No insult to myself meant, but I wouldn't even get through the training to be a guardsman alive. The primer containing both genuinely useful advice, propaganda, and outright lies is a tactic used by real-life cults and extremist organisations in their material. It gives the victim enough 'good stuff' to hang a sincere and fairly justified belief on, while distorting their view of things enough to get them to behave as the cult needs. It hinges on the deeply human mistake of assuming that because page 113 is checkably true and that info has saved lives, pages 1 through 112 are also true in their entirety. That gives the primer a nice touch of realism, and shows how well researched the setting of 40K often is!
I believe the guide book doesn’t mention chaos because the thing about chaos is the more people acknowledge it’s existence and talk about it, think about it, write and read about it, the more powerful it becomes.
Whilst the specifics of Chaos may not be known by the average Imperial Citizen, I think that "Ruinous Powers" is in fact a vague, widely known boogeyman enemy that the Imperium does propagandize about. So while your average citizen will not understand what Chaos and Daemons are, they will recognize chaotic insignias (like the pointed star) as marks of the "Ruinous Powers".
The part "makes it clear that the Guardsmen are helpless against an armored vehicle" is useless when the commissar yells "Fix bayonets" at you as a Baneblade approaches
The Imperial Guard is actually unlikely to die in battle, if only because the Imperium has 1m planets and the vast, vast majority aren't being invaded at any particular time. The problem is that the Imperium itself is constantly losing all their guardsmen to starvation, disease, "insubordination", *REDACTED BY THE INQUISITION*, and so forth. If the Imperium had, say, "forced agricultural duty" instead of the guard, half of their problems would disappear overnight.
Logistics was a problem not cus the imperium was incompetent but the lack of stable warp travel. Generally, in a relatively peaceful world where a regiment is on guard duty/ furlough, and that world/subsector is not overburden with tens to hundreds of regiments, it would not be a problem for logistics and medical care. When its a contested sector, where the local logistics are already unable to support the PDF units raised to stem an invasion, add the reinforcements of guard regiments, the logistical strain would break. Even if it has been planned, the supplies have to come from somewhere in the imperium. Supply is not constant and steady when warp travel is used. Piracy also poses an additional strain on the logistical train, and in contested zones in a war, supply to the frontlines are going to be even more vulnerable, from raiding parties to convoy ambushes. Besides, the way the imperium strategy works in regards to planetary/sector defense, is that a world will handle its shit, if it gets bigger, the subsector will takeover, drawing manpower and supplies from the local subsector, then if that is too big, the main sector will takeover.
I used to think people just said the guard was the most badass as a WH40k meme, but the guard really is the most badass, space marines have nothing on a guardsman with stamped metal plates and a hand-me-down lasgun charging an ork waaaaaarg.
What I love about this world no matter your skin colour we are all united to defend the empire of man also the diversity of uniform depending on culture or world is wicked
"This is your Imperial Guard primer booklet. It contains absolutely everything you will need to know to survive in the warfare you are about to face. As most of you are from feral or hive worlds and are completely illiterate, the book is also very useful as toilet paper or a source of kindling to start campfires..."
Depends on how you define it. Can you survive life? No. Can you survive long enough to die of old age? Yes. Can you survive in the Guard for long enough that you die of old age? Ask Ciaphas Cain (Hero of the Imperium!).
It seems like the commander is with courage in the imperial guards. Its a fact that when terrain is different then how to fight there 11:20 is different also. Its good to take cover, also run out from it, or else the enemy can catch the soldier in the open. Being rough and having gone through stuff 17:00 as a veteran guardsman, just means that they are special too. Just being there was enough to remind themselves that they are alive.
No, most likely they don't. Everything in this universe is about misery and suffering, how do you fit chili mac'n'cheese into this? Only with promise of eventual severe obesity I guess, but you can't serve the Emperor in such body state.
The meme of the guard being both incompintant and made of tissue paper is really fucked out the guard has quadrillions of men in it they do 99% of the winning of wars for the Imperium. That being said with the size of them it would stand that entire imperial armies would likely be raised and disband with seeing almost 0 action. In a personal note I always thought it would be kinda funny to read the journal of a Krieger sent to a paradise world where he was to deal with the fact he cannot martyr himself for the emperor
1:14 all 3 women are hot, but if I have to pick one it will be Miss May 1:17 to have children with and train them to become great men and women to fight for the Emperor.
Look dude, I know that 40k is gruesome and all. AND it does have a lot of lore and on a grander scale of mass death and grimdarkness. However, Its still tasteless to use soldiers who suffered real horrific injuries during a war that actually happened for real and then you edited them to have the imperium eagle. Your making light of a real horrific and seneless war that took the lives of millions. 40k is fictional tabletop game, ww1 is real war. Be more sensible. So please change the thumbnail, or get rid of it altogether. Be more respectful for the dead veterans. Their all gone now. So respect their memories.
Same, was wondering why the thumbnail was recognisable. As much as you want to show the brutality and horrors of the 40k universe, It's tasteless to use pictures from our history. Even if in lore, every single type of units exist in the 40k universe, and a ww1 french style unit can exist in lore, that is what it is a fantasy lore. There are many pictures, art that could be used but this is not it. Especially, after the war, the veterans who were disfigured and broken lived hard and terrible lives.
@@Nobody11944 Because I want to spread the message everywhere. Seeing a Tyrannical fantasy Army just reminded me of the current blood thirsty jews committing genocide. Just like the Imperial Guard.
Remember comrades, Cadia broke before the guard !
@maltheri9833 The Emperor Shall awaken and cleanse thee heretic.
@maltheri9833some of cadia still stands and even had the old commanders daughter adventure on it 👀
@@refugeehugsforfree4151the emperor protects
@maltheri9833 As my Primarch would say... No.
And now, The Guard is building it back.
Can Abbadon build back his Blackstone Fortress?
No insult to myself meant, but I wouldn't even get through the training to be a guardsman alive. The primer containing both genuinely useful advice, propaganda, and outright lies is a tactic used by real-life cults and extremist organisations in their material. It gives the victim enough 'good stuff' to hang a sincere and fairly justified belief on, while distorting their view of things enough to get them to behave as the cult needs. It hinges on the deeply human mistake of assuming that because page 113 is checkably true and that info has saved lives, pages 1 through 112 are also true in their entirety. That gives the primer a nice touch of realism, and shows how well researched the setting of 40K often is!
i read a book called, i think, 19 hours. even if it was set in a ork war zone, it suggested the average lifespan of a guardsman was 19 hours
15 hours! I think it was by Steve Parker? It was in the first guard omnibus too! One of my favorites. :)
Brad Pit as a guardsmen in a warhammer 40000 movie.... ill watch
Brad Pitt as knight commander pask in a leman russ.
brad pitt is the thumbnail after his first deployment
@@kingslayya6876 Likely the only thing left of him after his first deployment ;)
I believe the guide book doesn’t mention chaos because the thing about chaos is the more people acknowledge it’s existence and talk about it, think about it, write and read about it, the more powerful it becomes.
Im sure it mentions chaos like the Bible mentions the devil
the three wise monkeys huh to bad not knowing a meteor doesn't is about to hit doesn't protect you from getting hit
Whilst the specifics of Chaos may not be known by the average Imperial Citizen, I think that "Ruinous Powers" is in fact a vague, widely known boogeyman enemy that the Imperium does propagandize about.
So while your average citizen will not understand what Chaos and Daemons are, they will recognize chaotic insignias (like the pointed star) as marks of the "Ruinous Powers".
The part "makes it clear that the Guardsmen are helpless against an armored vehicle" is useless when the commissar yells "Fix bayonets" at you as a Baneblade approaches
"And that son was how I met your mother"
1:14 BRO WHERE TF DID THAT COME FROM-
I believe 15 Hours was one of the best books about the Guard. 10/10
straight up! i read that like 10 years ago lol great story about what being in the guard is like. 15 hours. great name
The Imperial Guard is actually unlikely to die in battle, if only because the Imperium has 1m planets and the vast, vast majority aren't being invaded at any particular time. The problem is that the Imperium itself is constantly losing all their guardsmen to starvation, disease, "insubordination", *REDACTED BY THE INQUISITION*, and so forth. If the Imperium had, say, "forced agricultural duty" instead of the guard, half of their problems would disappear overnight.
Logistics was a problem not cus the imperium was incompetent but the lack of stable warp travel. Generally, in a relatively peaceful world where a regiment is on guard duty/ furlough, and that world/subsector is not overburden with tens to hundreds of regiments, it would not be a problem for logistics and medical care.
When its a contested sector, where the local logistics are already unable to support the PDF units raised to stem an invasion, add the reinforcements of guard regiments, the logistical strain would break. Even if it has been planned, the supplies have to come from somewhere in the imperium. Supply is not constant and steady when warp travel is used. Piracy also poses an additional strain on the logistical train, and in contested zones in a war, supply to the frontlines are going to be even more vulnerable, from raiding parties to convoy ambushes.
Besides, the way the imperium strategy works in regards to planetary/sector defense, is that a world will handle its shit, if it gets bigger, the subsector will takeover, drawing manpower and supplies from the local subsector, then if that is too big, the main sector will takeover.
It's like the Soviet Union in World War 2 in my eyes
I used to think people just said the guard was the most badass as a WH40k meme, but the guard really is the most badass, space marines have nothing on a guardsman with stamped metal plates and a hand-me-down lasgun charging an ork waaaaaarg.
The planet breaks before the guard, always
*lasguns both legs off* well Emperor dammit look how clumsy I am, looks like I'll have to take up a nice desk job. . .
Gets bionics grafted on by the mechanicus and shipped right out*
This is Quality.. Loved that.. Have a great weekend 💯❤️🤖
“Sir where the the section on Necrons? Sir we fighting Nercons shouldn’t we know about them? Sir?”
Short answer: No.
Long answer: Maybe.
At least in the IG they can say truthfully that diversity is their strenght.
Heck Yeah! Astra Millitarum kicks butt!
19:27
For some reason when you said that I had flashbacks to working food service.
"Only in death does duty end."
Man no wonder Miss Tallarn couldn't be shown in this show.
30:55 Noooooooo oooonnnneeee WARPS like Gaston!
Bono of U2: “Everytime I clap my hands, an Imperial Guardsman dies!”
Voice from the crowd: ”Then stop fcking clapping then!”
I have an uplifting primer! I should read that again.
For the emperor
This chapter is about the orcs.
Not to worry. Orcs are a timid, physically weak species that don't like personal conflict.
Love the long form lore content guys. You are a way better channel than the big tooth d-bag major kill.
The planet will break before we retreat.
That thumbnail is really mean… but accurate
They really should remake that field guide
I love your thumbnail images!
Yes of course I would 😏.. for at least 20 seconds 😂
What I love about this world no matter your skin colour we are all united to defend the empire of man also the diversity of uniform depending on culture or world is wicked
This video gained you my sub 😁 great video
The uplifting primer you mean toilet paper
Haha
Life of an ogryn in an imperial guard regiment
I LOVE ME RIPPA! I LOVE ME STUBBA! I LOVE KILLIN' SPIKEYS! I LOVE ME EMPRAH!
Nice to hear the community is growing
So, the Imperium actually cares about the Fodder. Nice.
"you die in 15 minutes - sure! but what are those 15 minutes LIKE for you?!?"
Brothers avoid that catachan shell feed you to a brain leaf for the funnies
Remember guardsmen, porn rots your brain, don’t give into the temptations of chaos, seek salvation in self fulfillment
“More sadistic than a 70 year old catholic priest?”
Nuh uh
Well done, really good, and I totally enjoy this ( wonder what it would be like) content.
Someone's excited for their new life as a servitor
with rouge trader i think id be a solid space rambo for maybe 1 to 10 missions, then id become a nobody, a legend or still counting xD
"This is your Imperial Guard primer booklet. It contains absolutely everything you will need to know to survive in the warfare you are about to face.
As most of you are from feral or hive worlds and are completely illiterate, the book is also very useful as toilet paper or a source of kindling to start campfires..."
Nice to see the face of OMS❤
combat medics had an average life expectancy of 7.8 seconds when I was in... numbers don't speak to the spirit of an Indvidual.
So there are no blue haired people in the gaurd. 😂
Yeah. There are also blue skinned people. Charcoal black skinned people with red eyes. You name it their is a guard unit.
Twitter-people are entirely in forces of Slaanesh
hope not.
nobody has time for cultists.
Trick question you can't survive the imperial guard
Dodge.
//Dives for cover//
///Accidentally frags the commissar///
Depends on how you define it. Can you survive life? No. Can you survive long enough to die of old age? Yes. Can you survive in the Guard for long enough that you die of old age? Ask Ciaphas Cain (Hero of the Imperium!).
man forgot that the pdf is normally the first defense
The Departmento Munitorum
Sometimes known as the Departmento Munitorium
And SOMETIMES known as...
departohmentoh muny torum
Survive? Maybe for 15 minutes.
The luckiest soldiers dies first ⚰🚬🗿
Now I want the "The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer" and can I find it..... no!
Couple thousand on Amazon
Well said
Love it! However, primer has two pronunciations - "pry-mer" is what you paint with, whereas "primmer" is an introductory textbook.
It seems like the commander is with courage in the imperial guards. Its a fact that when terrain is different then how to fight there 11:20 is different also. Its good to take cover, also run out from it, or else the enemy can catch the soldier in the open. Being rough and having gone through stuff 17:00 as a veteran guardsman, just means that they are special too. Just being there was enough to remind themselves that they are alive.
But do they get Chili Mac and cheese MREs?
No, most likely they don't. Everything in this universe is about misery and suffering, how do you fit chili mac'n'cheese into this? Only with promise of eventual severe obesity I guess, but you can't serve the Emperor in such body state.
nice
Is that thumbnail making use at least partially of a real picture of an injured veteran?
I could survive...dont know for how long though?
And yet some do make it to retirement.
Question: do Imperial Guardsmen like to clap each other’s cheeks as a way of boosting morale?
Never ...at least not when the commissar is near he hates morale booty. I mean morale boosting 👀
@@Andrew-xq7ni Unless the commissar is Ciaphas Cain (Hero of the Imperium!). He loves both morale and booty. Inquisitorial booty.
Aren’t there female guardsmen?
The meme of the guard being both incompintant and made of tissue paper is really fucked out the guard has quadrillions of men in it they do 99% of the winning of wars for the Imperium. That being said with the size of them it would stand that entire imperial armies would likely be raised and disband with seeing almost 0 action. In a personal note I always thought it would be kinda funny to read the journal of a Krieger sent to a paradise world where he was to deal with the fact he cannot martyr himself for the emperor
well i would survive 15min as a Guardsman apperently, if im lucky maybe a little bit longer.
Lol you wouldn't even last 5 minutes
👍👍👍❤❤❤
Wheres gershwaaan?
In other words, why would anyone want to be part of that type of army
God the 40k era is soooo bleak…. Thank the throne I wasn’t born in that time.
This sounds like the Marine Corps
The USMC tends to kill more civilians than the guard.
Most civilians in 40k killed by the Imperium are killed by the inquisition and navy.
Unrelated to the video but... Did you really have to use an image of a real disfigured vet in the thumbnail?
Stop 😢,
He's dead, I doubt he cares
@@edmundduke1296 🤓☝
1:14 all 3 women are hot, but if I have to pick one it will be Miss May 1:17 to have children with and train them to become great men and women to fight for the Emperor.
1:19 bruh this is haram
Rah
thats the neat part you dont
Roman Catholic Church psy ops
This thumbnail is very disrespectful.
The thumbnail is really tasteless
This guys voice is tough. A severe lack of testosterone is a hard thing to live with. Sorry king 💪
Don't talk shit from a glass house. What does your voice sound like?
First
Look dude, I know that 40k is gruesome and all. AND it does have a lot of lore and on a grander scale of mass death and grimdarkness.
However, Its still tasteless to use soldiers who suffered real horrific injuries during a war that actually happened for real and then you edited them to have the imperium eagle. Your making light of a real horrific and seneless war that took the lives of millions.
40k is fictional tabletop game, ww1 is real war. Be more sensible.
So please change the thumbnail, or get rid of it altogether. Be more respectful for the dead veterans.
Their all gone now. So respect their memories.
im a real life veteran, and i say you need to harden up. vets dont give a shit
I agree... In unbelievably poor taste..
Same, was wondering why the thumbnail was recognisable. As much as you want to show the brutality and horrors of the 40k universe, It's tasteless to use pictures from our history. Even if in lore, every single type of units exist in the 40k universe, and a ww1 french style unit can exist in lore, that is what it is a fantasy lore.
There are many pictures, art that could be used but this is not it. Especially, after the war, the veterans who were disfigured and broken lived hard and terrible lives.
Someone should remake these videos without the annoying voice
Bro stop speaking like every sentence is like an intro to an early 2000s movie
No More Jew Wars!
Let the Dual citizen jews fight their own wars!
That's the current military modo!
Jew? What? what the hell are you saying?
What do they have to do with anything.
@@Nobody11944 Because I want to spread the message everywhere.
Seeing a Tyrannical fantasy Army just reminded me of the current blood thirsty jews committing genocide. Just like the Imperial Guard.
my only regret is having but one like to give...
keep ur face out of video pls