The God Emperor's Most Holy Inquisition! Absolute Power And Authority In The Imperiums Name 40k Lore 

You know there has to be _at least_ one time that an inquisitorial chain of authority has gotten twisted into a loop. It makes me imagine a situation where, like 50 years after submitting some kind of request for authorization, some poor inquisitor gets it put on his desk and it's his own requisition.

The imperial inquisition: what you get if the Gestapo, the Spanish Inquisition, the KGB, had a baby that was then given unrestricted access to a nuclear arsenal.

The Emperor's most holy Inquisition has never failed or ever made any mistakes. If they ever had, surely there would be records of it somewhere? As such a thing does not exist you best return to your duties, citizen. -Guardsman tasked with overseeing a group of 5th generation indentured servants from Karthargo.

In my mind, Ordo Sicarius was created to keep the Imperium-crushing ego of Cato Sicarius in check.

That's one thing I love about the eisenhorn trilogy. The change he undergoes is so subtle and gradual that you don't even realize it.

did I hear an option for a video about the hero of the imperium ??? *YES PLEASE*

The Inquisition, the best double edged sword in the Imperium's arsenal.

Arch really is the crazy uncle we all wish we had covering the most nerdy of tabletop hobbies

Arch: "Even the Inquisition is not perfect." Me: *Turning down my volume just in case*

In the classic 40K (pre Girlyman returns) there was one organization with the higher power than the Inquisition, that's the Adeptus Custodes. His Most Holy Custodians have the Magisterium Lex Ultima and can command every institution of the Imperium to do their bidding, even the Inquisition was lower than them. Nowadays Rowboat has the highest authority in the Imperium.

There are a handful of groups that the Inquisition cannot compel. The Adeptus Astronomica, for instance - the group that staffs the Astronomican on Holy Terra - is entirely within their rights to tell the Inquisition to pound sand if they don't feel like allowing an Inquisitor in to have a look. Given that without the Astronomican in good working order, interstellar travel would pretty much come to an end, no one really wants to push that organization very far.

As much as I love warhammer lore, I don’t fear a day arch switches to another universe. Arch has the voice acting skills to cover most any universe (and I believe he’d do almost any dam well) Keep chugging arch, I’m a super fan.

Don’t forget vraks, the inquisition had a hand at starting that glorious siege

38:30 Surprised you didn't mention sanctioned Xenos here. Imagine the looks an Inquisitor must get when they walk into a room with Ork muscle.

Three points about the War of the Beast, not in defense of the quality of the books but in defense of some of the lore it provided. 1. Established lore already hinted that if you get enough Waaagh energy Orks get stronger and smarter, so with enough Orks them devolving back into Krork makes sense. 2. Orks being soccer hooligans, them calling these super orks "Prime Orks" as a laugh about the Primarchs fits the tone and tenor of the orks. 3. By the time of the war, and how quickly orks move in comparison to the Imperium, the idea of the Waaagh forming after the assumption that they were eradicated isn't that much of a stretch of credulity and could be good if the writing were at a competent level. Everything else about the books is batshitarded

The tech the Inquisition has is OP and hilarious. It must have been an ork mek secretly under an inquisitors payroll that decided to make a device to teleport someone about to be shot, instead of you know... just stopping the bullet lol

A thing that I haven't seen in the lore myself but would like to see more of is the idea of a tech radical. From all the lore that I have personally read, radical inquisitors always tend to use chaos, now imagine an inquisitor that is a puritan when it comes to chaos, but then turns around and fans a necron Gauss flayer like a revolver. Honestly that to me seems like it should be the more common form of a radical. Unlike the warp, tech is for the most part reliable and in most cases doesn't corrupt you. In very fact, if we go back to necrons, it can be used to fight chaos without having to use chaos yourself (like the Cadian Pylons). Hell it doesn't even have to be xenos tech. You could have a radical inquisitor with a savant who invents new shit, much to the chagrin of tech adepts. I just want to see more examples of such cases in the lore tbh.

An Inquisitor, a tec priest, and a rogue trader enter a bar.

I swear i read somewhere that the Inquisition unearthed a request for help from a planet dealing with a minor Chaos Cult that had been buried for like 6000 years, so they go to deal with it . The thing is, the cult had been long since defeated by that point and the planet had enjoyed 6000 years of peace since then, with basically no one alive even knowing there had ever been a Chaos Cult in the distant past. The Inquisition decides to play it safe and nails the planet with a Cyclonic Torpedo.

Arch. You know you wanna get in on. That sweet, sweet Battletech lore. It calls to you. It beckons to you, like a swooning maiden, or the open cockpit of an Atlas. Elsewise, I have been on a big Inquisition kick lately. Great content. Much love.

48:07 The Chaosgate game, the inquisitor just waltzes in there and pretty much says "I'M IN CHARGE NOW".

I'm shocked that Ordo Sicarius was not made for Cato.

Yes we need a video on Cain. He's probably my favorite character in 40k.

Honestly would love to get an Arch series on Goge Van Dire & the age of strife

One could wonder how often Inquisition ivestigates a potential trechery only to discover that a network of informants belongs in fact to the inquisition itself but it was just established by another inquisitor xD

Absolute authority: Yes Absolute power: First founding chapters are still laughing at that.

FYI, as the God-Emperor's most faithful servants, the Inquisition is most definitely above such petty emotions as resentment. Just so you all know.

when its said only the inquisition has the drive to stop chaos cult and zeno threats before they are a problem i feel a little sad that the great hero of the imperium caiphus cain isnt included as he does tend to use alot of sense with getting rid of problems before they become a issue mainly to his survivability and the planets that get saved usually a added bounus

Hector Rex is an example of an inquisitor with access to the Grey Knights. But in his case, it's not just seniority. The lord inquisitor is in-fact everything just short of a proper Grey Knight captain himself. I was curious how he could take on the bloodthirster An'ggrath, until I read his background and physical+mental enhancement. So I'd imagine any particularly noteworthy inquisitor usually has some kind of background-boon like that.

You know who would have made a great Inquisitor? Columbo. "Ahhh......just one more thing....Exterminatus"

Arch is by far my favourite lore youtuber. The way he covers things concisely yet with such personality really helps me stay invested in the lore and video. I find him the funniest, the most interesting and i always find myself wishing Arch would cover whatever new lore im curious about such as league of legends lore or Hunt showdown lore as i find other youtubers just can't hold my attention as well or make it as interesting. Definitely one of my favourite youtubers of all time im praying he somehow magically finds an interest in league lore because no one else has been able to hold my interest in it so far. Thanks for the constant amazing videos Arch they never fail to keep me entertained

Love the Inquisition it's one of my favorite parts of 40K. You have good Inquisitor's like Ravenor and such who want protect humanity and care for their agents. Then you have ones like Kryptman who killed billions to slow the Tyranids and didn't lose a wink of sleep and still wants more destroyed to stop them. And we have everything in-between as well as there interactions with Planetary govenors, Generals, and such who can't tell them no to Astartes who actively tell them to F off if they overstep even if it puts them at risk. Such a cool dynamic and wide array of stories.

New subscriber, found the channel while looking for lore videos and it seems my quest is over. Had them on all day while painting up another Kill Team, and now want more models as you have so many videos, 👍

I’m been waiting for this for a while Hopefully we’ll get other videos on the branches and ideologies

I always found it extremely weird that the imperium literally most unilaterally powerful force outside of the high lords, dont have a particular and strict method of recruiting and ensuring good practices. I mean, the marines at least psycho-indoctrinate their apprentices, but I would think that you would want stringent tests and procedures before you allow someone to have the powers of an inquisitor rather than it being ad hoc.

I've finally gotten into collecting minis! My army of choice is the good ol' Imperial Guard. First time I even went into a Game store too. I'm just waiting to get more space before building them and I'm thinking about getting a 3D printer to make my own, but I'm not really sure if that's frowned on or not and I have the computer skills of Otto Von Bismarck after a three day whiskey binge.

Love this Arch! Fantastic breakdown, makes me.want to reread the Eisenhorn series 😜

Does anyone else watch these videos to fall asleep to yet dread the song at the end because it’s so loud and will wake you up 🤷🏻‍♀️

Love Arch lectures, even better long Arch lectures.

I was wondering when you would get to the inquisition, glad you finally got to it

Love the videos, thanks for doing what you do

Another great video Arch! Always get excited when I see a new video!

The Inquisition! The solution and cause of life’s problems!

Gotta say; this is one of my favorite recent lore videos! Another great one is the Black Ships episode.

This was fucking awesome. This is what you excel at. In depth analysis of organizations people and events. With a little wit and sarcasm mixed in. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you. When you do videos of Caine and ravenor and Eisenhorn, I would advise to humanize them a little. Eisenhorn and ravenor make incredible sacrifices in service of mankind. Caine as well can be humanized. The galaxies bravest and most capable survivalist. He tries to avoid dangerous situations and keeps getting into them regardless. Eisenhorn could have disappeared into the imperium many times over. Letting someone else deal with the terrifying horrors of the galaxy. But that doesn’t happen. This is a almost superhuman dedication to duty even after everything he has been through. Torturered, crippled both physically and mentally, loosing friends and loved ones again and again. These are psychopathic levels of drive and determination. The same can be said for ravenor. The human tin box. I lost my body??? Fuck it. I’m gonna do my duty regardless. As far as Caine is concerned. Remember that Caine is hilarious and also he is not a coward he is a survivor. He doesn’t run from danger, he doesn’t panic. He always does what would maximize his chances of survival. Panicking and running from danger is in most cases fatal. That’s why Caine almost never does it. These are of course fictional characters but authors usually put their fears and contempt in their villains, and their aspirations and ideals in their heroes. Mention and acknowledge Eisenhorns fortitude and courage, ravenors genius and resilience, and even Caines cunning.

Love your lore videos about ANY warhammer subject!

Hearing you mentioning the meer mention badab makes me remember how much I can’t wait to hear about your eventual video for Huron black heart and the red corsairs also great video about your current employment 😉

Cain's inquistion adjacent shenanigans are a long read, but generally entertaining.

25:45 The visual here is new to me. I find it fascinatingly horrific. Or horrifically fascinating. Either way, that is some extra cray cray.

Funny how I decided to download a 40K mod for Rimworld. Decided to make an Inquisitor character for funzies. Then this video drops! Weren't you an Vacation Arch?

Love this video keep it up Arch

Cain is a fun series of books. A good human level perspective into the 40k universe imo, for introduction to the setting.

Perfect work... Thank you Arch!

Great video as always dude, hail to the algorithm gods

2 weeks been waiting and you this bombshell on us, holy emperor god dam

always enjoy your work, staying true to the lore.

Yay! My favorite faction in 40k! I love writing Inquisition my ongoing fanfic series Secret War revolves around the most especially my favorite 40k setting the P&P RPG Dark Heresy. Daaamn I love the fluff rising from the Calixis Sector! The Slaught, the Halo Devices (although, the fluff of them were a bit frigged by the Rogue Trader game that gave away too much of the mystery of them but in my continuity I made them different) Also, the Eisenhorn trilogy and Ravenor trilogy made me love the Inquisition even more. The nuance, the different factions and the ideologies. Just awesome.

Making the Emperor proud, Arch

TBF one of the things the inquisition is not allowed to open is the lid to the terminus decree, that falls to the supreme grand master of the grey knights.

Excellent introduction into the universe of the Inquisition!

I hope Arch one day considers doing lore videos for the Chronicles of Darkness setting. The worldbuilding is interesting and flavorful, it would be great to hear his bardic retelling of it.

Arch should make a Video on the Horus Heresy one day.

Hurry you're back, I was going into lore withdrawal.

You've covered the more radical part of that organisation, along with the chamber militant of the Ordo Xenos (the Deathwatch) the Ordo Malleus (the Grey Knights) and the Order Hereticus (the Sisters of Battle) 2:00 - Even they can't be everywhere at once...also, even they have their bad days. 3:40 - Ah yes, he burned himself out on the golden throne, while giving the Emperor time to deal with the problem of the traitor Warmaster personally. They were made up of loyalist elements of traitor legions. 5:08 - Don't you mean the moon Titan, the planet it's orbiting is Saturn, a gas giant. 10:40 - Ah yes, THAT one. 15:02 - The Age of Apostacy. 18:03 - Greater Good...a concept that's meaningless by itself, it's those with power that decide what the definition of that is. 32:40 - Ideas change with the times... Scotland's secret shame is no exception to that. 38:34 - Ah yes, you've covered that. 45:45 - Especially with the "Months of Shame"...the Space Wolves are certainly hostile towards them. Also the Celestial Lions against "Ork Snipers" on Armageddon.

This is quite informative and enlightening. I'm sure none of us will be shot for learning these things.

Now this is a topic worthy of 80 mn's worth of Arch smug rambling. I'm going to make myself a cup of coffee and let our boy do his magic. (Good to have you back mate)

goodness did i love the inquisitor table top game with their large modles and multiple special rules.

Could a blank become an inquisitor? That would be interesting...

MAN those custom images sheesh! SO DAMN GOOD

Ooo can't wait for you to cover Ciaphis Cain. My favorite 40k books.

One of the things that I would love a deep delve into is the mental conditioning that goes into making an individual that can be entrusted with such tremendous power and... limit the chances and extent to which that power goes to their head. How do you weed out those who are more likely from the start to abuse it, and hammer into the heads of those who pass the necessary mental checks and balances to stop them from becoming those who would abuse it?

Radical Inquisitor: (Reads Chaos Tome) I don't feel any different. Puritan Inquisitor: What about that tentacle coming out of your chest?

"Dabbling in things best left undabbled." Well said.

Your ending sound track reminds me of the one from "The Great Ships" series on the History Channel before they became reality tv.

So what you're saying is that their should be an Ordo Primaris aimed directly at countering and eliminating Cawl and his heretical creations?

Well youtube switched off channel notifications again, guess I will have to listen tonight and then again tomorrow

'Where as some, #justsome have _very_ hostile relationships with the Inquisition' **Lamenters go Brrrrrrr**

Does anyone else miss the background music from Arch's Very early work? (Total War Warhammer faction speculation)

I remember reading the battle reports in white dwarf on the eisenhorn vs ravenor RP back in the day. Damn i feel old now XD

Despite you never telling me of uploads by creators you don't like RU-vid, I will continue to check on Inquisitor Arch's lectures nonetheless!!

Thanks for this!

Finally you stopped rushing while recording the lore, feels like the old, good Arch. Much likey!

the old eisenhorn game mirrors this video very well and i would assume any novels as well

Praise our Grand Inquisitor and Primarch Arch of the Gatekeepers Legion!! May the Emperor be with us !

Best part of the week :D

Been playing Inquisitor Martyr and felt like rewatching this

Well having watched arches stuff more or less from day one , that was bloody complicated , im still confused lol 😆

Jesus, that Astartes at 19:30 ate his veggies when he was young dudes primarch sized.

"You have been brought before the conclave to justify your actions!" "Spin on it!"

Thats some awesome art of an Inquisitor

Its late, going to watch tomorrow! Get that Chaosbane review common!

Be careful Arch! If you don't say enough good things about them Surely an Inquisitor will show up at your door

Great video

One of my favorite hammer and bolter episodes was the inquisitors one

Explaining the minor orders would be great plz

I need an opinion on how to do an inquisitor cosplay for a convention. I have the fancy sci fi jacket and the rosette/ring of office, should I get one of those fancy hats with the I on it? Robes on top?

I'm sorry did I hear ORK Primarchs?! You had my curiosity but now you have my attention

ah yes, the video that has been teased for around 5 years (prolly more). this is gonna be good

I would love a series simillar to horus heresy on caiphus. It's my fav series in warhammer 40k. Either that or Gotrek and Felix for a fantasy version

All Doge Vandire wanted was some Sororita Feet Pics