The Psykers Of The Black Templars - 40K Theories 

*UPDATE* : As of the September 3rd 2021 preview article for the 9th edition Black Templars codex, it has been outright stated now that the reason as to why the chapter has no librarians is due to them continuing to follow the Edict of Nikaea

The original Black Templar Librarians suffered such righteous fury, that their heads exploded. These battle brothers were honored by their chapter by having their remains buried behind a shed, and never being spoken of again.

"Following the Edict of Nikea" given how stubborn Dorn's boys are as a rule, and the Black Templars taking that level of stubbornness to an extreme... That's very, _very_ likely.

"We figured we would kill them last"- Helbrecht

Ultra marine " it has been ten thousand years. " Black Templars" ten thousand glorious years of the god emperor not revoking the edict. "

Everytime I see anything revolving around the black templers I think "PURGING WITH MY KIN"

When you really really want to watch the vid but you also have a long trip the next day and you want to save it, but you also want to contribute to views so you mute the volume and just watch the art the first go round.

I smell ret-con because I actually remember hearing or reading somewhere that the Black Templars only TOLERATED Navigators and Astropaths.

Black Templars only listen to Rogal Dorn and the Emperor.

"NO! MY HEAD IS HERESY! LOATHE THE HAIRLESS HEAD FOR IT IS IMPURE!" -High Marshall Helbrecht.

Oh man, if the Black Templars hate the xenos and psykers so much. Imagine their blush and shame after being saved by the Ynnari during the Fall of Cadia.

Does the Man Emperor of Mankind and Lord Adornable know the Black Templars are wasting Astartes recruits as servitors to serve coffee?

Ordo Notificanus, we shall provide the views.

Who needs psykers when you can righteously purge everything with a power sword?

My favorite thing to do in Dawn of War 2 is playing as Black Templars and deploying a librarian. 😎

me: a imperial guardsmen traitor spacemarine: *runs around with out a helmet* me: hippity hoppity your about to go poppity

Khorne: doesn`t like psykers Black Templars: doesn`t like psykers Hmmmmmm...

Warsmith Time: While I do not particularly care for what becomes of Dorn's bastard children (preferring they be left to bawl and shriek) I will point out that the Templars adhere stringently to the beliefs of their founding "fathers" I use the term as a plural because as we know the relationship between Sigismund and Rogal Dorn was heavily strained due to the former believing the Emperor to be a God. The prophecy given to the Templar by Euphrati Keeler that Sigismund would be needed by Dorn at his most crucial hour could also explain certain aspects of how and why the Black Templars avoid the use of the Librarians. Apart from the basic concept of Suffer not the witch to live, we must remember that Rogal Dorn all but rejected his gene-son upon learning that he viewed the Emperor as divine. As it has been stated that a Primarch is a father to his Legion, we can then extrapolate a plausible theoretical that Sigismund desired to win back the trust of his Lord. Thus when the Black Templars came into existence he attempted to modify them in a manner which he believed would allow Rogal Dorn to view them as the truest expression of what the 7th Legion was meant to be. This means that the Templars follow the edict of Nikaea because it was a command issued by the Master of Mankind and enforced by their Primarch. The other aspect related directly to their chapter strength, as Rogal flat out rejected the Codex Astartes at first, Sigismund would likely have believed that by keeping his warriors at splinter legion strength that he was keeping faith with both his Gene-Father and the Emperor. Warsmith Phobos Tir signing off

I thought the black Templars hated navigators and astropaths but still use them because well, essential for communication and navigation.

"We have no flaws !" - Every Black Templar Ever since the founding.

Given the introduction of Primaris Librarians, it was never stated why the Black Templar do not have them. Unless a book, short-story or passage in a codex comes out the idea of the flaw in their gene-seed make more sense to me.

imagine the sheer amount of heresy it would take to face, the horror that caused the imperium of man bring forth something like a grey knight or the first regiment of the blood ravens

I love these videos. Thank you for continuing to make them.

Something I think gets overlooked in theories like this are simple possibilities. I was unaware of the events of the Catalaxian crusade, and simply thought the culture of the Black Templars discouraged Librarians. Not in a "Don't you dare" way, but rather by not giving the option. Librarians are typically apart from their Chapter brothers, and the Black Templars have a very close brotherhood. I could believe it if it was a case of Psyker aspirant Marines simply deciding not to use their abilities so as to stay with their brothers.

10:28 When you bash a psyker so hard the other billions psyker died.

We miss TTS as well .. who else is going to throw you out windows

Asks Templar if they have 1000 marines *Chuckles yes we do

MY HEAD IS HERESY

In the Cain novels, “Siggy” is slang for “crazy”. It’s supposedly based on a PTSD hospital on Sigma Pavonis (which also “happens” to make a lot of combat servitors), but I wouldn’t put Sigismund out of the running as a source.

I smell retcons

Well guess they haven't recieved their "transfer battle brothers"

Gotta purge fast. Could be the motto of the White Scars or the Black Templars.

From a vox recording of the mad Primarch Konrad Curze stored in the Phalanx: "I will admit, I give extra respect to a brother of mine who has a good number two (giggles). Kharn's a great guy to crack skulls with and has some incredible insight, even with that bear trap-slash-cyber dreads Angron makes him and the rest of the Eaters wear. But I always thought Sigismund was better than Primarch Obvious, his gene dad Rogal Dorn. "Siggy is a guy who kinda reminds me of my youth. Relentless, blunt and purging in style. If he was the Fists' primarch instead of Rogal ... well, I doubt Siggy would've been a beaten pulp in my hands, and the Glorious Golden Father Figure wouldn't have been fighting Horus alone because Rogal has no idea how to storm a starship or navigate a maze. Idiot was looking for a directory. Stick to building sand castles."

I just realized you are the same voice behind the Mechanicus guy who used to show up in Alfa's videos. It's really cool how most or all of the people in the series already had well established RU-vid content of their own before TTS. Thanks for the info on the Black Templars. This is good stuff.

This is an absolute Retcon but one I think is justified, Being not only the largest space marine chapter but also entirely fleet based the idea of them lasting for more then a week without astropaths and navigators is beyond laughable.

So a chapter that specializes in melee and is much larger than the other chapters. Either their genetic stocks are severely deficient after all these years or our grimbois are eating the Khorne flakes.

"Holy Law" Divine mandate?

You are the loremaster. Thank you for such quality of content.

@Luanro. BROTHER! We must notify our other Brother and Sisters to follow the Holy edicts of the Ordo Mechanicus' hymnals of the tube, by subscribing and ringing the bell, the notifications will be pinned here!

I was listening to purging with my kin when this popped up

A very extremely awesome video as always 40k Theories again.

That title is the greatest heresy i have seen in a while!

The way you say ‘astartes’ is literally hilarious. Great video though keep up the good work

When Remleis said Cacodominus I was like "huh....... cucka what?"

Oddly Librarian Black Templar are playable in Deathwatch. While likely an oversight/error, this could mean that they send off all their Librarians to the Deathwatch, in some backwards way to follow the Edict of Nikea.

There’s a typo in your title. It should be ‘The PsyCHOS Of The Black Templars’.

the cackadominus story sounds absolutely fascinating. i havent heard or seen it mentioned anywhere else

They are absolute lunatics.

Thanks for making a video of the Black Templars!! We need all the support ! Hoping Warhammer 40,000 will give the Black Templars some more attention..

I see a lot of comedy in the replies, but in seriousness, it's been stated in the BT codex (4th ED I believe), and subsequent other sources, that the BT scan EVERY aspirant to the chapter down to the cellular level to ensure that they are of pure humanity and free of the taint of mutation. I'll wager that a lot of potential psykers are weeded out of the selection process simply because the trait is considered a mutation or other flaw.

I live for these theory vids.

You had me at Psyker

If they lost all their Librarians in the Howling could it simply thye no longer have anyone to train new ones and are to proud and stubborn to ask for help doing so?

888 views... not sure if it's Choas talking to me or the Emperor....

“Waaah.”

*"Angry, Warp-hatin, Sword Bois"*

There's also the fact that Rogal Dorn is the primarch equivalent of a blank/pariah, since his willpower was so strong that the Warp pretty much disappeared around him (Or something like that, point is the Warp didn't work as it should be)

If they were killed the chapter might simply be too proud to ask for outside help to train replacements

*destroys human webway project* "and DABLING in sorcery" :P

It would be interesting to see you do a video on the Iron Snakes, like why they have an apothecary with each squad or their lack of terminator armour or their origin (even though it says they are an Ultramarines successor chapter)

I like the idea of the Cacodominus' death-scream effectively cutting off the chapter's access to psychic powers. *The sons of Dorn are ever ready to pay any price for victory!*

Cacodominus = The Spider Mastermind from Doom

*MY HEAD IS HERESY!!*

It would be cool if BT Psykers just channel their power into augmenting their physical abilities instead of manifesting typical warp attacks.

It's funny to me how servitor computers with electronic precision keep worse records than funny angry black man casting expecto petronum

Secretly, Black Templar chaplains are also psychers, which is why they are able to inspire more than other chaplains... and how Grimaldus was able to survive(he threw up a psychic bubble-unconsciously)

I look forward to these videos every Monday. Are there any good Sisters of Silence theories out there?

YES!!! A mention of my Excoriators!!!!

3:36 librarians can breathe fire now that's awesome

This makes me think of the Soul Drinkers, who were probably founded from the Black Templars. If you could do an origin video on them, I’d be very impressed.

Considering the Edict of Nikea ONLY concerns librarians, and the Black Templars not only employ navigators and astropaths, but also Gray Knight psykers (so Astartes using psychic power, but which are technically not librarians, and their use of psychic force was ordained by the Emperor), it stands to reason they are following the Edict to the letter. As one would expect of them.

I like the idea of them following the edict of Nikea

The next video should be on the 40k equivalent of John Wick.

You’d think they’d allow biomancy at least. Those psykers are healers and damar dealers as well a buffers for their squads. So it would give many apothecaries stress off their shoulders and would earn a bit of favor with their brothers in terms of keeping them alive. You’d also think that a melee heavy chapter would welcome psychic powers that enhance their martial prowess. They allow astropaths and navigators so why not at least ONE aspect of the librarian schools?

I think they dont want to risk daemons showing up when a psyker of theirs takes a poop

Odd question but this video made me wonder, can Space Marines be blanks?

I figure we'll get an answer, or at least more information, soon enough. Far too many templar crosses in the psychic awakening trailers for the BT to not be involved somehow.

Since first seening Sigismund in the Horus Heresy I have been wondering over this as Sigismund ever have shown hate towards Librarians (as far I have seeing)... Maybe the books are going to tell it.

Remliez i have read on the lexicanum that the captian of the salamanders 5th company also believes the imperium should be following the edict of Nikea

1:34 - They spit on Big Papa Ultrasmurf's book! | 3:10 - Well, Abominable Intelligence is worse than that, as far as they're concerned. | 4:40 - Those two are necessary, it's within the chapter that they're not fine with. | 5:32 - More like the trial of Spiky Tits. | 6:19 - Well, besides Blanks, but the only known Blank Space Marine was the chapter master known as Alexandros the Blind and then it involves drinking poisoned blood, which resulted in that change occurring. | 7:10 - I'm thinking that they're either Blood Angels, White Scars or Loyalist World Eaters, based on their aggression. | 8:10 - Emperor bless the cedar tree that's embedded up his rear!

Funny that me and my friend were talking about the Black Templars earlier.

"The Codex Astartes dedicated that a Chapter is to number no more than 1000 Astartes." Even though each Battle Company has 105 members minimum, making the total 1050... not including the Armoriam, The Reclusiam, the Librarius, the Fleet elements, the Armored Units, anyone seconded to the Deathwatch... and everything else that makes the number even higher. Realistically, even the most strict Codex Astartes adherents, like the Red Scorpions, probably have closer to 2000 members.

"The initial publication of the 8th Edition Space Marine Codex"

The *real* reason why they don't use Librarains, is not to kick any more dirt on their father-chapter. When they look at their own current win rate in Nephilim vs that of the Imperial Fists, they'd rather give up their psychic phase up entirely take it more easy in the shooting phase anywhere above 24"...

I always thought that the surviving sakers of the black templars when the chapter turned on them where the founders of the blood ravens.

Purging with my kin!

Prada black Templars well the alarm end up the same mistake so I got her space ring Saturday at Librarians but yeah you should need some more psykers I say they're more badass in malate and offerings range

You should do one on the Bookakarokadopolus. Or whatever you called it. Lol

Hmm good info.

Dorn' angry boys do not need psykers, they just need to be listening to any linkin loyalist tracks to cast any psychic powers. And was the cacodominus a far more powerful cacodemon from doom?

cacodominus: I'm about to do what's called a pro-gamer move

What I think I think for the Emperor!

It's also possible they do have psykers but they're too angry to use any of their powers.

So this Alien Psyker Cyborg could be Forshadowing a new deadly Threat coming to that Doomed Galaxy? Neat. Hive Fleets, Orks, Dark Elves, Necrons, Warp Entites, Demons, Chaos Marines and maybe a new Entite formed from the half dead corpse Emperors Mind, the personification of Death himself...welp time to store up Bolter Ammunition and Exterminatus Torpedos.

chapter servitor is an honorable task lord commandant.

Greetings inquisitor, tech priest remleis I have a theory concerning gullimans decree of splitting the loyalist Legiones into chapters. And the theory is that the decree was merely a temporary one to be repealed after the great scouring?

If the Black Templars fought the Cacodominus as a full chapter, they would not only have lost all their librarians but also all their astropaths and navigators. Wouldn't that leave them stranded or worse?

My totally unsupported joke theory is that they are actually Word Bearers and can't be trusted to have Psyckers.

Guess the Emperor got them those psykers

Dat DoW music.