"I see that you dealt with the reported Daemonic incursion." "Oh, yeah, that thing. That was a great time. We had fun. The jungle had fun. Sly Marbo showed up and yelled a lot. The heretics all died. It was even better than the time that Flayer Bug bit Jenkins in half and he still beat the thing to death with its own mandibles." "I think you might be embellishing that last part." "Okay, okay, it bit off just both his legs. Anyway, milord, we're all set. If you need anything to not exist anymore, we'll be right here."
That's because the Imperial guard are largely based on the United Kingdom armed forces it make sense because games workshop and warhammer originally is British but they based the cats on Vietnam some have American accents some don't
Negative Zero Yeah the Guard are not based on the uk armed forces at all really. I guess maybe some of the more pomp and ceremony aspects but that’s it.
@@negativezero8174 Yea, no way. If you *actually* look at records and interviews with Games Workshop concept artists, you'll find that they repeatedly credit UK military forces as their inspirations for a majority of the Imperial Guard regiments.
They really get to show their worth in the book Pandorax. Holding off the black legion until reinforcements arrive, simply due to their badass jungle fighting
Catachan's are a bunch of filthy, undisciplined, savage's. Still, any whom serve the Emperor with such ferocity has what respect I am willing to offer. Oh, who am I kidding. Catachan's are awesome! PS: I most definitely am looking forward to your potential Mordian Iron Guard lore vid.
"Welcome to the Catachan[jungle], we got fun and games!" Imo, "Dragons Cradle", Inhabitare Mortua, Cretacia the Home World of the infamous Flesh Tearers Adeptus Astartes Chapter, is just as deadly as Catachan.
Imagine being a general in the guard holding a meeting with some other generals when some dude whose shoulders are 8 feet wide and whose neck is thicker than your waist walks in. Eventually you ask, “sorry who are you” and he just responds “the commander of the catachan devils” “oh ok that makes sense “
Any other planet: “our world has fallen. Daemons of ancient legends run amok across its surface, slaying and destroying whatever they please. All we have ever known has turned to dust. This is the end” Catachan: _FACK OFF CANT!_
The way you described these guys made me wonder: do they turn up the gravity pumps on Catachan transport ships since they come from high-gravity worlds. And you're pronunciation is correct.
I think the Catachans have been native to their homeworld for *so* long, that their increased muscle mass is already ingrained in their genes, and as such won't really decrease much in lower gravity. Well, unless you lock a Catachan up, keep him from moving, and feed him nothing but fatty and sugary food, he wouldn't really get weaker. Alternatively they do alot of strength and endurance training as part of their daily drills when not in combat. Push-ups, Jumping Jacks, Pull-Ups, running rounds around the firebase, that kind of stuff, with maybe alot of manual labor. Where other Regiments might use Servitors to haul crates of ammunition, the Catachans might do it themselves. But that's just what I think, not really canon.
Them doing it themselves is probably true, since in most of the books they always reference how minimal on supply they are, and the forge world near them was mentioned to give them metal for their knives in exchange for the ores, but never stated to supply anything else. Also I think servitors would probably be a hinderance when traversing the jungles
They're basically on a mutant blend of Vietnam, the South Pacific and Australia. Just look at them. They just *LOOK* like a United States Marine in Vietnam.
What made me to become a imperial guards fan is because of the imperial guards represent in symbolic wise. To me my most favorite imperial guards regiment the catachan jungle fighter, represents humanity's peak survivability and will power to keep living even tho their lives is a hellhole. Thats why catachans are considered to be the deadliest humans (normal, natural human) in the galaxy.
Somewhere in Catachan a Jungle Fighter grabs an Ork in a Headlock: "Crikey I caught me a Big One right here!" Engaging a Catachan Devil: "look at the size of this Bugga!" Tackling a Crotalid: "Ain't she a Beauty!"
Cadachan doesn’t sound like a deathworld at all. It’s like the exact opposite. It’s teeming with life. Most deathworlds are just not conducive to any kind of life at all, but Cadachan is just vibrant with all sorts of flora and fauna. You would think this place would be great for Nurgle’s underlings.
Officio munitorum: Are you ready to serve the Empire, Commisar? Commisar: I am ready, my lord! I will keep my lessers in charge in service of the Empire! OM: Good. You have two choices. A company of Krieg or Catachan. Commisar: ...shit.
Cretacia, the now home world of the Flesh Tearers, is similar in it's lethality. Even the insane boys in red found it a challenge. After discovering such a cozy planet to rip and tear through they declared it their own.
I know you may not cover this because lorgar isn't well liked but after reading the First heretic and Betrayer, it dawned on me how multifaceted Lorgar's character is and just reading about him, it gave me insight on the nature and personalities of not just him but also of angron, guilliman, magnus, leman russ, their legioniares, and even the Emperor. I would love to hear more about him especially a fair outlook on his actions and decisions.
Talking about that level of population growth( 1 of 10 brothers), that rate was very normal in my great-grandparents time (8-10 was not out of the ordinary).
Love the catachan's way of battle. "Ambush, traps, and if that don't work, demo charges and flamers/shotguns." "Oh look over there Commisar, a Tyranid lictor. Nothing my knife and biceps can't handle. "
Yeah Catachan was my army growing up. I started playing IG and as you say their models were every where. Could get a whole box of plastic figures for the price of two metal ones of anther army. When you might need to field upwards of 200 units in the Imperial guard, saving money as a kid really helps. The fact they barely use tanks was also a huge boon in terms of making a collection. Though I will say the lore of the army is beyond badass helps a lot too. I was always a bit disappointed that the rules didn't really favor them that much. I don't know if later editions improved this but basically there were just normal IG troops, but started off as Veterans in the version I played. OH and Sly Marbo wasn't really worth his point cost.... I think it was 4th edition, maybe 5th?
I grewup in Australia. Now I’m exploring Siberia - trust me folks, Siberian insects, wind, cold and animals make Australia look like a retirement village.
depends on where in Australia. The outback is pretty comparable to Siberia. Also you're used to Australia and Not used to Siberia. If a Siberian were dropped in the outback, they would probably think that Australia is worse.
Your memory of when stuff came out and amounts is cute and clearly shows your young (im not old myself im only 30) but i played since 1998 and we had access to all the same regiments we had until GW pulled them. You just had to order them through your local GW to get them in large amounts they kept the Catachan models in store because they were the most crazy gung ho looking ones and they figured it would attract the most attention to the hobby overall. I only know this now because my friend (he's 49) was a manager for GW till relatively recently and recently opened his own store and is raking in the bucks. But to be fair the Catachan models were cheaper and had more plastic models. But a lot of things were pewter back than it was 1998!
If your favorite barbecue recipe is a Termagaunt and a flamethrower...you might be from Catachan. If a trip through the Cicatrix Maledictum is more of a vacation than a mission...you might be from Catachan. If the only beverage that is strong enough to make you forget is Ork mushroom beer...you might be from Catachan.
