Who are the Space Wolves... | 40k lore 

Heavy metal space Santa and his magic sleigh will come make you repent

Ehhh the demon axe stuff is kinda BS tbh.

Skim the parts about why they're bad and then pretend hes just saying how great they are

Such desperation to hate the Space Wolves amongst 40k fans, and then they go "DAMMIT WHY ARE THEY SO COOL"

Many such cases.

But Wolf Brother Fenrir, the wolf-car is out of wolf-fuel and we don’t have enough wolf-cash to wolf-hunt for wolf-more. Also the wolf-dog has started to wolf-bark like a wolf-wolf. Wolf

We don't talk about the Wolf Brothers!

And more like actual vikings

They don't know what wages are. They are space marines, not some blue collar worker.

someone watched pancreas's vid

I have a Space Wolf Captain called Harald Hardrada for this specific reason xD

That would make them an enemy to the imperium, with the whole xenophobia and all, probably leading to the entire legion being declared filthy xenos loving heretics. However there are already space marines mercenaries. Google ‘black shields’ maybe you might be interested

Agreed, when I read the units I thought “ok this is gonna be a stupid chapter and stupid lore with a stupid Primarch” but actually they are badass and are some pretty cool characters. Compared to Ultra marines they feel more aged and primed rather than “my character is better than yours cause he’s THE ULTRA MARINES” with characters like Logan Grimnar the wolves are just based

Honestly, your best insult is going to be to treat them like a dog, I suggest the DBZA Vegeta method of "want a biscuit" and then proceed to throw a dog treat at them.

"Space Furry" is always an effective and valid insult to throw.

so what happend to you is the ACTUAL relationship between them... Space wolves and dark angels are rivals... not enemies... you hear many characters from both faction expressing deep respect for one another in the lore.

As a Space Wolves fan I did the exact same thing with the Dark Angels (so I can insult you closeted heretics accurately). But now…. I think the Lion el’Jonson and the Dark Angels might just be my 3rd favorite legion (especially after reading his new novel, son of the Forrest), second place goes to Dorn and his Imperial Fists

I think you know why I'm here.

This thing right here commissar, THIS is the heretic

@@byarlantcustom4265 you cannot deny the furries in your ranks. The emperor's angels are corrupted.

I cannot deny the existence of you foul beings in out ranks, no, but we can and will keep purging you from them by any means necessary

@@byarlantcustom4265 I'm sure father leman wouldn't appreciate that. He doesn't take to kind to....those who betray loyal astartes.

I made a face at this that is hard to describe. and I'll never forgive you for this

That's a perfect example of how little some of them care about compliance in general, even among their own superiors. Thank you for sharing- I look forward to learning more about Lucas.

I laughed my ass off just reading this, i love the space wolves😂

So he's a comic relief Mary sue then? Pass.

@@sonicsucks20 nerd

@@sonicsucks20Lukas is not really a marry sue, like fuck he’s a troll but he has a shit ton of experience and has a stasis grenade as one of his hearts after a drukhari ripped the other out so that if he ever dies his foe will go down as well

3:50 Don't forget the Wolf boat that is pulled by two wolfwolves! On dry land...

@@Ironbattlemace wolfland!

​@@candle_eatiston planet wolf

Kinda reminds me of that damn Moon Moon meme on Tumbr.

Kinda reminds me of that damn Moon Moon meme on Tumbr. Not sure how, but it just does.

i think that suppose to be the partying, berserker like charges, the heavy drinking etc. which do describe Vikings but also many warrior cultures. I do Love them though

@Shana Valkyria you're not wrong, but yeah the drinking can cover a lot of cultures and they did make them look like vikings. There are just a lot of other things I think they could have done. It feels like they really locked on to the wolf thing and kind of let the viking portion become an aesthetic thing.

I think the Viking thing is really just so the players can roleplay as the chapter without having to do the work of saying what's Viking about them. Like you know for a fact some players really try to embody the themes their Marines represent or even choosing them based on what they like beforehand. You can be goth, militaristic, knightly, then you got that one guy wearing Mjolnir necklaces and wolf t-shirts who sees the most lazy representation of Vikings as 40K figures, branded as wolves to the point of echoing and they go "Omg that's so me". Then you don't need to say what's Viking about them, the player does all the work for ya.

Thank God the Wolfspears are a thing now.

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Amen to that brother.

@@randomcenturion7264 look forward to your opinions of Russ

@@Omnar_Goldmane_RGLH Ah man I love Leman Russ. He's a tough as nails fighter that, on the surface is a bro that just wants to drink, fight and sing his legends, but underneath, is a terribly depressed man that has to serve a role he despises. He's a massive contradiction, but this works in his favour since it's interesting seeing those two sides of him war with each other. If it weren't for Vulkan's existence, he'd be my favourite Loyalist Primarch.

@randomcenturion7264 I'm obviously biased to the Wolves, but I like hearing others opinions, especially after they find all the lore. # 1 is Russ and Wolves for me, # 2 probably Kahn, # 3 Vulcan, I'm just going on overall what I know and like about them... 0oh and don't forget, Russ is a loving brother...

@@Omnar_Goldmane_RGLH I feel like that's something a lot of people miss about Russ. He loves his brothers. 1: Roboute counted him as one of his most valued friends and Leman, while hating the Codex, gave his support solely because he didn't want to fight anymore brothers (So he's capable of being rational even if he's strongly opinionated.) 2: Next to no one cared about or even liked Angron. Leman wasn't a big fan either, but the fact he decided, of his own accord to try and reason with him, cause he know The Emperor was getting fed up of his shit, and even sacrificed some of his men to prove a point, shows he pitied him more than he hated him. 3: Leman didn't like Magnus. This was obvious. But he still, even when ordered by "The Emperor" to kill him, tried to vox him and even use a spy to contact Prospero. And in the end, Magnus himself states Leman wasn't proud of what happened. 4: Leman only failed to kill Horus for the same reason Big E didn't Thanos Snap him in one go: He loved him so much and saw a brief moment when he could have been saved. 5: Leman doesn't like long-range weapons, but when Vulkan made Scornspitter, he thought it was so cool that he pretty much considered Vulkan the best smith among them. Hell, Fury of Magnus highlights the Salamanders and Wolves have been close for a while. 6: Leman and Crovus, despite being polar opposites, also got on well. Leman defended Corvus' decision not to go to Terra to The Lion and they kicked ass during The Scouring. 7: Leman loved Dorn so much it took Malcador ordering him to leave Terra. 8: He and The Lion have a lot of strained history, but in the end, he would've taken that stab to the chest if it meant helping The Lion mourn. When they finally buried the hatchet, they showed the traitors during The Scouring just how HORRIFYING it is when the First and the Sixth work together. 9: While understandably pissed at the Khan for not helping against the Alpha Legion, he still heard him out, respected his reasoning, and even shared a laugh with him (Seriously he is far more patient than people think he is.) 10: After Monarchia, Leman was one of the few who spoke up and said Lorgar shouldn't be killed (Oddly enough, this was one of the handful of times he and Magnus agreed on something.)

See, this is kind of the opinion I want to put forward. I will never get mad at anyone for enjoying something. I may not like the Space Wolves, but I love that people play them.

what's the better way now? O.o

Well in lore Space Wolves have one of the bigest fleets amongs the original legions not counting fed full fleet based chapters like Imperial fist (And black templars) and Ultramarines.

Granted they could be a little more creative but I hear ya.

So apparently because the space wolves speak a form of low Gothic, wolf when used it’s supposed to have a different meaning than what the imperium originally meant but GW doesn’t explain anymore

@@misterentityyt1704 why?

@@ethanmueller8218 cause space wolfs speak low gothic barely and GW wanted an excuse for the 13 wolf units

@@misterentityyt1704 What are some examples of them speaking low gothic?

Aye. They're awesome lads.

Agreed

If they were a little more lore beholden instead of walking insults to every other chapter and legion then I’d like them more. And this is coming from a guy who thinks the berserker at Stamford bridge was the peak of manly. My brother used to joke that my main two attributes are: cold weather resistance and being beholden to traditionalism. So for me to be a bit ehhhh about them when I should have a army of them should say all it needs to. Murderfang is cool though 10/10

I feel like the Spaces Wolves best exemplify the entire setting. They're this perfect combination of silly and grimdark edgy stuff. *chef's kiss*

They are basically the orks for the good guys.

Nothing like boiling a space wuff in his armor with space magic.

And yet that same logic doesn’t save the World Eaters from losing in lore at times, truly the pinnacle of GWs writing.

I liked a few parts of their mini end times with the thousand nerds. The part about feral, mad and above all just *angry* “wolves” and tribe members who were just roaming the wastes looking for more invaders to slaughter or be put out their suffering after ending a thousand son or their pawns after having their packs or tribes wiped out was nice. The part where in the underground area you had “wolves” and dreadnought fighting back fire monsters and burning to death in the process was also cool.

That is just bad writing. Originally the SW were not particularly better at close combat than any other chapter (although they may enjoy it more), and, save the blood claws, they did not went head on to close combat. All the descriptions were describing the "cunning hunter" and "wolf pack" idea, which is quite the opposite of going berserk

Sound like a copout to excuse GW terrible naming conventions

Not even with the 13th company coming back they didn't update to at least Ogyrn level?

That kinda removes the grim dark aspect of it though Like what if black rage but fully in control, these are called curses for a reason

XD "Excuse me sir, do you mind FUCKING REPENTING FOR YOUR SLANDER!?", breaks out shock baton.

I have to say I spit my drink out when you talked about Logan running in term armor!

Amen to that. Leman saved his Legion from being mindless pricks. Angron RUINED the War Hounds who used to have such a good standing with everyone because he couldn't stop throwing a tanty. And when it comes to fighting, Leman is a calculated fighter that acts like a thick brawler to throw his enemies off (He even managed to deceive Horus who admitted he COULD have killed him, if he didn't hesitate at the last minute, kind of like Emps), while Angron was pretty much a butcher with two big cleavers.

there is a tiny story as to how the whole Uhhh, hi! thing came from I'm just gonna tell it at a later date.

@@TheBoneZone40k bet

I like the theory that there is no word for wolf on fenris, and everything they call "world ___" is actually just an administratum dude not knowing how to translate their language

You just can't keep a good wolf down.

no lamenters. i dont wanna cry

YEEEEEES VIOLENCE AND MELEE COMBAT WITH EXTREME AGGRESSION