Who are the Marines Malevolent?

And why do people love them so much?
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[@bbbbKeJodddd]

"If these alleged 'civilians' are so civil, why are they in the middle of a warzone?"--- Brother Childbombicus, Captain of the battlebarge "The Expendable Orphan"

[@Admmkh90]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@BillGoreArt]

Sgt RoadKill tracking down the wahmen and the children to "evacuate" in his Rhino.

[@8Aerondight8]

@@BillGoreArt "Beneath" his Rhino

[@Admmkh90]

@@bbbbKeJodddd Redundant statement. All orphans are expendable

[@Oghuzpervert1]

And if they are our allies why don't they fight the enemies

[@thewerdna]

"They aren't hertics, they're just assholes" - the Inquisition, probably.

[@PopulismIsForBottomFeeders]

How is it that this video was posted an hour ago, but your comment says it was posted 7 days ago?? Weird...

[@Matt-md5yt]

Yep

[@TheZINGularity]

Pot calling the kettle heretical here 🤣

[@shigenobuyoshida8720]

no even the inquisition thinks they are ass@#les

[@Pikkabuu]

Inquisition would know everything about being an asshole...

[@Vox_Rhododendron]

Inside you, there are two yellow space marines. One is a Lamenter. One is a Marine Malevolent. You should probably see a therapist.

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

There’s only one yellow space marine in me: An Imperial Fist

[@patrickiamonfire965]

@@LordCrate-du8zmwait if you have a space marine inside than you’re a heretic!

[@thedude5449]

@@LordCrate-du8zm phrasing

[@NicholasVernem-GroovyNickyLee]

Fabius Bile: "There are two wolves inside of you... The operation was a success."

[@Prophetofthe8thLegion]

@@LordCrate-du8zmah a scammer

[@hubanimations]

I have a homebrew world that had a chaos rebellion at one point and the Marines Malevolent were sent to aid and command 4 imperial guard regiments stationed on the planet. After being witnesses and purpotrators to civilian casualties and victim to friendly fire by the demigods they believed to be "The Emperor's own angels" 3 of the regiments had a mass mutiny of troops that defected to chaos and the 4th were given medals from the planetary government just for putting up with the Marines Malevolent without any rebellion.

[@PowerYoutuberViewer]

That’s some great homebrew

[@brutalwave3800]

They are literally “I am not your savior, I am a weapon meant to kill anything in my path….you are in my path”

[@NeutralGuyDoubleZero]

*"But I'll also dick over the killing machines that are on my team because Im a lil quirky today"*

[@jamesf3871]

These guys are pretty much what the Iron Warriors would look like if they stayed Loyalist. They fall squarely within the “you love to hate them” slot for me.

[@ElJorro]

I think they are loyalist Iron Warriors.

[@priinceoftiime]

@@ElJorro Them, The Silver Skulls, The Minotaurs. Did you know that the Iron Warriors had the most loyalists of all the traitor legions?

[@discountplaguedoctor88]

@@priinceoftiime As far as SURVIVING loyalists go, true.

[@priinceoftiime]

@@discountplaguedoctor88 During the heresy as well, the Iron Warriors did not take part in Istvaan III which is where the culling of loyalists took place

[@axelNodvon2047]

@@priinceoftiimeAlso it helps that the 4th has stable geneseed

[@justinweber4977]

I do love the "Savior Types". The darker the setting, the more I love those random "NobleBright" characters that get scattered in to give some hope spots here and there. On the other hand, you can go to such ridiculous exaggeration in either direction that it becomes fun again. And, as a lot of people have said before "Warhammer 40K used to not take itself very seriously and was almost a self-parody" so something like the Marines Malevolent fit in PERFECTLY with that vibe.

[@Aberinkula9]

Bravo! Bravo sir! 🎉

[@ancientgearsynchro]

Angry Marines mentioned! SCREAMS WITH POWERBATS AND POWER BOOTS! ALWAYS ANGRY, ALL THE TIME!

[@ToaArcan]

I believe in Commissar Jon Fuklaw

[@CaptainPrincess]

"the angry marines are a bit of a meme" a bit a BIT JUST A LITTLE BIT

[@SoilentBeef]

Everyones asking "Who are the Marines Malevolent?" but the real question is "Why are the marines malevolent?"

[@jackdaws8046]

THIS IS WHAT PEAK PERFORMANCE LOOKS LIKE

[@thedude5449]

PEAK MALE PERFORMANCE.

[@pedropierre9594]

👁️👃🏻👁️

[@jackdaws8046]

When you absolutely have to get the job done, no matter how complicated or confusing or contradicting the battle space may be!

[@patrickiamonfire965]

They killed an injured Custode captain who destroyed a tyranid invasion and took their equipment.

[@thedude5449]

@@patrickiamonfire965 can't blame them, nice bit of kit that is.

[@chainsawsubtlety9828]

9:29 That Astartes has six fingers on his right hand. Five fingers and a thumb. That is a sure sign of Tzeentchian corruption.

[@SWProductions100]

Aw man, is that art of the Abominable Intelligence? (In all seriousness, KZbin creators might really need to scrutinize their art sources more heavily)

[@Yingyanglord1]

Could be artistic mistake I've done it before.​@@SWProductions100

[@BrickyMySticky]

Same on his right nad.

[@chainsawsubtlety9828]

@@BrickyMySticky You can see that, through the armor? Do you have X-Ray vision? Inquisitor! Inquisitor!

[@mizublackriver7021]

"Man, liking the black templars are kinda of a red flag" >Marines Malevolent joined the chat.

[@reverenddmo8944]

As a bloke that's fielded Orks since 1st Edition, these guys are maybe the only chapter of Marines I'd consider making an army of... they just represent that black-comedy, satirical aspect the game had back in the day; comedically-mean-spirited and inflexible, 100% ends-justify-the-means jerks that are apparently on the side of right and justice... it's like something from an old 2000AD strip. Like so much of 40k was and still is.

[@NeutralGuyDoubleZero]

Except there are multiple chapters which still embody that cruel brutality PLUS other characteristics that make the legion stand out and look cool. The only unique thing about the Malevolent is that they're coloured like hornets. Shitty awful hornets thay nobody (not even the admech or inquisition) want around. They're baggage at best and traitor bait at worst.

[@justinweber4977]

I can definitely see the Marines Malevolent as an "Untouchable" chapter narratively, because it would be hard to write a story from one of their perspectives, at least, writing a long form story, and have the audience sympathize or empathize with them. On the other hand, I'd love to see them show up in a Ciaphas Cain story.

[@jasoncrowell8863]

By the Emperor, that would be SO annoying for him. MAKE IT HAPPEN!

[@klaykid117]

I think the writers can make it work. I mean we got an excellently reviewed Nightlords trilogy

[@morgant.dulaman8733]

@@klaykid117 True. The one difference I see is the Night Lords are villain and occasional anti-villain protagonists. They can be psychopaths with dark humor and occasional kinda-sorta sympathetic or heroic moments yet still remain villains with a bit of tragedy behind what they were, what they are now, and how many of their better members end up. With the Marine's Malevolent, their whole thing is being on the "Good Guy" side, but still being unsympathetic and enjoyably hateable. If there were a book of them, I think it would have to be dark comedy the whole way through.

[@Matt-md5yt]

You know it's bad when the Inquisition themselves was like "no they are just assholes"

[@theodorehodbor5080]

Given how the Marines Malevolent harbor a genuine hatred for humanity I'm genuinely curious how they reconcile the fact they ultimately need humanity to provide more marine recruits.

[@user-zt7ex6ce8g]

It’s simple. You see a nearby planet. You know what you want. You take it.

[@nottegiew]

Because that isn't productive.

[@honestkyn718]

Well if they succed they aren't humans anymore.

[@strikeflyer]

The fact that they haven't been hunted down after killing a Custodes, and stealing the geneseed he was guarding is honestly surprising. Granted that Custodes was all alone, but still its amazing they're still around.

[@isaacfreeman1]

The custodes was trying to get them the geneseed. They can just say the things that killed his crew, killed him. No evidence.

[@AGripOBabys]

its called bad writing. nothing amazing, no neat potential trick. no logic. just bad writing.

[@topcat59]

Marine Malevolent: civilians I don’t see any civilians, all I see is good bait.

[@laughingmask3118]

12:45 I HATE them as characters but I love them as a worldbuilding device.

[@Cmdtheartist]

When you have an organization comprising of over a million worlds and a quadrillion people, there will be a few jerks in the bunch, pardon my sailor talk.

[@cooldude6527]

I am now submitting my 3rd request for a Red Scorpions video. With love, cool dude

[@robertreynolds442]

I second the request.

[@frej7422]

Hear! Hear!

[@katathoombz]

0:55 The Angry Marines might -beg to differ.- Scratch that, they don't beg.

[@MightyGachiman]

I would even make the guess that they're night lords. As in that they're belcher's glands are still in tact as opposed to iron warriors

[@arnantphongsatha7906]

Unrepentant assholes who get off on the fact? Yeah, that tracks for the VIII.

[@avalontheeldritchwhorror8212]

Chaos Worshippers: Wait, WE'RE supposed to be the Bad Guys right? Marines Malevolent and Blood Ravens: *Laughs in War Crimes and Thievery* Can you cover the Black Krakens (I think that's what they're called), a Successor Chapter of the Salamanders that are from a Water World that hunt Monsters?

[@drunknnirish]

Dark Krakens

[@avalontheeldritchwhorror8212]

@@drunknnirish Thank you!

[@zeroakira584]

Oh yeah these guys, I hear they also use high pressure water weaponry in conjunction with their standard equipment. I mean high pressure shooting water gun which can cut metal and flesh alike is awsome already, but nope these guys pumps it to another knot by having the water being hot boiling water as well. So in short, prepare to hear a lot of sauna jokes when fighting with these guys.😂

[@RIVERSTYX1981]

My headcanon is that they are just how marines end up when they're disconnected from the rest of Imperial society: no homeworld to have ties to, no great legacy to live upto, no primach to guide them, no weird shame to hide. Just super soldiers with nothing but endless war and centuries of largely pointless death dealing to occupy them. They're the purest expression of what a Space Marine is: uncaring death and destruction metered out by orphans raised without culture or society beyond their own brotherhood.

[@sunniedunbar6889]

Give me a Marines Malevolent as a Death Watch Captain and I would be so happy.

[@IMASAURUS1996]

HAIL THE MALEVOLENCE!

[@emissary_kyle]

The perfect successor chapter doesn't exi... Oh snap, I stand corrected. Essentially Loyalist Iron Warriors how can you go wrong.

[@brother_bear_hobbies]

Love this chapter, ive painted my kill team in their colours. Read the short stories enjoyed them. They are marines with grit, i like how they are the space marines that scavqnge for parts and armour weapons and equipment. Flawed heroes are more interesting than perfect poster boy Ultramarines

[@Jedishill680]

Aren’t they credit card/ cryptocurrency scammers as well as killers

[@user-zt7ex6ce8g]

Sure. But Space marines have no real need for money. They take the money because it’s fun.

[@godKiller.369]

"The malevocoin is now available at all good exchanges" - Brother Fraudulus and Sgt Scammulus

[@Corium1]

the Malevolent is probably the closest you can get without going rogue.

[@Khalith]

“Damn civilians we have another name for them, insurgents.”

[@boaz2578]

Marines malevolent is just the chapter that confirms early space marine lore, shitty space pirates

[@michaelcharles7757]

I think I found my new favorite chapter. I’ve solely been using this channel to learn about warhammer. I won’t ever play the tabletop game, but this whole sci-fi thing is badass af. But I also like them because They also don’t feel edgy. Just really really cruel. And I love their colors.

[@solinvictus9882]

Efficient and does not care about civilians isn't a monopoly of the Iron Warriors. This could also describe the Imperial Fists, the Iron Hands, and their successors.

[@Gillymonster18]

As we can see, the Marines Malevolent are not liked, so much so to the point where they don’t have proper supply. I get Space Marines we’re originally intended to be more like them, but the imperium wouldn’t be able to stand if all the Space Marines acted like the MMs.

[@GoEatATowel]

10:00 what do you mean theyre not branded as renegades? This one is a mutated freak with six fingers, for gods sake

[@daltonbecker4494]

My head cannon for them is they are a Blood angels' descended chapter similar to the Lamenters. Similar to the Lamenters (Till it was retconned at least.) They do not suffer from the Black Rage or Red Thirst; however, they do have a very Jeckel and Hyde type personality going on. During peace time they are actually quite nice and like to do art, poetry, helping civilians and the like. But once they are sent into battle any amount of love and empathy just turns off and the turn into the total assholes we know and love.

[@andrewosborne8993]

All chapters are Dark Angels….

[@gasmonkey1000]

I think the idea is great. A space marine chapter who not only views humanity as lesser, but actively views civillians as worthless? A space marine chapter that will not blink on blowing up a refugee camp if it takes out a horde of orks, so devoted to their task of killing the Emperor's enemies that even the Black Templars tell them to watch the friendly fire is interesting. I feel they're freat as a foil to the more idealistic chapters. Stick a Marine Malevolent and a Ultrasmurf in the same room and some refugees among whom may be a Chaos cultist, then watch the Smurf try to sus out which one is the traitor while the Marine Malevolent wants to just skip tbe whole thing and vent the civs so they dont have to risk Chaos spreading among the crew. Thatd be good. But they seem to, a lot of times, be relegated to "bully."

[@Wii-yc8xg]

I feel like they have the most honest reaction to 40k's grimdark. They just go f*ck everything and give the entire galaxy the middle finger

[@ct7567CaptRex]

Remember that one spiteful kid from middle - or highschool that never let anything go, held grudges for years, and snitched on you that you forgot to do your homework? Yeah, that kid now wears yellow power armor, believes peace and innocence are lies and has a deep intrinsic need for destruction. Thats a marine malevolent for ya. Youre welcome

[@user-zt7ex6ce8g]

He’s so fuckin me, man, cry harder

[@nottegiew]

Holy Based...

[@Dominik189]

When it comes to Marines Malevolent, I agree with the Salamanders. And it's not just because I play Salamanders on the tabletop.

[@qwaku4907]

They should adopt the new Chapter Battlecry - "You're jealous because it works!! 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥💦💦" this would definitely trigger any salamander

[@MagicXStallion]

I think these guys would look more the part of their armor. was kinda mitch matched from scavenged different marines

[@hallroney]

when you said "they re not evil, they re just mean" i tought "wow that s me " lol

[@IronWITHIN.IronWITHOUT]

w chapter

[@InsomniacTC]

I appreciate the sanctioned war crimes part. I think the exact same. They are indeed quite neat.😊

[@saxophone5131]

My homebrew chapter has a company captain (7th company specifically) that considers the Marines Malevolent as hostile combatants unless the marines Malevolent activity attempt to seek peace. Which they haven't. He considers them hostiles because 7th company sent an armor column with knight support to exfil civilians before an artillery bombardment would begin. Needless to say the CO of the marines Malevolent ordered to bombardment to begin anyway while 7th was in danger zone killing a non-negligible amount of armor and marines... So 7th captain (Kelephon) beat the MM CO into a bloody pulp.

[@theodoremccarthy4438]

It’s important to remember that the early depictions of Space Marines being ruthless and savage was just 80s edginess. 40k was HEAVILY influenced by Dune, and the Space Marines were strongly inspired by the Sadukar and the Fedaykin, who were savage ruthless killers and the strongest fighters in that setting.

[@godKiller.369]

The MnMs might be nightlords successors, with the "only degrees of guilt" and all that... (Also civs are the Emperor`s must abundant currency, Mavs really are spending it in the best possible way)

[@PelinalDidNothingWrong]

I genuienly love The Marines Malevolent. I'm so tempted to play them on Tabletop. I love the whole idea they may be Iron Warrior's successor due to their unknown gene linage,that and I like the idea the main reason they haven't been declared as Renegades or Traitors is beacuse their combat record is really good on paper,and have been declared as uncorrupted by The Inquisition.

[@Streygenmoment]

I think a good way of writing the Marine Malevolent is as an antagonist, where the novel is from the perspective of a rebelling planet or system and you just read as the Marines Malevolent stampede through their planet to the horror of the main character

[@HappyDuckGames]

i mean, being a filthy nurglelite, i am 100% down with the war crimes

[@CosmicRejectsVideo]

So, is this the most comically evil, Loyal Chapter?

[@henrypaleveda7760]

Yes?

[@josephmcelroy6561]

I mean, the competition that comes to mind are a blood angels that takes the people they rescue to use as food and drink, or that one chapter out in the halo stars...

[@FlameForgedSoul]

Top Contenders for the title of "Galaxy's Biggest Assholes."

[@richardkern7268]

I had no idea about these guys. Pretty neat! Speaking of chapters that are relatively niche, you should make a video on The Exorcists!

[@Reaper-J129]

Dear emperor someone keep them from interacting with the lamentors

[@bad-people6510]

They're kind of how my homebrew operates. (Come to think of it their chapter symbol is also similar) Except mine see guard as tools. Not entirely useless and wasteful to destroy. They have more self-control basically. That said, they burned down an entire agri-world that was supplying a whole system just to keep tyranids away from the crops.

[@ironcellgamer8174]

These guys make inquisiters look reasonable.

[@collecter343]

The appeal seems similar to why people like Alpha Legion, in that they’re “trolls” in most of their stories.

[@juzkful]

I am really disturbed by that yellow fellow having female nails formed into his power armor 😂

[@FaustianDaydreams]

They’re just misunderstood sad bois

[@Hexsyn]

*googles angry marines* oh my god there is so much

[@mitchellhasto3003]

Can’t believe these guys are just gamers who hate protect/escort missions

[@RSBurgener]

Maybe it's the yellow, but I almost think these guys could be the dark side of Rogal Dorn. They don't have to be Iron Warriors. The Marines Malevolent could be said to have the loyalty of Dorn bound to both cynicism and nihilism.

[@kuroshine]

Hi im the friendly, "you should read Dawn of Fire guy" Dawn of Fire The Iron Kingdom while a great Knight World book on sadness loss and betrayal... secretly a Marines Malevolant book. A Captain in the Indomitus Crusade Picked up and was secreting around a detachment of Marines Malevolent exchanging their loyalty for him supplying them with the Primaris Process and new patterns of war gear. He instructs them the prosecute a Guerilla Campaign on this Knight world to break their will to resist his commands, or kill their Command structure and gives them full rights to do whatever they want in that process. They make Planet fall near a small town and decide that their dropship being POSSIBLY spotted would harm mission security sooo itd be better if that town didnt have a population to possibly report the sighting. It only escalates from there. Really good read

[@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745]

iirc Marines Malevolent are Death Guard successors. Crysos Morturg's to be exact

[@papakyce13]

I just think it’s because they are the ultimate yeah that makes sense for the setting. What’s one civilian when you have unlimited when it means you defeat the enemy. So if we are willing for one?! Why not most! Haha I dunno just makes sense in my head, they know and embrace what they are about. Defeating the enemy of the imperium.

[@kaelhate1791]

Why does Smiley at Timestamp: 10:06 have six fingers? Are they a warp affected chapter?

[@DeathMessenger1988]

To be fair, Perturabo and Mortarion during the Great Crusade had VERY similar battle doctrines and legion mentality that was passed onto their legions: social darwinist-esque "survival of the fittest", victory by grueling attrition at any cost (Iron Warriors - Siege & Trench Warfare, Death Guard - Heavy Assault + Biochemical Warfare), complete apathy if not disgust for civilians and non-combatants for being "weak", generally antisocial towards other Space Marine Legions, cold heartless pragmatism that becomes brutish self-sabotage because they don't know when to stop... The Malevolent Marines could be descendant from either or even BOTH of them on some level. The fact that they and the Salamanders hate each other is doubly symbolic and ironic then, because A) Perturabo actually respected Vulkan for his mechanical & engineering prowess a lot and B) Mortarion considered himself a champion of the people in Barbatus, much like Vulkan ACTUALLY was in Nocturne. Both of these Primarchs, unlike Vulkan, became utterly consumed by resentment and hatred, which the Marines Malevolent embody. Effectively, the MM are what the Iron Warriors and/or Death Guard would be like if they had remained loyalists but the Horus Heresy carried on as it did: obsessed with victory against the enemies of the Imperium and utterly consumed by hatred of everything around them over perceived weakness and failure by the people of the Imperium and their own Astartes brethren. The fact they ALSO have a sigil that is... disturbingly similar to the Emperor's Children also brings up many implications. They could be a Blackshield company composed by many deserter Marines from the Traitor Legions, thought with an Iron Warrior majority, who rejoined the Imperium but utterly shed their legions' original identity and heraldry but remained full of resentment for humans and their enemies both.

[@Overanalyse_This]

I want to seem em go up against the Angry Marines

[@TheXenomorphwarrior]

Every day brings us closer to a Minotaurs episode.

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

These are DEFINITELY World Eaters Successors.

[@Booyaka9000]

Nah, they're not bezerkers, just a-holes.

[@laughingmask3118]

4:25 what, are they renegade? Excommunicate Traitorus?

[@laughingmask3118]

7:14 gotcha.

[@farcried8279]

Hows the iceberg series going? Those videos were so much fun.

[@nottegiew]

What's "Honor" and "Fair Tactics" when you can air strike human encampments during a xenos invasion?

[@PowerYoutuberViewer]

Based on those tactics with the refugee camp they might be an IDF successor chapter 😅

[@lizadon0740]

I like to think, there actually salamanders, it would just be funny.

[@republiccommando4041]

I think of the marines malevolent as the quiet kid you want them as a friend. But are terrified of what they will do when poked

[@WhispersinTheWarp]

Don't need to worry about liberating civilians if there aren't any civilians left 🤔

[@georgeaswipe5031]

Is not Deth Guard or Iron Warrior successor. They just a$$ holes of extraordinary skill.

[@tomasmichaels642]

Well, Mr Athur bones 40k, im proud to say I’ve painted my first few salamanders space marines! So, from the bottom of my heart, i will say, *fuck the marines malevolent*

[@coolersnoipah173]

My man

[@SerKawlin]

Whenfore shalt thou do the house of Hawkshroud

[@Manchu8169]

the picture around 9:45... How many fingers? The gun hand has an extra pinky!

[@MobBossPenguin]

I swore Night Lords origins

[@BrandonWard-oj3yh]

Maybe they could be night lords?

[@Corrosion15]

3:26 this is a double win for me. iorn warriors and deathgaurd are my favorite traitor legions. Heck maybe the marines malevolent are desendants of a mixed black sheild force whom were predominantly loyal Deathgaurd and iorn warriors

[@Deluxe-wb8vy]

10:06 why he got six fingers

[@NamelessJRTheApothedrunk]

The Marines Malevolent are a based chapter.

[@coleviloria3800]

What is the chapter at 0:47 with the ‘in evil there is kindness’ back ground?

[@HotheadLad]

Fleshtearers

[@GenuinelyHorriblePerson]

You had me at warcrimes

[@JRBDWD]

They are awesome

[@Jurgen_Wulf]

Angry Marines are the best! ALWAYS ANGRY ALL THE TIME!

[@frej7422]

Isn't there some old lore about them being loyalist Death Guard successors?

[@user-zt7ex6ce8g]

Yeah, it was mentioned in the middle of the video with the line about the “Marines of the Malevolence”

[@notownsavage2024]

Angry Marines ! ❤

[@Heresy_Hound]

ALWAYS ANGRY ALL THE TIME

[@bilibobfuchs6207]

I'm taking your claim that you can't do a story on these guys personally

[@joahnaut]

They are the BEST BOYS.