Rylanor's Last Stand - Original Song - ft. George Hoctor & Cpl. Corgi 

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Imagine failing so badly at being charismatic that you not only fail to convince one of your own sons to not kill you, you fail so hard that an ostensibly-allied force joins in to commit ritual suicide purely in the name of SPITING YOU.

This story will not be told. No Imperial scholar will pass on the tale of Rylanor's final act. History, if it remembers him at all, will remember him as an Emperor's Child who died at the beginning of the Great Heresy, a victim of one of the greatest massacres in the history of the galaxy. Even fewer will know of Vistario, the heretic who chose redemption at the very end of his wretched life. But the one who _needs_ to know will remember. He, in his deepest and most private moments, will *never* forget the son that rejected him at the greatest heights of his glory. Let that be enough.

Heretic Astartes : We will never again be loyalists Ancient Rylanor *breathes* Heretic Astartes : *Fuck he is cool*

Rylanor: are the thousand sons still loyal to the emperor? Vistario: ...yeaaaah mhm sure are Rylanor: Don't fucking lie to me

"I am beauty, I am perfection, I am-" "The emperor's biggest failure..."

"Haha Rylanor you're just a corpse in a suit of metal" "Well haha Fulgrim I have a virus bomb"

I love the initial dialogue between fulgrim and Rylanor. It's literally Fulgrim: look how old you've become Rylanor: something far worse has happened to you

I love how Fulgrim's whole plan is to try and counter what Rylanor would say. He wanted to fuel and flatter his own ego. Rylanor then just says "Fuck you bitch" and throws a virus bomb at him. No monologue or grand statement about betraying the Emperor. Rylanor was humble, and just got right to the point, and Fulgrim genuinely can't comprehend it.

And remember kids, while Chaos may give you eldritch power, only the Emperor gives you the power of the Righteous Burns

The Dreadnought chasis was so broken because it has carried the sheer god damn weight of Ancient Rylanor's massive balls for few millenia.

"There really are a few chads in 40k lore." *Discovers Rylanor* "Your crown my king."

Rylanor: I have only one regret. Fulgrim: And what, child, might that be? Rylanor: *That I can only kill you once.*

People say Rylanor was put in a Dreadnought due to injuries sustained, but they were wrong. It was to allow him to carry his massive set of Adamantium Balls.

Fulgrim was the only Primarch who never fought on his home planet: he was so convincing that he never needed to, and he was so damn charming the *Emperor* was impressed enough to give him the right to bear the Emperor's own marks. And yet, here, not only did he fail to convince one of his own even with his full Chaos powered charisma, but another Traitor Legion would rather see everyone there *die* then let Fulgrim win. The man who once charmed someone akin to a god was rejected so hard that he reedemed a traitor. THAT is why his pride will never recover from this.

"I remember the lessons passed down to the sons." This line hit hard for me. Its like he's saying just because y'all decided to be a bunch of rapey murder crackheads doesn't mean I forgot my assignment.

Fulgrim: I beat you once already Guilliman. Guilliman: Not nearly as hard as your son beat your ego.

This is the most badass discord call ever

Rylanor: "I REJECT YOU NOW AND FOR ALWAYS!" The emperor sitting on the golden throne: "That's my boy!"

Imagine what a chad you have to be to impress a chaos sorcerer of TZEENTCH, a literal deity of betrayal and scheming, to sacrifice his own eternal life to back your play

My favourite part of this is when they acknowledge that even though Rylanor is withered, ancient, and half dead he is still enough to stop them in their tracks and still think ‘I don’t think we can take him’

Let us remember the Venerable Rylanor, the Ancient of Rites, one who dissed Fulgrim so hard that some onlooking Thousands Sons' sorcerers sacrificed themselves willingly just so he could have his revenge.

Rylanor: Hey, Fulgrim! Fulgrim: What? Rylanor: *Shows unexploded Virus Bomb* When you get to hell, tell Horus he missed!

*"This place was Isstvan III!"* That line perfectly conveys the sudden, horrified realization as it hits. We are standing in a planetwide cemetery, and speaking to one of the only beings remaining who saw it when it was still alive.

to understand how impressed the thousand sons were,Magnus the Red was willing to commit the worst crimes in the imperium to save his legion,he gave up an eye for that he LOVED his sons For them to see Fulgrim abusing Rylanor and the hatred his son carried against his primarch tells them enough about Fulgrim He waited for 10k years,just so he can hurt his father what kind of pain did Fulgrim put him trough?for them it was clear as day who was in the right

Rylanor is true to the name of his legion. He didn't turned traitor, he didn't betrayed his brothers, he didn't turned his back to the Imperium. He is truly one of the Emperor's Children.

Rylanor: "Hey Fulgrim, I just thought of something funnier than the Virus bombing of Istvaan III." Fulgrim: "Let me hear it." Rylanor: "The *second* Virus bombing of Istvaan III" Fulgrim: *snickers* "Wai-"

No line can possibly hit harder than Rylanor proudly proclaiming that he is one of The Emperor's Children in spite of how the title's significance had been dragged through the mud, I like to think that monolithic act of defiance hit Fulgrim like a sack of bricks to the head

"I am Rylanor of the Emperor's Children, Ancient of Rites, Venerable of the Palatine Host, and proud servant of the Emperor of Mankind, Beloved by all! I reject you now and always!" Based beyond words, I declare Rylanor to be the best Space Marine of all time.

I like the idea that the reason Fulgrim pauses for a second after both Rylanor and the traitor legion marines die is becouse he is in UTTER SHOCK that Rylanor just turned the traitors into Loyalists by just being a walking tin can with anger.

Remember: Canonically, Rylanor's disstrack is more powerful than the virus bomb.

This is basically just 6 minutes of people failing speech checks against rylanor. Sorceror: (lie) “We’re not actually traitors.” Rylanor: [FAILED] “I see through your words, and I am not disarmed!” Fulgrim: [speech] “think of all the unfulfilled glories we’d see to!” Rylanor: [FAILED] “that you still think I seek any glory betrays the true blindness that has overcome you!” Fulgrim: [speech] “you cannot imagine the beautiful bounties of chaos!” Rylanor: [FAILED] “those things I’d never even wish to know!” He managed to see through the trickery of a sorceror of tzeench and resisted the temptations of the primarch of slaanesh.

I like to think Fulgrim found him almost immediately post heresy but was waiting for someone to notice, after a few millennia he ensured the signal would get out so that someone would send someone to give him that audience he craves That’s why how he made it there so quickly, just absolutely dying for hear what Rylanor will say, and just preparing the perfect counters to all his arguments, just for Rylanor to go “fuck you, have a virus bomb” 😂

The thing I love most about this story is that The Thousand Sons knew this wouldn't kill Fulgrim, he was a demon primarch by then. They decided to die because Fulgrim was such a tool to his own son, their deaths were worth mildly inconveniencing him.

Every time you replay this video, Fulgrim dies a little bit more. Keep replaying this video.

Isn't it so cruely ironic, that Fulgrim's teachings about perfection were only achived by a scant few, one of them being a literal walking death coffin? The man didn't heed his own words, and got clapped back for it.

Dude the ending lines with "Rylanor deserves better than you, oh Primarch!" Genuinely make me tear up. What a nerd I've become

| Fulgrim disstrack | by Rylanor ft. The Thousand Sons

Rylanor is the embodiment of the phrase “even in death i still serve”

I believe that if there were any loyalist Emperor’s Children left, their battle cry would be “THE ANCIENT AWAITS!”

*The real Fulgrim would be proud at Rylanor's display. The Daemon Pretending to be him is still crying.*

Intresting final lines: Vistario's body is destroyed, but his soul redeemed. Fulgrim's body is intact, but his soul even more damaged.

When I first heard about the story I thought "Did the traitor marine seriously not recognise the Istvaan system?" Then I remembered the Thousand Sons had nothing to do with it.

Betrayed Astartes responses to Istvaan III: Sons of Horus: Straight-up reform the Luna Wolves. Death Guard: Alert Rogal Dorn of the Heresy and hold the line all on their own. World Eaters: Provoke Angron into starting a ground battle, denying Horus the ability to launch a second orbital bombardment. Emperor's Children: Fabulous rap battle that brings a Thousand Sons sorcerer back to the Emperor's light.

I don't see many people talking about it, but Vistario is the other chad in this song, he basically turned loyalist the moment he saw the injustice commited to Rylanor, and acted in consequence, dying with his honor intact,he deserves as much respect as Rylanor in my opinion.

Holy hell, after all this time, I JUST realized that the notes at the beginning are meant to sound like an SOS signal. Three long pings, three short pings, then three long pings again.

Rylanor: waits a million nights. Fulgrim: walks up casually. " Hey." Rylanor: " Hey, lean closer, I got something to tell you." Fulgrim: Does a whole dance over there, leaning over and cupping his ear in his hand. Rylanor: " Bitch."

Fulgrim: A well thought out and chaos true tested speech about how rylanor should join him again Rylanor: Don't care+didn't ask+cry about it+stay mad+get real+ L+Mald+seethe+cope. Fulgrim: b-but You have too. Rylanor Woe, Bomb be upon ye.

"Never! All we have left between us is that we will die here together! I am Rylanor of the Emperor's Children, Ancient of Rites, Venerable of the Palatine Host, and proud servant of the Emperor of Mankind, beloved by all! I reject you! Now and always!"

*'Is this it?'* he said. *'You sought to draw me here to kill me?' * Rylanor triggered his assault cannon, but - fast as quicksilver - Fulgrim caught it and crushed it before it could fire. '*No, I don't think so,*' said the primarch, effortlessly ripping the arm from the Dreadnought's body. Sparks flew from the ruptured limb and Fulgrim gave the weapon a dismissive glance before tossing it aside. *'You betrayed us,*' bellowed Rylanor. '*Your sons! You led us here to die. There is no forgiveness for that. None! You must die by my hand! The Emperor's justice will fall upon you. Not even Fulgrim the Illuminator can escape the Life Eater.'* *'You wish me dead?'* he said, scathing pity dripping from every syllable. *'Why? Because you think I betrayed you? The Legion? Oh, Rylanor, your thoughts are so narrow. If you could only see us now, how beautiful we have become. We shine so brightly, each of us a brilliant sun.' * Fulgrim reached down, sliding his bare hand inside a rent torn in the Dreadnought's armour. He smiled, closing his eyes and letting his tongue slip across his lips as he pushed deeper inside. '*Ah, there you are!*' said Fulgrim, as Rylanor's vox-caster grated in fury. '*Wet and wriggling. I can feel your panic. It's delicious!' * Rylanor's power fist swung around, bathed in fire. It struck Fulgrim on the shoulder, but Akhtar's psychic force was not simply confined to the Life Eater's detonation. Fulgrim laughed off the sluggish attack and one of his lower arms drew a glittering sword of alien origin. The blade a sliced in a cruelly precise arc, cutting through the fibre-bundle motivators and servos. Rylanor's arm fell limp at his side. Vistario watched the viral fire spread over the Dreadnought's carapace, slipping inside his buckled plates of armour. Rylanor did not care whether he lived or died, only that Fulgrim went with him. *'Do. Not. Do. This!'* barked the Dreadnought. *'Why not? I am your master - I can do whatever I like. I can crush you or I can raise you up. Return to the Legion. Accept the gifts of the Dark Prince, and you will walk at my side, clad once again in flesh. You can be anything, old friend! I will sculpt you into something beautiful - a god to these mortals!' * '*Never! All we have left between us is that we will die together!*' roared the Dreadnought, the upper portion of his carapace burning with blue flames. 'I am Rylanor of the Emperor's Children, Ancient of Rites, Venerable of the Palatine Host, and proud servant of the Emperor of Mankind, Beloved by all! I reject you now and always!' Fulgrim laughed and said, '*I'm sorry, did it sound like I was offering you a choice?' * The primarch wrenched his hand from Rylanor's sarcophagus, dragging a sopping mass of fluid and matter with him. Glutinous ropes dripped from his fingers; he was like a midwife holding a mewling newborn. Ruptured cables spilled amniotic fluid so stagnant it must surely have been poisoning Rylanor with every passing second. '*I will remake you, brother,'* said Fulgrim. *'You will be my crowning achievement.' * Though his body was little more than rags of wet meat, Vistario sensed Rylanor's horror at the last violation. An inescapable destiny where he would become what he hated most. *+What do we do?+ * The question was Murshid's and the connection between the Thousand Sons was so strong that Athanaean's perception for emotion spread to all three of them. Vistario felt Fulgrim's infinite malice, his cruel enjoyment of Rylanor's anguish and the helplessness of the Thousand Sons. The primarch of the Emperor's Children revelled in his overwhelming pride, a trait Magnus had more than once told Vistario had been present long before his fall. But more than anything, stronger even than Fulgrim's spite, Vistario felt Rylanor's pride and honour, the unbending core of greatness that had set him against his brothers and had seen him descend into obsessive madness beneath the surface of a dead world. Vistario took the measure of Fulgrim, seeing nothing worthy in him. His warriors felt the moment his decision was made. +*Primarch Fulgrim!*+ sent Vistario. +*Rylanor deserves better than you.+ * The primarch looked up, his once bright eyes now black and filled with the darkest poison. +*He deserves better than all of us.*+ He raised his bolter and fired a mass-reactive into the back of Akhtar's skull. The Raptora's head exploded and with his death, the psychic force holding back the warhead's detonation ended. Vistario saw fire. And once more, all life burned.

I love how in 40k waiting for a million nights is not only not an exaggeration, but is actually an understatement

Fulgrim’s sadness at the end makes me wonder if it’s not just embarrassment, but regret. Rylanor was a reminder of the past, and reminded the Primarch what he could have been had he not given up everything to chase perfection. And now that’s gone forever.

Ultimate vibe check: say what you have endured so long to say Rylanor: i have no words, only B O M B

Can you imagine how awkward it must’ve been for the thousand sons there? Like they were just standing there while their cousin argued with his dad

This song may have around 6 million views but it’s really just 7000 of us watching it 900 times because of how good it is.

_Vistario took the measure of Fulgrim, seeing nothing worthy in him._

"Rylanor deservers better then you, oh primarch! Rylanor deserver better than all of us!" Even a chaos marine was moved by Rylanor's honor.

I have a soft spot for the Thousand Sons. They're generally cool guys, don't really commit atrocities (their attack on Fenris notwithstanding), and their primarch, unlike the others who willingly embraced chaos, only turned to Tzeentch to save his sons and himself. Also, the Thousand Sons being willing to assist a loyalist Astartes in temporarily killing that asswipe Fulgrim is definitely another point in their favor.

The thing is, is that in the 40k wiki for Fulgrim, there is the chronological order of things for Fulgrim's involvement. The final event is "The Second Death of Isstvan III", which is this song's events. The end of the section of the page basically states that Fulgrim's ego was shattered. This means that Rylanor had dealt such an emotional blow to Fulgrim that he basically is unable to do what he had devoted himself to slannesh to, being egotistic.

I imagine the reason Magnus sent them was simple. Snake-Boi wasn't just verbally shat on by Rylanor, it happen in front of an audience. And that audience cheered his humiliation, and opposed him, even insulted him. That surely damages his pride more than an old dreadnought simply blowing the bomb immediately. It was all about humiliation. Remember Magnus initially wanted to oppose the traitors, I believe he still resents them because their betrayal set in motion the event that was his greatest failure. And giving his future sight, it's totally plausible he knew EXACTLY how his Marines would react to Rylanor.

Vistario didn’t let the bomb go off to defend his honour, he did so to defend Rylanor’s. Despite being chaos aligned himself, he would not see the venerable Ancient of Rites be defiled, even at the cost of his own life.

How fucking inspiring was Rylanor that he actually turned a Thousand Sons Sorcerer into a loyalist (even though for a few instants)?.

Rylanor didnt manage to kill him, but he hurt Fulgrim so bad he left *emotional damage* the true image of the Emperor's Children

Rylanor is the last man to call himself one of the emperor's children, not in mockery, but in unbreakable loyalty.

As a loyalist emperors children 30k player who fields the Ancient Of Rites, Thank you. Ave Imperator

The Emperor: "The Thousand Sons are beyond redemption." Rylanor: *Turns a group of them just by being badass*

I can imagine Clonegrim (the perfect clone of Fulgrim) would cry about how proud he is to Rylanor, Saul Tarvitz and the rest of the loyalist Emperor’s Children and would also cry on the mistakes and heresy his original did

Rylanor was a badass but Vistario (the chaos marine) deserves some recognition too, in the book he turned around looked at his squad, said nothing and shoot the guy stopping the virus bomb from going off, pretty cool

The last moment of Rylanor's defiance is kinda a tribute to every loyalist from traitor legions. However after listening in to this song i am beginning to think that there was a diffrence between loyal legions and loyalists from traitor legions. Blood Angels, Imperial Fists and others were loyal to the Emperor, while Rylanor, Gravie Loken and the rest seemed to share the Emperor's dream. The galaxy clean of threats to humanity. The last lines in this song proves that to me. Rylanor says " I remember the virtues i stood for" "that you think i seek any glory". To me he basically says to Fulgrim, Chaos will not give me what want, because i belive in the dream of the Imperium of Man. It kinda shows the essence of Space Marines before the Horus Heresy. SM were just people who wanted to change the galaxy for a better. At least that's what i think

1st play: hmmm not bad. 5th play: yeah, this is GOOD. 245th play: I AM RYLANOR AND I AM THE ANCIENT OF RITES!!!

Always believed that the only reason the Thousand Sons Marines were there was because Magnus had foreseen the coming encounter, saw that Fulgrim would win, decided to look into other possible futures where Fulgrim would lose, found one and sent his Marines to ensure Fulgrim lost. Why? So that any future meeting between them Magnus has verbal ammunition to use against Fulgrim if the need came to shut him down and make him cry. For example: Fulgrim: "Filthy Nerd!" Magnus: "Hello Fulgrim. Nice imperfection on your soul" Magnus is a nerd, he'd come prepared for social gatherings.

I like to imagine that all the chanting in the song is the countless millions on Istvaan cheering on Rylanor in finally getting vengeance for all of the betrayed!

"Rylenor deserves better than you, oh Primarch! Rylanor deserves better than all of us!" Truest words ever spoken

"The Phoenician's form was already weaving itself anew, but his soul was broken. For no pain, no hurt and no injury could wound such a being as much as denial of its magnificence. That was Ancient Rylanor's final victory."

If your wondering if the "Million Nights" line is correct, it is! Rylanor waited 10,000 YEARS! For his righteous vengeance, that is 3,650,000 Nights! His Honour is Eternal! For the Emperor and the Golden Throne!

Words cannot describe how metal the phrase "to strike you down, I have waited a million nights" is.

A fun thing to consider is that when this event takes place Fulgrim has already become a full Daemon Prince, meaning he has shed his physical form and become a being of pure warp matter. Warp matter is influenced by your own thoughts and consciousness. It's why staying in there long-term causes Chaos Marines and their followers to find their bodies warping and mutating into twisted extensions of their own inner demons and personal faults. Fulgrim had become a "perfect" serpentine 'angel' of a daemon, relishing and reveling in his self-conceived beauty and pride, and how he saw himself as perfect and infallible. Now consider that Rylanor inflicted a psychological wound on Fulgrim by rejecting him and damaging the pride which is the foundation upon which the Primarch defines his own existence. This could very well be the equivalent of giving Fulgrim a form of metaphysical warp cancer, as the injury to his pride, and thus his very soul and existence, will forever mark him, and his psychically projected/shaped form. It could spread and ruin him if given time, if he dwells on his defeat on Istavaan III.

The inflection in the word "Abomination" was incredible.

My headcannon is that Magnus was aware and respected Rylanor's scheme against Fulgrim and sent his sons to make sure it works out, one way or another. A scheme millennia in the making was fulfilled and Fulgrim got humbled in the process. Win-win for Magnus.

Brings me to tears when Rylanor says "I AM ONE OF THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN" all at once it reminds me of how brutal it was for such a proud and beautifully noble legion with such a name to turn traitor.

Imagine, for a brief moment if you will, Robute Guilliman hearing this. How many statues would he rise of Rylanor JUST to stick two fingers up to Fulgrim?

"I am one of the Emperor's Children! I am Rylanor and I am the Ancient of Rites!" On Terra the Emperor sheds a single tear, knowing now that the last of his loyal sons from the Emperor's Children now joins him at his side.

When Rylanor heard the last part "Rylanor deserves better than all of us!" He looked at Vistario shock and then a huge respecting nods from both sides as they got engulfed by the virus bomb.

Magnus: Tell me, how did he die? Thousand son: He died in a ball of fire and death, facing your brother, father. Magnus: Did he...Have any last words? Thousand son: ...He said,"Magnus did nothing wrong." Magnus: **Cries like a proud pappa**

The loyalist Luna wolves, Death Guards, world eaters and Emperors children may have died in istvaan but they gave Horus the biggest middle finger by staying alive for 3 months

the fact that Vistario initially refers to Rylanor as "it" before switching to "he" is a really nice touch

If the Legion of the Damned, or just the idea of Emperor Daemons, gets explored more, Rylanor deserves to be one. This beast of an astartes deserves the Emperor's greatest honors o7

In contrast to the lines of the traitors written in a plain font, Rylanor's lines are written in an archaic font. This maximizes his noble spirit. Nicework :)

What wounds Fulgrim's pride more is that the Noise Marines won't stop playing this amazing song.

Anyone else felt the chills when Vistario finally figured out what planet he was standing on and why he and his entourage been feeling crushing dread from the moment they set foot on it? Even 10,000 years after the Atrocity, the lingering aura of mass fratricidal treachery on Istvaan III manages to give pause to veteran Heretic Astartes serving the Chaos God of all things mind-shattering insanity.

*Rylanor's soul gets snatched up by Khorne in the Warp* Khorne: So I heard you conviced one of Tzeentches followers to kill himself and his comrade to virus bomb Slaaneshes Demon Primarch; and that you waited close to a millennium to enact your plan. Rylanor: I'm going to destroy you too daemon. Khorne: I like you, give me a call if you ever want to switch sides. *Khorne sends Rylanors soul to the Emperors domain* Khorne: He was honorable.

If ever there is a Warhammer musical, it NEEDS to have music like EXACTLY this.

Angron: By Khorne, i hate my sons! Mortarion: If mine where not so damn happy all the time because of nurgle, i'm pretty sure they would hate me. Magnus: Eh, mine are still okay. Fulgrim is the luck one in this regard. Fulgrim: I... Dont wanna talk about it...

Parents: Accusing child of breaking something. Child: Speaks in half truths to not invite alarm. Parents: Sees through his words and are not disarmed.

Rylanor was so loyal he made the marine from The Thousand Sons return to light of the Emperor!

When he says that he is one of the Emperor's Children, I am overwhelmed with respect for him. For me personally, the Emperor's Children are the second most defiled legion of all, and when Rylanor says this, it takes my breath away, he is like a monolith in a sea of filth, he is like a shining light of purity and loyalty among betrayal and abomination. HE IS RYLANOR THE KEEPER OF TRADITIONS! And I'll be damned if I'll let this light disappear in the middle of the darkness! I'd rather die than let Fulgrim defame this light! On this side, any of the Space Marines would have done the same thing as these sorcerers.

Rylanor, a man too proud to be contained by a mere dreadnought's shell. That virus bomb was the second most powerful weapon on the planet, the first was his courage and valor. Ave Imperator, Ancient of Rites.

As Rylanor dies Khorne was probably screaming into the void "Dibs! I call dibs!"

Fulgrim tried to use his powers of flesh shaping to twist Rylanor's form but his flesh wouldn't give. The Emperor himself telling his son "this isn't yours."

I think the reason why Rylanor's speech hurt Fulgrim so much is because in that moment his son was everything Fulgrim himself was intended to be - unbowed, unbroken, magnificent in his true glory of eternal loyalty, inspiring even the other legions to fight and if necessary die happily for their cause. Fulgrim was shocked and his soul damaged because deep within his heart he always wanted to be like Rylanor and he realized that he can never achieve that with Slaanesh corruption.