A TRUE MASTERPIECE! "HELSREACH" FULL MOVIE | REACTION | Warhammer
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- I think that this just maybe one of my all-time favorite movies. Helsreach was a honor to watch. Everything from the cinematography, sound effects, voice acting, and the amazing plot. Like I said in the video this rivals movie franchises that have millions of dollars backing them.
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"Hero of Helsreach the crowd cheers... As if there were only one"
~Reclusiarch Grimaldus
Absolutely crazy.
That line makes an entire population of earth cry instantly 😅😭
One of the greatest lines ever, delivered so perfectly.
For every medal of honor 1000 heroes die in loneliness...unsung...unnoticed.
That brings a smile to my face.
That dying guardswomen experienced a miracle, Space Marines are seen by humans as literal angels. So when Primus knelt beside and placed his hand on her it was basically an equivalent to an angel descending from heaven and telling her to pass in peace, your jobs done, join the Emperor side.
This scence is not about the dying trooper, but about Primus' character.
Primus is haughty and aloof to humans. He views them as weak and incapable. Yet despite his contempt, deep down Primus still possesses compassion for them.
This is what the scene is attempting to convey.
I always get the feeling in this scene that Primus felt unsecure and a little naive in his reaction.
It felt like it was the first time he did something like this.
But his decision for hes action might be that he saw no more a week human, but a individual that did fight in the same fight and payed the ultimate price.
I think, in his eyes that was worthy hes action. He did not belive in what he did as holy service, but he knew that it would grant this Guard Peace in dead.
This is what this scene makes awesome.
He is hit with some kind of realization.
He accepts what a simple human is.
At the same time, he grows as an individual, as a Space Marine and most important: An Angel of Death.
No other moment in WH40K gives the "Angel of Death" more justice than this scene in my eyes.
Not only death to the enemys, but also in guiding in death for your allies.
@@vango5678Damn I didn’t even know it was Primus - Idk why I thought it was the Reclusiarch.
She tried to hold on as long as possible. She didn't want to die with her duty undone. Until a literal Angel of the God-Emperor appeared at her side, and motioned to her that her duty was done.
It's also Space marines usually see themself as higher beings and look down upon humans while also not having much humanity left in them.
But some do show their humanity, like Primus even though he might have struggle a bit to understand.
"Your friend, your love, did you find her?" His smile turns to glass. "Yes, I did find her"
Fucking heart breaking
Tell me about it! My heart broke for him. Andre will always be the best boi.😭
@@TwentyTwoHya he and Grimaldus meet again years later, if im not mistaken
@@TwentyTwoHya
Andrej plus "six or seven" Guardsmen were the only other survivors of Helsreach. Out of thousands of Steel Legionnaires and a handful of Black Templars.
Keep in mind this was part of Da Great WAAAGH! that Warboss Ghazghkull put together at the behest of the Ork gods, Gork and Mork. Ghazghkull actually meets his (brief) end at the hands of Ragnar Blackmane of the Space Wolves (Space Marine chapter).
@@AdderTude I think they should all get to wear the heraldric cross in honor of their bravery.
At least if he found her, he got closure. In the Gaunt's Ghosts series of novels, a Vervunhive survivor who joined the Ghosts after the fall is haunted by the fact that he never got to know what had happened to his wife in all the chaos.
When Grimaldus left Helsreach he took with him a piece of the broken altar from the temple as well as the bowl when he was blessed by the sister. He has two servators that carry them in battle; Grimaldus took them to remember all those that fought at Helsreach & that still a part of the temple remained.
Slight correction, Grimaldus has 3 servitors that accompany him. There are the 2 you mentioned, and a 3rd one that carries the remains of a banner from the temple.
I thought he returned the relics
He did. The people of helsreach gifted them to him when he returned to Armaggeddon on a rescue mission for the Celestial Lions. The Novella is called "Blood and Fire", also written by Aaron Dembski-Bowden. I highly recommend it!@@Muir97
@@Muir97 he tried to, the hive's people INSISTED he take them for the above stated reason.
"Hero of Helsreach, as if there is only one"
"goodbye brother"
Everybody cry in that part.
This is an animated book! :) it was a novel first, by Aaron Demski-Bowden, then they did an audiobook version, and a fan made this animation using the voice acting and some of the narration from the audiobook! 😮
I'm sure others would've pointed it out but the scene where Primus is with the dying Guardswoman at 59:14... It has such weight because he belittles the Guard and the "normal" humans he sees as insignificant "mere mortals". Yet he has just seen the mortals courage and valour, defending against a huge day of slaughter and the first wave of Orks. From his perspective she is struggling still, fighting for life while it is beyond saving.
From her perspective it's pure fear and pain and agony of death, but as she lay there dying, one of the Emperor's Space Marines arrives an looks at her - a literal Demi-God of War, an "Angel" of her God-Emperor she believes in looks down, looks directly at her and KNEELS BESIDE HER. He then, silently holds a hand above her and silently stands vigil over her death.
To Primus it may be just a curiosity/gesture - to her it's literally having a Demi-God say "You've done well. You've done your duty. It is time to let go. Do not struggle on through pain, through suffering. Go in peace." And then she lets death take her under her God's Angel's vigil.
Amazing bit of character development without a single word spoken. A very moving moment too.
The speech on the wall moves me to tears, even after years. God Helsreach is a fucking masterpiece of writing.
That speech is so savage and ticks many boxes. He provides reassurance, belittles the enemy, hyped up the soldiers, and declares his intent.
that's what space marine chaplains are for. on the tabletop they have "litanies of hate" that give bonuses to certain units when it comes to rallying, being pinned, NOT getting tank or monster shocked, etc.
You really care....😢
I can feel it....
You understand now...
It isnt just gore, murder, torture and memeing churches from low orbit...
"Our" universe is filled with emotion...
Sadness, bravery, aggression, desperation...
Thank you.
The last stand always got me in tears...
Came for the memes, stayed the story.
12:36 That, my dear, is Yarrick. Commissar Sebastian Yarrick. The only mortal man considered by the Orkish prophet and Warboss Uruk Mag'Thraka as his mortal enemy. One man that even all Orks feared more than Space Marines.
Wasnt him killed by Angron? IF yes now It will be whole waaaahg! going to Eye of terror soon.
@@damianzotkowski4585 The latest Guard Codex gives us his obituary, but other GW sources are indicating that he is MIA. We'll probably hear more, once Armageddon becomes the central Warzone.
@@damianzotkowski4585 yeah, supposedly and the orcs aren't happy about it at all.
@@damianzotkowski4585 I don't think they've said yet. Fans thought Angron might have reappeared on Armageddon as that's where he was banished. Many of us had this idea of Yarrick dying to Angron and that setting up an awesome Ghaz vs Angron plot. Angron seems to have reappeared elsewhere and has been fighting other battles so it doesn't look as if that plot will happen sadly.
@@damianzotkowski4585 My personal theory is that the Orks thought he was unkillable and their belief was keeping him alive long after he should have passed away naturally.
And then, for one brief moment, while he was sleeping, no Ork in the galaxy was thinking about him and that's when the reaper got his chance.
And that would mean that Yarrick did the most baller thing one can do in the 40k universe: die of old age.
Grimaldus yelling a titan back to war is by far my favourite scene from this movie. It's just so badass. This comparable ''little'' guy just not accepting the death of Zaha and his willpower gave her the strenght to continue walking. 👌
"Oh, you're taking a nap? Are you with a tummy ache? Do you have a boo-boo? No? Then WHY THE HELL ARE YOU ON THE GROUND? MOVE YOUR ARMORED ASS! THERE IS A WAR HAPPENING AND THERE IS NO END TO IT TILL A FAT LADY STARTS SINGING! NOW, RISE AND FIGHT, BIATCH!"
Grimaldus officially learned the nature of the adeptus administratum at the city level and said, "Screw that."
The quality/amount of color in Helsreach mirrors Grimaldus's emotional state. At the beginning of the story, Grimaldus is struggling with depression and survivors guilt and so the animation is very black and white. As the story progresses and he begins to move past his guilt, the animation gains clarity and color is introduced. By the climax, Grimaldus has come to terms with his grief and the animation reflects this; but then his squad is killed in front of him, the depression and survivors guilt returnand the animation returns to back and white to showcase this.
I prefer the interpretation of the general mood of the final, heart-wrenching last stand within the temple in the Helsreach fan-made movie than the novel. In the novel, in true Templar fashion, there's almost a sort of insane levity, what with Artarion laughing his final words and Grimaldus echoing that. I can see why people would approve of either interpretation, but I prefer the movie's. The tone is far more somber and heart-breaking, as it should be, I think.
The Black Templars are known for the incredible zealotry that most rears its head in moments that would make most consider a retreat. Their attrition rates are atrociously high. Dying gloriously on the field of battle, against overwhelming odds is seen as the highest honor...as it should be. I feel sometimes it's portrayed with almost too much levity, though. The Helsreach movie did it right; it showed us something far more somber. It showed us that even amongst warriors who see a violent death as an inevitability, who feel no fear, who seek to burn twice as brightly still experience the pain of loss...and it is crushing. Not only that, the deaths of squad Grimaldus all showed their true, beautiful and terribly honest, colors at the end.
Nero, a competent apothecary and warrior no doubt, was far more prone to outbursts of emotion, especially grief. Amongst Templars, one might call him soft...I think he was simply the most human. Within meek, gentle Nerovar beat the heart of defiance; as he was hoisted onto a spear by his midriff, he pulled himself down lower upon the spear whilst still being impaled...and for what purpose? So that, in a final act of defiance and raw courage, he could stab his killer and take him down with him. In his final moments, we see gentle Nero shine brighter than all as a true warrior. For such a death Bell of Lost Souls upon Holly Terra will rang and the Emperor drop a single tear, embracing another soul of His finest.
Priamus was young, proud, haughty, and immensely talented. Quick to anger, quick to misinterpret. Proud to a fault, he refused to show weakness; arrogance was his default trait, though it did not come from a place of malice. In his final moments, the overwhelming pain of missing a limb, amongst a myriad of other injuries, finally showed in his voice. It was heart-wrenching. "They're bringing the temple down!" is said with such desperation, yet he continues to fight. The implacable pain of witnessing the brutalizing of his battle-brother Nerovar and the futility of trying to save him is palpable in his delivery when he cries "Nero!" Not least though, is when Priamus, finally succumbing to fatigue, takes a blow across his face and falls to his knees. In his final moments, proud and boastful Priamus looks towards his brother-chaplain and says "Grimaldus...brother." with such pain and trembling voice, the rest of the scene I watched through blurred vision. In his final moments, despite being a zealous Templar, despite knowing he would die violently, despite a lifetime of battle, despite knowing that his death in glorious battle would earn him a place beside the Emperor of mankind...he wished only for the comfort and presence of one of his brothers. He did so much, yet so little. He didn't want to die alone. None shall find him wanting.
Artarion...dependable, sturdy Artarion. I don't have nearly as much to say, but it doesn't soften the blow any less. Banner bearer of Squad Grimaldus. Stalwart. Gruff. A pillar of strength, to be sure. In his final moment, before decapitation, he looked towards his brother, Grimaldus, and somberly said goodbye. He was going towards the Emperor's light, he was saved...his honor and his memory intact. He was to die a warrior's glorious death against impossible odds; this is akin to the holy grail, practically, for Black Templars. Yet, still, in his final moments, he laments having to be separated in life from his brother. The sheer weight of loss sets itself upon him so solidly, he cannot hide it when he says "Goodbye, brother." Perhaps he knew. Perhaps he knew that he alone would die and Grimaldus would live. Maybe his deep, audible pain was in knowing, in feeling that somehow Grimaldus would live. That wherever Artarion was going now, in the afterlife, Grimaldus will not follow...not for an agonizingly long time. And so he grieved because he would miss his brother, simply put, and Grimaldus would miss him. How soberingly human.
Were I Grimaldus, I don't think I would have wanted to survive, either. The pain of living through that may very well dwarf whatever temporary pain he would have felt from death.
The final guilt of living, he must bear it like a mantle, like a scar on his heart - until the Emperor call his soul too.
"The Hero of Helsreach...as if there was only one." - none could say better.
P. S. 2:25:48 Even though I've watched Helsreach about twenty times already (with other reactors), I always share a tear, in the same place as you here. You shouldn't be ashamed of sincere tears at such dramatic moments. It shows that you have empathic soul and kind heart. Thank you for such great reaction. It was a pleasure to split such moments/memories with you, peace to your home.
Thank you so so so much for this! You actually cleared up some of the questions I had regarding Grimaldus' mental/emotional state. Also for the background on the other Chads of the squad.
Beautifully said. You've almost made me want to replay their final moment together to fully bathe in your description of their fate but alas, it is still too painful. Glory to the heroes of Helsreach🕯⚔️
I do not like this representation of grimarldus in animation ending. If you read the book, the story is about him leaving the shadow of his fallen master. This depression thing is not true at all and people made that up. If you read the book you know that the ending is about Grimaldus finally stepping up from the grief and rising up not falling in to depression. Animation ending feels sad but in the book you feel energetic and heroic at the end.
Rather than depression I saw it was his purpose. Even though he denied being lost to the sister I do believe he was lost. The crusade made him rediscover his purpose and the color signifies this as it’s introduced. The return to black and white as others have said is the survivors guilt, not receiving a glorious death on the field like his brothers received. I’m sure brother Grimaldus will get many more chances at receiving that end before his story is through.
@@leonard247popperThat’s the beauty of this, it’s up to your interpretation.
this part of the book made even the toughest 40k fan weep like a baby.......
'I am not beholden to a Guard captain,' I tell him. 'But congratulations.'
'Yes, I know, I know. But I must be offering many thanks for you keeping your word and telling my captain of my deeds.'
'An oath is an oath.' I have no idea what to say to the little man. 'Your friend. Your love. Did you find her?'
I am no judge of human emotion, but I see his smile turn fragile and false. 'Yes,' he says. 'I did find her.'
I think of the last time I saw the little storm trooper, standing over the dockmaster's bloody corpse, bayoneting an alien in the throat, only moments before the basilica fell.
I find myself curiously glad that he is alive, but expressing that notion is not something I can easily forge into words. He has no such difficulty.
'I am glad you made it,' he uses my own unspoken words. 'I heard you were very injured, yes?'
'Not enough to kill me.'
But so close. I quickly grew bored of the Apothecaries on board the Crusader telling me that it was a miracle I clawed my way from the rubble.
He laughs, but there is little joy in it. His eyes are like glass since he mentioned finding his friend.
'You are a very literal man, Reclusiarch. Some of us were in lazy moods that day. I waited for the digging crews, yes, I admit it. I did not have Adeptus Astartes armor to push the rocks off myself and get back to fighting the very next day.'
'The reports I have heard indicated no one else survived the fall of the basilica,' I tell him.
He laughs. 'Yes, that would make for a wonderful story, no? The last black knight, the only survivor of the greatest battle in Helsreach. I apologize for surviving and breaking the flow of your legend, Reclusiarch. I promise most faithfully that I and the six or seven others will be very quiet and let you have all the thunder.'
He has made a joke. I recognize it, and try to think of something humorous with which to reply. Nothing surfaces in my mind.
'Were you not injured at all?'
He shrugs. 'I had a headache. But then it went away.'
This makes me smile.
'Did you meet the fat priest?' he asks. 'Did you know him?'
'I confess, I do not recall anyone by that name or description.'
'He was a good man. You would have liked him. Very brave. He did not die in the battle. He was with the civilians. But he died two weeks after, from a problem with his heart. Ayah, that is unfair, I think. To live through the end and die at the new beginning? Not so fair, I am thinking.'
There is a twisted poetry to that.
I would like to speak words that comfort him. I would like to tell him that I admire his courage, and that his world will survive this war. I want to speak with the ease Artarion would have done, and thank this soldier for standing with us when so many others ran. He honored us all in that moment, as did the dying dockmaster, the prioress, and every other soul that faded from life on the night only I survived.
But I say nothing.
The very end when you see Reclusiarch leaving in an empty ship hit me hard, for all of my brothers that didn't come home with me. Apologizing to my brothers for surviving. All I can do is live and keep their memories alive.
You're a legend for watching it all in one go like that. Keep reacting to 40k stuff and I'll keep watching. Easy sub!
Thanks so much and don’t worry, so much more 40k reactions coming!😎
@@TwentyTwoHya Briky did a very bad job in his video of explaining the relationship mankind has to technology in the 41st millenium. We don't really understand what our ancestors created (probably because a lot of it was built by AI) so the mechanicus resorts to worshipping it and applying maintenance in religious rituals which are a mix of actually useful maintenance and religious nonsense like burning incense or dipping your hand in motor oil. Nothing new is ever built because scientific understanding of their own technology is not only not taught, it's discouraged and labelled heresy because humanity is afraid of their own previous technology like AI. Instead people try to dig up ancient blueprints from tens of thousands of years ago which they take to be holy scripture left by "The Machine God".
Saw your Bricky Reactions and thought to myself: "She should really watch Hellsreach..." and here we are. Time for another Hellsreach binge!
shout out to andre bro survived impossible odds and only came out with a headache
Rest in peace:
Domoska
Cador
Nero
primus
Artarion
Bastlian
Stormherald
I think the Voice work is done by Jonathan Keeble. He is fantastic
There is a pleasure in watching new people discovering your favourite hobby and they want more of it.
Warhammer is just too good🤍😭
As a controversial Norwegian once said, “Grimaldus’ sheer rage and anger is so great that he literally brought a woman back from the dead by bitching at her.”
There is another 40k animation. An animated version of one of the short stories, called The Last Church. It's something completely different, but might be interesting, at least for checking it for yourself.
I second this
Lust Church more a philosophical thing, still very good
@@MD-yd8lh It's bad philosophy, but it's still a well put together animation.
@@benjamintherogue2421 as you say so🥴
@@MD-yd8lh It is. The Emperor, a being tens of thousands of years old, should be able to give a better argument against religion when he knows about Chaos than a second year college atheist on Reddit.
21:43 on the contrary, that "guy" is anything but important. He is a Servitor. A menial. A lobotomized criminal serving his eternal sentence or an artificially born human in service of the Imperium as slave labor.
In rare cases, servitors maintain some semblance of consciousness and are forcrd to watch in horror as their bodies rot and move outside their will. Suffice to say, though they have mouths they cannot scream.
In darktide, the healing stations have the top half of servitors grafted into them. Some of the lines they have are absolutely haunting.
""Pieces of my mind are floating away. Please... Help... Me....please"
"System failure, why does it hurt? help. help. help."
"Please take me with you...."
2:21:20 Oberon is a nova canon.
A type of canon that usually mounted on spaceship. A type of canon used for crack the planet.
Its a miracle that it didnt wiped out the entire city
Thank you so much for this. It was so wholesome to watch your reaction to what is the best 40k content there is.
I really have you thank you guys, for introducing me into such great content. Seriously without you guys I would've never knew that this gem existed. Thank you so much for the kind and supportive comment
The twist ending hurts. He did die on Armageddon. Just not physically.
1:00:00 To put some added flavor/context to that scene. The average Imperial citizen will go their whole lives only hearing of the Emperor's "Angels of Death." This guardswoman had a near mythical demigod there to recognize her sacrifice and comfort her in her final moments as a manifestation of her God Emperor. Additionally, it broke Primus' conception that these mere humans were useless and unworthy of recognition. He saw that these humans were as willing to fight and die as he was even without gene augmentations and power armor.
yup. she got the coolest possible end any believer in the god emperor can ask for- died fighting the good fight, and her death was attended by "an angel of the lord".
If you want to learn more about the templars, I would recommend Baldermort's Guide To Warhammer. This guy always writes a fan story (or reads existing lore striate from the books) before further explaining how it all works. The man is also one talented VA. As for what you watched, I'd say almost every viewer has shed a tear or two (myself included) so don't feel too bad.
Thank you for the support
@@TwentyTwoHya It is better to die for the emperor than to live for yourself!
One of my favorite lesser known stories Baldermort is called "A psykers tale - Age of strife" A short story about a powerful psyker and his best friend on a random planet during the period of time in the lore known as "the age of strife" and basically displays how dangerous an unregulated psyker can be without the imperium around to put a leash on them. The story and voice acting is phoenamal. (and in case you dont know, During the age of strife, (m25-m30) the imperium lost its ability to use the warp reliably and became highly fragmented as all its planets lost contact with each other and could no longer travel anywhere further than sublight speed could take them. So little pocket empires would emerg in systems where local travel was possible. Vulnerable to aliens and AI, many planets fell or civilizations collapsed and people were reduced to barbarian status or became mutated by their environments. it wasnt until M30 did the warp calm, FTL travel resume, and the emperor of mankind created the primarchs and went on a holy crusade to reunite humanity under 1 empire, the imperium of man.)
What a beast! all 2 and half hours, don't worry about crying at the end, I've seen it many time and I still cry at the end. You did a bang up job!
Thank you so much for this kind and supportive comment 🤍
At 1:14:09 they are talking about how the Orks launched an asteroid at a Hive City and wiped it off the map and that dust cloud storm was racing across the landscape from the impact.
This movie always moves me to tears.
I am so glad you reacted to it and I could feel with you.
Great movie for sure! Let's hope we get more of this in the future. Lore and setting definitely supports that and there are hundred more quality stories to tell. Loved your reaction!
Thank you so much for your support!
I'm so glad that I came across your channel! It was such a joy, re-watching the movie together with your genuine reaction. You were actually invested and emotional which just shows that you are truly compassionate and understanding :) Thanks for sharing this and making my evening and many more to come, you are amazing.
Thank you so much for this such kind comment🤍🤍🤍
I've lost count how many times i have watched that movie, a cinematic and artistic masterpiece.
Just got some context on the chat in the lift,when the 5082 airman is told by AN ASTARTES that he is honoured to meet him it's like one of us being complimented by the archangel Michael
2:03:10 As a long time 40K fan, I couldn't help but chuckle as you called that little walker (Warhound titan) a baby dinosaur...I was saying to myself, "Get out of the line of fire, get behind mama Emperator titan!"
Wanna now a cute fact ? Shadow Wolves is a chapter from de Imperial Fists only mentioned in the battle for Helsreach, the reason behind that is because Aaron Dembski-Bowden's wife was starting to read about Wh40k and fell in love with the Luna Wolves (Son's of Horus / Black Legion) becasue they were cool and loyal. So Aaron when he wrote this book "Helsreach", he put his wife's hombrew chapter in the book, aint that cute ?.
At 24:25, that is called a servo skull. Its basically a skull of a loyal imperium servant, made into an information drone. They carry messages, tactical information and the like, usually for military forces.
You seemed a bit perplexed by the master of the forge, Jurisian. He is a techmarine of his chapter. Techmarines differ from normal marines, by being inducted into the cult of the machine by the mechanicus, as well as being a brother sworn to his chapter. That's why he's so cyborgy. :)
One of my favorite movies for sure, we all cried at the end ❤
The director/animator Richard used the narration from the audiobook ( that's why like 90% of the voices are from a single guy) and worked on it for almost two years, releasing it episodically. That's why the animation changes (everyone says is about Grimaldus state of mind but i don't recall the animator claiming that at any point)
Ps: the audiobook is 10hs and it is in my top 3 books for sure, Aaron demski bowden has some major talent writing SciFi
1:118:24- That wasn't a nuke, it was a Rok which had completely destroyed Hades Hive and what you saw was essentially the shockwave of the impact. As for the guy who slammed his claw, that was Commissar Yarrick who is furious that his nemesis Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka had destroyed the hive city where he had defeated the Warboss in the Second War for Armageddon, which was an Ork version of a big F%*& YOU moment.
1:58:00 Well, yes, he should remind you of Louis from the first L4D game because that's exactly the character model used by Richard Boylan.
I noticed the first time I watched it, when Primus stands over the dying soldier coughing up blood as she just stares up at him, suddenly the color comes in to the production halfway through the movie in a kind of golden sunrise way. That was such amazing touch of art in directing in my opinion(s).
I discovered your channel yesterday and genuine enjoyed your bricky reaction 🙂
You seem genuine into it 😂
And from your first genuine smile and lough, i already longed for your helsreach reaction....
Now i open youtube and this is here :D not even in parts, but as a whole, as it should be...
Awesome.
May the godemperor, still beloved by all, continue to favour you.
🙌🏻
Thank you so much for this kind comment and for the support!🤍
We don’t judge that you got emotional. EVERYONE I’ve seen watch this (including myself) got so emotional at the final stand. It’s just so intense.
Its been a absolute pleasure watching you go down the WH rabbit hole!
Thank you for joining me on this crazy ride!
This is hands down the best 40k fan animation. I love it so much that i bought the Grimie D model and painted it up even though I dont have a Black Templars army.
I'd recommend 9th edition 40k trailer, you get to see some Sisters of battle, necrons and space marines going at it
Space Marine armouring ritual is awesome as well.
HORUS HERESY CGI trailer! It's perfect.
It's hard to not get hyped when you see Stormherald.
It seriously had me in my feelings watching you experience this beautiful, tragic epic for the first time. I reacted very much the same way, and it is so amazing to see someone else felt this as deeply.🤘🏾❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love Grimaldus on the bridge of the Titan when his Thunderhawks come down.
Zaha: You wouldn't!
Grimaldus: Wouldn't I? Would I not?.
The most important thing to remember about space marines. They may carry kind eyes, soft voices, and gentle hands. But for them, the cause of war is the greatest of all. Never take the measured kindness of an astartes for granted. For it carries the hidden contempt within each one.
That pre-battle speech by Grimaldus to the Steel Legion was epic. Just a testament to Aaron Dembski-Bowden's writing in the novel (the narration is taken from the Audible audiobook, as Grimaldus is voiced by Jonathan Keeble).
When a random Catholic Church just decides to up and relocate
😂✌🏾⛪
*BWEEAAAGGHHHhh*
🎺 🤖
🦾 ⛪️
They (I assume) are based on the gothic architecture in our own Church of England (Protestant) Cathedrals.
@@blazednlovinit Anglicanism stems from Roman Catholicism and Gothic Architecture is older than the Reformation
Ahhhhhhhh yeah she's found the Black Templars. 🤘🏾🔥💯
I stumbled upon your channel via TH-cam Recommendation of your reac to Bricky's 'Every Faction in Warhammer 40k....' Around halfway through, I decided to explore your channel... Upon noticing that you just uploaded a reac to Helsreach[[ _one of my absolute favorite fan-made Warhammer 40k features...Ever!_ ]] immediately, I jumped to it...
...I'm near halfway through my watch-along, and I've subscribed.
_...You _*_ARE_*_ Wonderfull, and I eagerly look forward to ALL your future content!!_
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A TRUE MASTERPIECE! "HELSREACH" agreed! i watch it several times a year since it was first posted, I wish/pray the creators do" TITAICUS" by Dan Abnett one day ....soon
Grimaldus is one of my favorite characters. You should watch a youtube video about him, like Majorkills.
Grimaldus in another story tries to save a space marine of another chapter from endless waves of orks.
As this space marine tried to tell the truth of horrible stuff inquisition did. So the inquisition tried to kill this space marine who was the last of his brothers by lurring a lot of orks to him, but the legend Grimaldus would have none of it and basically goes against the inquistion to save him.
in regards to your comment about this being like an animation of a book (31:00), that's actually exactly what this is. The book is amazing and the voice acting is directly from the audiobook version (though I think some parts are cut out), this movie does the book justice though.
Zarha (floating naked) : "You've been bold enough to come here, and honour me with your face"
the floating skullis a servo-skull. The transmit messages verbal or holograms or record events.
Orks are often comedic in 40k but honesty they’re really terrifying.
'Accept the differences and stand with them as allies' or just remember, you are talking about a 1st founding chapter, Thinblood.
still no matter how many times i watch this movie Grimalduse's speech always gives me goosebumps :) and to answer you the question about Andreis Girlfriend (its the woman on the wall dying slowly at the first battle)
I like to think that the clarity of the animation is a representation of how much clarity Grimaldus has towards his purpose both in defense of Helsreach and in a broader sense with himself.
I also think it plays into time, like the past and the future are less clear and so is the present if he's living in the past or the future.
The animations are most clear in scenes when he's both present in the now and clear of purpose.
I think it's the lesson High Marshal Helbrecht was trying to teach him. To be clear and fully committed to one's duty in the present.
SHE SAID HE LOOKS LIKE LEWIS!!!!! fucking hilarious
its great to see you finding this gem of a animation i just subscribed recently and iam liking what iam seeing i hope you explore and learn how amazing 40k is.... 😄
I am going to do the impossible and try and watch every lore video/trailer for 40k there is!
Helsreach was originally just a novel, but a fan animator put it to animation which is what you're watching now. He has done official work for Games Workshop since then for Warhammer Community involving the Blood Angels.
Blood and Fire. Grimaldus story continues in this novella, I believe someone on youtube has done the audio to it as well.
Just as Bricky described them. Sons of Dorn, blunt as the hammers they wield.
I was never a full space marine fan myself, but, having seen grimaldus fight with his brothers, watch him fight tooth and nail beside his black templars, I think the reclusiarch and his original retinue will take a place in my heart for a long time
The crowd cheers. As if there is only one.
Blood and Fire is the novella length sequel to Helsreach. It is awesome as well (but not as good as this) and not in movie form though :( but you can find a reading of the whole story on YT :) Perhaps not so much reaction video content but at least for you to listen to on your own. Grimaldus is back on Armageddon and needs to help right a wrong!! I promise you will enjoy it. Also would like to say, you would LOVE the full length (13 hours) Helsreach audiobook even more than you loved this very, very, edited down version. Sooooo much is obviously cut out to make this movie and sooo much of it sheds so much more light on things and would make more things in this movie make sense, or at least connect a lot of dots. This movie is also the perfect example of why so many people love WH 40k and its lore. Its not just blood and guts (which is actually a lot of WH LOL) but man, the characters, stories, writing and so many things are so deep and captivating and inspiring and heat breaking. In the grim dark future, there is only war! Side note you might find interesting, after what Grimaldus accomplished on Armageddon, you can say a religious movement spawned from him and his deeds and began spreading off world even.. Grimaldus is hands down my favorite 40K individual and like perhaps many others, this movie was my gateway into the WH lore, rabbit hole. Aaron Dembski-Bowden is perhaps the best author to write for WH IMO..
Gosh- i've watch Helsreach before but i never notice that Andre is not just a Cadian but a dam Canadian aswell.
Funny how I got a notif for this in the same night I finished watching it XD
The introduction to Storm Herald as it approaches Grimaldus will never be anything less than epic.
this is one of the best things about warhammer, when you look at what happens its so over the top but the story just rolls with it and is so well written that it becomes genuenly good, heartbreaking, serious, funny and epic without loosing its over the top nature, and this movie is an incredibly good example of that.
I’ve loved watching Helsreach with you, this is why I love react videos, getting to experience all the moments with other people
22:53, you can hear the guy mentally rolling his eyes in his head at that, lol.
"let that be the last blow you receive unanswered" some of the best writing
I've watched this film several times. It was a pleasure, watching it again with your reaction to it.
I get goosebumps everytime i watch the beginning. And many times after, tears and elation. Amazing
Also being mercy killed is called being granted the emperors piece and most guardsmen wouldnt see it a slight
Something that I don't think get mentioned enough is that true AI is outlawed in the Imperium. This hasn't stopped the Adeptus Mechanicus though, for example the Titan has a sort of feral AI but this get's explained away as a "Machine Spirit" to outsiders. It's why Titan require a human pilot to control this feral AI but eventually it will overpower their mind and consume them, resulting in brain death.
33:40 reminder to go to church unless you want church come to YOU
Last part gets everyone
It certainly hit me directly in the feels😭😭
A great reaction to a brilliant piece of art. But GW has been going longer than 30 years. I started collecting in '89. Feth, I even found an OLD 2nd edition Arbites model the other day! So my ONLY problem going into this film for the first time was I already knew the basic story. It'd been GW lore for a few years. But more than a few things have changed in the Black Templar's lore over the years. A channel called Baldermort has done a great piece on them. But have a look around. & I'd advise that the longer the video, the more changes you'll get told about. But they are better than ever!
Have an amazing weekend & much love to everyone from here in the UK
Grimaldus never fought alongside a squad anymore. He fights alone, because dying is nowhere near to lost your brothers all over again.
The voice of Grimaldus is Jonathan Keeble. He did the audio book for the Helsreach novel.
If you don't have feelings after a great story of heroism, tragedy and humanity as well written as this i would question your ability to feel at all.
It's very hard to get the scale of wh40k right
The preparation for the siege does a good job, just how much is listed off makes it clear how much they have to factor in to just the overview
Vraks chapter 1 also shows the scale super well
i was thinking that I should go back and watch this... saw this and thought that watching someone react to it for the first time would be the best way to enjoy it.
Here's a couple pieces of lore that you might enjoy...
The First and Second War for Armageddon? They are really the second and third. The real first war was a massive Chaos incursion, one that necessitated the total destruction of all life on the planet, including all of the Imperial Guard that helped to defeat the servants of Chaos. The Space Wolves did not approve of killing those that had fought beside them, so they took as many of the guardsman with them back to their homeworld of Fenris. This led to a war between the Inquisition and the Space Wolves, which the Space Wolves won. Things are still a bit touchy between them.
After the world was "cleansed," the Imperium repopulated it with people to keep making all the weapons of war that Armageddon was known for. And they were told to not ask questions about the ruins that they were to clean up and get running again.
Second... The offense felt by the Mechanicus due to Grimaldus having the Ordinatus weapon activated and used was real. The more advanced a machine is, the more advanced it's machine spirit, a not-quite-artificial intelligence that acts as the machine's operating system. I'm not sure if it is canon, but my understanding is that machine spirits are warp creatures (nothing as intelligent or dangerous as a daemon, of course) that the Mechanicus traps and binds to a machine.
Titans have some of the most complex macine spirits, with each Princep's soul becoming part of the Titan's mind as they serve and eventually die. This means a Titan's ego can become overwhelmingly powerful and difficult to control, rejecting a candidate Princeps that it does not approve of.
And then there are the Ordinatus. These beasts were either testbeds for then new, now lost, ancient technology or hastily built carriers for weapons salvaged from downed Titans and starships, bringing extra power to a battle. If a Titan is considered a walking embodiment of the Machine God, Ordinatus are something even more holy and revered. The risk of losing temporary control of a forge world like Armageddon was enough to get the Mechanicus to send some of it's most valuable Titans, but not vital enough to wake up the machine spirit of Oberon.
If you don't wake an ancient Ordinatus up properly, you have a serious problem on your hand. What that problem may be is apparently unknown, probably because it leaves few survivors, but it probably involves something permanent, like it blowing up, or going on a rampage and needing to be put down. If an Ordinatus predates the prohibition of AI, it may have some pretty unflattering views on how far humanity has fallen and refuse to fight... Or it could even fall to Chaos. There's a reason AI stands for Abominable Intelligence in the 40K universe.
So when a techmarine goes to turn one on against the wishes of the Mechanicus, he is likely risking way more than the offense of one of the most important Imperial factions. Even worse, it is one that his loyalties are divided between, as an inductee of the Mechanicus as well as a Space Marine.
Thanks for sharing your reaction! It was a lot of fun to watch.
This video on Helsreach always makes me cry.
The floating skull was a servo-skull, they’re made from real skulls of course 😛 some are just basic robots, others, where the skull’s owner was an honoured citizen, are like scribes or servants
And the Princeps of the Titan was in an amniotic tank - after a while a princeps becomes so linked to their Titan the pain of disconnection becomes too much, and they stay in the tank within the Titan permanently, and always linked with its machine-spirit
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Bit late to this vid, but regarding your question on whether Primus killing the wounded guardswoman would deny her honor, at least in some cases no: the granting of a mercy kill is known as granting the Emperor's Peace and is frequently given to those exposed to corruption or afflicted with grievous injury it is not possible to deal with in the moment. However as other's have said prior, Primus essentially witnessing her deeds and death is likely what allowed her to let go. For Primus, it is a realisation that these weakling humans he fights alongside are sacrificing all he himself risks to fight beside him, and without his superhuman physiology. It makes him question which of the two are true heroes.
Not sure if anyone's told you but the Black Libary (the name given to the literal hundreds of books that make up the warhammer 40k lore universe) has a shitload of audiobooks out on audible, this video is made from some of the naration from the book 'helsreach'. Warhammer 40k audiobooks tend to have amazing naration and this guy in particular has done a lot of them, they also tend to have a lot of extra sounds like gunfire... twisted demon speech etc, almost turns them into an audio play at times. Where to start can be intimidating, but personally my intro to the books was with a series called Ciaphas Cain. An Imperial Guard commisar that is seen as a hero because of his ACCIDENTAL heroic deeds, and because of this, he gets thrown into worse and worse situations. Contrary to normal commisars (who maintain moral by executing problem guardsmen) Cain actually tends to give a shit about the normal soldier, which drives the regular guard to love him as a hero. Ironically though, he's a great tactician and an amazing swordsman and REALLY doesn't want to be a hero, but his results get him sent against worse and worse foes every time. Incase you're interested, the 1st book in the series is called, Ciaphas Cain: For The Emporor, give it a shot!
You have a new subscription my dear what a great reaction👍🥰. Do warhammer all day I’ll be waiting. Much Aloha from Hawai’i 🥳🇼🇸💗
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beautiful reaction, glad you liked the movie
Thank you🤍