This video might be exactly why I pity the imperial guard but also why they're my favorite. When your sci-fi world has a faction where they send some random dudes to fight cosmic horror with disposable equipment but somehow actually holding the line, that faction already has my heart.

@klortikterra4423

3 ай бұрын

the only one that was happy? Krieg! becuase Krieg... also i do feel bad for those poor souls.

@user-hh2vf6el4o

3 ай бұрын

I feel bad for cadians the Armageddon steel legion all them and why do I feel like I would be the one pulling the frag grenade pin just so I can take if you enemies with me all that self sacrifice glory stuff

@ChaoticVoicesofAndreas

3 ай бұрын

This is so BEAUTIFUL!! I must share this far and wide! ❤

@XDude615

3 ай бұрын

@@ChaoticVoicesofAndreasBrother-Andreas! What do you do here? WHAT?!?!

@worldofwarcraftman2

3 ай бұрын

woah woah woah. Disposable equipment? That stuff is more valuable then the guardsmen the equipment is always retrieved if possible.

fighting the orks is one of the best things you could be fighting in 40k.

@ButFirstHeLitItOnFire

3 ай бұрын

_And_ if there’s a third party involved in the fighting, it’s fairly easy to bribe Orks into attacking said party (So long as you’re prepared to fight off the Orks using said bribe against you later on, but sometimes you have to go with the lesser evil).

@blaster23456

3 ай бұрын

​@@ButFirstHeLitItOnFire There's actually a situation where Imperial Guard and Orks worked together to fight off a Tyranid invasion, and genuinely meshed well together as Ork ferocity and Imperial decipline complimented each other really well. It's actually a pretty cool moment where both sides worked together for a common goal and genuinely seemed to kinda respect one another. The book's called Enemy of my Enemy in case you wanted to check it out.

@ChadTalos

3 ай бұрын

But that doesn't mean that they aren't horrifying

@Alpostpone

3 ай бұрын

@@ChadTalos Sure, but they're _hilariously_ horrifying.

@ChadTalos

3 ай бұрын

Yes they are but not in bad way but in an interesting way I love learning about Orks from the prospective of other races

Not pictured here: those same enemies splattered by the thousand other guardsment freaking out.

@Frostyviewer

3 ай бұрын

Correction, should read "...by the trillion..." 😅

@drizztcj

3 ай бұрын

Worry not about the trillions that die, but about the trillions that live by their sacrifice. By your sacrifice, soldier. 😅

To be fair... 1. The guys who were killed by Drukhari got off lucky by being killed, and that quickly. 2. That Kriegsman was probably sad that he was the only one who HADN'T been killed... until he was, which probably made him happy.

@ra_alf9467

3 ай бұрын

Later that Drukhari scrapped his blade searching for some dna to be given to their homunculi. And then that poor guardsman will wake up in his new body in Commoragh

@theotv5522

3 ай бұрын

@@ra_alf9467”body” Weird way to spell “household furnitures”

@Deus888

Күн бұрын

2. No, because DKoK aren't actually suicidal. They just don't care about their lives if they can sacrifice it for the mission's sake.

Every one of those scenarios Ciaphas Cain would have solved by not wanting to be there in the first place.

@weldonwin

3 ай бұрын

Cain: *(Looking at the massed hordes of waiting enemies and sighs)* Well Chucklefucks... Ready Jurgen?

@maxbutzki5820

3 ай бұрын

HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!

@AsbestosMuffins

2 ай бұрын

​@@weldonwinsees ork horde, drives bravely in the opposite direction, finds an otherwise undetected tyranid swarm instead, both kill each other, caine is truely a hero!

@EyelessZack

2 ай бұрын

​@@weldonwinReady Sir, but I haven't got the marshmellows

@toddkes5890

Ай бұрын

@@AsbestosMuffins Check out the book "Caves of Ice", which has a situation almost exactly what you describe. He doesn't find Tyranids though.

Dudes who fantasize about being a guardsman seeing this and saying "nah, I'd win"

@csmrookie9600

3 ай бұрын

We will.

@nobodyxdel2390

3 ай бұрын

But I like dying for the Emperor when I mod Ravenfield

@massgunner4152

3 ай бұрын

​@@nobodyxdel2390counterpoint: Drukhari

@samuelma7709

3 ай бұрын

if the Orks were bloodlusted they might cause me a little trouble

@ZetsubouGintama

3 ай бұрын

STAND PROUD CADIANS. YOU ARE STRONG.

Fun fact: The plasma gun is not designed to ever explode if it ever goes critical. It will just vent all heat out right on to the wielder killing them instantly.

@douglasbabb1725

3 ай бұрын

40k: Where the standard-issue gear is worth - quite literally - more than your life.

@danteinpuro319

2 ай бұрын

Eh close enough

@travisbishop782

Ай бұрын

And that's better how?

@marcantiojo7703

Ай бұрын

​@@travisbishop782 The gun is more valuable than the person wielding it.

@MegaRazorback

Ай бұрын

But the way it vents all that heat means the air literally catches on fire so from someone nearby watching it vent it would look like the guns just exploded.

Don't worry about that last guy, he would have been killed for knowing too much even if he got evacuated!

@Briselance

3 ай бұрын

That's... effed up to the point of grimderpiness.

@RolandTheJabberwocky

3 ай бұрын

@Briselance Well, they would usually only exterminatus for chaos, which knowledge of corrupts normal folk, or for tyranids, in which case he probably was genestolen anyway.

@malogibeaux4946

3 ай бұрын

@@RolandTheJabberwocky or when the paper got lost in the bureaucratic process. Woopsie

@Myiven

3 ай бұрын

Or recruited into an ad hoc Inquisitorial team with a bunch of other malcontents and loaned out to psychotic interrogators on their paths to inquisitordom.

@lornbaker1083

3 ай бұрын

standard operational procedure for the inquisition. Kryptman would be so proud

1001 Ways to Die, 40K edition: - Executed for cowardice - Dragged to your doom by a Lictor - Failed to outrun a Speed Freek - Smelled the pure fragance of a Plague Marine - Didn't take care of the Genestealer problem in the Hive City sewers - Sushi'd by an Aeldari Aspect Warrior - Krumped by a Nob - Stomped by a Chaos Knight - Changed by a Lord of Change - Mayday'd by a Stormboy - Failed to notice a Tau Stealthsuit - Became a Night Lord's armor decoration - Atomized by a Necron warrior - Became one of the lucky ones in a Drukhari raid - Didn't follow proper munition handling rites - Added to Khorne's skull collection - Found out a Mawloc's maw isn't an ideal landing spot - Celebrated victory before total purge of the Enemies of the Imperium - Went for a stroll in the Mandrake neighbourhood - Skipped the Uplifting Primer's advice about touching spore mines - Found out why Lasguns are more reliable than plasma weapons - Held a grudge against the Votann - Became Ripper chow - Exterminatus'd

@jameshunter3867

Ай бұрын

...Sums it up nicely! 😎😁

@zerggydoggy7696

11 күн бұрын

40 thousand ways to die. There is a song with this name on youtube.

"It ain't much but it's honest work." Fits this a little to well lol

Guardsmen: Did we finally win? Universe: Well yes... but actually no. (spawns hive fleet)

@alexkatc59

3 ай бұрын

Imperial Navy has arrived.

@Ilikefinalfantasy795

3 ай бұрын

get the void cannons ready.@@alexkatc59

@user-eq6ru8kl6m

3 ай бұрын

*deep breath* ahh shit here we go again

@Alpha-zb8sp

3 ай бұрын

Nids go nom

@Its_me_Stolas

3 ай бұрын

NOT THE GARGOYLES

You sir have earned: A view A like A comment An entry on my private 40k playlist A sharing across my 40k loving friends And last but not least, a subscription to your channel Its a pleasure doing business!

@Const1tucional

3 ай бұрын

And dont forget a good WAAAAGH

@gadzilla6664

3 ай бұрын

Same.

@bobsmoothie6445

3 ай бұрын

And you sir have earned: A like for your comment A comment on your comment

@crunchyyellowlion

3 ай бұрын

​@@bobsmoothie6445 and you and the others above me have earned a like and a mention in a comment for the OC who has also earned a like.

@REGISTRI-jy7ii

2 ай бұрын

Thais comment is cringe asf

They all mock the guard until the Baneblades show up.

@reverenddmo8944

3 ай бұрын

Dem umie tanks iz awlrite, but it takes a lad wiv sum propper orky-know-wots ta make em ave da rite amount of dakka. An paint em red.

@windowstaskmanager5349

2 ай бұрын

IT IS THE BANEBLADE!

It's been two years already? Thank the Emperor you're back!

@TailAbNormal

3 ай бұрын

You can't rush perfection.

@mafatuka

3 ай бұрын

Lexicon

I love this, because it is made by somebody who clearly understands the guard, there was a lot of care taken to show off some of the different regiments. Fantastic work man!

@Archaon_Everchosen

3 ай бұрын

Ну конечно нужно подробно знать лор фракции, чтобы выставить их никчёмным мусором. Зато он использовал парочку разных полков и высмеял их всех

@deathtrooper9003

3 ай бұрын

@@Archaon_Everchosen they are the unsung bulwark of the imperium. They may not have the glory of the space marines, the power of the inquisition, the faith of the sisters, or the power of the Custodes - but the have the indomitable spirit of humanity and they will hold the line, sacrificing their all for the Imperium.

@lordmech

3 ай бұрын

just remember the planet broke before the guard did. Can't say that about any other even space marines leave before that happens.

They have an entire logistics system dedicated to hauling around their massive balls

Honestly, the most unrealistic part of this video is the dark eldar bit. Unfortunately for everyone involved, the drukhari do not kill their victims anywhere near that quickly.

So this is where you've been! Also shout out to including the Leagues of Votann. They don't get enough love from GW.

@Warborn_Prius

3 ай бұрын

Eh, their digging a hole somewhere. Also, Ironkin! yay!

@billul1

Күн бұрын

ROCK AND STONE

Screw that. I’m a Guardsman supporter, these folks are us fighting the horrors of the 41st Millennium. It took us training for at least 1-2 years, we are available and more numerous than the Space Marines, we can control almost most fields with numbers, we train to hold the line longer before the offensive, and we are more human to fight as a great entity.

@javierpaniaguamontero1094

3 ай бұрын

all so that in the end the space marines get the credit Lmao

@justin_isaac_rada44

3 ай бұрын

For example@@javierpaniaguamontero1094 that you did your best to beat the enemy after you trained in the Imperial Guard in advanced for a few years but get your award stolen by some corrupted higher ups and treated us like rubbish. Do you like something like that will happen to you and your friendly brothers of arms?

@aylix2137

Ай бұрын

more numerous than space marines by a factor of, like, ten thousand

That guardsman at the end who dies in the exterminatus should be kissing that inquisitors ring if only he could. He failed to see the hoard of daemonettes that just warped in who were "looking for a good time."

To be fair, considering what usually happens to people attacked by Dark Eldar, the guys who got a quick decapitation really were lucky.

Omg the leagues of Votann bit had me dying of laughter just seems exceptionally mean spirited 😂

@noahvanbaal341

3 ай бұрын

He had a judgment token on him

@jasonalcatraz5817

3 ай бұрын

And undeserved too, because that was no guardsman, that was a Stormtrooper/Scion

@yetipotato8567

3 ай бұрын

​@@jasonalcatraz5817 I believe it is a kasrkin

@lornbaker1083

3 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure that's a wrestling move that was used by two midgets in the wwe.

@TKUltra971

3 ай бұрын

@@yetipotato8567 A Karskin wouldn't have went down so easy and would have had a preternatural habit of looking over his shoulder considering how insane their training is. That must have been a guardsmen who was trying out storm trooper gear.

I love the contast between the simple shapes of the gardsmen and the more detailed enemies. Really helps convey that they really are just poor, interchangable, expendible guys being thrown up against much stronger foes to die.

The guard, a bunch of dudes in the far future, with equipment barely superior to the current, just holding the line and fighting unspeakable terrors with nightmarish technology and monsters. Damn how I love the guard.

Commissar: Okay men it was a hard fought battle. But we finally drove those xenos hordes back across the river. HQ has ordered us to hold this position until reinforcements arrive. Send a squad to guard the bridge. Lieutenant: Sir we suffered 90% casualties during the battle. The remaining 10% are wounded. Commissar: Then send the least wounded to guard the bridge.

“Emperors you never see. Emperor? What’s that? Who’s he?” Damn

@douglasbabb1725

3 ай бұрын

HERESY! *BLAM*

As a chaos knights player I am honored to see my boys getting some representation

0:49 I don't know why but that's my favorite one haha, a lunatic alien with a rocket hammer just makes me laugh. Honestly seems like something the Brutes from Halo would pull.

@blazikenking

3 ай бұрын

That isn't a rocket hammer. It's an anti-tank explosive on a stick. Yes, their way of busting tanks isn't to fire the missile, but to get in close and swing it like a hammer onto the tank. They do it that way because it's more fun.

@NeurodivergentSuperiority

2 ай бұрын

Ork's get even crazier than this!

and the thing is, this life is better than the hive city life...

@s.k4713

3 ай бұрын

Good ol imperium being the hellscape it is.

If the Space Marines disappeared the Imperium would fall in a year. If the Imperial Navy disappeared the Imperium would fall in a month. If the Imperial Guard disappeared the Imperium would fall in a day.

@user-ui8dt5vb1v

3 ай бұрын

If the adeptus mechanicus disappeared the imperium would fall within the week If the adeptus custodes disappeared it means the imperium has already fallen

Love how you show different regimets, not only the cadians (or Krieg) had a bad day

Look, if you are fighting the Deldar, the ones killed by being chopped in half are the LUCKY ones.

Death guard appeared for more than one second! 10/10

40k noob:”wow the space marines are so cool they’re awesome heroes.” 40k veterans:”the guardsmen are the real heroes.”

@whitewall2253

3 ай бұрын

My brother, 40k has no heroes, just crabs in a bucket.

@s.k4713

3 ай бұрын

Chaos has it right ngl.

@NeurodivergentSuperiority

2 ай бұрын

@@whitewall2253 or monkeys in a phone booth

Love the Stormboy with the tankhammer xD

Tbh I expected the end would be full of IG actually kicking ass since it's their gimmick. Hard-won battles but won by the sweat, courage and grit of the imperial guard

Just an average day in the Guard. Glad to see your heroic return! The Emperor is pleased!

As a Guard fan, this is gold, but damn did you do that Kasrkin dirty. Still I love how you added a lot of the regiments personality in their deaths, keep it up!

Man I can't count how many of my buddies guardsmen I've killed in are games. 😂 wonderful song.

That represent so well guardsman's life

Some of my favorite moments in 40K story is when Astartes honor guardsman. Salamander carrying slain guardsman off the field. Space Wolves saluting guardsman who stood in defense of Cadia even when the atmosphere was no longer breathable. In the wider spectrum of defending the Imperium of Man, the Imperial Guard is more vital than the Astartes.

Guards fans will watch this and say: “See? The Imperium cares about humanity.”

I admit, for me the best part is still the "jetpack" Ork and the look on the guardmen's faces that just screams "HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE?!??" right before dying

Eh i never wanted to live forever anyway. *Fixes bayonet* FOR THE EMPEROR

Amazing tutorial for those unfamiliar with warhammer, really gets them up to speed on what's up.

Return of the king

The inquisitor sipping tea after dropping a planet buster gets me every time. Edit: Upon rewatching this for the 30th time, I had a thought, the inquisitor declared exterminatus because the guardsmen was shaking with fear, and the emperor protects, so I shall know no fear is part of their prayer. The guardsmen committed heresy by being afraid.

Awesome!! This is what love about the Guard. Just regular humans, fighting the unbelievable horrors of the galaxy, WITH SOLID BRASS BALLS!! Also, loved the Night Lord bit. AVE DOMINUS NOX!!

That bit about the Dark Eldar is about as nice as you can expect to get with them.

I love how Kriegsmen are the only ones enjoying themselves there. XD

To be honest, guardsman have munitorum issued balls of adamantine. To face those odds and usually holding the horrors back takes courage.

I can now proudly say this video inspired me to look into Warhammer lore and start buying my own collection!

Gotta say though, getting to play an armored company was pretty mint ... more so with the battery of basilisks at the back😂

"Ain't that the truth " -Random Guardsmen

-The laser rifle it "One Clip, One Kill !" I prefer my new weapon! The last words of the guardman who thinks Sergeant gave him a plasma gun because he likes him... 1:42

Ironically, the most powerful force in the imperium is the imperial guard despite guardsmen being known for dying a lot.

@GabrielWard-yu6sk

3 ай бұрын

How?

@CrusaderTheFirst

3 ай бұрын

@@GabrielWard-yu6sk There's a lot more guardsmen than there are space marines. They're essentially the majority. There is more to it than sheer numbers though and despite the strength, they still need some help to get things done.

@whitewall2253

3 ай бұрын

​@@GabrielWard-yu6sk quantity has a quality all its own, the tyranids are probably the only "people" in the galaxy that can outmatch the guard on sheer weight of numbers.

@felop1187

3 ай бұрын

​@@GabrielWard-yu6sk when you have a hammer, every problem is a naill and the guard is the emperor's hammer, their infantry may be crap relative to the other factions but their artillery and tanks are second to none, even then they are also outnumbered when fighting againet orks and tyranids yet they still hold the line and push back againts the darkness

@CrusaderTheFirst

3 ай бұрын

@@felop1187 The space marines I think are also called the scalpel, combine both a scalpel's precision cut and a hammer's force and you get good results.

And yet they've held the line for millennia and will continue to hold the line. They deserve nothing but respect!

Thanks so much for including the Votann in this montage! It often seems like most 40k content creators are even aware they exist.

2:09 Exterminatus moment.

2:01 man, I *instantly* knew what was coming here, lol.

Guardsmen: 🤜 🤛 :Helldivers

Proud imperial guard player, have lost every game I have ever played :)

@Princess_Celestia_

3 ай бұрын

Catachan player here, I only ever lost 1 game. I still call bs on it. If you're in a 1v1v1 match and your two enemies go into melee, you should be allowed to gun them down. The only match I ever lost, this was back in the days when you could set up and not move your army, a Cadian player and CSM player tag teamed me in a 1v1v1 match, going into melee with each other than not rolling hits just to prevent me from shooting at their infantry because "can't shoot at units in melee" until the Chaos boys got close enough to melee my imps. It was utter bs. Only kills I got was a Chaos tank, 2 Chimeras, 1 Basilisk, 3 Sentinels and 3 Leman Russ. I'm still sore about that bulls**tery. Of course, I never won a match either, just draw after draw after bloody draw. Seems like we never had the time to actually finish a match or get done enough for a clear victor to be decided.

Outstanding work 👍👍👍👍 Only missed opportunities were cleaning out Ogryn bedrooms 😅 and the Mechanicus “consensually” turning you into a servitor

The ork with the explosive warhead hammer has got to be the funniest bit.

The Night Lord made me laugh. AVE DOMINUS NOX!

As a Votann player I really enjoyed you including my faction. Liked and subscribed.

I just realized that you made those tau vidios. Amazing seeing your more longform content. I have been blasting this every time i can

Your video speaks to exactly why 40K is SO POPULAR and APPEALING to me! 👍👍👍👍

Definitely a veteran guardsman created this. Intimate knowledge of guard life.

Well, this was just saved to my "Keep permanently and watch often" playlist! For the Emporer!✊️

Was so hoping a badass Guard veteran would’ve shown up and helped the new kid at the end.

Impressive variety of Guardsmen and Xenos races. I think this is the first time ive seen an animation of the Tau where they aren't eating shit and this is the first time ive seen the Votaan doing anything in an animation.

GREAT job on the Tyranids! 😍

Absolutely perfect!! XD Best most hilarious way to portray the Guardsmen

Hey props for adding in different regiments :D A forgotten thing in GW's eyes...

This is a true fanwork of art, deserved my sub and like, well.

I love this video! The animation is smooth and the lyrics are popping! 💯

0:12 Gotta go fast.

As someone who knows nothing about Warhammer I’ve watched this way too many times now

Yup, that sums up a Guardsman's lifestyle pretty well!

amazing especially with the part with kreig

Nice to see some variation including the classics

Just epic and brilliant, coffee went thru my nose at the orc playing smashy smashy with the guardsman

Joint us, Astra Militarum needs you!

Squats?! Cool. :)

Absolutely love that you had my favourite regiments Elysians Mordian iron guard

"prepare to charge" hits me hard every time man

A scenario that was missed: “look, the Emperor’s angels! We’re saved” (It’s the Grey knights)

My god this is incredible.

Im proud i can be here within the first 5 hours of upload, absolutely iconic content

Yo I'm so happy to see more of your stuff

Proud to have never played with a single overglorified blueberry or any spess muhreen in my life, guard for life

This video remember me Metal Slug, now I'm want a Warhammer 40K game like Metal Slug style.

Love this vid and love this channel.

Feels like this should have come out in 2010

you are doing the empero work friend, this is amazing

Увидев прикольного дракончика - сразу стало понятно, что анимация топ))

Remind me those blood bowl animations! Very good, great work 🍻👏

This is clearly brilliant

OU MY GOSH THE DRAGON IS BACK!!!