WARZONE DAMOCLES IN WARHAMMER 40000 The war between the Imperium of Mankind and the encroaching Tau Empire. A straight read of the interesting events of this terrible war. NEW CHANNELS: LIVING MYTHOLOGY: kzread.info/dron/dR3Ms08oSCzih6p0FsDRcg.html GK Natural History : kzread.info/dron/OmrRUjHAw93gcWG6r9WoGg.html Earth and the Early Dinosaurs: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKBs0tRpd5jNdpM.html AFFILIATE LINKS (Provide a discount on warhammer toys and support the channel) USA/Canada: www.nobleknight.com/affiliate/aw.asp?B=2&A=1232&Task=Click UK/EU: elementgames.co.uk/warhammer?d=10795 PATREON LINK: www.patreon.com/join/3510517 RELATED VIDEOS RAVENGUARD LORE: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y36Gz7Ruf8jdnco.html WHITE SCARS LORE: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oaKnxK6ec6m-dM4.html TAU LORE: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aaqe1Liup7vOf8o.html ULTRA MARINES: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mnd2qaSgiLuueLw.html POWER ARMOUR:kzread.info/dash/bejne/lolk0qVwZKbLdJc.html POWER WEAPONS: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mYhmxdJsoqSrctI.html SPACE MARINES: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d4plzNOwmLaucrw.html PARODY: GUILLI-MAN: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a42E0Myil9LNqNI.html RELATED VIDEOS THE SILENT KING! PART 1: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fWiqzaWJhqSwipc.html PART 2: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hIyIq6xtXa-0hrQ.html FLAYED ONES: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mWShy9Ofk7fUk8o.html NECRONS STORY SO FAR : kzread.info/dash/bejne/q6SDs4-qfNywetI.html (Fan fic) TRAZYN THE INFINITE: kzread.info/dash/bejne/noarubtmc9u5nto.html NECRON TIMELINE: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iYqc0NSJm7zckco.html IMOTEKH THE STORM LORD/ SAUTEKH DYNASTY kzread.info/dash/bejne/mqybq5KGntDLo5s.html DARK ANGELS LORE: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lmxls897Zcq5orA.html BLOOD ANGELS LORE: kzread.info/dash/bejne/layqo5WpnLLUaMY.html WHITE SCARS LORE: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oaKnxK6ec6m-dM4.html

Tau in the lore: Careful examination of the enemy, forward planning, and tailoring of tactics to deal with each enemy and situation. Tau in the art: Oh no, we are in melee!

@darko-man8549

Жыл бұрын

I know right

@marsfreelander5969

Жыл бұрын

tau in melee are like the ruzzianz in their tanks

@alannatherson7721

Жыл бұрын

They really need to get some better art. Unless the idea is that art is supposed to be Imperial propaganda images, then that would make sense.

@notinspectorgadget

Жыл бұрын

*OH NO, IT ALL WENT WRONG!*

@InVinoVeratas

6 ай бұрын

Its not as dramatic showing them sniping the battlefield from like 10 miles away though, so gotta chop em up like the sushi that Tau players eat 🍣

I have always loved this war-narrative, because with the Tau, Ravenguard and White Scars we get a fast and fluid war of manoeuvre and counterattack. It is refreshing compared to the endless grinding and trench-style of warfare so often the standard in 40k.

@baldermort

Жыл бұрын

Aye. It can get suffocating with all the defence vs attack if fixed positions. A little chair up goes a loooong way to keeping it interesting

@imperialhistati2348

Жыл бұрын

I fully agree. And a very pro-longed inefficient way of war. Taking more resources and equipment and morale overtime than just Lightning Warfare(Blitzkrieg)…

May the OMNISSIAH, continue to BLESS your EQUIPMENT, CHAPLAIN BALD!

I got confused for a moment on the term "Knight world". I though it was "Night world" and I was trying to figure out how a world in darkness could be described as 'verdant'

Baldermorts polished cranium is a beacon of hope as bright and guiding as the Astronomicon itself in these dark days

Ok, it's settled.. got to name a sergeant in honour of this channel.. and he shall be mighty, melty and bald!

Caught a flat on the commute. Glad I have Uncle’s lore for company. Excited for the mythic outpouring this evening!

The Tau proved themselves admirably during the Damocles Crusade! But had it not been for the hive fleets, they would have been wiped away for sure.

@_NIKOS9_NIKOS

Жыл бұрын

I am not so sure. The Imperium was preparing to leave before learning about the nids, its just that learning about them made them save face. Keep in mind there are ALOT of xenos species who control way less territory than the Tau and are pretty much within IOM space and yet the IOM is unable to fully defeat. One such example are the Barghesi, the Imperium has tried to kill them since 30K (even Fulgrim was involved at a point) and yet the best they could manage was to contain them in their system.

@Lightscribe225

Жыл бұрын

@@_NIKOS9_NIKOS I don't think so As Indomitus and Sabbat crusades shown, if at first you don't succed, get twice as many guardsmen and do it again. I don't see it as saving face, but priorities. Stop the nid from wating core worlds and reaching Terra, or stop the Tau from stealing some rim colonies? It's pretty obvious who takes priority. Though I'm sure water caste propaganda likes to paint it like the Imperials being humiliated. I think the best illustration of that was when the Tau take a fortress world. The water caste play it on loop for weeks across the empire as a major blow while the only person in the Imperium who cares is an administratum bean counter that gives it a few minutes attention shifting tithes around to compensate for the gap in logistics

@Silver_Crow2295

Жыл бұрын

On what drogs are u if ninds where not there the tao would be viped a splinter ot the hive nearly killes them.....

@sardonicspartan9343

Жыл бұрын

@@_NIKOS9_NIKOS they were preparing to leave because the evil Tau were beaten and no longer needed the entire force to wipe them out.

@banneduser5187

Жыл бұрын

@@_NIKOS9_NIKOS If the Imperium turned around and threw 10% of it's might at them the Tau would get flattened

I hope this leads to a Farsight video! I've been praying to the Emperor for a Baldermort video about Farsight!

This book was what made me fall in love with the tau. Yes, they can sweep across the imperium planets, they are brilliant strategists, but the book reinforces the sheer experience and prowess of the space marines as well. The book, unlike most imperium fans, tend to show both sides at their finest and worst. I love it, because it shows how much the tau can and have to adapt, much like me, who came from the star wars galaxy, have yet to adapt to the insanity of this galaxy... but i am doing so quickly, much like the tau.

@TheDubDisciple

Жыл бұрын

Have the Tau fought the Tyrannids? They know nothing of what it means to be the stewards of the galaxy

@michelecastellotti9172

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDubDisciple yes, and they almost got destroyed in thqt one, only once they found out that by destroying the synaptic creatures the inferior beings would fall into chaos they managed to win. that is because the tytanids adapted to their... ion weapons i think it was.

@Lightscribe225

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDubDisciple Yes, and it is an ongoing struggle, at least on the borders. Command cadres on the outskirts believe if they can't find a definitive counter to the nid adaptability the Y'he(Nids) will win.

@TheLehi5

Жыл бұрын

For the greater good, for farsight!

@gudboah4688

6 ай бұрын

@@TheDubDiscipleoh yes, they have. I’d argue that they’re actually the best faction to deal with them.

May the Raven Guard have their vengeance! For once.

I need baldermort to narrate the sheer fear and confusion the first time the Tau see an imperial titan. Maybe even an imperator titan, just for that little cherry on top.

@nomus1172

10 ай бұрын

They just put a big gun on one of their aircraft and the titan got destroyed They considered the space marines a bigger threat .

I've never been this early for anything before and I'm so glad it's for a tau video

Dawn of war games will make a comeback one of these days what do you guys think?

@HenchmenNo616

Жыл бұрын

Comeback? I never stopped playing it! Left the game (Dark Crusade expansion) installed and play it now and then.

@emarusso5758

Жыл бұрын

I think Dawn of War IV is coming

@ElonTusks

Жыл бұрын

@@HenchmenNo616 you should try the ultimate apocalypse mod

@onieyoh9478

Жыл бұрын

Also the Unification Mod and Tyranid Mod are great too.

Thank you for this awesome bard! So far my collection consists of the Horus Heresy, The Gathering storm series and a few Indomitus books, this really brings light to lore that on most lore channels is either lightly brushed on or is just a boring reading from the wiki. You have given new life to the Warhammer universe, after this I'll be diving into your GK video of the late Cretaceous and then to your living mythology video with light-bringer. The Raven caws, Victorus aut Mortis and the sound of lightning is replaced with laughter as it strikes with speed and ferocity.

Thank you for all you do Baldermort

@baldermort

Жыл бұрын

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 thank you!!

Love your videos good sir. I was going to beg you for more of living mythology but you have already graced me with news of your generous offering. Thanks for making my days better

@baldermort

Жыл бұрын

Thank you brother. Big one coming out in an hour and a half. :).

Deeply appreciate some good old tau lore. Can’t wait for the second part of this^^

The tau are terrifying at the skill of tactics positioning and timing this most prevalent in shadow sun and fireside just my thoughts but side note can't wait to start this army

Thank you, always enjoy Tau lore, and not the slanderous propaganda kind!

May the Motive Force keep driving you forward and into the greater glory of our Omnissiah.

Oh lovely I was just developing a small curiosity towards the Tau and the damocles crusade in general earlier today, doing a bit of reading and at perfectly the right time my favourite warhammer youtuber graces me with a video about it

@latrodectusmactans7592

Жыл бұрын

Just a clarification: The Damocles Crusade was a separate conflict from Warzone Damocles. The Damocles Crusade happened hundreds of years earlier and had the Imperium attacking deep into Tau space. GW made a mistake naming them both Damocles, since fans understandably get confused. You have a book called Blades of Damocles about the Damocles Crusade, and a book called Damocles about Warzone Damocles, and they're stories set hundreds of years apart.

The music and the arrival of the special character made this my favorite video of yours!

No idea how this one almost snuck past me. Glad that it popped up after living mythology. Nice work again my favorite floating skull.

@baldermort

Жыл бұрын

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Thank you for sharing this with us brother Baldermort

I deeply sympathize with the artists that depict Tau getting absolutely wrecked 😅 Shadow Sun must have left the shield drones back in the Manta

Thank you for this segment on the tau as I don’t know much about them and find them fascinating.I’m reading star of Damocles at the moment I hope there will be more of this from your goood self

work is hard this week, so thanks for this upload, Uncle Baldie!

Another great narration. Love the work you put on these videos.

Would LOVE to see this style of video on the Octarius War. Great video as always.

Been awaiting some PROPER T'AU

Thank you , BM . 🐺

Thankyu lore master Baldermort great FUN thankyu good sir

Can’t wait to listen to your mythology video tonight! And an absolutely amazing video on the Tau

Thanks for doing these! I know the Tau get a lot of hate, so this is extra awesome!

Another great video Brother B it’s always fun to hear about the battles between the imperium and the Tau

Baldemort the brilliant. Baldemort the faithful. If 1% of astartes in the grimdark were like you, life in the Imperium would be a friggin' cakewalk. Love your vids, loved the living mythology channel. Btw, prolly not too late for ya to break into professional voice acting. THE EMPORER PROTECTS!

This my favorite Imperium vs Xenos campaign. Thank you!!!

From what i read of damocles (only stuff from codices admittedly) it was interesting with alot of to and fro. And honestly i prefer the small scale skirmishes/large scale battles compared to the macro warfare or resources and logistics.

@latrodectusmactans7592

Жыл бұрын

The campaign books are on Warhammer +, though annoyingly the ending of the Mont'ka campain book story is cut off at the Eversor Assassin section. There's also the Damocles anthonogy which has 4 novellas set during this war. My favorite of the stories is Broken Sword, which is about a human bodyguard for a Tau diplomat.

You Sir have a true Malcador the Sigilite voice. Excellent content as usual.

Your videos are so entertaining! Keep up the amazing work you do!

@baldermort

Жыл бұрын

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Never understood why they gave their Tau "Champions" names and build up such fluff for any of them, since don't the Tau only have lifespans of around 40 years or something like that? In how much time spans in 40k, wouldn't we only see them once then they'd pass away?

@baldermort

Жыл бұрын

You know? You gotta a point there. A really good point.

@carlzerris6566

Жыл бұрын

Tau commanders are frozen in stasis between big wars and are woken up when needed so they pop up whenever a narrative needs them

Now that they have a codex, will we be hearing about the return of the squa... I mean the Leagues of Votann?

i cant wait for a tau earth cast group to reverse engineer a necron warp drive

I shouted out F Yeah, I love me the Warzone videos! Thank you Balders for making a busy work day all the better!

@baldermort

Жыл бұрын

Thanks LCB. We’ll have to catch up soon. Apologies. It’s been a rough time here. Sorry!

Commander Car freight > Kitten's Tau girlfriend.

Thank you for your work. 👍👏👏

Fantastic works as always. So much to see how many new subs you have :)

Great work brother Baldermort, genuinely great quality, great performance BBB

And now I'm caught up on Astra and love it. amazing narration

The Emperor bless you Sir Baldermort 🙏... I'm in a middle of an nter State bus journey and this... This!! Is such a treasure to behold

Great . 👌 Thank You . 💪🤗

Raven Guard,White Scars,Knights,Cadians and Catechans thanks Baldemort

And so another war zone unveils it’s self to the wider galaxy

Another offering to the Almighty Algorithm 🙏🏽 Thanks old skull. Also very excited for the first Mythology release tonight 😊

So awesome.. thanks

God bless you Baldemorts I need to hear this!

Poor tau just wanted a hug. ... until the Imperium came to hug them

Thank you 😊

Love the T'au. Hope there'll be more soon

Fantastic work my friend

@baldermort

Жыл бұрын

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Yesssss

Let's give it up for the Obsidian Knight, the unexpected MVP of this campaign. Even a tau fan like me can appreciate such a worthy nemesis.

This was fantastic

"Its better to die for the Emperor, than to live for yourself"- ✊️

Yay

Near hour longs of brothers barry n baldermort 'Shatters knees by immediately going to pray to *The Emperor, beloved by all'

I really appreciate all your vids on all your channels Baldermort, I was just wondering if you've ever considered doing an episode on 40K or The Heresy with other Narrators? Would love to hear yourself, wolf Lord Rho and Occulus Imperia work on something together. I reckon it'd be amazing !!!. Rob Howe

God Emperor do I hate the Xenos and the heretic.

Great reading but I always disliked how they made the Tau seam so strong during the 3rd sphere expansion but they had to make all the Imperium strong forces somewhere else with little Astartes, Titans, Knights, and Sister's of Battle. Tau are strong but small and against the elite of the Imperium they struggle like how the 100 White Scars beat a whole force of Tau including some Battle suits. Now imagine a force of 10,000 or the 25k that defended Baal would beat any Tau force let alone the Legions of old that would wreck the current Galaxy.

@nicholasgicante9253

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. If the old legions came back, especially with the primaris, it would be a cake walk for the Imperium

wonderful

Great video as ALWAYS UNCLE! It was good to hear your dulcet tones for almost an hour again! I'm looking forward to scooting over and listening to the story of Zeus compliments of Yourself and Lightbringer. IM LOVING ❤️ BOTH NEW CHANNELS! TOO MUCH OF CLAN BALDY IS NEVER A BAD THING!!!

The Tau are in for a rude wake up call about their position in the galaxy

@michelecastellotti9172

Жыл бұрын

Yeah yeah, thats what everyone say when their dalty asses looses.

Soon as I enjoy this 40K I'll go check out the ancient past

Warzone Damocles, also know as: The Attack of the Blue Meanies Part 2

Glory to the Emperor, his Imperium, and to Baldemort for another fantastic lore video! Thanks for making these! They really brighten my day.

Faithful Servant as always, not only I but we are ever thankful.

The question is...Do the Tau fully understand the scope of The Empire of Man and how impossible it is for anything permanent from these 'expansions' is? 'We have an alien empire breaching our boundaries' ....1000 years later...'Whoah...check this out...went straight to my Spam folder...maybe we should look at it?'

@_NIKOS9_NIKOS

Жыл бұрын

Yes they do actually. They have Inquisitors, planetery govenors and other high ranked Imperials defect to them. They also do get information about other stuff that's happening in the wider galaxy that even the Imperium might not know about in detail from the various mercenary xenos that work for them (they even have spies out there). Not only that but recently Tau water caste diplomats have been spotted in areas FAR outside of the Tau Empire instigating rebelions and arming/organizing pirate groups to further weaken the Imperium. Sure the average joe might not know the details but the higher ups (not limited to the Ethereal Council) are probably more aware about what is going on in the galaxy than even some elites of the IOM.

@sebastijanglozinic8630

10 ай бұрын

They have to know at least to a certain extent. Keep in mind that the Tau MO is not to fight big bloody wars with the Imperium if they can avoid it. They prefer to manipulate Imperial worlds into joining them willingly through diplomacy rather then invading and subjugating them through military might. That suggests that the Tau must know that they are outmatched overall in military might by the Imperium. However, if they can present just enough of a military threat for the Imperium to require significant resources to defeat them, yet not enough of a threat for the Imperium to dedicate those resources to destroying them, they can slowly expand and gather power. The Tau likely also understand that it is not in their interest to significantly weaken the Imperium. As the Imperium keeps all the other nasty stuff (Nids, Orks, Drukari etc.) in the galaxy in check for them.

@male272

10 ай бұрын

Maybe time to direct the entire Octarius thing over to Tau space...@@sebastijanglozinic8630

Food has mo arrived time

Ah the Damocles Gulf, such a great place for misinformation and sleeper agent installation within different organizations…

@latrodectusmactans7592

Жыл бұрын

The novellas Fire and Ice, Broken Sword, and Black Leviathan are all about this. The period between the 2nd Sphere and the 3rd Sphere was basically a Cold War between the Imperium and Tau, and of course anyone else who wanted to have some fun at those factions' expense.

And btw i just cant shake the feeling that the tau are thieves... My head cannon says they have a STC... perhaps not a complete one yet they have one, I belive all their achievements came from the knowledge of humanity, yet they dare to assualt the imperium's worlds.

@latrodectusmactans7592

Жыл бұрын

The Tau would happily use an STC if they had one (They don't). They have no shame about using tech from other species they encounter; their ion weapons for example were traded to them by the Leagues of Votann. Their experimental new slipstream drive is based on Imperial and Kroot warp tech. But the Tau are absolutely talented (And very reckless) inventors. There's even a memorial on the Sept World of Bork'an dedicated to the many brave Fire Warriors who died testing dangerous new experimental weapons.

@TheNME

Жыл бұрын

@@latrodectusmactans7592 its now obvious that you know much more about tau than i, k would even go so far to call you a fan, Btw i know from the cannon that there is no stc in tau hands, BUT i said it very clearly that my head cannon says so and i would like to believe all their achievements came from an stc, i know this is wrong, but damn i like to believe

Noice 👍

@baldermort

Жыл бұрын

Thanks hombre. :)

oh lawdamocles a comin

OoooooooO Lawrdy it's happening WAAAAAARG

Love this ! Hate how a space marine can just take out a ripetide though... space marines are straight cheese🤦‍♂️😂

I love the avatar. A servitor skull with an elegant English accent serving as tutor to the likes of us, the great unwashed of the Imperium. Well done, chap. Tally ho! Disclaimer: I am new to Baldermort, so I have noob privilege / invincibility, for a short time at least. 🤓

@baldermort

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to warhammer brother Long.

@LazzarrusLong

Жыл бұрын

@@baldermort Thank you sir. 🫡

They poked their heads out and Mortarion and his happy boys with Grandfather Nurgle's blessings are going to show them what bad really is

Yeeeees

At the start of the video you said that this was in 999 m41 dose that mean that we are in m42 because everyone is saying that we are still in m41 and if we are still in m41 how long till we get to m42 because I have only been into warhammer for a bit but I still don’t know how the time line goes forward

... these blue meatbags are just dead-weight to their extremely sophisticated AI. They'd win a battle-or-two if they'd step out of the trash-cans... and let their better, synthetic-half wear the daddy-pants. A classic-case of a dollar waiting on a dime. The Tau are a tragic example of evolution running away in an environment where something similar to the tree-sloth had no natural predators.

@norsehorse84

Жыл бұрын

You use all tools given to you in war, and something tells me that this exact sentiment is known to the Shas'O of the Fire Caste. Something tells me it not only doesn't work, but gives them even more incentive to speed up their staggering technological advancements to further screw over the Imperium's sad, stagnant, luddite tradition.

Don't make me start a Raven Guard army.

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I love T’au beating on the Imperium - make the Imperium feel like they are on the back foot.

Shadow Sun AKA Mrs kitten

Time to call the Black Templars and order up another Crusade.... We go oven Fried Tua to serve up to the Emperor! Purge the Traitors! Suffer not the Xenos! Farts for the Inquisition! Comments for the Algorithm!

The Tau should consider themselves lucky that the Imperium had worst threats to deal with compared to them, or their entire race would have been wipe out in a single generation after encountering the crusading fleet.

But they don’t even fight in melee.

I laughed at the part where the Tau beat the Orks. Sure they did, once. What about next year? And, the next year? And,...

@baldermort

Жыл бұрын

True. 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

@pjmetzen3483

Жыл бұрын

Hey it’ll give the Fire Caste plenty of opportunities to blow off steam.

Is this a part 1?