Honestly I prefer the pre heresy designs of the space wolves they seem more grim and serious compared to 40K where their almost partially a joke faction

Always an iconic legion, despite the large levels of flanderization over time (wolf pulled cyber chariot?!)

I did not expect the Wolves to have such a controversial reputation among the Imperium. Their psyker hypocrisy and adherence to pointless Fenrisian traditions always made me dislike them. I'm still not a fan, but there are some admittedly admirable traits in the legion. Though he may not openly show it, Russ does love and respect his brothers. He could have slaughtered the World Eaters and Angron for disobeying the Emperor, but he did not. He had a friendly rivalry with the The Lion that continued to be honored by Dark Angels and Space Wolves. Russ also had the chance to kill Horus, but faltered by briefly showing mercy. And the Wolves themselves did pleasantly surprise me by defending civilians and soldiers from the Inquistion during the first Armageddon War. I definitely don't like them, but there's more to them than what's on the surface. I can see the appeal.

The Wolves are the caring and compassionate (relatively) warriors they are today because they know from experience what blindly following orders to kill a civilization or group of people can cause.

If you listen closely you can hear a 10 foot red nerd raging from the distance 😅

It is interesting they decided to make the Space Wolves have this reputation for barbarity in the Horus Heresy, when it was established that in 40k they are one of the more 'humane' legions (all these of course being relative when you are talking about 7 foot killing machines who all have a tendency towards war crimes), while retaining their reputation for ferocity. Is it that they changed their outlook, or did the Imperium change around them?

People knock the SW for all the wolfy stuff, but the Blood Angels are just as bad. Paraphrasing from Devastation of Baal "Dante rose from his blood bed and put on his blood red robes. Crossing the hall of Blood he sat at his blood red desk and lifted his blood quill. Dipping it into the fresh blood ink he wrote todays Blood orders to be relayed via blood messengers to the Chapter of the blood. Also Blood. Lots of Blood. Blood."

I got into 40K back in 2nd Edition. When we only ever saw 4 chapters, of which one was the Space Wolves. (on goblin green bases!!)

Angry Prospero noises

to someone who hasn't been engaged with Warhammer stuff on a large scale since 40K was in its 4th edition, these videos are really interesting because the backstory of the legions before their Primarchs were discovered was not something Games Workshop ever spent much time on back then

The Sons of Russ uphold the Emperor’s will to the highest degree.

I like what Abnett said of the 6th. They were the solution to a rebelling legion.

- ‘The unprecedented. Like… Astartes fighting Astartes? Like the Rout being called to sanction another Legion?’

“An exception to the rule.” This quote nailed it for me. This is why I love the Space Wolves in 30k and 40k they are the exception to just about every rule and I love them dearly for it.

For Russ and the Allfather

I do love how the thousand sons where loyalists up until the point that they had no choice but to side with the traitors. Can't wait to find out more about them

I really like the scratchy quality of many of the illustrations in this video; they are full of energy and madness.

I REALLY do appreciate these lore dumps. I know a lot of Warhammer background, but there is still so many little details that elude me, especially the Horus Heresy. The piles of novels and expensive Forgeworld books make it a bit hard to crack into, but these videos are great. The hype for Horus Heresy 2.0 is so real, and you are really helping to keep it going. At this rate, though, I am going to explode before it all comes out. lol

A great legion, always fun to play in 40k. The subsequent 30k fluff has made them even better. The second most humble legion after the 18th!

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