The RAVEN GUARD Legion in the HORUS HERESY | Legion XIX: Origins | Warhammer Lore 

When this series ends with the next video I’m going to miss “starts during the unification wars on terra”

The Emperor meeting Angron: **was forcefully teleported and let him watch his people get slain by the slavers in his home planet** The Emperor meeting Corax: You know what, Corax. How about I give you some nuclear warheads as a gift to free your people from the slavers. I guess parents favoritism is still rampant in the far future.

Extra Info: When Corax was rescued by the leader of the imperial Army's Therion Cohort, Marcus Valerius, he gathered his 4 commanders to organise them into a new command structure to compensate for their lack of numbers in addition to more widespread implementation of combined stealth and shock tactics in response to the 19th's decimation: - The Talons, led by Commander Agapito Nev. These were the standard "Line" infantry of the Raven Guard and often infiltrated ahead of other forces for intel gathering, long range assassinations of key targets and reinforcements to other Imperial forces. These include Tactical Squads of the standard and Support variants, Despoilers, Reconaissance and Scout squads and the wraith slipping Mor Deythan Strike Squads. - The Hawks, formerly led by Commander Solaro An and succeeded by the Terran-born Soukhunu upon An's death. They served as mounted hit and run specialists on Land Speeders and aircraft. - The Falcons, led by the Xeric Commander Aloni, utilised Terminators of all armour marks, including the Terran Deliverer Squads trained by Horus and desperate for Corax's approval, and jump troops from Assault Squads, Destroyers Squads and Moritats to the Deliverance-born Dark Fury Assault Squads. These were close combat shock troops used for sudden violence when all detail of the enemy is prognosticated by the Talons. - The Raptors, led by Agapito's blood brother Branne, one of the Raven Guard who had not been on Isstvan V, a quality shared with the battle brothers he now led. These Raptors were basically the blueprint upon which the Primaris of the 41st Millenium are drawn from, stronger, faster, better than their contemporaries at the time. Where regular Astartes were created over countless years of surgery and service, the Raptors were created in less time and were believed to be the future of the Legion. That was, until "Alpharius" was caught within the ranks of the 19th and later found to have tampered with the Raptor's gene stock. After the end of the Heresy, Corax gave his poor Raptors the Emperor's Mercy, sat in the Ravenspire for one year to have a long brood, then set off for the Eye of Terror to hunt down the traitor Lorgar, being mutated by the Warp in the process.

Every time a new episode drops, I think to myself "Oh, that sounds awesome, I should make an army of those!" My wallet hates you but I love the content, thank you!

Will the Heresey 101 series continue after the Alpha Legion? There are topics I'd love to hear about in a bit more depth, such as what happened when the Primarchs got scattered, the Geography of Terra during the Unification Wars and so on...maybe that's more 30k 101 tho 😅

It's a shame that the Raven Guard are so underrated and underutilized, I think they can be really cool. I hope you'll make a video about blackshields at some point too

Raven Guard are my personal favorite Legion/ chapter. I hope they get more love soon.

I can't believe there is only one more video like this to go. They have been the best indepth looks at the legions I've ever seen!

Ain't never gonna forget how the people gave corax a new state of the art jump pack to replace the one he lost at Istvan right before he and the legion were going to set off for war. So cool.

The scene where he jumps the Avenger out of the istvaan system is one of my favorite 30k moments. Corax, master of the Parthian shot.

Corxax meeting his Legion Master: "BAD IMPERIALIST! Go sit in the corner!" Shadelord Arcus: "Father, space doesn't have corners" Corax: "THEN GO FIND ONE"

So stealthy that people forget the chapter exists ;)

Great video Ian as always. _'I am what I always have been,' said Corax. 'I am vengeance incarnate. I am justice delivered.'_

As you come to the end of the Legions I'd love to see a similar format covering the non-legion forces of the Horus Heresy, like how the loyalist and traitor Mechanicum , Custodes, Sisters of Silence, Solar Auxilia changed over the great crusade and heresy.

I've never played the table top war game, but a friend introduced me to 40K TTRPGs through Deathwatch back in 2015 and I picked Raven Guard bc they're the most goth. they've been my favourite since

I am forever here to hear Ian say "Principia Belicosa". It's such a lovely couple of words to say.

love this series. the phrase "starts during the unification wars on terra" has no become equal in my mind to "offlined by a cosmically powered Starscream" f you know ...you know :)

Corax - "Oi Terrans! Sod off, you aren't allowed to be Raven Guard" Terran 1 - "awwww, Ravens are frickin' cool!" Terran 2 - "Yeah, they're almost as cool as sharks!" *idea forms*

I hope you do some more lore videos in this vein after you cover the XXth. Maybe talk about the Custodes, Titan Legions, Legio Cybernetica, etc. in 30K.

Wow, I didn’t get the notification that this video came out. RU-vid needs to fix itself. One more video left. I’m real sad about it. But the next series has to be a continuation of this series. Each video is about 1 of the 20 legions from the few years after the end of the Horus heresy to the present times in 40k. Thank you so much for all your hard work.

My prediction for the next of these videos: Open on Ian (in a blue-green shirt, of course!). He stares into the camera and into your eyes. He says "I am Alpharius". The screen goes black. The power goes off. There is silence. You hear a heavy footstep behind you, and...

Raven Guard: "Masters of swift and unseen assaults." Also Raven Guard: "Heh heh. Jump pack goes brrrrr"

Excellent video as always - Can’t wait for the next one!

I've been waiting for this one. I love the series. Really looking forward to the next one, despite the fact that it'll be the last.

man the more I listen to these the more I wanna know about the Unification wars and pre-Imperium Terra

This is awesome. Love all the per-legion and per-heresy lore. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

Ultramarine: "EMO BIRDY BOIS!!!"

The Irony is that had horus not orderd the attack he likely could have had Coraxs loyalty during the heresy.

Ah, finally, my favourite legion!

Excellent video! This is my favorite Legion Astartes, and I greatly enjoyed your presentation.

the XIX legion I personally love because of there lore, looks and primarch. Also there successors chapters the raptors, the carcharodons and the death spectres. And there gorilla warfare tactics, flexibility in combat and masters of shadows. Victorus Aut Mortis (Victory or Death)😤😠🖤☠

Great video! New to your channel, subbed

Another enthralling installment. Thanks Ian.

These videos have been so good. We need a solution to keep making more. Maybe one for Gaunts Ghosts, or Aaiman?

Awesome! One of my favorite legions

Not to be confused with the other Raven Marines known for stealing stuff from Custodes, of course.

I can’t believe this series is almost over! I can’t wait to watch them all in one sitting.

Would love to see a follow-up series that sees where each of the primarch and legions end up, as well as a few videos on the next stages of 40k history. How did we get from the Heresy era Legions to the many chapters that came later? What did the primarchs think of that. When did they switch from the Principia Belacosa to the Codex Astartes? Would love your lore videos to cover that stuff! Thanks again for making these!

Finally!!! My boys!

I just like the idea of Space Marine stealth units, like these 8 foot tall hulking masses of war just doing shit like Espionage and Stealth.

Hope you’re god sir. I love the positivity you have about this hobby and your videos are excellent. Considering all the major reveals that just came, I’m sure you’re mega busy on the next Squatcast

Thanks for the video. Will you go into other factions after the legions? Like the Blackshields, Mechanicus, Custodes, and Sisters of Silence.

Nung lumabas ang videos na kumakanta ang bens with ed yun din naisip ko “ano kaya feeling ng banda kino-cover ang song nila?” Hahaha we love you…

Hmm. I like these guys. I think I have three candidates now. Salamanders, White Scars, and Raven Guard.

Really enjoying this series!

Another great video.

this man out here color coordinating his shirts half the time for these videos

I was today years old when I realised the world over delivance was named after Maleficent's Raven.

Next video, best legion, can't wait.

It would be interesting to see a Traitor Raven Guard (or rather Dust Nomads) army, made up of those Terrans who had been assigned to the distant fringes of the galaxy. When they learned of the civil war, some of them returned to throw their lot in with Horus. They were always more loyal to him than to Corax.

Ian - is there any chance you can do a video on what the Eldar were up to during the Horus Heresy? I've always wondered: but never read, seen or heard anything to see what happened to the Eldar during the Horus Heresy. It seems weird to think that they'd just sit out of it.

Can’t wait for next one which is mine. Hahaha sorry Raven Guard did your guys turn into literal birds, our bad

each one of these videos I wait to see what shirt he will wear

Can you do a vid on the types of power armor used during the crusade was there a particular mrk favored by each legion?

Does the raven guard have its own candle? Think of the bad luck you're incurring by not burning it! Oh nooo the warp will make its way into your studio! Hide, Ian, hide!

yeees almost time for the XX

After the Alpha Legion... famous Sieges/Battles?

@6:32 A possible Hinted origins of the Carcharodons Chapter? Perhaps???

"Shade Lord", "Predation Fleets", "Pale Nomads"...hm, I smell something fishy about those exiled terran legionaries. 🤔

That’s strange. I didn’t receive a notification for this video?

What is he ready from around 6:16?

Yeeeees beaky bois!

The BIRD MEN!!!

Anybody know what the book is that Arbitor Ian uses for reference alot? stills at 1:04 for example.

I would love it, if the Alpha Legion video would only be a shrug.

Nice we get South East asian decent Space Marine

Can't believe this series is almost done. Just the Alphas left.

It’s going to so weird when Ian goes back to making normal videos

Where is Ian? I NEED to know about Alpharius.

Shame he didn't do to the emperor what he did to his legion master

What is the name of the book he is using for reference?

The emperor let corax do a whole insurrection but he couldn't have let Angron save his family

I wanted to read a warhammer novel but they sell for like $15 USD for ebooks. Why do the books cost so much?

Not enough.

Yippee

Me: I don't care for space marines. Me when Raven Guard: Listen. *Listen.* My good goth communist boys deserve so much better.

Comments from 2 days earlier than the video, keep up the good job RU-vid

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I love you

Because recon/steath giants in power armoir isn't totally moronic

Imagine 40k having "spoilers". It never used to have a live canon like this. Everything just always was - there was no primary source for anything.

The death guard gave the Corvid 19

Criminal lack of love for these guys in the game

Raven Guard are kind of a meh legion for me. Too many of the legions have a similar backstory of being wide ranging "terror troops" moving ahead of the main Crusade forces, and Raven Guard are just not conceptually different enough from the Night Lords. The stuff about hothousing legionaires is, yeah fine whatever.

Ah yes the 19th legion because stealth is a totally viable way when you are 2 and a half meters tall and weight the same as a car and use and armour that weights half as much. However came up with this was either drunk or had brain damage.

:D

Wtf is a hot house?

I absolutely love these videos. But if I may, humbly, as politely as possible... You are mispronouncing the word subsequent. 😬 Sorry.