RIGHT - Sorry for having to reup - as someone rightly pointed out, annoyingly left blank space at the opening of the video. SO now - a big video today talking about Eisenhorn, and also showing off my Siege Studios Eisenhorn mini. I just will add also that for this I wanted to focus on the core 3 books for material even though there are others which touch on elements of Eisenhorn - just wanted to clarify that. Condensing all of that into one video was still quite the challenge so I hope it comes over well enough, big thanks to all your support - any appreciation in the likes is a big thanks from me :D
I though Ravenor killed Eisenhorn when Eisenhorn tried to do some funky stuff to some pylons near or on Cadia after his fall to chaos? Hmmn. I better go re read those novel and find the passage that has my memory buzzing.
Just so you know Luetin you are single handedly responsible for piquing my interest in warhammer lore, thank you for the hours and hours of entertainment you offer through all your hardworking, your videos are a cut above the rest.
I've combed through a ton of channels and there aren't any 40k youtubers that are as good as Luetin. However I have found a smaller channel that's fairly new that puts a ton of passion into their videos. Check out Baldermort's Guide to Warhammer for more lore dives that have some surprising emotional punch to em at times. I go back and forth between him and Luetin. Oculus Imperia also has some decent vids. Especially on ancient terra.
Hey here. If you love 40k lore, when you would have end all of the marvelous content of Luetin channel i can recommend audiobook on audible, their is marvelous stuff there. Like the eisenhorn books, ciaphas cain series, gaunt goshts... Amazing stuff
@Anirban Chakrabarti report to the nearest starport for mandatory conscription and indoctrination. you're needed on the front, soilder. the god emperor protects.
@Anirban Chakrabarti heh, in our world assbags think swatting is cute. in 40K those same assbags think Exterminatussing is cute. 40K one ups the world again.
You can feel the cold logic of the situation just set in. Eisenhorn realizes it. You see him rationalize it to himself. It is the beginning of his worst defeat, right at the start of the book.
Kriptman failure was throwing the pulled weeds on maggot infested compost pile. Hulking scarboyz the size of leman Russes. Haunts the size of war hounds, and some war bosses the size of titans. The added benefit of this is the orkz now hunt da big bugz for teef, sport, or to use in an army. So we can now see orkz if United can beat nidz so hard it becomes the backbone of their waaaaaghs.
I think it's a matter of scale. Chaos and heretics can be any where in the Imperium. By and large Xenos affect the outer worlds and fringe colonies. SO while Xeno's corruption and invasion is really important, it's important to the kinds of worlds no one cares about. I think the greatest thing the Ordor Xenos ever got involved in were the Tyranids. Finding them out, figuring out how they work and all that was a great service to the Imperium when the hive fleets started to roll in.
My favorite hero of WH40k series... he even questions himself after speaking with a friend, that he never have stopped to think how RADICAL he had become during his long and grim journey whilst fulfilling his holy duty.
Personally, at the end of the books I SUDDENLY realized that Eisenhorn had been drifting towards radicalism for a long time, but I only acknowledged this very late because I was distracted by Eisenhorn trying to survive or solve some other matter at hand. Which I think indicates a "fall from grace" story very well handled.
Indeed. Its a wonderfully written story of a man's fall into darkness. It's so well written even you, the all-seeing reader, don't realize it until its too late.
1) keeps Glaw, might be useful later. (Puritan answer: he's more useful dead.) 2) keeps Malus Codicium, might be useful later. (Puritan answer: burn it quickly, so it's useful to nobody.) 3) give Glaw a body (Puritan: uhhhh... No. Seriously. Emperor's Mercy for his help and that's generous.) 3) binds Cherubael out of spite at end of book 2, using Codicium. (Puritan: You did what?) It was then that I realized that he couldn't be an Amalathian Puritan anymore. Everything else up to this point and it was rational, but the ending to book2 made it clear he was acting out of spite and taken his first steps in actual radicalism.) By the time book 3 rolls around, and it's clear he's barely treading water. The house of cards is crumbling all around him. He makes a great case study for the zealots in the ecclesiarchy who want to burn anything suspect.
@@badhras Yes! It was spite which drove him into imprisoning Cherubael. It makes me wince thinking about it as it goes against my pragmatic side, but I also empathise as I think spite is an incredible drive for many things (for good and for ill) and it's so damn human. His story is so well written in isn't funny.
@@TheElduin it is as good a place to start as any. It's such a massive universe that it is impossible to suggest a perfect place to begin. I'm 60-70 books in and still a neophyte
Thanks for pointing out that Inquisitors are not the psychopaths many say they are, Luetin, I’m glad others can see they are as varied as mankind itself and their struggle is monumental.
So could a living primarch override the power of an inquisitor? Hypothetically speaking, if they were on the battlefeild who would assume command over the troops?
@@40mm-Grenade While he could, I think Guilliman would consider when he does so very carefully. Pissing off the inquisition while maybe not directly harmful to his health, could bite him in the ass in ways that could have larger impacts.
@@x-manfam705 here is the thing depends of who is that primarch, Guilliman see the inquisition as a "necessary evil" but what about other primarchs? The lion is one of those who would just go to war against the inquisition,leman is another,vulkan maybe, jaghatai khan would talk to see what is happening (like Guilliman) it really depends
Your videos are something special - I first got into 40k when I was 12 years old ..38 years later and you have brought me back to the fold brother. Thank you
In particular, I appreciated the portrayal of Eisenhorn in The Magos, the only story in the series where Eisenhorn is not the storyteller but is instead described in the 3rd person view. This was excelent done by Dan Abnett.
You're forgetting Pariah, but yes, the point still stands, its the 3rd person view of Eisenhorn that I love the most. A tired, old man, who looks like he has physically seen too much but has an inner, mental strength to power through whatever comes.
My favourite Eisenhorn moment was in the transport headed for the second assault on the tetrascape when he sees the young soldiers have added the inquisition emblem on their uniforms. Real cool moment of silent gratitude to him for handpicking them.
"The Magos" is my favourite Eisenhorn novel, mostly because of the ending and its reference to Lovecraft's "Hastur" in the figure of the heretical mastermind "The Yellow King". I can't wait to see if Dan ever follows up on that and leads us to the heart of the conspiracy that Eisenhorn sold his soul to unravel.
Eisenhorn was a full blown heretic way before the events with the Titan and binding Cherubael and Verveuk. He let Pontius Glaws spirit live on in the Pontius instead of destroying it, and spend countless hours talking with Glaw. Glaw was poisoning his mind with heresy way before the Mallus Codicium. Glaw helped him be able to decipher the book in the first place.
I think the real tipping point was where he binded charubael to verveuk, I think thats where most would rightly question him, the funny thing is even up to the point of fischig completely turning on him I was still routing for eisenhorn, then I realized soon after that he had truly damned himself. A true fall from grace.
@duffinthemuffin5792 doing what he did to Vervouk was when it became obvious to everyone else, I think. Even Amos was like "I wish I didn't see that, I hope you know what you're doing" and it pretty much turns Fischig entirely. And if Alizabeth had been able to witness it, she'd have been horrified too.
Workshop Games should pay Luetin for probably one of the best long term Warhammer 40k marketing channels. The man got me to buy and read two warhammer novels. Every video has comments of people thanking him for exposing and getting them into the lore. This channel is just a next level content experience. 👌
If anyone wants to know the intro song, it is "Death and Glory" by Dream Caves. You can find it on spotify and purchase the license for the song on epidemic sound. Its amazing
I've check and only found german audiobooks unfortunately. Did find an amusingly fitting playlist (sororitas), featuring Nightwish, Within Temptation, Arch Enemy and even a song from the animated Rwby series. 😁 Grim girlpower!
Hey Luetin09 you have had a big part in getting me interested in 40K!. I just finished the first three Eisenhorn books, I loved that and am now starting the Ravenor books! Thank you so much for giving me something new to love!
Those books are amazing. The Ravenor trilogy is also great. Listen to the audiobook The Magos after you finish the Ravenor trilogy. It's one of my favorite novels Of Eisenhorn.
Eisenhorn is one of my favorite characters. This is the Omnibus that got me hooked on Warhammer 40K . Is there any chance you would give John Grammaticus this same treatment?
Yet another fantastic entry Luetin09. I was actually gutted when you took it down when first posted, was looking forward to it and had saved it at work for later viewing. However editing issues aside and subsequent to re-upload, i reiterate - another much researched and welcome addition to your plethora and might i say THE best 40k source on TH-cam. Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together for us all.
Astartes part 5 has dropped brothers and sisters! Praise the Emperor! For we all walk in his immortal shadow. *Makes Aquila symbol* Fantastic video by the way as always good sir!
Love the Eisenhorn trilogy. I’ve read it through 4 times. Ravenor is good as well but I have yet to read the Bequin series. I enjoyed Gaunts ghost as well as ciaphas Cain. Both very good series of books.
"To feel pain,or fear or grief is to allow myself a luxury I cannot afford." "My patience isn't limitless....... unlike my authority." R.I.P. Titus Endor, just circumstance.
Esinenhorn was my introduction to 40K, the audiobook is damn addicting with the best narration I've ever heard in my life. I recommend it to everyone I meet, same with the Lord's of Scilence.
Thank you very very much!! I thought I knew Eisenhorn pretty well after reading through all the books and stories about him at least twice, but still you made me understand him even better. Maybe if you could do an episode about Cypher I might even start to grasp him as well (If there are someone who can bring order to Cypher, and make us all understand his motives, it must be Luetin) ;) Again, a huge thanks for your awesome channel!
My preferd reading order of Eisenhorn stories: Pestilence (s) Master Imus transgression (s) Regia occulta (s) Xenos Missing in action (s) Malleus Back cloth for a crown additional (s) The strange demise of Titus Endor (s) Hereticus The curiosity (s) Playing patience (s) Ravenor Thorn Wishes Talon (s) Ravenor returned Ravenor rogue Gardens of Tycho (s) The keeler image (s) Perihelion (s) The Magos Pariah
Can't remember if you correct it in the vide, but Bequin didn't die, she was left in a coma though has woken up for her own series of novels. Also she wasn't just his companion for years, they loved each other but as he was a psyker and she was a null they could never do anything about it as touching would cause him a lot of pain.
I just read the series and this is my personal theory: eisenhorn took the saruthi necrotouk and has been hiding that from the reader in his accounts the whole time since the end of Xenos. Why: you will notice that when eisenhorn gets the mallus codiceum he never actually gives the reader an account of physically taking it. He mentions killing quixos... then later in an epilogue you see him using it to bind cherubael thus you infer he took it from quixos’ hoard. This lack of account is jarring to the reader, there are other “holes” in Eisenhorn’s stories in his accounts around the conclusion of certain events regarding chaos artifacts/entities. For example, in the course of the books, he goes into great detail of weapons he has, accounts of battles, etc but his account of leaving Pontius Glaw w the magos is starkly lacking. He just mentions he approves of the deal to give glaw a body but then just leaves. Unlike Eisenhorn’s meticulous descriptions of combat there is no description of what he agreed to give Pontius or how he is transferred to his new servitor body, there is no mention of the specific instructions he gave the magos. It is an oddly critical detail that is lacking in an otherwise incredibly meticulously detailed firsthand account and its absence struck me as odd. Similarly while being interrogated by the inquisition in book two, eisenhorn mentions his discomfort at getting close to being forced to lie when asked to confirm he is completely puritanically clean of heretical acts. He refers the the secrets he does not want known indirectly as “those things” (not exact quote but you get the gist), those things being the things he doesn’t want the inquisitors to know. We are lead to BELIEVE that he is worried about his previous interactions with cherubael looking incriminating, though from eisenhorn’s account I don’t see how. He never consorted with the demon they just met if you are to believe his 3 book trilogy account literally. The account in book two however never confirms what that nebulous “thing” that eisenhorn doesn’t want known to the interrogators is... we are just led to INFER it is the connection with cherubael. In hereticus when Eisenhorn must tell Madea his secret it never says what it is. He simply tells the reader he told her everything, lists off a few events like cherubael as examples but then leaves the rest of the contents of the secret vague. In Hereticus there are also a couple of moments where Madea in particular appears to pull other members of eisenhorn’s retinue to talk about concerns over eisenhorn. We are led to believe this is his usage of the mallus codiceum but once again that is not confirmed. Was his retinue privvy to something else eisenhorn did, that we- the reader of this first hand autobiography were not? Everything in the books is told to us in first person format. Keep in mind in the case of the Mallus Codiceum and Pontius Eisenhorn must be truthful to the hypothetical reader- both of those artifacts were used in ways that became common knowledge among inquisitors and therefore he could not lie about their origin. Many people saw the demon host or the book and would have noticed eisenhorn’s increase in understanding of the warp and so he could not really hide he took THAT book. With pontius- since pontius eventually got loose eisenhorn could not hide that from whatever hypothetical inquisitorial scholar is reading his account. So he is upfront with both of these items. Remember also that Madea mentions later to eisenhorn in private in book 3 (after admitting revenge for her father’s death is empty) that eisenhorn’s problem is that he does things pragmatically the right way but doesn’t consider WHY he is doing things. I think this is a hint, eisenhorn’s weakness that chaos is exploiting is his emotionless pragmatism. He gets so caught up in a task he crosses lines (each time for justified reasons) but is still inexorably edging towards the warp. I believe like Quixos eisenhorn is blind to the extent of his self deception and therefore his firsthand account that we the reader read is likewise warped resulting in the oddly missing holes in his account SPECIFICALLY regarding his pattern of leaving out specific details that would firsthand confirm with finality what happened with certain chaos artifacts/entities (pontius body, what he is afraid of the inquisition knowing while interrogated, and the extent of the secret things he tells madea by oath) And so the heart: the Saruthi Necrotouk. We have confirmation the human copy is destroyed: eisenhorn goes into deep detail how it burns in the fire gouting out of the space marine’s neck (notice again the specificity and finality in eisenhorn’s description of the human necrotouk being destroyed- he describes everything). He also confirms that he destroyed the Saruthi primer by crushing it under his heel. Then this is the critical part. Cherubael throws Eisenhorn the glowing blue alien Necrotouk and we have a confirmation Eisenhorn catches it. We have a confirmation eisenhorn enters the gun cutter that appears and then... NO DESCRIPTION of how the alien necrotouk is destroyed! He simply states, again in an indirect way, that all the beings and artifacts and the entire planet is destroyed by exterminatus. Thus we are led to infer the Saruthi Necrotouk was destroyed- and later in accounts from official sources we are told that the official account is both were destroyed (which once again would be biased because the official inquisition never witnessed what happened between cherubael and eisenhorn- the officials just had to take eisenhorn’s word for what happened on the planet surface). I remember this because I did a double take at the end of xenos and reread it several times. Here’s how it goes: 1. Cherubael has alien necrotouk 2. Eisenhorn thrown the alien necrotouk- now he has it 3. Eisenhorn gets in gun cutter. 4. Blank 5. Official report that both necrotouks destroyed I think he stole it and perhaps has been hiding away other chaos artifacts in other times when there were no other witnesses (or no other witnesses who could turn on him). He only mentions Pontius and the codiceum because he has to, these other hypothetical unmentioned chaos items (of which the Saruthi necrotouk was the first) eisenhorn might be collecting may even be hidden away from his own psyche (just like quixos)- the act itself something that he struggles to explain or accept. As a result he has intentionally or subconsciously left holes and misdirections in his personal account and fills the account with plausible explanations that we as readers are led to INFER is the reason for his actions. But he never confirms. And considering eisenhorn’s hyper detail oriented combat accounts this seems highly suspect to leave such critical details that “tie the knot” of the certain narrative like what specific body Glaw was given lead me to believe there is a lie woven into the whole trilogy If you have Xenos check it out, read the last section when cherubael and eisenhorn are facing off and the epilogue. Notice the blank?
I finished the omnibus like 2 hours ago (started a week ago). The very same thing about the saruthi necroteuch bothered me aswell, and I was very disappointed that it was not mentioned again. I was kinda weirded out by Pontiusses "overpowered" blade body. I remember Eisenhorn stating to the Magos on the mining planet that the body should only be able to do simple tasks like LIMITED movement and drinking. tbh, other than the assassination of Eisenhorns retinue (for which you can conjure up a different explanation if you leave out the inshabel death) there was no significance in Pontius being the villain at all. It could have been anyone and the story in "hereticus" wouldve still worked.
I think he's an ideal character to start off with for a live action series. You get a space detective that goes around hunting heretics and eventually demons. It's a good way to get a foundation on the Imperium of Man and where it is in that time. That his adventures take place across his entire adult life-span gives the story itself a sense of scale. It isn't just "there and back again" a la Tolkien - it's over the hills and through the woods burning down grandma's house as a side show. I can hope that they really play up the gothic horror aspect of 40k as well as the bitterness/noir that is this setting. Even in victory there is no joy.
Well it’s just how it goes within the Imperium (or so I have understood) , aside from astartes (which are not really totally invulnerable) everyone who has contact and fights the forces of Chaos,Xenos and others directly are killed by the Imperium sooner or later
"It seems like every Inquisitor get ousted at some point. They’re all heretics at heart." It's one of the basic tenets of the 40k lore. New inquisitors tend towards traditionalism. Old inquisitors, realising they're fighting a losing battle, seek ways to turn the table which invariably involve heresy.
Keep Up the Amazing Work, it’s always a treat to get a notification with a new lore video upload by you. Keep the Fight Going, for the Emperor and for Mankind
I just finished the books and didn't even know you made this video but while reading I thought "I wish Luetin would talk about this guy, that would make a perfect lore video". And then my wish came true! Been following you for years and you brought me literally weeks of entertainment, thanks man. Now more than ever, I really appreciate it!
It's been over a year since I last read the book series and I know that he goes through a bit of a weapon change but I still always pictured his bolt pistol as having the green finish with gold highlights that you see in the promo art...
Its been so many years since I read the Eisenhorn trilogy. But this fantastic recap brought so many memories flooding back. I need to read that trilogy again. So. so. good. Thanks for this wonderful retelling of Eisenhorn's story. Amazing work.
Well there are big things, but also small. Lot of hive worlds survive entirely by imported food and water... change 1 metric ton of food imports... to 1 can of tuna and that world is gonna die. Given it can take years for ships to pass through the warp by the time any one noticed anything was wrong the world be dead.
@@JustaGuy_Gaming Hive worlds are actually (usually) experiencing constant flows of traffic both incoming and outgoing. A single shipment error will not destroy an hive world because they make reserves for such occasions that can last a few years. Several subsequent errors where several fully stocked up universe class mass conveyor fail to deliver their cargos might cause famines but the local authorities will normally be able to just quarantine the lower hives from the upper. Now if this situation lasts for a few decades it will lead to massive problems and possibly destruction of the population but if you reach such a continuous amount of errors theres probably some outside force having a voluntary hand in the matter. And besides local authority can always ask food directly from worlds in the sector in absolute emergency, a demand that will be met if the world is important enough or able to afford such help
Extremely late to these videos and knew nothing about Warhammer 40 K lore without you and another TH-camr that I was watching. Had to subscribe; appreciate the work put in.
@Anirban Chakrabarti In the grim darkness of the far future, there are people who are pretty much equal to dead already, and then those who are really hard to kill.
I cant agree more, Read or even better Audible all 3 Eisenhorn books. I treasure my Toby Longworth read audible books, finished them recently while working overseas. Amazing to adventure with Eisenhorn while traveling myself. The books span so many intriguing locals and feature many scenes where I was left cheering or laughing with glee during truly Warhammer 40k actions scenes where Eisenhorn pulls out or dire scenarios. I'm going to listen to them again on my next trip.
In my reading and interpretation, The Astarte's cannot be controlled by Inquisitor, They answer only to the Chapter Leader and the Emperor himself. Thus is why most of the Inquisiton seek way to destroy Astarte's Chapters
astartes are also pretty likely to follow loyal primarch, even if its not their own, as long as they're convinced they're the real thing. and i imagine a custodes gets a good deal of sway over any astartes.
They can't be but most chapters just go along with the rules. Then there are some who even most of the inquisition don't know about like Space Sharks, some who just don't give a shit about the rules like Black Templars (but they are allowed to do what they do because they are so zealous) and some who don't give a shit about the rules and are let being alone because they gave the inquisition a good ass beating (Space Wolves)
The Eisenhorn Trilogy is quite possibly the very pinnacle of 40k lore. I will read any 40k novel written by Dan Abnett. Whatever he writes about, it ends up having relatable characters and interesting story-lines which do a good job of exploring different aspects of the 40k universe. His writing really brings the universe to life in a surprisingly believable way.
Hey Luetin, first off I would like to say that I love your videos, you are what got me into Warhammer. But, I think you should make a video about essential books/audio for your viewers. I've watched basically all your videos but I still have some lingering thoughts of "what book did this information come from", and from that note it would make sense to give some of the newer people the groundwork for Warhammer 30k and 40k.
That quote with the music at the end...shivers. I see the links crediting the music on the description, though I'm having trouble finding the exact scores. Anyone know the title? Thanks :)
Watching your Chanel before u even started doing 40k, its almost 4 years now and i still love your content to my heart. Coming back almost every day to watch stuff for the 10 or 15 time, just cause its so well made! Your my 40k lore hero!
All hail to the god emperor, my prayers have been answered!! Luetin made new video!!🙏😁 I seriously check my TH-cam inbox everyday for upcoming videos. Your definitely the knowledge keeper of 40k lore!!! Love your stuff! 👏👏🔥🔥
24:00 exactly on point. same goes for the original inquisition; whom would find the idea of flying witches ridiculous and impossible, so they outright ignored peasants claiming other women to be witches etc. the truth is usually the opposite of common belief.
Another amazing video my friend, as always you do is a great service and we all appreciate your hard work in bringing us deeper into the grim dark. That model is totally bad ass as well, thank you.
This is interesting, I may have missed it, but there is a short story with present day Eisenhorn in Ravenor the Omnibus where he uses his sword to dispatch some cultists. He also issues a warning about future events. Was this in the video?
In the books it is implied that Chaos itself was aiding the Radical's plan, indicating the plan was likely to end in a Chaos victory when attempted by someone not competent enough to pull it off. A good analogy is the Great Crusade and one of its goals: destroying Chaos by replacing religion with Imperial Truth. The plan could have worked in theory, but Emperor's failure to pull it off probably worsened humanity's ability to deal with Chaos.
Luetin09 - Just wanted to let you know that your video have gotten me back in to the 40k universe after 15 years. Picked up the Titanicus Grandmaster box the other day.
I imagine if a scribe accidentally wrote “Alpha Plus Plus” (adding a second plus) on a Psyker’s records, someone would be getting immediately exterminatus-ed.
11:00 "The ends justify the means, but your means constrain your ends". 20:00 I'm more curious how do you even manage to acquire multiple Alpha+ psykers in one place (that isn't Terra). 23:20 Those are just the unfortunate player characters controlled by people who should never, ever, be inquisitors...
Hey man, just finished the Eisenhorn books on audible and loved it! I’ve always been a 40k fan so to speak! But never knew the lore in dept. I was sick recently, and bed bound and your content just blew me away and ignited a spark, It has me hooked. Keep up the good work and keep the lore coming Thank you
I love the music you use in your videos, Lutin. The intro music here, Death and Glory, is a personal favorite of mine. To me at least, it is your personal musical signature. Could I make a small request though? In your other videos when you use instrumental music, could you include the name of the piece? It was pretty hard for me to locate Death and Glory on its own.
@@shadowlord1418 Oh please, would you have the entire human race experience the warp in it entirety? Would you have the millions that sacrifice themselves, instead, be put through the Daemonculaba, for example? Spare us your demagogy and falsehood, heretic!
Thanks Luetin! I like writing and these narrations really have great worldbuilding, even if I know little to nothing about 40K. Subscribed from France !
Eisenhorn and ravenor books are my introduction to the universe. That's why I got special place in my heart for them. I was happy to hear you talking about bad reputation given to inquisition. Like they are bloodthirsty animals ) Thx for video!
Great video on Gregor, one of the few decent inquisitors, and the game was also decent. I was so sorry for Alizebeth's fate. Honestly the rest of this comment should probably be in the daemonculaba video, as the inspiration comes from that video. After the ultramarines leave, Honsou swears vengeance and eventually outright invades Maccrague, the ultramarine homeworld - so video idea: revenge stories in 40k. To invade Maccrague, Honsou allies with the demon M'kar, who has one particular funny anecdote to me. M'kar invades the world of sondheim V and turns it into his daemon pandemonium just to then have it be invaded by hive fleet leviathan. The space marines arrive to reclaim the world only to find a daemon vs tyranid fight. They just call in an exterminatus. The video idea would be examples of other races fighting each other, as the channel mostly shows the suffering of the imperuim under attack from the other races and not the fact that everyone is fighting everyone with sometimes short lived alliances.
The hilarious part is that the entire Horus coup was Chaos' way of collecting a soul debt promised by the emperor which he refused to pay. The entirety of humanity's struggle in the 40k universe is in the defense of a lie. Unfortunately, Chaos isn't any better/smarter.
One of my favorite interpretations of it was that the Emperor took something that had belonged to humanity but that the Chaos gods thought was theirs. The old gods of humanity. Which he likely used to help forge the Primarchs.
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RIGHT - Sorry for having to reup - as someone rightly pointed out, annoyingly left blank space at the opening of the video. SO now - a big video today talking about Eisenhorn, and also showing off my Siege Studios Eisenhorn mini. I just will add also that for this I wanted to focus on the core 3 books for material even though there are others which touch on elements of Eisenhorn - just wanted to clarify that. Condensing all of that into one video was still quite the challenge so I hope it comes over well enough, big thanks to all your support - any appreciation in the likes is a big thanks from me :D
alpharius strikes again! 🙃
Next a Gaunt Video pls!
I though Ravenor killed Eisenhorn when Eisenhorn tried to do some funky stuff to some pylons near or on Cadia after his fall to chaos?
Hmmn. I better go re read those novel and find the passage that has my memory buzzing.
@@Diarmuhnd That depends on what you believe ;D nothing is true in the darkness of 40K
Thanks for the vid Luetin!
Just so you know Luetin you are single handedly responsible for piquing my interest in warhammer lore, thank you for the hours and hours of entertainment you offer through all your hardworking, your videos are a cut above the rest.
I've combed through a ton of channels and there aren't any 40k youtubers that are as good as Luetin. However I have found a smaller channel that's fairly new that puts a ton of passion into their videos. Check out Baldermort's Guide to Warhammer for more lore dives that have some surprising emotional punch to em at times. I go back and forth between him and Luetin. Oculus Imperia also has some decent vids. Especially on ancient terra.
Same
@@sojh17 Arch is just as entertaining and I love his 3 hour long battle videos which are very entertaining.
Hey here. If you love 40k lore, when you would have end all of the marvelous content of Luetin channel i can recommend audiobook on audible, their is marvelous stuff there. Like the eisenhorn books, ciaphas cain series, gaunt goshts... Amazing stuff
This.
You make my favorite vids on the topic, Leutin. Cheers!
This video is Rated E for Exterminatus.
@Anirban Chakrabarti report to the nearest starport for mandatory conscription and indoctrination. you're needed on the front, soilder. the god emperor protects.
You carrion worshippers can't handle the TRUTH.
@@SonsOfLorgar well remember, your primarch got his ass handed to him by corvus in the warp
@Anirban Chakrabarti heh, in our world assbags think swatting is cute. in 40K those same assbags think Exterminatussing is cute. 40K one ups the world again.
Omg this comment is so funny wow
Eisenhorn's battle with the Titan, and the subsequent binding of Cheraubael was honestly one of the most grimdark things I have ever read.
Seriously?
You can feel the cold logic of the situation just set in. Eisenhorn realizes it. You see him rationalize it to himself. It is the beginning of his worst defeat, right at the start of the book.
"The Ordo Xenos are important in the same way weeding your garden is important."
Inquisitor Kryptman: *Laughs in High Exterminatus*
That is different. Kriptman killed the garden to safe the house.
Kriptman failure was throwing the pulled weeds on maggot infested compost pile.
Hulking scarboyz the size of leman Russes. Haunts the size of war hounds, and some war bosses the size of titans.
The added benefit of this is the orkz now hunt da big bugz for teef, sport, or to use in an army. So we can now see orkz if United can beat nidz so hard it becomes the backbone of their waaaaaghs.
I think it's a matter of scale. Chaos and heretics can be any where in the Imperium. By and large Xenos affect the outer worlds and fringe colonies. SO while Xeno's corruption and invasion is really important, it's important to the kinds of worlds no one cares about. I think the greatest thing the Ordor Xenos ever got involved in were the Tyranids.
Finding them out, figuring out how they work and all that was a great service to the Imperium when the hive fleets started to roll in.
well no garden ? no weeding.
hence exterminatus is the solution
I read that as ortho xenos haha
Last time I was this early, the Eldar were still discussing consent and foreplay.
Edit: read these books and Ravenor's. Amazing stuff
Well played Lord Adam "He-Man" Joy, you have the power and the jokes!😁
@@robdeskrd "Pronoun-Man" will do ;) Thanks!
Last time I was this early eldar we’re getting buttfucked by necrons instead of each other...
Anything warhammer by Dan Abnett is an auto buy for me.
I started with the gaunts ghosts and loved everything since.
Abnett's the best writer they ever had.
The Emperor's light between all of these Nurgle attacks
Zachary Reaper embrace papa nurgle! It’s beautiful in his gardens
MilesRah HERETIC! We must exterminatus this comment section
@@milesgreenaway6008
Yes Inquisitor, this one right here
@@milesgreenaway6008 cease thy HERESY
@@No-hf5xb
Jihad? That sounds like a religion other than the imperial cult.
HEEERREEESSYY!!!!
My favorite hero of WH40k series... he even questions himself after speaking with a friend, that he never have stopped to think how RADICAL he had become during his long and grim journey whilst fulfilling his holy duty.
Personally, at the end of the books I SUDDENLY realized that Eisenhorn had been drifting towards radicalism for a long time, but I only acknowledged this very late because I was distracted by Eisenhorn trying to survive or solve some other matter at hand.
Which I think indicates a "fall from grace" story very well handled.
Indeed. Its a wonderfully written story of a man's fall into darkness. It's so well written even you, the all-seeing reader, don't realize it until its too late.
I was so mad at him when he started making compromises. Not that I figured out the plot or anything but it just felt like a tragedy in the making.
1) keeps Glaw, might be useful later. (Puritan answer: he's more useful dead.)
2) keeps Malus Codicium, might be useful later. (Puritan answer: burn it quickly, so it's useful to nobody.)
3) give Glaw a body (Puritan: uhhhh... No. Seriously. Emperor's Mercy for his help and that's generous.)
3) binds Cherubael out of spite at end of book 2, using Codicium. (Puritan: You did what?)
It was then that I realized that he couldn't be an Amalathian Puritan anymore. Everything else up to this point and it was rational, but the ending to book2 made it clear he was acting out of spite and taken his first steps in actual radicalism.)
By the time book 3 rolls around, and it's clear he's barely treading water. The house of cards is crumbling all around him. He makes a great case study for the zealots in the ecclesiarchy who want to burn anything suspect.
@@badhras Yes! It was spite which drove him into imprisoning Cherubael. It makes me wince thinking about it as it goes against my pragmatic side, but I also empathise as I think spite is an incredible drive for many things (for good and for ill) and it's so damn human. His story is so well written in isn't funny.
"You're damned Gregor, you just don't know it yet"
Eisenhorn is the perfect introduction for the 40k universe to the public. I'm so nervous and excited
Theyre gonna fuck it up, I guarantee it
Would you recommend the Eisenhower trilogy as a good introduction to the novels? I’m looking to get into them soon
@@TheElduin it is as good a place to start as any. It's such a massive universe that it is impossible to suggest a perfect place to begin. I'm 60-70 books in and still a neophyte
Let's just enjoy it, 40K is so massive it is almost impossible to do it justice. We should rejoice an attempt is made. For the emperor!
@@TheElduin my God yes
Thanks for pointing out that Inquisitors are not the psychopaths many say they are, Luetin, I’m glad others can see they are as varied as mankind itself and their struggle is monumental.
So could a living primarch override the power of an inquisitor? Hypothetically speaking, if they were on the battlefeild who would assume command over the troops?
@@x-manfam705 A primarch would I assume. Roboute Guilleman leads the Imperium right now.
@@40mm-Grenade While he could, I think Guilliman would consider when he does so very carefully. Pissing off the inquisition while maybe not directly harmful to his health, could bite him in the ass in ways that could have larger impacts.
@@x-manfam705 here is the thing depends of who is that primarch, Guilliman see the inquisition as a "necessary evil" but what about other primarchs? The lion is one of those who would just go to war against the inquisition,leman is another,vulkan maybe, jaghatai khan would talk to see what is happening (like Guilliman) it really depends
@@thelion2751 yeah Russ would have no problem. Come to think of it, is there a faction that the space wolves haven't fought and gotten away with it?
Eisenhorn is the greatest inquisitor stories, next to ravenor.... All hail Dan Abnett
Dan abnett seems like the only actually good writer i've read within GW's IP.
Draco is the best !11111
Hail Dan Abnett!
@@beric0bartman *Heresy* , _ADB is also one_
Mr__Clyde yeah, ADB is also great ^^
I remember just shying away from from 40k just because of how thick the lore is. This videos have singlehandedly brought into the 40k universe
Your videos are something special - I first got into 40k when I was 12 years old ..38 years later and you have brought me back to the fold brother. Thank you
In particular, I appreciated the portrayal of Eisenhorn in The Magos, the only story in the series where Eisenhorn is not the storyteller but is instead described in the 3rd person view.
This was excelent done by Dan Abnett.
You're forgetting Pariah, but yes, the point still stands, its the 3rd person view of Eisenhorn that I love the most. A tired, old man, who looks like he has physically seen too much but has an inner, mental strength to power through whatever comes.
My favourite Eisenhorn moment was in the transport headed for the second assault on the tetrascape when he sees the young soldiers have added the inquisition emblem on their uniforms. Real cool moment of silent gratitude to him for handpicking them.
Ah, it is good to have such grand content in such plague driven times!
Benjamin Del Rio papa Nurgle says “Hello”.
@@MW-bm2fg BEGONE NURG
Remember to pray to the Emperor for his intervention on Terra against the Nurgle sent evil.
The Emperor needs not your sympathies vile furry mutant.
Ha
He wouldn't want you to pray anyway. He hated religion
Said intervention was obviously motivated by self-interest. Much love for the Nurgster but only when he's plaguing mine enemies.
"The Magos" is my favourite Eisenhorn novel, mostly because of the ending and its reference to Lovecraft's "Hastur" in the figure of the heretical mastermind "The Yellow King". I can't wait to see if Dan ever follows up on that and leads us to the heart of the conspiracy that Eisenhorn sold his soul to unravel.
The yellow king predated lovecraft
It should be finished up in the Bequin trilogy; the first one is out, called: Pariah: Ravenor vs Eisenhorn.
Spoiler alert may be nice man.
@@firstoftwouk2195 You mean a major Eisenhorn story arc getting wrapped up in a Bequin novel?
I have Ravenor by Dan Abnett, should i read it?
Eisenhorn was a full blown heretic way before the events with the Titan and binding Cherubael and Verveuk. He let Pontius Glaws spirit live on in the Pontius instead of destroying it, and spend countless hours talking with Glaw. Glaw was poisoning his mind with heresy way before the Mallus Codicium. Glaw helped him be able to decipher the book in the first place.
Huh. I always assumed Glaw was spelled Glore. Downside of experiencing the narrative in audio form I guess.
I just finished the 3rd audiobook and was convinced it was spelled Glore the whole time lol
I think the real tipping point was where he binded charubael to verveuk, I think thats where most would rightly question him, the funny thing is even up to the point of fischig completely turning on him I was still routing for eisenhorn, then I realized soon after that he had truly damned himself. A true fall from grace.
@duffinthemuffin5792 doing what he did to Vervouk was when it became obvious to everyone else, I think. Even Amos was like "I wish I didn't see that, I hope you know what you're doing" and it pretty much turns Fischig entirely. And if Alizabeth had been able to witness it, she'd have been horrified too.
The audiobooks were amazing. Highly recommended and Toby Longworth makes a great Eisenhorn.
His Lord Rorken is amazing, plus his version of Amos!
I just finished all the audiobooks and started Ravenor, thoroughly enjoyable.
Once you're done with Ravenor get The Magos. Outstanding addition to both series and a new Eisenhorn novel.
@@Shenesy1 Eisenhorn smiles. And his eyes gain a purple sheen.
@@ferofax spoilers
Workshop Games should pay Luetin for probably one of the best long term Warhammer 40k marketing channels. The man got me to buy and read two warhammer novels. Every video has comments of people thanking him for exposing and getting them into the lore. This channel is just a next level content experience. 👌
If anyone wants to know the intro song, it is "Death and Glory" by Dream Caves. You can find it on spotify and purchase the license for the song on epidemic sound. Its amazing
Kaleb Keen hi, do you know the music for the end credit?
Yeah if anyone knows the music at the end could they comment? I have been searching for months now.
quick note: you can consume all the eisenhorn audiobooks for free on spotify, at least here in germany
!1 thx for sharing
I've check and only found german audiobooks unfortunately.
Did find an amusingly fitting playlist (sororitas), featuring Nightwish, Within Temptation, Arch Enemy and even a song from the animated Rwby series. 😁 Grim girlpower!
What would you search for it?
I bought them to support 40k and Dan Abnett, they both deserve it.
Joel Gawne They still get payed if you listen on spotify.
Wow, this was a banger, LT. The editing, along with the story and pacing all lined up perfectly. Excellent, just brilliant.
"Yes Lord Inquisitor, this video here. I recommend it."
Hey Luetin09 you have had a big part in getting me interested in 40K!. I just finished the first three Eisenhorn books, I loved that and am now starting the Ravenor books! Thank you so much for giving me something new to love!
Those books are amazing. The Ravenor trilogy is also great. Listen to the audiobook The Magos after you finish the Ravenor trilogy. It's one of my favorite novels Of Eisenhorn.
@@drummerdanny1269 I will do that! Thank you for your recommendation!
Also check out the Gaunts Ghosts series by Dan Abnett. One of the best and longest running WH40k series around.
Welcome back my friend , i see that Nurgle had no power over a devout servant of the Imperium like yourself !!
That’s a good name
I approve
Eisenhorn is one of my favorite characters. This is the Omnibus that got me hooked on Warhammer 40K . Is there any chance you would give John Grammaticus this same treatment?
Yet another fantastic entry Luetin09. I was actually gutted when you took it down when first posted, was looking forward to it and had saved it at work for later viewing. However editing issues aside and subsequent to re-upload, i reiterate - another much researched and welcome addition to your plethora and might i say THE best 40k source on TH-cam. Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together for us all.
Astartes part 5 has dropped brothers and sisters! Praise the Emperor! For we all walk in his immortal shadow. *Makes Aquila symbol* Fantastic video by the way as always good sir!
To quote Pontous Glor: "Every Inquisitor eventually becomes a radical"
Love the Eisenhorn trilogy. I’ve read it through 4 times. Ravenor is good as well but I have yet to read the Bequin series. I enjoyed Gaunts ghost as well as ciaphas Cain. Both very good series of books.
I highly recommend the Bequin trilogy. I've read Pariah and Penitent twice now. Book 3, Pandemonium, has no release date at this time.
Just finished this trilogy last week, my first dive into 40k short of your lore video. Amazing books, and this video was a great topper for them.
"Most Perturbatory!"
Jacob Acosta When he says that at the sight of the Chaos space marine and snaps Gregor out of his trance - some of the best writing.
It's "Protabatory" according to the audiobooks, which isn't a word in our time.
Indemadibly
the best damn Savant an Inquisitor could as for!
_wipes away renegade eye moisture_
@@StarboyXL9 Odd, I always heard it as Perturbatory.
"To feel pain,or fear or grief is to allow myself a luxury I cannot afford." "My patience isn't limitless....... unlike my authority."
R.I.P. Titus Endor, just circumstance.
Appreciate you Luetin, stay healthy and stay safe during this pandemic.
I love when you use that Hellraiser bell sound for emphasis in your videos. It’s always done in an appropriate way. Right on.
The Ravenor books and Pariah after those are the followup to this story. Highly recommended
Gotta give it up for that old man and his aquilla challenging a demon.
Esinenhorn was my introduction to 40K, the audiobook is damn addicting with the best narration I've ever heard in my life. I recommend it to everyone I meet, same with the Lord's of Scilence.
Thank you very very much!!
I thought I knew Eisenhorn pretty well after reading through all the books and stories about him at least twice, but still you made me understand him even better.
Maybe if you could do an episode about Cypher I might even start to grasp him as well (If there are someone who can bring order to Cypher, and make us all understand his motives, it must be Luetin) ;)
Again, a huge thanks for your awesome channel!
My preferd reading order of Eisenhorn stories:
Pestilence (s)
Master Imus transgression (s)
Regia occulta (s)
Xenos
Missing in action (s)
Malleus
Back cloth for a crown additional (s)
The strange demise of Titus Endor (s)
Hereticus
The curiosity (s)
Playing patience (s)
Ravenor
Thorn Wishes Talon (s)
Ravenor returned
Ravenor rogue
Gardens of Tycho (s)
The keeler image (s)
Perihelion (s)
The Magos
Pariah
Creed:
Baneblade:
Chaos: *CREEEEEEEEEEED!!!!!!!*
IT IS TAH B ANEBLADDDE
Gregor will be becoming one off the only people that truly did his job diferente than other inquisitor
STEEEEEELLLLL RAAAAIIIINNNN
Can't remember if you correct it in the vide, but Bequin didn't die, she was left in a coma though has woken up for her own series of novels. Also she wasn't just his companion for years, they loved each other but as he was a psyker and she was a null they could never do anything about it as touching would cause him a lot of pain.
I just read the series and this is my personal theory: eisenhorn took the saruthi necrotouk and has been hiding that from the reader in his accounts the whole time since the end of Xenos.
Why: you will notice that when eisenhorn gets the mallus codiceum he never actually gives the reader an account of physically taking it. He mentions killing quixos... then later in an epilogue you see him using it to bind cherubael thus you infer he took it from quixos’ hoard.
This lack of account is jarring to the reader, there are other “holes” in Eisenhorn’s stories in his accounts around the conclusion of certain events regarding chaos artifacts/entities.
For example, in the course of the books, he goes into great detail of weapons he has, accounts of battles, etc but his account of leaving Pontius Glaw w the magos is starkly lacking. He just mentions he approves of the deal to give glaw a body but then just leaves. Unlike Eisenhorn’s meticulous descriptions of combat there is no description of what he agreed to give Pontius or how he is transferred to his new servitor body, there is no mention of the specific instructions he gave the magos. It is an oddly critical detail that is lacking in an otherwise incredibly meticulously detailed firsthand account and its absence struck me as odd.
Similarly while being interrogated by the inquisition in book two, eisenhorn mentions his discomfort at getting close to being forced to lie when asked to confirm he is completely puritanically clean of heretical acts. He refers the the secrets he does not want known indirectly as “those things” (not exact quote but you get the gist), those things being the things he doesn’t want the inquisitors to know. We are lead to BELIEVE that he is worried about his previous interactions with cherubael looking incriminating, though from eisenhorn’s account I don’t see how. He never consorted with the demon they just met if you are to believe his 3 book trilogy account literally. The account in book two however never confirms what that nebulous “thing” that eisenhorn doesn’t want known to the interrogators is... we are just led to INFER it is the connection with cherubael.
In hereticus when Eisenhorn must tell Madea his secret it never says what it is. He simply tells the reader he told her everything, lists off a few events like cherubael as examples but then leaves the rest of the contents of the secret vague.
In Hereticus there are also a couple of moments where Madea in particular appears to pull other members of eisenhorn’s retinue to talk about concerns over eisenhorn. We are led to believe this is his usage of the mallus codiceum but once again that is not confirmed. Was his retinue privvy to something else eisenhorn did, that we- the reader of this first hand autobiography were not? Everything in the books is told to us in first person format.
Keep in mind in the case of the Mallus Codiceum and Pontius Eisenhorn must be truthful to the hypothetical reader- both of those artifacts were used in ways that became common knowledge among inquisitors and therefore he could not lie about their origin. Many people saw the demon host or the book and would have noticed eisenhorn’s increase in understanding of the warp and so he could not really hide he took THAT book. With pontius- since pontius eventually got loose eisenhorn could not hide that from whatever hypothetical inquisitorial scholar is reading his account. So he is upfront with both of these items.
Remember also that Madea mentions later to eisenhorn in private in book 3 (after admitting revenge for her father’s death is empty) that eisenhorn’s problem is that he does things pragmatically the right way but doesn’t consider WHY he is doing things. I think this is a hint, eisenhorn’s weakness that chaos is exploiting is his emotionless pragmatism. He gets so caught up in a task he crosses lines (each time for justified reasons) but is still inexorably edging towards the warp.
I believe like Quixos eisenhorn is blind to the extent of his self deception and therefore his firsthand account that we the reader read is likewise warped resulting in the oddly missing holes in his account SPECIFICALLY regarding his pattern of leaving out specific details that would firsthand confirm with finality what happened with certain chaos artifacts/entities (pontius body, what he is afraid of the inquisition knowing while interrogated, and the extent of the secret things he tells madea by oath)
And so the heart: the Saruthi Necrotouk. We have confirmation the human copy is destroyed: eisenhorn goes into deep detail how it burns in the fire gouting out of the space marine’s neck (notice again the specificity and finality in eisenhorn’s description of the human necrotouk being destroyed- he describes everything). He also confirms that he destroyed the Saruthi primer by crushing it under his heel.
Then this is the critical part. Cherubael throws Eisenhorn the glowing blue alien Necrotouk and we have a confirmation Eisenhorn catches it. We have a confirmation eisenhorn enters the gun cutter that appears and then... NO DESCRIPTION of how the alien necrotouk is destroyed! He simply states, again in an indirect way, that all the beings and artifacts and the entire planet is destroyed by exterminatus. Thus we are led to infer the Saruthi Necrotouk was destroyed- and later in accounts from official sources we are told that the official account is both were destroyed (which once again would be biased because the official inquisition never witnessed what happened between cherubael and eisenhorn- the officials just had to take eisenhorn’s word for what happened on the planet surface).
I remember this because I did a double take at the end of xenos and reread it several times. Here’s how it goes:
1. Cherubael has alien necrotouk
2. Eisenhorn thrown the alien necrotouk- now he has it
3. Eisenhorn gets in gun cutter.
4. Blank
5. Official report that both necrotouks destroyed
I think he stole it and perhaps has been hiding away other chaos artifacts in other times when there were no other witnesses (or no other witnesses who could turn on him). He only mentions Pontius and the codiceum because he has to, these other hypothetical unmentioned chaos items (of which the Saruthi necrotouk was the first) eisenhorn might be collecting may even be hidden away from his own psyche (just like quixos)- the act itself something that he struggles to explain or accept. As a result he has intentionally or subconsciously left holes and misdirections in his personal account and fills the account with plausible explanations that we as readers are led to INFER is the reason for his actions. But he never confirms. And considering eisenhorn’s hyper detail oriented combat accounts this seems highly suspect to leave such critical details that “tie the knot” of the certain narrative like what specific body Glaw was given lead me to believe there is a lie woven into the whole trilogy
If you have Xenos check it out, read the last section when cherubael and eisenhorn are facing off and the epilogue. Notice the blank?
I finished the omnibus like 2 hours ago (started a week ago).
The very same thing about the saruthi necroteuch bothered me aswell, and I was very disappointed that it was not mentioned again.
I was kinda weirded out by Pontiusses "overpowered" blade body. I remember Eisenhorn stating to the Magos on the mining planet that the body should only be able to do simple tasks like LIMITED movement and drinking.
tbh, other than the assassination of Eisenhorns retinue (for which you can conjure up a different explanation if you leave out the inshabel death) there was no significance in Pontius being the villain at all. It could have been anyone and the story in "hereticus" wouldve still worked.
I think he's an ideal character to start off with for a live action series. You get a space detective that goes around hunting heretics and eventually demons. It's a good way to get a foundation on the Imperium of Man and where it is in that time. That his adventures take place across his entire adult life-span gives the story itself a sense of scale. It isn't just "there and back again" a la Tolkien - it's over the hills and through the woods burning down grandma's house as a side show.
I can hope that they really play up the gothic horror aspect of 40k as well as the bitterness/noir that is this setting. Even in victory there is no joy.
It seems like every Inquisitor get ousted at some point. They’re all heretics at heart
Yes inquisitor, this comment right here.
Well it’s just how it goes within the Imperium (or so I have understood) , aside from astartes (which are not really totally invulnerable) everyone who has contact and fights the forces of Chaos,Xenos and others directly are killed by the Imperium sooner or later
"It seems like every Inquisitor get ousted at some point. They’re all heretics at heart."
It's one of the basic tenets of the 40k lore. New inquisitors tend towards traditionalism. Old inquisitors, realising they're fighting a losing battle, seek ways to turn the table which invariably involve heresy.
Man you dont know for how long i waited for this. Either Eisenhorn or Gaunts Ghosts. Thank you so much
Keep Up the Amazing Work, it’s always a treat to get a notification with a new lore video upload by you. Keep the Fight Going, for the Emperor and for Mankind
Dan Abnett is the backbone of GW. Eisenhorn/Ravenor is a masterpiece of work. Bring on the tv series.
I felt you where teasing us for a moment there!
The Eisenhorn series was one of my first introductions to the greater lore of 40k. Ravenor, the spinoff, too was a fantastic series.
Last time I was this early, Epstine wasn't a Slaaneshi servitor fawk hole yet.
😂 wtf? 🤣 That came from beyond that galactic edge.
😆🥺🤣
Epstien didn't inquisition himself
Bro?! Hahaha
I just finished the books and didn't even know you made this video but while reading I thought "I wish Luetin would talk about this guy, that would make a perfect lore video". And then my wish came true! Been following you for years and you brought me literally weeks of entertainment, thanks man. Now more than ever, I really appreciate it!
It's been over a year since I last read the book series and I know that he goes through a bit of a weapon change but I still always pictured his bolt pistol as having the green finish with gold highlights that you see in the promo art...
Its been so many years since I read the Eisenhorn trilogy. But this fantastic recap brought so many memories flooding back. I need to read that trilogy again. So. so. good. Thanks for this wonderful retelling of Eisenhorn's story. Amazing work.
"anonymous scribes who might accidentally destroy a world by mislabelling a trade requisition."
How such a small thing can escalate that badly...
I meant to write planes not plagues
@@somethinglikethat2176 "I said exterminators, not exterminatus!!"
Imagine a typo from "Plane Bearings" to ♥️Plague Bearers♥️
Well there are big things, but also small. Lot of hive worlds survive entirely by imported food and water... change 1 metric ton of food imports... to 1 can of tuna and that world is gonna die. Given it can take years for ships to pass through the warp by the time any one noticed anything was wrong the world be dead.
@@JustaGuy_Gaming
Hive worlds are actually (usually) experiencing constant flows of traffic both incoming and outgoing.
A single shipment error will not destroy an hive world because they make reserves for such occasions that can last a few years.
Several subsequent errors where several fully stocked up universe class mass conveyor fail to deliver their cargos might cause famines but the local authorities will normally be able to just quarantine the lower hives from the upper.
Now if this situation lasts for a few decades it will lead to massive problems and possibly destruction of the population but if you reach such a continuous amount of errors theres probably some outside force having a voluntary hand in the matter.
And besides local authority can always ask food directly from worlds in the sector in absolute emergency, a demand that will be met if the world is important enough or able to afford such help
Extremely late to these videos and knew nothing about Warhammer 40 K lore without you and another TH-camr that I was watching. Had to subscribe; appreciate the work put in.
He's just like James Bond, but in 40k
@Anirban Chakrabarti In the grim darkness of the far future, there are people who are pretty much equal to dead already, and then those who are really hard to kill.
Doesnt seem to be as successful with the ladies as James Bond.
Exept all of his Plans fail and if you know him fucking RUN because you WILL be dead 20 Pages later.
@@awesomehpt8938 until he meets Slaanesh
Does he ever have sex with a sister of battle or another inquisitor?
I cant agree more, Read or even better Audible all 3 Eisenhorn books. I treasure my Toby Longworth read audible books, finished them recently while working overseas. Amazing to adventure with Eisenhorn while traveling myself. The books span so many intriguing locals and feature many scenes where I was left cheering or laughing with glee during truly Warhammer 40k actions scenes where Eisenhorn pulls out or dire scenarios. I'm going to listen to them again on my next trip.
In my reading and interpretation, The Astarte's cannot be controlled by Inquisitor, They answer only to the Chapter Leader and the Emperor himself. Thus is why most of the Inquisiton seek way to destroy Astarte's Chapters
astartes are also pretty likely to follow loyal primarch, even if its not their own, as long as they're convinced they're the real thing. and i imagine a custodes gets a good deal of sway over any astartes.
They can't be but most chapters just go along with the rules. Then there are some who even most of the inquisition don't know about like Space Sharks, some who just don't give a shit about the rules like Black Templars (but they are allowed to do what they do because they are so zealous) and some who don't give a shit about the rules and are let being alone because they gave the inquisition a good ass beating (Space Wolves)
The Eisenhorn Trilogy is quite possibly the very pinnacle of 40k lore.
I will read any 40k novel written by Dan Abnett. Whatever he writes about, it ends up having relatable characters and interesting story-lines which do a good job of exploring different aspects of the 40k universe. His writing really brings the universe to life in a surprisingly believable way.
I absolutely love Dan Abnett and both his Eisenhorn and Ravenor series. soooooo good.
Dan nails it
His books where some of my favorite. Video on Ravenor would be dope. Thanks for your videos.
03:04 "Highly minimal"
Jumbo shrimp
Honest politician
Hey Luetin, first off I would like to say that I love your videos, you are what got me into Warhammer. But, I think you should make a video about essential books/audio for your viewers. I've watched basically all your videos but I still have some lingering thoughts of "what book did this information come from", and from that note it would make sense to give some of the newer people the groundwork for Warhammer 30k and 40k.
That quote with the music at the end...shivers.
I see the links crediting the music on the description, though I'm having trouble finding the exact scores. Anyone know the title? Thanks :)
Somoene else in this comment section found it, it's called "Phoenix Rising" by Edgar Hopp
@@PhoenixFlame321 thank you :)
Watching your Chanel before u even started doing 40k, its almost 4 years now and i still love your content to my heart. Coming back almost every day to watch stuff for the 10 or 15 time, just cause its so well made! Your my 40k lore hero!
All hail to the god emperor, my prayers have been answered!! Luetin made new video!!🙏😁 I seriously check my TH-cam inbox everyday for upcoming videos. Your definitely the knowledge keeper of 40k lore!!! Love your stuff! 👏👏🔥🔥
24:00 exactly on point.
same goes for the original inquisition; whom would find the idea of flying witches ridiculous and impossible, so they outright ignored peasants claiming other women to be witches etc.
the truth is usually the opposite of common belief.
Another amazing video my friend, as always you do is a great service and we all appreciate your hard work in bringing us deeper into the grim dark. That model is totally bad ass as well, thank you.
the only inquisitor i can see myself vibin with is that guy who wanted to burn few planets before the tyranids arrive LOL
Kryptman did nothing wrong
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This is interesting, I may have missed it, but there is a short story with present day Eisenhorn in Ravenor the Omnibus where he uses his sword to dispatch some cultists. He also issues a warning about future events. Was this in the video?
Are you on about the short story Thorn wishes Talon?
Glad you are feeling better! Eisenhorn is my favorite 40k character, and is part of my favorite 40k novel sets.
Who is Gregor Eisenhorn?
Answer: He is Mark Strong of the 41st Millennium but as an Inquisitor instead of actor.
I think Mads Mikkelsen would be an amazing Eisenhorn in the upcoming series.
26:58 Wait, Could this plan actually work?
If so, it would essentially end the Black Crusades.
In theory thats what they were meant to be doing all along. Why do you think the Mechanicus has started mining Blackstone all over the place
In the books it is implied that Chaos itself was aiding the Radical's plan, indicating the plan was likely to end in a Chaos victory when attempted by someone not competent enough to pull it off.
A good analogy is the Great Crusade and one of its goals: destroying Chaos by replacing religion with Imperial Truth. The plan could have worked in theory, but Emperor's failure to pull it off probably worsened humanity's ability to deal with Chaos.
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wow!!! wow!!! wow!!!
Chils up my spine. Love this book series!!
Great Job!!!!
Luetin09 - Just wanted to let you know that your video have gotten me back in to the 40k universe after 15 years. Picked up the Titanicus Grandmaster box the other day.
I imagine if a scribe accidentally wrote “Alpha Plus Plus” (adding a second plus) on a Psyker’s records, someone would be getting immediately exterminatus-ed.
i mean just 1 plus will do it
11:00 "The ends justify the means, but your means constrain your ends".
20:00 I'm more curious how do you even manage to acquire multiple Alpha+ psykers in one place (that isn't Terra).
23:20 Those are just the unfortunate player characters controlled by people who should never, ever, be inquisitors...
Okay, so there is something good in this day.
Hey man, just finished the Eisenhorn books on audible and loved it!
I’ve always been a 40k fan so to speak!
But never knew the lore in dept.
I was sick recently, and bed bound and your content just blew me away and ignited a spark, It has me hooked. Keep up the good work and keep the lore coming
Thank you
I just finished the Eisenhorn trilogy. Awesome books, story.
Thank you luetin for helping me forget star wars after episode IX ! Emperor protect you.
Inquisitor Heldane himself became a radical Inquisitor from a puritan Inquisitor. In the future he became the enemy of Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt.
I scrolled down to find someone point this out. Its such a lovely twist/secondary use of an authors character in a seperate and distance narrative.
It’s crazy to think I’ve been into warhammer lore since 2013. I honestly love everything about it and how dark, serious and over the top it is.
Was just about to start making tea when boom luetin does a video,oh well kids can starve!
I love the music you use in your videos, Lutin. The intro music here, Death and Glory, is a personal favorite of mine. To me at least, it is your personal musical signature. Could I make a small request though? In your other videos when you use instrumental music, could you include the name of the piece? It was pretty hard for me to locate Death and Glory on its own.
fak i was so scared Eisenhorn would turn to chaos and become fully evil. pheew
evil? your corpse god sacrifices thousands of innocents per day tell me again who is the evil ones
@@shadowlord1418 Oh please, would you have the entire human race experience the warp in it entirety? Would you have the millions that sacrifice themselves, instead, be put through the Daemonculaba, for example?
Spare us your demagogy and falsehood, heretic!
Thanks Luetin! I like writing and these narrations really have great worldbuilding, even if I know little to nothing about 40K. Subscribed from France !
Drop the name of the music titles
Yes please, its so epic!
That great song in the end is "phoenix rising" by edgar hopp :)
@@francisbinet4116Thank you sir, but may ask if you also know the soundtrack right at the start of the video?
@@kriegkorpsman402 "death and glory" by dream cave. And dont thanks me, thank the "shazam" application on my servo-skull. :)
@@francisbinet4116 i shall thank you anyway for answering: thank you :D
Ah! Finally the character I first read about, and the books that got me hooked on the 40k universe a decade ago!
3:28 looks like Anthony Starr from Banshee and The Boys.
Eisenhorn and ravenor books are my introduction to the universe. That's why I got special place in my heart for them.
I was happy to hear you talking about bad reputation given to inquisition. Like they are bloodthirsty animals )
Thx for video!
Great video on Gregor, one of the few decent inquisitors, and the game was also decent. I was so sorry for Alizebeth's fate.
Honestly the rest of this comment should probably be in the daemonculaba video, as the inspiration comes from that video.
After the ultramarines leave, Honsou swears vengeance and eventually outright invades Maccrague, the ultramarine homeworld - so video idea: revenge stories in 40k.
To invade Maccrague, Honsou allies with the demon M'kar, who has one particular funny anecdote to me. M'kar invades the world of sondheim V and turns it into his daemon pandemonium just to then have it be invaded by hive fleet leviathan. The space marines arrive to reclaim the world only to find a daemon vs tyranid fight. They just call in an exterminatus. The video idea would be examples of other races fighting each other, as the channel mostly shows the suffering of the imperuim under attack from the other races and not the fact that everyone is fighting everyone with sometimes short lived alliances.
What game were some of those stills taken from?
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Genuinely have begun my own crusade into learning the lore and history of the 40k universe. Thanks to you!!
The hilarious part is that the entire Horus coup was Chaos' way of collecting a soul debt promised by the emperor which he refused to pay. The entirety of humanity's struggle in the 40k universe is in the defense of a lie.
Unfortunately, Chaos isn't any better/smarter.
One of my favorite interpretations of it was that the Emperor took something that had belonged to humanity but that the Chaos gods thought was theirs.
The old gods of humanity. Which he likely used to help forge the Primarchs.
An amazing way to start my first morning working from home!
Hype hype hype!
Should look into Ciaphas Cain tbh. That'd be a great vid
Love those books
I'm new to warhammer lore and I just wanted to say thank you for these videos.
It's so much but so worth the effort. Thank you brotha