle's plague is not just a physical sickness as we know it, it's also a corruption of the soul. In the world of 40K, Faith truly has weight and power.However, Nurgle's rot normally acts by infecting you and making you so sick that it eats away at your will and resolve to the point that you give up and start wishing for death instead but despite it all, you still cling on to life and that's when Nurgle comes in and makes his offer that you will no longer feel any pain if you embrace him. I theorise that our characters actually do get sick but their hate for Chaos covers them in the "armour of contempt" which protects them from the soul corruption, so when they come back they go through a form of quarantine, get treated, decontaminated then back on the ship they go. But as a result of that they will never be free as fighting Chaos is a death sentence in itself but they get to fight against the Emperor's enemies for as long as they stand or their soul's armour break.

[@Fourger14]

Well, the Inquisition is above Imperial law, so our characters would not be discarded after this fight, but would instead be continually employed as Inquisitorial agents or shock troops until death. The "execute because they had contact with Chaos at all" thing is more of a malfunction of the Grey Knights than a true Imperial law anyway. People who actively destroy Chaos followers and avoid corruption with the power of their faith are usually rewarded and taken into positions of power or military roles that allow their expertise to further disrupt heresy. Unless, of course, the person in question does not agree to keep Chaos a secret from his fellow Imperials who lack clearance. Knowledge of Chaos is dangerous if it reaches weaker souls of lesser faith.

[@mr.ashenfire2624]

Faith as a Shield is definitely a great theory. Belief in the Emperor, or hell, even just the Imperium, as the Emperor IS the Imperium, is sufficient protection against Nurgle's plague. Add to it decontamination, whatever cures the Ordo has on hand, I cannot argue. Otherwise we would all be 1 And Done expendables.

[@mid1429]

That sill makes Korne happy regardless of if they are killing his armys

[@bas-tn3um]

@ combinecommando001 this hasnt been lore in a decade or more fighting chaos isnt a death sentence anymore. why does everyone still say this, kinda hard to hide it with half the universe attacked by chaos space marines.

[@combinecommando001]

@@bas-tn3um it's not really about hiding its existence but rather that when you fight Chaos, you're pretty much made to focus on that because you're experienced in it. Sort of like expertise and the Imperium doesn't like to let go of its best and brightest veterans who are really good at killing the many varied enemies.

[@MrYODAPHONE]

There’s dialogue during a mission where the veteran asks Lola about a “sister Hive” to the main hive where the game is set, but she just shuts the question down saying “that’s classified, soldier”. This raises a bunch of questions and theories about what happened there, but my theory is that the sister hive was something of a ground-zero, and the situation there was so bad that the inquisition declared it a lost cause and either performed a local exterminatus, or perhaps even the Grey Knights are on deployment there; which would of course be a secret to literally everyone except the top brass of the Imperial forces in the system, and maybe unbeknownst even to them. Just a thought, but I think it makes sense. Ties back also to a previous Dan Abnett narrative where Vervunhive was besieged by the entire population of its sister hive which had fallen to Chaos.

[@Garroshable]

I was thinking the other Hive was dealing with a Genestealer Cult but honestly what you said about Grey Knights being deployed makes a lot of sense. Since when any of the voice lines ask about it every character with authority immediately tells them its safer they don't know which lines up with GK lore.

[@KillerOrca]

@@Garroshable Standard 40k "its need to know and you dont need to know"? This is the Inquisition we're talking about here so.

[@Garroshable]

@@KillerOrca Definitely but it would be spicier

[@rossato2109]

Imagine how amazing it would be having another game in the other hives, maybe as Greyknights or other Imperium force. Doesnt need to be a first person horde game as well, just in the area.

[@jeambeam3173]

It be cool if we got a mode where the difficulty is jacked up but you get to play as Space Marines

[@rosarend2313]

Some things of note: Infection vectors in Nurgle's plagues don't always.... apply conventional logic. There's moments in lore where simply hearing the infected sing their songs of plague can start the process. Sometimes it's just looking at them. But other times you can be knee deep in the dead and stay strong. It's said not to be just a physical plague, but one of the soul as well. I mean in lore you SHOULD be shooting out of both ends in the presence of a beast of Nurgle, while your lasgun actively rusts and breaks apart/decays in your hands. For obvious reasons, that's not a thing in gameplay, but I just wanted to bring it up lol

[@KillerOrca]

Belief in the God-Emperor can help ward off the Warp in some cases, if the will of the believer is strong enough. Wonder if the fact the Rejects are running around with more Preists than a Maccabian Jannisary unit might have something to do with it.

[@Nomadith]

Ogryn grindset: can't get infected if you're surrounded by shouties, luv me emperah, and are too stupid to read any bad books

[@KillerOrca]

@@Nomadith Just dont eat a Pox Hound, and your good.

[@Matt-uj9wl]

@@KillerOrca "maybe just one bite"

[@Valkyrie_Yukikaze]

@@Matt-uj9wlThat's why some of them are issued with rebreather. So no room for even one bite ：D（and please，do not remove rebreather before cleaning process abroad the vessel to be a good boy, big man).

[@no-oneyou-know1558]

ive always wondered why there's no gangers down there... your explanation does make sense though, and ive never noticed the dead ganger corpses either in all my 600+ hrs. crazy

[@dragomusic4907]

I don't remember the exact name, but they appear on 2 maps near an elevator entrance.

[@dystopianchimp]

I believe it is the Habzone HL-18-66 "The Torrent" map, but yep there is a whole heap of dead ones at the base of the elevator - where you have to do the investigation scan. The rejects often comment here about how bloody good it is that the infected and the gangs are killing each other

[@WWFanatic0]

@@dystopianchimp Doesn't Zola have some lines in the slums about the crime lords and gangs down there and some implication she rose out of the slums? Hard to remember the dialogue sometimes when the music and lasguns go hard.

[@bren97122]

@@WWFanatic0Not just an implication, she outright states she grew up in The Torrent and worked hard to escape. She has a few lines where she voices her great disdain for the gangs and Water Cartel, and stating Tertium is a better place without them.

[@Stefanius058]

Those Water Cartel people with the purple outfits?

[@nonya1366]

From my own gleaming's of the game, the hive atoma is, Karked for a lack of a better term, there is [a?] demon intertwining itself within the hive, long and interconnected. Further, their grimoires aren't...Normal. For a chaos cult. They have spinning gears, things less about the plague and more about. Machines. It is my belief that the forces arrayed on Atoma has a dark mechanicus / Mechanical bent, which in my limited knowledge, is odd for a nurgle cult. And perhaps explains why they are so keen of taking the metal. It is also my belief that the hive is doomed, as the self spreading daemon cannot be easily removed without simply destroying the hive. It has infested the walls. The ordo malleus, the inquisition arm interwoven with fighting daemonic things, should probably be called over. But the odd counterpoint is, that it simply hasn't done the expected. The hive isn't one continuous mash of daemon self perpetual growth. It is moving. Slowly. And that alone means there is still time for the planet itself.

[@Stefanius058]

If you look at the plague Ogryn you can see some rusted chimney pipes on his back. And maybe the grimoires belong to some Death Guard warband, or they were particular imperial books, chaosified.

[@nonya1366]

@@Stefanius058 Well, it literally has the death guard's symbol on the very front, three skulls with three arrows in the middle of the skulls. Except modified further as each skull has four skulls pointing further away, so it might not be OG Death guard, but a splitoff from that warband. Further there is some other markings on the tome, fairly common nurgle bits, three circles, three arrows, but there's also the big fuckoff circle with just arrows pointing in all directions, a common chaos symbol by itself. But it's mostly the fact that it's made out of gears, and the gear motif implies a very different conontation than the death guard's normal shenanigans.

[@jibawub8515]

Great summary! I had no idea that the upper houses within Atoma were to blame for the cults. Some psyker voicelines hint that there is something buried deep beneath Tertium's surface which must be destroyed, so I am interested to see if we learn anything else about that.

[@Shadowfalls89]

It would be a true cluster of massive proportions if there were a Tyranid Genestealer cult that had taken over the other hive city, a Necron tomb beneath the surface, and Chaos cultists in Tertium. All we’d need is some Dark Eldar and a Ork invasion to make it a real party.

[@kkap995]

I would love Dark Eldar as a third party boss event with a small chance of occuring. Imagine having a portal open up and a raider/ravager boss health bar showing up. Kalabite Warriors and Wyches leaping off to attack/capture the rejects and cultists alike! @@Shadowfalls89

[@gasmonkey1000]

@@Shadowfalls89 The only issue I'd see with nids, and maybe even genestealers, showing up as their own forces would be the extent of the Cult of Admonition's control. It's not unheard of for genestealers to get corrupted by Chaos and when that happens the Nids usually go the other way. Particularly if Nurgle's involved. And I can't see the Cult of Admonition ignoring a rival to their iron grip of the underhive. Whether by integration or eradication. Still by the sounds of it there may be Necrons. But I believe it's something else. It could be some sort of daemonic artifact or a daemon. Just look at the shit the daemon of Tartarus did while it was still shackled, or the Lord of Meat of Necromunda

[@chaosXP3RT]

According to Bricky, if there are Nurgle Daemons, like the Beast of Nurgle, then there must be something bleeding Warp energy into the Real World. So I'm guessing that is what's buried under Tertium.

[@sulphuric_glue4468]

I just hope we get traditional story-focussed missions like those in VT2 about this kind of stuff for level 30 characters that have already completed the "base" story of ascending from the ranks of the rejects to enter the service of Inquisitor Grendyl.

[@capacamaru]

I painted up my chaos cultists to look like the Darktide dregs, they came out pretty good.

[@vechmaster]

Capac in the wild!

[@dhandogoldogol]

I get a “FilmComicsExplained” vibe from you and I absolutely love it.

[@dystopianchimp]

That is some high praise! Thankyou mate

[@condemnedcatbiceps]

Great video, I play this game all the time and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a succinct explanation of what has been going on. It’s also really interesting to see all the parallels between it and Necromunda lore, in addition to some of the enemies being almost direct copies of units from the Necromunda tabletop game

[@gasmonkey1000]

I have another theory though it could tie into yours. I think the Cult of Admonition started as something different. A localized version of the Imperial Creed that had very strong populistic sentiments. This is far from unheard of in 40k, even IRL in our modern age within geographical regions there are aspects of faith that are different (for example Roman Catholic bishops in Hong Kong don't wear certain colors as some of their usual colors are assumed to be bad luck). And with the Imperium as massive as it is (and the still lingering scars of the last time there was one version of the Imperial Creed) the Imperium and Ecclesiarchy tolerate a lot of different views. As for what the Cult of Admonition's original tenets were I'd have to say in addition to populistic treatment of the common hiver it also preached asceticism, repentance, and a general criticism of the ruling class' extravagance. You see this a lot as well in 40k, just look at the Cult of Redemption. Or the Cult of the Four Armed Emperor. As it's also not unheard of for Chaos and other hostile forces to use the mask of religion, in the form of a mystery cult, to lure in recruits. Whether the cult was a Nurgle cult all along or it was corrupted along the way, I'm not sure if it even matters. The rise to power, combatting the cartels, establishing order in the underhive, that still flies, but less as a disciplined political paramilitary and more the fanatical zealotry of a crusade or jihad. And as for their infiltration of the upper hive, the Barquette's could have been funneling money to them all along, hoping to use them as a catspaw. Or, and perhaps more insidiously, the Barquettes got subtly taken over by the cult. It wouldn't be the first time a cult took over a house, just look at House Cawdor.

[@dystopianchimp]

I like this!

[@genericname4739]

Curiously in the game it isnt often seen that the Moebian 6th and the Cult are working together so i kind of wonder if maybe the leaders of the respective factions have differing plans that dont necessarily have them hate each other, but more so kind of have a distrustful partnership to one another. Would make some sense as infighting is common in chaos factions and as far as we know currently the leaders of the two groups are likely human mortals. Most definately likely that the leader of the Moebian 6th is a Colonel, Commissar, or some other ranking officer. Where as the Cult is potentially lead by either a Powerful and spiteful house, psyker, or a Heretical Ganger leader. These two leader types would definately have very differing opinions on how to go about corrupting Tertium and Atoma. Would be nice though if the Cultists had a expanded weapon set to reflect that they dont have standardized weapons instead of just having all the ranged guys with Space AK-47.

[@dystopianchimp]

For now I think the 6th have more or less sworn themselves to serve the Cult, though can definitely see a future where some infighting takes place

[@superspies32]

There are Chaos Undivided symbol across the map, some next to Nurgle's symbol so definitely behind both faction is Failbaddon's followers

[@accountname9506]

@@superspies32 undivided symbols show up even in pretty much every chaos warband, it's just generical symbols. they don't hold any indication other then 'we are chaos guys'

[@TheBoneZone40k]

Really good video my lad I'd be curious if you could do a dive into the lore of other 40k games

[@dystopianchimp]

Thanks mate! I'd say thats definitely on the cards, especially when (if) space marine 2 comes out this year Love your vids btw

[@yeetingpotato2934]

​​@@dystopianchimp the pessimistic part of me knows it'll be delayed somehow

[@NychusX]

The dregs are the cult leaders? So that's why the traitor guard bows to them in that one cut scene! We all assumed they were the leaders because they were stronger and that it was just a mistake but it makes sense now!

[@grayrobber]

I think the cults name is partly because of how nurgle is as a faction, like how nurgle feels he is being generous when offering mortals his blessing, and is annoyed or sad when they reject his offer, but simply believes that they are being ignorant. In his eyes, he is showing mortals a better path, so the name admonition fits a decent amount of the faction as a whole.

[@neofulcrum5013]

It’s interesting how Grendyl’s forces didn’t know about the cult. They seemed to believe at first this was a regiment turning traitor. It’s not until the sycorax mission that they suspected the moebian sixth had help. I wonder if they’ll be a mission where we have to capture or eliminate someone of the HVTs of the cult to learn more about them.

[@astrovarius543]

Thanks for making a Lore video on Darktide! The lore in-game is rather piecemeal, and while that makes it fun to learn and put it together, it also means we can't really directly reference much of this stuff. Feels like there needs to be a Vaatividya for this game to dig up all the hidden lore.

[@fuzzwobble]

0:22 in terms of smell, appearance, living in an echo chamber, and inability for others to tolerate being around them? Yes. Reddit moderators.

[@jahjah7940]

I’ve always found the Dregs more annoying to deal with, especially in larger groups. They are surprisingly resilient to attacks, I was left dumbfounded many times when the Dreg I’ve just shot my plasma into is not yet a smear of burnt gore staining the wall. That resilience may be due to Nurgle’s gifts, as an unarmoured Dreg is almost as tough or, dare I say, just as tough as a flak armoured Scab.

[@Wathcer101]

You're not the only one in this: I've found dreg gunners to be terrifying menaces, and scab gunners far more manageable, even with their carapace armour. I shudder to think what a plague marine would be like tbh.

[@combinecommando001]

@@Wathcer101 My guess is that the Scabs aren't as deep into the cult as the Dregs are. they were likely in league with the dregs at first as secessionists but got hooked into the whole Nurgle cult later down the line, they're sick and in pain, whereas the Dreg are fully embedded in Nurgle's gift where they don't feel pain anymore.

[@valance10]

@@Wathcer101Scab gunners, I've noticed, are easier to deal with due to the fact you can easily tell where they are- the lasbolts are a dead giveaway for their position

[@Trexmix2500]

I wish there were more presentation of other chaos in this game.

[@Trexmix2500]

It would give more variety of enemies.

[@digitalwayfarer7404]

Great video! I wish the game gave us more story info, since they went to the trouble of hiring Dan Abnett.

[@Afrafasti]

Vatividya for Darktide. Excellent.

[@GillytheTechpriest]

Precisely what I’ve been looking for, video about the main overlooked element of darktide. Hope to see this channel grow, perfect video ! ✌🏻

[@LinkLegend0]

Keep up this quality and this channel will blow up broski. Subbed.

[@tobiasnenseter8044]

Nice vid! It remindes of watching lore videoes on Elden Ring or Dark Souls. I really like how you put all of the lore together in an "character voice" and not news guy

[@dj11o9er]

Tbh, lets be honest. The Inquisition stepping in may not really be enough for Tertium or Atoma. Inquisitorial strike teams may be doing well, or getting slaughtered, but what's really needed at least are a few loyal Guard regiments to step in as well. They have both the numbers *and* equipment numerous enough to turn tides in hive cities. A single ship under the service of the Inquisition along with whatever forces already in the hive wont be enough, way i see it.

[@DatBrasss]

At the start of several missions, we can see local forces holding defensive positions to keep the heretics boxed in. But they probably don't have the numbers to push in and clear out lost areas. I want there to be some larger scale battles. I know gameplay limitations prevent us from taking part in the big stuff, but I'd be happy with a big battle going on in the out of bounds areas around a mission, as background filler, while we do our strike team thing

[@dj11o9er]

@@DatBrasss Tbh I always figured they were Inquisition forces but never did look hard enough. Though it's been mentioned in some cases they wouldn't last long against an assault. Specifically the one map with the two demolishers and squads guarding one end of a bridge

[@z3r070000]

good lore dump, really cleared up a lot of the who what when where and why.

[@Mr.Kawaii]

6:41 I like how you said "what ramained of the populace", as if there is very little people remaining that isn't infected yet. It is said that 90 billion people lives on the planet. Even if the plague infected half of the hive there is still tens of billions that have not fallen for the plague yet

[@DawnApon]

Bro what is this and why is it the perfect kind of video I wanted, recommended on my KZbin front page; who are you, and why do I feel like you're about to be my number one favorite content creator.

[@dystopianchimp]

Haha thanks mate ❤️ glad you found the channel

[@FrstSpctr88]

Walking Pox spreads by physical means (as in touch, fluids, airborne, waterborne) and by their groans and other zombie vocalizations (power of the warp). But as is the power of the Warp, strong belief that you cannot be infected can be enough to keep people safe from final stages of infection, afterwards it is quarantine for the people and often extermination, but for the rejects, they have the advantage of the Inquisition seeing some value of their servants, so they will often get medical treatment afterwards.

[@barrywise7185]

Why does your video have more lore than all of Darktide's storytelling? excellent video, I'm sharing this with friends.

[@fiddelschnarf8221]

Nice video mate 👍 Good choice on the chill background music and a good voiceover too

[@benutzerdefiniertyt]

Damn, your videos have such a high production quality... I'm really happy to have found your channel :) Can't wait to see your growth, keep going!

[@aer8975]

Bruh, you gave me more answers and insight in 10 minutes than Fatshark has in over a year, shame that such interesting lore is being left at the wayside in favour of more $20 cosmetic sets

[@VolciGamer]

great video man. well done

[@britinmadrid]

Great video - please go and work for Fatshark!

[@HorrorCoffee]

Nice to see a Darktide lore video! The game does have some interesting lore and a few mysteries in character dialoque but honestly the game just doesn't do a great job at presenting it.

[@thunder2434]

This explains so much of the game background. Yes it makes sense now.

[@danvlasuk]

Good video! Interesting analysis of the lore, kinda forgot that it was in the game lol, thanks for reminding me :D

[@Nugire]

Ah yes. Lore, stories, background infos: coming together in good worldbuilding.... TOO BAD THERE IS 0% OF THAT IN THE F**KING GAME.

[@ronaldoalmeida4477]

Frug? Played with you recently. You are actually one of the best Ogryn I've seen. Great content, my friend.

[@dystopianchimp]

Thanks mate! Glad to hear! What's your main's name? Will keep an eye out and get Fruggy to give him a high five on the Mourningstar

[@noonesp3cial]

Darktide is my favorite game. And this is now my favorite lore vid.

[@RollingSwarm]

Excellent overview - thanks!

[@amusician644]

The fact the cult has endured and grown beyond something that could be controlled shows the nature of Nurgle perfectly. It shows the endurance of Nurgle and its spread can be compared to that of diseases and plagues.

[@tcuegonbear]

This is really cool. It would be nice if all this cool lore was ever talked about, you know, in the actual game..... I love this game. I really do, but some of the missed opportunities are SOOOO frustrating. What exactly did Dan Abnett get to do after they brought him on again?

[@stuff9680]

I always thought the Dregs were followers of the corrupted Guard regiment and that guardsman fell to chaos off world but hid it from higher ups until returning to their home world

[@themelon_1785]

The dregs might be iron warriors allined, as they have hazard stripes painted all over their armor

[@Nomadith]

​@@themelon_1785scabs* and sadly no for two reasons: the iron warriors detest the dark gods, and instead of worshipping Gods they enslave daemons in daemon engines. The hazard stripes only appear on scab shotgunners and scab gunners, which I think is mostly there as an artistic choice to help them stick out in a massive crowd

[@themelon_1785]

No the stripes are on every scab unit + the orgyns, ive checked it before, also they dont have to alline with the iron warrior mindset completely, they could just be inspired/allies, or they could be useful pawns that the iron warriors are employing, so they let them put the stripes on their armour and call them friends but secretly they hate the scabs for being nurgle allined, among other possible justifications@@Nomadith

[@Nomadith]

@@themelon_1785 that makes sense! I apologize friend and fair play for it. I see the point too, especially since they were formerly a structured and well disciplined military force, much more akin to the iron within, iron without vibe of the Iron Warriors

[@jeambeam3173]

​@@themelon_1785the Genestealers also use Hazard stripes. Are they Iron Warriors as well?

[@SumDumShnoob]

5:15 the stubbers suppression would shut those gunners down super quick.

[@SumDumShnoob]

prob the best way of dealing with them.

[@gespenjaeger2370]

Am getting a feeling that our rejects will fight one of the noble houses as we rise further in Turtium.

[@chrisitan4909]

thank you for presenting information on my prey. it helps me feel better culling.

[@chrisitan4909]

loretide era??? lets gooo

[@zachsmith1676]

i often hear them groan morphing into a strained cry for help

[@InvinciblKillerQueen]

Sure am glad we have all these cutscenes in which none of this information appears

[@MnemonicHack]

Interesting, interesting. +1 sub

[@xxjay7]

5:14 - I know that nade felt good to throw

[@dystopianchimp]

Ultimate satisfaction - though I did get 7 reapers with one the other day which may have topped it

[@mamons_2339]

Chaos cartel is dangerous. They have the capabilty to calculate every act they done while also being an ideolgy maniac.

[@enovos3138]

Finally! Some lore on the enemy!

[@WWFanatic0]

We call that intel

[@-Thunder-Warrior-]

"Don't care. FIGHTING!"

[@rastkopavlovic1038]

You've got great content! Wound't be surprised if your subs go way up really quickly

[@coldgarden_]

Great and informative video!

[@Guaguadeath]

Lemon Russ battletanks 🍋🍋🍋

[@dystopianchimp]

Equally refreshing equally dangerous

[@jimmybuba2683]

Could you talk about the guy we track and kill during the assasination missions or is it just supposed to be a cult key figure?

[@grigoriyremez8851]

They’re random captains from the Scabs(traitor guardsmen)

[@neofulcrum5013]

What’s interesting is that Captain Wolfer speaks to us, the reject/auric operative in that assassination mission. Guess he knows we survived .

[@Tanzenergise]

all i know about dregs is that if you crump'em really hard they usually dont get back up.

[@dystopianchimp]

Well said pal !

[@person4436]

Are you by any chance an ogryn?

[@Tanzenergise]

'Ate 'eretics 'Ate Xenos 'Ate Chaos Luv me Rations Luv me Emprah Luv me Comissa' Simple as @@person4436

[@thesaviorofsouls5210]

Thanks for the video

[@erdene2476]

We're witnessing the birth of a great wh channel

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Love your theory!

[@HCUhardcoreUnited]

I often wondered why/how things got so bad in the hive and there's only one answer. Neglect something the Imperium is all too familiar with.

[@El-Burrito]

Have you got a vid on the scabs as well. I noticed there are these two enemy types but I never thought to ask why or what they were

[@alyssinclair8598]

The devs made a blog post explaining. In short they kicked this off. They're an imperial guard regiment that got tired of being used as fodder. They found out about nurgle, retreated to their home planet and are currently attempting to succeed

[@nicktorres5540]

More darktide lore plz it absolutely sells lol

[@hieplamtran6139]

Can't wait to see The Cult of Ammunition

[@zohanrock]

thanks for the lore, nice to know who you're slaughtering in Darktide.

[@tessa63627]

This Ogryn knows his shit

[@crembels]

H... holy shit. OCE servers? I think the Zealot in the footage named Zapard is me! Same frame, same wounds, same weapons... Thank you for the video, im glad to have watched it!

[@dystopianchimp]

No worries mate! Glad you liked it - hope to see you around Tertium again in the future

[@crembels]

@@dystopianchimp Feel free to send a request to me and lets play again sometime! :)

[@louditalian1962]

Now I feel bad for them… the living conditions are so bad that the people saw a religious cult worshiping odd Gods preferable over the gangs of the planet. I have seen the gangs bodies all over the place mauled to death, with such hatred they were torn to pieces. It seems every one is just desperate for even the most basic of things… like clean water.

[@lordxdaubeny2384]

It’s important to note in Warhammer chaos cults are often only the weakest wave of chaos infestation and what comes next aka Deamons (in this case nurgle) are a much more credible threat and should a greater demon be summoned the world is likely already lost

[@porphyrienne]

IMO it sounds like house Margrave is using the cult to end the Barquette (Barkett?) domination of Atoma as the Margraves called the 6th back.

[@hexblade7575]

Where did you find these details? Id love to do some reading myself.

[@666HOAX]

what is playing in the back-ground?? its so calming:)

[@dystopianchimp]

Its called "Rewind" by White Bat Audio

[@666HOAX]

@@dystopianchimp thank you! love your work mate, keep it up;)

[@VintageSlates]

In Mordheim the undead Thrall type minions are called Dregs aswell..just a fun fact from an old dude ha.

[@JeanLucCaptain]

Ah yes how COVID was brought to the Mobian umderhivers in the form of Help. It's a familiar story 🤣

[@declanjones8888]

Finally! I'm so sick and tired of seeing the same Chaos Undivided Cultists and the same Khornate Cultists. I want to see more Nurgle Cultists like these guys or even better. What about Tzeentch Cultists or Slaaneshi Cultists.

[@jeambeam3173]

Something u kinda get wrong you mention Pox Walkers but then show a Nurgle Zombie. They're two seperate Contagions

[@jamesgorman5241]

They probably have better hygiene than a Reddit mod.

[@НиколайЛамберт]

I think civilians and gangers of the hive.

[@barbaricboi8905]

I wonder if vermintide 2 is still active, sounds like it has a good story from what people have said

[@H56Nooc]

It is. They are still updating it. They just added a new career for sienna. Devs also said more stuff to come

[@barbaricboi8905]

@@H56Nooc there’s STILL DEVELOPMENTS? Woahhh. Okay Ima get this on Xbox now. Thanks man 🙏 more core gaming memories to come

[@JacksonGiroux]

lot of lore here. where do you get all this info?

[@dystopianchimp]

Most, if not all, of the info on the Cult comes from either in-game dialogue, the Fatshark Vox Transmission series and the in-game cosmetic item description / history. I should have detailed some references in the vid, working on putting a list together

[@JacksonGiroux]

@@dystopianchimp oh gotcha thanks. ive never heard of that other noble house so its in the vox things right?

[@raptor-hu6mp]

It's crazy that you make content equal to like 100k , 200k sub channels but people dont realize this... time to bump that sub counter up

[@dystopianchimp]

Thanks mate! Glad you found me

[@adrianaslund8605]

Wow. As a reject. I just assumed they were more irregular civilian troops. But they are actually more like a terrorist organisation.

[@Mondo17]

Is Frug just a common ogryn name, or have we played together?

[@dystopianchimp]

I have seen a few other Frugs around (imposters) - but if you are on OCE servers there is a good chance we have partied

[@merovmerov7631]

Something that always puzzled me is how do the public know how heroic the Moebius reg is, when they do't even know what they are fighting? For all they know its just some bogus propaganda BS.

[@elronsinclair7847]

the game play distract me from listening

[@sparrowsbewertungen6930]

"Incredibly infecrious nature" Except of course, youre the player

[@biowepcosmic]

Don’t go to the other hives reports of possible gene Steeler activity

[@crunchy7202]

Who are the dregs? 🤔 Cannon fodder 😈😈

[@David-so9ct]

I think we will see Iron warriors but that's just a wish