THE EMPEROR OF MANKIND GOES TO WAR!

Hi all, Wolf Lord Rho here!
Today, we are looking at the events of the Emperor leaving the Golden Throne and heading into the Webway to battle the horde of Chaos Demons assaulting the portal to Terra!
These events are from the Horus Heresy Novel "The Master of Mankind". Available for purchase from the Black Library.
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www.blacklibrary.com/the-horu...
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  • @Maugie16
    @Maugie164 жыл бұрын

    Imagine being a Guardsmen in battle and seeing the Custodes advance from behind you. How high would your morale would soar? Then The Emperor strides forward amongst them, flaming sword, aura of light, giant and gilded armor. The air crackling with power.

  • @stephaniehaney736

    @stephaniehaney736

    4 жыл бұрын

    And your enemy running to get the hell out of there

  • @davidlewis9346

    @davidlewis9346

    3 жыл бұрын

    You’d probably be executed for looking behind you. Assuming you weren’t immediately cut down by the enemy.

  • @StretchReality

    @StretchReality

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@davidlewis9346 dude the emperor wouldn’t do that. He’s a lot of things but he wouldn’t cut down his people for being in awe

  • @youthere7327

    @youthere7327

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@StretchReality if you were in his way, awe or not, you would die

  • @rumraket38

    @rumraket38

    3 жыл бұрын

    The enemy literally turning to ash under his gaze.

  • @hutchy1k94
    @hutchy1k945 жыл бұрын

    I CAN ONLY GET SO LOYAL!!!

  • @iamalpharius9483

    @iamalpharius9483

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm getting to Loyal for this s**t!!!

  • @TheSeanoops
    @TheSeanoops5 жыл бұрын

    The Emperor protec, he attack, but most importantly, he bring humanity back.

  • @comradedyatlov199

    @comradedyatlov199

    5 жыл бұрын

    attac, bacc

  • @cuddlestheadorable1153

    @cuddlestheadorable1153

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@comradedyatlov199 he dont love back

  • @comradedyatlov199

    @comradedyatlov199

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@cuddlestheadorable1153 bacc*

  • @darrianweathington1923

    @darrianweathington1923

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Emperor protec, he attac, but most importantly he laughed when Russ broke Magnus bac.

  • @danyael777

    @danyael777

    4 жыл бұрын

    ~ 17:30 The Emperor Johnwicc

  • @UncleFester84
    @UncleFester844 жыл бұрын

    An Eldar harlequin infiltrating Terra had this to say: Such power made Lhaerial’s mind reel, and for a moment her contempt for the creatures of Terra wavered. The mind of the Emperor was a mountain in the surging madness of the Othersea, blinding in its brilliance. The Great Powers circled this place like razorshark waiting out the death throes of a void-whale. That terrible presence held them back, and all His little servants were ignorant of it! Unease gripped her, that she would be noticed by the Dark Gods or their defier, and the fragile flame of her being snuffed out. The feeling passed. The regard of the things of the Other­sea was ossified, so long had they fixed their gaze on the Earth. The Emperor did not shift His regard. His attention was elsewhere, upon the blinding pyre of souls, navigation beacon of the mon-keigh. She had no indication she was seen. There was little relief in that. She had laughed in the face of She Who Thirsts, but the Corpse Emperor filled her with a sense of dread.

  • @darthcalanil5333

    @darthcalanil5333

    3 жыл бұрын

    The halfdead corps emperor dreaded her far more than a literal god/ess from hell?! wow that's utterly awesome

  • @skeletorzomg

    @skeletorzomg

    3 жыл бұрын

    CHAD EMPEROR

  • @phantomwraith1984

    @phantomwraith1984

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jesus xD When an eldar laughs in the face of Slaanesh, but when they try to infiltrate the Imperial palace and the emperor just gets into their minds saying "I know you're there. I see you." yet brushes them off as not even a threat. I'd piss myself as well xD

  • @phantomwraith1984

    @phantomwraith1984

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@darthcalanil5333 well if the emperor were to ever escape the throne, he'd ascend into the Chaos God of Order and Hope. With the hundreds of trillions of people across the galaxy who worship him, he'd become to most powerful chaos god. He's already stronger than Slaanesh or Nurgle in his current corpse state, but if he ascended he'd become more powerful than Tzeench, Khorne, Gork and Mork. He'd be unparalleled. But that's also **IF** he can be reunited with Star Child, his largest missing fragment.

  • @consolidate84

    @consolidate84

    3 жыл бұрын

    Book name?

  • @wattrocks
    @wattrocks5 жыл бұрын

    “To look at Him was to go blind. To stand before Him was to die.” So damn good man you killed this awesome video dude!

  • @limjiaan4512

    @limjiaan4512

    Жыл бұрын

    The coolest part was the part where they said "in a sunless realm, the sun rose" that's badass af

  • @wattrocks

    @wattrocks

    Жыл бұрын

    @@limjiaan4512 for real so good seeing big E moments

  • @magicallydelicious9186
    @magicallydelicious91865 жыл бұрын

    "FINALLY. MY THERMIC REACTOR IS PULSATING WITH EXCITEMEEEEEEEEEEENT!"

  • @ZeroOmega-vg8nq

    @ZeroOmega-vg8nq

    4 жыл бұрын

    Go freshen up in the dread shower

  • @ZeroOmega-vg8nq

    @ZeroOmega-vg8nq

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@DirtPerson oil spills are FAR TO ABUNDANT IN THIS PALACE!

  • @Chris-yz7cs

    @Chris-yz7cs

    4 жыл бұрын

    HUMONGUS TERMINATOR DADDIES

  • @xMoac

    @xMoac

    4 жыл бұрын

    I read the excitement part as Excrement...was truly horrified but then calmed upon a second reading.

  • @Trajiun

    @Trajiun

    4 жыл бұрын

    There is passive aggression in the air

  • @michaelhowell2326
    @michaelhowell23265 жыл бұрын

    At the point when it read "and their King had come", I smiled and felt like I was there. Awsome narration skills.

  • @il6yr8

    @il6yr8

    4 жыл бұрын

    Leto Alexander I feel you, I tear up like if it was real.

  • @karlarden6260

    @karlarden6260

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s a wonderful homage to a line from Tolkien where he wrote “And Morgoth came.” If ADB didn’t have this in mind, I salute him anyway.

  • @dotshorty

    @dotshorty

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@karlarden6260¹

  • @NaudiNadia
    @NaudiNadia5 жыл бұрын

    The Emperor is such a vision of beauty, no matter how many times I see him I am in awe of this grand character set before me. Well done GW.

  • @chadsknnr

    @chadsknnr

    4 жыл бұрын

    Calm it down there, adeptus sororitas . . . .

  • @planetoftheweek

    @planetoftheweek

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@chadsknnr I mean the sororitas are the embodiment of pureness and beauty, but the emperor goes beyond that, there is nothing more beautiful than him. (Remember it's not gay if it's the emperor, for the emperor protects)

  • @lkvideos7181
    @lkvideos71815 жыл бұрын

    I really love how the Custodes call him their King instead of Emperor.

  • @sultansuleman1046

    @sultansuleman1046

    4 жыл бұрын

    He loved them more than he loved his Primarchs

  • @Aden_III

    @Aden_III

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sultan Suleman debate able

  • @lkvideos7181

    @lkvideos7181

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Aden_III I do believe he has a special relationship with them. He shares secrets, visions, dreams and feelings with the Custodes, he never or rarely did with his primarchs. They prob really are his fav creations. They listen, are taught and know about virtualy everything, are incorruptible and loyal to the letter. They are also incredibly reliable and competent in all matters of warfare, except when it comes to warp fuggery. But that's why they are complemented by the Sisters.

  • @gabrielm.942

    @gabrielm.942

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sultan Suleman I wouldn’t say that, as much as that they are the few he can actually confide in them. They will not betray him, they couldn’t it’s not in them to do so.

  • @QenaitheCustodianGuard

    @QenaitheCustodianGuard

    Жыл бұрын

    Cool nod to their order being around before he was the Emperor

  • @jakewu8268
    @jakewu82685 жыл бұрын

    Every time I look at the artworks portraying the Emperor I can’t stop looking at it literally.

  • @ObjectiveMedia

    @ObjectiveMedia

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jake Wu because you have been conditioned to have an unhealthy respect and admiration for authority

  • @jakewu8268

    @jakewu8268

    5 жыл бұрын

    Critical Thinker no not just that but damn just looking at the Emperor is just makes me feel hope even in this grimdark universe. Especially when he is in battle.

  • @DoomStarRequiem

    @DoomStarRequiem

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ObjectiveMedia heretic!

  • @svendragon8139

    @svendragon8139

    4 жыл бұрын

    Because we honor strength and purity and true art. Something this degenerate world is trying to deny us.

  • @danyael777

    @danyael777

    4 жыл бұрын

    are you familiar with the story of Arjuna in the Bhagavat Gita? Look for art of this story...i always think of that when i see Big Daddy^^

  • @nicholasleon7819
    @nicholasleon78195 жыл бұрын

    Master of Mankind was a great warhammer novel. It did a really good job of explaining one thing that was always a secondary plothole, which was: "what exactly were the custodes doing during the horus heresy anyway?" I got chills the first time the sun "rose." Makes me wonder what would have happened to Horus' little rebellion of the Master of Mankind at the head of his Ten-Thousand were free to say anything about it. This book also confirmed that Magnus did do something wrong.

  • @N0TYALC

    @N0TYALC

    9 ай бұрын

    I hope they never do it, but an alternate history book where Big E is free to prosecute the war against Horus without worrying about the webway would be neat. Just a quick little bloodbath at Isstvan III and V, then the Emperor shows up with kills Horus with a flick of the wrist

  • @Nubi324
    @Nubi3245 жыл бұрын

    Ohhh The Emperor stepped on the scene with his 10,000 Custodian guard destroying everything . No fear or tiredness only death and retribution at the side of their King

  • @alexwest2514
    @alexwest25145 жыл бұрын

    Does the Emperor yell "FOR THE EMPEROR" during a battle?

  • @hentailoli6960

    @hentailoli6960

    5 жыл бұрын

    more like "IM TEH EHMPERAH!" brudah

  • @TheEyez187

    @TheEyez187

    4 жыл бұрын

    FOR ME!!! Charge I PROTECT!!! Raaaarr

  • @MG-yc6jr

    @MG-yc6jr

    4 жыл бұрын

    I am the ducking emperor

  • @thetsarofall8666

    @thetsarofall8666

    4 жыл бұрын

    I feel like it would be something like, "FOR THE FATE OF MANKIND!"

  • @darrianweathington1923

    @darrianweathington1923

    4 жыл бұрын

    no he yells both with his physically voice and with his phyker voice. *BECAUSE I TOLD YOU TO!*

  • @TheAgentmigs
    @TheAgentmigs5 жыл бұрын

    Imagine being the Custodes in the material world missing out on all this. Now you know how Bjorn the Fellhanded must have felt being left by Russ. :]

  • @wolflordrho

    @wolflordrho

    5 жыл бұрын

    Great point!

  • @sultansuleman1046

    @sultansuleman1046

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ha funny, if you were Custodes player then you would know how we feel

  • @BadWolfJK
    @BadWolfJK5 жыл бұрын

    "TO THE EMPEROR'S SIDE!" Even I felt the emotion in those words.

  • @rmepeters
    @rmepeters5 жыл бұрын

    *** WARNING: Individuals who downvote this video will immediately be marked for Inquisitorial interrogation and rendered unto His Most Holy Ecclesiarchy to undergo arco-flagellation protocols. Thought for the day: Doubt is the absence of faith.***

  • @DoomStarRequiem

    @DoomStarRequiem

    4 жыл бұрын

    The emperor protects.

  • @ivankraljevic1

    @ivankraljevic1

    4 жыл бұрын

    I guess arco-flagellation is fancy say for carving a new one

  • @darrianweathington1923

    @darrianweathington1923

    4 жыл бұрын

    -][-

  • @henrymilner7061

    @henrymilner7061

    4 жыл бұрын

    Love the emperor for he is the salvation of mankind.

  • @jellojiei6061

    @jellojiei6061

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ron Peters but Magnus sent most of the inquisition to the warp

  • @tibbydudeza
    @tibbydudeza5 жыл бұрын

    ‘My king, what now? What comes next?’. ‘I don’t know.’

  • @gargoyles9999

    @gargoyles9999

    3 жыл бұрын

    “Work on getting a Text to Speech device installed into that giant golden porta potty

  • @Amatsaru29
    @Amatsaru295 жыл бұрын

    I like how throughout the Master of Mankind, Big E's demeanor changes whomever he has private conversations with. I.e he's like a teacher to Ra, an uncaring scientist when talking a magos etc. I loved all the ancient lore about Big E's youth and Big E just contemplating in general.

  • @deadlykeybord

    @deadlykeybord

    10 ай бұрын

    I know this comments 4 years old...but I love that about the emps too. I always took it as it's more the people see what they want about him rather than hes different.

  • @nicholasbrown668

    @nicholasbrown668

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@deadlykeybordI felt the same way, either Ra he felt like an older mentor guiding his student to an ultimate truth when he talked to Arkan Land, Land had already gone into the meeting revering the Emperor's intellect and having a religious view of him so naturally he would appear to be this stoic scientific God to Land but everytime he spoke to Ra, you could see kind of the true side to the Emperor, he did care and he did have empathy for the Primarchs and all of Humanity

  • @lekksy5907
    @lekksy59073 жыл бұрын

    The Children of the Omnissiah, Mechanicus OST makes this feel even more holy and angelic.

  • @SerV689
    @SerV6894 жыл бұрын

    Eyes closed: THE EMPEROR PROTECTS! Eyes open: THE EMPEROR DESTROYS!

  • @nickhoward7419
    @nickhoward74195 жыл бұрын

    Lead us from death to victory, from falsehood to truth. Lead us from despair to hope, from faith to slaughter. Lead us to His strength and an eternity of war. Let His wrath fill our hearts. Death, war, and blood; in vengeance serve the Emperor and the name of Dorn!

  • @shaggycan
    @shaggycan4 жыл бұрын

    While the Emperor of Mankind is on the battlefield Daemon units consisting of more than one model take D6 mortal wounds at the start of your turn.

  • @ripleyclarke4118

    @ripleyclarke4118

    Жыл бұрын

    The first time a model makes a melee attack against The Emperor of Mankind, it automatically misses, and the model attacking The Emperor of Mankind suffers d3 mortal wounds

  • @Ladazotz
    @Ladazotz5 жыл бұрын

    17:35 Even in the 31 millennium, it’s still nothing personal kid.

  • @darrianweathington1923

    @darrianweathington1923

    4 жыл бұрын

    get out of here anime

  • @danyael777

    @danyael777

    4 жыл бұрын

    nothing will ever be personal again, for a long time.

  • @KhoaLe-uc2ny

    @KhoaLe-uc2ny

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@darrianweathington1923 calm down, there are some very good animes. Quality varies like everything but try Akira, Ghost in a Shell, Full Metal Alchemist.

  • @mcmarkmarkson7115
    @mcmarkmarkson71155 жыл бұрын

    The King has come. Chaos must have felt like that girl in the shining as the emprah brute forces his way their way. The emprah protects but he also attacks.

  • @frostghost4417
    @frostghost44173 жыл бұрын

    "The last charge of the ten thousand." Goosebumps!

  • @colecv01
    @colecv015 жыл бұрын

    I love the passion you bring to this!! Anyone can read a story, I takes someone with passion to bring it to life. Thank you

  • @wolflordrho

    @wolflordrho

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @darrianweathington1923
    @darrianweathington19234 жыл бұрын

    apparently the Daemons never played dynasty warriors. *"DONT PURSUE **-LU BU-** THE EMPEROR!"*

  • @gubbikiller

    @gubbikiller

    4 жыл бұрын

    oh Lu Bu, i had forgotten about that chinese guy, who knows maybe Lu Bu just are one of the many guises that The Emperor have Taken on through the times

  • @ragingmoderate6791
    @ragingmoderate67915 жыл бұрын

    I've never played warhammer 40k and only played one of the video games, but I absolutely love the lore. I can watch these videos all day and I think I am going to buy some of the books.

  • @wolflordrho

    @wolflordrho

    5 жыл бұрын

    You won’t regret it. The 40k lore has some amazing stories.

  • @thegladnick

    @thegladnick

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same. Never played the tabletop, love the lore (and Martyr)

  • @gubbikiller

    @gubbikiller

    4 жыл бұрын

    buy this one first. i had the last copy in my local stored snatched in front of me so now i await my parcel from UK with it

  • @Nubi324
    @Nubi3245 жыл бұрын

    Wolf Lord Rho the Custodi's need a series of their own they are awesome I see why there the Emperor's Guard..

  • @wolflordrho

    @wolflordrho

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes they do!

  • @NeptuneCheeseCake

    @NeptuneCheeseCake

    5 жыл бұрын

    I’d like to pitch a novel to the Black Library. It would be about the Unification Wars and feature Constantine Valdor as a POV character, as well as others, and it would concern the last campaigns of the Thunder Warriors, the kind of brotherhood that they had, the relationships they had with the early Imperial organisation, and the problems that would arise because of their blood lust. Finally, it would conclude with the Emperor’s purging of the Thunder Warriors at the hands of the Legio Custodes. I’d call it The First Betrayer.

  • @THExRISER

    @THExRISER

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@NeptuneCheeseCake Holy shit that's a great idea for a novel.

  • @mt975
    @mt9755 жыл бұрын

    Literally just finished the audiobook for the 5th time haha.... “and in the sunless realm, the sun rose”

  • @nicholasbrown668

    @nicholasbrown668

    7 ай бұрын

    I know your comment is 4 years old but hearing Arkan Land talking when he saw the Emperor coming "by the Cogs teeth.....it looks like the sun is rising"

  • @huwtindall7096
    @huwtindall70965 жыл бұрын

    Think the emperor is best only ever viewed through the eyes of others. Should never have a first person prose from the emperor. As to his battle with Horus I think it needs to be his humanity that allows Horus to almost defeat him. Emperor doesn't give up hope for Horus until the very last moment at which point he obliterates Horus completely body and soul. I don't like the Horus is as powerful as the Emperor angle as that makes that level of power too easy to attain. Why not any of the other primarchs could be Horus mark 2 then. Horus is first among equals but no more powerful than his brothers.

  • @stevepalpatine2828

    @stevepalpatine2828

    5 жыл бұрын

    Horus was never the GEoMs equal, even after being supercharged by the Chaos Gods. Emps held back that whole fight because he didnt want to believe Horus was lost. It was only when pushed at the last when he had no choice he let rip, and as soon as he did he obliterated Horus completely.

  • @tincano-beans2114

    @tincano-beans2114

    5 жыл бұрын

    You don't hold back so much that you are MORTALLY WOUNDED...

  • @uchnsn

    @uchnsn

    4 жыл бұрын

    its not exactly the same power level. horus was buffed by all 4 chaos gods together. beyond anything they buffed before. even more than their champions. and he still got basically atomized. so if not him loving his son he could have just killed him entering the room. but being his father he probably wanted to save him until the very end.

  • @AlyssMa7rin

    @AlyssMa7rin

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tincano-beans2114 When you are fighting your own son? Family is Family, no matter how far they go.

  • @robertocipriani477

    @robertocipriani477

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think it's more appropriate to say that the Horus is first among the primarchs even in power, because frankly he just is (only Sanguinius can compete), but he is no way even near to The Emperor

  • @henrikandreason7261
    @henrikandreason72614 жыл бұрын

    Damn... His "teleporting" back stabs where brutal :O

  • @adrienwatson2179
    @adrienwatson21795 жыл бұрын

    Hey Wolf Lord, I agree. The Emperor is amazing, but you can't put too much of him into the Lore. I think it's good that he remains a bit of an enigmatic mystery. It would make it a little less epic if all of his battles and deeds were described in detail. It is however, a nice occasional treat.

  • @jenswurm

    @jenswurm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Agreed...i'm torn whether i like the additional details. They're epic and all, but mysteries have an appeal of their own.

  • @booniecap2839

    @booniecap2839

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’m happy they finally put a little more detail into him. He’s still an enigma, but now one with a shape. Before he was just this powerful thing in the distance pulling strings.

  • @hockeymasktime6748
    @hockeymasktime67485 жыл бұрын

    Kind of surprised that the Emperor uses a Bolter and not a Plasma or Volkite weapon or something unique to him from the dark age of technology that he could use to channel/amplify his psychic power through without the need of stoping to reload well that is if he ever used it.

  • @davehood2667

    @davehood2667

    3 жыл бұрын

    simple; psycannon bolts.

  • @Tiglath-Pileser3
    @Tiglath-Pileser35 жыл бұрын

    Good. No heretical downvotes yet. Cleansing fire can remain on standby.

  • @Ladazotz

    @Ladazotz

    5 жыл бұрын

    We got two. Ready the flamers

  • @Autechltd

    @Autechltd

    5 жыл бұрын

    FOR CHAOS!!

  • @karlfranz310

    @karlfranz310

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Autechltd No

  • @Autechltd

    @Autechltd

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@karlfranz310 yes

  • @karlfranz310

    @karlfranz310

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Autechltd No

  • @Red-cb4ow
    @Red-cb4ow5 жыл бұрын

    I really do hope forgeworld makes an emperor model, if so I hope it’s as detailed as the first picture of the video and has a good poster to boot.

  • @aurelian8297

    @aurelian8297

    5 жыл бұрын

    Not for tabletop but as a display piece hell yeah

  • @adrienwatson2179

    @adrienwatson2179

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@aurelian8297 lol agreed. Would be awesome. Yet... if GW came out with an Emperor table top model with a Custodes army... I dont think there would be any sales for any other army.

  • @Red-cb4ow

    @Red-cb4ow

    5 жыл бұрын

    Strider Most definitely, it would be impossible to kill him but chaos empowered Horus could at least try.

  • @QenaitheCustodianGuard

    @QenaitheCustodianGuard

    4 жыл бұрын

    He will never be playable on the tabletop. Not happening, ever. The emperor could pretty much defeat any army, at any point cost with low difficulty. Same reason why Lord kroak in fantasy is only playable in his "relic priest" form, the living version would be the end all of every army in that setting. These kinds of godlike characters are best kept off the tabletop.

  • @JD-td6oh
    @JD-td6oh3 жыл бұрын

    I literally come back every now and then for this specific video… it’s absolutely perfect. Lord Rhos commentary, the music, the text being read… it gives me goosebumps. I can literally face down hordes of the imperiums enemies with no fear how I feel when listening to this!! Bless you my Lord Rho ❤️🔥

  • @duxae1617
    @duxae16175 жыл бұрын

    Was the most glorious moment of the Master of Mankind and the last time he lead his Custodes

  • @stevepalpatine2828

    @stevepalpatine2828

    5 жыл бұрын

    The last time he lead his men was during the assault on the Vengeful Spirit, at the end of the Siege of Terra where he slew Horus Lupercal

  • @theannouncer5538
    @theannouncer55385 жыл бұрын

    I feel like the emperor had the mindset of “well that’s just great” when Magnus fucked up. “Now I have Horus and his band of bad boys raping their way across the galaxy and a realm of demons spilling out”

  • @tuor8087
    @tuor80875 жыл бұрын

    The Master of Mankind is one of my favourite books of the Heresy series. I love the interactions between the Emperor and Ra.

  • @richardvaldes3959

    @richardvaldes3959

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ra is such a great character and absolute loyal badass

  • @tuor8087

    @tuor8087

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@richardvaldes3959 Absolutely. I hope the Black Library further expand on the Ra situation (not wanting to give any spoilers away). Many possibilities considering where he is.

  • @SabreJ
    @SabreJ5 жыл бұрын

    The epilogue of the story is quite something, they words that come from Emperor's mouth are quite terrifying I think. Awesome book.

  • @N0TYALC

    @N0TYALC

    9 ай бұрын

    I’ve never felt such impact from 3 innocuous words like that before

  • @nicholasbrown668

    @nicholasbrown668

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@N0TYALCit was "I don't Know" right?

  • @Matihood1
    @Matihood14 жыл бұрын

    This video just screams "Awesome!" at my face. We need more such scenes with the Emperor!

  • @michaelhowell2326
    @michaelhowell23265 жыл бұрын

    I've checked to see if you dropped a new video about 15 times today waiting on this.

  • @wolflordrho

    @wolflordrho

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sorry for the delay! Been very busy few days at work.

  • @michaelhowell2326

    @michaelhowell2326

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@wolflordrho whenever it's red-letter words of the God Emperor, it's worth the wait.

  • @inkedseahear
    @inkedseahear4 жыл бұрын

    Emperor, stands up: Fine, I'll do it myself

  • @snakeyman5560
    @snakeyman55604 жыл бұрын

    2:26 *They have started to sing, sir.*

  • @johnufl2630
    @johnufl26305 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos wolf! I randomly stumbled on 40k last week and I can’t get enough of the lore. Your channel and one other are the only ones I look forward to. Keep up the good stuff my dude.

  • @skoot859
    @skoot8592 жыл бұрын

    I come back and listen to this video every couple of months… amazing work Rho.

  • @gjsteele52
    @gjsteele523 жыл бұрын

    12:54 is a line ill never forget about anyone, what beautiful writing.

  • @caboose261
    @caboose2615 жыл бұрын

    I'm so happy that you're doing these videos, and I'm even happier to see your channel continue to grow. Keep it up brother, you're doing the Emperor's work here

  • @wolflordrho

    @wolflordrho

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the support!

  • @tobiaspain
    @tobiaspain5 жыл бұрын

    Best one yet! I absolutely love the Emperor in action. I would love more of it. We know he’s enigmatic, enough of that. I need some Emperor ass whoopins

  • @scyther625
    @scyther6252 жыл бұрын

    In my opinion your best video, a beautiful marriage between your outstanding narration and the source material. The emperor is the height of how epic the fluff can be.

  • @TheRealKevbot
    @TheRealKevbot4 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy your enthusiasm and I too like the fatherly aspect of the emperor, I’m so glad I got pointed in your direction by the 40k subreddit, I look foreword to watching you more!

  • @PvtMartin78
    @PvtMartin785 жыл бұрын

    I'm really glad I stumbled upon your channel. Love your narration.

  • @darthvaderginsburg4694
    @darthvaderginsburg46945 жыл бұрын

    This book was amazing! This book, and Malcador: The Sigilite, I think that is what it was called, helped me understand why Big E is such a See You Next Tuesday now. :( Great freaking book! The audio book was ace!

  • @CDLMcLellan
    @CDLMcLellan5 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely loving this channel, my new "go to" when doing a bit of hobby! keep it up :)

  • @jamesk5551
    @jamesk55515 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video man, your bring the lore to life! Keep it up!

  • @johnpalmer7263
    @johnpalmer72634 жыл бұрын

    I find it funny how the Emperor still caries around a bolter when he has the power to literally vaporize you with his mind.

  • @Ork20111

    @Ork20111

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes you just want to shot someone in the old fashioned way.

  • @markbrigandi7497
    @markbrigandi74975 жыл бұрын

    I loved this book. I have, by no means, read all of it’s precursors, but from what everyone had been saying about it, I just had to skip ahead and treat myself. Originally, I started at the beginning, and read the first 9 books in order. I’m an instant gratification type person when it comes to purchases, and so when book 10 wasn’t available at my local hobby store, local GW store, or bookstore, I went out of order and picked up “The First Heretic”, because I had finished “Mechanicum” and desperately needed a new book to read, and I wasn’t going to wait to have one delivered. “The First Heretic” was the next in order that they had in stock, and I soon found myself in the same dilemma a couple of days later, and so got all of the books from “Corax” to “Shattered Legions”. I’m rereading “Corax”, as I find myself in the same position once again, but it’s not quite payday yet. I’m also rereading it because I’m a huge fan of the Raven Guard (I’m currently about 4000 points in to building a Heresy-era Raven Guard army for 30K) and I just wanted some of the lore to be fresh in my mind. Anyway (jeez, I really wrote a bit of a history book there, didn’t I? Sorry!), I thoroughly enjoyed “Master Of Mankind”- I totally get what you were saying about getting the chills during parts- and that I also prefer the version of The Emperor where he is the “loving father” of 21 sons. It’s much easier to like him when he’s not ultra-pragmatic, treating everyone as if they were just disposable tools- if you’ve read the short story “The Board Is Set”, by Gav Thorpe- that’s exactly how I DON’T like the Emperor. But the heroics on display, the love and dedication of the Custodes toward him, and his sheer “bad-assery”, made me get chills many times. I absolutely loved your video on this book- it reminded me of why I enjoyed it so much, and also brought it to the top of my list of books to reread. Again, sorry about the length of my comment, but thanks for a great video- it’s much appreciated!

  • @wolflordrho

    @wolflordrho

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the vid

  • @raisttlyn
    @raisttlyn5 жыл бұрын

    Stumbled onto you from Valrak and Arch vids. Love your opinions and your pacing. Subscribed

  • @celestienthepaladin488
    @celestienthepaladin4885 жыл бұрын

    This is my Favourite Book that I own from the Black Library, followed very closely by Fulgrim The Palatine Phoenix. The Black Library has been making create books and I do feel that they've been getting better and better with each book :) And thank you for choosing this Scene!

  • @wolflordrho

    @wolflordrho

    5 жыл бұрын

    I agree we have been getting some great books lately!

  • @RockerDanM
    @RockerDanM5 жыл бұрын

    This definitely one of my favorite Heresy novels. From all viewpoints it paints an amazing scene and tells a woeful tale of the Webway Project

  • @jmiller7068
    @jmiller70685 жыл бұрын

    Woooo! that's all just woooooo! Good stuff awesome narration!

  • @That2J
    @That2J5 жыл бұрын

    I have been waiting for this with great anticipation my Lord Rho

  • @wolflordrho

    @wolflordrho

    5 жыл бұрын

    :)

  • @bas4882

    @bas4882

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nice name. Please teach me how to do the split.

  • @That2J

    @That2J

    5 жыл бұрын

    Wachira Sangphao Dammit Jimmy!

  • @generalnawaki
    @generalnawaki5 жыл бұрын

    Emperor protects. ha! Ave Hydra Dominatus

  • @enginepy
    @enginepy3 жыл бұрын

    I agree it’s so awesome to hear anything about the emporer and the custodies fighting. Rare and awesome

  • @dancable3372
    @dancable33725 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely love your videos..I'm a huge fan of 40k and I believe the emperor is just building power in the warp I think as soon as he steps off the throne he will ascend to true Godhood..keep up the wonderful videos I'll be watching always..thank you

  • @wolflordrho

    @wolflordrho

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the support! I appreciate it 😊

  • @andrewvincent89
    @andrewvincent894 жыл бұрын

    This channel was such a wonderful find

  • @aloyalspacemarine5761
    @aloyalspacemarine57614 жыл бұрын

    Something I’ve been wondering, is the devolution of how the emperor interacts with the primarchs a character arc we don’t get a full direct look at since he isn’t the main character in most novels he is in? Like. He starts out as the loving father and as the heresy starts and drags on with him having to be strapped to the golden throne and dealing with the constant psychic battling he does everyday what’s led to him being cold and disconnected from his loyal sons?

  • @briharrisWarhmmer40kfan
    @briharrisWarhmmer40kfan5 жыл бұрын

    When i read this book just after it was released i remember this part vividly and the goosebumps and adrenaline rush and butterflys in my tummy just at reading such awesomeness!!! The Emperor is beyond powerful and his might is on FULL DISPLAY in this whole chapter 😃😃😃😃

  • @faultydiscord8832
    @faultydiscord88322 жыл бұрын

    Lol listening to this 3yr after it’s made you can see how polished rho’s delivery has gotten 👍

  • @TherealSBlair
    @TherealSBlair5 жыл бұрын

    While I may be the only one, I have always wanted a story that delves into the actions and plans of the Emperor in Earth's past. From ancient times and The Dragon to The Dark Age of Technology and it's wonders. Maybe even some stories during the Age of Strife. Willing to bet that would be some very interesting pages.

  • @wolflordrho

    @wolflordrho

    5 жыл бұрын

    Great idea!

  • @generalkrieg5841
    @generalkrieg58415 жыл бұрын

    What I would give to see the emperor fight with humanity and praying at the same time

  • @johnnieschatz693
    @johnnieschatz6935 жыл бұрын

    Epic video ! Keep up the great work !!

  • @wolflordrho

    @wolflordrho

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, I will!

  • @j4nk3n
    @j4nk3n5 жыл бұрын

    Creeping up on 10k subs wolflord! Amazing work

  • @Reaper419Darkangel
    @Reaper419Darkangel5 жыл бұрын

    Glory to the Emperor, glory to his legacy, glory to the heldenhammer. oh... wait. Wrong franchise.

  • @sergiovieira8272

    @sergiovieira8272

    5 жыл бұрын

    Praise Sigmar

  • @darrianweathington1923

    @darrianweathington1923

    4 жыл бұрын

    as new Magnus would say... is it? is it really? IS IT?

  • @galenbjorn443

    @galenbjorn443

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sigmar would probly take out most of the 40k Primarch, that Guy is like the true Lost son of the golden god

  • @karlfranz310

    @karlfranz310

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hail Sigmar.

  • @CptFoolKillah
    @CptFoolKillah5 жыл бұрын

    Keep up the quality work!

  • @lupo1185
    @lupo11853 жыл бұрын

    For me this IS the legion of the damned, it just makes so much sense, like being, basically, imperial demons. Their souls kept intact in the warp by their frustration and rage due to the betrayal. Emotions, like the fuel for all other chaos-gods. Already planning to do a squad of these, based on MK3 and MK4-powerarmor.

  • @sstsaldana24
    @sstsaldana24 Жыл бұрын

    You know the blood god was loving all the skulls the emperor was providing for him... 😆 🤣 that scene is awesome! The music from conan the barbarian was going through my head! When the emperor was slaughtering!!! Man that was the shiznit!

  • @grantbetts9123
    @grantbetts91235 жыл бұрын

    Loved the vid. Big E turns up and the daemons start bricking it, after all the emperor is most deffo the most powerful of alpha level psykers(Alphas level psykers are the things that daemons are afraid of because they are strong enough to not just banish a daemon but to destroy their essence utterly and big E is doing this on a massive scale). His mere presence starting the BBQ before he even starts getting to work with his sword. He starts really turning up the psychic whammy, teleporting and telekinetic sword throws and retrievals in short huge golden whooparse session. Also loved that custode leaving his spear in the ground and getting to work with his swords without so much as breaking stride.

  • @ironstarofmordian7098
    @ironstarofmordian70985 жыл бұрын

    Wait, are these the Legion of the Damned? 11:08 oh damnit! It's not? I really wish we got more of the Emperor's awesomeness in battle. Perhaps a scene where he's fighting possible warlord Malcador? Or maybe the Emperor making an appearance fighting the Rangdan.

  • @darthbane1629
    @darthbane16295 жыл бұрын

    Masterpiece a Good Masterpiece!!!, When Emperor Arises Again, all Shall Bow ,and Chaos Will Tremble of His Wrath !!!.P.S.He Did Love His Sons,Read the Books, Good Work as always May Emperor Protect you 😎 !!!!.

  • @wolflordrho

    @wolflordrho

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @JohnTandy74
    @JohnTandy744 жыл бұрын

    Amazing read, the first sacrifice was haunting. The first of a billion, food for a God?? How hard are custode/sister of silence combo... Drak of first murder??? Master of mankind affects ... Your passion isn't alone, just awesome thing to share, cheers my Lord 👐🏻👐🏻👐🏻.

  • @bruw565
    @bruw5655 жыл бұрын

    Been going through your vids, great content!

  • @wolflordrho

    @wolflordrho

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @davidlewis9346
    @davidlewis93463 жыл бұрын

    I think I’ve watched this about 11 times now lol

  • @JDUBguitar
    @JDUBguitar4 жыл бұрын

    I've read the entire Horus Heresy collection and still love this series. Plus I played Space Wolves! For Russs and the All Father! Cheers 🤘

  • @joelfernandez536
    @joelfernandez5364 жыл бұрын

    Every time Big E hits the page, it occurs to me just how similar he is to, and how much he is based on, Robert E Howard's Conan. Just blazing speed behind massive, incalculable strength...and then we get the bonus power armor and his insane psychic ability. A joy to listen to. I could imagine Big E as a descendant of Conan or something like that in my own head-canon. And for anyone who enjoys this stuff, you've got to check out the original Conan pulp short stories from the 20s and 30s. They're fantastic.

  • @bignasty4874

    @bignasty4874

    4 жыл бұрын

    Back in the '80s, when I spent most of my childhood, my mom would occasionally bring home a Conan comic. They were awesome. I moved on to Howard's actual works during the '90s. I also thoroughly enjoyed Solomon Kane. "N'longa powerful juju." You should check out the manga "Berserk". You'll love Guts.

  • @joelfernandez536

    @joelfernandez536

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@bignasty4874 love me some Berserk!

  • @bignasty4874

    @bignasty4874

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@joelfernandez536 It's rockin', to be sure. I'm dying to know how things are gonna ultimately shape up. I discovered "Berserk" fairly recently, about 2 years ago or so. Guts is the only character thus far I would put in the same league as our beloved Cimmerian, and Conan has held the throne in my mind for roughly 30 years. I made some rough calculations based on estimates I made from the art, and concluded the Dragonslayer approaches if not exceeds 700lbs (edit: assuming it's simple iron). Guts has wielded the behemoth with only his teeth!

  • @williammatthews6273
    @williammatthews62735 жыл бұрын

    Somebody give this dude a job reading for the audio books.

  • @wellhungindung
    @wellhungindung5 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone remember in which book the Emperor had a long conversation with one of the Custodes and took him on some sort vision quest and told him he knew the heresey would happen and how all this would turn out right from the start? It was weird but good.

  • @attemptedunkindness3632
    @attemptedunkindness36323 жыл бұрын

    One year later, a compulsory "FOR THE EMPRAH!" and autolike from thine.

  • @scrubsrc4084
    @scrubsrc40845 жыл бұрын

    Steaming along! 10k will fly past soon enough!

  • @victorflores1491
    @victorflores14915 жыл бұрын

    I love painting to your videos keep it up!!

  • @wolflordrho

    @wolflordrho

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I will!

  • @trajanfidelis1532
    @trajanfidelis15324 жыл бұрын

    Big daddy E laying the smack down on chaos. It really revs my chainsword if you know what I mean.

  • @Ronfost89
    @Ronfost895 жыл бұрын

    I need that picture of The Emperor and Horus fighting back to back.

  • @daviddunn4922
    @daviddunn49224 жыл бұрын

    I love your passion for this lore it’s like mine (I thought I was alone) you get it spot on every time and it gives me chills to hear it, the music is also perfect ambience at least for the Terrans. They need to make the crusade into a film but I would be worried as it would be very hard to translate it to the big screen and I doubt they would be able to do it justice. It’s a dark and gothic universe. The set budgets alone would be huge. What actor do you think could play the Master of mankind ? And who could play a tortured soul like Horus especially when he falls to Chaos ??

  • @SerV689
    @SerV6894 жыл бұрын

    The drawing of his sword, both a symphony and battlecry. FOR THE EMPEROR!

  • @F4GRAPHICS
    @F4GRAPHICS4 жыл бұрын

    Aaron Dembski Bowden is easily the best author that has written novels for the Horus Heresy. Just a spectacular author. Such action. Such juicy lore. Amazing imagery and visuals we get from his vivid descriptive writing. He evokes a certain sense of scale, of power and destruction that none of the other authors can quite hold a candle to. Just started reading this book. Can't wait.

  • @DJSkittles365
    @DJSkittles3652 ай бұрын

    This brings some Riders of Rohan arriving at either The Battle of Helms Deep or Minas Tirith.

  • @alexpsaraftis6380
    @alexpsaraftis63805 жыл бұрын

    When I subbed this channel had 400 subs. Now almost a month lather you have 8k.

  • @daweimer71
    @daweimer714 жыл бұрын

    GW needs to use your work here to sell Custodes! Yes after listening to this I want to start a Custodes army!! ❤️🏆

  • @sultansuleman1046
    @sultansuleman10462 жыл бұрын

    The soothing voice of Wolf Lord Rho go brrrrrr