Imperium of Man Warhammer 40,000 by The Templin Institute | Model Reacts 

13:25 "I still don't know if the imperium are the good guys" She's learning fast that here are no good guys in 40k. For in the grim darkness of the 41st millennium there is only war.

13:25 We're not the good guys. We're the bad guys. But we aren't the worst guys. Besides being bad is badass.

Not a video game, but there have been game adaptations of it. “That’s not true, there is peace” Clearly, you underestimate the sheer scale of the carnage that is wrought every second in 40k’s universe. Billions of lives are lost every day, and the forces of Chaos and their daemons shatter the very fabric of the universe to kill even more. I’m not exaggerating.

"I dunno if the Imperium is the good guys" 40k fans: we don't do that here. It sounds like a joke, but in 40k (the 40k stands for the actual year the game take's place, the 41st millenium, the year 40.000 AD), there is NO Good guys, everyone is out for their own survival and Morality is a luxury that very few can afford.

In the grimdark universe of Warhammer 40K, morality is not determined by a simplistic black and white understanding of good and evil. On the contrary, it is mostly gray as the factions are driven by survivalism and determination. The Imperium of Man, along with other factions like the Tau and Eldar, are seen as "okayish" on the morality scale for while they are dedicated to protecting the known universe and guaranteeing humanity's survival in a hostile space, they are shown to have a lot of faults such as bureaucracy, corruption, xenophobia, theocratic blind devotion, and execute a fascist military state with a feudal confederate hierarchical structure. However, despite those being negative attributes, it's nothing compared to the more chaotic and malevolent factions of the Orks, Necrons, Tyrannids, Dark Eldar, and Chaos who are hellbent on destroying, consuming, and spreading madness wherever they go.

The Templin Institute's video on the imperium is a master class of condensing so much lore and still making sense. However I have found it is too much for newcomers. Every non-warhammer fan if shown this video were just overwhelmed. I also think Bricky's video have problems too. In my experience the best video at explaining this stuff in an accurate but understandable way was Arbiter Ian's "History of warhammer 40k in 20 minutes" video. I'm not suggesting it as a reaction option per se. Just the best video I've found that talks about this that doesnt overwhelm you with detail but also isn't an hour long

20:08 Nope... Peace do not exist in 40k. The 40k Galaxy is a dying Galaxy, where each Race is out there for their own survival, even if it means pushing the others out of the cliff or Survival. And then there's Tyranids and Daemons Invasions... So yeah its called the Grim Dark for a reason.

The orcs in Warhammer are nothing like lord of the rings, they are as hilarious as they are scary. You should do a video on that

Wait is the Imperium the good guys or the bad guys? 40k Fans: Yes

Warhammer 40k is universe used on tabletop games from end of 1980's. It has nowdays many games, video games, books etc...

"I don't know if the Imperium are the good guys..." Every 40k fan: We don't do that here

40K is a fictional setting that is older than most people these days that partake in it. It started out as the backdrop setting for a tabletop miniature strategy/tactics game and kinda spiralled out of control and snowballed after that. Novels... and I mean alot ALOT of novels, more and more video games of various genres like Real Time Strategy (Dawn of War series for example), Turn Based Strategy (Mechanicus, Gladius, Armageddon, etc), spectacle fighter/3rd person shooters (Space Marine), Action Roleplaying Game or Diablo-like (Inquisitor: Martyr), and a crapload of other, less successful and loved games. They also made a movie that was rather poorly recieved by most fans (Ultramarine), some board games (Kill Team I think was the name) and a slew of Pen&Paper Roleplaying games (Dark Heresy, Rogue Trader, Black Crusade, Deathwatch, Only War) Sssooooo, saying "it's a game" is a bit of an understatement. The 40K universe is an overarching setting in which a bunch of games take place. Like Lord of the Rings is not just a book anymore. It's a novel of course but it's also movies, series, games on PC and console, board games, roleplaying games, an MMORPG (think World of Warcraft incase that term meant nothing to you), I think there is a card game too and probably alot of other stuff I don't know about. But they all share the same world/setting and have to adhere to it's lore and background. And naturally, with so many products made by so many people the quality and faithfulness to the lore varies from product to product. Same with Star Wars (which got Roleplaying Games, various genres of console and PC games, board games, novels, series, tabletop strategy games, ...hell even dance-off games) And it's the same with Warhammer 40.000... minus the dance-off game. And I hope it stays that way.

"I don't know if the Imperium are the good guys..." This is 40K. We don't do that here.

When entering 40k, you need to abandon the idea of good and bad guys

You can show Rachel the Mandaloregaming video on the Machanicus so that she gets a bit of a faucal point to go from like she said she wanted, while also seeing a really good game too!

I'm loving the reactions to 40k and other games. Any chance you guys can watch mandaloregaming's review of the mystery of the druids.

You know we gotta see Bricky reaction now.

Those ships by the way are basically ~5km long cities strapped with multi-storied-sized macro cannons and everything is powered and moved by a plasma engine. Oh and a ship of the line like a Lunar Class Cruiser has around 100.000 crew onboard. Basically those chicken-toys are self-contained mobile city states armed with weapons of mass destruction. (which is what happens when you fire your broadside on a planet. mass destruction. and that's just the basic armament, not Exterminatus level stuff)

“So they are the good guys....” I mean....sort of. Technically, no. But if you’re a human being, the Imperium of Man is basically your best chance of being alive for a while.

20:08 no there’s not, trust me when I say there is no peace, the whole “there is only war” thing isn’t hyperbole

even in our time there is not a day that would not go to war. so the phrase "in the future there is only war" is quite realistic.

9:36 one of them is the adeptus astartes but from the first legions like the spaces wolves and the custodies but aside from them almost nobody can say no to them

"You know orcs?" LOTR orcs? "They'z, little and not green! Orks is dah biggest and dah greenest!

“That’s not true, there’s peace” 😂😈👹 oh sweet summer child. This is 40k, There is only WAR!

Next step is Bricky's vids (again)

Should have reacted to bricky review of this

Sister come bow before our god emperor Meets emperor for first time “Geeeeeeeeeeeez! So many floating skulls omg”

Hehe, it is not A videogame : it is DOZENS of videogames, tabletop games roleplaying games, card games and even adapted board games !!! Plus dozens of fan animations, illustrations, novels (hundreds of novels and hundreds of short stories or novellas) and so on. Originally, it was a tabletop wargame in the 80's and gave birth to a HUGE alternate universe, much wider than StarWars ;)

Warhammer 40k has many books and games as well as a table top games with figures, there is tons of lore

Also this is not originally based on a video game. Warhammer 40k is based on a table top game. There are some games now but it was originally just played in hobby shops. Years of deep lore.

Yes, Imperial warships are basically a mash up of a steam locomotive( with cowcatcher ) and a gothic cathedral. With guns.

In 40k, everyones the bad guy

In the universe of Warhammer 40k there's no such thing as "good guys". Based on your personal point of view the Imperium could be just another evil and misguided force but the truth is, as a human, you're either with the Imperium or you're dead. With endless foes all around you, eager to end your life, the only place you'll be relativly safe is with your own kind. For the emperor protects and without him there is only darkness. Amen ;)

How to relate Warhammer 40K... hmmmm.... OK, to begin with, it started as a tabletop miniatures war game, back in the early 80's. People would buy models, paint them up, organize them into armies, and fight battles with rules for movement, combat, cover, along with lots of special rules for particular types of units. There were books, similar to the D&D manuals, that contained these rules, with lots of lore to fill in the background. Many artists contributed artwork, frequently of a grotesque style, to add their own aspects of the universe. The game was a hit, to put it mildly. At gaming conventions, people would bring models for battles ranging from small skirmishes to full-on multi-player and multi-faction donnybrooks, along with competitions for the best-painted models. A point system was used to gauge relative strengths to ensure play balance (to keep an entire army of Space Marines from whipping up on a single Ork squad). Time passed. The rules changed over editions to address issues of over- and under-powered units, adding new cover and weaponry rules... and extending the lore. People loved the attached lore - the environment was dubbed "GrimDark", and stories were written of people living in such a dysfunctional set of worlds. Space Marine chapters would hold off invading Ork attackers, Imperial Guard units would campaign against heretics and rebels - the books were often snapped up by players and those who were fascinated by a galaxy in eternal war. Also, the books were cheaper. A good-sized army could run into thousands of dollars and years of labor painting and detailing the models. Then came the computer games. The big one that expanded access was called the DAWN OF WAR series, which offered single-player story-based campaigns or player vs. player full-scale battles. More people got involved. Of course, the original designer company kept some hold on the directions the lore could take, but there were many others who wrote lore, and rules to keep up with the new lore. In a sense, the tail was now wagging the dog, so to speak. Thus we have expanded rules and extensive lore for what started as a tabletop miniature war game.

Good guys ? What is good guys precious. We don't do that here.

Peace is a lie. There is only war. Through war I gain strength. Through strength I gain Power. Through Power I gain victory. Through victory my chains are broken. WAAAAAAGHHHGGH!!!!!!!

5:20 30 year old board game to be precise. ^-^

Good guys HA HA HA 😂. No we don't do that here.

Madam, the two best videos to get into understanding the lore of Warhammer 40,000 are those by Luetin on the Emperor of Mankind, especially the FIRST TWO VIDEOS he made on the Emperor of Mankind. They are more than 1 hour long, but they delve into the fundamentals of it deeply... RU-vid type " Luetin Emperor of Mankind" and watch the first and second videos. They are fictional history documentaries that are highly absorbing. Another RU-vid Channel that has extensive lore on Warhammer 40,000 is that of Baldemort. His style is highly engaging in a sort of of British folksy way - well that's how I'd describe it. He delves into detail about the factions and many characters of 40k. The Space Marines are the most prominent sub-faction of the lore. They are the most popular and they are very central to the setting and plot. They were formed by the Emperor of Mankind at the end of the Age of Strife, a 5000 year long period of human history across the Galaxy that saw immense technological and cultural retrogression among humanity and a few other species, to embark on the Great Crusade to reunite humanity as it had once largely been united during 10,000 years of the Age of Technology as well as bring back technological progress and prosperity. The Space Marines consist currently of about 1000 chapters, which all descent directly or indirectly, be it to their knowledge or not, from the 20 original Space Marines Legions. 2 of these Legions were lost to history and 9 of them ultimately remained loyal and 9 of them turned traitor against the Emperor. The most prominent of the Space Marine Chapters are the Ultramarines. You will probably know them as the blue armoured Marines. They originate from the Ultramarines Legion by the same name. The leader, the Primarch of the Ultramarines, Roboute Guilliman, recently returned after being in stasis for nearly 10,000 years and now is the Head of Government of the Imperium. The 1st ever Chapter and indeed Legion are the Dark Angels, a highly secretive Chapter seeking to hide an ancient sin and atone for it. Lionel Jonson, the Primarch of the Dark Angels, is in stasis onboard the Rock, the flagship of the Dark Angels, and has been for nearly 10,000 year, but this is unknown to the Dark Angels, but there are great hints that he will finally awaken in the next edition (the 10th) and will assist with his younger brother Guilliman against the myriad of the foes of the Imperium.

Objectively stating there are no good guys in wh40k only bad guys, or to be more real they are all grey, it simply depends on your perspective if their actions and objectives are good or bad for you.

Nope... Primarchs are not his kids. Clones comes pretty close to it =)

Now she has to watch bricky's videos or more of the tempelin institute

Good Guys? We don't do that here

I think it’s time for her to check out bricky’s video

There are no good guys in 40k. You just choose who you wanna play. Morals are tested in the lores of 40k!

The best part about 40K is that there is no "good guys" just different Shades of gray

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!

13:27 there are NO good guy factions in warhammer 40k everyone’s a different flavor evil... there’s good guy individuals, but those are few and far between.... except the salamanders, they’re good guys. My favorite Astartes chapter aside from the cacharadons (space sharks).

She should have watched brickys video

What is the meaning of a chain over clothes? Is it some kind of peasant fashion?

I disagree with the fact that the Inquisition has any authority over the Custodes. The Custodes are the only group aside the Sisters of Silence which can go the Scantum Imperalis and they are the "Companions" of the Emperor. They exist long before the Inquisition and they exist even before the Adeptus Astartes. When they think that the Inquisiton is a threat for the Emperor they will destroy it. Remember, there are 10´000 Custodes. The "Legion of the Emperor"! The best gear, the best training, the most deadly killing machines in the Imperium.

Should react to brickys 2 videos

Russian badgers space marine video would be a great starting point for her, I think Oh and definitely brickys introduction videos

40K has no good guys. Pretty much every faction is ranging from morally dubious at best to Let-The-Galaxy-Burn-flavours of evil. Warhammer 40K in essence exists as an exercise into the Morally Grey and also the It's A Matter Of Perspective mindsets. Naturally almost every side believes themselves to be the good guys and there are admittedly tales of actual bona-fide heroics and self-sacrifice. All of those are just drawn down into the mire by the simple fact that every faction is in deeply flawed or corrupt in some way. Think of it this way: A german soldier in WWII might have saved a village full of civilians at the cost of his own life but people would still judge him for being a Nazi today. It's a bit like that in 40K. There are tons of great heroes that gave their lives for the Imperium but does that make them good people since they fought for a totalitarian, religious extremist, xeno-phobic regime that burns dissenters alive and isn't above turning entire planets full of humans into ash? There lies the crux of the moral problem with 40K or rather the delicious irony and juxtaposition of the 40K setting. It has both valor, selflessness and heroism as well as unspeakable misery, cruelty and hatred. Sometimes in the same character even.

The Primarchs are the Emperor's sons. But they weren't born naturally. They are (I suppose) children grown in artificial wombs

No one is the good guy in Warhammer 40k everyone is the bad guy. Also, the Primarchs aren't The Emperor's children in the sense that he had them the old fashion way. He literally crafted them from his own genetic material no female involved in that process.

I honestly need to see you react to more warhammer

And yeah, you watched basically a dozen or so different games in the background of this video. Also not to forget fan animations where fans basically modeled, rigged and animated their own CGI movies as homage to 40K just because they love the setting so much. 40K fan projects are in their own category when it comes to dedication and execution. Astartes was "just" a fan project. Which sounds insulting considering the quality of the short film and the time and effort the guy put in.

you should watch Rimmy - Downunder Gaming

Its hard watching the old TI vids knowing what the voice actress did to the channel and to the channel's owner.

everyone's a bad guy in 40k.

There is no "good guy" in Warhammer 40k. Everyone is evil and has overpowered weapons and or powers. And if you want (or anyone really) a more easy view on the madness that is Warhammer40k i recommend the show/podcast Adeptus Ridiculous. They always talk about certain focused topics in a easy to understand way. Even if you know NOTHING of Warhammer it is funny because the lore of this universe is so insane and they present it in a easy to digest way. An episode goes for usually around 40-60 minutes.

18:18 "I know about orcs, I have seen Lord of the Ring" Not these orcs u havent.

This is a case of shoulda had react to Bricky's videos instead Edit: for me atleast

Please let her watch the bricky videos on it ( :

I mean its lore of a Tabletop game. Not so far of

I reccomend you react to videos from Adeptus Ridiculous or Luetin09, not only do they actually read the books, unlike this channel that only quoted Wikipedia articles. they don't let modern ideology from the left or right hijack their videos, which Templin has, they've gone hardcore woke leftist lately and are pushing out their own opinions as canonical facts, and claiming anyone who doesn't echo them at all, is a raging misogynist, that channel is rotting away, please give love to some that still put politics aside for future reacts!

ridiculous is common is 40k

"The foes could be the good guys too" Yes woman stealing torturer plague maker chaos god is a GOOD GUY

No Peace

"That's not true, there's peace." This statement is false, and you are a heretic.... I hope you enjoyed the video though!

They aren’t good guys… no one is. That’s the point of 40k

In Warhammer doesn't exist good guy

There are no 'good guys' in 40k

AHAAAA IM FIST LETS GO FELLAS

There are no good guys in Warhammer 40k

Latin not old English

21:15 and yet, every country across every era of mankind hungers for it. Peace is just the breath before the fight.

This is not ‘lore of a video game’

I love you videos

"Good guys" in 40k? ... 🤣🤣 sorry but No.

Arrogance personified

XD this is as pointless as asking a random person on the street to "quickly" learn about a specific science like biology, its just too alien for them.

was it a good idea to put a feminist for this reaction? She doesn't care about 40 years of warhammer history, she just clarifies how politically correct it should be. there are many details in her posture that shows that she is not interested and does it only for the video.

What a cringe title for the video

It's a bit hard to watch the reaction of someone who doesn't give a shit about the material they react to.