Counterpoints40K 12 minutes ago Most of you are lovely BUT I'm going to address a few frustrating comments in reference to why we're redoing Hammer and Bolter and what new content we're working on in the background. 1) My old Hammer and Bolter Episodes are basically reactions with rants in between. The new stuff is more focused, more transformative, less likely to piss off Games Workshop, and significantly improves the quality. You don't like em, cool. 2) GW has not released new content in 90 days. They just announced a new Knights Series. I will break that down a week after it comes out. 3) I have completed the script for a Lore video that combines a dozen Science Fiction Properties into a coherent timeline set in the 40k Universe. I will release that when I have time to properly edit it AND then I will use that as framing device to break down other Sci-Fi both respecting its own lore, and 40k Lore. I'm excited for that project but its a lot of work. 4) I released to little fan fare an independent animation of a 40k Sentinel Mowing down Ewoks with a Lascannon based on a Gray Skull comic. I loved it, but it was a lot of money and energy for little result. We're already working on a new short animation but they're expensive and time consuming. 5) In the background I have been protoyping a real life 12 gauge/.72 caliber bolter, a 5.56 Bolt Pistol, a Tempestus Scion Helmet based on the Devtac Ronin, and a Chainsword. There's a lot of work that goes into testing this stuff so I resent the complaints. Take it up with GW, I'm working my butt off while working a full time job and raising a family. I'm working on content, it just takes time and energy to build something from scratch rather than just doing haphazard reacts. Parasocial love to you and yours. I appreciate your patience. Catch you in the next one.

@AndrewsArachnids

5 ай бұрын

Fuck them haters. Obviously they barely paid attention the first time if they can't see how different these versions are.

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

@@AndrewsArachnids my feeling on the matter exactly

@karldehaut

5 ай бұрын

No worries. You're doing a great job. Some people are trapped in consumerism and dislike insight.

@rainforcer1

5 ай бұрын

​@@Counterpoints will you review fan animation sanguinis vs angron? I saw valrak uploaded it on his channel.

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

@@rainforcer1 I would 1) want to read the books 2) I borderline want to hire the artist to actually finish the color on it

One thing that I wish you could have mentioned is that the planet Elena wants to make a pilgrimage to happens to be the one from Bound for Greatness, which was taken over by Tzeentch.

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

It’s also mentioned in deaths hand

@chavamara

5 ай бұрын

Interesting!

@chuckn4851

Ай бұрын

Well, it wasn't taken over by Tzeentch, but the cult is infecting the planet and growing for sure.

@theskipper7305

25 күн бұрын

In hindsight, her being blinded might've been done to save her from going there and falling to Tzeentch's schemes...

.What i find crazy is that the sister goes blind by just seeing a small fraction of the Emperor's power. For her it was worth it

@jessecastellanos669

5 ай бұрын

F that. How’s she supposed to watch counterpoints now if she’s blind? Not worth it imo

@MusMasi

3 ай бұрын

@@jessecastellanos669 she can just listen to it.

@brandonstapley9251

2 ай бұрын

@@jessecastellanos669 well more importantly how is she suppose to read the books she wants so badly to read

@scribblerstudios9895

Ай бұрын

I would like to point out, she not only went blind, she chose to remain blind. the imperium has the Tech to replace bad eyes. and yet she chooses to remain blind.

@Frw0ge

29 күн бұрын

@@brandonstapley9251who needs to read the books when you can be a first hand witness of one of the emperors greatest miracles?

Faith might be a extension of humanity’s own “wagh” thing Hell, even orkz thought of the same thing

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

It actually is lol. Belief changes material reality which is cool and horrifying.

@ICECAPPEDSKY

2 ай бұрын

How much of that is Faith itself manifesting in the warp and how much of that is the Emperor himself stepping in. I personally believe most of that manifestation is the Emperor himself or part of him especially in the case of living saints. The emperor uses his power to bring back living saints over and over. I will say some of the divine healing and other minor miracles could very well be faith manifest rather than the Emperor stepping in.

Elena was robbed of her sight, but not before witnessing a miracle. Seeing this miracle is a greater gift than reading all the books in the Imperium, and is the absolute solidification of her faith. Over a year later, this is still my favorite episode.

I like this revisiting old content. I find it puts a refresh on earlier videos with a refreshed point of view that is more constructive and insightful. Fuck them haters, keep this up man im loving it

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

Thank you king

So she lost her eyes forever unable to see the library and halls that she dreamed to see.

@Briselance

2 ай бұрын

The Magos Biologis can give her a new set of eyes, biological or not.

@HMSBreadnought

21 күн бұрын

Eh, given it was taken over by Tzeentch maybe it was a blessing from the Emperor

On the blade piercing the sister's armor, remember these are cultists of Khorne, the Chaos God of blood and destruction. It's likely that as the head cultist, he might've received a minor blessing from the blood god that empowered both his strength and weapon, allowing him to pierce the Ceramite armor.

@MusMasi

3 ай бұрын

blud for the blud god!!

@williamdavies1373

3 ай бұрын

@@MusMasi Skulls for the Skull Throne

@ronanchristiana.belleza9270

2 ай бұрын

@@williamdavies1373 Corn for the Corn FLAKES

@williamdavies1373

2 ай бұрын

@@ronanchristiana.belleza9270 Milk for the Milk Bowl

@HTWW

24 күн бұрын

*BLOOD FOR THE EMPEROR! SKULLS FOR THE GOLDEN THRONE!!!*

I really enjoy your reviews. Super cool that you are updating your reviews as you knowledge grows. Keep up the great work.

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly! I live to serve

It only makes sense that Khorne blessed swords would have armor penetration by default

Even if we don't have the same opinions, I like even admire what you do. I would like to point out a minor aspect that you didn't address but which is interesting. Having spent my childhood in Rome, I know the importance of rituals in religions. One of the passages (notably in the previous video) shows that Aghata, even in the face of imminent death, continues the ritual. This causes a reaction in Helena. I add that losing sight is also a ritual present in many religions. Giving your eyes (usually symbolic) allows you to achieve the true vision of faith. This video explains the importance of ritual in the believer’s faith.

Blessed is the mind too small for doubt. Re: Graphene / Do not descend into the mad heresy that timcast entertains. The Emperor protects.

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

You can't stop me. I talked to Ian Krossland about Iron Ocean Fertilization and its potential to affect global CO2 so if you see him rant about its CO2 effects you can blame me.

@philmariop

5 ай бұрын

@@Counterpoints grant me the Emperor's mercy ! Jokes aside, the road from lab to useful application of graphene, etc, might be 28k years in the making.

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

@@philmariop I pray not

@alastor8091

4 ай бұрын

That first line..... I'm reading a book right now and uuuuuhhhh, lotta Imperial stuff comes from a very tainted source.

Remember children, when in doubt... go cyclic on the Bolter.

Still missing your Full Metal Jacket videos. Loved them so much

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

I PROMISE i plan on going full time and I will start doing media reviews again and will upload/redo Full Metal Jacket

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

I still have them

@scousegamer88

5 ай бұрын

@@Counterpoints Awesome. Looking forward to it; hope all is well ☺

HUGE siters of battle fan so thank you!

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

My pleasure, if you haven’t checked out Pariah Nexus yet, do so, they have a fantastic sequence in there that I think is the best animated action since Astartes.

I need a video of your reaction to the video, “The last church”!!

Thanks for all your vids! I am new to wh40k and your insights on the lore helps a ton!

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

My pleasure, I make these for people such as yourself and veterans who just want a different set of eyeballs to see if i caught anything they missed.

Go check out: Michael Heiser’s “unseen realm” and anything by Fr. Ripperger ❤ Comment below here after watching.

If the Emperor got off the golden throne and said" l am not a God" the eccclesiasty would execute him for heresy

@efaristi9737

5 ай бұрын

That would be quite hypocrite because he essentially is, especially now. The faith of humans in him has changed him.

@Shady36

3 ай бұрын

To some extent he's accepted his role as their God. Otherwise, how could the faithful perform acts like Saint Josephine's.

i could not imagine this one be higher drawn it will be brutal

Anyone complaining about the power armor not holding up to a cultist's blade have obviously not heard that one of the Gift's of Khorne is supernatural strength. I could be wrong, but a Warp enhanced cultist could probably cut into and through a Sister's of Battle's armor.

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

I like this theory

@ambushbob5383

2 ай бұрын

Then they need to show that instead of making the audiance work for it. If you knew nothing about any of this you would wonder if they were wearing power armor at all.

I love how the cultists actually match the design of the actual Chaos Cultist models!!

I cant believe that this was only uploaded 7 minutes ago, I just got to this episode. I just started watching the series earlier today. Is this your newest remastered version of the series?

I really love this one, it has everything, the grimdark, the Sister of Battle, women being brave and badass, the testing of courage and faith, love it.

"There Sister. Our duty is done."

19:54 Ian's teachings have spread far 🙏

The question of whether it is better to spend more points on war gear for your heroes, or to bulk up army numbers with riff-raff, has been answered.

I agree the jump cuts get annoying but this gives it that unique feel.

How are these regular daggers and swords getting throught power armor?

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, they really shouldn't. They should only be able to get through weak points like armpits and knees.

@killerbee1974

5 ай бұрын

@@Counterpoints i would say it would be crazy if in a story down the line that either the cultists gained some new blade blessed by chaos to break through armor or someone has been sabotaging the equipment the armed forces have been using as some form of heresy

@areallyhappyarcticfox1240

5 ай бұрын

You can chalk it up to khorne blessing the cultists and their weapons

Warhammer 40k is so full of Irony I love how they use Lorgar Scriptures and the Emperor ended up being what he didn't want to be 🤣🤣🤣

Khorne didn’t lose really because they still spilled blood

Dunno 'bout past but this current content is GR8, Many thanx 👍👍

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

07 thanks king

Ok. This is one of a few good hammer and bolter works. Even if it cheap it styled enough. Artists did a great job.

for all the times his glorious and benevolent angels never made it , SEM PRI FEL MA....

Even before his internment into the Golden Throne the Emperor represented Order in one of it's fundemental forms by planning to rid the galaxy of reliance on the Warp and restoring Humanity to DAoT levels, thus negating Chaos and becoming Anathema.

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

“Apotheosis does not require consent”

i really hope we get more hammer and bolter

Your pronunciation of 40k "latin" is leagues better than most other lore channels out there. I look forward to your future projects.

18:12 I think Agatha saw the future of Elena in that moment... After all she had the Emperor's grace in that moment. I don't think the tomb was changed, I think they made another chamber to have the saint and her last vessel in the same place... But I can be wrong.

Ahhh shit rewatching again Imma gonna get my 🍿 and 🍺

That bolter had a hell of a lot of ammo

08:15 Now, that's equality.

10:18 Aye. But they lose. Forsake the dakka, be a baka.

I always. Found those little cupids to be pretty fucking creepy

Power armor would most likey be like old plate armor you would have the outer shell be of a hard material with softer material under it (see black carapace for astartes). Also siters like astartes wear full body power armor and unless these cultists are running around with demon blades or power swords slashing or stabbing them should have done nothing.

Comment for the comment god! Letters for his throne!

The cultist just got deleted from existence

counter: my phone broke and i lost my last audio copy of "how to be a galaxy brain". pls reupload- was good stuff o7

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

07 not sure if I still have it but I’m building out new content like that for the essay channel

very nice breakdown sir :)

I’m surprised how many people misinterpret and misunderstand the emperors prohibition on religion and faith! it was not at all due to The emperors supposed aversion towards faith based on the presupposition that science and reason can answer all the questions within the universe. In fact the emperor knew that faith was humanity‘s greatest asset in untapped power, hence why was set on humanity avoiding using a weapon properly until they were ready or the Emperor had finished his web-way project. As the emperor was a man of great faith and possessed a clear understanding of it’s power especially as it relates to the human soul. A larger understanding of the lore will confirm Such a presupposition. As with many things and Warhammer you must perceive beyond the superficial layer of what we read or and why they tell the masses what they do. Arm for such a precept it makes perfect sense why the emperor was trying to prevent people from unknowingly worshiping chaos and thus manifesting or invoking demonic entities. His imperial creed to White wash and remove the temptation of religion and face was to prevent any vectors chaos could potentially use to infiltrate Or undermine the administrative centralization of power undertaken by the emperor. In sum The emperors banishment of religion had nothing to do with a supposed emperors distain for faith, in fact he felt the opposite, it was only a preventive measure to prevent humanity from feeding the warp and chaos unwittingly.

Hey a channel called Moskoni just dropped a fan animation "SCORCH - PART ONE" that I think you'd really like

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

I saw it and I loved it. Will break down asap

The animation quality is worse than GWs pricing model. Sad that they treated their creative fan base with such utter disdain

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

I’m praying the Amazon deal and their work with M2 studios continues to improve the quality. Hammer and Bolter started rough but was solid by the end. It’s too bad they killed it by the time it was getting good.

As I recall wasn’t their a story where the sisters of battle don’t see eye to eye with the Astartes? Why is that, by all accounts shouldn’t the sisters of battle actually view them as Allie’s? So why are their some sisters that view them as either heretics, Xenos or worse?

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

Most Astartes keep the Imperial Truth and deny that the Emperor is a God. Astartes are transhuman, so in a way they're a kind of mutant, they're just sanctioned. Also the Sisters were defending the head Lord of Terra against Astartes who wanted to kill him, so they were being loyal to a voice of the Emperor. They shouldn't fight that often but some of the tension is een in Pariah Nexus, a fantastic series that I have reviewed.

@grimoireweiss6428

5 ай бұрын

@@Counterpoints yeah I’ve seen it as well. Speaking of sisters of battle, is it true that some of them receive similar but not identical Implants that match those of the space marines gene seed like an extra heart or an organ that improves bone structures?

@wernerwernerowy8761

5 ай бұрын

​@@CounterpointsAstartes wierzą w imperialną prawdę. Bardzo zabawne i głupie podczas herezji Horusa wielu adtertes zaczeło wyznawać imperatora a co dopiero w 40 k.

@wernerwernerowy8761

5 ай бұрын

​@@CounterpointsW skrócie do obalenia tej głupiej teori wystarczy jedno słowo black Templars.

@ambushbob5383

2 ай бұрын

​@@grimoireweiss6428no their genes are unaugmented, they do get augments as needed the same as everyone else though to replace lost parts.

If it was a power sword wouldn't the blood just burn off?

best video i ever saw

U see, all god worship destroyed would make him the only god the emperor is the evil😅

Sooo this is a rifle with a metal case around it?

The enemy also attacked the image of the emperor of man kind In the same way that you were with half the spirit of the face stolen. Jairus Harvey Also I'm under attack physically and spiritually. Counterpoints40K, Riport.×9. Report.×4.

Salvation throug ANNIHILATION

Alright Ian 😂

and they wanted to make lore about female custodes instead of these literal mortal women kickin ass.

@enteplays3662

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, what is even worse is that both sides of the discussion doing the sisters dirty. The woke ones by just beeing like:"Nah we don't want the sisters because they are no Space Marines and therefore not interesting." and the 40k fans by simply labeling them off as female space marines and degrading them into merly more than a token to toss into this whole female space marine-discussion.

Cultists seem able to cut power armour with knives…

Its like we returned to MTV era...

why is fantasy and 40k separate? do they even have anything in common? shared universe even?

@Nineteen1900Hundred

4 ай бұрын

They are not separate if you don't want them to be. I simply believe in the old lore from the 1980s: the fantasy planet is a setting very far in the future, after 40K. Some examples: A group of Sisters Of Battle became the Amazons of Lustria, keeping safe some ancient relics including Bolters and Las-Pistols said to be from "The High Age". The Norscans landed on the planet from a spaceship. The Great Maw is the last Tyranid that landed from space. The Tomb Kings are in possession of what is basically a Necron monolith called The Black Pyramid. And that's not even mentioning the fact that demon characters are crossed over in both settings, like Be'lakor, following the logic that in the warp, time doesn't matter.

Some people who don’t know too much about 40k going on about wanting‘Female space marines’. Not knowing that the defenders of the faith and the Heroines of the Emperor are given more strength through his name than some of his Angels. They’re absolutely amazing Nuns. Their litanies are beautiful. Love them And that Swordsmanship is enough to even make the Templars proud.

Why does your picture always have to cover 1/4 of the screen?

@Counterpoints

2 ай бұрын

Copyright

Can anyone tell me when there will actually be anything new to watch on Warhammer plus?

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

They just announced a Knights Series, unknown release date will probably find out tomorrow

@timwillis2505

5 ай бұрын

@@Counterpoints Thanks!

Anybody else have trouble with the games workshop app to watch these

So I’ve been watching your breakdowns for a while and have been binging a metric F ton of lore videos. Based on what I’ve seen on your channel specifically I tried to get a warhammer+ subscription. But unfortunately I’m in Canada. Apparently it’s our laws that make it so I can’t give GW my money…. But I can get everything else including other IP protective company’s stuff. They just partner with a service that deals with the content requirements. I absolutely respect the intent of protecting an IP but if everyone else can work it out why can’t GW? Yeah Canada is small but partnering with a global company I think they could easily double their subscriptions. They seem to be gnawing off their own hand (profits) and refusing to join the rest of the planet. That said. Thanks for doing your videos, the breakdowns are great and definitely part of the enjoyment and I know that you are not GW. Keep it up.

Awesome

more please

Yooooooooo❤ WarrrrrrHammer!

They dont have "power armored" gauntlets. They dont have black carapace. Sisters armor only offer protection. Plus their bolter not 75 cal. Normal humans use much smaller bolters then astarties. Also stupidest thing that they got sisters through chestplate of a POWER ARMOR. I understand it is for dramatic effect. But it also pretty stupid.

10:07 seriously? I find it hard to believe that their are actual groups and worshippers of Khorne that use long range weapons. I always thought Khorne despised anything that is long range fighting.

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

Check out the most recent breakdown of “scorch” and specifically the lore of the Blood Pact

@mathiasbartl903

2 ай бұрын

No, Khorn despises witchcraft.

Let be serious how are they getting destroyed by nuns

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

Because they’re nuns in power armor who have trained since childhood.

@namelesshero-jq7zj

5 ай бұрын

@@Counterpoints the real reason sisters of battle are good is because of the power armour the have and without it they have high chance of lose fight to guardsmen in boxing ring

@brandoncrabtree6632

5 ай бұрын

It's kinda silly. The saint showing up to kill some cultists is also weird. They made khorne's followers look pretty weak here.

@ambushbob5383

2 ай бұрын

The representation of power armors defense here was shit but offense was spot on. Also the power swords do most of the work for you as rather than cut they separate what they hit at the molecular level, when swung with wile wearing power armor which enhances ones strength you dont need to be a body builder to cleave someone in half.

Just pick up one of their weapons

Actually that's nano machine there's no such as emperor power cause he is dead

Maybe she should have checked her clip before. She started even trying to press the trigger. L o l sounds like a rookie mistake

I think. That the sisters stopping austerity's is kind of fucking stupid

Damn

damn almost forgot to comment for the comment gods!

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

07 thank you king

@AndrewsArachnids

5 ай бұрын

@@Counterpoints always. Keep em coming my dude!

Comment for the comment gods

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

07

@LetHimRead

5 ай бұрын

Likes for the like god!

So corn doesn't care from where it come. S yet you're f****** hand cut off by using a pistol. For so I guess he does give a fuck

Power armourn't

This type of static animation is beneath Warhammer, it is herecy.

Okay so im not understanding whats going on here. I google hammer and bolter and can't find an original animation on KZread. Who makes these shorts? Why is it just your react videos popping up?

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

Because it’s on Warhammer TV a paid subscription service

Comment for the Comment God.

Comment for the KZread algorithm gods \(0-0)/

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GW s bolter sounds need work

Now they are gonna say Sisters of Battle were always female

@Blindashitmetalasfuck

2 ай бұрын

...What?

I pay a yearly subscription to watch this. I spend hundreds on plastic and paint. Ive seen what a fan can make thru the glory of Astartes. They have the time. They have the budget. What needs to be called out is the shit management that makes the decisions that lead to this piss poor animation style. Just look at their recently released video where a plague beasts are fighting Knight Armigers. It’s so bad it’s laughable. This company is absolutely capable of creating good animation but for reasons beyond comprehension, refuse to do so. Truly, no blasphemy of intelligence touches them.

is hammer and bolter made on mspaint or what? whatever happened to the Astartes creator!?

07

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

07

Comment.

It ticks me off that GW is such an evil company that they are going after fan animations. Can we please stop giving them money YOU MORONIC AUTISTS!!!! Boy cot them and play litterly any other Table top. I don’t want to each still frame fights!!!!

oh i thought this was the porn game

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

Lol wtf

@robertmaheu7583

5 ай бұрын

@@Counterpoints you never played the warhammer porn. your a sister and you have to train in the purity and atone,,,,,,..... lots of atoning

@robertmaheu7583

5 ай бұрын

@@Counterpoints its the same animation style

So… is this animation a stylistic choice, or is it just terrible?

@Counterpoints

3 ай бұрын

Yes lol

What kind of animation style is this, looks cheap low effort astartes set the bar can't they try and match it or use the creator they bought him right?

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

We still waiting on Astartes 2

Rehashing old vids? Lame

@Counterpoints

5 ай бұрын

Waiting on new ones AND working on other projects like a real life Bolter SO I think your comment is lame.

@kinnusai4432

5 ай бұрын

Watching something you could probably tell you didn't want to watch from the title just so you can post a shitty comment? Lame doesn't even begin to describe that.

@minecraftfox4384

5 ай бұрын

Why is it lame? Some people are new to his channel, and sometimes people's views change so going over a video again can be good.

seriously, what crap art... otherwise love it.