Why Did Corvus Corax Become a Monster to Fight Monsters? l Warhammer 40k Lore

In today's video, we delve into the fascinating story of Corvus Corax, a loyal son of the Emperor. Corvus Corax embraced the nature of the Emperor's greatest creations, understanding that to defeat monsters, one must become a different kind of monster. Join us as we explore his journey, his struggles, and his unwavering dedication to the cause. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more Warhammer 40k lore content!
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[@mtpender69]

Corax: "WHY DON'T YOU COME OUT LORGAR?! I JUST WANNA TALK!" Narrator: "He did not 'Just want to talk'."

[@roninque7574]

The way I laughed at this literally out loud😂

[@1LLog1K]

Lulz

[@jaegerbomb269]

Corax is my personal favorite Primarch. I wish he had a bigger part in the Horus Heresy. Hope he returns with a vengeance.

[@elysia3294]

mee too, cant wait for him to scare lorgar and the other worldsbearers to death

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

''upon dark wings , savage honour and ruthless retribution may rise from days of yore's ashes''

[@brentarellano46]

There's a short story of him coming back and almost killing lorgar a second time

[@blakecouch4621]

@@brentarellano46 well rn there is the khan looking for our 2 favorite animal boys

[@brentarellano46]

@@blakecouch4621 🫡 respect to the Khan for that

[@Dragondan1987]

People act like they don’t get why he would become a monster but I get it. You’re a 14 foot tall superhuman with a lifespan of thousands of years. You aren’t gonna have much luck getting a partner and the average person is gonna be terrified of you. You are also stuck in combat for your whole life.

[@SoldierofKreig]

A lifespan of likely hundreds of thousands if not totally immortal

[@brentarellano46]

But he has friends, sons, and the people of the imperium love the loyalist primarchs

[@doomguy9049]

"He was always a monster."

[@adriancrowley9213]

​@doomguy9049 ehhh no maybe a darker boy but good hearted. Now Conrad Curze.......that mother fucker is a monster or Angron

[@adriancrowley9213]

​@doomguy9049 not so much kurze is a far worse thing.

[@therich17]

He did not turn into a Monster, he evolved into what the Emporer made him to be.

[@ZiGGi03]

The primarchs are part of the warp . When the emperor came out the warp gate at Molek where he stole the power of chaos . He also could have taken warp entities and not everything in the warp is evil so the souls of the primarchs could be from the warp and Corax just unleashed his inner warp entity . After all the damage of istvan dropsite and the raptor project fail due to the alpha legion I imagine he was pissed .

[@whenpigsfly8178]

​@@ZiGGi03 Guilliman felt like he belonged in the warp, in the middle of the teleport to fight Fulgrim before his coma, in book 1 of Dark Imperium. He thinks that he always felt that way during a teleport. "In those moments, when his soul straddled two worlds, he knew himself for what he truly was: not a being of matter alone, but a creature of both realities. In those moments, he was convinced - no, he _knew_ - that he was spun from warp stuff and matter both. Though the feeling faded and became absurd after his deliverance to his destination, at the time it was profound, as if an understanding of the mysteries of creation awaited his discovery if he had but the courage to look a little deeper. He had the courage, but he never looked. Damnation lay that way."

[@codysing1223]

He is not a Daemon. You don't understand what his power is. I've read all the books, (Corax books) Corax shares the "Glamor" ability with the Emperor (he is altering what you see when You look upon him) In the great crusade he used this to conceal himself, Even in the height of combat. But after a certain fight with a certain word bearer (not lorgar) he began to use his abilities for other purposes (manipulation here, intimidation there) TLDR: The Emperor makes you see "the Lord of humanity" when looking upon him... Corax chose to conceal himself instead with the power... Later he uses this power to manifest the fear of his enemies... The word bearers Saw a demon, when the slaves saw a savior.

[@ArantyrDarkhand]

Uts kinda shapeshift form, but its LIKE the emperor shapeshift. After all Corvus and A sister of silence are the ones who can see the emperor true form, just a regular size men. The whole giant gold crap its the same kind of power corvus use to enter his corvus demon combat form.

[@eddiebendigo7317]

"yOU dONt uNDeRsTAnd WhAt hIS pOWeR iS"

[@Bobbb-f3i]

That makes no sense cos word bearers don't fear demons

[@codysing1223]

@@Bobbb-f3i Brother did you not read "Shadows of the Past" The word bearers themselves put up wards against demons, for even in the warp they have to protect themselves... "Ravens flight" Corax uses the Avenger to plunge wordbearers into the Warp ... Where they are torn apart. Even in "The First Heretic" All the word bearers that went into the warp were killed, only to be reanimated into daemon-hosts. I can keep cooking but I'll stop there.

[@Vayowin]

@@eddiebendigo7317 brilliant 😂

[@alteredbeast7145]

Always makes me chuckle the thought of Lorgar in the middle of his prayers and an intrusive thought of Corax just pops in there and he shits himself

[@Valravn-vi4lj]

He hated Horus before it was cool and become mainstream.

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

gota respect that , i bet he makes failodon the dysentery incarnate one fart imps in the warp looking over his shoulder all the time , constantly having to be on guard for vast clouds bladed wings with sharp beaked tentacles descending upon any ship or planet he resides on , retribution incarnate savage honour manifest in the forms of what needless war leaves behind , swarms of corpse picking beaks , tools of war and restless sleep filled with nightmares by survivors as their minds relives the horrors of war agen and agen and agen seeking reasons for it , or ways friends could been saved

[@ArnoldJudasRimmer..]

Anyone who everyone loves, usually ends up being outed as a self serving jerk....Horus is the pinnacle of that. The very first time I read Horus Rising I did not like him. He has to be loved by all. Even his bloody rememberancers. It was actually rather clever writing that novel. In fact that, False Gods and Galaxy In flames just shows you how his own hubris consumed him entirely by the end of the third book. Horus died on Davin (and may I add he was killed by a normal human that was drinking from the warp-fckery coolaid wholesale. Armed with a knife lol. Ok it was The Knife, but still an average corrupted human with a knife against the might of peak Horus).

[@SparticusHun]

My favorite little piece of lore is just how much Corax & Guilliman respected and liked each other. Horus used the RG in such a shitty way. Imagine Corax and the RG being used properly and in a tactical way by Guilliman

[@badluck-cp8bv]

that would be the litiral definition of: "A battle so one-sided, it devolves to a masacer in a maner of seconds" in EVERY senario (except when wonky warp shnaneganza is involved)

[@gabrielsmith771]

i never knew corvus was the one who took istavan. he was there for its fall as well. that just hurts.

[@codysing1223]

He saved them, only for them to be slaughtered. Just like with his sons, he saved them just for them to be mutated into monsters. (This audio file talked about the mutated Marines criminally little)

[@secondarytrollaccount666]

​@@codysing1223thanks alpharious

[@codysing1223]

@@secondarytrollaccount666 did you not read the book? It was Omegon, not Alpharius

[@jordanthomas2031]

@@codysing1223 lol

[@ArnoldJudasRimmer..]

Man your videos are addictive...and great for long journeys lol

[@BigdaddyBigfoot-km9hr]

Word bearer: my Lord you have to come out of your quarters we have guards every 10 ft we have hounds and psykers nothing could possibly get through. Lorgar: you mean it's safe? Word bearer: yes my Lord, corvus is not out here it's safe. Corvus whispering in lorgars ear: that's right, I'm not...out there.

[@daniell1483]

Man, what a tragic tale. I like Corax's sense of honor and justice. In another world, he could have been a hero akin to Superman, but circumstances forced him to be more like Batman. It's not a perfect analogy, but that sincere desire to do wield power with respect, not tyranny, really marks him as something special.

[@chocolatecosmos1424]

This channel is quickly becoming one of the best WH40k lore channels. One thing that stands out for me is the the main difference in the trajectory of the "duplicate" Primarchs is the nature of their upbringing, Perterabo notwithstanding.

[@slevinlaine]

As always a pleasure to hear you Imperial Iterator!!

[@deepwoodmotte4136]

I love the solitude and introverted nature of Corax. He's not the strongest of his brothers by far, but he's his own man.

[@northboundw5248]

Not only is he his own man; he is a good man, atleast as good as the circumstances allow him to be. People often say that Vulcan is the most compassionate primarch, but I’d say Corvus is just as compassionate, but in a more subtle way.

[@duncanstewart4006]

He's not the strongest by far?? He's at least top 5

[@StigPrice]

​@@duncanstewart4006 he's stronger than my primarch (curze)

[@duncanstewart4006]

@@StigPrice heretic!! Haha I'm kidding, but seriously Corvus was already strong he had crazy abilities and that was before he got his crow demon form, this guy is saying he's not the strongest BY FAR and I don't think that's true, with his demon crow form he's easy top 5 and I think he solos alot of the primarchs

[@brentarellano46]

​@duncanstewart4006 he's not a demon, but yes, hes easily in the top 5, he could take konrad and konrad can take on the lion. And the lion is number 3

[@KotaTheBear]

Listen, listen.... Homeward Bound style return for my boys Corvus and Leman..

[@winningjubbly9712]

There's a quote by a character played by Denzel Washington, who plays a corrupt cop in the film Training Day, where he justifies his choice of going to the dark side which is perfect to explain Corax -- "To protect the sheep you have to catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf".

[@knowplay3258]

To find a wolf, you use a wolf. The problem with this is there is a good chance both wolves will band together and turn on you. So.... If you want to subdue and destroy a wolf, you send a sheep dog. The sheep dog will hunt and destroy the wolf..not for you...but rather...to protect the sheep. Don't be a wolf amongst sheep...instead...be a sheep dog among the sheep, leading and protecting the flock.

[@ryansullivan7349]

"Gave him the name Corvus Corax, which in their language meant saviour." Sure GW, sure. Like you didn't look up the latin name for Raven in an encyclopedia..

[@crow4936]

😂😂 hey if they looked up Japanese he might be called Karas karasu 😂😂

[@NicholasGeschke]

I'm quite pleased that Corax is getting the respect he deserves. Unlike the other Primarchs, with certain exceptions, the Raven Lord has always fought to free mankind from tyranny. Corax combined his supernatural physical and mental prowess with a mastery of infiltration, sabotage and asymmetrical warfare. Since his exposure to the strange power of the Warp, Corax has grown stronger whilst retaining his humanity.

[@nomercyinc6783]

a youtube video isnt a character getting the respect he deserves. youtube videos arent actually respectful or disrespectful to anyone at all. people getting offended for the sake of others are morons virtue signaling

[@robertmacias2293]

@@nomercyinc6783who asked?

[@platypuslord2399]

@@nomercyinc6783 Don't be so insecure little miss

[@soinaru]

@@nomercyinc6783 i'm offended that you think that way

[@mr.v2689]

This channel is a gift from the emperor!

[@JorgeCruz-mi5gc]

You voice is perfect. I find myself enjoying these episodes due to your reading style. Kee up the great work of keeping Warhammer 40k alive.

[@eddiepattison]

Tell me your joking 😂😂😂

[@MaticustheRed]

Lolz 😂 ​@@eddiepattison

[@piratenflipper]

There's no universe where this isn't bait

[@TheMythicEdit]

He does it for his great grandsons burgeoning KZbin channel

[@jimmydean123123]

Has to be bait indeed

[@mykelengieza7057]

ALGORITHM EDIT: Mofo's a total beast too

[@zanthimos]

"Corax led the evacuation from your aunt..." I sometimes love, and sometimes hate, how immature I can be, despite how old I am.

[@HorizonIsHere1337]

Please more Raven Guard.

[@paulellington1505]

I think that Corvus gave up his humanity in the Warp to be able to bring Imperial vengeance to the traitor Primarchs.

[@xSISYPHUSx]

Small price to pay

[@austintaylor1378]

I agree. I also think loyal primarchs inside the eye might unlock their relationship with their warp spirit.

[@intboom]

I think the primarchs were already powerful warp spirits bottled in human bodies.

[@secondarytrollaccount666]

Idk if he gave up his humanity but he for sure accepted his true psychic nature. He was freeing slaves on lorgars planet in the eye by killing word bearer slavers who harmed the slaves. If he gave up his humanity he probably wouldn't have cared about the word bearers abused thralls.

[@austintaylor1378]

@@secondarytrollaccount666I get what you’re saying I just think it works both ways with his strength increasing coupled with the influence of the minor warp god. It’s irony that Lorgar and his legion did everything they could to unite with spirts of the warp, becoming one. Corax in the eye allows the spirit used in his creation. I believe the spirit is one of vengeance or justice and now Corax is pushed to hunt and kill, fixated on delivering it in the warp due to the influence of his powers. He’s like Argel Tal, another irony, someone who is definitely human but influenced by his relationship with the demon

[@anthonyfreeman3165]

I just wanted to say Thank You for your excellence in narration! You are truly in a league of your own Brother!😊👍

[@ScottAT]

To answer the Title of this video: BECAUSE HE IS BATMAN!

[@brendanmatrix9393]

Corvus Corax was the only primarch who embraced crowtein. Fight milk made him unstoppable

[@Tokhai47]

He is everything Conrad Curz wished he could have been.

[@HpacEastern]

Corax is my favorite of the Emperor's son's. And you my friend have the voice of an Iterator.

[@jaydugger3291]

Let's see now comes from a prison colony, dresses in black, poetic turn of mind, I get it now. Corax is Nick cave in space!

[@crow4936]

I always though of him more as Peter steele

[@mechmaster9513]

The fanbase doesn't get enough praise for the content they themselves push out. Thank you for another awesome vid, much appreciation!

[@ReturnToNothingness32147]

I feel like corvus corax’s achieve something similar powers of a daemon prince without being corrupted by the warp. Kind of similar to Big E. Dude is a badass in my book🔥

[@thijshagenbeek6554]

Minor heads up that Corvus thrashed Guilliman several times in Roboutte's Strategium simulacra to the point Guilliman had to adapt his usual tactics to cover for the weaknesses Corvus opened up with natural ease.

[@patchgodwilliams1024]

Konrad; becomes evil monster to kill injustice later lets himself die to justify his own ideas Corax; does everything to be a good boy watches heresay to later become a weird evil monster to bring justice I see what you did there gw

[@elysia3294]

i just love Corax, thanks for this video

[@ZaKRo-bx7lp]

Corvus Corax is why daemons escape the warp in fear

[@thalastianjorus]

Because he wanted to one up Cawl's achievements. He started by dropping a letter: _"Caw"_

[@Adrian-vd6ji]

Do a new Jaghatai

[@shujinzo]

He became that crow ninja to defeat the samurai pizza cats

[@clarktent]

This is imperial truth: the iterator does not miss.

[@longisland.n.y.life_7592]

He is one of my favorites

[@insanemang9983]

I think it's more like his true form since it's hinted that the primarchs were warp beings that the emperor used to make them what they are now

[@dylanpiazza6358]

He, Jagathai and Roboute is the squad for me.

[@ctjmaughs]

Lion meeting corax would be interesting

[@Fireflash83]

Mire epic greatness ..and my all time top fave primarch ,not that I'm a huge son of the shadow lord no no not bias at all 😂 be careful where U tread for we.are closer than u think and our blades are sharp

[@matthewgibbons9975]

My favourite character within 40k, seeking ultimate vengeance no matter what 👌

[@Boringstuff4]

enjoying this, subscibed, shame i'd not heard of you prior

[@harryb.3940]

Perfect voice for such lores. But "however" is used a bit too often.

[@fendokencer]

As someone else pointed out "the" is repeated a bunch too.

[@Sierra-208]

Wait, Corax turned into a humanoid crow during his time in the Warp? 'Cuz that's what I'm getting from the thumbnail

[@nathangreene1149]

It's actually his warp form because the emperor of mankind took lesser choas gods or good gods to create his sons Corax true form who he is in the warp the primarchs are lesser chaos gods given flesh by the emperor as his sons and generals.

[@llab3903]

@@nathangreene1149where can I read more about this

[@nathangreene1149]

@llab3903 it's not straight up confirmed but strongly suggested considering that corvus corax has that form it would make sense and hinted before to but I can't remember where it was though.

[@57ham]

It's also implied that traitor primarchs sold their soul for something they already had ​@@nathangreene1149

[@zshadowhunter3049]

29:00 ; the bat and the crow.

[@asenaruu8361]

Alright that marks my 2nd fav primarch

[@DunDunDunDun809]

Corax should have gotten black wings, like a giant black raven. So him and Siggy could fly around and kill heretics all day. But he got mutated by the warp sadly. That sucks.

[@codysing1223]

He shows no warp taint, it's his warp power of illusion.

[@AustinFarrara]

I think in the warp corvus has special powers now i wonder when he exits the warp his oowers will follow

[@ctjmaughs]

Corax and Vulkan gadgets would be interesting

[@dincerorucoglu9299]

Ilidian

[@Foffer1337]

Corax clearly watched too much Batman

[@nathangillispie51]

Really impressive videos

[@kylehughes1619]

Corvus is my favorite

[@gluttony1804]

This is the elusive Carcharadon Astra or the “space sharks” 😂

[@roninque7574]

My favorite primarch.

[@qigonglungz]

If Corvus doesn't believe in lineages suffering the sins of their ancestors, how does he feel about the Custodes? "The Scions of His Father's Enemies"??? I'm not familiar with any interactions with Corvus and the Custodes.

[@Fyre19]

Because its awesome!

[@gunmonkey1185]

Corvis: Raven Corax: Raven 😅

[@attritionsghost]

VICTORUS AUT MORTIS!!! FOR CORAX!!!

[@joeygao8344]

Omg this is so good

[@babyakame1469]

goood, love corvus

[@rorywilson656]

Wow, what level on Angry Birds did you have to reach to get that guy??

[@guilliman1990]

32min mark its actually mark 6 corvus pattern

[@nicholasarmstrong643]

He is actually Artorius

[@ghazbagdagrot5594]

40k Batman who would be his Commissioner Gordon?

[@sick_bartender]

Probably Roboute... I mean they had a very good relationship based on respect of each others abilities. Just imagined they were cannonicaly working together

[@ProjectRedfoot]

Better than being a laughingstock, unless...

[@satanicmoose]

the

[@Eleonora_16p]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@codysing1223]

In "Corax Soul forge" (My first Warhammer novel) Corax prevents the Traitors from acquiring the Chaos Defiler's for the Heresy. Rams a flying city... Into another one... It's in this novel Corax learns of his true nature, Fighting a Word-bearer librarian sorcerer who is attached to a warp portal... The sorcerer's warp powers Even the playing field... Corax is forced to kill the sorcerer multiple times... Each time the portal would repair his body and bring him back to life. "I will kill every warp spawned beast in the galaxy before I die...* -Corax "How could the Emperor with Gene-craft alone create the Primarchs? ... Generals whose orders must be obeyed... Who can survive Tank shells?...What Secret darkness did the Emperor place eithin the Primarchs? -Azor Nathraken Librarian Sorcerer. Corax threw him into the warp portal... Killing him but Azor knew his knowledge would pass to the enemies of man eventually...

[@yubee77]

ahh...... great Corax, already knew how to please female at young ages, I can only envy such feat....

[@patricksharpe1148]

Never more

[@oll6273]

sleep gang

[@WestSideGorilla1980]

So smart and slick...until a few alpha bois took out the last of the ravens power. The alpha legion is dead azz the most boring.

[@fluffmma9076]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jonpato]

So the guards beat prisoners of ANY gender? BAM! KERPOW! "sad woke noises"

[@MrTerranaunt]

45 minutes in, and the topic stated in the title not touched upon even once. You are simply retelling the Corvus side of things during Horus Heresy, which was done a dosen times already. Waste of time.

[@rothaarige3896]

Corax will always be Peter Steele to me.

[@Cao-Cao-Blue-Army]

Just in time for bed!

[@ltjamescoopermason8685]

Another excellent enjoyable educational experience thanks for sharing the experience of your understanding of Raven guard lore . Peace 🙊🙉🙈☢🧠🎭😜🤪🤛KNOCKOUT ❗❕😊

[@jrsanders1212]

Great video, but i have to do a full stop. "He was created with the aid of Chaos." If we go that Big E stole knowledge from the Chaos gods this is untrue. If we follow the idea that Primarchs are a blend of Big E flesh and some warp souls that is cool too. However, Chaos is not the whole of the warp. Lore implies or outright states that the Aeldari gods existed in the warp. And no lore states that of Big E built the souls of the primarchs with warp souls that they came from Chaos. And of you want to get technical all non necron or blank souls have warp souls. Still love me some Corax and it was a good vid.

[@ghdude8372]

“Corvus” refererences “corvids”, like crows, magpies, ravens and the like

[@TheStrayHALOMAN]

Legion of The Damned are similar in a way, but as undead flaming monsters instead of crow monsters.

[@seanbumstead1250]

He didn't turn into a monster,you made this up

[@seanbrazell7095]

Corax wasn't at terra nor even mentioned in the final books. I imagine he'll be a huge part of the scouring series, the current setting, or likely both. I can't remember if they even said where he was or wat he was doing during the siege of terra. Anyone know?

[@PanandMoshes]

Thank you for keeping me focused during my work day. Your lore videos keep the day relaxed and entertaining.

[@benjaminkrouskop6046]

I knew I liked this guy.

[@ryansauchuk7290]

He embraced his Fursona

[@lukkaredwolf3534]

Hate to ask this, but should it be Feather-sona, or maybe Flock-sona?

[@Cao-Cao-Blue-Army]

What if corax was gifted by Malice?