THUNDER ARMOUR - MARK 1 POWER ARMOUR 

Does this mean Baldermort is going to cover all the Power Armour variants and patterns?? I'd love an entire series on it

The sheer amount of emotion you manage to put into a simple line "You did not bend the knee" is pretty damned impressive.

You have to admit , an army of genetically stable thunder warriors fighting a horde of orks would be a brutal and bloody conflict worthy of a short animation movie.

The Thunder Warriors are what happened when the Emperor decided that this "Mad Max" thing had gone on long enough.

Currently in an extremely difficult situation in my life ATM. The utter privilege of content creators like yourself is an unimaginable help. Thank you Baldemort, you are a treasure to us.

Every time I hear him say thunder warrior it takes me back to the tale of the last thunder warrior...one of my favorite stories of all time told by a true master of storytelling!

I *_love_* stories and lore abou the Thunder Warriors, they're so mythical and legendary both inside and outside the setting itself

Your Thunder Warriors video was what hooked me to your channel. "How could he?" Keep up the amazing work!!!

Baldermort your videos are just what the doctor ordered, thank you!

Opening Line already gripped me to my seat.

My brother's, all dead. Killed by command of the Emperor himself. It was a nightmare, but it was real. They betrayed us, turned their weapons onto us, as we marched forward into the palace grounds, the bullets of the bolter tipped polearms of the Emperor's elite and personal guard had ripped and tore their way into and through our lines hurling our 8 foot, 600 pound frames into one another, sowing chaos amongst us. We had no choice but draw our bolters and swords and return fire, so we did just that. But we were too overmatched and outnumber, outgunned and outflanked, leaving us with only one option... Run. So we did. We ran. We ran our enhanced asses off, clad in full thunder armour, full battlegear, but it mattered not. We were running for our lives, covering our retreat with both smoke and covering fire. For as long as 3 days and nights, we bound back as our numbers slowly dwindled and withered until I was the last one alive. I stayed hidded, held my position in a embedded position, though overcome with grief from the sudden lost of my brother that had been taken from me... killed off in the most unfathomable and disrespectful way possible... and confusion, I knew what needed to be done. I had to focus, I clapped back and quickly adapted as well as assest the situation. I knew I was the last one, they will be hunting for me, they will never stopped until they have completed their mission. With me being the last one alive... I am their mission, I don't know how long I can hold out or how long I can evade the infinite forces the Emperor has fully to his disposal, but I will promise this: I may not kill the Emperor. I may never see him again. But every day I survive, is a big chunky loogie hawked into his face; a slap to his face from a hand of solid iron. I will send him a message in blood. There will be no forgiveness for this, no mercy, never will I forget my brothers being gunned down around me. The Emperor himself, may not pay for this directly... But this betrayal, will cost him. This is the story of Kahne, the very youngest but also the most dangerous of them... The story of "The Last Thunder Warrior". Bless you, sir. Thank you for this. The Thunder Warriors are very underrated and undercovered.

Baldermort, once again with much skill and verbosity, has delivered to us some of the best grim darkness human language and writing can provide. I can't tell what is more mighty, the Mark 1 Thunder Armour of Old, or the raw power, skill, competence and gargantuan reverence the masterful voice of the little Servo Skull-That-Could has delivered to upon us this day. Emperor's blessings to you Baldermort. Long may you scribe and chronicle in the Emperor's name.

What a wonderful welcome home video I really wasn’t expecting MK1 power armor to be the topic of todays video

Me: sleeping. Baldermort: uploads. Me: must watch!

The Armor that started the birth of the Imperium of Man. Thanks so much Lord B for this. Love the unification wars lore. Thanks for another masterpiece.

Would love to see a full series on the marks of power armour. It’s a good road for giving snap shots of the crusade era into the Heresy and aftermath. Great work as always Balders.

My 1st Baldermort video ever, was the power armor one. It's a beautiful story of the space Marines landing on a planet with 18th century napoleonic style weaponry, and it was just really gripping and cinematic.

Anything related to the thunder warriors intreges me, we know so little about them, giants of men in mark1 armor, the sight must have been awe inspiring

Another fine example of why I listen to your narrations. Thank You.

The VENERABLE THUNDER WARRIORS, were the First to discover, THAT ONLY IN DEATH, DOES DUTY END!!

Balders, your format and delivery are soooo good for this kind of lore, it's like hearing a fragment of some dusty old treatise that's been part of the scholam syllabus for the past 10 millennia, superlative stuff!

Great video and I agree the horror was worse for the Unification Wars then 90% of the Great Crusade minus the things like the Ullanor campaign, Rangdan Xenocide's, Hrud Wars and such.

I don’t see enough about the crusade on Terra or the Thunder Warriors thank you brother :)

Of all of the stories I've heard Baldermort narrate, I think this one is the best.

I love the front loaded narrative pieces, they inject a sense of fun and context you just don't get from other lore videos that just regurgitate a list of facts

He is THE EMPEROR of not just this continent, not this world, not this system. HE IS THE EMPEROR OF MANKIND ! Every time is I am led astray and end up rooting for the Necrons, Boldemort manages to take me back to the light of master of mankind. Emperor truly does protect.

The armor that tamed Terra. Nice. Thanks again Mr. and Mrs. Baldermort!

I had no idea that Thunder Armor was to be found anywhere let alone be kept for ceremonial purposes! Thank you, most faithful servo skull.

Any new Baldamort video is a great day

Yes!!! Keep it up baldy loving your other channels too

Great way to start my Monday. Thank you sir.

I love this presentation. Extremely refreshing compared to the plethora of people whom just read wiki articles or recite the Codex ver batum. Your voice acting is top notch, and helps immerse me into the perspective of whoever unfortunately is experiencing this.

Rad. I always enjoy dips into the "before-the-grimdark." The Thunder Warrior are very fascinating. I do wish there was more literature about them. Such incredibly legendary stories they could tell.

Mate you knocked it out the park again. You make this stuff seem easy and effortless. (I know it's not!) ❤️

A Interaction for the Interaction God, a Comment for the Comment Throne, for the Almighty Algorithm

Well done! Always interesting to hear about Unification. A *very* different time in many ways. Bonus points for the appropriate cold, deliberate ruthlessness of the Thunder Warriors.

It's been a pleasure, I've watched all three power armor videos back to back

my god your voice acting sends shivers down my body, you are super talented!

The real reason Corvus Corax is almost as emo as Conrad Curze: "The Desire for Beakeyboi Power Armor!" He really wanted to call his Legion the Silver Beaks Legion, but those tossers in the Mechanicus wouldn't make enough beaky helmets!

Excellent! Another trophy piece. Many thanx 👍👍 Baldermort Guides!

Brother thank you. You and your work are highly valued and appreciated.

YEEEES! I love any lore involving the Thunder Warriors, and this was definitely some prime lore!

The Mk1 age stuff when Big E was still finely written and mysterious is the blue stuff of 40k 😁

Ahhhh man i love your takes on the Thunder warriors. You are my only go to for any lore on them!

Ah, the Thunder Warriors a sad story. Well told Sir.

How I wish we had more unification wars novels and perhaps even a game! Something more melee focused, the flavor of that period of the lore is exceptional

Spectacular dialogue and description. Great information, thank you brother Baldermort. I needed this today, thanks mate.

Primaris, in my own personal head cannon, are space marine/thunder warrior hybrids, that will invetably start dropping dead or turning to chaos to escape their genetic instability.

I swear this guy could read a takeaway menu and it would be exciting and gripping.

It's so very cool to have you illustrate moments from this, most occluded and well forgotten era of Unification with such clean confidence. Shades of Brilliance in fits and starts. Well spake, bardlin.

My lord, again you amaze me with your ability to read my mind and hearts desire for 40k knowledge!! Seems as soon I become curious about a peculiar topic a video is posted within mere hours.. lol thank you!

Cannot wait for the next installation of the power armour lore, great as always Mr B!

Literally could never disappoint. I get weak knees when you include some thunder🤣 You're a genius and a hero balder

Woohoo! First new video as a new subscriber. Your videos are awesome, and the voice acting is just phenomenal! Keep up the good work

Dang yall no power in the legs only in the torso, I knew the thunder warriors were thick but I didnt know they were dat thiccc

Power Armor from the Unification Wars were primate compared to modern power armor, for Old Night destroyed any glory and strength that technology had before the arrival of the Emperor. It was a prototype of what would come, but during those early blood-soak days of the Unification of Holy Terra it was vital for the Emperor warriors to have this armor for it already augmented the superhuman abilities the Thunder Warriors possessed to greater heights.

I love the pics from Endless Space 1 and 2. Amazing games.

An exceptional video even by Baldermort's standards, it's a powerful companion piece to the classic last Thunder warrior story, the juxtaposition of the moving end of the last warrior with their heinous brutality.

Once again, an excellent video. Thank you 😊

You made sure I remembered

Another banger, Baldy. I’d love more stories on Terra’s Unification, vague as the sources are. It was a different war for a different era, one even more brutal and ugly than we’re used to.

Reminds me that amazing start of the HH series, where Horus face a petty empire with their bootleg space marines.

Thunder Armor: the Muscle Cars of Power Armor. Does one thing really good and not much else lol

I’d absolutely love more lore on the Unification era. GW really has a goldmine of possibility there. The stories would be both epic and tragic as is fitting for the setting.

You would do phenomenally narrating horror stories. Your voice is so soothing and so epic at the same time 🤧💕💕

I think GW should do a setting in the unification wars

There armor seemed impenetrable to those faced during the unification wars. But we are Custodies the Emperor's chosen. Not the primitives and barbarians in the wastelands of old Tara.

Aka the Chad power armor.

Definitely miss those longer videos but still praise he the omnisha for the knowledge 🙏

Bear in mind, folks, that for millenia this was the customary treatment of resisting walled cities.

Another grand story that, just like the psyker's tale, i'll listen to many times.

Would love a game set during the unification wars or just before.

Oh He shot that man. That's Illegal!

Thank you 😊

Great vid as always but I gotta ask will we hear the tall of the primarchs return soon and yes I am a blueberry fan

Damn and the part where the warriors said "It's thundering time" always gets me

Hell yeah Baldy! Just what i need to code to.

Wish they'd release a plastic kit of this armor in a 10 man team

A delightful piece as always

Do we get to hear tales of all the marks by you? That would be so awesome 🩸

I wonder if any of the Thunder Warriors were so devastated by the betrayal and desperate for vengeance, turned to the Ruinous Powers? At least, before he ended up in a museum.

Thank yu lore master Baldermort great FUN thankyu good sir

Can u do vids for each armor type in ur View which ones the best mrk 3 iron and mrk 7 Aquila are my favorites.

Ahhh. I have missed you my dear servitor.

This reminds me to how people say the manperor was the bad guy for killing the thunder warriors forgetting or ignoring the fact that they where turned unhinged and we now what happens when super soldiers go berserker, but no the manperor was evil for not taking that risk.

Imagine space marines with Tony Stark pattern power armor from some newly resurfaced STC pattern. Would probably end up looking almost Tau but far more powerful.

Love your work.

The Thunder Armor, for the Thunder Warriors... No way that could end... Bad... Nevermind. Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Skull Thrown! Farts for the Inquisition! Comments for the Algorithm!

*Amazing, a stunning pice of art!*

Star Trek humanity that the augments were anemic. Otherwise it was probably terrifying watching A starter up close.

Nice. Thank you.

I still find it terrifying that the physical prowess of Thunder Warriors was such that it basically took two Astares to take one down. Imagine if Chaos had ever corrupted them. :D

Dear Baldermort, what is the soundtrack playing during 13:39? I wish to sleep to it

Kinda ironic, of course, hearing the Thunder Soldiers preach to the leader of the city about "humanity".

Let's goo, thanks Bald

Man I watch major kill and lutin but you sir are a master orator

This story.. bears resemblance to the story in Overlord. Destroying a whole nation because of one slight. Or rather.. it gave the excuse to USE them as the necessary example. The sheer power difference being quite the same as well.. with the recipient being completely unable to fight back.

I would love more thunder warrior lore from GW

Man oh man, what an intro. Best one ever

Thank you , BM . 🐺