Warhammer 40K Lore Explained For Beginners | 40K Lore

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  • @WarhammerExplained
    @WarhammerExplained  ปีที่แล้ว +224

    Let me know what you think of the basic lore video! Also, if I ever get anything wrong in a video please let me know! Always willing to learn!

    • @chasejmartineau
      @chasejmartineau ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Holy shit, I'm in ! Ready for the next video!

    • @guerillanextdoor
      @guerillanextdoor ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hi Josh, been a 40k fan off and on since 3rd edition. This is a great entry lore video! Really looking forward to watching more.

    • @6dayzofchaos584
      @6dayzofchaos584 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Brand new to WH. Where do i start? what should I read first?

    • @Joe_Stip
      @Joe_Stip ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love ya Josh very good content here!! Me and my friends play alot of total war warhamer and would love to see some warhammer fantasy lore vids as well! 👍🏼 take care brother

    • @velstadtvonausterlitz2338
      @velstadtvonausterlitz2338 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are called space marine legions. They are not chapters yet after guilliman created the codex.

  • @jasons5632
    @jasons5632 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +881

    As a random dude that just got into Space Marine 2, having never really dabbled with the franchise,..... this was great!

    • @weaklinkoperator
      @weaklinkoperator 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Welcome. Don't be a tourist.

    • @TheJohnold
      @TheJohnold 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Same here. Only tried Vermintide once, because people compared it to Left 4 Dead, and I just couldn't get into it. Now that I'm more familiar with the series, I might expand into other games.
      I think the hooks are in.

    • @houstonsmitherman6888
      @houstonsmitherman6888 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Oh man welcome. You are among a superior fan base haha

    • @theblacksheep7129
      @theblacksheep7129 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm currently playing the first Space Marine game and only after playing like the first 20 minutes it got me wanting to learn more of the lore

    • @maikelkoes6287
      @maikelkoes6287 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Welcome brothers

  • @bravose7en
    @bravose7en 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +409

    Alexander the Great just kept going and Cthulhu showed up at one point. Got it. 😮‍💨

    • @jorjoperalta
      @jorjoperalta 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      This one line summation is perfect

    • @vms_kt
      @vms_kt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Dang, that's a brutally short summary 😂

    • @DarthSoto78
      @DarthSoto78 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      And Chat GPT spread and became terminators at one point.

    • @bbrucet3
      @bbrucet3 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@bravose7en I think you got it brother!

    • @tolucafan101
      @tolucafan101 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      😂

  • @DavisXero
    @DavisXero ปีที่แล้ว +195

    Nice video, a couple of clarifications though: The warp is a fundamental aspect of the universe in 40k, like an infinite ocean that whirlpools around galaxies because life forms there. The different actions of life feeds the warp the energy it is made of, it itself isn't inherently evil just chaotic. It's only messed up because the galaxy in 40k is messed up and has been since the War in Heaven.
    The other thing was the deal the Emperor made: He grew impatient with humanities evolutionary progress and wanted to speed things up. The other perpetuals at first followed him but realized he was going to be just another Tyrant, so they all turned their backs on him one by one over centuries. He ventured to Molech because there was a stable entrance to the warp there. Once in the warp he sought out the gods of chaos and promised to lead humanity to worship chaos if they would give him power and the secrets to creating life. The gods agreed, but the Emperor never intended to keep his promise, that's why he was constantly rushing; he put humanity on a ticking clock and forced a situation to where only he could 'save' everyone. This is also why it took a while before chaos caught on and began to push back, at first they thought everything was going according to plan. This is also why the Webway was so integral to his plan; he needed to move as much of our species in there, where chaos couldn't corrupt us as we evolved into a psychic race. Irony being that in the 'current' time, humanity feeds its psykers to the Emperor to keep him alive, literally sacrificing its future for the present

    • @tonyhotte2936
      @tonyhotte2936 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Is the emperor smart? Like hes decribed as someone really strong and all but from what im hearing, hes kind of lacking foresight for someone whos lived since forever. Thats of course assuming that hes really foghting for the greater good. Maybe hes really smart and the state of the world right now is what he really wanted all along.

    • @anon2427
      @anon2427 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@tonyhotte2936​​⁠​⁠he can literally see possible futures which explains a lot of his actions. He is ruthless but a tyrant is arguably necessary for where humanity is at in 40k. Democracy of untold trillions of humans is not feasible or desirable. If the webway was completed things would’ve been very different.

    • @Arney0408
      @Arney0408 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Is there any book which goes into details about all that? Or is it spaced out betweem those 200 different books?

    • @lorsmephisto5222
      @lorsmephisto5222 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@tonyhotte2936 I think that is one bit that I really like. The Emperor is incredibly powerful and he is incredibly smart but he is also still human and subject to the human condition.

  • @Bluuedream
    @Bluuedream ปีที่แล้ว +164

    I painted for the first time in months after your first video Josh, this is honestly starting to get more interesting than Marvel stuff. Everything is more interesting than Star Wars now 😆

    • @chrheca
      @chrheca 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Lol SW was never interesting

    • @NRG56
      @NRG56 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      ​@@chrheca to you

    • @lorsmephisto5222
      @lorsmephisto5222 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@chrhecaIt was never on the same playing field as 40k but to say it wasn’t ever interesting is a bit of a stretch in my opinion.

    • @daytradersanonymous9955
      @daytradersanonymous9955 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Marvel is trash😂

  • @ogunrukuomotade73
    @ogunrukuomotade73 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +96

    You're here because of Secret Level

    • @MLee611
      @MLee611 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      True.

    • @justingriffin5287
      @justingriffin5287 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Lol I'm here because I just became a fan about 1yr ago and I'm still learning. I'm autistic so I need to know everything about how a series works that I love. I'm the same way about Final Fantasy. I do love how open this community is to teaching and helping us newcomers understand everything. I'm obsessed with 40k I love everything about it. Especially the hard-core religious orders.

    • @collinsopindi3466
      @collinsopindi3466 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      For real

    • @James_new
      @James_new 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@justingriffin5287 same, except I'm not autistic

    • @thomasthompson5613
      @thomasthompson5613 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What is Secret Level?

  • @charleshenson7756
    @charleshenson7756 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +85

    I thought "How bad could this be?".
    5 min in and this Lore is completely unhinged.

    • @Cyberpunk9000
      @Cyberpunk9000 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It gets so much worse. Research “Slaanesh torture methods” 😂

  • @riptorn3591
    @riptorn3591 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1923

    You’re here because of space Marines 2.

    • @blackbird5667
      @blackbird5667 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      I am, loving the game so much. Been stuck with cod and ufc 5 recently. Very nice change of pace

    • @pdt1226
      @pdt1226 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Yup, loving every minute of it

    • @Voodooman1801
      @Voodooman1801 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      BROTHER!!!

    • @rockandrollbit
      @rockandrollbit 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      PERHAPS

    • @Mr.Blumpkin420
      @Mr.Blumpkin420 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Correct.

  • @kfd784
    @kfd784 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    One of the very first things my friend told me when he introduced me to Warhammer was: There are no good guys.

  • @Iceisnice1
    @Iceisnice1 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    You've done a pretty great job condensing the major parts of the lore into a short and easily-digestible video.
    One small correction around 10:36, though: The Emperor created the space marine *legions.* Chapters only became a thing after the Heresy, when Robespierre Guillotine decided to split up the legions.

  • @ryanboisclair
    @ryanboisclair ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Loved it. Can't wait till you hit my chapter. Blood Angels. I'm hoping Sanguinius comes back to life.... I need him on the tabletop.

    • @gawkthimm6030
      @gawkthimm6030 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      in the books the is this mystic figure known as "the Sunginor" which can appear and aid blood angels, us nerds speculated that Sanguinius accepted his fate and "died" and cant return in a body, but parts of his soul is in this "warp ghost" thats been shaped into its current existence by the 10 thousands years of billions praying to sunguinius as an angelic saint

    • @ryanboisclair
      @ryanboisclair ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gawkthimm6030 oh no! I even have that model. That's crazy. Maybe they can pray harder :p

    • @rylandhatesguitars
      @rylandhatesguitars หลายเดือนก่อน

      I pray to actual god that that never happens. That would be nothing but a cash grab as the Blood Angels' entire aesthetic and current lore are centered around their grief for their dead father. Warhammer is supposed to be dark, not a fucking marvel movie where every important character just magically returns so they can sell more action figures.
      You can play the specific Horus Heresy game if you want to have Sanguinius on the tabletop.

  • @zipblockarchives900
    @zipblockarchives900 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    I have seen the trailers, listen to other videos but after watching the secret level episode on Amazon Prime and hearing Henry cavill is making a series on prime this the perfect time to get into Warhammer universe.

  • @fangwu7576
    @fangwu7576 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great video, It was very well done, pacing and explanation. Three important things however.
    1) The Primearchs commanded the Space Marines as massive armies called Legions. After the rebellion ended, a surviving loyalist Primearch named Guillieman made a set of changes that split up the massive armies of the Imperium into smaller chunks. One set of rules, the Codex Astartes split the surviving loyalist legions into the chapters we see today, for example in Space Marine 2.
    2) This is a bit of a spoiler for the end of the Horus Heresy book series, but the fate of Horus was changed to Horus WAS killed, however his soul ended up intact as Horus realised how wrong he was, and the Emperor spared his soul, meaning that Horus is not truely dead.
    3) After the Heresy, the surviving Primearchs slowly died off or vanished, leaving the Imperium, once a haven of science of learning, to decay into a stagant cult that worshiped the Emperor, the one thing he could ABSOLUTLEY not tolerate while he was still alive. However, in an unexpected twist of fate that even the chaos gods did not anticipate, Guilliman was resurrected to lead the Imperium once again. (Poor guy)

  • @slimmdusty8809
    @slimmdusty8809 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Really never got into Warhammer until now. It’s fresh compared to the other major IPs out there, I pray we get a live action series/movies in the next few years that builds an expanded universe. This stuff could really play well on screen I think.

    • @StigPrice
      @StigPrice 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Henry cavil read this, now Jeff bazos is holding his beer.

    • @Copium5000
      @Copium5000 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Good story telling is sidelined for identity politics . If they can prioritise the story , it will be insane. Warhammer already is inclusive and has all different kinds of flavours of strange

    • @hughiemg2
      @hughiemg2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Copium5000I suspect it will depend on who wins the fight for creative control...

    • @Cyberpunk9000
      @Cyberpunk9000 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Copium5000yes, there are gender neutral, genocidal followers of Slaanesh - everyone is evil, it just depends on what flavour of evil you want 😂

  • @scifigeezer5271
    @scifigeezer5271 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    As a 40k virgin, this is incredible stuff 👍🏻

  • @iaindonnelly92
    @iaindonnelly92 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I’ve been into 40k for 25 years now…
    It is really nice to see comments from people discovering it and how deep and vast it is, especially compared to scifi franchises from the mainstream.
    The hard part is always explaining it to someone new without overloading them with information and this video does a great job of setting the scene & simplifying some stuff while providing many jumping off points for people to dig deeper into the details. (Good job on the pacing too).

    • @Cyberpunk9000
      @Cyberpunk9000 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I made the mistake of trying to explain it to a girl after our second date. When I got to the part about fanatical human supremacists engaging in Galactic-wide xenophobic mass murder, planetary genocide and forced-conscription to hold off the forces of a supposedly more evil regime that worships satanic-like gods of pleasure, pain, deceit and decay, she politely told me to stop talking. To her credit, she did ask me a question later in the evening- “so who are the good guys?”… I was like “that concept doesn’t existing in this universe” 😂

  • @5andWitch
    @5andWitch 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Finally! I found a LV.1 explanation about the Warhammer Universe for the noob. I'm completely clueless about Warhammer & just bought the game yesterday. I just wanna have a little grip about the lore & not advanced complex Warhammer knowledge.

  • @michaelfragale1692
    @michaelfragale1692 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Listening while painting my Necrons. Super pumped for this channel and what’s to come. Keep kickin ass brotha! 🙌🏻

  • @liamm9962
    @liamm9962 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm not new to 40K, but I absolutely loved your summary of the lore. For anyone just jumping in, I really want to emphasize the point he made about the Emperor being a liar and a backstabber. Khorne keeps things simple.

    • @Cyberpunk9000
      @Cyberpunk9000 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m calling the inquisitor

  • @lucasr648
    @lucasr648 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    I’m really confused. Did he skip over the part where John Halo fights the Covenant or does that happen after?

    • @wait-ing
      @wait-ing 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      It’s before John Halo but after the events of Star Wars when Frank StarWars defeated the Empire

    • @coreypearson5055
      @coreypearson5055 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Also in between the Star Trek events with Dave trek fighting lord of the rings Clark Kent

    • @technical157
      @technical157 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@wait-ing u both made my day 🤣

  • @johanazhari5406
    @johanazhari5406 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +21

    You are here because of Secret Level Warhammer 40k episode.

    • @GoldySingh-hs8ds
      @GoldySingh-hs8ds 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      😂 lol

    • @bohne8746
      @bohne8746 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      yes

    • @hotellucija
      @hotellucija วันที่ผ่านมา

      Nah, I'm here because of the Astartes animation ...

  • @Cyberpunk9000
    @Cyberpunk9000 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    For anybody new to this. Do not research what each of the Chaos gods do to people they capture if you enjoy sleep. Holy sh*t I am traumatised 😂

  • @gcools
    @gcools ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I knew A.I would start to take over. Just wait ChatGPT will become the Men of Iron in the future. 🤣

    • @SirAlric82
      @SirAlric82 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Almost every single sci-fi universe has AI who rebels against it's creators and fuck humanity in the ass, and what do we do? We create AI! Even worse, we put woke cultural marxists in charge of programming it. What could possibly go wrong?

  • @ParkerNotes
    @ParkerNotes 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is amazing. Really great job. You're racing through but in a way we can keep up. This is really really great. Highly underrated. Thank you!

  • @lightning_slug
    @lightning_slug ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Bruhh, this was so easy to follow along! Got me hyped for more Warhammer vids 🙌🏻

  • @GhOsThPk
    @GhOsThPk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank you, I was understand absolutely NOTHING on Warhammer 40K - Rogue Trader, this video helped a lot.

  • @One01Zero
    @One01Zero 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    What's the most important thing to know about Warhammer?
    Everyone has to wear giant pauldrons to honor the ancient shoulder Gods.

  • @indyman_123
    @indyman_123 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    As someone who's just getting started with 40k, this was just a perfect vid by all means! Enjoyed it, loved it, and it has definitely made me much more intrigued and excited to start my journey. Cheers!

  • @DocsChannel
    @DocsChannel 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    I know NOTHING about Warhammer 40k. I used to play Warhammer along with DnD. Saw Henry Cavill talk about it in an interview. He was so passionate and the fans are so passionate. I think I am starting a huge rabbit hole but I am intrigued.

  • @tylerchristensen1484
    @tylerchristensen1484 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I tried looking for box sets of the novels, but couldn’t find any. Is it a good idea to start with Horus Rising, False Gods, and Galaxy in Flames?

  • @martincolvill5453
    @martincolvill5453 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for a CLEAR explanation of Warhammer 40K. This was the best overview I've come across.

  • @MrChuckNorri5
    @MrChuckNorri5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love these videos! Totally new to 40k, are there any recommended books or games that we should read to start delving more into the lore?

    • @Archivist001
      @Archivist001 ปีที่แล้ว

      ciaphas cain, DoW I and II (III isn't real), and the Astartes mini-series

    • @Cyberpunk9000
      @Cyberpunk9000 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’d start by reading a book on the Horus Heresy, there are a few of them - or at the very least watch a few videos on the topic. Its the beginning of the civil war in the human empire and explains why there has been non-stop war for 10,000 years

  • @refugeehugsforfree4151
    @refugeehugsforfree4151 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Something of note, the Chaos Gods manipulated The Emperors wife to help scatter the Primacrhs, they told her he was just trying to conquer the Galaxy for power and using her sons to do so and never cared for them. She helped create them and is functionally their mother, her name is Erda and she was also a Perpetual

    • @McSkumm
      @McSkumm ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, the perpetual Baby Momma that got mentioned.

  • @DeltaBird2269
    @DeltaBird2269 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is the best explained video ever! I’ve watch a bunch and couldn’t really grasp it until I came across this; well explained, slow, and you enunciate certain terms that are important! Thank you👏🏻

  • @aufmajen
    @aufmajen 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This was the best short explanation I have watched so far. Great job!

  • @NickyDekker89
    @NickyDekker89 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm completely new to Warhammer 40k but I desperately want to get into it. Can anyone point me into the right direction to start my journey? Like do I need to read certain books, play certain games, series/movies, the tabletop game, I have no clue!

    • @bmreck
      @bmreck 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      When I got into 40k, I just consumed TH-cam content and played the older rts games till I had a good grasp of the world then from there just kept discovering new pieces of media to watch, play or read through Reddit or forums mostly!

  • @habibprout9201
    @habibprout9201 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i’ve never played anything or watched anything involving warhammer. but i got a video about someone called the emperor and that shit sounded so interesting so i just had to know more

  • @GaryJust
    @GaryJust 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What's the song at 0:43?

    • @jnr2912
      @jnr2912 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lama House - Purple Forest

    • @badbrains28
      @badbrains28 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It’s literally ambient room tone.

    • @BarronVonSchnoot
      @BarronVonSchnoot 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It’s called Ligma

    • @Bisinski
      @Bisinski 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@BarronVonSchnoot RIP Ninja

  • @chekerzz66
    @chekerzz66 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you for getting the ball rolling on my warhammer lore snowball, boy am I in for a treat it seems.

    • @Cyberpunk9000
      @Cyberpunk9000 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Welcome brother. It’s an absolutely horrific experience learning about the factions. Literally, there are NO good guys in this lore, and it’s so dark and magnificent 😂

  • @alex-ug7xc
    @alex-ug7xc 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    First time viewer here! Your channel will blow up the closer we get to Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40k show release. It'll still take a few years before it's released, but I will start to get the know the franchise right here, right now!

  • @AliJavaidTV
    @AliJavaidTV ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Josh I love watching your videos ! I have seen channels with millions of subscribers but they can’t match your natural raw reviews and theories. I wish u all the best to succeed , I love the den of nerds and now I will fully support this channel . Also in the future it would be a dream to collab with you in a vid or a stream similar to nerd theory ❤

  • @Anibal-gg9px
    @Anibal-gg9px 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My wife asked me to give her a "summary" of 40k... after 2hr of heaaavily summarizing, we were still nowhere close to the year 40k lol. Shes reading Night Lords Omnibus now and super hooked

  • @Nakawanga
    @Nakawanga 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Aaaaaaaaaah, thank you so much!! I was trying to get into Warhammer, watched a view Beginners videos before, but THIS really helped the most! Now I know how and where it all started and what's going on with the emperor, the primarchs and everything. Thank you so much!!! Best Beginners Video!

  • @audien9178
    @audien9178 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I've always been interested in learning about the lore and this made it easy for me to comprehend! Thanks mate!

  • @TheWoodButcher88
    @TheWoodButcher88 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I got into Warhammer because I listened the Dante on audible and now I've spent a couple of hundred pounds on the books. Dante is still the best book. Listened to it about 10 times now

  • @thehidmeister
    @thehidmeister 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What song is playing during part 3 : the great crusade? (In the beginning?

  • @bradglenvoices
    @bradglenvoices 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great vid, but a quick note - originally the Space Marines were organised into Legions, not Chapters. Legions were over 100,000 strong in some cases. After the Horus Heresy, the Ultramarine Primarch Roboute Guilliman decreed that the legions be broken up into much smaller Chapters, only 1,000 strong, so that one man could never wield the power of an entire legion again. Of course, in 40k there are always exceptions. Looking at you, Dark Angels/Black Templars…

  • @pablo8714
    @pablo8714 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nice video! Warhammer got my attention since vermintide 2, but I got a potato pc so I never played it or any of the games but I've seen shorts and seems amazing . What is the connection or lore of the vermintide age???

  • @baltakatei
    @baltakatei 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    “Cyborg Tolkien in Space.” You're welcome.

  • @seanpatsfield4435
    @seanpatsfield4435 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Super new to 40k, first video for me!! Where do I start?

  • @rickson50
    @rickson50 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think you should have added other basic info like the other main species, a sentence discribing the gods specialization, the way all of humanity is essentially a big war machine with everything being for that, how humamity lives(the different worlds specialized in different things and suffering)

  • @Blyatarina
    @Blyatarina 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    the video can't possibly annoy the hell out of you within the first 5 seconds
    @0:04 : "kimplex", hold my beer
    *Screams internally*

  • @DavidWoodMusic
    @DavidWoodMusic 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What music is in this video?

  • @simonchalmers6377
    @simonchalmers6377 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The warp is a parrellel dimension that every sentient being has a ''shadow'' their soul in, their emotions flow into it giving it energy hence any sentient creature can access the warp in theory (there are a few sentient beings that have no soul or presence in the warp that is another story) some species have a greater or lesser effect on the warp and thus a greater or lesser ability to access and use it's energy , the chaos gods are the manifestation of emotion within the warp powered by the aformentioned emotions and thus try to maniplulate the real universe to increase their supply of the emotion that creates them , the warp went crazy 10K years ago as the hedonistic excess of the Alderi created enough emotion for a new entity to emerge in the warp as there was enough of that emotion now in it , the birth of Slaneesh who also devoured the souls of 99% of the Alderi at that point causing the massive surge in energy that created the galaxy wide warp storms

  • @joshbeehag4820
    @joshbeehag4820 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loving the videos my good man. They're scratching that itch I needed. Keep them coming! ❤

  • @bazzap3479
    @bazzap3479 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Literally started reading the Horus heresy kind of spoiled it for myself watching this but now I’m invested in getting the book complete to see what’s what lol

  • @steveochs2227
    @steveochs2227 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Very cool break down! There is no WAY I have enough time to explore all that I my own. So, thx for the cliff notes - def gonna check out the rest of your stuff! 🤘🖤💀🖤🤘

  • @sascharadke8450
    @sascharadke8450 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you!! My husband recently got me into warhammer and I love it! Wish I had given it a chance earlier but I always shied away from the amount of lore despite loving dark scifi and fantasy. Recently reading some Krieg novels.

  • @RIPiece
    @RIPiece 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I have a question: you mentioned that the Emperor of Mankind is perpetual and can never die, so why do they not let him die and be reborn, rather than sacrificing 1,000 people a day just to keep him alive as a husk? Would it not be more beneficial for him to die and be reborn with a new physical body?

  • @jkowalski976
    @jkowalski976 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Each video I’m learning more! Loving the style of it.

  • @adamfields8207
    @adamfields8207 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A coworker and life long friend is super into warhammer and he has piqued my interest. This is gonna be a hell of a journey

  • @julienserriere2395
    @julienserriere2395 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm here because a youtuber did some skit with Warhammer lore that seems funny :D Also to prepare myself for rogue trade the crpg!

  • @jbjonnyboyy
    @jbjonnyboyy 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    No Link to your Den of nerds channel?

  • @fakifumi
    @fakifumi 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was introduced to this incredible world for the first time when I got the game Inquisitor back when it got released on 2017. I was very much into the Arpg (diablo like) and Inquisitor was the latest release in the genre at that time. I couldn't follow the lore but enjoyed nonetheless, the futuristic gothic ambient appealed to me and its what set it apart from the other more traditional medieval-ish setting. After beating the story mode, I got a Warhammer 40k bundle which has been accumulating dust in my library up till recently not knowing from where to start. Back in my college days I used to join the star craft Lan party so beside Diablo y got into RTS which led me to invest heavily in AOE and War Craft and after that into Moba for my online craving. Last week I installed Space Marine 1 to see if I should get the recent sequel and as the game progressing, I started to realize lot of similarities (but on steroid) which led to investigate further and that how end up here, gratefully for the information that I was looking for. I wish I have discovered this gem way sooner, I am almost at my mid-40s and my obligations to my family limit my time to invest the time that I want in this world.

  • @captainboreale7632
    @captainboreale7632 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The stuff you presented in this video is really cool. As a full-time Warhammer fan, this is truly amazing even if it's coverage briefly.

  • @rjphilla
    @rjphilla ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I don't play War Hammer Josh, but I'm a huge sucker for great lore. I'll be watching all these videos! Well done! NV4LIFE!

  • @markkujawski6502
    @markkujawski6502 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video Josh! I’m so excited to buy and paint my first army next month.

  • @GameFactsSpecial
    @GameFactsSpecial ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is the original Warhammer part of the same lore?

    • @TheKarrfalt
      @TheKarrfalt ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Supposedly not, but they do share the same chaos gods and there are a lot of similarities.

    • @Cyberpunk9000
      @Cyberpunk9000 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I mean that would make sense

  • @ericbrock1167
    @ericbrock1167 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m new to the Warhammer lore due to space marines 2 lol, I’ve been searching for a video that explains well and this is the best by far!!

  • @sylnz97
    @sylnz97 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    the butlerian jihad in dune was not a war against AI, it was against people using AI to enslave other people, it's alright tho most people get this wrong

  • @gazy3508
    @gazy3508 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I' want to know the lore of warhammer but like where do I even start the so much is there any content that's like in order or something like that??

  • @slaytanic921
    @slaytanic921 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    12:47 juiced to the gills 😂🦾🦾🦾

  • @andreasbraun6155
    @andreasbraun6155 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This greatly hits my nerve. Pacing content illustration and music. Well done my friend.

  • @canceltheapocalypse8190
    @canceltheapocalypse8190 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just now trying to understand WH40K in 2024. This was a super helpful and interesting crash course. Thanks!

  • @animaltvstories5165
    @animaltvstories5165 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks this is a new world for me to explore loving it already

  • @kaspakrov
    @kaspakrov 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I know this is probably at the most basic level of the lore but it seems much simpler than WoW lores. Interesting stuff. Thanks Space Marine 2 now I have more stuff to nerd on

    • @zenniz1992
      @zenniz1992 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Warhammer 40k have over 100 novels by the way.

    • @Cyberpunk9000
      @Cyberpunk9000 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, trust me on this one. It makes WoW lore look like a story for 7 year olds.

  • @r3gret2079
    @r3gret2079 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you. I knew getting into 40k lore was gunna be some wild shit, but I had no idea it was so deep. And to think, this is just a quick rundown. It serves as a PERFECT introduction to the lore and certain major events. I feel less afraid to dive down this rabbit hole. Thank you. I appreciate you. For the fuckin, uh, emperor or whatever! 🫡

  • @jack-xion45
    @jack-xion45 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    great vid josh, loving the content so far, can't wait for the next one

  • @DominickRuocco
    @DominickRuocco ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Josh is really going to have me hooked on Warhammer soon. I just know it. I'm loving the vids and keep them coming!

  • @Pappamooseman
    @Pappamooseman ปีที่แล้ว

    A couple of things. The warp went crazy with the birth of Slaanesh also the Thunder warriors were the first creation.

  • @KavilashPanicker
    @KavilashPanicker 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Kept the juicy part at the last sacrifice like Mayans to please the overlord Holy Hell! 😮

  • @odilonmatias1494
    @odilonmatias1494 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm very new here, but if the Emperor has already been reborn before, isn't keeping him alive as he is worse since there's a chance he could simply reborn?

  • @alanmlkbanda
    @alanmlkbanda วันที่ผ่านมา

    I know nothing about Warhammer, except it’s a huge thing among fiction nerd enthusiasts. I don’t even know if it started as a book or not. I only saw a recent game trailer. I decided to see what the hype is about and it sounds completely insane honestly. It seems to me only a sociopath can enjoy this type of lore. There’s only horrors, crazy idolatry and subservience mixed with hopelessness, all in a futuristic mystical space-machine gore.

  • @Cory-ThaCap
    @Cory-ThaCap ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a great video! I honestly feel like a got a decent grasp on what Warhammer is

  • @RedPixel2023
    @RedPixel2023 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for that fast track history 101. Kinda made sense of the deep and wide lore of this universe!

  • @Nerfherder3
    @Nerfherder3 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What happened to Primarchs II and XI?

  • @FreddieHardy-m9u
    @FreddieHardy-m9u 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Well made will explained. I'm me to the lore and this is the first video I've found that didn't leave me confused.

  • @DraganAlves
    @DraganAlves 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Best lore overview I've seen on TH-cam

  • @lfyoung
    @lfyoung 2 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    New to this lore, but it seems that if you just let him actually die. He would have been reborn instead of being a husk of rotten flesh sitting on a golden throne.
    Its crazy how many people have to die to feed the emperor

  • @shawnwallace5346
    @shawnwallace5346 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Saying forty-k as forty thousand is like holding the wrong three fingers up when ordering three glasses.

  • @exit-bag
    @exit-bag 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    the warp kinda reminds me of the the warrens from malazan book of the fallen

  • @GlupShitto05
    @GlupShitto05 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Are there any plans for movies for war hammer?

  • @GypsyriderPH
    @GypsyriderPH 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is so good that i understood what is horus herasy is

  • @tonline3266
    @tonline3266 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i started to take attention on Space Marine because Space Marine 2 was so damn beautiful and also i was curious why Henry Cavill became a zealot for this game

  • @MarkLittle-rq2bq
    @MarkLittle-rq2bq หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "Then some bad stuff happened..." ...and has continued ever since.

  • @maxsegatore5546
    @maxsegatore5546 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like how the imperium it’s the good guys they’re just ”the least bad”

  • @christoucoucou69
    @christoucoucou69 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have a nooby question.
    If the emperor was Alexander the great, has died multiple times just to come back to life time and time again…. Shouldn’t the Imperium let him die on the golden throne and wait for him to be reborn once more ?

    • @Tallacus
      @Tallacus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They don't know about that is what I heard, so the Emperor is stuck in Purgatory essentially of his follower's own folly. I guess it's because they would have to search for him whenever he is reincarnated like in Avatar TLA

    • @Cyberpunk9000
      @Cyberpunk9000 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good question. I always thought he was technically dead anyways, but they kept his mind alive so he can hold off the chaos gods in the warp until the war ends. I think he is a skeleton by the time we get to 40,000 years in the future from what I understand.

    • @christoucoucou69
      @christoucoucou69 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I see, thanks for the answers ! It sure will be interesting if they do an epic rebirth arc in the future of the series

  • @LogicSammm
    @LogicSammm หลายเดือนก่อน

    So basically Dungeons & Dune but in the future
    Edit: this was right before you mentioned Dune. I love those books

  • @crazysithslave
    @crazysithslave ปีที่แล้ว

    That's a good effort lol i thinknits something that really is learned over years! There is so much depth to the universe, and one if the reasons it's so popular, there really is something for everyone within it. Good job 👏

  • @Tsutomeru
    @Tsutomeru 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    10:38 Shaquille O'neal is a real Astartes