How A Necron Tomb World Awakens And Eradicates All Life On It's Surface! 

I love how Arch actually narrates the lore and adds his own opinions rather than being a glorified wiki text to speech device.

I for one sympathise with the Necrons’ desire to violently murder everything that moves after being woken up from a nice nap…

"The stain of Com...Tau-ism..." I laughed so hard

Necrons waking up be like "Hippity hoppity get the fuck off my property."

Necron tomb world exists. Mechanicist: I’m ah push all the buttons on the Xeno’s device just to see what it does!

"Tomb world awakens" World is full of youngsters Necrons: get off my lawn!!

"The necrons dug to deeply and to greedily" I never thought I would compare dwarves and necrons lmfao. But very well put by 40k lore standards arch

Necron Tomb World Awakenings in a nutshell Explorer: "Huh neat, a weird looking tomb thing... I wonder what would happen if I opened it..." *A few moments later* Explorer: "I regret all of my decisions..."

Known as the ultimate form of “Get off my lawn!” to everyone else.

Tomb world awakens. Tomb Lord: This is your eviction notice. You have.5 seconds to leave before your civilization is razed and replaced. Imperial peasant: Wh-

Love the "how it feels like to..." that you give to the 40k lore. And love the glorious glorious Arch sardonic twist on it

Or an Ork fleet warping in violently (as orks tend to do) and "danger close" to a human occupied tomb world. Setting off Necron sensors and defense systems that begin rapid awakening process. As with a certain Ciaphas Cain book depicts just that scenario.

Hey Arch! I have no idea if you’ll see this but your content is both a blessing and a curse! Can’t stop listening to it for weeks now because it’s so amazing and now I’m even having dreams about 40K(which is both as awesome and as terrible as you might believe lol). Keep up the good work, easily one of my favorite RU-vidrs!

I used to think the necrons were bad. Then my cat woke me up early on my day off. Now I understand why they get so cranky.

Dear Arch, thank you for covering a tombworld AND covering a Dynasty awakening ( dynasty covered before the one minute mark - awaken , everything else dead, nekrons drink tea)

Loving the new "planetary operations of different 40k factions". I'm looking forward to continuation of the series. Maybe an Imperial Guard planetary invasion? Or maybe one each for every Chaos God? Or -Eldar- (they don't invade planets, really)?

Absolutely love the content that Arch puts out. He is so far the only mad lad crazy enough to do a full length series on the Siege of Vraks and War of Badab. And I love these smaller lore videos just as much. They are snack sized and just right.

All this makes me realize just how many "devouring swarms" there are in 40K. -Tyranids -Necrons -Chaos -Orcs -The Imperium Really Eldar, Dark Eldar and Tau are the only non "all consuming horde of superiority-by-numbers" in the setting.

I don't normally like retcons, but the Necrons ARE one I actually approve of. It makes each dynasty way more interesting, because their goals aren't so streightforward. It also harkens back to the problem that helped destroy their empire to begin with, infighting. The Silent King's command protocol re-united them in servitude without escape. What happens now that both it, and he are absent? Right back to internal bickering. Perfect!

lol I heard that last bit as, "They might attempt to re-establish contact with the clown world" instead of "crown world". No no, they won't try to contact Terra any time soon; probably too far away. thanks for another great video, regardless

I remember a piece of text from a Necron book where due to some circumstances they couldn't recall and begin repairs on their warriors, however some necrons didn't act like it mattered and the main character noticed how wasteful their way of war was if they weren't able to reclaim the bodies of their soldiers

"GET OFF MY LAWN!" -Grimdark style. I love Nemesor Zahndrekh Space Egyptian Don Quixote. Mind you though, some quotes from him indicate that he's not quite so senile as he appears. "Even if we all ceased to be flesh and blood millions of years ago, which of course I don’t believe for a moment,’ - Zahndrekh actually winked - ‘wouldn’t it have suited us better to live in denial of that, as some fools might say I had done? Wouldn’t it be better, Obyron, just to accept our fate, and enjoy immortality for the everlasting life of merry campaigning it has proved to be?"

God, I absolutely love your theoretic narration and story telling. Tell me Arch, would you ever do a 40K story of your very own making?

"Rise and shine Timmy, today I want to teach you how to kill the voles in our field using explosives!" "Daddy, is that a good idea?" "It's totally safe Timmy. What could possibly go wrong?"

Ah the Necrons, the angry old men of the 40k universe.

Arch once again proving to be one of the only good 40k you tubers left

*hits a nail with a hammer* *suddenly, the entire ground starts shaking.*

I always assumed that C'tan was pronounced "Sa'tan", because obvious references are impossible for Games Workshop to resist.

Personally, I liked the old lore better. I know, they can tell more stories with Necron dynasties and individualized leaders, but the old lore with the Necrons as these cold, methodical, inscrutable monsters from a forgotten age gave the 40K galaxy a sense of unsettling mystery the other factions mostly lacked. The old lore was more of a slow burn, as you never quite knew what they wanted or why they were moving in. Maybe it's to sterilize the planet, or maybe there's a bit of their old archaeotech sitting in a museum somewhere, and they're gone as soon as they retrieve it, possibly without a single shot fired. Or maybe there's something about left-handed humans they're interested in, and they flatten a city looking for them, but otherwise buzz right off after grabbing their requisite boatload of southpaws. The new lore... Well, like I said, now you can tell stories not just featuring Necrons but _starring_ them, and that's something. But to my mind, under the new lore? They're ultimately just one more group of conquerors, and 40K has never lacked for those.

I still don't know how the Necron tomb world on Kronus got away with only being destroyed by the Blood Ravens, they are lucky they didn't all get stolen.

Love that image of the fella looking at Arch like ‘What xeno-heresy is this buffoon reading now?’

Honestly I'm surprised Cadia wasn't a tomb world, or at least one of the planets in system.

One thing to consider about some Necron Dynasties is how fractious they can be. A fringe world Lord wakes up early and decided to carve a small fief for himself, or a particularly ambitious subordinate lord decides to kill his sleeping overlord and take his place. Necrons can be petty like that.

How many tomb worlds have woken up because a cat has knocked a cup off a table.

I've asked for this video several times for years now... thank you arch

The lore change effectively traded horror for personality. I miss old'crons because they were the only truly competent major force. Champions of the War In Heaven back for round two.

They'll be wielding something worse than industrial grade egg-whisks and sink plungers. | 0:35 - So no Trazyn the Infinite, then? | 2:44 - So the Mechanicum makes the same mistake as the Dwarves in Khazad-dûm, over and over again? | 4:30 - (dances in celebration) | 12:07 - Either that or an Ork tactic. | 37:25 - That required a Blackstone Fortress crashing down to destroy.

The only Matt Ward retcon that's been widely accepted by the fanbase

Love it the Necrons have a phenomenal success rate for awakening and only a handful of times have they been defeated of the thousands of worlds awoken. I would rather be atomized by a Necron then captured by a Drukari or Night Lord but they are the most powerful and deadly force as they have the best technology and the awnser to any other force.

Can you do a lore video on astropathic / interstellar communication and how it works for each faction imperium, chaos, eldar maybe?

I hope you keep doing this for a long time Arch. Your storytelling, combined with a quib thrown in here and there, is really unique and makes listening to you very enjoyable.

Would an extremely masterful navigator be capable of somewhat controlled time dialation/travel? That would be an amazing ability, to take a fleet responding to a distress beacon and show up before it was sent.

Nice to see you back on form arch, hope to enjoy many more hours of your signature narration.

Oh yes!! more Necron lore to consume with my morning coffee oh yes yes yes

The issue with Old Crons was that it was basically "What if Skynet was a Lovecraftian God?" Interesting concept but... We already have Tyranids as a "Hive Mind." Necrons lacked the fundamental flaw that other races in 40k have, which is "They can conquer the galaxy if everyone would just not be idiots." New Crons have that flaw but GW could have reconned the number of C'tan so there were thousands of them all competing with each other. I agree the new lore is better than the old though.

Would you consider doing a lore video on the Oldcrons (pre-5th ed codex) and contrast it to the more current stuff, I'd be very curious to hear your thoughts there?

Arch I’ve been listening to you ever since I came back from overseas when I was still with the marines in 2017 Please keep up the great work! 40k has been my escape and I look forward to more in the future! The Emperor protects!

"Dead men walking" is a great example of this playing out

12:00 "Find out how many soldiers an enemy machine gun can kill, then just send more than that". -Luigi Cardona, Chief of Staff of the Italian Army during WW1. "OME, He is a genius." -General in Imperial Guard, probably.

Oh God now I see something. The first Necron Codex was the first part of the awakening process. The new one is about all the tomb world awakening.

So can Necron tomb complexes and worlds expand beyond what they originally world? Like for instance a minor resource production fringe world given enough time might expand to a core world and pose an even greater threat or are they limited to fairly close to the capabilities they had previously? I figure you'd be pretty much stuck with the number of warriors you have but they could focus efforts on expanding their infrastructure and production capabilities and could possibly begin constructing void assets, ships orbital stations, etc.

How do Necron Tomb Worlds awaken, well inevitably it starts with a Tech Priest turning to his Magos and asking, 'I wonder what'll happen if I press this button?'

"Guh-reetings and Salutations!" When I hear that intro, I just smile. Less [Generic RU-vidr Intro] and more [Generic Dad-talk Intro].

Really wanting to know the specifics of what happened on that tau world tbh

Loved the Necrons of the old codex, love them even more in the new.. so what if they seemed "boring".. Guass cannons go ZRRRP! and if played correctly, they dominate.

Perfect timing Was just looking for some got tier background audio

Ooooo necron lore on a friday?! Under promise and over deliver, as per usual Arch.

I just finished rewatching your Konrad video and what do I see? Very nice.

I want a video on how the Necrons view the Tyranids and how the Tyranids view the Necrons. It's something I've been wondering about for a long time.

scenario: lets assume for a moment that an imperial excavation unearthed a tomb. guard forces are called they open it up not knowing what it is. little kanoptek spiders come out of the tomb but dont attack leaving the men bewildered. they see the spiders scanning around their surroundings and picking up random rocks presumably metal content rich. the men gather up a team to enter the tomb and witness lifeless husks of machines lining all the walls. the spiders manned a forge that suddenly burst to life further into the tomb and you could see the spiders fashioning limbs and legs and most confusing of all metallic weapons. realizing what they may have found they think it could be some old factory they accidentally activated. going deeper they do not notice the subtle flash of green entering the eyes of the machines lining the wall. they reach the final chamber and see a large tomb door made of stone and two guards protected by a field of blue energy in stasis. just as they were about to turn around the tomb opens and they see a pharaoh like being arms crossed over each other rod in one hand sword in the other. the eyes glow bright green and look up to the interlopers. suddenly the blue fields fade and the machines begin attacking. the machines lining the walls behind them all come to life as they try to rush for the door hundreds of machines blocking their path. the soldiers outside hear the commotion inside and turn weapons raised to see a dark green glow from within. they hear the screams of their comrades dying as they recieve shots of green plasma disintegrating them. the Tomb has Awakened.

I've been on a Necron binge right now so this is a most welcome video.

Necron tactical doctrine would be nice. Isn't a lot of Necron logistics handwaved with their magical super teleporters?

Next up: how the Tyranids devour a world? Love your stuff as always Arch :)

Whenever I think of Arch I think exactly the picture on the right. It just fits.

The 40k universe screwups can pretty much be summed up as: When in doubt, it always the mechanicum.

“Its waking up” is my favorite trope no matter whats waking up

Arch, the following reasons are why you are a good loretuber. 'Confrict...' 'Descwibe...'

I had a slip today and feel like I have the butchers nails but this will ease the hammering.

I read the title as "Neocon" not "Necron" and it still made sense....

Do you think Trazyn the Infinite was the first major Necron to wake up? Did he witness the end of the Dark Age of Technology/Human Federation? Would he have any relics and artifacts from that era?

I remember in Soulstorm how it's lore that had the Imperial Survey Corps of the local system not been so lazy and corrupt and actually did their jobs properly, the Necrons on the third planet in the system likely would have woken up centuries before before the conflict of the game... and Imperial Scholors cannot decide if that is a sign of divine providence or gross negligence with some dumb luck thrown in.

aaaaaw yeah more necrons! I know what I will fall asleep to for the next couple of weeks!

You can also use a fuel refinery and plot armor as an improvised fuel air bomb as Ciaphas Cain did to destroy a tomb complex

Dude ur videos are bad ass Keep up the good work

I've been waiting for a long time on Necron lore, I must admit, I'm a necron fanboy, I'm honestly curious on the necrons and their super weapons, and who control which, and how do they measure when to use one or not.

Our lord Arch asking the real questions!!

I like this kind of content . Awesome stuff . Thanks

Arch, would you ever do a Mechanicus Playthrough? Great stuff as always!

Pretty sure Ive been living directly ABOVE ONE?!...;) Nice work(s) Arch.......

Currently writing a crusade campaign for my friend to play using my AdMech vs my Necrons, based around (unoriginally) the priests waking a tomb world. So, yeah, this video is gonna be great! 2:53 …oh, lol.

So good you are back

Something fun to listen to as I'm painting my roboys, sweet.

Another very good video Arch. Are you going to be doing anymore videos on the primearchs like you did for Perturabo and Curze? I would love to hear your videos about the Lion or Corax. Just a request for the Grand Loremaster of the Minatorum

"Oh mighty Szarekh, I have seen what your legions have done for other worlds, and I want that for me."

Can you do the adeptus mechanicus please I am fascinated by the toasters

Fun Fact: The new leagues of votann faction lore says the Votann dislike/hate the necrons because too often when they go digging for precious resources, they run into their tombs which in turn wakes them up and then have to then fight a protracted war against them.

May the lore continue to flow, like the mightiest of rivers

I like to think that the awakening Necrons have the mentality of Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. "What happened to my freakin Tomb World!"

Hmm I'm wondering if a neurons might be willing to make alliances with humans and other races in exchange for trade, and perhaps aide to restore their tomb worlds. I mean probably not. Considering that could be very interesting and 40k is often anathema to things that would be interesting, but it's a fun idea.

I would really enjoy some more Necron lore

Last time I was this early to a lore video, The Emperor still had a first name :)

Can the necrons make new warriors ? And if they can , without a necrontyr soul - would that make them just canoptek constructs ?

This is making me want to re-read dead men walking.

Apparently the mechanicus game is canon via gw which to be said is a legit explorator fleet with a large detachment of skitarri and other machines cuz the crons we're expected to be there

*Happy dial up modem noises.*

If I remember correctly there was one time a Necron Dynasty encroached on another Necron Dynasty and that group told everyone to get off it's lawn meaning Sending out a Necron world engine.

Could you do a video on Necron military production? Such as how do they replace the loss of starships and vehicles? Are they able to build more or are they just stuck with whatever was built before the great sleep?

"those little blue-berries" made me choke on my drink...

Shit, now I gotta play Mechanicus again, thanks Arch lol

Thank you arch