What Makes Space Marines So POWERFUL? | Warhammer 40k Lore 

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Im glad you're hitting your stride with these longer videos. This 40k lore channel will make a fine addition to my collection

My favorite use of the omniphagea was from the Ultramarines novel "Courage and Honour" when a sergeant ate a tau's brain and was able to pilot a Piranha via muscle memory. He was basically like "I have no idea what I'm doing but it's working!" lol

Marine: eats corpse stach Also Marine: learns the history of half of the Hive city in an instant

The difference between the two "Half-Marines" you mention, Luther and Kor Pheron is interesting. Like how almost all the Dark Angels saw Luther as a true marine and not just an equal to them, but as a second Primarch. But Kor Pheron of the Word Bearers, who was the adopted father of the primach they all loved, was looked down upon by most and they talked about him behind his back etc. Shows you how Luther could make so many join him, while the loyalty to Kor Pheron was just due to proxy and for a chance to gain a bit of extra power.

The concept of a marine biting on chains as the metal dissolves with acid is both amazing and terrifying

I've read this before, but listening to this really makes me think that the writers did their research before writing the Gen seed lore. All these implants seem like they would work in a science fiction post apocalyptic world. Bravo to the writers really.

Hey Wes, here's a funny story from my dad that used to work at GW in old days. When business was slow in store they used to invent mini games for the heck of it. Such as squig racing. Take a bunch of squigs. (Or any model with random movement) and draw a track like a running track on the table. Roll for movement each turn, first to get their Squig across the finish line wins. Bumping into another Squig sends them back to the start.

the progenoid gland has a less well known but more important function aswell it doesnt just function as a data collection centre for reproduction but is also the organ that merges with the aspirants nervous system and makes it bind to all the new organs properly along with ensuring the aspirants bodys genetics are adjusted so it becomes one with the implants and does not reject it it is what merges all the previous implants together and finally makes the space marine before this stage you would have a heavily augmented human, after this its no longer human and augmentations but one posthuman also on a more mundane level but incredibly important, prevents the marine to eventually become allergic to all the weird stuff crammed into his body *4 more, in an ideal world every fallen marine produces 4 glands that can make 4 new marines thats what made previous attempts at making supersupersoldiers fail like the ravens attempt at making better marines faster made a success rate lower then 1/4, so while he was succesfull at making amazing new marines fast the project was afaliure since it would deplete the geneseed stores already low after the istvan massacre atleast until chaos helped get that survival rate to acceptable lvls

Judging from your rapid uploads I'm assuming you're loving the long form vids format! Dont burn yourself out Wes. Dont forget to take breaks once in a while

For vision, the two numbers (i.e. 20/20) represent the apparent distance versus a standard distance. The bottom number is usually 20, representing what a normal person can see at 20 feet. The top number is a representation of what the evaluated person's performance was at that distance and lower numbers are considered to be superior vision; so a number of 40 means that this person sees an object at 20 ft as a normal person would see it at 40 ft. So Space Marines probably have something like 10/20 or even 5/20 vision and thus are able to perceive at 20 ft what a normal person only notices from 5 ft away.

Wes is advertising Raid Shadow Legends - he truly sold his soul to Chaos lol

“Hey, Weshammer. I been a lot of your Warhammer content a lot and slowly becoming a fan of it. So I was been wondering something in my mind of the universe of 40k. And been heavily wondering what the universe would still be, if the “Horus Heresy” was prevented. If the Emperor tells his sons about Chaos and know Erebus. And also been wondering how the universe would still be if the “Horus heresy” was prevented in the year of 40k. It just bothers me of how it would be if the emperor could’ve prevented it all of this”

owls also turn off half their brain to halfsleep its weird what nature is capable of sometimes its cool that something as unimaginable as never fully sleeping is actually not special at all for non humans

"I'm about to butcher all of these names." "Number one: second heart." Sounds good to me.

You’re killing it dude. I was never a fan of tik tok stuff cause it’s too short but the longer form content you’ve been putting out is brilliant. Keep em coming

“Oh yeah? Give me one reason why I couldn’t beat a marine with this 1m round per minute, OR a chains-” “I SAID ONE”

Wes: when you exercise The entire Warhammer community: what is the deep magic you speak of?

I love how instead of just listing all the implants, you go into details on them and even tell us some exceptions and characters involving them.

"Brother, the sun on this planetoid is fierce" "Got it. Going black."

Finding a long WesHammer video on my feed always puts me in a good mood

TikTokers getting mad at the Melanochrome is some really pathetic stuff . Also another reason why I'm glad I don't use that platform full of people vainly virtue signaling virtues they obviously don't have and making any non issue out as "problematic" just so they can keep doing that. Still gives me "the internet was a mistake" vibes while making me worried for the (permanently online) youth. Either way, have a good one, dear reader.

I remember reading that the Ultramarines test there aspirants in arena combat against unarmed, unarmored full fledged marines. It said that a LOT of the aspirants die by getting crushed against stone walls or pounded to pulp into the ground.

Omnaphagea gotta be my favourite. Telemackon Lyrus reaction to his 'meal' in Black Legion slew me.

Your channel has become my favorite Warhammer lore content, keep it up man. These longer videos rock!

Me and my friends are actually doing a 40k dnd game, and one of our other friends wanted to join us but he had no idea anything about 40k space marines, so I was like “okay sit down. So you know Captain America? Imagine Captain America with acid spit, the ability to learn memories and instincts by consuming flesh, the ability to almost instantly clot their wounds, two hearts. Oh and I forgot, they don’t need to sleep. Oh oh oh, and I forgot, they wear Master Chief Armour” and he was like “I’m sorry? What? How are they losing?” And I said “Galaxy wide Voodoo doll that detonates Suns”

Love these longer videos. You’re one of the best 40k channels out there and the hard work is showing off!

This is my new favourite channel. So cool to have this stuff explained in an easily understood way.

9:47 I think it's not that difficult for apothecary to take care of the organs below the ribs, as he can simply cuts the skin area below the chest and get their hands through the open wound right below the rib bones, the same way the Aztec priest retrieved the heart of their sacrificial victims.

I’m enjoying the crap out of your long form videos Wes!! I mean your short form videos are hilarious and great! But I love your long form videos!

I really enjoy the work you are doing with these long-form vids. I hope enough other viewers also appreciate your work to make the effort worth it for you!

Loving all the vids you do but the longer vids are the best. It’s lore crack for the soul!

So happy you got sponsored :) hope it helps you make more content man

It's crazy to me that they have all these abilities and a lot of them are portrayed to die just easily as any other human

Ive always wanted to know more about Warhammer, but never could find a good resource of info i felt. Your channel totally changes that for me, and makes it very entertaining and easy to understand some of the more in depth mechanics of the massive Warhammer universe. Thanks bro.

Hey, Weshammer, i saw a short about Earth in warhammer 40k... it was awesome. I saw it only yesterday, but now im addicted to your content! Instant sub! Also it's nice watching how you reply to your viewers questions! You got my respect!

Great Vid mate! You became very quick my go to Lore Channel besides Majorkill and Luetin, keep up the good work 👍

Bro just as im crashing once again. Mad props my guy, my props. Also loving the longer video format, you've got real listenable voice my guy, gotta a feeling your gonna blow up in a big way real soon. Keep it up mate

Can you do a deep dive on the imperial navy next? It’s always so interesting to see the ships the imperium has to offer

I am loving the warhammer lore videos I need more longer video because honestly you are the best lore content creators I've found

I enjoy this way to much... thank you! Eagerly awaiting every episode!

Loving all the content you've been putting out And I Don't think I've said this before but by the gods is that beard just magnificent

20/20 means at 20 feet you can clearly see what most people see from 20 feet, which is considered normal. 20/10 means at 20 feet you can see details that most people can't see until they close the distance to 10 feet. This is elite human vision, as good as it gets. An eagle has 20/5 and even 20/4 depending on the conditions. The first number is the baseline 20 feet. The second number is what the clarity at 20 feet appears like to you. So 20 feet appears like it's at 40 feet for someone 20/40.

I never played warhammer before and I really didn't care about it until I got curious that's how I found ur channel the first video I watched was a short and I think it was the one about pain engines after that vid I was hooked and I really like the style of this game and its whole story it's very very interesting I basically watched all your videos and I'm sad that theres no new ones yet but thanks for the content keep up the great work your channel is gonna be big one day

Found you on tiktok and I’m impressed with your growth, you got me into 40k on TikTok and I’m loving these long lore videos

if i'm not wrong, several people have brought up the fact that space marines are OBVIOUSLY strong enough to crush skulls without the use of their armour, i mean come on, wearing several tons of ceremite is fine but a human skull is too much? this might have been just for the sake of being cool without the consideration that the marines could already do this without much trouble.

There's an awesome sort of subplot that forms in the mind(for me it first happened in halo) where going through the many levels of augmentations the soldier goes through only builds up the enemy that all this must require. Makes the idea of what they're fighting terrifying before even knowing anything about them.

I saw your video the other day on how to get started in Warhammer and really enjoyed it. 'Having seen a portion of the series' library I pretty much gave up immediately on getting into it that way, but that little tidbit about there being no real starting point was very encouraging. I've since gotten your Caiaphas Cain and Brutal Kunnin' recommendations and one other book called the Crimson Fists Omnibus (part of a sale) and am looking forward to getting started. Thanks again for the video :) Also, looking forward to a December release of a book on the trench boys of Krieg.

Such a big brain channel. Really brings me back to my days painting in the shops as a child. Great format of content as well! keep it up!

Why would anyone get mad about the skin tone implant? It makes sense and is a cool, lore friendly, reason to give your marines whatever skin tone you want.

I would love to see if there are Chapter Specific Implants! Especially my boys the Salamanders!

Thank you for the longer videos :) ❤

Loves these videos. There are a lot of people making long form 40k lore videos but you've seemed to find your own voice. Looking forward to more videos to come :)

I grew up in the 80's and 90's and have always been a massive fan of fantasy universes, especially ones with deep lore. I had friends who were into Warhammer 40k, but for some unknown reason it passed me by. With that small piece of my own lore out of the way, I'd just like to say how much I've been enjoying your channel lately. Liked and sub'd. For the Emperor! 😁 I've just come back to this comment, having played Destiny 2 for a while and wanted to ask if anyone else has noticed the similarities between the Imperium of man and the Cabal from Destiny 2? They have the Emperor. The hulking infantry in power armour. The Psions (Psykers?). Huge guys called Titans... the list goes on. If this question has been asked before I apologise. I was just fighting the Cabal in a strike and was like "Wait in minute...."

I've never been so interested and attracted to something I have no experience or familiarity with! It's like being taught how to do something or learning a completely different language! Thank you for this kind of content, Sir!

Dude I honestly didn’t know anything about this lore before you. You made me a fan! Thank you!

I posted a comment a couple of months back saying you should try longer format videos. I'm glad you're doing them now, and it looks like your getting good feedback with it. GJ man!

I love listening to your long-form lore. It makes rune-farming on Elden Ring FAR more tolerable. 🙂 MORE PLEASE!

I love your videos, the long anda the shorts, would you mind to do a long video about the sisters? I love the concept of "nuns with guns" and i like to know more.

11:59 This picture says alot, props to whoever created it 👏🏻

yup, I'm subscribed. the timeline vid hooked me and now I want more. 👍

So I took a class today and found out that if you lose and arm or leg you probablywon't need a turnikit. Because you body recognizes the trauma and socks the arteries back in. Contrary a cut or stab does not have the same effect. Cool thing after learning about the laramen organ.

If you can run on a treadmill for 40 mins, even at a slower pace your in better shape than like 80% of Americans, and at least 50% of the world fam

Above average vision would be considered 20/15 or 20/10. As having 20/20 vision means you have normal or average vision.

I never would have expected to hear broscience mentioned in a warhammer video, even had to rewind to make sure i really heard that lol

IMAGINE HOW MUCH PAINTING I COULD GET DONE IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO SLEEP!! Also keep the long form vids coming! You're killin' it!

I heard Astartes can think and make decisions way faster as well. I was expecting a gene seed specifically for this purpose. Or did I miss it?

Love you videos man! I've been using some information for my warhammer40k d&d campaign.

Thank you, Wes! Your clarifying the use of the word "gene-seed" was so helpful as I, honest to God, had recently been confused by it being used as a specific term but also a blanket term, and WAS confused lol... thanks, pal. Once again, this is why out of all the many, many, VAST MANY Warhammer (variant) channels out there, you're my guy. Hands down, the order goes WesHammer, A Vox In The Void, and Wyvern. That's my top 3 😊

What makes a space marine and custodies different is quality whereas space marines ironically and funnily enough are meant to be elite warriors however a space marine for a want of a better term are glorified cannon fodder where they’re basically built for mass scale production and warfare and whilst their organs and modifications are advanced their quality isn’t even close to that of a custodies where a marine might be the peak of human evolution the custodies are as close to godhood than a human whereas unlike a normal space marine they’re are far larger, stronger and capable of surviving an attack that would normally kill a space marine such as a ten inch hole through their chest would instantly kill a normal space marine however a custodies would be able to fight for several hours and if given sufficient medical attention could even survive and not only that custodies unlike their brothers which have a life span of about a thousand or so years if lucky, however a custodies is essentially immortal where some of the custodies are the same ones who fought during the unification war over ten thousand years ago, and it’s not just their bodies but their armor is on a whole different level, whereas space marine armor might be master crafted, most of the time space marines would hand down their power armor or use parts cannibalised from their fallen, unlike the custodies which are all custom built to the absolute highest of quality and is made from the finest materials and only from a specialized and select few and if a custodies were to ever die then their armor would be housed in a mosoleum where their names and deeds will be remembered (mostly by other custodies or just cut down/ custodies don’t have names like bob, homer or joe, instead they’re names are that of their awards where it will be etched onto the inside of their armor however some custodies names are so long they’re covering the ousting and to simplify the answers Imagine being named after every single achievement on your Xbox or PlayStation and I mean everything from every game you ever played as well as your rewards and now turn all of those achievements and rewards into your name and you just keep on expanding after every new reward

I feel like the Trans-community missed a huge opportunity here. Dave: So are you a boy or a girl? Alex: I am Trans-human....Praise the Emperor!

Hey Wes just wanted to let you know for 4:37 that the brain doesn’t have pain receptors itself so the brain can’t actually feel pain. The scalp can of course but that’s numbed through medicine and such so being awake during brain surgery doesn’t really hurt. Now wether such medication is used in 40k is unknown but most likely not

I love these deep dives they are longer than majorkills bite sized videos and shorter than leutin09s buffets and its great

Scientists had said that the reason Dinosaurs were so big, is because of much higher leves of oxygen. So you're not wrong!

The blood angels have been able to start individuals with almost no risks or very few at all who are in their mid to late twenties. Hell in the grate crusade legions of the blighted woukd fallow around the eaters of the flesh/revenant legion in order to be selected to become one of them he’ll when they took over planets supposedly they would take even from the defeated to bolster Their ranks and rather than have losses after every campaign their ranks swelled. Part of that would become from how strangely strong the genetics of the blood angels are. All those who get the implants are said to become uniformly tall and uniformly plaid of skin all sharing an naturally angelic beauty.

Awesome content bud! Glad you’re getting traction 😁

Great video! I'd love to see an in depth one on Tyranids

First I love that you're making a name for yourself and you are always a welcome sight for Warhammer lore. Even stuff I've already known about, it's still a pleasure hearing you tell it all again. Second, in the game Stellaris, you can get an Assault unit called Gene Warriors and they are generally a reference to Astartes.

I always wondered why they wouldn't just install another progenoid gland on the neck after the first one was extracted. Two years is barely anything for a space marine, and farming more gene-seed like this shouldn't be a big deal, unless there's something I'm missing.

Your long videos blow the shorts away, I want to invest some time when I watch a video

That omnephagea organ reminded me of that comic book series about a cop who could witness the life of everything he eats, animal or plant (except beets). If he eats human flesh, he instantly learns all their memories and skills that person excelled at, like pitching fastballs or carving knives out of chocolate.

I always wondered if the Space marines think about the time when they were normal humans, because lets face it, I think after their transformation they have very little to do with humans, only body wise

none of these feats will ever beat that one time a custodes fought off like half a hive fleet or some type of xenos fleet, with like half his head missing because "for the emperor lol. I love 40k, btw which one of these would be the cause of the black rage?

I'm just getting I to Warhammer 40K and your videos have been a tremendous resource and asset. Thank you for you time and effort greatly appreciated!

In reguards to the responsiveness of a patient in brain surgery. I can 100% confirm that even today there are procedures that require the patient to be lucid and sober, as my Grandfather underwent neurological surgery to attempt treatment of his parkinson's disease. In which he had to give yes/no answers to a series of questions and then had to give an emotional response to make sure that the rods in his head were touching the right nodes... while he sits up straight, with a hole in his head. So yes. The level of pain, if these procedures go wrong, would be indescribable and more likely than not irreparably damage the patient.

Question. Do the Primarchs have all of these organs inside of them naturally or how does it work for them? Particularly the Black Caparace considering they wear power armor like all the other Astartes.

yes inquisitor this video right here

I’ve always heard of 40k being a gamer but never knew really anything about it. I subbed and have binge watched almost every 40k video you’ve made in the last 3 days lol

nothing makes me wanna stop watching a video more then a raid shadow legends ad

In my opinion their immortality, like elves or at least living 10× of that a normal avg human max while always being as youthful as a 30 years old , is the most powerful ability. Then comes height and muscles. Everything else is just fancy for WH40k crazy battlefields if technology got lost. Their power armoer is more powerful than SM. That is their primary power on battlefield. Without the armor protection their size in a battlefield with guns makes them easy targets for one shots. Also it what gives their legendary strength and endurance. Some humans in real world exceptions warriors in history could potentially defeat a SM (without their advance equipment) in one vs one (especially as a young new member). For example LuBu or LanPo or Qaqai.

Well, let me give you 20 reasons why a guard man Is better than a space marine as an astra militorum entusiast

Loving the longer content

The connective tissue one. It should counter my EDS 🤣

Any time I here about space marines biology I like to imagine what a 40K version of cells at work would be like.

I feel like all this Weshammer content is only being made to help feed his Plastic Crack Addiction. XD Love it man, keep it up.

If your chest cavity fuses and cannot expand how do you breathe? The Astartes would suffocate if the rid cage was immoveable.

Dude awesome content. I love lore in games. Halo, guild wars (kinda), world of warcraft,. Warframe, Black desert, Fable. And now your chanel has A MASSIVE amount of videos about lore. So like fuck yeah. You got yourself a new subscriber!

I like how they make space marines are super jacked, but how does the 40k universe make sisters of battle? I hope it's similar to the creation of Captain Carter from Marvel. Anyways, I really like your lore videos, keep it up.

Another excellent video. Thank you. I'd love to see a deep dive into the Adepta Sororitas video.

If I'd get one of the organs... It would definitely be the no sleep organ. The things I could do with more hours in the day