Gadriel is such an amazing character. He starts off being the annoying Leandros stand-in, but as the story unfolds he slowly starts to trust Titus as his battle-brother, and in the end he’s actually a foil to Leandros - someone who was able to put brotherhood and trust above dogma and suspicion. Amazingly dynamic character.
This is why the ultra berries are bad, their obsession on a book limits success, where as the raptors achieve it by viewing a document like the codex as what it is a set a guidelines.
The last part of the game when Titus said "You have restored my faith in Brotherhood" Man I shed a goddamn tear knowing what he went through since I played Space Marines 1 back in the days.
Gadriel: "The Codex Astartes does not support this action, but I'm looking forward to it." Leandros: "Oh I am so reporting you to the Inqisition for heresy."
In the eternal twilight of a celestial battlefield, where stars weep and cosmic winds howl, shines the edict: "It is better to die for the Emperor than live for yourself."
My favorite thing about the Dreadnought parts in the campaign and the operations is that at no point are you nor does the game tell you to escort him. He's escorting you, and he means it.
I wasn't expecting actual character arcs in this game but here we are and it's the best part of the story. Titus has to learn to not withhold information from his new brothers and to let go of his fear of being accused Chairon has to learn not to charge headfirst into Traitors and for him to keep his cool Gadriel has to learn not to fall to suspicion and doubt and to actually trust his superior officer. This scene being the accumulation of all of these arcs coming together in a satisfying way, whoever wrote this whole thing deserves an award.
Yeah I found myself through the entire campaign actually saying like "come on Titus, tell them about it, they have been fighting side by side with you they will probably have faith you aren't a traitor" I'm glad it came together at the end. I want to paint 3 Primaris and kitbash them to be these 3
0:41 Titus is a gigachad and a unique character, he's not holding a grudge and even admits his percentage of guilt. We all could learn a thing with him.
To his credit, they were in the middle of an active combat zone requiring split-second answers to rapidly changing battlefields: it was neither the time or place for a full inquisition and Leandros could have waited to air his suspicions instead of constantly bringing them up and ultimately breaking chain of command.
@@TheRedBrethren Titus understands how things work in the Empire, he doesn't expect fairness (40K ain't a tale about justice), but has a clear conciousness because of his loyalty. In the position that both of them stand, there's nothing Titus can do except accept the terms.
They don't understand Space marines lol they have less emotional than normal human but some of them still have emotions, the game did body language really well.
@@leonidemelin1131I’m pretty sure a small bit of Iron Hands or Imperial Fisrs geneseed might have contaminated the batch that Straban’s implants were grown from. He’s just so gloriously deadpan and matter-of-fact.
The people who made this game totally understood the first game, and made damn sure to show how they could not only bring back the moment, but resolve it WELL.
Its awesome to see, I have not played the first much! But im just happy to see someone looking back at what has been and how it worked and respects it. Unlike many others out there...
@@Marcusianery Yeah, Leandros has a LOT of haters from those who played or saw the first game, and the fact that there was such a gap between the first and this one meant that the disdain was sustained for a long time. Also, and no spoilers, but this game reveals both sides of the coin to that moment; how some can learn and grow from it, and some clearly never change because they failed upwards instead of being punished.
@@LabTech41 He didn't fail upwards - being a chaplain is kind of punitive and its actually perfect for him - while he is dogmatic, he's also NOT wrong. Chaos corrupts in this universe. Hate him if you want, but having atleast one dogmatic a-hole chaplain in your company is a requirement. He was also fair with Titus - he was watching for slip ups, but recognised Titus didn't confirm his suspicions.
@@Lakrimoz Being a Chaplain is in no way a punitive assignment, it's a honored position. He is supposed to be the spiritual leader of the company, he is above Titus and only below the company's captain in rank. You also need to be an extremely badass warrior to become a Chaplain, since they are supposed to lead their company's men from the front in the toughest of situations to raise morale. You even see how he is now Titus' superior, and he even has some of Calgar's favor since he says to TItus that his new assignment will be under Leandros. After that, the next rank is Master of Sanctity, which is second only to the Chapter Master himself.
he had 2 service studs on his head so if I am not mistaken that means he was like 100 years or a little older, each stud representing 50 years of service. and now in this game he has 4 meaning he has been in service for over 200 years.
@@brothernikolai5827 A Gold stud usually represents 100 years of service. Which means Titus is over 400 years old. He had 2 studs before his capture. Then he was tortured by the Inquisition for a century. After his release, he spent a century in Deathwatch.
@ComradeStrogg correct. They're silver (50) not gold (100). You'll notice the Chaplin has 2 gold studs, the same as Titus's service record, since they're both 200ish years in their service.
He was not dogmatic like Leandros was. You see that here where he quotes Leandros but then at the end adds he is looking forward to the experience. Unlike Leandros he doesn't treat the codex as the end all be all of military wisdom but a guide. Situations on the ground warrant modification, coming up with new methods or use of several different codex methods into one new one.
He was always a good dude. He is resourcefull, good tactician and solid space marine averall, Titus's bad experiences in the past and Leandros's recommendation of not mentioning his past led Titus to be a somewhat bad commander to him. Men like Gadrial need good leadership to operate and achieve their potential (which is great btw) if that is not achieved thay go against their potantial and lash out (rightfully so). I experienced this in real life as a chief engineer in construction sites. Great character writing on this game.
Warmonger main here, you can extend your pressure by doing bash faint after the zones and lights. Holding nearly always catches them with the armor or GB Also your top heavy chasers are behaving kinda predictable. Faint to zone then bash option
