We had so much fun making this video! If you liked it, we'll be more than happy to delve into more 40k lore 😁.

@PDEX00703

28 күн бұрын

In

@LexYeen

28 күн бұрын

please?

@BrunoMaricFromZagreb

26 күн бұрын

I have never heard about the kroot before.Seriously.Where does all this info come from & why is it not more common?How come noone talks about the kroot if they're this important?I thought the developers released a new faction!

@arandomperson7713

26 күн бұрын

Btw, you forgot that Orks evolve back into Krorks when they fight enough. They grow in proportion to the fighting they do. The reason the Krorks devolved into Orks is that the Eldar refused to fight them and simply orbitally bombarded them into oblivion. In the War of the Beast, the Orks evolved into Krorks under the guidance of one Krork, they not only got incredibly advanced technology allowing teleportation and gravity manipulation but were very intelligent compared to modern Orks (they sent an ambassador to Terra when they sieged it. The ambassador was negotiating for Terra’s survivor, and called humans *barbaric* when they refused adamantly)

@LordCrate-du8zm

26 күн бұрын

Please make more I'd love to see it.

Kroot are underappreciated in Warhammer, I have to assume it's because they hang out with the Tau and hating the Tau is a meme.

@HellecticMojo

27 күн бұрын

It's less that, but the fact that crisis suits sold... A LOT of boxes. Which is really just a self fulfilling prophesy of making their best and versatile unit also have a subfaction that spam them (Farsight) while the Kroot got zero support. So GW had the choice of turning them into Battletech or Star Trek and they chose the mechs for $$$.

@qwefg3

26 күн бұрын

Tau are messy as Tau like range, Tau like guns, You are in trouble when Tau is in melee. So a lot of the support, models, and battle tactics are to give more guns to Tau (drones, mechs, ships, guns) and the Kroot were made to act as the melee guard. Yet unless you are playing A video game... Kroot get no support and are just a flavor dressing that some new people use, but not enough to make a Kroot force. Dawn of War had you pick between Tau extra range or Kroot melee boost with the upper tier units unlocked by picking A path. So in those games they can be equals... But those game that add the Tau are not that common and thus not focused on. Which is a shame since Kroot are also supposed to be mercs that anyone can hire so being able to see them thrown in other factions would have been nice if only to give them more support.

@richardsorgo8600

26 күн бұрын

I 100% agree, I'm happy they got a model update this year.

@nakenmil

26 күн бұрын

@@HellecticMojo It's such a shame, because I've always loved the basic Fire Warrior models, and I'd like to see more cool infantry Tau, but it's always all-in on the battlesuits.

@grizzlyblackpowder1960

26 күн бұрын

Well everyone had good responses. Kroot get left behind because of many reasons. The tau has better and more pt expensive models, people generally don't start off as a tau players (unless they are anime obsessed) and likely become tau players for the shooting, the kroot have little support even now, and kroot don't fit the tau well at all aesthetically. But honestly it's also because kroot can't stand alone, even with the new model releases fighting orks with only kroot would be a suicide run. They are really good at sharpening the edges of a tau army, but they are wall flowers, not exceptionally good at anything.

Not surprised the guy who did some of the highest quality star wars and dune video essays is a Warhammer fan

@jf5648

26 күн бұрын

Question is who isn‘t a Warhammer Fan nowadays?

@Lazare7782

26 күн бұрын

@@jf5648all of my friends

@noway8259

25 күн бұрын

@@jf5648 Me depending on whether you make the (fan)atic vs Enjoyer distinction?

@raycom201

24 күн бұрын

@@jf5648me. I just don’t know where to start. Plus, it seems to complicated for me

@MisterCynic18

22 күн бұрын

​@@jf5648 I do not care for the setting, but I will always show up for an alien biology video

"OMG Kroot cannibalize their brethren!!! Crazy how degenerate those xenos truly are. Anyway, where was I, oh yes and after the great Captain died all the other space marines feasted on his brain to conserve his most valuable memories."

@_NIKOS9_NIKOS

23 күн бұрын

Damn that's crazy. Please pass me that corpse starch

@foller2electricboogaloo575

22 күн бұрын

​@@_NIKOS9_NIKOSWant some purple milkshake too? I found in a abandoned warehouse!

@manboy4720

20 күн бұрын

@@_NIKOS9_NIKOS got any fatburgers? i'm starving.

@zeehero7280

20 күн бұрын

@@foller2electricboogaloo575 touch that Heresy Shake and the Inquisition will come for you!

@aliceeons1191

19 күн бұрын

Hope you guys still have space for liver stew.

So, are you evolved or designed? Tyranids: YES!

@kamiwriterleonardo6345

26 күн бұрын

I mean... There's a reason one of their units is called "Genestealer"

@blownfuse26

26 күн бұрын

​@kamiwriterleonardo6345 ,also, lichtors can gain the memories of a organism by eating their brains... how they got to that point is worrying, but also leads to possible new targets for gene acquisition if they find new desirable traits. I'm sort of surprised tyranids don't have new unit evolutions more often. They do already have a fairly wide range of units with adaptations, & specialized units too.

@kamiwriterleonardo6345

26 күн бұрын

@@blownfuse26 Oh they would have if GW was a sucker for Imperium and Space Marines.

@paulburt1254

25 күн бұрын

Tyranids getting custodes dna, norns were created.

@hi_-bz7wf

23 күн бұрын

​@@blownfuse26 I mean the eating brains for knowledge is also a feature of space marines. This means that its probably not the rarest or hardest adaptation to comwy to or create. Depending on when they first formed the lictor's ability could have been taken from space marines.

Nature has no need for weapons. It is already cruel enough not to need them. My favorite quote.

@Sgt-Wolf

25 күн бұрын

Catachan be like:

@TheTrueSignpost

14 күн бұрын

It grows them.

@comradecameron3726

7 күн бұрын

Claws, Teeth, Beaks, Talons, Tusks, Horns are all in stark disagreement with you.

@Raage.

6 күн бұрын

​@@comradecameron3726 Those weapons are natural too wdym?

@comradecameron3726

6 күн бұрын

@@Raage. Did you not need the quote? It says nature doesn’t need weapons. But there they are, ready to draw blood.

What I think is super interesting is that their rivalry may indeed date back a LONG while ago. Kroot myth speakers of their creator, the goddess Vawk, doing battle with the god Gmork in a battle across the "nothing sea", which was what they called space. It plays out like most creator myths, with Vawk's body going on to create the mountains and world of Pech. What's unique though, is that the ancestors of the Kroot are said to have come from Vawk's dying breath after she accidentally consumed some of the tainted blood of Gmork. If we extrapolate this myth, it seems to imply that in some distant past a native creature on Pech might have consumed Ork(or even Krork!) blood and, now tainted by the genetic knowledge within it, went on to give rise to the Kroot as we know them. Looking at the Kroot, this actually makes sense. Their pronounced lower jaws, seeming mastery of primitive technology intertwined with an understanding of warp travel; they even possess latent warp manipulation in the form of belief, causing their Master Shapers to manifest psyker-level abilities. The Kroot seem to have always possessed the ability to steal DNA, and indeed are the embodiment of the idea of natural evolution as you discussed. But it's interesting to consider that in meeting the Orks, the Kroot have been allowed to "cheat" and jump ahead in the evolutionary line millions of years by pulling the most pragmatic traits of the Orks from them without losing what it means to be "Kroot". I guess what I'm saying is, while the Orks may have the lead in numbers the Kroot have likely already "learned" all they can from the Orks in their distant past and have simply moved on. The rivalry is already over, the Orks are just too dumb to realize it yet.

@darthplagueis13

26 күн бұрын

Except that it is still not uncommon for Kroot to consume Orks. The shapers limit it somewhat because too much Ork, whilst offering a lot of physical benefits really starts taking a toll on both IQ and inhibition, but there is still a lot to be gained.

@57badarse

26 күн бұрын

Fascinating idea. I like the thought of it. Even though current Shapers allow the occasional consumption of Orks, it doesn't mean that in the distant past the "tainted flesh" Vawk tasted wasn't Krork or Ork flesh that jump started Kroot onto the path they're now on. Cool stuff

@szymonrozanski6938

26 күн бұрын

@@darthplagueis13 Thats because the first ever kroot. Where the spawn of Krorks. While the current Orks are so below a Krork as the genetics are dormant. The Kroot cannot extract it. So thats why Kroots thend to not over consume Orks. But i can guarantee you, thats only because of how current Orks are.

@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886

25 күн бұрын

It sounds like the Kroot are descendents of an ancient starfaring species that once were nearly annihilated by the Krork. In the war they attempted to modify themselves in order to better combat the Krork and became able to evolve via ingestion of foes. Their survivors fled to Pech and over the eons, their culture refined themselves as their history became myth and legend. Eventually, they returned to the stars, and the Tau stumbled upon them.

@cesare_1302

24 күн бұрын

Fascinating theory, you might be on to something (untill GW fun police banish you to retcon space :P)

Nice to see a 40k video that isn't just regurgitating wiki pages ad verbatim and actually has some thought put into it

@jocosesonata

24 күн бұрын

Ad verbatim? 99% of the lore vids are not a 1-to-1 read through of the wiki at all. What kind of lore vids have you been watching?

@fancyelk2373

22 күн бұрын

@@jocosesonata majorkill probly, all he does is add Aussie curse words lol

@jocosesonata

22 күн бұрын

@@fancyelk2373 Still not ad verbatim. It's still not an exact reading of the wiki. -He doesn't just add Aussie curses, but uses colorful languages to explain shit.- _(Actually, I just watched his latest vid, and he barely curses anymore. But it's still not ad verbatim of wiki pages.)_ So again, where are these lore videos that's just regurgitating wiki pages ad verbatim? Because I can vaguely remember only *_One_* channel, and it was so bad it's since faded to obscurity, I don't even remember their channel name.

@eli8286

22 күн бұрын

@@jocosesonata i think you might be hyper focusing on the words "ad verbatim" dude, probably just talking about the majorkill, wesshammer style of video where they reiterate lore that can be found on pages.

@jocosesonata

21 күн бұрын

@@eli8286 I'm just questioning and refuting such a baseless claim that it's a word-for-word read-through of wiki pages (which is what ad verbatim means) when it's very much not the case, that is apparently targeted at every other lore channel - not specific to Majorkill or Weshammer. Like, yeah, of course they'll say some things you'd find on wiki pages, where do you think the wiki editors got it from in the first place? Such a weird and needless shade thrown. They're lore videos, what did he expect? They're meant to tell us the lore. Hell, Leutin09, one of the more popular and extensive lore channels, cannot be accused of reading wiki pages ad verbatim. I just don't get where it's coming from.

Kroots mentioned, Orks mentioned, Tyranids mentioned. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a top tier Warhammer video.

I see Orks, I hit like. I am a simple man.

@turtlepaladin4750

26 күн бұрын

Good

@timberwolfbrother

25 күн бұрын

WAAAGH!!

@armintor2826

25 күн бұрын

I see da boyz, i loike. I'z a simple git.

@Sgt-Wolf

25 күн бұрын

Simple just like the orks.

@pillklinton6623

25 күн бұрын

@@armintor2826 ORKZ IZ DA BEZT!

One thing you have to remember was the Krork were made to fight in a war that makes what happens in the 41st millennium look like a playground fight, using weapons that could snuff out planets, stars, solar systems, across dimensional space and even time. After the Necrons took the big sleep, what remained of the Krork no longer had foes as powerful as those they were made to fight. Soldiers in a war between gods that only have mortals left to fight for eons just downgraded to deal with what they were left fighting. But now their old foes are returning, new foes that devour worlds have arrived... the time to improve again has returned. ERE WE GO, BOYZ!

@winter945

26 күн бұрын

Trazyn the infinite did have an orc as part of his collection, and an inquisitor who saw it remarked how the krork's armor was more advanced than their own. DA BOYZ IZ DA BEST!

@Nobody-zl3kk

25 күн бұрын

Weren't Orks in Octarius noted to be slowly and subtly growing in size as the war in the sector was continuous and ever intensifying?

@ianbyrne465

24 күн бұрын

@@Nobody-zl3kkYeah, the constant war with the Tyranids was making the orcs get bigger and stronger, while the near-endless supply of biomass from the orcs was giving the ‘nids enough to keep making bigger and bigger bugs. It was a big issue for the Imperium, since if the ‘nids won, they’d be flooded with biomass and they could wreak havoc on the sector, but if the orcs won, they’d be all juiced up and likely embark on a Waagh that could only be met by the War of the Beast

@bojackhorseman4176

24 күн бұрын

​@@Nobody-zl3kkYeah, that's why the Octarius war is so dangerous. The Orks just keep getting bigger and stronger with each new wave of Tyranids, who in turn feed on the Ork biomass and develop new weaponry and fleets to kill more Orks, which then get bigger to match the challenge and keep the cycle going. No matter who wins the war, the galaxy will have to deal with either a tide of colossal Orks with weapons never seen before, or an endless army of near-perfectly optimized Tyranid lifeforms like no other. So fucking cool by the way.

@matthewsmith4710

23 күн бұрын

@@bojackhorseman4176I believe the Nids officially won the war by the way, they ended up spamming leapers to kill all the war bosses and let them disorganize the orks

Actually, Krorks became Orks as a reaction to combat; Krorks were designed around the bigger, more violent, and longer the conflict became, the bigger, stronger, smarter, and tougher the Krorks would become (along with the faster the Krork spores create new Krorks), so as the War in Heaven died down. The Aeldari contained the Krork hordes in controlled areas of the galaxy. They fought amongst each other, but because none of what they did was new or encouraged growth, they began to devolve into Orks. Like with the 'War of the Beast', due to a mix of human expansion, the Age of Strife, fighting other alien empires, and the Great Crusade - enough new threats and big enough conflicts encouraged the emergence of 4 prime-Orks and 1 Krork (which hadn't experienced combat yet, due to its small size), but with that the entire Ork race boosted its intelligence, size, strength, and technology - even millions of years after this technology was lost.

@JMObyx

26 күн бұрын

Wait, a Krok reemerged? Where did this happen?

@MugiwaraZero

26 күн бұрын

​@JMObyx They talking about the demi kroks that showed up during the war of the beast There is a living krork in the setting, but it's currently in a necron's museum

@williamdavies1373

26 күн бұрын

@@JMObyx@JMObyx This was 'The Beast of Beasts' or 'The Beast,' the massive 10-11m tall monster that was the leading force during 'The War of the Beast,' which took the sacrifice of Vulcan, Primarch of the Salamander sacrifice to defeat. Apparently, it was a Krork that hadn't yet experienced actual combat, like how Orks in camps don't start off as 8ft walls of muscle, they need time to grow and fight to reach full maturity.

@williamdavies1373

26 күн бұрын

@@MugiwaraZero The 'Demi-Krorks' that appeared in the War of the Beast are primarily called 'Prime Orks' - for the Krork housed within the Museum of Trazyn the Infinite is a standard Krork warrior recovered from one of the endless battles during the War in Heaven - which makes them more terrifying because if 'The Beast' was a newborn Krork, imagine a battle-hardened warrior in Trazyn's collection, remember this was a common soldier - then imagine the Warbosses and Overlords they had leading legions of these guys.

@user-iy5ww2hj4p

16 күн бұрын

But why did they de-evolve from infighting? Wouldnt that make them create a main boss that would then die to another up and coming boss that would make them keep growing in strength - survival of the fittest?

The fact that Warhammer has so many cool smaller groups and factions operating across the galaxy that barely have any artwork, or stories, let alone actually getting even a single model just demonstrates how great this setting is. I love the Kroot, I wish they got more shine since they are easily some of my favorite part of the xenos of 40K

@catcadev

24 күн бұрын

Check the T'au range. You'll see something you'll love 😉

@capitankarl7100

22 күн бұрын

I mean, they have recently released a whole new set of miniatures for the Kroots, so id say that they are not forgotten, at all

@juangalton999

22 күн бұрын

Just wish the other races got more love besides just the Human Empire.

@XmortoxX1990

19 күн бұрын

Sadly, 40k has made xenophobia something "based", and as the majority of players uses any of the Imperium armies, specially Guard and Astartes, Xenos, chaos, and the real cool stuff don't have the same following. My favorite part of Sci-fi, aside of the cool tech, will ALWAYS be the alien species, and now after wathcing works like All Tomorrows and Hunamity lost, I love some post humans as well... But again, in 40k, all xenos are only degraded by the same 5 jokes this community repeats ad nausea. Xenos species, bot non and hostile alike, deserve a bigger representation in 40k than just things for the "heroes" of the empire to purge.

@juangalton999

19 күн бұрын

@XmortoxX1990 Yeah doesn't surprise me that there's a lot of far-right anti-semitism laced in with some of the players. That said, not all fans are that way. But it happens in any Fandom.

Just a minor correction, the Ork's manner of speech is based on Nottingham football hooligans.

@thevix9794

12 күн бұрын

Chronologicaly, you could argue Nottingham hooligans are based on Orks

@IntEngT

12 күн бұрын

HILARIOUS.​@@thevix9794

@IntEngT

12 күн бұрын

Do you say that because DnD games workshop boys were living in Nottingham ( my hometown) when they were making it all?.

@RoBoDaN91

12 күн бұрын

@@IntEngT I remember reading it somewhere or I saw it on a video. But it makes sense because GW are based in Nottingham.

@sneed915

10 күн бұрын

CUM ON ENGLAN SCORE SOME FOCKING GOALS WAAAAAAAAAAGH

'ERE WE GO BOYZ

@clintelkins9630

27 күн бұрын

GE' OFF MAH SHIP SPACE MARINE

@farenhaid13421

14 күн бұрын

@@clintelkins9630 WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

This is probably the best video on the Kroot and one of the best on the orks. You look into more than just the surface level lore, you did into the implications and surroundings that shape and influence that lore.

I just love the duality of the Kroot. On the battlefield they are some of the worst and most savage things you can run on the setting (they literally will eat and tear you apart alive) and they certainly look the part. However, outside of combat they are perfectly chill, hell docile even, and are perfectly capable of hanging out and forming bonds with others, be it each other, T'au or other T'au auxiliaries. I also like how accepting they are of others, not only the coltures of their clients but also of their evolutionary dead ends. They still treat the Krootox, Kroot Hounds etc etc like family and while different Kindred have different oppinions on how the species as a whole should change, they never really class with each other over such differences.

Kroot are probably the most interesting part of 40k. They don't occupy a ton of the setting, but they have the highest concentration of interesting stuff going on with that they do have. They really feel like people with a different view of the world, rather than just evil aliens who act differently. Anyway, I love this video, it nails so much about what I love about Kroot. Even the bit about Kroot restraining themselves from building an empire. And I also love how you compared them with orks, looking beneath the surface similarities to examine the deeper themes in these factions.

@alexhughes2754

2 күн бұрын

Kroot feel like GW's best attempt at creating a well thought out, interesting and original sci-fi species. The other factions are awesome, but they're designed with the cool factor in mind or to tell a good story, whereas Kroot actually feel like they could exist

@tombouric

2 күн бұрын

@@alexhughes2754 Yeah! That's a really cool part of them I hadn't realised before you pointed it out. Honestly, I want to meet the people or person who write Kroot lore. It almost feels like it's a passion project that they've started and kept up throughout the years.

This is problably the greatest 40k lore video I ever seen. You were able to explain the 40k lore for people who know nothing about it and also making it entertaining for somebody that arledy knows all this stuff and you made Kroot sound super intresting even tho they have almost no lore when compared to major races like humans or Eldari

The real question is not Ork vs. Kroot, but Gork vs.Mork

@HatsAlEsman

27 күн бұрын

A true conundrum. Does brutal kunnin win? Or kunnin brutality?

@ChucktheSpicyChicken

27 күн бұрын

Choose gorka'morka for ture superiority.

@cegesh1459

27 күн бұрын

​@@ChucktheSpicyChicken😂 Nope

@comradecameron3726

27 күн бұрын

I am going to be real. I hate Gork and Mork. The both of them.

@HatsAlEsman

27 күн бұрын

@@comradecameron3726 OI, DIS ‘ERE GIT COMMITTIN ‘ERRSEY! Don’t make no sense dat! How ya not sposed ta like da two biggest greenies around?

This doesn't really affect anything in the video, but there's a minor point I wanted to address: "survival of the fittest" doesn't actually mean "survival of the strongest". Physical strength, etc. aren't necessarily particularly useful traits in nature, other traits, like being able to subsist on few calories, or have lots of offspring, or live where no one else can, or run away quickly, hide well, etc. etc. are often much more useful tactics. This doesn't really affect the video necessarily (Kroot aren't exactly pursuing life as a speedy, fecund prey species like field mice or houseflies), BUT I just wanted to dispell a common misunderstanding about evolution in general.

@SnibsnBibs

26 күн бұрын

Optimum does not necessarily mean impressive. But good luck convincing the jock stealing your lunch money that your tactic of shitting yourself vigorously in hopes the smell will deter him makes you evolutionarily superior.

@nakenmil

26 күн бұрын

@@SnibsnBibs I think your muddling together different things here. Evolution isn't about convincing anyone about anything.

@SnibsnBibs

26 күн бұрын

@@nakenmil It was a joke lol

@af2547

25 күн бұрын

@@SnibsnBibsIt’d work as a great allegory though because I’m pretty sure there’s a lizard or something that does exactly that to birds

@Nobody-zl3kk

25 күн бұрын

​@@af2547 Opposums do take that as their survival tactic if I am not mistaken

Kroot and the Yuatja from the Predator series would probably be very interesting to compare. Both seem to have the same philosophy of self improvement and technological limitations.

If the kroot start to become more technological, they can start a genetic library, then they can improve at will. They will no longer need to cannibalize, which would then improve their relations with other nations. They can also prevent dead ends and put all their efforts into fighting the orks. A sub-branch could be getting genetics from fungi, using the ork strategy to fight back, and basically terraforming orc ecosystems. From that, a new terraforming branch can come that generates living planets.

@matijasostojic4288

23 күн бұрын

Honestly that feels like what the Kroot would look like in a more advanced Tau empire. Kind of like the equivalent of early dark age humanity levels of tech. Super kroot that just carry around concentrated doses of DNA specificaly made for them by the Tau so they can just instantly speacialize in whatever combat scenario they are in.

@jossguerrero277

20 күн бұрын

That wouldn't be the case, because for the kroot hunting and eating the dead are also a part of their religion, and base on the believe system in WH40K they would advance technologically but still believe in their religion

@IamKroot650

20 күн бұрын

Also the Kroot are already much more technologically advanced than they show the other races of the universe. They willingly gave up the majority of their tech because they felt it was leading them away from their traditions & way of life that made them strong, blaming this for their losses to the Orks. There is still technology on Pech that is buried beneath mountains but is never explored in the setting other than brief mentions of "strange energy readings in the mountain ranges". The Kroot choose to appear primitive to the outside world because it works in their favour, but they are far more advanced than they let on.

@Helleuw123

11 сағат бұрын

that makes them mroe tyrnaid like so dobut it will happen

@GoblinWizardry

2 сағат бұрын

Then they face the initial dilemma, are they worthy to inhabit such power? Such evolution so fast. The video tells it pretty good, the kroot are evolving with a sense of carefulness, part of that we must realise is time to experience those effects on one selves, one at a time.

You're first 5 minutes is a better summary than 95% of lore videos

@Zwijger

17 күн бұрын

Your use of "you're" is worse than... sadly only like 75% of people on the internet.

@LordCrate-du8zm

16 күн бұрын

@Zwijger Hate that you’re right. It’s honestly terrible that people just talk with such poorly constructed grammar, from misusing “your” and “their” (and all their homophones) to just combining random words to create grammatical abominations like “alot”, then get all pushy and offended when someone DARES show that, maybe, they should use proper English.

Kroot is love, Kroot is life Kroot is like 1/3 of the reason I love T'au Empire so much And it's amazing that the Kroot finally have their time to shine this year as well

@cyrusmann5443

26 күн бұрын

what are the other two thirds?

@TwoSouthFarm

26 күн бұрын

@@cyrusmann5443 The blue cows themselves And the rest of the auxiliary

@jossguerrero277

20 күн бұрын

I only like the auxiliary, but the boring blue steal the spotlight

This is the kind of video that makes me want to get into Warhammer, hope to see more and keep up the good work!

@ayylien00

27 күн бұрын

If you want to learn more about the setting I highly recommend Luetin09 for his lore videos. Alternatively Bruva Alfabusa's TTS series is also a great jumping off point that balances comedy with established lore and its own contained story :)

About Ork knowledge: they grow larger and smarter as they fight protracted conflicts. The scale of the War in Heaven ensured that the Orks were primarch sized and capable of building weapons ostensibly more advanced than the Imperium’s current tech. War of the Beast and the Ullanor Crusade both likely were lead by remaining Krourk.

@Finwolven

16 күн бұрын

It's powerfully hinted that an Ork Empire that grows large enough will start to return them towards returning to Krork - unlocking the full power of the Old Ones' gift of Warfare to the Krorks. It's just that since Ullanor, there has not been a Waagh! big enough. Even The Beast wasn't quite as big, even though it's also hinted that it was getting close to that level, with increasing intelligence and lucidity beyond 'Oi! Krump'em betta you Gits!'.

@_NIKOS9_NIKOS

8 күн бұрын

Keep in mind, the Orks only grow larger and smarter if they fight a strong enemies AND survive. This is why both the Eldar Empire and DAOT Humanity were able to keep them in check with 0 problems. Chances are that the Old Ones created Krorks from the start and the current Orks were an unpredicrable degradation. Hell, we dont even know if it's even possible anymore for an Ork to fully return into being a Krork (Even the Beast was nowhere close)

Loved the video! The double slit experiment is often misunderstood. It's true that the electrons changes from either being a wave or particle to the opposite when observed but this doesn’t mean that the electron or photon “decides” its nature based on human observation. Instead, it’s the interaction with the measuring device that collapses the quantum wave function-a mathematical description of the quantum state of a system-resulting in a definite state of being a particle or a wave. This is a fundamental aspect of quantum mechanics and is not influenced by human perception, but rather by the physical process of measurement itself.

@LordCrate-du8zm

16 күн бұрын

I like your funny words magic man.

@MannIchFindKeinName

10 күн бұрын

Its a bit like the myths around objectivity.

@mikeritter7207

6 күн бұрын

To be honest, we assume this, but it is just most common interpretation, not something proven. There is some possibility that collapse IS based on sentient observation and also possibility that we will never know for sure.

Doesn't make Warhammer content Makes Warhammer content It is the best Warhammer video I've ever seen

@keztannis6848

25 күн бұрын

What did he mean by this...

@RealCodreX

16 күн бұрын

That is NOT Warhammer content at all! This is Warhammer 40K content. Learn the differences!

'Viruses as patterns of wasteful destruction." Call that my favorite quote of the video. ALSO, imagining the Tyranids not as a bug hive, but more like the space virus is a new view I like. Good job dude.

You guys are just full of gems huh

You fundamentally misunderstand the double slit experiment. It doesn't prove that observation causes waveform collapse, it proves that we aren't capable of measuring(observing) light without interfering with it. Saying that the double slit experiment proves that observation creates reality is like saying it's impossible to measure the landspeed of an ant because every time you attempt to measure the ant's speed you slam a ruler down next to it and the critter freaks out and runs in a random direction.

@sheepketchup9059

24 күн бұрын

Exactly this It only collapsed after the measurement because in measuring the electron we interact with it physically

@DonCulion

20 күн бұрын

How about the quantum eraser experiment?

@user-ws1bs4ns7h

18 күн бұрын

@@sheepketchup9059 how was it measured?

@C-OBrien

16 күн бұрын

@@user-ws1bs4ns7hwhen dealing with subatomic particles, you can’t use light waves as they are smaller than the wavelength of light, so you have to use other waves to measure them, which always results in changing either its velocity or its current position, this means you have a limited degree of accuracy within which you can predict the movement of these particles, this is the Heisenberg uncertainty principle

@theonepieceguy9081

14 күн бұрын

Nah you wrong

Hey, undergrad biologist here! I think it should be said that, gently, I think you misconstrued the process of evolution a little, and I see these misconceptions everywhere, so I would love to try and clarify things where I can! Evolution is not a deliberate or intentional process. It is a natural phenomenon with no will, and it cannot take action. Evolution is more comparable to a natural process like the weather. It forms these hugely complicated systems and striking instances, however there is no will or reason that guide these systems. They are driven by cause and effect, action and reaction, with a huge amount of random chance thrown in. It's an impediment to understanding what natural selection and evolution are while shackled to the concept of intentionality. Random mutation will always occur. There is no "ideal lifeform". Evolution has no goals. It is generalized phenomenon of change, not the planned alchemy of some force trying to change lead into gold. All of this said, I think the Kroot are so interesting because they take the concept of horizontal gene transfer and *run* with the concept! Horizontal gene transfer happens all of the time, but in our world it only happens when viruses effect our DNA during mitosis. This occurs because the DNA of viruses are introduced into cells, so occasionally cells divide with genetic content that was not present in earlier related generations. In our case, this happened 200 million years ago when our ancient ancestor was infected by a viral cold, which conferred onto her an important gene that would permit her offspring to eventually form placentas. Without that viral infection, we would not be able to have placentas at all

@andrew3203

20 күн бұрын

There are more things in this video that clarify the subject. Most important, the Warp. This is not our Earth. Evolution (in 40k) can be directed and even controlled with enough psychic power. The Kroot are going about it slowly and carefully, as their Master Shapers test and decide which genetic traits are safe to subsume and include in their clans. But there are others in the galaxy which go about it far more rapidly, especially the followers of Nurgle and Tzeentch, the Warp Entities that have domain over disease, decay and change. The Tyranids also absorb traits from their kills, and then construct new bioforms better adapted to combat a diferent enemy. Humanity itself has adapted to diferent environments and pressures, creating psykers, navigators and blanks, alongside numerous abhuman sub-species.

@coldmossonarock7743

19 күн бұрын

Correction to your correction: horizontal gene transfer happens to every group of procariotic microorganisms there is. While eucariotic just evolved a more specific verision of it because of DNA complexity and the nucleus getting in the way.

@callusklaus2413

19 күн бұрын

@@coldmossonarock7743 Thanks for the elaboration and clarification!

@coldmossonarock7743

19 күн бұрын

@@callusklaus2413 Also having read again your comment, the paper you are reffering to speaks only about operons corresponding to that of the virus found in the genome. Its not the same as the gene that actually codifies for the placenta and everithing it relates to. As operons are way shorter sequences than the gene it relates to. Just imagine that a simple retrovirus would have little use for the whole genes of the placenta stuck inside for no reason. An operon is just what the cell identifies in the retrotranscripted sequence to bind promotor proteins to.

@markoerakovic9899

17 күн бұрын

No, I do not know where you studied or how can you think evolution is non deliberate process, when it is everything except it. If evolution was random, mathematicians calculated it would 500 000 000 years just to get from single cell to multi cell organism. Hell, if you move to live in cold area, relatively short, in around 1-2 years you body will produce genes that already have small and negligible but not non present chance of a small adaptation to the cold(forgot the name of science that researches it). Richard Dawkins though of evolution as a blind clock smith picking random gears to fix a watch, when in fact, the clock smith isnt blind,he knows he needs a small piece of gear for the clock, but needs it to be perfect fit, in a nanometer perfect would be better example, making process take time(he will not pick a few meters gear for a small clock). Evolution has a GOAL, it is adaption to the situation, plain and simple. Evolution is adaptation over a long period of time, just a word. Random mutation is by product of this cycle, and even then, could you even call it random? Does randomness even exist? RNG generator are just a x/x chance generator, 0 - 1000, will always leave you with 1/1000 chance to pick the number and 999/1000 to be wrong, never can be over 1000 or under, 0, so what is random then?

It literally does not matter what you talk about, from anime, to Dune, to WarHammer, every one of your videos is a banger. Keep at it, brother. Regardless of what you decide to talk about in the future, I will watch all of it.

@RealCodreX

16 күн бұрын

But this is Warhammer 40K and not Warhammer. That would be GWs original fantasy setting.

@eliamorris1619

16 күн бұрын

@@RealCodreX Oh, I was generalizing for the sake of expediency. Didn't realize there was a difference.

Everytime I see a video come out from you all I get excited because you make damn good content. The story telling and editing is incredible. Keep it up!

Man I was locked in from start to finish and was fascinated the whole damn time.

Warhammer, both fantasy and 40k, are filled with such explosively vivid imaginations that you can't but grin when learning about them. I'd love to have more of it!

I think I’d probably sell one of my armies to afford a Kroot army if they’re ever announced. Favorite Xenos race across all 40K and even most media

@CAMSLAYER13

26 күн бұрын

You can do an all kroot list if you want

@whitewall2253

26 күн бұрын

Kroot are about half of an army right now, they have three infantry choices, ranged cavalry, melee cavalry and 4 different characters. They just need a centrepiece model and a way of killing tanks and they'd be playable.

@dicorockhimself

26 күн бұрын

@@whitewall2253 now what you want for centerpiece model for them? id love some type of giant kroot monstrosity, or a primarch style character thats high shaper or something

@reidwolf8440

26 күн бұрын

@@dicorockhimself There was actually a large Kroot monstrosity in older editions known as the Great Knarloc, which you can see in places like the original Dawn of War, though they weren't in this latest refresh unfortunately. Still, would be cool to have more named Kroot characters.

WARHAMMER LET'S GOOOOO

“Nature does not have a need weapons; it is already cruel enough without them” What an amazing transition to the kroot.

Another interesting example of a bioengineered species is Horatio from Endless Space. Hortio is a guy who clones himself and made a civilization based on himself.However, he splices together other species by stealing their DNA and incorporatering that into his genetic code. By doing this, he becomes a better spices and his clones become much better.

@LordCrate-du8zm

16 күн бұрын

Horacio: “You’re just a cheap fucking knockoff.” Kroot: “Oh no, no, no, I’m the upgrade.”

@goldenrock65

15 күн бұрын

​@LordCrate-du8zm Horatio would also be like, "You're just a cheap knockoff, I'm taking your genetics."

the opening monologue was sick, but the transition at 1:15 is what convinced me of this channel’s quality. hella subscribed

This has to be one of the most well put videos I have seen about the 40k universe. Is really hard to find this type of tone and introspection as we sometimes get lost in all the carnage and forget how fascinating are the building blocks of this universe.

I always figured the Tyranids were a creation by the Great Old Ones to combat the Necron Tyr however, after Biotransfurance the Tyranids basically became useless and were thus yeeted outside of the Galaxy and the Orks were their predecessors in a way. Both Tyranid and Ork work off of a very similar idea, strength through combat. The more an Ork fights the bigger and smarter it gets and the more Biomass Tyranids consume the more diverse they become. When Tyranid and Ork comes to blows it's suddenly everyone's problem because the Orks will just multiply and get bigger with every fight yet the Tyranids will feed off of the multiple Orks and sometimes even the biggest Orks which only bolsters their strength. The unmovable rock vs the unbreakable wall, two forces that endlessly adapt and become better for eternity. Honestly if you asked me which faction has the best shot at winning the Great Game, my choice would be Orks for the simple fact that, unlike other factions, Orks feed off of war and are basically impossible to exterminate. That being said, the two factions that are likely to be left are the Orks and the Tyranids; truly at that point, the Galaxy of the grim dark future will know only war.

@SnibsnBibs

26 күн бұрын

I much prefer the Tyranids having nothing to do with anyone in the galaxy at any point before appearing. What better compliment to the hardcore grim darkness of the universe than by having this Lovecraftian space cancer come hurtling out of the dark surrounding this little galaxy that thinks itself so important. Here's everyone having these grand heavenly wars and Biblical heresies, and suddenly they're back to just being animals encountering something predatory in the night. There are corners of reality even the Chaos Gods do not venture. Places of silence and stillness, where no soul or emotion or thought of any kind exists. Places that, as any empty void does, hunger.

@andrew3203

20 күн бұрын

This has been tested many times in 40k lore, and unless the Orks had overwheleming force on their side, they lost and became biomass for the Tyranids. On the other hand, genestealers don't get traction among Orks, as they 'smell bad' and are prompty chopped up by uninfected Orks.

Well put together. You gained a fan with this.

How did you managed to master video essays in a so short time ? Congratulations, continue and you will reach the top of KZread's essay community. Thanks for this.

This may be one of the, if not THE best warhammer lore video I've ever seen

this has got to be one of my favorite videos, the way you make it all make sense and explain it in a way that works is so good. and the cinematography and editing to, god damn. very good

The warp was once full of beings… and the Doomslayer was once stuck in hell.

Truly awe inspiring! What a deep dive!

Phenomenal quality. Every second of this video is excellent. From the editing, the imagery, to the concepts discussed.

This was a great watch. The production was stellar especially. Loved the animations and transitions.

Very much disagreed to the Tyranids, they are NOT doing wasteful destruction, in fact 'nids use ALL available biomass, none of it is wasted. Also, the Hivemind isn't an entity per se, but the combined will of all 'nids that are alive kinda similar to a multi-galaxy WAAAAGH! entity.

@bionodroid547

12 күн бұрын

Nids are wasteful destruction in relation to the eco system, they don’t create, they consume and copy for their purposes. Every type of organism is like that to a degree, but it’s the degree to which it is that matters. It’s the difference between pre-migration humans being symbiotic with the environment, Paleolithic humans beginning to benefit themselves at the cost of other species, and modern humans, where we have grown to the point where the systems our society runs on are no longer reasonable or natural survival strategies and supersede the imperative to preserve our own planet. The difference between us and nids, though, is that we aren’t a hive mind and most of us have empathy and the desire to do the world right. Nids have no such thing. At least, that’s my interpretation of the symbolism and the video.

This was awesome, great video man I hope you make more this was great to watch. Also I noticed you didn't mention this probably because it wasn't important enough but just in case you didn't know, orks actually devolved for qroks and qroks where actually quite intelligent and really fucking scary(not 100% but I remember seeing somewhere they where custodi's/primary level in strength, since it's theorized the beast was a proto qroks.), and the reason they devolved is because qroks and orks both literally feed off of violence and needed to sustain themselves (they literally die without a fight) and everything after the war in heaven was so much lesser in comparison that the qroks devolved because they didn't have a tough enough fight. And so if there was ever a tough enough fight orks would reevolve into qroks and regain there greater old one tech and intelligence, as demonstrated by the beast. Although take all of this with a grain of salt because this all comes second hand because I have not actually had the ability to read those specific books.

@funster0691

27 күн бұрын

Sorry if this read like a critique, I didn't mean it as one it's just that orks are my favorite faction/race and I just had to tell you about those facts in case you didn't know, Even though you probably did know and that just came off as me being an ass.

Amazing! Well done! Thank you for all the information, and thank you for putting it in such a wonderful package.

I can tell how much research and effort went into making this, amazing video my guy

The Eldar v Necron rivalry is so under utilized

Brilliantly done! The orks are the best part of 40K, spanning a spectrum from wacky comic relief to the horror of cartoon violence happening in reality.

I just want to say, this is one of the best things I've watched on YT in a long time. Thanks for putting this together for us.

Ty for the video m8 first time finding you on here can't wait to listen to more.

How the hell is there always something new with Warhammer?How haven't I heard about the kroot before?

@whitewall2253

26 күн бұрын

Because most 40k fiction is about The Imperium and Imperials do not often fight the Tau Empire. First contact between the Imperium of Man and the Tau Empire occurred less than two hundred years before the return of Guilliman and they've only been involved in two major conflicts, the first and second Damocles Crusades. Because of this most books dont feature the Tau Empire and since the Kroot are a part of that empire they rarely get speaking roles in 40k fiction. If you're not specifically a Tau fan its not surprising that you would not know of the Kroot. The Tau Empire isnt just Kroot for example. There are like, a dozen different alien races in the Tau empire, The Tau also have a sizable human minority in their empire either from worlds they conquered during the first Damocles Crusade or human refugees fleeing the imperium into the Tau Empire.

@BrunoMaricFromZagreb

11 күн бұрын

@@whitewall2253 -"less than 200 years since the return of Guilman" THAT brings up an interested point on WHAT the timeline is.Because AFAIK there aren't any in-universe dates besides _"it's 10 000 years since megagoth decided to be a little rebellious b1tch" & I have no idea what happens AFTER the tyranids come. Also,I didn't JUST mean the lore (though there IS a lot I haven't read),but every 2 months some NEW game or animation comes out & I forget to watch it. Like,would a noral guy know that Darktide came out in the last 2 years & ISN'T an adition to the fantasy AU just by hearing the name?

@whitewall2253

10 күн бұрын

@@BrunoMaricFromZagreb there's a bunch of dates in warhammer lore, every army book used to come with its own timeline showing famous battles involving the faction. I still own a lot of old army books so I have that. A lot of interesting stuff happened in the 10k years after the HH. The Scouring, The war of the Beast, The Badab War, The siege of Vraks, the war of the false primarch, the Age of Apostasy, The setting is very deep.

@BrunoMaricFromZagreb

8 сағат бұрын

@@whitewall2253 I'll try to rad about them when I have the time.

Two things. One, this video is incredible and I love how well thought out it is. And two, this only furthers my core belief that the Kroot should have their own faction divorced from the T'au, and T'au auxilliaries should be made up of all independent-thinking sentient races in the galaxy (All Human subspecies including Ogryn, Ratling, Squats, Felinids, and Beastmen, Eldar, Drukhari, Sslyth, Ur-Ghul, Medusae, etc. and yes, SOME Kroot that have their tribal nature stripped from them and turned into regimented troops and snipers), merging technologies into the T'au style, and the Kroot should be a dark reflection on that, and have stolen technology cannibalized into a vague amalgamation of stuff that works because the Kroot have absorbed it just like they did to organic life on their homeworld. It could be amazing flavor.

This video in a strange way gave me more hope for life in the future. Thank you.

Can I just say that this video is genuinely amazing. The structure, the display, just everything. I looked at your other content only to see ypu hadn't made any other warhammer videos before. Good job dude. I really look forward to your other projects.

What if the Nids are the kill switch for the orks?

@user-kt4to5xs9l

26 күн бұрын

Ork: artificial weapons of biology Kroot: the race that weaponized evolution through nature selection Tyranids: the aliens that do both

@101Mant

26 күн бұрын

The Nids have them booth beat, the Orks have devolved from the original Krorks so they were a flawed design and the Kroot evolution and adaptability had nothing in the Nids.

@raddarat8471

26 күн бұрын

There was this fan theory i saw about the Nids being made by the surviving Old Ones as a way to wipe the slate clean so all the orks, necrons and Chaos can end so the old ones can make a Better galaxy without all the war going on

@user-kt4to5xs9l

26 күн бұрын

@@raddarat8471 but didn’t the tyranid attack on Baal show that the nids are malevolent? A psyker looked into the hive mind and realized that it hated them all.

6:35 minor correction: Orks are NOT the dominant race in the galaxy, nor the most populous. Yes, they number in the trillions or even quadrillions (hypothetically), but Humanity rules over more of the galaxy and has a population of 1 to several quintillion (roughly estimated). And outnumbering both are the unmatched hordes of the Tyranids.

@noway8259

24 күн бұрын

Source?

@megamente7849

23 күн бұрын

Actually there are a Octillion of Orks in the Galaxy, with their spores reproduce they can make a lot of boys

@LordCrate-du8zm

23 күн бұрын

@@megamente7849 Wait what

@LordCrate-du8zm

16 күн бұрын

@noway8259 the Guard has 4 quadrillion soldiers alone. There are similar amount of Skitarii, Sisters, and billions of Knights. This doesn’t account for the rest of the Imperial war machine (Navy, PDF, etc), not the fact that the average hive world (aka one of the more common Imperial word types) has populations numbering in the trillions.

Just found your channel, and i gotta say... This video is a masterpiece of narration. I enjoyed every minute of it, and can't wait to see the rest of your work !

That's actually one of the most well made 40k videos I have ever watched. Mind might evolve after digging through some more of the work of yours.

A very interesting video about two of my favorite things from Warhammer 40K!

Really well made video - brilliant work

Really just an excellent video overall. Like so many others have said, I appreciated and liked that you didnt just spit out wiki facts and actually approached this with thought and analysis. Your style in both presenting and pacing everything was great too. This was my first video I've watched from your channel to my knowledge but I can say I was both entertained and impressed the whole time. Thank you!

What a cool video. Kroot and orks are probably my absolute favourite sci-fi races. They're both so cool and unique. Also, a cool snippet of lore is that the Kroot's "underbite" mught have come from eating orks.

Subscriber earned. Some of the best lore breakdown and storytelling i've seen so far, and for warhammer thats quite impressive

First vid of yours I’ve watched and am impressed was very informative and educational of stuff I thought I already knew but didn’t. Can’t wait to see what you make in the future! 😀👍

You wrote such a great script for this. Great job

Great video!!! Thanks for your work!

awesome perspectives, thank you for sharing

Master class in analysis driven by great music and a strong clear voice my friend, beautiful. Keep it up!

Yo this video was beautiful!! thank you!!

This is a legit masterpiece. Thank you.

Love Orks and Kroot. This is a really well done documentary :)

amazing work. Well done!

I don’t usually watch videos, just listen to them while I do stuff. I so happened to be able to watch this with dinner and u did fantastic on all the edits.

This was beautiful, thank you

Incredible video, super well made and informative about a 40k race I knew next to nothing about

Dude you need way more Warhammer 40k videos just like this, this is my first video I’ve seen on your channel and I’m digging it. Super informative and entertaining.

love the video. it was really interesting to watch, and at the same time fun

Superbly written and poetically put together. I thoroughly enjoyed this video ❤

Thank you for your video! Great choices and points.

Not only one of the best breakdowns of this dichotomy between geneforged warirors, and evolutionary predators, you also decided to just keep flexing and include one of the best summaries of the Warp and its effects in the War on heaven. You have earned a sub my dude.

Bro this video is soooo well made! ❤🫰

This was a very well done video. Subbed.

Bro this is unironically one of the best warhammer 40k lore videos ive ever seen. and in a pretty unique style too!

This is a beautiful video essay!

Great video, both from lore perspective and editing.

This is a really wonderful video - intelligent and thoughtful all at the same time. Great work! :D

Thank you so much for this episode. It's a good quality of work, I love the Kroot, and I wanted to understand them better, and your video helped me 👌 +1 subscriber from France, my friend

At a point where I thought this channel couldn’t get any better, he posts a Warhammer video

Man you're one of the best youtubers out there. I love your videos. Keep going :)

more 40k would be just lovely! thank begast