If you do, GW will take it down for sure. Its better that it be less known and still available than widely known and taken off the air so no one can enjoy it.
Becoming a martial legend during a crusade is one thing but dont forget: Andre made a space marine chaplain smile. Not just any, but a reclusiarch. Guy is a legend
Andre through out the book was great his witty humour made me smile too, and a fine soldier. But the best was when he said I had a headache but it went away . What a legend making a son of dorn smile
@@hobobox nah thats whats truly gangster. If this is the level of badassery brought on by one astartes, the scale of sheer boss-ness for a primarch would be astronomical! I'd love to see the lion in something similarly epic to this! A great character to hook casual's and hardcores alike!
Nero speaking truth to the reclusiarch and being told "deal with it or die" then having the asshat who insulted his dead friend accepting his apology is peak templar
"I lost interest when the numbers grew too high for me to count on my fingers." And "Let me end it, its existence offends me." Has to be my favorite lines from him
People think it's the chapter colors, or endless warfare that makes me love the Black Templars. It isn't, it's ENTIRELY because of Artarion and Grimaldus 😂
Nicest way to flip someone off ever. I'm grateful for Grimaldus giving me this gem as I have already used it many times IRL. The look on some peoples faces. The way he says "what" is perfect too. Also when Grimaldus says "nevertheless, waiting is what she'll do." He knows there is no one above him on Armageddon.
@@abbynormall207 it is the performance from the audible book, they reused and edited it. Jonathan Keeble is so great his perfomance can be used in many different ways
@@JarthenGreenmeadow Voice acting is actually done after primary animation is completed, so that the voice actors can line up their emotional cadence and pacing of dialogue with the animation. Literally any documentary on a popular kids television show or Pixar movie will reveal this.
Exactly. Grimaldus sees Priamus starting to waver seeing Bayard dead. (Points at Priamus) “YOU are the Emperors last champion of the Helsreach crusade!” Grimaldus, ultimate hype man.
@@ryanhampson673 I think the scene prior to them jumping into battle for the Docks District on the 36th day of the siege where he curtails the darkness growing within Nerovar to be a better example
Remeber last night where you literally left us to die.. with false excuses so you only had to face the second wave. Go fuck yourself lizard boi. Get out of my city.
As much as I like the Salamanders and they are truly a awesome legion, I can see why the others can’t get along with them as their tactics and priorities were definitely not in sync with the Templars. The Salamders unironically would have gotten along better with their brother Chapter the Crimson Fists to a extent
@@barrydalton4743 I think the Crimson Fists would have gone with Grimaldus, they're far into the "save the civilians" grouping of Astartes but not as far as Salamanders are, also the potential loss of the civilians is a tragedy, but killing the warboss would have drastically destabilized the Orks in the area and likely fewer would have died overall.
“Hero of Helsreach. As if there is only one.” Beautiful line. Beautiful delivery. Tragic and heart wrenching story. A few months of sieges in the life of 40k
In my opinion it's one of the best lines in all 40K and fiction for that matter. I got shivers all over my body the first time (and every following time) I read it
Much or less. Excuse me, I will love to know an Oberon’s fate after siege of Helsreach. I mean; that titan size self-propelled artillery actually ordered to left the city, he was one & only superweapon that had firepower more than a titan, So I doubted orks would likely to scrap down that secret weapon for its own new arsenal for sure
@@swordman8440 it was with the hemlock crusade forces, joining the majority of titans on world and a sizable army. They won that engagement, so I assume that Jurisian handed over the weapon, not being used again, then promptly put back to sleep at wars end.
Princeps: "She is gone Reclusiarch" Grimaldus: "She still leaves" Princeps: "But that is the truth" Princeps: "I DO NOT CARE!!! She lives" and this is not a sort of denial in loss thing, this is literally what he belives, wellput. Kinda reminds me of Orkz, "RED ONES GOES FASTA" :D
@@RostamArchives The joy of 40k verse is the underlying concept that a conscious mind creates and molds the warp. It is the Joke of the Orc that they make it so blatantly obvious, the Eldar are too busying trying to hide this, and the humans don't even know that scribbling porn in their head in their spare time is a bad thing, multiplied by several orders of magnitude of 10... Those with strong wills can change both the reality of the Warp and its resulting reality. This is why and the difference between An Astartes or Reclusiarch and normal humans, their minds/will/rage shape the fates of entire worlds, this is a galactic truth at this point beholden to both Loyalist and Traitor. The burden doesn't come cheap, however the benefits are fringy fun. SHE'S DEAD! "nuh uh." (snatches her soul directly from the warp and throws it back into her body) Well would you look at that? Its ironic that the present meme of a lemon screaming "unacceptable!" is lost on the former Yellow Sons of Dorn.
The fact that Primus, the most cocky and impetuous Templar is standing over the female guardsman is powerful. Remember in the beginning he scoffs at fighting beside normal humans. It’s quick but he glances over at the apothecary as if to ask can she be saved but he lightly shakes his head No and so he stays with her in her final moments.
@@crazypantz3492 Welp in the case of the Cadian Shock Troopers, literally every single person born on that planet was taught how to shoot a gun and hit targets before they were thought how to read and write as every single person needed to know how to kill. I guess it's the same with the steel legion.
@@tahmkench118I mean not only that, dude forgets that the Imperium is a hyper religious government that indoctrinates its people to give their lives in service to the Emperor and to live lives of Piety and religious adherence if you are chosen for the Guard (not the PDF) there is a high chance that you follow Ecclisiarchy tradition I mean this is a military that will literally KILL YOU for not having your copy of the Imperial Primer on you at all times
bruh Orks paint shit red and it goes fasta, what are point are you trying to make? you're bring you're modern politics into a setting with ancient metal Egyptians, sex daemons, and major daddy issues. the reason female guardsmen exist is so that hopefully GW can get a woman to buy their toys. @@crazypantz3492
I always love that the voice actor for Helbrecht decided to portray "a gutteral rumble, rendered harsh from yelling orders and battle cries in a hundred wars on a hundred worlds," with a chain smoking Muppet voice.
well, the voice actor is one man...lol one man does all the voices, he is the one who read the audio book.. I believe Boylan simply tweaked the voices to give them a slighty distinct sound? excluding the female characters that is. EDIT. I also believe that Boylan had a couple of extra people to do VA, IE ladies. lol also Chapter Master Valrak?? I think.. is the voice of the Thunderhawk pilot. Other wise everyone else is Jonathan Keeble, a audio book reader for GW
You know, I hated it too, but watching this again after listening to the audiobook, I don't hate it. It's actually rather fitting. He's a dude that's spent hundreds of years yelling battle cries and barking orders. Dude's vocal chords are probably more torn up and calloused than a homeless guys feet.
The fact that the ¨Unbreakable¨ Grimaldus is superb in combat...but absolutely despise logistics, makes you give a lot of repect for the big blue boy Guilliman
The best part of this is that as the video progresses, the quality of the animation and the details that are drawn improves and expands progressively. Not just a result of the animators getting better as this (originally being an episodic animatic) gained popularity, but also a beautiful way to showcase how this entire movie is a from-memory retelling: The further back in memory you go, the more details which are lost and the fuzzier/less clear the memories become.
I myself rationalized it as part of BTs', and astartes as a whole, incredible focus on battle and almost nothing else - their minds automatically blurs out/omits certain parts of their attention and memories to better remember fighting, as if nothing else in their minds actually matters. Battle experience eternally preserved and pristine, while everything else, just fades, remembered just enough to have consistent timetable of places, faces, actions, ready to be recalled if needed, but otherwise, very low on totem pole of priorities.
dont mind me. just rewaching. but the best part of this series is this is fanmade and crushes everything GW has ever, or will ever produce. you cant buy that level of awesome with pure gold.
So dumb. He literally just rendered it differently and slapped a filter on it to make it look as ugly as possible. I'm glad you mentioned that though because I wouldn't have skipped ahead to see how horrible the animation is without the stupid filters.
@@ricardonegron3209 yeah... Andre is a credit to the imperial guard... Lost the absolute love of his life, after fighting through numbers of orks capable of felling counting quite a few astartes, and got his men through it all with him.. Result? Temporary headache. Poor guy sure, but one of the toughest bastards going. Surely he is blessed by the emperor, and his love rests at the right hand of the Emperor for her valiant sacrifice also. Only in Death Does Duty End.
“I will die on this world... I will die on Armageddon.” (Props to the voice actor who made such a simple statement ring with such tranquil power, now when I read the book its the voice I hear)
Jonathan Keeble is by and far one of the best narrators GW has, and my personal favorite. He always makes each character different and the whole story comes alive. I highly recommend listening to the whole Helsreach audiobook
1: Toby Longworth 2: Jonathan Keeble 3: John Banks (with the caveat that I didn’t love that he made the members of the Mournival all sound the same in Wolf of Ash and Fire.)
2:26:55 the mere fact that Grimaldus acknowledged and attempted to make an emotional conversation with Andre speaks volumes on what he learned during the campaign, character development no matter how small is still character development nonetheless and its beautiful. Marvelous writing from the original author and as well as portrayal from the Film Producer EDIT: I still go back to this vid and watch it in its entirety once every month, the details by god the details are just marvelous
Its hilarious to think that in that last stand, where all the mighty Astartes fell, Andre, a human, only had a minor injury. Just a headache. It's like a nod to all the simple guardsman soldiers out there that are usually considered as meat shields in the 40k universe. I love it.
@@silverwhi its a friendly reminder that men like Andre are equivalent to real world special forces. The ONLY reason that the Guard is often mocked as meat shields is because of the sheer scope of what they face, as well as the presence of Transhumans on their own side as well.
1:31:51 Grimaldus- “ That is unacceptable” Moderati Primus-“It’s the truth Reclusiarch this is how Princeps die!” Grimaldus-“ Then the truth is unacceptable.” Like he legit willed stormherald to walk insane
@@wrongway1100 But It was A Good Start , Rather would Have Seen The Battle Those Imperial Fists Fought , Even Thos Few moments we Saw Was Better Than The Ultramarin Movie
@@RostamArchives Creators would make a lot of money if they put this on DVD I would buy it without a doubt it will an amazing movie as a whole I shall recommend this to fellow friends by the Emperors will, Emperor would be pleased of this film, great work love to see these bring lore and excitement to a screen
You turned a nearly 13 hour book into a wonderful under 3 hour "film" I cannot applaud harder. Fantastic to see what passion can create in a fandom. Never stop, may the Emperor protect
@@10toppers I felt awkward placing under either genre of series or film due to its original release schedule as a mini series vs the entirety as seen here, felt it was easier to read that way
This was a film. An actual master work, not some cringey gw garbage or poorly thought out fan art. It truly does not matter if you are a 40k fan or have never heard of it, this portrayel of Hellsreach, Grimaldis and his retinue was phenomenal and a true pleasure to experience 👏
This was one of the first Wh40k media I’ve seen about a year ago. Even with little to no idea about 40k, I loved every bit of it and understood a majority of what happens in the film. A year later, still a relatively new fan but watching this again still entertains me a lot because of what I understand now. It’s a whole book condensed into a movie that’s easily presentable to new and exciting old 40k fans alike.
I myself was ignorant to any of this story or its characters before I started watching this today. I was immediately drawn in and enjoyed this immensely. No fanboy status required!
One thing that always gets me with this beautiful story is that it really puts into visually perspective the “grim dark” of 40k. This battle is a microcosm of this universe. That last stand at the temple really sets it home. You’d normally see, in Hollywood movies, the group of soldiers getting saved last minute when all hope was lost. Not 40k. No reinforcements, no final daring plan, just death and cold corpses. It really is kinda shock when you are so use to seeing them all come out alive.
Yeah, and there's even the fake out when Jurisian arrives with the Oberon and destoys the Godbreaker, and you'd think they're all going to be saved... but they aren't! I love it!
Well, the serve unto death even in futility flavor of grimdark is on the menu in this film, and in certain contexts of the wider 40k verse. But overall, I find the 'saved at the last minute' trope as alive and well in 40k as any other long running fictional world. How many times in the lore, stretching from the Horus Heresy to the Indomitus Crusade, do we see a protagonist, pilgrimage, platoon or even whole planet surviving and even winning because whichever force shows up, out of the black void or the wild blue to beat off whichever faction is just on the cusp of eating or vanquishing all hope?
In real history, this is usually how human civilization has truly gone. WH40k glorifies the combat with rampage and gore, and tries so fucking hard to be 'edgy as fuck' all the time. Of course, this is why we love it of course. However, it pales in comparison to real human history and the grim darkness that is our past - hell what it still is today...
16:55 The look on the High Marshall's face. He realizes he has broken his brother's heart. He also realizes that Hades must be protected. Grimaldus is a prime candidate for leadership. The High Marshall also realizes the significance of Glory and sees what Grimaldus cannot. Defending the people of Armageddon and the fight encompassing will be glorious beyond words. So many expressions in a few seconds.
I was so into it that when I realized it was in color I had to rewind back to when the color started… it was such good storytelling I didn’t even notice…
When battle became close. grimaldus began to see color and everything became crisp and real to him. when battle was over. back to the grays. back to waiting.
Even as a chaos player, may the emperor protect you and your insane effort and mastery of your craft. Truly a masterpiece worth of the halls of Ancient Terra
That pre-battle speech by Grimaldus. Excellently written by Aaron Dembski-Bowden. "Do you see that? Do you see that?! [laughs] Are you all as insulted as I am? _This_ is what they send against us? This is what they send, this rabble? We hold one of the mightiest cities on the face of the planet. The fury of its guns sends all skyborne enemies to the ground in flames. We stand united in our thousands, our weapons without number, our purity without question, and our hearts beating courage through our blood. And this is how they attack us? Brothers and sisters, a legion of beggars and alien dregs wheezes its way across the plains. Forgive me, when the moment comes, that they whine and weep against our walls. Forgive me that I must order you to waste ammunition upon their worthless bodies. I have heard many souls speak my name in whispers since I came to Helsreach. I ask you now: Do you know me? Do you know me?!" "YES!" "I am Grimaldus of the Black Templars, a brother to the Steel Legion of this defiant world. Never again in life will your actions carry such consequence. Never again will you serve as you serve now. No duty will matter as much and no glory will taste as true. We...are the defenders of Helsreach. On this day, we carve our legend in the flesh of every alien we slay. Will you stand with me?" "YES!" "Sons and daughters of the Imperium, our blood is the blood of heroes and martyrs. The xenos dare defile our city. They dare tread the sacred soil of our world. We will throw their bodies from these walls when the final day dawns. This is _our_ city! This is _our_ world! Say it! Cry it out so the bastards in orbit will hear our fury!" "OUR CITY! OUR WORLD!" "Run, alien dogs! Come to me! Come to us all! Come and die in blood and fire! For the Templars! For the Steel Legion! For Helsreach!" "FOR HELSREACH!" "Louder!" "FOR HELSREACH!!" "They cannot hear you, brothers!" "FOR HELSREACH!!!" "Hurl yourselves at these walls in human filth! Die on our blades! I am Grimaldus of the Black Templars and will cast your carcasses from these holy walls!" "GRIMALDUS! GRIMALDUS! GRIMALDUS! GRIMALDUS! GRIMALDUS! GRIMALDUS! GRIMALDUS! GRIMALDUS! GRIMALDUS! GRIMALDUS!"
Truly Epic, one funny thing is when Aaron Dembski Bowden, the author, was asked if there was anything he regrets about his early books he said "Not regret, but since writing books likes Helsreach I'm more aware how many intense monologues have to be taken on by the incredible voice actors." He didn't say he would stop writing such monologues but was more aware of the challenge lol.
Grimaldus is just a gigachad. There are space marines, inquisitors and other people in the Imperium that have a hundred times more authority than he does that would never try half of the stuff this man just does on the daily. And it's not just in the Helsreach novel, basically every account we have of this man from inception to his latest efforts he just gives zero fucks about the Imperial infighting and going through proper channels and just says "Yeah, you're going to do this for me" and the madlad makes them do it every time.
@@TheDarkhorizons80 I feel like he could have been added to the Astartes program, but they didn't want to have the masses get behind a new Emperor of Man.
@@lichguard I was afraid the Inquisition might learn of this conversation and come for us. I realized something profound, though. It might be heresy, but it's still the goddamned truth! Guilliman was so disappointed by the conversation he had with the Emperor because big E revealed the plan for mankind. It's all been a scheme to get that guardsman onto the throne. "I had a problem with billions of Xenos... but then it went away..."
@@fictionmyth first off magnus did nothing wrong. second the emperor was a shit dad. third sly marbo is the true hero of the emperium and can take out a tyranid hive fleet by himself.
Unless you are the Legion of the Damned, from there its a never ending game of Doom with Unlimited Ammo cheats unlocked.... Also the death thing doesn't apply here, Big E has us on permanent speed-dial, even if we die again.
This shit exists for free and what we actually got from GW couldn't hope to hold a candle to this masterpiece. Imagine what this could be with an actual studio budget.
Probably a mess, with all the corporate interference and the director/studio vision misalignment. Be grateful that you got to see this project, as it is, because the creators were so goddamned passionate about it.
58:20 This is one of the most profound sequences of this entire animation You need to understand that the chances of seeing a Space marine in 40K is so slim that they are called angles by populations. Marines are human but deny their humanity, and Normal humans deny marines' humanity. This was a nice moment when the mask slips off, Even though Marine's eyes are hidden behind his helmet, he is human, he showed compassion.
@@phillawrence5148 for what it is, warhammer can be surprisingly deep at time. For example, it's hard to read horus heresy novels and not feel a visceral hatred towards Erebus. There are some legitimately talented authors.
This so filled with great moments, and yet it is true, that is a high point. Another, perhaps five minutes before that..... What event inspires the first faint shade of colour to relieve the black and white and endless grey? The start of the battle, there in the suddenly flushed cheeks and red lensed eyes of Grimaldus. Because at this point in his life, only battle is alive for him. He has so far to go and so many trials to come, but before this film is ended, he will understand where that life came from.
You guys do realize that the dying woman was Andre's fiance, right? The guy with the Russian accent, that got promoted at the end? He gave his partner his ring in an envelope because he thought he was gonna die. She was his girl.
the closing line gives me chills..."as if there is only one" regarding his recognition...one of many, those who came before, those who are and those that will come after...him realising this really makes me feel true respect for him...fighting against all odds, giving it all, asking no quartets and still he's so humble, so level-headed, can't help but admire him...a true hero of the Imperium..
And what is better is his development, he begins the story with outright disgust for mortal men ( he even blankly states it in the book) and ends up respecting humans, to the point of even calling them heroes along himself and his astartes brothers
You know you have achieved greatness when you earn the respect of a Black Templar. The fact that the Guardsmen were willing to give Grimaldus all the glory and credit as Hero of Helsreach shows how much respect the Guard and Astartes gave to each other. When at the end Grimaldus said "As if there were only one" I'm certain he didn't just mean his fallen brother Black Templars, he also meant the Guardsmen and women who served under him.
Didn’t he then go and fight another last stand; against unsurmountable odds to save the last of the salamanders or some other chapter? Who wished to die where their brothers fell. A sentiment Grimaldus held close to his heart; and so he stood with them. And unfortunately survived once more.
@@jugganaut33 Yes, It was fellow sons of Dorn, the Celestial Lions vs The Inquisition and Orks, he doesnt let them do their last stand, instead insists they fight to keep their chapter alive and so Grimaldus rallies the forces of Helsreach along with them to kill the ork warboss.
59:00 when color enters the movie as the templar discovers the yound dying woman and lets her to rest. This movie's art style and that inclusion of color just at that moment! THIS IS ARTWORK! I love watching this. So depthy. Well done whoever made this masterpiece. Almost makes me want to go play Warhammer 40000 again. Too bad I am about 5 editions outdated. :(
Grimaldus' speech at around 49:00 is still, to this day, one of the most inspiring speeches I have had the privilege of reading and hearing. Had me chanting along with it
It is stuff like this that makes me scoff when people focus on the evil of the Imperium. For all of the evil committed, the Imperium is still the only chance Man has in M41.
@@Korraganitar Funny thing is some would say the Tau provide a better chance. They are blind and foolhardy. Ignoring the fact that the Tau have on more than a few occasions "sterilized" humans who sided with them, they are also in my opinion incapable of holding out against the tyranid, the ork (exclusion to Commander Farsight) or Chaos the same way over as many worlds for as long a time.
Yes indeed, This is truley a "Post-Modern" movie in its form, especially since 40k is a post-modern scince-fiction (having lots of Irony, objection and anti-hero stuff)
Yeah and doesn't he ask the priest girl to get a message to his mother in the 91st steel elite? What happened with that?! Who was she? .... Was she the woman who died and Primus put his hand on her when she died? Or was she the future wife?
@@jamesharrison2763 close. he asked the girl to deliver his mothers wedding ring along with his letter apologizing for not surviving to give her three ring personally to the girl he loves... the one we first see him fighting along side... sadly for him, it was not him who didn't make it. he still never got to give his love the wedding ring.
One small team can create in their own time, with their own money, Something which big hollywood films will never be able to capture, This is up there with some of the best. Every warhammer fan must see this. IT IS A MUST!
This movie is a fantastic demonstration of how important it is that those in charge of creating something set in an established universe, actually LIKE the universe.
That’s because they serve the lore, not their pocket books and bank accounts. Labors of love done with frugal means will always beat out huge box office money orgies
I absolutely adore the the slow transition for what seemed like hand drawn slowly into color and animation, and it made me smile alot when i noticed at least part of it was gmod absolutely fantastic work, belongs on the big screen
I remember reading someones great take on it, how the animation gets better as Grimaldus' purpose for being on Armageddon becomes clearer, when the battle begins and continues. Then when he "dies" in the temple district, and it cuts to him boarding the Thunderhawk, the animation is all black and white because he accomplished his purpose and now has nothing, not even his group.
I believe it was all done in Source Film Maker with filters and stuff with adobe after FX, as a guess. If that whole beginning was hand drawn frame by frame than (MIND BLOWN)
Yup I am very pleased I watch this. Been a 30k fan for a while and started getting into the m41 lore so now I gotta get some of Dorns kiddos and turn em into Templars... cuz ya this was just epic.
How is it possible that this free movie on RU-vid is better than almost any movie being shown in theaters or streaming services right now? And the evolution of the work from black and white stencils to full on dynamic color was so well done I didn't even realize it. Truly a piece of art in all ways one could define art as.
It’s possible because there are no purple-hairs trying to force their ideology on anyone throughout the movie. This is simply turning a book into film. Much like Peter Jackson & co didn’t want to impose their own message on top of Tolkein’s works, the filmmaker here focused on faithfully adapting the source material. Modern Hollywood cannot fathom “simply adapting the source” - they feel compelled to ruin it with “The Message.”
This novel is the epitome of what 40k embodies. the quote "I will die on this world... I will die on Armageddon." hits so hard during the final moments of the last stand.
Its not just the animations we have to give thanks for. The audio sounds of weapon fire, subtle changes to the voices to make them sound helmeted / voxed, the added female voices (which were all well chosen), even sublte footsteps, engines, and ramps coming down. This is real dedication to detail. Plus, shifting some of the scenes around so they better fit a movie format. Well done all around.
The moment of martyrdom, in the name of the god emperor! Just as Grimaldus himself discribes it: "The survivers of this world will take heart from thousands who are distined to sacrafice themselves here. Blood of Dorn bayard! The Imperium was born in such moments!"
Primus, he is aware of his skills in the unsubtle and undignified way of many young warriors. A Blademaster he calls himself…. yet he is not mistaken. Loved that 😂
Commissar Yarrick is a straight up hard ass with his arm bleeding out like it aint no big deal lifting up some heavy ass power claw with one arm like hes in a strong man competition. Bleeding out while power lifting... straight up hardass
@@RostamArchives haha well this i know, im just saying... dudes arm is bleeding out, and hes shoulder pressing a giant ass metal claw like it aint no thing.
@@anthonymiozza526 That's likely how the moment is immortalized in the Imperium. Yarrick is a badass, but I think they are likely to gloss over the harsh reality.
This was Amazing! As I got word that GW was busy shooting itself in both kneecaps, I assumed all fan art was scrubbed. I feel fortunate to have seen this truly epic film. Thank you.
@@stevefromwork6136 it was made By Richard Boylan who is now the lead animator of Blood Angels. And official show by GW (the first of the "acceptable" animations). The voices comes from the official book of the same name but the animations and sound design is all his.
You just got to love Artarians character. Very well voice acted I must say. Favorite line "I lost interest when the numbers became too much to count on my fingers" Adds character. Beautiful. Also the fact that Grimaldus sort of got "scared" at the beginning, thinking of the different ways they could die. Bloody briliant!
Dude, I'm late to this party, but I feel you. I've already rewatched it a couple of times. Really a deeply layered masterpiece worthy of the attention. I look at the garbage that costs $150 million to make and promote and then I look at what is made just for the love of the 40k universe and I weep for the injustice of it all!
I like to think that the reason the scenes get easier to see as the movie goes on is because black Templar’s only understand battle. That when they’re outside of it, it’s almost as though there is a haze clouding their vision. Battle brings them clarity, and, if my theory is correct, they are able to focus easier in the thick of it. If this is the case, this is an amazing way to communicate that to the audience. It’s a great example of “show-dont-tell” and, again if I’m right, is an amazing way to reveal the lifestyle of a black Templar marine to the audience.
Omg thank you for explaining I'm new to the whole 40k universe so knowing why they chose this animation style is so eye opening and cool to go towards a maybe controversial artistic take.
Astartes in general tend to not understand anything other than War, in fact they don't get Society in general, they don't know what a Feast is, Marriage and Parenthood is alien to them, they don't usually get jokes, ect, with exemptions of a number of them like the Space Wolves and maybe their Chapter Masters, a large number of Astartes just don't get being human at all.
there is even in that one book where a Governor asked 2 Space Marines to join a party, they don't know what a party is so they just stand guard to the point that the guests though they were statues, these are Ultramarines BTW who are known to govern a large part of the Imperium. (yeah Astartes are very slow when it comes to social inter actions but when it comes to their duty be it Warfare or otherwise they excel to a ridiculous degree)
Not just that but there is always the “in 40k there is only war” so it could be a way of saying only the war itself mattered, the build up and the end were inconsequential and not worth remembering
This is the best 40K content... Warhammer content.... I have ever witnessed with my eyes, ears, and heart. I cannot foresee Games Workshop ever producing anything this majestic, as a book is turned so beautifully into a miniseries, and tuned perfectly into a movie. A fan built movie that's able to captivate so much, and with it's creators are so amazingly dedicated. I must watch this again, share it with all who touch the light, in hopes it gets a shout out by Games Workshop and perhaps released to the theatres. Perhaps one day Games Workshop can be inspired by this art and create something worthy of the grounds they've built.
it isn't "fan made" in the truest sense. the author of Helsreach Aaron Dembski-Bowden and the dude who did the cut scene graphics from the mass effect game series teamed up to make this.
Grimaldus must be played by Marc Strong...alternatively him as Helbrecht and Cumberbatch as Grimaldus...I think they have the proper gravitas to pull it off.....in addition to both being huge nerds...and thus probably knowledgeable about warhammer...eva green as Stormherald
yes indeed, most of that was done by him. Although there are some roles like priras sindel, cyria tyrel, cpt demoska, th pilot and princeps zaha herself. @@Paralysisbyanlysis
Jonathan Keeble narrated the audiobook which is where the narration is from. Some lines and events have been cut out though. Keeble is probably my favourite 40K narrator along with Toby Longworth.
Yes, i think he is one of the most "human" and likeble charachters. Generally guardsmen connect to our normal life more than SM. That being said about andrej's story, it is the way of 40k in general; a post-modern semi-realistic sci-fi which is tragic but also beatiful and well written. Most of the horus heresy novels are also like that, lots of the charachters die at the end. They are sort of a honored-martyrs of the god-emperor, as we see at the end here as well. Glorious stuff!
I just noticed that at 2:24:14 they show how Priamus lost his arm as it is hardly seen after he got set on fire later on. Truly a masterpiece. So many small details...
Puts Ultramarines to shame, never tire of watching this, the music score, the actors, must have watched this over 10 times, masterpiece is an overused word, not in this case!
I've been a Space Marine fan since they came to the states (yes I'm a bit aged). This hit me in the feels as it was the most 40k thing I've ever seen. Bravo.
@@captainfry245 it was the woman he was serving with she died in one of the scenes. also there literally the last 6 survivors of the battle of hellreach
"If I am interrupted again, I will kill one of you." Grimaldus is a beast. He's like "anyone of your lives will suffice for my annoyance." Sick with it.
I love this little deatil at 2:03:35 Primus, in just the previous scene, had bowed to a man he didn't need to out of respect for his skill with a blade and his position. The very next scene, primus refuses to kneel at the Sister of Battle because he doesn't recognize her prowess or skill. Grimaldus also doesn't bow, because he knows he outranks her within the rankings of the God Emporer's Ecclesiarchy
ive watched this several times in the last few years. It wasnt until lastnight, that I read a comment that made me think/realize this wouldn t be what it is without the voice actors. You made it truely great. Thank you very much.
Truly a great, gripping experience portrayed beautifully in the eyes of both the writer and the artist. I will watch this a million times before death takes me. Thank you Brothers
I agree with you as well the hundred who like this video but please don't die without getting right with our Creator through His Son Jesus the LORD and Savior.
I'll be honest, coming into this movie straight from Astartes and Vraks, and right into one masterpiece that should be preserved for all time, I am getting chills over my body as the movie progresses. The detailing improving constantly, The voice acting, the SFX. EVERYTHING. I am in tears this is such a good movie. AND THESE ARE MADE BY FANS!!!!! If you watch any WH40K video, make it this one.
This is just outstanding. I wasn't initially a fan of the animation style, but by the end I came to realize just how fitting it was to the overall aesthetic. Very few animations I've seen have so well captured the "feel" of the subject matter. Granted, I'm an Ork fan, but still, this was just superbly well done.
The legend of these marines shall be know forever . It is sad that one marine must watch all his brothers die in one battle but shall rember them forever
Broke down in tears hearing "You are the last Emperor's Champion of the Hellsreach Crusade, Now Recover your Blade..." As a Black Templar this was epic.
Grimaldus bringing back a Princeps Majoris from the mind impulse landscape of a Imperator class bipedal assault titan is the kind of legendary feats usually attributed to Legionaries and the greatest ofnall known Astartes of the great crusade. This feat and this feat alone marks Marek Grimaldus out as one of the greatest Astartes to have ever taken up the heraldic cross to commit to the Eternal Crusade. He sees the heart of people as a navigator sees the sacred fire and light of the Astronomican. A firm guiding light yet not a sure road to the final destination. The remark "You have beautyfull eyes" and his calm, respectfull, silent manner that he accepts it shows such a deep feeling and understanding. Everything else is the human inside of him. Just a warm yet so well held back humanity. He is unique in the lore of 40K. Almost as unique as anny Primarch.
I especially liked that both humans who saw him without the helm said he has beautiful/kind eyes. It's a really nice sentiment, that under the skeletal helm of a huge, death-bringing angel there is still a man, who can still relate to humanity.
The orcs had to kill StormHerald in the most uncivilised and brutal way... Laying filthy claws upon a god engine. Insult to the injury. Beheading is pretty effective like that.
absolutely amazing film, doing the emperors work! one moment I want to comment on is 23:53. it really made me reflect on the power of Guilliman. These are the realities of running a sustainable war effort and it took 9 days to break it all down for 1 city. imagine running that for a whole world, for a system, for an entire crusade? the fury of dorn is amazing but I have definitely been sleeping on the power of administration
Setting aside the fact that Guilliman is a Primarch and would have had the entire forces of the Ultramarines and successor chapters behind him, I do believe that Guilliman would have been able to prepare the entire Hive city for war in mere hours. "If you do what I say, how I say it, when I say it, it will be plenty time". Grimaldis is a leader. An Astartes of legend. But he is no logistician nor a strategical leader. He is woefully inadequate to save the city without sustaining the extreme losses that they did. A full Titan. An Imperator Titan.. which if utilized well probably could have won them the war of Hellsreach.. and destroyed the Orc Titan (I don't know what they are called) with "ease". Comparing a Astartes to a Primarch is like comparing a human to a Custodes. There is no way to live up to the same expectations. So naturally it is not intended to diminish Grimaldis. He still survived all this without even a hint of thought to flee. He fully intended to die alongside his brothers. I do believe Hellsreach did have a chance. It would "just" take a Demi-God to actually do it. Or a full Company of Imperial Fists (the whole Chapter probably would have made it easy). As far as strategical and logistical planning, the war of Hellsreach would have been "easy" for Guilliman. The man wins wars. If he had been present himself as well, the Warboss would have been dead before even wettening his Choppa or firing his Dakka.
A true masterpiece of film. I personally suffer from autism and ADHD, which can make it very hard to pay attention or watch lengthy pieces like this to completion. With that in mind, I want it known that there was not one second during this 2 and a half hour masterpiece where I thought about doing something else. If I ever had the pleasure and honour of meeting the peoples that made this film, I would shake their hand. I would thank them. I would cry. And plead for more. I bid you all stay strong and be well in these strange and trying times, brothers. We will always have each other to hold us to our finest calibre. The Emperor protects us all.
This has to be straight up the best and most powerful film making I’ve watched in a long time. I got into 40K when I was still a kid having played the dark crusade and then started collecting the tabletop stuff. I burnt out of it for a long time but with my tv broken and only a computer I returned to the first dawn of war game after many years I got caught up watching lore then this auto played and I was blown away. I may be several years late but this has literally made me fall in love with 40K all over again with a harder passion than ever before.
I feel you brother. Also was introduced a bit into 40k back in 2004 with dow1 but got into the lore 2011 with dow2 retribution. Its like this IP is old and is from 80s but for us it never gets old. In fact atm i am capturing the whole Dow1+Dow2 playthroughs. Glad you liked it and tnx for the compliments!
@@RostamArchives literally just finished DOW 20 minutes ago about to run through winter assault for my first playthrough doing order first then disorder
This was an absolute work of art. Incredible voice acting... Artful animation... It has it all. Whoever was involved in putting this together is a hero... As if there were only one.
Thank you to every artist that helped make this masterpiece!😢 sooo sick I just got into 40k reading/learning and I appreciate everything all of you do!
Am I missing something? How has this only got 443,600 views!? (at the time of me watching it) This is one of the best Warhammer animations I've ever seen!! Fan or professional. And it's feature length!!!! Stunning animation in multiple styles, brilliant voice acting, sound and music. Astartes is a work of art, but it consists of multiple, very brief chapters. How is this so under viewed? Am I missing something??
This is copied. When it first came out, the story was spread over 12 chapters...it took 18mos iirc. The waiting for each to drop was tough. Be happy that you get to experience it in 1 film.
@Eric Huckaby how can I be a cuck if I bang yer mom? Since we're on the topic, I want something nice for Father's day...no, I don't want another macaroni "art project" that you made at Re Re camp.
47:30 is my favorite part of this wonderful rendition. Its so amazing how the city defends with thousands of ANTI AIR. Also how the imperium is forced to fall back from the billions of orcs approaching. Amazing.
