40k Lore! The Codex Astartes! 

"It was okay." - Rogal Dorn

"Space book say this bad." - Shitbucket

Guilliman: Now remember, these are suggestions NOT law!! Shitbag: These are laws not suggestions. Got it.

*Adeptus Astartes after the Codex:* "I feel thin, sort of stretched... like... butter spread over too much bread..."

The best selling book after *_Lectitio Divinitatus_* and *_The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer_* since M.32! "5/10 star, it was okay," by *_Rogal Dorn, one of the sons of the Emperor, Primarch of the Imperial Fist Astartes Legion,_* during the *_Triumph of Iron Cage!_* Written and editted by *Roboute Guilliman, the greatest son of the Emperor, Primarch of the Ultramarines Astartes Legion, Lord Commander of the Imperium himself!* Winner of the *_Imperial Pulitzer Award_* consecutively for 10 Millennia! Get your copies now, in your nearest bookshop, and win a complementary _Primarch Roboute Guilliman action figure_ for every purchase! Remember kids, _The Emperor Protects!_

*Ultramarine waves codex at Templar. *Templar looks at the book. Templar: "Cousin, my armor handles the management of my bodily waste. Why would you hand me this latrine parchment?"

Ultramarine: "Follow the Codex!" Black Templar: "To long, did not read!" Space Wolf "Wait you guys can read?"

The codex does support this action. "loads bolter with religious intent"

Dark Angels and Imperial Fists: *uncomfortable whistling* Space Wolves: “take yer word holders and cram em up your arse!"

"Its more like a set of guidelines then rules" guilleman upon returning

Lorgar: "Guys! Guys! I wrote a book!" Guilliman: "My book is better and more popular." Lorgar: "..did.. did you even read my book?" Guilliman: "I don't need to read your book to know mine is better."

Me: causally discusses why I don’t like the new book we’re reading in class Every other scout compliant to the codex: ಠ_ಠ ಠ_ಠ ಠ_ಠ ಠ_ಠ ಠ_ಠ

_"The Codex Astartes does not support this action!"_ _"I can't hear you over the sound of my chainsword!"_

"One should only innovate after developing a foundation rooted in doctrine" There is a saying in germany: "The master breaks the form" It's shorter and says the same :D

Ultrasmerf: it says we can't do that in the codex Space wolf: *WELL I CAN'T READ*

Excerpt from Codex Astartes page 438817: In the event of lack of toilet paper, pages from the codex Astartes maybe used as a substitute if there is no suitable imperial citizen to act as a replacement. However, when using the codex Astartes in such a fashion, prime numbered pages must be used first, and you must wipe from left to right, except if the page number has a six(6) in it, in which case it must be done from top right to bottom left.

Imagining an enormous primarch sitting in front of a computer typing away amuses me for some reason.

"Captain, the Codex Astartes does not..." Titus: "STFU Leandros and follow your orders! That's all you're good for apparently."

The Art of War: Extended Edition.

You'll never take Ultramar, the whole subsector is covered in the strongest plot armour available.

"Book Bad" - Imperial Fist Successor Chapters.

Ah, the Great Blue Diary of Papa Smurf, from which he purged his dreams, nightmares and ideas into! And these days, young Smurf Initiates read it as a bedtime story and take pop quizzes on it.

*Bible* : We are the worldwide bestseller! *Harry Potter* : Oh yeah? Hold my magic wand. *Blueberry Boy* : Quiet you two!

“How to be a giant, fanatical, killing machine.” By Roboute Girlyman.

But your teachings…’ ‘Are yet flawed,’ said Guilliman. ‘No one, not even one such as I, can anticipate every possible outcome of battle. My words are not some holy writ that must be obeyed. There must always be room for personal initiative on the battlefield. You and I both know how one spark of heroism can turn the tide of battle. That knowledge and personal experience can only be earned in blood, and the leader in the field must always be the ultimate arbiter of what course of action should be followed.’

The fact the Black Templars werent mentioned is mildly upsetting since they only use it to balance tables.

0/10, I can't read -Leman Russ

The Codex Astartes: Basically a Space Marine's version of "The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer"

"Book is only a guide" - Uncle

27:19 with how vast the codex is I wouldn't be surprised if there may be a chapter in it dedicated to how to transport the damn thing.

Ultramarines: But Codex Astartes... Black Templar: We call that book Cockdex Asstartes, cousin.

'Space book says this method is bad' Leandros

Legends say that when Dorne refused to accept the codex, Guilliman had the Imperial Navy bombard Dorne’s strike cruiser with thousands of copies of the Codex Astartes

Astartes in battle in present day Imperium -- Astartes that follow the Codex: The Codex Astartes does not approve of this action! Brother! . Astartes that don't want to follow the Codex: _WELL, I CAN'T READ!!_ . Random Astartes in the distance: *Brother, I am pinned here!*

"5/10, it was OK."

Then the Dark Angels arrived... Then the *Blood* Angels arrived... THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED...

3/5 it was ok -Rogal Dorn

All I needed to hear was Lorgar. It's clearly his fault whatever the case may be.

36:00 Okay so, the Codex Astartes is an algorithm for battle you have to 'search' through it In other words, you have to *source* your decisions You could almost say that the ultramarines... *Got lost in the sauce?*

"Well, I, Cato Sicarius, attribute the great success of myself, Cato Sicarius, to utmost adherence to the great Codex Astartes."

Arch when are you gonna do a full audiobook reading of the codex Astartes?

"Captain Titus did nothing wrong". Change my mind or don't your choice.

“Codex should one use one or two pieces of toilet paper after the act of defecation style 641.”-Cato Sicarius

"Book say no" -Unnamed Ultramarine Captain

Something tells me that book would be large enough to use as a tank busting weapon...

I now see my Raven Guard Successor Chapter, Shadow Watch, Has apparently never followed the Codex Astartes fully but only used it as Guidelines. Actually helpful. TY.

'The more complex an issue is, the more demanding it is of a simple solution.' - Wolf Dude of the Wolf Dudes

"5/10 it is okay"- Rogal dorn.

Leandros: The codex astartes does not support this action Titus: thE Codex AStArtes dOes nO SuPpot tHis ACTiOn

superman once lifted a book of infinite pages. then thew out his back carrying the codex

Codex Astartes: exists Shitbucket: *HEAVY BREATHING*

ah really looking forward to the Badab War series! Loved what you did with Vraks.

It is said ferrus manus considered the book a-head of its time.

How to ruin my imperium and leave it completely vulnerable in a couple pages

I'm glad Arch is still making videos. I was afraid that he'd suffer a stroke and possibly a heart attack after that mess with SAS.

"The Codex Astardes does not support this action, jumping blindly into enemy fire." Response "my eyes were open on my way down"

"You wouldn't want a legion of Lamenters" ... I would! ...but on the other hand the poor buggers probably'd get hit by a galaxy and reduced to 10 astartes anyway

All jokes aside, as much as I hate what Ward did with the smurfs, and the jokes, I do love the Codex if only for the pure irony that surrounds it. Guiliman made a training manual, the thousand man limit was for a different reason, and that was only because he had expectations of peace after the heresy. No the book is a training manual, as Titas said, there to teach an astartes to hold honor and duty above all else. Everything else is trivial. Everything else is there to imbue strategic thinking into commanders reading it. Even the organizational structure it promotes is for the purpose of training, for raising marines slowly but surely into well rounded flexible warriors. That's really not how the Ultramarines use it, is it? The sweet irony is...that the smurfs have actually deviated the furthest from the purpose and spirit of the codex by not adapting. Any and every partially codex complaint chapter, who use the codex as a base frame upon how to order their forces are using the book as intended. Even the Black Templars who outright break the thousand man limit, are technically being more true to the spirit in which the book was written, because they are not willfully limiting themselves from doing what needs to be done to defeat the enemy.

Ultramarines: ''Nooo! You cant just disobey the Codex Astartes!'' Black Templars: ''Hehehe! Neophytes go pewpew!''

"Come, come, sir, now. You can't deny that this fine newspaper is good for the morale of the men." Captain Vipera Berus: "Certainly not, I just think that more could be achieved by giving them some real toilet-paper".

Last time I was this early the legions were adopting the Marian reforms.

Yes... Summing up the Codex in two words:- More Dakka

Also known as Toilet Paper to the Space Wolves

The Codex Astartes the longest "choose your own adventure" ever written

also, i dunno, i feel like the fists would have probably been against being split up specifically because of what wound up happening to them. like yeah, ten thousand years of neglecting joint exercises because the organization was split into tiny pieces will usually pretty seriously destroy the ability to coordinate

Chapter one: Logistics

Black Templars: Rejoice, my brothers: The fresh toilet paper shipment is here!

As soon as i saw this vid in my notifications for some reason I heard Arch in my head say, "Gwuilliman? Gwuilliman shitbucket?"

5/10 It was okay.

I'm sure the *physical* copy of the Codex can be used as ordinance quite effectively when launched from orbit

Loved your Vraks series, told all my friend about it, got banned from that subreddit for defending it. I'm very much looking forward to its successor!

And then some Tau noname reverse-engineers it in dozen years

Fundementally it's just extremely fast deductive reasoning.. An Astartes will usually take the shortest route to victory so long as he protects his fellow battle brothers and attributes to his objective his resolute, unassailable logic, however brutal or dispassionate it may be.. This is why the best AI in the world can't beat Starcraft II players. It looks at probabilities and numbers and when confronted with a scenario by the human it simply did not, or could not have had a contingency for without leaving a gaping hole in it's own early game defenses deemed statistically probable. It becomes an efficient infant, flailing around in the dark, it's own minds speed and clarity of deduction becoming it's worst enemy as it succumbs to the unorthodox. One thing an AI understands usually faster than most humans in terms of strategy and tactics in warfare is the fact that attacking and not defending is the first route to ultimate victory for a simple reason. Regardless of the outcome, unforseen consequences puts you and your enemy in terms of tactician vs. tactician at the same level. =)

As a dumb question of an observer... if the space marines follow the book exactly, wouldn’t it be countered just as easily by losing a single copy? All the enemy needs to do is use it to force wrong decisions because they (with some practice surely) can predict exactly how the loyalists are likely to respond

I thought the black Templar’s would have been the perfect example of a space marine chapter giving the Codex Astartes a big middle finger.

We did it "by the book "

Ain’t Black Templars got time for that

The Codex Astartes Lacks a few things. Yellow, Fists and bigger Broom stick just to name a few. But as a son of Dorn I may be bias.

If the Space Wolves only had one failed successor chapter and thus have no current successors... does that mean the Space Wolves are still technically a Legion? If not why not? Shouldn't the Space Wolves still have tens of thousands marines?

I adore how the Dark Angels retain direct command over their successor chapters - it's not "Legion Building" if the Legion never really broke up

The real question is whether the Codex Astartes can be used as a weapon.

Arch at the end of his videos: “I am once again asking for you to share this video around.”

"Guilliman had the imperial navy launch codexes at my strike cruiser, I was something beyond furious"- Rogal Dorn.

And now after his final line I'm off to re-watch the siege of Vrax.

“How 2 Kill Xenos and Other Filth for Dummies “

9:40 ^ They’re no better than their Viking ancestors. #WeWuzWikings

-"We're being invaded by Tyranids! Quick, brother-sargeant, how do we fight them?" (The sargeant, searching for a matching solution in the Codex Astartes): -"Er, do you mean how do we fight the forces of the tyrant of Id?" NOM NOM NOM The Battle for Macragge, basically.

Random Astartes: “It says we’re not supposed to do that in the Space Book!” Me: “Well I can’t Read!!!!” *misuses Flamethrower*

Yes Arch , we saw Vraks. We loved it and we want/demand/beg more 😆

assuming the codex is worded in fairly vague terms it wouldnt necessarily need to be that huge

FINALLY! THANK YOU ARCH! I WAS HOPING FOR THIS VIDEO EVER SINCE I HEARD OF THE CODEX. love you Arch

Ah the humble Codex Astartes or as the Space Wolves call it "Spare Toilet Paper"

Do one on the Imperial Creed and the Imperial Cult, please big daddy Arch.

Do a Lore video on Malal the Chaos god of Anarchy even though he was retconned it would be a good video

Leandros: "Captain, the Codex Astartes doesn't support this action..." Titus: "Shut the fuck up Leandros!"

So interesting note, upon returning Guilliman straight up lambasted Marneus Calgar for how the Ultramarines treat the Codex as gospel.

Ah, The Good Ol' Grandpa Smurf 's Space Book. Just wondering does Roboute Guilliman even got an book author autograph publication during book launch event ?

Girlyman "I wrote a book." Lowbar "Mines more popular."

omg, it's 3 years and now I get the joke: "a dozend black man and a white girl" "things are looking mighty dark indeed"

Guilliman: Chapters should only number a thousand brothers! Dorn and the Black Templars: *whistles, makes rude gestures behind his back and hides 7000 brothers around the galaxy*