Excerpt from "Abaddon: Chosen of Chaos", by Aaron Dembski-Bowden. Got the idea to dub this from this post: / excerpt_abaddon_chosen... Music: • Cult of the Black Moon... • Lustmord - Heresy (1990)
Two Ultramarines face horrors beyond their comprehension: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nbqQ2CoEgUE.html A Night Lord dispenses discipline to his crew: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rs2uv9hLKiQ.html Interrogated by a Death Guard warlord: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wKx7b6YX6HI.html Ancient Rylanor's Last Stand: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HisDEqXsJnw.html Fabius Bile is judged by Slaanesh: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rp_0N94f9mA.html
“He knows I can. He’s asking me if I will.” Is such a good line just in general, it adds little to the overall interaction but adds to their relationship and mutual respect.
@brulee4865 no no. He's telling kayhon to get the souk back from the deamon so they can put it back into the corpse of the marine. But they probably kill the deamon after. They are dicks at times
@@empireschild1 second born are possessed marines. a daemon takes control of the body while the host is forced to watch. some battle for years with the daemon over control of the body and some like the word bearers welcome it. in this case it's to force the captain to witness his shell being morphed and worn by a daemon. just to torture him beyond death
@@kobold7466 It could be a lot of things. Respect (unlikely but possible, seeing as it was the forehead), defilement, a symbolic or literal 'blessing' for the daemon he intends to bind into the warriors corpse... you can rationalize it any way you want really. I prefer to see it as a faux-soothing gesture. Like he's helping the marine pass on, but not out of any sort of genuine kindness or mercy, but as a way to humiliate him in his final moments. I think this because normally such a gesture would be rather endearing, sweet, or loving, but the circumstances speak to something much, much, much more sinister. It's almost mockery.
"I have seen the future! Humanity needs us Sons of Horus to save it from the emperor's tyranny!" - Abaddon Abbadon after 11k real space years and probably 3 weeks in the warp:
Yeah, Abaddon has always sort of looked down on ordinary humans. He always felt the Astartes should be ruling humanity, not serving them. It is a problem with many space marine chapters even now. The Salamanders are considered the kindest chapter towards humanity, but it's because there are plenty of chapters to whom humanity is little more than an annoyance that gets in their way. Abaddon was one of those Marines even before he turned traitor.
@@Kristian.B.Kristiansen Which is why it was so crucial that the Emperor never gave them the means to reproduce themselves, lest they truly unshackle themselves from humanity. Forcing them to grow their number by recruiting humans was far more reasonable, considering the circumstances.
Bro, I love the *_lore accurate deep voices_* you’ve done. Legitimately raises the passage’s impact by several magnitudes. That’s how it’s should be in the audiobooks.
I disagree for some of them sure but if you listen to any of the WSM not all have very deep voices. So i dont think that would hold true for marines especially marines of chapters like Thousand Sons, Emperors Children and Blood Angels. They were never super intimidating lot. More striking awe from their disarming vocabulary or blessed looks.
I like how Abaddon is portrayed as being this sickeningly sweet sadist who still holds reverence to what it really means to be a Space Marine, he knows they were never meant to be mere soldiers but were meant to be Angels
He'd be wrong, then. Space Marines were absolutely meant to be tools used to protect humanity, that's why they were designed to be unable to reproduce on their own. This was purposeful, to ensure that the Astartes could never truly become independent from humanity, as they would have to rely upon humans for new recruits.
@@mistersmith2549 Thats the point, he sees the current embodiment as wrong. Their true purpose in his eyes was to be lords and angels of humanity, the best of humanity elevated to immortality to lord over the weak. What Horus was originally on about and lost sight of as he surrendered to Chaos. The whole point of Abaddon doing his own thing is to simply accept Chaos exists and change operating procedures accordingly rather than worshipping it or embodying it like Horus or Lorgar; in addition, seating the Astartes as humanity's highest social class/caste rather than delegating them to tools for civilian leadership. Plus he's not a primarch, he's one of the Astartes so it's more about bros before hoes and less about ascension. The Gods use him as a sledgehammer, however and he is not as free of a spirit as he'd like to believe.
@@Nicolau_Flamel Probably not the person you wanted to hear from but figured I'd let you know, novels: Black Legion and Talon of Horus both by Aaron Dembski, the second one is technically non-canon and if memory serves correct is not resolved as it was supposed to be a trilogy (that never happened) still if you're looking for Abaddon books it's not bad
Holy fucking shit. Amazing tension. I was there. Standing in a rain. A factory planet built to sustain war. Beside the onlookers. I watched a talon mince the insides of a noble soldier. The mind behind this is blessed.
So as someone who’s rather new to 40k: What exactly did Abbadon do with the astartes captain’s soul at the end? It sounds to me like he sent Khayon to ensure his soul wouldn’t be devoured by a warp demon and is allowed to rest, but I’m not quite sure. Edit: Ah, so true to 40K and Chaos’s form, the answer is much worse than I would’ve thought. Thanks for the responses folks!
The captain's soul was devoured by a daemon immediately after he died (happens to almost all mortals in this universe). Khayon is a sorcerer, Abaddon had him track down the daemon that did it and force it to possess the body of the dead captain.
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@amogussussy4661 It rises again as a "Second Born." More or less mindless hunks of furry and meat covered in what's left of the armor. Not a great fate.
The Secondborn are the possessed chaos marines and the Black Legion usually binds their prisoner astartes with daemons to create more Secondborn. BTW, great voice acting.
He's actually punishing the daemon. By nomming the Astarte's soul, he ended his suffering pretty much instantly. The Secondborn are different in that they put a daemon inside a corpse so its more akin to a daemonhost than a Possessed Marine where a living Astartes willlingly invites a daemon into thier body.
@@krisztiansturm1690 agreed, but then you have to factor the insane danger of nuclear accidents into all powerarmoured combat. These suits were designed to be safe and durable in extreme combat conditions. A bomb-able powerplant would be way to dangerous.
Is the space marine captain's soul supposed to be still cognizant of what is going on even after being devoured by a daemon? Or does your soul being devoured by a daemon mean you no longer exist? Does his body just become an empty husk for the daemon alone to pilot or is the space marine's soul trapped inside of the daemon and still aware of what is being done with his corpse?
I'm pretty sure Abaddon had Khayon bind the daemon because Abaddon released the Loyalist into the sea of souls and the daemon ruined that. (Abby did the same for Sigismund. He made sure this body was clean and free of any taint from his claws before he sent it back to the Black Templars.) For clarity. Despite how it looks most true beings of the warp HATE things like the Secondborn (or Possessed Marines) because it blends the souls of both human and daemon together so that they are neither of the things it once were. In the material universe, they are unholy monsters of terrible power however the neverborn see it as a dilution of their very essence. Ofc their are rare exceptions where both souls combine and become truely one but this is very rare.
"Did that soothe your ego?" I dont know Abby... did it soothe yours when you failed to conquer a single planet 13 times then yeet your one of a kind blackstone fortress into it as a temper tantrum?
@ZoomerStasi as someone who's more into the Drukhari and Alpha Legion, the OP is not wrong about the temper tantrum. Yeeting an impossible to build super weapon into a planet because you're pissed off at the defiance of said world is the kind of childish bs that caused the Word Bearers to start this mess
@copyrightviolators I mean to be honest he was in a 1 v everybody. Eldar were there, Necrons were there, even orks somehow got there, the word bearers were also against him and even some of his chaos lords (that died on Cadia) were planning against him. The fact that he somehow even landed with so many enemies and so many loyal chapters is impressive. Also, I'm pretty sure he blew Cadia because the Necrons were about to close the eye of terror so yeah, Abbadon is cool. Sadly the way GW portrays him is not however.
"Once, we were angels. Not outside Imperial law. Above it. Not the defenders of humanity. The lords of it." Ah, the arrogance of a man who thinks that merely wearing a Primarch's armour makes him into one. The Space Marines were never meant to be seen as lords or angels. A natural perspective for normal mortals to have, given the gulf between them and their protectors, but a flawed one nonetheless. The responsibility, the duty even, of those in possession of strength is to aid and protect those without it, not to exploit others for personal gain. Those loyal Chapters that remember their purpose and retain their humility are the truest Astartes, not the traitorous Legions that cast aside everything they once believed in. (VULKAN LIVES! * *STOMP STOMP* *)
@@Srakchto help and protect others is the most human thing anyone can ever do, its not logical to put yourself in harm’s way, no animal would sacrifice its life for another of its own kind with no reason and thats what makes human different. We help others because we dont want them to be hurt, for no other reason than to be assured they are safe. If thats reddit so be it.
@@txc9795 Mate, it's a bunch of Warhammer fans pretending, quoting, and attempting to sound intelligent in contrast. None of us here is a notably heroic figure who saves everyone through sheer dedication. I often see this in Total War and 40k Discord servers and Reddit comments. Having knowledge of the books or playing the games doesn't equate to intelligence or capability in the same way as a soldier. Let those truly capable of making a difference handle such affairs. We're passionate nerds - let's not forget this, shall we?
One of the most impressive things about the astartes is just how much punishment they can take before death claims them. To anything standing in the presence of and not built to these proportions would be in awe.
I shall light a candle and a stick of incense at the altar for this poor brother. Defiant and indefatigable unto the end, even in the face of the traitorous creature's gloating. A true Astartes, which is more than i would ever say about his executioners.
When I saw "warmaster" in the title I came expecting Horus, and was kinda dissapointed to just get Abbadon. I wonder if thats how the traitor legions feel? Defintely wasnt dissapointed with the narration though, top-tier performance sir!
I would really love to see you act the voice of Horus in an official capacity. Or Abaddon. It is rare to hear someone with this low rumble needed for such a villain.
Yknow what I love about this vocal style youre doing? It reminds me of the Gravemind in Halo 2. You've absolutely nailed the intergalactic eldritch horror presenting a powerpoint vibe, GW should take notes for its audiobooks
I gotta read this stuff myself Jesus Christ. Just the macabre gentility and almost...kindness with which abbadon killed the poor marine sent chills down my spine.
Oh wait this is serious i got here from a muppet trying to kill god and was holding laughter the entire time because i expected somethin stupid to happen after all the buildip
Im still in the 30k books. Ive always imagined Abaddon as a brute, an astartes gifted in only fighting. Thank the gods he has enough character to make him less dull.
2:41 then abaddon himself feels acidic spit burn his eyeballs, "gotcha this time" says the captured marine. "indeed you have." Abaddon admits, his shaft retracting back into his body just a little bit.
Abandon treats the chaos Legionaries under him with spite and disgust. Yet he treats loyalist Astarties with an indescribable mix of sadism and brotherly affection; almost like he’s trying to find in them that which he once had.
I despise iskandar khayon thankfully Abaddon exceeded all expectations there and gave us a brutal monologue, thanks for the awesome voice acting on these excerpts!
