The Imperial Guard. In a universe where everything else is a genetically modified supersoldier, highly advanced alien with technology indistinguishable from magic, literal hellspawn, or intergalactic eating machine, these guys take to the field with nothing more than a flak jacket, a glorified laser pointer, and _balls of steel._
+marek michalak I think spanish paratrooper units have a similar motto. something like: - Paratroopers never die, we just regroup in heaven (los paracaidistas nunca mueren, solo nos reunimos en el cielo). But i don't know if they only ones that use that kind of phrase.
@@theotv5522 Ask Leviathan how that worked out for them. The GUARD...with literally no one else helping them stopped Leviathan in it's tracks. When the Space Marines showed up Leviathan was pushed off course and had to go in another direction to find biomass to make up it's losses.
Evan Michael Sutka It is the average and there are a LOT of guardsmen, think of it like "for every guardsman deployed 600000 die some time in the first day, the rest survive much longer and even out the time to 15 hours.
Bear Grizzly Actually some Basilisks, guardsmen with 'nade launchers and few Russes would perfectly hold the line... for only 5 minutes.... Sad but true.
You know, the Imperial Guard get a lot of shit for being weak and being cowards, but when you consider what they are up against, they are pretty damn badass.
"What is the strongest weapon of mankind? The god-machines of the Adeptus Mechanicus? No! The Astartes Legions? No! The tank? The lasgun? The fist? Not at all! Courage and courage alone stands above them all!"
“Your foe is well equipped, well-trained, battle-hardened. He believes his gods are on his side. Let him believe what he will. We have the tanks on ours.” - Colonel Joachim Pfeiff, 14th Armored Regiment, Death Korps of Krieg
Too weak to bear the firepower an Astartes can. Too poorly-armoured to weather fire the fire an Astartes can. Too slow, inaccurate and feeble to match an Astartes in lethality. But the Guard are many. Their Lasguns will bring you down like a swarm of wasps. Their tanks will roll over any opposition like an iron fist, and their artillery will have the enemy cowering in their foxholes, praying to their heathen Gods. The Astartes can steal the glory in their last-minute attacks all they want. It's the Guard who do the real work.
Even if a single Astartes is worth 100 Guardsmen... so what? All the Astartes in the galaxy couldn't bring down the Imperial Guard. There might be all of only 10 million space marines in the Imperium. The Imperial Guard has lost that many soldiers in one fight that they've still won and barely batted an eyelash. They number in the trillions.
The leman russ is the best tank in the fluff and tabletop. I love watching space marine players eyes bulge when i field a company of executioners, 3 shot plasma that doesnt overheat? Yes please, punishers and exterminators for the dakka, and when land raiders are afoot, vanquishers. Long live the Astra Militarum.
Imagine if the Imperial Guard could use Webway Gates... Instead of having to be transported by ship, they can just pour themselves on the battlefield. The whole company wiped out? Send in 10 more. Jesus christ, they'd be invincible.
+Bilbo Baggins Not invincible, unbeatable. Invincible would mean unkillable. And they are a lot of things but that is not it :D And a fact: The Emperor was working on an acess to the Eldar Webway when the Horus Heresy started and Magnus the Red (primarch of the Thousand Sons) destroyed his whole work by accident. There is an access to the Eldar Webway in the Imperial Palace, held shut by the Emperor from the Golden Throne and guarded by an elite company of the Adeptus Custodes and Grey Knights, since Magnus the Red fucked the webway up and now it is filled with demons.
CZProtton Aren't the Custodes Super Space Marines times ten? Only a hundred of them defeated millions of Orks with only one to two casualties! And aren't Grey Knights elite Space Marines who also are super-psykers with the Emperors own geneseed? You'd think that a couple of Daemons would be no problem to them. But yes. The Imperial Guards only weakness is limited transport. They can only carry as many as their ships allow them. With webways they would be damn unbeatable.
Bilbo Baggins Yes and no. They are super space marines, but not that good. Not even 100 titans could do that, probably... well... maybe 100 titans could. Not 100 custodes. And you underestimate the power of demons. Gray knights are specialists at dealing with them and still have a bad time fighting one.
Bilbo Baggins He is kind of a beast, one of a kind kind of guy. But we have demons, especialy the higher ones, that gave a lot of trouble even to primarchs. Sanguinius had a lot of trouble with a bloodthirster of Khorne and he was one of The Dauntless Few, so one of the most powerfull primarchs. Deamons are no joke in the WH40k. Kaldor Draigo killed them since he knew nearly all of their names which meant he could make them dance waltz if he wanted to.
I am one man, But I stand among numbers uncounted. My body may break, But two will take my place if I fall. My enemies are Legion, But I will not yield. I face the horrors of the Warp, But I will not fail. I am an Imperial Guardsman, I am the Hammer of the Imperium; AND I WILL FIGHT UNTIL MY LAST BREATH!
Nice sentiment, but statistically you'll probably die to a team killing fucktard. Really it's just a question of whether it'll be Commissar, artillery, or Inquistion
I am a Guardsman i am marching on! I am expendable and this is my song! My faith is steel and my heart shall be strong! I am expendable and this is my song!
13 year old me used to think this was the coolest video on the Internet after I started to get into Warhammer, it's solely because of this video I collect Guard lmao.
Brendan Thomas Most servants of the Imperium have heard of Khrone, Slaneesh, Nurgle, and Tzeentch at one point on another. Malal, on the other hand, is only worshipped by a handful of space marines. Of course he would become a champion of Khrone.
This makes me proud that I somehow found a way to build an Imperial Guardsman in Fallout NV almost by accident. I just happened to notice I had combat armor and Boone's Beret, and was currently carrying a Laser Rifle and Combat Knife as my only weapons. Also I had a Luck score of 10, which would explain why there was only one guardsman XD
I bought the NCR veteran ranger model for wasteland warfare. Now he blows the heads off of a different kind of "Legion" as an honorary and quite convincing Vindicare assassin.
Of everything in the 40k universe. Astarties, Tau, Tyranids, Elder, Orks, Chaos. The real Badasses are the Imperial Guard. For we are but simple humans. A Farmer, a Shopkeeper, a Factory Worker. We are Fathers, Sons, and Brothers. We are nothing more than mere humans fighting against the tides of Chaos and Xenos over and over again. If you can’t think of anything more badass then the soldier that is fighting for his people and family. Then what is there. For we are nothing but humans. Standing strong and proud against those that would seek to destroy us, humiliate us, and yet we continue fighting for we know that even if we die. That not only will the Imperium. But Humanity as a whole will continue in our struggle against a Galaxy that wants us dead. For the Imperium! For the Emperor! For Humanity!
@@justkrieger8850 why does every Krueger act like they are special. You do you duty for the Emperor like the rust of us Imperial Guard. Your just one regiment. I’m a Tallarn fan boy myself and have been irrelevant much longer than you boys so relax. When I say Imperial Guard I mean the entirety of the Guard. Not just a select few. New get back in line brother. We have Orks to smash. You have my Saber.
@@justkrieger8850 yet your one of the most effective and popular. Take more pride in yourself kriegsman, your an imperial guardsman like myself and countless others! Show your pride to be serving the emperor, you and all guardsman have held the line for 10,000 years! Against the worst this galaxy has to throw at it, against ourselves, against xenos, unflinching and uncompromising! Do you wish to honor the emperor or do you wish to weaken his name! Sincerely ~ an imperial guardsman
dmvh222 at book they had exoskeleton that protect them like powerarmor of spacemarines, they can jump realy high, fly, they have massive weapon loads including nuclear rockets...
You know, there are a lot of people out there that say "Warhammer is just a bunch of big guns. It is what the writers could think was the most overpowered was at the time and blah, blah, blah." While Warhammer is extremely powerful, it isn't over powered... The reason i say that is for one reason. The enemies the Imperium faces are just as powerful if not more powerful so you cant say they are overpowered when in their own universe, they are evenly matched. They are just overpowered when they go up against your puny Spartans or Jedi's.
abaddou1 Also, you can't forget that Bolter shots explode on impact and are also rocket propelled. So imagine trying to block a hundred, rapid-fire, rocket propelled, slugs that explode once tempered with. Even if the Jedi could manage to deflect them all, his Lightsabre would set off the explosion.
Ironic that Patton believed in reincarnation, which exists in 40k. "All right, you sons of bitches. You know how I feel. I'll be proud to lead you wonderful guys in battle anytime, anywhere. That's all." One could easily imagine the soul of General George S. Patton, "Old Blood and Guts" himself, reincarnating in the form of an Imperial Guard general, tens of thousands of years later.
This is my imperial guard analogy: Think of a chaos marine tactical squad Now think of a imperial guard regiment Think of the chaos tactical squad as a incredibly fat man Think of the guardsmen as a never-ending swarm of pies… Now imagine tasking this fat man (chaos) as being tasked to eat (/fight) all these pie's (the IG) Now for the first couple the pies he's gonna be able to wolf them down pretty easily However, after lets say 10 pies the fat mans gonna begin to struggle Eventually if the fat man tries to eat any more his stomach will rupture But the swarm of pie's never seems to end and eventually his stomach can't take anymore his stomach ruptures and he dies… And there you have a weird way of looking at a IG victory
For that weak sack of flesh that you so gleefully mock is no super soldier, no immortal warrior, no creature cursed by chaos like you. He is a man, an imperial guardsman drawn from some forgotten corner of the Imperium to fight for his species and for the safety of the people he loves. He is a factory worker, a farmer, a storekeeper, a father, a brother, a son, a mere man. And against creatures like you, teeming and numberless, powered by the very will of thirsting gods......... He holds the line. He has held the line for ten thousand Years.
For all those new to Dawn Of War,let me give you same advice on how to play with the Imperial Guard: 1)Get the Baneblade 2)Get the Baneblade and most importantly... 3)GET THE F*CKING BANEBLADE!
+Fluffy Mc. Potatoe Pies Hehe, this was exactly what I was thinking when reading the original comment. I just had to add _"...and commissars. Lots of commissars. Field executions are such a great motivation!"_
Imagine putting the imperial guard into any other Sci fi universe. They'd crush the hell out of anything, the Galactic Empire ain't got shit on the Guard. The arachnids from star ship troopers are just Tyranids but weaker. Navi from avatar are nothing more than a nuisance to the guard. The list goes on, as do the legions of guardsmen marching forth fir the glory of the Emperor and the Imperium
"Enemies of the Imperium, hear me. You have come here to die! The Immortal Emperor is with us, and we are invincible. His Soldiers will strike you down. His War Machines will crush you under their treads. His mighty guns will bring the very sky crashing down upon you. You cannot win. The Emperor has given us His greatest weapon to wield. So make yourselves ready. We are the First Kronus Regiment, and today is our Victory Day!" Lukas Alexander, to the Blood Ravens 3rd Company (DOW: DC) "To each of us falls a task. And all The Emperor requires of us Guardsmen is that we stand the line and we die fighting. It is what we do best. We die standing," General Sturnn to Chaplain Varnus (DOW: WA) I don't care what people say about Lukas Alexander, he is one of my favorite Imperial Guard officers. Here is a list of the others; Vance Stubbs, Ibram Gaunt, Ursarkar Creed, Carus Brom, Anton Gebbet, Sebastian Yarrick, and Doran Farrier.
@@johnarcher6150 Cain was no General's favorite. He broke protocol constantly and lead his regiment in directions against orders all the damn time. He did amazing things, legendary things. He is the only living being to survive Necron teleportation for example. However he still went against orders repeatedly. My favorite one being he took a penal legion through it's mission and not only survived but kept the penal group mostly alive while doing it! Remember penal legions are sent to missions expected to have 90+% casualty rates.
Nothing like an armor column of three baneblades, a pair of stormlords, and dozens of leman russes(?) charging on a pathetic eldar hold out pinned between an IG bunker filled with catachans and heavy weapons, a horde of conscripts that just swarmed the right flank, and ogryn/stormtrooper strike teams pushing on the left!
***** I had a sufficient amount of anti armor that any monstrous creatures would have been torn apart. My storms were kitted for anti armour duty and most of my heavy weapons teams were autocannons and lascannons. Though the russes were 50/50 executioner vanquisher.
Lyrics I've got the reach and the teeth of a killin' machine With a need to bleed you when the light goes green Best believe, I'm in a zone to be From my Yin to my Yang to my Yang Tze Put a grin on my chin when you come to me 'Cuz I'll win, I'm one-of-a-kind and I'll bring death To the place you're about to be Another river of blood runnin' under my feet Forged in a fire lit long ago, stand next to me You'll never stand alone I'm last to leave, but the first to go Lord, make me dead before you make me old I feed on the fear of the devil inside of the Enemy faces in my sights Aim with the hand, shoot with the mind Kill with a heart like arctic ice I am a Soldier and I'm marching on (x2) I am a warrior and this is my song(x2) I bask in the glow of the rising war Lay waste to the ground of an enemy shore Wade through the blood spilled on the floor, and if Another one stands I'll kill some more Bullet in the breech and a fire in me Like a cigarette thrown to gasoline, if Death don't bring you fear I swear You'll fear these marching feet Come to the nightmare, come to me Deep down in the dark where the devil be In the maw with the jaws and the razor teeth Where the brimstone burns and the angel weeps Call to the gods if I cross your path and My silhouette hangs like a body bag Hope is a moment now long past The shadow of death is the one I cast I am a Soldier I'm marching on I am a warrior and this is my song My eyes are steel and my gaze is long I am a warrior and this is my song When I just going to shoot the bastard We are going to cut out their living guts And use them.. to grease the threads of our tanks We're gonna murder those loudy bastards by the push! Now I live lean and I mean to inflict the grief And the least of me's still out of your reach The killing machine's gonna do the deed Until the river runs dry and my last breath leaves Chin in the air with a head held high I'll stand in the path of the enemy line Feel no fear, know my pride For God and Country I'll end your life I am a Soldier I'm marching on I am a warrior and this is my song My eyes are steel and my gaze is long I am a warrior and this is my song (Oh rigt 97 bitches.. you know how hard I am.) Last Edit By me : I just put the commanders(I guess) voice and little details. Orginal Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Sean Householder
Follow your orders, remember your training, watch each other's backs, and if you're very VERY lucky...you can live long enough to die knowing that the Space Marines will get all the credit for your hard work.
reminder that the imperial guard actually has a positive kill death ratio vs the following factions: Chaos (as a whole not just isolating daemons and csm), tyranids, orks. Sure the eldar/necrons/tau have a positive kd vs them, but even that is far closer than those factions would like.
A single space marine is on their own a one man army. And in a full chapter of them there's a good thousand of them. A single guardsman is not. But they are part of a full army, which is one of several thousand such armies that is marching into the fight. And that's before their tanks even show up.
I remember years ago, an ex-friend tried to get me into 40k tabletop. I told him if I did play, it'd be with the Imperial Guard. He asked why, because everything is cooler than them. Cooler than ordinary humans holding the line against enemies many times their own strength? Hell naw!!!
"With a dutiful heart in my breast, and vigor in my breath, and a ceaseless fire burning in my bones; I will fear no evil...and I will fight until death. For it is in your grace, I shall know no fear." -Private Tycus Findley; 482nd Death Korps Legion killed in action after charging the heretic Astartes of Khorne; killed 48 heretic guardsmen and 1 Khornish marine, before raising the flag of the imperium upon the fort...before then succumbing to his wounds. May his soul rest at the Emperor's side...and may the Emperor bless this place as one of his temples. For the Emperor.
Humans compared to everything in 40K are weak. The Guardsman is just that, only human, and he has held the line for 10,000 years. *What's your excuse monster?*
Imperial guard: Hold the line Space marines: Why Imperial guard: The artillery has begun. Space marines: for how long Imperial guard: As long as it takes.
Good soldiers are like good ammunition. You send them into an area to cause as much damage as possible. You can spend a lot of money on a few good shots that may be wasted, but are unequaled when they hit their mark (space marines). Alternatively, you could spend the same money on countless more rounds (imperial guard), And when all are put down range, your target is sure to have fallen. And if you find that your gun has been emptied, you can rest easy in the knowledge that there is always more where that came from.
“Enemies of the Imperium hear me! You have come here to die, for the immortal Emperor is with us and we are invincible. His soldiers will strike you down. His war machines will crush you under their treads, and his mighty guns will bring the very sky crashing down upon you. So make yourselves ready, you cannot win”
Ollanius Pius, Sly Marbo, Vance Motherfucking Stubbs, General Sturrn, Creeeeeeeeed, Ciaphas Cain, Ibram Gaunt, Yarrick, Merrick, Colonel Straken, Sergeant Harker and Holt are sent into the Eye of Terror. Khorne:Cries in corner like a little bitch Tzeentch Pretends to be already dead. It doesnt work. Nurgle:Somehow manages to kill himself Slaanesh:Raped so hard that he isnt even got a pleasure from it.
Imperial Guard is very underrated, people think that they are weak idiots who just throw bodies at the enemy, but this is warhammer, EVERYONE just throws bodies at the enemy, nobody uses actual strategy and tactics here. Also how do you expect for Imperial Guard commanders to outsmart Eldars for example? Most of the time Imperial Guard is fighting with cultists, Orks and Tyranid and doing great job, yeah, againist Chaos, Demons and Necrons they are useless, but there are always Astartes that can deal with them.
Actually depends on the general/colonel/war master/lord militant. some of them just throw men until the enemy drowns under the blood ans bodies but a lot of commanders are also actual competent leaders and care about their men. Plus they're properly rated as brave under equipped men and woman.
+dmvh222 Depends on the Orkboss running the orkshow. orks can't aim or think tactically or think much in general so a few thousand flashlight wielding badasses are a bad day most of the time. Unless it's the Ork who's in a relationship with Yarrik or The Beast.
